Fifi
by Bemelmans, Ludwig
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1940. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Folio. (48)pp. Printed in color throughout. Decorative boards and endpapers. Erasure mark on front free endpaper, light wear to edges and rear board, faint trace of occasional foxing, else this is a very good to near fine copy. In unclipped dustwrapper showing original $2.00 price. The dustwrapper has a small chip on lower edge of spine, minor wear at edges and hinges, and... Read More
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Edward Seymour and the Fancy Paper Company: the story of a British marbled paper manufacturer
by Berger, Sidney E.
New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo, pp. [iii]-x, 80, [1]; Title page printed in red and black; illustrated throughout; twenty original marbled paper specimens tipped in on 5 leaves at the back; original brown morocco-backed printed paper-covered boards, errata slip laid in. A faint smudge on the front free endpaper else a fine copy in publisher's slipcase, which is also fine. One of 300 numbered copies; this is number 44. . ... Read More
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Old Testament: First and Second Books of Kings, complete, from the King James Bible (The Authorized Version)
by Bible in English: King James Bible
London: Robert Barker, 1611. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Folio. The First and Second Books of Kings, complete in 36 leaves. The first page is the final page of the previous book (2 Samuel); on the reverse begins 'The First Booke of the Kings, commonly called The third Booke of the Kings'. 36pp., followed by 'The Second Booke of the Kings, commonly called, The fourth Booke of the Kings', 35pp. The final page ends II Kings and begins... Read More
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Les Deux Maitresses
by (Binding: Flammarion) Muset, Alfred de
Paris: Éditions de la Pléiade, 1928. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrations by Vasily Choukhaeff.. Large 8vo. 149,(10)pp. Half deep blue-green morocco by Flammarion. Spine in five compartments with raised bands, intrivately gilt, gilt lines on the boards with marbled paper panels and endpapers. Top edge gilt. Illustrated in pleasant color pastels by Choukhaeff. A fine copy with only light sunning of the spine. The original wrappers are bound in at the rear. One of 330 numbered copies,... Read More
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La Rotisserie de la Reine Pédauque
by (Binding: Flammarion) France, Anatole
Brussels: Éditions du Nord, 1925. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated by S. Sauvage. 8vo. (296)pp. Half blue-green morocco. Gilt rules on the boards; decorated paper panels, marbled paper endpapers. Spine intricately gilt with onlays of red leather in the decorations, and of brown and flesh colored in a representation of the Queen. Top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout in full color. Original wrappers bound in A fine copy with only a trace of wear. One of 1000 numbered... Read More
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Life in Paris; Comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours, Dick Wildfire, of Corinthian Celebrity, and his Bang-up Companions, Squire Jenkins and Captain O'Shuffleton; ...
by (Binding) Carey, David; George Cruikshank
London: Printed for John Fairburn, 1822. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Thick 8vo. xxiv, 489pp. Illustrated throughout with wonderful full-page hand-colored plates by George Cruikshank. Full crimson morocco binding by Bayntum. Spine in six compartments,gilt. The boards with interlocking gilt frames reminiscent of Grolier, Inner dentelle gilt rules with floral tools at the corners. All edges gilt. Ribbon markers. A fine copy in a fine binding. Housed in a custom cloth-covered slipcase. `with the armorial bookplate of H. C.... Read More
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In the West Country
by (Binding) Knight, Francis
Bristol and London: W. Crofton Hemmons et al., 1896. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. 269pp. Illustrated with full page plates with tissue guards as well as in-text illustrations. Full vellum blocked in gilt, the spine with title and a scene of nature, and the boards with floral borders. The upper board has a central illustration in gilt of someone walking in the country along with the title and author. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. SLight fading... Read More
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Garibaldi e le Donne
by (Binding: Riviere) Curatula, Giacomo Emilio
Roma: Imprimerie Polyglotte, 1913. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. xvi, 323pp. Illustrated. Full scarlet morocco intricately tooled in gilt on the boards, spine in sic compartments, gilt, gilt inner dentelles, all edges gilt. Deep blue-green endpapers. Upper hinge nearly invisibly strengthened else this is a fine copy of a lovely binding by Riviere and Son, signed on the front inner board. In Italian, .
