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Published by Douglas K. S. Hyland, 1983
Seller: Books from the Past, Memphis, TN, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 104 pages; b & w and color illustrations; bib. The lamination on the top end of the front cover has scratches. The remainder of the cover has light, shelf wear rubbing. Photos e-mailed upon request. Inscribed (to a Name) & Signed.
Published by Brandywine River Museum, 1998
ISBN 10: 0966371100ISBN 13: 9780966371109
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Paperback. SIGNED & INSCRIBED to previous owner by Howard P. Brokaw & also in a letter to a previous owner affixed to the front free end page. Inscribed by Author(s).
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Published by Harper & Brothers,, New York, New York * * * * *, 1925
Seller: L. Michael, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. B00K: Fair/Poor/ 1925 (illustrator). B00K: Fair/Poor $49.87 WONDER CLOCK PLAYS Adapted from Howard Pyle's, "The Wonder Clock"; SIGNED GOLDSMITH, Sophie L Harper & Brothers, NY 1925 Brown Cloth Spine With Title In Black Letters, Hard Cover B0K: Fair/Poor, 179 Numbered Pages Which Are Clean And Tight To The Spine, Shelf And Edge Ware, Front Cover Is Almost Completely Detached And The First Front Free End Page Is Torn At The Second Free End Page, Gift Inscription, Signed By The Author On The Front Free End Page In Black Ink. Dust Jacket: None. = Description Applies To This B00K, Only. = This Author Signed Book Has A Special Significance, Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE. =*=* California State Law Now Requires The Following Notice Be Given: *=*=* Seller Did Not See And Was Not Present When This Item Was Signed. No Certificate Of Authenticity Is Included In This Sale/Purchase Price. If You Would Like A Certificate Of Authenticity, You Can Obtain One At Your Own Convenience And Expense, Which Is Not Included In The Purchase Price Of This Item. =*=*. Signed by Author(s).
Published by C. N. Potter : Distributed By Crown Publishers, 1975
ISBN 10: 0517516659ISBN 13: 9780517516652
Seller: Orrin Schwab Books, Providence, UT, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. Signed by author. Shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has small chips and tears to the edges.; 12.0 X 9.2 X 1.2 inches; 248 pages.
Published by Press of Jno. S. Bridges & Co., Baltimore, 1903
Seller: Clayton Fine Books, Shepherdstown, WV, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Fair n paper-covered boards with a black cloth spine. Both hinges are loosening and there are scratches and small spots on the boards. Complete. This copy is signed, inscribed, and dated March 12, 1904 by Painter on the front endpaper. Includes a brief biography of Howard Pyle. Very uncommon. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1923
Seller: The Next Chapter LI, Huntington, NY, U.S.A.
Book Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Special Edition. 1923. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Hardcover. 12.75 x 10 inches. xiii, 348 pages. Number 37 of a 50 book special edition that is signed by Francis J. Dowd and Merle Johnson as well as containing many tipped-in plates. The binding is tight. Front and rear free endpaper are foxed, corners bumped, covers have shelf wear, and are damp stained, the spine is bumped and has shelf wear. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1923
First Edition Signed
Condition: About fine. First edition (stated). Signed limited first edition, one of only 50 numbered copies signed by Johnson and Dowd, this copy with a previously unpublished mounted illustration of a pirate by Pyle made available by Frank Schoonover for this edition. 12.5'' x 9.5''. Original quarter white cloth, brown paper boards with pictorial paste-on. Top edge and fore-edge uncut. Illustrated by Pyle with 22 beautiful tipped-in color plates plus a profusion of black-and-white images. xviii, 346 pages. Signed by Johnson and Dowd on limitation page. Bottom margin of title wrinkled from bookplate pasted onto its verso (the copyright page), else a bright copy with no edge wear and with the white spine clean.
