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1993ref. ABE-1652633043112Chatto & Windus 1993 A first printing of the first edition UK hardback. This famed novel is a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine jacket. The jacket is complete and protected. It is not price clipped. Highly collectable. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Chatto & Windus hardcover
2009No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 304pp. The story of the invention of printing in the early 15th century which took place in Germany.
1939ref. ST20331London: Beaconsfield Press 1939. No. 72 OF 125 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST AND THE EDITOR for sale in the British Empire. 292 x 248 mm. 11 1/2 x 9 3/4". xxvi pp. 46 leaves all leaves French fold. Edited by Cecil Roth. Elegant original blue crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe signed on front turn-in covers with gilt French fillet border and large intricate central figure designed by Szyk of a patriarch holding a goblet and book raised bands spine gilt in double ruled compartments with ornate crown centerpiece gilt titling turn-ins with double gilt-ruled and scalloped border surrounding an illustrated silk doublure featuring a Szyk portrait of Moses with the Ten Commandments done in shades of gray within a frame of elaborate design. In an excellent velvet-lined box of blue half morocco over lighter blue cloth upper cover with central lion's head in gilt on blue morocco spine like that of the book. WITH 14 FULL-PAGE AND 32 SMALLER COLOR REPRODUCTIONS OF DESIGNS BY SZYK. English translation printed in black commentary printed in red. Front flyleaf inscribed in ink: "To Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Brachman / very cordially / Arthur Szyk / New York. April 1945." Very faint naturally occurring variations in the grain of the vellum otherwise a pristine copy. With an important Holocaust-related authorial inscription this is a very fine copy of what the London Times described as "a book worthy to be placed among the most beautiful of books that the hand of man has produced." Arthur Szyk 1894-1951 a Polish Jew is considered by scholars to be the greatest 20th century illuminator. Using the style of the Medieval illuminated manuscript artists he has here created a Haggadah for Passover that is at once a beautiful book of devotion a political protest against the rise of Nazism and a plea for England's help for the Jews of Europe. By 1939 Szyk's anti-Nazi cartoons had caused Hitler to put a price on his head forcing him to flee to England. His original illustrations for his "Haggadah" featuring the villains of the Exodus with the heads of Hitler Goebbels and other leading Nazis had to be toned down before publication. All 46 pages of the Hebrew text are illustrated with scenes from the Passover story as well as vignettes of Jewish life in modern Europe—sometimes Szyk mixes the two to great effect. Perhaps the most moving illustration in the book is the elaborately illustrated dedication to King George VI of England appealing for his mercy to European Jews. The great symbols of the British Empire—the lion and unicorn St. George defeating the dragon—surround Szyk's plea to the king: "At the feet of your most gracious majesty I humbly lay these works of my hands shewing forth the affliction of my people Israel." In the lower right corner of the painting we see Jewish refugees beside one of the ships which were usually turned away from British shores while Szyk depicts himself leaning against the painting his brush and easel in hand. The text here is enriched by the historical introduction and the commentary contributed by Cecil Roth 1899-1970 the preeminent British expert on Jewish history. This crowning achievement of Szyk's life was four years in the making and has proved to be an enduring treasure. Szyk presented this copy to Texas oilfield supply magnate Solomon "Sol" Brachman 1896-1974 and his wife Etta. The son of a Latvian Jew Brachman was the founding president of the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth in 1936 and helped arrange an emergency $100000 bank loan for Israel on the eve of statehood in 1948. His wife who served as president of the National Council of Jewish Women was known as "the mother of Hadassah." Szyk's 1945 inscription was no doubt especially meaningful to this devout family whose Latvian relatives were among the 90 percent of that country's Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Beaconsfield Press unknown
1939ref. ST20331London: Beaconsfield Press 1939. No. 72 OF 125 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST AND THE EDITOR for sale in the British Empire. 292 x 248 mm. 11 1/2 x 9 3/4". xxvi pp. 46 leaves all leaves French fold. Edited by Cecil Roth. Elegant original blue crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe signed on front turn-in covers with gilt French fillet border and large intricate central figure designed by Szyk of a patriarch holding a goblet and book raised bands spine gilt in double ruled compartments with ornate crown centerpiece gilt titling turn-ins with double gilt-ruled and scalloped border surrounding an illustrated silk doublure featuring a Szyk portrait of Moses with the Ten Commandments done in shades of gray within a frame of elaborate design. In an excellent velvet-lined box of blue half morocco over lighter blue cloth upper cover with central lion's head in gilt on blue morocco spine like that of the book. WITH 14 FULL-PAGE AND 32 SMALLER COLOR REPRODUCTIONS OF DESIGNS BY SZYK. English translation printed in black commentary printed in red. Front flyleaf inscribed in ink: "To Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Brachman / very cordially / Arthur Szyk / New York. April 1945." Very faint naturally occurring variations in the grain of the vellum otherwise a pristine copy. With an important Holocaust-related authorial inscription this is a very fine copy of what the London Times described as "a book worthy to be placed among the most beautiful of books that the hand of man has produced." Arthur Szyk 1894-1951 a Polish Jew is considered by scholars to be the greatest 20th century illuminator. Using the style of the Medieval illuminated manuscript artists he has here created a Haggadah for Passover that is at once a beautiful book of devotion a political protest against the rise of Nazism and a plea for England's help for the Jews of Europe. By 1939 Szyk's anti-Nazi cartoons had caused Hitler to put a price on his head forcing him to flee to England. His original illustrations for his "Haggadah" featuring the villains of the Exodus with the heads of Hitler Goebbels and other leading Nazis had to be toned down before publication. All 46 pages of the Hebrew text are illustrated with scenes from the Passover story as well as vignettes of Jewish life in modern Europe—sometimes Szyk mixes the two to great effect. Perhaps the most moving illustration in the book is the elaborately illustrated dedication to King George VI of England appealing for his mercy to European Jews. The great symbols of the British Empire—the lion and unicorn St. George defeating the dragon—surround Szyk's plea to the king: "At the feet of your most gracious majesty I humbly lay these works of my hands shewing forth the affliction of my people Israel." In the lower right corner of the painting we see Jewish refugees beside one of the ships which were usually turned away from British shores while Szyk depicts himself leaning against the painting his brush and easel in hand. The text here is enriched by the historical introduction and the commentary contributed by Cecil Roth 1899-1970 the preeminent British expert on Jewish history. This crowning achievement of Szyk's life was four years in the making and has proved to be an enduring treasure. Szyk presented this copy to Texas oilfield supply magnate Solomon "Sol" Brachman 1896-1974 and his wife Etta. The son of a Latvian Jew Brachman was the founding president of the Jewish Federation of Fort Worth in 1936 and helped arrange an emergency $100000 bank loan for Israel on the eve of statehood in 1948. His wife who served as president of the National Council of Jewish Women was known as "the mother of Hadassah." Szyk's 1945 inscription was no doubt especially meaningful to this devout family whose Latvian relatives were among the 90 percent of that country's Jews who perished in the Holocaust. Beaconsfield Press unknown books
Second edition, 2 vols., 8vo (215 x 130 mm), xxvii, [9], 522, [10]; xiv, [14], 462, [x]pp., ownership signature torn away from outer upper bank margin of title page, final 3 leaves to vol. I and a couple of gathering from vol. II with waterstain tide mark (not unsightly), recent red half morocco, marbled boards, contrasting green morocco title label to spine, five raised bands, tooled in gilt. Robert Dossie (1717-1777) was a rigourous advocate for the advantages of improved public knowledge. With the publication of this work he provided information and instruction to the reader in a multitude of trades, many never before disclosed outside there trades. As a resource, it was well regarded by eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century artisans and became the standard work for practical techniques of that era.
1987340x310mm. 173 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Gilt spine. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
2015IN HEBREW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 24.5X17.5 cm. 435 pages. Hardcover. Spine edges slightly bumped. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
1903Two Volumes. Illustrated with full page engravings on Japan vellum with text tissue guards. Title pages printed in red and black on Japan vellum. Uncut. Top edges gold. Large 8vo. Original full green buckram bindings. Original paper spine labels. Bindings very slightly worn at edges. Hardbound. Limited Edition. Number 221 of only 1250 copies. Edition de Luxe. Very nice set. SET/W47
2008ref. ABE-1960869228Faber London 2008 Handsome paperback original from Faber. This wonderful novel is signed on the title page. Perfect unread first printing first edition. Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Soft cover. As New. Faber London paperback
1835ref. 28300Peekskill NY: Samuel Huestis 1835. Hardcover. Good overall. An early Peekskill imprint of this story which originated in the 8th and 9th centuries A.D. 32mo 118pp blue stiff paper cover stitch bound spine lacking with b&w woodcut illustrations. Light foxing throughout spine tender but holding. OCLC 701787336 shows 1 copy at Yale. Samuel Huestis hardcover
ref. 220917London: The London Printing and Publishing Company. Fair with no dust jacket. N.D. Hardcover. Covers and spines are worn and stained. Cracking and chipping of edges of spines. Large stain on front cover of fourth volume. Cracking on some hinges. A page loose in volume 7. Foxing and damp staining on front and back blanks and some throughout pages. Sixth volume is missing from set. ; Six of seven volumes present: 1 - 5 and 7. . The London Printing and Publishing Company hardcover
First edition, 8vo (220 x 140 mm), [4], 66pp., orig. red cloth, gilt, spine faded.
