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2003ref. azcqJacana Media 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. signed. Inscribed by Authors114 pages plus pages for notes complete. Floridly inscribed by de Liefde on the frontispage dated: 18-05-2006. Softcover with flaps. A mild copy; the cover is scuffed from storage. Inside the contents are calm serene neat clean clear and tidy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Jacana Media paperback
1974ref. avigT V Bulpin Cape Town 1974. 3rd Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. signed. Signed by Authors474 pages complete. Signed by Bulpin on the title page. A book used with much contentment. The illustrated board cover is mild and evocative. There is wear to the edges and corners. The spine has a user crease along its length however it and the binding are secure and sure. Inside there is evidence of use throughout. There are annotations to early pages and later pages. The papertrims have marks from handling and storage. The pages are occasionally lightly marked by handling however they are relaxed confident clear neat amiable and generous. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. T V Bulpin, Cape Town hardcover
1935ref. 277439Budapest: George Vajna 1935. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Translated by Frances Shires. Ten original colored etchings by Lidia Farkas and Zoltan Poharnok. Thin 8vo unpaged bound in linen with an embroidered decoration. Budapest: Dr. George Vajna & Co. n.d. ca.1935. Limited Edition. Number 103 of 250 copies signed by both artists. The etchings are printed by hand-press and are hand-colored. Small damp-stain on the upper corner of the binding otherwise a fine copy of this exquisite and quite rare book printed in Hungary. George Vajna unknown
1900ref. 274959Edinburgh: Blackwood 1900. hardcover. very good. Historical descriptions by John Hill Burton. Illustrated with 240 fine steel engravings with tissue guards and many text illustrations in woodcut. 4 volumes tall 4to blue cloth. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd n.d. ca. 1900 Very good. Blackwood unknown
1998ref. 263645New York: Society of Illustrators 1998. hardcover. fine/near fine. Hundreds of color illustrations. 4to white cloth d.w. New York: Society of Illustrarors 1998. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Society of Illustrators unknown
ref. mon0004006015Geo. Kirchner. hardcover. Acceptable. . boards detached cover shows wear tear rubbing. pages tanned and clean. 10 tipped-in albumen plates. Geo. Kirchner hardcover
1843ref. 540812London: Wm. S. Orr & Co 1843. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Quarto. Printed on various color leaves with a publisher’s advertisement on recto of final leaf. Humorous articles verses etc. by Dickens Thackeray and others. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings designed by Alfred Forrester known under the pseudonym of Alfred Crowquill John Leech and others. Contemporary bookseller’s ticket and later owner’s small bookplate on front pastedown autograph note in pencil on front free endpaper. Contemporary half polished levant and pebbled cloth over boards gilt decorated spine with red titling label cream endpapers all edges gilt. Head and tail of spine and one corner tip neatly refurbished in matching leather joints are rubbed with light wear at corners a few small stains on endpapers very good. Wm. S. Orr & Co hardcover
1908ref. 286449Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company 1908. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Hermann Becker & August Horn. 270pp. Prospectuses for Saunders’s Books for Nurses and Saunders’s Hand Atlases laid in. Also laid in is Dr. Cullen’s visiting card.Previous owner name; no markings in text; green cloth binding with light edgewear to extremities; slightly heavier wear at top and bottom spine; the front hinge has had a bit of later discreet gluing and is holding well. There is a previous owner name on the front endpaper. Mylar cut to protect boards. Very Good binding. W. B. Saunders Company unknown
ref. E4A180327001yLondon: T Nelson and sons 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. A very nice copy. Text in clean/unmarked condition. Owners name on flyleaf. Cover shows wear. London: T Nelson and sons, 1888 hardcover
1849ref. 1407349London: Richard Bentley 1849. Hardcover. Octavo Two volumes. In Fair condition. Spines are brown with gold print on red banner. Boards in brown leather; wear to spine caps edges and corners tears to hinges front board of first volume detached toning to spines peripheral toning leather on boards is cracking. Text blocks have marbled edges and endpapers; cracked hinges. Illustrated: b&w drawings. CONTENTS: Vol. 1. The Early Poets 504 pages — Vol. 2. The Modern Poets 473 pages. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1407349. FP New Rockville Stock. Richard Bentley hardcover
ref. 1161496947.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1869ref. 35984Boston: Bradlee Whidden 1869. Folio. 15 chromolithographic plates after Frederic Remington A.B. Frost Fred Cozzens R.F. Zogbaum Henry Sandham and others. 32 ff. letterpress. Expertly bound to style in full dark purple straight grained morocco. A rare large-format work on sport in late 19th-century America including Frederic Remington's first two published prints in color a rare A.B.Frost image of deer-hunting and images from Fred. S.Cozzens and other top illustrators of the day. The present work includes six angling plates three of fly-fishing four plates of game-bird hunting and five of hunting larger game. Each of the fifteen subjects is first described in general terms on a single leaf of text followed by a second leaf giving a first-hand account of catching or shooting the subject followed by a chromolithograph illustrating the first-hand account. According to Gould's preface the plates are all from water-colours especially commissioned for the work which were subjected to the critical scrutiny of a group of anglers/sportsmen who judged them for technical accuracy. The plates are as follows: 1. Killing the Salmon. Henry Sandham. 2. A Moose hunt. Henry Sandham. 3. Trout fishing. Henry Sandham. 4. Fly-fishing for Black Bass. S.F. Denton. 5. Hunting Antelope i.e. Prong-horn. Frederic Remington. 6. Catching a Tarpon. Fred. S. Cozzens. 7. Mallard shooting. S.F. Denton. 8. Catching a Mascalonge. Frank H. Taylor. 9. A Wild Turkey hunt. R.J. Zogbaum. 10. Sailing for Bluefish. Fred S.Cozzens. 11. Hunting the Virginia Deer. A.B. Frost. 12. A day with the Prairie Chickens. R.F. Zogbaum. 13. A hunt above the timber-line Big-horn. Edward Knobel. 14. Canada Goose shooting. Frederic Remington. 15. Stalking the Wapiti. Henry Sandham. The two plates by Frederic Remington Hunting Antelope Hassrick & Webster 434 and Goose Shooting Hassrick & Webster 435 are also listed by Peggy and Harold Samuels Remington The Complete Prints New York 1990 pp.152-3 with the comment that they are the first and second Remington prints to appear in color. They were preceded only by a series of four monochrome photogravures for John Muir's Picturesque California 1888 and two other individual prints both black and white. Arthur Burdett Frost is now perhaps best known for his sporting pictures and prints but an aversion to deer-hunting meant that he rarely pictured shooting scenes that featured anything other than small game. His image Hunting the Deer is recorded and illustrated in Henry M.Reed's The A.B.Frost Book Charleston 1993 pp.101 104-5 but the author was apparently unaware that it was issued as part of the present work which is not included in the extensive appendix of books illustrated by Frost. Phillips p. 141; Wetzel p. 146; Sherwin sale 1946 lot 238; Bruns G120; Heller 1:502; Bennett p.48; Tyler Prints of the West pp.127 & 174; not in Reese Stamped with a National Character. Bradlee Whidden unknown
1958ref. 17090807Buenos Aires: Francisco A. Colombo 1958. Limited Edition. Wraps. Near fine/near fine. Veroni Raul Vassena Leonor. Number four of ten printed on Pergamino Fabriano in Spanish octavo size 64 pp. signed by Alfredo Martinez Howard at the colophon and Leonor Vassena below the plate. A book of poetry in Spanish with haunting illustrations offered as issued in unbound signatures in original wraps with original glassine wrapper. ___DESCRIPTION: Paper wrappers with glassine jacket front wrap and spine printed in red and black unbound leaves mostly unopened title-page printed in red and black frontis and one signed etching Pergamino Fabriano paper octavo size 9" by 6.75" pagination: 1-8 9-52 53-64 index and colophon limited edition this number IV of ten copies I to X printed on Pergamino Fabriano total edition 50 signed by Alfredo Martinez Howard at the colophon and Leonor Vassena below the plate. ___CONDITION: A bright clean copy sole signature with minimal foxing that containing the plate the other signature bright and without foxing in the original glassine; a miniscule amount of wear to the glassine wrapper near fine. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Francisco A. Colombo unknown
