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Cabell, James Branch.
SOME OF US. An Essay in Epitaphs.
135p. Uncut. Bookplate of Henry E. Gerstley engraved by E. B. Bird. 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding. Spine darkened. Original spine and front cover paper labels. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 40 of only 1295 copies of which 1250 are for sale. The type has been destroyed. Signed by the author. Nice copy. PRESS/W32
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Carey, Henry.
SONGS & POEMS. With Decorations by Robert Gibbings.
64p. Title page printed in red and black with Golden Cockerel vignette. Designed by Moira Gibbings. Music printed in red and black and drawn by Gladys Evans and drawn on wood by W. M. R. Quick. Decorations designed and engraved on wood by Robert Gibbings. Type was composed by A. H. Gibbs & F. Young. Book printed by A. C. Cooper at the Cockerel Press. Uncut. Small 4to. Original vellum backed blue paper binding. Gilt lettered spine. Paper boards darkened at edges. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 294 of only 380 copies. Nice copy. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W34
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Converse, Sonia.
SAY GOOD-BYE TO ALL THINGS LOVELY.
51p. Portrait illustration. Typography and calligraphic initials designed by Frank Lieberman. Inked presentation to Mrs. Susan L. Chace by the author's husband, Brandon Barringer, The Newport, Oct. 5th, 1966. Penciled ownership of Mrs. Chase. Tall 8vo. Original cloth backed paper boards, lettered in white. Hardbound. The story of the break-up of her parents' marriage as seen through her eight-year-old eyes, against the background of World War I. Very nice copy. PRESS/W32
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Cram, Ralph Adams.
THE GREAT THOUSAND YEARS. Written in the Year 1908, and First Printed in Pax, the Magazine of the Benedictines of Caldey, in December 1910. To Which is Added a Brief Commentary Written in January, 1918 and Called TEN YEARS AFTER.
66p. Uncut and unopened. Designed by Laurence C. Woodworth. Printed on handmade Italian paper. Tall 8vo. Original full paper binding, with original paper labels on spine and front cover. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 225 copies. Very nice copy. PRESS/W33
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de Quincey, Thomas.
THE CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER. With Illustrations by Laurence W. Chaves.
228p. + Frontis. Full page illustrations. Top edge gold. Uncut. 8vo. Original suede backed textured cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Spine faded. Boards slightly soiled. Hardbound. Nice copy. PRESS/W32
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Farquhar, George.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GEORGE FARQUHAR. In Two Volumes. Edited By Charles Stonehill.
Two volumes. Uncut and unopened. With original invoice from John & Edward Bumpus, Ltd. to Alfred Reginald Allen, Philadelphia, 1930. Dr. Allen was a prominent Philadelphia physician who is most famous for founding the Savoy Company to perform Gilbert & Sullivan Operettas. Linen backed paper bindings. Original spine labels. Limited Edition. Number 846 of only 900 sets. Very nice set. PRESS/W43
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Faunce, William Herbert Perry.
CITATIONS BY PRESIDENT WILLIAM HERBERT PERRY FAUNCE FOR HONORARY DEGREES GRANTED BY BROWN UNIVERSITY MDCCCC-MDCCCCXXIV.
49p. Uncut. Slightly foxed. Four page insert of Professor Bronson's Speech presenting President Faunce at the Faculty Club October 7, 1924. Tall 8vo. Original cloth over marbled boards. Gilt lettered spine. This edition of honorary degrees granted by Brown University lists the recipients and their accomplishments. Printed in a small edition. Nice copy. PRESS/W32
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Gibbs, Ralph Erwin.
SONGS OF CONTENT. A Volume Of Verse By The Late Ralph Erwin Gibbs. Published Under the Auspices of the English Club and the Literary Magazines of the University of California, and Edited With an Introduction by Charles Mills Gayley.
pp. xii, 82 + Tipped on portrait frontis. Title page printed in red and black. Penciled ownership of Claude W. Manney, 1940. Uncut. 8vo. Original cloth backed paper boards, lettered in gold. Hardbound. Binding darkened. Second edition. Limited Edition of only 500 copies. PRESS/W32
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Hamilton, G. Rostrevor.
THE LATIN PORTRAIT. An Anthology Made By G. Rostrevor Hamilton.
pp. xvi, 367. Delicate copperplate engravings on title page and headpieces of introduction and colophon by Stephen Gooden. Printed under the supervision of Francis Meynell. Uncut and unopened. Top edge gold. Small 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine, browned. Original marbled board slip case, worn. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 15 of only 1550 copies. Includes short bibliographical notes on the Translators. Very nice copy. Sir George Rostrevor Hamilton (1888-1967) was an English poet and critic. He worked as a civil servant and Special Commissioner. He had a classical education at the University of Oxford, and later compiled anthologies of Latin and Greek verse for Nonesuch Press. He was a published war poet of World War I, best known for 'A Cross in Flanders.' **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W43
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Fellowes, Edmund H.; Pine, Edward (Editors).
