Fine Bindings

Charles Scribner`s Sons. New York.,1950. FIRST U.S. EDITION. 8vo. With Scribner logo and letter A on verso of title page. Fine, bright copy bound in recent half dark blue morocco, raised bands, box style double ruling, gilt. Original publishers cloth, with Hemingway's facsimile signature stamped in gilt on the front panel, on boards. A lovely copy.:

London: Chatto & Windus, 1913. Octavo. 367pp., illustrated in color and black & white by J.A. Shepherd, bound by Bayntun in full brown polished calf, boards double ruled in gilt, pictorial spine gilt, red and brown leather labels gilt, iner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. A beautiful copy, fine.

Sampson Low, Marston & Company, Ltd. London. Circa 1920. New printing of this, the Illustrated Dulverton Edition, the 21st edition overall. Large 8vo. (9.4 x 7.2 inches).16 colour plates, each with a printed tissue paper guard, by Charles Brock (4 scenes from the story), and Charles Brittain (12 views of Exmoor and environs). A little foxing, mostly to the page margins, on the first and last few pages otherwise a fine copy in a fine leather binding by W. H. Smith of London. Half dark brown morocco, spine with raised bands, ruled in gilt. Compartments double ruled and lettered in gilt. Brown cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Previous owners neat 3 line inscription, dated 1944, on front blank free endpaper. An interesting and beautiful edition with the plates showing not just characters from the tale but also views of the towns, villages and views around Exmoor that act as a backdrop for the novel.

John Murray. London. 1960. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (9.1 x 6.8 inches). Illustrated with line drawings by Michael Tree. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco. Five raised bands on spine. Compartments with ruled and dot lines and decorated with gilt bell and floral devices. Red title label, dotted and lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Original decorative bell endpapers bound in. A lovely copy of one of the most popular books of poetry published in the twentieth century.

LOVANII : SUMPTIBUS SOCIETATIS, 1759. In folio. Dim. 39x25 cm. Pp. XVI+328+630, 2+324+XVI+392, (8)+335+(1)+(12)+303+(1), XVI+XX+620. Peso Kg. 10. Edizione del 1759 di questa celebre opera canonica di Zeger Bernard Van Espen (16461728) giuresconsulto e canonista belga, professore all'Università di Lovanio. Van Espen è considerato il più importante rappresentante del movimento giansenista in tutta Europa. L'opera è composta da sette tomi legati in quattro volumi ed è completa. Frontespizio in rosso e nero. Numerosi gli argomenti trattati: clero, custodi delle parrocchie, Capitolo della Cattedrale, Sede vacante, dignitati, elezione e nomina dei Vescovi, Conferma dei Vescovi, legati e nunzi apostolici, superiori nei monasteri, sacramenti, diritto matrimoniale (seconde nozze, divorzi, impedimenti), benefici, diritto del patronato, pensione degli ecclesiastici, simonia, decime e obbligazioni, sepolture, ospedali, cause ecclesiastiche, delitti, cause cirminali,… Read More

Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Co., 1856. SCARCE, Parkman's only novel, and quite uncommon in such lovely condition and in fine binding. With binder's label rear paste down " Bound by Peter Paul & Bro, Booksellers, Stationers, Printers, and Binders 420 Main St., Buffalo". In half morocco over marbled boards with matching marbled end pages, gilt lettering and rules, top edge gilt. Near Fine, small rubs at tips, scant scattered toning throughout. BAL 15451. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Virtue & Co. Ltd. London. Circa 1934. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. (11.3 x 8.7 inches). Fine copy in a fine leather binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with raised bands, decorated in gilt. Compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative double gilt borders on boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges dyed green. A few minor white marks on the front board otherwise a near fine mid twentieth century leather binding. Not signed but certainly by a master binder.

London: Printed for Longman Hurst Rees and Orme.and John Murray, 1805. Four volumes handsomely rebound by Riviere & Son in later 19th century half mottled calf over marbled boards, the backs with intricate gilt tooled designs and red and black morocco labels, marbled end papers, gilt tops. Near Fine, period owner name title page each volume, pages evenly toned. small rubs at corners, joints showing hints of wear. . First Edition in English. Half Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris: Bernard Grasset, Editeur , 1921. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page -"hommage de l'auteur Jean Rostand". His 3rd book. Jean Rostand (1894-1977), was a noted French biologist and philosopher, whose work in the area of cryogenics gave the idea of cryonics to Robert Ettinger. Finely bound and stamp-signed C. Fox, Manchester Square. Quarter calf over beige buckram, five raised bands and gilt lettering back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, pages uniformly browned. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Quarter Calf. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

France: Eleutheropolis, aux devantures des libraires Ailleurs dans leurs Arrière-Boutiques, 1866. Frontispiece engraved by Félicien Rops, on China in double proof in black and bistre. Fine, and finely bound by A. Bertrand (stamp-signed) in half crushed gold morocco over marbled boards, the back with five raised bands and gilt lettering, marbled end papers, top gilt. With the excellent provenance; FEP the bookplate of Charles Reginald Dawes, (1879-1964), noted British collector of erotica, whose library was left to the British Museum library (now the British Library). This title not found in the Sotheby auction of 1965, titled "Property of a Gentleman". . First Edition. Half Morocco. Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils , 1866. 420, (6), 400 pp. Contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, signed "Allo", gilt back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, armorial bookplate front paste down. Very Good Plus, scattered light toning at end papers only, tiny rubs at corners, a clean and lovely copy. . Fourth Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1920. Original Full Leather. Near Fine. 8vo. 1920-1928. Dünndruck. Einbandgrössse; 11,5 x 17,5cm. RARE ORIGINAL FULL RED LEATHER. SELTENE ORIGINAL GANZLEDERAUSGABE. Very insignificant unnoticeable wear to head of spine. A VERY GOOD CLEAN AND FRESH COPY. Minimalste kaum sichtbare Gebrauchsspuren am Kopf der Rücken, innen sehr sauber und frisch. EIN SEHR SCHÖNES EXEMPLAR!

Berlin: Officina Serpentis, 1927. PRIVATE PRESS. Original Vellum. Near Fine. 4to.. 314pp.Jahresgabe der Maximilian-Gesellschaft. one of 325 copies (copy nr. 50) with 21 lithographs by Max Liebermann with ONE FULL PAGE LITHOGRAPH on page 2 signed by Liebermann. BOUND IN ORIGINAL FULL VELLUM with gilt decoration. Spine lightly discoloured and with some light markings. OTHERWISE A VERY GOOD CLEAN AND FRESH COPY.- Kunsteinband in Ganzpergament mit eingelegter Goldverzierung von Hübel und Denck nach dem Entwurf von Marcus Behmer.

Cottondale, AL: Ex Ophidia, 1986. # 63 of only 90 copies on hand-made paper and bound in full rust-colored niger morocco with a single small gilt square on spine. In publisher's cloth box, with Ex Ophidia Books In Print catalogue laid in. Fine in Fine box, a few minor spots to lower front cover of box. 21 pages. A gorgeous production, published after Cheever's death with his daughter Susan's approval. . Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. Niger Morocco . Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Limited Edition.

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London. 1910. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (8.1 x 5.6 inches). Four full page mono plates by Frank Craig. Fine leather binding of recent full red morocco. The spine with five raised bands, compartments ruled, decorated and lettered in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt. A little very light foxing to a few pages but overall a near fine copy. -- Contains the Poem "If".