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Bay, J. Christian. Pickwick Papers Some Bibliographical Remarks.. Caxton Club, Chicago, 1938.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Description: "An address delivered before the Caxton Club January 16th 1937 by J. C. Bay, Librarian, John Crerar Library, Chicago" A discussion on differences in the plates of various dates issued, and how to judge which is a first. Red cloth covers. Bookplate on front pastedown, two 1 x 1 1/2" paper ovals glued to 2nd page; 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 ''.
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.75 + shipping
Description: Thin Octavo; VG; dark red spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth has only mild exterior wear; scroll blind stamped decorative border to front; strong boards; text block lightly toned; frontispiece; offset to p 1; tight binding; illustrated; pp 28. 1338497. FP New Rockville Stock.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
BAY, J. Christian. The Pickwick Papers Some Bibliographical Remarks. The Caxton Club, Chicago, 1938.
Price: US$19.11 + shipping
Description: pp [4] + 30 Internally very good, binding firm, cover bright with a little fading to the spine and a small abrasion to the rear board. Pics available Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: LONGLAND BOOKS, Totteridge, LDN, United Kingdom
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited edition of 250 copies. 29 pages. Bookplate of the Merrymount Press on inside front cover.
Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.67 + shipping
Description: Half title, plates. Orig. maroon cloth; spine sl. faded and with sm. hole. Without tissue wrap. v.g. One of 250 copies printed at the Merrymount Press, Boston. Largely devoted to discussing the illustrations and in particular the third Seymour plate of Jingle's dog.
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: LIMITED EDITION. Hardcover. SCARCE. 8vo. 1 of 250 copies. Red cloth covered boards with small gilt title to spine. Slight wear to spine ends and corners. Minor fading to spine and one small spot of discoloration to front board. Embossed design to front board. Inscribed by previous owner. Clean, tight interior. Includes illustrations. Minor browning as a result of the illustrations. 29 pp. BOB/030705.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Bay, J. Christian. The Pickwick Papers: Some Bibliographical Remarks. Caxton Club, Chicago, 1938.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "An address delivered before the Caxton Club, January Sixteenth, 1937", discussing the illustrator Robert Seymour's share of the credit for creating Pickwick, and various states of text & one illustration in early issues of the book. Hardcover, full red cloth, gilt titling, blind-stamped decoration. One of 250 copies printed by D.B. Updike at The Merrymount Press in Boston. Light wear to corners; previous owner's name in pencil on front end sheet; otherwise near fine. Text clean; [6], 29 pages + colophon; line illustrations & details.
Seller: Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$93.75 + shipping
Description: Edition limited to 250 copies printed at the Merrymount Press, 8vo, pp. [4], 28, [4]; pictorial title-page, 4 plates; orig. red cloth, gilt-titled spine, t.e.g., negligible wear, generally a fine copy. This copy inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: "Mr. Roy J. Friedman / does me an honor / J. Christian Bay." Smith 842.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.