LES CHANSONS DE BILITIS
by (BINDINGS - ZUCKER). LOUŸS, PIERRE
Paris: A. Ferroud and F. Ferroud (successor), 1906. No. 6 OF 60 COPIES on Japon ancien with plates in two additional states, initialed by the publisher, from a total edition of 325, THIS COPY WITH AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ON VELLUM by Raphäel Collin, the illustrator of the work, NOT CALLED FOR IN THE JUSTIFICATION. 280 x 200 mm. (11 x 8"). 3 p.l., ix, [1], 181, [3] pp. LUXURIOUS RED CRUSHED MOROCCO BY H. ZUCKER OF PHILADELPHIA (stamp-signed... Read More
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LA MUSICA, POEMA
by (BINDINGS - DEROME LE JEUNE). (MUSIC, POETICAL TREATISES ON). YRIATE [or IRIATE], TOMAS DE
Madrid: Imprenta Real, 1779. FIRST EDITION. 235 x 150 mm. (9 1/4 x 6"). 10 p.l., 126, XL pp., [1] leaf (errata). EXCELLENT CONTEMPORARY CRIMSON MOROCCO BY DEROME LE JEUNE (his ticket with address of Rue St. Jacques on verso of front free endpaper), covers framed with thick and thin gilt rules, raised bands, spine compartments with central floral sprig surrounded by a lozenge of small tools, volute cornerpieces, gilt titling, gilt-rolled turn-ins, gilt edges, cobalt blue paste-paper... Read More
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HOLLAND HOUSE
by (BINDINGS - LUCIEN BROCA). (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED). LIECHTENSTEIN, PRINCESS MARIE (HENRIETTE ADÉLAÏDE)
London: Macmillan and Co, 1875. Third Edition. 226 x 151 mm. (9 x 6"). xx, 370 pp. VERY PRETTY SCARLET CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT, BY LUCIEN BROCA (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with decorative roll border and frame of gilt and blind rules, central panel diapered in ogival compartments, each containing a lily, raised bands, spine compartments gilt in a similar design, gilt lettering, densely gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With eight steel-engraved plates, including five folding... Read More
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CHRONIQUE DU RÈGNE DE CHARLES IX
by (BINDINGS - RUBAN). MÉRIMÉE, PROSPER
Paris: Georges Chamerot, pour les Amis des Livres, 1876. No. 43 OF 100 COPIES numbered for subscribers (this one for M. G. Masson), from a total edition of 115. 272 x 172 mm. (10 3/4 x 6 3/4"). Two volumes.. HANDSOME CHOCOLATE BROWN LEVANT MOROCCO, GILT, BY PÉTRUS RUBAN (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers framed by multiple gilt rules, raised bands, spine compartments similarly framed, gilt lettering, WITH gilt turn-ins framing LIGHT BLUE, GOLD, PINK, AND WHITE JACQUARD... Read More
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THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. [and] A NEW VERSION OF THE PSALMS OF DAVID
by (BINDINGS, PROVINCIAL ENGLISH). CHURCH OF ENGLAND
London: George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1823. 142 x 83 mm. (5 1/2 x 3 1/8"). 22, 510 pp., [1] leaf (blank), 81, [1] pp. VERY ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY RED STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO BY RUSSELL'S OF GUILDFORD (their ticket on front pastedown), covers with central sunburst medallion containing the Tetragrammaton within a triangle from which the dove of the Holy Spirit descends, surrounded by a blind-tooled roll and multiple gilt rules, foliate cornerpieces, raised bands, gilt-ruled compartments with floral cornerpieces,... Read More
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THE WORLD OF FASHION 1837-1922
by (BINDINGS - COSWAY-STYLE). (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BOOKS). (FASHION). NEVILL, RALPH
London: Methuen & Co, 1923. 218 x 138 mm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/2"). vii, [1], 280 pp. ELEGANT DARK BLUE MOROCCO, GILT, BY BAYNTUN (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with gilt fillet frame, stippled volute cornerpieces, UPPER COVER WITH LOVELY MINIATURE PORTRAIT of a fashionable lady, the painting under glass and surrounded by a gilt-tooled frame, raised bands, spine compartments with volute frame, gilt lettering, gilt-framed turn-ins, ecru moiré silk endleaves, all edges gilt. WITH 21 PLATES... Read More
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THE REMINISCENCES AND RECOLLECTIONS OF CAPTAIN GRONOW: BEING ANECDOTES OF THE CAMP, COURT, CLUBS, AND SOCIETY, 1810-1860
