Masse G C E (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1928; red cloth covered boards with black titles and illustrations; wear and discoloration around edges; corners are rounded; 8vo, 7 3/4"-9 3/4" tall; top edge is painted black; Previous owner's name on ffep; Interior is clean and unmarked; 362 pages.

British first edition (per Cape's "First Published 1928" statement upon copyright page). 380 pages. Hardcover. No dust jacket (i.e. lacking). Green cloth rubbed with light soiling and slight mottling; spine ends bumped with minor fraying at heel. Text block edges toned; minor ink mark at upper fore-edge; deckle bottom edge. Remnant stub of what might have been an institutional bookplate at ffep's gutter margin (no other interior institutional markings readily apparent upon a cursory perusal); toned endpapers; ink writing on both front endpapers; some scattered minor foxing and soiling to interior leaves which otherwise remain clean. Binding slight stressed between frontispiece and title page but otherwise firm.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1928, First American Edition, Good Plus/no dj, octavo, 362pp., maroon cloth hardcover, edges of covers & exterior hinges bumped & frayed, handsome decorated endpapers, binding tight, text unmarked.

Cloth-backed boards, patterned endpapers 8vo, 57, [3] pp, frontispiece portrait. 125 entries. From the preface: "This Bibliography of Books illustrated by Walter Crane, compiled by Miss Gertrude C.E.Massé, deals with a long period of production, namely, from 1863 to 1915 - During these fifty-two years the range of his artistic production was constantly enlarging. It would be difficult to name any branch of decorative art that did not bear flowers of Walter Crane's design - yet he found both time and inspiration to continue his yearly output of book illustration throughout all this span of active life. He sought a design; an ordered spacing; a pattern of graphic forms that would adorn the story to be illustrated. Balance. Weight of incidence (black against white). Intricacy. Firm line. Dotted line. Line shading, and Dot shading - such were the cards with which he graphically conjured in book illustration - and if colour was added he used it primarily as space contrast. Expressive line he emphasised by colour, and counter-changed the leading colours of his scheme - the result was gay, decorative, and instantly legible. Walter Crane at his best was masterly in his management of economy of means to produce a lavish result. The human Form, Architecture, Landscape, Animals, Birds, Trees, Flowers, Heraldry, Lettering, were compelled by his wand of graphic fantasy, and transformed by his linear representation into patterns and arrangements of beautiful line, relieved by calculated stops, by contrast or incidence." Booklabel of the bookseller Robin de Beaumont on front pastedown endpaper, with his 1962 invice from Elkin Mathews laid in. Some pencil notes, slight wear to spine-ends and some darkenng to covers, otherwise Good.…

Cloth-backed boards, patterned endpapers 8vo, 57, [3] pp, frontispiece portrait. 125 entries. From the preface: "This Bibliography of Books illustrated by Walter Crane, compiled by Miss Gertrude C.E.Massé, deals with a long period of production, namely, from 1863 to 1915 - During these fifty-two years the range of his artistic production was constantly enlarging. It would be difficult to name any branch of decorative art that did not bear flowers of Walter Crane's design - yet he found both time and inspiration to continue his yearly output of book illustration throughout all this span of active life. He sought a design; an ordered spacing; a pattern of graphic forms that would adorn the story to be illustrated. Balance. Weight of incidence (black against white). Intricacy. Firm line. Dotted line. Line shading, and Dot shading - such were the cards with which he graphically conjured in book illustration - and if colour was added he used it primarily as space contrast. Expressive line he emphasised by colour, and counter-changed the leading colours of his scheme - the result was gay, decorative, and instantly legible. Walter Crane at his best was masterly in his management of economy of means to produce a lavish result. The human Form, Architecture, Landscape, Animals, Birds, Trees, Flowers, Heraldry, Lettering, were compelled by his wand of graphic fantasy, and transformed by his linear representation into patterns and arrangements of beautiful line, relieved by calculated stops, by contrast or incidence." Small sticker taped around spine, boards slightly rubbed front board slightly marked at lower fore-edge corner, a Good unopened copy.…

Cloth-backed boards, patterned endpapers 8vo, 57, [3] pp, frontispiece portrait. 125 entries. From the preface: "This Bibliography of Books illustrated by Walter Crane, compiled by Miss Gertrude C.E.Massé, deals with a long period of production, namely, from 1863 to 1915 - During these fifty-two years the range of his artistic production was constantly enlarging. It would be difficult to name any branch of decorative art that did not bear flowers of Walter Crane's design - yet he found both time and inspiration to continue his yearly output of book illustration throughout all this span of active life. He sought a design; an ordered spacing; a pattern of graphic forms that would adorn the story to be illustrated. Balance. Weight of incidence (black against white). Intricacy. Firm line. Dotted line. Line shading, and Dot shading - such were the cards with which he graphically conjured in book illustration - and if colour was added he used it primarily as space contrast. Expressive line he emphasised by colour, and counter-changed the leading colours of his scheme - the result was gay, decorative, and instantly legible. Walter Crane at his best was masterly in his management of economy of means to produce a lavish result. The human Form, Architecture, Landscape, Animals, Birds, Trees, Flowers, Heraldry, Lettering, were compelled by his wand of graphic fantasy, and transformed by his linear representation into patterns and arrangements of beautiful line, relieved by calculated stops, by contrast or incidence." Name on one front free endpaper and signature (of the Earl of Belmore) on another front free endpaper, Good.…

