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1896réf. 6493Springfield: The Wayside Press 1896. First Edition. First Edition. Quarto. Publisher's wrappers with cover illustration and lettering in brown by Bradley. Superb ASSOCIATION COPY with the original mailing label of Julia D. Whiting author and editor in charge of "Will Bradley; His Book" affixed to first page and likely her copy. The label printed in red and black has the following in script: To Miss Julia D. Whiting/ Deerfield Mass/ Book Post." A wonderful issue featuring William Morris and Maxfield Parrish with lots of woodcut illustrations. Near fine condition. Scarce thus. The Wayside Press unknown books
réf. 4868One page on folded light green paper. Autograph Letter Signed by Will Bradley to noted American architect author and printing designer Frank Chouteau Brown dated April 21 1901 and dealing with Brown's new book "Letters and Lettering" which the architect was petitioning Bradley to provide art in the form of alphabet. Bradley writes "10 Kirkland Rd. Cambridge April 21 1901. My Dear Sir: I should be pleased to comply with your request to furnish an alphabet for your forthcoming book but am so busy just now that I am unable to spare the time. Wishing it all success I am very truly yours Will Bradley. To F.C. Brown Esq. 19 West Cedar St. Boston. unknown books
réf. 4803Two pages on folded light green paper April 28 1901. Autograph Letter Signed to noted American architect author and printing designer Frank Chouteau Brown during the very period in which Will Bradley was withdrawing from work for a season owing to personal stresses and impending nervous breakdown and the letter deals with Bradley's inability to take on work. Bradley writes to Chouteau "10 Kirkland Road Cambridge 1901. My Dear Sir: I have yours of the 22nd. I am very sorry that even with the extended time I can't possibly give you any material for your book. I found it necessary the first of this year to refrain from taking on any new work even of the slightest nature as I am now spending longer hours at my drawings than I should and even then I can't get through with the work I have in hand." He goes on to explain how he'd like to take up a rest in the latter part of August and in order to accomplish this he must "keep everlastingly at it." He closes with a pleasant invitation to call but he trusts "you won't urge me any further to give you a drawing. Yours Truly Will Bradley." And below that "To Frank C. Brown Esq. Boston." Fine folded twice. An interesting and personal Will Bradley letter which rarely shows up in the marketplace nowadays. unknown books
1896réf. 4955Springfield: The Wayside Press 1896. First edition. First edition. Original printed prospectus 10 1/4 x 5 inches one uncut folded folio sheet making four pages. Lavishly illustrated/decorated front cover by Bradley with lettering in red printed in red and black with decorations and examples of the upcoming Volume One Number One. April 1896. Very fine with no signs of wear. An extremely scarce important record of the greatest short-running decorative American printings by one of the top American book illustrator and designers at the Turn of the Century. P. 202 Bambace. The Wayside Press unknown books
réf. 6136One large page 9 x 5 1/2 inches. Superb and early autograph letter signed by famed American artist and illustrator Will Bradley to Frances F. Browne a noted editor and literary critic with whom Bradley would work closely with over the years. Written on Bradley's stationary printed at top left: "Will H. Bradley/Artist/1111 Monadnock Building/Chicago." The letter is almost entirely taken up with design and description of his art: "Aug 25 -92. Mr. Frances F. Browne Dear Sir: I will explain the design & send you by today's mail as the pencil sketch is not very clear. Below the dial are laurel branches which support the dial and also two torches. The sun is indicated its rays forming a background to add a little strength to center of design. The laurel branches are woven to form four leaf shaped designs in the center of which are emblems the ribbon work continues below the title and on this I have indicated the sub-title as it will help to make the design compact. The rough sketch looks a little crowded but the finished drawing will not appear so as the title will be strong. " Very good with slight browning to bottom crease marks barely visible to face of letter. Early Will Bradley letters are scarce especially with association. unknown books
réf. 6196Offered here is a wonderful pen and ink drawing and paste-up for the title-page of an 1899 pamphlet or booklet for the Twentieth Century Club in Chicago. Matted and framed under glass image size: 7 x 4 3/4 inches. "The origins of Chicago's Twentieth Century Club lay in the belief that the creation of a cultural and literary club composed of members from the city's best families could help Chicago overcome its reputation for coarseness. Spearheaded by Mrs. George R. Genevieve Jones Grant of Prairie Avenue and several of her friends the club was organized to replicate similar organizations in New York and elsewhere. Potential members were nominated and vetted before they were offered membership. The club suffered from open tensions over control the club and the nature of its cultural and social activities. This page from Jones's father Fernando's scrapbook provides a sense of the club's mission the social struggles of the rapidly growing city and the elite's consciousness about the city's reputation compared to that of its chief rival New York." -clipping from a scrapbook ca. 1900. With two sets of overlays in card added by Bradley at the bottom to affect the proper spacing of the lettering which reads: "1899/ Constitution/ History/ Officers/ List of Members/ and Meetings." Fine. unknown books
1897réf. 17944Springfield MAss: The Wayside Press 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Volume I number 1 through Volume II number 3. Volume I is tall thin 8vo. containing the four numbers of Volume I. Volume II is 4to. containing the three complete numbers of Volume II all published but for a fragmentary No. 4 not present here. Contemporary half morocco marbled paper boards. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers with cloth inner hinges. A compilation of stories and poetry richly illustrated throughout with reproductions of the work of Beardsley Morris Burne-Jones Parrish Toulouse-Lautrec and others by a master of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. Unfortunately in 1897 Bradley's health suffered; he had to sell the Wayside Press and was unable to complete the final number of volume II. Spines are sunned and the bindings are rubbed in places. Overall a nice copy of Bradley's book in a very good binding. Scarce. . The Wayside Press hardcover books
1916réf. 502443Mittineague Mass: Strathmore Paper Company 1916. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 15 1pp. Illustrated with decorations by Bradley. Stapled printed brown wrappers. About fine. Essay by Bradley. Strathmore Paper Company unknown books
réf. 59Cambridge Mass. University Press. 1898. Arranged and printed by Will Bradley. 32 pp. Bound in stapled papers. Uncut. With a Special Offer of a list of Books for Christmas slipped in. Tall 8vo. Slight tear in cover; otherwise fine. unknown books
1949réf. 160942Pasadena CA: Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press 1949. First edition. Softcover. 21 pages. Printed in an edition of 500 copies. A very good copy in string-tied wrappers with some sunning to and along the spine and with some of the pages partially unopened. A nicely printed book. Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press unknown books
1949réf. 35407Pasadena: The Typophiles 1949. stiff paper wrappers. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ii 211 pages. A Victorian Tale Gleaned from Memories and Told for the Edification of Fellow Typophiles by WB. First edition limited to 500 copies Bambace A78. Contains a number of designs by Bradley. Loosely inserted is a four page supplement. A fine copy. The Typophiles unknown books
2019réf. 134324N.P.: The Clinker Press 2019. stiff paper wrappers. Clinker Press. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. ii 6 4 pages. Reprint from "The Printing Art" XX:1 September 1912. The Clinker Press unknown books
1903réf. 884Concord MA: Sign of the Vine 1903. boards paper cover label later plastic dust jacket. Bradley Will. 16mo. boards paper cover label later plastic dust jacket. ii 91 pages. First edition. Arranged and put into type by Will Bradley Bambace A64. With frontispiece and designed title page; orange decoration on each page. Distributed by Bradley as a Christmas gift. Well preserved copy. Sign of the Vine unknown books
1949réf. 23271Pasadena: Typophiles 1949. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. gray stitched stiff wraps. Very good. 21 pages. 24 x 15 cm. Limited edition one of 300 printed by Grant Dahlstrom on Maidstone and Fabriano Cover with the four page supplement laid-in. Frontispiece mostly unopened with illustrations in the text. Typophiles unknown books
1949réf. 550436Pasadena California: Printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Castle Press "For Fellow Typophiles Friends of the Press and the Author" 1949. Softcover. Fine. First edition. Octavo. 21pp. Sewn printed green wrappers. Illustrated with a collotype portrait photograph of a young Will Bradley. Rear cover has a small very faint soil mark else a fine bright copy. Signed by Will Bradley with the date "1885" below his portrait; not all copies were signed. Nicely printed by Grant Dahlstrom at The Gastel Press on Maidstone paper with fabriano cover. $125. (Printed by Grant Dahlstrom, at The Castle Press, "For Fellow Typophiles, Friends of the Press and the Author") unknown books
