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London: Printed by William Jaggard, 1623. The Knights Templar in the Time of Shakespeare Published in the Same Year and by the Same Printer as Shakespeare's First Folio FAVINE, Andrew. The Theater of Honour and Knight-hood. Or A Compendious Chronicle and Historie of the whole Christian World. Containing the Originall of all Monarchies, Kingdomes, and Estates, with their Emperours, Kings, Princes, and Governours; Their Beginnings, Continuance, and Successions, to this present Time. The First Institution of Armes, Emblazons, Kings, Heralds, and Pursuiuants of Armes: With all the Ancient and Moderne Military Orders of Knight-Hood in Every Kingdome. Of Duelloes or Single Combates, with their Originall, Lawes, and Observations...London: Printed by William Jaggard, 1623. First edition in English. Folio in sixes (12 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches; 327 x 208 mm). Two volumes in one. [9], [12] leaves; 572 (i.e. 582); 406, [18], 407-538 pp. Complete with all twelve leaves of plates (rectos only) showing medals, coins… Read More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1977. With a Fine Black & White Inscribed Photograph of Federico Fellini FELLINI, Federico. Fellini's Films. The four hundred most memorable stills from Federico Fellini's fifteen and a half films. Edited by Christian Strich. With a Foreword by Georges Simenon. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [1977]. First edition. Large quarto (13 x 10 5/8 inches; 330 x 270 mm.). [1-344] pp. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Publishers red cloth over boards, front cover and spine lettered in black, black endpapers. Pictorial dust jacket. Jacket with three inch tape repair to front panel, crease to rear panel, light chipping to extremities. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket. Affixed to the front free endpaper is a 9 14/ x 7 1/8 inch black & white photograph of Fellini inscribed "To Paul R. Palmer. Good luck! Federico Fellini June 73". Federico Fellini (1920-1993) was an Italian filmmaker. He is known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque… Read More

London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1823. With Thirteen Fine Hand-Colored Plates FELLOWES, W.D. A Visit to the Monastery of La Trappe, in 1817: with notes, taken during a tour through Le Perche, Normandy, Bretagne, Poitou, Anjou, Le Bocage, Touraine, Orleanois, and the Environs of Paris. Illustrated with numerous coloured engravings, from drawings made on the spot. London: Printed for Thomas M'Lean, 1823. Fourth Edition, Large Paper Copy. Text watermarked J. Whatman, 1823; Plates watermarked J. Whatman, 1827. Large octavo (10 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches; 261 x 175 mm.). xii, 188 pp. Thirteen fine hand colored aquatint plates and two plain plates. Contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco, covers decoratively bordered in gilt and blind, spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt, gilt board edges and turn-ins, brown endpapers, all edges gilt. First page of preface with small paper-flaw on blank margin. A clean, near fine copy. "First published by William Stockdale in 1818,… Read More

Naples & Rome: , 1824. A Fascinating Album Containing Thirty Superb Hand Colored Lithographs of Italian Trades and Costumes FERRARI, Filippo. LENGHI, Giacomo. [Costumi No. XXX di Roma e di altri paesi dello Stato pontificio, designati ed incini all' acqua forte da Filippo Ferrari]. [Italian Trades and Costumes]. Naples & Rome, [1824-1835]. An album of thirty fine hand colored lithograph plates and one original gouache painting. Folio (12 x 8 3/4 inches; 305 x 222 mm.). Twenty two (of thirty) fine hand colored lithograph plates plates heightened with gum arabic, mostly with tissue guards, and one fine gouache painting. Many of the plates neatly inscribed in ink ‘Dorothea Power, March 21st 1835'. Eight hand colored lithograph plates by Giacomo Lenghi and one original gouache painting - possibly by Giacomo Lenghi. Contemporary quarter dark green straight-grain morocco over marbled boards, smooth spine decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers. Neatly inscribed in ink on front… Read More

