Dolphin by Peter Beilenson (18 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. Paper covers; mild wear; finger smudges on rear cover; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; interior clean and unmarked; 104+ pages.

Paperback. First edition. Good+ paperback with a sunned spine and light wear at the edges. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The Fall 1940 issue of The Dolphin, the legendary magazine about books. This issue includes articles on: Aldine Folio Murders; Printer as Author or Author as Printer; The Glory that was Persia; Edward Lear, Laureate of Nonsense; Poe's "The Purloined Letter;" The Author Looks at His Book with William Saroyan, Sinclair Lewis, George Bernard Shaw, William McFee, Sherwood Anderson, etc.; Book Collecting; and more. Edited by Peter Beilenson, Carl Purington Rollins, Paul A. Bennett, and John T. Winterich; contributions by Lawrence G. Blochman, Holbrook Jackson, Jacob Blanck, Edward Larocque Tinker, Edgar Allan Poe, and others. Artwork by William Sharp, Fritz Kredel, Valenti Angelo, W.A. Dwiggins, etc. 124 pages; b&w reproductions throughout; 8.5 x 12 inches.…

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Front cover has a creased corner.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Issue No. 4, Part 1, Fall 1940. Paperback edition. Features The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe. (Literature, Periodicals, Edgar Allan Poe) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good condition. First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Very Good condition. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Number 4, Fall 1940, Part 1 only. Illustrations throughout. This issue includes Lawrence Blochman's ALDINE FOLIO MURDERS (with woodcuts by Fritz Kredel); THE PRINTER AS AUTHOR by John T. Winterich; Holbrook Jackson's EDWARD LEAR, LAUREATE OF NONSENSE; THE PURLOINED LETTER by Edgar Allan Poe (illustrated with lithographs by William Sharp); etc. Bound in the original white and green pictorial wraps, stamped in black (with white parts a little sun darkened at the extremities, as usual). LEC Bibliography #S-5. Oversize Softcover. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. This large, heavy book may require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Very Good condition. Illus. by Angelo, Valenti; & Fritz Kredel; William Sharp; W. A. Dwiggins; etc. 124pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Angelo, Valenti; & Fritz Kredel; William Sharp; W. A. Dwiggins; etc. (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. 1st Edition. New York, Ny,: George Macy . Title: The Dolphin Number 4 Part I Fall 1940 A Periodical For All People Who Find Pleasure In Fine Books Editors: Peter Beilenson, Paul A. Bennett, Carl Purington Rollins, John T. Winterich Publisher: George Macy Distributed by the Limited Editions Club 595 Madison Ave., New York Date: 1940 Edition: First thus Pages: 104 + Size: 4to 8.5 x 12 inches Format: softcover Contents: The Printer as Author by John T. Winterich Edward Lear: Laureate of Nonsense by Holbrook Jackson The Aldine Folio Murders by Lawrence G. Blochman, woodcuts by Fritz Kredel The Glory That Was Persia by Edward LaRocque Tinker A Ballad for Bibliophiles by Arthur Gutterman The Libraries Men Live By: 1. A Printer's Library by Paul Standard The Book on the Parlor Table by Paul McPharlin Take a Piece of Paper and Fold it by Paul A. Bennett What Was Good Enough For Grandpa by Jacob Blanck Horace Hands Musso a Hint by George Jester, decorations by Valenti Angelo Playing With Lead by Carl Purlington Rollins The Author Looks at His Books: A Symposium The Good Books of 1940: The First Third of the Year by Carl Purlington Rollins The Dolphin's Classics of the Short Story: The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe, lithographs by William Sharp Condition: Very good condition with dust soiling and foxing to covers. Sunning to spine. Light wear to spine ends. Very slight toning to page margins. See photos. clphEO.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good soft cover. Straight secure spine with tight hinges and clean interior. Pages are toned due to age. Cover has stains as well.

