GOSSIP FROM A MUNIMENT ROOM: BEING PASSAGES IN THE LIVES OF ANNE AND MARY FYTTON, 1574 TO 1618
by (BINDINGS - WOOD). (ELIZABETHAN CORRESPONDENCE). NEWDIGATE-NEWDEGATE, ANNE EMILY (GARNIER), LADY, Transcriber and Editor
London: David Nutt, 1897. 216 x 178 mm. (8 1/2 x 7"). 2 p.l., [v]-xii, 156, [4] pp. LOVELY AND ANIMATED BROWN MOROCCO, ELABORATELY GILT AND INLAID IN A MODIFIED "COTTAGE ROOF" DESIGN, BY HENRY WOOD (signed on front turn-in), covers bordered with fillets and dogtooth roll, arrow and drawer-pull cornerpieces, an inlaid black morocco frame peaked at ends and sides (providing the stylized "cottage" element), the black inlay with much gilt elaboration, including scrolling foliate endpieces, sidepieces,... Read More
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HISTOIRE DE MANON LESCAUT ET DU CHEVALIER DES GRIEUX
by (BINDINGS - LORTIC). (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED). PRÉVOST, ANTOINE FRANÇOIS, L'ABBÉ
Paris: [Printed by J. Claye for] Glady Frères, 1875. No. 8 OF 50 LARGE PAPER COPIES ON PAPIER CHINE, from a total edition of 333. 225 x 147 mm. (8 7/8 x 5 7/8"). XLIX, [3], 1-372, [4] pp.Preface by Alexandre Dumas fils. LOVELY DARK BLUE MOROCCO, GILT, BY MARCELLIN LORTIC (stamp-signed on front turn-in, his ticket on verso of front free endpaper), covers with French fillet border, intricate cornerpieces with floral spray and two birds, raised bands,... Read More
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NINON DE LENCLOS
by (BINDINGS - ZAEHNSDORF). [BRET, ANTOINE]
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904. 216 x 159 mm. (8 1/2 x 6 1/4"). 2 p.l., 310 pp. BEAUTIFUL DARK BLUE CRUSHED MOROCCO, HANDSOMELY GILT, BY ZAEHNSDORF (signed on front turn-in and with the stamped oval, normally marking the firm's best work, on the rear pastedown), gilt boards framed with multiple wide, narrow, and stippled rules and with center panel featuring five rows of large floral blooms on curved stems with small foliate tools, raised bands, spine gilt... Read More
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MEMOIRS OF COUNT GRAMMONT
by (BINDINGS - MARIUS MICHEL). HAMILTON, ANTHONY
London and Edinburgh: Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson and Co, 1889. No. 101 OF 780 COPIES, extended to two volumes and extra-illustrated with portraits, views, etc. by John C. Runkle. 292 x 191 mm. (11 1/2 x 7 1/2"). Two volumes. Notes by Sir Walter Scott. VERY FINE CONTEMPORARY SCARLET MOROCCO, ELABORATELY GILT, BY MARIUS MICHEL (stamp-signed on front doublures), covers featuring concentric French fillet panels with intricate cornerpieces between them, raised bands, gilt-ruled spine compartments with elegant foliate... Read More
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CHARACTERISTICKS OF MEN, MANNERS, OPINIONS, TIMES
by (BINDINGS - HAYDAY). (BASKERVILLE IMPRINT). SHAFTESBURY, ANTHONY [ASHLEY COOPER], EARL OF
Birmingham: John Baskerville, 1773. First Baskerville Edition. 248 x 154 mm. (9 3/4 x 6"). With errata leaf in third volume. Three volumes.. ELEGANT 19TH CENTURY CRIMSON MOROCCO, LAVISHLY GILT, BY HAYDAY (stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper in volume III), covers with intricate, lacy gilt frame of myriad small tools, including a charming pair of birds, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments with central floral spray within a lozenge of small tools, flourished leafy cornerpieces, gilt... Read More
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HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION IN MDCCLXXXIX TO THE RESTORATION OF THE BOURBONS IN MDCCCXV
by (BINDINGS - TREE CALF). ALISON, ARCHIBALD
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1847-48. Seventh Edition. 183 x 120 mm. (7 1/4 x 4 3/4"). 20 volumes.. EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CONTEMPORARY TREE CALF, boards with gilt floral scroll frame, raised bands, spine panels with central fleuron surrounded by anular dots and scrolling floral cornerpieces, red and green morocco labels (two with gilt titling, one small circular volume number), marbled endpapers and edges. With frontispiece portrait of Alison. Front pastedown with bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt... Read More
