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New York: John Lane Company. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1912. Printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press, Boston. Hardcover. 8vo (8.75" x 5.5"), half-russet cloth, white patterned paper, paper title-label at spine. x, 49 pp. with 2 pp. of publisher's ads. b&w plates, with one plate printed in sepia. CONDITION: Very good, minor wear at extremities and slightly rubbed spine,covers lightly spotted, contents crisp and clean. Limited edition of 250 copies.

South Poland: Hiram Ricker & Sons, 1901. Small 8vo, tan wraps.32 pp., 6 b&w illus. Gives names, addresses, biographies, and works exhibited for 67 American painters. Among those exhibiting were Frank Benson, Irving Ramsey Wiles, Julian Alden Weir, John La Farge, William Merritt Chase. The art exhibitions at the Poland Spring House, one of the most fashionable resorts of the period, included works by many, if not most, of the leading painters of the period. Scarce and desirable. Tape stain and pull mark at upper left of front cover, a few light stains within, near very good overall.

N.p.: Hiram Ricker & Sons, 1910. 8vo, light green wraps. 43 pp., illus. The sixteenth annual exhibition included 138 paintings, featuring works by such major figures as Frank Benson, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, and Irving Ramsey Wiles. Fifteen paintings are illustrated in half-tone. Includes brief biographies. The art exhibitions at the Poland Spring House, one of the most fashionable resorts of the period, included works by many, if not most, of the leading painters of the period. Scarce and desirable. A very nice copy.

N.p.: Hiram Ricker & Sons, 1908. 8vo, light green wraps. 80 pp., 19 b&w illus. The fourteenth annual exhibition included 138 paintings (as well as miniatures and sculpture), featuring works by such major figures as Frank Benson, J.G. Brown, Charles Courtney Curran, J. Carroll Beckwith, and others. Seventeen paintings are illustrated in half-tone (as well as two works of sculpture). Includes brief biographies. The art exhibitions at the Poland Spring House, one of the most fashionable resorts of the period, included works by many, if not most, of the leading painters of the period. Scarce and desirable. A very nice copy.

South Poland: Hiram Ricker & Sons, 1915. Small 8vo, wrappers. 48 pp., 17 b& w illus. Lists 162 American paintings (total includes 14 miniatures) and 22 works of sculpture. Also includes an index of painters and sculptors, with addresses and biographies. Among the artists exhibiting were Robert Vonnoh, Walter Launt Palmer, Phillip Little, Childe Hassam, and William Merritt Chase. The art exhibitions at the Poland Spring House, one of the most fashionable resorts of the period, included works by many, if not most, of the leading painters of the period. Scarce and desirable. Very good.

South Poland: Hiram Ricker & Sons, 1906. Small 8vo. tan wraps. 46 pp., 10 b&w illus. Lists 161 American paintings (total includes 28 miniatures) and 6 works of sculpture. Of the ten illustations, nine are of paintings and one shows a work sculpture. Includes an index of painters and sculptors, with addresses and biographies. The art exhibitions at the Poland Spring House, one of the most fashionable resorts of the period, included works by many, if not most, of the leading painters of the period. Scarce and desirable. Very good, light soiling.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1926. Hardcover. 8vo, black pictorial cloth, title and author gilt-stamped on spine. 426 pp., numerous b&w illus. CONDITION: Good.

Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, by Hugh Maxwell, Columbia House, 1801. 12mo (20 cm x 12 cm), disbound (removed from sammelband). Half-title, [7], 30 pp., [1]. A University of Pennsylvania medical dissertation, describing the Bubonocelle disorder, remedies, and when all else fails, the operation. REFERENCES: Shaw & Shoemaker, 557; Austin, R.B. Early American Medical Imprints, 814. CONDITION: Good, first signature detached toning at edges, lightly stained throughout.

London: C. Whittingham, for T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1804. Folio, contemporary or slightly later half vellum and blue paper over boards, gilt-stamped black title label and black collector's label with gilt crown above intertwined X and S at spine. Title page with hand-colored vignette, [i, verso blank], [1]-17, [18 blank]-124 pp., 28 hand-coloured plates, of which 9 are etchings and 19 aquatints (three of the latter large fold-outs), 2 hand-colored maps, 1 hand-colored etching on title-page,11 hand-colored etchings in the text, 1 uncolored aquatint in text. Archaeologist William Gell's marvelous volume of hand-colored etchings and aquatints depicting "that part of the Troad, which is more particularly connected with the Iliad of Homer." The introduction includes Gell's account of his journey, and is followed by the plates and maps, each of which is accompanied by descriptive text. "A classical scholar of some repute, educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, and widely traveled in Greece and Asia… Read More

The "Bab" Ballads: London: John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly, 1869; More "Bab" Ballads: London: George Routledge and Sons, [n.d. c. 1873]. Hardcover. 8vo, green cloth with gilt title at spine and gilt author, title and illustrations on upper cover, beveled edges, a.e.g. The "Bab" Ballads: 222 pp., [2] pp. of ads, numerous wood engravings; More "Bab" Ballads: 224 pp., [2] pp. ads, numerous wood engravings. In green cloth custom slipcase. CONDITION: Fair. Wear at extremities and covers nearly detached.

