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1947réf. 8251947. Superb. Etching on antique cream laid paper with a partial indiscernible watermark 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 inxhes 74 x 64 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "III" in pencil lower margin. A trial proof impression from the first state of 2 aside from the regular edition of 204 printed by Charles S. White assisted by the artist. In excellent condition with minor uniform age tone. Fletcher 409. Miniature Series No. 39 French Church Series No. 48 Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. -William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
1938réf. 12631938. Superb. Etching with aquatint on cream wove paper 1 3/4 x 5 inches 178x 127 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "Ed. 150" in pencil lower margin. Second state of 3 before the addition of drypoint and the ornament on the reredos. Although this impression is inscribed with an edition number of 150 in the artist's hand Fletcher states an edition of 204 impressions of the second state before the added ornamentation on the reredos. Printed by David Strang. With an unidentified accession number written in pencil on the verso 73.27993. No. 21 from the Minature Series; No. 3 from the Brooch Series. Fletcher 316A. unknown
1928réf. 9721928. Good. Etching on antique laid paper 6 9/16 x 3 15/16 inches 167 x 100 mm signed and dated in pencil lower margin. Potentially a trial proof impression aside from the unsigned edition of 1459. Non-archival tape residue along the top and bottom sheet edges recto well outside of image area. Scattered handling creases and general scattered soiling in the margins minor and unobtrusive. Fletcher 217. This work was commissioned by The Architectural Forum for their 1928 Christmas card. unknown
1925réf. 9111925. Excellent. Etching on antique cream laid paper 1 7/8 x 3 1/8 inches 49 x 79 mm full margins. Signed dated and titled in pencil lower margin. From the edition of 150 impressions printed by Arms and Frederick Reynolds in 1925. An additional 25 impressions were printed 1938 by David Strang at Henry Carling's studio in London. In excellent condition with some minor handling creases. Fletcher 160. Miniature Series No. 11 Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. -William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
1939réf. 22841939. Superb. Etching on cream wove paper 2 3/8 x 3/14 inches 61 x 83 full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "IV" in the artist's hand. In superb condition with the numerals "365" written in pencil in the lower right corner well outside of the image area. Fletcher states only two trial proofs this is perhaps an unrecorded proof aside from the additional edition of 101 printed by David Strang. Fletcher 324. This plate was the section cut from Stanwick becoming a separate plate after the additional work had been done on it edges beveled. William Dolan Fletcher p 206. unknown
1939réf. 12691939. Very good. Etching on cream wove paper 2 3/8 x 3/14 inches 61 x 83 full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "IV" in the artist's hand. In very good condition. Fletcher states only two trial proofs this is perhaps an unrecorded proof aside from the additional edition of 101 printed by David Strang. Fletcher 324. This plate was the section cut from Stanwick becoming a separate plate after the additional work had been done on it edges beveled. William Dolan Fletcher p 206. unknown
1942réf. 8231942. Superb. Etching on fine light cream laid paper 2 1/4 x 2 15/16 inches 58 x 75 mm full margins. Signed and inscribed "II" in pencil lower margin. A trial proof impression of the second state of 2. Aside from the signed and numbered edition of 365 impressions plus an edition of 250 unsigned unnumbered impressions which were discovered after Arms's death. Fletcher 369. English Series No. 9 Miniature Series No. 30 Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. -William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
1942réf. 12621942. Superb. Etching on Japon paper 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches 89 x 44 mm full margins. Signed in pencil and inscribed "III" in the lower margin. Likely an unrecorded trial proof impression from the first state of 3 before the trimming of the plate Fletcher states only two trial proof impressions of the first state before the trimming of the plate. Printed by the artist. No visible defects. A beautifully inked impression with all of the fine details printing clearly. Miniature Series No. 31 Fletcher 378. Awards: Special Jury Award National Prints and Drawing Exhibition Laguna Beach Art Association Laguna Beach CA 1944. unknown
1942réf. 11411942. Superb. Etching on buff wove J Whatman handmade paper with a partial watermark 3 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches 89 x 44 mm full margins. Signed in pencil and inscribed "III" in the lower margin. A proof impression before the trimming of the plate Fletcher states only two trial proof impressions of the first state before the trimming of the plate. Printed by the artist. No visible defects. A beautifully inked impression with all of the fine details printing clearly. Fletcher 378. Miniature Series No. 31 Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. -William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
1943réf. 6311943. Excellent. Etching on cream laid paper 3 1/2 × 1 3/4 inches 89 × 44 mm full margins. Signed in pencil and inscribed "Trial State III." No visible defects with an unevenly trimmed sheet. A beautifully inked impression with all of the fine details printing clearly. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