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LES PASTORALES DE LONGUS OU DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ
by (BINDINGS - HACCIUS). MAILLOL, ARISTIDE, Illustrator. LONGUS
Paris: Les Frères Gonin, 1937. No. CXXV OF 500 COPIES, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST (this is one of the hors commerce copies with an additional suite of plates). 219 x 149 mm. (8 5/8 x 5 7/8"). [2], 217, [5] pp. One volume and one portfolio. Translated by Jacques Amyot. MOST ATTRACTIVE BEIGE CRUSHED MOROCCO BY IRMGARD HACCIUS (stamp-signed "I. H." in gilt on rear cover), front cover with gilt titling (arranged in 10 short, descending rows) surrounded... Read More
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FABLES
by (BINDINGS - SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE). RACKHAM, ARTHUR, Illustrator. AESOP
London & New York: William Heinemann & Doubleday, Page, 1912. No. 863 of 1,450 SIGNED by Rackham. With an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. 290 x 227 mm. (11 1/2 x 9"). xxix, [1], 223, [1] pp. SUPERB HONEY-BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT AND INLAID, BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with Arts & Crafts-style frame of gilt rules punctuated with inlaid green morocco dots, inlaid green morocco Tudor roses at corners with four leafy branches,... Read More
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JAMES AND HORACE SMITH: A FAMILY NARRATIVE
by (BINDINGS - GUILD OF WOMEN BINDERS). (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BOOKS). BEAVAN, ARTHUR
London: Hurst and Blackett, Limited, 1899. 190 x 125mm. (7 1/2 x 5"). xii, 128 pp.; 1 p.l. (volume II title page handwritten in ink), 129-312 pp. One volume expanded to two.. Fine crimson crushed morocco by the Guild of Women Binders (stamp-signed in gilt on front pastedown), raised bands, stylized gilt lettering on spines, all edges gilt. With five portraits, as called for, and EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED WITH 264 PLATES, 31 of these colored, 12 folding, about half of... Read More
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HEURES NOUVELLES
by (BINDINGS - 18TH CENTURY FRENCH, "ATELIER À LA TULIPE")
Paris: Chez Grange, 1743. 136 x 85 mm. (5 5/8 x 3 1/4"). 6 p.l., 592, [8] pp. VERY PRETTY CONTEMPORARY PARISIAN BROWN MOROCCO, GILT AND INLAID, BY THE "ATELIER À LA TULIPE," covers with floral frame accented with heart tool pierced by two arrows, a large pomegranate of gilt-tooled inlaid dark red morocco at center, four inlaid red morocco tulips at each corner, raised bands, spine compartments with small gilt botanical tool at center, two of these... Read More
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DENISE
by (BINDINGS - MEUNIER). SCHOLL, AURELIEN
Paris: Ed. Rouveyre et G. Bond, 1884. No. 18 OF 50 COPIES ON JAPON, from a total edition of 100. 222 x 140 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/2"). 58, [2] pp. VERY PRETTY CRIMSON MOROCCO, GILT, BY CHARLES MEUNIER (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with border of gilt and decorative rules and frame of branches entwined with a leafy vine, raised bands, spine compartments with floral bouquet at center enclosed by leafy branches and dotted rules, gilt... Read More
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THE BALLAD OF BEAU BROCADE AND OTHER POEMS OF THE XVIIITH CENTURY
by (BINDINGS - RIVIERE & SON). DOBSON, AUSTIN
London: Kegan, Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co, 1892. No. 10 OF 450 LARGE PAPER COPIES (250 for England and 200 for America), SIGNED by the author on the limitations page. 253 x 178 mm. (10 x 7"). xiii, [3], 83, [9] pp. ELEGANT CONTEMPORARY TAN MOROCCO, GILT, BY RIVIERE & SON (stamp-signed on front pastedown "Bound by Riviere & Son for L. Samuel Montagu, 1893"), covers with gilt rule and bead-and-star roll border, intricate dentelle frame, Pegasus ornament... Read More
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RABIÂ EL KOULOUB OU LE PRINTEMPS DES COEURS
by (BINDINGS - OTTO SCHULZE). SLIMAN BEN IBRAHIM, BAAMER. ÉTIENNE DINET, Illustrator
