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Price: US$178.37 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Number 128 of a limited edition of 675, this copy has been re-cased in plain black cloth. All complete, with the 10 superb colour printed tipped in plates by Dulac, with printed tissue guards. 151 pages, internally very clean and sound, printed on thick high quality stock.
Seller: The Bookmonger, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Price: US$197.66 + shipping
Description: 4°. 29,5 x 24,5 cm. [6] Blatt, 150 Seiten, [1] Blatt. Original-Halbleinenband mit montiertem Deckelschild und illustrierten Vorsätzen. Nummer 424 von 675 in Blei handnummerierten Exemplaren. Englischsprachige Ausgabe. Sinkankas 5559. Mit 10 farbigen montierten Illustrationen (einschließlich Frontispiz) von Edmund Dulac. Exlibris von Geoffrey P. Shakerley. Einband vorwiegend an den Kanten etwas berieben und am Rücken etwas gebräunt, am oberen Kapital mit zwei kleinen Einrissen (ca. 0,5 cm), Seiten durchweg etwas stockfleckig (die Farbabbildungen selbst davon nicht betroffen), ansonsten gutes Exemplar mit schön erhaltenen Farbillustrationen. Original half-cloth binding with mounted cover label and illustrated endpapers. Number 424 of 675 copies hand-numbered in pencil. English language edition. Sinkankas 5559. With 10 mounted coulour illustrations (including frontispiece) by Edmund Dulac. Bookplate by Geoffrey P. Shakerley. Cover slightly rubbed (mainly at the edges) and spine a bit darkened, upper spine with two small tears (approx. 0.5 cm), pages throughout slightly foxed (the colour illustrations themselves are not affected by this), otherwise a good copy with beautifully preserved colour illustrations. Sprache: englisch.
Seller: Antiquariat Lenzen, Düsseldorf, Germany
Leonard Rosenthal. The Kingdom of the Pearl. Nisbet & Co. Ltd, 1920.
Price: US$229.33 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Book is generally in good condition but some movement to spine and wear. 9 of 10 of Dulac's colour illustrated plates are present in this limited edition of 675, this numbering 81.
Seller: Holt Art Books, Birmingham, United Kingdom
[Dulac, Edmund] Rosenthal, Leonard. The Kingdom of the Pearl. Nisbet & Co, 1920.
Price: US$245.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Copy #594 of only 675 numbered copies issued. 10 tipped-in color plates by Edmund Dulac. A Very Good copy in the original white cloth over grey boards printed in silver, with paper label on the front cover, spine stampe in gilt (some smudging and light wear to cloth; boards rubbed at corners, pen note on the back of the cloth near the spine (see image)). A scarce work on Pearls, beautifully illustrated by Dulac.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Leonard Rosenthal. The Kingdom of the Pearl. Nisbet & Co. Ltd., London, 1920.
Price: US$318.51 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A book on the subject of the Pearl (unsurprisingly) illustrated with 10 coloured plates by Edmund Dulac. Quarter bound with grey boards and white cloth spine, TEG. The top board is decorated with a maritime theme of shells and waves. Limited to 675 copies this copy is, internally, in very good condition with boards that are a trifle scuffed with a rubbed spine (see photos). Two pages have neat pencil annotations. Uncommon.
Seller: Chris Phillips, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Price: US$449.17 + shipping
Description: 4to. 29cm, 151p., limited edition of 675 copies, this being #298, (for sale in the British Empire), with 10 tipped in colour plates including frontis, titled tissue guards, decorated endpapers, in the original quarter white fine grain linen backed silver decorated paper over boards, gilt spine titles and device on the spine, paper title label on upper cover, t.e.g., expertly rebacked, some slight foxing throughout, some soiling on the spine and upper cover, upper cover slightly faded, a good to very good sound copy (Igc). - A history and study of the pearl first published in 1919 and vividly enhanced by Dulac illustrations in 1920. The ten delightful water colours are in the artist's characteristic decorative Oriental style.
Seller: J. Patrick McGahern Books Inc. (ABAC), Ottawa, ON, Canada
Rosenthal, Leonard, Illustrated By Edmund Dulac. The Kingdom Of The Pearl. Nisbet, London Uk, 1920.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 151 Pp. First Edition, #152 Of 675 Copies For The Uk, Bound In Quarter Cloth, Spine Lettered In Gilt, Over Illustrated Boards With Printed Paper Label, Printed On Thick, High Quality Paper. Color Plates Tipped In. All Gilt Still Brilliant. Very Good, Wear To Boards With Fraying At Edges, Some Browning To Spine Cloth. Binding Tight, Decorated Endpapers Immaculate, Very Nice Illustrated Engraved Bookplate Of E. Howard Paget, 1926. Quite Scarce.
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$509.62 + shipping
Description: Limited edition of 675 copies "printed for sale in the British Empire", this being copy number 67. Hardback. [12], 1 - 150, [2]. Ten tipped-in colour plates (including frontispiece) each with a titled tissue guard. Quarter fine-grain ivory cloth (presumably designed to look like vellum) over paper covered boards. Sea-shell and waves design to upper board, gilt titles to spine. Top edge gilt. Delightful illustrations by Dulac in his trademark Persian miniature style. Book in very good condition. Minor bumping to corners and some rubbing/wear to edges of boards - mainly to leading edge. Slight creasing to extremities of spine. Tissue guards all in place though slightly discoloured. Very clean internally. No jacket. Altogether a very nice copy.