1944réf. 8201944. Superb. Etching on fine antique laid paper with a partial "Catalunya Spain" watermark 1 5/16 x 2 3/8 inches 34 x 61 mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "III" in pencil lower margin. A proof impression of the third state of 3 after the trimming of the plate before the regular edition of 90 impressions. Fletcher states 5 proof impressions of the third state 5 proof impressions of the second state and an unkown number of first state impressions. Printed by David Strang. In superb condition. Fletcher 384. Christmas Card Series No. 22 Miniature Series No. 33 Note: "Vermont" and "Normandy" were etched on the same plate 6 x 5; 153 x 127. The "Vermont" section of the plate was damaged during the process of etching which made it necessary to reduce the size. The plate was cut in half after the second state. Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. -William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
1940réf. 20521940. Excellent. Etching on cream laid antique J Whatman paper with a watermark 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 inches 109 x 61 mm; sheet 8 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches 216 x 153 mm full margins. A proof impression from the 2nd state of 3 aside from the regular edition of 432. Printed by David Strang. In excellent condition with no visible defects. Fletcher 335. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
1940réf. 8221940. Superb. Etching on antique laid paper with a large heraldic watermark. 4 1/4 x 2 3/8 inches 109 x 61mm full margins. Signed dated and inscribed "III" in pencil lower margin. The nature of the rare and special paper this impression is printed on leads us to believe that it is an unrecorded trial proof impression of the third state of 3. Fletcher states only one impression of the third state and an unknown number of first and second state impressions aside from the regular edition of 342 signed and dated impressions. In superb condition. Fletcher 335. English Series No. 7 Miniature Series No. 24 Based on a drawing made at Wilby on May 14 1936. Paper: Arms was typical of the artists of this period - he was obsessed with paper a mania for collecting paper that could/would improve an edition. The quantity he left after his death distributed by his wife to fellow artists witnesses his love for finely made paper -paper interesting because of texture color distinctive weave. The earliest paper known to have been used by Arms came from a Baptismal Register Kirchen Ordnung The Reformed Church Middletown Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1708 bought in a bookshop in Philadelphia. His early prints 1915-1919 evidence paper taken from old books with gilded edges. Some prints appear on stationary from the Cisalpine Napoleonic Italy still bearing the estampe of the office or department; others carry penned ink page numbers taken from old ledgers of the Eighteenth Century-all beautiful shades of grey blue and green handmade ribbed and otherwise. Some of his color aquatints were printed on full sheets of heavy chine or Japanese vellum giving a sense of luxury in the richness of the stock and the width of the margins. There was a myriad of modern papers gleaned in England France Italy and the United States. -William Dolan Fletcher A Man For All Times p. 15. unknown
1924réf. 20471924. Good. Etching on delicate fibrous Japon paper with a deckle edge 8 7/8 x 4 1/8 227 x 105 mm; sheet 12 x 7 7/8 inches 304 x 100 mm full margins. Signed and dated in pencil in the lower margin. Potentially one of two proof impressions on antique paper aside from the regular edition of 100 printed by Frederick Reynolds. In good condition with some minor toning and some very light scattered spots of discoloration throughout. Fletcher 187. Born in 1887 in Washington DC John Taylor Arms studied at Princeton University and ultimately earned a degree in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1912. With the outbreak of W.W.I Arms served as an officer in the United States Navy and it was during this time that he turned his focus to printmaking having published his first etching in 1919. His first subjects were the Brooklyn Bridge near the Navy Yard and it was during his wartime travel that Arms created a series of extraordinarily detailed etchings based on gothic cathedrals and churches he visited in France and Italy the plate for Guardians of the Spire was created in 1921. He used what was available to him namely sewing needles and a magnifying glass to create the incredibly rich and fine detail that his etchings are known for. Upon his return to New York after the war Arms enjoyed a successful career as a graphic artist created a series of etchings of American cities and published Handbook of Print Making and Print Makers Macmillan 1934. He served as President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and in 1933 was made a full member of the National Academy of Design. Arms died in Fairfield Connecticut in 1953. unknown
