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Price: US$9.00 + shipping
Description: Light red cloth over boards. Stamped red titles and floral bouquet, front. 19 cm. 10 Plates, lightly colored. Early 20th Century Fiction: Set near Maine's Saco River, York County. Lead character, Stephen, begins his morning with breakfast, then to the river to work the logs with pick-pole and peavey. A neighbor was Rose. The reader senses by his description that this storyline will bring romance. Very good. No dust jacket. Plate opposite p. 20 is loose. Minor cover soiling. First edition. 1905 copyright: author and The Century Co. 1
Seller: Hedgehog's Whimsey BOOKS etc., Newport, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1905. ix,266 pages. 9.5 x 6", gold embossed paper over paper boards. Untrimmed, unopened copy. Angles & Saxons, Anglo-Saxons in England, Norman conquest, trial by jury, Magna Carta, parliament, liberty. Cover nicked, else about fine.
Seller: Peter L. Masi - books, MONTAGUE, MA, U.S.A.
Lodge, George Cabot. The great adventure. Houghton Mifflin / Riverside Press, 1905.
Price: US$16.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Boston, 1905; gray cloth covered boards; corner and spine edge wear; covers and spine toned; no jacket; 12mo, 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; Previous owner's name on free front end paper; interior is clean and unmarked; 90 pages
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth; 8vo; pp. 287. Boards rubbed; spine somewhat tanned, frayed at tips. Internally clean
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Description: tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. xvi, 267 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Haas 68. Front hinge starting, minor chipping to paper spine label, dampstaining along the bottom edge of the cover not affecting the textblock. Designed by Bruce Rogers. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books. Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB). cloth-backed boards, paper spine label
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition, limited to 300 uncut copies. A Very Good copy. 8vo., 115, (1) pp. White cloth and blue paper boards with paper title label on the spine. The white cloth spine has some soiling. Last two pages contain neat, light, penciled notes (of interest to a bibliophile).
Seller: Frey Fine Books, Rougemont, NC, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Margin tear into frontispiece, front board damp wrinkled, all plates show toning, mainly noticeable in margins, text pages are clean and tight. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall; vi, [1], 192 pages; Cloth and boards, illustrated. **One of 1030 copies printed at the Riverside Press. The Work of Bruce Rogers #118.
Seller: Janet & Henry Hurley, Westmoreland, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Tall 8vo, original cloth backed boards, printed spine label (tiny edge nick), frontispiece, 267pp. Halftone illustrations throughout. The entirety designed and printed under the direction of Bruce Rogers. 1/1000 copies. Very Good.
Seller: Steve Finer - Rare Books, Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.
Page, Elwin Lawrence. CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LANDED MAN TO CIVIL LIBERTY. , 1905.
Price: US$29.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cambridge 1905 first edition. Riverside Press. Printed for the Department of Political Science of Williams College.Hardcover octavo., 266p. Hardcover. Largely unopened. Blue papercovered boards with gilt lettering. VG . slight fading of backstrip; no owner marks; almost no wear at all. Original book not remake. Chapters on Magna Carta, judicial reform, growth of parliament.
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Quarles, Francis. Sions Sonets Sung By Solomon the King. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1905.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small volume, red paper covered boards with title lettered in gold on spine. Lacks slipcase. 125pp. Pages untrimmed, printed on laid paper. Number 254 of 430 copies printed at the Riverside Press for Houghton Mifflin & Company. Reprinted from the 1680 edition of Quarles "Divine Poems", which offeres a more consistent and a slightly more modern text than the original edition of the Sonets published in quarto in 1625. Some light finger soiling to covers and verso of page opposite title. No name, no book-plate, etc. A very good copy.
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardbound book condition: very good. No dust jacket. Gray-blue boards very good with cream cloth half-boards very good but with some slight discoloration and gilt titles at spine tanned but still visible; binding sound; pages with bright gilt top edges and very fine illustrations very good, unmarked. 127 pages; 8.8 X 6 X 0.5; 1 lb. 5 oz. shipping weight. Originally published in 1891 by The Riverside Press, this is a second edition apparently privalely published by Wolcott's Book Shop, Syracuse, New York, in 1905. This handsome little volume chronicles the colonial reminiscences of Arria Sargent Huntington (1848-1921) whose family arrived in Massachusetts with John Winthrop in 1630. They were met by my ancestors who had emigrated from Plymouth Plantation some years previously. Size: 8.8 X 6 X 0.5
Seller: Longbranch Books, Longbranch, WA, U.S.A.