Published by The Bibliophile Society, Boston / London, 1903
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition Signed
Full Color Morocco. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 273, 247 Pp. Volumes One And Two Of Four, Only. Full Green Morocco, Inlays Of Red Flowers And Green Leaves, Gilt Stems, Gilt Lettering And Design On Spine, Top Edge Gilt, Deckled Foredge And Bottom Edge, White Morocco Inlaid Doublures Ornately Illustrated With Green And Red Design With Gilt, Silk Endpapers, Silk Bookmarks Bound In, Gilt Rules Along Foredges Of Boards. Special Edition And Binding, With Introductory Leaf Stating "Six Copies Of This Edition Are Printed On Japanese Vellum; One Of Which Is Assigned To The Library Of The British Museum; One To The Library Of Congress; One Is Presented To Dr. Richard Garnett; One Is Retained By The Society, And Two Will Be Sold By Auction". Vellum Paper Watermarked "Bibliophile Society" In A Vertical Strip Near The Foredges. Extra Illustrated With Extra Frontispieces, The Extra Frontispieces Being The Usual Frontispiece Engravings Entirely Hand Colored And Re-Signed "Pyle", Apparently By Pyle As The Signatures Are Correct. Further Extra-Illustrated With Original Marginal Watercolor Illustrations, Mainly Of Bibliophile Scenes, A Few Of Book Collecting, 17 Illustrations In Volume I, 26 Illustrations In Volume Ii. Volume I And Ii Only, Apparently An Incomplete Project Of The Bibliophile Society And Pyle, Probably One Of The Six Copies Identified On The Limitation Page In The Book But Also Possibly An Incomplete Special Edition. Well Preserved, Fine Or Near Fine. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Harpers, New York, 1923
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition, deluxe issue. No. 30 of 50 copies signed by Merle Johnson & editor Francis J. Dowd, with an extra plate. Illustrations in color and black and white by Howard Pyle. 1 vols. Large 4to. Original white cloth-backed spine with grey boards. Very good plus copy Illustrations in color and black and white by Howard Pyle. 1 vols. Large 4to First edition, deluxe issue. No. 30 of 50 copies signed by Merle Johnson & editor Francis J. Dowd, with an extra plate.
PYLE, Howard. Howard Pyle's Book of the American Spirit. The Romance of American History Pictured by Howard Pyle, Compiled by Merle Johnson: With Descriptive Text from Original Sources Edited by Francis J. Dowd. Illustrations in color and black and white by Howard Pyle. Large 4to. New York: Harpers, 1923. First edition, deluxe issue. No. 30 of 50 copies signed by Merle Johnson & editor Francis J. Dowd, with an extra plate. Original white cloth-backed spine with grey boards. Very good plus copy.
Published by Bibliophile Society, 1903
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Presentation copy. Folio, 63 x 45 cm. Bound in contemporary niger moroccan leather. Fine binding, with gilt paneling, turn-ins, and red morrocan doublure. Silk moire fabric end papers. Some wear / rubbing to cover. 5 etchings and 5 canceled proofs, with 4 of 5 lettered tissue guards. Plate mark, each with a Remarque by Pyle, each signed in pencil by Pyle and Bicknell below image. Contains: "Richard DeBury & the Young Edward III" (lacking stamped tissue guard, loose tissue guard in its place), "Roger Bacon," "Erasmus, Colet and More", "Izaak Walton", "Caxton at His Press," (minor spotting, blue ink mark bottom right). Tissue guards slightly spotted. Plates generally crisp and clean. 57 blank leaves at back. The Bibliophile Society commissioned Pyle to create a series of paintings of famous bibliophiles for Thomas Frognall Dibden's "Bibliomania or Book Madness." The work was so successful that it was decided to have Bicknell create etchings of them. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US. *Signed by artist*. Signed.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1921
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
First edition, no. 7 of 50 copies only on Japan vellum stock, signed by Merle Johnson on the limitation page. Illustrated with 36 full-page plates by Howard Pyle (of which 12 are in color) on glossy paper, and numerous illustrations in black and white throughout the text. xvii, [1], 247 pp. 4to. The deluxe edition on Japan vellum of this collection of pirate tales and illustrations by Howard Pyle, compiled by Merle Johnson. Publisher's cloth spine and boards, color plate affixed to front cover. Minor soiling and a few scuffs. Near fine Illustrated with 36 full-page plates by Howard Pyle (of which 12 are in color) on glossy paper, and numerous illustrations in black and white throughout the text. xvii, [1], 247 pp. 4to First edition, no. 7 of 50 copies only on Japan vellum stock, signed by Merle Johnson on the limitation page.
PYLE, Howard. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates. Compiled by Merle Johnson. Illustrated with 36 full-page plates by Howard Pyle (of which 12 are in color) on glossy paper, and numerous illustrations in black and white throughout the text. xvii, [1], 247 pp. 4to. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1921. First edition, no. 7 of 50 copies only on Japan vellum stock, signed by Merle Johnson on the limitation page. Publisher's cloth spine and boards, color plate affixed to front cover. Minor soiling and a few scuffs. Near fine. The deluxe edition on Japan vellum of this collection of pirate tales and illustrations by Howard Pyle, compiled by Merle Johnson.
