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GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK: THE SUN DIAL PRESS, 1932 BENVENUTO CELLINI, 1500-1571, Italian sculptor, metalsmith, and author. His remarkable autobiography (written 1558-62), which reads like a picaresque novel, is one of the most important documents of the 16th cent. Cellini tells of his escapades with the frankness and consummate egoism characteristic of the Renaissance man. VERY NICE LOOKING BOOK, DARK RED COVER, GOLD DESIGN FRONT COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT ON SPINE, CLEAN, NO MARKINGS. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE HISTORY LIVES.

Indianapolis: THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, 1907 NICE LOOKING GREEN COVER, DARK GREEN DESIGN GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT FRONT. FORMER OWNER INSCRIPTION IN FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. RILEY IS A WONDERFUL POET AND STORY TELLER. THE ART IN THE BOOK THROUGHOUT ARE BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS. HIS BOOKS ARE A DELIGHT TO READ AND STUDY THE ART. James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively. His poems tended to be humorous or sentimental. Of the approximately 1,000 poems that Riley wrote, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man". ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

GARDEN CITY, NEW YORK: DOUBLEDAY, DORAN AND COMPANY, INC., 1938 GREEN TEXTURED COVER, GOLD DESIGN FRONT PRINT SPINE. SPINE AREA LIGHTLY FADED. RARE BOOK, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. NICE PICTURES AND ARTWORK. 6 HALFTONES AND 11 ILLUSTRATIONS. 11 CHAPTERS INCLUDING DESIGN AND LOCATION OF BORDER, , BACKGROUND, STRUCTURE OF FLOWER BORDER, SELECTION OF PLANTS, SUCCESSION OF BLOOM, COLOR, SHADE, PLANTING PLAN, SOIL, MAINTENANCE, PLANTS AND PURPOSES. NICE INDEX IN BACK. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

MILANO: TOURING CLUB ITALIANO, 1968 VERY NICE ITALIAN ART BOOK.TRANSLATES TO BEEN TO ITALY, MODERN ART, NEOCLASSICO THE LATEST DECADES. 104 SHAPES AND DESIGNS, 214 PHOTO GRAVURES. BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES THROUGHOUT. WONDERFUL HISTORY OF ITALY. NICE WHITE TEXTURED COVER. , NO INTERNAL MARKINGS. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

NEW YORK: GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1940 COLLORFUL COVER, SHOWS SOME WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE, TAPE ALONG SPINE AND RED MARKER ARTFULLY FILLS IN TITLE ON FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. FORMER OWNERS NAME INSIDE FRONT. FIRST AND LAST BLANK PAGES MISSING. FIELD WAS KNOWN AS THE CHILDRENS POET. LITTLE BOY BLUE AND WYNKEN BLYNKEN AND NOD ARE 2 OF HIS MOST FAMOUS POEMS. WONDERFUL BOOK BY A FAMOUS POET AND NEWSPAPER WRITER. Eugene Field Sr. (September 2, 1850 – November 4, 1895) was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He was known as the "poet of childhood". Field first started publishing poetry in 1879, when his poem "Christmas Treasures" appeared in A Little Book of Western Verse. Over a dozen volumes of poetry followed and he became well known for his light-hearted poems for children, among the most famous of which are "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "The Duel" (which is perhaps better known as "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat"). Equally famous is his poem about the… Read More

NEW YORK: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1892 VERY NICE LOOKING GREEN COVER, RAISED WHITE DESIGN FRONT, GOLD IN DESIGN WITH PAINTER'S BRUSHES AND PAD, GOLD PRINT SPINE, INSIDE TIGHT, BOOK PAGES IN NICE CARD STOCK, FOURTEEN PHOTOGRAVURE ILLUSTRATIONS. NICE PICTURE OF LIPPI AS FRONTISPIECE, THE ARTWORK IS BEAUTIFUL. SLIGHT FOXING FRONT AND BACK. Fra' Filippo Lippi, O.Carm. (c. 1406 ¿ 8 October 1469), also called Lippo Lippi, was an Italian painter of the Italian Quattrocento (15th century). In 1421 he became a Carmelite monk at Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, where Masaccio was soon decorating the Brancacci Chapel with frescoes. Lippi himself painted frescoes in the church, much influenced by Masaccio's, then disappeared from the monastery in 1432. In 1434 he was in Padua, but in 1437 he returned to Florence under the protection of the Medici family and was commissioned to execute several works for convents and churches. His Madonna and Child (1437) and Annunciation ( 1442) show a… Read More

NEW YORK: SARAH H. LEGGETT, 1877 BEAUTIFUL COVER, GOLD AND BLACK DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT, HEAVY PAGES, GOLD TRIM PAGES. AMERICAN POETRY OF OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, HENRY W. LONGFELLOW, JOHN G. WHITTIER, JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL AND BAYARD TAYLOR. ILLUSTRATIONS BY FREDERICKS, DARLEY, SMILLIE, HARTS AND OTHERS. POEMS INCLUDE ON THE THRESHOLD, THE SONG SPARROW, THE POETS, JUNE ON THE MERRIMAC, THE FIREFLY A PARABLE, THE LOST CAYATID. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

