Search Results: Titles starting with F from Nudelman Rare Books

Paris: J. Povolozky et Cie, 1923. First edition. First edition. Small 4to. Original printed card wrappers with superb cover design on front in black, with red lettering, another on rear wrapper in black. ASSOCIATION COPY: PRESENTED BY FABRI TO FELLOW POET D. J. d' Orbaix with a four line note on front free fly. Wrapper cover design and 32 superb woodcut illustrations by P. L. Menon. (70pp) Printed in 275 copies (150), this copy numbered #255 . Original or contemporary glassine present. Fragile wrappers loosened at spine, clean and bright internally. Near fine. A most scarce and attractive work.

Two pages, about 350 words (including cross-outs), written by Dante Gabriel Rossetti on a single octavo sheet, in pencil by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, comprising a draft of a letter in Rossetti's hand, to Hall Caine (Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine) with significant original material, cross-outs, additions and deletions, not appearing in the final published poem, as given in Fredeman's "Correspondences (80.103). AN EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF A DRAFT LETTER, ALMOST NEVER SEEN BY ROSSETTI, AND OFFERING SIGNIFICANT AND INTERESTING BACK-VIEW OF THE POET/ARTIST'S THINKING. The letter was first alluded to in Hall Caine's "Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti," first published by Eliot Stock, in London, 1882, where Caine states concerning this letter, "The extract from Rossetti's letters with which I shall close this chapter is perhaps the most interesting yet made." Fredeman dates the letter, 28 March, 1880, early on in Rossetti and Caine's loquacious letter-writing exchanges. The lengthy letter deals with… Read More

London: Emily Faithfull, 1863. Second edition. Second edition. Original publisher's pebbled green cloth, thick gilt border and crown device in center on both covers, spine gilt with design. Gift inscription in front, a few signatures slightly pulled, else very good.

London: Vernor and Hood, Poultry and Longman and Rees, 1803. Seventh Edition. Seventh Edition. Contemporary calf-backed, paper covered boards, morocco label. Frontispiece and nine superb wood engravings. Moderate wear to binding, internally a little thumbing and soiling, but a very good copy of a scarce and early edition of this classic.

London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1900. First Edition. First Edition. Publisher's decorated cloth. Attractive full-page color plates as well as designs by Granville Fell. Very good.

London: William Pickering, 1848. Third edition. Third edition. Original bind-stamped dark blue cloth with emblem design both covers, attractive gilt-stamped design of snake and lightening bolt. The third edition similar to second edition, but with an entirey reset text printedd by R. Allen, Nottingham. With erratum leaf at end. This, Bailey's chief work, comprises some twelve divisions in an attempt to represent the relation of God to man." An uncommon and important work. Near fine.

Holograph poem manuscript by Eugene Field of ìJapanese Lullabyî (25 lines), with corrections and deletions, on two pages. (35.5 x 29.5 cm.) Wonderfully bound (circa 1910) in full blue crushed morocco by the famed Monastery Hill Bindery, featuring superb gilt rulings and clusters of floral bouquets and inlaid red petals at all four corners on both covers, wide gilt dentelles and gorgeous silk moirÈ blue doublures. In a royal blue two-part morocco slipcase, with gilt spine. This is the original holograph of the popular poem by Eugene Field (ìThe Children's Poet,î 1850-1895), written by him in pencil (ca. 1889) on lined paper, with underlines and corrections. 95% of the poem is as it appears in the published version (see below), but fascinating additions and deletions reveal the thought process of the poet. On the verso is a handwritten note by the author's wife: ìThis is the original draft of The Japanese Lullaby written by my husband - Eugene Field.î Julia S. Field (Mrs. Eugene… Read More

London: George Bell and Sons, 1887. First edition. First edition. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine, pink patterned endpapers. Very good.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1890. First edition. First edition. Original beige paper covered boards with famous cover illustration of blossom and vines with innovative lettering motif on both covers by Selwyn Image (signed lower right). 261pp. A book uncommon to find it presentable condition, this copy is fine. A great rarity thus. Housed in attractive folding box with marbled paper covered boards, cloth spine and label on spine.

London: Bell and Daldy, 1865. First edition. First edition. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. 183pp with 32pp prospectus at end. Occasional light foxings, corners bumped, a nice copy of an early Allingham title.

Munich: Georg Muller, 1912. First edition. First edition. Bound in full polished tan morocco with exquisite inlaid and gilt central design consisting of nine stacked leaf and petal stylized emblems in diamond shape on both covers, with green and red leather onlays. 20 whole-page illustrations by Franz Christophe. 3 pp., 239 pp., 1 p. A highly interpretive Art Nouveau center piece binding. One of 100 copies of the special edition on laid paper. 1 of 100 copies of the special edition on handmade paper. Binding has been expertly strengthened along margins of spine.

