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1860pp. iv, 111, 7 [Publisher's catalogue] + Frontis. Age stained. Badly damp stained. Penciled ownership of "Harrison, Bleak House, Henusi?, Nov. 12, 1860". Small 8vo. Original full buckram binding, gold lettered. Worn. Authorship of this scarce piece is sometimes attributed to: Adeline Dutton (Train) Whitney (1824-1906), American juvenile and miscellaneous writer. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
195842p. Embellished with color hand-drawn initials in the fashion of the Fifteenth Century by Kurt H. Volk. Title page decorated and printed in red and black. Type set in Janson and printed in four colors by offset on white, heavyweight Fabriano from Fabriano, Italy. Uncut. Wide margins. Top edge gold. Folio. Original leather spine over cloth boards, some soiling. Gilt lettered spine. Limited Edition. Number 707 of only 1000 copies. Signed by Kurt H. Volk. Nice copy. 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 these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
194123p. Text drawings printed in blue throughout. Decorated title page. Initials, page numbers and running heads printed in blue. Snowflake blue endpapers. 12mo. Original cloth backed snowflake blue paper boards. Original paper label on front cover. Binding slightly soiled. Limited Edition of only 1100 copies privately printed for the friends of the author and his publishers as a Christmas greeting. Nice copy. Published the same year as his ground breaking book 'Kabloona' which chronicled the year Poncins spent living among the Inuit of King William Island, Arctic Circle. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70 x 2
190281p. + Plus color frontis and three color full page plates with tissue guards by W. L. Jacobs. Uncut. Top edge gold. Remnants of old bookplate. Front endpapers rusted from old paper clip. Inked ownership of Benjamin H. Decker, Christmas, 1902. Small 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, lettered in yellow with front cover vignette of two rifles, sword and holly, white tents and mansion with a yellow sky. Spine gold lettered with very slight wear at head and tail. Binding crinkled. Nice copy of a Civil War Christmas story. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
192523p. Uncut and unopened. Thin 8vo. Original cloth backed purple gold flaked paper boards. Original spine and front cover paper labels. Edges of binding faded and slightly worn. Harper & Brothers Christmas keepsake printed by Haddon Craftsmen of Camden, New Jersey. First Edition. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
1956pp. xi, 180. Illustrated with cartoons and drawings. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, slightly soiled. Original dust jacket, worn and chipped. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
1932np. Title page and text decorated with red and green stars and green borders. Deckled edges. Gospel of St. Matthew Chapter II Verses 1 to 12, inclusive; Gospel of St. Luke Chapter II verses 8 to 20, inclusive. Small 12mo. Original cloth backed blue paper boards, slightly worn at extremities. Nicely printed copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
193911p. Title page printed in red and black. Christmas greeting insert from the Publishers. 12mo. Original full orange paper binding with gold designs. Original printed paper label on front cover. Very crisp copy. Memoirs of a childhood Christmas in Hungary during 1915. The author's father was a leader of the Serbs during the early days of World War One. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
1930n.p. Delicate blue drawings by John Reid. Text printed in blue. Beautifully printed by Edgar G. Dunstan & Co. Christmas greetings insert signed from M.R.L. and C. Freshel. Thin 8vo. Original cloth backed paper binding. Front cover embossed with young girl carolers surrounded by a printed border naming author, title, publisher, printer and illustrator all printed in red. Binding very slightly scuffed at edges. A lovely copy of English Christmas carols. Scarce. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
195931p. Color pictorial title page. 12mo. Original full black pattern paper binding. Privately printed First Edition for Friends of the Author and his Publishers. Chapter from the First American Edition of THE HUSSAR translated by Catherine Hutter which is to be published next year, March, 1960. Very crisp copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
1968256p. Profusely illustrated with numerous plates in color. Pictorial endpapers. Small 4to. Original cloth backed pictorial boards. Original dust jacket, slightly chipped at edges. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
