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Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, 1900. Book. Illus. by Yohn, F. C.. Near Fine. Decorative Silk. First Edition. 12mo.. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill, (1900). First edition, later printing. 12mo. Decorative green silk binding with image of fort, decoration in gilt, blue and red.420 pp. (page 420 is not blank). Slight wear to corners. Near fine..

London: Macmillan, 1932. Book. Illus. by Tenniel, John. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. London: Macmillan, 1932. 2 volumes. Reprint. Seventieth thousand of Looking-Glass, 224 pp., ninety-eighth thousand of Wonderland, 195 pp. Identical format to first editions. Rec cloth decorated with gilt, black and white illustrations by Tenniel, ruled in gilt, all edges gilt. Spines faded, brief gift inscription in both. Solid copies, cloth and gilt bright. Attractive older set. Very good..

New York: Knopf, 1998. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Knopf, 1998. First edition. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 452 pp. New in new dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

New York: Dutton, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. New York: Dutton, 1989. First edition, first printing. 8vo. Hard cover binding, 340 pp. Slight soiling to front endpaper. Near fine in fine dust jacket, protected with an archival-quality mylar cover..

Norfolk, Connecticut, U.S.A.: New Directions, 1940. Book. Illus. by Etting, Emlen. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo. New York:New Directions, 1940, Translated by Edwin Muir. Preface by Klaus Mann. Afterward by Max Brod. Illustrations by Emlen Etting. 8vo. Stated Printed October 1940 reverse of p. 299. Frontispiece. Blue cloth boards, paste-on brown background title with blue hand-lettering style bubble letters. Corners, boards faded around edges, spine faded (title legible) and frayed top and bottom. Foxing on endpapers. Previous owner last name on front endpaper. Pages off-color. No dust jacket. Very good..

New York: Scribner's, 1896. Book. Good. Decorated Boards. Reprint. Narrow 16mo. - over 5 3/4"-6 3/4" tall. New York: Scribner's, 1896. Copyright 1895. Carved white boards with green design give impression of carved ivory. Stated fourth edition. 199 pp. Rough-cut heavy paper. Lightly foxed with brown spotting on two internal pages. Boards skewed. Spine darkened and spotted. Good condition..

London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1926. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bohn's Popular Library edition. Light brown cloth, decorative ruling, gold titles and decoration. Decorative two-page title. 505 pp., 302 pp., 550 pp. Light discoloration to boards, tiny name neatly printed, some pencil notes faintly visible. Very good condition..

Paris: Chez Capelle, Libraire-Commissionnaire Book. Illus. by Illustrated. Very Good. Quarter Leather. Second Edition. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Second edition. Published in "An X" (I have no idea how to convert French Revolutionary time to the Common Era). Leather spine, marbled boards. 6 compartments defined, gold titles. Marble endpapers. Four-color engraved frontispiece showing a woman in front of a revolutionary committee being criticized for having a bottle of Spanish wine. Introduction to second edition (6); 216 pp. Appears to be a satire in drama, prose, poetry. Chipping top and bottom of spine, 1" rub to rear, small hole in half-title, occasional foxing. In French. Very good condition. Scarce..

Narragansett, RI: Millennium Publications, 1963. Naragansett: Millennium, 1963. First edition. Tall 8vo. Stapled wrappers. 28 pp. Illustrated endpapers. Fully illustrated in color. Slight shelf wear. Fine.. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Fine. Illus. by Eagleson, Duncan, illustrator; Bolton, John, cover artist. 8vo. Illustrated comic.

Narragansett, RI: Millennium Publications, 1003. Naragansett: Millennium, 1963. First edition. First in series of 13. Tall 8vo. Stapled wrappers. 28 pp. Illustrated endpapers, fully illustrated in color. New.. First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. New. Illus. by Eagleson, Duncan, illustrator; Bolton, John, cover artist. 8vo. Illustrated comic.

Edinburgh and New York: Adam and Charles Black, 1879. Book. Illus. by Engravings on Wood and Steel. Very Good. Half-Leather. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Volume I only. Half brown morocco over marble boards. 6 compartments, raised ridges, gilt titles and decoration. Top edge gilt. Marble endpapers. Bookplate of Herman Le Roy Edgar. Two-color half title; engraved frontispiece, engraved title vignette, two-color title page. Illustrated throughout with engravings on wood and steel, both in-text and plates. 410 pp. Chipping top and bottom of spine, one page has corner cut (no loss of text), another poorly cut. Hinges solid. Overall just about very good..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Vantage Press, Incorporated, 1990. Book. Fine. Cloth. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Vantage, 1990. First edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the free front end paper. Hard cover binding. The story of a French-Canadian pioneer woman (historical fiction). Fine in fine dustjacket, protected with a mylar cover..

