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Millwood, New York:: Haybarn Press,, 2007.. Edition of 50. 9 x 14"; 30 pages. Text pages and plates on French Rives BFK papers. Frontispiece printed by Graphics on Canson Mi-Teintes. Images hand-colored as pochoir by the artist. Poems typeset in Garamond. Printed letterpress by Bradley Hutchinson. Lithographs printed by Maurice Sanchez at Derrière L'Etoile Studio. Signed by the translator and the artist. Edition of 50: 40 standard in paper wrapper; 10 in cloth portfolio.This is the standard copy. poems by René Char / translated by Mary Ann Caws / with lithographs by Ed Colker Ed Colker: "This year marks the centenary of René Char, the great surrealist poet and legendary World War II leader in the French resistance. Joining in the international tribute, we offer the summons of becoming, a portfolio edition of [8] poems translated by Mary Ann Caws, with five original prints as visual responses." Mary Ann Caws is Distinguished Professor of…
Read More The Book of Job. From the King James Bible by [Cummington Press] - 1944
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The Book of Job. From the King James Bible
by [Cummington Press]
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Cummington: The Cummington Press, 1944. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 74, [1] pp. Quarter calf over black silver-flecked boards, spine lettered in blind, with the original unprinted jacket. One of three hundred copies printed, illustrated with wood engravings by Gustav Wolf and a textual note by Alfred Y. Fisher. Jacket scuffed and stained with a couple of chips, book slightly rubbed at the head and tail of the spine but overall near fine. An elaborate edition and an early production of the press, the first Cummington book to be chosen by the American Institute of Graphic Arts for its Fifty Books of the Year.
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the summons of becoming: marking the centenary of the poet
by [Haybarn Press] Réne Char.
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History of the Bible
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New London, CT: Wm. Bolles & Co, 1850. Hardcover. Miniature (2" X 1.75"). Full calf, gilt spine lettering. 192pp. Frontispiece woodcut, woodcut illustrations. Very good. Mild bit of edgewear; some slightly irregular and closely trimmed pages. Tight, lovely copy of this American Tom Thumb Bible, a popular category of miniature book in the early 19th century. This is a later printing of the edition that W. & J. Bolles first brought out around 1831. The woodcut illustrations are charmingly primitive. Original leather binding is in exceptionally sharp, handsome condition, with spine lettering bright.
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Knickerbocker's History of New York
by Washington Irving
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New York: R.H. Russell, 1900. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. Maxfield Parrish. New York: R.H. Russell, 1900. The covers are faded, soiled, particularly the spine. The front hinge is starting to separate but still reasonably tighr.
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When men were animals and animals were men. A study of the graphic work of David Itchkawich
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New York: The Angelica Press, 1976 Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Illustrator(s). xvi, [ii], 92 pages. One of the 100 copies with an original etching by Itchkawich which acts as frontispiece. Numbered 66 of a total edition of 520. Signed by author, the book's designer Dennis J Gastorf and Itchkawich. Loosely inserted brief note signed Dennis [Gastorf]. In the original paper covered boards with cloth spine and with the slipcase. The volume is in good condition, the slipcase though is damaged and torn along the edges so only in fair to poor condition..
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Ernestine: ou la naissance de l'amour
by Stendhal
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Fine signed binding by Alain Lobstein in slip case matching the end-papers. Number 1 of 20 copies on japon printed in red and black with a double suite of the etchings printed on Japon and Hollande. Text in French. 90 pages plus suites. Spine very slightly darkened. Fine copy.
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The Family Bible; containing the Old and New Testaments, with brief notes and instructions, designed to give the results of critical investigation,... including the references and marginal readings of the Polyglot Bible [Authorised/KJV version]
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New York: American Tract Society, [1861]. Leather Bound. Very Good +. 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. 4to. 1061 (OT) + [7] + 1065 - 1504 pages. With 3 double-page and 1 full page colored maps at beginning and two leaves of family records partly filled in. Old tape reinforcement to inner hinges. Pages otherwise clean and bright. NT with separate title page. 3 volumes bound as one. Hills 1742. Bound in contemporary full brown leather with deep blind stamped patterns on covers and spine. Gilt title and five raised bands to spine. Gilt dentelles. Light wear to edges and corners. An excellent early American family Bible.
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The Loving Ballad Of Lord Bateman
by Cruikshank, George
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London: Charles Tilt, 1839. First edition. leather_bound. Full red crushed morocco. Teg. Fine. Cruikshank, George. 40 pages. 13 x 10 cm. First edition, first issue with "wine" for "vine" in the fifth stanza. Eleven etchings by George Cruikshank, including one plate of music, plus engraved frontispiece with eight page publisher adverts at rear. Reasonably conclusive that Thackeray composed the text and Dickens wrote the notes and preface. COHN 243. YALE/GIMBEL B84. Original covers preserved at rear. Bound by Riviere, front cover rehinged, armorial bookplate, owner inscription, fresh and bright copy, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, inner dentelles.
