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Published by Grolier Club, New York, 1963
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited to 750 copies. DJ is in a mylar cover.
Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (Bibliography, book History, Exhibition) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Published by (Grolier Club), New York, 1963
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Brown cloth gilt, DW, 8vo., xiv, 298 pages, illustrated. Of 750 copies printed by The Stinehour Press, this is one of 250 reserved for the hosts and travelers; this copy inscribed to David Jackson McWilliams. There are annotations accrediting many of the photographs to Al Perrin. A very good copy of an attractive book in a chipped, creased and soiled DW, in archival mylar.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited. 300 page hardcover with photo illustrations. Limited printing of 750 copies. Many contributors - essays on Italian books and the exhibition of those books for the Grolier Club. Dust jacket is bright, crisp and clean - spine very lightly sunfaded. Full brown cloth exterior with title on spine in gold. Interior is unmarked, tight and clean.
Published by Theatre Art, Inc, New York, 1928
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Magazine. [vi] 78p., 8x10 inches, articles, reviews, news, ads, photos,soiling and staining on covers and edges else good magazine in stapled yellow wraps. Flanagan on an Experiment at Vassar. She produced Chekov's "The Marriage Proposal" in three styles - Realist, Expressionist and Harry, er, no Constructivist - on the same night.
Published by The Grloier Club, New York, 1963
Seller: Provan Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Large 8vo, 33 preliminary pages, 298 pages, black and white illustrations, book in very good condition (top and bottom of spine bumped, edges of book spotted) with good dust-wrapper now protected in a removable, clear plastic cover (spine faded, stained, edges creased with some edge tears and loss at the top of the spine). Heavy book - additional shipping may be requested for destinations out-with the United Kingdom.
Published by Privately printed, Somerville, 1967
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
Hyde, Donald and Mary (illustrator). 8vo. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. xiii,136 pages. Well-illustrated descriptions. The library has become a renowned source repository of material relating to English literature (especially Samuel Johnson) of the 18th century. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards.
Published by Grolier Club, 1963
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Published by Donald and Mary Hyde, Somerville, New Jersey, 1967
Seller: Books for Amnesty, Malvern, Great Malvern, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardback Books in Slipcase. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Limited editions. 1,000 copies of the FARM, 1,250 copies of the LIBRARY were produced in November 1967. Illustrated b/w including photographs of many of the manuscripts from the Four Oaks collections. Paper covered boards, black fabric backstrip with gilt. Box covered in marbled paper. An attractively presented set in excellent condition. No inscription. This is a heavy item. It can be posted at our standard rate within the UK; overseas customers please enquire. All our UK orders are sent by First Class post. All profits to Amnesty International.
Published by Privately Printed, Somerville, NJ., 1967
Seller: Entropy Books, Ferndale, MI, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Two volumes, quarter cloth with paper covered sides, slipcase, 8vo., xxii, 135, (1); (12), 113, (1) pages. Limited to 1,250 and 1,000 copies respectively, printed by the Thistle Press, and with illustrations printed at Meriden Gravure. Christmas greeting on Four Oaks Farm note card, signed by Mary Hyde, laid in. A fine set in a lightly worn slipcase covered with Cockerell marbled paper. Signed by Author(s).
Seller: Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA), Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
Somerville, New Jersey. Privately Printed. 1967 and 1967. 113 and 135 pages. Limited to 1,000 and 1,250 copies, respectively. Quarter cloth and boards. Illustrations. Near fine in a marbled paper covered slipcase in like condition. First Editions. The home and persona library of Donald and Mary Hyde, distinguished book collectors. These copies inscribed to British journalist and editor of The Times, William Rees-Mogg, and his wife.
Published by Privately Printed, Somerville, New Jersey, 1967
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. First Edition. 1250 copies printed by The Thistle Press (Volume II in an edition of 1000 copies). I: xxii, 135 pages; illustrations; bibliography; bound in gray boards with black backstrip, gilt lettering. II: 113 pages; illustrations; bound in gray boards with black backstrip, gilt lettering. Both boxed in the same slipcase (6 1/2 x 10 inch). Volume one deals with the rare book collections with descriptions of the more rare books and manuscripts of Samuel Johnson, Boswell, Wilde and other Eighteenth century authors, volume two deals with the estate, structures, gardens and guests. Fine clean set.
