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605948<p>1. Man in bed being served tea by his man servant. 2. Man in a wheelchair at the seaside being pushed by his servant while passing a male pedestrian. On tan mount with red ruled border. Signed in pencil "John Leech" 6 7/8" x 5 1/4" on mount 7 3/4" x 6 1/4". Very good.</p> unknown books
200532142San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2005. Hardcover. 0811842460 . First printing thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Chronicle Books hardcover books
20061324204New York and Boston: Little Brown and Company 2006. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Square Octavo; unpaginated; VG-; black spine with multicolored text; no jacket; cloth has mild wear to exterior; strong boards; text block clean; profusely illustrated;. 1324204. FP New Rockville Stock. Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
04102New York: The Limited Editions Club 1946. The Greatest Poem of Ancient and Modern Times Alfred Lord Tennyson<br/>Eight Magnificent Colored Illustrations by Arthur Szyk<br/><br/>SZYK Arthur illustrator. BIBLE IN ENGLISH. The Book of Job from the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James 1 with a Preface by Mary Ellen Chase. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1946. <br/><br/>Limited to 1950 copies signed by Arthur Szyk this being number 478. <br/><br/>Folio 12 x 8 1/2 inches; 304 x 216 mm. 148 2 blank 1 limitation 5 blank pp. Eight mounted color plates by Arthur Szyk.<br/><br/>Publishers three-quarter creme leather over white paper boards front cover pictorially stamped in gilt spine title blocked in gilt top edge gilt. Minimal rubbing to spine extremities otherwise an excellent copy housed in the original slightly worn red felt-lined metallic gold slipcase. Complete with the LEC Monthly Letter loosely inserted.<br/><br/>The Book of Job is a book in the Ketuvim "Writings" section of the Hebrew Bible Tanakh and the first poetic book in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Addressing the problem of theodicy - why a good God permits evil or more simply "Why do the righteous suffer" - it is a rich theological work setting out a variety of perspectives. It has been widely and often extravagantly praised for its literary qualities with Alfred Lord Tennyson calling it "the greatest poem of ancient and modern times".<br/><br/>LEC Bibliography No. 173. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1946 unknown books
186912056NY: Putnam & Son 1869. First edition second issue. 12mo.; 63pp. 1. Cloth. Both Howes and Clark call for 62pp. in the first issue. Clark also calls for 23 engraved views while Howes calls for a 62 panel folding viewbook. This issue has no illustrations. The NUC locates just 3 copies of this issue and 16 of the first issue. Near fine. CLARK NEW SOUTH I 136 HOWES S23. <br/><br/> Putnam & Son hardcover books
200332812NY: Cambridge University Press. As New. 2003. Hardcover. 0521820065 . First edition. As new in like dust jacket. Still in original shrinkwrap. . Cambridge University Press hardcover books
1994162535Taibei 1994. 83p. mostly photographs text in Chinese and English very good in wraps inscribed by the artist in Chinese next to her photo on the page facing the table of contents. Collection of colorful and often three-dimensional works of art formed from dyed and carved leather. unknown books
200233853Manchester: Manchester University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0719061563 . First printing. Remainder mark on top edge book-plate on front paste-down else near fine in a fine dust jacket. . Manchester University Press hardcover books
1977126184Philadelphia Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press 1977. Hardbound. VG cover and pages crisp and fresh owner's mark on free endpaper of each volume. Tan cloth on boards with embossing and burgundy cloth spine 2-volume set in tan board envelope Vol. 1: xxix 248 pp Vol. 2: 4 pp 250-531 several BW images per volume. Autobiography from age 14-22 of Isaac Mackey 1822-1855. He was from the introduction a lawyer editor historian politician musician translator inventor and diarist.Isaac Mackey not only reveals his own precocious gifts but also illuminates the years in which he wrote. University of Pennsylvania Press unknown books
19861340358Milan: Cinisello Balsamo 1986. Hardcover. Quarto; VG-/VG-; off-white spine with black text; dust jacket has very slight exterior wear; cloth shows lightly toned head and tail edges; strong boards; text block exterior edges shows mild toning; profusely illustrated; pp 127; arts- Collections. 1340358. FP New Rockville Stock. Cinisello Balsamo hardcover books
19392222164<p>First American edition from English sheets. Octavo. Two page preface. Dust jacket unclipped; some small chips; short tears. Very good. 96 pages.</p><p>With rubber stamped bookplate of Selma & Dan Brenner.</p> Random House hardcover books
201820604St. Petersburg: Dmitry Sayenko; Nikodim 2018. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Two volumes folio. Slipcased. One of 20 copies signed by Owens and Sayenko in the colophon. Prospectus laid in. The volumes are in fine as new condition; the slipcase has a tiny bump on one corner else is fine.<br/> <br/>The main volume 56pp hardcover is in full grey linen with a linocut paste-on and brass corners. Tan endpapers. All pages of handmade paper and uncut replete with linocuts taken directly from the blocks and in multiple colors with the text letterpress deeply printed on dampened paper with Baskerville type. <br/> <br/>Volume 2 is also folio and in handmade paper wraps the upper wrap with a linocut of Gawain and Ragnell taken from the block and title by letterpress in red. 28pp. The text is printed offset on ivory machine-made paper and contains the complete Romance as transcribed from the sole manuscript by Frederick Madden and rendered into modern English by James J. Owens keeping the original cadence and rhyme schemes.<br/> <br/>The artist explains the first volume: loose pages in an attic from an old book some chewed by rats. The owner realizing they are from the same book puts them together as best he can even though some of the pages are artfully torn by the artist to imitate the effects of rats gnawing through paper.<br/> <br/>This is the story of Gawain and the Loathly Lady Dame Ragnell. For Arthur's sake and safety Gawain wed her and when he did exactly the right thing the spell was broken she shed her ugliness and became beautiful. The sovereignty of women was the key.<br/> <br/>Dmitry Sayenko is a Russian printmaker and book artist. His works are in private collections and in special collections in Russia Germany and England among others. For this bit of artistry he cut over 50 blocks made the paper printed it with text and illustrations while damp and bound the books. The deep impression of the illustrations and the text on the handmade paper are superbly satisfying. His renderings of a morose Arthur a gallant Gawain a Lady with ugliness to spare and finally the beauty in the ending: these are a perfect match for the text. Dmitry Sayenko; Nikodim hardcover books
199633372NY: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0521473640 . First edition. Book-plate on front paste-down else near fine in a fine dust jacket. . Cambridge University Press hardcover books
1990010483New York: Hemisphere Publishing Corp 1990. First English Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 118pp. Text. Figures. Formulae. Index. Bound in red cloth boards with grey printed dust jacket. Hemisphere Publishing Corp unknown books
19581336848Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press 1958. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; light green spine with dark green text; Dumbarton Oaks Studies 3; dust jacket shows some foxing toward edges; chips to fore edges; otherwise slight wear to exterior; cloth clean; mildly bowed boards; text block edges have light foxing; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; frontispiece; interior pages unmarked; good binding; pp 327. 1336848. FP New Rockville Stock. Harvard University Press hardcover books
185934522n.p. n.d. but Japan 1859. An interesting and instructive look at how the Japanese learned English in the generation following Admiral Perry's opening of Japan. 2 volumes in 1 oblong fukurotoji 5.5" x 8" approx. 198 french-fold pages sewn in the Japanese manner in contemporary and almost certainly original brown paper wrappers; minor working and wear but in all a very good and striking example of a Japanese student's workbook for the attainment of English. The book has apparently been copied from American primers published by A. S. Barnes in New York in 1857 and Sargent's School Primer Boston 1859; both contain a variety of reading and spelling lessons "especially adapted to the capacity and taste of young children. It is hoped that it will proved sic valuable introduction to the national series of school readers prepared by Richard G. Parker." Both Parker's and Sargent's primers were available in bi-lingual editions in the Japanese market. Might this be the manuscript from which a printer might have used to publish the Japanese editions Throughout the English text which has been carefully written in ink is often translated interlinearly in red ink with Japanese characters creating an attractive visual appearance on the page. Included are 3 pages of alphabets simple sentences often in rhyme "A cart for me / to ride and see / A ship at sea / with you and me." <br/><br/> unknown books
1870D11031England 1870s. Hardcover. Very Good. England Kent and Norfolk counties: c. 1871-1874. 8vo 175 x 115mm; 61 numbered pages in the hand of Charles W. Prescott detailing his various hunting excursions around the Kent countryside. Prescotts ownership inscription on front free-endpaper is dated 1871. His entries are easily read and cover Prescotts adventures on hunting hares with a skulk of foxes writing Found another in the same field ran her straight back to Old Park round the pond and the pack hunted her beautifully . Dec. 16 1871. The hunts took place over sprawling village and countryside or as he describes hop-gardens hills and ploughs of land in the Herne Bay area of Kent England. Many entries are headed by recognizable locations; Stroud Park Broomfield Hilsborough Wolston Heath and Chislet Mill and are dated with month and sometimes year. Only a portion of the way full his entries span about three years the first dated: Oct. 19 71 Stroud Park and last March 25 1874. Contemporary black morocco marbled endpapers and marbled endpapers with original brass clasp faint splitting at lower hinge of first