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Two Volumes. Bookplate of Margaret White. Volume II Frontis and title page damp stained. 8vo. Original full gold decorated bindings, designed by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882). Volume II spine repaired. Hardbound. LITERATURE BOX 1
188231088London: Reeves & Turner 1882. 4 volumes 8vo 10 plates and facsimiles; half blue morocco by Stikeman gilt-paneled spines t.e.g.; front joint on vol. I rubbed and with a short crack starting at the bottom vol. II with top of spine scuffed; all else about fine. <br/><br/> Reeves & Turner unknown books
187623925London: Reeves & Turner 1876. 4 volumes 8vo later full green pebble-grain morocco gilt rules on covers fleurons in the corners inner dentelles gilt decorated spines a.e.g. by Little Brown & Co.; Franklin Dexter bookplates; 10 plates and facsimiles; slight rubbing but near fine throughout. <br/><br/> Reeves & Turner unknown books
1975Embry 173688Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1975 First printing thus. Fine. Red cloth no dust jacket. Houghton Mifflin & Co., 1975, First printing thus. hardcover books
1974022814Boston: Hougton Mifflin Company 1974. Cambridge edition edited by Newell F. Ford. xxxii 668p. b/w front. slightly chipped dj. Hougton Mifflin Company unknown books
19298232London. Oxford University Press. 1929. Bound in 3/4 gilt ruled stright grain morocco and moire covered boards. Gilt titles. Gilt ruled spine compartments with ornate gilt tooled motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Moire endsheets. t.e.g. 8vo. Illustrated with a monochrome frontis. Some soiling to Moire on front and rear covers else a Fine crisp copy. Oxford University Press. hardcover books
1894015831London: Frederick Warne and Co 1894. Octavo. The Albion ediion. 656pp. Reprinted from the early editions. A collection of Shelly's poems with a memoir and explanatory notes. The present edition contains all the poems published by the poet himself and those given to the public after his death by Mrs. Shelley author of Frankenstein. These are the poems which has made his name immortal. Beautifully bound in full tree calf boards trimmed in gilt raised bands with compartments fully gilt decorated red morocco spine label gilt marbled endpapers all edges gilt A fine bright copy from the library a noted Wedgwood family member with his bookplate with a gift inscription to him on the verso of the front free endpaper dated 1894. Frederick Warne and Co unknown books
1847Embry 167867Edward Moxon 1847. Small green stain to lower leading edge of first few page in volume one minor cosmetic touch-up overall a fine and handsome set. One half green calf by Bayntun spine compartments with decorative rectangular surrounds and red title and volume labels. Edward Moxon, 1847. unknown books
187095863London: E. Moxon Son & Co 1870. Finely bound example of the Poetical Works of Shelley. Octavo 2 volumes. Bound in full contemporary calf by Zaehnsdorf gilt titles and tooling to the spine morocco spine labels gilt ruled raised bands inner dentelles top edge gilt marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of Shelley to volume one. Folding facsimile manuscript of Shelley's writing to volume two. Carefully revised with notes and a memoir by William Michael Rossetti. In near fine condition. Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language and one of the most influential. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views Shelley did not see fame during his lifetime but recognition for his poetry grew steadily following his death. Shelley was a key member of a close circle of visionary poets and writers that included Lord Byron Leigh Hunt Thomas Love Peacock and his own second wife Mary Shelley the author of Frankenstein. E. Moxon, Son, & Co hardcover books
191069333London/Toronto, J.M.Dent&Sons, 1931/1910. 2 Origi.Leinenbände, 8°, 439/495 Seiten. Volume I: Lyrics&shorter poems. Volume II: Plays translations&longer poems.