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York & London, 1921
First Edition Signed
Condition: Very good. First edition, an out-of-series copy of the deluxe issue of 50 copies specially printed on Japan vellum, inscribed by Johnson to the designer of the book. This posthumous collection of Pyle's work on pirates celebrates the influence of the artist on our popular imagination, which is still felt today in the mainstream iconography of pirates: David Cordingly names this book as one of the works that "no doubt helped to fix the image in people's minds" of the black flag with the white skull and crossbones. This copy is inscribed by the compiler to the book's designer: "Extra special copy / for A.W. Rushmore / Whose job suits his name / And who gets away with it -- / As this volume - which reflects / his effort as much as mine -- / will testify - Amen -- / Merle Johnson / Aug 22 - 1921." An excellent association. 12.5'' x 9.5''. Original quarter cream cloth, grey paper boards, spine lettered in gilt, front board lettered in dark grey with full-color pirate vignette tipped onto board and framed by dark grey double-rule, single gilt rule to both boards, all edges uncut. Illustrated by Pyle with 36 full-page tipped-in plates (12 color), three tipped-in vignettes (2 color), and more than two dozen pen-and-ink vignettes throughout text. [2], xviii, 247, [1] pages. Inscribed by Johnson on the limitation page. Light foxing and toning to spine and edges of binding, a bit of rubbing to cover illustration, bumping to corners. Interior a touch toned.
Published by Bibliophile Society; Boston; 1903; Image size approx 17" X 10", Paper size 18 1/2" X 25 1/2", 1903
Seller: Illustrators Bookcase, Kenilworth, IL, U.S.A.
Signed
Fine/G. First and only printing, limited to 302 sets according to Morse and Brinckle. This is a magnum opus for both Pyle and Bicknell, with the Bibliophile Society having commissioned Pyle to create a series of paintings of famous authors and bibliophiles for a four volume set of books on bibliomania. The work was so successful they decided to have Bicknell create etchings of them, after which they were reissued inside a large cardboard and wood clasped portfolio. Both Pyle and Bicknell also signed each etching in pencil. The five painting/etching subjects are: Roger Bacon seated on a bench in front of a fireplace in a monks robe (lost in deep thought with an open book in front of him); Erasmus, Colet and More seated at a table with Erasmus reading from an open book laid out on the table; Isaac Walton by a riverbank lolling against a tree with a book in hand and a picnic laid out; Caxton at his Press reviewing a quarto sheet with two of his craftsmen; and Richard de Bury tutoring young Edward III who is seated at a desk with a large open book in front of him.A complete set of the etchings is scarce, as most were quickly broken up, framed and dispersed. But it is rare to find a complete set still in the original quite solid portfolio that not only house the etchings themselves, but contains an additional set of the 5 etchings in their cancelled state (I.e. copies pulled after the original plates were scored so as to prevent further use).Each of the set of five etchings here being offered is in fine condition with the images crisp and dark, and with all items possessing their full original borders. While the corners of each etching show the remains of some adhesive (as if they were once mounted to something), it is not detrimental to the image or etching itself, since the borders are roughly 4" on each side and the residue does not encroach on the image or signatures in any way. Each etching is also neatly set inside a clear white mat and backing, but they are laid in rather than attached. The extra set of 5 cancelled etchings is then set in the bottom of the portfolio, also loose, and there are tissues separating all matted etchings as well as the cancels. It is possible the mats and tissues were added later.The portfolio itself measures 30" X 20 1/2", with thin wooden top and bottom and thicker wood sides. At one time there were metal clasps that held the top down to the side of the box, but both top clasps are now gone and only the side latches remain. The top of the box has 'Etchings', Pyle's name and 'The Bibliophile Society' printed in red, while Bicknell's name and an extended copyright notice printed in black. The box itself is complete with all sides, the top and the bottom present, but the sides are loose, the top cover has overall soiling and some edge chipping, and the cloth binding along the LH side is loose at the top. Even so, the box is so rare that one has to be very happy to have it at all.Overall, this is a highly desirable and thoroughly delightful complete set of these much sought after etchings that is greatly enhanced by the presence of the exceptionally scarce original box and rarely seen set of five cancelled etchings. TO SEE MORE PICTURES AND ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ITEMS, VISIT OUR BOOKSELLER's HOMEPAGE.