- 8VOL MARK TWAIN EARLY EDITIONS IN FINE
8VOL MARK TWAIN EARLY EDITIONS IN FINE BINDING Eight volumes similarly bound of the following books by Mark Twain: Extracts From Adam's Diary by Mark Twain, published 1904, Harper and Brothers. Is Shakespeare Dead? by Mark Twain, published 1909, Harper and Brothers. Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain, published 1883, Chatto and Windus. The 1,000,000 Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain, published 1883, Chatto and Windus. Christian Science by Mark Twain, published 1907, Harper and Brothers. The $30,000 Bequest by Mark Twain, published 1906, Harper and Brothers. Editorial Wild Oats by Mark Twain, published 1905, Harper and Brothers. A Curious Dream/Information Wanted by Mark Twain, published 1876, George Routledge and Sons. Books are quarter bound in blue leather with blue boards. Spine features gilt decoration and titling on a field of red.
- (5) VOLS. FINE BINDINGS INCL. RIVINGTON,
(5) VOLS. FINE BINDINGS INCL. RIVINGTON, RIVIERE Decorative leather bindings comprising: 1) [Rivington's] W. Harry Rogers. Spiritual Conceits. Griffith and Farran, 1862, 8.25"h x 6"w; 2) [Riviere & Son] The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250-1900. The Clarendon Press, 1926, 6.75"h x 4.25"w; 3) & 4) [Petitot] L'Abbe C. Fouard. La Vie de N.-S. Jesus-Christ. Victor Lecoffre, 1905, 2 vols., 7.25"h x 5"w; 5) [unknown binder] A Little Tour in Ireland, by An Oxonian. Illus. by John Leech, Bradbury & Evans, 1859, 7.25"h x 5.5"w
- SHAKESPEARE, 1888, FINE BINDING, (10)
SHAKESPEARE, 1888, FINE BINDING, (10) VOLS. The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare with Text Carefully Revised with Notes by S. W. Singer, F.S.A. George Bell and Sons, London, 1888, Fourth Edition, Revised, Chiswick Press, complete in 10 leather bound vols., 6.75"h x 4.5"w
- LARGE GROUP OF ANTIQUE FRENCH LEATHER
LARGE GROUP OF ANTIQUE FRENCH LEATHER BOUND BOOKS A large grouping of antique leather bound books, almost all (all?) in French. Most are from the 1800's, many earlier. No guarantee that sets are complete, what you see is what you get. 1 of 3 large groups of extremely decorative leather bindings / fine bindings from this estate. Approximately 96 books. From a Sutton Place South estate. Condition: Some with light wear, sunning, etc., but remarkably good shape overall.
- GROUP OF ANTIQUE LEATHER BOUND (FRENCH)
GROUP OF ANTIQUE LEATHER BOUND (FRENCH) BOOKS A large grouping of antique leather bound books, almost all (all?) in French. Most are from the 1800's, many earlier. No guarantee that sets are complete, What you see is what you get. 1 of 3 large groups of extremely decorative leather bindings / fine bindings from this estate. Approximately 99 volumes. From a Sutton Place South estate. Condition: Some with light wear, sunning, etc., but remarkably good shape overall.
- FDR ROOSEVELT LIBRARY 3 BOOKS FRENCH
FDR ROOSEVELT LIBRARY 3 BOOKS FRENCH PORTUGAL 3 Books from the Roosevelt library 1) "Visitas ao Santissimo Sacramento ea Maria Santissima...", Lisboa, 1849, 5 5/8" x 3.25", "Franklin D. Roosevelt/ Hyde Park/ (?) Grandfather's Book", binding somewhat fragile, 2) "Les Hochets Moraux ou Contes", a Londres, 1806, pencil "FDR / The White House/ 1934", library tag #1064, 3) "Histoire de Manon Lescault", Alph. Lemerre, 1870, Library tag #1040, "Franklin D Roosevelt/ Hyde Park/ From my Cousin (?) Soley", with note and partial envelope from Soley. 3 books. From a Hollis, Queens, NY estate. Condition: 2 somewhat fragile, Paris with fine binding.
