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FRAGMENTS DE L'OEUVRE DE PETRARQUE tercets, distiques et vers incon nus et inedits jusques a ce...

FRAGMENTS DE L'OEUVRE DE PETRARQUE tercets, distiques et vers incon nus et inedits jusques a ce jour. Inventes et tradu its par Dame Simone' Picone illustres par Signore Fiorini. On ne les vend pas a Paris entre l'Odeon et St Germain des Pres.

Bissiere, Laure; Simone Picone; Signore Fiorini

Paris, France: No publisher, 1978. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). A hand letterpress book, with original text and a facsimile-style printing of the text of the 5th Sonnet of an early French edition of Petrarch. The third line of this sonnet reads "Le laurier digne..." which has been printed to..... More

Price: $1,250.00

RABBI BEN EZRA. Robert Browning, Darren Breen

RABBI BEN EZRA.

Browning, Robert; Darren Breen

Provo, UT: Tryst Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. 43 pages of text. Original hardcover binding of creme handmade paper over boards with printed spine title, with swatch of tan handmade paper affixed to front cover, with two tiny tears and creases. Minor fading..... More

Price: $50.00

A SPIRITUAL LULLABYE. Marie Louise Burke

A SPIRITUAL LULLABYE.

Burke, Marie Louise

San Francisco, CA: Pocket Presse, 1937. First Edition. Unbound. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. [viii] pages. Two color type; red & black. Title page illustrated. Un-numbered and unbound (long-stitched/hand sewn) copy printed by Jackson Burke, limited to 15 copies. Two pages have creases at corners, and last page..... More

Price: $200.00

SONGS FROM ROBERT BURNS. Selected by A. E. Coppard, with Wood Engravings by Mabel M. Annesley....

SONGS FROM ROBERT BURNS. Selected by A. E. Coppard, with Wood Engravings by Mabel M. Annesley.

Burns, Robert; A. E. Coppard

Great Britain: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 112 pages of text. Original hardcover binding; charcoal boards with white cloth spine. The spine is moderately sunned/browned, with minor rubbing to the extremities, and the boards have a few small areas of discoloration, browning, staining, and..... More

Price: $175.00

THE WHITE HORSE GIRL AND THE BLUE WIND BOY. Limited edition, signed by Maralyn Crosetto. Maralyn...

THE WHITE HORSE GIRL AND THE BLUE WIND BOY. Limited edition, signed by Maralyn Crosetto.

Crosetto, Maralyn; Carl Sandburg

Seattle: Day Moon Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 12mo. 30 pages. Original hardcover blue binding with inset front cover illustration and printed paper spine label; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. There are a few tiny spots of minor discoloration to the binding. Limited to 100 copies, of which..... More

Price: $150.00

DESERT ISLANDS AND ROBINSON CRUSOE. Limited edition Signed by Walter de la Mare. Walter De la Mare

DESERT ISLANDS AND ROBINSON CRUSOE. Limited edition Signed by Walter de la Mare.

De la Mare, Walter

London; New York: Faber and Faber; The Fountain Press, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 286 pages of text. Original green hardcover cloth binding with minor sunning to the spine, and minor to moderate rubbing to the spine extremities. No dustjacket. Number 513 of 650 copies printed, signed by..... More

Price: $75.00

DIALOGUE BETWEEN A PRIEST AND A DYING MAN. Marquis de Sade

DIALOGUE BETWEEN A PRIEST AND A DYING MAN.

de Sade, Marquis

Chicago: Pascal Covici, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 52 pages of text. Original black hardcover binding is heavily rubbed at the extremities, with the spine torn, worn and frayed, remaining intact and attractive; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Of this edition there have been printed for Pascal Covici..... More

Price: $150.00

AT THE SIGN OF THE QUEEN PEDAUQUE. Anatole France

AT THE SIGN OF THE QUEEN PEDAUQUE.

