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Victoria of England by SITWELL, Edith

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Title: Victoria of England
Author: SITWELL, Edith
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London: Faber and Faber, 1936. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. 8vo. Illustrated with 16 plates. Original dark red cloth, top edges gilt; printed dust jackets. Two copies: each a dedication copy of the first edition of Sitwell's first prose work. The book is dedicated "To Helen Rootham and Evelyn Weil." Each copy is also identically inscribed (except for the change of names) on the respective front free endpaper: "For darling Helen [Evelyn] with Edith's best love and the dedication, 4 February: 1936" (publication date was February 13). The dust jacket on Helen's copy is frayed at top edge with a chip costing two letters in "Victoria" on front; Evelyn's jacket is defective. The two dedicatees were sisters and important life-long friends of Sitwell's. Helen Rootham took over as Edith's governess in 1903 and "throughout her teens [was] the most important intellectual and artistic ally [she] had" (John Pearson, The Sitwells, NY, 1978, p. 54). Evelyn Weil lived in Paris and Edith stayed with her when she was there. A small allowance from Sitwell enabled Evelyn to survive World War II at her apartment in Paris. A rare brace of dedication copies; with the H. Bradley Martin bookplate in each volume. Fifoot EA28a. (BA).

Mind Fields; 34 Paintings, 33 Stories by Ellison, Harlan; Yerka, Jacek (Artist)

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Title: Mind Fields; 34 Paintings, 33 Stories
Author: Ellison, Harlan; Yerka, Jacek (Artist)
Seller: Swan's Fine Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: (Beverly Hills, California): (Morpheus International), 1994. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Yerka, Jacek. One of 475 copies of the first printing, folio size, 72 pp., signed by both Ellison and Yerka, in slipcase. Harlan Jay Ellison (1934-2018) was a prolific author, publishing over 1700 works. He was the winner of " numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars" (n.b., per Wiki). This work, "Mind Fields", was made in collaboration with Jacek Yerka (b. 1952), who has "has won international awards for his art, and has had exhibitions in Warsaw, Dusseldorf, Los Angeles, Paris and London" (n.b., from the we site of the artist). For this work, Yerka first created the paintings, which Ellison used as a basis for the accompanying short stories - one story, "Under the Landscape" - was the exception, being based on two of the paintings. This the first and limited edition of 475 copies, signed by both Ellison and Yerka, issued without a dust jacket, in a cloth-covered slipcase. ___DESCRIPTION: Bound in full teal leather over boards, a full-colour illustration from one of the paintings within a debossed rectangle on the front board with metallic teal lettering debossed above, the same lettering on the spine, turquiose endpapers, limitation statement tipped onto the front free endpaper, this no. 165 of the 475 copies, with the signatures of both Yerka and Ellison below, all of the paintings reproduced in full colour; binding folio size (12 1/4" by 10 1/4"), with 72 pages. Enclosed in a sturdy slipcase of heavy cardboard covered in plain blue cloth, publisher's clear sticker on the bottom of one side with the ISBN number. ___CONDITION: Volume fine, the boards clean, the inset illustration clean and not rubbed, straight corners without rubbing, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; clean, crisp, and as new. The slipcase near fine, strong and sturdy, without wear or soil but with minor sunning around the opening and the bottom of the sides. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note the following: (i) additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs, please inquire for details; and (ii) any taxes, duty, or tariffs charged by your country will, of necessity, be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

[PROGRAM] [MENU] Program of the Seventy-Three Club Banquet by Harris & Ewing (Photographer)

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Title: [PROGRAM] [MENU] Program of the Seventy-Three Club Banquet
Author: Harris & Ewing (Photographer)
Seller: lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition: Illustrated wraps. Very good
Description: Washington DC, 1936. Staplebound. Illustrated wraps. Very good. Unpaginated (8 pages). 23 x 16 cm. A charming Program celebrating Eleanor Roosevelt by the Seventy Three Club on March 25, 1936 at the Mayflower Hotel; the wives of the members of the Seventy-third Congress. The 73rd Congress (1933-1935) passed an extraordinary burst of legislation to combat the immediate economic chaos of the Great Depression during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first 100 days in office. This Program features a poem "The Woman's Part," by Willard Webb, the Menu; featuring Broiled Filet Mignon, the entertainment; with an address by Eleanor Roosevelt, a poem "The Lady Eleanor," written by John Steven McGroaty, a poet and California congressman, music, dance (The Swift Sisters); listing of Officers of the club, the Committees, and a full list of members. Black and white photograph by the firm Harris & Ewing adorns the cover. Closed tears to head and tail of spine. Light creasing on bottom corner. Interior clean.

La CUISINE de TOUS les JOURS by Pelleprat, Henri-Paul

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Title: La CUISINE de TOUS les JOURS
Author: Pelleprat, Henri-Paul
Seller: lizzyoung bookseller (United States)
Condition: Red paper covered boards. Good
Description: Paris: Bibliothèque du Journal Le Cordon Bleu, c. 1925. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Red paper covered boards. Good. 242 pages. 21.5 x 14 cm. In 1895, Henri-Paul Pellaprat co-founded the celebrated cooking school in Paris - Le Cordon Bleu. Text in French. Previous owner's signature and bookplate on front free end paper. Title page toned, otherwise clean. Boards heavily rubbed and toned with some water damage.

PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH RED HAIR by WALPOLE, HUGH

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Title: PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH RED HAIR
Author: WALPOLE, HUGH
Seller: Antic Hay Books (United States)
Description: Doran, 1925. WALPOLE, Hugh. PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH RED HAIR. NY: Doran, [1925]. Sm. 8vo., decorative green cloth, lacks dust jacket. First Trade Edition. Signed presentation from Walpole on the front endpaper: "To dear Mama and Tony, With love from Hugh. Oct. '25." Very Good (spine little cocked, few small stains rear cover, few pencil notations rear endpapers). $125.00.

Hermann Zapf and His Design Philosophy. by [ZAPF, Hermann].

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Title: Hermann Zapf and His Design Philosophy.
Author: [ZAPF, Hermann].
Seller: Jeff Maser, Bookseller-ABAA (United States)
Description: Chicago: Society of Typographic Arts, (1987).. First edition.. 4to. 254 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. Introduction by Carl Zahn. Selected articles and lectures on calligraphy and contemporary developments in type design, with illustrations and bibliographical notes, and a complete list of his typefaces.

Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING LITTLE

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Title: Takings; Or, The Life of a Collegian - TAKING LITTLE
Seller: Eclectibles (United States)
Description: Measures 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". Vivid color and moderate wear.

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