THE TENBURY LETTERS.
pp. 223, (8)[Facsimile reproductions]. Uncut and unopened. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding with gold cockerel stamped on front cover and spine. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 186 of only 300 copies. Beautifully printed copy of an important English collection of letters at St. Michael's College, Tenbury. PRESS/W33
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Greenslet, Ferris.
THE LIFE OF THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.
pp. xi, 303 + Plus engraved frontis and full page plates. Decorated title page printed in red and black. Uncut. XLib. Tall 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding with spine paper label. Binding worn at extremities. Large paper copy. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 491 of only 500 copies. PRESS/W32
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Hartley, Randolph.
THE QUEST OF HEART'S DESIRE. Being the story of a valiant Knight's pilgrimage, set forth in the following Legend Songs The Lady of Seville, The Desert Wraith, and The Sea Mirage.
np. Printed in red and black. Uncut and unopened. Large bottom margins. 8vo. Original full paper binding with original spine and front cover paper labels. Binding very slightly soiled. Hardbound. One of this press' most interesting books. Nice copy. First Edition. PRESS/W32
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Hartman, Frank E.
SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW. Decorations by Sylvia Levine.
np. Color text decorations by Sylvia Levine. Title page bordered in yellow and black. Designed and typography by Norman W. Forgue. Wide margins. Uncut. Foxed. Tall 8vo. Original patterned paper boards. Lacks spine. "Black Magic" crudely blocked in white and pasted on front cover. Limited Edition of only 200 copies. First Edition, number seven of the Unknown Series. Very scarce. PRESS/W32 **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel.
MAIN-STREET. With a Preface by Julian Hawthorne.
61p. + Frontis with tissue guard. Chapter head drawing. Title page printed in red and black. Wide margins. Printed on heavy paper. Uncut. Top edge gold. Marbled endpapers. XLib. Bookplates of W. Emmert Swigart and Juniata College library (withdrawn). Square 8vo. Original vellum like spine over paper boards, gold lettered. Binding soiled and worn. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 950 copies. PRESS/W33
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Hergesheimer, Joseph.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CHILD.
66p. Title page bordered in black. Printed by Bruce Rogers for Alfred A. Knopf, at the Press of William Edwin Rudge, Mount Vernon, NY. Uncut. Inked ownership of Clifford J. Oller, May 29, 1944. 8vo. Original cloth backed floral paper binding. Original slightly worn spine label. Edges of paper boards slightly darkened. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 638 of only 950 copies. Signed by the author on limitation page. Nice copy. PRESS/W34 x2
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Houssaye, Henry.
CLEOPATRA. A STUDY. Translated from the French by A. F. D. Authorized Edition.
106p. Title page printed in red and black with vignette of an angel. Top edge gold. 12mo. Original cloth backed paper binding, worn at extremities. PRESS/W33 **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Howard, John Galen.
BRUNELLESCHI. A POEM.
93p. Title page printed in red and black. Deckle edges. Inscribed by the author on front endpaper: "To Mr. & Mrs. John F. Braun with cordial greetings from Mr. & Mrs. John G. Howard Berkeley, California 3/25/19". Tall 8vo. Original blue paper binding, front joint cracked. Original paper spine label. Small loss at head of spine. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 447 of only 480 copies printed by Taylor, Nash and Taylor, San Francisco, November, 1913. A nice copy. Filippo Brunelleschi (1337-1446) Florentine architect and engineer who was one of the pioneers of early Renaissance architecture in Italy. His major work is the dome (Duomo) of the Cathedral of Florence, constructed with the aid of mahines Brunelleschi invented expressly for the project. PRESS/W34. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Hudson, W. H.
153 LETTERS FROM W. H. HUDSON. EDITED AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATORY NOTES BY EDWARD GARNETT.
191p. Portrait photograph on title page by Opie, Redruth. Title page ruled in brown. Uncut and unopened. Pen sketch drawing. Brick Row Book Shop label. Extra spine label tipped in on rear paste down. Tall 8vo. Original full cloth binding, stained. Original paper spine label. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 937 of only 1000 copies. Nice example. William Henry Hudson (1841-1922) was an author, naturalist, and ornithologist. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W43
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Hudson, W. H.
RALPH HERNE.
