Search Results: Authors starting with F from Nudelman Rare Books

Paris: J. Povolozky et Cie, 1923. First edition. First edition. Small 4to. Original printed card wrappers with superb cover design on front in black, with red lettering, another on rear wrapper in black. ASSOCIATION COPY: PRESENTED BY FABRI TO FELLOW POET D. J. d' Orbaix with a four line note on front free fly. Wrapper cover design and 32 superb woodcut illustrations by P. L. Menon. (70pp) Printed in 275 copies (150), this copy numbered #255 . Original or contemporary glassine present. Fragile wrappers loosened at spine, clean and bright internally. Near fine. A most scarce and attractive work.

London: Emily Faithfull, 1863. Second edition. Second edition. Original publisher's pebbled green cloth, thick gilt border and crown device in center on both covers, spine gilt with design. Gift inscription in front, a few signatures slightly pulled, else very good.

A nearly full album of 45 vintage photographs, housed in an excellent and contemporary full brown morocco folding case with bold embossed patterning on both covers, thick card paper mounting boards with all edges gilt. Nearly all of the photos with contemporary holograph names on tabs pasted below the photos, assembled by a close family member, as evidenced by "Father" and "Mother" and grandfather. photos, ca. 1870-75. A wonderful, one-of-a-kind record of the Faithfull Family, as well as the extended family, especially on Emily Faithfull's uncle's side, beginning with Rev. George Renaud who married Georgiana Cecillia Grantham Faithfull. Individuals found in the album include Constance Chittenden, Fanny, Mimi, J.G. and James Faithful, Cecilia and Francis Storr, Monier Williams, Julia G., Olive, Stanley, Ella and Cyril Williams, Arthur and Eustace Faithfull, Emily and Robert Davies, and others, including some not labeled. The connection with Emily Faithfull, women's activist and first woman publisher,… Read More

New York: The Greystone Press, 1938. First edition. First edition. Sumptuously bound in full blue crushed morocco with striking all-over gilt blossom and stem motif, repeating around perimeter of covers, with a central panel of mostly leaves, spine boldly gilt with stippling, large dentelles with the bookbinder signed pallet in gilt on the bottom of the front dentelle, "HCG," probably referring to Howard to which she inscribed the book (see below), and then signed in gilt again on rear dentelle: "19 PJW 40." With a protective wraparound three-quarter flexible morocco cover in same morocco with gilt spine, as well as a matching slipcase lined in handmade paper and with same morocco border surrounding opening. Inscribed by Farrar: ìFor Howardóand To my dearest and best ñ Robinî a close friend of Farrarís, perhaps a neighbor. Fine,

Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1889. Superbly bound by noted Belgian bookbinders, The outstanding Belgian binders Charles De Samblanx (1855-1943) and Jacques Weckesser (1862-1923), both pupils of Josse Schavye. The two noted Belle Epoque bookbinders were in partnership between 1889 and 1909. Signed, "Samblanx-Weckesser" in gilt pallet front turn-in. Beautifully bound in full brown crushed morocco with both covers attractively gilt tooled in several trapezoidal panels consisting of scrolling leaf motifs, and a central oval leaf with stylized initials in center. Spine with six panels, five of which bearing similar gilt tooled designs. Ornate gilt tooled turn-ins and handmade marbled paper. Portrait and 12 plates after Jules Garnier, etched by Lamotte. No 449 of 500 Copies, Signed with initials, L.C. (L. Conquet). Fine condition. With the bookplate of Louis Henry Bristol (foxed). Housed in contemporary slipcase (marbled paper).

Chicago: Ralph Fletcher Seymur Co, 1913. First Edition. First Edition. Light brown fine woven cloth with superb cover illustration of stylized iris stamped boldly in gilt, with the iris bloom stamped in white (signed FWG). Decorative title page, limited to 200 copies of which only 100 were for sale. Scarce R. F. Seymour title. Fine.

New York: Charles Scribner, 1914. Quarto. Color pictorial paper covered boards by Margaret Armstrong. Later edition. Illustrated throughout with border designs by Armstrong, famed American book designer. Cover wear and chipping to corners, internally fine.

