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13939No Place: Privately Printed No Date. First edition thus. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo. Slender eight page pamphlet in stapled illustrated wrappers. Priscilla Johnston's version of this Michaux poem. About very good condition. No publication info provided 1970. In anny event a scarce booklet. <br/><br/> Privately Printed paperback books
193941408Paris: G. L. M. 1939. 1st edition. LIMITED to 580 copies of which this is number 458. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author to Joyce scholar Richard Ellmann. Stiff buff printed paper wrappers. Modest wear & soiling to wrappers. A VG example. Unpaginated. B/w illustrations throughout. 6-1/2" x 4-7/8" <br/><br/> G. L. M. unknown books
20002279276Gallimard 2000. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Pages faintly toned. 2000 Mass Market Paperback. French-language text featuring works and information about the celebrated French writer and poet. Gallimard paperback books
196742422Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press 1967. First trade paperback printing. 66 pp. Fine in wrappers with pasted-on cover and spine labels. Teo Savory’s English translation of these poems followed by the French originals. Illustrated with a selection of Michaux’s “Mescaline†drawings. Santa Barbara: Unicorn Press, paperback books
194920800Chicago: Modern Poetry Association 1949. First Edition. Wraps. Very good . 12mo. Perfect-bound wraps. Very good plus to near fine with light toning to wraps; notation to spine. Clean unmarred throughout. 61 pp. <br/><br/>Featues Thomas Merton's poems "St. Malachy" and "From the Legend of St. Clement" along with Richard Ellman's translation of Henri Michaux's prose poem "The Jetty" among other contributions. (Modern Poetry Association) paperback books
1894007095Culler NC : C. Phillips Printer 1894. SCARCE. Very Good in original purple cloth spine sunned to white lightening to front board wear to cloth at spine ends hinges starting yet binding sound. 247 pp. with floral end pages. "With an Appendix in which The Papacy is shown from the Scriptures to be the great Anti-Christ; and the false and corrupt system is exposed." Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Protestant authors. North Carolina -- Social life and customs. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. C. Phillips, Printer Hardcover books
195158701Washington: Happy News Publishing 1951. Hardcover. Very Good. frontis portrait one illustration index ix 139p. Cloth. 23cm. Gift inscription on rear endpaper. No Jacket. Compiled and edited by Pauline Lark. A compilation of hundreds of short statements and sayings mainly religious by Michaux. One is "When the wicked get in trouble let them suffer a little before you get them out." <br/><br/> Happy News Publishing hardcover books
1950235543Washington DC: Happy News Publishing Company 1950. Hardcover. 139p. frontispiece portrait of Michaux corners lightly bumped else very good condition. NO DJ. African American preacher & businessman. Happy News Publishing Company hardcover books
2004131710Guadalajara Mexico 2004. First edition. Softcover. 36 pages. Exhibition catalog for a group show that ran October 28 2004 through January 13 2005. Text in Spanish. Includes numerous color illustrations. A very good copy in stapled wrappers with a pen notation on the rear panel. Scarce catalog. unknown books
1986038699New York: Red Ozier Press 1986. Translated by Serge Gavronsky. With a drawing by Ken Botnick. 4p. b/w illus. original stiff blue wrappers with the deckle titlepage. One of 145 copies SIGNED by the translator. Red Ozier Press unknown books
18650000677Philadelphia: Rice Rutter & Co. 1865. Half calf. Very good. 8vo. 5 volumes in half leather on marble boards. Spines with raised bands and tooled panels; title author and volume in separate panels all gilt. Collation: vol. 1 184 p.; vol.2 180 p.; vol. 3 180 p. 156 engraved and hand colored plates; vol. 4 1 of Nuttall 207 1 p.; vol. 5 vol. 2 0f Nuttall 215 1 p. 121 lithographic plates with hand coloring. The original Nuttall stones were lost in a fire at the publishers in 1856 and new stones were made for all later editions of the Sylva. Leather at corners of volumes and ends of spines are rubbed. Very clean and bright copy of this edition of the Michaud & Nuttall Silva. <br/><br/>This is the third issue of the third American edition of the Michaux and the second edition of the Nuttall. According to MacPhail this ìissue is distinguished by having a frontispiece portrait of Francois-Andre Michaux engraved by H. B. Hall from the original painting by Rembrandt spelled ëRembrantà on the plate Peale together with a facsimile of MichauxÃs signature. Nissen 1361 & 1458; Reese 21. Rice, Rutter & Co. unknown books
6424Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co. 1865-1871. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 of 5 volumes of a classic set of American Color Plate Books in a unique 1/4 snakeskin binding green cloth with python skin spines and green leather labels stamped in gilt. The combined edition of the two works totaled five volumes three volumes published in 1865 and two more Nuttall in 1871. Lacking is volume three of the 1865 Michaux and volume 2 of the 1871 Nuttall. Together a complete set has 277 very fine hand-colored engraved plates. These 3 volumes are being sold as is. 145 plates of 162 are present in these three volumes. The color plates are quite beautiful and are protected by tissue. "It is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty." -Sabin 48695. <br/><br/> Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co., 1865-1871 hardcover books
