Ali Baba by Elbertus (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. Being an Appreciation of the Life Labor and Public Services of a Good Man and True. Quarter leather binding with top edge in gilt. Rubbing to corners and ends of spine. Pages are crisp and unmarked with deckled edges. Black and white frontis with tissue guard intact. Dust jacket (not pictured) is in pieces and laid in. Octavo, 113pp.

Half Leather. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Not Issued with a Dustjacket. Postuhous Edition of 1899. By Fra Elbertus; being an appreciation of the life, labor and public services of a good man and true - 'Ali Baba' - i.e. Hubbard's old friend Anson Alfonso Blackman who died in 1926., 12 years after Hubbard's death in the Sinking of the Lusitania. 113, [1] pages including frontispiece (portrait) illustrations; 21 cm; High quality publication. Half dark leather binding, with marbled paper boards. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Hinges are sound. Minor wear to the leather. Unpacked weight, 345g. NB - Postal Rates shown by ABE are frequently incorrect. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. USA postage usually $6.50 or less. Canadian postage varies considerably depending on weight and destination. Postage to anywhere within Canada, can now be approx US$15.00 for weights up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate. NOW available - new, considerably lower Trans-Canada rates for many markets, and, new, considerably lower rates for Overseas destinations. Size: 20cm Tall. Book.

HARD BACK TAN. Condition: FAIR. LIMITED ED. FADED SPINE. WRITING ON FRONT ENDPAPER AND NBOOKSTORE STICKER ON FRONT INNER COVER. GOLD HILT LETTERING ON COVER AND SPINE. SIGNED BY ALI BABA. COPY NUMBER 518 OF 620 COPIES. DATE PUBLISHED: 1899 EDITION: LIMITED ED 150.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. So this then is The Appreciation of Ali Baba of East Aurora as discreetly and delectably done by his Friend & Coadjutor, Fra Elbertus (also of East Aurora). Wherein is told of the Life, Labors & Public Services of a Good Man and True: with copious extracts from his Orphic Sayings & instructive Moral Anecdotes relating to his Career, told for the Edification of the Young. Of this edition there were printed but six hundred and twenty copies, and types then distributed. Each book is signed and numbered by Ali Baba, & this book is No. 391. Illumined & Signed by Harriet Robarg. East Aurora, New York: The Roycrofters, 1899. 150 p. 7.75 x 5.5\u0094, 8vo. McKenna #33: Body copy set in Caslon Old Style. 620 copies printed in three colors on Roycroft handmade paper. The editions were signed with an (X) and signature of \u0093Ali Baba\u0094. Some copies of the regular editions were hand illumined and signed by the illuminator. All copies have photogravure portrait of Blackman as frontispiece. McKenna, P. (1996). A History & Bibliography of the Roycroft Printing Shop. Tona Graphics. In fair condition. Water or tea dampness staining on top corners of both binding & text-block - causing loss of paper, toning, and chipping. Edges of boards scuffed at edges and worn\/bumped at corners. Boards age-stained. Head and tail of suede spine bumped; title label intact & gilt lettering overall bright and clean. Toning through text-block. Binding intact. Please see photos. Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) was the founder of Roycroft, an Arts and Crafts community in East Aurora, New York, 1885. The organization called itself either \u0093The Roycrofters\u0094 or \u0093The Roycroft Shops,\u0094 and they printed, not only magazines, but also handsome, sometimes eccentric, books printed on handmade paper and bound finely. The group also operated a furniture shop, and a shop dedicated to producing modeled leather and hammered copper goods. The Roycroft Shops became a site for meetings and conventions of radicals, freethinkers, reformers, and suffragists. Hubbard, himself, became a popular lecturer at these meetings, and championed for socialist governments and free thinking. RAREA1899ACDK - 09\/22 FORN-TUB-0088-BB-2508-HKREV1196.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Suede-backed tan boards. Small quarto. 150pp. Frontis portrait. Copy #438 of 620 copies signed by Ali Baba (Elbert Hubbard) and by the illuminator, Anna L. Paine. A very good copy with some rubbing and wear to the spine and some soiling and edgewear to the cover boards. There is a small owner's label on the inside cover else the text is very good and clean. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Elbert Hubbard January 1899 Binding: Hardcover Spine has significant damage, front and back borders have bumping, chipping and staining.

Half-Leather. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. This is a near fine, or better, 3/4 leather, yellow paper boards, t.e.g. 1926 updated version of the 1899 first edition. Photos on request.

