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19064724East Aurora: Roycroft Press 1906. First edition thus. First edition thus. Bound in three-quarter crushed maroon morocco with gilt lettering and florets on spine marbled boards and endpapers with inserted and folded newspaper article on “Fido†the dog that “never made it into the White House.†Near fine with some wear to corners. Roycroft Press unknown
1874839061874. OUIDA. Two Little Wooden Shoes. A Sketch. Orig. printed cloth. London: Chapman and Hall 1874. First edition of this novel of Belgian peasant life by Marie Louise de la Ramee 1839-1908 the British author. Sadleir 1947. Wolff 5351. Also known by the title "Bebee" the name of the main character. Slight wear to the spine else very good. Scarce. unknown
1874205013Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott 1874. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in boards. Front hinge cracked between pages 12-13. J. B. Lippincott hardcover
1923164284Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1923. Vintage reference photograph taken on the set of the 1923 silent film showing director actress Pola Negri and George Fitzmaurice between takes together consulting a copy of Robert Hichens' source novel. Mimeo snipe provenance stamp and Famous Players-Lasky stamp on the verso.<br /> <br /> Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with a two-inch flaw in the finish affecting the bottom left corner. Paramount Pictures unknown
1923166685Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1923. Vintage publicity photograph of Pola Negri in profile taken to promote her appearance in the 1923 film. Paramount stamps and annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. <br /> <br /> Based on Paramount's 1915 film of the same name which was based in turn on Hichens' 1909 novel about the titular seductress and the men who fall into her love trap. Early noir antecedent.<br /> <br /> 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus moderately age toned. Paramount Pictures unknown
187058337<p>A HANDSOMELY BOUND COLLECTION - THE EARLY NOVELS OF A POPULAR FEMALE NOVELIST</p><p>16 volumes 8vo. each circa 300 to 500pp. uniform contemporary half green crushed morocco with ticket of W. Mullan Booksellers of Belfast spines panelled by raised bands decorated with a twisted-pair gilt roll and highlighted by flanking dark blind bands 4 panels with central gilt blocked decoration 2 panels gilt lettered gilt decorated bands at head and foot of spines green cloth on sides marbled endpapers marbled edges green ribbon place markers spines just a shade faded fine copies. A very handsome collection.</p><p>Ramé or de la Ramé 1839-1908 English novelist and daughter of English and French parents was a successful novelist who under the pseudonym published over 40 novels as well as short stories children's books and essays. In the 1860s she lived in a Langham's Hotel London where she lived lavishly and held literary salons attended by many leading contemporary figures from the political and literary worlds and many of her stories and characters were based on attendees. In about 1871 she moved to Italy where she continued to live in great style but ended up in penury. She was an advocate of animal rights and a staunch anti-vivisectionist.<br />"In her early period her novels were considered 'racy' and 'swashbuckling' a contrast to 'the moralistic prose of early Victorian literature' . and a hybrid of the sensationalism of the 1860s and the proto-adventure novels being published as part of the romanticisation of imperial expansion. Later her work was more typical of historical romance though she never stopped commenting on contemporary society. . <em>Under Two Flags</em> 1867 one of her most famous novels described the British in Algeria. It expressed sympathy for the French colonists – with whom Ouida deeply identified – and to some extent the Arabs. The novel was adapted for the stage and was filmed six times. Her 1872 novel <em>A Dog of Flanders</em> is considered a children's classic in much of Asia. The American author Jack London cited her novel <em>Signa</em> as one of the reasons for his literary success" wikipedia<br />This collection comprises her first 16 novels as follows with year of first publication in brackets: Held in <em>Bondage</em> 1863; <em>Strathmore</em> 1865; <em>Chandos</em> 1866 <em>Cecil Castlemaine's Gag</em>e 1867; <em>Idalia</em> 1867; <em>Under Two Flags</em> 1867; <em>Tricotrin</em> 1869; <em>Puck</em> 1870; <em>Folle-Farine</em> 1871; <em>A Dog of Flanders</em> 1872; <em>Pascarel</em> 1874; <em>Two Little Wooden Shoe</em>s 1874; <em>Signa</em> 1875; <em>In a Winter City</em> 1876; <em>Ariadn</em>e 1877; <em>Friendship</em> 1878. Most were first published in three volumes.</p> Chatto and Windus hardcover
