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ref. 0324H195038Hardcover. Very Good. Very good green cloth bright gilt on front cover embossed design sl. fading and dulling to spine in no Dustjacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Thomas Crowell New York no date or printing circa 1913 Hardcover;. Green cloth with gilt Persian designs. The spine has a litle flaking at the top and bottom and bumped edges. Internally each page has a two tone Arabesque design around the poetry. 16 full-color tipped in plates by the Hungarian children"s illustrated master Willy Pogany. Dr. Cameron ALLEN's signature on ffep else unmarked. hardcover
1926ref. 03629RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM Crowell ca. 1926 light wear to the head of the spine else just about a fine copy in publishers original full limp leather binding stamped in decorative gold-gilt with 16 tipped-in full color plates by Pogany. Crowell hardcover books
1930ref. 03631RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1930 first edition thus some light soiling to the covers some light wear to the upper front fore edge corner tip else just about a vg copy featuring 12 fine full color tipped-in plates by Willy Pogany as well as 44 fine gold and black decorated and pictorial plates woodblocks measuring 3-3/8" by 2-3/8." From the collection of esteemed Canadian fandom member Michael Glicksohn. George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd. unknown books
1920ref. 75775London: George G. Harrap 1920. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Later printing. Green cloth stamped in blue. Sixteen mounted color plates by Willy Pogany. Tiny ink mark front fly else fine in near fine price-clipped dustwrapper with some very shallow chips at the extremities. A handsome copy of an attractive volume. George G. Harrap hardcover books
1930ref. 1285981930. First Edition. Signed. POGçNY Willy illustrator. Rubiyt of Omar Khayym. London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1930. Octavo original full turquoise morocco gilt-stamped floral medallion with multicolored onlays to front cover raised bands top edge gilt uncut original publisher's box. $2200.Signed limited edition of Willy Pogny's illustrated Rubaiyat number 25 of 750 copies for sale in the U.K. of a total edition of 1250 copies with 12 mounted color plates and intricate in-text decorations signed twice by the artist elegantly bound in gilt-decorated morocco in the publisher's original box.Hungarian-born Pogny ""specialized in gift book embellishment both before and after the First World War"" Harthan 242. A prolific artist Pogny produced illustrations for more than 150 books in his lifetime including many classics of children's literature such as Mother Goose. He first illustrated the Rubaiyat in 1909 and provided a new entirely different set of illustrations for this 1930 signed limited edition of Edward FitzGerald's classic 1859 translation. Khayyam's ""brief verses vary in themeÉ from sophisticated satires on the unreasonableness of human passion to the passionate lyrics on the joys and sorrows of love and wine and on the wisdom of grasping pleasure while we can"" Hornstein Percy and Brown 377. Signed by Pogny in ink at the limitation page and in pencil on the additional etched frontispiece. Greer 121d. Contemporary owner signature.A fine copy in a worn original publisher's box. hardcover books
1930ref. 295396Colchester London and Eton: Spottiswoode Ballantyne & Co 1930. Hardcover. Fair. Full leather with green inlay and gold stamping front cover is detached heavy wear to the leather which has begun to powder. Internals are in very good condition including the illustrations by Willy Pogany. Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co hardcover books
1909ref. 31592London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1909. Very Good. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1909. Early Pogany-illustrated Edition. Tall quarto. Unpaginated. 24 mounted color plates. Attractively bound in publisher's red full morocco; gilt and blank tooling to spine and upper board; top edge gilt; illustrated endpapers. Light wear to edges and joints; slightly bowed towards fore-edge. Binding sound. Aside from some bookseller scribbles and a contemporary gift inscription to preliminaries interior unmarked. A Very Good copy of Fitzgerald's translation of the Persian polymath's classic collection of quatrains here showcasing the Hungarian illustrator's lovely illustrations. George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd unknown books