- GROUP OF 34 LEATHERBOUND BOOKS ON HISTORYsome
GROUP OF 34 LEATHERBOUND BOOKS ON HISTORYsome fine bindings, The History of England , with a continuation to the year 1859, by Hume and Smollett, London: James S. Virtue, three volumes, in full blue leather, morocco spine label, elaborately gilt spine; Macaulay's History of England , tree calf leather, with morocco spine labels, elaborately gilt spine, marbled endpapers and matching edges, eight volumes (complete), plus two volume Life and Letters ; Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage , London: Dean and Son, 1911, teg; Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters , by Logan Marshall, illustrated; Historical Memorials of Canterbury , by Arthur P. Stanley, London: John Murray, 1895; English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century , by James Anthony Froude, Bombay and Calcutta, Longmans, Green and Company, 1909; two sets of Prescott's Works , Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1860, including three volume set Conquest of Mexico , three quarter leather over marbled boards, morocco spine labels, elaborately gilt decorated spines, teg
Provenance: Private Bluffton, South Carolina Collection
Condition:
general wear, bumped corners, interior inscriptions, foxing, at least one with interior bookplate
- BOOKS: (4) VOLS COWDEN, SHAKESPEARE,
BOOKS: (4) VOLS COWDEN, SHAKESPEARE, FINE BINDING Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke. The Works of Shakespeare, Edited, with a Scrupulous Revision of the Text. Bickers & Son; J. Bumpus; J. Field; et al., London, 1869, complete in 4 volumes, leather spine and corners, marbled ends, sides and page edges, various page counts, 8.5"h x 5.25"w
- STEPHANE MALLARME (2) VOLS, 1899 & FINE
STEPHANE MALLARME (2) VOLS, 1899 & FINE BINDING Propos sur la Poesie de Stephane Mallarme. Henri Mondor, ed., Editions du Rocher, 1945, #528/600 copies, this in fine unsigned decorated leather binding, 9.25"h x 7.25"w; with, Poesies de Stephane Mallarme. Edmond Deman, 1899, an unnumbered copy, frontispiece by Felicien Rops, softcover with cloth wrapper, 9.75"h x 7.75"w
- GREEK & TURKISH POETRY, (6) VOLS. FINE
GREEK & TURKISH POETRY, (6) VOLS. FINE BINDING Bindings by Ganiaris, Athens, text in Greek unless noted: 1) Orhan Vel Kanik. I Am Listening to Istanbul. Corinth, 1971 (English). 2) Another copy, inscribed and signed by translator Talat Sait Halman; 3) Kostas Vrettakos. Anarithma B Poems. Diogenis, 1979, inscribed and signed; 4) Nazim Hikmet. Poems. Modern Viva, 1957; 5) Talat S. Halman. Eski Misir Siiri [Old Egyptian Poetry], (Turkish). Inscribed and signed. 6) Another copy, not signed; largest: 8.5"h x 6"w
- U.S. CIVIL WAR, (7) FRENCH VOLS, FINE
U.S. CIVIL WAR, (7) FRENCH VOLS, FINE BINDING M. le Comte de Paris. Histoire de la Guerre Civile en Amerique. Calmann Levy, Paris, 1884, leather spines and corners, marbled sides and endpapers, bookplates and "Legend of the Bookplate" to front endpapers, 9"h x 5.5"w
- (6) VOLS. NATURAL HISTORY, GARDENING,
(6) VOLS. NATURAL HISTORY, GARDENING, FINE BINDING The Annals of Horticulture and Year-Book of Information on Practical Gardening, Houlston and Stoneman, London, 1846, engravings, color frontispiece (spine incorrectly says 1945); with, The Gardens of England, 2 vols.: Midlands & Eastern Counties and Southern & Western Counties, "The Studio", London, 1908, b&w photos and color plates; and with, The Riverside Natural History, 3 vols.: Crustacea and Insects, parts 1 and 2, and Lower Vertebrates, color frontispieces, engravings throughout; largest: 12"h x 8.5"w