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1992037420New York and London: W. W. Norton 1992. 155p. 107 colored illus. quarto format original stiff printed wrappers. W. W. Norton unknown books
59028New York: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Half of title page torn out 184 pages ex-lib good. . Other hardcover books
194452257New York: The Vanguard Press. Very Good. 1944. Hardcover. New York: The Vanguard Press 1944. Some slight toning around page edges else a clean Very Good copy in a Very Good DJ with some chipping at edges and spine ends. . The Vanguard Press hardcover books
197963758Kernville California and Henderson Nevada: Ardis Walker and Roy E. Purcell 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Two volumes. Illustrated by Roy E. Purcell partially in color. First edition #68 of 500 sets designed by Roy Purcell and printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press. As one of the first 110 copies each volume contains an original etching hand-pulled numbered and signed by Purcell. The first volume is signed by both Walker and Purcell; the second volume is signed by Purcell and inscribed by Walker. Also laid in is a printed Christmas poem from Gayle and Ardis Walker. Oblong quarto. Original linen bindings with decorative brown stamping. A fine set housed in the publisher's slipcase. Signed by Author. Ardis Walker and Roy E. Purcell hardcover books
1980109682Boston MA: Davide R. Godine 1980. First edition. Hardcover. A collection of 32 color and 15 duotone photographs. A very near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a small tear to the top of the rear panel. Davide R. Godine unknown books
1980037409Boston: David R. Godine 1980. 69p. 32 colored and 15 b/w illus. quarto format dj. David R. Godine unknown books
1980104012Boston MA: David R. Godine 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Illustrated with 32 color and 15 duotone photographs. A clean very near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket that has some rubbing and a minor amount of edge wear. David R. Godine unknown books
198058199Boston: David R. Godine. Very Good. 1980. Hardcover. 0879233184 . First Edition. 47 plates red cloth boards gilt stamping to spine Very Good in Very Good dj. . David R. Godine hardcover books
19861308673London: Victoria and Albert Museum 1986. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG Hardcover; Black spine with orange and blue text; Moderate shelf wear to dust jacket light rubbing to exterior surfaces; Boards are strong and clean binding solid; Text block clean vivid and clear illustrations; 126 pp 1308673. FP New Rockville Stock. Victoria and Albert Museum hardcover books
1986108579London: Victoria and Albert Museum 1986. Hardbound. Good/Good; top right corner very bumped and bent; former owner's bookplate inside front cover; text clean and tight. Navy blue cloth with gold lettering; 125 pp. with numerous illus. in bw and color including line drawings and charts. A very interesting heraldic topic. Victoria and Albert Museum hardcover books
2006193384Harper Perennial 2006-02-07. Paperback. Very Good. Clean has a good binding no marks or notations. Harper Perennial paperback books
1986037418New York and London: W. W. Norton 1986. 1st Edition. 120p. colored illus. quarto format dj. W. W. Norton unknown books
2006161436London: Phaidon Press Limited 2006. Hardcover. G. Light gray boards shades of gray striped dust jacket in mylar cover 292 pp. BW and color illus. Showcases the work of Swiss graphic designer Josef Müller-Brockmann 1914-1996 "the father of functional objective design and an influential figure for generations of designers around the world. This book traces Müller-Brockmann's life from his childhood through his early training rarely seen designs for the theater famous posters for the Zurich art scene corporate design work for clients like IBM and finally his efforts to educate young designers. . Extensively illustrated with completed works period photography rare sketches concept drawings and personal photos." dj. Phaidon Press Limited hardcover books
1916013878Chicago: Scott Foresman and Company 1916. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 197 pages of text. Original maroon hardcover binding with minor to moderate shelfwear and rubbing. No dustjacket. A few pages with old marginalia. No edition stated. Previous owner's names neatly on both the front and the rear endpapers. From the collection of Louis Marder Shakespeare historian and collector of books by on or referring to William Shakespeare. Scott, Foresman and Company Hardcover books
18967788NY: Christian Press 1896. 4th edn revised and corrected. small 8vo 35. Some worn wraps. Purcell was the Archbishop of Cincinnati. Christian Press unknown books
1981027708Morengo Valley California: Sagebrush Press 1981. First Edition. Quarto. Limited edition of 475 copies. The present copy is number 94. 591pp. This was Purcell's work in honor of Merle Armitage whose book designs using southwestern motifs which were incorporated whether he was writing on Stravinsky George Gershwin Martha Graham or Schoenberg. Here is a fine copy with the original clear mylar cover signed with a letter from Daniel Cronkite who with his wife Janet opened the Sagebrush Press Book Shop in 1991 to Russ Todd the legendary bookseller on themes of Mexico and the Southwest. The letter describes the book with a flyer enclosed here noting it is there most elaborate book yet and finally noting he hopes to see Russ at the UCLA book fair. Also laid in are maps showing region where Isabelle and Merle Amritage and others had their abodes. A very nice copy with some nice history from those involved with publishing. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over yellow paper covered boards lettered and decorated in red and black. A fine copy. Sagebrush Press unknown books
198162828Morongo Valley California: Sagebrush Press 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 59 p. Frontispiece portrait with 16 pp. photographs and illustrations. First edition #100 of 475 copies. This copy is signed by Purcell on the half-title. Among other things Armitage 1893-1975 was an avant-garde book designer the local administrator of various federal art projects and one of the country's most successful theater impresarios. Tall octavo. Original printed yellow paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine. A fine copy in the original acetate dust jacket. Signed by Author. Sagebrush Press hardcover books
1981226821Morongo Valley CA Sagebrush Press 1981. 1981. First edition. Thin 4to. Frontispiece portrait photograph by Brett Weston. Illustrated. Printed in red and black. Black cloth over yellow boards yellow endpapers with drawing by Merle Armitage. Plain acetate dust jacket. Fine. Number 421 of 475 numbered copies signed and inscribed by the publisher Dan Cronkite. Includes a Merle Armitage bibliography. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Morongo Valley, CA, Sagebrush Press, 1981. hardcover books
197247517South Hiksey:: Carcanet Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1972. Hardcover. 0856350338 . Introduction by C. V. Wedgwood. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Carcanet Press, hardcover books
1986115890Island Pictures 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1986 film "Nobody's Fool" directed by Evelyn Purcell written for the screen by Beth Henley and starring Rosanna Arquette Eric Roberts Mare Winningham Louise Fletcher and Stephen Tobolowsky. <br/><br/>Production assistant Cynthia Jessen's copy with her name in holograph ink on the title page and numerous lines throughout the script circled with several dog-eared pages. Beth Henley's followup to her screenwriting debut in "True Stories" resulted in one of the best early performances by Rosanne Arquette in a film that today seems especially non-formulaic and quirkily inspired shot on location in Prescott AZ and Sedona AZ. <br/><br/>Untitled blue wrappers. Title page present with a date of February 19 1986 marked REVISED DRAFT with a credit for screenwriter Henley. 105 leaves mechanical duplication with two blue revision pages both dated 3/3/86. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Island Pictures unknown books
169836257London: J. Heptinstall for Henry Playford 1698. Folio. Attractively bound in full dark brown contemporary panelled calf. 1f. recto title verso blank 1f. dedication to "The Lady Howard" iii "The Bookseller to the Reader" vi-vi tributes to Purcell 1f. recto "A Table of the Songs" verso publisher's catalogue 248 pp. Watermark of a large circular shield. Title printed in red and black. Numerous decorative woodcut initials.<br/><br/>Armorial bookplate to front pastedown "Arma comitis de bradford / Weston Library.<br/><br/>Contains a total of 81 songs by Purcell. <br/><br/>Binding slightly worn rubbed and bumped; rebacked; endpapers worn foxed and stained; hinges reinforced with paper tape. Minor to moderate browning most noticeable to final four leaves; pp. 166-67 misnumbered 165-66; several page numbers trimmed. Lacking frontispiece portrait of Purcell.<br/><br/>A very good copy overall. First Edition. Zimmerman 1698d. Day & Murrie 166. BUC p. 859. RISM P5979.<br/><br/>"Purcell was a prolific contributor to all the main genres of secular vocal music current in 17th-century England. He has always been particularly admired as a song composer. Generations of English musicians got to know his music from the two posthumous song volumes Orpheus Britannicus . and Henry Playford wrote in the preface to the first volume that he had 'a peculiar Genius to express the energy of English Words whereby he mov'd the Passions of all his Auditors' while Henry Hall added in a poem that he 'Each Syllable first weigh'd or short or long / That it might too be Sense as well as Song'." Peter Holman et al. in Grove Music Online. J. Heptinstall, for Henry Playford unknown books
196532376Ridgewood N.J.: Gregg Press 1965. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 volumes.<br/>Facsimile reprint of the edition: London Printed by W. Pearson for S.H. and sold by J. Young 1721. Gregg Press hardcover books
1995UPURPAI00efNorth Light 1995. Very Good. Purcell Carl. Painting With Your Artist's Brain. Cincinnati: North Light 1995. 127pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. North Light hardcover books
1972173774New York: Benjamin Blom Inc 1972. Hardcover. VG. Green cloth boards with paper spine label. xv 473 pp. BW illustrations portrait. Reprint of the 1861 edition printed in London. Benjamin Blom Inc hardcover books
1980183291San Francisco: San Francisco State University 1980. 77p. very good in 11x8.5 inch wraps black plastic comb binding. [San Francisco State University] unknown books
