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19946469Art Institute of Chicago / Princeton University Press 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Thick 4to 503 pages red cloth <br/><br/> Art Institute of Chicago / Princeton University Press hardcover
1814177240Printed for William Daniell by Thomas Davison. 1814. 17 uncoloured aquatint plates mounted on India paper tissue-guards textblock complete but front and rear boards are disbound and only a fragment of the spine remains with the stamp of the library of the University of Pennsylvania on the front paste-down and blind stamped throughout but not affecting the plates. Marbled endpapers all edges gilt slight water stains to some pages edges browned but the plates are clean. 42.5 x 33.5cm. A very good example of Orientalist art. Robert Smirk 1752. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1786 became an associate in 1792 and in the same year an academician. Most of his paintings are small.Those for the story of the Hunch-back engraved by Daniell were in his happiest manner. He died in London 1845. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers - London 1927. . Printed for William Daniell by Thomas Davison hardcover
1814D6857London: Printed for William Daniell. by Thomas Davison 1814. Hardcover. Very Good. Modern half morocco and marbled paper; folio large paper copy 13 x 17 inches; pp. 2 title-p. blank 99 1 plus 17 mounted India Proofs engraved by William Daniell after paintings by Robert Smirke. Spine tips and corners lightl bumped; faint damp-stain in upper right corner of text block just touching images on the first 6 plates; a bit foxed throughout. <br/><br/> Printed for William Daniell... by Thomas Davison hardcover
194811111112222233547<p>The First UK printing published by The Golden Cockerel Press London in 1948. Number '36' of only 80 specially bound copies signed by both the author and artist to the limitation page. The BOOK is in Very Good or better condition. Full brown morocco binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with five raised bands gilt spine titling and large gilt designs by the artist on the upper and lower covers. Gilt ruled turn-ins. top edge gilt and others uncut. 3 maps by Mina Greenhill and 10 wood engravings by Clifford Webb 8 full page. Some discolouration and light marking to the outer fore edge of the front board and some light fading to the outer fore edge of the rear cover with a neat previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. The book is protected in loose Mylar archival cover. Loosely inserted is the 4 page publisher's prospectus. A very handsome production - 'Clifford Webb's wood engravings seemed to me the finest yet produced by this master of black and white.' COCKALORUM 181. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.</p> The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
0243057237.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1844H19378London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1844. First English language edition. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes publisher's muted lime cloth with gilt decorations on front covers good set recent matching cloth over the Summer volume spine moderate wear to bindings plates show some foxing owner's name clipped from flyleaves with 18 engravings per volume. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans hardcover
1898D2333London: Privately Printed for Societe des Bibliophiles 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Four volumes. Cloth-backed paper over boards gilt-stamped lettering and ornament on spine top edge gilt; with engravings etched by Louis Monzies after drawings by Paul Avril. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 100 on "Old English Spartan." ALL VOLUMES: Spines just a little dust soiled corners gently bumped. Volume 1 bumped at tail of spine. A very nice set. From the "Classics Facetius" series. <br/><br/> Privately Printed for Societe des Bibliophiles hardcover
1929ARC93326The Cresset Press London 1929. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition printed at the Curwen Press and limited to 450 numbered copies on mould-made paper plus a further thirty deluxe copies this one of the 450 examples but un-numbered. Large 4to. 406pp. Bound in full brown buckram with two red leather spine labels lettered and bordered in gold this binding unusual as the 'correct' binding should be white vellum; the fact that this example is un-numbered may suggest that it was intended as a trial or proof copy or perhaps a file copy. Fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. A touch of very light spotting to the edges and endpapers and to very occasional leaf margins. Backstrip ends very gently rubbed. A very good copy of an uncommon and quite delightful production: a tour-de-force collaboration featuring some of the finest wood engravers of the post-Great War period each one tackling one of the fourteen books classified as apocryphal by the King James Bible. The Cresset Press, London Hardcover
193235365Berkshire: The Golden Cockerel Press 1932. Limited. Hardcover. Very Good. Lynton Lamb. Limited edition of 500 with this being hand numbered 245 1932. A Very Good book. SIGNED by Walpole on dedication page. 8vo. 73 pp. bound in publishers red leather backed patterned cloth boards top edge gilt. Spine is lightly faded. Very minor rubbing to tips and edges. Very small spot at top of FFEP that fades through to dedication page. Text is clean and unmarked engravings are crisp. A SCARCE title. "This is a fabulous account of Hugh Walpole's early life and a must read if you are a fan of his work." review. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1978biblio270New York: Overlook Press 1978. Fine/fine. <p>Folio 224p brown cloth ill DJ color and b&w illustrations </p> Overlook Press hardcover