1931réf. 140221New York: American Institute of Graphic Arts 1931. single sheet folded once. Bradley Will. 8vo. single sheet folded once. Issued for the 50 BOOKS OF THE YEAR Ninth Annual Exhibition. Evidence of glue on the rear else a fine copy of this scarce pamphlet. American Institute of Graphic Arts unknown books
1906réf. 29565New York: Dodd Mead and Company 1906. Very good. First edition of this highly sought Progressive-era fantasy set in Toyville by the multitalented artist graphic designer typographer and film producer. 11'' x 8.75''. Sympathetically rebound with original spine and boards laid down. Endpapers renewed with original leaves laid down. Illustrated by Bradley with 26 full page color illustrations plus many many in-text color illustrations. 166 pages. First two leaves repaired along gutter a couple other small paper repairs. Dodd, Mead and Company unknown books
1906réf. 006929New York: Dodd Mead & Co. 1906 1906. Illustrated boards with cloth spinecorners worn head of spine rubbed small closed tear to FFEP gift inscription a few finger marks but overall clean. Full color frontis full page lithographs in limited color as well as color textual elements and chapter heads. Rare in this condition. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Will Bradley. 4to. Dodd, Mead & Co. unknown books
1906réf. 8427New York: Dodd Mead and Co 1906. cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards. 8vo. cloth-backed pictorial paper-covered boards. x 166 pages. First edition Bambace A68. Gift presentation in ink on the 2nd free endpaper. Spine worn along the bottom third along the hinge some soiling to the boards. Minor shelfwear. Rear cover has a small abrasion near the corner. The textblock is tight. The book is filled with Will Bradley illustrations in black and orange and also contains a full color frontispiece and a highly decorated front cover by Bradley. Dodd, Mead and Co unknown books
1906réf. 1308086NY: Dodd Mead 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A first edition of one of the most imaginative children's books illustrated by Bradley with 26 full page color illustrations plus many in text color illustrations. This is a fantasy tale set in Toyville. Scarce. 4 to. cloth backed pictorial boards some edge corner and cover wear. Very good. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. NY: Dodd Mead hardcover books
1906réf. 01588PETER POODLE TOY MAKER TO THE KING Dodd Mead 1906 first edition fore edge corner tips worn as well as small sections of the board edges else a vg copy with near fine contents in the publishers original multicolor pictorial boards. Profusely illustrated with multicolor full page plates as well as multicolor illustrations within the text. Dodd Mead hardcover books
1906réf. 34946New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1906. First Edition. Illustrated throughout by Bradley. 166 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original cloth backed pictorial paper boards designed by Bradley. Board edges show wear as usual some spotting to final leaveselse a Very Good Copy. First Edition. Illustrated throughout by Bradley. 166 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Bambace A68 Dodd, Mead & Company unknown books
1906réf. 2341217New York: Dodd Mead & Company 1906. First Edition. Large Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Bradley Will. First edition. Edges rubbed with some loss binding beginning to weaken hinges reinforced with masking tape. 1906 Large Hardcover. 166 pp. Red cloth spine paper over boards hardcover. A children's book by the renowned Art Nouveau illustrator and graphic designer who was also influenced by the Arts & Crafts movement and Japanese block printing methods. While he is mainly known for his posters he also designed and illustrated a number of books. A highly sought after volume often only available in poor condition. Dodd, Mead & Company hardcover books
1950réf. 15810San Marino: Huntington Library 1950. self paper wrappers. oblong 12mo. self paper wrappers. 20 pages. Well printed. A near fine copy. Huntington Library unknown books
1904réf. 327600Jersey City: American Type Founders 1904. First. hardcover. very good. Full set 12 volumes of his charming promotional booklets for the American Type Foundry 11 in decorative boards & 1 in printed wrappers each with different colored patterns. Jersey City: American Type Foundry September 1904 - August 1905. The first volume is edge-chipped the others very good or near fine. and all enclosed in a special cloth & board folding case. A scarce set showcasing the work of this American art nouveau illustrator. American Type Founders unknown books