1839314957London: Edward Moxon Dover Street 1839. First Collected Edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Finden. xvi i contents i blank 380 1 printer's imprint i blank; i ads 1 blank 6 347 1 4 ads; viii 314 1 1 printer's imprint; viii 361 1 printer's imprint 2 ads pp. Bradbury and Evans Printer. 3 vols. 8vo. Contemporary purple morocco spines gilt and uniformly faded. First Collected Edition. Engraved frontispiece portrait by Finden. xvi i contents i blank 380 1 printer's imprint i blank; i ads 1 blank 6 347 1 4 ads; viii 314 1 1 printer's imprint; viii 361 1 printer's imprint 2 ads pp. Bradbury and Evans Printer. 3 vols. 8vo. Grannis 88; Ashley V p. 105; Grolier Langland to Wither 88 Edward Moxon, Dover Street unknown books
190722466ELondon: Macmillan 1907. From the library of Hollywood film executive Jack Valenti inscribed in an unknown hand: “For Jack Joseph Valenti September 5 1993â€. Ownership signature. Bound in full red leather by Riviere & Sons with their signature gilt stamp at the bottom edge of the front board raised bands all edges gilt gilt-stamped decorative inner dentelles and marbled endpapers. With the faintest hint of handling else a fine copy. Includes a Certificate of Authenticity. Jack Valenti 1921-2007 is best known in his long-time role as President of the Motion Picture Association of America from 1966 to 2004. During his 38 year position in the MPAA Valenti created the MPAA film rating system which is still used today. In 1963 Valenti was in the John F. Kennedy motorcade in Dallas and he is seen in the famous photograph of Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as President on Air Force One. Valenti flew back to Washington with Johnson and literally lived in the White House for two months helping Johnson take the reins of the presidency. He was the first special assistant to President Johnson and served at Johnson’s direction as a liaison to the Republican Congressional leadership. Hollywood mogul and Democratic fundraiser Lew Wasserman pressured Lyndon Johnson to let Valenti leave in 1966 to run the MPAA. A striking and articulate man who easily made friends Valenti became a figure of considerable influence in both Hollywood and Washington. Few people have known as many famous and powerful people as Valenti. Macmillan hardcover books
18803782London: Reeves and Turner 1880. First Thus. First edition edited by H. Buxton Forman. Together eight octavo volumes 214 x 136 mm. Uniformly bound by Bayntun Rivière of Bath stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in in mid twentieth-century dark brown crushed levant morocco. Covers with gilt triple fillet border spines decoratively ruled and lettered in gilt in compartments with five raised bands board edges with gilt-dotted rule gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Frontispieces and plates. A spectacular set. Volume I of The Poetical Works is set with a fine oval portrait miniature 81 x 62 mm of Shelley surrounded by an inner oval band of onlaid russet morocco within single gilt fillets and an outer decorative intertwining gilt border which is set with sixteen semi-precious stones. A superb example. From the library of William A. Foyle with his bookplate on front pastedown.<br/><br/>"It would be difficult indeed to over-estimate the gains which have accrued to the lovers of Shelley from the strenuous labours of Mr. Harry Buxton Forman C.B. He too has enlarged the body of Shelley's poetry Mr. Forman's most notable addition is the second part of The Daemon of the World which he printed privately in 1876 and included in his Library Edition of the Poetical Works published in the same year.but important as his editions undoubtedly are it may safely be affirmed that his services in this direction constitute the least part of what we owe him. He has vindicated the authenticity of the text in many places while in many others he has succeeded with the aid of manuscripts in restoring it. His untiring industry in research his wide bibliographical knowledge and experience above all his accuracy as invariable as it is minute have combined to make him in the words of Professor Dowden ‘our chief living authority on all that relates to Shelley's writings.' His name stands securely linked for all time to Shelley's by a long series of notable words including three successive editions 1876 1882 1892 of the Poems an edition of the Prose Remains as well as many minor publications—a Bibliography The Shelley Library 1886 and several Facsimile Reprints of the early issues edited for the Shelley Society" Oxford Edition of The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley.<br/><br/>Granniss 89. Reeves and Turner unknown books
18761287891London: Reeves and Turner 1876/1877. Hardcover. Octavos. 4 volumes; VG; 3/4 bound in dark green leather marbled boards; paneled spines with gilt lettering tooling; marbled endpapers; top edges of text blocks gilt; very mild wear to boards spines; frontispieces with tissue guards; shelved above Holocaust studies. 1287891. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Reeves and Turner hardcover books
