Titles starting with W from The Book Block

London At the Office of the Fleuron, 1924. Sm. 4to. (10 x 7 1/2 inches), publisher's burgundy cloth with a paper label on the spine (and a second label tipped in at the back). Top edges gilt, others untrimmed. First edition, limited to 350 copies, not to be confused for the 1969 Burt Franklin reprint. The work contains a memoir of Pickering; facsimiles (in red and black) of the many Pickering devices; a hand list of his publications; and 37 facsimile reproduction of various title pages. A useful and at... more information

London Wm. Pearson, 1720. 8vo., black morocco, covers with an outer double gilt fillet border inside of which are a series of rectangular panels composed of combinations of rolls and fleurons (in the corners and along the sides). The spine has six raised bands and is ELABORATELY GILT-DECORATED within all the compartments; it is without title. Board edges gilt, inner gilt dentelles; a.e.g. Marbled endleaves, with two bookplates of Lord Cowper (the name W. Cowper 1720 is written in ink in the upper margin of... more information

NY & London (Doubleday, McClure), 1899. Squarish outer portfolio (13 1/2 x 12 inches), blue cloth with the original flaps and ties; front cover with a hand-colored, tipped-on block print, lower cover with a small hand-colored print.One of 500 numbered copies containing 13 hand-colored block prints, illustrating the Devonshire folk song of the title, the music for which is furnished in an uncolored block print tipped to p. 2 of the inner portfolio; the eight verses of lyrics are printed on p.... more information

Leyden Samuel Luchtman & Sons, 1751. Two vols. Tall 8vo., full burgundy turkey morocco with triple gilt fillet borders that cross at the corners; flat spine divided by horizontal gilt bands (a thick fillet surrounded by two thinner lines), with assorted gilt fleurons in each compartment--stars, flowers, etc. A large gray-green title label, hand lettered, and a smaller one at the bottom with the name of the publisher and the date of publication. Marbled endleaves, board edges gilt, inner gilt dentelles,... more information