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LE PETIT FAUNE AUX YEUX BLEUS by (BINDINGS - CHAMBOLLE-DURU). MALASSIS, EDMOND, Illustrator. SAMAIN, ALBERT

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Title: LE PETIT FAUNE AUX YEUX BLEUS
Author: (BINDINGS - CHAMBOLLE-DURU). MALASSIS, EDMOND, Illustrator. SAMAIN, ALBERT
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Paris: A. Blaizot, René Kieffer, [1909]. UNIQUE COPY, WITH ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ILLUSTRATIONS. 258 x 185 mm. (10 x 7 1/4"). 67 pp. SPLENDID GARNET RED CRUSHED MOROCCO, EXUBERANTLY GILT AND ONLAID, BY CHAMBOLLE-DURU (stamp-signed in gilt on front doublure), covers framed by onlaid dark brown morocco strapwork with ornate rocaille gilt side ornaments, central panel with onlaid cornerpieces tooled with gilt latticework, raised bands, spine compartments with onlaid black frame tooled in gilt, a mandorla of garnet morocco at center, gilt lettering, DARK BROWN CRUSHED MOROCCO DOUBLURES with intricate dentelle gilt frame, garnet silk free endleaves, all edges gilt. In a suede-lined chemise trimmed with matching garnet morocco and matching slipcase. WITH 37 ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS IN THE TEXT SIGNED BY EDMOND MALASSIS and dated 1913. Verso of front free endleaf with monogrammed engraved bookplate of Henry Blumenfeld-Sciama; front flyleaf with ex-libris of Jean-Charles Lissarrague. A little rubbing near the gutter at front hinge, otherwise A PRISTINE COPY. This is a unique copy of Samain's tale of a lovelorn, blue-eyed faun, illustrated with original watercolors and handsomely bound by a leading Parisian workshop. Symbolist writer Albert Samain (1858-1900) was best known for his poems, but also wrote several short stories contemplating love in its various forms--here we find the passionate but unrequited variety. Malassis' charming watercolors bring the gentle faun Hyalis touchingly to life. The text was printed as a joint venture between the publisher and bookseller Auguste Blaizot and the binder René Kieffer, in an edition of 100 copies with 10 color etchings and 44 woodcuts by Charles Picart le Doux. It seems from the bookplate on the front free endpaper that this special copy--with those illustrations replaced by original watercolors--was likely created for Henry Blumenfeld-Sciama, a wealthy dealer in peacock feathers (then much in demand for ladies' fashions), whose company had celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1912. Our volume was not bound by Kieffer, but by his contemporary René Chambolle, son of the co-founder of Chambolle-Duru. Trained by the elder Chambolle, who had worked under the great Léon Gruel, René took over the workshop after his father's death in 1898. In "Modern Bookbindings," Sarah Prideaux says of her contemporary, "Chambolle most worthily continues the traditions associated with the name of his father. . . . To him are confided the classics of former times, which he clothes in the styles appropriate to them, keeping to a simplicity of ornamentation which reveals great taste and feeling for composition." As Prideaux suggests, our volume does not reflect the radical shifts afoot in French binding decoration, but neither is it marked by simplicity; rather, in keeping with Prideaux's assessment, it has an appropriateness to the subject matter of the text, reflecting in its elaborate and exuberant decoration the passion of the ardent central character. Considering that our volume was probably bound in 1913 (the date on the watercolors) or early 1914, it would have been one of Chambolle's last works, as he was called to serve in the army at the outbreak of the Great War, and died of anthrax in 1915. This copy was later owned by the French bibliophile and pharmacist Jean-Charles Lissarrague (1916-2005) who founded the pioneering skin care line RoC..

