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Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Description: xxi, [3], 149 p., [12] leaves of plates: col. ill.; 29 cm. Includes Plates. Copy no. 1441 of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. Printed by Oliver Simon. Yellow cloth binding, sun darkened on spine. Beautiful colored cartoon illustrations by Sussan. Clean, tight unmarked copy. Comes with a a slipcase in good condition. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by illustrator.
Seller: Steven Edwards, Coalmont, TN, U.S.A.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Rivals A Comedy. The Curwen Press, London, 1953.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Description: 28 x 17.5 cm. Quarto. 149 pp. Yellow boards in slipcase. Number 210 of 1500. Signed by illustrator Rene Ben Sussan. Slipcase faded and a few pages beginning to fox, otherwise a beautiful copy.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good with a fair glassine dust jacket in a good slipcase. Signed by the illustrator on the limitation page. Glue stain on back fly leaf. Slipcase is faded on spine and has some small scars on front panel. Dust jacket is wrinkled.
Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 149 pages, 4to. Limited Edition of 1500 copies, of which this is no.782. Signed by the illustrator Rene Ben-Sussan on limited page. Illustrations engraved in copper. Printed by The Curwen Press. Bright yellow cloth boards with gilt lettering along spine. Includes slipcase. All tissue guards for illustrations are present. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and cover boards, light spine fade. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Very Good-plus condition.
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. RIVALS, A COMEDY.|THE. The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1953.
Price: US$36.00 + shipping
Description: tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xxi, (iii), 149+(1) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Sussan (238). Monthly newsletter / prospectus loosely inserted. Very minor soiling to the spine of the book, with minor soiling to the slipcase. Else a near fine copy in near fine slipcase. With an Introduction by John Mason Brown and Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan. Printed at the Curwen Press by Oliver Simon with copper engravings hand-colored in Paris.
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Price: US$47.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Publisher's yellow cloth with gilt lettering. Publisher's slipcase with very light wear at opening and some light summing. No. 1352 of 1500 copies printed. From the colophon: ".the illustrations, having been engraved in copper by Rene ben Sussan and both the pulls from the copperplates and the hand-colouring having been done under the artist's supervision in Paris,." 12 engravings, complete. 149 pages, plus colophon.
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. The Rivals: A Comedy. Limited Editions Club, London, 1953.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Limited Editions Club #123 of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator Re ne Ben Sussan. Bound in yellow cloth with gold spine lettering. Illust rated with 12 color plates by Sussan. Printed in London by the Curwen Press. 7" x 11". VG+ condition. The spine is mildly darkened from dust soiling. Former owner's bookplate is affixed to the front endpaper. T he interior is bright, clean, and unmarked. In a Very Good blue cardbo ard slipcase that is faded along the edges and spine. Some dust soilin g to the slipcase.
Seller: Dearly Departed Books, Alliance, OH, U.S.A.
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. THE RIVALS. A COMEDY. Limited Editions Club, London, 1953.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Copy #1062 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Near Fine in a Good slipcase with the backstrip partly detached
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The Rivals. The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1953.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The 6th of the 22nd series and the 238th publication by the LEC. Limited to 1500 signed (illustrator) and numbered copies, this being #1473. Introduction by John Mason Brown and illustrated with hand-colored copper-etchings by Réne ben Sussan, hand-pulled by Paul Haasen and hand-colored by Maurice Beaufumé. Designed by Oilver Simon and printed and bound by The Curwen Press. Set in monotype Ehrhardt on Barcham Green mould-made paper. Full yellow buckram boards, gold stamped. The book is in near fine condition. Slight musty smell out of the books. Tight binding, internally clean with bright illustrations still with tissue-guards. Near fine slipcase with some sunning and general wear. This is a large book and extra shipping charges may apply depending on location; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 198 pages; Signed by Illustrator
Seller: Rare Collections, Brighton East, VIC, Australia
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. THE RIVALS. A COMEDY. Limited Editions Club, London, 1953.
Price: US$62.50 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the words "Office Copy" are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files. Some soiling to the covers. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase with uneven sunning
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. THE RIVALS. A COMEDY. Limited Editions Club, London, 1953.
Price: US$62.50 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Copy #1087 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: pp. xxii, 149. Illustrated with hand-colored copper-etchings by Rene ben Sussan, hand-pulled by Paul Haasen, and hand-colored by Maurice Beaufume, designed by Oliver Simon; printed and bound by The Curwen Press, set in monotype Ehrhardt; Barcham Green mould-made paper; full yellow buckram, gold-stamped. 4to. 6 7/8 x 10 3/4 inches. Original slip case. Very slightly rubbed. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaf. Includes the Monthly Letter. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist in purple ink. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W42 Language: eng
Seller: FAMILY ALBUM, Kinzers, PA, U.S.A.
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. THE RIVALS. A COMEDY. Limited Editions Club, London, 1953.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Of a total edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "G.M." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, and most likely the publisher George Macy's very own copy. Mild soiling to the covers. Near Fine in an intact, Good slipcase with the top edge abraded
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
SHERIDAN, Richard Brinsley. THE RIVALS. A COMEDY. Limited Editions Club, London, 1953.
Price: US$93.80 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (7" x 10-3/4") bound in yellow linen buckram. Designed by Oliver Simon and printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated with ORIGINAL COPPER ETCHINGS by Rene ben Sussan hand-colored in Paris. Copy #777 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Slight foxing to fore-edge. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$170.84 + shipping
Description: 4to. pp, xi, [2], 149, [1]. 12 hand-coloured etched plates. cloth. in faded & somewhat worn slipcase. Edition limited to 1,500 numbered copies, signed by the Artist.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada