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Peters, Jean.
COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. Some New Paths.
pp. xxxii; 294. Illustrated. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding. Dust jacket. "The nine chapters in this book represent a revolutionary departure from traditional book collecting. and leads the collector i nto a world of collectible books that has not as yet been explored." Includes chapters on: Non-Firsts, by G. Thomas Tanselle; Books in Series, by William B. Todd; Publishers' Imprints, by Jean Peters; Etc. Though a bit dated, this is a must read for all book collectors and dealers. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF2
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Plenderleith, H.J.
PRESERVATION OF LEATHER BOOKBINDINGS.
32p. Original cloth backed paper boards. Tall 16mo. A scarce little book that provides a lot of information. REF 7 [5]
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Podeschi, John B.
BOOKS ON THE HORSE AND HORSEMANSHIP. Riding, Hunting, Breeding & Racing 1400-1941.
pp. xvii, 427. Plus 17 full page color illustrations. Folio. Original full cloth binding. Original dust jacket. Text type-set in England by Lund Humphries, and printed in the U.S.A. by the Meridian Gravure company. Outstanding bibliography on the horse books in the collection formed by Paul Mellon. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF8
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Roff, Renee.
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF CHARLES & MARY LAMB: First Editions in Book Form by Luther S. Livingston, With Appendices the Books of the Two John Lambs. Contributions to Periodicals by J. C. Thomson.
pp. xv, 292. Frontis plus illustrations. 8vo. Original gold stamped red cloth binding. Limited to 450 copies. **PRICE JUST REDUCED REF6
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Sampson, George.
CONCISE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE.
1094p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. **PRICE JUST REDUCED REF5
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Slater, John Rothwell.
PRINTING AND THE RENAISSANCE: A Paper Read Before the Fortnightly Club of Rochester New York.
35p. Illustrated. 8vo. Original red cloth binding. Limited to 600 copies. Battery Park Book Company Bibliographical Reprint Series. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF2.
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Stevens, Henry.
RECOLLECTIONS OF MR. JAMES LENOX OF NEW YORK AND THE FORMATION OF HIS LIBRARY.
pp. ix; 211. Full page engraved portrait illustrations. Uncut. Small 8vo. Original half gilt decorated linen. Original marbled paper boards. Original leather spine label. XLib Fletcher/Free Library, Burlington, VT. (Withdrawn). Biographical memoir of James Lennox (1800-1880), New York merchant, real estate investor and grand bibliophile whose pioneering collections formed the original core of the New York Public Library's rare book collections. Written by Henry Stevens 'of Vermont' - a great bookseller who worked out of London. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1
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Tennyson, Charles and Fall, Christine.
ALFRED TENNYSON. An Annotated Bibliography.
pp. viii; 126. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding. First Edition. Lists all material, in book or periodical form, of substantial biographical, interpretative, or critical value. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF2
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Thompson, Ralph.
AMERICAN LITERARY ANNUALS & GIFT BOOKS 1825-1865.
190p. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding. Essential reference to a collecting genre that deserves more attention. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF4
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Walters Art Gallery.
HISTORY OF BOOKBINDING 525-1950 A.D. An Exhibition Held at the Baltimore Museum of Art November 12, 1957 to January 12, 1958. Organized by the Walters Art Gallery and Presented in Cooperation With the Baltimore Museum of Art.
275 p. + 96 Full page illustrations. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Covers the whole range of bookbinding through the ages. Scarce. Total printing limited to 3000 copies. Slight damp stain. First e dition. Limited to 3000 copies. An important survey of bookbinding history which includes chapters on: Treasure Bindings of the Middle Ages; Medieval Bindings of Europe; Russia 18th-20th century; Contemporary French binding; Contemporary Artists' Wrapper Designs; Miniature Books; Etc. Describes 718 items. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1/5
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Warde, Frederic.
BRUCE ROGERS DESIGNER OF BOOKS. With a List of the Books Printed Under Mr. Roger's Supervision.
77 p. plus 20 full page facsimiles. 8vo. Original paper covered boards. Original spine label. Scarce First Edition. Limited to 210 copies. Spine very chipped. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1
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Robinson, Edwin Arlington.
ARLINGTON ROBINSON A Bio-Bibliography. The H. Bacon Collamore Collection in the Watkinson Library, Trinity College.