1932ref. 1405385Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press 1932. Hardcover. Quarto Two volumes xxii 691 pages 49 leaves of plates ; xv 821 pages leaves of plates numbered 50-90. In Fair condition. Spines green with gold print. Boards in green cloth gold print; fraying to spine caps and corners mottled fading overall. Text blocks has spotting to endpapers insect damage vol. 1 pages 671-686 ; vol. 2. plates 81-90 and rear endpapers. Illustrated: b&w drawings photographs color plates. Signed in ink by the author on the title page of each volume inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf of first volume. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in Net Desk work area. 1405385. FP New Rockville Stock. University of Minnesota Press hardcover
1823ref. 1404388London: John Sharpe 1823-1825. Hardcover. 12mo Two volumes. In Good condition. Spines are brown with gold print on black banners raised bands. Boards in brown leather decorative gilt frame; slight wear to hinges and corners. Text blocks have marbled edges and endpapers; foxing to engraved plates and tissue guards. Illustrated: engraved title pages and plates with tissue guards. Bound by Lake of Urbridge Whittingham printing. CONTENTS: Paradise Lost 1925 unpaged — Paradise Regained Samson Agonistes Comus and Arcades 1923 variously paged. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. 1404388. FP New Rockville Stock. John Sharpe hardcover
1903ref. 225326 illustrated silk leaves including title sizes from 140 x 170 m to 400 x 180 mm mounted within blind embossed frames on 22 white cardboards. The illustrations woven color images are after various French Fin de Siècle and Art Noveau artists like Alphonse Mucha 6 including a series of 4 leaves illustrating the seasons Ernest Meissonier Lionel Royer Achille Fould P. A. Cot and others. Loosely contained in cont. green half morocco portfolio with gilt title on front cover La section Stéphanoise de la société de géographie commerciale de Paris. A son secrétaire perpétuel M. Charles Gauthiot Décembre 1903. Doublures. Paste-downs with watered silk covering framed by richly gilt green morocco borders. Folio 540 x 335 mm. Ties lacking front cover rubbed extremeties slightly worn. Charles Gauthiot 1832-1905 was a French journalist and secretary-general of the Société de Geographie Commerciale de Paris founded in 1873 by M. Meurand E. Levasseur C. Gauthiot M. Tourasse B. Garnier M. Dietz-Mounin E. Berge F. de Lesseps M. Peghoux. No other copy found unique a fine specimen of the French craftsmanship of silk weaving with only minor traces of use. Title-leaf with a yellowish spot in lower right corner probably due to the adhesive used. Société de géographie commerciale de Paris
1826ref. H40537London: Sherwood Jones and Co 1826. First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes large 8vo 9.5 x 6.25 inches full midnight blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe good set with strengthening to outer joints and inner hinges of three of the four boards neatly done. 71 handcolored plates mainly by Robert Cruikshank 1 uncolored woodcut plate and many in-text illustrations contents very good to fine spine color has mellowed to a pleasing dark brown. Sherwood, Jones, and Co hardcover
1880ref. H5089Tours: Camp du Ruchard 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. Information taken from the spine title published ca. 1880 quarto 12.5 inches 31 cm tall quarter calf and mottled boards 13 double-page color lithographs showing the stocks mechanics and actions of various rifles including Remington Winchester Mauser Spencer Berdan Wetterli Beaumont Albini etc. Very good light rubbing to binding. Very rare we could not find any copies of this book or its text volume in OCLC nor by using the meta-search of vialibri. Camp du Ruchard hardcover
