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London: Harvill Press, 1965. Brown cloth, gilt titles in original unclipped dustjacket, (8 x 6.5 inches). First Edition (NAP, no additional printings indicated). 192 pages, with Notes. Jacket design by Brian Russell. A clean, tight copy of a scarce title. Presents nicely in mylar protected dustjacket. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Octavo.

London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1875. 3 volumes, complete. Three quarter calf (leather) over marbled boards, raised bands, red morocco title labels, gitl titles and decorated compartments, t.e.g., marbled endpapers, deckle edges, (7 x 4.75 inches). 313, 318, 313 pages; illustrated. Previous owner's bookplate of Martin Snider. Showing some light general wear and rubbing, remains a finely bound set with a strong shelf presence.. Leather. Very Good. Octavo.

London: Oxford University Press, 1921. Oxford Edition. Three quarter crushed blue morocco over blue cloth boards, raised bands, gilt title and panels. (5.25" x 7.5"). 527 pages; with a portrait and twenty-five illustrations by Cruikshank, Leech, and others. Former owner's signature, else internally clean and bright, showing some light general wear to exterior, hinges tender. Size: Octavo. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Cruikshank, Leech, et al..

London: Richard Bentley, 1852. [Fine Binding]. Three volumes, complete. Three-quarter crushed red morocco leather over marbled boards, exaggerated raised bands, gilt titles, gilt ruling, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, (8 x 5.5 inches). Later Edition. 338, 288, 364 pages; illustrated with engravings by John Leech, including frontispieces. Printed by Brandbury and Evans. An exceptionally clean, tight set in a handsome binding with strong shelf presence.. Leather. Near Fine. Illus. by John Leech. Octavo.

Connecticut: The Columbiad Club, 1936. Quarter grey cloth over marbled paper boards (hardcover), gitl titles, (9.5 x 6.25 inches). Limited, one of 275 copies. 15 page introduction, plus 36 leaves facsimile of "A Specimen of Metal Ornaments Cast at the Letter Foundery of Binny & Ronaldson" Philiadelphia 1809; illustrated. Showing some minor toning to exterior, internally clean and tight. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Octavo. Private Press.

London: Constable and Company, 1918. Three-quarter red polished calf leather over red cloth boards, raised bands, tan morocco title labels, gilt decorative compartments, t.e.g., marbled endpapers. (9" x 6"). First Baumer illustrated edition. xi, 284 pages; illustrated with 8 color plates and 40 in-text illustrations, including tissue-protected frontis. SIGNED BINDING by Henry Sotheran. Showing some light general wear and rubbing, heaviest at hinges, spine head chipped, hinges tender, internally clean and bright. Size: Octavo. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Lewis Baumer.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1835. Two titles (each two volumes) bound in one book. Contemporary half black calf over black peppled boards, gilt titles, (7.5 x 5 inches). 216, 215; 311, 319 pages. New Editions bound together for W. S. Harris by J. Featherstone Binder & Publisher, Cleveland Ohio. Shows expected page toning and general wear to exterior. A uniquely bound collection of two of Irving's noteable works. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by . Thick Octavo.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1836. [Fine Binding]. Two volumes, complete. Full polished calf, raised bands, morocco title lables, highly decorative gilt compartments and inner dentelles, gilt ruled boards with gilt embossed pen and quill motif on front boards, marbled endpapers, (8.75 x 5.75). First State Pringing of First Edition with all points including copyright on verso of Vol 1 title page; footnote on page 239 of Vol II; first page of publisher's ads has "Books Published" and are not boxed. 285, 279 pages plus publisher's ads; illustrated with frontis fold-out map "Sketch of the Routes of Hunt and Stuart" in vol. II. "Classic account of the first American attempt at settlement of the Pacific Coast" (Howes). SIGNED fine binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Shows light expected scattered foxing, previous owner's bookplate of Elton Hoyt II (Cleveland Industrialist 1888-1955), else clean and tight with a strong shelf presence. BAL 10148;… Read More

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1905. Original publisher's full vellum, gilt stamped title and vignette, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, housed in felt-lined slipcase, (11.25 x 9.25 inches). Deluxe Limited Edition, one of only 250 copies SIGNED by Arthur Rackham on limitation page. viii, 57, pages; illustrated by color frontispiece and 49 color plates mounted on brown paper with captioned tissue guards, b&w illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. The first (and now scarciest) book illustrated by Rackham to be issued in the signed limited edition format, later titles had much larger printings. Boards are clean and bright, with only minor expected bowing, some typical light spotting to endpages (interior text and all plates are clean and bright), silk-ties detached but present, slipcase shows wear. An honest, unsophisticated (i.e., unrestored) copy for the sophisticated collector.. Signed. Limited Edition. Vellum. Very Good. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. Quarto.

Cleveland: Bits Press, 1985. Grey cloth (hardcover), gilt on paper title label, (10 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches). 39 pages. Limited Edition. Number 1 of 100 copies handset and handprinted by Nicholas Ranson in two colors with Kennerley type on Mohawk paper. SIGNED twice by author on title page and limitation page. Inscribed on front free endpaper. 1 of 30 copies bound in cloth by Karen Espers. A clean, tight copy in "as new" condition. Signed. Limited First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Tall Octavo. Private Press.

San Francisco: Taylor, Nash & Taylor, 1913. Quarter tan cloth over blue paper boards, printed title label on front board, (9.5 x 7.75 inches). Unpaginated [10], [1] pages; color frontis by Herbert Morton Stoops. Full title: A Tragedy in Printer's Ink to which are added a few Quotations taken from Letters and Magazines Commenting on Good Printing. One of a SPECIAL EDITION of only 150 copies printed on Kelmscott Handmade Paper. Boards show some faint toning at edges, internally clean and bright. Provenance: library stamp of Jon. R. Kelly at top of front free endpage. A desirable SCARCE title. Limited. Cloth. Near Fine. Illus. by Herbert Morton Stoops. Tall Octavo. Private Press.

Tashkent: Gafur Gulyam Literature And Art Publishing House, 1980. Glossary white cloth (hardcover) in publisher's black slipcase. (10.5 x 6.75 inches). First Edition. 17 pages, plus 101 color plates of miniatures with descriptions. Text in English, Russian, and Uzbek. An exceptionally clean, tight copy in collector fine condition . First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Quarto.

London: Serindia Publications, 1981. Printed decorative silk cloth housed in publisher's clamshell box. 202 pp., illustrated with 153 color plates and 40 monochrome text illustrations, including a Tsujigahana fragment with design of cranes, shellfish, and flowers reproduced on silk and tipped-in. Number 383 of an unstated limitation. This is an important treatise on the Japanese art of tsujigahana (cloth dyed with a combination of tie dyeing and of hand painting). A clean, tight copy of an exquisitely printed book. SCARCE Size: Folio. Limited First Edition.. Cloth. Fine.