PHILADELPHIA: JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY, 1924 GREAT DETAIL AND PICTURES THROUGHOUT. DARK BLUE COVER, GOLD PRINT AND DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. VERY RICH LOOKING. HEAVY BOOK, TIGHT AND VERY GOOD SHAPE WITH NO INTERNAL MARKINGS. PICTURES, MAPS AND COUNTY DETAIL. STATE FEDERATION OF WOMEN LISTED IN THE FRONT. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

NEW YORK: MOFFAT, YARD AND COMPANY, 1914 VERY NICE LOOKING NAVY COVER, GOLD DESIGN AND PRINT FRONT AND SPINE, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. 15 SECTIONS AND 30 ILLUSTRATIONS. GREAT DETAIL ON MANY SUBJECTS REGARDING PRINTS. A FEW TOPICS ARE COLLECTING, ETCHING, ENGRAVING, MEZZOTINTSWOOD ENGRAVING, LITHOGRAPHY, MAKING OF PRINTS AND OTHER DETAILED CHAPTERS. Art prints are a high quality machine printed reproduction of an artists original painting. Mostly printed using specialized inkjet printers on canvas or premium grade paper. Art prints have been growing in popularity the past few years, Complex abstract art prints have been gaining a lot of interest. Frank Weitenkampf, (13 April 1866 - August 23, 1962), was an American authority on engraving and chief of the art and print departments at the New York Public Library (NYPL), where his papers are archived. Weitenkampf was born at 132 Broome Street in New York City, where he studied for two years at the Art Students' League. He worked for the New York Public… Read More

NEW YORK: MITCHELL & MILLER, 1893 RARE EARLY PUBLICATION OF LIFE MAGAZINE. BECAUSE IT IS SOFT COVER THERE ARE VERY FEW LEFT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH WONDERFUL ARTWORK. CONTAINS General-interest and light entertainment, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It featured some of the most important writers, editors, illustrators and cartoonists of its time. WONDERFUL PEACE OF HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENT. GREAT TO SEE ARTWORK AND INTERNAL INFORMATION. FOR THE LOVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE AND HISTORY. Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the nation's most popular magazines, regularly reaching one-quarter of the population. Life was published independently for its first 53 years until 1936 as a general-interest and light… Read More

NEW YORK: MITCHELL & MILLER, 1893 RARE EARLY PUBLICATION OF LIFE MAGAZINE. BECAUSE IT IS SOFT COVER THERE ARE VERY FEW LEFT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH WONDERFUL ARTWORK. CONTAINS General-interest and light entertainment, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It featured some of the most important writers, editors, illustrators and cartoonists of its time. WONDERFUL PEACE OF HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENT. GREAT TO SEE ARTWORK AND INTERNAL INFORMATION. FOR THE LOVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE AND HISTORY. Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the nation's most popular magazines, regularly reaching one-quarter of the population. Life was published independently for its first 53 years until 1936 as a general-interest and light… Read More

NEW YORK: MITCHELL & MILLER, 1893 RARE EARLY PUBLICATION OF LIFE MAGAZINE. BECAUSE IT IS SOFT COVER THERE ARE VERY FEW LEFT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH WONDERFUL ARTWORK. CONTAINS General-interest and light entertainment, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It featured some of the most important writers, editors, illustrators and cartoonists of its time. WONDERFUL PEACE OF HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENT. GREAT TO SEE ARTWORK AND INTERNAL INFORMATION. FOR THE LOVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE AND HISTORY. Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the nation's most popular magazines, regularly reaching one-quarter of the population. Life was published independently for its first 53 years until 1936 as a general-interest and light… Read More

NEW YORK: LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1893 RARE EARLY PUBLICATION OF LIFE MAGAZINE. BECAUSE IT IS SOFT COVER THERE ARE VERY FEW LEFT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH WONDERFUL ARTWORK. CONTAINS General-interest and light entertainment, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It featured some of the most important writers, editors, illustrators and cartoonists of its time. WONDERFUL PEACE OF HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENT. GREAT TO SEE ARTWORK AND INTERNAL INFORMATION. FOR THE LOVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE AND HISTORY. Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the nation's most popular magazines, regularly reaching one-quarter of the population. Life was published independently for its first 53 years until 1936 as a general-interest and light… Read More