by (BINDINGS - ZAEHNSDORF). GRONOW, [REES HOWELL]
London: [Printed by Ballantyne and Co. for] J. C. Nimmo, 1889. No. 22 OF 870 COPIES printed for England and America with 25 plates in two states. 267 x 168 mm. (10 1/2 x 6 5/8"). Two volumes.. EXTREMELY HANDSOME RED CRUSHED MOROCCO, VERY INTRICATELY GILT, BY ZAEHNSDORF (stamp-signed on front turn-ins and with special oval gilt stamp on rear pastedowns), covers with wide filigree frame with densely massed scrolling fleurons, raised bands (unevenly spaced in the continental... Read More
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CAUSES OF THE DECAY OF CHRISTIAN PIETY, OR, AN IMPARTIAL SURVEY OF THE RUINES OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, UNDERMIN'D BY UNCHRISTIAN PRACTICE
by (BINDINGS - RESTORATION PERIOD). [ALLESTREE, RICHARD]
London: Roger Norton for Robert Pawlett, 1671. 188 x 111 mm. (7 3/8 x 4 5/8"). 10 p.l., 452 pp. VERY PRETTY RED MOROCCO, RICHLY GILT IN RESTORATION STYLE, the central lozenge composed of four elaborate three-lobed fleurons bordered by two triangles made up of a multitude of densely massed tools, the cornerpieces similarly composed of a mass of scrolling tools, these interspersed with long curving foliate swags, all framed by an ornate floral roll, raised bands, spine... Read More
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THE WORKS OF THE LATE RIGHT HONOURABLE RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN
by (BINDINGS - PUBLISHER'S BOARDS). SHERIDAN, RICHARD BRINSLEY
London: J. Murray; James Ridgway; and Thomas Wilkie, 1821. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. 236 x 154 mm. (9 1/4 x 6"). Two volumes. Edited by Thomas Moore. Contemporary dun-colored publisher's boards, flat spines with paper labels, edges untrimmed. In modern blue buckram chemises inside matching morocco-backed slipcases with gilt titling on the spines. Front pastedown with the engraved armorial bookplate of R. B. Æ. Macleod of Cadboll, Invergordon Castle, 1877 (see below). Lowndes III, 2379. ◆Paper boards a little... Read More
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SONGS
by (BINDINGS - OTTO SCHULZE). BURNS, ROBERT
Edinburgh: Printed by George Robb and Company for Otto Schulze and Company, 1901. ONE OF 500 COPIES. 222 x 178 mm. (8 3/4 x 7"). 3 p.l. (including half title), 99 pp., [3] leaves (index and colophon). LOVELY CONTEMPORARY OLIVE BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO BY OTTO SCHULZE & CO. of Edinburgh (signed on front turn-in), covers with single gilt rule border, UPPER COVER WITH 11 HORIZONTAL ROWS OF GILT AND INLAID RED MOROCCO THISTLES, the thistles (numbering 72 in... Read More
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SOPHIE ARNOULD
by (BINDINGS - NICHOLAS RALLI). DOUGLAS, ROBERT
Paris: Carrington, 1898. No. 4 OF FIVE COPIES on Japon with plates in three states. First Edition in French. 254 x 178 mm. (10 x 7"). x, 264 pp., plus four leaves at the end comprising a prospectus for this work, including specimen pages. A REMARKABLY ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY SCULPTED CALF BINDING BY NICOLAS RALLI (signed at lower right corner of upper cover with the monogram "N R" and with the same monogram on shield at center), BOTH COVERS... Read More
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STRAFFORD: AN HISTORICAL TRAGEDY
by (BINDINGS - CLUB BINDERY). BROWNING, ROBERT
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1837. FIRST EDITION. 224 x 142 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/2"). iv, [2], 131, [1], 4 (ads) pp. VERY FINE DARK BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT AND INLAID, BY THE CLUB BINDERY (stamp-signed and dated 1898 on front turn-in), covers with complex gilt strapwork frame enclosed by inlaid tan morocco strips, raised bands, spine compartments framed with inlaid tan morocco and gilt, gilt lettering, HONEY-BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO DOUBLURES semé with... Read More
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VIRGINIBUS PUERISQUE AND OTHER PAPERS
by (BINDINGS - SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE). (FLORENCE PRESS). STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
