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Published by Oxford University Press Henry Frowde, London, 1907
Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, Canada
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. Pocket-sized blue cloth hardcover without dust jacket, silk page marker, xxiii + 260 pages, plus 16-page "A List of The World's Classics"; a remarkably well preserved copy, very gently used, tight in binding, not a trace of shelf wear, spine gilt lettering slightly faded but clear and legible, interior very clean and unmarked, no foxing.
Published by Fords Howard & Hulbert, New York, 1880
Seller: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Book
Couverture rigide. Condition: Bon. xii-596 p. Frontispiece. Ex-library book (bookplate, loan sheet, card pocket). publisher's binding and top edge a bit worn. Code 1073.
Published by The Roycrofters, East Aurora, New York, 1917
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 24 Mo. (15.3 cm x 8.6 cm). Pp. 15. Decorated blue card covers, pamphlet-stitched binding. Very good, clean copy.
Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1998
ISBN 10: 0802043208ISBN 13: 9780802043207
Seller: Book Dispensary, Concord, ON, Canada
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. AS NEW hardcover, no marks in text, very clean exterior, appears unused.
Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York
Seller: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Canada
1906, 1st thus. (Decorative cloth) Fine, no dust jacket. 362pp. 12mo. Red cloth with white decorative motif and title to front and spine. Slight age toning to page edges otherwise, clean white and tight. Slight blemish to front cover, at tail beside gutter, cloth has rubbed through approx. 1 / 16".
Published by Bogi Bjarnason, Wynard, Saskatchewan, 1918
Seller: Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Canadian First. Some edge wear to card covers and glassine wrapper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Book.
Published by Walter Scott, Ltd., London
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hard Cover. CAMELOT SERIES. No date, (1880s). Selected by S.J. Reid. 346 pages followed by a catalogue of other publications. Pages good condition. Many unopened pages. Foredges darkened. Green cloth, beige label with red border and title on spine. Extra new label at back of book. Upper cover spotted. Edges and corners lightly worn and corners bumped. VG.
Published by Bogi Bjarnson, Wynyard
Seller: Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB), Regina, SK, Canada
1918. (Cloth) Good. 70pp. See Peel 2628 (not seen) for a description of this book with an abridged title.
Soft cover. First edition in English. 8vo., orig. wrappers, 103pp. Entire spine chipped away o/w very good.
Published by Pafraets Book Company, New york, 1903
Book
Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 8vo pp.324.This Connoisseurs edition of the works of Samuel Johnson of 150 sets printed from type on special water marked paper , of this copy which is un numbered, book.
Published by Pafraets Book Company, New york, 1903
Book
Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. 8vo pp.354.This Connoisseurs edition of the works of Samuel Johnson of 150 sets printed from type on special water marked paper , of this copy which is un numbered, book.
Published by William P. Nimmo, London
Seller: Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
1877. (Hardcover) Good, no dust jacket. 351, 109, 279, 237pp. Green cloth stamped in black and gilt. Coated brown endpapers, portrait frontispiece with tissue guard, 16pp of publisher's ads. The book is edgeworn with some staining and occasional marginal lining, the front inner hinge is starting. Bound with John Hawkesworth (The Adventurer), & Mr. Town, Critic and Censor-General (The Connoisseur). (Ideas).
Soft cover. 1st Edition. First edition in English. 8vo., orig. wrappers, 103pp. Two inches chipped off the top of the spine o/w very good.
Published by D. Appleton & Company, New York, 1869
Seller: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Book
Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 463 p. Ill. 13x20cm. ex libris du fraser Instiyute. Légère usure à la reliure d'édition. Haut de la page de garde avant manque. code 1090.
Published by Hal Bruch at The Bookman Press, Bangor, PA, 1937
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 4to. Quarter linen over blue paper boards with gilt lettering to the front board and spine. Acetate dust jacket. Edition of 200 copies, this is 1 of 150 on Linweave Milano paper. Slipcase a touch age-toned at the edges, otherwise a fine copy overall.