1859289432Philadelphia: D. Rice & A. N. Hart 1859. Early American Edition. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Complete with portrait frontispiece and 156 botanical color plates. Nameplate on the front pastedown of each volume for George Warren Hammond 1833-1908 the manager of various paper mills chemistry student specializing in paper manufacture and member of the Maine Legislature and Maine Board of Agriculture. A student of botany Mr. Hammond no doubt enjoyed the stunning portrayals of North American trees found in these volumes. Faint dampstaining and spotting to the preliminaries of Vol. I and front board of this volume reattached by a conservator. Japanese tissue repair to the top of the spine of Vol. III. Embossed morocco with gilt lettering on the spine. All edges gilt. American Society of Mechanical Engineers Transactions Volume 30 pp. 1214-1215 accessed 11/1/2019. Very Good binding. D. Rice & A. N. Hart unknown books
185744114Philadelphia: D. Rice and A.N. Hart 1857. 3 volumes; together and uniformly bound with: Nuttall Thomas. The North American Sylva . not described in the work of F. Andrew Michaux Philadelphia 1859 3 volumes in 2; together 6 volumes in 5 large 8vo portrait frontispiece and 277 hand-colored plates many after Redouté and printed from the original French copperplates; some toning of the pages occasional minor spots and stains but generally a nice copy with attractive coloring; publisher's full brown blindstamped morocco gilt lettering on spine a.e.g.; minor rubbing and scuffing but on the whole a very good and pleasing set. "Few American color plate books had such lasting popularity as this classic work on American trees or as tangled a publication history . Thomas Nuttall travelled extensively in the South Midwest and West between 1815 and 1835. One of his goals was to gather materials to supplement Michaux's work. His work on American trees not covered in Michaux was first issued in 1842-1849 . In 1856 a fire destroyed the premises of the publishers of the joint edition. The Michaux copper plates were saved but the Nuttal stones were evidently lost and the later joint editions as here used new stones" Reese. Sitwell Great Flower Books p. 120 & 124; Bennett American Nineteenth Century Color Plate Books p. 76; Reese SWANC 21; Sabin 48695: "Of the two works united it is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty giving descriptions and illustrations of all the forest trees of North America." <br/><br/> D. Rice and A.N. Hart unknown books
1865166455Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co 1865. hardcover. very good. 3 volumes with 156 engraved plates. TOGETHER WITH: Nuttall's North American Sylva Not Described in Michaux 2 volumes with 121 lithographed plates. Combined edition of the two works complete in five volumes with 277 very fine hand-colored engraved plates protected by tissue. The plates drawn for the original edition by the famous Redoute brothers and Pancrace Bessa feature the leaves berries flowers and nuts of trees from coast to coast. Imperial 8vo publisher's 3/4 brown morocco with blind-stamped and gilt-lettered spines some light edgewear; bookplates removed with minimal damage to pastedown endpapers; pages and plates are very clean. Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co. 1865/1871. A very good copy.<br/><br/> A classic work of American natural history. "It is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty." -Sabin 48695.<br/><br/> Wm. Rutter & Co unknown books
18651068156 vols. Philadelphia: Wm. Rutter & Co. 1865. 6 vols. in 5 roy. 8vo 184; 180; 180; 206; 215 pp. With 277 hand-colored plates as noted below. Original de luxe binding of publisher's full brown morocco covers richly blind-stamped blind-stamped and gilt-lettered backstrips gilt edges collector’s modern bookplate in each volume. Joints lightly scuffed. Very occasional foxing to tissue guards or plates but generally a very clean fresh set. § Combined edition of this classic work of American natural history in the finest de luxe format. "It is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty." Sabin 48695. The plates drawn for the original edition by the famous Redouté brothers and Pancrace Bessa feature the leaves berries flowers and nuts of trees from coast to coast. The Michaux volumes contain 156 hand-colored stipple engravings and the Nuttall volumes contain 121 hand-colored lithographs each showing the branch form leaf flower and fruit of the species. Michaux's work was actually carried out in the late 18th century Nuttall's in the early to mid-19th century. Michaux was first published in France in 1817 to 1819; the first American edition combining the work of both authors was published in 1841-1852. This edition uses new stones for the Nuttall lithography since the originals were destroyed in 1856. Reese Stamped with a National Character 21. Wm. Rutter & Co unknown books
