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1936rif. 47466N.pl: The Norwood Press 1936. Hardcover. xiv 559p. first edition frontis. portrait of Wentworth rubberstamp on front pastedown endpaper else very good condition in an unclipped and edgeworn dust jacket. Wentworth was a life long socialist and pacifist. The Norwood Press hardcover books
1910rif. ST17129-032London: Published for the Florence Press by Chatto & Windus 1910. ONE OF 250 COPIES ON PAPER 12 additional copies were printed on vellum. 250 x 185 mm. 9 7/8 x 7 1/4". 5 p.l. 120 pp. 1 leaf. ANIIMATED DARK GREEN INLAID CRUSHED MOROCCO ELABORATELY GILT BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE signed on front turn-in covers with inlaid border of russet ribbon laced at each corner through a blue heart from which is suspended a pair of bells in inlaid brown morocco an inner border of red inlaid hearts alternating with small gilt floral tools front cover with centerpiece medallion of five inlaid flowers in green white and yellow on a densely stippled ground within a red inlaid circle with a gilt collar of oak leaves and acorns rear board with centerpiece inlay in brown and pink of Pan pipes suspended on a ribbon the whole enclosed in a gilt garland; raised bands spine gilt in compartments featuring floral cornerpieces and knotwork centerpiece with red heart and dot inlays very ornate gilt inner dentelles silk pastedowns and endpapers all edges gilt. In a slightly marked quarter morocco fleece-lined clamshell box with gilt titling on spine. 12 fine color plates by Norman Wilkinson. With the binders' typed description of the binding on Sangorski & Sutcliffe letterhead laid in at front. ◆Tips of joints and corners almost imperceptibly rubbed one leaf with small faint stain a few minute marginal adhesions otherwise INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY IN VIRTUALLY PERFECT CONDITION. This is a finely bound and finely printed edition of a group of essays short stories and autobiographical and travel sketches originally published in various periodicals and first printed as a collection in 1881. Founded in 1908 by the London publishers Chatto & Windus and operated by Philip Lee Warner the Florence Press had as its expressed intention the production of "beautiful books in the choicest types . . . in larger editions and at lower cost than was usual with such monuments of typography as the issues of the Kelmscott and other presses." Florence books are readily distinguishable by their special type designed by Herbert P. Horne after 15th century Italian faces that are elegant simple and easily readable. Binders Francis Sangorski and George Sutcliffe met as boys attending Douglas Cockerell's bookbinding classes at the L. C. C. Central School. Cockerell was so impressed by their skill that he hired Sutcliffe as a finisher and Sangorski as a forwarder. In 1901 Francis and George went into business for themselves and before long they had become two of the most renowned English binders of the 20th century. We can date the time of our binding to the decade of the 1910s because there is a letter from the binders laid in with an explanation of the decoration on stationery with the printed date "191__." The letter indicates that "250 different pieces of various colored leathers are used as inlays" many to suggest the contents of the essays: "the wedding bells and heart border are suggestive of the first essay 'Virginibus Puerisque.' The front centerpiece composed of spring flowers surrounded by a wreath of oak suggests 'Crabbed Age and Youth' and the back centerpiece suggests 'Pan's Pipes.'" In terms of its design quality of execution and condition the binding is simply beautiful. Published for the Florence Press by Chatto & Windus unknown books
1915rif. 0019491915. Very Good. Seventeen decorated leaves with intricate hand-colored border illustrations on all of them. Included are a title page a table of contents twelve leaves with a mixture of verse and prose apercus by Cowper Marcus Aurelius Maeterlinck Chesterton Jefferies and a few lesser known writers then three leaves with borders but blanks within. These borders stand out for their variety and the panache of their execution. While a few may owe a debt to work done before such as that by Beardsley or Parrish Ms. Harper also seems to anticipate high Art Deco style and even later aesthetics than that. Ms. Harper mixes cleverly the geometric the abstract the figurative the natural. The pleasure to be derived from these borders is that from miniatures -- splashy color plates these are not! Further there is nothing corny sentimental or pedestrian about the illustrations which usher us into the little worlds of Ms. Harper's imagination. The text is also hand-written and while not calligraphic it is uniform neat and attractive. unknown books
1896rif. 001150London New York and Bombay: Longmans Green & Co 1896. Hardcover. Good Plus/No Jacket. Oblong 11 By 9 Inches. 63 pp. Full color plate illustrations not quite every other page with text illustrations interspersed in margins of comic verse. One of the best of the politically dubious relics of late nineteenth century children's literature. It is hard to say whether the infectious humor of the illustrations or of the fluent inspired doggerel almost certainly emulated by the likes of Roald Dahl is the bigger draw. Probably the rarest of the highly desirable Golliwogg series this one taking our characters to Paris Japan and Africa. This copy has considerable soilage on the boards which are illustrated paper pasted onto the boards. Shelfwear along edges and corners. Original spine band survives with some wear by tips and rubbing along gutters. Interior tight. Some scattered soilage to pages but text and especially the illustrations remain attractive. Longmans, Green & Co hardcover books
