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WALTER-FILM000419No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Vintage original 12 x 8"" 30 x 20 cm. midget/mini window card poster USA. Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart Lola Lane Isabel Jewell Mayo Methot Jane Bryan dir: Lloyd Bacon; Warner Brothers. Brilliant tale of hostesses told with as much candor as post-Production Code Hollywood was allowed. Working girl Bette Davis displays herself in one of her most glamorous gowns on this fine Warner Brothers poster of the period. The beaded gown represented in red on this card was made for her by Orry-Kelly. This is the film which marked Bette Davis' return to Warner Brothers after she walked out on the studio fed up with the weak roles they were giving her. She got her wish in this role. Here she plays Mary Dwight the cynical world-weary hostess of a club run by gangsters. Living with the other hostesses of the club her kid sister comes to visit and the truth of their means of living must be hidden. The woman are constantly being hauled into headquarters and questioned about their bosses. Davis' character is beaten by them to keep quiet. But then her kid sister is murdered and she unravels to the district attorney Humphrey Bogart. A classic crime melodrama. Wonderful rich colors. Very minor creases. Tow tears at the right side of the card have been reinforced with archival tape. One is in the lower area of her hair and the other just below her arm. Pin holes at each of the four corners have been filled in and reinforced with archival tape. Two small tears at the bottom have also been reinforced with archival tape. The top blank area of the card has been trimmed NEAR FINE. unknown books
1905452h1773New York: Doubleday Page & Company. Fair. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. "The Jewish spectre is now visible in both hemispheres; it hovers over New York as it long has done over Paris Vienna Berlin and London. But accustomed as we are to the incoming of foreign peoples it is not the apparition of an exotic race among us that gives my subject its greatest importance. The question would be very simple and no more puzzling than the interference of other people in the affairs of our modern life were it not for the hovering vision of Israel that is thrown upon the screen of our religious consciousness." - p.3. vi 2-377p. Former library copy with usual markings. Quarter-inch openings to each end of backstrip with some loss at top. Binding intact. Decorated original red cloth is faded moreso near spine. Above-average external wear. No dust jacket presumably as issued. A sound reading copy. ; Sm 8vo . Doubleday, Page & Company hardcover
1917613j0040Canada: Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Limited. Good. 1917. First Edition. Paperback. Lovely nostalgic colour-illustrated first page shows proud cook holding her baking. Two other colour plates within. 158 glossy pages. Includes "breads rolls buns cakes pies fish poultry meats vegetables salads fruits pickles sauces beverages candies preserves etc." - subtitle. Coupon page at back is complete intact and unmarked. Photo on page 152 reminds us that when this book was printed prairie farmers still delivered their grain to the elevator by horse! Elizabeth Driver's description at O394.1 does not precisely match this unusual first edition variant which was not issued with a colour plate at pages 8 or 10. Unmarked with relatively moderate wear. Binding intact. Original hanger string present at top of spine. Two-inch by two-inch piece missing from top corner of page 57 does not affect text. A well-preserved example of this extraordinary early Canadian cookbook.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Purity Flour Cook Book Cookbook Vintage Canadian Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Limited . Western Canada Flour Mills Co. Limited paperback
177976893London : Printed For S. Leacroft . And Sold By J. Nichols . T. Evans . And H. Payne . MDCCLXXIX 1779 1779. First Edition. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with gilt-blocked title and volume indications. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. An exceptional set - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 0 pages; Contents include: v. 1. Promos and Cassandra by G. Whetstone Menaechmi by Plautus The taming of a shrew. K. John pt. 1.--v. 2. K. John pt. 2 V. The true chronicle of history of King Leir. Subject: Shakespeare William 1564-1616 - Sources. With reproductions of original title-pages. Physical desc. : 2 v ; 22cm. Paged continuously. London, : Printed For S. Leacroft ... And Sold By J. Nichols ... T. Evans ... And H. Payne ..., MDCCLXXIX [1779] hardcover
184555313Philadelphia: V. F & M. F. Harrison no. 27 South Eighth Street 1845. Bust-length mezzotint portrait approx. 22½" x 16½" overall; image size: 12" x 9¾" taken from a daguerreotype; lightly foxed several short creases and breaks in the margins; all else very good. Includes a facsimile of his signature. "Copies were sold in Providence by Abraham Stillwell a local bookseller. Stillwell began advertising the sale of the likeness of Dorr beginning with the June 20 1842 issue of the Providence Daily Express. Stillwell's ad read 'GOV. DORR Just published and for sale at No. 1 Market square a Portrait of Thomas W. Dorr elected Governor of the State of Rhode Island under the People's Constitution'." Phillips Memorial Library Providence College. AAS only in OCLC. <br/><br/> V. F & M. F. Harrison, no. 27 South Eighth Street unknown books
184555313Philadelphia: V. F & M. F. Harrison no. 27 South Eighth Street 1845. Bust-length mezzotint portrait approx. 22½" x 16½" overall; image size: 12" x 9¾" taken from a daguerreotype; lightly foxed several short creases and breaks in the margins; all else very good. Includes a facsimile of his signature. "Copies were sold in Providence by Abraham Stillwell a local bookseller. Stillwell began advertising the sale of the likeness of Dorr beginning with the June 20 1842 issue of the Providence Daily Express. Stillwell's ad read 'GOV. DORR Just published and for sale at No. 1 Market square a Portrait of Thomas W. Dorr elected Governor of the State of Rhode Island under the People's Constitution'." Phillips Memorial Library Providence College. AAS only in OCLC. V. F & M. F. Harrison, no. 27 South Eighth Street unknown
1980873HEYNE WILHELM 1980-81. 1. softcover. Fantasy Munn 369637413826 FANTASY CLASSICS HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
18990001206WASHINGTON DC LEIPZIG LEIPSIC. Very Good. 1899. On offer is the original 1899 manuscript diary handwritten by Rebecca P. Warner known by one and all as Bess or Bessie who was 26 at the time. Bess the oldest of 9 children offers the reader a unique view of how a prominent wealthy Washington DC family the lived at the end of the 19th century but even more important is the very intimate interesting view of Germany during one of the country's most fascinating eras of historical development pror to World War I. Bess' father was Brainard Warner Sr. who was a lawyer but made his fortune in banking real estate and land development. His company was responsible for the oversight or building of over 1000 buildings and homes in the Washington DC area. Bess's mother was Mary Jacobs Parker Warner who was descended from Edward Doty a Pilgrim and indentured servant who sailed over on the Mayflower signed the Mayflower Compact and helped to settle Plymouth Colony. This diary describes Bess' trip with her sister Anna and brother Brainard Jr. to Leipzig Germany where Brainard Jr. was the US Consul. Bess does a super job of detailing setting up house in Leipzig and also about their daily lives there. They also did a lot of traveling within Germany and she describes that as well. Research notes that the Warner family endured a lot of sadness. They lost three children at birth or very early in life. They lost their mother Mary Jacobs after the birth of Lucy who then died. They lost their son and brother Southard who committed suicide at age 33 by shooting himself while stationed as a consul in China. Then Brainard Warner Sr died two years after the death of Southard. Here are some snippets and observations from a casual reading: They went to the motette at St Thomas Kirche which was very beautiful. The church was crowded. Students belonging to a club were there. They stayed after the service and thought they might see a German wedding. They have them nearly every Saturday after motette. They got caught in the middle of a religious service. They were sitting right in front of the minister and Bess was afraid they'd get called up to do something In the evening Mrs Young telephoned to ask them over. Brainard had an engagement but Bess and Anne went. They left Leipzig for Chemnitz and went directly to the consulate where they had supper. They went with Mr Monaghan to Schellenburg where his family was summering. "This was a queer little town located on the top of a mountain" There is a beautiful castle and some old walls. Aside from that Bess thought it was an uninteresting place to spend a summer. They left on Monday. They went to a parade in honor of the King of Saxony. About 5000 men were received. They expected to see the King on horseback but he was on foot with other officers. They met Professor Gregory who showed them around some parts of the University. In the afternoon Brainard Anne and Bess called on Mrs Monroe. Brainard went out in the evening with friends. "Today is the Emperor's birthday and all the flags are out. We stood for a long time to watch