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Philadelphia: George Barrie (Printed for subscribers), 1896-1900. Illustrated by Remarque (double) frontispieces (except Vols. 50 & 51) and etchings. Nationale edition. "Memorial Edition of which there have been printed 100 copies; lettered A to Z and 1 to 74, issued in the interest of La Societe des Gens de Lettres for the Prix Barrie-Balzac", this set numbered "47" (red stamp each volume). Note: spine labels say "Edition Definitive". 53 volumes. Grey/green Shot-silk, paper spine titles printed black and red, Japanese vellum, uncut and unopened. Signed by "C te de Larmandie" (M. le Comte de Larmandie, Secretary of La Societe des Gens de Lettres de France) in Volume One. Demy 8vo. Near Fine/No jackets, as issued. Foxed and faded spine labels (fading to red print), o/w mostly unopened, traces of wear to caps. A rare set in magnificent condition. Parisian Life (1-11); Private Life (12-22); Provincial Life (23-32); Military & Political (33-40);…
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Christmas Carol in Prose being a Ghost Story of Yule-Tide, A.
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East Aurora NY: The Roycroft Shop, 1902. Illustrated by Port tissue frontis, "Title page, headbands and tailpieces by Samuel Warner. Compositor Charles Rosen, Pressman Otto Franz. Copy. First thus edition. c.1843. Original suede yapped binding rebound and pages restored in-house by KTB in with red J. Hewit acid free Cawburn Goat (retaining original title), with new Dodin waxed Marbled endpapers in matching slipcase with red morocco edges and white stamped title. 8vo. pp. [xiv], 141, [1] colophon, [1] tail piece, 3 blank. As New/No jacket, as issued/As New. Toned acid pages, port and end papers restored to original acid free white pages and restitched. Cawburn goat differs from levant or chieftain with the longer patterns. The ultimate generational Christmas gift..
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WORKS (La Comedie Humaine).
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Ver. Beck's Bears in Mother Goose Land with new lines by Hanna Rion, old lines by Mother Goose herself.
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New York: George Doran, [ca. 1910]. Illustrated by Frank Ver. Beck. First edition. Original was green cloth with pictorial topboard pastedown, thick paper issue. Square 4to. pp. unpaginated [98]. Very Good. Rebound in Green J. Hewit Cawburn goat, superbly matched Dodin endpapers, new headbands, five raised spine bands, topboard titles on green and navy inlay and black circle. Some internal page repairs. Beautiful gift copy. [We rebind and restore books]..
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Twin-screw Steamer "LUCANIA" of the Cunard Lines (Framed Original Print)
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115 Nassau St NY: Currier & Ives, [ca.1893-4]. Illustrated by colored print. First edition. Black with silver trim hardwood and glass frame by Goodspeed's Book Shop, Inc 18 Beacon Street, Boston. Medium Folio Image size: 8.5 x 14.9-inches, 14 x 19 framed. Very Good/Very Good. Faint waterstain on print bottom can be restored. "Length over all 620 ft, Depth of Hold 43 Ft, Breadth 65 Ft, Tonnage 12,500 - Horse Power 30,000.Identification by address: at No. 115 Nassau from 1877-94 and both Cunard Line Twin-screws were in the New York World's Fair 1893. Cunningham 6260 except his is image size is 8.9x14.15..
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Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner as related by himself. With a Biographical Memoir of the author and a Life of Alexander Selkirk, by whose residence on the island of Juan Fernandez the work was suggested.
by Defoe, Daniel 1661-1731.
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Philadelphia: Hubbard Bros, 1872. Illustrated by "Profusely illustrated" in black and white. First thus edition. c.1719. Original green blind-stamped cloth boards and gilt print spine restored with acid free cloth backing, new Dodin endpapers, new headbands, a.e.g. 8vo. pp. 528. Very Good. Toned pages. jpgWritten from 1704-13, it remains one of the favorite tales of fiction..
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Charlemagne, or the Church delivered : an epic poem in twenty-four books. Complete two volumes.
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Philadelphia: Published by John Conrad & Co., J. Maxwell Printer-I; William Fry printer-II, 1815. Translated by Rev. S. Butler (1774-1839) and the Rev. Francis Hodgson (1781-1852) from the French. First edition. 2 volumes. Rebound in-house by Karen Thompson Bullock in Black ostrich print calf backed Dodin marbled paper boards and endpapers with matching marbled paper slip case lined with Japanese tissue paper. 12mo (15cm). pp. 285; 287, [1], 4 Ads. Near Fine/No jacket, as issued/As New. All uncut pages were soaked and restored to acid free white, dried and restitched. The process both strengthens the paper and removes foxing. Volume 1: Cantos I-XIII; Volume 2: Cantos XIII-XIV. Napoleon's younger sibling was just 24 when he conquered the world. Lucien later reigned but this is his one significant written undertaking over many years. A gift fit for a king..
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MASKEE, A SHANGHAI SKETCHBOOK by Schiff.