London: Charles Tilt, 1839; 1840. Two of the Exceptionally Rare Hand-Colored Deluxe Issues for 1839 and 1840" FINDEN, William and Edward. Finden's Tableaux or the Affections; A Series of Picturesque Illustrations of the Womanly Virtues. From paintings by W. Perring. Edited by Mary Russell Mitford [With:] Findens' Tableaux: The Iris of Prose, Poetry, and Art, for MDCCCXL. Illustrated with Engravings by W. and E. Finden, from Paintings by J. Browne. Edited by Mary Russell Mitford. London: Charles Tilt, 1839; [1840]. First Deluxe Hand-Colored Editions. Two folio volumes (14 9/16 x 10 7/8 inches; 370 x 276 mm.). [vi], 60; [3]-70 pp. Twenty-four hand-colored engraved plates after Perring or Browne, engraved by Holl, Finden, Egleton, Freeman, Scriven, Hollis, Gibbs and others, all heightened with gum arabic. Publishers red and green morocco, covers elaborately tooled in gilt and blind. Slight rubbing to extremities, otherwise near fine. Two issues of the exceptionally rare hand-colored deluxe… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. On the pleasant shore of the French Riviera..." FITZGERALD, F. Scott. Tender is the Night. A Romance by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Decorations by Edward Shenton.New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First edition, first printing. Octavo. [viii], [1]-408 pp. Publisher's ribbed green cloth, front cover bordered in blind, spine lettered in gilt, fore edge untrimmed. Pages 401-408 have been poorly opened, but this only affects the blank margins. The bare minimum of rubbing to extremities. An excellent copy with none of the foxing or browning that is often associated with this title. The first printing of 7,600 copies soon sold out, and subsequent printings continued to sell during the Depression. Fitzgerald rearranged the narrative's order for later editions and the original text was not restored for many years. "In 1932 Fitzgerald had material that he felt strongly about: Zelda's breakdown and his own deterioration. When he resumed work on the novel that would… Read More

Lugd. Batav. Leiden: apud Elzevirios, 1638. First Elzevier Edition FLORUS, Lucius Annaeus. L. Annaeus Florus [Works], CL. Salmasius, addidit Lucium Ampelium. & cod. M.S. nunquam antehac editum. Lugd. Batav. [Leiden]: apud Elzevirios, 1638. First Elzevier edition, second issue, with pp. 200 and 336 misnumbered as 220 and 536 respectively. Twelvemo (4 15/15 x 2 3/4 in; 126 x 70 mm). [8], 536 [i.e. 336], [16, index] pp. Engraved illustrated title-page, headpieces, tailpieces, initials. Contemporary vellum. Yapp edges. Manuscript title to spine. Bookplate of Henry Scott Boys, late Bengal Civil Service, Allahabad. Neat ownership signatures to endpapers and title-page. Quarter inch wormhole to [ii-vii, 2]. Occasional early and neat underlinings. Small loss to spine head/upper board at joint. Otherwise an excellent copy in its original seventeenth century vellum binding. "At the better grammar schools of the time the relevant authors studied were Ovid, Cicero, Caesar, Sallust and Livy. At Eton the… Read More

Paris: Chez Osterwald ainé, 1827. The History of a Pin" Sixteen Fine Hand Colored Lithograph Plates [FONTALLARD, Henri-Gérard, illustrator]. Histoire d'une Épingle Par elle mème. [En seize tabeaux]. Composé et dessine par H. Gérard-Fontallard, [accompagnés d'un texte], extrait du Corsaire. Du 17 Juillet, 1827. Paris: Chez Osterwald ainé, et chez Rittner, 1827. Large folio (14 3/4 x 11 inches; 374 x 280 mm.). One lithographed leaf of text with head-piece vignette (at end) and sixteen fine hand colored lithographed plates. Plates lithographed by Ducarme, and mounted on stubs. Early-to-mid twentieth century half red cloth over marbled boards, spine lettered in gilt. With the bookplate of antiquarian book dealer Antoine Vautier on front paste-down. Henri-Gérard Fontallard (1798-?) was one of the contributing artists to La Silhouette and La Caricature. (Benezit volume 4, p. 423). OCLC locates just three copies in libraries and institutions worldwide: The Morgan Library (NY, USA); The Getty… Read More

Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1980. One of 100 Copies Signed by the 38th President of The United States Gerald R. Ford FORD, Gerald R. A Vision for America. Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1980. First edition, limited to 500 copies signed by the 38th President of The United States, Gerald R. Ford. Large octavo (9 7/8 x 6 3/8 inches; 251 x 162 mm.). [16] pp. Title-page printed in blue and gilt, portrait frontispiece. Limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the author (this being no. 25). Publisher's full blue calf, front cover and spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy housed in the original blue card slipcase. The text of Ford's address to the Republican National Convention, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, July 14, 1980. Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (1913-2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He previously served as the leader of the Republican Party in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1965 to 1973, and… Read More

London: FORE-EDGE PAINTING. MISS C.B. CURRIE, artist. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith. With Biographical Introduction by Professor Masson. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902. A Splendid Example of Miss Currie's Work FORE-EDGE PAINTING. MISS C.B. CURRIE, artist. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith. With Biographical Introduction by Professor Masson. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902. The Globe Edition. With a very fine fore-edge painting by Miss C.B. Currie of Lucan House, Dublin. Inserted limitation leaf at front "This is No. 157 of the Books/with Fore-edge Paintings/by/Miss Currie/The Painting under the gold/is a view of/Lucan-House, Dublin./Signed/ C.B. Currie" Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches; 180 x 121 mm.). [ii, Miss Currie signed limitation, verso blank], [i-v], vi-lx, [ii], [1]-695, [1] pp. Inserted photogravure portrait frontispiece of "Mr.… Read More

Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne, 1809. A Very Fine Contemporary Fore-Edge Painting possibly by the Taylor & Hessey Artist FORE-EDGE PAINTING. THOMSON, James. The Seasons. Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne, 1809. With a very fine contemporary fore-edge painting of 'Westminster Abbey from the River Thames' possibly by the Taylor & Hessey artist. Twelvemo (6 3/8 x 3 3/4 inches; 163 x 95 mm.). [iv], [i]-xxii, [2, contents, verso blank], [1]-262 pp. Including engraved vignette title. Bound ca. 1809 in the style of or possibly by Taylor & Hessey. Full green straight-grain morocco, covers elaborately bordered in gilt with gilt floral pieces. Spine with three wide raised bands, decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments and lettered in gilt on the raised bands. Gilt decorated board-edges , gilt ruled turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Original booksellers printed ticket "Sold at/Barratt's Library./Bond Street, Bath." on front paste-down. "Taylor & Hessey were busy throughout… Read More

London: Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1811. Bound by Taylor and Hessey With an Early Twentieth Century Fore-Edge Painting [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. TAYLOR & HESSEY, binder. COWPER, William. Poems by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. In two volumes. A New Edition. London: Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1811. With an early twentieth century fore-edge painting by an unidentified artist, showing a man and two ladies seated by a fireplace. The man is reading his newspaper and a dog is seated at his feet. Two octavo volumes bound in one (8 5/16 x 5 1/4 inches; 211 x 133 mm.). [i]-xvi, [1]-438; [i]-vi, [2], [1]-427, [1, blank] pp. Bound ca. 1811 by Taylor and Hessey, Booksellers, London. Stamp-signed in gilt on the fore-edges of the boards "Bound and Sold by" [&] "Taylor and Hessey". Full dark red straight-grain morocco, covers elaborately paneled in gilt, spine with three 'double' raised bands, elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt in compartments, decorative gilt board-edges and… Read More

