LA FABLE DE PSYCHE, FIGURES DE RAPHAEL
by (BINDINGS - PETIT and LE COMTE). APULEIUS, LUCIUS
Paris: Caractères de Henri Didot, An XI - 1802. Translated by Claude-Ignace Brugière de Barante. 340 x 240 mm. (13 1/2 x 9 1/2"). 4 p.l., 176 pp. SPLENDID LATE 19TH CENTURY RED MOROCCO BY R. PETIT (stamp-signed on front turn-ins), LAVISHLY GILT À LA FANFARE BY J. LE COMTE (stamp-signed on rear turn-in), covers with animated design of lobed geometric compartments formed and connected by strapwork, the large rectangular centerpiece blank, the other compartments containing various tools,... Read More
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OS LUSÍADAS
by (BINDINGS - 19TH CENTURY PORTUGUESE COMMEMORATIVE). CAMÕES, LUÍS DE
Leipzig: Typographia Giesecke & Devrient [for] Emilio Biel, Portugal, 1880. 400 x 305 mm. (15 3/4 x 12"). 2 p.l., LVI, 375, [1], XCII pp. IMPOSING CONTEMPORARY BLACK CALF, upper cover with sunken central panel framed by gilt and blind rules, raised gothic window frame with gilt tooling, large ship embossed and painted at center, gilt lettering above and below, lower cover gilt-stamped "Companhia Portugueza Editora / Porto," raised bands, spine panels with blind-stamped floral frames, gilt lettering,... Read More
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INSTITUTIONEM ORATORIARUM LIBRI DUODECIM. AD USUM SCHOLARUM ACCOMODATI, . . . ET BREVIBUS NOTIS ILLUSTRATI, A CAROLO ROLLIN
by (BINDINGS - PRIZE BINDING). QUINTILIANUS, M[ARCUS] FABIUS
London: Prostant venales apud T. Deighton, J. Cooke, Oxon, et W. H. Lunn, Cantabrig, 1792. 243 x 153 mm. (9 1/2 x 6"). xx, [8], 401, [31] pp.Edited by Henry Homer, from the edition of Charles Rollin. SUPERB CONTEMPORARY RED STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO, GILT, covers with frame of shells, flowers, and volutes, arms of Henry Homer at center, smooth spine divided into compartments by plain rules and chain rolls, compartments with cornucopia centerpiece overflowing with wheat sheaves, volutes at... Read More
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MEROPE. A TRAGEDY
by (BINDINGS - DE COVERLY). ARNOLD, MATTHEW
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts, 1858. FIRST EDITION. 170 x 103 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 1/8"). lii, 138 pp. With half title, but bound without the ads at rear. VERY PRETTY RED CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT, BY ROGER DE COVERLY (stamp-signed on front pastedown), covers with oval wreath of Tudor roses at center, with a scattering of leaf frond tools above and below, the whole enclosed by a frame of climbing roses on a ground of... Read More
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POETICAL WORKS OF MATTHEW ARNOLD
by (BINDINGS - BUMPUS). ARNOLD, MATTHEW
London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd, 1901. 190 x 121 mm. (7 1/2 x 4 3/4"). xii, [2], 510 pp. VERY PRETTY OLIVE GREEN MOROCCO, GILT, BY BUMPUS (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with gilt rule border, upper cover semé with tiny dots, floral spray cornerpieces connected by two curving rules that form a central mandola containing gilt lettering, raised bands, spine in gilt-ruled compartments with three flowers on curving stems, gilt lettering, gilt-ruled turn-ins with floral cornerpieces, all... Read More
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PHYSICE SIVE POTIUS SYLLOGAE PHYSICAE RERUM ERUDITARUM, PARS PRIMA [and] PARS ALTERA
by (BINDINGS - 16TH CENTURY GERMAN BLIND-STAMPED). NEANDER, MICHAEL
Leipzig: Georgius Desner, 1585. FIRST EDITION. 170 x 110 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 1/4"). 28 p.l., 494 pp., [1] leaf (blank); 3 p.l., 463 pp. FINE CONTEMPORARY BLIND-STAMPED PIGSKIN over bevelled wooden boards, covers framed by decorative lattice roll, upper cover with central panel depicting Judith, a sword in her right hand, the head of Holofernes in her left, signed "M R" above the caption; lower cover with a panel showing Jael in the act of killing... Read More
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NAPOLEON'S MEMOIRS
