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658London Chiswick Press for the Medici Society 1928. First edition. Small 8vo. Six color plates and decorations by Stephen Bone. 49 pages. Original full gilt stamped vellum t.e.g. Fine. Enclosed in the publisher's board slipcase. No foxing. Bookplate of G.F. Reiss on the front pastedown. Number 21 of 50 copies signed by Stephen Bone. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. London, Chiswick Press for the Medici Society, 1928. hardcover books
1917116151New York: Doran 1917. hardcover. very good. With an Introduction by Field-Marshall Sir Douglas Haig. 2 vols. in 10 parts. 200 plates many color 4to in cloth-backed board portfolios slipcase; some binding wear. New York: Doran 1917. First American Edition. Very good .<br/><br/> Doran unknown books
1917WRCLIT54495New York: George H. Doran Company 1917. Two volumes. Quarto portfolios. Brown cloth and boards printed paper spine labels. Volume I portfolio contains 100 plates with text issued in five individually priced fascicles of 20 plates. Volume II contains one fascicle of 20 plates followed by 80 loose-leaf plates with text. Boards lightly rubbed with minor edge wear some foxing and tanning to yapped paper wrappers of the five parts in Volume I; inner matter and loose leaves of Volume II are clean and bright Part I shows scattered foxing otherwise a very good complete set in the well-worn publisher's slipcases with top and bottom panels missing respectively. First U.S trade edition. Introduction by Douglas Haig. Text by C.E. Montague. An engrossing collection of First World War images by Britain's first official war artist. In total there are over 200 plates including reproductions of black & white pencil drawings charcoal sketches colour etchings paintings and drypoints with additional chapterhead illustrations. Subject matter includes ruined towns and villages scenes from the trenches wounded troops artillery firing aircraft and battleships. George H. Doran Company hardcover books
19177096New York: George Doran/Doubleday Page 1917. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. Light shelf/edge wear light flecking at spines light even toning some wear to flaps of individual sleeves in Vol. 1 else tight bright and unmarred. Quarterbound brown cloth spines brown paper boards black ink lettering five loose volumes laid into each chemise. 4to. np. Illus. color and b/w plates. <br/><br/>Each volume includes 20 plates. Increasingly difficult to find complete. George Doran/Doubleday Page hardcover books
1908297331908. BONE Muirhead. CHILDREN'S CHILDREN. By Gertrude Bone with drawings by Muirhead Bone. London: Duckworth 1908. 1/215 copies numbered and signed by the artist. 4to white paper boards gilt-stamped and t.e.g. Boards darkened and rubbed but internally a very clean and attractive copy. Overall very good. unknown books
1918147128London: Country Life Ltd. and George Newnes Ltd 1918. Folio. Outer board folio stained chipped at corners and spine edges and with bending at spine. Plates generally very good and clean and without age toning. A few have minor waving at edges and/or the tiniest of chips at corners. Plate I in Part II has much of the plain left edge missing as well as age toning to the paper. The matted plate of Ypres from Part III has a 4-inch tear both plate and mat at the bottom center. Elephant folio. Blue card folio with tan cloth spine and black lettering. Blue protective flaps on 3 edges. Inside are two rag-paper string-bound folios containing 41 of the original loose plates. One folio contains plates from Parts II and III. The other contains plates from Parts IV and VI. Part I is missing in entirety. There also is a full-size greenish paper folio with the full title marked Part VI with the original price 10/6 net containing the plates from Part VI. No other individual titled folios are present for Parts II III IV or V. For plate contents and descriptions please see further comments. NOTE: Although titled as an Edition de Luxe none of the plates has an original signature. These all appear to be from the regular non-deluxe printing. Part I is missing entirely. Part II is complete including the list of plates. Part III is missing 1 plate but one plate Ypres is matted and the number covered so the possible number of the missing plate is either XXIII or XXX as well as the list of plates. Part IV is missing 3 plates XXXIII XXXIV and XXXVIII. Part V is missing 3 plates XLIII XLVII and L. Part VI is missing 1 plate LX. The plates are on a mixture of types of paper. Many plates are in bw look to be charcoal originally while others look to be in pencil pen/ink and several with a color wash. Ideal for framing or set completion. Country Life, Ltd. and George Newnes, Ltd unknown books
15439601Paris: Joannis Boulle 1543. Full calf. Very good. 8vo. ff.82394. 20th century tan calf with red morocco spine label over modern boards. The first 4 leaves have an old round embossed stamp of a seminary in Granby Mass. Title page also with an inked Catholic stamp of some order otherwise a nice clean copy. This work has been falsely attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas. Apparently the author/editor is Nicolaus de Gorra or spelled Nicolas de Corran. Adams B1852. Joannis Boulle unknown books
1900ACA002Chicago: Era Publishing Co. 1900 First edition first printing. From the library of former major league baseball player Eugene "Gene" DeMontreville. Original publisher's green cloth spine lettered in blue front cover with ball player illustration of Anson and lettering in blue. A very good copy with wear and rubbing to the extremities a few small scattered stains and light soiling to cloth hinges repaired plate facing page 46 with tape repairs to verso and the signature of baseball player Eugene DeMontreville and "B B B Club" notation to the front pastedown. Eugene "Gene" DeMontreville played professional baseball from 1894-1904 at second base and shortstop playing on 8 different teams in his 11-year career. DeMontreville was a former teammate of Hall of Famers Kid Nichols Billy Hamilton and Vic Willis for the 1901-1902 Boston Beaneaters later Boston Braves and Connie Mack for the 1894 Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played on the 1900 National League Champion Brooklyn Superbas later Brooklyn Dodgers. His 36-game hitting streak for the Washington Senators from 1896-1897 ranks as the 10th longest in Major League Baseball history. A Ball Player's Career is considered the first baseball biography ever published in book form where Anson recounts his professional baseball career and international goodwill tours. Anson led Chicago to six National League pennants in the 1880's and still holds several Cubs franchise records while being the only Cub in the 3000-hit club. He was also one of the first 19th century baseball players inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Chicago: Era Publishing Co. hardcover books