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LES TROPHÉES

LES TROPHÉES by (BINDINGS - MARIUS MICHEL). DE HEREDIA, JOSÉ-MARIA

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Title
LES TROPHÉES
Author
(BINDINGS - MARIUS MICHEL). DE HEREDIA, JOSÉ-MARIA
Seller
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description
Paris: Ad Poesis Gloriam [Carteret] for René Descamps-Scrive, 1907. No. 2 OF 150 COPIES with Arabic numbering (and 25 with Roman numerals). 330 x 240 mm. (13 x 9 1/2"). 4 p.l., 231, [3] pp. SUPERB SAGE GREEN MOROCCO, INLAID AND GILT IN THE "FLORE ORNAMENTALE" STYLE BY HENRI MARIUS MICHEL (stamp-signed on front doublure), covers divided into six compartments (front) and five compartments (rear) by interlacing black morocco strapwork, these compartments filled with the branches of a plant growing from the foot of the cover and flowing continuously through the compartments, filling them with branches, shoots, leaves, and berries in four shades of brown, the leaves outlined and accented with gilt, one panel on front cover with gilt titling, raised bands, spine with three black morocco-framed compartments containing another inlaid plant stem with leaves and berries, two gilt-ruled panels with lettering, CRIMSON MOROCCO DOUBLURES with handsome inlaid frame of brown morocco segments with gilt botanical tooling separated by bars of tan morocco and bordered by strips of black morocco, greenish-gold jacquard silk endleaves, marbled flyleaves, all edges gilt. Original vellum wrappers printed in gold bound in. Housed in a suede-lined marbled paper chemise backed with dark green morocco, in a morocco-lipped slipcase. With 50 engraved etchings, including a frontispiece and 18 full-page plates, 24 head- and five tailpiece vignettes, and two initials, all composed by Luc Olivier-Merson and engraved by Léopold Flameng. Printed on papier vélin by Les Papeteries de Maris. Front marbled flyleaf with small "awf" book label of the distinguished Swiss dealer and bibliophile Adrian Flühmann. WITH AN AUTOGRAPH COPY OF A POEM, written in purple ink on lined notepaper and signed by the poet, bound in with the printed version of the poem ("Pour la Vaisseau de Virgile"). Carteret IV, 200. Faint offsetting from engravings, but A SPLENDID COPY, clean, fresh, and bright internally, with stately margins, and IN A SPARKLING BINDING. Produced at the behest and under the aegis of a major French bibliophile and containing a signed autograph poem by the author, this sumptuous volume comes in a fine example of a binding showing Marius Michel the younger's ground-breaking and influential "La Flore Ornamentale" design. Considered the best binder of his generation as well as the founder of modern French bookbinding, Henri Marius Michel (1846-1925) began his career in the atelier established by his father Jean in Paris in 1849, where they produced distinguished work in the prevailing historical styles for two decades. After the father's death in 1890, the firm came to even greater prominence when Henri began producing bindings in a completely new and original style that did nothing less than change the course of modern bookbinding in France. According to Duncan & De Bartha, Henri believed passionately "that bookbinding needed a new vocabulary of ornamentation in order to express the mood and spirit of contemporary authors." The "vocabulary of ornamentation" he developed was based on nature, the revolutionary "La Flore Ornamentale" style that he unveiled at the 1878 International Exposition. Marius Michel fils was at first viewed as impudent and rebellious, and his work was objected to on theoretical grounds as being too much like "art" and too little like a product of the binder's craft. But, in the words of Duncan & De Bartha, "the young man's fervent convictions, as well as his superb technical skills, as both a binder and a gilder, won him an increasing number of supporters. By 1885 his designs were seen as a viable alternative to traditional bindings for certain books." Other binders began to imitate his approach, but Marius Michel the younger was the "undisputed leader of the new movement, [his] incomparable technique, harmonious selection of color, and infinite variety of plant motifs [placing] his work above those of his contemporaries." "Les Trophées" is a collection of 118 poems by the Cuban-born French Parnassian poet José-Maria de Heredia (1842-1905), who was deemed by contemporaries the master of the French sonnet. According to Britannica, each of the sonnets here "presents a picture, striking, brilliant, drawn with unfaltering hand—the picture of some characteristic scene in man's long history. The verse is flawless, polished like a gem; and its sound has distinction and fine harmony." Britannica notes that before "Les Trophées" was published late in the poet's career, his verse circulated in manuscript among the literati of Paris, establishing the reputation that would see him elected to the Academie Francaise in 1894. The present work captured the imagination of the esteemed collector René Descamps-Scrive (1853-1924), who worked with publisher and bookseller Léopold Carteret to create a bibliophile's edition worthy of the sublime verse. Descamps-Scrive funded the project, and tapped his favorite artist, Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920), to provide classically-themed illustrations. Descamps-Scrive's project found well-deserved success among bibliophiles. Our copy contains Heredia's "For Virgil's Ship" written in the poet's elegant hand and signed with his distinctively flourished signature..
Torch April 71 - March 72. State University of New York