by (BINDINGS - COSWAY-STYLE). (GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS). BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON
Waltham St. Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1945. No. 412 OF 500 NUMBERED COPIES. 317 x 190 mm. (12 1/2 x 7 1/2"). 422, [2]; 78, [2] pp. Two volumes bound in one. Translated and edited by Somerset de Chair. HANDSOME RED MOROCCO BY BAYNTUN (RIVIERE) (stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in), covers with double gilt rule surrounding a field of alternating gilt tools (a bee, and the letter "N" encircled by a wreath), upper board with inset WATERCOLOR... Read More
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THE COMPLETE WORKS
by (BINDINGS - HERTZBERG & SONS). HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL
Cambridge: Printed at the Riverside Press, 1883. No. 68 OF 250 COPIES of the "Riverside Edition.. 248 x 159 mm. (9 3/4 x 6 1/4"). 13 volumes. Introductory notes to each volume by George Parsons Lathrop. Restrained but attractive early 20th century brown crushed morocco by Ernst Hertzberg & Sons (stamp-signed on rear free endpaper), covers with frame formed by pairs of plain gilt rules and a single gilt dot at each corner, raised bands, spine compartments gilt... Read More
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THE SCARLET LETTER. A ROMANCE. LITERALLY REPRINTED FROM THE FIRST EDITION
by (BINDINGS - A. LAUNDER FOR BRADSTREET'S). HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL
New York: Privately Printed, 1904. UNIQUE EDITION, ONE OF 125 COPIES on Japan Imperial paper (and one on vellum). 265 x 180 mm. (10 1/2 x 7"). 6 p.l., 333 pp. SUPERB CONTEMPORARY BLACK CRUSHED MOROCCO, INLAID AND GILT, BY BRADSTREET'S, FINISHED BY ALFRED WILLIAM LAUNDER (stamp-signed in gilt: Bradstreet's on front doublure, A. Launder on rear doublure), covers with inlaid Art Nouveau-style frame in taupe and ivory crushed morocco, the former semé with gilt dots, central panel... Read More
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WONDER BOOK FOR GIRLS & BOYS
by (BINDINGS - PUBLISHER'S). HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL. WALTER CRANE, Illustrator
Boston: [Printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge, for] Houghton Mifflin & Co, 1893. EDITION DE LUXE. No. 120 OF 250 COPIES. 252 x 175 mm. (10 x 7"). x, 210 pp. Publisher's ivory-colored embossed boards, upper cover with a depiction of Mercury in his winged helmet and sandals, after a design by Crane, within an Art Nouveau frame, gilt title panel, lower cover with same frame and embossed title, smooth spine with embossed floral design and gilt lettering,... Read More
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L'EXPOSITION DE PARIS 1900 PUBLIÉE AVEC LA COLLABORATION D'ÉCRIVAINS SPÉCIAUX ET DES MEILLEURS ARTISTES
by (BINDINGS - PUBLISHER'S BINDING)
Paris: Librairie Illustrée, Montgredien et Cie, [1900]. 380 x 275 mm. (15 x 10 3/4"). Three volumes.. IMPOSING RED PEBBLE-GRAIN CLOTH BY MICHEL ENGEL (stamp-signed on front cover), decorated in gilt and black TO A DESIGN BY PAUL SOUZE, front cover with elegant gilt and black frame with caduceus cornerpieces, central panel with two aerial views of the Exposition, these separated by a title banner topped with gilt heraldic design, smooth spine with three compartments, that at top... Read More
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HOMMAGE AUX MUSES
by (BINDINGS - PUBLISHER'S). (ALMANAC - 1825)
Paris: Chez Marcilly fils aîné, [1824]. 105 x 63 mm. (4 1/8 x 2 1/2"). 6 p.l., 48 pp., [12] leaves. Publisher's green paper boards with Neoclassical engraved decorations, gilt edges, IN THE VERY FRAGILE ORIGINAL MATCHING PULL-OFF CASE. Housed in a fine modern linen custom clamshell box, green morocco label on spine. Engraved title page with vignette, six engraved plates with original tissue guards, engraved cover and 12 engraved vignette headpieces for the ladies' appointment calendar at... Read More
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DOROTHY Q. TOGETHER WITH A BALLAD OF THE BOSTON TEA PARTY & GRANDMOTHER'S STORY OF BUNKER HILL
