Search Results: Titles starting with O from Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books

Blackie and Son, London, Circa 1920 A beautiful copy of an early reprint. It appears to be unread. Original dark green cloth with full cover and spine illustration. No wear to binding, no marks to text. Clean and bright.

New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. First edition 8vo. The author's first book. Bound in burnt orange wrappers with publication information from Atlantic Monthly taped to inside cover. Wrappers are clean, bright and unworn. A scarce title.

New York Dry Goods Economist 1928 First printing Ex library with embossed stamp on title page and date stamps on first page. Check out paste down (blank) and ink accession marks on rear paste down. No external library markings. Original maroon cloth with gilt letter. Cover has wear with several scratches and wear to extremities. Text is clean and bright. An old but still useful text for Oriental rugs. Well illustrated with black and white photographs. Hardcover Good +

Fulham, England: Sand's End Pottery, (circa 1890). A rare and particularly handsome William De Morgan tile. Measuring 6" x 6", this tile has exceptional coloration and classic de Morgan aesthetic details divided into quadrants, with ornamental motifs of purple stylized flowers and lovely green foliage. (Please request scan) The design reflects the artist's commitment to the work of A.W.N. Pugin and Owen Jones. The bottom edge has some chipping with approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch loss. Upper left corner lightly chipped. Minimal expected and actually quite attractive crazing. A very satisfying example of a British art tile from an esteemed leaders of the Arts and Crafts movement in England.

MacMillan and Company, 1962. New York. A FINE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION IN THE DUST WRAPPER. Original gray/green cloth with orange lettering. The book is as new, clean and unmarked with the exception of an ownership name and address and the same embossed on the front free endpaper. The dust wrapper is near fine, with one closed tear about 1 1/2" long on bottom of front cover and a tiny bit of wear to the spine extremities. A landmark book.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, (1907). First edition Bound in blue cloth with beautiful color pictorial pastedown on the front cover. Small quarto, unpaginated. Twelve glorious full page illustrations and ornamental borders in the Art Nouveau style. This book, along with Fanny Cory's Mother Goose, represent a particularly poignant time in the author's family life and both are considered amongst her best work. After losing her first baby in childbirth and suffering other deep personal losses Fanny entered a period of profound grief. She struggled to regain her natural sense of joy, eventually giving birth to three children and creating illustrations that captured her hard won happiness in domestic life. This book is not only an exceptional work of art but a mirror into the artist's home and heart, written and illustrated from her own intimate personal experiences as a mother . It has become a very elusive and sought after title for collectors of finely illustrated books from the… Read More

London: Gresham, (1910). Cream cloth octavo, 50 color plates, after paintings by E. W. Haslehurst, 63 pp. of text. This series provides an affectionate glimpse into the scenes and places that keep Britain close to the hearts of anyone that has been there, either in fact or hopeful intent. The decorative binding, although not attributed to Talwin Morris, was at least strongly influenced by him. The central ornamental device on the front cover consists of a shield with a stylized coral Tudor rose and sharply geometric dark green foliage. The rose is repeated on the spine.The endleaves again give testament to the influence of Talwin Morris and C. R. Mackintosh with Glasgow roses, arrow- shaped leaves, recatangles and linear borders. The lower cover has some soil and light wear. A very nice copy of a striking book.

London and Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1924. A slim, elegant 12 mo. of 45 pp., plus publisher's ads. Bound in navy blue cloth with blindstamped pictorial central cover panel and gilt titles on spine. Original pictorial dust wrapper.  The French legend, translated into English by Rev. P. H. Wicksteed, is written in lines of eight syllables, rhymed in couplets. Granville Fell's black and white illustrations provide an elegant accompaniment to the enchanting tale.