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Piccolo's Progress by Debenham, Gillian - 1970

by Debenham, Gillian

Piccolo's Progress by Debenham, Gillian - 1970

Piccolo's Progress

by Debenham, Gillian

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Larchwood Press, 1970. 12mo. Cloth with printed title and spine labels. One of 100 numbered copies. Printed and illustrated with wood engravings by�Guy Debenham. Binding and end papers by the Eden Press. Near Fine Guy Philip Debenham�was a noted surgeon and "a dedicated wood engraver."��His imprint was the Larchwood Press.�Piccolo's Progress, a children's story written by his sister, is the first book from the press
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La Clandestine. Lames sourdes. Illustré de gravures sur bois en couleur de André Collot.

by Vercel, Roger ; Collot, André (ill.)

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by Malherbe, Henry - Malherbe, William (ill.) - Ouvré, Achille (ill.)

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Paris: Aux dépens d'un amateur [Société du livre d'art ancien et moderne], 1925. Livre. Illus. by Achille Ouvré. Très bon. Couverture souple. Édition illustrée. in-4° . Paris, Aux dépens d'un amateur [Société du livre d'art ancien et moderne], 1925. 28,5 x 23 cm, in-4, 184 (3) pp. - 10 hors-texte et 5 en-têtes gravés sur cuivre, 19 culs-de-lampe, 5 lettrines et une vignette de titre (reprise en couverture) gravés sur bois, broché sous couverture blanche rempliée, imprimée et illustrée. Tirage à 300 exemplaires. Celui-ci l'un des 219 sur vélin pur chiffon à la forme (n° 131). Premier livre composé avec les caractères typographiques dits "de tradition" de Bernard Naudin. Première édition illustrée de ce prix Goncourt 1917 sur la première guerre mondiale. Belles gravures macabres par… Read More
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by Auclair, André

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Gouvernes: Chez l'artiste, 1943. Livre. Illus. by André Auclair. Très bon. En Feuilles. Signé par l'illustrateur. Edition originale. Petit In-4. Sl [Gouvernes ?], Chez l'artiste, 1943. 26 x 20,5 cm, 4 ff. - 15 gravures sur bois en noir hors texte - 2 ff., en feuilles sous couverture crème rempliée et imprimée. Tirage à 100 exemplaires. Celui-ci l'un des 85 sur pur fil Lafuma (n° 49), signé par l'artiste au colophon. Les travaux du peintre, sculpteur, céramiste et graveur André Auclair (1893-1976) sont peu nombreux, celui-ci ayant brûlé toutes ses oeuvres en 1938. A noter qu'il fut le professeur du peintre Edouard Pignon au cours du soir de l'Ecole Montparnasse en 1927. En 1943, année où il composa ces gravures, il hébergea d'ailleurs Pignon et sa famille, menacés par les Allemands. Il participa en 1934 à l'exposition l'Association des… Read More
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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN

by BROWNING. ROBERT.; Butler-Stoney. T. Illustrates

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Jeremy Taylor; A Selection from His Works Made By Martin Armstrong
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by Taylor, Jeremy; Edited by Martin Armstrong

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London:: George Bell & Sons, 1895. Original grey and black hardback boards. Gilt titles. A little marking to the top of the front board. A touch of bumping to the boards. Internally clean, with just a touch of darkening to the end papers. Frontis illustration by Toulouse Lautrec. Numerous illustrations both in text and full-page plates on glossy art paper. Xvi, 368 pp. 225 x 150 mm (8¾ x 6 inches).
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by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

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The Man Who Lost His Head

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The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.
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Goldrush Days With Mark Twain, Illustrated with Woodcuts By Henry J. Glintenkamp

by William R. Gillis

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William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday
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The DOs and DON'Ts of Yesterday: Little Book of Early American Know-How

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The Professional Cosmetologist

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West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation

The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation

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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club

by Dickens, Charles

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THE PICKWICK PAPERS. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. Dodd, Mead 1935. 637 pages. Illustrated edition. Dark green boards, Gilt decorated spine. Titling still fairy. bright. . Illustrated by C.E. Brock. All colour plates including frontispiece are affixed to binding and are in nice condition. 16 colour plates in all. Used. Good Condition/ No Dj if issued. 637 pages 5 3/4 X 8 1/2. A nice copy. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.
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Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

by Rogers, Fred

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032 Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Child Care Providers, Family Communications, Inc. Copyright 1983. 1985 2nd Edition Thus, Spiral bound. Pre-owned unused condition. ISBN 9789995253899 RARE IN THIS 2ND EDITION PRINTING. Large format 9 1/2 X 11 1/8. 333 pages, indexed.
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Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Twentyfourmo [16 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a string binding. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled. There are a couple of barely perceptible stains on the rear board. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there are a couple of small indentations in the top edges of the covers. The spine is very subtly rolled. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The rear endsheet has several small light stains. "His cunning head bent and his little nose went Right down, while his tongue flashed red- When, O, what a sight! The fish in their fright Splashed water all over his head.
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