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The Colophon Ltd., 1931. Ex-library copy with minimal markings; part six only; many pages unopened at the top edge; deckled fore-/bottom edges; 5 x 7 inch page tipped in; cover lightly rubbed/bumped/soiled/sunned, corners/edges/spine ends quite rubbed/bumped; edges lightly rubbed/bumped/sunned, faintly soiled; interior lightly age-toned throughout, stamp at the top corner of the front endpaper; binding tight; cover, edges and interior intact and clean, except where noted; due to the size/weight of this item, additional shipping charges may apply for International or Expedited orders.. hardcover. Good.

The Colophon Ltd.. Collectible - Acceptable. Collectible - Acceptable. Limited to 300 copies. 3" of spine tail missing. Top page edges slightly dampstained. (books)

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Very Good condition in a worn and chipped original glassine dust jacket (glassine is separated at spine). NOT a library discard. Glue residue from previous owner's now missing bookplate. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Part 6 only. Includes articles on Huckleberry Finn, Richard Savage, Robert Burns portraits, "Pacific News" (this signature printed by the Grabhorn Press), and "Wood Nymphs", a linoleum cut by K. M. Ballantyne. Designs by T. M. Cleland. Among the contributors are Willa Cather on her early novels, Stanley Morison, and A. E. Coppard on first getting into print. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Worn and chipped dust jacket. Illus. by Ballantyne, K. M. . 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Very Good condition. NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Part 6 only. Includes articles on Huckleberry Finn, Richard Savage, Robert Burns portraits, "Pacific News" (this signature printed by the Grabhorn Press), and "Wood Nymphs", a linoleum cut by K. M. Ballantyne. Designs by T. M. Cleland. Among the contributors are Willa Cather on her early novels, Stanley Morison, and A. E. Coppard on first getting into print. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Ballantyne, K. M. . 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Colophon Ltd. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover. Slight rubbing to the covers. Owner writing on the front free endpaper. There is some wear to the bottom edge of the pages. ; part six .

New York: The Colophon Ltd, 1931. 1 of 3000 . Hardcover. Very Good. Includes signed original litho "Gardenia" by Victoria Hutson[Huntley]. Articles: John Carter, Joseph Hergesheimer, et al b/w photos, repros. very good, no dj issued, oversized pict. bds. Tight unpagedCover & design on colophon pg by Frank McIntosh. Some soil &age-toning to covers. Attractive inside.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Laid-in are four pieces of ephemera from the publisher. Very Good+ condition. NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Part 8 only. Includes articles on the illustrations in Mason L. Weem's "Washington," Shakespeare's first editor; John Carter on "The Origins of Publishers' Cloth Binding," and a Schiller forgery. Also a signed and dated lithograph, "Gardenia" by Victoria Hutson. Among the contributors are Randolph G. Adams, Joseph Hergesheimer, Harry Miller Lydenberg, Carolyn Wells, John T. Winterich. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Hutson, Victoria (signed lithograph). 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Laid-in are four pieces of ephemera from the publisher. Very Good+ condition. NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Part 8 only. Includes articles on the illustrations in Mason L. Weem's "Washington," Shakespeare's first editor; John Carter on "The Origins of Publishers' Cloth Binding," and a Schiller forgery. Also a signed and dated lithograph, "Gardenia" by Victoria Hutson. Among the contributors are Randolph G. Adams, Joseph Hergesheimer, Harry Miller Lydenberg, Carolyn Wells, John T. Winterich. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Hutson, Victoria (signed lithograph). 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Laid-in are two pieces of ephemera from the publisher: a prospectus for CITY CHILD by Selma Robinson with decorations by Rockwell Kent. The prospectus has a Rockwell Kent illustration. Also laid-in is a notice for a 1931 "first exhibition" of Colophon artists' designs and authors' manuscripts. Very Good+ condition. NO chips or tears. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Part 6 only. Includes articles on Huckleberry Finn, Richard Savage, Robert Burns portraits, "Pacific News" (this signature printed by the Grabhorn Press), and "Wood Nymphs", a linoleum cut by K. M. Ballantyne. Designs by T. M. Cleland. Among the contributors are Willa Cather on her early novels, Stanley Morison, and A. E. Coppard on first getting into print. Bound in the original pictorial boards. . First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good+ condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by… Read More

New York: The Colophon, 1930. Very Good condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Top corner of the cover a little bumped, but NO pages are affected (i.e. there are NO page creases). Pages are clean and unmarked. Part 4 only. Includes articles on Bruce Rogers, Kipling, Stephen Crane, designs by Rockwell Kent, a 5 color woodcut by LeRoy Appleton, a leaf of paper handmade by Dard Hunter and an engraving, "Baboons" by Andre Margat. Among the contributors are Alfred Pollard, Francis Meynell, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. Bound in the colorful original pictorial boards with lovely design by Donald McKay, who also illustated the colophon page.. First Edition, Limited 2,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Margat, Andre (engraving); & LeRoy Appleton (woodcut). 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Very Good condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Part 7 only. Includes articles on Stephen Crane, R L Stevenson, half-titles, the Indian captivity of Mary Jemison, and a George Bernard Shaw pamphlet previously unknown to bibliographers. Also reminiscences by Dard Hunter, a wood engraving by Thomas Nason and footnotes to Kipling bibliography by Flora Livingston. Robert Gibbings' article on the Golden Cockerel Press was printed by The Golden Cockerel Press. It features illustrations by Eric Gill, Robert Gibbings, Eric Ravilious, David Jones, and John Farleigh. Among the contributors are David Randall, Vincent Starrett, R. W. Chapman, and James Branch Cabell. Bound in the colorful original pictorial boards.. First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Farleigh, John; & Eric Gill, Robert Gibbings, Eric Ravilious, David Jones. 8.5" wide by… Read More

New York: The Colophon, 1931. Near Fine condition. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Part 7 only. Includes articles on Stephen Crane, R L Stevenson, half-titles, the Indian captivity of Mary Jemison, and a George Bernard Shaw pamphlet previously unknown to bibliographers. Also reminiscences by Dard Hunter, a wood engraving by Thomas Nason and footnotes to Kipling bibliography by Flora Livingston. Robert Gibbings' article on the Golden Cockerel Press was printed by The Golden Cockerel Press. It features illustrations by Eric Gill, Robert Gibbings, Eric Ravilious, David Jones, and John Farleigh. Among the contributors are David Randall, Vincent Starrett, R. W. Chapman, and James Branch Cabell. Bound in the colorful original pictorial boards.. First Edition, Limited 3,000 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Farleigh, John; & Eric Gill, Robert Gibbings, Eric Ravilious, David Jones. 8.5"… Read More

1931. Limited to 1000 copies. Hardcover. 4to., engraving by Nason (very fine condition), decorated boards. Near Fine. .

1930. Limited to 2000 copies. Hardcover. 4to., lithography by Carlotta Petrina, article on Poe by Carl Schreiber, on line engraving of Stephen Gooden, the life and works of Bloodgood Haviland Cutter, and an unpublished drawing by Rockwell Kent. original boards. Near Fine in Good original tissue jacket. .

New York: The Colophon, 1930. A very nice copy in Near Fine condition. Laid-in are two pieces of ephemera: "About the Colphon's Second Year" and a flyer promoting the Random House edition of TOM SAWYER illustrated by Donald McKay. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Part 4 only. Includes articles on Bruce Rogers, Kipling, Stephen Crane, designs by Rockwell Kent, a 5 color woodcut by LeRoy Appleton, a leaf of paper handmade by Dard Hunter and an engraving, "Baboons" by Andre Margat. Among the contributors are Alfred Pollard, Francis Meynell, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. Bound in the colorful original pictorial boards with lovely design by Donald McKay, who also illustated the colophon page.. First Edition, Limited 2,000 copies. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by McKay, Donald; & Andre Margat (engraving); LeRoy Appleton (woodcut). 8.5" wide by 10.75" tall. Great… Read More

1930. Limited to 2000 copies. Hardcover. 4to., etching by A. R. Stavenitz , articles by H. L. Mencken ("On Breaking into Type"), George S Hellman, Sherwood Anderson, etc. Near Fine copy in original Good tissue jacket, a bit worn. .