London: Macmillan & Co, 1902. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. 7 volumes. Sumptuously bound in full blue crushed morocco with bold and ornate gilt design work over light brown and red onlays on both covers and spine, ornate gilt detailing to dentelles, striking royal blue silk moire doublures and free endsheets. The set is fully extra-illustrated with about 100 fine engraved illustrations as separate plates, all opposite pertinent items in the text. Fine with very occasional rubbing.

Wien: Artur Wolf, 1921. First Edition. First Edition. Folio size, 13 x 10 inches. Original quarter black calf (gilt lettering) with gilt paper covered boards, mottled dying made to look like handmade paper, concentric rectilinear gilt ruling. Numbered copy from a limited edition. Twenty superb tipped-in color plates by W. RUSSELL FLINT. A fine copy. Scarcely seen thus.

1911. Offered here are six original pen and drawings by CHARLES FOLKARD, noted British book illustrator remembered for his endearing illustrations in a number of children's books in the early 1900's. Te drawings are from the popular book, "Grimm's Fairy Tales, With and Introduction by Charles Ruskin," published in London by Adam & Charles Black, in 1911. Four are mounted on artboard, and two on paper. There are three large drawings (about 12 x 8 inches), and three smaller (about 5 x 10 inches, i.e. oblong). Most notably, the title-page, contents page, and illustration page all appear in the larger format with copious line drawings, lettering and framing design elements. With pencil notations including: "From Chas. J. Folkard, Nottingham, Kent/ for Folkard's Edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales," appearing on the verso of every drawing, (with Court Farm Lane added in some). All in very good condition with usual wear attending art that has traveled to and from publishers. A scarce grouping.

1919. Offered here are six original pen and drawings by CHARLES FOLKARD, noted British book illustrator and later comic book creator and illustrator; his "Teddy Tail's" series, one of the earliest and longest running British newspaper comics. As one might expect, some of the most renowned (as these) were assembled into book form, and this one appeared in 1919 published in London by A & C. Various sizes: the cover illustration, most notably, being the largest, 12 x 9 inches, with red watercolor painted in on the title and author credit, as well as on the trousers of the official and the vest of the mouse, both as they appear on the cover of the book--and all details (except for a few color highlights added by the publisher) are identical as they appear on the cover. The other seven drawings are about 5 x 7 inches, two on artboard are mounted, and four on paper. Each has the page number where the drawing appears in the book in pencil on the verso. and four on paperAll in very good or better condition.… Read More

Paris and New York: J Lemonnyer, and E-F Bonaventure. Four Volumes, 8vo. Uniformly bound in three quarter green crushed morocco, marbled boards, gilt borders and spine. This is the third edition in English for this title with 85 engravings by Eisen. This is Copy #69 of the first 100 printed (1-50 on china paper, and 51-100 on Japan Vellum), thus one of only fifty of the Japan Vellum issue. Overall very well-preserved, with minor wear to corners. one volume scuffed lower board. Very good. Scarce.

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co, 1820. First edition. First edition. Superb early 19th Century binding, in original full straight grained full leather. All edges gilt, and a superior example of a Georgian extra gilt binding. An exquisite fore edge painting by Martin Frost featuring a painting of Scottís portrait, flanked by views of Melrose Abbey, his home Abbotsbury and all set into a frame with Scottish thistle motifs. Monogrammed by Frost with his authenticity ticket tipped in. Minor scuffs and speckling, a very good tight copy.

London: Macmillan, 1894. First edition thus. First edition thus. Attractively bound in full crushed maroon morocco with central armorial gilt design on both covers, five raised bands on spine with lettering in Arts and Crafts motif. With a gorgeous fore-edge painting by Martin Frost of "The Creation," by Edward Burne-Jones and a handwritten note by Frost regarding the painting. Book and fore-edge are fine. A truly exquisite Pre-Raphaelite fore-edge painting.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. Large, thick 8vo. Bound in modern three-quarter dark brown goatskin, bold gilt lettering to spine, all edges in 23ct gold. The first Household edition, bound together. A superb fore edge painting by Martin Frost featuring a portrait of the young Dickens with illustrations from each of the titles, monogrammed by Martin Frost with his authenticity ticket tipped in. Very slight nick to fore-edge, else fine.

London: E. Moxon, 1872. First Thus. First Thus. Large quarto. Original publisher's heavily gilt and stamped brown cloth with border designs over blue reilef panels, beveled boards. AEG. Tissue guarded woodcut illustrations throughout by Birket Foster. Expertly re-cased. About fine. A beautiful book.