161p. + Folding facsimile frontis. Typography by Bruce Rogers. Penciled ownership of Alfred Reginald Cullen. Uncut and unopened. Tall 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding, with paper spine label. Original slip case, worn. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 626 of 950 copies. Nice copy. Payne A44a; Warde 172. PRESS/W32
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Howell, James (1594?-1666).
CERTAIN LETTERS OF JAMES HOWELL. Selected From the Familiar Letters As First Published Between 1645 & 1655.
85p + Plus aquatone frontis. Full page plates. Ruled in red throughout. Top edge gold. Inked signature of Fred W. Goudy, 1/11/28, on front endpaper. Uncut. 8vo. Original quarter cloth over paper boards. Gilt lettered spine. Original slip case. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 1000 copies of which 800 copies are for sale. "The printing of this volume was a project in a course on graphic processes, given in the Fine arts department of New York university, with the cooperation of the American institute of graphic arts. The selection of the subject matter was made by Richard J. Walsh, with the assistance of Guy Holt, who also wrote the introduction. The typography was suggested by Frederic W. Goudy. Nice example. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W32 x 2c
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Johnson, James Sydney.
NOCTURNE IN ST. GAUDEN'S.
14p. Original wood engraving "Christus" by Howard Simon. Decorative purple initial. Printed by the Brothers Johnson on Aurelian Paper. Uncut. 8vo. Original vellum style backed paper boards. Original paper label. Binding designed by Ralph Liddy. Spine slightly darkened. Hardbound. Thirty-seventh item in the keepsake series of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Limited Edition of only 700 copies. Nice copy. PRESS/W32
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Jones, Evan Morgan.
BREAK BREAD WITH ME. SONNETS AND OTHER POEMS.
25p. Tall thin 8vo. Original full black cloth binding, gold lettered spine. Limited Edition of only 500 copies. Nice copy. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W34
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Knox, Frank.
THE MEANING OF MUNICH. Being a Series of Three Editorials as Published in the Chicago Daily News in Autumn 1938.
17p. Printed in red and black and decorated with small swastika symbols. Designed by Anne Edwards. Set in Garamond type by J. M. Bundscho, Inc. Printed on Strathmore's Wayside Test paper from J. W. Butler Paper Company by J. M. Bundscho, Inc. Square 12mo. Original full brown leather binding with a raised hand gold stamped on front cover. Bound by Author Hertzberg & Craftsmen, Inc. Limited Edition. Number 289 of only 300 copies. Very handsome copy of three editorials condemning German aggression. This is the Bundscho file copy. PRESS/W33. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Kynett, Harold H.
FARAWAY AT EIGHTY-FOUR. Years Count With the Little Grey Lady of the Sea.
207p. + frontis. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Insert wishing best wishes. Tall 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding. Original spine paper label. Binding very slightly soiled. Hardbound. Nice copy of Harold H. Kynett's observations of Nantucket. PRESS/W32
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Macleish, Archibald.
NOBODADDY. A Play.
67p. Title page bordered with a pale green snake and a vignette drawn in blue of a man and woman designed by W. A. Dwiggins. Uncut and unopened. Inked ownership of the binding historian Hannah D. French, 1937. 8vo. Original full blue cloth binding, decorated and lettered in pale blue. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 750 copies. Nice copy of this First Edition. PRESS/W32
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Lamartine, A. De.
GRAZIELLA. Translated by Ralph Wright. With 30 Illustrations by Jacquier.
190p. + color frontis. Color illustrations stenciled by the Curwen Press. Text printed on Arches paper by Robert MacLehose and Company. Designed by Francis Meynell. Title page decorated in green. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full patterned linen binding, cloth printed by the Curwen Press. Original spine label. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 941 of only 1600 copies of which 600 are for sale in the United States by Random House. Very nice copy. "Graziella is an 1852 novel by the French author Alphonse de Lamartine. It tells of a young French man who falls for a fisherman's granddaughter the titular Graziella during a trip to Naples, Italy; they are separated when he must return to France, and she soon dies. Based on the author's experiences with a tobacco-leaf folder while in Naples in the early 1810s, Graziella was first written as a journal, and intended to serve as commentary for Lamartine's poem 'Le Premier Regret'." **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W43.
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Lawrence, D. H.