by (BINDINGS - GEORGE ALBERT ZABRISKIE). HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1893. First Trade Edition, Second Issue (with "clashed" on p. 50, line 8). 195 x 122 mm. (7 5/8 x 4 3/4"). 131, [1] pp. ATTRACTIVE RED CRUSHED MOROCCO, FINISHED BY GEORGE ALBERT ZABRISKIE (stamp-signed "G A Z" on front turn-in), covers with gilt frame composed of plain and dotted rules accented with fleurons and volutes, cornerpieces with gilt and inlaid teal morocco botanical ornament, raised... Read More
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THE BEAUTIES OF ENGLISH POESY: SELECTED BY OLIVER GOLDSMITH
by (BINDINGS - STIKEMAN). GOLDSMITH, OLIVER, Editor
London: Printed for William Griffin, 1767. FIRST EDITION, First State (volume I with pp. 265-69 misnumbered pp. 165-169, p. 145 with catchword "Thoug"). 175 x 105 mm. (6 7/8 x 4 1/4"). Two volumes.. PRETTY RED MOROCCO, GILT, BY STIKEMAN & CO. (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers framed by gilt fillets, oblique lancet tools at corners, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments with lancet centerpiece and leafy curls at corners, gilt lettering, densely gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all... Read More
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THE TRAVELLER. A POEM
by (BINDINGS - DONNELLEY). GOLDSMITH, OLIVER
London: David Bogue, [1856]. First Edition with these Illustrations. 217 x 150 mm. (8 1/2 x 5 3/4"). 2 p.l., 39, [1] pp. STRIKING DARK GREEN MOROCCO, VERY INTRICATELY GILT AND ONLAID, BY DONNELLEY OF CHICAGO (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in), covers with a fanfare-inspired design composed of a lobed centerpiece of onlaid emerald green morocco, diapered and dotted in gilt, containing five smaller cut-out lobed shapes outlined in gilt, the dark green of the boards showing... Read More
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THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD
by (BINDINGS - RIVIERE & SON). GOLDSMITH, OLIVER
London and New York: Macmillan Co, 1927. 191 x 127 mm. (7 1/2 x 5"). xxxvi, 306 pp.Preface by Austin Dobson. CHARMING CONTEMPORARY FAWN-COLORED PICTORIAL CRUSHED MOROCCO BY RIVIERE & SON, covers with frame formed by multiple gilt rules with onlaid green dot cornerpieces and gilt festoons at head and tail of frame, central PICTORIAL INLAY IN FOUR COLORS depicting a vicar pontificating (and in front of him as an indication of shadow, thin penwork lines inscribed into... Read More
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POEMS
by (BINDINGS - ZAEHNSDORF). WILDE, OSCAR
London: David Bogue, 1881. FIRST EDITION, First Issue. 192 x 126 mm. (7 1/2 x 5"). ix, [1], 236, [1] pp. EXTREMELY ATTRACTIVE CRIMSON MOROCCO, INTRICATELY GILT, BY ZAEHNSDORF (stamp-signed and dated 1909 on front turn-in), covers framed in gilt, with delicate pointillé cornerpieces surrounding inlaid green morocco drawer handles and oblique floral tools, raised bands, spine panels densely gilt in the pointillé style of Bozerian, with stems of flowers radiating from pairs of inlaid green drawer handles,... Read More
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P. TERENTII AFRI POETAE LEPIDISSIMI, COMOEDIA
by (BINDINGS - 16TH CENTURY, PAINTED CALF). TERENCE
Parisiis: Apud Ioannem de Roigny, 1552. 325 x 210 mm. (12 3/4 x 8 1/4"). 1 p.l. (title), 776 pp., [20] leaves (last blank). [Collates as in Adams and Schweiger]. Attractive contemporary calf over thick pasteboards, covers with painted black and gilt rule frame, center of both boards with large, elaborate rectangular strapwork ornament in black and gilt, flat spine divided into panels by gilt rules and cresting roll, three spine panels with black and gilt ornament (similar... Read More
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POH-DÈNG: SCÈNES DE LA VIE SIAMOISE
by (BINDINGS - DURVAND). RIVIÈRE, PAUL-LOUIS. JOSEPH DE LA NÉZIÈRE, Illustrator
Paris: L'Édition d'Art, H. Piazza, [1913]. ONE OF 12 COPIES on Japon with an original watercolor and two additional states of illustrations (and 50 on Japon with one additional state of illustrations, and 288 on vélin à la cuve). 238 x 165 mm. (9 3/8 x 6 1/2"). 179, [1] pp., [3] leaves. HANDSOME CARAMEL-COLORED MOROCCO, DRAMATICALLY DECORATED IN GILT AND BLIND, BY DURVAND (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with a wide gilt border of round flowers and... Read More
