THE MAGIC GARDEN by Stratton-Porter, Gene

1923. 1923 Salaman, Malcolm BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY Edited by Geoffrey Holme London: The Studio, 1923 175pp illus color, b/w tall 4to three-quarter morocco/silk, original covers bound-in at rear Binding by RR Donnelley & Son aeg raised bands, gilt slight scuffing on raised bands, tip of spine, else fine in custom slip-case.

London; (1923): Jonathan Cape. First Edition. Octavo. 350pp., The author writes about the life in the Aran Islands from the point of view of a native. It was written for two reasons. In the first place because Synge wrote a book about one of those islands that irritated me, in as much as he failed to get the personal touch. Secondly, it was written as a courageous attempt to same the Irish novel from the debauched condition of being a political pamphlet or a religious controversy, or wort of all, a literary facsimile of the third rate music hall comedies that draw alcoholic laughter from an audience of very low intelligences. It endeavors to be a faithful picture of the life as I have seen it. Bound in black cloth lettered and ruled in green, spine lettering green, tiny nick to foot, small spot of damp staining to rear board near head and foot. A very good copy in clipped decorative dust jacket lettered in maroon, chipping to spine ends and small chip to spine and damp staining and toning to rear… Read More

London: Lupton Relfe, 1826. 12mo. 398pp., frontispiece, engraved title page and regular title page, 12 other full page engravings, bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards, two raised black morocco spine labels gilt, two other compartments gilt decorated, all edges gilt, coated yellow endpapers. Contains several stanzas by other known writers; A stanza by Lord Byron given to the author by Washington Irving, a few unpublished poems by Thomson author of The Seasons, and others. A very nice clean copy.

Biographien der Dichter nebst Erläuterungen und Inhaltsangaben ihrer Hauptwerke. 516 S. Hilfs- und Vorbereitungsbuch zu den Prüfungen an Seminaren und höheren Schulen, sowie zum Selbststudium

New Orleans: W. M'Kean, 1837. Hardcover. Very Good. Imprint: "For Sale by W. M'Kean, New Orleans -- James Rice, Jr., Louisville -- Flash, Ryder and Co., Cincinnati -- Meech and Dinnies, St. Louis, and by All Booksellers." Vol. 2 only. 4, iv, [1], 14-180 p.; 20 cm. Original reddish cloth spine with plain boards; original printed spine label, erroneously stating "Vol. I." Spine title: Life in London, or The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Corinthian Tom, and Bob Logic. Four pages preceding title page contain publisher's advertisements (for all four publishers in the imprint) for this title, as well as Life in Paris, or The Rambles and Sprees, of Dick Wildfire, Squire Jenkins & Capt. O'Shuffleton. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper and inscription on front free endpaper indicating that this book was given to the Belles Lettres Society of Dickinson College in 1854 by Talbot Murray. First American edition. Checklist Amer. Imprints, 44147. British sportswriter Pierce Egan (1772-1849) was the author… Read More

1923. 1923 Salaman, Malcolm BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATION YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY Edited by Geoffrey Holme London: The Studio, 1923 175pp illus color, b/w tall 4to three-quarter morocco/silk, original covers bound-in at rear Binding by RR Donnelley & Son aeg raised bands, gilt slight scuffing on raised bands, tip of spine, else fine in custom slip-case.

London; (1923): Jonathan Cape. First Edition. Octavo. 350pp., The author writes about the life in the Aran Islands from the point of view of a native. It was written for two reasons. In the first place because Synge wrote a book about one of those islands that irritated me, in as much as he failed to get the personal touch. Secondly, it was written as a courageous attempt to same the Irish novel from the debauched condition of being a political pamphlet or a religious controversy, or wort of all, a literary facsimile of the third rate music hall comedies that draw alcoholic laughter from an audience of very low intelligences. It endeavors to be a faithful picture of the life as I have seen it. Bound in black cloth lettered and ruled in green, spine lettering green, tiny nick to foot, small spot of damp staining to rear board near head and foot. A very good copy in clipped decorative dust jacket lettered in maroon, chipping to spine ends and small chip to spine and damp staining and toning to rear… Read More

London: Lupton Relfe, 1826. 12mo. 398pp., frontispiece, engraved title page and regular title page, 12 other full page engravings, bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards, two raised black morocco spine labels gilt, two other compartments gilt decorated, all edges gilt, coated yellow endpapers. Contains several stanzas by other known writers; A stanza by Lord Byron given to the author by Washington Irving, a few unpublished poems by Thomson author of The Seasons, and others. A very nice clean copy.

Biographien der Dichter nebst Erläuterungen und Inhaltsangaben ihrer Hauptwerke. 516 S. Hilfs- und Vorbereitungsbuch zu den Prüfungen an Seminaren und höheren Schulen, sowie zum Selbststudium

New Orleans: W. M'Kean, 1837. Hardcover. Very Good. Imprint: "For Sale by W. M'Kean, New Orleans -- James Rice, Jr., Louisville -- Flash, Ryder and Co., Cincinnati -- Meech and Dinnies, St. Louis, and by All Booksellers." Vol. 2 only. 4, iv, [1], 14-180 p.; 20 cm. Original reddish cloth spine with plain boards; original printed spine label, erroneously stating "Vol. I." Spine title: Life in London, or The Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn, Corinthian Tom, and Bob Logic. Four pages preceding title page contain publisher's advertisements (for all four publishers in the imprint) for this title, as well as Life in Paris, or The Rambles and Sprees, of Dick Wildfire, Squire Jenkins & Capt. O'Shuffleton. Bookplate on front fixed endpaper and inscription on front free endpaper indicating that this book was given to the Belles Lettres Society of Dickinson College in 1854 by Talbot Murray. First American edition. Checklist Amer. Imprints, 44147. British sportswriter Pierce Egan (1772-1849) was the author… Read More