few leaves strengthened at endpapers corners rubbed otherwise in very good shape especially considering it was wielded around so much of the Kentish countryside. Prescott makes many personal anecdotes about his day noting things in his surroundings like scent moderate or adding his opinions we could not kill I think we should have but the sun was too hot. Prescott often ends the entries with jotting down the days weather as something like very indifferent but as good as could be expected with a very cold east wind or simply stating Frost. It is evident from Prescotts personal asides that he was a vigilant huntsman quite dedicated to the task. Further personal glimpses reveal a record of his horses charming names including Salt Fish and Molly Malone. At the time Prescott was taking these notes Herne Bay area and the Kentish villages would have been teeming with people. The Victoria era was one of prosperity when elite English folk flocked to popular destinations to partake in their favorite pastimes. From 1873 on in the journal Prescott notes he was hunting with Pytchley by writing their name in parentheses. The Pytchley hunt is an organization originally based in Northamptonshire in formation as early at the 1630s. The organization is still active today. Pytchleys website notes that from 1819-1873 right as Prescott began with Pytchley for one year the Althorp and Pytchley countries were hunted by one pack with a second pack established at Brigstock. Prescott was part of the famous hunt organization at a time when it was amid significant change and expansion. His notes may keep further clue of such growth. While the huntsman himself may be unknown to history the anecdotal evidence in Prescotts diary gives us a glimpse of the Victorian man fond of his sport. <br/><br/> hardcover books
19071317605New York: The Century Co 1907. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo; G/no-DJ; red spines with gilt text; 4 volumes: vol. 1 pp 336; vol. 2 pp 318; vol. 3 Memoirs of pp 307; vol. 4 pp 326; cloths show moderate wear to exteriors showing light rubbing to exteriors; some soiling to spines; some rubbing to corners; text blocks have top edges gilt; deckled fore edges; minor chips to few pages; frontispieces with tissue guards; interiors have some foxing to few pages; illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. 1317605. FP New Rockville Stock. The Century Co hardcover books
19919005NY:: Ecco Press 1991. First edition first prnt. Glossy pictoral wraps. No hardcover issue. Selected with Introduction by Hall. Publisher's mailing card laid in as issued. Signed by Hall on the title page. One in Ecco's "Essential Authors" series. Unread copy in Fine condition. Unusual as such. Signed. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Ecco Press Paperback books
1918120430NY: Macmillan 1918. First edition. Total printing of 960 copies 750 of which were numbered and signed. This copy is one of the unnumbered/unsigned issue that has been inscribed by Masefield on the first free engpage. "For Laura - from John Masefield 11 May 1918." Masefield has also signed the second front free endpage. Mild page toning tiny hole in spine cloth; dustjacket with chipped spine ends wear at three corners and slight spine toning. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dustjacket with an archival cover. Inscribed & Signed By Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Macmillan Hardcover books
19080011781908. Mason A. E. W. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "Yours A. E. W. Mason" 17 Stratton Street London 1908. Single sheet of high quality water-marked paper folded once. In NEAR FINE crisp condition written in black ink. The letter is an apology for having to cancel a meeting. A good example of Mason's autograph. Mason wrote several dozen turn-of-the-century novels the best known being THE FOUR FEATHERS written in 1902 a classic adventure tale which has been filmed four times. Signed by Author. Near Fine. unknown books
19262221902<p>First edition. Octavo. Illustrated with 8 wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings. Chapter headings printed in red. Original white cloth over red boards uncut. No dust jacket. Very good. 98 pages. No signatures or bookplates.</p><p>No. 83 of 500 numbered copies.</p><p>Chanticleer 34.</p> Golden Cockerel Press hardcover books
18412221746<p>"C. J. Mathews" 1 page T.R.L.G. January 25 1841 to "Sir". 7 1/4" x 4 1/4" inlaid to size. Very good.</p><p>In part: "Before I send you the answer you demand and which you tell me is to be made the subject of a public discussion allow me to inquire whether I am at liberty to publish your letters."</p><p>Mathews  born Dec. 26 1803 Liverpool England — died June 24 1878 Manchester England English actor dramatist theatre manager writer of comic sketches and one of the best high comedians ever to appear on the English stage.</p> unknown books
200123157NY: Norton. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2001. Hardcover. 0393020495 . First American printing. About fine in a fine dust jacket. . Norton hardcover books
14452429qlsWashington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution 1961. Publication 4456. Octavo paperbound stiff olive wrappers stapled 18 pp. Near-Fine with lightly rubbed edges. Smithsonian Institution, 1961. Publication 4456. unknown books