London: The Bodley Head, 1907. Hardcover. 8vo (9" x 6.25"), gilt red cloth. t.e.g., deckled edges. Frontis., xxii, 533 pp., 16 pp. pub. ads, b&w illus. with several facsimile reproductions. CONDITION: Good, covers dampstained, spine sunned, some offsetting to pastedowns and endpapers.

London: John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., [1934]. Sm 8vo (7.5" x 5"), red cloth over boards with author/title/series stamped in black at spine and series and design of a human and serpent stamped in black at upper cover; original printed dj; xi, 158 pp., 2 pp. pub. ads. Bookplates of Eric Gill and Wyman Parker on front paste-down, ownership inscription of Eric Gill on ffep. dated "July 13. 34". CONDITION: Very good, spine and extremities sunned, slight dent to lower right corner of upper cover; dj good, chipped at spine and separated at upper hinge, soiling to match dent in cover. First edition. Author's copy, with his bookplate, ownership inscription and numerous corrections and amendments to the text and index in his hand.

London: Cassell & Co., Ltd. & Francis Walterson, 1929. Sm 4to (10.25" x 7"), red cloth over boards, gilt title/author at spine, deckled fore- and tail edges, t.e.g. X, 324 pp., colophon. Bookplate of Alfred Knopf, designed by Rockwell Kent in 1928, on front paste-down. CONDITION: Very good, spine moderately sunned, light wear to extremities. This is number 55 of 100 copies printed on large paper. Signed and numbered by Gill on the colophon.

New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1941. Hardcover. 8vo (8.5" x 5.5"), gilt blue cloth. Gift inscription on ffep reads "To Mother, with Love, From Tom, Tom September 4-'41." Frontis., xvi, 300 pp., 27 b&w illus. CONDITION: Good, sunned spine, head and foot of spine bumped, worn cover, lightly worn at extremities. First American edition. Gill, Evan R. Bibliography of Eric Gill. 49.

Council Bluffs: The Yellow Barn Press, 1986. Hardcover. 12mo (7" x 5.25"), blue cloth, author/title labels at front cover and spine. Frontis. wood-engraving, 15 pp., b&w engravings throughout. CONDITION: Near-fine. Reproduction of the S. Dominic's Press edition of 1921. Number 124 of an edition of 200 copies.

London: Printed for B. White and Sons, Horace's head, Fleet-street, 1792. 12mo pamphlet (8.5" x 5.25"), lacks wrappers, removed from samelband. 49 pp. CONDITION: Good, some wear to title-page and terminal leaf, small piece of brown paper adhered to inner edge of title-page, stab holes at spine, old ink accession number stamped in margin of p. 3, contents generally clean with a touch of foxing here and there. A powerful account of William Wilberforce's introduction of the motion to immediately abolish the English slave trade in the British House of Commons, and a response to objections and counter-proposals, including "gradual abolition." English Anglican priest, poet, and natural philosopher Thomas Gisborne (1758-1846) was a central figure in the Clapham Sect, which fought for the abolition of the English slave trade and whose members included William Wilberforce and Gisborne's brother-in-law Thomas Babington. Gisborne was an intimate friend of a number of leaders of the movement. He wrote some… Read More

New York: Wm. A. Pond & Co., 1876. Major & Knapp, lithographers. Folio (355 x 273 mm) sheet music. 8 pp., including illustrated lithographic title page. A rare sheet music requiem with a fine lithographic portrait of Custer on the title-page, published in the same year as the Battle of Little Bighorn. Although written without lyrics, this memorial composition commences with the directive, Maestoso, meaning intended to be played in a stately and majestic manner. On the second page the directive "lamentuoso" appears-that is, to be performed plaintively or sadly. Two additional phrases invoke notable melodies, "Adeste Fideles" (the traditional "O Come, All Ye Faithful") as well as "Rest, Spirit Rest," the title of a requiem for Abraham Lincoln by E. Hoffman. The lithographic cover features a dashing portrait of Custer in uniform, with a sword, Indian hatchet, and other weapons appearing along the floral-strewn title, as well as a facsimile of his signature. OCLC records only 4 copies. An uncommon… Read More

Mystic Seaport: Mystic Seaport, Inc., 2011. Hardcover in dj. Oblong (8" x 11.75"), gilt blue cloth. 279 pp. CONDITION: Fine in fine dj.

Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, [1880's]. Hardcover. 8vo (7.75 x 6.25"), brown alligator skin on flexible boards, gilt title, gold edges, bound with gold cord. iv, 45 pp., [1]., coated leaves, numerous b&w engravings, 1888 gift inscription in pencil on recto of frontis. leaf. Goldsmith's classic poem in an alligator skin biding, with engravings by Billings, best know for his illustrations for Uncle Tom's Cabin. CONDITION: Good, abrasion to corners of covers, .75" blue inkstain on flyleaf.

New York: George W. Stewart, 1941. Hardcover. 8vo, green cloth. xxvi, 358 pp., 236 illustrations. CONDITION: Good, rubbed, foxing on end papers.