A Mystique of Mummers. Illustrated with 20 colored elimination linocuts, 12 x 17 inches, 22 loose sheets, plus a list of plates and two sheets of notes pasted inside the front and back of the box by COX, Morris

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Title: A Mystique of Mummers. Illustrated with 20 colored elimination linocuts, 12 x 17 inches, 22 loose sheets, plus a list of plates and two sheets of notes pasted inside the front and back of the box
Author: COX, Morris
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books LLC (United States)
Description: London: Gogmagog Press, 1983. Chambers 35. First edition of Cox's last collection of prints. Copy number 6 of only 12 sets printed in black, with each linocut individually titled and signed and dated by the artist/publisher. In a quarter-cloth solander box with cork lining, with printed label on the spine, by Gemma O'Connor, and monoprint covers on Japanese paper by Cox. The list of plates and notes are handwritten by John Craig. Chambers/Franklin comment: "Morris Cox in his eighty-first year produced this energetic series of twenty prints, brightly colored in flat tones from linocuts. . . . It is a profound work. . . . If the word means merely actors, he finds them on the stage of history; mankind as mummer playing whatever dominating, automatic, poetic or dominated part the world's destiny designed. This seems therefore to be his epilogue. With twelve sets completed and no gallery exhibiting him, few have seen what he has done..

19th-century Brown family photograph album, with scenes from India, Australia, Scotland, and England by [photo album]

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Title: 19th-century Brown family photograph album, with scenes from India, Australia, Scotland, and England
Author: [photo album]
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good+
Description: c. 1870s. Hardcover. Very Good+. 19th-century Brown family photograph album, with scenes from India, Australia, Scotland, and England. 155 vintage albumen print photographs (a few hand-colored) mounted on 27 album leaves, the majority displayed through window mounts and captioned in pencil, comprising: 136 cartes-de-visite (3-3/4 x 2-1/4 in.), 6 large format prints (approx. 7-1/4 x 9-1/2 in.), 9 cabinet card-sized prints (approx. 4 x 6 in.) and 5 smaller-sized prints (approx. 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 in.). 4to. ca. 1870s. Contemporary mid-19th century green pebbled morocco over beveled boards, covers tooled to a panel design with citron morocco onlay tooled in repeating interlocking rope pattern, a.e.g., metal clasp. Some scuffing to covers, photographs generally near fine, with just a few nicks or scratches. Provenance: Madeline Force Brown (gift inscription from Charles and Edith Hill, 21 October 1869, on first blank). Vintage photograph album from the last quarter of the 19th-century, with some 155 photographs of the Brown family and relatives, including surnames Hernderson, Ramsay, Callum, Brownell and many others. Evidently a large family with holdings in Scotland the estates of Attadale and Dunach are pictured here as well as connections in India and Australia. Nearly all of the photographs are captioned in pencil on the mount two large-format photographs are group shots, titled "India," and some of the individual carte-de-visite and cabinet prints were photographed by Bourne and Shepherd, Calcutta (including one Walter Brown in costume as "'Masamiello,' Government House, Calcutta, 31st Dec. 1870.") Other photographers credited are Johnstone,O'Shannessy & Co., Melbourne, and Eliot & Fry, London. The Scottish landscape painter Horatio McCulloch is pictured here, and three cabinet card-sized photographs of a cricket match are found at the end of the album. A finely bound album, with interesting and visually rich content.

THE BUTTERFLY by Cain, James M. (SIGNED)

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Title: THE BUTTERFLY
Author: Cain, James M. (SIGNED)
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Alfred A . Knopf, 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Near Fine. Octavo. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION BY JAMES M. CAIN. Inscribed to a friend and dated Dec. 21, 1947 Hollywood, Calif. in acknowledgement for help on his book The Moth. 165pp. Bound in tan cloth stamped in green, spine ruled and lettered in green. Owner's embossed stamp ob FEP; a clean bright copy in unclipped dust jacket with just a trace of wear at extremities.

Threesome (Signed, Limited Copy and with Autograph Note Signed) by Block, Lawrence

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Title: Threesome (Signed, Limited Copy and with Autograph Note Signed)
Author: Block, Lawrence
Seller: Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc. (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: California & Michigan: A.S.A.P./ Subterranean Press, 1999. LIMITED EDITION. Hard Cover. Fine. octavo, 155 pages; red cloth printed in gilt, with pictorial label on front panel; as issued, without dust jacket. Number 56 of 300 copies, by Lawrence Block writing as Jill Emerson, with a new introduction by the author; front cover Illustration by Phil Parks, and signed by both on the limitation page. Together with autograph note (and envelope) signed "Larry" explaining why he is returning a check from the reader.