LOVE AMONG THE HAYSTACKS & OTHER PIECES BY D. H. LAWRENCE WITH A REMINISCENCE BY DAVID GARNETT.
pp. xiii, 96. Deckle edges. Printed on hand made paper at the Curwen Press. 8vo. Original burlap spine over yellow cloth boards. Original leather spine label, gold lettered. Spine slightly nicked. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 644 of 1600 copies of which 550 are for sale in the United States by Random House. Very nice copy of this collection of some of Lawrence's short stories, which published around the time of his death. They include: Love Among the Haystacks; A Prelude; A Lesson on a Tortoise; Lessford's Rabbits; A Modern Lover; and The Fly in the Ointment. First English edition, one of 1600 copies printed at the Curwen Press. Posthumously published selection of stories and sketches which were written in 1912 but not published until 1930. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W43
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Maupassant, Guy de.
A WOMAN'S LIFE. Translated from the French by Marjorie Laurie; with an introduction by Edmond Jaloux, and illustrations by Edy Legrand.
pp. xiv, 216 + color frontis. Color text drawings by Edy Legrand from rubber plates cut by Herbert Rau. Designed by Francis Meynell. Tall 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding, gold lettered spine. Original slip case. Hardbound. Nice copy. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W43
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Meredith, George.
THE LETTERS OF GEORGE MEREDITH TO ALICE MEYNELL with Annotations thereto 1896-1907.
104p. Uncut. Printed on Ingres paper. 8vo. Original linen backed paper binding. Gilt lettered spine. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 629 of which 850 copies for England and 780 for America. The type has been distributed. Very nice copy. PRESS/W43
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Moore, Judge Charles F.
COMRADESHIP. Foreword by John W. Davis.
49p. Title page decorated with drawing of a boy and his dog. Badly foxed. Tall 8vo. Original full paper binding, lettered in red. Hardbound. PRESS/W32
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Moore, George.
THE APOSTLE. A Drama In A Prelude And Three Acts.
125p. Uncut and unopened. Printed on hand-set type on Van Gelder paper. Bookseller's label. 8vo. Original vellum like spine over paper boards. Original spine paper label. Extremities of binding slightly worn. Remains of original dust jacket. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 341 of only 1030 copies. Signed by the author. Nice copy. George Augustus Moore (18521933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. PRESS/W33
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Moore, George.
AVOWALS.
310p. Uncut and unopened, deckle edged. 8vo. Original vellum like spine over paper boards. Original spine paper label. Spine browned. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 741 of only 1000 copies. Signed by the author. Nice copy. George Augustus Moore (18521933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. PRESS/W33.
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Moore, George.
FRAGMENTS FROM HELOISE & ABELARD.
23p. Uncut. 8vo. Original wraps, string tied. Extremities slightly worn. Nice copy. PRESS/W33
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Moore, George.
HELOISE AND ABELARD. In Two Volumes.
Two volumes. Uncut, deckle edged. 8vo. Original vellum like spines over paper boards. Original spine paper labels. Extremities slightly worn. Original dust jackets with paper labels, worn with slight loss. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 1444 of only 1500 copies. Signed by the author. Nice set. George Augustus Moore (18521933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. In this handsome edition he turns his hand to the 12th century tale of Abelard and Heloise. One of the most celebrated romantic couples of all time, known for their love affair. and for the tragedy that separated them. PRESS/W33
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Moore, George.
IN SINGLE STRICTNESS.
312p. Decorated title page. Hand-set type on Dutch hand-made paper. Uncut and largely unopened. 8vo. Original vellum like spine over paper boards. Original spine paper label. Extremities of binding slightly worn. Remains of original dust jacket with paper label. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 416 of only 1230 copies. Signed by the author. Nice copy. George Augustus Moore (18521933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. PRESS/W33
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Moore, George.
ULICK AND SORACHA.
235p. + engraved illustration with tissue guard. Uncut and unopened. 8vo. Original vellum like spine over paper boards. Original spine paper label. Spine slightly soiled. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 1196 of only 1250 copies. Signed by the author. Nice copy. PRESS/W33
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Moore, T. Sturge.
RODERIGO OF BIVAR.
51p. Designed by Bruce Rogers; and printed on BR watermarked rag paper. Uncut and unopened. Tall thin 8vo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Slightly soiled. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 525 copies. Nice copy. Haas 113. A play set in the royal palace at Burgos in 1043 A.D. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W32
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Morley, Christopher.
"MODERN DRESS" A One-Act Play.
np. Title page printed in red and black. Printed by Peter Beilenson. Uncut. Tall thin 8vo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Original spine paper label with slight loss. Top of boards slightly sun faded. Limited Edition of only 500 copies. 475 are for sale by Random House. Nice copy. First edition. PRESS/W32
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Morris, William.
THE HISTORY OF OVER SEA. Done into English by William Morris. With Decorations by Louis Rhead.
