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HISTOIRE DE RASSELAS, PRINCE D'ABYSSINIE by (BINDINGS - HERING & MULLER). JOHNSON, SAMUEL

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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts

Title: HISTOIRE DE RASSELAS, PRINCE D'ABYSSINIE
Author: (BINDINGS - HERING & MULLER). JOHNSON, SAMUEL
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts (United States)
Description: Paris: Chez Baudry, 1832. 219 x 156 mm. (8 5/8 x 6 1/8"). 2 p.l., xxiv, 395 pp.Translated by Madame Du Fresne. FINE CONTEMPORARY GREEN STRAIGHT-GRAIN MOROCCO, GILT, BY HERING & MULLER (their ticket on front pastedown, and stamp-signed in gilt by Muller at tail of spine), covers framed by multiple gilt rules with decorative cornerpieces, center of each cover with large arms of Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, (the last) Dauphin of France (1775-1844); flat spine gilt in one long and one short panel tooled with a guilloche roll highlighted with rosettes and fleurs-de-lys; gilt titling, densely gilt turn-ins, textured pale yellow endpapers, all edges gilt. Text in French and English on facing pages. Front pastedown with the large bookplate of the Comte de Chambord (calling himself Henri V of France and indicating--in print--that this volume was acquired from Maggs Brothers); front free endpaper with an ex-libris ticket without identification, and the octagonal black morocco bookplate of Michel Wittock; half title and p. 71 with inked ownership stamp of Don Jaime de Bourbon, duc de Madrid. Fleeman 59.4R/TF/31. ◆Faint foxing on the majority of leaves (first half dozen leaves a bit more affected), a few leaves with other minor discoloration, front free endpaper and first four leaves creased at lower right, spine slightly and uniformly sunned, covers with insignificant small abrasions, but generally A VERY APPEALING COPY, the text fresh and clean, and the binding with lustrous leather, bright gilt, and only very minor signs of use. This is an obscure French translation of Samuel Johnson's most popular narrative, our copy with distinguished provenance and in a lovely binding. Written in the evenings of a single week to help pay for the funeral of Johnson's mother, "Rasselas," first printed in 1759, became the most thoroughly translated and disseminated work by Johnson during his lifetime. Marked by wisdom, humanity, melancholy, and even humor, the novel accomplishes the impressive goal of being artistically successful, even uplifting, while demonstrating the somber truth that there is no genuine happiness in the world. Our edition is a new translation that, according to Fleeman, was done by one Mme. Du Fresne, of whom little is known except that she died at 20. With the death in 1831 of Charles Hering Jr., the Hering bindery was carried on by his brothers James and Henry, the former being head of the workshop. Frédéric Guillaume Muller (d. 1836) then joined the Herings from 1830 to 1834, after which he purchased the tools of the recently deceased Joseph Thouvenin, set up business for himself, and gained recognition on his own, earning the bronze medal for work shown at the 1834 exhibition. As can be seen here, the short-lived Hering & Muller portion of the business produced bindings characterized by the same elegance and care in execution evident in the work of earlier iterations of the Hering firm. The fact that our book's original owner was the last Dauphin of France suggests something of the high repute attached to the Hering name at the time, even outside England. After the Dauphin owned it, the volume came into the possession of the Comte de Chambord (1820-83), who, in the confused warp and woof of 19th century French politics, became (the disputed) King of France as Henri V for one week (2-9 August 1830), after his grandfather and uncle abdicated in the wake of the July Revolution. The 10-year-old Henri was himself forced into exile for some 40 years, after which he was invited to ascend to the throne; this elevation was aborted, however, (and the French monarchy came to its final end) when Henri insisted as a precondition the use of the older red fleur de lys design for the country's flag (as opposed to the tricolor adopted in 1794). There must have been at least one intermediary owner between the Dauphin, who died in 1844, and the Comte de Chambord, who could not have owned it before 1853, the year that Maggs Brothers was founded. Our volume was ultimately acquired by Michel Wittock, whose collection of European bindings, from the Renaissance down to the present day, was one of the grandest ever assembled. Reflecting 60 years of discriminating curation, the library was auctioned (in part) through a notable four-part sale at Christie's Paris in 2011..

