Biographical from Pages For Sages

This copy of the Oration on the Life and Character of Lafayette by John Quincy Adams is unique in that in no longer contains any covers or title page, but does contain the entire oration (pages 3 to 88) and the Appendix – "Proceedings in Congress" (pages 89 to 96). The item, which measures approximately 5.75 inches wide by 8.5… Saber más sobre este artículo

This very interesting First Edition copy of the Memoir of the Rev. Francis Higginson by Joseph B. Felt tells the life story of a man who died in 1630, was written and published in 1852. The memoir booklet, which measures approximately 6 x 9 ½ inches, contains 23 pages of text and was published in Boston by Thomas Prince, Printer… Saber más sobre este artículo

This copy of the Memorial of Col. John B. Baldwin of Staunton, Virginia was published in Staunton in 1874, following his death on September 30, 1873. The introduction to the memorial consists of the statement "The various tributes of respect, admiration and affection for Col. Baldwin, which his death called forth, have been collected and are printed in the present… Saber más sobre este artículo

This Limited Edition copy of François-Louis Schmied - Artist Engraver Printer - Some Memories and a Bibliography, by Ward Ritchie is one of 750 copies published in 1976 by the University of Arizona. The book, which measures approximately 5 ½ x 8 ½ inches, contains vi pages of preliminary matter and 41 pages dedicated to the life and works of… Saber más sobre este artículo

This copy of the Limited Edition (1,400 copies printed, 700 for sale) of A Check-List of the Book Illustrations of John Buckland Wright, Together with a Personal Memoir by Anthony Reid was published in 1968 by the Private Libraries Association of Pinner, Middlesex, UK and printed and bound in Great Britain. The book, which measures approximately 6 ¼ x 10… Saber más sobre este artículo

This First Edition copy of The World of Aldus Manutius - Business and Scholarship in Renaissance Venice, by Martin Lowry was published in 1979 by the Cornell University Press of Ithica, NY and printed by the Cambridge University Press in Great Britain. The book, which measures approximately 6 ¼ inches wide by 9 ½ inches tall by 1 1/8… Saber más sobre este artículo

This copy of the First Edition, Limited Edition (400 copies), author signed and inscribed Raymond Duncan – Printer… Expatriate...Eccentric Artist, by Adela Spindler Roatcap was published in 1991 by The Book Club of California. The signed inscription, on the title page, reads "For Susan, Adela Spindler Roatcap, 22 Feb. 1993". The book, which measures approximately 6 ¼ inches wide… Saber más sobre este artículo

It is not often that a world-famous author uses one of his books to express his clarifications in a handwritten note on the front free end paper of one of his books. It is more rare for a book dealer, finding the note in the book, to send the author a letter requesting clarification of the note. It is rarest… Saber más sobre este artículo

This copy of Lectures and Biographical Sketches by Ralph Waldo Emerson was published in 1891 in Boston by Houghton, Mifflin and Company and printed by The Riverside Press in Cambridge. It is Volume X of Emerson's Complete Works. The book, which measures approximately 5 ½ inches wide by 7 ½ inches tall by 1 1/8 inches thick, contains 463 pages… Saber más sobre este artículo

This copy of An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespear, Compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets. With some remarks upon the Misrepresentations of Mons. De Voltaire. The Fourth Edition, To which are now first added Three Dialogues of the Dead, by Mrs. Montagu was published in London in 1777 by Edward and Charles Dilly. The book,… Saber más sobre este artículo

"Sir John Hawkins" -- Dr. Johnson's Friend-Attorney-Executor-Biographer -- A Reorientation of The Knight, The Lady, and Boswell -- by C. A. Miller, LL.M -- Privately Printed March, 1951 was published in Washington, DC It is a 39 page booklet, in paper covers, that measures approximately 6 ¾ x 10 inches. Mr. Miller states, in his introductory remarks, that "...It would… Saber más sobre este artículo

This copy of Remy de Gourmont - A Modern Man of Letters by Richard Aldington was the First Edition, Second Printing published in 1928 by the University of Washington as Number 13 in its Chapbooks series, edited by Glenn Hughes. The book, which measures approximately 5 inches wide by 7 ¼ inches tall, is a 41 page presentation by Aldington… Saber más sobre este artículo

This First Edition First Printing copy of The Regionalists by Nancy Heller and Julia Williams was published in 1976 by Watson-Guptill Publications of New York and printed in Japan. The book, which measures approximately 11 inches wide by 11 ½ inches tall by 1 ¼ inches thick, contains 208 pages devoted to the Painters of The American Scene in the… Saber más sobre este artículo

This copy of Alphonse Mucha – Master of Art Nouveau, by Victor Arwas contains 80 pages of a tribute to the life and works of Alphonse Mucha, but its value lies more in its tribute to the art of fine bookmaking. The book, which measures approximately 8 ½ inches wide by 12 inches tall by ½ inch thick, was designed… Saber más sobre este artículo

This publication is not only scarce, but special. First of all, throughout are the introductory initials and tail pieces, plus the elaborate title page, all designed in color by Dard Hunter. Secondly, the Homes of Great Business Men, commonly for sale, dealt with one business man and were bound in boards or paper. Our "Little Journeys to the Homes of… Saber más sobre este artículo

This Spanish-language version of Vladimir Ilich Lenin – A Poem, by V. Mayakovski was published in 1984 in Russia by Editorial Raduga as a translation of the original Russian version of the book published in 1924. (As indicated in a handwritten note in a front free end paper, "Printed in Moscow for distribution in Nicaragua and other Central America countries.… Saber más sobre este artículo

This First Edition copy of "Chagall – L'Oeuvre Gravé", with Gerd Hatje, Editor and Calmann-Lévy, Distributor, was published in 1957. Franz Meyer, who was a director of the Berne Gallery of Art, provided the text for the book. The book, which measures approximately 9 x 11 inches, has a handwritten signed inscription in Yiddish script on the front free end… Saber más sobre este artículo