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1935Best.-Nr. GT1378London: George G. Harrap & Co 1935. 1st Harrap Edition . Hardback. Fine. small 4to. Willy Pogany. ND. c1935. Unpaginated 75 verses with 16 colour tipped-in mounted plates. Black blind stamped decorated boards with gilt titles and illus. front board. Black leather with red and gilt decorations. Printed in Great Britain at The Ballantyne Press Colchester and London. Neat gift inscription dated 1935 to thr half-title page before the title-page. Each page has an attractive blue border. A fine binding with a complete text block. Some occasional small foxing marks. A scarce well produced edition with a fine binding. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS. George G. Harrap & Co hardcover
Best.-Nr. 062623London: George G. Harrap Book. Fair. Soft cover. 75pp; in soft green suedette covers edgeworn and faded almost brown decoration to front and spine interior good and clean coloured plates tipped-in decorated eps. pages and text some toning to pages 53-54 pages tanned gilt to top edge. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. George G. Harrap Paperback
1923Best.-Nr. mon0000096803George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd 1923-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. in x in x in. Hardback/Hardcover. Clean copy sound binding. George G. Harrap & Sons Ltd hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1329330161.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 63005London: George G Harrap & Co. Green soft leather with black title and decs TEG. Spine sunned leather moderately scuffed and rubbed with a few small marks some loss/damage to bottom edge of rear board closed edges tanned some light foxing throughout otherwise content is clean tidy and solid. Full Leather. Good Plus. 4to. George G Harrap & Co. Hardcover
1919Best.-Nr. 172758London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1919. Fine mid-century tree calf A finely bound copy of the second edition illustrated by Pogány "Dulac's most successful European contemporary during the highest peak of the Golden Age of book illustration" Dalby p. 87. Fitzgerald's translation of the Rubáiyát published in 1859 slowly gained recognition as a masterpiece of English literature. By the early 1900s many of Fitzgerald's phrases had entered the common stock of English quotations and allusions. Quarto 208 x 142 mm. With 16 mounted colour lithographic plates decorative embellishments throughout contents printed in blue-green and black. Near-contemporary tree calf by Bayntun-Rivière red and green morocco labels compartments elaborately gilt double gilt fillet with corner rosettes gilt inner dentelles marbled endpapers gilt edges. Quotation from Théodore de Banville and gift inscription in French dated 1942 to first blank. Boards gently bowed minimally rubbed the odd spot of foxing. A near-fine copy. Potter 100. Richard Dalby The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration 1991. hardcover
1930Best.-Nr. 192444London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1930. With an original etching Signed limited edition British issue number 150 of 750 copies signed by the artist specially bound and with an original etching also signed by Pogány. Pogány's illustrated edition was first published in 1909. A further 500 copies were issued in America. Quarto. Tipped-in colour frontispiece and 11 plates all by Pogány title page printed in brown decorations and illustrations in the text. Original bluish green morocco spine lettered in gilt raised bands circular floral motif in gilt red and brown on front cover marbled endpapers top edge gilt others untrimmed. Spine and head of boards toned a little wear on tips occasional spotting internally: near-fine. Not in Potter. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 51-3862Paris: Circa 1898. . Original drawing from a French Collection. 32 x 33.5 cm.titled : Oh Femme adorable .Expertise by Jean-Marc DECHAUD Expert CNES 10 rue de Chinon – 37220 CRISSAY sur MANSE. France. William Andrew Pogany born Vilmos András Pogány; August 24 1882 – July 30 1955 was a prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books.Pogany spent two years in Paris.When he finally saved up some money from his work he left Paris to go to London. In London he crafted his quartet of masterpieces: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 1910 Tannhauser 1911 Parsifal 1912 and Lohengrin 1913. Each of these was designed completely by Pogany from the covers and endpapers to the text written in pen and ink pencil wash color and tipped-on plates.After ten years in London Pogany emigrated to AmericaPogany worked as an art director on several Hollywood films including Fashions of 1934 and Dames. He began his involvement in motion picture set design in 1924 and worked in film until the end of the 1930s. He was commissioned by John Ringling Ettenger Reiner and WIlliam Randolph Hearst's Wyntoon Estate painted for the Barrymore family Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Carole Lombard Enrico Caruso Miriam Hopkins and many others. Paris: Circa 1898. unknown
1911Best.-Nr. 24698London: Harrap & Co 1911. leather_bound. Full brown leather front cover decorated in blind. Teg. Very good. Unpaginated. 29 x 20 cm. Limited edition copy 160 of 525 signed by Pogany. With 16 full page tipped-in color plates and numerous intertextual plates in rose and black on light gray stock. Within the later are full page and myriad accompanying illustrations. This work is based on two German legends: Tannhäuser the mythologized medieval German Minnesänger and poet and the tale of the Wartburg Song Contest. Decorated endpapers. Small owner inscription dated 1918 front cover pastedown. Interior contents brilliant and clean. Harrap & Co unknown
1915Best.-Nr. 78793London & Paris::: Liberty & Co. 1915. First edition. publisher's wrappers with remnants of the original ribbon tie. One of the tipped in plate is creased at one corner and there is light use to the one on the front cover. Wrappers a little tanned with a few tiny chips and use. . 8vo. With seven tipped-in color plates by Williy Pogany and an additional color plate on the front cover. . Liberty & Co., unknown
Best.-Nr. 142786George G. Harrap & Co circa 1914. 13x15cm illus light card covers fold-out panorama 14 concertina pages illus VG soiling & tanning to covers bruising & rubbing to cover corners & edges foxing & tanning throughout George G. Harrap & Co (circa 1914) unknown
Best.-Nr. 1023250780.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1932Best.-Nr. 18586Philadelphia: David McKay 1932. First edition thus. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth silver front cover panel with cloth inset illustrated by Pogany. Fine. 192 pages. 25 x 20 cm. Illustrated in black and white by Will Pogany. Signed presentation copy "To Herbert Morrison from his old friend Hollywood 1937." Morrison Life Peer Baron Morrison of Lambeth was a member of the Labour Party serving as Foreign Secretary 1951 and as a Deputy Prime Minister. During World War II he served as Home Secretary. Morrison also created the London greenbelt system and was responsible for the unified London transport system. Crisp fresh and very bright copy. No dust jacket but believe not issued by publisher. David McKay hardcover
Best.-Nr. 50277Now first completely done into English verse from the Persian in accordance with the original forms with a biographical and critical Introduction by John Payne. London : printed for the Villon Society by private subscription and for private circulation only 1898. Quarto half crushed levant morocco by C. J. Sawyer ruled in gilt spine in compartments with raised bands ruled and ornamented in gilt edges slightly rubbed top edge gilt others uncut pp. lxxi; I; 206 a fine copy of the large paper deluxe edition printed in an unspecified limitation this is copy 24. The Rubaiyat is a collection of poems exploring the human condition attributed to the 12th-century Persian poet astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyám. The Villon Society published fine quality limited editions of classical literature for its members at the turn of the century. hardcover
1910Best.-Nr. elala1308London: George Harrap & Co. 1910. 1910. 4to. pp. 20 tipped-in colour plates & text illus. & decoration some in colour incl. colour title by Willy Pogány. original gilt-stamped calf t.e.g. some moderate wear mainly to extremities. First Edition Illustrated by Pogány Limited to 525 copies numbered & signed by the Artist. Signed by Authors. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. London: George Harrap & Co., [1910]. Hardcover
1926Best.-Nr. 177550London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1926. A handsomely produced publication a reissue of the 1910 deluxe edition with a new elaborate binding featuring intricate onlays and text reproduced in Pogany's manuscript-style lettering. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was among the artist's most ambitious exercises in total book design drawing consciously on the tradition of medieval illuminated manuscripts. As Richard Dalby observes "Willy Pogány was Dulac's most successful European contemporary during the highest peak of the Golden Age of book illustration. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was his most ornate and impressive production with hand-scripted text full-page black and white drawings and colour plates tipped-in on grey matte paper. This combination of illustration and calligraphic text by the artist was rarely repeated" p. 87. Quarto. Title page printed in colour 20 tipped-in halftone colour plates in-text illustrations in black white and green all by Willy Pogany. Original grey crushed morocco spine lettered in gilt compartments ruled and elaborately decorated in gilt with ship and dragon motifs front cover lettered and blind-tooled in gilt with blue dots to borders onlay centrepiece of a ship within gilt framing marbled endpapers gilt top edge other edges untrimmed. Ownership inscriptions of "Derek Whitting Law" dated 30 November 1932 and later inscriptions of "Richenda D. Buxton" and "R. D. Blaken" to front free endpaper. Spine toned scratches on rear cover front board slightly bowed. A very good copy. Richard Dalby The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration 1991. unknown
1910Best.-Nr. 184938London: George Harrap & Co. 1910. The rarest issue of Pogány's masterpiece First Pogány edition signed extra limited issue number 23 of 25 copies signed by the artist. Pogány's illustrated edition of Coleridge's famous long poem is one of the artist's most lavish undertakings and was clearly inspired by the grand medieval tradition of book illustration. This extra limited issue was "for sale in England and America". A further 525 signed copies were issued on paper and there was also a standard trade issue. As noted by Richard Dalby "Willy Pogány was Dulac's most successful European contemporary during the highest peak of the Golden Age of book illustration. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was his most ornate and impressive production with hand-scripted text full-page black and white drawings and colour plates tipped-in on grey matte paper. This combination of illustration and calligraphic text by the artist was rarely repeated" p. 87. Quarto. With title page 20 tipped-in colour plates other full-page illustrations each page of text within decorative borders all by Pogány. Original vellum by Morrell spine and front cover lettered in gilt and with illustrations in gilt blue green and red illustrated endpapers top edge gilt others untrimmed. Housed in a custom blue morocco entry slipcase. Vellum moderately soiled boards bowed as usual contents bright. A very good copy. Richard Dalby The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration 1991. hardcover