44 p. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Original orange paper wraps. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1
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Watkinson, Ray.
WILLIAM MORRIS AS DESIGNER.
89p. Numerous illustrations. Some in color. Small 4to. Original full cloth binding. Worn. XLib. Second Edition. REF4 **PRICE JUST REDUCED! $40.00
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Welsh, Doris Varner.
CHECKLIST OF FRENCH POLITICAL PAMPHLETS 1560-1644 IN THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY.
204p. 8vo. Original printed wraps **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF5
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Welsh, Doris Varner.
SECOND CHECKLIST OF FRENCH POLITICAL PAMPHLETS 1560-1653 IN THE NEWBERRY LIBRARY.
190p. 8vo. Original printed wraps. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF5 791(O)
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Wilson, H. W. Co.
LIBRARY LITERATURE, October 1992. An Index to Library and Information Science.
229p. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF9
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Windolph, F. Lyman.
REFLECTIONS OF THE LAW IN LITERATURE.
83p. 12 mo. Original full cloth binding. XLib. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1
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Winship, George Parker.
CAMBRIDGE PRESS 1638-1692. A Reexamination of the Evidence Concerning THE BAY PSALM BOOK & the ELIOT INDIAN BIBLE As Well As Other Contemporary Books & People.
pp. ix, 385. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding. Reprint of the 1946 edition. REF7
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Winterich, John T.
COLLECTOR'S CHOICE.
211p. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. worn. Original paper spine label. Slight browning. A wonderful discourse of some of the problems and decisions faced by book collectors. A invaluable follow-up to Winterich's 'A Primer of Book Collecting' which was published a year earlier. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF4
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Wright, Lyle H.
AMERICAN FICTION 1774-1850.
pp. xviii, 355. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding. Original dust jacket. The first volume of an important reference that eventually grew to three volumes. **PRICE JUST REDUCED REF5
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Wroth, Lawrence C.
CONTEMPLATION UPON THE MYSTERY OF MAN'S REGENERATION, IN ALLUSION TO THE MYSTERY OF PRINTING. With an Introduction and a Glossary of Archaic Terms in the Poem by L. Wroth.
22p. 12mo. Original printed wraps. Uncut & unopened. Slight tear bottom of spine. Limited to 350 copies. Southworth-Anthoensen Press Christmas Keepsake No. 9. This poem originally appeared in James Watson's 'History of the Art of Printing' 1713. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF1
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Robacker, Earl F.
TOUCH OF THE DUTCHLAND.
240 p. + Plates. Sm. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket, soiled. The antiques of the Pennsylvania Dutch. More than 100 photos. Furniture, baskets, butter molds, cookie cutters, pewter, clocks, tin, frakturs, redware, stoneware, books, printing, and much more. PA 013B.
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Pennsylvania German Society.
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. Volume LIII. Includes: Hocker. THE SOWER PRINTING HOUSE OF COLONIAL TIMES // & Winters. JOHN CASPER STOEVER.
Includes: Hocker. THE SOWER PRINTING HOUSE OF COLONIAL TIMES // & Winters. JOHN CASPER STOEVER. pp. 125, 171. Original printed wraps. XLib. Excellent history of the Sauer/Saur/Sower printing family. Limited Edition. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Leonhart, Rudolph.
DOLORES! A TALE OF MAINE AND ITALY. Revised Edition.
pp. (3) [3]-438 + Woodcut plates. Bound in dark purple cloth; stamped in gold and black; salmon colored endpapers. Mildly XLib. Early ownerships of Mrs. J. Hampton Nolan. One plate shows a boy and gir l in a cave discovering a treasure. Very scarce. W148
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Johnson, A. F.
ONE HUNDRED TITLE-PAGES 1500-1800. Selected and arranged with an Introduction and Notes.
pp. xxv + 100 Plates. Some printed in red and black. 4to. Original cloth backed marbled boards binding, worn. Light foxing. Examples of the outstanding title pages of works printed during three centuries. A great historical design resource. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! REF 20
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Colophon.
THE COLOPHON. A QUARTERLY FOR BOOKMEN. Autumn 1938. New Series. Vol. III, Number 4.
pp. 483-632. Illustrated. Original decorated cloth binding. 8vo. Includes articles that will delight booklovers, collectors, and bibliophiles. Especially important is the article on the early Cambridge Massachusetts Press. REF 3
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Colophon.