NEW YORK: MITCHELL & MILLER, 1893 RARE EARLY PUBLICATION OF LIFE MAGAZINE. BECAUSE IT IS SOFT COVER THERE ARE VERY FEW LEFT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH WONDERFUL ARTWORK. CONTAINS General-interest and light entertainment, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It featured some of the most important writers, editors, illustrators and cartoonists of its time. WONDERFUL PEACE OF HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENT. GREAT TO SEE ARTWORK AND INTERNAL INFORMATION. FOR THE LOVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE AND HISTORY. Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the nation's most popular magazines, regularly reaching one-quarter of the population. Life was published independently for its first 53 years until 1936 as a general-interest and light… Read More

NEW YORK: MITCHELL & MILLER, 1890 RARE EARLY PUBLICATION OF LIFE MAGAZINE. BECAUSE IT IS SOFT COVER THERE ARE VERY FEW LEFT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH WONDERFUL ARTWORK. CONTAINS General-interest and light entertainment, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It featured some of the most important writers, editors, illustrators and cartoonists of its time. WONDERFUL PEACE OF HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENT. GREAT TO SEE ARTWORK AND INTERNAL INFORMATION. FOR THE LOVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE AND HISTORY. Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the nation's most popular magazines, regularly reaching one-quarter of the population. Life was published independently for its first 53 years until 1936 as a general-interest and light… Read More

NEW YORK: MITCHELL & MILLER, 1889 RARE EARLY PUBLICATION OF LIFE MAGAZINE. BECAUSE IT IS SOFT COVER THERE ARE VERY FEW LEFT. FORMER OWNERS NAME ON FRONT IN PENCIL. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT WITH WONDERFUL ARTWORK. CONTAINS General-interest and light entertainment, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It featured some of the most important writers, editors, illustrators and cartoonists of its time. WONDERFUL PEACE OF HISTORY AND ENTERTAINMENT. GREAT TO SEE ARTWORK AND INTERNAL INFORMATION. FOR THE LOVER OF LIFE MAGAZINE AND HISTORY. Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the nation's most popular magazines, regularly reaching one-quarter of the population. Life was published independently for its first 53 years until 1936 as a… Read More

NEW YORK: THE MODERN LIBRARY, 1928 VERY NICE LOOKING GREEN BOOK, BLACK AND GOLD DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. FORMER OWNERS NAME INSIDE, NO OTHER MARKINGS. ESTIMATED PUBLISHED DATE 1928, NO DATE INSIDE. Symonds, John Addington (s¿m'¿nz), 1840-93, English author. Educated at Harrow and Oxford, constant ill health exiled him for the greater part of his life to Italy and Switzerland. MICHELANGELO Michelangelo Buonarroti (born Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, 1475¿1564), Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. Michelangelo achieved such renown in his lifetime that he was celebrated as Il Divino, the 'Divine One'. In five hundred years, his fame has scarcely diminished.

NEW YORK: MITCHELL KENNERLEY, 1918 RED COVER WITH GOLD PRINT FRONT. LIGHT FADING FRONT. TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. INTERESTING POEM ON LOVE, LIFE, SOCIETY AND RELIGION. THE POEM WAS DELIVERED AT HARVARD. PASSAGES APPEARED IN THE BELLMAN, BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT AND AMERICAN MAGAZINE. Harold Witter Bynner (August 10, 1881 – June 1, 1968), also known by the pen name Emanuel Morgan, was an American poet and translator. He was known for his long residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and association with other literary figures there. From 1921 to 1923, Bynner had served as president of the Poetry Society of America. To encourage young poets, he created the Witter Bynner Prize for Undergraduate Excellence in Poetry, administered by the Poetry Society in cooperation with Palms poetry magazine, of which he was associate editor. African-American poets received the award soon after it was established: Countee Cullen in 1925 and Langston Hughes in 1926. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA: THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, 1902 BEAUTIFUL BOOK BY A WONDERFUL POET AND KNOWN FOR ARTWORK IN HIS BOOKS. TERRIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS. GREEN COVER WITH PICTURE OF LADY ON FRONT, GOLD PRINT AND DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. CLEAN AND TIGHT THROUGHOUT. DECORATIONS BY VIRGINIA KEEP. SIX BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. POETRY IS VERY TOUCHING AND ROMANTIC. James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental. Of the approximately 1,000 poems Riley wrote, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man". ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA: THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY, 1904 BEAUTIFUL BOOK BY A WONDERFUL POET AND KNOWN FOR ARTWORK IN HIS BOOKS. TERRIFIC ILLUSTRATIONS. GREEN COVER WITH PICTURE OF LADY ON FRONT, GOLD PRINT AND DESIGN FRONT AND SPINE. CLEAN AND TIGHT THROUGHOUT. DECORATIONS BY MARGARET ARMSTRONG. THICK PAGES, WELL BUILT. ENTERTAINING STORY SET IN COUNTRY. James Whitcomb Riley (October 7, 1849 – July 22, 1916) was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry. His poems tend to be humorous or sentimental. Of the approximately 1,000 poems Riley wrote, the majority are in dialect. His famous works include "Little Orphant Annie" and "The Raggedy Man". ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE.