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University Press for the Bibliophile Society,Boston: 1927., 1927 Three volumes. pp. 167; 192; 183. Frontis and titles engraved by Bicknell. Large 8vo.Original vellum backed boards. Top edge gold. Limited to only 400 copies. Engraved Ex Libris of Truman H. Newberry. Fine English text edition issued by the Bibliophile Society The owner of this set Truman H. Newberry was a Secretary of the Navy under Theodore Roosevelt. He was elected to the Senate in 1918. On Mar ch 20, 1920, Newberry was convicted on charges of spending $3,750 to secure his Senate election (quite amazing, considering modern ideas about expenditures to secure political office). The U.S. Supreme Court overturned this decision (May 2, 1921) on the grounds that the U.S. Senate exceeded its powers in attempting to regulate primary elections. By a vote of 46 to 41 (January 12, 1922), the Senate declared Newberry to have been duly elected in 1918. On November 18, two days before the start of the 3rd session of the 67th Congress, Newberry… Leer más

Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club, New York: 1955., 1955 pp. xvi, 281. Illustrated with tinted pencil drawings by Raymond J. Holden; designed by Carl Purington Rollins; printed at The Printing-Office of the Yale University Press; set in monotype Caslon; Curtis ivory-tone paper. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller on front fly leaf. 7 x 10 1/2 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full cream buckram, gold-stamped, leather spine label, with drawings by the artist embedded in front and back covers. Original slip case. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 420 and it is signed by the illustrator, R.J. Holden. Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. SHELF W89 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Privately printed for Subscribers only by (by Riverside Press, Edinburgh), Cumann Sean-Eolaiy Nah-Eipeann, London: 1919., 1919 310p. Uncut and unopened, deckle edged. 8vo. Original vellum like spine over paper boards. Original spine paper label. Spine browned. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 741 of only 1000 copies. Signed by the author. Nice copy. George Augustus Moore (18521933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. PRESS/W33. Language: eng. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

[R. and A. Taylor, Printers], London: 1820., 1820 Two volumes. pp. 458; 446 + Engraved portrait frontis, and an engraved title page. 16 mo. 128 mm. All edges gold gilt. The whole of volume two is a type facsimile of the Latin and English text of the first edition (circa. 1638). Full leather bindings; spines highly decorated; front board of volume one detached. Of this edition only 125 copies were printed. Subscribers to this very limited edition include the great book collectors Richard Heber and Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Manuscript note in volume one: "Bought at Poynder Sale. June 1855. Sotheby. Lot 67. 1L. This is probably John Poynder (1779-1849) - but his very valuable library was apparently sold by Sotheby in 1850. 'Barnabae Itinerarium, or Barnabee's Journal' is the most famous of poet Richard Brathwaite's (1588?-1673). It appeared in 1638 under the pseudonym 'Corymbaeus.' It is a sparkling record of English travel, in Latin and English verse. It was neglected in its… Leer más

Printed by the Ward Ritchie Press, Los Angeles, for the members of the Limited Editions Club, New York: 1956., 1956 pp. (xvii), 113 (1). Small folio. Designed, printed, and bound by Ward Ritchie. Set in Intertype Waverly; on Linweave Paper, deckle edged. Bound in paper boards decorated by the artist, backed in brown cloth. Slipcase covered in rice paper, slightly soiled. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A fine example. From Wiki: The story is told in the first person by John Wiltshire, a British copra trader on the fictional South Sea island of Falesá. Upon arriving on the island, he meets a rival trader named Case, who (in an apparently friendly gesture) arranges for him to be "married" to a local girl named Uma in a ceremony designed to impress the natives but to be completely non-binding in the view of Europeans. Wiltshire soon discovers that Uma has a taboo attached to her which causes all the other natives to refuse to do business with… Leer más

Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club by G. Govone, Paris: 1937., 1937 122p. + full page lithographs by Mariette Lydis and pulled by Mourlot Freres. Top edge gold. Designed by Giuseppe Govone; printed by Marius Audin; hand-set in Inkunabula type; Rives gray hand-made paper; bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full blue buckram, stamped blind and gold from design by C. P. Hornung. Slight spotting on covers. 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Folio. Slip case bumped at top edges. Number 1465 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed in pencil by the artist, Mariette Lydis. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W37. Hardcover. Very Good.