1853WRCAM36567Philadelphia: Robert P. Smith Publisher. 1853. Three volumes. 156 handcolored engravings. Half title in first volume. with: Nuttall Thomas: THE NORTH AMERICAN SYLVA. Philadelphia: Robert P. Smith Publisher. 1853. Three volumes. 121 handcolored lithographs. Uniform contemporary green morocco stamped in gilt with botanical design on front and rear covers spines gilt gilt inner dentelles a.e.g. Front hinge of second volume of Michaux set cracked extremities lightly rubbed. A few fox marks mostly on text leaves with the plates generally clean and brightly colored. Overall a very good set in uniform contemporary bindings. In two cloth cases with separate chemises for each volume leather labels. An early issue of Michaux and Nuttall's classic work of American natural history. Originally published as separate works these titles merged into a regularly produced combined work of six volumes beginning in 1851. The Nuttall appears to have the same collation as the first edition of 1842-49. The Michaux has virtually the same collation as the 1850/51 and 1852 issues which precede it. The beautiful color plates were printed in Paris many after Redouté. The Nuttall contains 121 plates as in the first issue of 1842/46/49. The Michaux contains 156 color plates as called for on the titlepage six more plates than in previous issues. <br> <br> This publication is the most important work relating to American trees prior to the 20th century. It is the product of the efforts of two of the greatest naturalists to work in 19th-century America François André Michaux and Thomas Nuttall. The beautifully executed plates illustrate leaves and nuts or berries of American trees across the entire continent. Sabin says of the work "It is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivalled interest and beauty." Michaux's work is based on his extensive travels in the eastern half of America and those of his father from the 1790s on. Both men were friendly with Jefferson and other leading figures who aided them in their work and travels. The plates were executed by the great French flower painter Redouté and his associate Bessa. The sheets of the first effort at reprinting the work were destroyed by fire but the copper plates were separately stored and thus survived to be employed in a later combined edition issued by Rice and Hart of Philadelphia <br> <br> Thomas Nuttall was one of the most intrepid American naturalists of his day travelling extensively in the Mississippi Valley and the Far West in the 1820s and '30s to gather botanical specimens. His work designed to supplement that of Michaux covers eastern species overlooked by the Frenchman and new species Nuttall had gathered in the Midwest and West. His work was first published in Philadelphia in 1842-49. The more up-to-date method of using colored lithographs for the plates was employed in the Nuttall volumes since the publisher did not have engraved plates in stock as was the case with the Michaux work. <br> <br> A handsome set in the publisher's original binding of a classic of American natural history. BENNETT p.76 ref. MEISEL III pp.379-81 437. SABIN 48695 56351. OAK SPRING SYLVA 20 ref. Graustein THOMAS NUTTALL Cambridge 1967. TAXONOMIC LITERATURE 5966 6930. MacPHAIL ANDRÉ AND FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ MICHAUX 6d 24c. Savage ANDRÉ AND FRANÇOIS ANDRÉ MICHAUX Charlottesville 1986. Robert P. Smith, Publisher... hardcover books
187118933Philadelphia: W.M. Rutter 1871. leather_bound. 184 180 180 207 215. 27 x 19 cm. 277 colored plates -- 156 hand-colored plates MIchaux and 121 lithographic plates with hand-coloring Nuttall plus engraved frontispiece of Michaux. The Michaux plates were drawn by the Redoute brothers and Pancrace Bessa. Originally published 1810-1813 translated into English by Hillhouse 1817. Reissued in Philadelphia 1850-1851 with Notes by J.J. Smith. Nuttall's Supplement was issued in 1853. SABIN 48695. "Of the two works united it is no exaggeration to remark that it is the most complete work of its kind and is a production of unrivaled beauty giving descriptions and illustrations of all the forest trees of North America from the arctic limits of arborescent vegetation to the confines of the tropical circle." NISSEN 1361 & 1458. Index. Raised bands spine labels lettered in gilt armorial bookplates of Grenville-Lindall-Winthrop plates and text clean hint of toning limited to free endpapers first two vols one volume nicked at spine head; overall a lovely fresh set. Contemporary full brown embossed morocco. Aeg. Near fine. 5 vols. W.M. Rutter unknown books
195126794New York: New Directions. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A very good copy in very good- dust jacket with shallow chipping along edges and small stain on front panel of dust jacket.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 297 pp . New Directions hardcover books
180562546London: Printed by D.N. Shury and Co. for B. Crosby and Co. and J. F. Hughes 1805. Second edition in English. 8vo. xii 294 pp. This edition published without a map. With the engraved bookplate of Sir Joseph Radcliffe 1744-1819 1st Baronet of Milnsbridge House Yorkshire. Howes M-579. Sabin 48705. Clark Old South II 106. This edition not in Thornton De Renne catalogue or Allen. Turnbull I p. 414. Coleman 3414. Thomson 823. Endpapers browned from binder's glue scattered foxing but very good. A lovely copy. Contemporary tree calf gilt rules and leather label on spine. 9295. <br/><br/> Printed by D.N. Shury and Co. for B. Crosby and Co. and J. F. Hughes hardcover books