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LE DERNIER ABBÉ
by (BINDINGS - RUBAN). MUSSET, PAUL DE
Paris: Librairie des Amateurs; A. Ferroud, 1891. No. 60 OF 62 COPIES ON JAPON (from a total edition of 525). First Edition in Book Form. 247 x 160 mm. (9 3/4 x 6 1/4"). XVI, 64 pp., [1] leaf; 4 pp. (prospectus). Preface by Anatole France. ELEGANT SCARLET MOROCCO, BEAUTIFULLY GILT, BY PÉTRUS RUBAN (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with plain rule and dotted frame with cornerpieces composed of palmettes, acanthus leaves, quiver, bow and arrows, and tiny... Read More
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LE ROMAN COMIQUE. ["THE COMIC NOVEL"]
by (BINDINGS - STIKEMAN & CO.). SCARRON, PAUL
Paris: Jouast, Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1880. No. 64 OF 170 LARGE PAPER COPIES on Holland paper, from a total edition of 220. 220 x 138 mm. (8 5/8 x 5 3/8"). Three volumes. Preface by Paul Bourget. MOST ATTRACTIVE NAVY BLUE MOROCCO, GILT, BY STIKEMAN & CO. (stamp-signed on front turn-ins, covers with gilt-ruled frame, oblique fleurons at corners, raised bands, spine compartments intricately gilt, with lancets and volutes emanating from a central rosette, gilt lettering, turn-ins with... Read More
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OEUVRES DE M. SCARRON EN VII TOMES
by (BINDINGS - LEBRUN). SCARRON, PAUL
Amsterdam: Chez J. Wetstein, 1752. Nouvelle Edition. 142 x 84 mm. (5 5/8 x 3 1/4"). Seven volumes. Reviewed, corrected, and augmented with a History of his Life and Works, a Discourse on the Burlesque Style, and a quantity of Pieces omitted from previous Editions. ELEGANT CHOCOLATE BROWN MOROCCO, GILT, BY LEBRUN (stamp-signed in gilt at foot of spine), covers with double frames of French fillets and lace-like rolls, smooth spines with vertical titling within a similar frame,... Read More
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POEMS
by (BINDINGS - OTTO SCHULZE). SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE
Edinburgh: Printed by Turnbull and Spears for Otto Schulze & Co, September 1903. No. 25 OF 40 COPIES printed on Japanese Vellum. 208 x 176 mm. (8 3/4 x 7"). [v], 289, [1] pp., [1] leaf (colophon). MOST ATTRACTIVE DARK BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT, BY OTTO SCHULZE & CO. (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with complex strapwork frame, raised bands, spine compartments with lobed centerpiece, gilt lettering, gilt-ruled turn-ins, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. With woodcut white-vine... Read More
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THE POETICAL WORKS
by (BINDINGS - COSWAY-STYLE). SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE
London: [Printed at the Ballantyne Press for] Reeves & Turner, 1892. Third Edition with the Notes of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. 188 x 122 mm. (7 3/8 x 4 3/4"). Two volumes. Edited by H. Buxton Forman. PARTICULARLY FINE RED CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT AND ONLAID, BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers framed by multiple plain and decorative rolls, cornerpieces with the gilt torch of liberty extending obliquely from an onlaid green morocco heart bracketed by volutes,... Read More
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THE REVOLT OF ISLAM; A POEM, IN TWELVE CANTOS
by (BINDINGS - ZAEHNSDORF). SHELLEY, PERCY BYSSHE
London: Printed for John Brooks, 1829. 229 x 152 mm. (9 x 6"). xxxii, [1] leaf (section title), 270, [2] pp. (without the initial blank). LUXURIOUS OLIVE GREEN MOROCCO, VIGOROUSLY AND SPLENDIDLY GILT, BY ZAEHNSDORF (stamp-signed on front doublure, and with the firm's oval exhibition stamp on rear endleaf), covers framed by multiple plain and decorative rules and garlands of palm and olive branches, large central panel densely tooled with 13 horizontal rows of either four or five... Read More
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