Published by Privately Published, 1967
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Please note : Since this is a fairly heavy item, that for any non-domestic destinations we must use USPS Priority International , for which there will be required significant extra postage. ************************************** Donald and Mary Hyde created one of the nation's foremost private book collections at their beautiful Four Oaks Farm in New Jersey. The collection, housing an amazing number of rare books , manuscripts and art, is collecting on a grand scale only imaginable in the wildest fancies of most book collectors. Included in the Four Oaks Library are books and manuscripts from Samuel Johnson, Henry Fielding, James Boswell, Mrs. Thrale, valuable materials from other noteworthy 18th century authors, a collection of 18th century portraits, an Oscar Wilde collection, a collection of rare Japanese books, a George Bernard Shaw collection, a large selection of Elizabethan Books and Early Drama including a special portrait of Shakespeare. there are many fine bindings and curiosities of the binder's art, and a wide ranging collection of valuable autographs. It is such an array as to make one stop in wonder. *********************************************** Offered here is the two volume limited edition set, "Four Oaks Farm" & "Four Oaks Library", edited by Gabriel Austin, and privately published in Somerville, New Jersey. Both volumes were issued in November 1967 : "Four Oaks Farm" in a limited run of 1,000 Copies, and "Four Oaks Library" in a limited run of 1,250 copies. The books were printed on Curtis Rag Paper by Clarke & Way at The Thistle Press. Both volumes are illustrated with photographs printed by the Meridian Gravure Company. (There are also a couple of maps of historical interest to the farm.) The binding was made by The Russell-Rutter Company, and the entire work was designed by P. J. Conkwright. ************************************************** Both volumes, edited by Gabriel Austin, are comprised by a variety of essays by different authors. The "Oak Farm Library" includes a Bibliography. The following is a Table of Contents for the Oak Library volume: THE HYDE COLLECTION -- by Donald and Mary Hyde / SAMUEL JOHNSON -- by Robert Metzdorf / HESTER LYNCH SALUSBURY THRALE PIOZZI -- by James L. Clifford / HENRY FIELDING -- by Hugh Amory / OTHER 18TH CENTURY AUTHORS -- by Robert Metzdorf / 18TH CENTURY PICTURES -- by Geof8frey W. G. Agnew / MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPHS -- by Gabriel Austin / JAPANESE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS -- by Shigeo Sorimachi / OSCAR WILDE -- by H. Montgomery Hyde / GEORGE BERNARD SHAW -- by Dan H. Laurence / ELIZABETHAN BOOKS AND EARLY DRAMA -- by John F. Fleming / ENGLISH AND OTHER BINDINGS -- by Frederick B. Adams, Jr. / OTHER COLLECTIONS -- by Gabriel Austin / THE VISITING SCHOLAR -- by L. F. Powell / BIBLIOGRAPHY -- by Herbert Cahoon ********************************************* Table of Contents for the Oak Farm Volume : HISTORY OF THE PROPERTY -- by Robert M. Lunny & Norman C. Wittmer / THE FARMHOUSE: BEEKMANS-ISELINS-HYDES -- by Mary Hyde / ARCHITECTURAL ADDITIONS -- by Eldridge Snyder / FARM AND GARDEN -- by George Knapp / THE GUEST BOOK-- By Mary Hyde / CHRISTMAS EVE PARTIES -- by Elizabeth K. Hartz / THE FIRST AMERICAN BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR DR. JOHNSON . by Elizabeth Kay / OTHER FESTIVE OCCASIONS -- by Terence Ward, Marc Sanders, and Edward Petersen / FOUR OAKS FOUNDATION -- by Louis Starr ********************************************** TITLE : Four Oaks Farm / Four Oaks Library / AUTHOR : Mary Hyde, et al / EDITOR : Gabriel Austin / IMPRINT : Privately Published / PRINTER : Clarke & Way at the Thistle Press / ILLUSTRATIONS : Meridian Gravure Company / PLACE : Somerville, New Jersey / DATE : November 1967 / SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : Limited Print Run : "Four Oaks Farm", 1,000 Copies & "four Oaks Library" 1,250 copies; set of 2 encased in a marbled slip-case. / STATUS : OP / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Both volumes have photographic illustrations; "Oak Farm" has a couple of maps. Oak Library has a number of photographs of hand-written manuscripts. "Oak Farm" : [vi] + 113 pages; "Oak Library" : xxii + 135 pages. Both volumes measure 6 1/8" x 9 1/4"; quarter-bound, gray paper-covered Boards and black cloth-covered spine with gilt lettering (on spine); marbled paper-covered slip-case. *************************************** CONDITION -- BOOKS : VERY GOOD - SLIP CASE : VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned set, with the following particulars noted :: EXTERIOR -- Covers are clean and bright with negligible signs of handling; text-block edges have just a touch of weathering (or light foxing) - else the edges are clean. / BINDINGS -- Tight / INTERIOR -- In the Oak Farm Volume, on the Table of contents page, there are two minute fox dots or discolorations (these also transferred just slightly to the page opposite ) not egregious. Else the interiors are clean and free of marking. / SLIP CASE -- Solid with no splitting. Case fits snugly.
