Search Results: Titles starting with L from Nudelman Rare Books

Boston: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1909. First edition. First edition. Attractive full crushed dark green morocco with bold gilt ruling and blossom design all four corners, front and back; spine with similar gilt blosoms on five compartments, signed with publisher's gilt pallet rear dentelle. An uncommon Riverside binding, produced under the oversight of L.A. Cole, noted binder of the period. George Palmer founded Wellesley College. Fine.

[London]: [Thos. Hodgkins], 1805. 16mo. (11.7 x 9.4 cm, leaves) 16 pp. Three-quarter 19th Century calf with attractive marbled paper with gilt decorative ruling, title and date gilt-lettered on spine. Printed on facing versos and rectos, with 15 exquisite and colorful hand-colored engravings (including title vignette). Considered to be Lamb's first book for children and one of the earliest published by William Godwin, who used Thomas Hodgkins as his agent. The poem is one of the rarest children's books of this period, seldom turning up in the marketplace. See Osborne p.100. Edges close-trimmed with some loss to headlines and to final lines of text (including loss of imprint), closed tear at gutter of last 4 leaves repaired with archival tape, [B3] with lower outer corner torn away resulting in loss of text (1.8 x 5 cm at largest point), second and third leaves bound out of order, lacking original wrappers.

London: M. J. Godwin, at the Juvenile Library, 1811. 12mo, [xii], 176, 4pp. (advertisements), original publisher's boards, uncut edges (unusual), without the 2 plates (this is not a defect, since not called for- see below). A very scarce and desirable tile by Charles Lamb, which was published by Godwin in 1811, but was not re-issued, as this volume (which may be considered a second edition of that excessively rare item) took its place. In books published by Godwin in 1812, there occurs an advertisement for Poetry for Children which is headed "Out of Print, but the best Pieces inserted in "Mylius, First Book of Poetry." Extensive notes by early owner in pen, and another in pencil detail the edition..."Since the title-page notes that the volume is sold bound in sheep with two engravings, this uncut version which lacks the engravings should not be regarded as defective since, they are not 'called for." [Pencil note by William St Clair]. The work contains twenty-nine original poems by Charles Lamb under… Read More

London: Elkin Mathews, 1891. First American edition. First American edition. Large Paper Copy, Limited to 50 Copies Only, Signed and Numbered by Louise Chandler Moulton (#22). Original parchment backed paper covered boards, original printed paper label on spine. Printed on fine handmade laid paper, 145pp. Corners slightly bumped, spine very slighly discolored. A near fine copy of an attractive Nineties book, wide margins and fine paper. Very scarce.

Boston: J. E. Titon and Company, 1872. First thus. First thus. 12mo. Publisher's fine ribbed green cloth with gilt and black-stamped design on cover. Finely illustrated with superb wood-engravings by Hammatt Billings. Fine copy. Hamilton p.77, Item 431a.

Superb original printed color lithographed poster by Herbert Myron Lawrence for the October, 1895 Century Magazine, depicting a stylized sailboat in blue with a setting sun. Herbert Lawrence, (1861-1937), who established an art studio in San Francisco in the 1880's, and, at the turn of the century, was known for his innovative frescos and revolutionary colors in theaters and public libraries. Sight size, 17 3/4" x 10 5/8", Frame 25" x 19 1/4." Signed with initials "HL" Lower left. Provenance from the Ainsworth Gallery, Boston. From the property of the Boston Company, Inc., Asset Management. Very good condition with wrinkles to paper in upper corners, in archival frame and mat.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1901. First Edition. First Edition. Original publisher's dark green cloth with stunning gilt blocked illustrative design and lettering on front cover, by Emma Reddington Thayer, or popularly called Lee Thayer, an accomplished American artist who also wrote dozens of mystery novels. Fine condition.

London: Privately Printed for Le Gallienne by Elkin & Mathews, 1893. First edition. First edition. Original card laid paper wrappers. The Kettaneh Copy, printed on Japan Vellum. According to publisher's remarks, and documented in Colbeck, the edition on Japan Vellum was limited "to only a few copies," though Nelson in his Elkin & Mathews bibliography, cites 50 copies were printed. This is the only copy we have seen in Japan Vellum. Fine.

London: The Leadenhall Press, 1897. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. First Edition in the One Volume format. Thick quarto. Original publisherís light brown cloth with pictorial cover in black and gold, Morocco label and lettering on spine. The separate one-volume issue (a two-volume issue preceded this edition in 1896) with three facsimile horn-books in a pouch at the back. With superb steel engraving frontispiece and hand-colored title page by Joseph Crawhall. Contents feature fold-outs and dozens of superb woodcut illustrations by Birmingham School Artists, including Celia Levetus and Georgie Cave (Gaskin) who provided superb head and tail pieces throughout. Ads at back, including ìHorn-Book Jingles,î laid in. A very good copy with some minor shelf wear.

