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190613121401New York: The Macmillan Company 1906. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Bailey Vernon Howe and Ralph Lester. No. 2 of 200 copies printed on Japan vellum octavo size 420 pp. signed by Owen Wister. Owen Wister was an American writer and is known as the father of western fiction - his most famous work "The Virginian" is widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel. A classmate and friend of Teddy Roosevelt's like him Wister was attracted to the culture and lore of the West and on a visit to Yellowstone in 1893 he met Frederic Remington who remained a lifelong friend. This novel Lady Baltimore published four years after The Virginian is set in the East yet shares a similar theme of searching for aristocratic roots in everyday personas.<br/><br/>Limited edition of 200 copies printed on Japan vellum this being number 2 with dust jacket and publisher's slipcase. Signed by the author on the limitation page with a tipped-in note on front free endpaper which states 'This is a presentation copy containing author's autograph.' <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Tan paper boards with author and title in a darker tan outlined in gilt vellum spine with same lettering top-edge gilt other edges untrimmed. Dust jacket is light brown woven paper with similar lettering outlined in dark brown slipcase also a light tan cardboard. Tipped in note as referred to above on front free endpaper denoting a signed Presentation copy same note pasted to the side of the slipcase. Octavo size approx. 8.5" tall pagination: i-xiv 1-406.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: The book is near fine minor rubbing to tail of the spine corners are perfect text block and hinges are strong and solid free of prior owner markings interior is clean and bright. Dust jacket good only with several large chips due mostly to the jacket having been cut larger than the book and so apparently often caught when returning the book to the slipcase. Slipcase is overall very good with no creases or tears however does exhibit overall soiling.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Macmillan Company hardcover books
19061330553New York: The Macmilliam Company 1906. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair; Hardcover; Spine green with black print; Boards in green cloth wear to corners and spine caps mild shelfwear cocked spine; Text block has cracked rear hinge tanning to endpapers small stains on front endpapers intermittent spine breaks large portion of p. 165/166 torn out mild age-toning to paper; xiii 406 pages frontispiece illustrated b&w plates. 1330553. FP New Rockville Stock. The Macmilliam Company hardcover books
195817090807Buenos Aires: Francisco A. Colombo 1958. Limited Edition. Wraps. Near fine/near fine. Veroni Raul Vassena Leonor. Number four of ten printed on Pergamino Fabriano in Spanish octavo size 64 pp. signed by Alfredo Martinez Howard at the colophon and Leonor Vassena below the plate. A book of poetry in Spanish with haunting illustrations offered as issued in unbound signatures in original wraps with original glassine wrapper. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Paper wrappers with glassine jacket front wrap and spine printed in red and black unbound leaves mostly unopened title-page printed in red and black frontis and one signed etching Pergamino Fabriano paper octavo size 9" by 6.75" pagination: 1-8 9-52 53-64 index and colophon limited edition this number IV of ten copies I to X printed on Pergamino Fabriano total edition 50 signed by Alfredo Martinez Howard at the colophon and Leonor Vassena below the plate. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: A bright clean copy sole signature with minimal foxing that containing the plate the other signature bright and without foxing in the original glassine; a miniscule amount of wear to the glassine wrapper near fine. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Francisco A. Colombo unknown books
1998263645New York: Society of Illustrators 1998. hardcover. fine/near fine. Hundreds of color illustrations. 4to white cloth d.w. New York: Society of Illustrarors 1998. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Society of Illustrators unknown books
1987237013New York: Madison Square Press 1987. hardcover. fine/fine. Thick 4to black boards d.w. New York: Madison Square Press 1987. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/> From the Exhibition Humor '87 Held at the Society of Illustrators New York City September 1987.<br/><br/> Madison Square Press unknown books
1865292296New York: James Miller 1865. Hard Cover. Good binding. With "some slight abridgments" from the Advertisement. The publisher is so self-effacing about Gulliver's Travels that he derides it a bit as a "present reprint"."intended simpley as an edition to our increasing but yet not too numerous stock of books of recreation". Swift's name is not included on the title or the half-title page. The engravings by S. P. Avery have charm.~~Brown embossed cloth stamped in gilt with image of Gulliver both on the upper board and the spine. Lacking the front endpaper and the first blank leaf. Previous owner name on the pastedown the recto of the frontispiece the half-title and the tile page. Good binding. James Miller unknown books
197944688New York: Abrams 1979. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Abrams unknown books
197953059NY:: Abrams. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0810909553 . 171 illustrations including 141 in color. Devised by David Larkin. Text by Sarah Teale. First edition thus. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Abrams, hardcover books