1878WN60138Cambridge MA: The Riverside Press 1878. Half tan calf with gilt labeling on red and black labels rules and blind stamping. Marbled board varnished edges and endpapers matching. Wear at spine ends corners and edges with some loss of leather. Spine gilt fading. Four volumes in two. Frontis photo of author in Vol. 1. Prior owner neat pencil signature on feeps each volume. An impressive set of the great poet's work originally published by his wife in 1839 which includes her preface. Reprinted. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade. The Riverside Press Hardcover books
188660258London: Reeves & Turner 1886. Second edition with the notes of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Thick 8vo. 2 volumes: xcvii 3 572; xiv 2 580 14 publisher's catalogue pp. Frontispiece to each volume. Noted lawyer Clarence Darrow's copy with his signature in both volumes bookplate in volume one and library stamp in volume two. Darrow 1857-1938 was best known for his defense of John Scopes in what became known as the Scopes "Monkey" Trial Eugene Debs arrested during the Pullman strike and Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb tried and convicted of murdering a 14-year old boy as well as for his work with the American Civil Liberties Union. Dark blue cloth some wear to spine ends particularly at the head of volume one with beautifully gilt illustrated covers. Front joint of volume one split approximately 3 inches at the top and 1 inch at the bottom short split to upper joint of volume two and some separation at hinge of several signatures but a very good copy with a wonderful association. <br/><br/> Reeves & Turner hardcover books
155649<p>ca. 1900. Octavo. Alphabetical index and index of first lines. 656 pages. Original gilt stamped vellum over light green cloth by Jarrold & Sons spine with art nouveau floral designed stamped in gilt and green gilt stamped brown morocco label covers ruled in gilt t.e.g. Very good. Small bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown. No signatures or bookplates.</p> Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover books
2418London & New York: Macmillan & Co. 1900. Bound in sumptuous midnight blue full levant by Bumpus Binders of Oxford 8vo. 708 pages including index of first lines. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Shelley. The binding is like the poet deeply romantic. The six paneled spine is laden with gilt hearts and sinuous gilt borders punctuated by chaste pointielles. Both upper and lower covers have dual linear borders and gilt hearts the design beautifully mirrored on the turn-ins. All edges gilt. Aside from some light minor wear primarily confined to the lower cover this is an exceptionally handsome binding from the Art Nouveau period of design. A perfect marriage of poetry and the bookbinder's art. books
18962263721Thomas Y. Crowell & Company 1896. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Spine faded hinge beginning to weaken ink name and date on front flyleaf 'K.C. Bryant Malden Nov. 1896'. viii 705 3 pp. 8vo. No copyright date late 19th century circa 1896. A collection of poetry by the major figure in the English Romantic period close friend of fellow poet Lord Byron and husband to Mary Shelley the author of Frankenstein. Edited with an introduction by Edward Dowden and including the preface by Mary Shelley from the 1830 first collected edition the postscript from the 1839 second edition and the preface by Mary Shelley to the volume of posthumous poems published in 1824. Notes a list of Shelley's principal writings the order of poems and indices to the poems and their first lines follow text. Thomas Y. Crowell & Company hardcover books
1339456Boston MA: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company No Date. No Edition Given. Hardcover. Octavo 705 pages; VG; contemporary three-quarter binding of calf boards in marbled paper; spine paneled with gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear and scuffing; chip missing from crown of spine; upper edge gilt; previous owner's bookplate at front paste down; marbled end papers; pages clean; shelved Front Case. Date presumed ca. 1839 from preface to second edition within. 1339456. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Thomas Y. Crowell & Company hardcover books
