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Francestown: Typographeum, 1997. Limited private press edition. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy. 8vo. Bound by Francis Brown in quarter brown morocco with brown buckram sides. Marbled end-papers. T.e.g. One of 10 lettered copies hand-set and printed letterpress and signed by the author. Preserved in a slip-case. No dust-jacket as issued. Includes an essay about what it may have been like to be a printer in the 15th Century, and two more about important printers from that period: Nicolaus Jenson and Aldus Manutius. There is also a chapter of autobiography, about the author's first years in Francestown. Finally there is a reminiscence of a much loved bookseller, David Low.
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La Journée du Chrétien, Sanctifiée par la Prière et la Meditation
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Lyon and Paris: Librairie Catholique de Perisse Frères, 1844. Small octavo. viii, 524, (v) pp. A seventeenth-century silver gilt, jeweled binding covering a French prayer book, which was placed into the binding at a later date. Very fine in a modern, velvet-lined dropback box. The Journée du Chrétien concerned the daily duties of Christians, including devotional prayers to saints and angels, and was similar in construction and function to a Book of Hours. This copy is exquisitely presented in a seventeenth-century jewel-encrusted binding, both covers of which bear a filigree ornament in all four corners as well as, at the top, a crucifix in which Adam's skull appears at the feet of Christ to symbolize the cleansing of Adam's sin through Christ's blood. In the center of each cover is the imperial double eagle of the Holy Roman Empire, and below is a pair of hands clasping a heart. Both of the covers and the spine are decorated with dozens of semiprecious stones including amethysts, garnets, simulated sapphires, and turquoise; the clasps are encrusted with similar jewels, as are the elongated head- and tailbands. The paste-downs are red velvet, endleaves blue silk. This is a truly remarkable binding of uncommon beauty, with all the stones present and firmly set, and only minor wear to the gilt. The book previously had been in the Hohenzollern collection exhibited at Frankfurt's Städel Museum in 1928, and more recently was owned by Cornelius Hauck, who had acquired it from the famed German bookseller Emil Offenbacher in the mid-1950s. The inside of the front endpaper bears Hauck's bookplate, and the stamp of "Stadtbibliothek" appears on the verso of the title page.
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Typographeum, Being Essays, Mainly Historical, on Printers and Printing, and Including a Remembrance of A Bookseller, Along with a Personal Narrative
by Risk, R. T
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JOHN INGLESANT (2 VOLUMES COMPLETE): A Romance
by John Henry Shorthouse
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London: Macmillan, 1881. Hardcover. Very Good +. Vol. 1- 266 pages. Vol. 2- 298 pages. 6 x 9 in. Each volume in green half calf binding with marbled boards, spine with red, brown and black binding with gilt lettering and five raised bands, marbled end papers, top edge of text block gilt. Condition of the book is VERY GOOD+: Spine of each volume is in near perfect condition, covers show some wear esp. to corners. Small bookplate of David B. Ogden on inside of front cover, light foxing on edge of text block and on edges of a few pages in each volume, binding very tight. Vol. 1- has a water stain on cover, some light lifting of the marbled cover board and overall shows slightly more wear than Vol. 2.
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Of Woodland Pools, Spring-Holes & Ditches
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Petersham, MA: Lone Oak Press, 2005. Esser, Mark. Oblong quarto. 89pp. From an edition of fourteen deluxe copies and 70 standard copies, this is one of five deluxe copies chosen to be specially bound for the international traveling exhibit "InsideOUT: Contemporary Bindings of Private Press Books," and as such, it does not include the extra suite or block as listed on the colophon. The exhibit, organized by British binding society Designer Bookbinders, married the works of nine private presses with the artistry of 59 binders from the United Kingdom and the United States. The text consists of selections from Henry David Thoreau's journal, which describe the vernal pools of New England that serve as breeding habitats for all manner of amphibians. Accompanying the text are twenty-eight engravings by Lone Oak Press founder Abigail Rorer, some of which are hand-colored by the artist. The detailed drawings brilliantly capture the teeming life and varied textures of these small pools. The book was designed…
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Studio su Giacomo Leopardi. Opera Postuma Curata Dal Prof. Raffaele Bonari
by Leopardi, Giacomo; Francesco De Sanctis
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Napoli: Cav. A, Morano, Editore , 1885. SIGNED BY AUTHOR Franceso de Sanctis verso of title page. Quite handsomely bound in contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, black morocco label lettered in gilt. Near Fine, pages uniformly toned. An uncommon title, paricularly so SIGNED and in lovely binding. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition, Posthumously . Half Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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PLAN DE PARIS,: commencé l’année 1734, dessiné et gravé sur les ordres de Messire Michel-Etienne Turgot, Marquis de Sousmons, Seigneur de St-Germain-sur-Eaulne… achevé de graver en 1739. Levé et dessiné par Louis Bretz, gravé par Claude et écrit par Aubin.
