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Winter, John Strange.
A CHRISTMAS FAIRY. And Other Stories by Frances E. Crompton and Mrs. Molesworth. With Twenty-Seven Illustrations.
48p. + Plus frontis. Numerous text drawings. Age stained. Inked presentation to John Bitzel from Thomas Chapel Sunday School, Christmas 1904. 8vo. Original full cloth binding with color pictorial front cover of two small boys and a full basket of peaches. Spine and rear cover partially marred with red staining. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
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Witman, Frederica K.
"DOSE POYS".
65p. + Plus full page drawings. Inked presentation from Lottie Ruth to Chas. E. Horkman, Dec. 25, 1893. Endpapers very brown. Title browned from endpapers. 8vo. Original cloth backed brown paper boards. Front cover decorated with large drawing of a mother and her boys examining a torn trouser. Binding slightly worn. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
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Woodberry, George Edward.
THE KINGDOM OF ALL-SOULS. And Two Other Poems For Christmas.
32p. Bookplate of J. M. Bundscho Typographers. Bookseller's label. Uncut and unopened. Tall thin 8vo. Original cloth over paper boards with original paper spine label. Extremities very slightly worn. Limited Edition of only 300 copies. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
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Woodruff, Jane Scott.
THE LITTLE CHRISTMAS SHOE. Illustrated by Diantha W. Horne. Cosy Corner Series.
pp. 109, 10 [Ads for the publisher's Cosy Corner Series], 6 [More ads for the Cosy Corner Series] + Frontis. Full page drawings by Diantha W. Horne. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding, lettered in red and green. Front cover pictorial vignette of a little blond girl wearing a red dress in a green wheelchair and a young boy in a blue suit showing her a red shoe. Binding soiled. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
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Bell, Holly.
A CHRISTMAS DICTIONARY. Drawings by William Duncan.
64p. Text drawings by William Duncan. 8vo. Original full green and red covers. A nice copy of an alphabetized collection of Christmas facts. CPHAM/W71C1
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Berky, Andrew S.
THE NATIVITY. A Collection of Engravings Depicting the Birth Of Christ. Reproduced from Bibles of the German Press Printed During the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries.
np. Illustrations from Bibles of the German Press. Oblong 8vo. Original printed wraps, slightly soiled. Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Christmas Feasts.
THE FESTIVE BOARD. Christmas Feasts from 'Round the World.
np. Numerous color illustrations. Inked signature of H. T. O'Brien. Tall thin 8vo. Original red velveteen covers, decorated and lettered in gold. Original bright yellow ties. Christmas keepsake from Red Hill Grinding Wheel Corp., Pennsburg, PA. Very nice copy of Christmas menus. CPHAM/W71C1
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Christmas Songs.
SELECTED CHRISTMAS SONGS. That Never Grow Old.
111p. 8vo. Original blue wraps, slightly worn. Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Colwell, Ernest Cadman.
THE CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE TRUE.
np. Printed and decorated in red and black. 8vo. Original full printed wraps, front cover color pictorial of three carolers. Wraps soiled. Christmas keepsake from the President of the University of Chicago to the Friends of the University. Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Cousins, Norman.
MODERN MAN IS OBSOLETE.
np. Text ruled in black. Text set in Weiss type by Ed Johnson, Bundscho Typographers. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. 16mo. Original full glossy white paper wraps with printed red paper label on front wrap. White wraps soiled with small tear. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. CPHAM/W71C1
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Dickens, Charles.
A GOBLIN STORY. Of some Bells that Rang an Old Year out and a New Year in.
32p. Two text woodcut engravings. Age stained. Double column. 8vo. Removed. No wraps, (if there were any ever present). Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Fillmore, J. H.
JOY BELLS. A Christmas Concert Exercise Consisting of New Music Readings, and Recitations.
15p. Musical scores. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Publisher's advertisements on rear wrap. Wraps worn and torn. Very scarce. This sort of Christmas performance was very popular in the late 19th century. CPHAM/W71C1
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Gabriel, Chas. H.
SANTA CLAUS' VISION. A Juvenile Cantata for Christmas Time.
36p. Musical scores. Paper beginning to brown but not brittle. 8vo. Original printed wraps, small loss on front wrap. Quite scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Gabriel, Chas. H.; Cleator, Alice Jean; Tillotson, Edith.
THE SWEETEST STORY EVER TOLD. A Christmas Service.
15p. Musical scores. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Publisher's advertisements on rear wrapper. Nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1 x2c
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Grolier Society.
THE STORY OF SANTA CLAUS AND CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
np. Color illustrations. Tall 8vo. Original printed wraps. Reprinted from "The Book of Knowledge". Nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1 x2c
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H., J. B., Jr. (J.B.H. Jr.)
A CHRISTMAS STORY.
19p. Designed by Dale Nichols and Norman W. Forgue for Friends. Set in Linotype Granjon and Ludlow Garamond. Proofs read by George M. Dashe. Printed on handmade Alverstoke paper by Louis G. Graf. Uncut. 16mo. Original full blue Rives Chana paper wraps. Limited to only 400 copies. Signed presentation copy from Norman W. Forgue to E. G. Johnson. Very nice copy. Scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Hubbard, Elbert.
ELBERT HUBBARD'S NOTE BOOK.
np. Printed in Weiss type. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. Text ruled in black. 16mo. Original full glossy yellow paper wraps, printed paper label on front wrap. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. Nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1
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Hunt, Lee.
ABOU BEN ADHEM.
4 leaves. Ruled and underlined in silver. 16mo. Original plain wraps, paper label decorated in silver. Very nice copy. Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1?
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Kate, Alice (Editor).
THE ASHES OF A CHRISTMAS TREE AND OTHER GO TO BED STORIES.
28p. Mimeograph transcript. 8vo. Original full paper wraps, worn and stained. Lacks ties. Original stories written by children and printed in 1921. Unique? CPHAM/W71C1
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Kinsey.
OLD-STYLE.
np. Text ruled in black. Text set in Weiss type by Ed Johnson, Bundscho Typographers. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. 16mo. Original full glossy blue paper wraps with printed paper label on front wrap. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. Nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1
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Marshall, Peter (Chaplain, United States Senate).
THE CHRISTMAS PRAYER.
np. Leaves elaborately decorated and lettered in blue, red and gold. Tall thin 8vo. Original full red velveteen covers, decorated and lettered in gold. Original bright yellow ties. Very pretty copy of Peter Marshall's prayer. CPHAM/W71C1
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Mason, W. L.
A CHRISTMAS REVERIE. A Beautiful Entertainment With Songs, Recitations, Dialogues, etc.
19p. Musical scores. Age stained. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Publisher's advertisements on rear wrap. Wraps soiled with old tape spine repair. Very scarce. This sort of Christmas performance was very popular in the late 19th century. CPHAM/W71C1x2c
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Miller, Rev. Rufus W.
CHRISTMAS VOICES. A Service For Christmas. Church Festival Helper. Vol. II, No. 1.
12p. Musical scores. Age stained. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Miller, Rev. Rufus W.
THE GLORY OF THE LORD. A Service For Christmas. Church Festival Helper. Vol. I, No. 1.
15p. Musical scores. 8vo. Original printed wraps. Rear cover has publisher's advertisements. Wraps torn. Scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Nesbit, E.; Mack, Robert Ellice (Selected and Arranged).
WINTER SONGS AND SKETCHES.
32p. Illustrated with lithographs subtly colored. Printed on heavy paper. Pictorial title page. All edges gold. Age stain. Small 8vo. Original full thin leather Chromolithography covers, cracked at spine and worn at extremities. CPHAM/W71C1
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Old German Christmas Carols.
IN DULCI JUBILO.
np. Text illustrations courtesy of the Gutenberg Museum. Music scores printed in red and black. 8vo. Original full printed wraps, yellow ties. Very nice copy. CPHAM/W71C1
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Periwinkle Press.
THE LITERARY SNAIL.
np. Text printed on pale blue paper. 8vo. Original full wraps, printed in red and string tied. Wraps beginning to brown at edges. A collection of poems which include snails. First printing of James Guthrie's poem "The Snail". Nice copy of a gentle humorous selection printed by the Periwinkle Press. CPHAM/W71C1
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(Prilik, Charles R.).
KINSEY OLD-STYLE.
np. Text ruled in black. Text set in Weiss type by Ed Johnson, Bundscho Typographers. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. 16mo. Original full glossy blue paper wraps with printed paper label on front wrap. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. Nice copy. Scarce christmas keepsake and type specimen. CPHAM/W71C1
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(Prilik, Charles R.).
PROVERBS. Around the World.
np. Text ruled in black. Text set in Weiss type by Ed Johnson, Bundscho Typographers. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. 16mo. Original full glossy blue paper wraps with printed paper label on front wrap. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. Nice copy. Scarce christmas keepsake and type specimen. CPHAM/W71C1
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(Prilik, Charles R.).
QUOTES.
np. Text ruled in black. Text set in Weiss type by Ed Johnson, Bundscho Typographers. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. 16mo. Original full glossy green paper wraps with printed paper label on front wrap. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. Very nice copy. Scarce christmas keepsake and type specimen. CPHAM/W71C1
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(Prilik, Charles R.).
WISDOM.
np. Text ruled in black. Text set in Weiss type by Ed Johnson, Bundscho Typographers. Designed by Charles R. Prilik. 16mo. Original full glossy red paper wraps with printed paper label on front wrap. Christmas keepsake from Charles R. Prilik. Very nice copy. Scarce christmas keepsake and type specimen. CPHAM/W71C1
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Printing Plate Craftsmen.
THE STORY OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
np. Color margin illustrations. Thin 8vo. Original full paper wraps, Christmas tree drawing on front cover. Christmas keepsake of "Art Ink and Type," Volume 14, Number 2, from Printing Plate Craftsmen. CPHAM/W71C1
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Saint Matthew.
THE LORD'S PRAYER. St. Matthew, VII Chapter, 9=13 Verse.
8 leaves. Wide decorative borders and the initial letters by Ralph Aulthouse. Tall thin 8vo. Original full red velveteen wraps. Front cover vignette of a circular raised medallion of Mary, the Madonna, and Baby Jesus in a white opaque celluloid on a blue field. Lettered and decorated in black. Christmas keepsake of "Art Ink and Type," Volume 3, Number 4, from Printing Plate Craftsmen. Very pretty copy of the Lord's Prayer. CPHAM/W71C1
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Shakespeare, William; Volk, Kurt H.
TREASURES FROM SHAKESPEARE. A selection of some of the more familiar passages from Shakespeare, who has done so much to enrich our language and shape our philosophy. Edited by Charles Brodie.
60p. Printed in red and black. Remarkable black endpapers printed with a black and red mask. 8vo. Original full black cloth binding lettered in gold, and with Shakespeare's autograph embossed in blind on the front board. The original black slipcase is worn at extremities. Designed by Meyer Wagman. Small Limited Edition, but no statement of number. Kurt Hans Volk (1884-1962) was born in Germany, and probably trained as a printer/typographer there. He worked for many years at N.W. Ayers in Philadelphia before starting his own typographic firm in 1927. He widely lectured on advertising typography and authored the important work: "Using Type Correctly." He greatest influence as a designer was probably as a consultant to the Merganthaler Linotype Company. Today he is probably best known for a private series of keepsakes and limited edition books distributed to friends at Christmas. We are pleased to be able to offer one of last of these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W67
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Sweeney, Jno. R.
HOOD'S CHRISTMAS ANNUAL. No. 21.
15p. Musical scores. Penciled ownership on front cover of Arlington Kline, Delabole, PA. Small 8vo. Original printed wraps. Endorsement for Jno. R. Sweney's "Bright Melodies" on rear wrap. Wraps slightly torn and soiled. Scarce. CPHAM/W71C1
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Towne, Belle K.; Towne, T. Martin.
SANTA CLAUS' DREAM. A Christmas Cantata for the Use of Sunday-Schools.
32p. Musical scores. Age stained. Small 8vo. Original printed wraps with drawing on front cover of Santa Claus sleeping in a chair with his bag of toys. Rear wrap printed with publisher's advertisements. Wraps torn and soiled. A Christmas play with costume and stage directions, music and carols. Very scarce. This sort of Christmas performance was very popular in the late 19th century. CPHAM/W71C1
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Wanamaker, John (Editor).
CHRISTMAS CAROLS 1924. To which are appended certain Old Time Songs.
np. Music scores and carols. 8vo. Original full red paper wraps, decorated and lettered in black. Nice copy of Christmas carols gathered by John Wanamaker for the Wanamaker Grand Organ. Very scarce. CPHAM/W71C1x2
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Art, Ink & Type.
ART, INK & TYPE. Volume 2, Number 1.
(12)p. + Large folding plate of Lincoln's funeral. Illustrated with photographs. Red margin drawings of a smoking gun. Pictorial endpapers. 8vo. Original color pictorial wraps. SCARCE. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PA PAMPH 20_16 BX6 x 2c.
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Ernst, James E.
EPHRATA, A HISTORY.
354p. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume XXV. A noted semi-monastic (utopian) religious community was founded (c.1732) there by Seventh-Day Baptist Brethren, under the leadership of Johann Conrad Beissel. This austere colony, the Ephrata Cloisters, was famous for its music and mysticism, and established (1745) one of the most important early printing presses in the country. The well-preserved buildings are still maintained as a monument by the state. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Kryger, M. Ellsworth; Smith, Elmer Lewis; and Stewart, John G.
THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
278 p. + Illustrations. 8vo. Original coarse linen cloth binding. Important information on the Virginia Germans, including details of their fraktur, folk art, and imprints. Also issued as: Pennsylvania German Folklore Society. Volume XXVI. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! BEFORE ORDERING PLEASE Email to RareBooks@POBox.com so that we can CONFIRM AVAILABILITY
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Juniper, Rev. Kerrison.