the Lieut General review the officers. It was a fine sight. what little we could see though the crowd But we were nearly frozen it was so cold" Bess practiced and then went for a lesson with Herr Krause only he wasn't in. She went again at 4 pm. "He was very discouraging and said I had no independence of fingers" Bess thought it would take her several lessons to get the right finger position and that there was no royal road to piano playing. "Hard work is the only road to success in anything". She went home. They had letters from Mamma and Pa. Then they went over to hear the St Thomas Kircke choir practice such beautiful voices. They had a number of people who stopped by for visits." We actually had a count call on us Graf Laisher who was very bright and interesting. He is studying medicine at the University" He said he couldn't speak English but he was very fluent. He proceeded to show them some of his feats of exercise and they were petrified because of their rented furniture. But everything was whole when he left. In the evening Bess and Anne went to the home of Mrs Morris. They danced but it was more of a lesson for the young grandson. He fancied Bess as a teacher and so they whirled around in a circle for 2 hours. Bess wrote that dancing on the ship over was "nothing compared to my feelings after dancing in the mad German fashion" Bess Anne and Lucy went to the Catholic Church which the royal family attended. "I must say I was thoroughly disappointed in royalty as exhibited here. The king queen and two other members of the family sat in boxes on a level with the gallery of the church and just to the left of the altar. Princess Matilda is one of the coarsest people I have ever seen. She spent most of her time yawning. She must weigh at least 200 lbs. We only stayed while the King and Queen were there." The diary has approximately 141 pages of entries from January 1 1899 to August 2 1899 with some gaps in this 4" x 6 ½" diary. Overall G.; English; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; MAYFLOWER GENDER STUDIES TRAVEL PRE WORLD WAR I BRAINARD WARNER DOTY WOMEN'S STUDIES GERMAN ROYALTY DEUTSCHLAND ANTI SEMITISM GERMANY AUTOGRAPH HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT Gründerzeit Emperor William II antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento Manuscrito HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY . unknown
137348Melbourne Oxford University Press 1983. x290pp. 8vo. Original wrappers. Black and white map frontispiece and photographic illustrations. A very good copy. Japanese suicide bombers in the Pacific War. Melbourne, Oxford University Press 1983. unknown
1389623New York: Arno Press 1972 - 1977. Facsimile Editions. Hardcover. Octavos fifty-five Volumes. In Good condition. Black spines with red lettering. Half bound in black cloth with red cloth boards. Boards show light plus bumping to edges fading and discoloration to some spines cocking to boards white discoloration to edges and light shelf wear overall. Textblocks have minimal age toning occasional instances of foxing to edges and sparse pencil annotations to text. <br /> <br> <br /> <br> <br /> 20 Books in 55 Volumes. Including: St. Margaret's Cave Netley Abbey The Monk Of Udolpho Priory Of St. Bernard Count St. Blanchard The Abbey Of St. Asaph The Abbess The Abbot Of Montserrat The Fatal Revenge The Wild Irish Boy Barozzi The Bravo Of Venice Grasville Abbey The Romance Of The Forest The Recess The Albigenses Gaston De Blondeville Manfroné The Castles Of Athlin And Dunbayne and Nocturnal Visit. 1389623. Special Collections - Downstairs. Arno Press hardcover
2019012393UK: Thames and Hudson. A Fine UK first edition & first printing slipcased hardback - no dustjacket as issued - Paula Rego is an artist of astonishing power with a unique and unforgettable aesthetic. Taking its cues from the artist this fascinating study invites us to reflect on the complexities of storytelling on which Rego s work draws emphasizing both the stories the pictures tell and how it is that they are told. Deryn Rees-Jones sets interpretations of the pictures in the context of Rego s personal and artistic development across sixty years. We see how Rego s art intersects with the work of both the literary and the visual and come to understand her rich and textured layering of reference: her use of the Old Masters; fiction fairy tales and poems; the folk traditions of Rego s native Portugal; and her wider engagement with politics feminism and more. The result is a highly original work that addresses urgent and topical questions of gender subject and object self and other. - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched within 2-3 days - SIGNED BY PAULA REGO - Pictures available upon request. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 2019. Thames and Hudson hardcover