London: The Leadenhall Press, 1896. First Edition. First Edition. Two Volumes. Thick quartos (10 x 8 inches). One of the greatest treatise on Horn-Books, and the premier title of this storied press, providing a detailed historical record of one of the earliest forms of children's books displayed on wood, card or board, usually as educational tools. Beautiful bound in full, thick and contoured vellum with cover gilt lettering inside of a thick-ruled outline of a horn-book, morocco gilt labels on spine. Each volume with a space at front afforded by multiple pages gathered together and leaving room for two spaces in the front of each volume: the first with three facsimile hornbooks: Volume One: 1. A leather-covered oaken horn-book in Roman letter, stamped with the effigy of Charles II, 2. An early uncovered horn-book in black letter, and 3. An uncovered oaken horn-book of the later period. Volume Two: 1. A cardboard horn-book, 2. The British Battledore, and 3. A later Battledore. Each volume with superb… Read More

Berlin: Otto von Holten, The Einhorn Presse, 1922. Thick folio, 15 x 9 1/2 inches. 327pp + 8pp. Original publisher's ivory colored cardboard composition binding with elaborate all-over blind embossing and gilded cover and spine titles. Illustrated endpapers. One of 1005 copies, numbered and monogrammed by Lechter himself in the colophon. Fabulous full-page and smaller heading illustrations, etc, throughout by Melchior Lecter. TEG, others untrimmed. According to the colophon, the book was printed by Otto von Holten from May, 1914- May, 1922, and signed and numbered by Melchior Lechter by hand, and this copy bears his monogram "ML" and "No. 67," in red. With original silk page marker. Covers with edge-wear and some chipping, front cover and spine discolored, but a near fine copy internally of a beautiful and scarce Melchior Lechter title.

Wien: M. Munk, 1914. Exquisite Wiener Werkstatte influence with 12 striking full page color illustrations by Heinrich Lefler. Original stiff card wrappers with oval cover insert pasted onto card wrappers. A near fine copy.

Wien: Tempsky & Co, 1907. First edition. First edition. Oblong quarto. Color pictorial cloth backed paper covered boards, color illustrated endpapers. Full-page color illustrations on every other page, illustrated title page, color cover, all by Heinrich Lefler. A classic in Jugendstil design. A fine copy, one of the nicest we have seen for this title.

Berlin: Max Herzig, 1904. First edition. First edition. Huge thick folio size weighing 25 lbs, 418pp, (18 x15 x 4 inches) In original publisher's full mottled green cloth with central imbedded panel which has a bold gilt stamped design of a cathedral. This immense volume of German history and remembrances is illustrated with monumental full-page color illustrations by (among others) HEINRICH LEFLER AND JOSEPH URBAN, who also designed the borders in red-orange which are present on nearly every page of the book. Printed on thick card paper with superb full-page tissue-guarded and captioned steel engravings throughout. Corners slightly rubbed, a little wear to calf. A COMPLETELY FINE AND ALTOGETHER IMMACULATE COPY. Represents an historical high-point on many levels, German book production, art, history, Jugendstil decoration. If not now, this book will become one of the great classics of the period. Book weighs over 7 lbs, so allow for postage!

Wien: Die Gesellschaft fur Vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1898. First edition. First edition. Elephant folio size (19 x 14 inches). Superb color cover illustration of three men in armor in highlighted silver and red-brown. With original 1897 announcement bound-in at front reproducing cover image. Illustrated throughout with full-page, large and small drawings, decorative borders, and initials by Heinrich Lefler and Josef Urban. Book has been professionally re-cased preserving cover image, otherwise the book is in fine condition with all the pages clean, bright and unmarked. The earliest significant co-production of the famed Jugendstil duo, Lefler and Urban who went on to co-produce Kling Klang Gloria in 1907 and other books. Extremely rare in any condition, our copy is sure to please.

London: James Sangster and Co, 1864. First edition. First edition. Two Volumes (392, 404pp) Folios (27 x 36 cm, 4 cm thick). Original textured red-brown cloth with heavily ornate gilt seal motif and lettering, blind-stamped intricate designs, both covers and spines by JOHN LEIGHTON, beveled boards, marbled endpapers. 40 wood-engraved woodcuts engraved by Leighton Brothers, woodcuts throughout text, some in whole page, vignettes, etc. An impressive compendium of the history of London expressed through the artist's eye. Hinges reinforced with blue tape, corners bumped and chipped, wear to covers, soiling, but a well-preserved and tight copy, very clean internally.

London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1859. Five Volumes. 8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 inches. Uniformly bound in publisher's full embossed red textured cloth with superb ornate color central gilt-stamped design with children at all four corners engaged in activities, spine with similar gilt motif and letter. Original yellow endsheets, all edges finely gilt. All volumes with exquisite multiple full-page color lithograph illustrations, illustrated titles, line drawings throughout. A delightful set, in near fine condition. Scarce thus.

Zurich and Leipzig: Totapfel, 1926. First edition. First edition. Original green cloth spine, color pictorial paper covered boards. Color title and 12 sensational full-page color illustrations by Ernst Kreidolf. Lenzgesind originated from a collection of images which Kreidolf had set aside from unplaced works of earlier books deemed as surplus and augmented by newer illustrations. "The 63 year old Kreidolf then produced verses for the 12 illustrations, sometimes mature, sometimes humor, sometimes profound." (Haase). A fine copy in every way. A very scarce and seldom seen Kreidolf title, especially in this fine condition.

London: J. Johnson, 1806. First edition. First edition. Two volumes. Bound in contemporary full mottled calf, gilt spines. Both front covers detached. Moderate wear to calf, one very small piece missing from top of one spine, internally fairly clean. Quite a scarce Edgeworth title.

London: John Murray, 1804. First edition. First edition. Two Volumes. Full gilt calf. Moderate wear to covers, corners rubbed, on morocco label missing, foxing to prelims. Both volumes near fine internally. No copies located on net at time of writing.