Francis Quarles. Sions Sonets Sung by Solomon the King. The Riverside Press, 1905.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This small, approximately 4 1/4 by 6 1/2 inch, book has red covers with gilt lettering on the spine. Of the 430 copies printed this is number 344. There is a previous owner's book plate affixed to the front paste down and a gift inscription in ink dated Dec. 1927 below the book plate. There are 125 pages to this volume which is printed on watermarked paper. The title page is in red and black ink, but the remainder of the book was printed in black only. The boards show some soiling, and wear-epecially at the spine and edges. There is the beginning of some light spotting to the interior of the book. Please look at the photos carefully.
Seller: Before Your Quiet Eyes, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Description: tall 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label. xvi, 267 pages. Limited to 1000 copies. Haas 68. Very minor shelfwear and soiling, else a near fine copy. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Worn spot along bottom edge; spine label chipped along edge. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books. Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB). cloth-backed boards, paper spine label
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Description: small 4to. quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, leather spine label and gilt coat of arms stamped on front cover. (x), 192 pages. Designed and printed by Bruce Rogers at the Riverside Press in an edition of 1030 copies and set in Caslon type (Haas, p.56). A near fine copy. Illustrated with eleven photogravure portraits after Holbein. George Cavendish (1500-1561) married a niece of Sir Thomas More, but abandoned her and his children to serve Cardinal Wolsey. This work remained long in manuscript, for, owing to its reflections on the character of Henry VIII, could not safely be published in his daughters lifetime. It was not printed from the original manuscript until 1815, by S.W. Singer, which this edition follows. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books. Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB). quarter cloth with paper-covered boards, leather spine label and gilt coat of arms stamped on front cover
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Price: US$38.67 + shipping
Description: Poor copy, boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Portland Gold Mining Co. headed paper note loosely inserted. Physical description; 98 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. Subject; American poetry -- 19th century. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Francis Quarles. Sion's Sonets: Sung by Solomon the King. The Riverside Press, 1905.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Small format (W4 1/2 x H6 1/4 inches)hardback book in slipcase published in a limited edition of 450 copies (#299). Slipcase shows moderate rubbing/scuffing at edge - boards show small nicks/wear at edge. Bookseller since 1995 (ULTV-TS-Down-R-Flat) rareviewbooks
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.
Quarles, Francis. SIONS SONETS SUNG BY SOLOMON THE KING. The Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1905.
Price: US$48.00 + shipping
Description: small 8vo. red paper covered boards, gilt on spine, slipcase. 125, (2) pages. First edition limited to 430 numbered copies and printed by Bruce Rogers at The Riverside Press (Warde 55). Uneven fading to covers, else a fine copy in fine slipcase. The title page is in red and black ink, but the remainder of the book was printed in black only. Published by the Houghton Mifflin and Company. Printed in Brimmer type. A reprint of the version from the 1680 edition of Quarle's 'Divine Poems', this book offers a more consistent and a slightly more modern text than the original edition. red paper covered boards, gilt on spine, slipcase
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Price: US$48.00 + shipping
Description: large 8vo. paper-covered boards, gilt on front cover and spine. 82 pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies designed by Bruce Rogers. Warde 63. The slightest hint of wear, else a near fine copy. Printed in Caslon type. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books. Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB). paper-covered boards, gilt on front cover and spine
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
QUARLES, Francis. Sions Sonets Sung by Solomon the King and Periphras'd. , 1905.
Price: US$49.50 + shipping
Description: QUARLES, Francis. Sions Sonets Sung by Solomon the King and Periphras'd by Francis Quarles. Original boards. Cambridge, MA: The Riverside Press, 1905. One of 430 numbered copies. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Grolier 133. Warde 55. Spine lightly sunned, small bookplate, else fine.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
(Pennell, Joseph). James, Henry. ENGLISH HOURS. Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1905., 1905.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1905. 1905. Good. - Octavo, three-quarters cream cloth & gray paper covered boards titled in black on the spine. The binding is rubbed & bumped with light soiling to the cloth. The spine is darkened with its head chipped & frayed. xii, [1] leaf & 336 pages. Illustrated with profuse tipped-in plates & tipped-in head- & tail-pieces in black & white by Joseph Pennell. There are small stains to each endpaper, else the contents are very good. Number 271 of the first American large paper edition limited to 400 copies.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boston, New York and Chicago: The Riverside Press, 1905-1906. 1905-1906. Very good. - Octavo, blue cloth backed gray boards with printed paper label on spine. The covers are rubbed and stained. 267 pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece & numerous textual illustrations throughout. Very good. Limited edition of 1,000 copies.Printed by Bruce Rogers.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Copyright 1905. Riverside Press, H.O. Houghton & Company, Cambridge. xii,350 pages. Louisiana Purchase map; 30 photogravure plates: 22 officer portraits, Woman's Building, statue, salon, tea, president's & dining rooms, board members, Prince Fushimi reception. 10 x 7", gold stamped maroon cloth, color flags, top edge gilt. Cover rubbed, spotted, paper toned, few edge chips, tears, VG.