Paris: H. Piazza et Cie, 1902. No. 248 OF 260 COPIES on papier vélin (from a total edition of 300). 248 x 178 mm. (9 3/4 x 7"). 175, [1] pp., [1] leaf (colophon). EXTRAVAGANT BLUE MOROCCO, GILT AND INLAID, BY OTTO SCHULZE (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with a very decorative gilt frame enclosing a Moorish design featuring a lobed central panel framed by a strip of terra cotta morocco inlaid with 96 black morocco and gilt... Read More
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OPERA IN QUATTUOR TOMOS DISTRIBUTA
by (BINDINGS - 16TH CENTURY, BALTHASAR WERNHER). ATHANASIUS ALEXANDRINUS
Basel: [Hieronymus] Froben, 1556. First Edition of this Latin Translation. 343 x 235 mm. (13 1/2 x 9 1/4"). 4 p.l., 730, 142, [2] (blank) pp., [12] leaves. Translated from the Greek by Petrus Nannius and Wolfgang Musculus. Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over bevelled wooden boards by Balthasar Wernher of Lauingen, covers framed by palmette rolls and a roll signed with the initials B. W. that features half-figures of Christ as Salvator Mundi, St. Paul, St. John the Baptist,... Read More
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OUR LADY OF THE BEECHES
by (BINDINGS - CHIVERS). HUTTEN, BARONESS [BETTINA] VON
London: William Heinemann, 1907. 190 x 130 mm. (7 1/2 x 5"). 4 p.l., 245, [1] pp., [1] leaf. A VERY PRETTY VELLUCENT BINDING BY CEDRIC CHIVERS (stamp-signed on rear turn-in), upper cover with large central panel outlined in gilt, depicting an idyllic grove of trees, with a large marbled sundial in the foreground, this highlighted with mother-of-pearl inlays, smooth spine with painted title panel, gilt-ruled turn-ins, vellum doublures. With frontispiece portrait of the author. A little light... Read More
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![PRAYERS AND OFFICES OF DEVOTION. [with] THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. [with] THE HOLY BIBLE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/175/625/1751625175.0.l.jpg)
PRAYERS AND OFFICES OF DEVOTION. [with] THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER. [with] THE HOLY BIBLE
by (BINDINGS - MACKENZIE). JENKS, BENJAMIN
1824-32. Bible: 256 x 173 mm. (10 1/8 x 6 3/4"), Common Prayer: 251 x 160 mm. (9 7/8 x 6 1/4"), Prayers: 80 x 110 mm. (7 x 4 1/4"). Three separately published volumes.. VERY PRETTY DEEP GREEN STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO by J. Mackenzie (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers bordered with a French fillet enclosing a large scrolling central frame, central panel gilt stamped "Charl[ot]te Hill, 1834," raised bands, spine compartments decorated with a similar scrolling frame, turn-ins... Read More
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DAPHNIS AND CHLOE
by (BINDINGS - ALLIX). (ARTIST'S BOOKS). LONGUS. SUSAN ALLIX, Book Artist
London: Willow Press, 1982. No. 31 OF 55 COPIES SIGNED by artist and binder Susan Allix. 300 x 230 mm. (12 x 9"). 4 p.l., 91, [1] pp., [1] leaf (colophon). Translated by A. M. Burnett. WHIMSICAL PICTORIAL MOROCCO BY SUSAN ALLIX (stamp-signed on rear pastedown), the wrap-around design showing Daphnis and Chloe in blind-tooled brown morocco silhouetted against a blue morocco sea and cream morocco sky, beneath the lovers a blind-tooled vine with 11 inlaid or onlaid... Read More
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![THE WRITINGS OF BRET HARTE [with] MERWIN, HENRY CHILDS. THE LIFE OF BRET HARTE](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/913/759/1320759913.0.l.2.jpg)
THE WRITINGS OF BRET HARTE [with] MERWIN, HENRY CHILDS. THE LIFE OF BRET HARTE
by (BINDINGS - RIVERSIDE PRESS BINDERY). HARTE, BRET
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896-1914. No. 59 of 350 COPIES of the Autograph Edition, SIGNED in the first volume BY THE AUTHOR and dated September 1896. 221 x 146 mm. (8 5/8 x 5 3/4"). 21 volumes.. HANDSOME DARK BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT, FROM THE BINDERY OF THE RIVERSIDE PRESS (stamp-signed on verso of front free endpaper), covers with gilt fillet frame and large floral wreath at center, raised bands, spines gilt in compartments... Read More
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SEVENTH BRIDGE
by (BINDINGS - CRIS CLAIR TAKACS). AHLGREN, CAROL A.
