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Allan Melville's Signature on a work of scrivener's art.Allan Melville was Herman Melville's brother, literary agent, and when this document was signed, adult roommate. Allan resided in New York with a law office at 10 Wall Street. In 1856, Herman still had several adventures to go before he too would be pulled into the world of documents and scriveners at the Custom House.. An interesting piece of Melvilliana. Fine.
The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay by Bloomfield, Lin - 1998
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The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay
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Sydney: Odana, 1998. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. Lindsay, Norman. 1st ptg., large 4to, full blue-green cloth, fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.
Catalogue raisonné of his 175 unpublished and 200 published etchings trace his development from the first tentative beginning in 1897 to the maturity of his etched line in the 1920s and 1930s.
160 illustrations, complemented with insighdts into Lindsay's technique, the books he illustrated with original etchings and the etched bookplates. Among the highlights of the volume are chapters on the published and unpublished etchings. These chapters contribute to a deeper understanding of Lindsay's philosophy and outline the source of inspiration for many of the etchings.
More than simply another art reference book, this documents vividly the intricate artistic, financial and business practices that shaped the complex working relationship between the artist and his printmaker partner Rose, and their galleries, dealers and publishers. It traces the history of the galleries from 1918 to the present, quoting comprehensively from contemporary reviews. Sales and marketing are discussed, together with a table of comparative prices. A chapter on the facsimile etchings is also included.
Winner of the Australian Sixteenth National Print Gold Award.
Catalogue raisonné of his 175 unpublished and 200 published etchings trace his development from the first tentative beginning in 1897 to the maturity of his etched line in the 1920s and 1930s.
160 illustrations, complemented with insighdts into Lindsay's technique, the books he illustrated with original etchings and the etched bookplates. Among the highlights of the volume are chapters on the published and unpublished etchings. These chapters contribute to a deeper understanding of Lindsay's philosophy and outline the source of inspiration for many of the etchings.
More than simply another art reference book, this documents vividly the intricate artistic, financial and business practices that shaped the complex working relationship between the artist and his printmaker partner Rose, and their galleries, dealers and publishers. It traces the history of the galleries from 1918 to the present, quoting comprehensively from contemporary reviews. Sales and marketing are discussed, together with a table of comparative prices. A chapter on the facsimile etchings is also included.
Winner of the Australian Sixteenth National Print Gold Award.
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London: Martin Secker, 1926. 1926 Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo, 219 pages; G+; contemporary full green cloth binding; spine with rubbed gilt lettering; some shelf wear and soiling; corners bumped; fading to spine; tide lines to spine, and over joints; spine cocked; previous owner's bookplate at front pastedown; inscribed by Swinnerton at front free endpaper, "This confiscated copy of a book which the author--according to Mr Somerset Maugham--has obviously never read. With warmest regards and in celebration of an outstandingly loquacious evening. Frank Swinnerton"; pages clean; CX consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Room G. 1347238. FP New Rockville Stock.
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London: John Russell Smith, 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Three volumes. 12mo. Half dark red cloth. Introduction and notes by Thomas Wright, The Introduction is of bibliographical importance as it sketches the history of the early editions of Malory: Caxton (one complete copy; one incomplete); de Worde (two editions, one copy of each known); Copland; East; and finally the edition of 1634. Each volume with the engraved circular bookplate of Emily Morris Gallatin on the front pastedowns. The simple signature of Arthur Lewis, 1949, on each of the front free endpapers. And on the front free endpaper of volume 1 a nearly full page inscription dated 2018. Only volume 1 has been fully opened; the remaining volumes are partially unopened. Aside from the inscription and signatures, these volumes are in very good condition showing only traces of wear at the corners, edges and spine tips. This is a curious edition. We have marked it a first edition, but not without hesitation. The first printing…
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Portland, Oregon: The Alcuin Press, 1981. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Unpaginated [Pp. 74]. Introduction by Bill Gunderson. Italic calligraphy reproduced in red and black, printed recto. Brown and buff cloth half binding stamped with dark brown and gilt lettering, tan endpapers. Edition limited to three hundred, this copy numbered 197. Laid in are printed four-page brochure for the Lloyd Reynolds exhibit "A Life of Forms in Art" at the Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, 2011, as well as a one-page prospectus for the exhibition catalog. During his last year the well-known Portland author, calligrapher and teacher wrote this history of the alphabet in the form of personal letters to his friend William Gunderson. Printed by John Laursen at Press-22. Preserved in a clear archival sleeve.
