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19031883Canton: The Kirgate Press 1903. First edition. First edition. 4to. Superb intensely ornate decorative and inlaid binding by RALPH RANDOLPH ADAMS an innovative binder in the early 1900's who revitalized the Viennese inlay or mosaic technique in fine binding. ONE OF ONLY 15 COPIES ON IMPERIAL JAPAN PAPER. TEG others uncut. Bound in full brown morocco; the front cover is nearly completely filled with ornate leaf and stylized floral design ipress in the leather inlaid black petals arranged in groups with gilt stamped internal designs and inlaid black petals similar designs on back cover and spine From "Brush and Pencil" 1904: "Randolph Adams whose magnificent bindings in Viennese inlay have become so well know of late. and wonderful mosaic designs in leather surpass it is said anything o fthe sort hitherto attempted by either ancient or modern binders and his bindings are in the collections of many well-known connoisseurs." An important though perhaps lesser known American fine bookbinder. Margins of spine sightly corners very slightly rubbed an extremely tight and solid binding near fine. <br/><br/> The Kirgate Press hardcover books
1906006551London: Doves Press 1906. Limited Edition. First Edition Thus. Full Vellum. Near Fine. One of 300 copies in limitation. 8vo. 23.5 by 16.5 cm. 310 pp. Condition: a touch of soiling on the vellum spine. Overall a beautiful copy of this private press landmark. <br/><br/> Doves Press hardcover books
1902295719New York: Putnam 1902. hardcover. near fine. 3 volumes. Title pages printed in red & black handsomely rebound in older 3/4 tan polished calf; ornately gilt-stamped spines marbled boards and endpapers uncut edges t.e.g. New York: Putnam 1900. Near Fine.<br/><br/> Putnam unknown books
19103787London: Chapman and Hall 1910. First Thus. Large paper copy limited to 150 sets signed by the artist this being 83. Two quarto volumes 11 x 7 1/8 in; 282 x 181 mm. Original quarter vellum over natural linen boards. Front cover and spine decoratively stamped and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt others uncut. Collating xii 2 418; xi 1 blank 484 with thirty-three black and white plates and 124 black and white text illustrations. A very Fine set in the original pale blue dust jackets printed in red.<br/><br/>"Of the three great political upheavals which have altered the face of the world - the American French and Russian Revolutions - only the French Revolution has stimulated literary masterpieces which in turn have made their impact direct and indirect upon millions of readers. They are Carlyle's book and . Michelet's. Carlyle wrote his French Revolution as a secular 'tract for the times' and as a warning for his compatriots of the frightful consequences of materialism utilitarianism and democracy. The book at once captured the English-speaking world and has outside France moulded the popular conception of the French Revolution down to the present day" PMM.<br/><br/>Edmund Joseph Sullivan 1869-1933 was a British book illustrator who worked in a style which merged the British tradition of illustration from the 1860s with aspects of Art Nouveau. He was only 20 years old when he began contributing to various magazines including the Daily Chronicle The Daily Graphic The Pall Mall Gazette and Punch magazine. He soon graduated to the more prestigious role of book illustrator. Sullivan's style is comparable to that of Aubrey Beardsley but is more romantic without Beardley's acerbic attitude. <br/><br/>PMM 304 for the true first edition. Chapman and Hall unknown books
1955257741Kew Richmond Surrey 1955. Each on a single folded "Aerogramme" sheet addressed by Cockerell on verso; one page each. 8vo. Very good. Each on a single folded "Aerogramme" sheet addressed by Cockerell on verso; one page each. 8vo. Cockerell to Paul Standard. Charming letters from the aging museum director collector and calligrapher to his American counterpart Paul Standard founding member of the Typophiles and champion of calligraphy.<br/><br/>In the first Cockerell expresses his delight on receiving the news that he "will have the great pleasure of seeing you and Mrs. Standard here in June - by the same post came one from RUTH DRAPER saying exactly the same thing . I shall be delighted to show you my Bembo ms and other fine specimens of Italian calligraphy."<br/><br/>In the second Cockerell touchingly apologizes for his tardiness in answering: "I am going through rather a tiresome phase of my malady Old Age which makes me lethargic and rather disinclined to answer letters . Stella dear I think of you lovingly and wish speedy completion to your new book with much applause to follow. Dear Paul I feel that we understand each other and have a mutual affecton which wll not wear thin ."<br/><br/>In the last letter Cockerell is glad to know that "'Italian Food' by Elizabeth David has been an acceptable addition to Stella's culinary library . Also I was glad to have news of STANLEY MORISON for whom I have great admiration . BR is another old and dear friend to whom I am glad to have had my recalled - He is maturing but I believe he's not eager to grow old - what a lot he has done for printing both in America and here .". unknown books
190248904New Rochelle New York: Printed by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press 1902. 1st edition Walsdorf 93. Limited to 210 cc. Linen cloth spine over blue-grey paper wrapped boards. Printed paper title label to spine. Age-toning. Modest wear. Bookplate to front paste-down with library no. inked above. A VG copy. 6 44 2 19 12 pp. Deckle edges. Unpaginated divisional t.p. for "The Ideal Book"; divisional t.p. for "An Essay on Printing". Laid-on are two samples of red-patterned wallpaper presumed to be of Morris' design. Illustrated including a 5 page section depicting "the Troy and Chaucer types printed from process blocks to ensure fidelity to the original Kelmscott Press work." 8vo. 9-3/4" x 6-5/8" <br/><br/>Per Walsdorf "Clarke Conwell was not only an excellent printer of finely made books but with the help of his designer wife H. M. O'Kane he managed to turn out a remarkable number of first-rate books. He produced nine books in 1902 four of which were related to William Morris." Here offered is one of those 4 "finely made" volumes. Printed by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press hardcover books
1930WRCLIT68234Oak Park IL 1930. Original drawing in ink 43 x 32.5 cm plus large margins. A few faint smudges to margins verso a bit smudged and soiled. with mounting residue on top edge verso. Matted. Very good. A fine portrait of a contemplative Carlyle seated. deep in thought smoking his pipe by a fireplace by the Chicago commercial artist and book plate designer 1880 - 1972. The portrait is enclosed within a complex border of flowers thistle and vines with Carlyle's name entwined in the lower margin. This portrait is very much in the style of - but surpasses in composition - the portrait he did of William Morris which appeared as part of a series in THE INLAND PRINTER to which he was frequent contributor. Signed in the image and with Junge's name and address in pencil on the verso. unknown books
1970008388Durham North Carolina: Duke University Press 1970. The first 12 volumes published 1970-1985. The first four volumes in publisher's slipcase the slipcase is Fine. All twelve volumes are Fine As Issued. Pristine white cloth. A set worthy of a scholar collector or institution. A heavy set will require additional shipping charges for priority or international shipping. Please inquire before ordering. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Duke University Press Hardcover books
195726286New York: American Fabrics Magazine 1957. Light foxing to the page edges and a few page margins and a small spot of disoloration at the spine foot else near fine in illustrated wrappers. Sharp copy. First Edition. Tall quarto. Oversized magazine-format textile trade publication. This issue published to commemorate the International Silk Congress of 1957 with covers designed by DalÃ. Printed in color and black and white and featuring fabric swatches throughout. Includes articles promoting silk on women's and menswear trends reports on the silk industry in America and Europe and a silk lexicon with a skein of silk taped in. New York: American Fabrics Magazine unknown books
196493552NY:: Vantage Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. B0007H92IW . A novella of crime and racism in a small Southern town at the turn of the twentieth century. The author's first book. Stated first edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Very good in a very good faded out along the spine dust jacket. ; 76 pages . Vantage Press, hardcover books
19161923<p>London: Chapman and Hall 1916. Five volumes 12 mo. uniformly bound in three-quarter smooth brown calf over navy blue cloth. Gilt armorial device on upper covers gilt rules and titles top edge gilt. Only one volume of Frederick the Great present of five. Rubbing along hinges and extremities.still an attractive little set. Included are the titles: Latter-Day Pamphlets Translations from Museus Tieck Richter; The French Revolution Sartor Resartus on Heoroes Hero- Worship and the Heroic in History Past and Present; Frederick the Great and Wilhelm Meister.</p> Chapman and Hall hardcover books
1932283092Racine Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co 1932. First Whitman Edition. Hard Cover. Good binding/Good dust jacket. A clean copy; First Whitman Edition which collected seven of the Hamilton Brown Shoe Co. stories into one hardcover volume. Includes full page color illustrations throughout. Dustjacket has a long closed tear to the front cover and small chips and tears to the edges. Soiling to the front and rear covers and small spots of surface loss to the spine. Now protected in a mylar cover. Good binding / Good dust jacket. Whitman Publishing Co unknown books
192926015637Boston: Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company 1929. 36 unnumbered pages. Litho on board. Charming end paper design depicting the various named characters at work. Profusely illustrated throughout by Arthur Henderson. Chapters include SpringTime in Twinkie Town The Twinkies Build an Airship The Twinkies Sail to Sacapacapoo and The Twinkies Meet Mother Nature. Measures 8 1/2" x 6 1/4". Edge chips on spine; cove wear <br/><br/> Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company unknown books
1950046031Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood & Sons 1950. 6 volumes complete lightly chipped dj. All from the 3d impression except the first volume 4th impression and the six volume 2d impression. Contents: v. 1 The second century to the ninth. v. 2 The political theory of the Roman lawyers and the canonists from the tenth century to the thirteenth century. v. 3 Political theory from the tenth century to the thirteenth. v. 4 The theories of the relation of the Empire and the Papacy from the tenth century to the twelfth. v. 5 The political theory of the thirteenth century. v. 6 Political theory from 1300 to 1600. William Blackwood & Sons unknown books
1955319664London: Rupert Hart-Davis 1955. 8vo. Bound in full green morocco a.e.g.for Aspreys. Fine. 8vo. Rupert Hart-Davis unknown books
1916403787Los Angeles: The Phillips Publishing Company 1916. Thick 4to. 16 448 pp. Frontispiece numerous photographic plates. Original maroon limp morocco top edges gilt. Some wear and discreet repair to fragile binding internally fine. DELUXE EDITION number 234 of an unspecified edition signed by the author. The numerous photographs include portraits and scenes of pioneer life in Colorado. Graff 1014; Howes D105; Wilcox p. 36 "recollections of early days in Leadville Colorado Springs and other towns by a pioneer journalist"; Wynar 334. <br/><br/> The Phillips Publishing Company unknown books