1910Best.-Nr. 159737New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. 1910. Pogány's masterpiece Signed limited edition numbered 125 of 525 copies signed by the artist. Pogány's illustrated edition of Coleridge's famous long poem is one of the artist's most lavish undertakings and was clearly inspired by the grand medieval tradition of book illustration. The book was co-published by George Harrap in the UK and Thomas Y. Crowell in the US. As noted by Richard Dalby "Willy Pogány was Dulac's most successful European contemporary during the highest peak of the Golden Age of book illustration. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was his most ornate and impressive production with hand-scripted text full-page black and white drawings and colour plates tipped-in on grey matte paper. This combination of illustration and calligraphic text by the artist was rarely repeated". Quarto. With title page 20 tipped-in colour plates other full page illustrations each page of text within decorative borders all by Willy Pogány. Original brown calf spine and front cover lettered and illustrated in gilt top edge gilt others untrimmed. Some abrasions to covers; a near-fine and bright copy with uncreased plates. Richard Dalby The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration 1991 p. 87. unknown
Best.-Nr. 052500George G. Harrap & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. Hardcover in slipcase. No publication date. Beautifully bound in full calf red leather by the distinguished bindery Bayntun-Riviere. Gold snake and goblet vignette on front board with gold ruling. Minor wear. Title and gold decorations in gold on spine between raised bands. Gilt edges. Marbleized endpapers with gold dentelle to inside paste downs. Text pages are crisp and clean. Beautiful color illustrations by Willy Pogany. Plain maroon cloth slipcase. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . N.D. George G. Harrap & Company hardcover
1909Best.-Nr. 1259George G Harrap & Co 1909. Hardcover. Very good. No dust jacket. W/ 24 tipped-in color plates. Blue cover w/ gold lettering. No DJ. The Book: Very Good w/ some minute edge/corner wears minute fading on spine a hint of red color on back cover some pgs have minor foxing. Binding is tight. George G Harrap & Co hardcover
1909Best.-Nr. 39209London: George G Harrap & Co. Ltd 1909. Front gutter cracked foxing to closed pages. Some very light rubbing to boards. A beautiful 1909 edition. Hard. Good Plus/No Jacket. 4to. George G Harrap & Co. Ltd Hardcover
1934Best.-Nr. 512205Philadelphia: David McKay Co 1934. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. 135pp. plus illustrations. Translated from the Sanskrit by Sir Edward Arnold. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. Recipient's attractive contemporary bookplate on front pastedown. cloth is lightly rubbed lightly bumped at tips of two corners else a very good copy. Inscribed by Pogany on the half-title: "To Julietta with best compliments Willy Pogany 1935. David McKay Co hardcover
1913Best.-Nr. 184178London: G. G. Harrap & Co. 1913. First trade edition in the publisher's deluxe leather binding. In this beautifully decorated production Pogany finds "a congenial theme for his exceptional powers in the high imaginings the terror and mysticism the symbolism and supernatural vision of one of Wagner's immortal romances. The pages are beautified with decorative drawings that are fittingly in tune with the changing moods of the text" Adcock. Large octavo. With 8 colour mounted plates illustrated and decorated throughout the text in various colours. Printed on pale grey paper. Original brown calf smooth spine decoratively lettered and stamped in gilt front cover with title and pictorial block in blind colour-illustrated endpapers top edge gilt others untrimmed. Bookseller's ticket of Margareta Webber Melbourne. Spine sunned gilt bright front inner hinge split short split to rear inner hinge remaining sound. A very good copy. A. St John Adcock "The Colour of Christmas" The Bookman Dec. 1913 p. 158 hardcover
Best.-Nr. 70472New York:: Henry Holt and Company no date. accordion-folded within publisher's illustrated boards as issued. Some light rubbing to boards and slight bumps at corners; very attractive. . Approx. 6 x 5-1/4 inches. Illustrated in color by Willy Pogany. Printed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son London. Willy Pogany Children. Henry Holt and Company, hardcover
1935Best.-Nr. 37064Los Angeles: Suttonhouse Ltd. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1935. Hardcover. Blue cloth/gilt. Ffep has been excised. Else tight and unmarked. The scarce DJ in mylar has a shallow loss to the spine head and upper rear point and chips to the other points/spine foot. Edgewear with some edge creasing/tears clear tape reinforcement to areas of wear mostly on verso. Contains seven short stories. Contains six full color plates; one is missing presumable the frontis. No slipcase. ; quarto; 181 pages . Suttonhouse, Ltd. hardcover
