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Francis the First by [Fine Binding - Cosway style] Bayntum-Riviere (binders); Francis Hackett

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Seller: Whitmore Rare Books

Title: Francis the First
Author: [Fine Binding - Cosway style] Bayntum-Riviere (binders); Francis Hackett
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1934. First edition. Fine. Octavo (8 5/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 212 x 133 mm.). [x], [1]-479, [1, blank] pp. Sixteeen photogravure plates. Bound by Bayntun (Rivière) Bath ca. 1948 (stamp-signed in gilt on front turn-in) in full wine red crushed levant morocco over beveled boards. Covers with elaborate floral design corner-pieces. Front cover with an oval border of gilt thistles and leaves and in the center a fine hand-painted portrait miniature (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches; 83 x 63 mm.) of Annas de Montmorency set under glass. Spine with five raised bands elaborately tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Decorative gilt board-edges, wide gilt-ruled turn-ins, marbled liners and endleaves, all edges gilt. With the maroon morocco gilt bookplate of W. A. Foyle, Beeleigh Abbey on front paste-down. Housed in the original felt-lined tan cloth slipcase. An exceptionally fine example from one of the major English collections. Francis I, King of France (1515-47), first of five monarchs from the Angoulême branch of the House of Valois to rule France ascending to the thrown in 1515. The Renaissance ruler was famed for his patronage of the arts and intellectualism as well as his political maneuvering with other European powers. Interestingly, it is not Francis featured in this Cosway style portrait, but the Duke Annas de Montmorency (c.1493-1567), a favorite of the king, and active statesman for Francis I's court. George Bayntun (1873-1940) was the founder of Bayntun Bindery (1894) dedicated to using traditional hand-crafted techniques and high-quality materials. "The Riviere Bindery was one of the most notable and prolific shops in London's West End from about 1840 through 1939" (Princeton). Bath-based Bayntun Bindery acquired the firm in 1939, transforming into the "Bayntun-Riviere bindery," which is still in existence and family owned. Although named after the English miniaturist Richard Cosway (1742-1821), the desirable "Cosway Binding" with its jewel-like portrait miniature set into a fine binding was first developed at the turn of the century by J.H. Stonehouse, director of London's Henry Sotheran Booksellers. Their miniatures were painstakingly crafted by the talented painter Miss C. B. Currie (1849-1940). As the style grew in popularity, other publishing houses quickly began to reproduce this technique-each developing their own desirable take on the aesthetic-referred to as "Cosway style.". Fine.

The Little Visitors. In Words Composed Chiefly of One and Two Syllables by [Hack, Maria] M. H.

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Title: The Little Visitors. In Words Composed Chiefly of One and Two Syllables
Author: [Hack, Maria] M. H.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books (United States)
Description: London: Darton, Harvey and Darton, 1815. First edition. Original publisher's drab boards with paper label to upper cover. Measuring 140 x 90mm and collating complete with all four plates present: 101, [1, blank], [4, adverts]. Gentle rubbing to boards, but tight, square and pleasing. Faint ownership signature to front endpaper. Some offsetting to endpapers and title page; light scattered foxing throughout. Three inch tear to pages 21-22 archivally closed with all affected words remaining legible; marginal stain to plate at page 82. In all, a pleasing copy of a scarce work which OCLC reports at 12 libraries worldwide. This is the only first edition on the market. Old enough to be sent for daily visits to their Aunt, little Ellen and Rachel discover the joys of spending time with a generous and knowledgeable woman. Day by day, the two girls learn about the structure of flowers, the origin of Chinaware, and the caretaking of cats and pet birds. Over time, their aunt increases the complexity of her lessons. In addition to showing the girls how her livestock is raised and her property is managed, she also provides social lessons. Introducing Ellen and Rachel to her servants Isaac and Nancy, the Aunt urges the girls to understand their own economic privileges; for while Isaac and Nancy praise the generosity of their employer, they acknowledge that caretaking for their daughter Betsy and her seven children causes strain. Though the Aunt asserts that she ensures that all of her employees want for nothing, she allows the story to conclude with no additional offers of assistance to her longtime workers. Adult readers learn bit by bit that the generous Aunt, in fact, enjoys being perceived as generous; and near the book's conclusion she narrates the story of a young man Tom, whom she discovered being abused by the man who kidnapped him from the West Indies and enslaved him. Purchasing Tom's freedom on the spot, it does not occur to the Aunt to consult Tom about his wishes or to attempt reuniting him with family; rather, the Aunt places Tom into paid servitude to a family friend. A far more complex education book than its one and two syllable vocabulary would suggest, The Little Visitors gives insight into how young children like Ellen and Rachel can learn useful lessons from the adults in their life, as well as how those adults can pass along paternalistic views about race and class.

