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Ruskin, John. Selections from the Writings of John Ruskin. Smith Elder. 1863. 8vo. Contemporary full tree calf, gilt border, decorative edges and dentils. 5 raised bands, gilt decoration in each compartment, except calf gilt title piece in 2. All edges gilt. Marble end papers. Bound by H. Wood. Tissue guarded portrait frontis, with some foxing, title, publishers ads, contents [v] - vii, pp 440. The book includes Ruskin's writings relating to Scenes of Travel, Characteristics of Nature, Paintings and Painters, Architecture and Sculpture, Ethical matters. A fine book in all aspects.

Ikebana Arranging Images; Kamata, Soseke, 1950's. A nice publication given to Julia Jane Jeffers Dodge while here husband was helping Japan recover after the war. Her husband Joseph Morrell Dodge had a long and distinguished career and tried to help reform Europe but later wound up as financial advisor to Douglas MacArthur in the economic revitalization of Japan. This edition is in very good condition internally. Photos of Ikebana arrangements by the famous Japan Ikebana master. A gift given to Julia Jeffers Dodge and placed in her library. 38 single sided (double page but other side blank) on high quality Japan paper with photo examples of Ikebana, black and white. A rare publication.

Philadelphia: Henry T. Coats, 1893. Near Fine Hardcovers in a Very Good Dust Jackets. Near Fine/Very Good. Photogravures by Charles L. Mitchell and Francis Frith.. In original red cloth dust jackets, with gilt spine titles. Jackets have moderate shelf handling wear. Red cloth covered boards with intricate gilt decorations on spine and front. Bindings very tight. Minimal wear. Bookplates in both volumes. Top edges gilt, Vol 1 - 516 pgs, Vol 2 - 565 pgs, 8.25 inches. No date; Circa 1893. 51 tissue-guarded Photogravure reproductions of works by Charles L. Mitchell and Francis Frith. . Lorna Doone was made into a1951 American adventure film directed by Phil Karlson and starring Barbara Hale and Richard Greene. The BBC also filmed a version of the book in 2000. Richard Doddridge Blackmore referred to most commonly as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the second half of the nineteenth century. Achieving a close following around the world; he won literary merit and… Read More

Berkeley, California: University of California. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1982. Flexible covers. Scattered, pencil check marks and an occasional penciled note in the text. ; The book is an oral history transcript of tape recorded interviews with 5 Bay Area fine bookbinders: Lee Wollenberg, Stell Patri, Duncan Olmstead, Stephan Gale Herrick, and Barbara Fallon Hiller. Each interview was held question-and-answer style and these preeminent bookbinders expounded on their training, teachers and mentors; careers as binders and restorers; the art and the craft; how each brings out the best in a book through binding; and their opinions of other bookbinders. These people spoke freely and frankly about their work and the craft. Being unedited, the text is chatty, immediate, and quite personal. Although binding methods are discussed, none of it is a how-to about bookbinding. Introduction by Deborah M. Evetts, Book Conservator, The Pierpont Morgan Library. The interviews were conducted in… Read More

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1900. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Fenn, Harry; Earl, J.C. First thus. Spine faded. 1900 Hard Cover. xxxii, 276, [4] pp. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt titles and elaborate gilt decorations similar to those used in the Cranford Series, which began in 1891 and gave us the famous Peacock on Sundial cover design now coveted by collectors. Revised from the 1894 and 1895 originals, this edition includes the full text of A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath, with a new preface by the author, and 100 illustrations by Hugh Thomson. A novel by an important Kentucky author known for incorporating local vernacular into his works, making his books useful sources for contemporary culture and dialect.

Ruskin, John. Selections from the Writings of John Ruskin. Smith Elder. 1863. 8vo. Contemporary full tree calf, gilt border, decorative edges and dentils. 5 raised bands, gilt decoration in each compartment, except calf gilt title piece in 2. All edges gilt. Marble end papers. Bound by H. Wood. Tissue guarded portrait frontis, with some foxing, title, publishers ads, contents [v] - vii, pp 440. The book includes Ruskin's writings relating to Scenes of Travel, Characteristics of Nature, Paintings and Painters, Architecture and Sculpture, Ethical matters. A fine book in all aspects.

Toronto: Roger Ascham Press, 1986. No. 48 of an edition limited to 120 copies on hand-made paper, quarter oasis goatskin with linen batik by Muriel McDonagh using traditional Greek motifs. Design, hand-printing and binding by George McDonagh. Pp. [x], [97], wood engravings throughout, housed in original cream linen slipcase. Handsome, as new copy in as new slipcase.. Limited, First Edition. Quarter-Leather in slipcase. As New. Octavo.

Ikebana Arranging Images; Kamata, Soseke, 1950's. A nice publication given to Julia Jane Jeffers Dodge while here husband was helping Japan recover after the war. Her husband Joseph Morrell Dodge had a long and distinguished career and tried to help reform Europe but later wound up as financial advisor to Douglas MacArthur in the economic revitalization of Japan. This edition is in very good condition internally. Photos of Ikebana arrangements by the famous Japan Ikebana master. A gift given to Julia Jeffers Dodge and placed in her library. 38 single sided (double page but other side blank) on high quality Japan paper with photo examples of Ikebana, black and white. A rare publication.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1900. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Fenn, Harry; Earl, J.C. First thus. Spine faded. 1900 Hard Cover. xxxii, 276, [4] pp. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt titles and elaborate gilt decorations similar to those used in the Cranford Series, which began in 1891 and gave us the famous Peacock on Sundial cover design now coveted by collectors. Revised from the 1894 and 1895 originals, this edition includes the full text of A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath, with a new preface by the author, and 100 illustrations by Hugh Thomson. A novel by an important Kentucky author known for incorporating local vernacular into his works, making his books useful sources for contemporary culture and dialect.

London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1918. xi, 206, (2) pages + 64 color plates. This second edition is preferred by collectors: 10 it has 64 color plates with captioned tissue guards--compared to the 32 plates in the first edition; 2) it has a 3-color decorated binding with grapevines on spine and front cover (signed with monogram, but we have not yet identified the designer). The first printing was one volume in the publisher's Fascination of Europe series. The book is in about very good condition: clean, bright, and tight, with some sporadic foxing (but not on color plates). Some rubbing of edges of cloth--worn through on a couple of tiny spots.. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Alberto Piso and Others. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.