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18453902Philadelphia: E. Ferrett & Co 1845. First American Edition of this translation the first book by Sand published in the United States translated by Elizabeth A. Ashurst and published in London in 1844. 16mo; drab paper over boards original brown cloth spine label with title on spine despite some wear to edges and some foxing this is a very good copy of this bookPublished in France in 1838 as Spiridion and described as a "mystical hotchpotch" the novel falls into the period when Sand was fascinated by various "isms" including Christian mysticism. . NUC lists only one location: LC. Scarce. E. Ferrett & Co unknown books
1890006382London: John C. Nimmo 1890. Limited Ediiton. Full Morocco. Very Good. Extra-illustrated with 20 additional engravings besides the 11 hand-colored plates by Commedia dell'Arte costume by Maurice Sand and seven Lalauze etchings. Two volumes. No. 604 of 780 copies. 8vo. 23.5 by 17.5 cm. xii 4 371 2 379 pp. Contemporary full green morocco binding with fairly elaborate gilt ruling pips floral devices. Condition: binding heavily rubbed along joints and spine extremities. A few small abrasions on boards. Light age toning to leaves which are otherwise clean. <br /><br /> John C. Nimmo books
190040348Philadelphia: George Barrie & Son 1900. Hardcover. Complete 20-volume set. Translation by George Burnham Ives. 8vo. Half brown calf with compartments and gilt letterng and decorations and tan decorated paper over boards. Various paginations. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece with captioned tissue guards full-page illustrations with captioned tissue guards decorative tan endpapers. Very good overall. Bit of occasional edgewear only. A tight quite handsome custom bound full set of the "Edition de Nohant" with colophon noting the limitation to 1000 numbered sets this #83 and this set printed for Charles N. Mann likely the Philadelphia antiquarian and book collector1840-1912. Though not so marked this set hails from the library of Adlai E. Stevenson III Illinois senator and before him the library of his father Adlai E. Stevenson II 1900-65 Illinois governor and twice presidential candidate -- whose wife Ellen Borden 1907-72 likely acquired it she being the family member who read and collected fine literature and poetry. Uncommon set nice condition unusual provenance. George Barrie & Son hardcover books
1895201336Boston: Little Brown & Co 1895. Hardcover. 232p. iii backlist engraved frontis-portrait of Titian with tissue-guard title page with rubricated colophon for Little Brown & Co. untrimmed deckled fore-edge top-edge gilt; textblock has a gaping crack at pp.2/3 no loosened leaves spine panel a little grubby otherwise very good first US edition in green cloth and gilt titles and designs. There was a limited edition of 750 copies released simultaneously. This is the unnumbered trade edition. Originally published in French in 1835. Little, Brown & Co hardcover books
188447228New York: R. Worthington 1884. Reprint. Octavo 19cm; dark red decorative cloth stamped in black and gilt; 240pp. Boards somewhat smudged scuffed and rubbed but stamped design still crisp and clean; leading corners slightly bumped. Gift inscription on ffep dated 1886; light foxing throughout interior; binding slightly shaken but stiff; all edges marbled top edge faded/dust-soiled. Overall Very Good Rare.<br/><br/>A reissue of a volume originally published in 1871 by J.S. Redfield this book compiles four short love stories including The Devil's Pool by George Sand and The Story of Leonard and Margaret by Robert Southey. Although the word "Illustrated" is stamped into the cover there are no illustrations within; it is unclear whether this book was ever issued with illustrations. This reprint also omits a small introduction present in the first edition stating the publisher's intention to create a "Lover's Library" series which presumably never materialized. R. Worthington unknown books
188365625Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers. Good. 1883. Hardcover. This is an ex-libray copy with usual marks. 6.75x5.25 inches. Green cloth covers with black and gilt printing. The contents are slightly toned but complete in 329 pages plus ads. Good for reading or reference. . T.B. Peterson & Brothers hardcover books
185522066New York: W. P. Fetridge & Co 1855. First American Edition. Octavo 19.25cm.; original brown patterned cloth gilt spine yellow glazed endpapers; xxix18-2808adspp. Inconsistency in pagination as usual. Spine faded to tan with gilt equally dull; small loss to spine crown extremities a bit rubbed; textblock foxed with occasional soil spots. An About Very Good copy. First published in the French in 1845. W. P. Fetridge & Co unknown books
187414244New York: Scribner Armstrong & Co. 1874. 12mo. 2 xvi 17350 2 pp. <br><br>Publisher's "Bric-a-brac series" number 3. Volume edited by Richard Henry Stoddard. Includes "Twenty-five years of my life" by Alphonse de Lamartine and "Recollections" by George Sand. Translated by Lady Herbert. Publisher's white cloth stamped and decorated in black and gold. Spine sunned slightly cocked. Hinges inside starting and open signature separated. Soiling on back cover. Ex-library with bookplate rubber-stamps call number on spine in white charge pocket and date due slip at rear. Private owner's stamps including on title-page. Top and bottom of spine pulled with loss of cloth. Scribner, Armstrong, & Co. hardcover books
1869294Paris: Michel Levy Freres 1869. Nouvelle Edition. Leather bound. Very good . Beautifully bound partial set in green half leather over black and green marbled paper boards. Gilt title on spine. Four raised bands. Rubbing to edges and bumped corners of paper boards on some volumes. Mauprat showing rubbing to spine. Blue marbled end papers. Previous owner's inscription and writing on some blank leaves. Binding is sturdy square and strong. Foxing and toning to pages. Each volume about 300 pp. Sextodecimo 4 1/2 x 7 inches tall. Text in French. Levy Sand's official publisher released this New Edition in the author's lifetime. Michel Levy Freres hardcover books
186156082Paris: Michel Levy Freres Libraires- Editeurs 1861. New Edition. 8vo. black quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards; 381 pages. Very Good some rubbing covers some occasional foxing text with ink name on front endpaper dated 1874 little damage edge of title page. <br/><br/> Michel Levy Freres, Libraires- Editeurs hardcover books
1900RSANMAS00JNGeorge Barrie & Son 1900. Very Good. Sand George. Masterpieces of George Sand. 20 volume set. Philadelphia: George Barrie & Son 1900. Edition de Nohant #254 of 1000 sets. 8vo. Green cloth with deckled edges and top edge gilt. Book condition: Very good. Lovely set with only faint shelf wear at extremities. Paper label is lacking on volume 1 and labels on several other volumes are chipped at edges with small pieces lacking but otherwise readable. The set has had little use evidenced by the fact that most pages are untrimmed and hence unopened. George Barrie & Son hardcover books
186521680Washington: GPO 1865. Hardcover. Near fine. 8vo. Pp. 3-108. In a 19th or early 20th century binding of victorian ribbed blue cloth gilt title on the upper board. Extracted from the "Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War at the Second Session Thirty-Eighth Congress". First page partially separated for bottom inch else this is a fine copy in a fine binding.<br/><p>. (GPO) hardcover books
1862006327Paris: A. Lévy Fils 1862. Half Morocco. Very Good. Sand Maurice. All the plates are here rendered in three states -- full hand-colored black and white and sepia and white! 2 volumes 4to. 28 by 20 cm. viii 356 2 384 pp. 50 hand-colored plates and 100 additional in the two other formats featuring the stock characters of the improvisational Theatre Italienne such as Harlequino Arlechino Pulcinella Colombine Pagliaccio Pierrot Pantalon L'Apothicaire Le Notaire Scaramuccia Pasquariello etc. Nowadays these characters are most familiar to opera-goers thanks to the comical works of Donizetti Mascagni Busoni Mozart etc. Most of these characters grew out of the roaming theatrical troupes that originated in Italy of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The costume and basic personality of the character remained stable from one performance to the next but within those parameters the characters in a troupe usually following the broad contours of a story line would improvise bringing in buffonery perhaps relating to the events of the day the specific venue where they were appearing or whatever else might spring into their mind on the spur of the moment. In the eighteenth century the free form went into decline replaced by more scripted plays but its influence is very evident in the plays of Goldoni Moliere who worked well before the form vanished and besides the opera buffa early twentieth century Vaudeville ballet and more current comedy. Also the costume from the Theatre Italienne has never failed to excite enthusiasm and thus it is often celebrated in the decorative arts as perhaps most magnificently in porcelain beginning in the eighteenth century with Meissen Nymphenburg and many other makes. Today the style of Harlequin or Arlecchino continue to be emulated in clothes design with some regularity. This two volume celebration of the costume and characters of this theater was written by Maurice Sand who was the son of the novelist George Sand who wrote the preface. Maurice Sand 1823 -1889 was an accomplished illustrator and writer in his own right. Provenance: this copy comes from the heirs of John James Audobon. The initials "V.A." are stamped on both front boards; these initials probably refer to Victor Gifford Audubon Jr. 1847-1915 the artist's grandson. Condition: some minor scuffs and abrasions on the leather spine shelfwear on the edges. A few some light soil spots here and there but overall quite clean and bright. <br /><br /> A. Lévy Fils books
1862003597Paris: A. Levy Fils 1862. Quarter Morocco pebbled cloth boards. Very Good. Sand Maurice. 2 volumes 4to. 28 by 19 cm. viii 356 2 384 pp. 50 hand-colored plates featuring the stock characters of the improvisational Theatre Italienne such as Harlequino Arlechino Pulcinella Colombine Pagliaccio Pierrot Pantalon L'Apothicaire Le Notaire Scaramuccia Pasquariello etc. Nowadays these characters are most familiar to opera-goers thanks to the comical works of Donizetti Mascagni Busoni Mozart etc. Most of these characters grew out of the roaming theatrical troupes that originated in Italy of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The costume and basic personality of the character remained stable from one performance to the next but within those parameters the characters in a troupe usually following the broad contours of a story line would improvise bringing in buffonery perhaps relating to the events of the day the specific venue where they were appearing or whatever else might spring into their mind on the spur of the moment. In the eighteenth century the free form went into decline replaced by more scripted plays but its influence is very evident in the plays of Goldoni Moliere who worked well before the form vanished and besides the opera buffa early twentieth century Vaudeville ballet and more current comedy. Also the costume from the Theatre Italienne has never failed to excite enthusiasm and thus it is often celebrated in the decorative arts as perhaps most magnificently in porcelain beginning in the eighteenth century with Meissen Nymphenburg and many other makes. Today the style of Harlequin or Arlecchino continue to be emulated in clothes design with some regularity. This two volume celebration of the costume and characters of this theater was written by Maurice Sand who was the son of the novelist George Sand who wrote the preface. Maurice Sand 1823 -1889 was an accomplished illustrator and writer in his own right. Occasional soiling sometimes toning around perimeter outside of tissue guards which have survived remarkably well. Rubbing along joints and moderate wear of boards. Very handsome marbled painting of edges. <br/><br/> A. Levy Fils hardcover books
18571331993Paris: Michel Levy Frères 1857. Hardcover. 12mo; G-; Hardcover; Spine brown with gold print; Boards half bound with brown leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards spine head torn away worn exposed corners wear to hinges and edges shelfwear to paper; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear name in ink and pencil notation on front endpapers few interior pages with tanning from paper bookmark else clean and tight some age-toning to paper; 303 pages. 1331993. FP New Rockville Stock. Michel Levy Frères hardcover books
183747570Bruxelles: Meline Cans et Compagnie 1837. Early edition. Original publisher's linen cloth binding with gilt stamped orange leather spine label. Spine sun darkened. General wear. Bookplate. Rear eps extensively used for PO pencil notes. Overall Very Good. 302 pp. T.p. printer's ornament. 12mo in 6s. 5-15/16" x 3-15/16" <br/><br/> Meline, Cans et Compagnie hardcover books
187647312Paris: Ancienne Maison Michel Lévy Frères 1876. 'Troisième Edition'. Period red morocco quarter leather binding with marbled paper boards. Marbled eps. Only light wear. Spine a trifle sunned. A modest bit of foxing. A handsome VG - Nr Fine copy. 4 333 1 blank pp. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 1/2" <br/><br/> Ancienne Maison Michel Lévy Frères hardcover books
1888181024Paris.: Calmann Levy. 1888. Limited edition #126 of 225 copies. Publisher's original printed wraps. Good front cover detached spine ragged contents very good. . 12mo. Black & White illustrations with tissue guards. Calmann Levy. paperback books
185628618Paris: Michel Levy 1856. 'Nouvelle Edition'. Period dark purple quarter-sheep binding with blue-green marbled boards. General scuffing to leather. Period pos to front paste-down. Bookseller stamp to preliminary leaf. Very Good. 4 205 3 pp. 12mo in 6s. 6-5/8" x 4-3/8" <br/><br/>Prefatory leaf states: Oeuvres de George Sand. Michel Levy hardcover books
1833046866Paris: Urbain Canel Adolphe Guyot 1833. First Edition. Hardcover Quarter Leather. Very Good Condition. Scarce collection of 26 works of fiction by French women - contemporary quarter leather over marbled boards. Scattered foxing paper of mixed quality and some pages browned. Includes an early Sand "Une Vielle Histoire". 407pp; 429pp; 413pp; 491pp; 446pp; 403pp Size: Octavo 8vo. 6-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 046866. Urbain Canel, Adolphe Guyot hardcover books
1871170401003Boston: James R. Osgood and Company 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition. 122 double-column pages. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering. Very Good with sunned spine wear at head and tail slight waviness to pages. The sequel to the novel A Rolling Stone written by Amantine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin under her pseudonym George Sand. James R. Osgood and Company hardcover books
1865735901865. SAND George. FANCHON; THE CRICKET. Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson 1865. First U.S. edition. 8vo. brown cloth pressed in blind and printed in gilt to spine. Pencil ownership to ffep and flyleaf. Foxed throughout. Cloth worn stained soiled with some puckering to lower and sun to spine. Book is skewed. As is. unknown books
18432030Paris: Imprimerie de Schneider et Langrand 1843. First edition. Contemporary 19th century quarter calf binding with green boards; gentle wear to edges. Internally an excellent copy with original wraps bound in; occasional light foxing and small paper loss to margins of last two leaves neither affecting text. Octavo collates complete with 31 pages. An exceptionally rare copy of Sand's first work on social justice of which only 500 were printed. This copy is the only one known to have come onto the market with none in the modern auction records and the only other held at La Bibliotheque Nationale de France.<br/><br/>Having dedicated the first decade of her career toward writing novels about women's internal and social struggles George Sand made her first move into activism with Fanchette. Shocked by the story of a young girl with mental illness who had been refused refuge in a convent and was soon after discovered pregnant and arrested for begging Sand opted to expose the events in a set of letters printed in the Revue Independente. Following a wave of public outcry "Sand decided to have the letters printed in brochure form with the plan that half the copies would be distributed free to the workers of La Chatre the others sold for the benefit of Fanchette. Five hundred copies of this brochure of thirty-one pages were printed and circulated. The Fanchette case therefore revealing as it did an appalling lack of sympathy for the poor and misfortunate convinced George Sand that an effort should be made to awaken the citizens of La Chatre to their duties as members of a community" Bowes. This publication marked a new phase of Sand's writing career which more directly emphasized social justice particularly for vulnerable women. A rare and important work. [Imprimerie de Schneider et Langrand] unknown books
18936004Boston Little Brown 1893. 1893. Small 8vo. Translated by Jane Minot Sedgwick. Frontispiece etching by E. Abot; title page printed in black and orange. Original blue/gray boards t.e.g. uncut spine darkened and slightly rubbed. Good. Signature of Ethel Rust Hay on the front free endpaper. Number 257 of 750 numbered copies on Windsor hand-made paper printed by the De Vinne Press. Hardcover. Good. Boston, Little, Brown, 1893. hardcover books
189396308Boston: Roberts Bros 1893. Hardcover. xi219p. frontis preface very good first edition in publisher's original gilt decorate cloth. The 1977 edition is noted in Grier C. Roberts Bros hardcover books