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The Hand Bookbinding Tradition In The San Francisco Bay Area by Teiser, Ruth and Harroun, Catherine [editors] - 1982

by Teiser, Ruth and Harroun, Catherine [editors]

The Hand Bookbinding Tradition In The San Francisco Bay Area by Teiser, Ruth and Harroun, Catherine [editors] - 1982

The Hand Bookbinding Tradition In The San Francisco Bay Area

by Teiser, Ruth and Harroun, Catherine [editors]

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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 1980-1981 by Ruth Teiser and Catherine Harroun for the Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. Additional material 1980-1982. This book is the University of California's printed reproduction of the typewritten transcript in Courier font, in a thermal binding with dark green, textured covers. Illustrated with a photograph of each bookbinder. Unpaginated, but my guess would be around 200 pp. No edition or printing stated. This is a clean, sharp copy of this uncommon work. Would be Fine condition but for scattered, pencil check marks and a very occasional penciled note in the text, thus about Near Fine. ; Books and Printing in the San Francisco Bay Area; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 200 pages .
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  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
  • Publisher University of California
  • Place of Publication Berkeley, California
  • Date Published 1982
  • Keywords Bookbinding, Book Binding, Book Arts, Oral History
The Passing of Empire

The Passing of Empire

by FIELDING-HALL, H.

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London: Hurst & Blackett, 1913. Hardcover. 8vo. Full tan calf with gilt spine panels, dentelles. viii, 307pp. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Very good. A bit scuffed at edges. First edition, handsomely bound by Riviere. Not really a travelogue, but -- well, let Fielding-Hall explain it: "It is of the humanity which India shares with the rest of the world, the hearts that beat always the same under the whatever skin, the ideals that can never be choked by no matter what customs or religions, that this book is concerned with."
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Pandosto
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Pandosto: Or the Historie of Dorastus and Fawnia

by Robert Greene

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Used
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First
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Hardcover
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southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Printed and sold by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press, New Rochelle, New York, in black and red on hand-made paper. pps. iv plus 57. Overall size c.10. x 6.5/8 inches. c.25 x 17 cm. One of a limited edition of 160 copies. Name stamp of Sydney H. Caslon Smith on half title and top margin of title page. Top and bottom of spine a little worn/rubbed (no loss) o/w very good. contents fine.
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The Bhagavad Gita : Song Celestial
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The Bhagavad Gita : Song Celestial

by Sir Edwin Arnold (translator)

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Used - Fine
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Near Fine Slipcase
Edition
Reissue
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Hardcover
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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1965; Heritage Press, New York; [©1965]; Fine Hardcover, red topstain, Bound in yellow linen, title on spine gilt stamped over red, Near Fine red Slipcase stamped w/ yellow ornamental design. "From the Mahabharata - Being a discourse between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being under the form of Krishna - The Sanskrit text translated into English verse by Sir Edwin Arnold - With an introduction by Shri Sri Prakasa - Illustrated with paintings by Y. G. Srimati. Includes the original Sanskrit verses." 128 pp, color plates. The Heritage Club "Sandglass" pamphlet Number VIII:30 laid in. Collectible! Gift Quality! BOOKS IN TIME -- Hard to Find, Rare, Collectible & Out-of-Print Books for LESS!
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The Allies Fairy Book, signed by Arthur Rackham
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The Allies Fairy Book, signed by Arthur Rackham

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Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
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Limited Signed Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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London: William Heinemann. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. c.1916. Limited Signed Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Tail fore corners bumped, some light rubbing at the hinges, light overall foxing to the free endpapers with a bit on the pastedowns, light dampstain at the tail of the front free endpaper and the next two leaves, a sliver of unobtrusive foxing along the fore edge of numerous pages. Light scuffing to the cloth of the rear cover. The slipcase has light rubbing to all edges, with wear to the head and tail of the leather.; These 13 collected tales represent the traditions of the Allied nations of World War I and, arguably, amount to uplifting, positive propaganda, possibly for the young and most certainly for their parents. English, "Scotch," Welsh, Irish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Siberian, and Belgian folk tales and "fairy" tales recount the meek besting the mighty and both people and the supernaturals working toward the common good.… Read More
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Germinal

Germinal

by Emile Zola

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Fine / As New
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Hardcover
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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The Easton Press, The Collector's Library of Famous Editions, 1992 (1942). First Thus; Collector's Edition. Translated by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. Binding and text block are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. All edges gilt. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, silk moire fabric end leaves, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes From The Archives sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A gorgeous copy.
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TOM BROWNS SCHOOL DAYS.  By An Old Boy. Bound with. NOVELS AND TALES reprinted form Household...

TOM BROWNS SCHOOL DAYS. By An Old Boy. Bound with. NOVELS AND TALES reprinted form Household Words. Copyright edition vol. V

by HUGHES. THOMAS.; DICKENS. CHARLES

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London, United Kingdom
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Bernhard Tauchnitz. Leipzig.,1858 & 57. TWO VOLUMES BOUND IN ONE .8vo. (6.4 x 4.7 inches). Very good copies in contemporary leather binding of half black calf, the spine ruled and lettered in gilt. Brown cloth on boards. Small library label stuck in on front paste down endpaper. Neat previous owners name on title page. Clean copies with no other markings or labels throughout. An attractive mid nineteenth century binding.:
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Design, Form, and Chaos
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Design, Form, and Chaos

by Paul Rand

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Used - Good. No dust jacket, color faded, spine small damage on top.
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Missing
Edition
First printing
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 13
9780300055535
ISBN 10
0300055536
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Bay City, Michigan, United States
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Cloth cover with imprint of author on front. Silver on spine. The book is in good condition, pages are crisp and clean with a binding that is tight. There is a ding on the top spine but the photos will show it is in lovely shape with some sun fading. Bargain priced without the dust jacket. Please view photos for quality views.
"From the dust jacket: Paul Rand's stature as one of the world's leading graphic designers is uncontestable. For half a century his pioneering work in the field of advertising design and typography has exerted a profound influence on the design profession; he almost single-handedly transformed "commercial art" from a practice that catered to the lowest common denominator of taste to one that could assert its place among the fine arts. Among the numerous clients for whom he has been a consultant and/or designer are the American Broadcasting Company, IBM Corporation, and Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
In this witty and instructive book, Paul Rand speaks on the process and… Read More
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The Mote in God's Eye
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The Mote in God's Eye: Easton Press Leather Edition

by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

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  • near fine
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Used - Near Fine
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Special Leather Collector's Edition
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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Brown leather boards with gold writing and images and raised bands on spine; embossed image of planet, sky, and tree in gold on front and back board. Novel not issued with dust jacket. Top corner of back board shows slight wear; top edges of pages show some spotting (see pic). This is a special Collector's Edition Easton Press printing (with white bookmark) bound in leather, illustrated by Bob Eggleton with an introduction by Charles Sheffield. Niven and Pournelle's classic science-fiction tale in a Very Fine copy. Hardcover, but no dust jacket, so novel cannot be protected by archival Mylar cover.
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The Allies Fairy Book, signed by Arthur Rackham
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The Allies Fairy Book, signed by Arthur Rackham

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Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
Edition
Limited Signed Edition; First Printing
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Hardcover
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Williamsville, New York, United States
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London: William Heinemann. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. c.1916. Limited Signed Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Tail fore corners bumped, some light rubbing at the hinges, light overall foxing to the free endpapers with a bit on the pastedowns, light dampstain at the tail of the front free endpaper and the next two leaves, a sliver of unobtrusive foxing along the fore edge of numerous pages. Light scuffing to the cloth of the rear cover. The slipcase has light rubbing to all edges, with wear to the head and tail of the leather.; These 13 collected tales represent the traditions of the Allied nations of World War I and, arguably, amount to uplifting, positive propaganda, possibly for the young and most certainly for their parents. English, "Scotch," Welsh, Irish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Siberian, and Belgian folk tales and "fairy" tales recount the meek besting the mighty and both people and the supernaturals working toward the common good.… Read More
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From Russia, With Love
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From Russia, With Love

by Ian Fleming

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Used - Fine
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Hardcover
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Longmont, Colorado, United States
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$115.00

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The Easton Press, 1990. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Used - Fine, Like New condition. Appears unopened / unread. Bound In full (genuine) leather with hubbed spines. Text block is tight and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper with gilded edges. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints, and permanent satin ribbon marker. Photos are of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books.
An exquisite gift book.
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$115.00
A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath

A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath

by Allen, James Lane

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  • very good
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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
Edition
First Thus
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Hardcover
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Webster, New York, United States
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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.
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The Ouananiche and its Canadian Environment
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The Ouananiche and its Canadian Environment

by Chambers, E. T. D

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  • very good
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Used - Very Good
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No Dustjacket
Edition
First Edition, First Printing.
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Hardcover
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Stanley, New York, United States
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1896. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing.. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1896. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/no dust jacket . Decorated American trade binding, first edition. Green cloth boards with darker green, red and silver fish decoration on cover, fishing hook and fly design on spine, stamped gold lettering. Very slight browning to spine. Slight surface wear to spine corners, no fraying or wear-through. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean with gilt top page edges. Small previous owner name and date neatly penned on front free endpaper. Fifteen illustrations, including frontispiece with tissue guard. Decorated title page. Preface by the author. 357 pages with index. An extended investigation of the Ouananiche (a salmon of landlocked populations living in lakes in Labrador and Newfoundland)..
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The Mote in God's Eye
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The Mote in God's Eye: Easton Press Leather Edition

by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle

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  • near fine
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
Special Leather Collector's Edition
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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Brown leather boards with gold writing and images and raised bands on spine; embossed image of planet, sky, and tree in gold on front and back board. Novel not issued with dust jacket. Top corner of back board shows slight wear; top edges of pages show some spotting (see pic). This is a special Collector's Edition Easton Press printing (with white bookmark) bound in leather, illustrated by Bob Eggleton with an introduction by Charles Sheffield. Niven and Pournelle's classic science-fiction tale in a Very Fine copy. Hardcover, but no dust jacket, so novel cannot be protected by archival Mylar cover.
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$89.99
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Unmutilated and Correct Version
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Unmutilated and Correct Version

by Franklin, Benjamin; Bigelow, John

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Used - Very Good
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No Jacket
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Hardcover
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Webster, New York, United States
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New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1927. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Corners a bit rubbed, boards faintly soiled, ink date and owner bookplate of Robert N. Cherry on front flyleaf. 1927 Half-Leather. iv, 325 pp. 8vo. No binder's ticket, but appears to be a contemporary custom rebinding: blue leather spine and corners over blue cloth, gilt titles and rules, top edge gilt, new end sheets. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them.
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Ikebana Arranging Images
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Ikebana Arranging Images

by Kamata, Soseke

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Used - Boxed and Signed
Edition
Single sided publication in Boxed Housing
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Hardcover
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Swampscott, Massachusetts, United States
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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.
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SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
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SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE

by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. Mott, A. S. (introduction)

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  • Hardcover
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Used - Very Good
Edition
First Edition Thus
Binding
Hardcover
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press, 1945. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo, 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, matching endpapers, gte, gilt to spine, (xii), 26. Errata statement printed at bottom of xii. Top edge slightly darkened/soiled, and marbled boards a wee dulled. Internals fine. No names or bookplates and desirable thus.
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A Plurality of Words
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A Plurality of Words

by Fontenelle, Bernard De

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
Limited and Numbered Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. #1546 of an edition of 1600, 1200 copies for sale by the Nonesuch Press, and 400 copies for sale in the United States by Random House. John Glanvill's translation of 1688. Designed by Francis Meynell, printed on Van Gelder paper at the Curwen Press, colour-stencil decorations by T.L. Poulton. Near Fine, gilt at spine a bit dulled yet legible, prior owner bookplate and gift inscription front end pages, rear end page toned from old paper laid in. Lacking the slipcase. . Limited and Numbered Edition. Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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THE TRANSFIGURATION OF MISS PHILURA
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THE TRANSFIGURATION OF MISS PHILURA

by Kingsley, Florence Morse

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
As New
Edition
First Illustrated Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1911. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Richardson , Rome K (decorative covers). Brown, Ethel Pennewill (text decorations and illust). Remarkably well-conserved, as new copy still in publisher'sgift box. Elaborate mixed element floral cover design by Richardson K. Rome on green cloth. Text illustrtaions and decorations by Ethel Pennewill Brown. 8vo, gte, sides untrimmed, 76p. Unused, pages uncut, in orignal glassine wrapper all in as new condition housed in publisher's gift box, white paper with satin finish over cardboard, edged in gilt, top cover decorated with elements of Richardson's cover design, stated "Presenation Edition" An exemplar of the "gift book" at the commercial maturity of the decorative cover in American bindings. THE collector's copy.
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$95.00
Just Folks
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Just Folks

by Guest, Edgar A

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Chicago: Reilly & Lee Co., 1917. RARE in Arts & Crafts tooled leather binding. Top edge gilt. Marbled end pages. Near Fine, slight toning. . First Edition. Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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A Garland for Jake Zeitlin on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday & the Anniversary of His 40th...
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A Garland for Jake Zeitlin on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday & the Anniversary of His 40th Year in the Book Trade

by Edited by J. M. Edelstein

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket, As Issued
Edition
Limited Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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Los Angeles: Grant Dahlstrom & Saul Marks, 1967. Presentation and Association Copy, SIGNED by Jake Zeitlin at the half-title page -" To Gary, With all my great hopes for his future as a bookman Jake July 12, 1975". From the collection of Gary Steigerwald, at the time a young bookseller working for Zeitlin. One of 800 copies. Fine. Typography by Saul & Lillian Marks, The Plantin Pressm printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press. Binding by the Earle Gray Bookbinding Company. . SIGNED. Limited Edition. Quarter Buckram. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Small 4to. Presentation Copy.
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