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Tales And Novels by LA FONTAINE Jean de

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Seller: Bauman Rare Books
Title
Tales And Novels
Author
LA FONTAINE Jean de
Seller
Bauman Rare Books (United States)
Description
1896. LA FONTAINE, Jean de. Tales And Novels In Verse. London: Printed For The Society Of English Bibiliophilists, circa 1889. Two volumes. Royal octavo, early 20th-century three-quarter crimson morocco gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. $2000.Limited illustrated edition, one of an unknown limitation, of La Fontaine’s ribald retellings of comic Italian tales, featuring 123 hand-colored engravings (85 by Charles Eisen). Handsomely bound by Root & Son.""A lover of nature, of keen intelligence, power of observation and poetic genius"" (Oxford Companion to French Literature, 386), Jean de La Fontaine, best known for his popular animal fables enjoyed by generations of children, penned stories in a decidedly different vein with his Contes et nouvelles en vers. ""The first [of the tales] was published in 1664, the last posthumously. He borrowed them mostly from Italian sources, in particular Giovanni Boccaccio… The essence of nearly all his Contes lies in their licentiousness… The accent of La Fontaine the narrator enlivens the story with playfully capricious comments, explanations and digressions"" (Encyclopedia Britannica). ""Eisen's 80 designs for La Fontaine [first published in 1762] are the liveliest and most adroit that he ever drew. Thoroughly at home with the varied action of these lusty stories—their love passages, their intrigues, their practical jokes—he is also expert in choosing the moment in each that will best serve his purpose as an illustrator"" (Ray, The Art of the French Illustrated Book 26). This edition of Tales and Novels is a later English verse translation. With 123 engravings, including 85 by Eisen. A similar edition, also printed for the Society of English Bibliophilists and featuring 123 uncolored engravings, saw print in 1896 in a limited edition of 520 copies; this edition is undated and the limitation is unspecified. Bookplate.Only occasional very faint foxing, text and plates generally clean. Minor rubbing to extremities of handsome morocco-gilt bindings. An excellent copy of this lovely illustrated work.
Fireside Card Games.; Highly Enameled and Finished. Catalogue No. 1.--England

Fireside Card Games.; Highly Enameled and Finished. Catalogue No. 1.--England

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Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
Title
Fireside Card Games.; Highly Enameled and Finished. Catalogue No. 1.--England
Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (United States)
Condition
Very Good
Description
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Fireside Game Co. The United States Playing Card Company, 1897. Card. (Stiff wraps). Very Good. Scarce card game trade catalogue, with only a single catalogue of this line found on OCLC First Search, and that particular catalogue is for a later year (1899) and somewhat smaller as well. (Held by the Ohio Historical Connection.) Oblong, 12 by 16.5 cm. Title page, price list and 18 chromolithograph plates. The card games being promoted in this catalogue all have a supposed educational benefit. The games are called "Strange People"; "Election"; "Wild Animals"; "Oak Leaves"; "The Pines"; "Maple Grove"; "Our Union"; "Populations Around the World"; "Flags of All Nations"; "In the White House"; "In Dixie-land"; "Artists". Some of the games are very much of their period, reflecting the mores and prejudices prevalent then. The most egregious example of this is, you guessed right, "In Dixie-Land", which carries the caption: Characteristic glimpses of southern negro life. Happy sketches of a happy people", and which, in the card shown as a specimen features two black boys eating watermelon. Other games, such as those relating to trees, concern the identification of various types of pines or maples, exercises that one can not imagine being a part of the curriculum, or even sub-curriculum, today. Overall the games are about the accumulation of facts, such as populations, or the names of castles. The United States Playing Card Company (USPCC), established in 1867 as Russell, Morgan & Co. and founded in its current incarnation in 1885, is a large producer and distributor of playing cards. Its many brands surviving to the present include Bicycle, Bee, Tally-Ho, Congress, Hoyle, Aviator, Aristocrat, KEM, and several others. It also produces novelty and custom cards, and other playing card accessories such as poker chips. Dating of the catalogue based on price list page which is dated 1897-1898. Condition: light wear.
Atlas Of The State Of Ohio; From Surveys under the Direction of H.F. Walling; To which is added An Atlas Of The United States

Atlas Of The State Of Ohio; From Surveys under the Direction of H.F. Walling; To which is added An Atlas Of The United States by Walling, H.F.