For the Members of the limited editions club, New York: 1952., 1952 pp. xv, 152. Chapter and margin drawings. Full page colored lithographs by Lynd Ward, printed in process offset by Duenewald Printing Corporation; designed by Eugene M. Ettenberg; printed by The Gallery Press; set in monotype Janson; Ticonderoga Text paper; bound by Russell-Rutter Company in half blue linen, gold and silver stamped, decorative Swedish paper sides. Text printed in blue, tan and black. 4to. 8 3/8 x 11 7/8 inches. Original slip case. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies. Fine copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W44 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

The Derrydale Press, New York: 1929., 1929 313p. + Plus color frontis, numerous full page color drawings and numerous photographs. Chapter heading drawings. Bookseller's label. Printed by Eugene V. Connett for the Derrydale Press. Tall 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold lettered. Gilt vignette of horse and jockey on front cover. Original slip case. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 850 copies. Very handsome copy. The Derrydale Press was an American book publishing company founded in 1927 with headquarters on Park Ave. in Manhattan. . It was the creation of Princeton University graduate Eugene V. Connett III (1891-1969). Iit was the only publishing house in the world devoted exclusively to sporting books, and issued some of the most sought after books in the field. PRESS/W32. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Bobbs-Merrill Co., IL: 1942., 1942 431 p. + Illustrations. Top edge gilt. 4to. Original three quarter blue leather over cloth covered boards. Raised bands on spine. Leather extremities rubbed with slight loss. Special autographed limited edition of only 500 copies. PA 9. Language: eng. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Very Good.

Limited Editions Club, New York: 1959., 1959 66 double-folded pages. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Marian Parry. Beautifully bound in parchment boards, backed in black calf, and preserved in a color designed solander case. Slipcase with a couple of minor stains. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaf. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. A fine copy of this handsomely produced edition of the great classical Greek play. It would make a great gift. W42 Language: eng. Hardcover. Fine.

The Easton Press, Norwalk, CT: (1979)., 1979 pp. xii, 52; xviii, 62. Illustrated with text drawings and wood engravings. Green silk moire endpapers. All edges gold gilt. Original green page ribbon. 4to. 390 mm. Original full green leather binding gold decorated in an over-all design of birds in flight. Spine with same gold design and raised bands. Hardbound. Very beautiful, crisp copy. Original bookplate from the Easton Press, left blank. This Collector's Edition is published in advance for the subscribers of the Easton Press collection of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W75 # 300PR. Language: eng. Full-Leather Hardcover. Very Good.

Thomas B Mosher, Portland, Maine: 1907., 1907 51p. Title page printed in red and black. Printed on Japan vellum. Bookplate of Albert David Hutzler and Gretchen Hochschild Hutzler, of the powerful Baltimore department store families. Small 24mo. Original stiff printed Japan vellum wraps with large red initial on front cover. Original floral pattern slip case, loss at top and bottom. Limited Edition of only 425 copies. Second Edition. Nice example. Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, and the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death. PRESS/W39. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Soft cover. Very Good.

Thomas B Mosher, Portland, Maine: 1905., 1905 pp. xiii, 33 + Frontis printed on Japanese vellum. Printed in red and black throughout. Large red and black decorative initials. Some leaves ruled in red. Printed on Kelmscott hand-made paper. Uncut. Ownership of Grace M. Borden, 1907. Square 12mo. Original full paper binding. Hinges beginning to crack, but sound. Original printed paper labels on spine and front cover. Third edition. Limited Edition of only 450 copies. PRESS/W39 0.0. Hardcover. Very Good.

