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19038348New York. M. Walter Dunne. 1903. Attractively bound in 3/4 gilt ruled grain morocco and marbled boards. Gilt tooled spine compartments with elaborate fleural motifs. Gilt titles. Marbled endsheets. t.e.g. 8vo 6" x 9". The Flaubert Edition which is Limited to 500 numbered sets of which this is number 334. Illustrated with illuminated chromolithographic Limitation and Title page and further by tissue-guarded duotone plates after original drawings by eminent French and American artists. A splendid opus of France's most masterfull story teller. This limited edition set was the first complete collection of the authors work to be published in English. Quite scarce. Spines and covers mildly sunned. Covers spines and hinges occasionally rubbed and mildly chipped. Mild chipping to two headpieces. Volume 4 presents an obvious repair at front hinge which has somewhat darkened that area covers well attatched. A Very Good clean attractive set. M. Walter Dunne. hardcover books
1889401221889. DE MAUPASSANT Guy. THE ODD NUMBER. Thirteen Tales. Translated from the French by Jonathan Sturges. Introduction by Henry James. NY: Harper 1889. 12mo. decorative silver-stamped blue cloth. First American Edition precedes the English edition by two years. Edel & Laurence B4. Signed presentation from Sturges the translator on the front endpaper: "To Junius Morgan. The friendship of Jonathan Sturgis. Oct. 30 1889. Junius Morgan 1813-1890 was the founder of the Morgan financial empire and father to J. Pierpont Morgan. He was a Yankee businessman and established the Morgan name in the world's financial markets during three decades as merchant banker in Victorian London. His son J. Pierpont Morgan inherited his father's business upon his death in 1890 and consolidated the firm's European and American interests. An interesting and early association copy- as the book was published October 29 1889. Very Good bright. $250.00. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1889277663New York: Harper 1889. First. hardcover. near fine. Translated y Jonathan Sturges. Introduction by Henry James. Small 8vo blue cloth stamped in silver and gilt. New York: Harper 1889. First Edition.<br/><br/> Gift inscription on flyleaf.<br/><br/> Harper unknown books
197735277Norwalk: Easton Press 1977. Hardcover. Near fine. Near fine copy bound in gilt stamped red leather with silk endpapers and book mark; all edges gilt. Atlanta historian Franklin M. Garrett's Easton press bookplate affixed to front pastedown. <br/><br/> Easton Press hardcover books
1977299842Norwalk: Easton 1977. hardcover. fine. Bohmer Gunter. Illustrations by Gunter Bohmer. 472pp. Tall thick 8vo gilt-stamped red leather all edges gilt. Norwalk: Easton Press 1977. A fine copy.<br/><br/> 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series.<br/><br/> Easton unknown books
1977135821Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1977. Limited edition. Part of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. Translated by Lafcadio Hearn and others chosen and with an introduction by Justin O'Brien. Illustrations from water-colors by Gunter Bohmer. A very near fine copy in a decorated full leather binding and a bound in silk bookmarker. The Easton Press unknown books
1977TB23379Norwalk Conn.: The Easton Press 1977. Collector's Edition. Near fine in full bright red leather covered boards with four raised bands on the spine with gilt text and decorations stamped in the compartments and with gilt tool work on both the front and rear boards. The end papers are silk with a matching silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. All three edges of the text block are in gilt. A small quarto measuring 9 1/4" by 6 1/2" containing 472 pages of text. Some of the gilt filled tool work on the front board has deteriorated and is missing. Based on the translations of Lafacadio Hearn and others. Illustrated with drawings by Gunter Bohmer and with an introduction by Justin O'Brien. One of the volumes in The Easton Press' collection of The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Other than the missing gilt on the front board this is a very handsome tight clean copy with no names dates notations or book plates. The Easton Press hardcover books
1993163829Catania Italy: Orizzonti bibliofilia italiana 1993. 54/90 LiV/XC. Hardcover. VG. The whole contained in a portfolio of loose signatures. The whole is contained in a green gilt embossed cloth portfolio with three cloth ties. Within there are loose signatures. The first contains the Title-page The there is a folded signature containing three hand-printed signed original color prints by Fabio Nicola Grasso numbered and signed in pencil. These are followed by a series of signatures beginning with page 11 and moving forward through the end at page 66 followed by a colophon sheet. Contains 38 colored serigraphs within the text by Aldo Turiano as well as the works by Grasso. A translation of part of the printers statement is: ".In the construction of this book Mario Grosso has used the most sought after and effective silk-screen effects to best represent the expressiveness of the artists. In the course of so much work Elsa Sormani Marie Luce de Vautibault Michèle Campagne Concetta Centamore Claudia Di Giacomo and in the concrete and essential form Mario and Lina Garraffo were close to us without whom this book would have seen no light. Hand-rolled by Mario Grosso Emma Cacciola and Fabio Nicola Grosso this book was entirely made at the OBI office in Catania and finished printing on 23 November 1993. This book has 68 numbered pages and three original off-text compositions Fabio Nicola Grosso signed by the author. At the end of the run all the plates have been destroyed so that this edition will no longer be available as justified below: n. 90 specimens with Arabic numeration; n. 90 specimens with Roman numeration; 7 specimens marked in alphabetical letters as mandatory copies; n.13 specimens in proof of printing out of trade reserved for collaborators." Orizzonti bibliofilia italiana hardcover books
