The Macmillan Co.: NY, 1938. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", cloth, 85pp, covers a bit rubbed, extremities fraying, some scratches to front cover, spine label a bit browned, endpapers toned. SIGNED BY THE ABBEY PLAYERS (on the unevenly toned front fly): MAUREEN DELANY, MAY CRAIG, AIDEEN O'CONNOR, EILEEN CROWE, ARTHUR SHIELDS..... More
Ballatyne: Edinburgh. 1827. 7.5x5", full leather, contemporary blue morocco, gilt decorated, five raised bands on spine, gilt lettered red spine title labels, lightly worn owner's bookplate in each volume, all hinges sound, very good. FIRST EDITION. More
E. R. Grandin: Palmyra, 1830. 7.5 x 4.5", full old leather, 588pp + "The Testimony of Three Witnesses" + "And Also the Testimonyof Eight Witnesses", covers quite worn and scratched, hinges loose, ink name ("Joseph") on front fly, contents toned and worn, inner hinges cracked, minor staining at gutter to..... More
Random House: NY, 1934. Hardcover. 8.5 x 6", black cloth, 57pp, covers rubbed and a bit dusty, top edge of back cover with some paper adhesion, endpapers unevenly toned; still a good copy of the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, INSCRIBED "For Veronica Hutchinson..." AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GERTRUDE..... More
Random House: NY, (1936). Hardcover. 7.5 x 4.5", green cloth, 625pp, covers rubbed, spine darkened, extremities fraying, bottom edges of covers with some adhesion marks, eps toned (especially front endpapers from old newspaper clippings). INSCRIBED ON FRONT ENDPAPERS "To Veronica Hutchinson with our best wishes, The Abbey Players" AND SIGNED..... More
Harcourt, Brace and Co.: NY, (1934). Hardcover. Photos, 8.5 x 6", blue cloth, 310pp, covers rubbed and darkened along edges, spine toned, spine ends bumped, extremities fraying, pp toned, frontis detached (but present); still a good used copy of the Third Printing from October 1934. INSCRIBED "En souvenir of the..... More
Reynal & Hitchcock: NY, (1943). Hardcover. Illus. by Mary Shepard and Agnes Sims, 7.75 x 5", pict cloth, 239pp, covers rubbed with some light staining at bottom edges, extremities lightly bumped and worn, endpapers unevenly toned, small dark stains on foredge and bottom edge of textblock but still a decent..... More
10" tall, made by Tasha when her children were very young. Hand painted paper mache` head, jointed wooden arms and legs with painted stockings and boots, hand sewn floral print dress and red cape. The Tudor family enjoyed staging marionette shows for their friends and even performed for schools, libaries..... More
np, nd. One page, 6.25 x 4, on plain lined paper, boldly written to (Noah) Brooks, dated May 19: "Very much obliged. Will you please endorse this check over to Tommy or cash it & pay him? It is 15 folios -- for long jobs I have alsways paid 8..... More
American Publishing Co: Hartford, Conn. 1869. Illustr, 8.5 x 5.5, 651 + ads, vg. FINELY BOUND BY BAYNTUN-RIVIERE IN FULL CRUSHED BROWN MOROCCO, GILT STAMPED SPINE, ALL EDGES GILT, MARBLED END PAPERS, FIRST ED, FIRST ISSUE. A beautiful copy. More
Philadelphia July 1890. 9.5x6", wraps, 174+ads, poor man's copy - badly soiled, lacks back cover (ads end at p.50), some text pages torn, bottom of spine lacking 2". SWAF. First Appearance of Dorian Gray. More
Dodd, Mead: NY, 1885. Lithographed decorative borders throughout (headpieces), 10 x 7.5, bound by GAZ in full brown levant morocco tooled in gilt, raised spine bands, gilt inner dentelles, decorative color pastedown, moire silk free endleaves, top edges gilt, (2), 336, (2) pp, joints and extremities a bit rubbed else..... More
T. J. for Edward Thomas: London, 1682. 6 x 3.5, rebound in 3/4 leather; marbled boards, with crudely gilt-lettered spine labels, 371 pp + Advertisement (for a Cathartique and Diureretick pill), covers rubbed and darkened, newer endpapers with glue stains, ink marks on title page, pp toned and used with..... More
Routledge: London, (1942). Hardcover. Frontis illus. by author, 6.5 x 4", cloth backed boards, 90pp, covers rubbed and darkened at edges, spine sunned with several small holes in cloth, pp toned. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR/ARTIST AND DATED "Dublin February 25, 1944" BELOW ORIGINAL INK ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT APPEARS..... More