28p. + Frontis. Intricately decorated frontis, title page and text illustrations by Louis Rhead. Title page printed in red and black. Square 8vo. Original vellum like paper binding decorated in green and red. Lacks spine and front edge ties. Binding worn. Hardbound. PRESS/W34
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Otway, Thomas.
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF THOMAS OTWAY. In Three Volumes. Edited By Montague Summers.
Three volumes. Uncut. XLib. 4to. Original cloth backed paper bindings. Original spine labels. Limited Edition. Number 742 of only 1250 sets. Nice set. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PRESS/W43
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Page, Harry S.
BETWEEN THE FLAGS. The Recollections of a Gentleman Rider. Illustrated by Edward S. Voss and from Photographs.
313p. + Plus color frontis, numerous full page color drawings and numerous photographs. Chapter heading drawings. Bookseller's label. Printed by Eugene V. Connett for the Derrydale Press. Tall 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold lettered. Gilt vignette of horse and jockey on front cover. Original slip case. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 850 copies. Very handsome copy. The Derrydale Press was an American book publishing company founded in 1927 with headquarters on Park Ave. in Manhattan. . It was the creation of Princeton University graduate Eugene V. Connett III (1891-1969). Iit was the only publishing house in the world devoted exclusively to sporting books, and issued some of the most sought after books in the field. PRESS/W32. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
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Pasternak, Boris.
SEVEN POEMS. Translated by George L. Kline.
np. Title page printed in red and black. Red endpapers. Tall thin 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Original spine paper label. Hardbound. Second edition. Unicorn Keepsake. Very nice copy. PRESS/W32
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Paul, Louis.
THE MAN WHO LEFT HOME.
21p. Color decorated title page. Designed by Douglas Rader and Norman W. Forgue. Signed by the author on the Colophon. XLib. Foxed. Tall thin 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding. Worn at extremities. Hardbound. Limited Edition of only 149 copies of which 100 copies are for sale. This copy is number 26. PRESS/W32
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Peck, George R.
THE KINGDOM OF LIGHT.
30p. Designed by Frederic Warde. Penciled marks on rear endpapers. Bookseller's label. Thin 8vo. Original full brown cloth binding. Gilt lettered spine. Hardbound. Limited edition of only 400 copies. Nice copy. PRESS/W32
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Poe, Edgar Allan.
POEMS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE. With an Introduction by Howard Mumford Jones.
pp. vii, 55. Uncut. Wide margins. XLib. 28 cm. Original red leather backed paper binding. Spine gold lettered. Head and tail of spine scuffed. Top of front board faded. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 74 of only 585 copies. Though XLib, still a nice copy. PRESS/W34
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Pulsifer, Harold Trowbridge.
ELEGY FOR A HOUSE.
pp. (6), 15. Uncut. Wide margins. Front endpaper slightly age stained. Tall thin 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 96 of only 200 copies. Signed by the author on limitation page. Nice copy. PRESS/W34
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R(andall), D(avies).
A LITTLE MORE NONSENSE.
48 Leaves. Printed on recto only. Illustrated with woodcuts from William Dodd's "Specimens of Early Wood Engraving". Also some wood blocks by A. O. Decorative title page. 8vo. Original full marble boards with original spine and front cover paper labels. Extremities worn. Hardbound. PRESS/W32
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Ross, Clinton.
THE PUPPET.
183p. Top edge gold. Uncut. Penciled ownership of B. Blatner, Albany, NY. Age stained. Small 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold ruled and lettered. Binding stained. Binding stamped by Boston Bookbinding Company. Hardbound. PRESS/W33 x 2c
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Ross, Clinton.
THE SCARLET COAT.
310p. Top edge gold. Uncut and unopened. Small hole on front endpaper. Small 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold ruled and lettered. Spine faded. Binding stamped by Boston Bookbinding Company. Hardbound. PRESS/W33
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Saki. (Munro, H. H.)
THE BACKGROUND.
np. Orange wood cuts designed and printed by Kam Young Wong. Wide margins. Uncut. Square 8vo. Original cloth backed patterned paper boards. Original paper label. Hardbound. Printed in a very small edition by Kam Young Wong. Short story about a man of modest means who comes into a small inheritance that "impelled him towards some seemingly harmless extravagances. In particular it led him to patronize local art as represented by the tattoo-needles of Signor Andreas Pincini. Signor Pincini was, perhaps, the most brilliant master of tattoo craft that Italy had ever known, but his circumstances were decidedly impoverished, and for the sum of six hundred francs he gladly undertook to cover his client's back, from collar-bone down to waist-line, with a glowing representation of the Fall of Icarus." Nice copy. PRESS/W32 x 2c.
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