192629780New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1926. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a very good only dust jacket chipped at top of spine with some soiling/ darkening to spine panel. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1942Embry 105087Nonesuch 1942. First edition thus. Fine in lightly worn publisher's glassine dust jacket and slipcase. Color illustrations. Green cloth over petterned spine in slipcase. Nonesuch, 1942. First edition thus. hardcover books
1993Embry 151789Folio Society 1993. First printing thus. Fine in fine slipcase. Illus. by Helen Smithson. Yellow/Tan cloth. Folio Society, 1993. First printing thus. hardcover books
196890949Norwalk:: Easton Press. Near Fine. 1968. Hardcover. B00BVQ96HU . Translated from the French. Introduction by Alec Waugh. Collector's edition. Unused publisher's book-plate laid in. Quarto fully bound in red leather with gilt lettering and design raised bands along spine all edges gilt silk moire endpapers sewn-in ribbon book mark. Near fine.; 266 pages . Easton Press, hardcover books
192229782New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1922. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket a little tanned at spine. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192529812New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1925. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a superb fine dust jacket . <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1983Embry 159065The Franklin Library 1983. Fine. Brown leatherette. The Franklin Library, 1983. hardcover books
1977Embry 151727The Franklin Library 1977. Fine. Illus. by Lily Harmon. Full red/orange leather decoratively gilt. From the "Collected Stories of the World's Great Writers" The Franklin Library, 1977. hardcover books
192529783New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1925. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a very nearly fine dust jacket . <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
192329781New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1923. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a near fine dust jacket a little soiled at spine. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1985Embry 138040Avenel 1985. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Avenel, 1985. unknown books
1993Embry 145853Creative Education 1993. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Creative Education, 1993. unknown books
192329779New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1923. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine book in a very good only dust jacket missing a quarter inch chip at top of spine. <br/><br/> Alfred A. Knopf unknown books
1977Embry 146047Easton Press 1977. Spine with very slight lean else fine. Color illus. by Gunter Bohmer. Full red leather decoratively gilt. Easton Press, 1977. hardcover books
1920005780Paris: L. Carteret 1920. Limited Edition. Full Morocco. Cloth slipcase. . Near Fine. No. 31 of 80 "exemplaires de grand choix sur Japon et Vélin du Marais and total limitation of 300 copies. 4to. 27 by 18 cm. 310 pp. Each of the illustrations is rendered thrice -- once in text and twice in two states as full page plates. Slight starting and rubbing by upper front joint about 3 cm long. Immaculate within. Gilt ornamented binding is very handsome with all edges gilt and silk doublures. <br/><br/> L. Carteret hardcover books
19832312595Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Ventilla Istvan. Spine slightly cocked. 1983 Hard Cover. 346 pp. Brown cloth boards with gilt decor and gilt edges. Decorative endpapers. CONTENTS: Madame Tellier's Establishment; My Uncle Jules; The Convert; The Piece of String; Guillemot Rock; The Devil; Boule de Suif; Two Friends; A Duel; Mother Savage; In the Spring; The Graveyard Sisterhood; The Horla; The Jewels; Regret; The Decoration; In the Woods; Mouche; The Conservatory; A Ruse; An Old Man; Rust; In the Bedroom; The Matter with Andre; The Hand; The Model; Idyll; Imprudence; The Signal. The Franklin Library hardcover books
19502207225Random House 1950. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Lacks slipcase. Boards lightly rubbed. 1950 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author! 334 pp. Introduction by Saxe Commins. Illustrated by Adolf Dehn. This collection includes the following stories:Â Mademoiselle Fifi Vain Beauty The Horla Madame Tellier's Excursion The Piece of String A Matter of Business The Story of a Farm Girl That Pig of a Morin The Umbrella Was It a Dream The False Gems Hautot Senior & Hautot Junior A Family Affair A Normandy Joke The Diamond Necklace In the Moonlight Love The Little Cask Clochette A Fishing Excursion Humiliation Julie Romain The Specter Mu Uncle Sosthenes The Duel A Vagabond Madame Parisse One Phase of Love Simon's Papa The Vendetta The Farmer's Wife The Signal Love's Awakening The Olive Grove Saved A Country Excursion The Diary of a Madman Two Little Soldiers The White Wolf The Devil A Lucky Burglar Moonlight The Mad Woman A Costly Outing Babette Toine The Marquie de Fumerol Ugly and Ball-of-Fat. Random House hardcover books