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THE SWORD OF CONAN
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New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1952]. First edition. Slight toning to text block, some scuffs to front cover, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with shelf wear to the corner tips and spine ends. Small chips and tears to head of spine panel, tiny tears at the corners of the base of the spine panel, tiny closed tear at upper front panel, and some edge rubbing (28155). Octavo, jacket art by David Kyle, cloth. The second Gnome Conan. Collects "The People of the Black Circle," "The Slithering Shadow," "The Pool of the Black One" and "Red Nails," all first published in WEIRD TALES in 1933, 1934 and 1936.
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The complete etchings of Norman Lindsay
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Odana Editions,, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. This signed first edition is in near fine condition with a near fine dust jacket. Signed by the author with an inscription on the title page. An excellent clean copy.
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The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay
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Sydney: Odana Editions and Josef Lebovic Gallery, 1998. First Edition (Standard Edition). Near fine/near fine. Hardcover : pp. [viii] 480 : over 160 illustrations : foreword by Jane Lindsay : teal cloth boards : gilt lettering to upper board and spine : dust jacket illustration, 'Where Life Ascends' (detail) A few tiny fox spots to top edge of block; tail of spine gently pushed; shelf-wear to block tail; head nd tail of jacket spine a little creased. "Australian artist Norman Alfred Williams Lindsay (1879-1969) created some of the finest intaglio prints of the 20th century. The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay offers, for the first time, a panoramic view of the artist's work in this field. Now, with the publication of this volume, a serious lacuna in the Lindsay bibliography has been filled...The illuminating text with over one hundred and sixty illustrations complements the catalogues raisonné, weaving into the book insights into Lindsay's technique, the books he illustrated with original…
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The Complete Etchings Of Norman Lindsay
by Bloomfield, Lin (text): Norman Lindsay (etchings)
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Odana Editions & Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney 1998. 32.0 x 25.0cms, 480pp, b/w & colour illusts, fine hardback & dustwrapper The contents cover: the Mitchell Library folios & copper plates; Norman & Rose; unpublished etchings; etched bookpltes; books illustrated with original etchings; notes on the unpublished etchings catalogue raisonne; unpublished etchings catalogue raisonne; published etchings; notes on the published etchings catalogue raisonne; published etchings catalogue raisonne; galleies, exhibitions & reviews; sales & marketing; facsimile etchings; glossary of etching terms; selected exhibitions; private collections; selected bibliography.
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Odana Editions & Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney 1998. 32.0 x 25.0cms, 480pp, b/w & colour illusts, fine hardback & dustwrapper (author's inscription: Helen Glad's signature) The contents cover: the Mitchell Library folios & copper plates; Norman & Rose; unpublished etchings; etched bookpltes; books illustrated with original etchings; notes on the unpublished etchings catalogue raisonne; unpublished etchings catalogue raisonne; published etchings; notes on the published etchings catalogue raisonne; published etchings catalogue raisonne; galleies, exhibitions & reviews; sales & marketing; facsimile etchings; glossary of etching terms; selected exhibitions; private collections; selected bibliography.
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The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay
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Sidney: Odana Editions [1998]. Hardcover. 12" x 9.5" VIII, 480 pp. B&W illustrations throughout. Publisher's blue cloth boards in an illustrated DJ. Faint stain to fore edge; spine slightly loose. Some minor creasing and scratching to DJ. Near Fine. ISBN 0908154437. . VeryGood. Hardcover .
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The Complete Etchings of Norman Lindsay
by Bloomfield, Lin
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Sydney: Odana Editions / Josef Lebovic Gallery, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 31 x 25 cm. Quarto. 480pp. Teal cloth in dust jacket. Hundreds of facsimiles of Lindsay's etchings, essays, glossary, index.
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