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185421113New York: George P. Putnam and Co 1854. First edition. Hardcover. Very good plus. 8vo. Original publisher's maroon marbled cloth upper cover with elaborate blocked design in gilt and blind with large central sunken lozenge blocked with a gilt vignette of the "southern mocking bird" signed "Tompson" in reverse derived from the plate facing p. 66. <br /> <p><br /> Illustrated with chromolithographed plates drawn on stone by Max Rosenthal printed by L.N. Rosenthal of Philadelphia after Mrs. Webber 15 or Miller 5. The binding has been expertly and nearly invisibly rebacked indeed we had to use magnification to confirm the reback with the inner hinges strengthened. Some tissue guards are torn and there is occasional light spotting on the plates an offset from the guards. <br /> <p><br /> Miller's contribution consists of five views of Indian life four of which according to the author are of "scenes in the camp of the Delawares" although they are almost certainly based on the artist's sketches of the Snake Indians a sub-group of the Shoshone. The five prints in the present work were drawn on stone by Max Rosenthal. Two of them include images of bare-breasted Indian maidens which were later withdrawn and reissued with the women fully clothed. The prints are titled: 1. Indian Caressing His Horse; 2. Encampment of Indians; 3. Toilet of the Indian Girls; 4. Antelope Chase; 5. Indian Girl Swinging. <br /> <p><br /> The remaining prints in the present work are from drawings of birds 13 and flowers 2 by the wife of the author<br /> <p><br /> Bennett p.111; Reese 28; Ripley p.307; Tyler Prints of the American West pp.64-5; Zimmer p.667. Rare in this unrecorded deluxe binding. And with a presentation inscription signed in 1855 by R. McNeill whom we believe was affiliated with Putnam's.<br /> <p>. George P. Putnam and Co hardcover
183319112Freiburg i. Breisgau, Herder, 1833. 2 Bde. in einem und Atlasband. VIII, X, (2), 104 SS. (4), XII, 206, (2) SS. Zeitgenössischer roter Maroquinband mit reicher Rücken- und Deckenvergoldung, Rückentitel, Steh- und Innenkantenvergoldung sowie dreiseitigem Goldschnitt. 4to. 32 teils gefaltete bzw. kolorierte, lith. Karten und Pläne sowie lithographischer Titel lose in zeitgenössischer, roter Halbmaroquinmappe mit Deckenvergoldung und -titel. Folio.
1810770L9London: R Miller 1810. First edition. Fine Binding. Very Good Indeed. 6" by 3.5". R Miller. A finely bound copy of this scarce miniature atlas produced by R. Miller. Notable for its inclusion of a map for every county. The first edition of this work. Undated dated from Chubb CCCXL. With all 56 engraved maps. This copy has been bound without the 'Catalogue of Books & Fancy Articles' usually found to the rear.A wonderful copy of this pocket-atlas in a superb full morocco binding. In a recent full morocco binding. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Occasional handling marks. Former owner has crudely outlined the maps in colour. Very Good Indeed R Miller unknown
189651047New York: Fless & Ridge Printing Company 1896. 1896. First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers with title stamped in blue on spine and front cover 2.p 1. 7-163 1pp. portrait. "Offers a vivid portrayal of the challenges and triumphs experienced by early cattlemen in the late 19th-century American frontier. This memoir delves into Miller’s experiences as a novice cattle rancher in the southern Kansas and Indian Territory regions offering the reader insight into the rugged lifestyle of ranchers the intricacies of cattle trading and the dynamics between settlers and Native American tribes during this period in American history. The late 1800s were a pivotal time for cattle ranching in the American West. The expansion of the railroad system facilitated the transportation of cattle to eastern markets while interactions with Native American tribes were complex and often fraught with tension. Miller's account provides a unique perspective on these events." Miller was born in 1851 and went to Kansas in 1878. This colorful account of his life as a rancher there over the next five years is an excellent first-hand account of ranching in the Indian territory during that early period. Miller attended Cornell University spent a year and a half in Alaska in 1898-99 and died in Binghamton New York in 1930. Adams Herd 1485 says "rare." Streeter Sale 2387: "An account of herding in the Cherokee Strip in the seventies." The author was one of the early presidents of the Cherokee Strip Livestock Association in the early seventies. Adams Six Guns 1486: "Rare. The book contains some firsthand information on Billy the Kid and tells about the attempt of the mob at Las Vegas to take prisoners away from Pat Garrett an incident the author witnessed." Merrill Aristocrats of the Cow Country: "His book is a vivid portrayal of the business of the Cattle-barons on the plains and as he stated in the title 'How a Fortune Was Made in Cattle.'" Tiny chip to lower front corner and rear lower corner and minor wear to the spine ends else a near fine bright copy housed in a quarter leather and cloth clamshell case with titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine. A choice copy of this rare and important cattle book. Fless & Ridge Printing Company, 1896. hardcover