Printed by Charles Whittingham & Co. Chiswick Press, London For Scott-Thaw Co., New York: 1903., 1903 pp. xii, 95. Title printed in red and black. 8vo. Velum backed cloth boards binding; lettered in gilt. Hardbound. Very good. Edition Limited to 400 copies printed on handmade paper. Top edge gilt; deckle edged; partially uncut. Some soiling, but generally very good. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W34 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Printed by Charles Whittingham & Co. Chiswick Press, London For Scott-Thaw Co., New York: ., 1903 pp. xii, 95. Title printed in red and black. 8vo. Velum backed cloth boards binding; lettered in gilt. Edition Limited to 400 copies printed on handmade paper. Top edge gilt; deckle edged; partially uncut. Some soiling, but generally a very good example of this handsome limited edition bible text. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W43 Language: eng. Hardcover. Very Good.

Derrydale Press, New York: 1939., 1939 pp. x, 245 + Photographic plates. 8vo. Original full cloth binding is dampstained. The text is clean and bright. "THIS IS AN UNNUMBERED COPY FOR REVIEW PURPOSES ONLY" of an edition limited to only 1250 copies. The Derrydale Press was an American book publishing company founded in 1927 with headquarters on Park Ave. in Manhattan. . It was the creation of Princeton University graduate Eugene V. Connett III (1891-1969). Iit was the only publishing house in the world devoted exclusively to sporting books, and issued some of the most sought after books in the field. A great classic of horse breeding and training. Once the realm of the very rich. we now find local Amish are consulting this text for advice on their carriage driving horses. Scarce. HORSE1. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

Derrydale Press, New York: 1939., 1939 pp. x, 245 + Photographic plates. 8vo. Original full cloth binding is dampstained. The text is clean and bright. Manuscript presentation from "The Millburns" on half-title. Rear end-paper excised. Number 371 of only 1250 copies. The Derrydale Press was an American book publishing company founded in 1927 with headquarters on Park Ave. in Manhattan. . It was the creation of Princeton University graduate Eugene V. Connett III (1891-1969). Iit was the only publishing house in the world devoted exclusively to sporting books, and issued some of the most sought after books in the field. A great classic of horse breeding and training. Local Amish are now consulting this text for advice on their carriage driving horses. Scarce. HORSE1. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Good.

Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, New York: 1981., 1981 pp. xx [ii], 70 (1) + Illustrated with one double-page and four full-page photographs by Richard Benson, superbly printed in a 300 line screen process by Meriden Gravure Co. Small folio. Designed by Stephen Stinehour; printed by Michael & Winifred Bixler; set in Monotype Dante; on soft-white Mohawk smooth wove paper. Bound at the Stinehour Press in full silver-gray Dutch natural finish cloth, stamped in blue and blind. Original glassine wraps. Original blue paper covered cloth slipcase. The beautiful endpaper designs and slipcase decorations are reproduced from original paste papers designed by Carol Blinn. Copy number 1848 of and edition limited to 2,000 numbered copies signed by the photographer, Richard Benson. "Bright, volatile, short-lived and hard-drinking, Crane was in some ways an archetype of the Roaring Twenties author. Crane is best known for The Bridge (1930), an epic vision of American life with the… Leer más

Harvard University. Press, Cambridge, MA: 1925., 1925 77 p. plus 20 full page facsimiles. 8vo. Original paper covered boards. Original spine label. Scarce First Edition. Limited to 210 copies. Spine very chipped. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1 Language: eng. F.. Hardcover. Very Good.

John Howell, San Francisco: 1913., 1913 93p. Title page printed in red and black. Deckle edges. Inscribed by the author on front endpaper: "To Mr. & Mrs. John F. Braun with cordial greetings from Mr. & Mrs. John G. Howard Berkeley, California 3/25/19". Tall 8vo. Original blue paper binding, front joint cracked. Original paper spine label. Small loss at head of spine. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 447 of only 480 copies printed by Taylor, Nash and Taylor, San Francisco, November, 1913. A nice copy. Filippo Brunelleschi (1337-1446) Florentine architect and engineer who was one of the pioneers of early Renaissance architecture in Italy. His major work is the dome (Duomo) of the Cathedral of Florence, constructed with the aid of mahines Brunelleschi invented expressly for the project. PRESS/W34. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! Language: eng. Signed by Author(s). Hardcover. Very Good.