1795834G14London: Messrs. Rivington St Paul's Church-Yard; Messrs Cadell and Davies et al. 1795. Leather. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated. A lavish eighteenth century history of Hampshire with numerous engraved illustrations and maps. A very scarce edition. Only 250 copies were printed 225 on small paper and 25 on large. Complete with six books in three volumes. In handsome full tree-calf binding with gilt detail to the spines. Illustrated with a frontispiece two maps eleven fold-out plates seventy two full page illustrations three colour plates and one loose plate of the College Chapel of Winchester. Collated complete. A collection of writings about the history of the English county of Hampshire including the Bishopric of Winchester and information on the Isles of Wight Jersey Guernsey and Sarke. With the original Domesday of the county alongside an overview of the county's Anglo Saxon heritage. With a small bookseller's ink inscription to the front free endpaper of volume one and a bookplate for one 'Michael Matanos' to the front paste-down of volume one. Rebacked retaining the original full tree calf boards. Externally very smart with some light shelf wear to the edges. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Light spotting and offsetting to the paste-downs and free endpapers. Small ink inscription to the front free endpaper of volume one. Bookplate to the front paste-down of volume one. Internally one plate titled 'the College Chapel of Winchester' is loose but otherwise firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot and mark. Spotting around the plates. The odd small tear. Some age-toning throughout. Very Good Messrs. Rivington, St Paul's Church-Yard; Messrs, Cadell and Davies et al. hardcover
1960WARNERSY011445Chatto and Windus London. 1960. First trade edition - originally published in a limited edition by the Monotype Corporation in 1957. This new edition contains five additional engravings and poems. Octavo. 47 pages. Printed using a new type Dante designed by Giovanni Mardersteig. Brown cloth with gilt decoration to front.Presentation copy from the author inscribed on the front free endpaper: ''Valentine with my love - Sylvia''. The recipient is the author's lifelong partner Valentine Ackland.Free endpapers tanned. Very good indeed in very good slightly marked and chipped dustwrapper a bit darkened at the spine and edges and with a tape repair to head of spine. An important association copy. Chatto and Windus, London. hardcover
1970mon0000086598KINGSMEAD REPRINTS 1970-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book usual markings. Small stain on front cover otherwise good. Clean text sound binding. KINGSMEAD REPRINTS paperback
M0818Extremely rare. Published by Order of the Mayor and Corporation London 1797. First edition. Small in-4 xxvi & 85 pages. Full marbled leather with stamped gilt lettering/ornamnetation on the spine and covers. Light rubbing at the edges and gutters. The binding is sound. The armorial bookplates of Captain Sotheron and Mary and Francis Ollett are affixed to the front pastedown. Two contemporary printed letters to the editor of the "Times" are tipped in opposite the title page. The title page shows a vignette. The pages show mild age toning and occasional light marginal spotting/foxing. The work is illustrated with 14 engraved plates of archaeological findings. Language: English. This book ships from the USA shipping costs will be updated accordingly TXR. Relevant subjects: Rome. unknown
1877886Vernon Township Richland County Ohio 1877. <p>Folio. 310 x 200 mm. 13 x 8 inches. Manuscript in ink. 500 pp. missing the first 3 pages. Contemporary calf well worn spine separating. Paper stock a bit brown with age; final 30 pages and lower board damaged by water. With faults a legible and useful history of Vernon Ohio.</p> <br /> <p>Valuable compilation of early records for the town of Vernon Ohio which was organized March 9 1825 out of the north half of Sandusky and was at this time six miles square. The population in 1840 was about one thousand. After 1845 Vernon became part of Crawford County and is well watered by the tributaries of the Sandusky River.</p> <br /> <p>This 'clerk's book' contains records of indenture cattle ear marks election results and an alphabetized census of "white male persons subject to perform military duties" taken in 1844. In addition there are local ordinances testimonials and depositions on town issues records of road condition and expenditures to maintain them land conveyances surety bonds and trustee services and miscellaneous town financial business as recorded by the town clerk.