THE COLOPHON. A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY. Summer 1935. New Series. Vol. I, Number 1.
160 p. Illustrated. Original decorated paper covered boards binding. 8vo. Includes articles that will delight booklovers, collectors, and bibliophiles. Especially important is the article on the earliest bibles in America. REF 3
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Colophon.
THE COLOPHON. A BOOK COLLECTOR'S QUARTERLY. Winter 1936. New Series. Vol. I, Number 3.
pp. 323-480. Illustrated. Original decorated paper covered boards binding. 8vo. Includes articles that will delight booklovers, collectors, and bibliophiles. REF 3
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Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe (1651-1715).
LES AVENTURES DE TELEMAQUE, FILS D'ULYSSE. Edition Stereotype.
Two volumes. pp. (2)[Advertisement for this, and other stereotyped editions, issued in various sizes on papers of different qualities, 226 (2)[Publisher's advertisement]; 219. Foxed. 24 mo. Lovely calf backed boards binding. FR3?
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American Sunday School Union.
CHRISTMAS GREENS.
pp. 149, (4)[Publisher's catalogue] + Plus wood engraved frontis and a full page plate. Decorated title page. Age stained. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, embossed in blind. Gilt decorated and lettered spine. Nice original publisher's binding. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W70.
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Banta, N. Moore (Editor).
SANTA CLAUS CHRISTMAS BOOK. A Collection of Plays, Tableaux, Dialogues, Songs, Quotations, Stories, Readings and Recitations for Christmas Entertainment.
pp. 186, (2)[Publisher's catalogue]. Publisher's catalogue endpapers. A few stains. 8vo. Original full pictorial paper wraps. Bookseller's label on front cover. Wraps soiled, still a nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
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Bomberger, Augustus Wight.
POEMS FOR CHRISTMAS. And Other Verse.
72p. + Plus tipped on frontis and full page paintings by Edward Thompson Boggs. Last illustrations by Jacob B. Eckfeldt. Tissue guards. Uncut and unopened. Foxed. 12mo. Original full paper binding lettered and blocked in white. Front cover vignette, paper illustration of a painting by Edward Thompson Boggs. Extremities slightly worn. Nice copy of Augustus Wight Bomberger's charming poetry. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. SCARCE. CHRISTMAS/W70.
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Boone, Pat.
THE REAL CHRISTMAS.
62p. Complimentary copy (from the publisher?). 8vo. Original full blue paper binding. Original dust jacket. First Edition. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70.
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Bradford, Ralph.
THE WHITE WAY. The Commander-in-Chief Tired from the Wars Rides home on Christmas Eve to a festive Mount Vernon his Mind full of Plans.and Memories.
40p. Title page printed in red and black. Uncut. Designed by Lester Douglas under the supervision of John Davis at the Printing house of Judd & Detweiler. Christmas greeting insert from Lester Douglas. Tall thin 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, title printed in red over white cloth band. Limited Edition of only 675 copies. Beautifully printed copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67.
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Broun, Heywood.
A SHEPHERD.
11p. Gilt stars on title page. Deckle edged. Large gold initial. Thin 8vo. Original full gold flecked paper binding, gold lettered. Lacks spine. Limited to only 245 copies. A beautifully printed Christmas story. There seem to have been a variety of these issued in very limited editions for various collectors and wealthy people to give at Christmas. First Edition thus. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67.
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Butler, E. H. and Company.
CHRISTMAS BLOSSOMS, AND NEW-YEAR'S WREATH, FOR MDCCLIV.
pp. xiv, 256 + Plus handsome engraved frontis and full page plates with tissue guards. Engraved half title. All edges gold. Bookseller's label. Some age stain. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. Front cover embossed in blind and decorated with gold designs and flowers. Spine gold lettered and decorated. Extremities bumped and very slightly worn. Very nice copy of Christmas stories and poems written by Victorian women authors, including: Mary Howitt; Mrs. Hall; Mrs. Barbauld; Mrs. Ardy; Agnes Strickland, and others. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W70.
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Carlson, Natalie Savage.
THE LETTER ON THE TREE. Pictures by John Kaufmann. Weekly Reader Children's Book Club.