1926réf. 838G4913Dearborn Michigan: The Dearborn Publishing Co. Good. 1926. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 32 pages. Features: When Old Salem Hunted Witches - men and women were put to death on the accusation of little children; The Man Who Fights Alone - "The Cop is the World's Greatest Warrior" - article with statistics of policemen killed on the job; Why I Left New York part 1 - a middle westerner moves there but is in conflict with its alien atmosphere; Who Pays for Our Radio Programs - noted economics author explains how national advertisers foot the bill so we can listen-in without charge; Captain Kidd - Pirate-Catcher - the rover is commissioned to capture ships flying the black flag; Mr. Henry Ford's Page - no amount of pretense can improve upon the original; Editorials - the time of England's trouble is the jury system a failure police death roll the family is the unit; Woodrow Wilson part 9 - He refused to be rushed into hasty decisions; World War's Effect Upon the Negro - overseas the colored soldier acquired an entirely new estimate of his importance in the scheme of things; Dry-Farming - The Tragedy of the West - scores of deserted homes stand as mute monuments to the settler's struggle in a land where rain seldom comes; Moonlight Midnight on "Old Tim" - Climbing Mount Timpanogas; The Voyage of the Victoria - part 3 - further adventures of Magellan; Chats with Office Callers; A Dance a Week - Hull's Victory Lady Walpole's Reel and Speed the Plow with piano music for each; amazing photos of strange worldwide professions - a daredevil juggling atop several chairs rubber tappers in Ceylon demonstrating the herringbone systemEgyptian dervishes passing skewers through their cheeks and a Korean peddler of earthen ware - carried upon his back! Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; The Dearborn Independent - Chronicler of the Neglected Truth May 22 1926 - World War's Effect on the Negro Magellan Old Salem Hunted Witches - men and women were put to death on the accusation of little children; The Man Who Fights Alone - "The Cop is t . The Dearborn Publishing Co. unknown
1894réf. P0-FA2T-T6YTReminton Arms Company. Very Good. 1894. Hardcover. Stapled paper wraps with cloth tape spine oblong cut crooked lightly soiled and worn. 32 yellow pp plus printed buff wraps. . Reminton Arms Company hardcover
1920réf. 24496A.L. Burt New York 1920. HBDJ Handsome Cloth Binding 1920. EARLY Vintage Hard Cover. Book Condition: GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD AS-IS. 12mo Glancing at the ads in the back section of book it dictates that this is a probable early 1920's printing. Book has some light amounts insect damage in spots along the edges. O/W FRONT Green Decorated Cover with Oval Paper Label Inset of Side Profile Beautiful Lady wearing Large White Hat & Green Ribbon is Holding Purple Flowers Lettered in Red Front Cvr DUSTJACKET light FoX WEAR & Tiny Chips Extremities Back DJ Lists Thru Sara a Princess. DJ Spine ends FADE & Small Chips 263 Pgs ADS end with Boy Spies of Old NY LIGHT Sprinkling Outer Pgs Edges . Hard Cover. A.L. Burt, New York hardcover
1971réf. 25860Karchmont NY: Investors Intelligence 1971. Boards. Very Good /Very Good . The 1971 1st edition IN ITS UNCOMMON HARDBACK AND DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG light spotting at the boards in a crisp price-intact $12.50 VG dustjacket. with veryt light creasing along the panel edges. Quarto 156 pgs. including the dozens of examples of "equivolume charting Investors Intelligence unknown
1971réf. 25860Karchmont NY: Investors Intelligence 1971. Boards. Very Good /Very Good . The 1971 1st edition IN ITS UNCOMMON HARDBACK AND DUSTJACKET. Solid and VG light spotting at the boards in a crisp price-intact $12.50 VG dustjacket. with veryt light creasing along the panel edges. Quarto 156 pgs. including the dozens of examples of "equivolume charting Investors Intelligence unknown books
2001réf. 39212The University of North Carolina Press April 2001. Hardcover. New/New. Brand new copy. Signed by author on Title Page. The University of North Carolina Press hardcover
1988réf. 548779Quebec: Samisdat 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 11 1pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Vietnam poetry the author also wrote a volume of poetry Nam. Very scarce. OCLC locates six copies over two records. Samisdat unknown
1988réf. 548779Quebec: Samisdat 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 11 1pp. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Vietnam poetry the author also wrote a volume of poetry Nam. Very scarce. OCLC locates six copies over two records. Samisdat unknown books
1972réf. 2348714Ottawa: The Borealis Press 1972. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 0x0x0. Signed by author. First edition - a paperback original. Signed by author without inscription on title page. Handwritten postcard written to previous owner in different ink than the title page signature signed by Shields and dated 29/5/02 laid in. An interesting combination of early and late signatures - the author passed away in 2003. 1972 Trade Paperback. 60 pp. Author's first book. A collection of poetry by the American-born Canadian author most well-know for her Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Stone Diaries. This work was never published in the United States. The Borealis Press paperback
1976réf. 14645Toronto: McGraw-Hill 1976 First edition signed by the author on the title-page. Boards. Octavo. Fine in very good dust jacket. Jacket has a little edgewear. The author's first novel. McGraw-Hill, hardcover
1994réf. 7155New York: Viking 1994. First American edition. Fine/Fine. Following the London edition. Signed on the title-page and dated "3-23-94" by Carol Shields. Publisher's cream cloth spine over beige boards. A Fine copy in like unclipped dust jacket. Carol Shield's novel of motherhood marriage and grief which chronicles the life of Daisy Goodwill Flett from birth to death won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1995. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Viking unknown
