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656. Riviere Binding-The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Translated by Edward Fitzgerald London: Robert Rivere & Son, LTD., 1928. Special edition with 12 illustrations printed in Caslon Old Face type on Studio hand-made paper. Bound by Rivere & Son. 8 vo. Fine leather binding, front cover has inlaid leather with painting and embossed gilt decoration. Spine with five raised bands with decorated compartments and leather title insert. Edges gilt. Spine has darkened and edges of leather. Marbled end papers. 1,200/1,500 Sold: $1,150.00 |
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657. A Foredge Book-" The Plays of William Shakespeare, Accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Stevens,..." London: Printed for C. J. G. Rivington, London, and others. 1805. 8 vol, volume VI. Foredge painting is a view of the Parliament House from the Old Palace Yard, Westminster. Full green leather with decorated boards, embossed and gilt tooling. Gilt top paper edge. Spine has faded to brown, slight raised bands with decorations. Red end papers, bookplate of Sara Broom adhered. Front portion of book has water stained pages, not affected the painting. 800/1,200 |
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658. A Foredge Book-" The Plays of William Shakespeare, Accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Stevens,..." London: Printed for C. J. G. Rivington, London, and others. 1805. 8 vol, volume VII. Foredge painting is a view of Athens. Full green leather with decorated boards, embossed and gilt tooling. Gilt top paper edge. Spine has faded to brown, slight raised bands with decorations. Red end papers, bookplate of Sara Broom adhered. Front portion of book has water stained pages, not affected the painting. Matches previous lot. 800/1,200 |
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659. A Foredged Book-"Lalla Rookh, An Oriental Romance" by Thomas Moore New York: Leavitt & Allen Brothers, dedication page stamped May 19, 1817, 8 vo. Illustrated with engravings from drawings by eminent artists. Foredge painting titled "Playing Ball". Gilt yop paper edge. Full embossed leather with gilt covers and title on spine. Marbled end papers. Ink inscription on fly paper dated 1873. Top right corners of first pages toned. Apprx 800/1,200 |
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660. "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes", by A. Conan Doyle London: George Newnes, Limited, 1894. First edition. Royal octavo. 279 pp. Ninety illustrations by Sidney Paget within the text and frontispiece. Contemporary binding, 3/4 red Morocco with red cloth boards. Five raised bands on spine with gilt tooled bands and lettering with two decorative emblems within compartments. Interior exceptionally clean and bright, a well cared for copy. Binding by Brentanos of Paris. 1,000/2,000 Sold: $747.50 |
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661. Rimbaud Arthur, "A Season in Hell", Illustrated by Robert Mapplethorpe New York: Limited Editions Club, first edition, 1986. Fine in publishers full red morocco binding bound at the Jovonis Bookbindery in a fine black lined cloth slipcase as issued, with suede interior . 87pp. Illustrated with eight hand pulled full page photogravures by Mapplethorpe. 4to. Translated by Paul Schmidt. Printed at the Wild Carrot Letterpress in a limited edition of 1000 copies of which this is number 929 signed by Mapplethorpe and Schmidt in pencil. 1,500/2,000 Sold: $920.00 |
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662. Six First Editions of Autographed Titles Including Whitney, Sinclair, Nasby, Mitchell, Harrison and Eggleston All handsomely bound by Thomas W. Best, in 3/4 red leather with cloth boards and gilt edge. Spines with five raised bands with gilt tooling in compartments and on bands with titles, authors and first edition. Marbled interior boards. Interiors all with signatures of the writer, finely inserted after fly papers. All apprx 8 vo. Near fine, spine lightly faded. Lot includes; "Patience Strong's Outting" by Mrs. A.D.T. Whitney, Boston: Loring Publisher 1869. "The Tyson's (Mr. and Mrs. Nevell Tyson)" by May Sinclair, New York: B.W. Dodge & Company 1906. "Ekkoes From Kentucky" by Petroleum V. Nasby (illustrated by Thomas Nast), Boston: Lee and Shepard 1868. "The Villa Claudia" by John Ames Mitchell (illustrated by A.D. Blashfield)", New York: Life Publishing Company 1904. "Sweet Bells Out Of Tune" by Mrs. Burton Harrison (illustrated by Charles Dana Gibson), New York: The Century Company 1893. "A Carolina Cavalier, A Romance of the American Revolution" by George Cary Eggleston (illustrated by C.D. Williams), Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company 1,000/1,500 |
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663. "The Life & Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner..."by Robinson Crusoe London; printed for J. Buckland, W. Strahan, J and F. Rivington...et al. 14th edition in two vols, dated 1772. 10mo, 2 vols. Rebound about 100 years ago. 3/4 leather over boards, gilt tooled spine and top paper edge. Some plates trimmed close to the edge with partial loss to descriptions. Bindings are in very nice condition. Apprx 7"T x 4-1/2"W. Near fine. 850/1,250 |
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664. Chorea Gigantum; Or, the Most Famous Antiquity of Great-Britain, Vulgarly Called Stone-Heng, Standing on Salisbury Plain, Restored to the Danes; By Walter Charleton London: Printed for Henry Herringman, at the Sign of the Anchor in the Lower Walk of the New Exchange 1663. 8 vo. Illustrated with large folding plate of Stonehenge and a full page woodcut (bottom of this is cut off). First edition with title leaf in read and black, with imprimateur leaf with date 1662. Full brown leather with gilt tooled edge and corner flower accents. Book plate adhered from the "Earl of Normanton". Pencil writing in front. 800/1,200 Sold: $1,178.75 |
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665. The Complete Angler of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton: Extensively Embelished with Engravings on Copper and Wood... London: John Major, Fleet Street, adjoining serjeant's-inn, 1824. Second edition, 2 vols in one with special binding and illustrated with engravings. Full leather with fine gilt tool work throughout and decorated boards. Five raised bands with red and brown leather inserts in compartments. Top paper edge gilt, marbled interior boards. Bookplate adhered. Slight wear to leather boards at edges, with losses to top and bottom, expected shelf wear. 1,000/1,500 |