Torch April 71 - March 72. State University of New York

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Title
Torch April 71 - March 72. State University of New York
Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Albany: State University of New York, 1972. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Folio. Beige suede printed in brown. A trifle soiled, very near fine. In the annals of college year books this represents the apex of the art. According to Martin Parr, in an article for *Time* entitled: "The Best Photobooks About America": “One of the unsung achievements of American publishing are the college annuals, especially the ones produced in the 60/70’s. Just recently I found the best one I’ve ever seen, from the State University of New York [the *Torch 1972*, SUNY Albany]. At over 350 pages, it has hundreds of photos, from images of Phillip Jones Griffiths on the Vietnam war through to sports and student protest.” The standard yearbook tropes (i.e., the homecoming game, the stiffly posed, poorly lit group portrait of the debate team, and so on) are there, but surrounded by a visual context that belies the obvious and reflects the time, the place and the era in a particularly jarring manner, with hippies and rock music, gay and lesbian activism, radical feminism, black power images, etc. As an example: the Senior portraits are alphabetized by first name followed only by the last name initial (there is a directory in the rear), interspersed with the smiling faces of the students is a repeated image of a decapitated head from a Vietnam atrocity. Very uncommon.
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Viva il Duce! : 23 MARZO 1919 by MORGAGNI.Manlio .

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Viva il Duce! : 23 MARZO 1919
Author
MORGAGNI.Manlio .
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Ursus Books (United States)
Description
1939. MORGAGNI, Manlio. Viva il Duce! 23 Marzo 1919. 226 ff., photographically illustrated throughout. Folio, 380 x 315 mm., bound in publisher's boards, in a new cloth folding box. Milano: Alfieri & Lacroix, 1939. This splendid fascist photobook is a massive hagiography of Mussolini, redeemed by its imaginative book design, which is in complete contrast to the banality of its subject. Much too heavy for its fragile binding, most copies were either destroyed or have fallen apart. There is some almost inevitable wear to the fragile binding. A rare book with OCLC lists only copies at the NYPL and Navy Dept. in the U.S. Grillo, Il Libro Fotografico Italiano 1931-1941. pp. 207-208.
CHUUGOKU TOUJI ZENSHUU [QING HAN CERAMICS] [Nineteen Volumes]

CHUUGOKU TOUJI ZENSHUU [QING HAN CERAMICS] [Nineteen Volumes] by Yang, Daomin; XUE, Jianhua [Translator]

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CHUUGOKU TOUJI ZENSHUU [QING HAN CERAMICS] [Nineteen Volumes]
Author
Yang, Daomin; XUE, Jianhua [Translator]
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Kyoto: Binobi, 1981-1986. Hardcover. Quartos, nineteen volumes (vols. 3, 4, 7-10, 12, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 26-30, 33) from a series of thirty-four volumes. In Very Good condition with dust jackets in Very Good minus condition and slip cases in Good to Good plus condition. Off-white spines with black and red titling in Chinese. Slip cases are pictorial with black and red titling in Chinese; upper and lower edges made of navy cloth. Slip cases show light plus shelf wear and bumping. Dust jackets show light bumping to spines and edges. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Text in Japanese (articles) and Chinese (image captions). Originally in Chinese. All photos have Chinese captions, but articles have been translated into Japanese. CONTENTS: Vol. 3: 167, [1] pages. Minor bowing to slip case boards at fore edges. Vol. 4: 191, [1] pages. Dust jacket lightly marked. Vol. 7: 211, [1] pages. Vol. 8: 189, [1] pages. Light plus bumping to upper fore edges of boards. Vol. 9: 187, [1] pages. Vol. 10: 137, [1] pages. Upper edge of slip case significantly bumped. Vol. 12: 160, [2] pages. Vol. 15: 131, [1] pages. Vol. 16: 189, [1] pages. Vol. 19: 190, [2] pages. Vol. 21: 211, [1] pages. Vol. 23: 217, [1] pages. Vol. 24: 229, [1] pages. Vol. 26: 216, [2] pages. Vol. 27: 197, [1] pages. Vol. 28: 188, [2] pages. Vol. 29: 158, [2] pages. Vol. 30: 173. [1] pages. Vol. 33: 229, [1] pages. SH Consignment. Shelved in Room A. [Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. 1363383. Special Collections.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF BRITISH EXPANSION: THE OLD COLONIAL EMPIRE AND THE MODERN EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH [TWO VOLUMES] by Williamson, James A.