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HOLY BIBLE.
by BROOMBERG. ADAM. AND CHANARIN. OLIVER
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MACK & AMC. London. 2013. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. (8.7 x 6.5 inches). Illustrated with 512 images from the Archive of Modern Conflict, London, imposed over the text of the King James Bible. 4 page booklet, printed in black on red paper, and featuring Adi Opher's essay Divine violence, mounted into the inner rear cover. A fine copy in publishers black leatherette with gilt lettering to spine and both boards. Black endpapers. Red cloth ribbon page marker. All edges gilt.
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Frederic Remington: Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture in the Amon Carter Museum and the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Collection
by Peter Hassrick
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Hardcover Condition: Fine. Special edition limited to 350 copies. Copy number 133/350. Signed by Peter Hassrick on limitations page. Full padded leather binding with four raised bands and blind cowboy stamp to the cover. Marble end papers. A beautiful copy.Oversized book. Additional shipping charges may be required. A beautiful copy.
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The Revival of Caslon Types: Three Essays from Matrix. The Review for Printers & Bibliophiles
by Justin Howes
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"The Revival of Caslon Types. Three Essays from Matrix: A Review for Printers and Bibliophiles" is Rambler Press's first book, printed in 2013 thanks to the courtesy of John Randle from Whittinghton Press. It includes three essays by Justin Howes on William Caslon's fonts. The volume has an introduction by John Randle of Whittington Press and an afterword by Nicolas Barker. DESCRIPTION Octavo. 112 pp, set in Caslon and printed on Fabriano Tiepolo pure cotton paper in an edition of 75 copies (this is no 15). Bound by hand in leather with marbled boards, in a slipcase. Attractively bound by hand, titles, and decoration to spine gilt, marbled edges. CONDITION Brand new copy in a fine binding. GUARANTEE We offer a full money-back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions.
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Biblia Latina (The Gutenberg Bible, B42, facsimile of Library of Congress perfect vellum copy on a 2 CD-ROM set)
by Gutenberg, Johann (Johannes; introduction by Janet Ing Freeman)
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Mainz: Johann Gutenberg (Oakland: Octavo), ca. 1455; 2003. 1st edition. Other Binding. New/No Jacket (as issued). Digital facsimile (in electronic PDF format on two CD-ROMs; not a printed book) of one of only three surviving perfect copies of the Gutenberg Bible on vellum, from the Library of Congress. This milestone of digital publishing and preservation, part of the groundbreaking Octavo Digital Editions series, presents the entire work, including bindings, in unprecedented resolution (may be magnified at up to 200% of original size), with full searchable English translation of the text, and introductory commentary by Gutenberg expert Janet Ing Freeman, bibliographical information, and a detailed account of the copy's provenance. Unsold original stock, minor storage wear.
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Holy Bible.
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Tan leather heavily embossed with fruit, leaves and grain with the title on the front board and the spine. The Bible is a collection of religious texts, writings, or scriptures sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, Rastafari, and many other faiths. It appears in the form of an anthology, a compilation of texts of a variety of forms that are all linked by the belief that they are collectively revelations of God. These texts include theologically-focused historical accounts, hymns, prayers, proverbs, parables, didactic letters, admonitions, essays, poetry, and prophecies. Believers also generally consider the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration. Those books that are included in the Bible by a tradition or group are called canonical, indicating that the tradition/group views the collection as the true representation of God's word and will. A number of biblical canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents from denomination to denomination. The Hebrew Bible shares… Read More
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Hitchcock's new and complete analysis of the Holy Bible: or, the whole of the Old and New Testaments arranged according to subjects in twenty-seven books. On the basis of Matthew Talbot, as improved with indexes, tables, and other valuable matter by Nathaniel West, D.D. [.] Together with Cruden's concordance to the Holy Scriptures [.]