THE NEGRO CARAVAN: WRITINGS OF AMERICAN NEGROES by Brown, Sterling A. [Editor]; Davis, Arthur P. [Editor]; Lee, Ulysses [Editor]

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Title: THE NEGRO CARAVAN: WRITINGS OF AMERICAN NEGROES
Author: Brown, Sterling A. [Editor]; Davis, Arthur P. [Editor]; Lee, Ulysses [Editor]
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: New York, New York: The Dryden Press, 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, vii, 1082 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is navy with gilt detailing and black lettering. Boards have moderate general scuffing and rubbing wear, spine mildly cocked, and mild fraying along rear head joint. Text block moderately scuffed and age toned along edges, has mild bending wear p. vii. DL Consignment. Shelved Case 1. Contains sections on Short Stories, Novels (Selections), Poetry, Folk Literature, Drama, Speeches, Pamphlets, and Letters, Biography, and Essays. From the Preface: "This anthology of the writings of American Negroes has three purposes: (1) to present a body of artistically valid writings by American Negro authors, (2) to present a truthful mosaic of Negro character and experience in America, and (3) to collect in one volume certain key literary works that have greatly influenced the thinking of American Negroes, and to a lesser degree, that of Americans as a whole." 1395657. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

LU XUN: SELECTED WORKS [FOUR VOLUMES] by Xianyi, Yang and Yang, Gladys [Translated by]

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Title: LU XUN: SELECTED WORKS [FOUR VOLUMES]
Author: Xianyi, Yang and Yang, Gladys [Translated by]
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: Beijing: Foreign Languages Press. Mixed Editions. Hardcover. Octavo, four volumes. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jackets. Gray cardboard slipcase with slight wear including sunning, minor pencil and chips to head edge. Pictorial paper label to the back panel. Spines beige with black and rust lettering. Exteriors have slight wear including sunned spines, mild soiling and slight edge wear. Boards have extremely light wear including minimal edge wear. Text blocks have slight wear including slight age toning and soiling to the edges. Cracking to front hinge to volumes one and four. Tiny red mark to the rear end paper to volume four. Ribbon markers. Frontispiece. Illustrated. Mixed editions. CONTENTS: Vol. One, 440 pages, second edition, 1980 -- Vol. Two, 382 pages, third edition, 1980-- Vol. Three, 378 pages, third edition, 1980 -- Vol. Four, 347 pages, third edition, 1980 NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column O, N-DO. 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. 1390103. FP New Rockville Stock.

Retention copy of letter to T.L. Smith by [Whittlesey, Elisha]

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Title: Retention copy of letter to T.L. Smith
Author: [Whittlesey, Elisha]
Seller: Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA (United States)
Description: 1857. Three pages of retention copies of manuscript material. A two-page retention copy of a manuscript letter dated March 9, 1857 from Elisha Whittlesey (1783–1863), Comptroller for the U.S. Treasury Department, to T.L. Smith, Auditor of the Treasury, concerning financial allocations for the Utah Territory. A manuscript retention copy of the official act that provides for the appropriation is included with the letter (also in Whittlesey's hand) . Up to this date, the sum of $1,000 was allocated for the territory in the fiscal years 1854-55, 1855-56, and 1856-57. Officials in the territory requested more funding , so $1,327 was allocated. However, it would appear the Territory did not receive all the money it requested, and apparently the difference was personally covered by Brigham Young. Just a few months after this Act was adopted, the Mormon Rebellion began when President James Buchanan sent U.S. forces to the Utah Territory with a new governor to replace Brigham Young. And, just a few weeks after this letter is dated, Whittlesey was relieved of his duties. He was appointed by President Zachary Taylor as First Comptroller of the Treasury and served from May 31, 1849 to March 26, 1857, when he was removed by President James Buchanan. He was reappointed by President Abraham Lincoln on April 10, 1861 and served until his death in Washington, D.C. on January 7, 1863. In addition to his bureaucratic duties, Whittlesey was a politician. One of the founders of the Whig Party, he represented the state of Ohio in Congress from 1823 to 1838. "Sir, Herewith you will please find enclosed for your proper action, the copy of an Act (as certified today by Wm. Hunter Chief Clerk of the State Department) approved March 3, 1857; appropriating for the contingent expenses of Utah Territory applying for the Service of the fiscal year 1854-55, 1855-56 & 1856-57, $1, 327. 30/100 which is over and above the appropriations heretofore made of $1,000 for each of said fiscal years and subject, “to discharge such funds as the Accounting Offices may deem to have been necessarily expended by the Executive of said Territory for said year, &c. There was discharged in the account of Governor Brigham Young per Report 120.807, for the service of the fiscal year 1854-55 on account of expenditures charged over and above the appropriation as made for the service of the fiscal year 1854-55 - $407.30 and for the fiscal year 1855-56, per Report 123.815, for same reasons $420.00 making “ “ “ $827.30 To which add amount included in the appropriation for the service of the fiscal year 1856-57, and for which will not require action, now $500.00 Making the amount to appropriated, as aforesaid $1327.30 Mr. [John M.] Bernhisel delegate from Utah desires immediate action touching the sum above of $827 30/100 and discharged as mentioned. Most Sincerely Yours Elisha Whitney Comptroller." "Copy Utah “For contingent expenses of said Territory One thousand three hundred and Twenty Seven Dollars and thirty cents to discharge such sums as the Accounting Officers may deem to have been necessarily expended by the Executive of said Territory during the year Eighteen hundred and fifty-five, Eighteen hundred and fifty-six, and Eighteen hundred and fifty Seven” “Dept. of State March 9 1857” “A true copy of a portion of an act approved March 3, 1857, Entitled. An act making appropriations for the Legislative Executive and Judicial Expenses of government for the year ending the 30th of June 1858” “W. Hunter Chief Clerk” A true Copy of the original as referred by me this day to the Treasury Department." Comptrollers Officer March 9th 1857 Elisha Witlessly Comptroller.

Hotel Ancira. Monterrey, N.L. Mexico [Cover title]

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Title: Hotel Ancira. Monterrey, N.L. Mexico [Cover title]
Seller: Langdon Manor Books LLC (United States)
Condition: Very good
Description: Mexico, D.F.: Propaganda y Anuncios S.A., 1939. Very good. 4 1/8" x 12", folded; opens to 23 7/8" x 18 3/8" (map area is 18 5/8" x 17 1/8"). Single sheet printed in multiple colors both sides. Very good: folded twice vertically, possibly as issued; some penciled notations in the margins by the large image of the hotel; a couple of tiny closed tears and one small separation at an intersection. This is a brochure for Monterrey's Hotel Ancira which opens into large, dazzling illustrated map of Mexico which depicts a portion of the Pan-American Highway. On the other side of the sheet is a street map of Monterrey measuring 11" x 8½". On the large map, the Pan-American highway stops furthest north are San Antonio and Del Rio, in Texas, with the furthest south in Tehuantepec. The map contains at least 15 drawings of people dressed in traditional costume. Larger cities are denoted by drawings of buildings and mountain ranges are depicted as well. The map's legend states that locations of hotels and gasoline are noted, but we find none. That said, there is a table of distances between cities at the bottom of the sheet that contains this information as well as whether locales had telephone or telegraph service, railroads or tourist camps. Although OCLC locates no copies, we think this is a variant of a brochure/map held by Princeton, with a title of "Mapa de Mexico y trazo de la Carretera Mexico-Laredo = Map of Mexico describing the Pan-American Highway," whereas the offered map is untitled. Vivid and viviacious. This item is offered by Langdon Manor Books, LLC, antiquarian booksellers. We package our items carefully, ship daily, and have a no hassle returns policy--your satisfaction is guaranteed. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksllers (ILAB) and the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and adhere to their rules of ethics.

Photo Album of European Grand Tour

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Title: Photo Album of European Grand Tour
Seller: Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (United States)
Condition: Very good interior; leather part of spine loose, but binding intact; a few scuffs to leather covers
Description: 1887. Hardbound. Very good interior; leather part of spine loose, but binding intact; a few scuffs to leather covers. 19" L x 13" H full maroon leather-coverd boards with gilt border; decorative end papers; 60 single-sided cardboard sheets, with 142 mounted photographs on 48 of the 60 sheets. Souvenir b/w photographs of the Grand Tour highlights of Europe, including the riches of some of Italy's best museums (the Uffizi, Sistine Chapel, etc.). A lovely book of Europe past, with most photos in perfect condition. The general subjects of the 142 mounted pictures is as follows: 56 architecture, 64 art, 5 interiors, 15 landscapes, 2 other.

Signatures of Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill by ROBERTSON, Cliff and Dina Merrill

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Title: Signatures of Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill
Author: ROBERTSON, Cliff and Dina Merrill
Seller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: Unbound. Fine. Slip of paper autographed by Cliff Robertson and Dina Merrill Robertson. The Oscar-winning actor Robertson and actress Merrill, daughter of financier E.F. Hutton and current co-owner of RKO Pictures, were married from 1966 to 1986. Both had long and distinguished careers, and early in their marriage they appeared together as villains on several episodes of TV's camp classic, *Batman*. Approximately 5" x 8". Fine.

MR. WEBSTER'S SPEECHES IN THE SENATE,; Upon the question of renewing the charter of the Bank of the United States. Delivered May 25, and 28, 1832 by WEBSTER, Daniel

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Title: MR. WEBSTER'S SPEECHES IN THE SENATE,; Upon the question of renewing the charter of the Bank of the United States. Delivered May 25, and 28, 1832
Author: WEBSTER, Daniel
Seller: Second Life Books Inc (United States)
Description: Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1832. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 16. Disbound. VG. S&S 17011 (6).

The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle by Ashdown, Clifford (pseud. for R. Austin Freeman and John J. Pitcairn)

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Title: The Further Adventures of Romney Pringle
Author: Ashdown, Clifford (pseud. for R. Austin Freeman and John J. Pitcairn)
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
Condition: Fine in Very Good+ dj
Description: Philadelphia: Oswald Train, Publisher. Fine in Very Good+ dj. (c.1969). First Edition. Hardcover. NOISBN . [nice and clean, no discernible wear to book; jacket has a teensy-tiny nick at top of front panel, faint soiling/browning to spine]. Half a dozen Victorian-era detective stories, co-authored by R. Austin Freeman in collaboration with his close friend, Dr. John James Pitcairn. Unlike the preceding volume of Pringle stories (which was a reprint of a collection originally published in 1903), this volume is the first book printing of six previously-uncollected tales. As the jacket blurb explains: "These are the last six Romney Pringle stories -- there are no more." Contains two short introductory pieces: "Of Romney Pringle," by August Derleth; and "Clifford Ashdown: A Retrospect," by Norman Donaldson. .

SHAUNESSY FONG by Wu, William F.

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Title: SHAUNESSY FONG
Author: Wu, William F.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY (United States)
Description: SHAUNESSY FONG, Pulphouse Publishing, Inc., 1992, first edition, as new in leather binding without dust-wrapper as issued. 1/100 copies SIGNED by the author. Along with SHAUNESSY FONG, Pulphouse Publishing, Inc., 1992, first edition, as new in wraps.

THE GABERLUNZIE: A SCOTTISH COMEDY by ANONYMOUS

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Title: THE GABERLUNZIE: A SCOTTISH COMEDY
Author: ANONYMOUS
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Description: William Elgin, 1839. ANONYMOUS. THE GABERLUNZIE: A SCOTTISH COMEDY IN THREE ACTS. Edinburgh: William Elgin, 1839. 8vo., paper wraps with paper title label on the front cover. Later Edition. Good (some general wear with tape reinforcement along spine area; contents pretty clean & tight). $25.00.

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