Language: English
Published by Paul Elder And Company / Harry Nash, San Francisco, 1906
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dustjacket. First Edition. 117 Pp. Black Cloth, Spine Gilt, Lettered And Decorated Boards. Just A Touch Of Rubbing At Corners, No Fraying Or Stains, A Few Pages Browned From Inserted Clippings And Bookmarks. Dj Worn And Chipped, In Pieces Held Together In A Dust Jacket Protector, Some Loss. . Typography And Design Of Book And Dj By Harry Nash; Later Printings Omit The Nash Typography And Design But Otherwise Have Identical Content.
Published by John Henry Nash, San Francisco, 1930
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Typography By John Henry Nash (illustrator). First Thus. John Henry Nash's reprint "From the Tatler, thursday, february 9, 1709", printed by Nash in sanfrancisco, minor yellowing and browning, single-sheed, folded, 4to, 4pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Language: English
Published by Paul Elder and Company, San Francisco, 1913
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + DJ. Second Edition [stated]. 117 Pp. Peach Cloth With Darker Verticl Ribs, Gilt. Book Is Near Fine, Trace Of Wear, Gilt Brilliant, Previous Owner's Inscription Dated 1924 From Tolita T Hicks To Her Spouse Hobart. Dj Has No Wear Except For Nearly Invisible Straight Line Split Along Front Spine Edge, 1/8" To 1/4" Deep Chipping At Top Of Spine, 1/4" Chipping At Upper Tips, And Tiny Losses At Other Corners. This 906 First Edition Had Typography And Design Of Book And Dj By Harry Nash, Black Cloth Spine With Decorated And Lettered Boards; This Second Printing [1913] Omits The Nash Typography And Design For The Front Coverand Dj, And Is Bound Entirely In Cloth, But They Otherwise Have Identical Content.
Published by Paul Elder & Company [The Tomoye Press], San Francisco, 1909
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very good +. Jenkins, Will (illustrator). Reprint, sixteenmo size, 71 pp. This collection of poems by Agness Greene Foster was printed by the Tomoye Press, an imprint associated with Paul Elder & Company, a notable bookstore in San Francisco run by Paul Elder, who also published his own books. The Tomoye Press was Elder's collaboration with the eminent typographer and printer John Henry Nash (1871-1947), whose standards of quality were second to none. This volume is a careful execution of Foster's seasonal poetry, featuring Nash's excellent typesetting and decorations by Will Jenkins. ___DESCRIPTION: Full mauve paper with pink lettering and decorations on the front board, fore- and bottom edges uncut, purple endpapers, frontispiece a reproduction of an illustration titled "My Lady's Garden" by J. Young Hunter, with lettered tissue guard, title page with decoration by Will Jenkins in black; sixteenmo size (6 1/4" by 5 1/4"), pagination: [i-ii] iii-vii [viii] [1-2] 3-61 [62-63]. ___CONDITION: Volume is very good plus, with a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; boards are clean overall with a few spots of soiling to the rear board, some rubbing to the tail of the spine and to the corners, and corners are gently bumped, sunning to the boards, and light soiling to the endpapers. ___CITATION: David Mostardi, "A Checklist of the Publications of Paul Elder", no. 376. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
Language: English
Published by Paul Elder / Tomye Press, San Francisco / New York City, 1906
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Plates, Decorations (illustrator). 1st Edition. Vii, 83 Pp. Brown Ribbed Cloth Lettered In Gilt. Brown Paper, Printed In Red And Black. Near Fine, Gilt Brilliant. Frontispiece Present But Detached And With 3/4" X 1/4" Chip At Lower Right (Easily Re-Atached), And Its Tissue Guard Foxed Zand With Two Small Chips And Partly Detached Along Spine Edge. Dust Jacket With Lettering In Brown Reproducing The Gilt Lettering On The Binding; Wear, Tears And Very Small Losses At Corners But No Loss Of Lettering.
Published by Paul Elder and Co, San Francisco and New York, 1907
Seller: Tristan Navarro Rare Books & Manuscripts, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Illustrated from photogravures after paintings by Galen J. Perrett, and initials and decorations by Will Jenkins. Typography by John Henry Nash (illustrator). Leather backing somewhat dry and rubbed but better than often found. Light foxing mostly to first third of volume, plates offsetting. Very Good- Publisher's quarter sheep, gray boards, decorations in black and lettering in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed.
Published by PAUL ELDER SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK PRINTED On Arches Handmade Paper, 1907
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK, NO DUSTJACKET , 1907 , 1ST LIMITED EDITION of 1,000 copies Stated on Last PG , OUTER SPINE BACKSTRIP To Cover SPINE MISSING & HAS BEEN REPLACED BY FORMER OWNER ,NF-/VG- , SOLD AS-IS, NO JACKET INTERIOR NICE TIGHT CLEAN, First Quarto Photogravure Edition .Limited Edition of 1000 copies, printed on Arches handmade paper. PAGES EDGES ARE UNTRIMMED ,FRONT OF COVER HAS TINY EDGE NICKS WEAR IS BROWN WITH BROWN SUEDE AT SPINE EDGE , TITLED IN RAISED GOLD GILT ON FRONT , 8 1/4 X 10 1/4 IN. narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, & Philosophy of Composition an essay written by Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. RAVEN often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. Philosophy of Composition", an essay written by Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well.
Published by PAUL ELDER SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK PRINTED On Arches Handmade Paper, 1907
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. HBDJ , 1907 , 1ST LIMITED EDITION of 1,000 copies Stated on Last PG , NF+/NEAR FINE+ , First Quarto Photogravure Edition .Limited Edition of 1000 copies, printed on Arches handmade paper. Book Condition: Very Good, PAGES EDGES ARE UNTRIMMED .IN PLAIN BROWN DUSTJACKET WITH TITLE & AUTHOR IS BLACK WITH RED DECORATION , publishers SLIPCASE OPEN AT BOTH ENDS ,Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Gilt top. In original dust jacket and OPEN ENDS slipcase. Lightest wear only to volume and dust jacket. Slipcase in good- condition. Very Scarce. 8 1/4 X 10 1/4 IN. with initials and decorations by Will Jenkins. , narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, & Philosophy of Composition an essay written by Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well. RAVEN often noted for its musicality, stylized language, and supernatural atmosphere. Philosophy of Composition", an essay written by Poe that elucidates a theory about how good writers write when they write well.