Published by The Idler, 158, Strand, London, 1900
Seller: Thompson Rare Books - ABAC / ILAB, Hornby Island, BC, Canada
First Edition
First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine. pp i-iv, 397-486, v-vi, 487-8, vii-viii, 489-90, ix-xii; complete with all advertisements and illustrations. Includes Sidney Sime's A LEGEND, a full page black & white illustration on p. 439, plus numerous other smaller illustrations and designs throughout the text. Sime contributed numerous illustrations to THE IDLER at this time, he was soon to purchase the magazine and become its Editor (we believe that Sime was Editor from September 1900 - January 1901). Faint pencil name on front panel, minor browning, a very good to near fine copy, unrestored and in lovely condition with a complete, unchipped spine. Rare in the original wrappers. Sidney Sime is an almost legendary name in the world of illustration. He grew from poverty and obscurity to become the Greatest Living Imaginative Artist . Sime is mostly remembered for his fantastic artwork, especially his story illustrations for Irish fantasy author Lord Dunsany.
Published by Brothers of the Book, Chicago, 1917
Seller: Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition in very good condition. Numbered 125 of 474, one of 100 printed on Inomachi vellum. Blue paper covered cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Top of front board is very slightly stained. This title comes from a collection of books by Edgar Saltus previously owned by the author's descendants. The collection contains first editions, rare titles and books signed by Saltus. To view, search our Abe store for 'Saltus'. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.
Published by Brothers of the Book, Chicago, 1917
Seller: Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition in very good condition. Numbered 138 of 474, one of 100 printed on Inomachi vellum. Blue paper covered cloth, gilt lettering on spine. This title comes from a collection of books by Edgar Saltus previously owned by the author's descendants. The collection contains first editions, rare titles and books signed by Saltus. To view, search our Abe store for 'Saltus'. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.
Published by The Idler, 158, Strand, London, 1901
Seller: Thompson Rare Books - ABAC / ILAB, Hornby Island, BC, Canada
First Edition
First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine, Edited and with numerous contributions by Sime. pp i-iv, [382] - 472, v-vi, 473-474, vii-viii, 475-476, xi-xii; complete with all advertisements and illustrations. Sime contributes seven black & white illustrations: "___?" (p. 382, fauns gathering in a forest, full-page); "Amabel" (p. 416, full-page); "Unhand me, my Lord" (p. 419, full-page); "What a Sight met the Eyes of the Aged Peer!" (p. 421, ½ page); (these three for 'Amabel; Or, Only an Upper Housemaid', Anon); "The Strange Woman" (p. 423, full-page); "There was an Old Woman of Tappington Moor" (p. 439, full-page); "The Down Express" (p. 452, full-page); plus numerous other smaller illustrations and designs throughout the text. Sime was Editor of THE IDLER September 1900 - January 1901. Faint creases to covers, minor browning, a very good to near fine copy, unrestored and in lovely condition with a complete, unchipped spine that has a tiny tear at the bottom edge. Rare in the original wrappers. Sidney Sime is an almost legendary name in the world of illustration. He grew from poverty and obscurity to become the Greatest Living Imaginative Artist . Sime is mostly remembered for his fantastic artwork, especially his story illustrations for Irish fantasy author Lord Dunsany.