117p. Drawings by John Kaufmann. Pictorial title page. 8vo. Original full color pictorial cloth binding. Edges very slightly bumped. Very nice copy of a children's story of a dairy farm in Canada. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69.
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Carpenter, Boyd (Bishop of Ripon).
THE CHRIST-CHILD AND THE THREE AGES OF MAN.
pp. 19, (3)[Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis reproduced from Mr. Hollyer's photographs of Sir Edward Burne-Jones' picture "The Star of Bethlehem." Title page printed in red and black. Uncut. Top edge gold. Thin 16mo. Original full cloth binding, elaborately decorated and lettered in gold. Very nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
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Chute, B. J.
JOURNEY TO CHRISTMAS. Drawings by Erik Blegvad.
46p. + frontis. Text drawings by Erik Blegvad. Decorated title page. Slight damp stain. 12mo. Original pictorial red paper binding, worn. Second printing. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70.
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Conkey, W. B. (Publisher).
CHRISTMAS MORNING. Pictures, Poems, Stories and Sketches by Noted Authors and Artists. Beautifully Illustrated.
np. Color frontis. Numerous text illustrations in black and white. Thick paper beginning to brown but not brittle. Penciled ownership of Melch Lewis. Small 4to. Original cloth backed paper boards. Color cover pictorial of two children on a pony, gold highlighted. Rear cover color pictorial of two children peeking through a fence. Binding chipped at edges and slightly worn. A nice children's book printed in the 1890's. Quite scarce. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67.
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Curtiss, Philip.
THE HONORABLE CHARLEY. Reprinted from "Harper's Magazine" For Distribution As a Remembrance at Christmas.
37p. Printed from type on Gracian Laid paper made by the Worthy Paper Company and the type destroyed. Set in Caslon Old Face by W. K. Grauer. Designed by A. W. Rushmore. Large 12mo. Original full marbled paper binding with green printed paper label on spine and front cover. Very cute dog story issued as a Christmas Keepsake by Harper & Brothers for private distribution only. No copies are for sale. Beautiful copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70.
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Davies, Valentine.
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET. Designed by Donald E. Cooke. Illustrated by James Reid.
87p. + Plus frontis. Color text drawings by James Reid. Designed by Donald E. Cooke. 8vo. Original full decorated paper binding. Very slightly worn at extremities. Limited Edition; but no limitation statement indicating the number of copies. The famous movie that sprang from this book is quite wonderful. Both book and movie are celebrations of the Christmas spirit, heartfelt pleas against the "over-commercialism" (even in 1947) of Christmas, and an examination of faith itself. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67 x2.
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Dickens, Charles.
AN ACCOUNT OF A WEDDING. Excerpts From The Pickwick Papers. A good-humored Christmas chapter, containing an account of a wedding, and some other sports beside, which although in their way, even as good customs as marriage itself, are not quite so religiou
31p. + Plus four full page bold color drawings by Rey Abruzzi through Frank R. Ewing of Art Service Associates. Color pictorial title page lettered in red, green and gold. Text printed in black with large gold initials. Title and page numbers printed in red. Format and Typography by Robert Donald. Christmas Greeting insert poem. 8vo. Original full embossed sky blue cloth binding with a Dickens figure embossed in gold and white. Also on front cover title and author gold and white lettered. Gilt lettered spine. Original yellow slip case. Binding by Albert Oldach & Son. Limited Edition. Number 786 of only 1300 copies. This edition prepared as a Christmas Greeting from Samuel A. Dalton. A charming crisp copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W68.
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Dickens, Charles.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL. As arranged and read by Edna Louise Sutherland.
28 leaves. Original typescript on single sheets. Browning as expected but not brittle. Size 8" x 11". Tablet style binding with brass fasteners at top edge. Wraps slightly soiled. Original brown paper envelope. Rare. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! .CHRISTMAS/W68
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Dickens, Charles.
EXCERPTS FROM THE PICKWICK PAPERS. A Short One Showing, Among Other Matters, How Mr. Pickwick Undertook To Drive, and Mr. Winkle To Ride: And How They Both Did It.