188500315DOYLE'S FIRST APPEARANCE IN BOOK FORMAT TALES FROM MANY SOURCES Dodd Mead 1885 first edition 4 volumes some light wear and rubbing to some extremities some unobtrusive moisture staining to the rear covers of 2 volumes else a tight vg set. A collection of 28 stories some criminous some fantasy and most if not all seeming to come from British sources and thereby introducing such literature to the American public. Among the contributors are Thomas Hardy Wilkie Collins Ouida Charles Reade Alphonse Daudet Walter Besant F. Antsey Robert Louis Stevenson and others. But perhaps most notable is the story BONES which is Arthur Conan Doyle's first appearance in book form. An obvious must for the serious Doyle collector. Quite scarce. Dodd Mead unknown
1906019979East Aurora NY: Roycroft Shop Roycrofters. Original attractive three-quarters brown levant morocco leather with five raised bands on the spine and title and author in gilt in two compartments and four elegant designs in gilt in the rest and date in gilt at the bottom. Binding probably by Louis Herman Kinder. Internals printed on Japan Vellum. Limited Edition: No. 8 of only 110 copies. Signed by Elbert Hubbard. Printed in red and black. Near Fine. Really nice copy. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1906. Roycroft Shop [Roycrofters] hardcover
1871874M2Leipzig; Paris: Bernard Tauchnitz; Ollendorff 1871-1889. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 5". Not Stated. Fourteen smartly and uniformly bound works from Bernard Tauchnitz's Collection of British Authors. Fourteen works in half calf bindings with marbled boards end papers and edges. Binder's stamp of Macniven & Wallace to the verso of the front free end papers. A selection of works from Bernard Tauchnitz's Collection of British Authors apart from Comin' Thro' the Rye which appears to have been published separately but is uniformly bound like the rest. The Leipzig publisher Bernhard Tauchnitz 1816-1895 was one of the most important international publishers of the 19th and 20th centuries. He published new titles in English within a short time of their issue in the UK and US in markets outside of the UK. All the selected volumes are 'Copyright Editions' apart from Comin" Thro" the Rye: A Novel and John Ward: Preacher which is an 'Authorised Edition'. All are scarce Tauchnitz Editions apart from Strathmore by Ouida which is uncommon. This selection comprises: Chandos: A Novel by Ouida 1871 Strathmore: A Romance by Ouida 1871 David Elginbrod by George Macdonald 1871 The Vicar"s Daughter: An Autobiographical Story by George Macdonald 1872 A Princess of Thule by William Black 1874 Comin" Thro" the Rye: A Novel Paul Ollendorff Paris 1875 The Story of Valentine and His Brother by Mrs Oliphant 1875 A Legacy Being the Life and Remains of John Martin Schoolmaster and Poet written and edited by the author of "John Halifax Gentleman." 1878 Under Which Lord by E. Lynn Linton 1880 Doctor Cupid: A Novel by Rhoda Broughton 1886 A Country Gentleman and His Family by Mrs Oliphant 1886 The Silence of Dean Maitland: A Novel by Maxwel Gray 1887 The Strange Adventures of a House-Boat by William Black 1888 John Ward: Preacher by Margaret Deland 1889 In half calf bindings. Externally smart with some fading to the spines of all volumes and a little shelf wear to the boards of Strathmore David Elginbrod and The Story of Valentine. Marks to the spines of The Vicar's Daughter and Comin' Thro' the Rye. Ink stains to the upper corner of the front board to John Ward. Internally firmly bound. Pages are a little age toned to the page perimeters except for spotting to the first and last few pages. Ink inscription to the title page and a small stain to page 177 of A Princess of Thule. Very Good Indeed Bernard Tauchnitz; Ollendorff hardcover
19118839East Aurora NY: The Roycrofters 1911. Near Fine. Folio. 42 consecutive issues bound in 7 volumes with ads and many additions. 1/2 suede over laid-paper covered boards printed in black and red. Untrimmed and often unopened. Starting with Vol.1 April 1908 No.1 and ending with Vol 7 September 1911 No.6. Each bound volume has 6 issues. Each issue has 16-32pp. of text and 20-32pp of ads. Text is printed in two colors usually black and pink on very nice paper with adds appearing on smooth tan or white paper. Text is numbered consecutively. The cover of these large attractive magazines was designed by Dard Hunter and Hubbard himself wrote most of the ads. Alice Hubbard wrote much of the magazine but there were many contributors. Some illustrations by Denslow. These bound volumes have what appears to be additional sheets usually caricatures or jokes as transitions from one issue to another. All covers are present. There is an occasional small edge tear or crease but for the most part it appears that the volumes were made up of new unread issues of the magazine with the exception of Volume 5 where the magazines appear lightly used and have some small tears and creases to some of the covers and pages. Two issues April and May of 1911 have a different style cover pictorial in blue. The bindings are all in very nice condition; the rear endpaper of Volume 5 has a slight rippling but no evidence of moisture. There are pencil marks that appear to be editorial throughout the text sections of all volumes; they are not particuarly distracting. The Roycrofters unknown