Durham, NH: The University of New Hampshire, 1941. Book. Fine. Silk. First Edition. 8vo. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, 1941. First edition. 8vo. Maroon silk binding, titles and UNH emblem in gilt. 311 pp. Dust jacket has a couple of large chips that do not affect titles. Fine in very good dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover..

New York, NY: A. L. Burt, 1930. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Unknown. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York, NY, A. L. Burt, 1930's? Edition unstated. Rich maroon silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine, illustrated frontispiece, 485 pp. Former owner name plate on endpaper. Dust jacket had moderate shelf wear, price clipped, but bindings are bright, sharp, text block is clean, tight and appears gently read. Very good+ in a good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover.

New York, NY: A. L. Burt, 1930. New York, NY, A. L. Burt, 1930's? Edition unstated. Rich maroon silk with gilt lettering embossed on spine, illustrated frontispiece, 485 pp. Former owner name plate on endpaper. Dust jacket had moderate shelf wear, price clipped, but bindings are bright, sharp, text block is clean, tight and appears gently read. Very good+ in a good dust jacket, protected by a mylar cover. Unknown. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. Book. Fine. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1945. 8vo. Wartime edition. Black cloth with HB stamped in blue on front, blue titles. Dustjacket has chipping on top edge and below at spine. Protected with mylar jacket. Appeal from author to buy war bonds on rear flap. "This is a story of the inhumanity of the Germans in their occupatin of defeated countries, of the anguish and the heroism of ordinary men under them...." Soiling to dust jacket. Fine in very good dust jacket, protected with a mylar cover..

Portland: Thomas B. Mosher, 1905. Book. Poor. Stiff Wrappers. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Solid, clean text block, some pages uncut. Lacking front self-wrapper, front cover loose. Poor condition. Reading copy only..

Milan: Franco Maria Ricci, 1980. Book. Illus. by Arcimboldo. New. Silk. Signed by the Publisher. First Edition. Folio. First edition. Limited to 3000 books and numbered. SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER, Franco Maria Ricci on the colophon page. Folio. Black orient silk binding with color pastedown in black orient silk clamshell case. Titles in gilt. On Cartiere Milliani pastel blue hand-made paper. 175 pp. plus 5-pp. fold-out illustration. Color plates and wash illustrations throughout. A true masterpiece of the book arts. Arcimboldo was born in Milan in 1527, the son of Biagio, a painter who did work for the office of the Fabbrica in the Duomo.[1] Arcimboldo was commissioned to do stained glass window designs beginning in 1549, including the Stories of St. Catherine of Alexandria vitrage at the Duomo. In 1556 he worked with Giuseppe Meda on frescoes for the Cathedral of Monza. In 1558, he drew the cartoon for a large tapestry of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which still hangs in the Como Cathedral today.… Leer más

Milan: Franco Maria Ricci, 1980. Book. Illus. by Arcimboldo. New. Silk. Signed by the Publisher. First Edition. Folio. Milan: Franco Maria Ricci (FMR), 1980. First edition. Limited to 3000 books and numbered. SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHER, Franco Maria Ricci on the colophon page. Folio. Black orient silk binding with color pastedown in black orient silk clamshell case. Titles in gilt. On Cartiere Milliani pastel blue hand-made paper. 175 pp. plus 5-pp. fold-out illustration. Color plates and wash illustrations throughout. A true masterpiece of the book arts. Arcimboldo was born in Milan in 1527, the son of Biagio, a painter who did work for the office of the Fabbrica in the Duomo.[1] Arcimboldo was commissioned to do stained glass window designs beginning in 1549, including the Stories of St. Catherine of Alexandria vitrage at the Duomo. In 1556 he worked with Giuseppe Meda on frescoes for the Cathedral of Monza. In 1558, he drew the cartoon for a large tapestry of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, which… Leer más

New York: Macmillan, 1933. Book. Illus. by Peers. Good. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First edition, published May, 1933. 12mo. Beige cloth binding with brown titles and paste-down illustration on front board. Made into the 1934 Warner Brothers motion picture film directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Jean Muir, Donald Woods and William Janney. Unusual attractive woodcut paste-down on front board by "Peers". Previous owner names, some foxing on endpapers, a bit shaken. Good in cloth..