CHANCE. A Tale in Two Parts by Conrad, Joseph

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Title: CHANCE. A Tale in Two Parts
Author: Conrad, Joseph
Seller: Sumner & Stillman (United States)
Description: 1913. Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, n.d. [1913]. 31 pp Methuen ads dated July 1913. Original green cloth with spine decorated in gilt. First Edition, first printing, Canadian issue -- which consisted of just 315 copies issued by early November 1913. CHANCE's first edition has a complex history. In early September 1913, Methuen had 3021 copies printed, 1956 of which were supplied with domestic preliminary leaves dated 1913; however, only 51 of these copies were actually bound up and issued before a binder's strike delayed further domestic distribution (these 51 copies now command over $3,000 apiece). The other 1900+ domestic copies were given cancel title pages dated 1914, and were not issued until mid-January of that year. Meanwhile the other 1065 copies (3021 minus 1956) were scheduled by Methuen to go to foreign markets: 315 for Canada, plus 750 for the colonies. The 315 copies, specially bound in the U.K. for Bell & Cockburn of Toronto, were received by Methuen on 17 September 1913, were shipped immediately, and were being issued to the Canadian public by early November 1913. As for the colonial copies, bound copies (red cloth) were not received by Methuen until 10 October, and the earliest known inscribed copy is dated 27 November (in South Africa). Whew. The main fact is that except for the 51 "pre-publication" copies (Methuen 1913) that escaped to the domestic public in mid-September 1913, the 315 Canadian copies were the first copies issued to the public (in Canada in early November). As such, they have considerably greater value than the usual domestic copies that have a cancel 1914 title page. This copy is near-fine, with very minor shelf-wear on the book's bottom edge and slight foxing on the edges of the leaves. Supino 17.2.0; Cagle A17a(2). Provenance: discreet bookplate of the Conrad bibliographer David J. Supino.

The Rhine, Italy, And Greece by Wright, G. N.

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Title: The Rhine, Italy, And Greece
Author: Wright, G. N.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie Booksellers (A.B.A.A.) (United States)
Description: London: Fisher, 1841. Illustrated with 71 plates and 2 vignettes by various artists. Bound in full leather with decorations stamped in gilt, a.e.g. Front board is separated, extremeties worn, heel of spine chipped, otherwise very good.

The Promise (Signed First Edition) by Chaim Potok

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Title: The Promise (Signed First Edition)
Author: Chaim Potok
Seller: Grayshelf Books, ABAA, IOBA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Stated First Edition/First Printing; A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket. SIGNED and dated by the author to the front free paper. An outstanding copy of this novel, the sequel to Potok's "The Chosen"; uncommon in collectible condition and signed. This copy is in near fine condition with faint soiling to the boards and exterior text block and minor rubbing to the lower board edges; housed in a crisp and bright near fine dust jacket that shows light rubbing and chipping to the ends and edges, faint soiling to the panels, and minor foxing to the flap folds. A highly presentable and collectible copy. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar cover and will ship in a new sturdy box.

Wolfgang Amédée Mozart; sa vie musical et son Oeuvre de l'enfance à la pleine maturité. Essais de biographie critique suivi d'un nouveau catalogue chronologique de l'oeuvre complète du Maitre by Wyzewa, Théodore de and G. de Saint-Foix

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Title: Wolfgang Amédée Mozart; sa vie musical et son Oeuvre de l'enfance à la pleine maturité. Essais de biographie critique suivi d'un nouveau catalogue chronologique de l'oeuvre complète du Maitre
Author: Wyzewa, Théodore de and G. de Saint-Foix
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA (United States)
Description: Paris: Desclé De Brouwer et Cie. 3e Édition. 1936-1946. 5 volumes complete, b/w illus., music, original stiff printed wrappers, mostly unopened. Contents: t. 1, L'Enfance-prodige 1756-1773. t. 2, Le jeune matire 1773-1777. t. 3, Le grand voyage 1777-1784. t. 4, L'Épanouissement 1784-1788. t. 5, Les dernières années 1789-1791.

THE HARVEY LECTURES 1956-1957 by Harvey Society Of New York

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Title: THE HARVEY LECTURES 1956-1957
Author: Harvey Society Of New York
Seller: Hoffman Books (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY, 1958. 312 pages, clothbound, no jacket, very good condition. .

ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR WOODROW WILSON OF NEW JERSEY, DELIVERED AT THE DINNER OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB IN PHILADELPHIA, ON TUESDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 21, 1911 by Wilson, Woodrow

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Title: ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR WOODROW WILSON OF NEW JERSEY, DELIVERED AT THE DINNER OF THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB IN PHILADELPHIA, ON TUESDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 21, 1911
Author: Wilson, Woodrow
Seller: David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description: [np Philadelphia?, 1911. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title [as issued], original staples. 15, [1 blank] pp. Light wrapper soil. Very Good.

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