Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Translated by Justin Huntly McCarthy, M.P. by (BINDING, MEUNIER) Khayyam, Omar - 1889

Petersham, MA: Lone Oak Press, 2005. Esser, Mark. Oblong quarto. 89pp. From an edition of fourteen deluxe copies and 70 standard copies, this is one of five deluxe copies chosen to be specially bound for the international traveling exhibit "InsideOUT: Contemporary Bindings of Private Press Books," and as such, it does not include the extra suite or block as listed on the colophon. The exhibit, organized by British binding society Designer Bookbinders, married the works of nine private presses with the artistry of 59 binders from the United Kingdom and the United States. The text consists of selections from Henry David Thoreau's journal, which describe the vernal pools of New England that serve as breeding habitats for all manner of amphibians. Accompanying the text are twenty-eight engravings by Lone Oak Press founder Abigail Rorer, some of which are hand-colored by the artist. The detailed drawings brilliantly capture the teeming life and varied textures of these small pools. The book was designed… Read More

Faber and Faber Limited.�London. 1955. REPRINT OF 1946 EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated with two portraits of Brooke by Jacques and Gwen Raverat. A lovely bright and clean copy, finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London, in half red morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A pleasing copy.

Milano: Ricordi, 1830. First Edition — Primera edición. 232x325mm. (9¼x12¾").. Milano & Firenze, Gio. Ricordi, c.1830. Folio oblongo (232 x 325)mm. (1) hoja de título, (1) h. de índice y personajes, 266 pp., 5 láminas grabadas y coloreadas a mano en la época representando los escenarios de la obra sobre dibujos de Sanquirico. Encuadernación en pleno marroquén de época color azul marino, hilo y rueda dorada enmarcando los planos, lomera cuajada de adornos dorados, rueda dorada en los contracantos, cabeza y cortes también dorados. Primera edición de gran rareza extra ilustrado con láminas de Sanquirico. Il Talismano, con libreto de Gaetano Barniere sobre texto de Walter Scott, fue la primera representación en el Teatro alla Scala de Milán, representada el 10 de junio de 1829. El libro, todo grabado en plancha, está además ilustrado con 5 magníficas láminas grabadas en litografía y coloreadas a mano inventadas y dibujadas por Alessandro Sanquirico representando escenarios para la… Read More

Paris: Société du Livre d'Art. Imprimerie Nationale, 1909. Limited Edition. Near fine. Henri Jourdain. 4to, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches ( 266 x 197 mm); pp. [6], iv, 355, ii, [6]; 66+1 colored etchings by Henri Jourdain; original blue paper wrappers bound in; printed on paper specially-made by Maison Perrigot-Masure, offset on pages opposite the etchings, otherwise paper is bright and clean. This is No. 90 of 130 copies; the first 99 destined to members of the Société du Livre d'Art. It is also one of only 5 copies to contain an EXTRA SUITE of colored etchings. Exquisite binding by E. Maylander (gilt stamped on inside front cover) in emerald green morocco, multiple concentric gilt fillets on boards with a strip of tan morocco, spine with four raised bands, compartments decorated as the boards, gilt titling, a.e.g.; doublures in tan morocco with mosaic (embossed & gilt motif of leaves and chestnuts), green silk endpapers, second set of endpapers in green and gold marbled paper; "chemise" in 3/4 green… Read More

J. Maisonneuve et Ch. Leclerc. Paris. 1889. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.9 x 6.4 inches). vii, 300pp. A very good copy in a fine early leather binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with gilt ruled lines, floral design and lettering. Front board with ruled panels and floral designs, all in gilt Single gilt ruled border to the rear board and board edges. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Armorial bookplate of noted author of books on folklore and topography, Sir George Laurence Gomme (1853 - 1916) on the front pastedown. Some offsetting to the endpapers from the leather turn-ins. A little rubbing to the extremities and the spine faded to an attractive brown but overall still a lovely copy of this scarce work in a fine quality binding. The binding is unsigned but is certainly the work of a master bookbinder.