France, Anatole

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xii, 174 pages of text. Original hardcover binding is slightly sunned, rubbed and shelfworn on the spine. The original slipcase is heavily worn, with the back panel lacking the colored paper, and some weak or split seams. Contains illustrations..... More

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THE BIRTH OF CHRIST from the Gospel to Saint Luke. Golden Cockerel Press, Noel Rooke

THE BIRTH OF CHRIST from the Gospel to Saint Luke.

Golden Cockerel Press; Noel Rooke

Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, Great Britain: Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 44 pages of text. Original leather spine with blue paper-covered boards; minor browing and a few spots of soiling to the boards; protected in archival mylar. Number 134 of 370 copies in this limited edition..... More

Price: $375.00

LETTERA 1. A Standard Book of Fine Lettering. Standardbuch guter Gebrauchsschriften. Recueil de...

LETTERA 1. A Standard Book of Fine Lettering. Standardbuch guter Gebrauchsschriften. Recueil de lettres et caracteres.

Haab, Armin; Alex Stocker

Switzerland: Arthur Niggli Teufen AR, 1966. Sixth edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). 128 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with several small chips, creases and tears; protected in archival mylar. Previous owner's name neatly on front endpaper. Minimal soiling to closed page edges. Design. More

Price: $85.00

VIRTUES AND FAULTS OF SOME EUROPEAN NATIONS (1743). Ludvig Holberg, Ludwig

VIRTUES AND FAULTS OF SOME EUROPEAN NATIONS (1743).

Holberg, Ludvig; Ludwig

Cedar Rapids, IA: Torch Press, 1958. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 52 pages of text; "now leniently translated by J. Christian Bay." Includes printed holiday insert which originally accompanied book when distributed. Hardcover; top-edge of binding is slightly sunned; in almost new condition. Glassene wrapper is chipped at top-edge..... More

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THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM. William Dean Howells

THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM.

Howells, William Dean

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xiv, 365 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minor browning to the spine and minimal shelfwear. Lacks the slipcase. Number 288 of 1500 copies signed by Mimi Korach, the illustrator. The text is clean and unmarked. First thus..... More

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THE MAN OF SORROWS. Being a Little Journey to the Home of Jesus of Nazareth. Limited edition...

THE MAN OF SORROWS. Being a Little Journey to the Home of Jesus of Nazareth. Limited edition signed by Elbert Hubbard.

Hubbard, Elbert

East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 113 pages. The original binding has failed, with both boards detached and the top and bottom of the spine chipped. The interior of the book remains in near fine condition. Perfect candidate for a rebinding. Number 76 of 100..... More

Price: $275.00

THE SPECTER BRIDEGROOM. Washington Irving

THE SPECTER BRIDEGROOM.

Irving, Washington

Chicago: Monastery Hill Bindery, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [iv], 34 pages of text. Original green leather spine with minor shelfwear, and decorative green marbled paper boards with minor shelfwear. Number 492 of 500 copies printed by the Broadside Press near Barrington, Illinois, this..... More

Price: $50.00

SIGNS. Jean M. James

SIGNS.

James, Jean M.

Chicago, IL: Cherryburn Press, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 16 pages of text. Handbound with a brown cloth spine with printed paper label, and decorative paper-covered boards. Printed by the Cherryburn Press [Chicago, IL] by Robert Hunter Middleton (1898-1985). The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More

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To Thee! A Toast In Celebration Of A Century Of Opportunity And Accomplishment In America...

To Thee! A Toast In Celebration Of A Century Of Opportunity And Accomplishment In America 1847-1947. Limited edition signed by Rockwell Kent.

Kent, Rockwell

Manitowoc, WI: Rahr Malting Company, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 59 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. No dustjacket. The original slipcase is worn, rubbed, chipped and slightly discolored with a small piece missing. Numbr 22 of 500 copies signed by Rockwell Kent on a special..... More

Price: $150.00

VOLUMES IN FOLIO. Richard Le Gallienne

VOLUMES IN FOLIO.

Le Gallienne, Richard

London: C. Elkin Mathews at the Sign of the Bodley Head, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 89 pages of text, plus publisher's imprint and advertisement (91 total). Preceded by a half-title page, title page, and eight un-numbered pages, containing a dedication, contents page, and..... More

Price: $100.00

THE CABIN. David Mamet

THE CABIN.

Mamet, David

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1992. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 14 pages of text. Original wood-brown wrappers with wood-grain paper label affixed to the front cover; minor sunning to the top edge. Illustrated by a wood engraving of a log cabin by Michael McCurdy. Limited to 500 copies printed. The..... More

Price: $75.00

BRUCE ROGERS: American Typographer. Georgia Mansbridge

BRUCE ROGERS: American Typographer.

Mansbridge, Georgia

New York: The Typophiles, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xiv, 95 pages of text. Original hardcover binding in almost new condition. Illustrated with a frontis photo. 500 copies published. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More

Price: $30.00

Collection of imprints]. Monks and Friars

[Collection of imprints]

Monks and Friars

Greenfield Village, MI: Henry Ford Museum, 1963. First Edition. Paperback. Calender of twelve pages for 1963 and 1964 together with ephemeral imprints. Printed at the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn, MI, on the printing presses in the Museum's collection. Members of the Chapel were mostly private and amateur printers. More

Price: $300.00

Discourses of Raphael Hythloday, The, of the best state of a common-wealth. Utopia written in...

Discourses of Raphael Hythloday, The, of the best state of a common-wealth. Utopia written in Latin by Sir Thomas More, Lord High Chancellor of England. Translated into English by Gilbert Burnet, D.D., some time Professor of Divinity in the University of

More, Sir Thomas (1478-1535)

Detroit, MI: Cranbrook Press, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Books about books; fine printing; 72 pages; 28.3cm; 3/4 vellum binding; most pages uncut; plain brown paper dust wrapper torn; translator Gilbert Burnet 1643-1715; 1 of 210; reprint of 1726 edition. Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis; box cracked, 1 edge, ties..... More

Price: $1,000.00

DOCTOR FAUST. A Play - based upon old German Puppet versions. Harry J. Owens, Fritz Kredel

DOCTOR FAUST. A Play - based upon old German Puppet versions.

Owens, Harry J.; Fritz Kredel

Chicago, IL: Caxton Club, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 71 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with tan linen spine and blue paper-covered boards. The spine is moderately darkened, and the binding is moderately rubbed and shelfworn. Protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Printed on thick handmade paper. With..... More

Price: $175.00

DOCTOR FAUST. A Play - based upon old German Puppet versions. Signed and inscribed by Harry J....

DOCTOR FAUST. A Play - based upon old German Puppet versions. Signed and inscribed by Harry J. Owens.

Owens, Harry J.; Fritz Kredel

Chicago, IL: Caxton Club, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 71 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with tan linen spine and blue paper-covered boards. The spine is moderately darkened, and the binding is moderately rubbed and shelfworn; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. Printed on thick handmade paper, which is..... More

Price: $175.00

Christmas keepsakes. Oxford University Press

Christmas keepsakes.

Oxford University Press

New York: Oxford University Press, 1957. First Edition. Paperback. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Christmas; 8 published by the Oxford University Press as Seasons Greetings; various dates including 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1968. Includes one John Day Publishing Co. Keepsake from 1955. More

Price: $50.00

THE MODERN ART BOOK. Herbert Read

THE MODERN ART BOOK.

Read, Herbert

USA: Columbiad Club, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 14 pages of text. Original green paperback binding is sunned and moderately shelfworn, with a slight crease, and a small scuff and tear at the edge. Limited to 75 copies printed as a keepsake for the Columbiad Club, of which this..... More

Price: $100.00

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