<br /> <br /> </p> <br /> <p>In addition to the records of town business and there are recorded a number of indentures from local women binding their sons to local farmers to learn the business of running a farm. In March of 1841 Mary Ann Nicolin is recorded as making an indenture for her son John the Baptist Nicolin age seven with Thomas Roe for four years. The contract outlines the terms of the indenture and mentoring that John the Baptist Nicolin will receive from Mr. Roe. Another example is an indenture between Barbara Brown and Peter Bauer binding her son age seven to Bauer until he reaches the age eighteen. One can only guess what the situation was that compelled Mrs. Brown to apprentice her boy for eleven years to local farmer to learn the trade of farming. </p> <br /> <p>John Warner and George Keller were town clerks both coming from York County Pennsylvania in 1837 as did several of the other early settlers to Vernon. Names of dozens of other early settlers who populated Crawford County are found in these records with information on their lively hoods and positions in society. "This section of country presents the evidence of real prosperity. It is inhabited largely by industrious energetic and hardy people who came from Pennsylvania Maryland and other Middle States." 886</p> <br /> <p> </p> . unknown
WALTER-FILM000034No binding. Fine. Fine Art Print Vintage original 11 x 14"" 28 x 35 cm. title lobby card USA. Loretta Young Frank Albertson Ricardo Cortez Joan Blondell dir: William A. Seiter. Warner Brothers First National Vitaphone. The story was about a college girl who when her lackluster boyfriend goes away with his band decides to see if she can make it in the big business world. She finds that it is her beauty and her legs in whatever means they can be used that will get her someplace. The film is also a notorious pre-Code film which Turner included in their recent ""Forbidden Hollywood"" campaign. Brilliant Art Deco lettering and collage art highlight this layout in which the image becomes part of the title treatment. The three top stars -- Young Cortez and Albertson -- are featured. FINE. unknown books
AA985Los Angeles: General Publishing Group 1994. First. Very Good/Fair. A possibly unique artifact of one of the most famous soaps of them all!<br /> <br /> All My Children was one of the most popular daytime "soap operas" of all time and ran for 41 years from 1970 to 2011 One of its main characters Erica Kane portrayed by Susan Lucci became well known even beyond the show's base audience <br /> In 1995 the show held a 25th anniversary celebration which was attended by most of the many actors and production team as well as many of the celebrity guests who had appeared over the years This book was published in recognition of that anniversary This book's original owner named Thomas attended that celebration his ticket in laid in the book and he apparently spent most of his time circulating the crowd and collecting autographs in this book By my count there are at least 65 signatures many of them personalized to Thomas In addition to most of the primary cast members yes including Susan Lucci it's been signed by script writers directors the original creator of the show Agnes Nixon and guest celebrities- Aaron Neville New York Mayor Ed Koch Dom Deluise Kathy Lee Gifford Jerry Stiller Cheryl Tiegs Carol Burnett Virginia Graham and more <br /> Fascinating! An incredible item for any soap opera collector 285 pp. General Publishing Group unknown
189728028NY: The International Society. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1897. Autograph Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Autograph Edition limited to 250 copies of which this set is No. 84. Publisher's full brown buckram gilt lettering and borders on red labels on spines t.e.g. fore-edges deckle. Each volume has a full-color tissue-protected frontispiece numerous tissue-protected full-page plates and in-text "vignette" portraits amounting to hundreds of excellent illustrations. In addition to the usual 45 volumes this set includes the scarce unnumbered "Index-Guide" volume for a total of 46 volumes . The volumes are all in excellent condition fresh and clean; they appear to have never been opened and are thus in truly remarkable condition. All of the text and illustrations are clean bright and fresh. The covers and spines have only extremely mild shelf-wear. The hinges are all strong. A massive heavy set approximately 130 pounds - additional shipping charges will apply. Complete sets are extremely scarce. NEAR FINE. . Color and B&W plates . The International Society hardcover