Iowa City, Iowa: Gravel Pit Press, 1990. No. 27 OF 45 COPIES, signed in the colophon by designer, printer, and illustrator Nora L. Koch. 280 x 180 mm. (11 x 7 1/8"). 1 p.l., 11, [1] pp., [1] leaf. UNCONVENTIONAL BLACK AND KHAKI TIE-DYED CALF BY CRIS CLAIR TAKACS (inscribed in pencil in colophon: "Bound by Cris Clair Takacs 1993"), upper cover with subtle leather-relief archway and blind-stamped falling leaves, smooth spine with two black morocco labels, green... Read More
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THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
by (BINDINGS - CHIVERS). (EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED BOOKS). DICKENS, CHARLES
London: Chapman and Hall, 1870. FIRST EDITION in book form. 215 x 140 mm. (8 1/2 x 5 1/2). vii, [1] (blank), 190 pp. Without the leaf of publisher's ads. VERY ATTRACTIVE SCARLET CRUSHED MOROCCO BY CEDRIC CHIVERS (stamp-signed on rear turn-in) ca. 1911, covers framed by one blind and two gilt fillets, upper cover with INLAID PAINTED VELLUCENT ESCUTCHEON with the arms of the city of Rochester within a "tiled" gilt frame, the inlay enclosed by Art... Read More
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THE PROTESTANT ANNUAL, 1841
by (BINDINGS - VICTORIAN PUBLISHER'S). (EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTISM AND SOCIAL REFORM). ELIZABETH, CHARLOTTE, Editor
London: Francis Baisler, 1840. FIRST EDITION. 195 x 130 mm. (7 3/4 x 5"). xi, [1], 307, [1], 4 pp. Publisher's black pebbled morocco, covers elaborately decorated in blind with gilt centerpieces, smooth spine decorated in gilt, all edges gilt (gutter between the end of the text and the ads at the back expertly reinforced). With 10 engraved plates, including the frontispiece and engraved title. Dedication page with contemporary ink ownership inscription of Wm. C. Drysdale. Noticeable discoloration... Read More
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LES BORDS D'ADRIATIQUE ET LE MONTÉNÉGRO
by (BINDINGS - PUBLISHER'S BINDING). (TRAVEL - ILLUSTRATED). YRIARTE, CHARLES
Paris: Librarie Hachette et Cie, 1878. FIRST EDITION. 344x 256 mm. (13 1/2 x 10"). 4 p.l., 639 pp. Publisher's tan morocco-grained cloth WITH ANIMATED DESIGN BY AUGUSTE D. SOUZE (stamp-signed on front cover) STAMPED IN GILT AND BLACK, covers with dolphin and wave frame, trident cornerpieces, central panel with heraldic emblems, including Venice's Lion of St. Mark, and banners bearing the names of the covered territories, flaming censer at foot of central panel, publisher's emblem below it,... Read More
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EVENINGS OF A WORKING MAN, BEING THE OCCUPATION OF HIS SCANTY LEISURE
by (BINDINGS - RIVIERE). (DICKENS, CHARLES). OVERS, JOHN
London: T. C. Newby, 1844. FIRST EDITION. 170 x 102 mm. (6 3/4 x 4"). 1 p.l., xiii, [3], 205, [1] pp., [1] leaf (ads).Preface by Charles Dickens. VERY PLEASING GREEN CRUSHED MOROCCO BY RIVIERE & SONS (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers framed with gilt rules, densely tooled cornerpieces with floral sprigs on a stippled ground, raised bands, spine panels lavishly gilt with a starburst of floral tools emanating from a central medallion, all on a stippled ground,... Read More
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ALBUM VERSES: WITH A FEW OTHERS
by (BINDINGS - DE SAMBLANX-WECKESSER). LAMB, CHARLES
London: Edward Moxon, 1830. FIRST EDITION. 188 x 118 mm. (7 3/8 x 4 5/8"). vii, [1], 150 pp., [1] leaf (ads). SUPERB NAVY BLUE CRUSHED MOROCCO, GILT AND INLAID, BY DE SAMBLANX-WECKESSER (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with intricate gilt frame of trumpet vines bearing 36 inlaid scarlet flowers and buds, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with inlaid trumpet flower at center, gilt titling, turn-ins framed with gilt vine, navy blue moiré silk endleaves, marbled flyleaves,... Read More
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ELIA. ESSAYS WHICH HAVE APPEARED UNDER THAT SIGNATURE IN THE LONDON MAGAZINE
by (BINDINGS - RIVIERE & SON). [LAMB, CHARLES]
London: Taylor and Hessey, 1823. FIRST EDITION, First State (imprint with single address for publisher). 200 x 125 mm. (8 x 5"). 2 p.l., 341, [1] pp., [3] leaves (ads). VERY PRETTY DARK GREEN CRUSHED MOROCCO, ELABORATELY GILT, BY RIVIERE & SON (stamp-signed on front turn-in), covers with double frames formed of floral sprigs, drawer handles, and other small tools, raised bands, spine panels densely gilt with stippling, floral tools radiating from small central flower, gilt lettering, turn-ins... Read More
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