1987rif. 46328NY: Rizzoli 1987. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 198pp index. Very good hardback in a tanned and lightly edgeworn jacket. Rizzoli hardcover books
1989rif. 46420NY: Rizzoli 1989. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 255pp. Very good hardback in a jacket that has a tiny closed tear to the top of the rear joint. Rizzoli hardcover books
1971rif. 2148New York: Holiday House 1971. Later printing. Very good/very good. Edward Gorey . New York: Holiday House 1971. Later printing. Very good/very good. Edward Gorey . Reprint of original same year publication hardcover with pictorial dustjacket and illustrations by Gorey. No statement of edition or price on dj 3.95 present on true first review quotes present on rear dj flap absent on true first issue. Small abrasion on edge of one interior page. Otherwise bright in green cloth. Toledano B51b. Holiday House hardcover books
1994rif. 89819Boston:: Little Brown. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1994. Hardcover. 0316354449 . Second printing. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Little, Brown, hardcover books
1962rif. 84963NY:: Golden Press. Near Fine. 1962. Hardcover. Little Golden Book # 478. First printing with "A" on last page. Near fine in illustrated boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Golden Press, hardcover books
1948rif. 201080New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Grey cloth boards under photo-illustrated dust jacket 341 pp. including index. Wear to edges of jacket still presents well owner's name & date to half-title page. Includes basic recipes from Denmark Finland Norway and Sweden but also has gourmet recipes divided by country in the chapter "Specialties of Famous People and Places" with contributions from institutions like the Anglais Restaurant of Stockholm to people like Baroness Ellinor Giertta of Norway. A fun & delightful culinary trip to the north! Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1988rif. 59415Boston:: Little Brown. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0316058424 . Newbery Honor Book. Fifty-sixth printing. Near fine in a near fine price clipped dust jacket with the Newbery Honor emblem on the front panel. . Little, Brown, hardcover books
1993rif. 58260NY:: Norton. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. 0393035611 . A collection of poems. First printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Norton, hardcover books
1970rif. 103573NY:: McCall Publishing Company. Very Good. 1970. Hardcover. 0841520178 . Stated first printing. SIGNED by the author and illustrator on the title page. Oblong. Very good in light brown cloth with red lettering and design. No dust jacket. ; Signed by Author & Illustrator . McCall Publishing Company, hardcover books
1964rif. 50136Minneapolis:: University of Minnesota Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. Second printing. Previous owner's book-plate on front paste-down else very good in a very good minor edge wear price clipped dust jacket. . University of Minnesota Press, hardcover books
1990rif. 40144Albuquerque:: University of New Mexico Press. Near Fine. 1990. Paperback. 0826309267 . Black and white photographs throughout. Second paperback printing. Year of publication in ink on title page else about fine in pictorial wraps. . University of New Mexico Press, paperback books
1990rif. 30066Paducah: Collector Books. Fine. 1990. Hardcover. 0891454039 . Color photographs throughout. Fourth edition. First printing thus. Fine in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Collector Books hardcover books
1998rif. 26790Paducah: Collector Books. Near Fine. 1998. Hardcover. 1574320114 . Color photographs throughout. Thirteenth edition. About fine in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Collector Books hardcover books
1986rif. 19920Portland:: Timber Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0881920150 . Illustrated by Valerie Willson. First edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. . Timber Press, hardcover books
1995rif. 20341Paducah: Collector Books. Near Fine. 1995. Hardcover. 0891456139 . Identification and value guide. Color photographs throughout. Sixth edition. First printing thus. Previous owner's chop on front paste-down else fine in glossy pictorial boards. No dust jacket as issued. . Collector Books hardcover books
1950rif. 24004475West Springfield Massachusetts 1950. Very good. Some light toning spotting sunning or offsetting. Red pencil offsetting to floral card. Three 3 examples of original artwork for greeting cards designed by the artist Florence Tarbell b.1938. Each example has been hand-illustrated on card with original pen and watercolor with a hand-lettered greeting card message either underneath the image or on an accompanying scrap of paper. They include: Tarbell Florence. Birthday Peacock Greeting. West Springfield 1950s. Pen watercolor gouache on card measuring approx. 5.25" by 7.5" with message in pen on scrap of paper measuring approx. 3" by 5". Image shows blue peacock under stylized tree blowing in the breeze. Message reads: "It isn't so. It can't be true Another birthday's come to you. For as you go upon your way You're growing younger every day." Tarbell Florence. Floral Friendship Greeting. West Springfield 1950s. Pen and watercolor on card measuring approx. 7.75" by 5.5" with message in pen on scrap of paper measuring approx. 3" by 5". Image shows a woman in a green dress harvesting bright red hollyhocks. Message reads: "Dear Friend Upon this happy day I hope that everything's O.K. And you are out a-picking posies Hollyhocks or maybe roses. And may each petal on each flower Mean joy for you hour after hour." Tarbell Florence. World Map Valentine Card. West Springfield 1950s. Pen watercolor colored pencil on card measuring 6" by 5.25". Penned message below world map reads: "If you search the whole world over From shore to shining shore You'll find a lot of people But not one that loves you more. unknown books
1938rif. s02287Little Brown and Company 1938. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lawson Robert. 2nd printing one month after first edition. Grey cloth boards with blue lettering illustrated endpapers; 8-1/2" tall; 139 pp; illustrated by Robert Lawson. Some soiling to boards and page edges nice solid binding. White dust jacket has tiny hole to edge of front panel price-clipped sticker residue to spine panel. Overall a nice copy of this Newbery Honor book and one of my all-time favorites! Little, Brown and Company hardcover books
1911rif. 012113London: Longmans Green & Co 1911. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine -/Poor. Beautifully preserved copy blue cloth with pictorial pastedown titles stamped in black. Trace wear spine tip internals as nice as we might see. With printed brown dustjacket with chunks missing along spine re-pieced together. Whimsical charming illustrations by Broughton in a primitive Greenaway mode. Longmans, Green & Co hardcover books
1911rif. 008929NY: Funk & Wagnalls 1911. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. Richardson Rome K decorative covers. Brown Ethel Pennewill text decorations and illust. Remarkably well-conserved as new copy still in publisher'sgift box. Elaborate mixed element floral cover design by Richardson K. Rome on green cloth. Text illustrtaions and decorations by Ethel Pennewill Brown. 8vo gte sides untrimmed 76p. Unused pages uncut in orignal glassine wrapper all in as new condition housed in publisher's gift box white paper with satin finish over cardboard edged in gilt top cover decorated with elements of Richardson's cover design stated "Presenation Edition" An exemplar of the "gift book" at the commercial maturity of the decorative cover in American bindings. THE collector's copy. Funk & Wagnalls hardcover books
1995rif. 002311Toronto ON Canada: Harcourt 1995. First Edition. Cloth. Almost As New/Fine. small tear front panel dj. Harcourt unknown books
1934rif. 1503Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press 1934. First edition. BIOGRAPHY OF JOHNS HOPKINS FIRST HEAD OF ANATOMY BY HIS MENTEE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES--COPY OF NOTED NY CARDIOLOGIST. 8 1/4 inches tall hardcover blue cloth binding gilt title to cover and spine decorative bookplate of Sidney P Swartz MD. to front paste-down frontis portrait of Franklin Pain Mall i-xiii 342 pp 8 photographic portraits of Mall from early chilhood to the year of his death. Light wear to cover edges light browning to pages clean and unmarked except for in underlining of one sentence on page 48: "the quality of the teacher is more important than the subject taught". Very good in custom archival mylar cover. FLORENCE RENA SABIN 1871 – 1953 was a pioneer for women in science; she was the first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the first woman to head a department at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. In 1896 Sabin enrolled at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as one of fourteen women in her class. The school opened in 1893 and was co-ed from the beginning because of an early donor's contingency which required the admittance of female students. while at Hopkins Sabin's observational skills and perseverance in the laboratory caught anatomist Franklin P. Mall's attention. Mall's mentorship was foundational to her future research and consequent legacy. Upon graduation Sabin obtained an internship at Johns Hopkins Hospital under physician Sir William Osler. She was finally appointed professor of embryology and histology in June 1917 the first woman to become a full professor at a medical college. She continued her research on the origins of blood vessels which in 1924 Sabin's earned her presidency of the American Association of Anatomists. In 1925 she was voted into the National Academy of Sciences. She was the first woman to gain membership in this prestigious body and would remain the lone female member for the next 20 years. FRANKLIN PAINE MALL 1862-1917 earned his MD from the University of Michigan in 1883. After completing his degree Mall moved to Heidelberg to study ophthalmology. However in 1884 he moved to Leipzig where he became a student of embryologist Wilhelm His and met William H. Welch future dean of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 1886 Mall enrolled in a fellowship in the department of pathology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital where he started a collaboration with William S. Halsted. In 1889 Mall was offered an adjunct professorship of anatomy at Clark University in Worchester Mass. where he developed an embryological research program. With the opening of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1893 William Welch appointed Mall head of the department of anatomy. At Johns Hopkins Mall worked with Ross G. Harrison Florence R. Sabin George L. Streeter and Warren H. Lewis. Mall edited the first six volumes of the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Contributions to Embryology. In 1913 Mall had appealed to the Carnegie Institution to create a department of embryology that would be housed at Johns Hopkins. He received a $15000 grant that established the department which Mall chaired until his death in 1917. PROVENANCE: SIDNEY P. SWARTZ 1896-1977 earned his MD from Columbia University where he later served as professor of cardiology. He practised at Montefiore Hospital New York for over 50 years. The Johns Hopkins Press hardcover books