18496294Paris & Leipzig: G. De Gonet & Chez Charles Twietmeyer 1849. First edition. Two parts in one quarto volume 11 x 7 3/8 inches; 280 x 187 mm. 4 xvi 252; 4 186 2 pp. With added hand-colored wood-engraved vignette title in each part hand-colored engraved portrait of Grandville by Ch. Geoffroy and twelve hand-colored engraved plates eleven in the first part one in the second part by Ch. Geoffroy after Grandville all with original tissue-guards. Handsomely bound by Charles Meunier stamp-signed in black on front turn-in "Ch. Meunier. 1905". Full blue morocco covers decoratively rued in gilt with gray morocco inlaid borders enclosing an elaborate design of inlaid gray cream and green inlaid flowers with decorative gilt stems. Spine with four raised bands decoratively inlaid in various colored morocco's decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments. Decorative gilt board-edges gilt ruled turn-ins with inlaid gay morocco borders gray-green marbled endpapers top edge trimmed others uncut. Original printed paper wrappers and spine bound in at end. Unidentified bookplate "Nec Tu Semper Eris" You will not always be on verso of front flyleaf. Housed in the original blue leather edged patterned paper board slipcase. A wonderful copy of this lovely book with exquisite plates after Grandville. <br /> <br /> This posthumously published work Grandville died on March 17 1847 was originally issued in fifty parts the first part appearing in September 1849. "The compositions of this 'last fairy-tale' brilliantly engraved on steel by Charles Geoffroy and delicately colored form a fitting memorial to Grandville.The pattern which he follows is similar to that of Les fleurs animées. Nearly every plate has its beautiful lady clad in white and adorned with stars looming in the sky with varied scenes of earthly life below her. These designs Grandville's tranquil refuge from the turmoil that beset his mind are as charming as they are mysterious. Also included in the volume are an unsigned essay which remains the most considerable source of biographical information about Grandville and a fine portrait of him by Geoffroy I xvi with a border of his creations animals paying him tribute as well as his flower- and star-ladies" Ray. <br /> <br /> The talented Charles Meunier 1865-1940 was first apprenticed to a book binder at the eleven years old. After training with Marius-Michel he began his own binder in 1885 where he sought to be innovative and nontraditional. ". Drawing on traditional and modern techniques and forms of decoration Meuniere mixed classical punches. with newly fashionable incised and modeled leather panels. His output was prodigious; by 1897 he had produced roughly six hundred bindings" Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book 200. Vicaire V col. 770. Grandville. Dessins Originaux p. 398. G. De Gonet & Chez Charles Twietmeyer unknown
18866337London: Pirvately reprinted 1886. Limited edition. Fine. Number 49 of 50 copies on Japan Paper signed by the editor B.B. Haggin. Small quarto 8 9/16 x 6 9/16 inches; 217 x 167 mm. iv 117 3 blank pp. Original stiff paper wrappers decorated in gold bound in and illustrated with very attractive engraved head and tail-pieces. Additionally inscribed on a front blank leaf "Compliments of the Editor/B.B. Haggin/March 27th 1892." Bound ca. 1892 by Charles Meunier stamp-signed in gilt on lower turn-in. Full rose colored crushed morocco each cover richly and decoratively bordered in gilt surrounding a rectangular foliate frame with sixteen flowers inlaid in black morocco and fourteen leaves inlaid in green morocco. Spine with five raised bands and five inlaid black morocco flowers decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments in a matching design decorative gilt board-edges wide gilt decorated turn-ins blue silk liners and end-leaves marbled end-papers all edges gilt. Housed in a felt-lined dark blue cloth clamshell case spine with leather label lettered in gilt. A spectacular binding on a beautifully printed book.<br /> <br /> Luís Vaz de Camoens c. 1524-1580 often Camoens is lauded as Portugal's most significant poet. A prolific writer of both epic and lyrical verse he ranks him amongst the other European literary greats including Dante Shakespeare or Milton. Despite his fame surprisingly little can be confirmed about his life resulting in "successive biographers have woven the few concrete facts known about Camões's life into a bewildering complexity of fantasy and theory that is unsupported by concrete documentary evidence" Britanica. While some of his poetry was lost during his lifetime Os Lusíadas The Lusiads remains a classic. Here this lovely collection presents romantic verse from the beloved poet.<br /> <br /> The talented Charles Meunier 1865-1940 was first apprenticed to a book binder at eleven years old. After training with Marius-Michel he began his own binder in 1885 where he sought to be innovative and nontraditional. ". Drawing on traditional and modern techniques and forms of decoration Meuniere mixed classical punches. with newly fashionable incised and modeled leather panels. His output was prodigious; by 1897 he had produced roughly six hundred bindings" Art Nouveau and Art Deco Bookbinding. Fine. Pirvately reprinted unknown
181441995London: T. Bensley for Benjamin and John White and John Sewell 1814. Folio. 21 x 14 3/8 inches. With 60 hand-colored etched plates by and after Miller including 41 plates of birds many printed in sepia. Half calf 19th century cloth marble endpapers<br/> <br/> First edition with the text by George Shaw second edition overall.<br/> <br/> The quadrupeds represented ranging in size from the Moose to the Jerboaare are outnumbered by the rare and curious birds usually shown next to a carefully chosen plant. Among the parrots Loxia and Oriols is Psittacus Melanocephalus said by Shaw to be of a peculiarly stubborn and obstinate nature; tamed with great difficulty and very quarrelsome. Other rarities include the flightless Cassowary; Columba coronata the largest and most magnificent of the Doves; the Antarctic Falcon; Vultur Secretarius or the Secretary Bird with its remrkable crest; a South American kingfisher never before described; the violet-black Hoopoe one of the rarest of its genus as well as one of the most beautiful; and an Indian Toucan.<br/> <br/> Fine Bird Books p. 94; Nissen IVB 638; Stafleu and Cowan TL2 6033; Wood p. 465; Zimmer p. 585. T. Bensley for Benjamin and John White and John Sewell unknown