THE WHITE-APRONED MAN. A Sermon.
16 p. + Frontis. Title page decorations hand colored. Small 12mo. 18 cm. Original full cloth binding, decorated in gold. Privately printed for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting presented to Mrs. (David) Van Dusen, signed by Zabriskie. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A wonderful little piece on Stradivarius. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69.
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Stoneham, C. Thurley.
MUNWA'S MUNGU.
np. Printed in two colors with woodcut illustrations and vignettes. 8vo. Original textured batik paper boards, backed in faux vellum. In a matching slipcase. Edition limited to only 270 copies. A very attractive copy. W67.
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Zabriskie, George A.
JOHN BROWN, SAINT OR SINNER?
pp. (2) 14 + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding. Privately printed for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting presented to Mrs. (David) Van Dusen, signed by Zabriskie. From a paper originally presented at the New York Historical Society. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W69.
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Zabriskie, George A.
A LITTLE ABOUT WASHINGTON IRVING.
19 p. + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket. Privately printed for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting presented to Mrs. (David) Van Dusen, signed by Zabriskie. From a paper originally presented at the New York Historical Society. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69
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Zabriskie, George A.
WILLIAM PHIPS [1651-1695]. An Uncommon Man.
9 p. Printed on the rectos only + Frontis and other illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket. Privately printed for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting presented to Mrs. (David) Van Dusen, signed by Zabriskie. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. Phips was a hunter of sunken treasure who won big. In 1688 Phips returned to London with his ships ladened with 37,538 pounds of pieces of eight, 25 pounds of gold and 2,755 pounds of silver. One tenth of this treasure went to the king, one sixteenth to Phips and the rest to his multitude of investors. He was knighted and appointed the first Royal Governor of Massachusetts. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69
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Zabriskie, George A.
THE PATHFINDER.
21 p. + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket. Privately printed for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting presented to Mrs. (David) Van Dusen, signed by Zabriskie. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. This tale of John Charles Fremont (1813-1890) was from a paper for the New York Historical Society. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69.
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Zabriskie, George A.
PERRY'S EXPEDITION TO JAPAN, 1853-1854.
26 p. + Frontis and text illustrations. 12mo. Original full cloth binding, stamped in gold. Original dust jacket. One of 750 copies privately printed by George Grady Press, New York for George Zabriskie as a Christmas greeting. Presented to Mr. & Mrs. (Walter) Klinefelter [the bibliographer and scholar from Red Lion, PA]. The text is from a paper originally presented at the New York Historical Society. George Albert Zabriskie (1860-1954) was President of the New York Historical Society from 1939-1947, and Honorary President from 1948 until his death in 1954. He was a great enthusiast of fine books and book binding, and an expert amateur hand-tooler and finisher of books. Though he lived in New York City, he "wintered" in Florida, and issued these charming Christmas keepsakes from his home: "The Doldrums" a Mission-Spanish Revival residence designed by Albert Pierce. A bright copy of a nice little keepsake. W69.
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Abercrombie, Lascelles.
A TOWER IN ITALY. A LEGEND. Being a Romantic Play In One Act.
31p. Title decorated in red. Running title printed in red. Designed and printed by Henry Morris at the Bird & Bull Press. Tall 8vo. Original stitched printed wraps. Limited Edition of only 176 copies. Very nice copy. PRESS/W34
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Aldington, Richard.
THE LOVE OF MYRRHINE AND KONALLIS and other prose poems. End Sheet and Wrapper Designs by Frank Mechau.
112p. Beardsley style Art Nouveau endpapers and dust jacket designed by Frank Mechau. Decorative bordered title page. Some foxing. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, gold decorated and lettered. Binding worn with small loss at head of spine. Original dust jacket, spotted and torn with loss. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 1010 copies of which 500 are for England and 510 for America. This copy is numbered 460. PRESS/W32
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Avery, S. P.
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE "GIBBS-CHANNING" PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON PAINTED BY GILBERT STUART.
pp. (v) 26 (3). + Frontis and full page reproductions made by Mr. Edward Bierstadt of New York with the "Albertype" process. Printed only on the recto. Uncut. Top edge gold. XLib. 8vo. Original yellow cloth binding. Gilt lettered. XLib tape on top of front cover. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 200 copies. An important discussion of the Gilbert Stuart portrait of Washington, painted from life in 1795, and sold soon thereafter to the painter's friend, Colonel George Gibb. This study in provenance was composed to uphold the historic importance of the painting for the then (1900) owner Mr. S. P. Avery of New York, who purchased it in 1889. PRESS/W32
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