The Beautiful and Damned by Fitzgerald, F. Scott - 1922

Printed By W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland-Row, St. James's, for the Author; and Sold By G. And W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall; and Messrs. J. And J. Boydell, Cheapside, 1800 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. COMPLETE with 8 engraved plates, 5 of which are hand coloured. Title continues: Exemplified by Suitable Sketches and More Finished Paintings. As This Work is Chiefly Intended for the Mere Beginner, The Rules Are Both Familiar and Progressive. To Which Are Added, Instructions For Executing Transparencies, In a Style Both Novel and Easy. [4], 36pp, bound in paper vellum and marbled paper over boards, deckled page edges, with binding and hinges tight. Covers show edge/corner wear, small paper label on front cover, some pages uncut, offsetting from plates, occasional light foxing on prelims. SCARCE.

Saint-Petersbourg, 1899 Covers in Poor Condition, INTERIORS IN VERY GOOD++ CONDITION. 60pp, complete with 189 silhouettes, letter-press plates, each with a tissue guard and biographical notes, depicting Catherine the Great's Court, Entourage and Collaborators. Text in Russian and French. In original stiff paper covers, lacking 3 of the leather covers and most of the backstrips, with an occasional edge chip to page [not affecting the silhouettes], occasional exit stamp (ink) dated October 25, 1941. BINDINGS TIGHT, PLATES BRIGHT.

True First Edition with 1934 on the Main Title Page and the copyright page with no other printings listed. And directly signed on the 1st leaf by the AUTHOR "Josephine W. Johnson September 1934" in black ink HER FULL Signature(as full as I've ever seen her signature) just 2 months after the publishing date...And there is a later issue Dustjacket too, with the fold-out flap. BOOK details first: Brown cloth covers with paper labels, the spine label is 95-97% gone but I have an answer for it at the end of the description, one on the front nice, light rubbing, light shelf wear, all corners touch of wear or rounding, the spine ends are worn to the point of fraying(but not bumped) and a very slight lean. But inside is beautiful, no markings other than the Signature, inside the covers are beginning to age tone but that's it, unread tightness...The Dustjacket has a few problems too, there is soiling, rubbing, and chips, the worst chip is the top of the spine taking out the Now and 1/2 of in of the… Read More

New York: Felicie, Inc., 1973 OVERSIZED. 322pp, printed on fine glossy paper, bound in color illustrated cloth, with binding and hinges tight. The dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover, and is NOT price clipped. Illustrated with color photographs and Dali's art throughout. THREE ORIGINAL 8 X 10" PHOTOGRAPHS LAID-IN. 1) b/w photo of the book with its dust jacket [has small edge stain]. 2) b/w photo of Dali standing above a spread of food, photo used in the book. 3) b/w photo of Dali and a woman, both seated and relaxed, with the woman holding a striped cat (Dali's wife Gala?), photo not used in the book. COOKBOOK WITH RECIPES THROUGHOUT.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1854 viii, [2], 274pp, with the armorial frontis-piece with tissue-guard intact, and folding linen-backed Genealogical Table, bound in 3/4 maroon leather and red cloth, raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, binding and hinges tight. Small ownership label of A.B.W. MacEwen, the author and genealogist. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title page, with that persons signature on the title page, appears to be "G.H.F.Stuart, 1898". The linen-backed, folding Genealogical Table shows light foxing and a few closed tears, the book shows occasional light foxing, covers show occasional edge nick, with small stain.

Printed By W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland-Row, St. James's, for the Author; and Sold By G. And W. Nicol, Booksellers to His Majesty, Pall-Mall; and Messrs. J. And J. Boydell, Cheapside, 1800 IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. COMPLETE with 8 engraved plates, 5 of which are hand coloured. Title continues: Exemplified by Suitable Sketches and More Finished Paintings. As This Work is Chiefly Intended for the Mere Beginner, The Rules Are Both Familiar and Progressive. To Which Are Added, Instructions For Executing Transparencies, In a Style Both Novel and Easy. [4], 36pp, bound in paper vellum and marbled paper over boards, deckled page edges, with binding and hinges tight. Covers show edge/corner wear, small paper label on front cover, some pages uncut, offsetting from plates, occasional light foxing on prelims. SCARCE.

Saint-Petersbourg, 1899 Covers in Poor Condition, INTERIORS IN VERY GOOD++ CONDITION. 60pp, complete with 189 silhouettes, letter-press plates, each with a tissue guard and biographical notes, depicting Catherine the Great's Court, Entourage and Collaborators. Text in Russian and French. In original stiff paper covers, lacking 3 of the leather covers and most of the backstrips, with an occasional edge chip to page [not affecting the silhouettes], occasional exit stamp (ink) dated October 25, 1941. BINDINGS TIGHT, PLATES BRIGHT.

True First Edition with 1934 on the Main Title Page and the copyright page with no other printings listed. And directly signed on the 1st leaf by the AUTHOR "Josephine W. Johnson September 1934" in black ink HER FULL Signature(as full as I've ever seen her signature) just 2 months after the publishing date...And there is a later issue Dustjacket too, with the fold-out flap. BOOK details first: Brown cloth covers with paper labels, the spine label is 95-97% gone but I have an answer for it at the end of the description, one on the front nice, light rubbing, light shelf wear, all corners touch of wear or rounding, the spine ends are worn to the point of fraying(but not bumped) and a very slight lean. But inside is beautiful, no markings other than the Signature, inside the covers are beginning to age tone but that's it, unread tightness...The Dustjacket has a few problems too, there is soiling, rubbing, and chips, the worst chip is the top of the spine taking out the Now and 1/2 of in of the… Read More

New York: Felicie, Inc., 1973 OVERSIZED. 322pp, printed on fine glossy paper, bound in color illustrated cloth, with binding and hinges tight. The dust jacket is in a protective mylar cover, and is NOT price clipped. Illustrated with color photographs and Dali's art throughout. THREE ORIGINAL 8 X 10" PHOTOGRAPHS LAID-IN. 1) b/w photo of the book with its dust jacket [has small edge stain]. 2) b/w photo of Dali standing above a spread of food, photo used in the book. 3) b/w photo of Dali and a woman, both seated and relaxed, with the woman holding a striped cat (Dali's wife Gala?), photo not used in the book. COOKBOOK WITH RECIPES THROUGHOUT.

Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1854 viii, [2], 274pp, with the armorial frontis-piece with tissue-guard intact, and folding linen-backed Genealogical Table, bound in 3/4 maroon leather and red cloth, raised bands on spine, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, binding and hinges tight. Small ownership label of A.B.W. MacEwen, the author and genealogist. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title page, with that persons signature on the title page, appears to be "G.H.F.Stuart, 1898". The linen-backed, folding Genealogical Table shows light foxing and a few closed tears, the book shows occasional light foxing, covers show occasional edge nick, with small stain.