19418123London: John Lane / Bodley Head. London John Lane / Bodley Head 1941. Proof. Paperback. A very good copy. Included in Anthony Burgess's list of Ninety-Nine Novels. In the introduction Burgess recounts how he read a copy returning from the war and was struck by it's being Kafkaesque yet incorporating the three-dimensional characters more associated with English literature. He also notes that its claim to 'be regarded as a modern classic is as sound as that of Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four' though less obvious given its subtlety. Less obvious too than his earlier Wild Goose Chase. A quintessentially English dystopia perhaps it wouldn't be amiss to call it a cosy dystopia akin to the cosy catastrophes of the subsequent decade. The dystopia in question being the aerodrome itself and the local environs. A smaller scale affair than Orwell's and most that come thereafter. An important book undervalued in the current day but welcome to sit on a shelf alongside Orwell Kafka Zamyatin and Huxley in the great early dystopias. Clute & Nicholls p1299 & Burgess p132. Condition: Lower wrap detached some curling to corners reading lean and a little toning. 8123 Hyraxia Books. . Very Good. Paperback. Proof. 1941. John Lane / Bodley Head paperback
106181London: Folio Society. 2016. Limited Edition number 670 of 980 numbered copies. Oversize publisher's white buckram boards with pictorial gilt and turquoise all twelve tipped-in colour plates by Kay Nielsen with captions and tissue guards endpapers decorated in gilt and red design by Kay Nielsen illustrated title page printed in red and black pp 275. In original publisher's turquoise clamshell box with booklet "Dreams of Enchantment" an essay by Marina Warner in inside pocket in wraps printed with the same endpaper design. The plates are reproduced from the first edition 1925 printed by Memminger on Arctic coated paper. Printed by Memminger Memmingen on Caxton Wove paper. Printed and bound in Germany. Fine condition in like publisher's box. A stunning edition of tales from the Brothers Grimm with colour plates by Kay Nielsen the Danish illustrator from the Golden Age of illustration. First published in 1925 and taken from that first edition. Includes an essay by the critic and fairy tale expert Marina Warner "Dreams of Enchantment: Kay Nielsen's illustrations to Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories". A beautiful limited edition of an iconic illustrated book. Limited Ed. Cloth boards in drop-over box. Folio Society hardcover
19481975Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. Stated First Edition. Signs of usage and wear include library stamps removed stickers stamps and writing. Library card holder has been removed from inside cover. Bumping rubbing and fading on cover. Bumping and wearing on corners and edges. Outer page edges with tanning browning stains and foxing. Pages deckled. Bellah’s autobiography. Irregular Gentleman Bellah James Warner. If you need additional information or pictures please contact us. 1948. FC1. Doubleday & Company hardcover
1407614Norwalk CT: The Easton Press 1997. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Octavos ten volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's dark turquoise leather with black and gilt decoration and lettering. Silk end papers. Silk ribbon bookmark. Edges of text block gilt. Previous owner's book plates adhered to front end paper on all volumes except Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt where book plate is adhered to back end paper. Fraying on silk ribbon bookmark of Myths and Legends of China Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt and Myths and Legends of Japan. Scuffing on fore edge of Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt's text block. Scratching on bottom edge of Myths and Legends of China's text block. Boards of Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria and Myths of the North American Indian both slightly shaken. <br> <br /> <br /> Shelved above Hardcover Fiction. <br> CONTENTS: MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF CHINA published in 1997 453 pages -- MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA published in 1997 411 pages -- MYTHS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN published in 1997 392 pages -- THE GREEK MYTHS VOLUME I & II published in 1997 782 pages -- MYTHS OF THE NORSEMEN published in 1997 xii 396 pages -- CELTIC MYTHS AND LEGENDS published in 1997 456 pages -- MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT EGYPT published in 1997 369 pages --MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF JAPAN published in 1997 xx 431 pages -- MYTHS OF THE HINDUS AND BUDDHISTS published in 1997 ix 425 pages. 1407614. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. The Easton Press hardcover