by HITCHCOCK, Roswell D
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New York: A.J. Johnson, 1872. Hardcover. See Description. Thomas Nast, F.B. Carpenter. Small folio (28 cm), pp. xlvii, [1], 711, 7*, [1], 712-1159, [1], [8-page family register], 21, [1]. With 6 steel engraved plates - 4 by Thomas Nast including the frontispiece, 1 by F.B. Carpenter, and 1 unsigned. A fold-out color map of "Palestine" follows p. 1126, and a single page map of "St. Paul's Journeyings Between Rome and Jerusalem" follows p. 1154. Bound in quarter brown Morocco with gilt spine and gilt title on the front cover. All edges of the book block are gilt. The binding is well preserved, but there are areas of rubbing and wear to the extremities. A small area on the spine tail cap is carefully repaired. Endpapers show age-toning and scattered foxing; two names are penciled on the front free endpaper; the rear free endpaper is chipped on the outer edge and contains a 1.5 cm tear. Interior pages are fresh but with faint toning mostly towards the extremities and margins. Title page displays a mild…
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The Child's Commentator on the Bible for the Home Circle
by Cobbin, Ingram
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Henry S. Goodspeed & Co., 1873. with an Introduction by Dr. L.P. Brockett 8vo size decorative cloth; 1,158 pages. Every page has a beautifully decorated engraved border: angels, cherubim, seraphim at the top and an open bible centered among flourishes at the bottom. There are also several hundred full page black and white engraved illustrations. Dark brown endpapers. Covers are brown cloth with bevelled edges. They are decorated with gilt titles and illustrations and black decorations. Ingram Cobbin (1777 - 1851) was an English minister. When ill heath forced his retirement from the pulpit, he turned to writing hymns and biblical and scholastic works. Book is partly disbound with front cover detached bound to front endpaper and back cover partly detached. Worn corners and head and heel of spine and to detached areas. We note finger marks or ink transfer to several pages; name and notes on ffep; two small amounts of soil on back cover, a small mottled area on front cover and…
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Der Psalter, des Königs und Propheten Davids, verduetschet von D. Martin Luther, mit kurzen Summarien oder Inhalt jedes Psalmen, Besonders für Schulen eingerichtet
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Reading, Pa: Johann Ritter und Comp, 1821. Hardcover. Good. Die Zweyte Auflage. 251, [1] p.; 15 cm. Contemporary full calf. Bound with one set of clasps, but only the hardware on the front board remains. Last page contains a multiplication table. Former owner's name at foot of last page: Aaron Roland. The same name in pencil on the title page verso and back fixed endpaper. Early American Imprints, ser. 2 (Shoemaker), 4700; First Century of German Language Printing in the U.S.A, 2516. Scarce. In Good Condition: leather is rubbed with minor loss at head of spine; back board is scraped; lacking clasp; lacking both free endpapers, and 1 leaf (pp. 221-222); p. 235 scraped, with small loss of text; faint dampstains throughout; otherwise, clean and tight.
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40 Biblische Bilder aus dem Neuen Testament
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Stuttgart: Maler Renz, 1850. Hardcover. Fair. [2] p., 40 leaves of hand-colored illustrations with captions from the New Testament; 22 cm. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped cover title and decoration. No date of publication. Little is known about the publisher Maler Renz, but it was active in the mid-19th century. This title is not in WorldCat. The title page verso contains a poem by German poet Albert Knapp (1798-1864). Very scarce. In Fair Condition: cover is rubbed and slightly soiled; lacking number 9 and 2/3 of number 10; numbers 30 and 32 are detached but present, with chipping along fore-edges; number 34 lacking lower corner, without loss of illustration or caption; numerous closed tears; finger soiling throughout.
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A Concise History Of The Holy Scriptures
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Joseph Sharpless, No. 4, Franklin-Court, (Market-Street, Between 3rd. and 4th Streets, South Side, Philadelphia, 1813; First American Edition; 223 pages; original leather boards; red morocco title label. Noteworthy Bible History instructional, adapted for the understanding of everyday people and the young. First published in England during the latter part of the 18th century under the title "An Abridgment Of The Holy Scriptures," it was widely disseminated in both Britain and on the Continent, and by 1814 had undergone 15 editions. Authored by William Sellon (1730-1790), revered curate of St. James, Clerkenwell from 1767 until his death, who was much esteemed for his personal integrity and power as a lecturer. His grandson, Baker Peter Smith, in an 1852 memoir of Sellon reports that he (Sellon) was facetiously referred to by his colleagues as "silver-tongued Sellon" for his ability to bring his hearers to such heights of enthusiasm with his oratory that donations poured in.…
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The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments (Pronouncing Text)
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Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company, 1900. Book. Fine. Leather_bound. Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company, 1900. Fine. As new condition in original Holman Company box in excellent condition! King James Version Junior Student's Bible. Clean black leather binding with red and gold lettering "Holy Bible" on cover, gold lettering on spine. Absolutely no wear. Edges overlap text block. All pages are clean and bright, with beautifully detailed full color illustrations, color decorated presentation page (with no name), tissue guard; color maps. All edges are clean, rose gold topstained, ribbon page marker. Outstanding crisp and easy to read "Gem" black type. With Helps, including a Bible Study Course divided into thirty-six lessons. Also a complete History of the Bible, Synopsis of each Book of the Bible, and more. Clean black endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Box with original label and number (No. 5809) and Holman Bible advertising description laid in. Box is clean, no cracking,…
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The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues, and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special Command
by Bible in English
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London: G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode [circa 1890s]. (Hardcover) Very good. Diamond 32mo. Volume bound in brown leather with raised bands on the spine, stamped in blind front and back, metal clasp, and metal Star of David (enameled in blue and green and with the letters "IHS" in the center in gold), inner dentelles in gilt. All edges gilt over red, coated brown endpapers. The covers are lightly rubbed, and there is an owner name on the front blank page. Although the book has been well used, it is not badly worn. (Bible, Bible in English).
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THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI, OR WISE MEN
by ORIGINAL ANTIQUE NEW TESTAMENT ETCHING
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1688. First Edition . No Binding. Fine. G.Freman. ORIGINAL ANTIQUE BIBLE PRINT ( etching- copperplate), DATED 1688, depicting the Adoration of the Magi, according to the description in the Gospel of Matthew 2. Size of the image incl. the caption: 20,5 x 33,5 cm. ( 8,07" x 13.18") - Size of the whole leaf: 27 x 40,7.cm ( 10,6" x 16"). The etching is hand-colored
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