1880ref. 1395279London: DSeeley Jackson and Halliday 1880. Hardcover. Quarto 56 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth with gold print mitred edges. Wear to spine caps and corners lightly cocked spine. Text block has gilt edges. Cracked hinges tanning to endpapers name in ink on front endpaper faint foxing from engraving ink transfer light age-toning to paper. Illustrated: frontispiece and b&w engravings. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in the Back Area Oversized Folios. 1395279. FP New Rockville Stock. DSeeley, Jackson, and Halliday hardcover
1883ref. 1395304London: Seeley Jackson and Halliday 1883. Second edition. Hardcover. Quarto 86 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth with gold print mitred edges. Tattering to spine caps and corners spotty stains to front panel scratches to spine shelf wear. Text block has gilt edges. Cracked front hinge. Illustrated: b&w plates etchings and vignettes. Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. NOTE: Shelved in the Back Area Oversized Folios. 1395304. FP New Rockville Stock. Seeley, Jackson, and Halliday hardcover
1946ref. BOOKS347225New York NY: J. L. Schilling. Good/Good. 1946. . Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to. N.P. Shelf wear; pages clean and unmarked. . J. L. Schilling hardcover
1981ref. 021494New York Hagerstown San Francisco London: Harper & Row 1981. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. The book is signed/inscribed by Guy Tudor on the endpaper that reads: "To Herman Kitchen with regards Guy Tudor". Jacket is a little bit worn at the extremities. Not exlibrary. Overall an EXCELLENT book in a VERY GOOD dust jacket. Signed by Artist. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Harper & Row Hardcover
1888ref. 469689Boston Mass: L. Prang & Co 1888. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Harriet D. Andrews and Mary K. Talcott. Quarto. 9 leaves printed on rectos only: title page and 8 color lithographic plates designed by Andrews and Talcott six of which are printed in multiple colors including gold and silver. Publisher’s brown padded silk over boards with color pictorial design on front cover floral gold-illuminated endpapers. The silk boards have a few patches of modest staining on the outer margins of the front cover and fore-edge of back cover rubbing and some fraying at the edges of the boards spine ends and corners else a very good copy with the interior plates fine and bright. A beautiful edition of Cooke’s poem with six plates of floral and botanical themes printed in vibrant color by L. Prang. L. Prang & Co hardcover
1949ref. 445952New York: The Limited Editions Club 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 1359 of 2500. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in fine clear acetate jackets. The box is near fine with a few small nicks and tears at the corners. Edited by Jean Hersholt this set is Signed by Hersholt and two illustrators: Edward Ardizzone and Everett Gee Jackson. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Tale of Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves. Translated from the Arabic into French by J.C. Mardrus; and then into modern English by E. Powys Mathers. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Signed by Ardizzone; The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated from the Dutch by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Everett Gee Jackson. Signed by Everett Gee Jackson and Inscribed by Jean Hersholt; The Sleeping Beauty In The Wood By Charles Perrault. Translated from the French by P.H. Muir. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. A handsome set in fine condition. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
1952ref. 445954New York: The Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 873 of 2000. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in very good glassine jackets with a few small tears. The box is near fine with a few smudges. Edited by Jean Hersholt this set is Signed by Hersholt and Henry C. Pitz. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Re-told by Jean Hersholt and illustrated by Malcolm Cameron; The Story of What Happened to Hansel and Gretel. As told by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Translated by P.H. Muir. Illustrated and Signed by Henry C. Pitz; The Whimsical History of Bluebeard By Charles Perrault. Translated from the French by Arthur Quiller-Couch and illustrated by Hans Bendix. Signed by Hersholt. Note: there is a tear to the top right corner of the glassine jacket. A handsome set. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