Seller: Peter L. Masi - books, MONTAGUE, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$52.00 + shipping
Description: Poor copy, boards damaged. Text remains in fine condition. Portland Gold Mining Co. headed paper note loosely inserted. Physical description; 98 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. Subject; American poetry -- 19th century. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
PLUTARCH. Consolatorie Letter of Discourse Sent by Plutarch of Chaeronea. , 1905.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Description: PLUTARCH. A Consolatorie Letter of Discourse Sent by Plutarch of Chaeronea unto His Owne Wife as Touching the Death of Her and His Daughter. Original cloth-backed boards, printed paper spine label. Boston; Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1905. One of 375 numbered copies. Designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Riverside Press. Grolier 132, Warde 54. Minor toning to label, small bookplate, else fine.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 82pp. Gray papercovered boards and spine with gilt-stamping. Edges and corners bumped and worn, else a very good copy. This is number 58 of 300 copies printed.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hardcover. Number 12 of 430 copies. This is a fine press edition of the Song of Songs as published in 1680 by Quarles in his Divine Poems. The Song of Songs is an erotic poem that celebrates sexual intimacy and love. In Christianity it is read as an allegory of Christ and the Church (his bride). Below is the first part of Bride: Sonnet I: "O that the bounty of those lips Divine Would seal their favours on these lips of mine, That by those welcome *kisses, I might see The mutual love betwixt my Love and me! For truer bliss no worldly joy allows, Than sacred Kisses from so sweet a Spouse, With which no earthly pleasure may compare, Rich Wines are not so delicate as they 're" Very good in original red cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Fading to spine and a few markings to front cover. Printed on laid paper with untrimmed edges. Pages remain unopened. A small book, about the size of a postcard. 125 pages. PRI/032013.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: large 8vo. paper-covered boards, gilt on front cover and spine. 82 pages. Limited to 300 numbered copies designed by Bruce Rogers. Warde 63. A fine copy. Printed in Caslon type. The typography is by the notable American book designer Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), who "was appreciated in his lifetime. In addition to several honorary degrees, in 1948 he was awarded a gold medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for distinction in the graphic arts. Over decades of accomplishment in which he designed approximately 500 books. Rogers literally defined the profession of book designing in the United States" (ANB). paper-covered boards, gilt on front cover and spine
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Price: US$66.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. boards, one-half linen, dust jacket. xxxviii, 114, (1) pages. Composed by an Unknown Author about 1649 A.D. Englished by Richard Holbrook. First edition designed by Bruce Rogers (Haas 66). Spine of jacket faded. Dust jacket lightly soiled, with some tears along the spine and hinges. Private bookplate of George H. Mifflin on the front pastedown. Illustrated with facsimiles of the woodcuts in the edition of Peree Levet, Paris ca. 1489. Vignette on title-page. Frontispiece; headpieces, 7 reproductions from contemporary woodcuts. boards, one-half linen, dust jacket
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
James, Henry. English Hours. Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1905.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Limited edition: 289/400/quarterbound green and white cloth with blue lettering on spine/tear at top spine and lower front cloth; Looks different from image on amazon; quarter bound in cremecloth over dark green paper covered boards, ltd, numbereed ed. ; small chips to cover along hutter between crem quarter and green papaer board (about 1") , andnear top of spine(fwint); 336 pages; /gift inscription on back flyleaf
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: One of 1030 copies printed at the Riverside Press. 192 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Cloth spine and gray boards, leather lettering label, uncut. Very good copy (scuff along left edge of label) One of 1030 copies printed at the Riverside Press.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$82.50 + shipping
Description: Limited issue. No. 1 of 400 copies on large paper. Half linen over khaki boards with paper spine label; xii,336pp; illus. Spine cloth and title sun-darkened; touch of fraying to cloth at crown; internally clean, tight and free of markings. A solidly Very Good copy. Page edges untrimmed. BAL 10662.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$86.25 + shipping
