Adam E M Paff (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Edition limited to 525 numbered copies. LACKS ORIGINAL ETCHING.original buckram backed boards, label chippoed. pp122.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Frank W. Benson (illustrator). Limited Edition. Gray paper covers have black ink title and burlap at spine. Boards show some exposure, edgewear. Corners are scuffed, with exposed board. See photos. Spine has paper label with black text and is darkened with firm ends. Binding is secure. Pastedowns and feps have some toning. Frontispiece, and original etching, is present and has intact tissue guard. Illustrations are bright and clear. Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits some marginal toning, a few smudges. Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.** PS2025.1009** 100 pages. 9 x 12 inches** A Very Good copy of this limited First Edition catalogue of the graphic work of Frank W. Benson (1862-1951), Volume Four. Original Frontis Etching of "Flying Pintail" signed in pencil by the artist. Image measures 4 7/8 X 6 3/4 on full page with tissue guard. Gray paper boards with black ink title and burlap at the spine. Boards are edgeworn, and corners scuffed. Interior is ivoried but very fresh. Plate reproductions are crisp and margins to the catalogue entries generous.** Printed by The Riverside Press Cambridge. Limited edition of 600 copies, of which this is #130. Signed by Frank W. Benson on the frontis.** "Postage for oversized and international shipping will be calculated by size and weight. AbeBooks shipping quotes are ESTIMATES only. Seller Inventory #010339"**. Signed by Artist.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. Boston, 1929; Limited edition number 106/600, 550 of which are for sale; original signed etching as frontispiece; blue paper covered boards; tan cloth spine; mild edge and corner wear; edges of boards slightly toned; like colored jacket with edges heavily chipped; folio 12"-15" tall; fore edges of front end papers creased; light foxing on front end papers, half-title page, tissue over-lay, title page, pages viii and ix and pages 98 through rear end paper; interior pages, reprints and original etching in very good+ condition; interior clean and unmarked; 100 pages; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of book.

Hardcover. 7/525 copies with signed etching. Burlap binding with cream paper spine label and light blue paper board covers, in light blue dj with black lettering. xx/124 pp. 63 b+w illus. Volume 3 of 5 eventual volumes of Benson's Etchings and Drypoints, compiled and arranged by Adam E. M. Paff. The book on hand is #31 of 525 numbered copies and LACKS an original etching signed by Benson, of which only 475 were for sale. Includes 76 illustrations in black-and-white from Benson's work during the years 1916-1923. Interesting burlap spine with paper label. LACKS the OPRIGINAL ETCHING. Covers are soiled. COntents clean.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original cloth-backed gray paper boards. Folio. 127pp. Copy #46 of 275 copies complete with original etching in front signed in pencil by the artist. The first of five volumes of the Benson catalogue raisonne published between 1917 and 1959. The original etching is titled "Pair of Ducks". A good copy with some soiling and edgewear to the cover boards. The rear cover has a stain in the lower right corner. The endsheets are lightly foxed and there are two ink initials with a date underneath on the flyleaf else the text is very good and clean. The original etching is in fine clean condition. Foreign postage extra on this large book. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. This is number 219 of a limited number of 600 copies of which 550 were for sale. Includes the the signed original etching as frontis- piece. The book is bound in jute spine over blue paper covered boards with the title in black on the front cover and on a cream paper label on the spine. Covers have light soiling. Corners spine caps and edges are bumped with some fraying at the head of spine. There are a few spots of foxing in margins on the first two leaves, etching # 279 and 280 and on pp 98 and 99. Sprinkling of foxing on the edges. The tissue guard has two light tanned areas. The original etching is in pristine condition, pencil signed by Benson. Otherwise, the pages are clean, smooth and unmarked. Etchings in this volume were done in 1923-1928 and number 224-285. All illustrations are in black and white. Too large to ship outside of the United States. Please see alll images. The artist was an American ornithologist, Impressionist painter and etcher. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Houghton Mifflin Company / Riverside Press January 1929 Binding: Hardcover 429 of 600 copies with an original signed drypoint etching of a pintail duck in flight by Benson as frontispiece. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN ARCHIVAL QUALITY MYLAR $NRP.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Limited Edition. xx, 124 pages. Black lettering on a paper label on the burlap spine, black lettering on the front cover. Cover is lightly faded along the edges, minor bumping to the corners. Heavy blue paper dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is soiled and scratched. Previous owners book label, name and address on the front free endpaper. A very good copy of this numbered limited edition (this being No. 322) with an original, signed etching by Benson as a frontispiece. Size: 9 x 12.5. Signed.

Cloth/paper. Condition: Good. Limited/Numbered. Burlap spine with paper cover cloth boards, stains and rubbing. Title plate on spine is stained/chipped. Damp stains first pages. Pencil Signed frontis plate. Limited to six hundred copies: # 43. All interior plates and pages are fine. 100 pgs. General Index.

