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Book is in excellent condition with light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 76 pages with b&w photos, ads, illustrations throughout. Chapters include: Genuine English people, Stumps and mud, Christmas is for kids, Christmas in the country, Yuletides in uniform, Candles on the Christmas tree, "Lady, could I put my wood in?" et al.
11p. Gilt stars on title page. Deckle edged. Large gold initial. Thin 8vo. Original full gold flecked paper binding, gold lettered. Lacks spine. Limited to only 245 copies. A beautifully printed Christmas story. There seem to have been a variety of these issued in very limited editions for various collectors and wealthy people to give at Christmas. First Edition thus. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67.
pp. xv, 557, (3) [Publisher's ad for the Works of William Taylor] + Portrait Frontis and Full Page Plates. XLib. Bookplate of Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary Library. All edges gilt. Small 8vo. 190 mm. Original full cloth binding embossed in blind. Loss at head and tail of spine. Lacks rear fly leaf or one page of the publisher's ads. William Taylor (1821-1902) was an American Missionary and Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Taylor University, a Christian college in Indiana, carries his name. RELIGION BOX 11
12mo, 16pp., woodcut to title page, imprint slightly cropped, disbound. A Cheap Repository Tract.
24p. With colored wood engravings by Bernard Brussell-Smith. Designed and printed by Kurt H. Volk. Wide margins. Uncut. Holiday Greetings insert from Kurt H. Volk. Pastedowns beginning to brown. Tall thin 8vo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in silver with fir tree vignette on front cover. Original slip case with paper label. Limited Edition, but no statement of number of copies. Very nice example. The illustrator, Bernard Brussel-Smith (1914-1989) studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and the New School for Social Research, New York. He taught at the Brooklyn Museum, Cooper Union, City College, and the National Academy. His work was widely exhibited and is in many major art collections. The printer publisher Kurt Hans Volk (1884-1962) was born in Germany, and probably trained as a printer/typographer there. He worked for many years at N.W. Ayers in Philadelphia before starting his own typographic firm in 1927. He widely lectured on advertising typography and authored the important work: "Using Type Correctly." He greatest influence as a designer was probably as a consultant to the Merganthaler Linotype Company. Today he is probably best known for a private series of keepsakes and limited edition books distributed to friends at Christmas. We are pleased to be able to offer one of these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67.
pp. xiv, 256 + Plus handsome engraved frontis and full page plates with tissue guards. Engraved half title. All edges gold. Bookseller's label. Some age stain. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Front cover embossed in blind and decorated with gold designs and flowers. Spine gold lettered and decorated. Extremities bumped and very slightly worn. Very nice copy of Christmas stories and poems written by Victorian women authors, including: Mary Howitt; Mrs. Hall; Mrs. Barbauld; Mrs. Ardy; Agnes Strickland, and others. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W70.
np. Color woodcuts by Ilse Bischoff. Color decorated title page. Large print. Design by Helen Gentry. Printing by William E. Rudge's Sons for Holiday House. Inner hinge cracked. 12mo. Unusual split hinge binding, without spine label. Original thick paper boards. Paper boards decorated in color with Christmas stockings. Very nice little copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
13 leaves. Gilt snowflake device and "Yuletide 1930" over printed in gold on title page. First initial delicately embossed in blind. Printed in the French Fold style, each leaf with text on one side only. Unopened. Wide margins throughout. Text printed on heavy, soft rice paper. Gilt snowflake colophon. Tall 8vo. Original full white padded paper binding decorated in silver, soiled. This copy is number 90 of a Limited Edition. Attractive copy. Kurt Hans Volk (1884-1962) was born in Germany, and probably trained as a printer/typographer there. He worked for many years at N.W. Ayers in Philadelphia before starting his own typographic firm in 1927. He widely lectured on advertising typography and authored the important work: "Using Type Correctly." He greatest influence as a designer was probably as a consultant to the Merganthaler Linotype Company. Today he is probably best known for a private series of keepsakes and limited edition books distributed to friends at Christmas. We are pleased to be able to offer one of these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W67
n.p. + Wood engraved portrait tissue tipped on Frontis. Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill. Text printed on one side only. Top edge gold. Inner hinges cracked. Tall 4to. Original full cloth binding. Front board lettered in gold with a wide strip imitating mahogany near spine. 1 to 2 inch loss at head and tail of spine. Loss at edges of mahogany strip. Corners worn with loss. Hardbound. Very good. JUN5 BOX 5
pp. 372 pages in various pagings +Plus Frontis Portrait, music, and plates of illustrations. 16mo. 230mm. Original publisher's full green cloth binding decorated in blind and yellow. Spine decorated and lettered in white. Boards soiled with wear around the edges. Binding colors gone. Spine soiled with wear to head and base. Corners bumped. Contents clean. Hardbound. A loose binding. Good. Inscription on inside flyleaf reads' Presented to Miss Ellen Peck by her cousins M.L. and S. E. Peck. North Manlins March 8th 1861.' NW51
pp. 69, (2)[Books by Mrs. Wiggin] + frontis. Text illustrated with drawings. Title page decorated with small drawing of a little girl. 8vo. Original full yellow cloth binding, lettered in black. Black pictorial front cover vignette of a little girl sitting on her chair with her crutches leaning nearby. Original dust jacket, small chip rear wrap. Very nice copy which includes the rare dust jacket. "This edition, dramatized edition, arranged for school, home or amateur dramatic club". Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W70
Paris, Barbou, 1780. Un volume de format in 12 de 622 pp. Reliure de l'époque en pleine basane tabac, fortes épidermures, petits manques de cuir. Dos frotté sans pièce de titre. Tranche bleue, mouchetée. Exemplaire de travail, solidement relié, frais intérieurement, mais avec les défauts précités.
unp., Illus. by the author Hardcover Very good condition good
357 Pages. Two fold-out maps. Gilt ruled decoration to covers. Foxing on prelims and title page and maps. Inscriptions on pre-title pages. Wear to cover surfaces and extremities, cracked down joints of spine.
