Binding, Fine - Chambolle- Duru) The Life of Sir Thomas More by By His Great-Grandson Cresacre More; with a Biographical Preface, Notes, and Other Illustrations by the Rev. Joseph Hunter, F.S.A - 1828

London: John Murray, 1855. Autograph Letter Signed from Ticknor to noted British poet and man of letters Samuel Rogers tipped in front of Volume I. Inked notation front end page indicating "Sotherans March 1898 Literature" with the cut-out for the listing of this book, item no. 505, laid in. Finely bound in half crimson crushed Levant morocco extra over marbled boards, marbled end papers, tops gilt. From the private library of renowned British Dante scholar Paget Toynbee (1855-1932) with his engraved bookplate to front pastedowns. Near Fine, slight rubs at corners and edges, a bit of spotting at end papers only. The letter, on a single folded sheet, is headed "Clarendon Hotel, July 19-". runs roughly 70 words, and seems to be arranging a meeting with some American friends of Ticknor's. At bottom of letter in pencil "to Samuel Rogers". Ticknor's most important work, in fine binding and with distinguished provenance and with a wonderful ASSOCIATION ALS to Samuel… Read More

Santiago De Chile: Ediciones Guardia Vieja , 1956. The author's second published book, No copies found in current commerce, WorldCat notes 4 library holdings worldwide, RareBookHub shows no auction records since publication. # 39 of 500 copies printed, SIGNED BY AUTHOR Jose Donoso AND ILLUSTRATOR Nemesio Antunez at colophon page. Near Fine in illustrated French wrappers, the wrappers one of the 3 illustrations by Antunez, the other two in text. Small rubs to wrappers at spine ends. With internal thin paper wrapper, uniformly browned, which has uniformly browned interiors of the paper covers. 45 pages. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. French Wrappers. Fine in Wraps, as Issued/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Limited Edition.

Paris: H. Delloye et V. Lecou, Impr. de Bethune et Plon, 1838. Beautifully bound in contemporary unsigned full dark green pebbled morocco, the covers with intricate and flowing floral gilt decorations bordered by double gilt rules, the backs gilt, marbled end papers, all edges gilt, silk marker. Very Good, moderate browning throughout, bottom panel at spine a bit faded, a few small rubs at edges. Tall 8vo, 10 1/2" x 6 3/4". In the foretitle: "Balzac illustre". 402 pages, illustrations. 100 vignettes in text plus one on title engraved on steel by Brunellière, Nargeot, Langlois from drawings by Gavarni, Baron, Janet-Lange, François Marckl. Without the additional two full page portraits of Pauline and Foedora. 20th c. prior owner bookplate front paste down. The book that firmly established Balzac as a writer of significance in France. . First Illustrated Edition. Pebbled Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo.

New York: Charles Scribner & Sons , 1911. First Printing. Bound in publisher's green cloth elaborately stamped in gilt at front cover and spine. Illustrated with 13 half-tone illustrations, including the frontispiece and pictorial title page F. D. Bedford. Near Fine, light rubbing to cloth at edges, front paste down just starting to open, speckling at rear end pages, small bookseller's label front end page at bottom edge.. Gilt is bright. A lovely, unread copy, with most pages uncut, of this enduring childrens classic.. Gift quality. . First American Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown, & Company, 1929. Jacket design by Paul Wenck. Near Fine, slight sunning to cloth at top edge of spine, in a Near Fine dust jacket, small chips at spine fold and spine tips. One of the towering classics of World War ! literature and basis for the 1930 film that won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director (Lewis Milestone). Also the basis for 1979 and 2022 films by the same title. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1941. Association Copy, with Gore Vidal's ownership SIGNATURE front end page, # 85/515 copies SIGNED BY AUTHOR W. Somerset Maugham at Limitation Page. Book is Near Fine, lacking the slipcase, spine a bit sunned. A wonderful Association Copy, with Vidal's famous quote summing it all up perfectly - "It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham. He was always so entirely there." . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy.

New York: Vanguard Press, 1944. Saul Bellow's first book. Near Fine, slight toning to the paste downs, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket, the spine sunned to brown, small chips at spine ends, 2 small rubs along spine, 1/2" closed tear top edge rear panel. The bookplate of Stanton Friedberg and and his wife, the poet Martha Friedberg, front paste down. Stanton A. Friedberg, M.D., was a noted book collector. whose rare medical book collection is now known as the Stanton A. Friedberg M.D. Rare Book Collection of Rush University Medical Center at the University of Chicago. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for F. C & J. Rivington, (etc.), 1812. Three volumes finely and sumptuously bound in early 19th c. unsigned crushed oxblood morocco, covers with gilt rules, wide entertwining gilt tooled patterned border and geometric tooled center panel, spine in five compartments with four gilt raised bands, three ornate gilt emblems and gilt lettering, cover edges and turn ins gilt ruled, page edges marbled. With 5 folding letter facsimile plates and one engraved plate of seals, the plates light scattered foxing. The bindings Near fine, small rubs at corners, internally bright and free of foxing or toning other than the aforementioned plates. A stunning set. . First Thus. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1887. RARE and outstanding example of West Coast American Arts & Crafts bookbinding by Clara Rice ( her initials bottom of front cover). Bound in full crushed green morocco, five raised bands, gilt lettering spine and front cover, front cover image of two trees with initials CR bottom of left tree, moire silk end papers, top edge gilt. Period bookplate of Charles Ernest Green front pastedown. Gift inscription pasted on card stock front flyleaf reads: " Christmas Greetings to C.E.G. This binding is by Clara Rice and is a fine sample of her work. The book has been on exhibition at the Arts & Crafts Guild. R.J.D.". No Date to inscription, circa 1903. The San Francisco Call newspaper shows an article dated Dec. 12. 1903 tha is titled "Guild of Arts & Crafts opens Unique exhibition" and further states "Miss Clara Rice, Secretary. Her mosaic leather work in book-binding is much admired". And the Bulletin of the Dept. of… Read More

London: John Murray, 1818. SCARCE First Edition, 1818. Finely bound in unsigned contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, gilt rules to covers, back ornately gilt with red morocco title label and black morocco tail date label with all lettering in gilt, matching marbled end pages and page edges. Very Good Plus, shelf rubs bottom edges, end pages moderately foxed with only the occasional scattered spot of toning throughout the text. Excellent provenance, with the bookplates and ownership signatures of Mr. Sharon Turner, noted British historian and author of the important "History of the Anglo-Saxons, published 1799-1805. SCARCE, Worldcat shows only 7 institutional holdings, last copy at auction in 2002. . First Edition. Half Vellum . Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.