Petersham, MA: Lone Oak Press, 2005. Esser, Mark. Oblong quarto. 89pp. From an edition of fourteen deluxe copies and 70 standard copies, this is one of five deluxe copies chosen to be specially bound for the international traveling exhibit "InsideOUT: Contemporary Bindings of Private Press Books," and as such, it does not include the extra suite or block as listed on the colophon. The exhibit, organized by British binding society Designer Bookbinders, married the works of nine private presses with the artistry of 59 binders from the United Kingdom and the United States. The text consists of selections from Henry David Thoreau's journal, which describe the vernal pools of New England that serve as breeding habitats for all manner of amphibians. Accompanying the text are twenty-eight engravings by Lone Oak Press founder Abigail Rorer, some of which are hand-colored by the artist. The detailed drawings brilliantly capture the teeming life and varied textures of these small pools. The book was designed… Read More

Faber and Faber Limited.�London. 1955. REPRINT OF 1946 EDITION. 8vo. (8 x 5.3 inches). Illustrated with two portraits of Brooke by Jacques and Gwen Raverat. A lovely bright and clean copy, finely bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe of London, in half red morocco. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments ruled and lettered in gilt. Red cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A pleasing copy.

Milano: Ricordi, 1830. First Edition — Primera edición. 232x325mm. (9¼x12¾").. Milano & Firenze, Gio. Ricordi, c.1830. Folio oblongo (232 x 325)mm. (1) hoja de título, (1) h. de índice y personajes, 266 pp., 5 láminas grabadas y coloreadas a mano en la época representando los escenarios de la obra sobre dibujos de Sanquirico. Encuadernación en pleno marroquén de época color azul marino, hilo y rueda dorada enmarcando los planos, lomera cuajada de adornos dorados, rueda dorada en los contracantos, cabeza y cortes también dorados. Primera edición de gran rareza extra ilustrado con láminas de Sanquirico. Il Talismano, con libreto de Gaetano Barniere sobre texto de Walter Scott, fue la primera representación en el Teatro alla Scala de Milán, representada el 10 de junio de 1829. El libro, todo grabado en plancha, está además ilustrado con 5 magníficas láminas grabadas en litografía y coloreadas a mano inventadas y dibujadas por Alessandro Sanquirico representando escenarios para la… Read More

Paris: Société du Livre d'Art. Imprimerie Nationale, 1909. Limited Edition. Near fine. Henri Jourdain. 4to, 10 1/2 x 7 3/4 inches ( 266 x 197 mm); pp. [6], iv, 355, ii, [6]; 66+1 colored etchings by Henri Jourdain; original blue paper wrappers bound in; printed on paper specially-made by Maison Perrigot-Masure, offset on pages opposite the etchings, otherwise paper is bright and clean. This is No. 90 of 130 copies; the first 99 destined to members of the Société du Livre d'Art. It is also one of only 5 copies to contain an EXTRA SUITE of colored etchings. Exquisite binding by E. Maylander (gilt stamped on inside front cover) in emerald green morocco, multiple concentric gilt fillets on boards with a strip of tan morocco, spine with four raised bands, compartments decorated as the boards, gilt titling, a.e.g.; doublures in tan morocco with mosaic (embossed & gilt motif of leaves and chestnuts), green silk endpapers, second set of endpapers in green and gold marbled paper; "chemise" in 3/4 green… Read More

J. Maisonneuve et Ch. Leclerc. Paris. 1889. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9.9 x 6.4 inches). vii, 300pp. A very good copy in a fine early leather binding of full dark green morocco. Spine with gilt ruled lines, floral design and lettering. Front board with ruled panels and floral designs, all in gilt Single gilt ruled border to the rear board and board edges. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. Armorial bookplate of noted author of books on folklore and topography, Sir George Laurence Gomme (1853 - 1916) on the front pastedown. Some offsetting to the endpapers from the leather turn-ins. A little rubbing to the extremities and the spine faded to an attractive brown but overall still a lovely copy of this scarce work in a fine quality binding. The binding is unsigned but is certainly the work of a master bookbinder.