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Atlas Of The State Of Ohio; From Surveys under the Direction of H.F. Walling; To which is added An Atlas Of The United States
Author
Walling, H.F.
Seller
The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition
Very good
Description
New York: H.H. Lloyd & Co., for Henry S. Stebbins, 1869. Second Edition. Cloth. Very good. 1869 Atlas of the State of Ohio by H.F. Walling of H.H. Lloyd & Co.. Folio, [102pp], [3pp index]. Publisher's original cloth over boards, new black leather spine, title in gilt on label affixed to spine, title stamped in gilt on front cover. Professional reinforcement with new endpapers, linen reinforced hinges. Dampstain affecting title page and table of contents, finger marks to fore edge of most maps. A complete atlas with all 43 called for maps, including 25 maps of Ohio and 18 "general maps" of the United States. This work followed the first edition, published by H.H. Lloyd & Company in 1868. (Phillips Maps of America, p. 917).
The Exorcist (Signed Limited Edition)

The Exorcist (Signed Limited Edition) by William Peter Blatty

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Title
The Exorcist (Signed Limited Edition)
Author
William Peter Blatty
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Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
Condition
Fine
Description
Signed Limited Edition (this being #113 of 374); A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, in a decorative slipcase as issued, as new and unread. SIGNED by the author to a limitation page. A spectacular edition of the classic work, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the original publication; this edition scarce in the marketplace. Not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship securely wrapped in a sturdy box.
PSAUTIER DE SAINT LOUIS. Reproduction des 86 Miniatures du Manuscrit Latin 10526 de la Bibliotheque Nationale. Bibliotheque Nationale, Department des Manuscrits

PSAUTIER DE SAINT LOUIS. Reproduction des 86 Miniatures du Manuscrit Latin 10526 de la Bibliotheque Nationale. Bibliotheque Nationale, Department des Manuscrits

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PSAUTIER DE SAINT LOUIS. Reproduction des 86 Miniatures du Manuscrit Latin 10526 de la Bibliotheque Nationale. Bibliotheque Nationale, Department des Manuscrits
Seller
James Cummins Bookseller (United States)
Condition
Title leaf is tanned, else the text and plates are in fine condition, laid into fine publisher's cloth-backed chemise, and (unpr
Description
Paris: Imprimerie Berthaud Freres, 1902. First edition. pp. [ii](title leaf), [iv], [5]-20(text); [xcii][i.e. 92 loose leaves of black-and-white plates, printed on rectos only](. Title leaf is tanned, else the text and plates are in fine condition, laid into fine publisher's cloth-backed chemise, and (unprinted) paper-covered slipcase box [the slipcase box has light wear and thin chipping at extremities, but has protected the plates quite well]. First edition. pp. [ii](title leaf), [iv], [5]-20(text); [xcii][i.e. 92 loose leaves of black-and-white plates, printed on rectos only](. Inscribed, and signed, by Sidney Cockerell (in upper margin of title leaf): "To Leonard Holder, from S. C. Cockerell. Christmas 1928" [Sidney Cockerell was a noted collector, secretary to William Morris, executor to Thomas Hardy, and served as director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, in Cambridge (between 1908-1937); Leonard Holder was a colleague, serving as principal assistant at the Fitzwilliam Museum].
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MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WELSH NECK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, HELD WITH THE BENNETTSVILLE CHURCH, NOVEMBER 8-11, 1856 by Baptist Church in South Carolina

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MINUTES OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WELSH NECK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, HELD WITH THE BENNETTSVILLE CHURCH, NOVEMBER 8-11, 1856
Author
Baptist Church in South Carolina
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
Charleston: Printed by A.J. Burke, 1856. 20pp. Original printed wrappers [light soil], stitched. Scattered foxing. Good+ to Very Good. The pamphlet lists the participants and church affiliations, their activities at this Convention, Committee Reports, and reports from each district. The Committee on Queries affirms that it is "consistent with Baptist principles to invite ministers of other denominations into our pulpits." The Circular Letter discusses "the importance of weekly prayer- meetings in reference to the prosperity of the Churches." Financial contributions are duly noted. Not in Turnbull.
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The Sons of the Stewarts: Prelude by AINSLIE, Douglas

