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Crane, Stephen. The Black Riders and other lines. Copeland and Day, Boston, 1895.
Price: US$790.09 + shipping
Description: In 16', leg.ed., pp.76; prima edizione del secondo libro dell'A., il primo pubblicato con il suo nome, raro. Abrasioni al dorso e ai margini dei piatti , firma di appartenenza a matita al risguardo, ampie ma leggere fioriture ai risguardi su alcune pagine interne, e ai tagli, leg. salda.Export authorization required
Seller: Invito alla Lettura, Vetralla, VT, Italy
CRANE, Stephen. The Black Riders and Other Lines. Copeland and Day, Boston, 1895.
Price: US$975.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. 6 1/4" x 4 1/2". Original tan boards stamped in black with an art nouveau floral design on the covers (outer joints cracked). Good. Enclosed in an attractive 1/2 red morocco slipcase. Crane's second book; the first published under his own name.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. [Crane, Stephen] The Black Riders. Copeland and Day, Boston, 1895.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Original beige paper covered boards with famous orchid design on both covers, lettering on cover and spine in black, stamped on front pastedown "Dudley and Hodge," as issued. Landmark in 1890's printing, "The Black Riders" was Crane's first book of poetry and second book overall. A superb copy, fine.
Seller: Nudelman Rare Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$3250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Original cream paper covered boards, printed paper label to spine. Printed entirely in pale green ink. 76pp. Crane's second book, the exceedingly scarce deluxe issue, one of 50 copies on japan vellum. This was the author's first collection of poetry, and the first book to be published under his name. ABPC and Rare Book Hub trace only two copies at auction in the last 25 years. Vincent Starrett, in his Bibliography of Crane says that 'The Black Riders' on japan vellum is the most difficult item to find. Of the 50 copies printed, probably not more than half of them are still in existence. "Kraus 20a. Near fine.
Seller: Nudelman Rare Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Crane, Stephen. The Black Riders and Other Lines. Copeland and Day, Boston, 1895.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. One of fifty copies on vellum and printed in green ink. [10], 76, [6] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. ONE OF 50 COPIES ON VELLUM. Crane's first regularly published book. BAL 4070; Williams & Starrett 2b; Kraus, Copeland & Day 20a Original plain cream colored boards, toned, printed paper spine label somewhat chipped, with crack running along outside of spine, unopened; in cloth clamshell box First Edition. One of fifty copies on vellum and printed in green ink.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Description: A charming book with the tissue guard protecting the illustrated title page. Bound in finely woven linen cloth and sumptuously gilded on the front and the rear boards, depicting a winged warrior standing on a writhing serpent with splendid Art Nouveau floral designs on either side of him. The panels are signed by the artist: "HGF" (H. Granville Fell) in a gilded square. The heavily gilded spine is darkened and frayed at the top and bottom of the spine ends. The top edges are gilded as well. Very clean and tight throughout. The front endpaper is lacking, and the half-title page is inscribed by Fred Holland Day: "To one who loves these better than their publisher (which is cryptical if not symbolical) FHD (monogram encircled) May 1904." The English issue consisted of 750 copies, and it is likely this issue had about the same, though the total number is not mentioned in Wade (#16). The Copeland and Day slug appears on the title page; it is also gilded at the bottom of the spine. Fred Holland Day (Boston, 1864 to 1933) was an American photographer and publisher. He was among the first in America to advocate that photography should be considered a fine art.Day spent much time among poor immigrant children in Boston, tutoring them in reading and mentoring them. One in particular, the 13-year-old Lebanese immigrant Kahlil Gibran, went on to fame as the author of The Prophet.Day co-founded and self-financed the publishing firm of Copeland and Day, which from 1893 through 1899 published about a hundred titles. The firm was influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement and William Morris's Kelmscott Press. The firm was the American publisher of Oscar Wilde's Salomé, illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley; The Yellow Book periodical, also illustrated by Beardsley; and The Black Riders and Other Lines by Stephen Crane.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.