Light orange linen boards stamped in red
spine has 1/4" diameter hole
Signed by Parker on Front free end paper (FFEP)
includes printed slip which states in part, "The writer hopes this small booklet may be the means of establishing perhaps just a little closer personal relations between you and the company that is sending it."
[ add comment ] | permalink |
( 0 / 0 )Forester, C. S.. Poo-Poo and the Dragons. ill. Lawson, Robert. Boston, MA: Little Brown, 1942. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Cover. Very Good Minus / No Jacket. First printing. 142 pp with black and white line art, green pictorial end papers. Green boards show light soil and bumping, corners and head and foot of spine are slightly frayed. Pages are generally clean with small smudges noted in the margins of several pages, spine is sound but not tight. $145.00
[ add comment ] | permalink |
( 3 / 5 )Brooks, Noah. The Boy Emigrants. ill. Dunn, H. T.. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. The Stevens brothers go west in this children's wagon train adventure. 381 pp. Brown boards have handsome color and gilt illustration on the front, light bumping and edge wear. Interior is clean and tight. $22.50
[ add comment ] | permalink |
( 2.5 / 4 )Burns' Poetical Works, Three Miniature Volumes in Leather Case
Author: Burns, Robert C.
Publisher: David Bryce and Son
Description: Circa 1880. Lovely miniature set of the Scottish Bard's work, bound in gilt-stamped brown leather with bright gilt page edges, 9 x 6.5 cm. Three books are labeled as Vol. I-II, Vol. III-IV, and Vol. V-VI. The second and third books have attached ribbon page markers, all volumes are clean and sound within. Books are housed in a meticulously crafted leather case with envelope-style flap and metal clasp, the poet's name stamped on top, and a gilt and brown patterned paper lining. $850.00
In my 30 years as a bookseller and my interest in both miniature books and Robert Burns and is the best item I have ever had in either of these subjects.
Enjoy these pictures and call us if you would like more information.
360-733-6272
This
[ add comment ] | permalink |
( 0 / 0 )[020735] Child, Julia; Beck, Simone. Mastering the Art of French Cooking, 2 Vol. Set. ill. Coryn, Sidonie. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1973. Small 4to. Hard Cover. Very Good / Acceptable. Volume 1 is later 1973 edition, Volume 2 is 1970 first edition. Both volumes have white fleur de lis patterned cloth boards, v.1 patterned in red and green, v.2 in blue and red. Volumes are slightly cocked and shelf worn, v. 1 shows very light soil on boards and within. V. 1 blue-green pictorial dust jacket has some soil, tape repair on front and chipping including 1" open chip on back. V. 2 dark blue jacket is price-clipped, lightly soiled and worn. $650.00
[ add comment ] | permalink |
( 3 / 10 )
Calendar