193225080701London: William Jackson Books Ltd Books 1-4 and Joiner & Steele Ltd. Books 5-12 Printed at the Chiswick Press 1932. Hardcover. Near fine. Garnett R.A.; Austen John; Gibbings Robert; Papé Frank C.; Odle Alan; Garwood Tirzah; Hilder Rowland; Kermode William; Grant Duncan; Moon P.V.; Leighton Clare; Wolfe Edward. Each volume one of 550 copies quarto size approx. 650 total pages each volume signed by the author. The "Furnival Books" were a series of shorter works from young authors some of whom would go on to be considered the best of their day. The brainchild of bookseller and publisher A. W. Steele he published these limited edition copies under two imprints but the entire series of twelve books were all printed by the Chiswick Press between 1930 and 1932. <br /> <br /> One of the great bonuses of this series are the frontispiece illustrations several by some of my own favourite artists: John Austen Robert Gibbings Frank Papé and Clare Leighton. <br /> <br /> Particulars on the twelve books are as follows: 1 Powys T.F.; Warner Sylvia Townsend Foreword; Garnett R.A. Woodcut "The Key of the Field" 1930 no. 12 39 pp.; 2 Bates H.E.; Garnett Edward Foreword; Austen John Line Engraving "The Hessian Prisoner: 1930 no. 477 42 pp.; 3 Coppard A.E.; Gibbings Robert Woodcut "The Man From Kilsheelan" 1930 no. 180 38 pp.; 4 Davies Rhys; O'Flaherty Liam Foreword; Papé Frank C. Illustration "The Stars The World and The Women"1930 no. 135 53 pp.; 5 Hanley James; Aldington Richard Foreword; Odle Alan Frontispiece "The Last Voyage" 1931 no. 232 73 pp.; 6 Strong L.A.G.; Coppard A.E. Foreword; Garwood Tirzah Frontispiece "The Big Man" 1931 no. 267 45 pp.; 7 Manhood H.A.; Williamson Henry Foreword; Hilder Rowland Frontispiece "Little Peter the Great" 1931 no. 368 95 pp.; 8 Warner Sylvia Townsend; Powys T.F. Foreword; Kermode William Frontispiece "A Moral Ending" also containing "A Parting Gift" and "How to Succeed in Life" 1931 no. 468 47 pp.; 9 Garnett David; Bates H.E. Foreword; Grant Duncan Frontis "A Terrible Day" 1932 no. 148 37 pp.; 10 O'Flaherty Liam; Davies Rhys Foreword; Moon P.V. Frontis "The Wild Swan" also containing "It Was the Devil's Work" and "Unclean" 1932 no. 121 60 pp.; 11 Benson Stella; West Geoffrey Foreword; Leighton Clare Frontis "Christmas Formula" also containing "Tchotl" and "A Dream" 1932 no. 419 67 pp.; and 12 Collier John; Sitwell Osbert Foreword; Wolfe Edward Frontis "Green Thoughts" 1932 no. 45 56 pp. <br /> <br /> ___DESCRIPTION: The volumes all of a uniform design with each bound in a different colour of cloth each with the title in gilt on both the front board and the spine the author in gilt towards the bottom of the front board year of publication in gilt at the tail of the spine top edges gilt the limitation pages found before the half-titles each signed by the author each volume with a frontispiece by different artists; binding quarto size 10 1/8" by 6 3/8" pagination as set forth above. <br /> <br /> ___CONDITION: The set near fine overall the boards on most volumes clean vol. 2 with a thin line on the back board which appears to be some sort of residue vol. 9 with small spot of soil on the front board and vol. 12 with what appears to be offsetting from the glue the corners on most volumes straight and unrubbed but a few volumes lightly bumped and with minimal rubbing strong square text blocks with solid hinges the interiors clean and bright and the set entirely free of prior owner markings; several volumes with sunning to the boards and most volumes with the spines sunned. Still overall a lovely set a few condition issues to the bindings the interiors fine we noted several signatures unopened. <br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: Please note that the combined size and weight of this set will necessitate additional postage please inquire for details; International customers also please note that any taxes duty or tariffs charged by your country will of necessity be your responsibility. <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. William Jackson (Books) Ltd (Books 1-4) [and] Joiner & Steele, Ltd. (Books 5-12) [Printed at the Chiswick Press] hardcover
95293London Furnival Books William Jackson Ltd. Retained on Title-Page 1930-32 1st Limited editions. All individually numbered and signed by respective Authors. Twelve Volumes Complete. Hardbacks approx 8 x 5.5 inches. Colour buckram cloth bindings. With gilt lettering to fronts and spines. Top page edges gilt. In very good conditions. Slight fading to a couple of spines ‘A Terrible Day’ slightly darkened on spine. Volumes all in protective plastic DW’s. Bookplates to endpapers “Charles Edward Lambe.” Some minor to endpapers else pages all very clean and tight throughout. All signed and numbered by respective Authors. Else a very good clean and tight set edition. Complete Set of 12 volumes. Illustrated woodcut frontispieces by R.A. Garnett Clare Leighton Robert Gibbings Frank Pape & others. London, Furnival Books (William Jackson Ltd. Retained on Title-Page) 1930-32 1st Limited editions. (All individually numbered an hardcover