Holograph poem manuscript by Eugene Field of ìJapanese Lullabyî (25 lines), with corrections and deletions, on two pages. (35.5 x 29.5 cm.) Wonderfully bound (circa 1910) in full blue crushed morocco by the famed Monastery Hill Bindery, featuring superb gilt rulings and clusters of floral bouquets and inlaid red petals at all four corners on both covers, wide gilt dentelles and gorgeous silk moirÈ blue doublures. In a royal blue two-part morocco slipcase, with gilt spine. This is the original holograph of the popular poem by Eugene Field (ìThe Children's Poet,î 1850-1895), written by him in pencil (ca. 1889) on lined paper, with underlines and corrections. 95% of the poem is as it appears in the published version (see below), but fascinating additions and deletions reveal the thought process of the poet. On the verso is a handwritten note by the author's wife: ìThis is the original draft of The Japanese Lullaby written by my husband - Eugene Field.î Julia S. Field (Mrs. Eugene… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1894. First edition thus. First edition thus. viii], 100 leaves, printed on one side only. (8vo) original full vellum, spine and cover stamped in gilt. No. 96 of 106 copies on Van Gelder paper. First Edition. Vellum lightly worn; near fine.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1900. 12mo. Light blue cloth, white-stamped design on cover by Armstrong. Some slight wear and minor soiling, very good.

New York: Charles Scribner's, 1895. First edition. First edition. Beige cloth with cover design in green by Margaret Armstrong, lettering in maroon cover and spine. Photographic illustrations throughout. Inscribed by Henry M. Field. Very good. Gullans & Espey, #91.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. First edition. First edition. In original light brown opalescent glassine wrapper. Original beige paper covered boards with famous cover illustration of blossom and vines with innovative lettering motif on both covers by Selwyn Image (signed lower right) considered one of the landmarks of 1890's and Art Nouveau book design. . 261pp. An extremely fine copy, with no signs of wear whatsoever. Truly the 'best' copy imaginable.

London: Hacon & Ricketts, The Vale Press, 1903. First edition. First edition. Original patterned paper covered boards with cover illustration of stylized peacocks by Charles Ricketts. Full-page illustrated title page, by Ricketts. Spine slightly worn, eges bumped, rear pastedown and fly quite browned and soiled. Very good.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1887. First edition. First edition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, pink patterned endpapers. Very good.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. First edition. First edition. Original beige paper covered boards with famous cover illustration of blossom and vines with innovative lettering motif on both covers by Selwyn Image (signed lower right). 261pp. A book uncommon to find it presentable condition, this copy is fine. A great rarity thus. Housed in attractive folding box with marbled paper covered boards, cloth spine and label on spine.

London: G. Bell & Sons, 1892. 2 volumes. Attractive full morocco gilt binding by Frank Garrett, noted bookbinder associtated at the Turn of the Century with the Birmingham Municipal School of Art, regularly exhibiting at most of the Arts and Crafts Exhibitions of the period. Bound in full brown levant with rectilinear gilt ruling, gilt dots, leaves, and with similar but more dense patterning in gilt on spines. Gilt dentelles, marbled endsheets. Signed in gilt pallet on rear dentelles, "F. Garrett & Binders. Spines uniformly sunned, as commonly seen in this color levant.

4pp letter from Luke Fildes,(1843-1927) renowned English painter, a leader of the social realist movement. "Venice, 30th Nov. 1900, My dear Murray, So sorry I cannot avail myself of your kind invitation to dine on the 6th of next month. It would have been a great pleasure but my address is a sufficient explanation [to wit, being in Venice]." etc, "I hope and pray Douglas Murray are quite well and that existence is tolerable in London just now though not like sunny Italy."

London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1848. First edition. First edition. Superb full crushed morocco (brown) with bold gilt strap-work and flower design on both covers, hearts covering whole of both covers and spine, by De Sauty (signed 'De Sauty' on front turn-in). A wonderful binding by De Sauty (1870-1949), active in London from 1898-1923, worked for Riviere & Son as well as the Hampstead Bindery. Binding hinges skillfully repaired, some wear to spine, otherwise near fine and distinctively Art Nouveau binding.

Leipzig: Alfred Hahns, Gebruder Dietrich, 1930. Oblong 8vo. Color pictorial paper covered boards, cloth spine. Printed on thick cardboard sheets. Full-page color illustrations throughout by ERIKA FISCHER. Some chipping to boards, overall very good. Delightful illustrations.

Everett: Osborne Press, 1902. First edition thus. First edition thus. Green cloth with white lettering on front cover. Limited to 50 copies, of which this is #26, signed by S.A. Osborne, the publisher. "A concise and interesting account of the first session of the Omar Khayyam Club of Americaî (Mosher). Printed by women at the Osborne Press; type set up, printed four pages at a time, and distributed owing to shortage of type. (Potter). Only five copies held institutionally (WorldCat). Slight wear to edges. This is quite a scarce example of a private press Rubaiyat title, which includes a record of the first meeting of the Omar Khayyam Club of America.