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Untermeyer, Louis (ed). The Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier. Limited Editions Club, New York, 1945.
Price: US$24.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 333pp.; HB green w/gilt; slight rub w/sml.chi;,tp.spine; clean,tight pgs. "Selected and edited with a commentary by Louis Untermeyer and illustrated with pencil drawings by R.J. Holden" #437 of 1500 signed by Holden.
Seller: Xochi's Bookstore & Gallery, truth or consequences, NM, U.S.A.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No. 557 of 1500 copies, signed by the artist; bound in black leather. Book is in decent condition -- the slipcase shows wear and tear. Commentary by Louis Untermeyer; illustrated by R.J. Holden; 333pp. Priced accordingly
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$34.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: This is the 171st book issued by the Limited Editions Club (Established in 1929) and is one of a limited edition of 1,500 signed by the illustrator Raymond J. Holden. This is copy # 1292/1500 signed by Holden on the limitation page at the rear of the book, The illustrations were done in the photogravure process from the pencil drawings of the artist. 333 pp. The book is in the original slipcase with paper spine label as is usual with most LEC books. The top seams of the slipcase are split but still holding. Has protected book well. There is also a tissue guard over the artists signature. Green leather binding
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$43.80 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full black sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Light foxing to endpapers; rubbing and spotting to the covers. Very Good, lacking the slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$56.30 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full green sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #1420 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Most copies were bound in black sheepskin; this green sheepskin is much less encountered. Light wear to the tips of the spine which is slightly darkened. Very Good in a Poor slipcase with small chunks torn off one side and the top edge
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$62.50 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full black sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #696 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A luxurious binding, and a joy to hold. Some rubbing and scratches to the spine. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase with some splits
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$81.30 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full green sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #845 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Most copies seem to have been bound in black leather. Spine sunned with slight wear at the head. Near Fine in an intact, Very Good slipcase
Seller: Charles Agvent, est. 1987, ABAA, ILAB, Fleetwood, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: One of 1500 numbered copies, signed by Holden. Illustrated with pencil drawings by R. J. Holden. 1 vols. 8vo. Full black morocco, gilt lettering on spine and upper cover. Spine just a trifle rubbed, else very good in slightly sunned slipcase Illustrated with pencil drawings by R. J. Holden. 1 vols. 8vo One of 1500 numbered copies, signed by Holden.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$112.50 + shipping
Description: Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound in full black sheepskin leather and illustrated with pencil drawings by Raymond Holden. Edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Copy #1076 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A luxurious binding, and a joy to hold. Faint scratch to spine. 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. xx, 333, [1 leaf]colophon. each page ruled in red. 38 plates & illus. (incl. frontis. portrait). original morocco (piece chipped from upper front joint, internally very good), without the slipcase. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by the Illustrator Holden. Designed by A.G.Hoffman and Robert L.Dothard, composition by E.L.Hildreth and Company, Brattleboro, Vermont, printed on Worthy special paper by Aldus printers, NY, set in intertype Waverley, illustrations printed by Photogravure and Color Company, NY, bound by Russell-Rutter Company, NY. LEC Quarto-Millenary 171.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$207.40 + shipping
Description: Signed by the illustrator. Near fine copy in the original full gilt-blocked, dark morocco cloth in a slip-case. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 333 pages; Description: xx, 333 p. Illus. , port. 28 cm. Subjects: Nineteenth Century American Literature. Genre: Poetry. - No. 71 of 1500 copies. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$216.26 + shipping
Description: Signed by the illustrator. Near fine copy in the original full gilt-blocked, dark morocco cloth in a slip-case. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 333 pages; Description: xx, 333 p. Illus. , port. 28 cm. Subjects: Nineteenth Century American Literature. Genre: Poetry. - No. 71 of 1500 copies. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland