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‎DE LAMA Giuseppe‎

‎Vita del cavaliere Giambattista Bodoni tipografo italiano. Ristampa del testo di Giuseppe De Lama, seguito da un saggio di Angelo Ciavarella sui Manuali Bodoniani e da uno studio di Marco Cattini sugli aspetti economici della Stamperia Reale. Concludono il volume un florilegio di giudizi di contemporanei raccolti da Fausto Razzetti, una cronologia comparata e un repertorio bibliografico.‎

‎A cura di Leonardo Farinelli e Corrado Mingardi.<BR> 4°(cm.30), pp.314 (2), numerose ill. n.t. a piena pag. Leg. edit. t. seta, tit. oro al dor. e al piatto, con una incis. con ritratto del Bodoni appllicata, mancano la sovracop. e l'astuccio.‎

‎[ART] - COPLEY (Fred'k S.)‎

‎A Set of Alphabets of all the Various Hands of Modern use. With Examples in each Style, also, the Mechanical & Analytical Construction of Letters, Figures & Titles with designs for Titles, Ciphers, Monograms, Borders, Compasses, Flourishes, etc. Designed as a Text-Book for the use of Draughtsmen, Civil Engineers, Survey Ors, Architects, Engravers, Designers, Sign Painters, Schools, etc.‎

‎New York, Published by Geo. E. Woodward, 1870; in-4 oblong (280 x 176 mm), 3-47 ff., reliure d'éditeur pleine percaline, coloris marron, dos lisse, 1er plat estampé et imprimé. Drawn and Arranged by Fred'k S. Copley. Engraved by Korff Bros.‎

‎JACOBACCI, Vincenzo.‎

‎In morte del cavaliere Giambattista Bodoni sommo tipografo avvenuta il 30 novembre 1813.‎

‎cm. 23 x 15; 2 cc. nn. + pp. XLIII; cartonato moderno similbodoniano con tassello di carta al dorso; medaglione di cm. 5,5 con ritratto di Bodoni eseguito da L. Manfredini . Esemplare piuttosto fresco in barbe; 3 macchie di umido (che peraltro non disturbano troppo) sui margini delle ultime 12 pagine; segni di sporco all'angolo inferiore destro di alcune pagine dovuto allo sfogliamento.<BR>Il volume contiene: orazione funebre composta dall'avvocato Vincenzo Jacobacci Parmigiano, Consigliere di Prefettura, e recitata nella cattedrale di Parma il 2 decembre 1813; descrizione delle esequie; inscrizioni poste alla porta maggiore della Cattedrale, attorno al feretro e sull'urna.<BR>Jacobacci, insieme a Ziliani e De Lama fu uno dei tre esecutori testamentari di Bodoni.‎

‎MUSEO BODONIANO.‎

‎Convegno e mostra bodoniana.‎

‎Cm. 24,5 x 17; pp. 92 con 8 tavole in b/n fuori testo; bross. editoriale.<BR>Etichetta di prorpietà all'interno del piatto anteriore.<BR>Buone condizioni.‎

‎GASPARINETTI, Federico.‎

‎Bodoni - Miliani.‎

‎Cm 32,5 x 24,5; pp. 259; cartonato editoriale.<BR>Etichetta di prorpietà all'interno del piatto anteriore. Buone condizioni.<BR>"Pubblicazione tecnica che indaga il tema delle carte usate da Bodoni per le sue edizioni, attraverso il carteggio con Pietro Miliani, cartaio di Fabriano col quale il tipografo saluzzese ebbe una ventennale collaborazione".<BR>‎

‎Vilnay, Zev.‎

‎THE NEW ISRAEL ATLAS. Bible To Present Day.‎

‎np. Profusely illustrated with maps and photographs. Maps prepared by Carta, Jerusalem. 4to. Original full cloth binding. Original priced dust jacket. Extremities chipped with slight loss. Hardbound. Very good. RELIGION BOX 8‎