Hardcover. First Edition. 248 pages. Contains 16 page reprint 'Jean-Ah Poquelin' by George W. Cable, illustrated by John O'Hara Musgrave. 12 x 8.75 inches. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in green cloth covers with darker green lettering on front cover and spine. Slight soiling to lower 1/4 inch of front cover. Glassine wrapper in pieces.…

Softcover. green & tan wraps w/ black printing. approx 100+ unpaginated pgs w/ bw illustrations. Subscription form/envelope laid-in. A few unopened pages remain. Textblock remains fairly tighty bound. Good+ (wraps scuffed & smudged w/ marks; instances of creasing; tanning/darkening to edges; back wrap tanned. wraps have edge-wear w/ instances of rubbing & small tear/chip to upper edge. spine tanned w/ rubbing to edges. corners rubbed w/ rubbing, some curling to pg corners. abrasion to lower & upper textblock edge w/ faint rubs to pg edges).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Near Fine condition. Just a little sun to the spine Bookplate of H. Marion Soliday on the front pastedown endpaper. Her renown collection of important miniature and children's books was auctioned by Swann Galleries in 1990. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Number 4, Spring 1941, Part III only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: TOM SAWYER AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Warren Chappell; THE MAN WHO BECAME A BOOKBINDER [Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson] by Ward Ritchie; HOW TO LOOK AT A BOOK by Philip Van Doren, with drawings by Donald McKay; BROTHER JONATHAN READS THE SONG OF SONGS by Emma L. Patterson, with drawings by Carlotta Petrina; MY FAVORITE BOOK AND WHY: A SYMPOSIUM with James Daugherty, Edmund Thompson, Zhenya Gay, Robert Ward Johnson, David T. Potinger, and Carlotta Petrina; THE CRANBROOK PRESS by Paul McParlin; --PATTERNS IN PRINT [typography] by Holbrook Jackson; BYWAYS OF BOOKMAKING edited by Dr Culrarity; THE GOOD BOOKS OF 1940 by Joseph Blumenthal. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story, THE AMBITIOUS GUEST by Nathanial Hawthorne, illustrated with wood- engravings by LeRoy H. Appleton. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Appleton, LeRoy H. (wood engravings). pp. 233-312 + 14 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Appleton, LeRoy H. (wood engravings) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Facsimile of Issue Number Four (Parts I - III). Volume Four (of four) only. Quarto. Red cloth titled in white. Illustrated. First and last pages lightly foxed else fine. Issued as part of Greenwood Reprint Corporation's The Art of the Book series, which published *The Dolphin's* entire run in four volumes.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No dust jacket. First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Very Good condition. Light cover wear/rubbing. Tiny corner bumps. Bookplate of distinguished bookseller William Wreden (1910-1995) on the front pastedown endpaper. It is imprinted "From the Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden." His renowned bibliographical library was sold at Swann Galleries in New York in a two-day sale in 1990. In memory of his continued support of their Libraries, Stanford University awards the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Materials. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Number 4, Winter 1941, Part II only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: BOOKS THAT NEVER GREW UP (about miniature books) by Wilbur Macey Stone; SOME AUTHORS WHO LOOKED AT THEIR BOOKS by John T. Winterich, Booth Tarkington, and Andre Maurois; THE SHAKESPEARE TITLE-PAGE MYSTERY by Carolyn Wells; DON QUIXOTE AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Philip Hofer; THE PASSIONATE BIBLIOPHILE TO HIS LOVE by Newman Levy, A PRESS IN THE LIVING ROOM by John Williams Andrews; etc. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story, Jean-Ah Poquelin, by George W Cable, illustrated with linoleum cuts by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. pp. 109-232 + 16 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. Near Fine condition. Bookplate of H. Marion Soliday on the front pastedown endpaper. Her renown collection of important miniature and children's books was auctioned by Swann Galleries in 1990. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Number 4, Winter 1941, Part II only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: BOOKS THAT NEVER GREW UP (about miniature books) by Wilbur Macey Stone; SOME AUTHORS WHO LOOKED AT THEIR BOOKS by John T. Winterich, Booth Tarkington, and Andre Maurois; THE SHAKESPEARE TITLE-PAGE MYSTERY by Carolyn Wells; DON QUIXOTE AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Philip Hofer; THE PASSIONATE BIBLIOPHILE TO HIS LOVE by Newman Levy, A PRESS IN THE LIVING ROOM by John Williams Andrews; etc. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story, Jean-Ah Poquelin, by George W Cable, illustrated with linoleum cuts by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. pp. 109-232 + 16 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Folio. [104 pp]. Soft wraps. Very good with marginal sunning around spine and creasing from use. Nameplates on flyleaf and pastedown. Some black and white plates. Includes essays by Edgar Allen Poe, Holbrook Jackson, Lawrence G. Blochman, John T. Winterich and illustrations by William Sharp. From the collection of the late Frederick Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. A superior copy. Near Fine condition with just a touch of rubbing at the extremities, but with almost none of the spine fading that afflicts so many copies. Corners are NOT bumped. Bookplate of distinguished bookseller William Wreden (1910-1995) on the front pastedown endpaper. It is imprinted "From the Bibliographical Library of William P. Wreden." His renowned bibliographical library was sold at Swann Galleries in New York in a two-day sale in 1990. In memory of his continued support of their Libraries, Stanford University awards the Byra J. and William P. Wreden Prize for Collecting Books and Materials. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Number 4, Spring 1941, Part III only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: TOM SAWYER AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Warren Chappell; THE MAN WHO BECAME A BOOKBINDER [Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson] by Ward Ritchie; HOW TO LOOK AT A BOOK by Philip Van Doren, with drawings by Donald McKay; BROTHER JONATHAN READS THE SONG OF SONGS by Emma L. Patterson, with drawings by Carlotta Petrina; MY FAVORITE BOOK AND WHY: A SYMPOSIUM with James Daugherty, Edmund Thompson, Zhenya Gay, Robert Ward Johnson, David T. Potinger, and Carlotta Petrina; THE CRANBROOK PRESS by Paul McParlin; --PATTERNS IN PRINT [typography] by Holbrook Jackson; BYWAYS OF BOOKMAKING edited by Dr Culrarity; THE GOOD BOOKS OF 1940 by Joseph Blumenthal. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story, THE AMBITIOUS GUEST by Nathanial Hawthorne, illustrated with wood- engravings by LeRoy H. Appleton. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Appleton, LeRoy H. (wood engravings). pp. 233-312 + 14 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Appleton, LeRoy H. (wood engravings) (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition, Limited 500 copies. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Scarce HARDCOVER edition. Limited to only 500 copies. In beautiful, bright and shiny Very Near Fine condition. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Binding is sewn, NOT stapled like some inferior copies. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Corners are NOT bumped. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. All other pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Number 4, Fall 1940, Part 1 only. Illustrations throughout. This issue includes Lawrence Blochman's ALDINE FOLIO MURDERS (with woodcuts by Fritz Kredel); THE PRINTER AS AUTHOR by John T. Winterich; Holbrook Jackson's EDWARD LEAR, LAUREATE OF NONSENSE; THE PURLOINED LETTER by Edgar Allan Poe (illustrated with lithographs by William Sharp); etc. LEC Bibliography #S-5. Oversize HARDCOVER. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. This large book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. First Edition, Limited 500 copies. Oversize Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Angelo, Valenti; & Fritz Kredel; William Sharp; W. A. Dwiggins; etc. 124pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Angelo, Valenti; & Fritz Kredel; William Sharp; W. A. Dwiggins; etc. (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. A gorgeous copy. Fine condition. NO fading. Almost NO rubbing. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Number 4, Spring 1941, Part III only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: TOM SAWYER AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Warren Chappell; THE MAN WHO BECAME A BOOKBINDER [Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson] by Ward Ritchie; HOW TO LOOK AT A BOOK by Philip Van Doren, with drawings by Donald McKay; BROTHER JONATHAN READS THE SONG OF SONGS by Emma L. Patterson, with drawings by Carlotta Petrina; MY FAVORITE BOOK AND WHY: A SYMPOSIUM with James Daugherty, Edmund Thompson, Zhenya Gay, Robert Ward Johnson, David T. Potinger, and Carlotta Petrina; THE CRANBROOK PRESS by Paul McParlin; --PATTERNS IN PRINT [typography] by Holbrook Jackson; BYWAYS OF BOOKMAKING edited by Dr Culrarity; THE GOOD BOOKS OF 1940 by Joseph Blumenthal. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story, THE AMBITIOUS GUEST by Nathanial Hawthorne, illustrated with wood- engravings by LeRoy H. Appleton. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by Appleton, LeRoy H. (wood engravings). pp. 233-312 + 14 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Appleton, LeRoy H. (wood engravings) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. No dust jacket. First Edition. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1941. A superior copy. Fine condition with almost none of the spine fading that afflicts so many copies. NO owner's name or bookplate. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original bright, glossy green cloth, stamped in dark green. Number 4, Winter 1941, Part II only. Illustrations throughout. Among this part's articles are: BOOKS THAT NEVER GREW UP (about miniature books) by Wilbur Macey Stone; SOME AUTHORS WHO LOOKED AT THEIR BOOKS by John T. Winterich, Booth Tarkington, and Andre Maurois; THE SHAKESPEARE TITLE-PAGE MYSTERY by Carolyn Wells; DON QUIXOTE AND THE ILLUSTRATORS by Philip Hofer; THE PASSIONATE BIBLIOPHILE TO HIS LOVE by Newman Levy, A PRESS IN THE LIVING ROOM by John Williams Andrews; etc. The separately paginated section at the end is a short story, Jean-Ah Poquelin, by George W Cable, illustrated with linoleum cuts by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. LEC Bibliography #S-5. 8.5" wide by 12" tall. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. pp. 109-232 + 16 pages. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator). …