Four Private Libraries of New York: a Contribution to the History of Bibliophilism in America by Pe`ne du Bois Henri 1858-1906 - 2013-01-28

New York: Duprat & Co.. Very Good-. 1892. Limited/Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Binding of boards is poor, but intact. ; Limited to 1,000 copies of which this is Number 118. Printed on Japanese paper. Interior is excellent. Condition of boards and spine is poor and priced accordingly. Still, an attractive work for its brilliant illustrations and contents. ; First Series Series; Color Illustrations; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 119 pages .

Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

New York: Du Prat & Co, 1892. First edition ltd. to 1000, this one of 200 printed on Japanese paper; 8vo, pp. [4], 119, [1]; 12 gravure plates (1 in color), 1 facsimile; original pictorial wrappers, first quire neatly reattached. With a preface by Octave Uzanne and handsomely printed at The De Vinne Press.

New York: Duprat & Co, 1892. Limited ed. Softcover. g. 1/1000 on Japanese paper. 8vo. 119pp. Wrappers in illustrated, attached dj. Some tears, scuffing and rubbing to dj. Hinges starting. Handwritten note pasted to front wrapper. Bright colored frontispiece, protected by tissue guard. Some pages unopened. Fascinating book on forming a library and collecting books. Magnificently illustrated with 12 beautiful b/w and colored paintings, each protected by tissue guard. This copy inscribed by Joseph Lean Gobeille to Elbert Hubbard and a note to Mr. Hubbard by Gobeille attached to front wrapper. Elbert Green Hubbard (1856 - 1915) was an American philosopher and writer. He founded Roycroft, an Arts and Crafts movement community in East Aurora, New York in 1895. This grew from his private press, the Roycroft Press. Hubbard established the Roycroft Printing Shop at his home in East Aurora. The completely self-sufficient community eventually grew to five hundred people Thousands came from all over the world… Read More