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Title
A SHORT HISTORY OF BRITISH EXPANSION: THE OLD COLONIAL EMPIRE AND THE MODERN EMPIRE AND COMMONWEALTH [TWO VOLUMES]
Author
Williamson, James A.
Seller
Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
London: Macmillan and Company Limited, 1947. Hardcover. Octavo, two volumes. In Very Good minus condition Good dust jackets. Spines gray with dark blue lettering. Dust jackets protected with mylar coverings. Exteriors show moderate wear including age toning to the spines and mild age toning to the fronts and rears. Boards show very slight wear with mild wear to the edges. Text blocks have modest age toning to the edges. Some offsetting to the front free end papers. Minor pencil notations to end papers. Previous bookshop's small sticker to the pastedowns. Illustrated. Third edition, reprinted. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. CONTENTS: Vol. One "The Old Colonial Empire" vi, xx, xxi, 470 pages -- Vol. Two "The Modern Empire and Commonwealth" v, xvi, 368 pages Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size weight restrictions. For international expedited customers, please inquire for rates. 1375651. FP New Rockville Stock.
"Old Neptune" and Samuel P. Lee Together

"Old Neptune" and Samuel P. Lee Together by GIDEON WELLES

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"Old Neptune" and Samuel P. Lee Together
Author
GIDEON WELLES
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Seth Kaller, Inc. (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Gideon Welles and Samuel P. Lee revoke an appointment at the end of the war. GIDEON WELLES. Letter Signed as Secretary of the Navy, Navy Department, Washington, June 16, 1865. Co-signed by Samuel Phillips Lee, Rear Admiral in command of Mississippi Squadron, June 20, 1865. On Navy Department stationery, to Worcester Haddock. 1 p.Complete TranscriptFlag Ship "Tempest" June 20th /65 S.P. Lee A. R. Adml Comdg Miss Squad Navy Department Washington June 16 1865. Sir: Your services being no longer required, your appointment as an Acting Third Assistant Engineer in the Navy of the United States, on temporary services, is hereby revoked. Very Respectfully, G. Welles Secy of Navy. Mr. Worcester Haddock, Late Actg 3d Asst Engineer, U.S.N. Miss Squadron (A.R.A. Lee) Historical Background Gideon Welles (1802-1878). Connecticut native, journalist, Democratic state legislator, Hartford Postmaster, Chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing for the Navy in his early career. In the 1848 presidential election, Welles left the Democratic Party over the issue of the expansion of slavery. Welles founded an influential Republican organ, the Hartford Evening Press, in 1856. Welles was appointed Secretary of the Navy by Abraham Lincoln, and was highly effective in mobilizing the resources of the country for an extensive blockade and offensive operations in the Confederacy. Lincoln nicknamed Welles his "Neptune." Samuel Phillips Lee (1812-1897) was born in Virginia, and was a third cousin of Robert E. Lee. He joined the Navy in November, 1825, and served in the Mexican-American War. Lee rose to Acting Rear Admiral in the United States Navy during the Civil War. He commanded the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron (flagship, Philadelphia) from 1862 to October, 1864. In the final year of the Civil War, he commanded the Mississippi River Squadron. Lee was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1870, and retired in 1873.
RODNEY STONE

RODNEY STONE by Doyle, A. Conan

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Title
RODNEY STONE
Author
Doyle, A. Conan
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Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description
1896. Paget, Sidney. With Illustrations. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896. 10 pp undated ads. Original black (very dark purple?) cloth decorated in gilt. First Edition of this novel that curiously combines the sport of boxing and the Regency period. The eponymous narrator is a country boy who wishes to go to sea, but winds up with his fashionable uncle in London -- where soon his best friend is "Boy Jim," who hopes to become a bare-knuckle boxer like his blacksmith uncle. [Doyle] had always been fond of boxing, had revelled in the history of the prize-ring, and in RODNEY STONE his enthusiasm and knowledge are apparent... As usual the action-episodes are first-rate; and as usual the historical personages are not an integral part of the story... but Doyle wanted to reconstruct an age, and so Nelson, the Prince Regent, Sheridan, Fox, Beau Brummell... and others, pop in and out of the pages for the sole purpose of creating a 'period piece' [Pearson]. The illustrations are by Sidney Paget, who also did the Sherlock Holmes illustrations. The tale was adapted into a 1913 silent film "The House of Temperley"; 70 years later it was dramatized for BBC Radio. Though this book was issued in considerable numbers, we find it to be surprisingly uncommon today -- especially in acceptable condition. This is a remarkably fine copy -- best we have seen in our 40+ years in business -- with no external soil or wear, though the front endpaper is slightly cracked. Green & Gibson A20a. Housed in a morocco-backed slipcase with inner chemise.
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Letter signed, New York, 5 February 1839. To William Gibbons of Madiso by ALLAIRE, JAMES P.

