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Brattleboro. Daye Press. 1935. 8vo. Illustrated from photographs. Fine in chipped, Very Good dustwrapper.

San Francisco. 1911 Gilt lettered brown cloth. 4to. Illustrated with photographs. A scarce title detailing an excursion of the membership of the Hotel Managers Association throughout the California and the Pacific Coast in April , 1910. Traveling in 3 luxurious trains, the group commissioned James to chronicle their journeys , thus producing this book. This particular volume was issued by the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco in 1911 and bears its imprint on the front cover. Slight rippling to later pages, else near Fine.

Chicago. Forbes & Co. 1908. Gilt decorated red cloth. Large 8vo. 1st edition. Profusely illustrated from photographs. Minor faint stains to lower corners of front cover and first few pages. Else, Near Fine.

London and New York. Macmillan and Co. 1886. Bound in gilt ruled, blind embossed and gilt titled blue green cloth. Thick 12mo. First American Edition and first single volume edition. Edel and Laurence A28B. Small white flecks to front cover. Headpiece chipped. Rear hinge rubbed. Signatures askew but tight due to previous professional repairs. Ink inscription to front free endsheet. Small previous owners label to front pastedown. Chipping to endsheet at front hinge. Several incidental light pencil annotations. All in all, a Very Good (if repaired) quite servicable copy.

London. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley. 1831. Attractively bound in full gilt ruled calfskin. Gilt paneled ruled fleural corner vignettes to front and rear covers. Blind embossed fleural decorations to front and rear covers. Gilt ruled spine compartments with elaborate gilt tooled motifs. Gilt tooled edges to covers. Marbled edges and endsheets. 12mo (4.75" x 7.5"). The Second Edition. Illustrated with one full page copper-plate engraving. Wonderful collection of biographical sketches of women who inspired some of history's finest verse. Covers mildly worn and rubbed. previous owner's small ink signature (dated 1833) to ffep. A Very Good, very attractively bound set.

San Francisco. Bedford Arts. 1991. Square 4to. 1st Edition. Illustrated from photographs. Very Fine in Very Fine dustwrapper.

New York. Doubleday, Page and Co. 1927. Attractively bound in 3/4 gilt ruled red morocco and cloth covered boards. Elaborate gilt- tooled spine compartments. Gilt-tooled raised bands marbled endsheets. Top- edge gilded. 4to. The First Edition. Illustrated throughout by photographs, maps, facsimiles, etc.. Headpieces mildly chipped. A few tiny blemishes to spines. A Near Fine, lovely set.

Dearborn. Edison Institute. 1936. Bound in printed green stiff cardboard wrappers. 8vo. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs, tables, charts, etc. Interesting account of Edison and his work by his former laboratory assistant. A bit of darkening to spine. Contents slightly shaken. A Very Good copy.

New York. Rizzoli. 1987. Bound in gilt titled red cloth covered boards. Folio. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome plates. A Very Fine copy in a Very Fine dustwrapper.

London. Bradbury, Evans and Co. 1866. Regally bound by Bartlett and Co. in full double gilt ruled royal blue calfskin. Gilt tooled corner devices to covers. Gilt ruled spine compartments with extremely ornate gilt tooled pineapple motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Gilt titled morocco labels. Most elaborate gilt tooled turn-ins. Marbled endsheets. a.e.g. Original cloth covers and spine bound in at rear. Square 12mo (6.75" x 8"). First Edition. Illustrated with a chromolithographic frontis and further drawings en texte by Charles Keene. One of the most elegant bindings we've ever offered. A Very Fine, pristine copy.

Paris. Librairie D' Amateurs. (Circa 1939). Bound in 3/4 vellum and marbled boards. Colour pictorial plate to spine of what appears to be a friar. Marbled endsheets. 4to. This edition limited to 3000 numbered copies of which this is number 1136. Profusely illustrated throughout with colour drawings by Dubuot. The mildest of offset to prelims. Covers and spine a bit soiled and sunned. Very small chip to top of rear cover. Front cover slightly bowed, else a Very Good copy with crisp, bright internals.

n.p. Thomas Nelson and Sons. n,d, ( c.1920) Bound in 1/2 cloth and pictorial boards. 4to. 9 colour plates with 10 tales including Wee Willie Winkie. Adorable !!! Edges a bit worn, minor scuffing to covers, light stain to edge of rear cover. A Very Good, tight copy of this exceedingly scarce title. Featured Children.

Providence. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design. 1979. Small 4to. 1st Edition. Illustrated with colour and monochrome plates. An exhaustive and lovely study. Wear to head and tailpiece , else Very Good in Good only dustwrapper.

Salem. Marine Research Society. 1925. Bound in gilt titled red cloth over boards. 4to. Profusely illustrated throughout with monochrome paintings by Antoine Roux and his sons. A Fine copy.

London. The Golden Cockerel Press. 1948. Bound in half gilt titled cloth and marble boards. 8vo. This edition limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is number 310. Illustrated with plates and decorations by Averil Mackenzie-Grieve. A Fine copy.

London. J.M. Dent and Co. 1891. Bound in half titled vellum and cloth covered boards. 8vo. This edition limited to 125 numbered copies of which this is number 85. Superbly illustrated with etchings by Herbert Railton. Usual darkening to vellum. A Very Good copy.

Kent. Kent State University Press. 1992. Bound in green cloth over boards with gilt titled red labels. Thick 4to. Illustrated with a colour frontis and further monochrome plates. A Very Fine copy.

Chapel Hill. University of North Carolina Press. 1947. Cloth with gilt titled spine label. 4to. Profusely illustrated with photographs, plans and maps. Fine.

Portland. Graphic Arts Center. 1984. Cloth boards folio. Illustrated with color photographs. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

New York. Portland House. 1986. Bound in gilt titled cloth over boards. Folio. Illustrated throughout with full page colour and monochrome plates and further plates en texte. A Very Fine copy in a Fine dustwrapper.