1930ref. 1394289London: George G. Harrap 1930. Limited Edition #506/750. Hardcover. Quarto 171 5 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's full teal morocco red and gilt floral circular emblem on front cover. Spine paneled with gilt. Some fading to spine and extremities. Light shelfwear to extremities. Limited Edition #506/750 of the British Issue. Signed twice by Pogany as issued on the limitation page and in pencil on the frontispiece. With twelve tipped-in color plates small black and white tipped in decorative pieces and printed head and tail pieces. Shelved case 0. There are 750 copies for England and another 500 copies for the United States. 1394289. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. George G. Harrap hardcover books
ref. D1111New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Hardcover. Very Good. Beige cloth gilt-stamped lettering and ornament on upper board and spine. A pretty edition with illustrated endpapers numerous decorations in text and 12 full-color tipped-on plates. Spine a bit sunned frayed at tips; boards and corners lightly rubbed. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover books
193096p. Beautifully illustrated with tipped on color plates by Willy Pogany. Pages decorated in black and white designs and drawings. Small 4to. Original gold decorated full cloth binding. Slight wear. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! EROS5
ref. 2092902141701296Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
1964ref. P-12146New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1964. Hardcover. Very Good. A superb copy with all the color tipped-in plates unmarked and clean. Scarce. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
1909ref. 45664London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1909. 4to 128 pp. 24 coloured plates tipped in inscription dated 1909 to fly leaf verso with a bookplate partially removed underneath recipient's name to the recto. Original gilt decorated blue cloth t.e.g. spine sunned top corner of the upper cover bumped. London: George G. Harrap & Co. unknown
ref. 154541New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co. nd. Hardcover. Fair. 171 p. 23 cm. 12 pasted in colour illustrations and other b&w illustations. Black cloth with gold impressing. A little thumbing and occasional small marks. Light dampstains to bottom margins at gutter. Front hinge weak and separating. The great poem by the Astronomer Poet of Persia. Introduction by George Saintsbury. Illustrations by the prolific Hungarian illustrator Willy Pogány give the poem an Art Nouveau look. Thomas Y. Crowell Co. hardcover
1919ref. 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
1930ref. 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
1917ref. BN45358Verlag Neufeld & Henius 1917. Leinen. 16. Auflage/1928; Ecken leicht bestoßen Seiten nachgedunkelt; ausgemustertes Schulbüchereibuch! Verlag Neufeld & Henius unknown
2012ref. Q-184918108XCinebook Ltd 2012-04-16. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Cinebook, Ltd paperback
ref. 102709Rupperswil o. Vlg. 1971-77. Gr.8° ca 1000 S. etliche Textabb. HPrgt. goldgepr. Rücken m. Transparent-OU. Tadell. Ausserordentlich umfangreiche Dorfgeschichte eines stolzen Einwohners. 010 Rupperswil, o. Vlg., 1971-77 unknown
ref. 73671Aarau ua Sauerländer AG u.a. 1971-1977 Auflage: 1. Halbpergament gebunden; verschiedenfarbige illustrierte Überzugspapiere Rückengoldprägung mit transparenten Scutzumschlägen / 4 Bände / Anz. Seiten: 281 254 211 319 / 167 x 237 cm / mit zahlreichen Abbildungen auf Tafeln und im Text / Zustand: sehr gut geringe Gebrauchsspuren; Kopfschnitt leicht bestaubt Bd. 1 und 2 Mit Signatur des Gemeindeammans und des Gemeindeschreibers auf Titelblatt Bd. 4 Aarau u,a,, Sauerländer AG u.a., 1971-1977, Auflage: 1. unknown
2009ref. Q-0413702200Methuen Drama 2009-01-19. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Methuen Drama paperback
2009ref. DADAX0413702200Continuum 2009-01-19. paperback. New. 5.00x0.86x8.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Continuum paperback
ref. Bloomsbury-9780413702203Methuen Drama. Paperback. New. 384 pages Methuen Drama paperback
ref. Bloomsbury-9780413702203Methuen Drama. Paperback. New. 384 pages Methuen Drama paperback
ref. B9780413702203Paperback / softback. New. A collection of four plays by Willy Russell. The plays are "Educating Rita" "Breezeblock Park" "Our Day Out" and "Stags and Hens". All the plays are concerned with working class people striving to enjoy life or improve themselve paperback