197919407NY: Abrams. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0810909553 . 171 illustrations including 141 in color. Devised by David Larkin. Text by Sarah Teale. First edition thus. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Abrams hardcover books
198293747NY:: Random House. Very Good. 1982. Paperback. 0394854446 . Second printing paperback. All pieces are intact and well preserved. Very good in tall spiral-bound illustrated wraps. . Random House, paperback books
1889276169New York London: White & Allen 1889. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. In the publisher's green cloth with slightly faded titling and decorations in green and in gold. Illustrated throughout with quite attractive sepia chromolithographs and a few in green. There is very minor surface loss to the verso of the title page where the chromolithograph on the adjacent rector adhered slightly with a small amount of paper still on the illustration. Otherwise all plates and decorations are fine. Very Good binding. White & Allen unknown books
18701284910New York: Stroefer and Kirchner 1870. First Thus. Hardcover. Folio; VG-; Rebound with leather spine and original boards; Spine has raised bands and red label with gilt lettering; Gilt lettering to front boards with gilt and tooled designs; Bumping to the corners with some fraying; All edges gilt; Light wear/scratching to gilt in areas; Binding repaired with new end papers; Some foxing throughout affecting some of the illustrations; Tissue guards present for illustrations; Note book is heavy please contact us for expedited or international shipping. Shelved above case 2. 1284910. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Stroefer and Kirchner hardcover books
48566Tallinn: "Aktsiooni" Kirjastus 1927-1933. Octavos 16.3 x 12.5 cm. Original pictorial wrappers by Peet Aren Märt Laarman and Jaan Vahtra; 28 4; 60 4; and 63 I pp. Very good or better. Antson 1899-1945 was an Estonian teacher journalist and writer who participated in the "Aktsioon" "Action" literary group and co-published the eponymous series of almanacs 1926 1927 and 1929. In addition to his travel writing Antson was known for his plays which were often leftist and pacifist in orientation. Much of his work was influenced by expressionism and detailed the horrors of war and revolution. This collection of satirical epigrams in three volumes published over six years a final fourth volume appeared in 1946 takes sharp aim at the literary cultural but also political establishment not only in Estonia but in Europe at large witness the "Hitler" epigram in the 1933 collection!. The set also represents a striking cross-section of Estonian modernist design of the late 1920s with one wrapper each designed by Peet Aren 1889-1970 Märt Laarman 1896-1979 and Jaan Vahtra 1882-1947. Laarman was one of the outstanding followers of cubism and constructivism in Estonia. His "numerous book-covers and illustrations present the possibilities of applying such a method in the field of book graphics that is based upon the constructive rhythm of simple and expressive planes. Moreover Laarman was the first to apply the principles of Elementary Typography new at that time in the design of architectonically expressive and homogeneous books" Rein Loodus 21. In addition to his own work Laarman was also instrumental in furthering public awareness of avantgarde art: "Laarman edited and published The Book of New Art 1928 the group's programmatic almanac which helped the public develop a better understanding of the avant-garde" Art of the Baltics 38. Rare; KVK OCLC show a single copy of vol. I at Göttingen of vol. 2 at Helsinki and of vol. 3 at UCLA. unknown books
186233607.1New York: Sheldon and Company 1862. 1st printing of this edition cf. Gimbel D38. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Average wear with usual light fraying to spine ends. A VG set. 4 volumes 322; 312; 306; 336 pp. Frontis by F. O. C. Darley in Volumes I II & IV; by John Gilbert in Volume II. Small 8vo. 7-1/4" x 4-3/4" <br/><br/> Sheldon and Company hardcover books
1896022553Berlin: Paul Kittel successor Peter Stanik 1896. Oblong Quarto. No pagination. A beautiful near fine copy depicting the life of the Prussian Queen Luise through color lithographs.Beautifully bound in light purple cloth pictorial pastedown of the Queern lettered andf decorated in black white and gilt decorative endpapers no names or bookplates small bump to foot of spine. Very nice. Paul Kittel successor Peter Stanik unknown books
1916293181New York: Doubleday Page & Co 1916. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding/Fair dust jacket. Large 8vo; in the publisher's blue green cloth still with publisher's glassine wrapper and housed in the original publisher's box; xi 150 pages 1; with 16 leaves of plates some colored; and decorations throughout. While a bright copy there is some staining to the front board from the glassine. The very uncommon box is printed green paper-covered with a color pastedown. There are no ownership or other marks in the book. There are a few spots of foxing.~~Period story of life in the old South full of "dialect". Penned by Sallie Dooley who with her husband James left Maymont House to the City of Richmond -- one of our treasures. Dem Good Ole Times "offers glimpses of Sallie Dooley's perceptions of African Americans . ~capitalizing on the current popularity of dialect literature by such writers as Joel Chandler Harris Paul Laurence Dunbar and Virginia-born Thomas Nelson Page" O'Leary; From Morning to Night: Domestic Service in Maymont House and the Gilded Age 2003 p. 54. Near Fine binding / Fair dust jacket. Doubleday Page & Co unknown books
