Lord Hugh Cecil. [Caricature].
Color caricature by Max Beerbohm as it appeared as a supplement in "Spectator" magazine, February 21, 1931. The print will be shipped, rolled, in a sturdy tube. Fine. More
Color caricature by Max Beerbohm as it appeared as a supplement in "Spectator" magazine, February 21, 1931. The print will be shipped, rolled, in a sturdy tube. Fine. More
Color caricature by Max Beerbohm as it appeared as a supplement in "Spectator" magazine, March 28, 1931. Fine. The print will be shipped rolled in a sturdy tube. More
Color caricature by Max Beerbohm as it appeared as a supplement in "Spectator" magazine, March 14, 1931. Captioned "Dean Inge finding, as ever, sustenance in Plotinus." Fine. 12 5/8" x 8.25" Print will be shipped rolled in a sturdy tube. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1997), First American Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. (152)pp. Henry Holt and Company, Photographs by Alen MacWeeney. Charleston, home to Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, reflects the talents of its inhabitants and visitors: Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, Maynard Keynes, Roger Fry, David Garnett..... More
On his 100 State St, Chicago stationery. "Dear Mr George: Character is the essence of true greatness. Without Character, learning, wealth and power lose their true value. Very truly yours, Frank Billings." Billings started a teaching career of over forty years in 1881 as assistant lecturer in his alma mater..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1968, Fourth Printing. quarto, black cloth. l, 474 pp. Yale University Press, Volume 1. Includes bibliographical descriptions of the works of Henry Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, John Kendrick Bangs, Ambrose Bierce, H.H. Brackenridge, William Cullen Bryant, Frances Hodgson Burnett, John Burroughs, and..... More
Charlottesville: Univ Press of Virginia, (1970), First Edition. quarto, cloth. (xx), 636pp. Univ Press of Virginia, From the Preface by Frecerick R. Goff: "The work of addition and revision continued until 1969 through Mr. Bristol's further checking and through reports of new entries from cooperating libraries to the clearinghouse he..... More
London: John Hatchard and Son, 1837, First Edition. small octavo, self-wrappers, stitched. 18, (ii) pp. John Hatchard and Son, Attributed to John Bruce in NUC-pre 1956 imprints. John Bruce's displeasure with the Committee report regarding the public records. This is his second statement regarding the Committee report. Small chip to..... More
Bedford: Printed by F. Thompson, (1947), First Edition. duodecimo, printed self wrappers. 8 pp. Printed by F. Thompson, Address on the Institution by John R. Bull and John Cox. With a list of 17 Rules. Wrappers chipped, dusty and with tears. Appears dis-bound. More
Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press, 1968, quarto. quarto, beige cloth. (xii), 233pp. The Belknap Press , Robinson and Brower carried on a correspondence for over thirty years. This book presents her accumulation of letters in its entirety together with her "Memories of Edwin Arlington Robinson," her review of "The Children..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1915), First Edition, second printing. octavo, blue cloth stamped in gilt. Houghton Mifflin, With "moments" corrected on page 8 and three prior novels listed on page facing half-title. Gilt stamping on spine is faded, top of text block dusty, a near fine copy. More
(Cambridge): D. S. Brewer, (1994), First Edition. large octavo, black cloth with gilt decoration. (xxiv), 259pp. D. S. Brewer, In this volume are described the contents of the three albums (2978-2980) which Pepys entitled 'My Collection of Heads in Taille-Douce . . . put together Anno Domini 1700 .... More
London: W. & R. Chambers, 1884, Third Edition. octavo, original pale blue boards and grey paper spine with printed spine lable. (viii), 184 pp. W. & R. Chambers, Sketches of individuals believed to have been the inspirations for some of the characters in Walter Scott's works of fiction. First published..... More
Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, (1987), First American Edition. quarto, boards in dust jacket. 141pp. Overlook Press, Illustrated with color plates. A student of Edward Johnston, Wellington was a major influence on modern calligraphy helping to change it from a medieval influenced craft resurrected during the Arts & Crafts Movement to..... More
(London): Studio Books, (1963), First Edition. quarto, green cloth in dust jacket. 96 pp. Studio Books, Tradition: Historical Note; The Revival of Calligraphy in Great Britain; The Revival of Italic Handwriting; The Revival of Calligraphy on the Continent. Trends: Present Practice of Calligraphy in Great Britain; Present Practice on the..... More
New York: Taplinger, (1988), Later printing. quarto, boards. 96 pp. Taplinger, Tradition: Historical Note; The Revival of Calligraphy in Great Britain; The Revival of Italic Handwriting; The Revival of Calligraphy on the Continent. Trends: Present Practice of Calligraphy in Great Britain; Present Practice on the Continenetl Present Practice in America;..... More
New York: W. W. Norton, (1997), First Edition. large quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 320pp. W. W. Norton, In celebration of the centenary of the original Library building. With essays by John Y. Cole, Henry Hope Reed, Pierce Rice, Herbert Small, Richard Murray, Thomas P. Somma, and Barbara Wolanin. Preface..... More
London: Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1921, Reprint Edition. octavo, red cloth stamped in blind on front cover and in gilt on spine. Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, Part of "Nash's Great Novel Library" series. Spine faded, wear to extremities, light scuffing to cloth, text clean. More
New York: McClure, Phillips, 1903, First Edition. octavo, original dark blue cloth stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, with blind-stamped design on front cover. (vi), (272), (10)pp. ads. McClure, Phillips, Slight residue from book plate on front endpaper, one half-inch weak spot to front hinge, back inner hinge..... More
London: T. Fisher Unwin LTD, (1925), First (English) Edition. octavo, boards in dust jacket. T. Fisher Unwin LTD, Issued simultaneous with the American Edition. Keating 193; Smith 27. Light chipping to top and bottom of jacket spine with over all light dust soiling. Offsetting to front endpapers. More
Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, (1986), First Edition, First Printing. octavo, boards and cloth in dust jacket. Naval Institute Press, A novel. New, without flaw, jacket not price clipped. More
New York: Macmillan, 1894, Illustrated Edition Limited to 350 copies, of which only 100 were for sale in America, signed by Crockett. quarto, brown cloth with pictorial image gilt stamped on front cover. T.e.g. (xxvi), 290 pp. Macmillan, With a prefatory poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. "Stickit Minister: a probationer..... More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1949, First Edition. octavo, red cloth with volume two in dust jacket. (xiv),739, University of Wisconsin Press, Illustrated. Volume 1: spine faded, light bump to lower corner. Volume 2: bump to lower corner, dust jacket with shelf wear but no major chips or tears. Laid..... More
New York: J. C. Witter Company, (1900), First Edition. octavo, tan cloth stamped in brown. 206 pp. J. C. Witter Company, Spine and back cover splattered with brown paint. Illustrated. More
New York: Da Capo Press, 1969, Reprint of 1911 edition. large quarto, brown cloth. unpaginated. Da Capo Press, Text in French. Reprint of Loys Delteil's the graphic works of nineteenth and twentieth century artists. Volume VII. A catalog of the works of Paul Huet. With 100 annotated black and white..... More