HARDCOVER MULTICOLOR. Condition: GOOD. slight wear to corners, leather spine and corners, gold gilt lettering on spine DATE PUBLISHED: 1926 EDITION: 113.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. For sale is So This Then is The Appreciation of Ali Baba of East Aurora . . . by Fra Elbertus (Elbert Hubbard) . . . Published by The Roycrofters, East Aurora, New York, 1899. Limited Edition. #428/620. Signed by Ali Baba with his "x" between his printed name. Illuminated capitals throughout text. The illuminator has also signed this edition on the limitation page, as well as, illuminating a Roycroft symbol. Each page is water marked with the Roycroft symbol. Quarter leather with gilt titles and decoration on spine. 80 pp. ~6.25" x 8". Fore and bottom edges rough cut. ~Very Good Condition. Please examine photos closely. Wear to leather, which has dried out and is rusting. Wear to tips, soiling to boards. Binding is firm. Toning to endpapers; light soiling at ends; limited wear & soiling to text; otherwise interior is clean. Local buyers are welcome to pick item up at our store in Rochester on Monroe Ave. Please ask any questions before purchase. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Later. Good/pages are a little frayed, corners are bumped, the spine is chipping off.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 7 5/8 x 5 1/2''. 150pp. Of this edition there were 620 copies, this is copy number 36, printed in three colors on Roycroft handmade paper. Paper over boards with suede spine. Hand illumined, signed by the illuminator and also signed with an (x) and signature by ''Ali Baba''. Photogravure portrait as frontispiece. Spine slightly faded, off-setting to fly-leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, quarter suede leather over light brown paper boards, gilt titles front cover, gilt titles on brown leather label to spine, frontispiece portrait, 150p, sides untrimmed. Limited edition, hand numbered 39/620 and signed by "Ali Baba". Illuminated by Anna McMillan, and signed by her next to her hand-illuminated Roycrofters device on limitation page. Also inscribed by Hubbard on the ffe: "To a Good Man + True from 'Fra Elbertus' Platt Dec25, 1899" Suede spine dulled, with shallow loss at head, covers moderately soiled. Internals fine, binding firm.

Anna McMillan (illustrator). First edition. 150pp. Octavo [21.5in]. 1/4 suede leather and brown paper over boards, with gold lettering stamped on the spine and front board. Corners and extremities are rubbed and bumped with underlying boards showing through. Suede leather is beginning to crumble. Text block is cracked once at the beginning. Ribbon bookmark is frayed. Limited edition, hand numbered 409/620 by Ali Baba. Richly illuminated by Anna McMillan. Includes frontispiece portrait of Ali Baba. Two pages feature a light blind stamp of the publisher's name and symbol.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Some loss of paper at edges of corners of boards. Spine faded. Some foxing to boards and page edges. ; 150 pages, [1] + photogravure frontis. Signed by the author and the illustrator on the limitation page. Number 187 of a limited edition of 620 copies. Papered boards with suede leather spine. Hand coloured illuminated letters. ; 8vo; Signed by Author.

Hardcover (Half Leather). Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. FRA ELBERTUS (Elbert Hubbard), Ali Baba, East Aurora: The Roycrofters, 1926.Octavo, limited edition, pp. 113, 1 (note), printed boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, blind-stamped lettering on front. original dust jacket and box. Hubbard's biography of his alter ego.Condition of this book:Fine in near fine jacket with short splits along joints near spine ends, box cover split at seams. Special Limited Edition, first issue in this format. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; United States; 1920s; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54438.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Light gray aper over boards with green suede spine and title gilt stamped into front cover and block with title and author gilt stamped on spine. Covers are very slightly browned with age and corners bumped slightly with shelf wear. This is limited edition number 123 of 620 copies on handmade Roycroft paper. Signature of illuminator Anna McMillan and logo as well as his mark (x) and signature Ali Baba. Hand illuminated letters throughout as well as colophon. A near fine, tight, clean copy. 150 pgs. Signed by Author(s).

113 pp. 8vo. Quarter tooled leather and boards in dust jacket. Publisher's box is present. First of this edition. A very fine copy in jacket. The box lacks one side of the top, else very good. The label on the box is present.

HARD BACK BEIGE. Condition: GOOD. ROBARGU, HARRIET (illustrator). Copyright: 1899, Elbert Hubbard. Boards: quarter binding (suede spine with cloth boards); moderate book, shelf, edge wear, rubs, corner bumps, sun-faded spine with gilt title and design to 1 ½ " plate; gilt title on front cover; discoloration. Interior: pages lightly browned, small pencil mark with four numbers on the front free end paper; foxing; black and white frontispiece of Ali Baba at Work. Color tinted illustrations. One ribbon bookmarker. Title page excerpt, "So this then The Appreciation of Ali Baba of East Aurora as discreetly and delectably done by his Friend & Coadjutor, Fra Elbertus (also of East Aurora). Wherein is told of the Life, Labors & Public Services of a Good Man and True: with copious extracts from his Orphic Sayings & instructive Moral Anecdotes relating to his Career, told for the Edification of the Young." Number 106 of 620 copies with the name and mark of Ali Baba. Good condition considering the age. DATE PUBLISHED: 1899 EDITION: 150.