192954957Waltham Saint Lawrence UK: The Golden Cockerel Press 1929. first thus. Hardcover. Very good. 5 x 8 in. Black and red cloth boards. Engravings by Eric Ravilious. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers very clean a touch toned at edges with minor edge wear. Binding tight. Spine titles bright. Text very clean with no markings or names. Naut. RGR. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1929129480Golden Cockerel Press 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited edition #93/500 black cloth over red boards titles and top edge gilt. Engravings by Eric Ravilious. Tight binding no marks now in clear mylar jacket. Please email for photos. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1929Lib29183BC6mhThe Golden Cockerel Press 1929. Hardcover. Very Good. Book is in very good condition. Red boards with black spine gilt lettering on spine. Clean text with tight spine. Foxing to front fly page and rear page fortunately text is clean. 156pp. Limited edition 154/500 copies. The text is in the original formatting of the 1824 text. Some chipping to the top and bottom of the spine. The Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
19291349922Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press 1929. Limited edition no. 3 of 500. Hardcover. Octavo; VG Hardcover; Black cloth spine with gilt lettering and red paper-covered boards; Light rubbing to head and tail of spine; Bookplate of Robert Mackenzie Waggaman to front pastedown; Text block lightly age-toned; Illustrated with numerous engravings by Eric Ravilious; v 156 pages. 1349922. FP New Rockville Stock. Golden Cockerel Press hardcover
1991ABE-1570552858889Wakefield The Fleece Press England 1991 Wakefield: Fleece Press 1991. First printing of this edition. 156 pp w/index. Horizontal 8vo. Fine in printed paper-covered boards with cloth spine. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Robin Myers and wood-engraved illustrations by John Lawrence. One of 250 copies un-numbered. Each copy has a signed print by Lawrence in a rear pocket. The sturdy slipcase is near fine with evidence of a common problem; tiny threads are teasing along the edges. This seems common with all copies I have seen. An attractive example of this small press. The original prospectus is loose laid in the front. Signed by Illustrator. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Wakefield, The Fleece Press, England hardcover
71318E-386. Very Good. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Bob Riley Studios New Orleans LA. Unknown Date 1943 . 115 pgs. Illustrated. Revised Edition. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. French Quarter bohemians designed The Bachelor in New Orleans as an unauthorized guidebook before unauthorized guidebooks. Over forty marvelous block prints illustrate a remarkably jaunty text delivering a portrait of New Orleans nightlife unlike any other. The Bachelor in New Orleans discusses among other things: absinthe the Ramos Gin Fizz Cafe Brulot Bourbon Street The Sazerac Bar Court of the Two Sisters Pat O'Brien's The Monteleone Hotel Bar art Cafe Lafitte Tujague's Bar The Walnut Room Micky Finns Antoine's Galatoire's Dinkelspiel salad lonliness Mardi Gras drinking jazz and sporting houses. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . paperback
1334400016.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1527924068.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
0282268669.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1992DEMO006065IStatesboro GA: The Boxwood Press 1992. First Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. In a mahogany and copper scroll case with vertical slot and hidden crank handle; with a protective velvet cloth <br/><br/>Only 16cc.Remarkable bilingual presentation / re-interpretation of this Biblical work placing it in the the Reagan / Bush era. Illustrated with 16 color etchings by Bernard Solomon the translator and etcher. He realized there were remarkable parallels between the Biblical story of Esther and that of Anita Hill Clarence Thomas and the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. This interpretation unfolds sequentially as each leaf is unrolled from the 33 in. high scroll holder. The body of the scroll holder is one of the original copper plates used for the etchings which is why it is limited to an edition of only 16. The top and bottom of the handcrafted minaret-style case is finely shaped and polished mahogany by Anthony V. Mann. Designed with a hidden crank to rewind the scroll into the case. Altogether remarkable! The Boxwood Press hardcover
41537London. Longman Hurst. 1814. 28.5x 22.5cm being: 42 steel engraved plate of views in England and Scotland there is a light damp stain run through and a few have some slight wrinkling as is gar. the imagines are good clear strike with good strong contrast after cleaning they would be attractive prints for framing. London. Longman, Hurst.. 1814 unknown
1877025520London: Crosby Lockwood & Co 1877. First Revised and Enlarged Edition . Blue Cloth Gilt. Fine. 6 5/8" Tall. Viii 724 Iv Ads. Modern Blue Cloth Gilt. Considerably Enlarged With New Appendices On Several Games Including A Six Page Article On American Baseball Not Present In The Earlier Edition. Contents Fine Including The Double-Page Illustrated Frontispiece/Title And The Second Printed Title Page Illustrated Section Titles With Gilt Lettering Rebound In Sturdy Blue Cloth Head And Tail Pieces Gilt Lettering And Design On Spine With Binder's Gilt Stamp On Rear Pastedown. A Scarce Edition Bound Extremely Well For Decades/Centuries Of Future Use. No Names Or Marks No Soiling No Wear To Pages. Scarce With Only One Copy Listed In Worldwide Institutional Holdings Indexed In Worldcat. <br/> <br/> Crosby , Lockwood & Co hardcover
7233San Francisco: The Arion Press 2017. Limited Edition. One of 300 copies. Original two-part blue-grey cloth box housing a 13.5" x 50-foot scroll wound on aluminum spool with bookcloth wrapper nestled in grey foam lining together with the cloth-bound 20pp booklet containing Langdon Hammer's Introduction to The Bridge with two photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge by Michael Kenna. Text was handset by Andrew Hoyem with French Elzevir type illustrated with seven woodblock prints by Joel Shapiro. A Fine copy. An imaginative and elaborate production re-envisioning Hart Crane's long poem inspired by the Brooklyn Bridge. The book originally published by The Black Sun Press in 1930 was a collaborative work with Crane's friend the photographer Walker Evans. Arion No.110. The Arion Press unknown
18-1952Garden City NY: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. 1929. 4to. 118 pp. Very Good. Hard Covers. Green cloth boards. Toning to Spine. No Slipcase. Pages fine. Several pages uncut. Illustrated throughout. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. [1929]. hardcover
1330031784.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback