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Toronto Apri. 15, 1914. 4pp, illus, folded & soiled. Promoting the famous 11th edition, of which (according to this letter) 50,000 sets were printed. More
Toronto Apri. 15, 1914. 4pp, illus, folded & soiled. Promoting the famous 11th edition, of which (according to this letter) 50,000 sets were printed. More
np (Ethiopia), nd (c. 18th-19th Century). Paperback. 14 x 11", vellum leaf with scored horizontal lines, 12 lines of text on verso in red and black with decorative dots; recto has 11.5 x 9" painted image of a green and red robed figure with a halo (Jesus?) standing under a...... More
G. Bell & Sons, Limited: London. 1930. Illustr by Ernest Shepherd, 7.5 x 5.5, blue morocco "extra," gilt ruled, gilt stamped design on the covers, Johnson on the front cover, gilt stamped profile of Johnson surrounded by laurel leaves on the back cover, all edges gilt, blue and purple marbled..... More
Silver Art Service: Chicago, IL, 1932. Hardcover. Illus., 9.25 x 6", silver cloth backed pict boards, 95pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and chipping, spine darkened, former owner's bookplate (fittingly) affixed inside front cover, silver colored endpapers toned and chipped along the edges, some toning to pages at gutters. SCARCE. Shows..... More
Chicago. R.R. Donnelley & Sons 1925. 29 plates, 10.5x7.5, boards, 19pp, sopine defective, corners worn. Bookplate of R.C. Adams. More
R. R. Donnelly and Sons: The Lakeside Press: Chicago, IL, nd. Illustr, 6.25 x 4.5, unpag, wraps, very nice copy with lightly worn translucent paper cover, stiffening card, and metal clasp blank mailing envelope. Nice copy of a rather common book. More
RR Donnelley and Sons Co: The Lakeside Press. Chicago nd. Illus, 6 x 4.5", wraps, (16) pp, minor wear. More
Philoxenia Press: Berkeley, CA, 2003. 13.5 x 10.5, string tied wraps, unpag, minor edge wear to covers else a beautiful copy. LIMITED TO 60 COPIES printed by Norman L. McKnight and Michael P. Dwyer on Rives paper. Scarce title. Keepsake Number 2 of the Advent Music Foundation. More
Ann Arbor 1950. 8x5.5", 26pp. Reprint of an earlier edition. More
Ann Arbor 1950. 8x5.5", wraps, 26pp, v.g. Bulletin 59. More
Westbury Publishing: NY, 1927. Paperback. 9.5 x 7", pict stapled wraps, 32pp. Covers soiled, torn, chipped, missing small pieces, spines splitting, contents toned, a few uncut pages. Cover stories: "Digging Up Dollars", "Air Line Ed", "The Missing Box Bullion", "Bob's Big Risk". Four issues, sold as a lot. Sold as..... More
The American Institute of Graphic Arts: NY 1950. Illus, 8.5x5.5, cloth, unpaged, EX-LIBRARY, usual markings, covers rubber. Also but in wraps & ex-lib: 1946, 1947 & 1950 Books of the Year. 4 total…. More
The William L. Clements Library: Ann Arbor 1946. 8x5", wraps, 40pp, covers moderately soiled. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO ONLY 50 COPIES. More
The Grolier Club 1968. Illus, 10x7", 63+plates, v.g. LIMITED TO 1650 COPIES. More
(Brighton), 1897. Hardcover. Oblong 5.5 x 4", padded leather, metal clasp, gilt patterned endpapers, aeg, twelve double-sided album pages. Covers rubbed (especially spine and corners), small tears to tips of spine, ink inscription, pages have light soiling, occasional tears (where cards are inserted) and tape repairs, page edges rubbed, light..... More
North Easton, Mass. (1983). Portrait, 9 x 6", pict. stapled wraps, (20)pp, minor wear. More
np (Cass Tech: Detroit), 1957. Paperback. Illus.; portraits, 6 x 4.5", cloth backed stiff wraps, unpaginated, covers rubbed with a crease and tear to top of front cover, contents nice. SCARCE item, with pencil notation "Cass Tech" on list of authors page. Essays on Gutenberg, Aldus Manutius, Nicholas Jenson, William..... More
The Montmartre Gallery, Ltd: London. 1930. Illustr, 10 x 6.25, pict stapled wraps, 20 pp, (incl covers), vertical fold, covers sunned and worn, couple red pencil marks else a nice copy. Books, prints, antiques. More
Collins: np (Springfield, MA), nd. Paperback. 7 x 5.5", blue textured paper folder with gilt lettering and gilt/blue leaping deer design, one sheet of "...Ford 428 Mill Gold Medal Blotting" paper plus 13 sheets of Doeskin Deckle paper (first leaf is toned at corners), with cardboard backing; overall nicely preserved..... More
The Folio Press: London 1987. Illus, 8.5 x 5.5", cloth, 157 w/index, vg. More
Achille J. St. Onge: Worcester, MA, 1953. Hardcover. Portrait, 2.75 x 1.75", gilt-lettered red leather; aeg, 77pp printed in black and red, covers a little darkened, pp toned. Limited to 2000 copies. Miniature book. More
W. S. Fortey at the CatnachPress: London. nd (c 1840s). Single sheet broadside, one woodcut illustr and decorative border, 10 x 7.25, 2 columns, paper browned (of course), edges worn, spotting else a nicely preserved bit of ephemera. More
Carl Fromme: Wien. 1895. 1.75 x 1.25, thin stamped gold colored metal covers, cloth spine, all edges gilt, unpag. Covers moderately worn and rubbed, small dents to the metal, spine tips worn and fraying, inner hinges cracked, light soiling, staining on title page, light spotting, former owner's ink stencilled name..... More
Firenze, nd (1904?). Paperback. Business card oblong 3.5 x 5.5". Light creasing else very good condition. More
London 1868. 8.5 x 6"", 3/4 lea.; 1130 w/index, EX-LIBRARY, usual markings, hinges broken, covers heavily worn. PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY BERNARD QUARITCH. More