London: Printed for John Bumpus, Walker and Co...., 1822. With Two Very Fine Fore-Edge Paintings by Helen R. Haywood Depicting Burns Cottage with a Portrait of Robert Burns and a Fine View of the Bridges on the River Ayr FORE-EDGE PAINTING. HAYWOOD, Helen, artist. BURNS, Robert. The Poetical Works of Robert Burns; Including the Pieces Published in his Correspondence and Reliques: With his Songs and Fragments. To which are prefixed a history of the poems, by his brother, Gilbert Burns, and a sketch of his life. In two volumes. London: Printed for John Bumpus, Walker and Co...., 1822. Two small octavo volumes (6 1/8 x 4 inches; 157 x 101 mm.).[i]-xxx, [1]-268; [i]-xii, [1]-262 pp. Contemporary full dark blue straight-grain morocco, covers elaborately decorated in gilt and blind, spines with four shallow raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, decorative gilt board-edges and turn-ins, pale blue endpapers, all edges gilt. Housed in an early blue cloth slipcase. A… Read More

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1811. Day set on Norham's castled steep. And Tweed's fair river, broad and deep... " Bound by Taylor & Hessey and with a Fine Fore-Edge Painting by the "Double-Line Painter" [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. [TAYLOR & HESSEY, binder]. [DOUBLE-LINE PAINTER, artist]. SCOTT, Sir Walter. Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field... The eighth edition. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1811. With a very fine early twentieth century fore-edge painting by the "Double-Line Painter" showing a view of Norham Castle in Northumberland depicting the opening lines of the poem. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches; 210 x 133 mm.). [viii], [1]-377, [1, blank], [i]-cxxviii pp. Additional engraved vignette title-page and nine engraved plates. The title-page and plates with old water stain at top left corner, some occasional and light spotting, otherwise near fine. Handsomely bound ca. 1811 by Taylor and Hessey, Booksellers, London. Stamp-signed in gilt on the fore-edge of the front board… Read More

London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; W. Nicol and Son..., 1821. With Two Very Fine Fore-Edge Paintings by Helen R. Haywood Depicting the Homes of Abraham Cowley and Alexander Pope - Both with a Fine Portrait FORE-EDGE PAINTING. HAYWOOD, Helen R., artist. JOHNSON, Samuel. The Lives of the most eminent English Poets: with Critical Observations on their Works... A New Edition, Corrected. In two volumes. London: Printed for F.C. and J. Rivington; W. Nicol and Son..., 1821. With two very fine early twentieth century fore-edge paintings by Helen R. Haywood. The first volume with a fine view of Chertsey Bridge and with a portrait of Abraham Cowley on the left side; The second volume with a fine view of Alexander Pope's Villa, Twickenham and with a portrait of Pope on the left-side. Two octavo volumes (8 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 212 x 130 mm.). [viii], [1]-446; [iv], [1]-454 pp. Full contemporary dark blue calf, covers elaborately decorated in gilt and blind, spines with four shallow raised bands,… Read More

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. A Fine Early Twentieth Century Fore-Edge Painting of Glentilt, Perthshire, FORE-EDGE PAINTING. SCOTT, Walter. Miscellaneous Poems. Edinburgh: Archibald Constable, 1820. With a fine early twentieth century fore-edge painting of Glentilt, Perthshire, showing a stag with large antlers, standing between two cascading streams. In the background a wooded scene with another stag approaching. First edition, third printing. Octavo (8 7/16 x 5 5/16 inches; 215 x 135 mm.). [i]-viii, [i]-xii, [1]-448 pp. Full contemporary dark green straight-grain morocco, covers decoratively bordered in gilt. Spine with four shallow raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt, gilt decorated board edges and turn-ins, green marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. With the pictorial bookplate of John Michael Kauffmann on front paste-down. Housed in an early twentieth century green cloth clamshell case, spine lettered in gilt. Contemporary ink inscription on first blank "J.G.… Read More