186329036.1New York: Sheldon and Company 1863. 1st printing of this edition cf. Gimbel D38. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & a circular gilt monogram to the front board. Yellow eps. Spines lightly sunned. Bit of bubbling to board cloth of Vols III & IV. Some frayting to spine crowns. Withal a VG set. 4volumes viii 9 - 309 1 blank; vi 7 - 318; vi 7 - 329 1 blank; vi 7 - 308 pp. Frontis by F. O. C. Darley in Vols I II & IV. Frontis by Gilbert in Vol III. Small 8vo. 7-1/4" x 4-5/8" <br/><br/> Sheldon and Company hardcover books
197825094Danbury: Addison House. Near Fine. 1978. Paperback. 0891690239 . Text by Tomie de Paola. First edition paperback. Near fine in oversized illustrated wraps. . Addison House paperback books
193135610New York: George H. Doran Company 1931. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED. Brown papered boards with white title lettering and b/w illustration stamped to front board. Tan title lettering stamped to spine. Slight lean a repaired small tear to spine gutter break to pg 28 and 29 photographic image tipped to front paste down. Withal a VG copy. 148 pp. 5 b/w illustrations. 7-1/2" x 5" <br/><br/> George H. Doran Company hardcover books
19043810London: John F. Shaw 1904. First edition. Publisher's quarter decorated cloth over full-color glazed pictorial boards corners a little worn.Small quarto 9 5/8 x 7 1/8 in; 245 x 180 mm. A few illustrations hand-colored by a child. Closed tear to bottom edge of page. 17. Early ink presentation dated "Christmas 1905" on front paste-down. Illustrated throughout in black and white and color with fifteen drawings by Louis Wain and an unrecorded text drawing by Arthur Rackham so initialed on page 40. Unrecorded and scarce with no copies noted in the Wain or Rackham bibliographies.<br/><br/>Anytime an unrecorded book illustration by Arthur Rackham comes to light it's an item for collectors to note. Buried within this book unheralded on page forty is a black and white text illustration of four chickens in various states of distress as they observe in high dudgeon and with no little annoyance a cat within their food bucket chowing down the chicken feed. And at the lower left of the bucket as small as can be are Rackham's initials as typically drawn. Latimore and Haskell and Riall make no mention of this illustration in their Rackham bibliographies and the Arthur Rackham Society expressed no knowledge of it when we inquired. A true scarcity -- a previously unknown Rackham during his transitional period when his fairies and goblins were emerging but had not yet fully vanquished the simple pay-the-bills work of his early years.<br/><br/>Cf. Dale 34 and 35. John F. Shaw unknown books
005029Esslingen and München: Verlag von J. F. Schreiber. Hardcover. Front board: pictorial paper pastedown. Cloth spine. . Near Fine. An exceptionally clean and bright copy of this juvenile audience plate book depicting geography and domestic and work life. N.d. circa 1870s. Small folio. 32 by 21.5 cm. 5 7 1 pp followed by 30 double-sided hand-colored plates. Each plate measures 32 by 40 cm. The plates depict the home rural and urban the city the farm a vineyard tools a church interior a city market a winter skating scene a mountain landscape a railroad station a forest etc. The point was to educate children about the features of all these places and spaces and incidentally impart the vocabulary -- the many nouns -- associated with them. Nowadays the plates are simply wonderfully decorative with their bright chromolithography and evocation of a lost world. And the great Meggendorfer was responsible for three of the plates! Light wear to the cover. One of the plates has a minor closed tear by its fold. But as we indicated an unusually appealing copy. <br/><br/> Verlag von J. F. Schreiber hardcover books
188843842Boston: L. Prang & Co 1888. 1st Edition. Tan linen cloth binding with color printed spine & boards. Marbled edges. Modest shelfwear. Small label removal abrasions to fixed endpapers; light gutter break. 5 signed mss recipes entered herein. A VG - VG copy. Unpaginated though ~ 250. Tinted frontispiece. 16 chromolithographed divisional title leaves followed by a lithographed leaf of text poetry. Oblong format: 6-7/8" x 9-1/2" <br/><br/>A mostly blank recipe book adorned with Prang's exquisite chromolithographs. Each recipe signed by a different author; most in a contemporary hand and/or dated 1891 save the final recipe dated 1920. Recipes include: Sausages Tutti Frutti Oil Pickle Snow Pudding and Dandelion Wine. Somewhat scarce with OCLC listing but 5 institutional holdings. L. Prang & Co hardcover books
196582424NY:: Bonanza Books. Very Good. 1965. Hardcover. A reprint edition. Worn at the upper corners age toning else very good in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket. . Bonanza Books, hardcover books
19791341339Ohio: Self Published 1979. FIrst Edition. Other. Staple-bound comic; VG. Minor creasing to cover. Corners very slightly rounded. Cover white pages cream. Several pages have small cuts at lower margins from flaws in paper. Mild creasing/wrinkling of some pages ~1" in from spine. Staples original and centered but somewhat rusted. RH Consignment; Shelved case 8 1/4. 1341339. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Self Published unknown books
197957456London:: Octopus Books Limited. Very Good. 1979. Hardcover. 0706410297 . All pop-ups are intact and in good working order. Second impression thus. Light age toning else very good or better in glossy illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Octopus Books Limited, hardcover books