Published by Privately printed at Thistle Press, Somerville, NJ, 1967
Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
First Edition
Two volumes. First edition, one of 1000 of the first volume and 1250 of the second, both designed by P.J. Conkwright. Illustrated. xxii, (114); [xii], (136) pp. Original quarter black cloth over brown paper boards; lettered in gilt; in original marbled slipcase; both volumes and slipcase in fine condition, inside and out. Essays by Robert Metzdorf, Charles Ryskamp, James L. Clifford, Hugh Amory, Gabriel Austin, Frederick B. Adams, Jr., L.F. Powell, Herbert Cahoon, Mary Hyde, and John Fleming on the Hyde's wonderful book collection and the history of the Four Oaks Farm. Book.
Published by [Privately printed at the Thistle Press], Somerville, New Jersey, 1967
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition, limited to 1000 [1250] copies. Illustrated. 113; 135 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Lavishly produced set of volumes designed by P.J. Conkright documenting the residence of Donald and Mary Hyde, and the library, including the Johnson collection (now at Harvard). Herbert Cahoon, long-time curator of manuscripts at the Morgan library and bibliographer of Joyce, contributed a bibliography to Four Oaks Library. Original black cloth-backed brown paper boards. Fine in fine marbled slipcase Illustrated. 113; 135 pp. 2 vols. 8vo First edition, limited to 1000 [1250] copies.
Published by Privately printed, Somerville, 1967
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.
cloth-backed boards, slipcase. Hyde, Donald and Mary (illustrator). 8vo. cloth-backed boards, slipcase. xiii,136; (xii),114 pages. Two volumes. Limited to 1200 and 1000 copies respectively. A fine set in fine slipcase. Well illustrated descriptions. The library has become a renowned source repository of material relating to English literature (especially Samuel Johnson) of the 18th century.
Published by HAYLE MEDICAL, 2019
ISBN 10: 1632417596ISBN 13: 9781632417596
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book Print on Demand
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 258 pages. 10.88x8.00x0.87 inches. This item is printed on demand.
Published by [Privately printed at the Thistle Press], Somerville, New Jersey, 1967
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition, one of 1000 of the first volume and 1250 of the second. Illustrated. xxii, 113; [xii], 135 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Lavishly produced set of volumes designed by P.J. Conkright documenting the residence of Donald and Mary Hyde, and the library, including the Johnson collection (now at Harvard). Herbert Cahoon, long-time curator of manuscripts at the Morgan library and bibliographer of Joyce, contributed a bibliography to Four Oaks Library. Inscribed by Mary Hyde (now Eccles) to Hal Friedlander in 1994. Original black cloth-backed brown paper boards. Fine in fine marbled slipcase Illustrated. xxii, 113; [xii], 135 pp. 2 vols. 8vo First edition, one of 1000 of the first volume and 1250 of the second.
First Edition
(HYDE COLLECTION). AUSTIN, Gabriel, editor. Four Oaks Farm. Four Oaks Library. 2 vols. Illustrated. Orig. cloth-backed boards, in original marbled slipcase. Somerville, New Jersey: 1967. First edition. Limited to 1000 copies printed at The Thistle Press Inscribed by Mary Hyde on the front free endpaper. A very fine copy. Essays by Robert Metzdorf, Charles Ryskamp, James L. Clifford, Hugh Amory, Gabriel Austin, Frederick B. Adams, Jr., L.F. Powell, Herbert Cahoon, Mary Hyde, and John Fleming on the Hyde's extraordinary collections of Samuel Johnson, Oscar Wilde, Mrs. Thrale, Henry Fielding, etc. etc.