London: Published for the Florence Press by Chatto & Windus, 1910. ONE OF 250 COPIES ON PAPER (12 additional copies were printed on vellum). 250 x 185 mm. (9 7/8 x 7 1/4"). 5 p.l., 120 pp., [1] leaf. ANIIMATED DARK GREEN INLAID CRUSHED MOROCCO, ELABORATELY GILT, BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE (signed on front turn-in), covers with inlaid border of russet ribbon laced at each corner through a blue heart from which is suspended a pair of bells... Read More
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HESPERIDES OR WORKS BOTH HUMAN AND DIVINE, TOGETHER WITH HIS NOBLE NUMBERS OR HIS PIOUS PIECES
by (BINDINGS - MORRELL). HERRICK, ROBERT
London: George Newnes Ltd, [1903]. 163 x 96 mm. (6 3/8 x 3 3/4"). Two volumes.. VERY PRETTY SCARLET CRUSHED MOROCCO BY MORRELL (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers gilt in a "Scottish Wheel" design with very intricate filigree "wheel" at center and similar fan-shaped cornerpieces, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments with delicately tooled frames and scallop shell design at center, gilt titling, turn-ins with frame of decorative rolls and floral garlands, gray-green watered silk endleaves, all edges... Read More
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CHRYSOMELA: A SELECTION FROM THE LYRICAL POEMS OF ROBERT HERRICK
by (BINDINGS - ZAEHNSDORF). HERRICK, ROBERT
London: Macmillan and Co, 1892. 155 x 100 mm. (6 1/8 x 4"). xxviii, 199 pp.Edited by Francis Turner Palgrave. VERY PRETTY SIENNA CRUSHED MOROCCO DECORATED IN GILT AND BLIND BY ZAEHNSDORF (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in, oval blind stamp on rear pastedown), covers with frame of blind and gilt rules containing an undulating gilt vine on a pointillé background, a blind-tooled heart-shaped compartment at the center of each side containing a palmette, raised bands, spine compartments... Read More
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OFFICE DE LA SEMAINE SAINTE A L'USAGE DE ROME
by (BINDINGS - 17TH CENTURY GILT-TOOLED FRENCH, ROYAL?)
Paris: Pierre le Petit, 1683. 203 x 127 mm. (8 x 5"). 4 p.l. (first blank), xxxii, 629, [3] pp. REGAL CONTEMPORARY RED MOROCCO, GILT, covers with French fillet border, central field semé with alternating fleur-de-lys and Louis XIV's stylized "L" topped with a crown, raised bands, spine compartments with crowned "L" at center, oblique fleur-de-lys at corners, marbled endpapers, olive green morocco label, all edges gilt. Printer's device on title page and four engraved plates, depicting the... Read More
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OEUVRES
by (BINDINGS - NEOCLASSICAL). GESSNER, SALOMON
Zurich: Chez l'auteur, 1777. First French Quarto Edition. 270 x 200 mm. (10 1/2 x 8"). 4 p.l., 184, [12] (subscribers) pp., [1] leaf (advice to binder), [1] leaf (blank), 190 pp., [1] leaf (advice to binder). Two volumes bound in one. Translated from the German by H. Huber. EXCEPTIONALLY ATTRACTIVE EARLY 19TH CENTURY GREEN STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO, GILT, IN A NEOCLASSICAL STYLE IMITATING THAT OF KALTHOEBER, covers with scrolling vine frame, central panel with sunbursts and swags across... Read More
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HISTOIRE DE RASSELAS, PRINCE D'ABYSSINIE
by (BINDINGS - HERING & MULLER). JOHNSON, SAMUEL
Paris: Chez Baudry, 1832. 219 x 156 mm. (8 5/8 x 6 1/8"). 2 p.l., xxiv, 395 pp.Translated by Madame Du Fresne. FINE CONTEMPORARY GREEN STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO, GILT, BY HERING & MULLER (their ticket on front pastedown, and stamp-signed in gilt by Muller at tail of spine), covers framed by multiple gilt rules with decorative cornerpieces, center of each cover with large arms of Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, (the last) Dauphin of France (1775-1844); flat spine gilt... Read More
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ITALY, A POEM. [and] POEMS
by (BINDINGS - ROOT & SON). ROGERS, SAMUEL
London: Printed for T. Cadell, 1830, 1834. First Illustrated Editions. 202 x 135 mm. (8 x 5 1/2"). Two separately published works bound in two volumes (but often found as companion volumes).. VERY PRETTY SKY-BLUE MOROCCO, GILT, BY W. ROOT & SON (stamp-signed on front turn-ins), covers with gilt rule frame bedecked with a profusion of flowers, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments with large floral spray centerpiece, gilt titling, turn-ins decorated with gilt rules and floral garland,... Read More