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. A Wonderful Example of Miss Currie's Work FORE-EDGE PAINTING. MISS C.B. CURRIE, artist. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. GALSWORTHY, John. A Modern Comedy. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. With a very fine fore-edge painting by Miss C.B. Currie of Mapledurham, Oxfordshire (from The Forsyte Saga). Inserted limitation leaf at front "This is No. 160 of the Books/with Fore-edge Paintings/by/Miss Currie/The Painting under the gold/is a view of/Mapledurham./Signed/ C.B. Currie" First edition. Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 inches; 180 x 117 mm.). [ii, Miss Currie signed limitation, verso blank], [i]-xxvii, [i, blank], [1]-1088 pp. Inserted folded "Forsyte Family Tree" (small neat repair to one fold). Bound ca. 1930 by Rivière & Son for Henry Sotheran. Full dark blue straight-grain morocco, covers elaborately tooled in gilt and blind, spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt in compartments. Gilt -ruled board edges, gilt… Read More

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1933. A Wonderful Example of Miss Currie's Work FORE-EDGE PAINTING. MISS C.B. CURRIE, artist. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. GALSWORTHY, John. The Forsyte Saga. London: William Heinemann Ltd., [1933]. With a very fine fore-edge painting by Miss C.B. Currie of Richmond Hill from The Forsyte Saga. Inserted limitation leaf at front "This is No. 172 of the Books/with Fore-edge Paintings/by/Miss Currie/The Painting under the gold/is a view from/Richmond Hill./Signed/ C.B. Currie". Later printing. Octavo (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 inches; 180 x 117 mm.). [ii, Miss Currie signed limitation, verso blank], [i]-xvi, [1]-1104 pp. Including folded "Forsyte Family Tree". Bound ca. 1933 by Rivière & Son for Henry Sotheran. Full dark blue straight-grain morocco, covers elaborately bordered in gilt and blind enclosing a diamond-shaped gilt lozenge, spine with five raised bands, decoratively tooled in gilt and blind, and lettered in gilt in compartments. Gilt -ruled board edges, gilt decorated… Read More

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1848. The Dignity and Grandeur of Haddon Hall" A Remarkably Fine and Very Early Fore-Edge Painting by Miss C.B. Currie FORE-EDGE PAINTING. MISS C.B. CURRIE, artist. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. BALL, Catherine aka, BARONESS DE CALABRELLA. Evenings at Haddon Hall, A Series of Romantic Tales of the Olden Time. Edited by The Baronesss De Calabrella. With illustrations from designs by George Cattermole. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1848. With a very fine fore-edge painting by Miss C.B. Currie showing the dignity and grandeur of Haddon Hall... flanked by towering trees and beautiful greensward. Horses are being led to their stable by a groom and a mounted horseman can be seen in the middle distance talking to two young ladies." First edition. Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 219 x 143 mm.). [viii], [1]-453, [1, blank] pp. Engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette title-page and twenty-four fine engraved plated by George Cattermole. Bound ca. 1910 by Rivière & Son in full maroon… Read More

Edinburgh: Printed for Arch. Constable and Co., 1822. Two Fine Early-to-Mid Twentieth Century Fore-Edge Paintings Depicting Two Scottish Castles [FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. SCOTT, Sir Walter. The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. [The Lady of the Lake [&] The Bridal of Triermain [&] Harold the Dauntless]. Edinburgh: Printed for Arch. Constable and Co. 1822. Each volume with a fine early-to-mid twentieth century fore-edge painting depicting Craigmillar Castle in Edinburgh and Loch Leven Castle. Two octavo volumes (6 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches; 166 x 99 mm.). [iv], [1-9], 10-380; [iii-vi], [1-3], 4-384, [1], [1, blank] pp. Some light water-staining to preliminary and final leaves. Full contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco, front and back covers with elaborate gilt vignette. Spines with four raised bands, decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments, decorative gilt turn-ins, gray end-papers. Volumes IV & V of The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott. "The Scene from the following… Read More