‎Powys, Theodore Francis (1875-1953)‎

‎THE HOUSE WITH THE ECHO. Twenty-Six Stories.‎

‎pp. v, 235. Uncut and unopened. Top edge gilt 8vo. 210 mm. Original blue cloth over marbled boards binding. Edges of board slightly soiled. Spine lettered in gilt. Limited Edition. Number 38 of only 200 copies SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. PRESS/W33‎

‎Gunn, James E.‎

‎THE LISTENERS. Introduction by Thomas D. Clareson. Artwork by Frank Kelly Freas.‎

‎pp. xvii, 275 + Color Artwork by Frank Kelly Freas. Ribbon bookmark. All edges gold. 8vo. Original full embossed gray leather binding decorated in gold. Spine lettered and decorated in gold with raised bands. Hardbound. Collector's Edition. These Leather Bound Easton Press Books Make Great Gifts! Scarce. SHELF NW33‎

‎Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870).‎

‎THE THREE MUSKETEERS. With Illustrations by Edy Legrand and a Preface by the Author.‎

‎pp. xx, 420 + Plus color Portrait Frontis by Richard Sparks and full page drawings by Edy Legrand. Designed by George Macy. Ruled in light blue throughout. Double column. All edges gold. Ribbon bookmark. Moire silk pastedowns and endpapers. Sm. 4to. Original full blue gray embossed leather binding, gold decorated in a formal Gallic pattern of panels and fleurs-de-lis. Spine lettered and decorated in gold with raised bands. Hardbound. Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books ever written. A Lovely copy, as new. These Leather Bound Easton Press Books Make Great Gifts! SHELF NW33‎

‎Hardy, Thomas (1840-1928).‎

‎THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by Agnes Miller Parker.‎

‎416p. + Frontis by John de Pol and full page wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Designed by A. G. Hoffman with Caledonia typeface. Moire silk pastedowns and endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. All edges gold. Original Easton Press bookplate, not filled in. Sm. 4to. Original full embossed forest green leather binding, elaborately decorated in gold leaf design. Raised bands on spine. Hardbound. Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books ever written. A Lovely copy, as new. These Leather Bound Easton Press Books Make Great Gifts! SHELF NW32‎

‎McIntyre, Vonda N.‎

‎TRANSITION. Introduction by James Gunn. Artwork by Jill Bauman.‎

‎pp. x, 290 + Color Frontis by Jill Bauman. Moire silk pastedowns and endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. All edges gold. ** Signed by the author. 8vo. Original full embossed blue gray leather binding, decorated in gold. Raised bands on spine. Hardbound. Signed First Edition. A Great copy, as new. These Leather Bound Easton Press Books Make Great Gifts! SHELF NW33‎

‎Joyce, James (1882-1941).‎

‎A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN. With an introduction by Hugh Kenner and illustrations by Brian Keogh.‎

‎pp. xvii, 254 + Plus color Portrait Frontis by Jonathan Talbot and full page color drawings by Brian Keogh. Text drawings. Design by Ruari McLean. Moire silk pastedowns and endpapers. Ribbon bookmark. All edges gold. Sm. 4to. Original full dark green embossed leather binding, boards ruled in gold with a clover design. Spine lettered and decorated in gold with raised bands. Hardbound. Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books ever written. A Lovely copy, as new. These Leather Bound Easton Press Books Make Great Gifts! SHELF NW33‎

‎Rostand, Edmond; Untermeyer, Louis.‎

‎CYRANO DE BERGERAC. a heroic comedy in 5 acts by Edmond Rostand in a new English version by Louis Untermeyer with illustrations drawn by Pierre Brissaud.‎

‎pp. xvii, 210. Illustrated with water-colors by Pierre Brissaud, key black printed by Photogravure and Color Company, hand-colored by Walter Fischer; designed by George Macy; printed by The Marchbanks Press; set in linotype Times Roman; Curtis rag paper. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller on front fly leaf. 7 x 10 1/4 inches. Bound by Frank Fortney in full patterned French brocade, gold stamped leather spine label. Original slip case, spine darkened. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 769 and it is signed by the illustrator, Pierre Brissaud. Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. SHELF W89‎

‎London, Jack.‎

‎THE SEA WOLF. With Illustrations by Fletcher Martin and an Introduction by Edmund Gilligan.‎

‎pp. ix, 354. Illustrated by Fletcher Martin with line drawings and paintings; designed by Ernst Reichl; set in monotype Times Semi-bold and Mistral; Strathmore natural vellum-finish paper. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller on front fly leaf. 7 3/4 x 11 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full Irish linen, silk-screened with a design by Mr. Martin. Original slip case. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 420 and it is signed by the illustrator, Fletcher Martin (1904-1979). Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. SHELF W89‎

‎Schreiner, Olive.‎

‎THE STORY OF AN AFRICAN FARM. With an Introduction by Isak Dinesen and Illustrations by Paul Hogarth.‎

‎pp. xvi, 260. Illustrated with Paul Hogarth crayon drawings and with color lithographs printed by The Curwen Press; designed by Hans Schmoller; printed at The Westerham Press; set in monotype Dante; Hollingworth rag paper. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller on front fly leaf. 7 1/4 x 11 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full bark cloth from Uganda; title stamped in gold with a design by Mr. Schmoller. Original slip case. Slip case very tight, binding very slightly rubbed. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 420 and it is signed by the illustrator, Paul Hogarth. Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. SHELF W92‎

‎Wells, H. G.‎

‎TONO-BUNGAY. With an Introduction by Norman H. Strouse & Illustrated by Lynton Lamb.‎

‎pp. xiii, 395. Illustrated by Lynton Lamb with paintings and drawings; designed by Bert Clarke; printed at The Thistle Press; set in monotype Caslon Old Style; Curtis Colophon laid paper. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller on front fly leaf. 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Bound by the Russell-Rutter Company in full woven forest-green cloth, very slight spotting tail of spine. Original color printed paper spine label. Original yellow slip case, slightly soiled. Fifteen hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 420 and it is signed by the illustrator, Lynton Lamb (1907-1977). Fine. Fine Books from the Limited Editions Club make great gifts. SHELF W92‎

‎Thackeray, William Makepeace.‎

‎THE NEWCOMES. Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family edited by Arthur Pendennis Esq. With an introduction by Angela Thirkell and with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. (Two Volumes).‎

‎Two Volumes. Illustrated with pen drawings by Edward Ardizzone; hand-colored, in pochoir, by Maud Johnson; designed by John Dreyfus; set in monotype Scotch Roman on toned esparto paper. Sm. 4to. 6 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches. Bound by The Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Company in quarter black linen stamped in gold, sides printed with a color lithograph by the artist. Original black slip case houses both volumes, slightly worn. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaves. Includes the Monthly Letter. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator, Edward Ardizzone. An Excellent Copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W91‎

‎Voltaire (Francois Maire Arouet).‎

‎THE HISTORY OF ZADIG OR, DESTINY. An Oriental Tale. Translated out of the French by R. Bruce Boswell with the introduction by Rene De Messieres and the decorations and illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage.‎

‎172p. Illustrated with pen and water-color drawings and elaborate page frames by Sylvain Sauvage, key black printed in collotype by Louis Duval; hand-colored by Etienne Girardot; designed by Henri Jonquieres; set in monotype Pastonchi on Lana paper. 8vo. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full brown linen, decorated with oriental figures in gold, blue leather label, gold-stamped. Original marbled gold slip case, slightly chipped. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W35‎

‎Jackson, Helen Hunt.‎

‎RAMONA. A Story by Helen Hunt Jackson. With an Introduction by J. Frank Dobie and Illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson.‎

‎pp. xv, 428. Illustrated with color drawings by Everett Gee Jackson; designed by Saul Marks; set in monotype Bembo on Curtis rag paper. Sm. 4to. 7 x 10 1/4 inches. Bound by The Russell-Rutter Company in full woven fabric, paper spine label designed by the artist. Original brown slip case. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaf. Includes the Monthly Letter. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist, Everett Gee Jackson. A Fine Copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W91‎

‎Howells, William Dean.‎

‎THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM. With an Introduction by Henry Steele Commager and Illustrations by Mimi Korach.‎