1805775London: B. Crosby and Co. and J.P. Hughes 1805. Second English Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Travels To The West Of The Mountains In The States Of Ohio Kentucky and Tennessea by F.A. Michaux. Octavo xii 294pp. Contemporary marbled boards rebacked with brown calf spine title in gilt over red morocco. Light wear to edges of boards. Internally clean and bright with occasional foxing not affecting text. Previous owners bookplate affixed to front endpaper. Sabin 48705 Howes M-579 No map called for in Howes or Sabin. The first edition of this work as published in Paris in 1804 titled Voyage à l'ouest des monts Alléghanys dans les états de l'Ohio du Kentucky et du Tennessée et retour à Charleston par les Hautes-Carolines. The first English edition was published in London in 1805 with a second edition and an abridged edition following the same year. An excellent account of Francois A. Michaux's voyage down the Ohio River through the Kentucky territory and his return to Charleston. B. Crosby and Co. and J.P. Hughes hardcover books
18052416London: Printed for Richard Phillips by Barnard & Sultzer 1805. English Edition. Cloth. Very good. Travels To The Westward Of The Allegany Mountains by Francois Michaux one of three editions published in London in 1805. Octavo iv 5-96. Bound in contemporary green cloth title in gilt on spine new endpapers. Previous ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Large foldout map depicting the eastern half of the United States and Canada professional repair to tear along bottom panel reinforced hinge. Sabin 48706 Howes M-579 Clean text throughout. An attractive example of this early book on American exploration. The first edition of this work as published in Paris in 1804 titled Voyage à l'ouest des monts Alléghanys dans les états de l'Ohio du Kentucky et du Tennessée et retour à Charleston par les Hautes-Carolines. The first English edition was published in London in 1805 with a second edition and an abridged edition following the same year. An excellent account of Francois A. Michaux's voyage down the Ohio River through the Kentucky territory and his return to Charleston. Printed for Richard Phillips by Barnard & Sultzer unknown books
1805WRCAM55949London: Printed for Richard Phillips 1805. 96pp. plus folding frontispiece map 16 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches. Modern half morocco and cloth spine gilt. Very good. An abridgement of the second English edition translated from the original French of this classic travel narrative by one of the great early naturalists to work in America later famous for his work on trees. Michaux left France for America in 1801 and travelled through South Carolina New York Ohio Kentucky Pennsylvania and Tennessee returning to France in 1803. The map is noteworthy for locating the proposed states of "Franklinia" and "Morgania" to the east and west of Tennessee respectively and for showing the routes of a number of western roads. HOWES M579. CLARK II:106. Printed for Richard Phillips hardcover books
180551613London 1805. First edition in English translated by B. Lambert two other editions were also issued in London the same year. 8vo. xvi 350 2 pp. Folding map closed tear some foxing. Howes M-579. Sabin 48704. Clark Old South II 106. Thomson 822: "Best edition of Michaux's work." Early calf boards rebacked new leather spine label. Very good. <br/><br/> hardcover books
180464630Paris: Levrault Schoell et Compagnie An X -- 1804. First edition. 8vo. 4 xi 312 pp. Lacks the folding map. Inscribed on the verso of the half-title "Pour Monsieur J. J. / Himely de la part de / l'auteur"; Himely was a Charleston watchmaker in ca. 179-1810 who purchased a garden in that city on Michaux's behalf in 1792. Virginia novelist Amelie Rives's copy with her small book label on the front pastedown and inscribed to her by one Thomas S. White at Beaufort S.C. in 1894 addressing her as "Amelie Rives Chanler". Rives 1863-1945 goddaughter of Robert E. Lee and granddaughter of Virginia Senator William Cabell Rives was born in Richmond but lived most of her life early and late at Castle Hill near Charlottesville; she published her first novel at 23 and produced a string of popular titles over the next 40 years. Rives was married to John Armstrong Chanler a descendant of John Jacob Astor 1888-1895 and married Russian Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy the year after her divorce. Sabin 48703. Howes M-579. Clark Old South II 106. Streeter sale 830. Thomson 821: "Correct and impressive idea of the products and promise of the Great West but more especially of Ohio and Kentucky." Thoroughly foxed lacking the map and worn but inscribed by the author and with a nice Virginia association. Contemporary French calf very worn lacks lower two inches of spine front board eroded joints and corners worn etc. gilt ornaments and leather label on worn spine marbled endpapers. 10966. <br/><br/> Levrault, Schoell et Compagnie, An X -- hardcover books