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Letter signed, New York, 5 February 1839. To William Gibbons of Madiso
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ALLAIRE, JAMES P.
Seller
Joseph J. Felcone Inc. (United States)
Description
1839. ALLAIRE, JAMES P. Letter signed, New York, 5 February 1839. To William Gibbons of Madison, Morris County. One page, with integral address leaf. In fine condition. A fine letter from the proprietor of the Howell Iron Works to one of the leading residents of Madison, discussing and quoting prices on iron pipe of various sizes. "I can furnish them so soon as my furnace at Howell is in blast....
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Dilvish, The Damned by Zelazny, Roger

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Dilvish, The Damned
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Zelazny, Roger
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THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
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Dilvish, The Damned, Underwood & Miller, 1983, first hard-cover edition, light scattered foxing to the page edges, else fine in near fine color pictorial dust-wrapper with a hint of tanning to the dust-wrapper spine and a small light moisture stain to the upper rear flap area. 1/333 copies SIGNED by the author.
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Present condition of a strain of connective tissue twenty-eight months old. Offprint by Carrel, Alexis

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Present condition of a strain of connective tissue twenty-eight months old. Offprint
Author
Carrel, Alexis
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Jeremy Norman & Co., Inc. (United States)
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1914. Offprint from Journal of Experimental Medicine 20 (1914). 2pp. 2 plates. Original printed wrappers, edges a bit chipped and frayed, horizontal crease.
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Écrire sur Tamara by Bénabou, Marcel

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Écrire sur Tamara
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Bénabou, Marcel
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Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (United States)
Description
Paris: PUF, 2002. First edition. Inscribed and signed by author. Wrappers, fine. 20x13 cm.
Views of Society and Manners in America

Views of Society and Manners in America by Wright, Frances, and Paul R. Baker

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Title
Views of Society and Manners in America
Author
Wright, Frances, and Paul R. Baker
Seller
James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Condition
Near Fine
Description
Cambridge, MA: Belknap/Harvard, 1963. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First printing of this edition. Edited by Paul R. Baker. Bound in blue cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Book has very minor wear to extremities. Dust jacket has minor wear and two closed tears to top edge. 6 x 9 1/4 inches.292 pages.
Until Now (The Fortune Poets, No. 15)

Until Now (The Fortune Poets, No. 15) by Todd, Ruthven

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Until Now (The Fortune Poets, No. 15)
Author
Todd, Ruthven
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Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
London: The Fortune Press, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Undated, but either 1942 or 1943. Full black cloth with gilt lettering on spine, 7-5/8" tall, 52 pp., printed at Sevenoaks by Knole Park Press Ltd. White discoloration to part of bottom edge of boards, dust jacket has toning to spine and toward edges, 1" closed tear to front panel, original price of 6s. intact. Early book of poetry from Todd, who was a poet, alcoholic, and mystery novelist (as R.T Campbell, best remembered for Bodies in a Bookshop, reprinted later by Dover.)
Hans Urs von Balthasar; Bibliographie 1925-1990
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Hans Urs von Balthasar; Bibliographie 1925-1990

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Hans Urs von Balthasar; Bibliographie 1925-1990
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Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
ISBN
9783894110291
Description
Einsiedeln, Freiburg: Johannes Verlag, 1990. Neu bearbeitet und ergänzt von Cornelia Capol. 174 [1]p., dj.
The Color Photographs of Cary Wasserman

The Color Photographs of Cary Wasserman by Wasserman, Cary; Susan Dodge Peters

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The Color Photographs of Cary Wasserman
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Wasserman, Cary; Susan Dodge Peters
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description
Williamstown, MA: Williams College Museum of Art, 1978. Pamphlet. 27p. + [12]p. of b&w photos, stapled wraps, 6x9 inches, wraps lightly worn and soiled, touch of rust to staples else very good exhibition catalog.

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