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Title
The Sons of the Stewarts: Prelude
Author
AINSLIE, Douglas
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Houle Rare Books & Autographs (United States)
Description
Edinburgh, Turnbull & Spears, 1909., 1909. First edition. 8vo. Original gilt stamped 1/2 vellum over blue cloth, t.e.g., uncut with dark green morocco spine label. Very good-fine. Unopened. 202 pages + 3 pages advertisements. Number 24 of 50 copies on Whatman paper.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine.
Our Flag

Our Flag

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Our Flag
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James Arsenault & Company (United States)
Description
New York: Old Colony Press. H. C. Brown CO., 1909. Pictures by Frank Bittner and Chas. K. Stevens. 8vo (8.25" x 6"), color wrappers with gold and silver gilt highlights, bound by light brown cord. Unpaged, 8 leaves printed on both sides, b&w illus. inside front wrapper, numerous color illus. An appealing children's history of the American flag written by the grandson of Francis Scott Key, with inset text, vignettes, and images of the flag superimposed over pastel background scenes. The story commences with a facsimile of the original draft of the Star Spangled Banner written on the back of an envelope, positioned under Key's portrait. Following that is a history of the origin of the flag and the nickname of Old Glory and a recounting of the events in War of 1812 that led to the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. Key concludes his story explaining the tradition of reciting the Pledge to Allegiance in schools. CONDITION: Good+, wrappers rubbed at extremities, light toning, soiling, text clean and pleasing.
A PALATE IN REVOLUTION: Grimod de La Reynière and the Almanach des Gourmands

A PALATE IN REVOLUTION: Grimod de La Reynière and the Almanach des Gourmands by MacDonogh, Giles

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A PALATE IN REVOLUTION: Grimod de La Reynière and the Almanach des Gourmands
Author
MacDonogh, Giles
Seller
lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition
Brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper.
Description
London: Robin Clark, 1987. Hardcover. Brown cloth covered boards. Fine, in near fine dust wrapper. . 242 pages. 24 x 16 cm. MacDonogh has written an intriguing bibliography of the author of the Almanach de Gourmands, a book devoted to all aspects of food: ingredients and their origins, preparation and cooking as well as the combination and service of various dishes. Laurent Grimod de La Reynière is one of the most fascinating and entertaining figures in gastronomic and literary history. Born thirty years before the French Revolution, Grimod trained as a lawyer and journalist at the end of the Ancien Régime. He became a gourmand and, after the revolutionary years, began to write his opus. Interior and boards pristine - beautifully color illustrated endpapers. Dust wrapper very lightly rubbed. In protective mylar cover.
The Hills of Adonis.

The Hills of Adonis. by Thubron, Colin.

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Title
The Hills of Adonis.
Author
Thubron, Colin.
Seller
Ten Pound Island Book Co. (United States)
Condition
Bound in publishers green cloth boards. Small blind stamp lower cover. Gilt lettering on spine. First American edition w/ dustja
Description
Boston: 1968, Little, Brown & Co.. Bound in publishers green cloth boards. Small blind stamp lower cover. Gilt lettering on spine. First American edition w/ dustjacket. Very small tear upper spine of d/j. "a thoughtful and often beautiful account of one man's explorations of Lebanon".. 24.75 cm. xi, 179. Maps. b/w photographs.
Mica Mountain Poems

Mica Mountain Poems by WILD, Peter

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Title
Mica Mountain Poems
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WILD, Peter
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Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Chapel Hill, NC: Lillabulero Press, 1968. First edition. Softcover. 20 pages. Lillabulero Poetry Pamphlet 5 published in an edition of 300 copies. A near fine copy in stapled wrappers with a small former owner signature to the front free endpaper.

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