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1925LD5782Paris: Collection des Arts Les Editions G. Cres & Cie 1925. Hardcover. Fine. Original morocco and leather endpapers in folder and slipcase; 4to; with 84 in-text illustrations in pochoir by Dignimont. Number 291 from a limited edition of 350 copies on Rives paper. First published in 1904. Very fine illustrations remain exceptionally fresh. <br/><br/> Collection des Arts, Les Editions G. Cres & Cie hardcover books
1954116277New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1954. First edition of Roosevelt and Hickok's tribute to women in America. Octavo original cloth. Signed by both Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok on the half-title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket with some wear to the extremities. Uncommon signed. "Eleanor Roosevelt was a figure of considerable historical consequence on two grounds. She embodied the aggressive spirit of feminism that began challenging male domination of American business and politics in the 1920s and she became. the champion of the New Deal's liberal impulse" New York Review of Books. Ladies of Courage coauthored by Roosevelt with her close friend journalist Lorena Hickok honors the struggle and political achievements of women. Hickok who "ranks among the most important woman journalists of the 20th century. entered Eleanor Roosevelt's life at a pivotal moment and became her greatest source of emotional sustenance as she began to redefine the role of First Lady" Beasley et al. Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia 236. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover books
12614 p.l. xviii 452 pp. 8vo cont. half-sheep & speckled boards spine gilt red morocco lettering piece on spine. Brussels: J. Ermens 1781. The extremely rare auction catalogue of the books prints and drawings in the collection of Charles Alexandre Duke of Lorraine 1712-80 and governor of The Netherlands. This was one of the three greatest libraries and art collections sold in Belgium during the late 18th century. The sale contains the largest surviving group of copper plates of Rubens' works. Charles Alexandre married the sister of Maria Theresa in 1744 and following a very successful military career retired in 1757 to devote himself to the governorship of Holland. In this position he also enjoyed great success encouraging the commerce and agriculture of the country as well its cultural activities. A man of considerable education he established an academy and a public library at Brussels as well as a free school to teach painting and sculpture. Charles Alexandre was an ardent book and art collector; he also formed a notable natural history cabinet. This catalogue lists 3354 lots of books 232 lots of prints and drawings 171 lots of "planches gravées" and 23 lots of "paquets d'hazard." A fine copy. ❧ Blogie col. 27. N.B.G. Vol. 31 cols. 686-87. Peignot p. 89. hardcover books
182734948Baltimore: Published by Fielding Lucas Jun'r 1827. 1st edition American Imprints 29575; Field 994; Howes M-132; Pilling 2383; Sabin 43407. Modern speckled tan quarter-calf binding with marbled paper boards. Binding - Fine. Textblock - VG occasional foxing/period pos to t.p. top margin. viii 493 1 pp. Chippeway vocabulary 7 pp at rear. Illustrated with 29 inserted lithographed plates 18 hand-colored. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/4" <br/><br/>"The author was for many years superintendent of Indian affairs at Washington and was brought in constant association with the principal men of the nations and tribes which sent representatives to the seat of government. In this tour he formed a more intimate association with the great mass of the Indian population and was able to present much valuable information regarding it." Field. Published by Fielding Lucas, Jun'r hardcover books
1959101995New York: Random House 1959. Early printing of this groundbreaking play the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. Octavo original half cloth illustrated. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper "Warm Regards Lorraine Hansberry University Hospital May 4 1964." Early in April 1963 Hansberry was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and was in and out of University Hospital in New York until she passed away on January 12 1965 at the age of 34. Near fine in a near fine jacket. Jacket design by Stan Phillips and Mel Williamson. Rare and desirable signed. The first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway this groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier Claudia McNeil Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee his wife Ruth his sister Beneatha his son Travis and matriarch Lena called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee a chauffeur has other plans however: buying a liquor store and being his own man. Beneatha dreams of medical school. The tensions and prejudice they face form this seminal American drama. Winner of the Drama Critic's Award as Best Play of the Year it has been hailed as a "pivotal play in the history of the American Black theatre" by Newsweek and "a milestone in the American Theatre." Random House hardcover books
181926090London: vols.I-II published by Messrs. Boydell & Co printed by W.Bulmer & Co; vol.III: published by Hurst Robinson & Co. printed by Thomas Davison 1819. 3 volumes small folio. 16 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. 2 mezzotint portraits of Claude and Earlom 1 stipple-engraved portrait of John Boydell. 300 etchings with mezzotint all printed in bistre all by Earlom after Claude. Expertly bound to style in half russia over period marbled paper covered boards<br/> <br/>"The first complete edition with the engravings sic. in the best and final state embodying the important drawings from the great English collections of the period" Abbey.<br/> <br/>"This capital work a landmark in the history of the reproduction of master drawings is . an important forerunner of later publications on Art Collections. It contains 300 etchings of drawings by Claude Lorrain pastoral mythological and biblical subjects and was called Liber Veritatis Book of Truth for the purpose of identifying Claude's genuine works from forgeries or from drawings wrongly attributed to the master. They are all printed in a warm bistre colour to aid the resemblance . The catalogues in each volume give a comprehensive description of each drawing indicating also for whom they were executed which pictures were painted from them and the ownership at the date of publication of the book - in short a real catalogue raisonné" Abbey.<br/> <br/>Abbey Life 200; Lowndes II p.1398. [vols.I-II] published by Messrs. Boydell & Co, printed by W.Bulmer & Co; [vol.III:] published by Hurst, Robinson & Co., printed unknown books