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Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon, By the late Henry Fielding, Esq
by (Binding: Club Bindery) Fielding, Henry
London: A. Millar, 1755. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. First edition. 12mo. (4),(xviii,)(19)-(276)pp. (Pp. 241-276 misnumbered 193-228.) Full crushed crimson morocco by the Club Bindery, 1905; Spine in six compartments, intricately gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Half title present. With the leather gilt bookplate of Beverly Chew. Hinges rubbed, tip of spine neatly repaired, else a very good copy. Two versions of this work were printed in 1755. This is the version... Read More
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History of the United States from the Coimpromise of 1850
by (Binding) Rhodes, James Ford
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1906. Hardcover. Fine. Seven volumes, 8vo. Volumes 1 and 2 are later printings, the remainder are first editions. Bound by The Booklovers Shop, Cleveland, in half brown morocco, spines in six compartments with raised b ands, top edges gilt; marbled sides and endpapers. A fine, bright set with barely a trace of wear. With the Haskell bookplate in each volume. The was started by the Groilier Club in 1895 as The... Read More
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The Demi-Gods
by (Binding: Monastery Hill) Stephens, James
New York: Macmillan, 1924. Hardcover. Near fine. 12mo. Full navy crushed morocco by the Monastery Hill Bindery. Spine in six compartments, gilt. Gilt frames on the boards with corner tooling, gilt inner dentelles, top edge gilt. Signed on the inside rear board. A lovely binding which shows a little wear at the bottom corners else is fine and bright. .
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Critical Essays on the Performers of the London Theatres
by (Binding) Hunt, Leigh
London: John Hunt, 1807. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. One volume in two. Finely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full polished calf, spines in six compartments, gilt, with leather lettering labels, gilt. The boards blocked in a gilt armorial vignette of the royal arms of Prince Rene Marie Charles de Faucigny Lucigne. All edges gilt. A fine copy, Extra-illustrated with over 40 plates of the performers discussed in the text, many hand-colored. .
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A New Version of the Psalms of David, Fitted to the Tunes Used in Churches
by (Binding, Liverpool) Brady, N., and N. Tate
London: Richard Hett, 1780. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. 236, (4)pp. Finely bound by an unnamed binder thought to be in Liverpool. Full crimson morocco. A slim keyroll gilt border surrounds a distinctive flower and urn tool. In the center of the upper board is tooled "John Brown, Esqr., Mayor, 1782." The smooth spine is ornately tooled with three rows of flowers charmingly offset. Gilt inner dentelles and edged. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Light rubbing, occasional light foxing,... Read More
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Toi et Moi
by (Binding: Flammarion) Géraldy, Paul
Paris: l'Édition d'Art H. Piazza, 1932. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Illustrations by Charles Guérin.. 8vo. 169, (11)pp. Half green morocco binding signed by Flammarion. Spine intricately gilt with red and green onlays, gilt rules on the boards, marbled paper panels and endpapers, top edge gilt. Spine lightly sunned else a fine copy. Illustrated in color by Guérin. One of 3200 copies, from a total edition of 34300. This is number 1343. In French.... Read More
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Ramuntcho
by (Binding: Flammarion) Loti, Pierre
Paris: Le Musée du Livre, 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Illustrated by Ramiro Arrue.`. 8vo. 339, (3) pp. Half deep blue morocco, brightly decorative paper and endpapers. Spinetooled simply but effectively in gilt, with a small beige onlay. Top edge gilt. Original wrappers bound in. Trace of wear else a fine copy. Illustrated with designs and aquarelles by Arrue. One of 1200 copies on Rives laid paper, from a total edition of 1300 copies. This copy... Read More
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Bacon
by (Binding) Church, R. W.
London: Macmillan and Co, 1889. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. viii, 227pp. Finely bound by Sangorsky & Sutcliffe in full tan polished calf. Spine in six compartments intricately gilt and with pale lettering labels, gilt. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy. Extra-illustrated with 40 extra plates. And with the circular leather bookplate of Doris Louise Benz showing a gilt sailing ship. .
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Chats on Oriental China
by Blacker, J. F.
London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. Hardcover. Near fine. Second edition. 8vo. Finely bound in quarter navy morocco, spine in six compartments with raised bands, gilt; blue cloth sides; top edge gilt. Color frontispiece and numerous black and white full page plates of porcelains. Light rubbing to the binding else a near fine copy. The classic practical guide of Chinese and Japanese ceramics. It covers the history, styles, and techniques of Oriental porcelain, including the symbolism behind different... Read More
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Westmoria Comitatus; Anglice Westmorland
by Blaeu, Johannes
Amsterdam: Johannes Blaeu, 1647. Original colour. 385 x 500mm. A fine map of Westmorland, with elaborate cartouches for the title and scale, Royal crests, 4 coats of arms plus 2 empty. Original color. Light aging to the paper and a little roughness along the edges, but a very good exemplar. Latin text on verso. Framed under glass in a simple gold frame with a 1963 date on the reverse. .
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Handwritten Speech; Dances with Wolves; Library Tour Ephemera
by Blake, Michael
2002. Five items relating to Michael Blake and his Library Tour of 2002: 1. "Dances with Wolves", NY, Newmarket Press, 1991. First hardcover edition. Fine in fine, clipped dustwrapper. 2. Blank notebook with Blake's holograph library speech on the first 10pp. The remaining pages are blank. Some pages have been removed from the beginning, probably earlier speech drafts removed by Blake himself. 3. Two programs from the tour: Hattiesburg(?), MS, Sept. 23 and Notre Dame, Sept.... Read More
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Peter Parley to Penrod
by Blanck, Jacob
New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1938. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. vi, 153pp. Brick colored buckram, gilt spine title. Wear to edges and corners; inner hinges cracked but firm, else a very good copy. Extensively annotated in pencil by a former owner. Inscribed in pencil on the half title by Jacob BLanck to Milton Starr. One of 500 copies. .
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Mandeh-Pahchu, A Young Manden Indian
by Bodmer, Karl
London: Ackermann, 1843. Lithograph. Near fine. Aquatint engraving from Prince Alexander's 'Travels in the Interior of North America', plate 24 from volume 1. The image is about 10 by 14 inches on a sheet 12 by 18 inches. Faint sunning just inside the plate impression, else in fine condition with the coloring bright. Matted in a 15 by 19 inch mat. The embossed Bodmer stamp is present beneath the imprint.
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The Western Front: Drawings by Muirhead Bone
by Bone, Muirhead
London: Published by Authority of the War Office, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Foiio. Two volumes. Introduction by General Sir Douglas Haig. Tan buckram spiune, leather lettering labels, gilt; brown paper over boards. Illustrated throughout withb plates of the war by the author/artist. Corners worn and lettering labels chipped else a very good set. Inscribed on the verso of the front free endpaper by the artist-author: "Signed for Mr. Henry Tozer with the kindest regards of... Read More
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The Life and Personality of Phoebe Apperson Hearst
by Bonfils, WInifred Black
San Francisco: Printed for William Randolph Hearst by John Henry Nash, 1928. Limited edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Folio. (4), 155, (6)pp. Frontispiece etching of Hearst by William Wilke, who also designed the elaborate borders on the frontispiece and title page carrying the Great Seals of Missouri and California. Printed on Van Gelder paper watermarked 'Hearst' and 'Nash'. Full vellum binding; spine titles in gilt and with gilt rules on the boards. top edge gilt. Only a trace of... Read More
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Padlocks and Girdles of Chastity: An historical and descriptive notice
by (Bonneau, Alcide)
Paris: Isidore Lideux, 1892. First edition in English. Hardcover. Fine. First edition in English, later furtively reprinted. 5 text illustrations. Includes Freydier's Speech Against Their Use. Contemporary three quarter morocco, spine in 6 compartments, gilt; t.e.g. A fine copy of an extremely interesting historical and descriptive account of Girdles of Virginity and their use among the Greeks, Romans and other nations. Translated from the French.
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Entertaining Fables for the Instruction of Children
by (Chap Book)
Irongate, Derby: J. Drewry, 1790. Wraps. Fine. 12mo. 16pp. Illustrated with 12 woodcuts. Self wrappers. Likely the first edition. Uncut and unbound: A single sheet printed on both sides, folded for binding, but never cut or bound. Rare in this condition. Osborne ascribed a date of c. 1790, a similar book under the same title was printed in the United States by Isaiah Thomas, 1794 (Welch, #173). Osborne. p. 3. In fine condition with only... Read More
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