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BIOGRAPHIES, MEMOIRS, AND LETTERS OF SIX DISTINGUISHED BRITONS by (BINDINGS - TREE OR POLISHED CALF)

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: BIOGRAPHIES, MEMOIRS, AND LETTERS OF SIX DISTINGUISHED BRITONS
Author: (BINDINGS - TREE OR POLISHED CALF)
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: London, 1836-50. Various editions. 224 x 137 mm. (8 3/4 x 5 1/2"). 16 volumes.. FINE CONTEMPORARY FULL CALF, MOST EITHER TREE OR POLISHED CALF (see below), raised bands, spines intricately gilt in compartments, morocco labels, marbled endpapers and edges. Some works with frontispiece portraits. Front pastedowns with engraved bookplate of Edward Nicholas Hurt (see below). A LOVELY COLLECTION--WITH VIRTUALLY NO SIGNS OF USE. Handsomely bound, with beautifully gilt spines, and just about uniform in size, these volumes make an impressive appearance on the shelf. The six titles here include: 1) (DE SAUMAREZ, JAMES). ROSS, JOHN. "MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF ADMIRAL LORD DE SAUMAREZ." (1838) Two volumes. Polished calf. 2) (ELDON, JOHN, LORD CHANCELLOR). TWISS, HORACE. "THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIFE OF LORD CHANCELLOR ELDON." (1844) Three volumes. Polished calf. 3) HORNER, FRANCIS. "MEMOIRS AND CORRESPONDENCE OF FRANCIS HORNER, M. P." (1843) Two volumes. Tree calf. 4) STANHOPE, PHILIP DORMER. "THE LETTERS OF PHILIP DORMER STANHOPE, EARL OF CHESTERFIELD." (1845; 1853) Five volumes. Tree calf. 5) TAYLOR, WILLIAM. "THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF THE LATE WILLIAM TAYLOR OF NORWICH." (1843) Two volumes. Tree calf. 6) (WARD, ROBERT PLUMER). PHIPPS, EDMUND. "MEMOIRS OF THE POLITICAL AND LITERARY LIFE OF ROBERT PLUMER WARD, ESQ." (1850) Two volumes. Polished calf. The bookplate here is that of notable bibliophile and barrister Edward Nicholas Hurt (1795-1867) of Derbyshire and Marylebone, London. He married Caroline Strutt, daughter of the immensely wealthy philanthropist and social reformer Joseph Strutt (1765-1844), who was twice Mayor of Derby. As the Strutt arms are incorporated into the escutcheon of Hurt's ornate bookplate, the plate can be dated to no earlier than their wedding in 1828..

[Advertising Handbill] - Correct Profile Likenesses .... by Chapman, [Moses] - AMERICAN SILHOUETTES

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Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books

Title: [Advertising Handbill] - Correct Profile Likenesses ....
Author: Chapman, [Moses] - AMERICAN SILHOUETTES
Seller: Palinurus Antiquarian Books (United States)
Condition: Very good; some spotting; thin margin of old glassine tape along one edge (verso).
Description: [Salem, MA ?], ca1820. Period gilt frame.. Very good; some spotting; thin margin of old glassine tape along one edge (verso).. Handbill, printed (recto only) on laid paper (no watermark) and meas. appx. 160 x 195 mm. Chapman advertising his trade. He would provide colored specimens that were made by, " ... use of a machine universally allowed by the best judges to be more correct than any ever before invented." The machine referred to is a camera lucida, a common device for the rendering of likenesses.

Erte discusses Illustrations for his Costume Book in a detailed autograph letter signed by ERTÉ (Romain de Tirtoff)

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Seller: Schulson Autographs

Title: Erte discusses Illustrations for his Costume Book in a detailed autograph letter signed
Author: ERTÉ (Romain de Tirtoff)
Seller: Schulson Autographs (United States)
Description: Erte comments on the illustrations chosen for his costume book in this Autograph Letter Signed, in English, two separate folio pages with a three page separate folio addendum, all on printed "Erte" stationery, Paris, France, May, 7 1979 with signed transmittal envelope. Erte critiques the illustrations to be included in "Erte's Theatrical Costumes in Full Color," published in 1979 by Dover (reprinted in 2016). He gives detailed notes on the costume selection and placement to Stanley Applebaum, Editor-in-Chief at Dover. "Erte's Theatrical Costumes in Full Color," is a collection of 49 of Erte's exotic and historical costume designs for theater productions (and for well-known theater personalities), ballets, Folies-Bergere, and the like from 1911-1975. Included in the book are designs for a fan bearing slave girl, worshipper of Horus, wife of Russian Boyar, Ceres, a mermaid, and a gypsy dancer. The published book includes changes Erte listed in our letter. For example, the cover shows a costume for Ganna Walska in "Manon," 1920. In the letter, Erte lists this work as being on p. 10, suggesting that after receiving this letter, Applebaum changed the placement of the costume design. The Gift-bearer for the show "Aladdin" at the Folies-Bergere, 1927 is in the book and in the letter is listed as being on p. 19. Erte mentions the design for the Monster from Scheherazade which is also in the book. Erte refers to Salome Estorick who wrote the book's preface. Erte writes, "I am sending you the information you asked for. To tell the truth I am not very happy about the selection of the illustrations - I think they could be much more typical of my work. First of all the design which I suppose is intended for p.1 is not a theatrical costume but an evening dress (so it has to be replaced). Then I think that there are too many costumes for Sheherazade [sic]; - I believe that four of them would be sufficient; the ones I like best are: "Monster" (p. 43), "Lady-in-waiting" (p. 44), "Shahriar" (p. 46) and "Jester (side 3). I should be very happy if you could replace the two costumes for a children ballet (p. 24 and p. 25) and the Chinese costume (p. 37) by something more effective. Would you kindly get in touch immediately with M. and Mr. Estorick at the Grovesnor Gallery in London (48 South Molton Street. Tel - 1-6290891) - they could supply you with some other designs. [Salome Estorick wrote the preface for Theatrical Costumes]. I am terribly sorry to give you so much trouble - but I really should love the new book would be as beautiful as the preceding ones you did...." He signs, "Erte." On the three page addendum, Erte lists page numbers and titles of illustrations or comments on the illustration, starting with "Side 2... Front Cover...p. 46 Side 3." A detailed letter regarding is theater costume book.

The Dove by Keith Baker

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Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB

Title: The Dove
Author: Keith Baker
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Book. Fine. No Binding. Signed by Author(s). F. 15 X 17 1/2 Framed 21x 24 Inches. His book The Dove in original art presented to Storyland and signed. Blue matted and charming..

The Intimate Sketchbooks of Georges Braque by Braque, Georges; Grohmann, Will; West, Rebecca; Tudal, Antoine

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Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper

Title: The Intimate Sketchbooks of Georges Braque
Author: Braque, Georges; Grohmann, Will; West, Rebecca; Tudal, Antoine
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Braque, Georges. This is the American edition of the French version which constituted a double number of Verve magazine, #31-32. Tan decorated paper-covered boards under orange dust jacket, folio, 157 pp. Wear to bottom of spine, edgewear and small chips to jacket, 1/2" chip at tail of spine panel. 20 color lithographic plates and the rest in heliogravure. Extra postage required for international shipping--6 pounds package weight.

The Road to Infinity by Asimov, Isaac

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Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper

Title: The Road to Infinity
Author: Asimov, Isaac
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Review copy with review slip laid in giving date & price. Black cloth spine over red paper-covered boards, under price-clipped jacket designed by Peter Rauch. Asimov's opening essay on calculators, logarithms, and slide rules is quintessentially Asimovian: smart, self-reflective, and funny.

Greener Pastures. A Fable of Past, Present and Future by WOLF, Howard

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Title: Greener Pastures. A Fable of Past, Present and Future
Author: WOLF, Howard
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
Condition: A very good copy with a few small stains on covers
Description: Caldwell, OH: The Caxton Printers, Ltd, 1936. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. A very good copy with a few small stains on covers. 8vo. Original green cloth. First edition of this play "presented with a grand salaam in the direction of Mr. Marc Connolly, author of 'The Green Pastures'..." (Author's Note). A dedication copy from the publisher to Marc Connolly, inscribed on the front free endpaper: "To Marc Connolly with best regards from the Idaho publisher, J. H. Gipson Caldwell, Idaho March 10, 1942." The printed dedication reads: "To Marc Connolly, Roark Bradford and the Forgotten Man." Gipson said of his mission as a printer-publisher: "Books to us never can or will be primarily articles of merchandise to be produced as cheaply as possible and to be sold like slabs of bacon or packages of cereal over the counter. If there is anything that is really worthwhile in this mad jumble we call the twentieth century, it should be books.” Laid in is a TLS by Percy Waxman of 'Cosmopolitan' forwarding the book to Connolly, "...Don't blame me for the contents as I am merely acting as a messenger to you from your admirer.

Fashion Stories by RANKIN [John Rankin Waddell]

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Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts

Title: Fashion Stories
Author: RANKIN [John Rankin Waddell]
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts (United States)
ISBN: 9780953699216
Description: London: Butler and Tanner, 2004. Large folio. [112] pp. Lavish fashion photographs printed on laminated stocks. Original pictorial glazed boards; embrossed black dust jacket with monochromatic printing on the reverse. Slightest wear to jacket edges, otherwise near-fine. FIRST EDITION of this sumptuous collection of Rankin's fashion photography.

[ANTIQUARIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / MEDICAL BOOKS]. Catalogue des livres de fonds qui se trouvent chez J.B. Bailliere, libraire by Bailliere, Jean-Baptiste

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Title: [ANTIQUARIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY / MEDICAL BOOKS]. Catalogue des livres de fonds qui se trouvent chez J.B. Bailliere, libraire
Author: Bailliere, Jean-Baptiste
Seller: Michael Laird Rare Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Paris: J.B. Bailliere, 1824. First Edition. Very good. 8vo. 14 pp. (final page soiled). Recent sympathetic drab wrappers. Unique (?) and early catalogue of medical books belonging to the firm of J.-B. Bailliere (1797-1885) who was to become one of the most important publishers of medical and scientific books in the world. Our Bailliere stock catalogue predates by 40 years any comparable example held by the Grolier Club, and by 12 years any Bailliere auction catalogue. The present catalogue is one of Bailliere's early catalogues, issued when the shop was located at 14, rue de l'Ecole de Medecine in Paris. The catalogue lists a small portion of his stock, principally from the years 1820-1824, but with some earlier imprints (e.g. 1808). Naturally Balliere's first publication, the "Medecine legale" by Lecieux and Renard (Paris, 1819), figures prominently herein. Bailliere's expansion as a publisher ran parallel to that of the field of French medicine in general, leading the firm to eminence, with subsidiary companies in London and in Madrid. Over the decades the firm of J.B. Bailliere has published more than 4,000 works in medicine and science. § Literature: J. Jacques Dubarry, "Le premier siecle d'une des doyennes des maisons d'edition medicales et scientifiques: J.-B. Bailliere, fondee en 1818" (Paris, 1986). ¶ Cataloguer's note: No other copy dated "Aout 1824" can be located. There is a later (1825) Bailliere catalogue at Bibl. Sainte-Genevieve which contains 16 pages.

AESOP'S FABLES, SAMUEL CROXALL'S TRANSLATION WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE BY VICTOR SCHOLDERER AND NUMEROUS FACSIMILES OF FLORENTINE WOODCUTS by Aesop & Rogers, Bruce

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Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY

Title: AESOP'S FABLES, SAMUEL CROXALL'S TRANSLATION WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE BY VICTOR SCHOLDERER AND NUMEROUS FACSIMILES OF FLORENTINE WOODCUTS
Author: Aesop & Rogers, Bruce
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description: AESOP'S FABLES, SAMUEL CROXALL'S TRANSLATION WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE BY VICTOR SCHOLDERER AND NUMEROUS FACSIMILES OF FLORENTINE WOODCUTS, Limited Editions Club, 1933, first edition thus, a tight vg copy with t.p.e.'s in gold-gilt. Profusely illustrated. 1/1,500 copies SIGNED by designer Bruce Rogers.

The Peter Pan Picture Book by n/a

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Title: The Peter Pan Picture Book
Author: n/a
Seller: Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (United States)
Condition: poor
Description: Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company, 1931. Hardcover. poor. Roy Best. 4to. Unpaginated. Green cloth spine over illustrated paper covered boards. Head and tail of spine torn and frayed. Wear to corners and edges. Some scuffing and discoloration to boards. Hinges starting. Decorated endpapers. Story based on the play by J.M. Barrie Pictures by Roy Best (color illustrations.) Age yellowing to outer edges of pages not affecting text or plates. Some closed tears to a few pages. Binding in poor, interior in fair condition.

BASIL AL-BAYATI by AL-BAYATI, Basil

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Title: BASIL AL-BAYATI
Author: AL-BAYATI, Basil
Seller: The Bookpress, Ltd. (United States)
Description: AL-BAYATI, Basil. BASIL AL-BAYATI. London: Academy Editions, (1988). Small folio. Cloth, dust jacket. Frontispiece, 276 pages. First edition. A study of Al-Bayati's buildings and projects, from small houses to mosques, palaces and large-scale developments, both in the Middle East and the West, w 400 illustrations, including 150 in color. Fine.

Toward a More Perfect Union: Virtue and the Formation of American Republics by Withington, Ann Fairfax

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Title: Toward a More Perfect Union: Virtue and the Formation of American Republics
Author: Withington, Ann Fairfax
Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller. ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780195101300
Condition: Very good
Description: NY: Oxford University Press, 1991. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 250pp+ index. Very good in publisher's wraps.

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