Description: Pasted-in illustr by Joseph Pennell, 9 x 6, cloth backed boards, 336 pp with index, spine label chipped, covers heavily worn and darkened (esp spine), extremities bumped and fraying, hinges loose, contents toned. A rough copy but LARGE PAPER ED, LIMITED TO 400 NUMBERED COPIES.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Description: One of 430 numbered copies designed by Bruce Rogers. Red paper boards with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Wear at extremeties, otherwise fine.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Wheelock, G. A.. POEMS. Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1905.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. blue-gray paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 153, (3) pages. First edition. Inscribed to Margaret Hale by the author. Minor wear to spine ends, spine lightly age-darkened. Light wear to corners. Ownership inscription on the front pastedown. A near fine copy. blue-gray paper-covered boards, paper spine label
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
James, Henry. English hours (Large paper edition). Printed at the Riverside Press, Cambridge, 1905.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: xii, 336 pages : illustrations. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Number 268 of 400 copies printed. Publisher's cloth worn and darkened, light soiling to front board, wear to head of spine; front inner hinge cracked at half title, contents clean. Unopened. 870 grams.
Seller: Carothers and Carothers, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$113.30 + shipping
Description: 12mo. 125pp., Limited to 430 numbered copies printed for Houghton Mifflin and Co. The present copy is number 178. Title page in red and black, the whole printed in a mix of roman and black letter types. Quarles's version of "The Song of Songs was first published in 1625 and included in his "Divine Poems" of 1680. This edition retains the feel of the original seventeenth century typography, having been designed by Bruce Rogers and printed in Brimmer type. Bound in red paper covered boards, spine lettering gilt. A fine bright copy housed within a black paper covered slipcase with paper spine label. A fine copy in fine slipcase. [Ward 55].
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Small octavo. 57, [1]pp. Quarter cloth and paper over boards, printed paper spine label. Light penciled owner name, small loss of paper on rear hinge, else near fine. Poetry from a private club including poems by Owen Wistar, M.A. De Wolfe Howe, Winthrop Ames, and others.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 182 pages. 28 x 19.5 cm. Limited edition, one of 1030 copies printed at the Riverside Press, designed by Bruce Rogers. Title page printed in red and black, ten photogravure full page plates with tissue guards. Orig. brown cloth spine, decorated boards, front cover with gilt design, black leather spine label printed in gilt. Near fine
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$156.25 + shipping
Description: Rhode Island Edition, limited to 100 copies printed for Preston and Rounds Company, 8vo, pp. x, [2], 395, [1]; 2 color maps; original plain buckram-backed boards, black leather label lettered in gilt on spine; near fine. This copy with a presentation "For Mr. and Mrs. Foster with the sincere regards of Irving B. Richman, Nov. 10th, 1905." This comprehensive work gives a social and political overview of Rhode Island's history, including its founding by Roger Williams and his belief in religious freedom. Parks 879.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
. Counsels and Idea. Houghton Mifflin Company, The Ri, 1905.
Price: US$165.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge January 1905 Binding: Hardcover Crown and heel of spine bumped, corners slightly bumped, two spots to back board, otherwise, tight, bright, clean copy. $NRP
Seller: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
James, Henry. English Hours. Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1905.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo., green paper-covered boards with white buckram spine and fore-tips, paper spine label printed in black; minor soiling. First American edition, large paper issue, limited to 400 numbered copes, designed by Bruce Rogers and illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Edel A62c. From the library of John Tolmond Pyle, with the bookplate of the New York industrialist whose wealth was derived from Pyle's Pearline Soap (a popular household brand of the late 19th and early 20th centuries). An unusual association.
Seller: North Star Rare Books & Manuscripts, Sheffield, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: VG, spine faded, corners bumped, rubbed and lightly worn, but overall a very good tight solid sound copy. ; 4to, maroon cloth with gilt titling and decoration front cover, gilt lettering spine, top edge pages gilt, tissue guarded frontis, 350pp. (uncut with some pages unopened) . Illustrated with tissue guarded plates.
Seller: Old Editions Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, North Tonawanda, NY, U.S.A.
JAMES, Henry. English Hours. , 1905.
Price: US$220.00 + shipping
Description: JAMES, Henry. English Hours. Original 3/4 cloth and boards. Cambridge, MA: Printed at The Riverside Press, 1905. First American edition, large paper edition. One of 400 numbered copies. Warde 52. Edel A62.c. Illustrated by Joseph Pennell. Illustrations are in the same position as the trade edition, but printed on smooth paper and either tipped in the text or on to blank leaves where plates. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Spine very slightly sunned, Paul Lemperly's Henry James bookplate and that of Harry C. Goebel, else near fine.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Description: Nicely bound in full medium brown morocco, title in gilt on spine and cover, gilt-decorated turn-ins, top edge gilt. In a flannel-lined slipcase of marbled paper over boards, with leather-covered opening. One of 375 copies, in the original slipcase made for the binding with leather edges, marbled boards. Printed at the Riverside Press after a design by Bruce Rogers. From the library of Crosby Gaige, Broadway theatrical producer and author of the famed "Cocktail Guide." Some rubbing and light staining to hinges, slipcase worn.
Seller: Nudelman Rare Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Lamb, Charles.. Letters of Charles Lamb.. Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1905, 1905.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1905. In Five Volumes, complete. First edition thus. Volume One is folio, original half vegetable vellum, gilt, and paper covered boards; volumes two through eight are octavo, original paper boards. Illustrated, edges uncut. All are housed in original double slipcases, printed paper labels. One of 470 copies, this on dutch hand-made paper, there were ten on japan vellum. A lovely example from the golden age of American deluxe sets, this by the Riverside Press. The volumes are Fine, unopened; the slipcases with some wear and soiling; all but the big one (with some edge wear and one small piece detached) being complete and sound.
Seller: Up-Country Letters, Gardnerville, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 342 pages with index in rear. Pages yellowed; page edges cut rough and darkened. with smooth gild top edges. Previous owner names (John Coalter Bates and Mr. & Mrs. Onward Bates) stamped on front endpaper.Otherwise no markings. Few pages uncut. 33 full page illustrations and gravure photos (mostly portraits of Board members) with tissue protectors throughout book. Frontispiece is "Building of the Board of Lady Managers." Most photos are of Lady Managers. Faded maroon linen-like hard covers with gild lettering on front cover and spine; Also gild emblem and 2 flags on front cover. Many areas of discoloration and rubbing on covers and spine creases. Content headings include: Letter of Transmittal of Report of Board of Lady Managers to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission; Historical Data; Extract from Act of Congress of March 3, 1901 creating the Board; Present Officers and members of the Board; Standing Comittees of the Board; Special Comittees of the Board; First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Meetings of Board of Lady Managers, 1902-04; Final Report of Legislative Committee. Reports of Comittees-Legislataive; Women's work; Foreign Relations; Women's Congress; Awards;; Group Jurors; Department Jurors; Accountants Report; etc. A VERY RARE VINTAGE COPY
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good. Top edge gilt. Burgundy boards are heavily scarred and front hinge cracked. Contents, though mildly browned, in very decent shape. No evidence of foxing. A serviceable copy, but one which would benefit greatly from a re-bind.
Seller: Brazos Bend Books, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
BRYANT, William Cullen, trans. Iliad of Homer. Translated into Blank Verse. , 1905.
Price: US$2200.00 + shipping
Description: BRYANT, William Cullen, trans. The Iliad of Homer. Translated into Blank Verse by William Cullen Bryant with Flaxman's Illustrations. Original 3/4 gilt-ruled crushed brown morocco and marbled boards, raised spine bands, compartments elaborate gilt, marbled endpapers, green silk book ribbon, T.e.g. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. [with] The Odyssey of Homer. . Translated into Blank Verse by William Cullen Bryant with Flaxman's Illustrations. Original 3/ gilt-ruled crushed brown morocco and marbled boards, raised spine bands, compartments elaborate gilt, marbled endpapers, green silk book ribbon, T.e.g. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1905. 8 Vols. uniformly bound. One of 600 numbered copies in the large paper edition, printed at the Riverside Press. Bound into Vol. One of The Iliad is a page of Bryant's corrected manuscript from Book V, appearing in this edition on pp. 146-147. Each volume has frontispieces in two states: handcolored and uncolored. The plates reproduce illustrations by the sculptor, designer, and illustrator John Flaxman (1755-1826) in 1793, which are among his most enduring masterpieces. A bit of light rubbing to foredges of boards, else a very good set.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.