8vo, 60pp, with black and white portrait frontispiece. A very good hardback copy in two-colour boards with minimal wear. Foxing to fore edges and lightly scattered throughout. Decorated endpapers.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. 1st 1923. Very good condition with no wrapper. A bibliography of first editions of books illustrated by Walter Crane. Brown cloth spine with gilt title, darker brown boards with black title to front. Orange and white decorated endpapers. 59 numbered pages, edges untrimmed. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Some light foxing to contents else clean. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Hardcover, no dustjacket. First edition. Brown buckram spine on brown boards, mild shelf wear to edges, sharp and clean, ex-library with usual markings, including a sticker on spine and pocket on rear pastedown; retired from Occidental College Library, plate on front paste down. Book is firm in binding, deckled pages, decorated endpapers; clean interior. With a preface by Heywood Summer and a frontispiece by G. F. Watts. Else Free of any markings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 60 pages. Illustrated by Walter Crane (illustrator).…

Cloth-backed boards, patterned endpapers 8vo, 57, [3] pp, frontispiece portrait. 125 entries. From the preface: "This Bibliography of Books illustrated by Walter Crane, compiled by Miss Gertrude C.E.Massé, deals with a long period of production, namely, from 1863 to 1915 - During these fifty-two years the range of his artistic production was constantly enlarging. It would be difficult to name any branch of decorative art that did not bear flowers of Walter Crane's design - yet he found both time and inspiration to continue his yearly output of book illustration throughout all this span of active life. He sought a design; an ordered spacing; a pattern of graphic forms that would adorn the story to be illustrated. Balance. Weight of incidence (black against white). Intricacy. Firm line. Dotted line. Line shading, and Dot shading - such were the cards with which he graphically conjured in book illustration - and if colour was added he used it primarily as space contrast. Expressive line he emphasised by colour, and counter-changed the leading colours of his scheme - the result was gay, decorative, and instantly legible. Walter Crane at his best was masterly in his management of economy of means to produce a lavish result. The human Form, Architecture, Landscape, Animals, Birds, Trees, Flowers, Heraldry, Lettering, were compelled by his wand of graphic fantasy, and transformed by his linear representation into patterns and arrangements of beautiful line, relieved by calculated stops, by contrast or incidence." Good in a dustwrapper which is torn with loss of the top inch of the spine and slight loss at the foot.…

Cloth-backed boards, patterned endpapers 8vo, 57, [3] pp, frontispiece portrait. 125 entries. From the preface: "This Bibliography of Books illustrated by Walter Crane, compiled by Miss Gertrude C.E.Massé, deals with a long period of production, namely, from 1863 to 1915 - During these fifty-two years the range of his artistic production was constantly enlarging. It would be difficult to name any branch of decorative art that did not bear flowers of Walter Crane's design - yet he found both time and inspiration to continue his yearly output of book illustration throughout all this span of active life. He sought a design; an ordered spacing; a pattern of graphic forms that would adorn the story to be illustrated. Balance. Weight of incidence (black against white). Intricacy. Firm line. Dotted line. Line shading, and Dot shading - such were the cards with which he graphically conjured in book illustration - and if colour was added he used it primarily as space contrast. Expressive line he emphasised by colour, and counter-changed the leading colours of his scheme - the result was gay, decorative, and instantly legible. Walter Crane at his best was masterly in his management of economy of means to produce a lavish result. The human Form, Architecture, Landscape, Animals, Birds, Trees, Flowers, Heraldry, Lettering, were compelled by his wand of graphic fantasy, and transformed by his linear representation into patterns and arrangements of beautiful line, relieved by calculated stops, by contrast or incidence." With a pencil inscription on the front pastedown endpaper from "the Compiler". Slight wear to spine, a few marks to covers and some very faint foxing.…

Cloth-backed boards, patterned endpapers 8vo, 57, [3] pp, frontispiece portrait. 125 entries. From the preface: "This Bibliography of Books illustrated by Walter Crane, compiled by Miss Gertrude C.E.Massé, deals with a long period of production, namely, from 1863 to 1915 - During these fifty-two years the range of his artistic production was constantly enlarging. It would be difficult to name any branch of decorative art that did not bear flowers of Walter Crane's design - yet he found both time and inspiration to continue his yearly output of book illustration throughout all this span of active life. He sought a design; an ordered spacing; a pattern of graphic forms that would adorn the story to be illustrated. Balance. Weight of incidence (black against white). Intricacy. Firm line. Dotted line. Line shading, and Dot shading - such were the cards with which he graphically conjured in book illustration - and if colour was added he used it primarily as space contrast. Expressive line he emphasised by colour, and counter-changed the leading colours of his scheme - the result was gay, decorative, and instantly legible. Walter Crane at his best was masterly in his management of economy of means to produce a lavish result. The human Form, Architecture, Landscape, Animals, Birds, Trees, Flowers, Heraldry, Lettering, were compelled by his wand of graphic fantasy, and transformed by his linear representation into patterns and arrangements of beautiful line, relieved by calculated stops, by contrast or incidence." Bookplate of the eminent bibliographer Theodore Besterman on front pastedown endpaper, slightly rubbed and top edge duststained, otherwise Good in a duststained dustwrapper which is edgeworn with minor loss.…

Condition: Bon état. bradel toile rouge éditeur, 362 pp., portrait-frontispice. Première édition américaine issue de la traduction de "La très curieuse vie de Law" par Georges Oudard. Monographie en anglais sur les inventions de John Law inventeur en France du billet de banque, de la Bourse et de la Compagnie du Mississippi, une des première sociétés à avoir une quotation en Bourse. Cartonnage très légèrement sali, sinon bonne condition.…