First edition, 4to, [2],90pp., lithographed throughout wove paper watermarked "Whatman 1820", inscribed "E. H. Grimston from his affectionate aunt Harriot Grimston Oct 13th 1840", Edward H. Grimston was the second son of the author, and Harriot her sister-in-law, lithographed portrait frontispiece of the author on india-proof paper, title within decorative border, 9 lithographed plates and plans, one etched plate, 11 lithographed armorials in the margins, some light spotting, contemporary half morocco,upper joint split. "Probably the earliest [British] topographical book with its text lithographed... the most striking feature of the book is the discrepancy between the assurance of the writing of the main text and the naivety of the drawings..."?Twyman, Early Lithographed Books, pp. 179-180. Twyman suggests that Charlotte Grimston (wife of the first earl of Verulam who owned Gorhambury) was responsible for the views and plans, but employed a professional lithographic writer for the text. Martin, Privately Printed Books, pp.342-43.
190228p. + 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
4 Vols., 4to, over 2740pp., orig. cloth. Reproduces the catalogue cards of the ca. 16,000 items in this very important collection. Some of the many subjects include: incunabula, curiosities of bookmaking (such as chained books), modern fine printing, history of paper, type specimen books, printing manuals, graphic design, trade catalogues, binding, and much more.
4 Vols., 4to, over 2740pp., orig. cloth. Reproduces the catalogue cards of the ca. 16,000 items in this very important collection. Some of the many subjects include: incunabula, curiosities of bookmaking (such as chained books), modern fine printing, history of paper, type specimen books, printing manuals, graphic design, trade catalogues, binding, and much more.
1970650pp. 24 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good
1953pp. xviii, 304. Wood engravings by Derrick Harris. Title page ornately ruled in black. Endpapers beginning to brown. 8vo. Original full patterned cloth binding. Spine darkened and worn. Original leather spine label chipped. Hardbound. PRESS/W74
8vo, xlii, 308pp., frontis., numerous coloured illustrs., orig. buckram, printed paper label on spine and upper cover, uncut. Jemmy Catnach, the printer, son of John Catnach, printer in Northumberland, and who founded the press, justly earned the distinction of being one of the great pioneers in the cause of promoting cheap literature.
1850Six Volumes. Portrait frontis in Volume One. Bookseller's label in Volume Three. All volumes age stained. Inked ownership of Joseph V. Diehl all volumes. Large 12mo. Original full publisher's cloth bindings, embossed in blind and lettered in gold. Volumes worn with loss at head of spines. Hardbound. Though some wear, this is a nice set of Gibbon's Decline and Fall. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! SET/W46
1840Sm. 8vo., First Edition thus, with half-title and title in red and black; original brown ribbed cloth, very neatly rebacked with old backstrip laid down, new paper label and laid endpapers to style, a very good, clean copy. CRISP COPY OF THE FIRST MODERN ACCOUNT OF THE CRUSADES IN ENGLISH. Based on the third edition of 1647 and printed by Whittingham at the Chiswick Press, this is a beautiful edition from Pickering at the height of his powers. Morison: Four Centuries of Fine Printing, 297; NCBEL I, p.2233.
1979pp. xvii, 780 + Plus color frontis. Full page color illustrations by T. M. Kronenberger. Pale orange silk moire endpapers. All edges gold. Original pale orange page ribbon. Original bookplate from the Easton Press, not filled in. 4to. Original full maroon deep morocco grain leather binding with gold Gothic like designs through out. Gilt decorated and lettered spine with raised bands. Hardbound. Very beautiful, crisp copy. This Collector's Edition is published in advanced for the subscribers of the Easton Press collection of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written". PRESS/W75.
1791ref. 000015094Worcester Massachusetts: Isaiah Thomas 1791. First Thomas edition. Hardcover. Good or better. 4to. 2 3-1310 pp. Contemporary paneled sheep with the spine in six compartments. Illustrated with two engraved frontispieces. Completing the title page: And with the former translations diligently compared and revised by the special command of King James I of England. With marginal notes and references. To which are added an index and an alphabetical table of the names in the Old and New Testaments with their significations. American Antiquarian Society "Isaiah Thomas’s Printing Press: "Old Number One". Darlow and Moule 1353. Isaiah Thomas' printing press first operated out of Boston: producing a newspaper and materials that encouraged American colonists to rebel against the British imperial government. Thomas moved his press to Worcester at the behest of his friends who suspected that it would be impounded by the British authorities. Thomas' Bible was produced in several quarto octavo and duodecimo editions. Darlow and Moule note that Thomas enlisted the help of clergymen and others to compare nearly thirty different editions of the scripture. The Thomas Bible is one of the more attractive productions of early American printing. The clasps largely perished quite a bit of rubbing to the leather's edges. Lacks leaves K3 and K4 the final verses of Maccabees also lacks the endpapers. An armorial bookplate that states "Williams" on the front pastedown an inscription reading Thomas Williams Jr. 1792 on the verso of the Apocrypha title page. Isaiah Thomas hardcover
ref. 63-9346New York: New York School Of Printing 1939. Invitation: 5-3/4 x 4-3/8 inches. Presentation of bronze bust of Frederic W. Goudy The New York School of Printing. ND. Very Good. Scarce.From the collection of San Franciscan Albert Sperisen. New York: New York School Of Printing, [1939]. unknown
192937p. 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.