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N.P. [Shanghai?]: N.P. [The Yellow Hall?], n.d. [ca. 1940?]. Illustrated by Title and 20 hand colored pages (30 separate illustrations, 13 captioned). Limited signed edition. "Of this book only a limited and numbered edition has been printed. Each book is hand-colored and signed by the Artist. This is book number 517." . Gold silk bamboo brocade, accordion fold (or concertina or zigzag fold) housed in a custom box by KTB of Old Working Books & Bindery of acid free Hewit cloth and calf lined with gold/multi color oriental floral paper and Japanese tissue. Hand-dyed looped silk ribbon by Ramune Jauniskis (Boston) and Chinese coin closure on both boards which tie into a bow with no loose ends. 4to (27x19.5cm). pp. 22 double leaves . Very Good/No jacket, as issued/As New. Edge toning to some cartoons, colors still brilliant, several foxed spots to pages, light rubbing to fabric folds. An "oh mosaic" of 'Shanghailander' life observed by Jewish-Austrian cartoonist who…
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GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK comprising Its Topography, Geology, Mineralogical Resources, Civil Divisions, Canals, Railroads, and Public Institutions; Together with general statistics; The whole alphabetically arranged, also statistical tables, Including the Census of 1840 with a New Township Map of the State, engraved on Steel (by J. Calvin Smith, A.
by Disturnell, John, Publisher 1801-77.
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Albany: Stereotyped and Printed by C. Van Benthuysen, 1842. Illustrated by Tissue Frontis (Comparative Height of Mountains; Length of Rivers Lakes and Canals, Smith folding map 19.75 x 25 inches (50x63.5cm). First edition. Rebound by in-house by KTB in full hand-dyed Brown Hewit acid free (AF) calf, burgundy stamped leather spine title, oak decoration, leather headband, AF Strathmore Petal Infusion endpapers. 8vo. pp. 473, [7] blank. Appendix. Very Good. Map tears archivally repaired with Japanese tissue and filmplast, in a custom AF cartridge paper rear envelope. Beautiful tight copy with foxing starting. [We rebind and restore books]..
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WORKS (La Comedie Humaine).
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Philadelphia: George Barrie (Printed for subscribers), 1896-1900. Illustrated by Remarque (double) frontispieces (except Vols. 50 & 51) and etchings. Nationale edition. "Memorial Edition of which there have been printed 100 copies; lettered A to Z and 1 to 74, issued in the interest of La Societe des Gens de Lettres for the Prix Barrie-Balzac", this set numbered "47" (red stamp each volume). Note: spine labels say "Edition Definitive". 53 volumes. Grey/green Shot-silk, paper spine titles printed black and red, Japanese vellum, uncut and unopened. Signed by "C te de Larmandie" (M. le Comte de Larmandie, Secretary of La Societe des Gens de Lettres de France) in Volume One. Demy 8vo. Near Fine/No jackets, as issued. Foxed and faded spine labels (fading to red print), o/w mostly unopened, traces of wear to caps. A rare set in magnificent condition. Parisian Life (1-11); Private Life (12-22); Provincial Life (23-32); Military & Political (33-40);…
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New York: George Doran, [ca. 1910]. Illustrated by Frank Ver. Beck. First edition. Original was green cloth with pictorial topboard pastedown, thick paper issue. Square 4to. pp. unpaginated [98]. Very Good. Rebound in Green J. Hewit Cawburn goat, superbly matched Dodin endpapers, new headbands, five raised spine bands, topboard titles on green and navy inlay and black circle. Some internal page repairs. Beautiful gift copy. [We rebind and restore books]..
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Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner as related by himself. With a Biographical Memoir of the author and a Life of Alexander Selkirk, by whose residence on the island of Juan Fernandez the work was suggested.
by Defoe, Daniel 1661-1731.
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Philadelphia: Hubbard Bros, 1872. Illustrated by "Profusely illustrated" in black and white. First thus edition. c.1719. Original green blind-stamped cloth boards and gilt print spine restored with acid free cloth backing, new Dodin endpapers, new headbands, a.e.g. 8vo. pp. 528. Very Good. Toned pages. jpgWritten from 1704-13, it remains one of the favorite tales of fiction..
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A Christmas Carol In Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Yule-Tide.
by Dickens, Charles
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East Aurora: The Roycroft Shop. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1902. First Thus. Hardcover. East Aurora: The Roycroft Shop, 1902. Regular Edition. 8.75 x 5 7/8 in. [4],[1]-141,[1]pp. Frontispiece portrait of Dickens. Publisher's ¾ vellum and wood-veneer, top edges gilt, title in gilt with gilt frame on spine. Fine condition, boards slightly bowed. Text including title page printed in red and black. Headbands and tail-pieces designed by Samuel Warner. McKenna 75 calls this the "Regular Edition", and mentions that there were variations in the binding including "3/4 leather", full vellum with cloth ties, and paper over boards with suede spine and corners. No mention is made of wood veneer.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 142 pages .
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Christmas Carol in Prose being a Ghost Story of Yule-Tide, A.
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East Aurora NY: The Roycroft Shop, 1902 title, (1922), 9/13/22 colophon. Illustrated by Port tissue frontis, red ruled tops and b&w head and tail pieces. Later edition. c.1843 London; c.1902 on title page. Original suede yapped binding rebound and pages restored in-house by KTB in with green J. Hewit acid free Cawburn Goat (retaining original title), holly inlaid spine with new Dodin waxed Marbled endpapers in matching slipcase with red Cawburn goat edges and gilt stamped title. 8vo. pp. [xiv], 149, [1] colophon. As New/No jacket, as issued/As New. Toned acid pages, port and end papers restored to original acid free white pages and restitched. Cawburn goat differs from levant or chieftain with the longer patterns. The ultimate generational Christmas gift..
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