18291268602Paris: A. and W. Galignani 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 9.7 x 6 inches 225pp. 275pp. 75pp.; VG-; spine green faded to black with a printed paper tan label and black lettering publishers binding; sporadic foxing throughout; cracking on spine edges; engraved frontispiece with portraits of the three poets by J. T. Wedgewood printed on india paper and mounted onto a blank leaf.; 6 pp of publishers adverts half-title frontis title page publishers note leaf xi 1 225 1 xi 1 275 1 vii 1 75 pp.; text printed in double column; chipping and rubbing to the edges and spine head and tail of spine chipped corners peeling; shelved case 0. This volume constitutes the first collected edition of Keats and only the second collected works of Coleridge & Shelley although only volume 1 issued in 5 parts of the 1826 edition of Shelley's works was issued and the edition was not completed and contains works published here for the first time from all three poets. Each poets work is preceded by a short life of the author. The memoir of Keats is by Leigh Hunt. Although Keats' literary executor Charles Armitage Brown disliked Hunt's portrayal of his friend his own account of Keats life was not ready in time for this edition and would not see publication for another 108 years in 1937. He did however send some unpublished poems in his possession for inclusion in the volume. The memoir of Shelley was written by Mary Shelley who also helped the publication of this edition by allowing the publisher access to his papers. Although this volume was published by the Galignanis in Paris avoiding the British copyright and meaning no royalties would be due they did have the co-operation of family members and literary friends of all three poets when assembling this impressive volume.;. 1268602. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. A. and W. Galignani hardcover books
1892ST18713London: Printed at the Ballantyne Press for Reeves & Turner 1892. Third Edition with the Notes of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. 188 x 122 mm. 7 3/8 x 4 3/4". Two volumes. Edited by H. Buxton Forman. <br/> PARTICULARLY FINE RED CRUSHED MOROCCO GILT AND ONLAID BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE stamp-signed on front turn-in covers framed by multiple plain and decorative rolls cornerpieces with the gilt torch of liberty extending obliquely from an onlaid green morocco heart bracketed by volutes front boards with central onlaid citron morocco medallion stamped with the poet's gilt monogram rear boards with onlaid citron morocco pansy surrounded by a gilt collar with the quote "Pansies let my flowers be" from "Remembrance"; raised bands spine compartments with onlaid green morocco quatrefoil at center volutes at corners volume I with FRONT DOUBLURE OF BROWN MOROCCO semé with rows of alternating quatrefoils and dots at center A MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF SHELLEY UNDER GLASS framed by a laurel wreath inlaid with four red morocco cinquefoils navy blue moiré silk endleaves all edges gilt and delicately gauffered. Housed together in a fleece-lined red cloth drop-back box. Frontispiece in each volume vignette title pages. Front flyleaves with engraved bookplates of Edward Laurence Doheny and Carrie Estelle Doheny. A FLAWLESS AND SPARKLING SET.<br/> <br/> This is the outstanding Doheny copy in lovely bindings of a body of literature graced with a lyricism Day asserts is "unmatched elsewhere in English verse in its ethereal ideal beauty." While the notes of Shelley's wife appended here have aroused considerable denigration she is accused among other things of making her husband's verse less political than it actually was her editorial work is nevertheless professional and has remained an essential source for the study of Shelley's work. As Betty T. Bennett explains "biographers and critics agree that Mary Shelley's commitment to bring her husband the notice she believed his works merited was the single major force that established Shelley's reputation during a period when he almost certainly would have faded from public view." Thanks to her efforts Shelley 1792-1822 is one of the best-known English poets and an icon of the Romantic movement. According to DNB our editor Henry Harry Buxton Forman 1842–1917 "channelled a general enthusiasm into a minute study of textual details for which his careful and exacting temperament was ideally suited. His patient application produced impressive editions of Shelley" who was along with Keats Forman's main literary interest. After studying under and then working for Douglas Cockerell Francis Sangorski and George Sutcliffe founded their own bindery in 1901 and continued in a successful partnership until 1912 when Francis tragically drowned. Despite this loss the firm grew and prospered employing a staff of 80 by the mid-1920s and becoming perhaps the most successful English bindery of the 20th century. The "Cosway" binding with painted miniatures inlaid in handsome morocco apparently originated with the London bookselling firm of Henry Sotheran about 1909 the year G. C. Williamson's book entitled "Richard Cosway" was remaindered by Sotheran and presumably given this special decorative treatment. The name "Cosway"--referring to the British miniature painter Richard Cosway 1742-1821--was then used to describe any book so treated whoever its author. This set was bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for book dealer J. W. Robinson of Los Angeles who supplied many books for the superb collection of Estelle Doheny 1875-1958 one of the most distinguished women book collectors of the 20th century whose magnificent library was especially rich in fine bindings. Volumes from her collection are sought after for their especially fine condition. [Printed at the Ballantyne Press for] Reeves & Turner unknown
18866240London: Reeves & Turner 1886. Second edition. Fine. Two octavo volumes 7 1/4 x 4 11/16 inches; 184 x 119 mm. 572; 580 pp. A spectacular ca. 1920 Cosway-Style binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for the J.L. Hudson Company stamp-signed in gilt on rear turn-in. Full red crushed levant morocco over beveled boards covers lavishly gilt in the Art Nouveau style with inlaid green and light brown morocco inlays. The first volume with a central green morocco medallion with Percy Bysshe Shelley's initials in gilt. The second volume with a central green morocco medallion with the phrase "Pansies/Let My Flowers Be" stamped in gilt. Spines with five raised bands elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments four of which have onlaid green morocco flowers. Double gilt-ruled board edges and elaborate gilt turn-ins dark blue watered silk liners and endleaves all edges gilt and gauffered. The first volume with a front doublure of dark blue crushed levant morocco multi-ruled in gilt. In the center is a superb gilt framed hand-painted portrait miniature 3 x 2 3/8 inches; 76 x 60 mm. of Percy Bysshe Shelley. The miniature is surrounded by a rectangular recessed frame with eight onlaid red morocco flowers and twenty-four onlaid beige morocco leaves. The front and back joints of both volumes have been expertly and almost invisibly repaired. Housed in a custom-made felt lined half red morocco with a red felt divider clamshell case two spines paneled and lettered in gilt in compartments. <br /> <br /> A wonderful early Sangorski & Sutcliffe Cosway-style binding. The miniature is of exceptional quality and is quite possibly the work of Miss C.B. Currie. The J. L. Hudson Company commonly known simply as Hudson's was a retail department store chain based in Detroit Michigan. Hudson's flagship store on Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit was constructed beginning in 1911 with additions throughout the years before being 'completed' in 1946. The building was named after the company's founder Joseph Lowthian Hudson and was demolished on October 24 1998. In 1961 it was the tallest department store in the world and at one time claimed to be the second-largest department store after Macy's in the United States by square footage. The Grand River Avenue Book Shop was on the Mezzanine floor.<br /> <br /> The story of the Sangorski & Sutcliffe Bindery reads like something out of a novel-when two of Douglas Cockrell's talented apprentices Frances Sangorski and George Sutcliffe were laid off during an economic downturn they began working out of an attic. Eventually their bindery would be famous for its intricate multicolored leather inlays and elaborate gold and jeweled bindings. Although named after the English miniaturist Richard Cosway 1742-1821 the desirable "Cosway Binding" with its jewel-like portrait miniature set into a fine binding was first developed at the turn of the century by J.H. Stonehouse director of London's Henry Sotheran Booksellers. Their miniatures were painstakingly crafted by the talented painter Miss C. B. Currie 1849-1940. As the style grew in popularity other publishing houses quickly began to reproduce this technique-each developing their own desirable take on the aesthetic-referred to as "Cosway style.". Fine. Reeves & Turner unknown
189014621London: George Routledge and Sons 1890. Full calf. Near fine. Early edition of The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley as published by George Routledge and Sons circa 1890. Octavo xxxi 603pp. Full blue calf thin double-ruled border to covers. Five raised bands title in gilt on morocco label affixed to spine ornately decorated. Marbled paper boards matching marbled endpapers. Solid text block light sunning to spine touch of wear to corners a near fine example. George Routledge and Sons unknown
187095863London: E. Moxon Son & Co 1870. Finely bound example of the Poetical Works of Shelley. Octavo 2 volumes. Bound in full contemporary calf by Zaehnsdorf gilt titles and tooling to the spine morocco spine labels gilt ruled raised bands inner dentelles top edge gilt marbled endpapers. Frontispiece of Shelley to volume one. Folding facsimile manuscript of Shelley's writing to volume two. Carefully revised with notes and a memoir by William Michael Rossetti. In near fine condition. Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language and one of the most influential. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views Shelley did not see fame during his lifetime but recognition for his poetry grew steadily following his death. Shelley was a key member of a close circle of visionary poets and writers that included Lord Byron Leigh Hunt Thomas Love Peacock and his own second wife Mary Shelley the author of Frankenstein. E. Moxon, Son, & Co hardcover