30p. Color margin drawings. Pictorial color title page. Design and Illustrations by Rey Abruzzi. Text printed in brown with gold initials. Format and Typography by Robert Donald. Christmas Greeting insert poem. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding. On front cover a drawing of a rearing horse, Mr. Pickwick and Mr. Winkle embossed in white, black and gold and lettered in gold and white. Spine lettered in gold. Binding by Kurt Gaebel & Sons. Original white slip case, soiled / foxed. Limited Edition. Number 1208 of only 1300 copies. This edition prepared as a Christmas Greeting from Samuel A. Dalton. A very nice copy of a very scarce piece. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W68
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Dickens, Charles.
DR. MARIGOLD'S PRESCRIPTIONS.
47p. Color tipped on full page illustrations with star burst textured tissue guards. Design and Illustrations by Rey Abruzzi through Frank R. Ewing of Art Service Associates. Numerous small color text drawings with author and title printed in red. Decorative title page printed in red, green and black. Gilt speckled endpapers. Text Eleven Point Monotype Bodoni Book on Shasta Text White, Vellum Finish. Format and Typography by Robert Donald through Frank R. Ewing of Art Service Associates. Christmas Greeting insert poem. 8vo. Original full embossed red cloth binding with gold and white star burst pattern on front cover. Gilt lettered spine. Binding by Albert Oldach & Son. Original slip case, cracked at folds. Limited Edition. Number 1223 of only 1300 copies. This edition prepared as a Christmas Greeting from Samuel A. Dalton. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W68
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Dickens, Charles.
STORIES FROM THE CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. A selection of stories from the extra Christmas editions of the periodical "All the Year Round" edited by Charles Dickens from 1859 until 1870.
14p. Text printed in green, blue and red. Large initials printed in gold. Format and Typography by Robert Donald. Printed Letterpress, Typographic Service, Inc. on Strathmore Bouquet Snowdrop, J.L.N. Smythe Co. Decorative tissue illustrations printed in two to three sections in different colors designed by Rey Abruzzi through Frank R. Ewing of Art Service Associates. Insert poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 4to. Original full yellow cloth binding, gold and red lettered. Front cover drawings in red, white and gold. Binding by Albert Oldach & Sons. Original blue slip case. Limited Edition. Number 226 of only 1300 copies. Prepared as a Holiday Greeting from Samuel A. Dalton. Very lovely copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W68
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Dickens, Charles.
STORIES FROM THE CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. A selection of stories from the extra Christmas editions of the periodical "All the Year Round" edited by Charles Dickens from 1859 until 1870.
14p. Text printed in green, blue and red. Large initials printed in gold. Format and Typography by Robert Donald. Printed Letterpress, Typographic Service, Inc. on Strathmore Bouquet Snowdrop, J.L.N. Smythe Co. Decorative tissue illustrations printed in two to three sections in different colors designed by Rey Abruzzi through Frank R. Ewing of Art Service Associates. Insert poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 4to. Original full yellow cloth binding, gold and red lettered. Front cover drawings in red, white and gold. Binding by Albert Oldach & Sons. Limited Edition. Number 545 of only 1300 copies. Prepared as a Holiday Greeting from Samuel A. Dalton. Very crisp copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W68
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Dickens, Charles.
TOO FULL OF ADVENTURE TO BE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED. Excerpts From The Pickwick Papers.
32p. + Plus two silhouette style folding color drawings against a Christmas background by Rey Abruzzi. Color pictorial title page lettered in purple and gold. Text printed in purple with large gold initials and green trailing vine margin decorations. Format and Typography by Robert Donald. Christmas Greeting insert poem. 8vo. Original full embossed brown cloth binding with black embossed vines surrounding the elaborately gold embossed title. Gilt lettered spine. Original lime green slip case, faded at edges. Binding by Kurt Gaebel & Sons. Limited Edition. Number 415 of only 1300 copies. This edition prepared as a Christmas Greeting from Samuel A. Dalton. A handsome copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W68
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Doyle, Lynn.
TURKEY AND HAM. A Tale for Christmas. With illustrations by Jan Balet.
56p. Full page color illustrations by Jan Balet. Christmas greeting insert from Advertising Agencies' Service Company. Tall 8vo. Original cloth over pattern paper boards. Gilt lettered spine. Original slip case. Limited Edition. Number 478 of only 800 copies. A very crisp copy of a humorous tale of a Christmas dinner and dieting. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
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