A Journey by Blair, Tony

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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Title: A Journey
Author: Blair, Tony
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
ISBN: 9780091936907
Condition: Fine
Description: London: Hutchinson, 2010. First Edition / Limited Edition. Cloth. Fine. The deluxe limited edition of A Journey, signed by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.. Octavo, xvii, [1], 718pp. Red cloth, title in gilt on spine and cover. All edges red. Gray end papers. Housed in matching cloth slipcase, light wear along front edge, solid binding, title in gilt on side panel. Includes the publisher's original shrink wrap and retail sticker. From a limited edition of 500 copies, this being number 134, signed by Prime Minister Tony Blair on the limitation page. Tony Blair served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997-2007. He was Prime Minster during the untimely death of Princess Diana, the September 11th attacks on New York City, and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He currently runs the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. His works include this political memoir, "A Journey: My Political Life" (2010), and "New Britain: My Vision of a Young Country" (1997).

Lettere ad una giovane sposa by [Women]

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Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB

Title: Lettere ad una giovane sposa
Author: [Women]
Seller: Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB (United States)
Description: Torino: Presso la Vedova Griringbello & Comp., 1831 Publisher's pink printed wrappers, a little soiled. . Small octavo. Minor chipping at spine extremities, and minor foxing. A very good, appealing copy, entirely uncut. The text includes twenty-one letters on various subjects, including confidence, prudence, jealousy, self-love, religion, conviction, friendship, the dance, conversation, domestic economy,etc. The final portion of the text is a guide to studies, including fine arts, science, geography, theatre, poetry, and novels. The author notes recommends Corneille, Racine, Ossian, Milton, Voltaire, Goldoni, and many others and notes that the English have produced the best novelists, citing the names of Richardson, Defoe, Smollett, Fielding, Goldsmith, Sir Walter Scott, Ann Radcliffe, and many others. He goes on to recommend three novels especially--Robinson Crusoe, Tom Jones, and The Vicar of Wakefield.

The Years That Were by BECK, James M.

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Seller: Sanctuary Books

Title: The Years That Were
Author: BECK, James M.
Seller: Sanctuary Books (United States)
Condition: Fine
Description: New York: Pageant Press, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Yellow cloth. Fine copy in dust jacket with slight wear. Inscribed on the front free endpaper, “For my good friend Doug Fairbanks with every good wish for the years that will be. Jimmy Beck. Plaisance, Newport, R.I.”

I Met a Man by Blankfort, Michael

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Title: I Met a Man
Author: Blankfort, Michael
Seller: ReadInk (United States)
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good dj
Description: Indianapolis/New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1937). First Edition. Hardcover. [good solid copy, light shelfwear, date and place of an earlier purchase in ink on ffep; jacket has a small chip at upper left corner of front panel, minor paper loss at several other corners]. First novel by the later-blacklisted screenwriter, set during World War I and telling the story of the friendship that develops between a German officer and an American spying for the British (in the guise of a German officer). .

Johann Strauss ... Mit 28 Notenbeispielen und 19 Abbildungen by [STRAUSS, Johann]. Schenk, Erich

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Title: Johann Strauss ... Mit 28 Notenbeispielen und 19 Abbildungen
Author: [STRAUSS, Johann]. Schenk, Erich
Seller: J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC (United States)
Condition: Very Good
Description: Potsdam: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft Athenaion, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo. Original publisher's light yellow linen. 120 pp. With musical examples and illustrative plates. Binding slightly worn, soiled, and warped.

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