‎pp. xiii, 365. Illustrated with paintings by Mimi Korach, printed by Crafton Graphic Company; designed by Richard Ellis; set by Wescott & Thomson in Linotype Caledonia on Curtis white wove paper. 4to. 7 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full natural buckram printed with a four color panorama of Boston's Beacon Street that takes in both front and back covers and the backstrip. Gilt lettered spine very slightly darkened. Original slip case, slightly sun darkened at fore edges. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaf. Includes the Monthly Letter. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. Very good copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W97‎

‎Maupassant, Guy de; Hearn, Lafcadio.‎

‎THE TALES OF GUY DE MAUPASSANT 1850: 1893. The Translations by Lafcadio Hearn and Others Chosen & With an Introduction by Justin O'Brien. The Illustrations from Water-Colours by Gunter Bohmer.‎

‎pp. xii, 472. Illustrated by Gunter Bohmer with water-colors printed by The Holyoke Lithograph Company; designed by Sir Francis Meynell; set in monotype Plantin on Abbey Mills paper. Sm. 4to. 6 3/4 x 9 3/8 inches. Bound by The Russell-Rutter Company in full blue buckram, gold-stamped brown-cloth labels. Original marbled paper slip case, very slightly worn. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaf. Includes the Monthly Letter. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist, Gunter Bohmer. A fine copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W98‎

‎Scott, Sir Walter.‎

‎IVANHOE. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. (Two Volumes).‎

‎Two Volumes. Illustrated in pen and dry-brush by Edward A. Wilson, the key black printed by The Photogravure and Color Company, hand-colored by Walter Fischer; set in linotpe Baskerville on Curtis special paper. Sm. 4to. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches. Bound by The Russell-Rutter Company in full linen with a red American Indian design, gold-stamped spine. Original rose slip case houses both volumes. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed in green ink by the illustrator, Edward A. Wilson. A Fine Set. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W90‎

‎Sophocles.‎

‎OEDIPUS THE KING. The Greek Text Translated into English Verse by Francis Storr. With an Introduction by Thornton Wilder. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by Demetrios Galanis.‎

‎161p. Illustrated with wood-engravings in color by Demetrios Galanis; designed by Jan van Krimpen; printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen; the Greek test set in monotype Antigone, the English in monotype Romulus; Pannekoek special paper; bound by J. Brandt & Zoon in full black buckram, stamped with lettering by Mr. van Krimpen in gold, and with a design by Mr. Galanis in white and terra-cotta. 4to. 8 x 12 inches. Original slip case. Number 769 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist. Fine copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W44‎

‎Tarkington, Booth.‎

‎MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE. Illustrated and Decorated by T. M. Cleland and with a Preface by J. Donald Adams.‎

‎121p. Illustrated with water colors by T. M. Cleland; set in monotype Caslon on Ragston paper. Decorative title page. 8vo. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Bound by Russell-Rutter Company in Schumacher two-tone floral beige damask. Spine label printed in gold. Original slip case. Inked ownership of Jefford F. Oller, the original subscriber, on front fly leaf. Includes the Monthly Letter. Number 420 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the artist and designer, T. M. Cleland. Very fine copy. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W35‎

‎France, Anatole.‎

‎THE CRIME OF SYLVESTRE BONNARD. [Member of the Institute] The Translation by Lafcadio Hearn with an Introduction by A.S.W. Rosenbach and Illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage.‎

‎pp. viii, 190. Water-colors by Sylvain Sauvage, printed in process offset by Duenewald Printing Corporation; designed and printed by Edward Alonzo Miller at The Marchbanks Press; set in linotype Caslon; Miliani Gilio paper; bound by Russell-Rutter Company in full green linen, stamped in green and gold from design by LeRoy H. Appleton. 4to. 9 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches. Top edge gold. Front inner hinges cracked. Paste downs and fly leaves slightly stained. Original black slip case chipped at corners. Number 413 of an edition limited to only 1500 copies, signed by the Illustrator. The books published by the Limited Editions Club are justly treasured for the quality of the texts, the beauty and artistry of the illustrations, the creativity of design, and the overall excellence of the paper, presswork, and binding. Each book would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. W38 x2‎