Search Results: Satire from Charles Agvent

New York: Hermitage House, 1949. First Edition. Fine in close to Fine slipcase. Sydney Joseph. Decorated boards. Voltaire's classic with mildly erotic illustrations by Sydney Joseph. One of 1500 copies, this copy not numbered as apparently many were not.

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustwrapper soiled with stain and scorch mark on spine. Very Good in a Good dustwrapper. Quarto (7-1/2" x 10-1/4") bound in cloth-backed boards. Illustrated with 51 tipped-in caricature plates.

[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1929. Hardcover. A few spots of mild rubbing to the spine. Near Fine in a Good slipcase, completely intact but worn. Alexander King. Quarto (7-3/8" x 11-1/8") bound in natural linen backed with pigskin leather. The first book of the press and apparently the first illustrated edition of this classic satire aimed at adults. Copy #295 of 1500 illustrated by Alexander King and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1929. Hardcover. The leather on this binding, often found chipped or dry, is here fairly supple though rubbed in a few places with resulting loss of color. Contents bright and fresh. In our experience one of the most difficult books of the press to locate in fine condition. Still a Very Good or better copy in a close to Fine slipcase. John Held, Jr.. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-1/2") bound in half green calfskin leather stamped with a fish design in gold and printed cloth sides. The third book of the press, designed by William A. Kittredge and printed under his supervision at the Lakeside Press. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated with linoleum cuts by John Held, Jr. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies.