Ford, Paul Leicester.MareMagnum
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1903pp. xi, 112 +Plus 5 pages of B/W plates. 12mo. 230mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding lettered in gilt and decorated in light green, dark green, and cream. Attractive floral design on cover by George Wharton Edwards with his monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Cover is clean and color is bright. Spine slightly faded. Corners sharp. Manuscript ownership of 'Marion A. Nearer' on inside flyleaf. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. George Wharton Edwards (1859-1950) was an American painter, illustrator, and author. NW60
1907pp. iii, 122 +Plus 4 pages of Color Plates. 12mo. 190mm. Original publisher's red cloth binding lettered in gilt and decorated with a color illustration of an alluring woman. Spine Lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Cover is clean and gilt and color illustration are bright. Spine faded and gilt slightly dulled. Corners sharp. Text set in floral designed typographic frame. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. NW60
1900pp. viii, 213 +Plus marginal illustrations printed in black and red. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's beige cloth binding lettered in black and decorated with red hearts and a green crest. Spine lettered and decorated similarly. Cover is clean and colors are bright. Spine soiled slightly. Corners bumped. Titled page printed in black and red. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very good. NW60
1902pp. vi, 109 +Plus 6 pages of color plates. And text set in vivid colored floral designed frame. 12mo. 230mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding lettered in gilt and decorated in dark green and cream. Attractive floral design on cover by Margaret Armstrong with her monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Cover is clean and color is mildly rubbed. Spine soiled with rubbing. Corners bumped and frayed. Manuscript ownership by 'Marion A. Nearer'. First edition. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was an American novelist and biographer, born in Brooklyn. Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952) was an American artist and illustrator, famous for the 'Christy Girl' -a colorful and illustrious successor to the 'Gibson Girl' -who became the most popular portrait painter of the Jazz Age era. First edition. NW60
1902pp. 58 unnumbered pages +Plus 19 pages of color plates and marginal decorations in pink. 12mo. 230mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding lettered in gilt and decorated in light green, red, and color illustration of a woman. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Cover is clean and color is rubbed and faded. Spine rubbed. Corners bumped. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the 'Hoosier Poet' and 'Children's Poet' for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively. His poems tended to be humorous or sentimental, and of the approximately one thousand poems that Riley authored, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include 'Little Orphan Annie' and 'The Raggedy Man'. Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952)was an American artist and illustrator, famous for the 'Christy Girl' -a colorful and illustrious successor to the 'Gibson Girl' -who became the most popular portrait painter of the Jazz Age era. NW60
1901pp. viii, 111 +Plus 5 pages of color plates. Text set in green and black floral and thematically designed frame. 12mo. 230mm. Original publisher's green cloth binding lettered in gilt and decorated in dark green, light green, red and white. Attractive holly leaf design on cover by Margaret Armstrong with her monogram. Spine lettered in gilt and decorated similarly. Cover is clean and color is mildly rubbed. Spine rubbed. Corners bumped. Hardbound. Very Good. Paul Leicester Ford (1865-1902) was an American novelist and biographer, born in Brooklyn. Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952) was an American artist and illustrator, famous for the 'Christy Girl' -a colorful and illustrious successor to the 'Gibson Girl' -who became the most popular portrait painter of the Jazz Age era. 4 out of 5 of the plates are detached but present and intact. Manuscript ownership of "Harriet H. Crunch. Friday December 12, 1902.' Contents clean. NW60
1906pp. 83 +Plus 8 pages of plates and other marginal decorations. 8vo. 150mm. Original publisher's vellum colored illustrated boards lettered in gilt. Color illustration on cover depicts a pious looking woman. Spine blank. Cover and spine rubbed and slightly soiled. Corners sharp. Frontis detached but present. Booksellers label on inside pastedown from L.B. Herr Bookseller, Lancaster, PA. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. NW61
1900pp. 36 +Plus 6 pages of color plates and other beautiful marginal decorations. 8vo. 160mm. Original publisher's cream vellum boards lettered in gilt and decorated with a color illustration with gilt detail. Color illustration on cover depicts a serene floral and grassy scene of a cottage. Spine blank. Cover and spine rubbed and slightly soiled. Corners frayed. Title Page printed in red and gilt. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. NW61
1900pp. 16 +Plus 7 color lithographs. thin 16mo. 180mm. Original publisher's vellum covered color lithograph boards lettered in gilt. Cover depicts Longfellow set in a locket surrounded by a blue ribbon and pink flowers. Blank spine cracked and fragile. Cover mildly soiled. Binding fragile. Corners slightly bumped. tearing. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. NW61
1920pp. 16 +Plus 6 color lithographs. 8vo. 180mm. Original publisher's vellum covered color lithograph boards lettered in gilt. Cover illustration cover front and back boards and depicts a gilt star hanging on a holly branch with a woman's face on it. Spine blank. Gilt rubbed and cover mildly soiled. Binding fragile. Corners tearing. Title page printed in black, gilt, and red. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. NW61
1900pp. 34 +Plus 13 color lithographs and marginal decorations in gilt. 8vo. 180mm. Original publisher's padded velum covered board lettered in brown and decorated with a floral color illustration. Spine blank. Cover rubbed and mildly soiled. Corners sharp. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very good. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894) was an American physician, poet, and polymath based in Boston. A member of the Fireside Poets, he was acclaimed by his peers as one of the best writers of the day. NW61
1900pp. 34 +Plus 13 color lithographs and marginal decorations in gilt. 8vo. 180mm. Original publisher's padded vellum covered boards lettered in brown and decorated with a floral color illustration. Spine blank. Cover rubbed and mildly soiled. Corners tearing. Gift inscription on inside flyleaf 'To Mrs. J.H. Bittinger, from Mrs. L.E. Little.' Binding fragile. Contents clean. Hardbound. good. NW61
1894pp. 32. 8vo. 180mm. Original publisher's white textured vellum covered boards lettered in gilt and decorated with a blue fleur de lis pattern. Spine blank. Cover soiled around the edges. Corners bumped. Binding fragile. Contents clean. Hardbound. good. NW61
1900pp. 16 +Plus 6 color lithographs. 8vo. 170mm. Original publisher's vellum covered color lithograph boards lettered in gilt. Cover depicts a blacksmith set in a circular frame surrounded by pink flowers. Spine blank. Gilt rubbed and cover mildly soiled. Binding fragile. Corners tearing. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. NW61
1904pp. 91 +Plus 7 plates of illustrations including color frontis. 8vo. 190mm. Original publisher's full light blue cloth pictorial binding Lettered in gilt and decorated with a color illustration and gilt frame. Illustration depicts Cinderella ironing at a table. Spine Lettered in bright gilt. Cover slightly soiled. Spine faded, and gilt rubbed. Illustrated end papers. Section of text loose from binding. Corners scuffed. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel 'Little Women' and its sequels 'Little Men' and 'Jo's Boys.' Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she also grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. NW61
1915pp. 40. 8vo. 170mm. Printed on the rectos only. Nice original crimson cloth binding, decorated with a black, white, and red 'Bull's Eye.' Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. An Entertaining home 'game' of divination and personality analysis involving a numbered Bull's Eye. Scarce. NW61
1904pp. 167 +Plus 12 leaves of plates and marginal decoration. 8vo. 210mm. Original publisher's full dark green pictorial cloth binding lettered and decorated in gilt and black. Spine decorated similarly in gilt. Corners bumped. Edge of boards slightly dented. 4 out of 5 of the plates are detached but present and intact. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very good. Brand Whitlock (1869-1934) was an American journalist, attorney, politician, four-time mayor of Toledo, OH elected on the Independent ticket; ambassador to Belgium, and author of numerous articles and books, both novels and non-fiction. Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952)was an American artist and illustrator, famous for the 'Christy Girl' -a colorful and illustrious successor to the 'Gibson Girl' -who became the most popular portrait painter of the Jazz Age era.NW61
1889pp. 256. 8vo. 190mm. Original publisher's full black pictorial cloth binding lettered and decorated in gilt. Spine lettered similarly in gilt. Gilt bright on cover and spine. Boards and spine slightly scuffed with mild abrasions. Corners frayed. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very good. Charles Durwin Parker (1827-1925) was a Wisconsin politician. NW61
1888pp. 299. 8vo. 200mm. Original publisher's full dark green pictorial cloth binding lettered and decorated in silver gilt. Spine decorated and lettered similarly. Gilt bright on cover and slightly rubbed on spine. Boards and spine clean. Head and base of spine worn. Hardbound. Very good. Patterned end papers. Charles Carroll Albertson (1865-1959) was a minister in the North Indiana Conference; Erie Conference; Genesee (now Western New York) Conference; and the Philadelphia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (1888-1903). NW61
1898pp. 192 +Plus 38 leaves of plates. 8vo. 200mm. Original publisher's full dark green pictorial cloth binding lettered and decorated in silver gilt. Spine decorated and lettered similarly. Gilt bright on cover and slightly rubbed on spine. Boards and spine clean with slight abrasions. Head and base of spine worn. Patterned end papers. Ownership stamp of 'Barralow Bros, Railroad News Agents, Portland, OGN.' Revised edition, Edited by Rev. J.B. McClure. Manuscript ownership on title page. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very good. Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with the Holiness Movement. He founded the Moody Church, Northfield School, Mount Hermon School, Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers. NW61
1904pp. 648 +Plus numerous leaves of plates and illustrations throughout. 8vo. 220mm. Original publisher's full dark green pictorial cloth binding lettered and decorated black and gilt. Spine decorated and lettered similarly. Gilt rubbed on cover and binding rubbed. Spine slightly dented and soiled with wear at the head and tail. Marbled edges and marbled end papers. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very good. A sensational book that had both moral and political motivations. Published by subscription it was a Best-Seller. NW61
1905pp. 477 +7 leaves of B/W plates. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's full green cloth binding decorated in cream, gilt and blind. Decoration is an hour glass motif designed by Margaret Armstrong with her monogram. Spine also lettered and decorated in cream. Cover color rubbed. Spine faded. Corners bumped and frayed. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. Inside hinge cracked. Lacks one plate, and another detached. Alice French (1850-1934), better known as Octave Thanet, was an American novelist and short fiction writer. Illustrator Lucius Hitchcock (1868-1942) painted in the academic tradition of the Jean Paul Laurens and Colarossi School of Paris, where he studied with Jules Lefebvre and Benjamin Constant. His pictures were extremely well painted, and he was especially effective in presenting the social elite. His work appeared in most of the major magazines, including Scribners, Harpers Monthly, and Woman's Home Companion. NW62
1908pp. 448 +4 leaves of B/W plates. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's full orange cloth binding decorated with pasted down color illustration. Decoration depicts a large man in a red robe clutching a woman in his arms. Spine lettered in brown. Cover color rubbed. Spine faded. Corners sharp. Moderate tears of the fore edge of a few leaves. Contents clean. Hardbound. Good. Elizabeth Jane Miller Hack (1878-1961) wrote under the simpler name Elizabeth Miller. She was known for her two historical romance novels, The Yoke: A Romance of the Days When the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt and The City of Delight: A Love Drama of the Siege and Fall of Jerusalem. Frank Xavier Leyendecker (1876-1924) was an American illustrator. He worked with his brother Joseph Christian Leyendecker, in their studio, first in Chicago,then later in New York City and New Rochelle, New York. He studied for a time at the Academie Julian in France. He was known for his stained glass work as well as his illustrations for posters, magazines and advertisements. Leyendecker served as the judge in the first Strathmore Water Color Contest, sponsored by the Mittineague Paper Company of Massachusetts. His work was described as an 'important feature' of the second exhibition of the Society of Illustrators at the International gallery in New York. Manuscript ownership of 'C.J. Phillips' on inside flyleaf. NW62
1909pp. ii, 355 +Plus 8 plates of B/W illustrations. 12mo. 220mm. Publisher's red cloth binding with color illustration and black lettering. Cover illustration depicts a women dressed in black tying a hat around her face. Spine lettered in black and decorated with a heart and a candle. Color on boards worn in places. Cover illustration slightly soiled. Hardbound. Very Good. NW61
1902pp. 413 +Plus 4 leaves of prints. 12mo. 200mm. Original publisher's pictorial full greenish-brown cloth binding decorated with red, black and green. Decoration depicts a a quit and dark forest scene with man trees silhouetted in black. Spine lettered in red. Cover color bright. Spine slightly rubbed around the head and base. Corners bumped. Contents clean. Hardbound. Very Good. Stewart Edward White (1873-1946) was an American writer, novelist, and spiritualist. He was a brother of noted mural painter Gilbert White. Illustrator Thomas Fogarty (1873-1938) is known for nostalgic pen and ink illustrations depicting an earlier era, especially simple homespun subjects. He worked in many mediums, but was especially noted for pen and ink and crayon, as exemplified by his interpretive pictures for the David Grayson books, and illustrations for 'Sailing Alone Around the World' by Joshua Slocum. Bookplate on inside paste down belonging to 'Allen Brooks Parker' and depiction a tranquil estate nestled among trees. Flyleaf gift inscription 'Mary L. Parker with love from (??) September 1902' NW62