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M. VERRII FLACCI QUÆ EXTANT. ET SEX. POMPEI FESTI DE VERBORUM SIGNIFICATIONE
by (BINDINGS - 16TH CENTURY, SCHOLAR'S BOOK). VERRIUS FLACCUS, MARCUS and SEXTUS POMPEI FESTUS
Paris: Arnold Sittart, 1584; [Heidelberg]: Peter Santandrea, 1583. 178 x 111 mm. (7 x 4 3/8"). 14 p.l., cccix pp., [13] leaves (last blank); lxxv, [10], ccxvi, [22] pp.; [2] leaves, 84 pp.; [1], 1-196, [18] pp.; 62 pp. Two works, in several parts, bound in one volume. With annotations and commentary by Antonio Augustin, Joseph Scaliger, and Fulvio Orsini. Pleasing contemporary calf, covers with central gilt wreath of olive branches, raised bands, spine panels gilt with cipher... Read More
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MES PRISONS. [followed by] DES DEVOIRS DES HOMMES
by (BINDINGS - MERCIER). PELLICO, [SILVIO]
Paris: Garnier Frères, 1844. First Edition of this translation. 280 x 192 mm. (11 x 7 1/2"). xxii, [2], 335, [1] pp.A new translation by M. le Comte H. de Messey. SUMPTUOUS DARK BLUE STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO, GILT, BY MERCIER SR. DE CUZIN (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in), with a wide frame of multiple curving gilt fillets encircling rose-window-like cornerpieces composed of red morocco onlaid petals with a citron morocco center, each capped with an onlaid citron morocco... Read More
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FUNGUS AND CURMUDGEONLY
by (BINDINGS - CLEMENTS). MEYERSON, SIMON. NATALIA D'ARBELOFF, Illustrator and Designer
London: NdA Press, 1980. No. 4 OF 10 COPIES SPECIALLY BOUND BY DESIGNER BOOKBINDERS, from an edition of 50 copies signed by the author and artist. 315 x 130 mm. (12 3/8 x 5"). 35, [1] pp., [4] leaves. Calligraphed text in red and black written out by Sally Johnson on a unique vellum copy, and photo-lithographed on BFK Rives paper for this edition. STRIKING MULTI-COLOR MOROCCO, INLAID IN AN ABSTRACT DESIGN, BY JEFF CLEMENTS, covers and spine... Read More
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SCOTT'S POETICAL WORKS
by (BINDINGS - MAUCHLINE). SCOTT, SIR WALTER
Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1867, 1869, 1870. 142 x 92 mm. (5 1/2 x 3 3/4"). Six volumes.. DISTINCTIVE TARTAN WARE BINDINGS BY MAUCHLINE, covers of lacquered wooden boards decorated in various tartans, with small gilt lettering at head of front cover identifying the plaid; raised bands, red, green, or dark blue pebble-grain morocco spines gilt in compartments with a dotted-rule saltire and either a large centerpiece ornament or a small ornament in each of the compartments... Read More
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BALLADS OF THE FLEET
by (BINDINGS - WOOD). (DRAKE, SIR FRANCIS). RODD, SIR RENNELL
London: Edward Arnold, 1916. Third ("Popular") Edition. 189 x 125 mm. (7 1/2 x 5"). x, 11-128 pp. SUPERB DEEP BLUE CRUSHED MOROCCO, INLAID AND PAINTED TO A NAUTICAL DESIGN BY HENRY WOOD (stamp-signed on front turn-in), upper cover with gilt fillet border, interlacing rope frame of inlaid brown morocco entwined with inlaid green morocco foliage bearing gilt berries, central oval of cerulean blue morocco inlaid with an Elizabethan ship in full sail, the wooden ship done in... Read More
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THE NATURALIST'S LIBRARY
by (BINDINGS - COLOR-CODED). JARDINE, SIR WILLIAM, Editor
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, [1845-46]. Second Edition. 165 x 108 mm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/4"). 40 volumes.. QUITE ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY HALF MOROCCO, HANDSOMELY GILT, THE VOLUMES BOUND IN FOUR DIFFERENT COLORS TO REFLECT THE VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM (the 14 volumes on birds bound in red with buckram boards, the 13 volumes on mammals in dark green with watered silk boards, the seven volumes on insects in dark blue with buckram boards, and the six... Read More
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