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N.p., 1739.Folio [558 x 443 mm] bound in red morocco, covers decorated with fleur-de-lys borders, fleurs-de-lys in the corners, coat of arms in the center, spine ribbed and decorated with fleur-de-lys of various sizes, stars and gilt fillets, inner border decorated with fleurs-de-lys, gilt edges. Contemporary binding.
First issue of the most famous antique map of Paris, called " plan de Turgot ".
James de Rothschild. 2312; Cohen 807.
It is composed of one plan of combination and of 20 engraved plates on double-page (800 x 515 mm) representing the capital, house by house, in a panoramic view. "
We propose by making this engraved map to show at a glance all the buildings and all the streets of Paris " informed the editor.
"This bird's eye map, the widest of this sort ever tackled, is known under the improper designation of 'Plan de Turgot'. It is composed (besides the map of combination) of twenty leaves that, altogether, form five ranks. Each leave as a surround of 79 centim. large on 50 high. The… Read More
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The Lyre of Orpheus.
by DAVIES, Robertson
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Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1988. Signed by Robertson Davies. First U.S.edition / First printing. Dark green leather, all edges gilt. Very fine.
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Of Woodland Pools, Spring-Holes & Ditches
by Thoreau, Henry David
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Petersham, MA: Lone Oak Press, 2005. Esser, Mark. Oblong quarto. 89pp. From an edition of fourteen deluxe copies and 70 standard copies, this is one of five deluxe copies chosen to be specially bound for the international traveling exhibit "InsideOUT: Contemporary Bindings of Private Press Books," and as such, it does not include the extra suite or block as listed on the colophon. The exhibit, organized by British binding society Designer Bookbinders, married the works of nine private presses with the artistry of 59 binders from the United Kingdom and the United States. The text consists of selections from Henry David Thoreau's journal, which describe the vernal pools of New England that serve as breeding habitats for all manner of amphibians. Accompanying the text are twenty-eight engravings by Lone Oak Press founder Abigail Rorer, some of which are hand-colored by the artist. The detailed drawings brilliantly capture the teeming life and varied textures of these small pools. The book was designed…
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Ninon de Lenclos [Memoirs of]
by Ninon de Lenclos; Bret, Antoine
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Arthur L. Humphreys, 1904. First Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Extra-Illustrated Copy in Beautiful 'Cosway' Binding by Bayntun-Riviere This stunning, extra-illustrated book on celebrated courtesan and author Ninon de Lenclos is housed in a stunning, Cosway-style binding by Bayntun Riviere. Bound in full brown crushed morocco, spine with raised bands, oval portrait of Ninon de Lenclos at the height of her beauty inset under glass in front cover, spine and both covers beautifully tooled with stylized Art Nouveau flower designs (probably fuschias); gilt-tooled inner dentelles with floral designs at corners, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. A vibrant, fine copy aside from several surface scratches and small spots of wear; front cover a bit sunned. Housed in binder's velvet-lined green cloth clamshell box. The binding's provenance is known back through 1948, so certainly dates from the period between 1939 (when Bayntun acquired Riviere's tools), and that date. In…
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Il Talismano ossia La Terza Crociata in Palestina Melodramma storico Posto in Musica per l'I.R. Teatro alla Scala. Dedicato a Sua Eccellenza la Sig.a Contessa Giulia Samoyloff nata Contessa di Pahlen.
by PACINI, Giovanni
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Milano: Ricordi, 1830. First Edition Primera edición. 232x325mm. (9¼x12¾").. Milano & Firenze, Gio. Ricordi, c.1830. Folio oblongo (232 x 325)mm. (1) hoja de título, (1) h. de índice y personajes, 266 pp., 5 láminas grabadas y coloreadas a mano en la época representando los escenarios de la obra sobre dibujos de Sanquirico. Encuadernación en pleno marroquén de época color azul marino, hilo y rueda dorada enmarcando los planos, lomera cuajada de adornos dorados, rueda dorada en los contracantos, cabeza y cortes también dorados. Primera edición de gran rareza extra ilustrado con láminas de Sanquirico. Il Talismano, con libreto de Gaetano Barniere sobre texto de Walter Scott, fue la primera representación en el Teatro alla Scala de Milán, representada el 10 de junio de 1829. El libro, todo grabado en plancha, está además ilustrado con 5 magníficas láminas grabadas en litografía y coloreadas a mano inventadas y dibujadas por Alessandro Sanquirico representando escenarios para la…
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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.
by TWAIN. MARK. (Clemens. Samuel L. ).
