Fine Printings / Fine Bindings from RC Books

Philadelphia: The Franklin Library, 1977. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ben F. Wohlberg. A true, limited and First Edition, part of The Franklin Library's "The First Edition Society." 546 pages with full color illustrations from Wohlberg. Full leather, all edges gilt, satin end pages and attached… Read more about this item

Baltimore, MD: Limited Editions Club, 1941. Limited . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. William Sharp. The classic designed by George Macy and printed by Garamond Press. #934 of 1500 copies. Bound in full black buckram with silver gilt stamping. Illustrated with aquatints by Sharp. The silver gilt is rubbed, especially on the… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Betty Maxey. A plethora of fine stories from O.Henry (William Sydney Porter). Handsome navy leather binding with hubbed spine, gilt titles and designs, and quality paper. All edges gilt. Moire fabric end sheets. Very mild rubbing to gilt… Read more about this item

Franklin, Tennessee: The Dalmatian Press, 2004. Full-Leather. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First printing of this handsomely bound reprint of the classic originally from the year 1861. Attractive light brown leather with gilt titles and designs. All edges gilt. "Collector's Edition." Edited by Kathryn Knight and designed by Mary Katherine… Read more about this item

Franklin, Tennessee: The Dalmatian Press, 2004. Full-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First printing of this handsomely bound reprint of the classic originally from the year 1847. Attractive brown leather with gilt titles and designs. All edges gilt. "Collector's Edition." Edited by Kathryn Knight and designed by Mary Katherine Van… Read more about this item

Florence, Italy: G. Fattorusso. Reprint . Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Translated by Henry Francis Cary. "Illustrated with 450 original drawings specifically executed for the divine comedy and 429 other reproductions of works of art of the old masters, views, etc. with a life of Dante, chronological survey of his… Read more about this item

San Francisco : Arion Press, 2015. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition of the work of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn from 1920 to 1965 in the Grabhorn Press and of Robert Grabhorn form 1966 to 1973 in the press of Grabhorn-Hoyem.… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoenson Press , 1941. 1st Edition . Cloth and Paper. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Three essays: "Early American Bookbinding By Hand," by French; "The Rise of American Edition Binding," by Rogers; and "On the Rebinding of Old Books," by Lehmann-Haupt. Edited by Lehmann-Haupt. SIGNED by Hannah Dustin French on the… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Full-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Joseph Isom. A limited edition. Beautiful maroon binding containing eight of Turgenev's classic stories. Frontispiece illustration by Mal Luber. Other illustrations byJoseph Isom. Translated by David Magarshack. 388 pages. All edges gilt with silk end papers and silk… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Full-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Frederick Schneider. A limited edition. Handsome black full-leather binding containing nine of Chekhov's classic stories. Frontispiece illustration by Herbert Tauss. Other illustrations by Frederick Schneider. Selected and with an introduction by Edmund Wilson. 481 pages. All edges gilt… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Full-Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. David McCall Johnston. A limited edition. Beautiful red binding containing four of Colette's classic stories including "Gigi." Frontispiece illustration by Chris Duke. Other illustrations by David McCall Johnston. Translated by Roger Senhouse. 438 pages. All edges gilt with… Read more about this item

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dennis Lyall. A limited edition. Sub-titled "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians." Handsome navy leather with gilt lettering and extensive gilt decorations. All edges gilt. Satin page-maker. Silk end papers. 280 pages. Some foxing to gilt at fore-edges of… Read more about this item

New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1933. Cloth. Fine/Fair. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Harry Clarke. The classic printed and bound by J.J. Little & Ives Company, New York. First Tudor Edition. Black cloth with spine titled in gilt. Pictorial paper label onlay to front cover. 412 pages with all 8 color plates and 24 black and… Read more about this item

Portland, ME: The Southworth-Anthoensen Press , 1941. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Cloth and Paper. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Keepsake" publication of three letters received by Edward F. Stevens, one from Emery Walker and two from Bruce Rogers. Introduction by Stevens. The letters discuss printing and the book arts with references to various… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1981. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fletcher Martin. Handsome edition of the classic 1906 novel that prompted pure food legislation and portrayed the horrible conditions and lives of food-packing immigrants in the United States. 334 pages with some black and white and color illustrations. About six… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Samuel A Dalton, 1961. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Rey Abruzzi. Number 82 of only 1300 copies prepared as a holiday greeting from Samuel A Dalton with his gift card laid in and dated, December 25, 1961. As issued in a tight, near fine slip case with some fading to… Read more about this item

Birmingham, Alabama: Palladium Press, 2000. Full-Leather. As New/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Handsome full black leather covers all edges gilt. Four raised hubs on spine. Notes by Wayne LaPierre. Sold in original shrink wrap, never opened.

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two Volume biography of President Woodrow Wilson. Volume I titled American Prophet and Volume II World Prophet. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" laid-in to both volumes. 892 total pages, indexed. Genuine brown leather… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press. Full-Leather. Near Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Two Volume biography of Andrew Jackson both before and during his Presidency. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" laid-in to both volumes. Unused bookplate laid-in. 1,088 total pages, indexed with more than 30 illustrations.… Read more about this item

Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988. Full-Leather. Fine/None as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A compelling collection of President Wilson's speeches and writings from 1877 to 1923. Part of the publisher's "The Library of the Presidents" series. Publisher's "Collector's Notes" included. 478 pages. Genuine blue-gray leather with gilt designs and titles. Hubbed spine. All page… Read more about this item