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Illustrated with 6 plates of 134 water-color samples gradated and tipped in by hand on Whatman's drawing paper. With a one-page introduction by John Ruskin, the leading art critic of the Victorian era, as well as art patron, water-colorist and prominent social thinker and philanthropist. The introductory essay by J. Scott Taylor, editor of Fields Chromatography, deals with the durability of pigments when exposed to sunlight, followed by chapters on sources of pigments and descriptions of pigments. Very Good condition. Grey Hard cover, some darkening on upper edge with small area of foxing, 2 small spots of foxing on front edge and very slight damage to top and bottom of spine. Defects consistent with age. Pages and plates are clean and in very good condition. The color samples are bright and substantiates the claim of the color permanence of Winsor & Newton colors. Collectible. From the Library of Harold Lloyd, silent comedy movie star. "Lloyd studied colors and microscopy, and was… Read More

Folio size. Limited Edition in slipcase. Combining biographical narrative with over 200 faultless facsimile reproductions of Shakespeare documents, this magnificent, hand-bound edition is limited to 200 copies, of which this book is number 63. It is printed on Goatskin Parchment and signed and numbered by the Elizabethan scholar and author S. Schoenbaum. The spine and corners are bound in an exclusive Pinseal grained rich brown Morocco leather, ornamented with genuine 22 carat gold stampings. The spine has raised bands, gold title and banding. The sides are covered with a complementary light brown buckram with Shakespeare's facsimile signature and coat of arms stamped in gold; the edges are gilt on all sides and inside are French marbled end papers with a tissue guard in between, both in the front and in the back of the book. The book has a brown satin ribbon marker matching the color of the leather. The slipcase is covered with buckram and has an attractive label… Read More

Printed and published by John Ascham of Holborn, London, and sold by James Pattie of Bloomsbury , and all booksellers in town and country, in two Volumes, 1834. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Shelley separated from the title page by tissue, in Volume 1. Preface by Mary W. Shelley in London, June 1st, 1824. Volume I has 424pp and Volume II has 580 pp. An unauthorized edition, this was the first collection of Shelley's poems to be published as there was no previous publication of his collected works. The first authorized edition of Shelley's collected works was published in 1839. These volumes were hand bound by the famous Bayntun bindery of Bath, England in the early part of the 20th century. Fine oxblood colored leather binding with gilt borders, spines decoratively ruled and lettered in gilt, five raised bands, all edges gilding and marbled endpapers. The name of the bindery is stamped in gilt on the inside front cover. Two red ribbon markers in each volume. Very good condition. Some… Read More