SQUIRE HELLMAN AND OTHER STORIES
by Aho, Juhani (Brofeldt, Johannes)
T. Fisher Unwin, London. 1893. FIRST EDITION. A near fine copy bound in the original beige linen cloth with blue green lettering and decoration. TEG, others untrimmed. Part of the Pseudonym Library series. Aho was the pseudonym of Finnish author Johannes Brofeldt who is most known for the short story, "When Father Brought Home the Lamp" which is in this collection. Nice art nouveau bookplate on front pastedown, a bit of light foxing to prelims... Read More
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WITCHES' BANE
by Albert, Susan Wittig
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1993. Uncorrected advance proof copy in the original orange wrappers. A fine copy save for some slight fading to the spine.
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SONNETS AND CANZONETS
by Alcott, A. B
Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1882. 12mo. This is a beautiful copy in the original brown ribbed cloth with no wear and the gilt titles bright. Previous owners signature and "Xmas 1939" written on front endpaper. Laid in (and now) stuck to the rear pastedown is a portion of an envelope flap for the Strandway Book Shop in Boston.
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BLACK PLUMES
by Allingham, Margery
Doubleday, Doran and Co. published for the Crime Club. New York, 1940 Octavo. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. A fine copy in the original yellow cloth with black titling and decoration. The book is clean and bright and untouched except from one small (1/16") bump along lower edge of front cover. The dustwrapper is bright and clean but brittle with edge wear and considerable chipping on spine and edges. Overall a very nice copy. "First Edition" on copyright page.
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STORIES AND FAIRY TALES FIRST AND SECOND SERIES
by Andersen, Hans Christian
London and Orpington: George Allen, 1893. Two volumes bound in olive green cloth with pictorial cover illustrations in forest green. Octavo, 398 & 426 pages respectively. Each volume contains 100 illustrations in black and white by Arthur J. Gaskin, including a full page frontispiece. Arthur Gaskin, less well-known than his colleague Walter Crane, produced some of the most enchanting illustrations of the period. The cover illustrations, two young girls reading beneath a pair of stylized pomegranate trees, form a border... Read More
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TUMMELISA
by Anderson, H. C.
Ahlen & Akerlunds, Stockholm, 1915A large quarto bound in the original beige linen cloth with a color cover vignette and green titling. The cloth is slightly age darkened with some wear to the extremities. Front inner hinge cracked but still solid. Some soiling and age darkening to the text block as usual. This is the first edition, written in Swedish with charming, nearly miniature illustrations by Einar Nerman. The illustrations are mounted and tissue guarded. Gift inscription on front endpaper... Read More
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THE FOREST POOL
by Armer, Laura Adams
New York and Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co., (1938). Slim quarto. Bound in original vivid orange cloth, 40 pages. Aside from wear to the spine extremities and browning to the edges of the enleaves, this is a fine, bright copy of an enchanting book. Stunning, bold illustrations by the author.
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WANTED A MATCHMAKER
by (Armstrong, Margaret) Ford, Paul, Leicester
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1901. An octavo, 111pp., bound in original decorative green cloth, designed by Margaret Armstrong. Top edge gilt. Large portions of both covers and flaps of dust wrapper present, lacking spine panel. The book is in very good condition, except for a tiny pierce in the paper of the title page, affecting two letters in the "ga" in Margaret Armstong. Illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy..superb Art Nouveau borders in green and black.
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LITERATURE AND DOGMA
by Arnold, Matthew
Edinburgh: Thomas Nelson, (ca. 1920). A lovely little 12mo., 379 pages, bound in quarter vellum over red cloth. Top edge gilt. A fine copy.
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POEMS OF MATTHEW ARNOLD
by Arnold, Matthew
London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and New York: Walter Scott, (ca.1890). A square 12mo., 304 pp., bound in half-vellum over red cloth. Top edge gilt, leather spine label with gilt title and Art Nouveau gilt flowers on spine. Inscription in a small, neat hand on the front free endpaper, dated, 1905. One of The Canterbury Poets series, edited by William Sharp. These little books constitute one of the most attractive collections of poetry published during the Arts and Crafts period of design. Quite... Read More
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LITTLE STORIES OF YESTERDAY IN CALIFORNIA
by (Arroyo Press) Foster, Caroline H. W
Los Angeles: The Arroyo Press, 1906. A slim 12mo., 83 pages, bound in original printed wrappers with yapp edges. Aside from a small chip at the tail of the spine, this is a pristine copy, signed by the author on the title page.
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GARDENING FOR THE MILLION
by (Art Nouveau Book Design) Pink, Alfred
London: T. Fisher Unwin, (1904). An octavo of 267 pages bound in the original pictorial cloth of a gardener in a white shirt and hat tending a garden bed with his rake. The spine features a large bay standard with twisted twin trunks set in a large pot. This exceptional publisher's trade binding is executed in white, olive and chartreuse green set against navy blue. Colored frontispiece of sweet peas. Written by the author of Recipe For The Million, it... Read More
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THE COUNTRY BOY
by (Art Nouveau Trade Binding) Selwyn, Edgar
New York: The H. K. Fly Company, (1911). An octavo, 307 pp., bound in cobalt blue cloth with an extaordinary Art Nouveau pictorial cover of a songbird in the branches of a flowering tree against a bright gilt sky. Titles on cover and spine also gilt. This sentimental novel was written by Charles Server from the play by Edgar Selwyn. The back cover and spine have some light spotting noticed only when the book is turned into certain lights.... Read More
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TARRY THOU TILL I COME
by ( Art Nouveau Trade Binding) (Edwards, George Wharton)
New York and London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1901. A stout octavo of 588 pp., color frontispiece and black and white plates by T. de Thulstrup. An exquisite example of a publisher's Art Nouveau binding, designed by George Whaton Edwards, signed with his initials. Scarlet cloth with cover and spine decorations consisting of Corinthian pillars in astonishly bright, heavy gilt and a fern frond in striking olive green. Warmly inscribed and signed by the illustrator on the front free... Read More
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JOHN DIETRICH AND OTHER STORIES FROM THE FAIRY BOOK
by (Art Nouveau Binding) Ward, Mrs. Humphrey
London & New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, (ca. 1915). 12mo. A very nice copy of one of the books in the Golden River Series. Bound in the original blue cloth with a cover design in black with gilt lettering. The design has a European Art Nouveau look with a mixture of somewhat conventional foliage and geometric flower design. Just to make sure all the bases are covered there are the "three squares" elements from the Scottish turn of the... Read More
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ENOCH ARDEN AND IN MEMORIAM
by (Arts and Crafts Vellum Gift Binding)Tennyson, Alfred
London: Macmillan and Co., 1895. Octavo. A sensuously romantic but chaste gift binding in full vellum with the initials " J. J. de W." in gilt on the front cover and " 25. June 1895 d. d. G. B. R." on the back cover. 184 pages. The gilt titled spine has an ornament of a single gilt inverted lily blossom on a sinuous stem with the date, 1895 in gilt at the foot of the spine. Small gilt lily blossoms... Read More
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ESSAYS OF ELIA
by (Arts and Crafts). Lamb, Charles
Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1904. An oblong 8vo., 95 pages, plus footnotes, bound in original Japon vellum. Both the cover and spine of this exceptional example of Arts and Crafts period design have decorative ornaments and titles executed in light olive green and gilt. The design consists of stylized rose buds and foliage that replicate stenciled hand work. Top edge gilt. Elaborate ornamental title page in the Celtic tradition as well as several head and tail pieces in... Read More
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THE ART CRAFTS FOR BEGINNERS
by (Arts and Crafts) Sanford, Frank G
New York: The Century Co., 1904. 12mo. Bound in tan cloth, 270 pp., with striking Arts and Crafts ornament on the front cover printed in black, reflecting the Celtic influence on the movement. This is an early American promotion of the ideals and aesthetics of the British Arts and Crafts tenets. There is a previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper, dated 1906. Aside from some minor soiling, this is a very good copy of the scarce FIRST... Read More
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YOURSELF AND YOUR HOUSE WONDERFUL
by (Arts and Crafts Illustration) Guerber, H. A
Philadelphia: The Uplift Publishing Company, (1913 ). An octavo, 301 pages, bound in original green cloth with color pictoria pastedown on the front cover. This book was intended to provide guidance for children and their parents when dealing with some of the more sensitive issues of growing up in a respectable environment. Parrallel discussions about home and personal life abound, accompanied by charming illustrations, some in color. No wonder the generation of children growing up at the time the Arts... Read More
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BASIC LETTERING COMPOSITION * COLOR HARMONY* GILDING* EMBOSSING PROCESSES, ETC
by (Arts and Crafts Design) (Chicago Interest) Heberling, W. A
Chicago: Walbrunn, Kling & Co., (1922). First edition Oblong 4to., bound in original tan cloth withexceptional Arts and Crafts cover design executed in primary green, yellow and red. A stunning copy of this rare design book, containing 64 full page plates and 110 pages of text. Heberling was the head of the graphic arts department at the Mooseheart Vocational Training School. The book is considered one of the best books of the period for preparing students interested in the graphic... Read More
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BOOK OF BABY MINE
by (Baby Record Book) Denny, Meleena Burns
(Grand Rapids, Mich): (Simplicity Company), 1915. An octavo, 94 pages, bound in limp leather with emobssed decorative cover. A charming book for recording the important milestones in a baby's life. The first part of the book has blank pages for entering records, illustrated in color by Meleena Burns Denny, in the style of Fanny Cory. The latter pages offer instruction to new parents on the care of their new family member. Topping off this exceptional record book is a... Read More
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THE SLUMBER TOWN TALES. (FOUR VOLUMES IN SLIPCASE)
by Bailey, Arthur Scott
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1921). Four volumes, The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels, The Tale of the Muley Cow, The Tale of Henrietta Hen and The Tale of Mistah Mule. Early Reprint editions, circa 1930. All volumes are bound in tan cloth with pictorial endleaves. The rear upper corner of The Tale of Pony Twinkleheels is bumped and The Tale of the Muley Cow has a faint spot of discoloration on the front cover. Else, all volumes are pristine. The... Read More
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THE LIFEBOAT (Charles Rennie Mackintosh binding)
by Ballantyne, R. M.
Blackie & Son, London, circa 1930. A near fine copy bound in the original red cloth with black cover design by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Original pictorial dust wrapper with some minor chipping but overall very good. Slight sun fading to top and bottom edges of book but colors are clear and bright with the bold Mackintosh pattern unmarked.
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THE MIRROR OF BAUDELAIRE
by Baudelaire, Charles
Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, (1942). 8vo. Original gray wrappers with the simple drawing by Matisse on the cover. A near fine copy of one of the Poets of the Month booklets nicely printed with the text in both French and English.
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THE LOST PRINCESS OF OZ
by Baum, L. Frank
Reilly & Lee, Chicago, 1917 Original pictorial cloth, illustrated by John R. Neill with 12 color plates. This is an early, but not first edition, retaining the same number of plates as the first. In later editions, fewer color plates were included. Aside from light soiling, the binding is very bright and firm. The contents exhibit the usual foxing and browning, but all plates are present and in fine condition. A most pleasing copy of one of the popular titles... Read More
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