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Price: US$131.25 + shipping
Description: San Francisco, Ransohoffs, 1938, first edition. This is one of 200 hardcover copies printed for Ransohoffs by the Grabhorn Press, colored wood engravings by Mallette Dean. Some wear to spine, else near fine.
Seller: James M. Dourgarian, Bookman ABAA, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [NON-FICTION] [BRITISH MONARCHY]. One of 200 copies, unnumbered. Folio (13 ½" x 9 ¾"); [28]pp; quarter bound in white goat and natural linen, 4 color wood-engraved printing stamped on the front linen board and again on the page following the title; gilt stamped lettering on spine; cream-colored mould-made paper, deckle edges; age-toning of goat leather on boards, lightly age-toned paper edges, scattered foxing; very good plus. One of two hundred copies of this American printing of the speech of King Edward VIII of England abdicating the throne, this one embellished by the wood-engraved art of Mallette Dean (1907-1975) for the Grabhorn Press of San Francisco. King Edward left the throne of England to marry the American divorcee, Wallis Simpson. Along with the King's speech is the sympathetic sentiments of the writer, William Saroyan (1908-1981). The lovely color wood-engraving of the Coat of Arms of the Duke of Windsor, the title the former King received after his abdication, appears on the front board and again on the first page following the title page.
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$181.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Folio, printed cloth with 1/4 leather, pp. unnumbered, color wood engraving by Mallette Dean. Edition of 200 copies. White leather a bit rubbed and yellowed, magazine clipping mounted on title page. A cancelled envelope bearing King Edward VIII postage stamps is laid in, and three more stamps have been affixed to three pp.
Seller: Anthology Booksellers, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Limited edition, one of 200 copies, folio size, unpaginated [28] pp. Edward VIII (1894-1972), Prince of Wales, then King Edward VIII, and then the Duke of Windsor, made history when he abdicated the British throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcée, whom the monarchy and Parliament considered unacceptable for a future king to wed. Viewed as a hero by some for choosing love over kingship, Edward VIII gave an impassioned speech on the event of his abdication, saying, ". . .I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and discharge my duties as king as I would wish to do without the help and support of the woman I love." This speech is printed here in an elegant edition by the Grabhorn Press, with a note by William Saroyan (1908-1981), Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist, who here writes an eloquent defence of Edward VIII's decision and of love in general. Included also is an exquisitely detailed colour wood engraving by Mallette Dean (1907-1975), an eminent printmaker and illustrator of the San Francisco Bay Area who illustrated books for the Grabhorn Press for fifteen years. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter white goatskin with tan cloth boards, four-colour wood engraving by Mallette Dean on the front board, brown lettering on the spine, four raised bands on the spine, four-colour wood engraving by Mallette Dean printed again on the page following the title page, first five lines of text from the speech highlighted in gilt, colophon in red; handset Lutetia type, American mold made paper, folio size (13.25" by 10"), pagination: 25 unnumbered pages, one of 200 copies, unnumbered. ___CONDITION: Near fine, with clean boards, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a hint of rubbing and slight dustiness to the soft goatskin and very light toning to the free endpapers, else fine. ___CITATIONS: Grabhorn Bibliography, no. 299; Hawk no. 172. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated by a colored wood-engraving of the lion & the unicorn by Mallette Dean. [ii], [26] pp. Folio. Heller and Magee 299 Bound in half pigskin, with cloth board. Fine Illustrated by a colored wood-engraving of the lion & the unicorn by Mallette Dean. [ii], [26] pp. Folio
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.