Acrostic, Signed (8 results)

Hard Covwer. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 1. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper and signed by the author on the title page. Publisher's full cream colored paper covered boards with gilt coat-of-arms on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, t.e.g., orange and black title page, deckle fore-edge. . Spine and edges of book are tanned, cream colored covers are dust-soiled, covers have what appears to be light color transfer, front cover has a faint tan streak, head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed, else unmarked, square and tight. GOOD. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. pp 76. Signed presentation copy. Poetry. Contains many acrostics, some diagonal, most ingenious. Very good indeed. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Xvi + 511 pps. 3 appendices. Reference list at rear. Black cloth boards with gold gilt lettering. Signed by author in black pen with note on front fly page. Book is good condition, clean with no other marks. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

1 vols. 5 x 8 inches. 1 vols. 5 x 8 inches. Inscribed in the upper margin "With the author's compliments" and in the lower margin "de Morley" Inscribed. Single leaf. Some light spotting and discoloration, else very good. Signed.

Condition: Good. pp 3 [1] Autograph letter on a bifolium to 'My dear Miss Craven!', probably a family friend, enclosing an 'Envelope of Bouffe', presumably an actor, for the purposes of cutting a signature, regretting that he cannot 'send a full letter because 'I find matter which is confidential and could not fairly be placed in an Album' and discussing autograph collecting, concluding with an acrostic on Piccadilly on the final leaf. Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited First Edition. [One of only 150 copies issued]; Autograph; xii, (2), 631 pages; Contents clean and secure in original binding of white cloth spine over blue paper covered boards with printed spine label. Some spotting of white cloth; corners rubbed through. Limitation stated on copyright page: "One hundred and fifty copies of this first edition have been printed and bound wholly uncut with paper label." Inscribed and Signed by the author on ffep "My dear Cabot never forget / that you are the godfather. / W. S. Booth / May 15, 1909" Inscribed to Henry Cabot Lodge. An in-depth study of acrostics located in printed works of the sixteenth century, intended to prove that Francis Bacon was the real author of the plays attributed to Shakespeare. explores the hidden messages and codes within the writings of the famous philosopher and statesman, Francis Bacon. The book focuses on acrostic signatures, which are hidden messages created by the first letter of each line of a poem or text. Booth argues that Bacon used these acrostics to encode secret messages and information within his works. The book includes a detailed analysis of Bacon's writings, including his essays, poems, and letters, as well as a discussion of the historical and cultural context in which Bacon lived. Booth also provides examples of how Bacon's acrostics reveal his political and religious beliefs, as well as his personal relationships and experiences. A fascinating look into the mind of one of history's most enigmatic figures and sheds light on the hidden meanings behind his words. In the early 20th century, William Stone Booth (1864-1926) was engaged in his father's lumber business for many years. Later from 1894-97, he was a branch librarian of the New York Public Library. Booth served as literary adviser to leading publishers, including G.P. Putnam's Sons (1897), the Macmillan Company (1898-1903), Houghton Mifflin, and then became a literary adviser and editor on his own account. Among the authors he worked with were Jane Addams and Theodore Roosevelt. In 1907, he published a practical guide for authors in their relations with publishers and printers. Finally, in 1909, his major work on offer here was published. "As an author his favorite field was the literature and drama of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, especially the plays of Shakespeare and their authorship. On this subject he wrote Some Acrostic Signatures of Francis Bacon (1909), The Hidden Signatures of Francesco Colonna and Francis Bacon (1910); The Droeshout Portrait of William Shakespeare, an Experiment in Identification, (1911); Marginal Acrostics and Other Alphabetical Devices, a Catalogue (1920) and Subtle Shining Secrecies, Writ in the Margents of Books (1925). In these works he submitted new evidence and arguments on the Bacon-Shakespeare controversy, but his exhaustive knowledge and judgment prevented his espousal of the opinions of the extremists on either side." [Patton, 2000]; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine in Fine Archival Box. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Hardcover. "Marking twenty years of the Double Elephant Press Michael Kuch is publishing ILLUMINATIONS ?? AN ACROSTIC MARTYROLOGY. Modeled after an illuminated manuscript, it contains mezzotints of invented martyrs with marginalia of illuminated relief-etchings. The work revolves around thirteen images of imaginary icons who are martyred by their own enlightenment. One is Impaled by shafts of ineluctable light, and another, Lifted to glory by the stones of critics. These images are mezzotints with further etching -- hence Kuch is calling them "mezzo e mezzotints." In the manner of an illuminated manuscript, the thirteen martyrs are surrounded by tangential marginalia. This decorative imagery predominantly reference post-enlightenment science. The marginalia and text are composed of nearly 100 small relief etchings a la Blake. These are hand water colored by Kuch using hand-made watercolors from Kramer pigments. The marginalia and text appear on the page preceding each mezzo e mezzotint martyr with a window cut in it. This allows for viewing of the martyr with the colorful marginalia as well as on its own in stark black and white when the page is turned." (artist statement). Tight, bright, and unmarred. Open spine binding, brass edges, printed paper boards, cutthrough elements; matching dropspine case. Small 4to. np. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Numbered limited edition. Signed by the artist.

Two-pocket glossy folder with label attached to front cover, which reads in part, "Acrostic Writing Game for the Apple II series." Includes a side-stapled "User's Manual" by Ron Padgett and Stuart Statman and a 5-in. floppy disc. Though uncalled for, this copy signed by Ron Padgett. Fine.