42p. Embellished with color hand-drawn initials in the fashion of the Fifteenth Century by Kurt H. Volk. Title page decorated and printed in red and black. Type set in Janson and printed in four colors by offset on white, heavyweight Fabriano from Fabriano, Italy. Uncut. Wide margins. Top edge gold. Folio. Original leather spine over cloth boards, some soiling. Gilt lettered spine. Limited Edition. Number 707 of only 1000 copies. Signed by Kurt H. Volk. Nice copy. Kurt Hans Volk (1884-1962) was born in Germany, and probably trained as a printer/typographer there. He worked for many years at N.W. Ayers in Philadelphia before starting his own typographic firm in 1927. He widely lectured on advertising typography and authored the important work: "Using Type Correctly." He greatest influence as a designer was probably as a consultant to the Merganthaler Linotype Company. Today he is probably best known for a private series of keepsakes and limited edition books distributed to friends at Christmas. We are pleased to be able to offer one of these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
In-8, 113p. Six nouvelles illustrées de dessins en noir de Marcel North. Exemplaire enrichi d'un envoi autographe signé de North.
"A celebration of Christmas - Green Gables style! Inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved classic 'Anne of Green Gables' .a fascinating selection of Christmas lore, crafts, cooking and decorating ideas, complete with easy-to-follow instructions and charmingly illustrated with step-by-. step drawings and glorious colour photographs." 194p. illus. Book
pp. ix, 309 + Plus frontis and full page illustrations with tissue guards by Gibson; Wiles; Wenzell; Carleton. Uncut. Top edge gold gilt. Some foxing and damp staining. Inked presentation from Galveston, TX only three months after the horrible Galveston Flood where over 8,000 people died. 8vo. Original green cloth binding decorated with gold and white vines. Gilt lettered. Signed binding by Margaret Armstrong. Margaret Neilson Armstrong (18671944) was a 20th-century American designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers in the Art Nouveau style. Lower rear board has some discoloration. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
61p. + Frontis with tissue guard. Chapter head drawing. Title page printed in red and black. Wide margins. Printed on heavy paper. Uncut. Top edge gold. Marbled endpapers. XLib. Bookplates of W. Emmert Swigart and Juniata College library (withdrawn). Square 8vo. Original vellum like spine over paper boards, gold lettered. Binding soiled and worn. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 950 copies. PRESS/W33
61p. + Plus woodcut engraved frontis and full page plates. Text ruled throughout in black. Brown endpapers sprinkled with gold stars. Label "Presented by G. Milton Bair and Sons Edward W. and Ray W. to the Harold H. Bair Post No. 14 American Legion, March 1930". Early inked ownership "Ray Welsh Bair, from his Brother, Christmas, 1892". First few signatures finger smudged. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, embossed in blind and lettered in gold. Spine and rear cover spotted. Issued at the pinnacle of the enthusiasm for Palmer Cox's Brownies, this is a appealing Christmas story of a woman who enlists a group of Brownies to help her children celebrate the holiday. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W69
Miniature book: 2"w x2 5/8"h. 604 pages.
28p. + Plus frontis. Full page black line drawings printed on lime green blocks. Title page with border printed in black on a lime green block. Light pink endpapers. Strathmore Paper Company label detailing stock used. 8vo. Original full red paper binding with covers silver flaked. Front cover decorated with a white rose and a blue edging. Limited number of this Christmas edition was printed for the friends of Aldus Printers. Nice copy. Very scarce. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
pp. xi, 41. Ruled throughout in black. Title page printed in red and black. Decorative head and tail pieces. Uncut and unopened. 24mo. Original stiff wraps, decorated in gold. Original printed glassine wraps. Original slip case, small loss at bottom edge. Nice copy. Quite scarce. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W39
Book is missing exterior spine and part of paper cover has been torn off. Tape mark inside front cover and blacked out previous owner's name. Loose front hinge. Pages are sewn and text block binding is tight. Brightly colored illustrations by Esther Friend printed on heavy, creamy paper. 9"w x 11 1/4"h. 28 pages.
Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 270 pages, including writing by Matt Briggs, Rebecca Brown, Grant Cogswell, Monica Drake, Rachel Eggers, Bret Fetzer, Renee French, Diana George, Brian Goedde, Keri Healey, Darren Higgins, Marjorie Hogan, Jamie Hook, Rich Jensen Nomy Lamm, Stacey Levine, Nikki McClure, Slim Moon, Sierra Nelson, Greta Nintzel, Melanie Noel, Joshua Plague, Trisha Ready, Steven Shaviro, Jean Smith, Matthew Stadler, Nathan Thronburgh, et al.