1963pp. 119, (7)[Author and Text Indexes]. Numerous text line drawings by Tom O'Sullivan. Top edge red. Small 4to. Original full pale yellow cloth binding, gold lettered. Edges of binding slightly soiled. Includes pieces by: Margaret T. Applegarth; Roark Bradford; Gwendolyn Brooks; Countee Cullen; Frederick Douglas; Paul Laurence Dunbar; Lorenz Graham; Frank Horne; Langston Hughes; Zora Neale Hurston; Harnett T. Kane; Aquah Laluah; Eve Lynn; Gabriela Mistral; Effie Lee Newsome; Julia Peterkin; Albert Rice; Booker T. Washington; and others. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
1909np. A mostly chromolithographed alphabet precedes the text. Text illustrations printed in red and blue throughout. Paper beginning to brown. Margaret Sarah Lewis, famous York, PA water color artist - her copy with her earliest juvenile drawings. 8vo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Chromolithograph front cover illustrating two children with their Christmas gifts. Binding worn. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
1914214p. + Plus color frontis and full page plates by Henry J. Soulen. Numerous text drawings by Edward Stratton Hollowary. Decorative ruled title page printed in red and black. Uncut. Top edge gold. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, lettered in gold. Front cover decorated with green holly leaves and a gold trumpet. Likely a first edition. Lovely copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
190023p. Decorated title page. Printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. 12mo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Slightly worn at extremities. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
191223p. Decorated title page. 12mo. Original cloth backed paper boards. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
193013 leaves. Gilt snowflake device and "Yuletide 1930" over printed in gold on title page. First initial delicately embossed in blind. Printed in the French Fold style, each leaf with text on one side only. Unopened. Wide margins throughout. Text printed on heavy, soft rice paper. Gilt snowflake colophon. Tall 8vo. Original full white padded paper binding decorated in silver, soiled. This copy is number 90 of a Limited Edition. Attractive copy. 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 these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W67
193513 leaves. Title page printed in silver with snowflake device embossed in blind. First initial printed in gray with a delicate snowflake embossed in blind. Printed in the French Fold style, each leaf with text on one side only. Unopened. Wide margins throughout. Text printed on heavy, soft rice paper. Tall 8vo. Original full padded cream paper binding decorated with snowflake designs. Original blue cloth lined solander case. This book was conceived by Kurt H. Volk, Typographer, and executed in collaboration with Meyer Wagman. Beautiful and delicate copy. 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 these here. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W67
1852pp. 284, (4)[Publisher's catalogue with each page elaborately ruled and decorated]. 12mo. Original full cloth binding embossed in blind. Spine lettered in gold, slightly faded. A very clean and crisp copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70. **PRICE JUST REDUCED!
195826p. Mosaic styled color drawings by Marian Ebert. Decorated title page. Designed by Donald E. Cooke. 8vo. Original full paper binding, slightly worn at extremities. Limited Edition. No limitation statement of number of copies. Nice example. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! CHRISTMAS/W67 x 3
191423p. Illustrated chapter headings and colophon. Illustrated first initial. Top edge gold, other edges deckled. Penciled inscription "For another boy X-mas 1915". Foxed. Small 8vo. Original cloth backed metallic design paper boards. Spine darkened but with paper label. Extremities worn. On copyright page: "This book a souvenir of Christmas 1914 is with avuncular regard dedicated to C.M.F. 2nd he might have been Bob". Limited to only 250 copies. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70
1853pp. xv, 504. XLib. 8vo. Disbound. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
1958np. Color drawings throughout by Hilary Knight. Bookplate of Margaret Sarah Lewis, York, PA water color artist. 4to. Original full red pictorial glossy binding. First Printing. Very crisp copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
189871p. + Plus frontis and full page illustrations with tissue guards. Text blocked throughout in ornate borders of fishes, vines and flowers. Top edge gold with other edges deckled. 8vo. Original full green cloth binding embossed and decorated in gold and blind. Heavily gold lettered. Spine slightly faded. Lovely First Edition printed at the Devinne Press. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W69
191156p. + Plus frontis photogravure of a painting showing a Sheppard and the Three Wise Men in front of a fire. Tissue guard. Uncut. Top edge gold. Small 8vo. Original full green cloth binding, heavily embossed and lettered in gold. Spine faded. First Edition. Nice copy. Fine books from earlier Christmas seasons make great gifts today. CHRISTMAS/W70