Hardcover. 7/525 copies with signed etching. Burlap binding with cream paper spine label and light blue paper board covers, in light blue dj with black lettering. xx/124 pp. 63 b+w illus. Volume 3 of 5 eventual volumes of Benson's Etchings and Drypoints, compiled and arranged by Adam E. M. Paff. The book on hand is #7 of 525 numbered copies with an original etching signed by Benson, of which only 475 were for sale. Includes 76 illustrations in black-and-white from Benson's work during the years 1916-1923. Interesting burlap spine with paper label. VG+/VG- dj edge wear, foxing, and minor loss to top of dj spine. Interior clean and complete. Better than average copy with blind stamp of previous owner.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Adam E. M. Paff and Arthur William Heintzelman. Volumes. I through IV were compiled and arranged by Adam E. M. Paff. Volume V by Arthur William Heintzelman, after the artist's death. Quarto (4to), boards with linen spine, black text on cover, paper label with title on spine. Volume 1 published 1917, edition 275, this one numbered 107, etching frontispiece "Pair of Ducks". Volume 2 published 1919, edition 275, this one numbered 89, etching frontispiece "Frontispiece Volume Two (Two Geese)". Volume 3 published 1923, edition 525, this one numbered 345, etching frontispiece "Frontispiece Volume Three (flying ducks)". Volume 4 published 1929, edition 600, this one numbered 348, etching frontispiece "Flying Pintail." Volume 5 published 1959, edition 400, this one numbered 353, etching frontispiece "Grouse on a Pine Bough." This is the original fully illustrated catalogue raisonne of the Frank Benson's graphic work. Each volume contains an original etching by the artist, volume 1 through 4 contain signed etchings, volume 5 an unsigned etching (volume 5 published after the artist's death). Condition varies volume to volume, overall a clean set, solid and compleate. Volume one and two show more abuse. The image is of this set of books. Inventory #12336-1.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Vol. IV, An illustrated and descriptive catalogue with an original etching by Mr. Benson and reproductions of all the plates, compiled and arranged by Adam E. M. Paff, xxii + 100 pp., plates 224 -285, limited edition of 600 numbered copies. Etching frontispiece "Flying Pintail." Quarto (4to), boards with linen spine, black text on cover, paper label with title on spine. Overall good condition, toning on boards, book is solid and clean. Inventory #6527.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Four out of the five volumes that make up the complete etchings of Frank W. Benson including the very rare vol. 1 - the four volumes are vols. 1, 3, 4 & 5. All volumes are complete with the original Benson frontispiece etchings, vols. 1, 3 & 4 signed by Benson. Details as follows. Vol. One 1917, no. 48 of an edition of 275 (of which 255 for sale), with original dust jacket but this fair only with some chipping to the head/tail of the spine and some loss to the rear top corner, tears stabilised to the underside with archival tape. Vol. Three 1923, no. 455 of an edition of 525 (of which 475 for sale), with very good original dust jacket, slightly chipped to the head of the spine. Vol. Four 1929, no. 133 of an edition of 600 (of which 550 for sale), no dust jacket, spine a little rubbed and worn, hessian covering slightly chipped at the head/tail. Vol. Five 1959, no. 243 of an edition of 400 (of which 350 for sale), with very good to fine original dust jacket. All dust jackets now protected in clear removable archival sleeves. Contents of all volumes clean and tight., previous owner's name and address to the front end paper of vol. 4 otherwise no inscriptions. A very good set of four volumes. Size: 4to. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Limited/Numbered. number 71 of 525 copies, etching is signed in pencil, dust jacket has large 1 inch chip to rear panel, now in brodart sleeve, paper covered boards, buckram spine, paper label to spine, light wear to bottom edges, slight discoloration along bottom edge, last page has trace of foxing, binding tight, 124 pages, Catalogue of plates 159-223; with chronological list of plates from 1882-1923; list of plates destroyed since publication of Volumes 1 and 2.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Original Frontis Etching of "Flying Pintail" Signed in Pencil by Frank Benson. Image measures 4 7/8 X 6 3/4 on full page with tissue guard. Book is bound with Burlap spine and grey paper on boards, 9 1/8 X 12 1/2 inches, 100 pages. A chronological display of Benson's etchings from 1923-1928. Newsletter from Childs Gallery dated Fall/Winter 1998 laid in which lists for sale individual etchings of Benson. Interior and original etching Fine condition, Binding tight with smudges to front and rear cover. Very good+. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Benson, Frank W. (illustrator). (Benson, Frank W.). ETCHINGS AND DRYPOINTS OF FRANK W. BENSON - AN ILLUSTRATED AND DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE by Adam E.M. Paff and Arthur W. Heintzelman. Houghton-Mifflin 1917-1959. Five Volumes, complete. Volumes One and Two are editions of 275 numbered copies, Volume Three is an edition of 525 numered copies, Volume Four is an edition of 600 numbered copies and Volume Five is an edition of 400 numbered copies. All 4to, cloth-backed boards, volumes Two through Five with DJs. Each volume with an original etched frontispiece, each of which is signed except for that in volume Five, which was published after Benson's death. The original etchings are: Vol 1: Pair of Ducks, 1916, Paff 102; Vol 2: Two Geese, 1919, Paff 158; Vol 3: On Set Wings, 1923, Paff 223; Vol 4: Flying Pintail, 1927, Paff 275; Vol 5: Perching Grouse, 1941, Paff 347. Though there were some proofs,these prints were not editioned separately from the catalogue, and were each printed in whatever edition size the catalogue edition was. Volume One with a few small abrasions to the front endpapers where they were separated after sticking; Volumes Two through Five all Fine, but the DJs to Volumes Two and Four have 1 1/2 to 2 inch chips at the tops of the spines, and a few smaller chips. The numbers on the volumes vary. Complete sets with the original etchings present are now scarce.