Seller: Ariadne Books, PBFA, Eynsham, Witney, OXON, United Kingdom
Price: US$519.81 + shipping
Description: 4to., First Edition thus, with fine tipped-in coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 9 fine tipped-in coloured plates (all original captioned tissue guards present) and patterned endpapers, some very light and virtually negligible spotting; original dark grey boards, upper board patterned in silver with printed paper label (chipped and worn), ivory cloth back blocked and lettered in gilt, gilt top, uncut, boards lightly chafed at corners else a very good, bright, clean, crisp copy. EDITION LIMITED TO 675 NUMBERED COPIES FOR SALE IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE (THIS COPY NO. 162). Hughey 54c.
Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Price: US$603.96 + shipping
Description: 10 splendide tavole a colori f.t. applicate su cartoncino, tutte protette da velina parlante, di Edmund Dulac. Nisbet & Co. LTD - London, s.d. 1920 ca. Tiratura Limitata a 675 esemplari numerati e firmati a matita da Edmund Dulac, nostro N.447. Cartonato editoriale, illustrato in argento al piatto, con targhetta con titoli e dorso in tela originale con titoli in oro. Piccolissima spellatura al margine basso della copertina anteriore. Conservata la cedola editoriale pubblicitaria. 25x29,5; pp.151. Raro e in Ottimo stato. , Ottimo (Fine)
Seller: L'Angolo del Collezionista di B. Pileri, Rignano Flaminio, RM, Italy
Price: US$700.00 + shipping
Description: Thick 4to. [10], 150, [2] pp. Tipped-in colour frontisp., 9 tipped-in colour plates, all w/ printed tissue guards. Quarter-white cloth over gray illustrated boards, cover art wave & shell illustration, printed title on front cover, gilt lettering & decoration on spine, t.e.g., fore-edges uncut (wear to corners, some rubbing, very minor dustsoiling & wear to spine), still a VG- copy. First edition, No. 9 of 675 unsigned copies, of this exceptional work written by the famed Parisian jeweler on Pearls, replete with Dulac's inventive Art Nouveau illustrations with hints of erotic Persian miniatures.
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$849.93 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited edition #58 of only 100 copies SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR EDMUND DULAC,151pp., Stunningly illustrated by Dulac, color plates with tissues intact. bound in 1/4 vellum and cream paper over boards lettered and decorated in gilt, decorative endpapers, color illustrations tipped in. Edges rubbed with corners somewhat worn, light soiling to vellum as usual with offsetting or sunning to top of front board. clean and fresh throughout. A very nice copy. Free USPS Priority Shipping within the U.S.
Seller: The Antiquarian Shop, Bend, OR, U.S.A.
Dulac, Edmund; Rosenthal, Leonard. KINGDOM OF THE PEARL. Nisbet, London, 1920.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Limited edition of this beautiful Golden-Age book, one of only 675 copies illustrated by Edmund Dulac, including a striking cover design. Quarto. 11'' x 8.75''. Quarter white cloth, grey pictorial boards. Pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Dulac with 10 tipped-in color plates with tissue guards. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut. pages. [12], 151, [1] pages. Slight bumping to corners and spine ends. Silver on pictorial boards beautifully intact.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$1210.34 + shipping
Description: Limited English edition, number 248 of 675 copies. Léonard Rosenthal was a famed Parisian jeweller who personally commissioned Dulac's illustrations; they first appeared in the French edition of the same year. As noted by Dulac's bibliographer, "[Dulac's] plates, truly genius, do much to bring a fanciful touch to the otherwise stark exposition of a treatise on pearls". Large quarto. Original quarter cloth and grey boards, lettering and pictorial decoration to spine in gilt, pictorial decoration to front cover in silver with printed label, patterned endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Frontispiece and nine colour plates with printed tissue-guards. Foot of spine bumped, minor tear to lower joint, extremities worn, some foxing, some leaves slightly loose, occasional dampstains; a good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1443.00 + shipping
Description: 4to. pp. 6 p.l., [151], [1]. with half-title. 10 tipped-in colour plates. original quarter cloth, t.e.g., others uncut. dw. from American edn. (some chipping to edges of dw.). First Edition Illustrated by Dulac, this one of 675 numbered copies printed for sale in the British Empire (there was another issue of 100 copies which were signed by Dulac).
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$2548.08 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The First UK printing published by Nisbet & Co. Ltd, London in 1920. Number '97' of 100 special deluxe copies signed by the artist to the limitation page. The BOOK is in near Fine condition with original white paper-covered boards with gilt titles to the front and a vellum spine with gilt titles. The vellum spine remains very clean and bright. The boards have lightly darkened in places to the edges. Internally clean and free of inscriptions. All ten tipped in colour plates and their printed tissue guards are present as called for and are in fine condition. The very scarce WRAPPER is complete and is in near Fine condition. The gilt titling and decoration remains very bright to the front cover. A small closed tear to the upper front edge and a little age related marking but it remains in exceptional condition for its age. The wrapper is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Léonard Rosenthal was a famed Parisian jeweller who personally commissioned Dulac's illustrations; they first appeared in the French edition of the same year. As noted by Dulac's bibliographer, "'(Dulac's) plates, truly genius, do much to bring a fanciful touch to the otherwise stark exposition of a treatise on pearls'. The London Times Literary critic praised this work, 'at his best' and 'fantastically Persian,'. As nice a copy of this title as you are likely to find with the very scarce wrapper. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United Kingdom