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Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly. London. 1876. FIRST EDITION. First impression. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.9 inches). A few small marks to just a handful of pages but generally this is a clean and bright copy throughout. Finely bound in recent full red morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Gilt ruling, lettering and decorations to compartments. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Original publishers decorative front board and spine, which is rubbed and toned, have been bound in at the rear. Overall a very good attractive copy of the true first edition of this classic book. First published in England in order to secure a British copyright, the London edition precedes the American edition by about six months.
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La Journée du Chrétien, sanctifiée par la Prière et la Meditation.
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Paris, Janet (1819).. Nouvelle Èdition. 12°. (2) 408 S. Mit Frontisp u. gest. Tit. Ldr. d. Zt. Mit Goldpräg. u. Vollgoldschn., Ecken berieb., sonst in sehr gutem Zustand.
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Tan, Amy | Opposite of Fate, The | Signed & Numbered Limited Edition Book
by Tan, Amy
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Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Edition Hardcover Book. 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a black leather binding with gold stamping and dust cover, signed by the author. Limited to one of 200.
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Cussler, Clive & Blackwood, Grant | Kingdom, The | Double-Signed Numbered Ltd Edition
by Cussler, Clive & Blackwood, Grant
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Norwood Press, 2011. Hardcover. New. Limited Collector's Edition June 2011 OR: Norwood Press Limited Numbered Edition, signed by both authors. Numbered editions are numbered 1-98, have custom 3/4 marbled boards in a matching slip-case and are stamped in gold.
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The Night the Bear Came Off the Mountain
by Sinclair, John L
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Santa Fe: Rydal, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+. Limited Edition, No. 2 of 5 copies: this is a proof copy of the First Edition, bound in fine gilt-stamped black leather with marbled endpapers. 8vo, black leather; vg+ (scratch and two faint scrapes to front cover; faint smudge to side edge); 108pp.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Unmutilated and Correct Version
by Franklin, Benjamin; Bigelow, John
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1927. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Corners a bit rubbed, boards faintly soiled, ink date and owner bookplate of Robert N. Cherry on front flyleaf. 1927 Half-Leather. iv, 325 pp. 8vo. No binder's ticket, but appears to be a contemporary custom rebinding: blue leather spine and corners over blue cloth, gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, new end sheets. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.
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Ikebana Arranging Images
by Kamata, Soseke
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Ikebana Arranging Images; Kamata, Soseke, 1950's. A nice publication given to Julia Jane Jeffers Dodge while here husband was helping Japan recover after the war. Her husband Joseph Morrell Dodge had a long and distinguished career and tried to help reform Europe but later wound up as financial advisor to Douglas MacArthur in the economic revitalization of Japan. This edition is in very good condition internally. Photos of Ikebana arrangements by the famous Japan Ikebana master. A gift given to Julia Jeffers Dodge and placed in her library. 38 single sided (double page but other side blank) on high quality Japan paper with photo examples of Ikebana, black and white. A rare publication.
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The Mote in God's Eye: Easton Press Leather Edition
by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
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Brown leather boards with gold writing and images and raised bands on spine; embossed image of planet, sky, and tree in gold on front and back board. Novel not issued with dust jacket. Top corner of back board shows slight wear; top edges of pages show some spotting (see pic). This is a special Collector's Edition Easton Press printing (with white bookmark) bound in leather, illustrated by Bob Eggleton with an introduction by Charles Sheffield. Niven and Pournelle's classic science-fiction tale in a Very Fine copy. Hardcover, but no dust jacket, so novel cannot be protected by archival Mylar cover.
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SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. Mott, A. S. (introduction)
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Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, matching endpapers, gte, gilt to spine, (xii), 26. Errata statement printed at bottom of xii. Top edge slightly darkened/soiled, and marbled boards a wee dulled. Internals fine. No names or bookplates and desirable thus.
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