197210487New York: New York Botanical Garden 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition. 293 pp. Illustrated in color and black and white. Superb monograph on the orchid with text by Luer. Illustrated prospectus laid in to front of book. A bright near fine oversized hardbound book in near fine clipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> New York Botanical Garden hardcover books
197510488New York: New York Botanical Garden 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition. 361 pp illustrated monograph on the orchid. This is the companion volume to the 1972 The Native Orchids of Florida by Luer. Near fine in near fine clipped dustwrapper. <br/><br/> New York Botanical Garden hardcover books
197510190The New York Botanical Garden 1975. Cloth. Collectible; Fine/Fine. A clean very sharp copy of the 1975 1st edition of Volume II. Near Fine with light foxing at the fore-edge in a bright Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto 361 pgs. crisp color photographs thruout. <br/><br/> The New York Botanical Garden hardcover books
1965147218Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1965. First Draft script for the 14th and final episode of the first and only season of "Blue Light" originally aired on ABC on May 18 1966. With holograph ink annotations to the cast list noting the names of prospective actors for each role.<br/><br/>An American spy living in Germany during World War II receives orders to kill a scientist who appears to be completing an atomic bomb for the SS but soon realizes the man may be working against the Nazis after all.<br/> <br/>Set in Germany. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers noted as FIRST DRAFT on the front wrapper dated DECEMBER 22 1965. Title page present dated December 22 1965 noted as FIRST DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Harold Livingstone. 36 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mimeographed on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
19726208New York: The New York Botanical Garden 1972; 1975. First editions. Very Good Good. Two separate volumes. 32cm; 293 361 pages illustrated with line drawings and color photographs by the author. Both volumes printed at Ipswich England by W. S. Cowell Butter Market. Original cloth in dust jackets. Dust jackets a bit yellowed and text block edges speckled with dust. Otherwise apparently unread copies in very good condition! The New York Botanical Garden hardcover books
1951JC8563New York: American Fabrics Reporter Publications 1951. Paperback. Very Good. Full-color illustrated wraps; folio; pp. 146 printed and illustrated in full-color some tipped and b/w throughout rich with ads and with 50 fabric specimens each about 1x1 to 2x2 inches plus a bookmark by the Burlington Mills' Ribbon Division. Covers lightly rubbed; spine a bit scuffed; otherwise in excellent condition. A lavish quarterly publication for fashion industry professionals with articles by numerous contributors amply displaying the styles and designs of the period of course but also addressing the vagaries of production government regulation textile technology and more. <br/><br/> American Fabrics, Reporter Publications paperback books
1952JC8564New York: American Fabrics Reporter Publications 1952. Paperback. Very Good. Full-color illustrated wraps; folio; pp. 124 printed and illustrated in full-color some tipped and b/w throughout rich with ads and with 65 fabric specimens each about 1x1 to 2x2 inches. Covers lightly rubbed; spine a bit scuffed; otherwise in excellent condition. A lavish quarterly publication for fashion industry professionals with articles by numerous contributors amply displaying the styles and designs of the period of course but also addressing the vagaries of manufacturing and production government regulation color science textile technology and more. Includes an articles on opportunities for women in textiles. With an index of advertisers and their advertising agencies. <br/><br/> American Fabrics, Reporter Publications paperback books
1954JC8565New York: American Fabrics Reporter Publications 1954. Paperback. Very Good. Full-color illustrated wraps; folio; pp. 108 printed and illustrated in full-color some tipped and b/w throughout rich with ads and with 33 fabric specimens each about 1x1 to 2x2 inches. Covers lightly rubbed and a little creased along the edges; otherwise in excellent condition. A lavish quarterly publication for fashion industry professionals with articles by numerous contributors amply displaying the styles and designs of the period of course but also addressing the vagaries of manufacturing and production government regulation color science textile technology and more. In this issue "The Colors of India." With an index of advertisers and their advertising agencies. <br/><br/> American Fabrics, Reporter Publications paperback books
197227276NY: The New York Botanical Garden 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very good-/Very good-. NY: The New York Botanical Garden 1972. First edition. Fully illustrated with b/w line drawings maps and color photographic plates by the author. 293 pp. Hardcover. 4to size. Beige cloth. Minor bumping and rubbing to pressure points. Front heel joint starting to fray. Spine slightly sunned and cocked still stands on end. Very light scattered foxing on edges fading to endpapers. Edges and pages very lightly yellowed. Still clean tight and bright. Dj is slightly edge rubbed yellowed dust soiled front flap corners clipped and interior foxed. Very good-/Very good-. Oversized - extra shipping charges apply The New York Botanical Garden hardcover books