Published by The Idler, 158, Strand, London, 1900
Seller: Thompson Rare Books - ABAC / ILAB, Hornby Island, BC, Canada
First Edition
First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine, Edited and with numerous contributions by Sime. pp i-iv, [i] - iv [Index February -July 1900, with separate title page for binding]; [97-98], 99-184, v-vi, 185-186, vii-viii, 187-188, ix-xii; complete with all advertisements and illustrations (although the front cover offers "A Coloured Plate is Given to idlers With This Number, and there is no colour plate present. Sime contributes twelve black & white illustrations: "Enter the Demon King (p.100, ¾ page); "Enter Fairy Queen" (p. 101, ½ page); "Several Beauteous Females are Discovered" (p. 102, ½ page) (these first three illustrating Conrad Weguelen's 'The Demon Laundry'); "Chateaurien" (p 104, full-page); "Sea Song" (p. 117, full-page); "The Centaur" (p. 152, full-page); "Mr. Julian Cross as 'Mr. Cattermole'" (p. 155, ½ page); "Miss Elizabeth Kirby as 'Edith Marshland'" (p. 156, ½ page); "Mr. Whitworth Jones as 'Douglas Catermole'" (p. 157, ½ page); "Mr. F. Tyrell as 'The Talor of Bond Street'" (p. 159, ½ page); "Miss Maud Frere as 'Eva Webster'" (p. 161, ½ page) (these five illustrating 'The Private Secretary' by Inglis Allen); "A Practised Hand" (p. 163, full-page, landlady lecturing a room full of demons); plus numerous other smaller illustrations and designs throughout the text. Sime was Editor of THE IDLER September 1900 - January 1901. Faint creases to covers, minor browning, lower corner of p. 175-176 torn with minor loss to margins; a very good to near fine copy, unrestored and in lovely condition with a complete, unchipped spine that has a tiny tear at the top edge. Rare in the original wrappers. Sidney Sime is an almost legendary name in the world of illustration. He grew from poverty and obscurity to become the Greatest Living Imaginative Artist . Sime is mostly remembered for his fantastic artwork, especially his story illustrations for Irish fantasy author Lord Dunsany.
Published by The Idler, 158, Strand, London, 1900
Seller: Thompson Rare Books - ABAC / ILAB, Hornby Island, BC, Canada
First Edition
First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Single issue of this magazine, Edited and with numerous contributions by Sime. pp i-iv, [382] - 472, v-vi, 473-474, vii-viii, 475-476, xi-xii; complete with all advertisements and illustrations (although the front cover advertises. Sime contributes six full page black & white illustrations: "In Faery Lands Forlorn (p. 7); "Thimble-Rig" (p. 27); "(Untitled)" (p. 30); "At Elsinore" (p. 33); "Well, I'm Sorry I Spoke, said the Crow" (p. 41); "The Raven" (p. 87); plus numerous other smaller illustrations and designs throughout the text. It is our understanding that while Sime was already contributing numerous illustrations to THE IDLER, he purchased the magazine and become its Editor in 1901 and this is the first issue done under his Editorship, which ran from September 1900 - January 1901. Faint creases to covers, minor browning, a very good to near fine copy, unrestored and in lovely condition with a complete, unchipped spine that has a tiny tear at the bottom edge. Rare in the original wrappers. Sidney Sime is an almost legendary name in the world of illustration. He grew from poverty and obscurity to become the Greatest Living Imaginative Artist . Sime is mostly remembered for his fantastic artwork, especially his story illustrations for Irish fantasy author Lord Dunsany.
Published by Brothers of the Book, Chicago, 1917
Seller: Encore Books, Montreal, QC, Canada
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition in very good condition. With note signed by author (unattached and on Manhattan Club stationary; to Mr. Goldsmith, no date). Bookplate of Jack Raffael inside front cover. Numbered 308 of 474, one of 325 printed on handmade Fabriano paper. Minimal stain at top of spine. This title comes from a collection of books by Edgar Saltus previously owned by the author's descendants. The collection contains first editions, rare titles and books signed by Saltus. To view, search our Abe store for 'Saltus'. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Printed for J. Rivington and Sons, and T. Carnan; T. Payne and Son; T. Cadell, and T. Evans; J. Nichols; and S. Hayes, London, 1783
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
Book
leather. Condition: Very Good. 3, 294; iv, 331 pages. 7 x 4 inches. Contemporary tree calf. Offsetting to edges of endpapers; armorial bookplate of Robert Hunter of Thurston (and more recent name plate) to front pastedown of each; light occasional foxing and pencil Xs. A handsome, tidy set.
Published by For J. Newbery, London, 1761
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
Book
leather. Condition: Good. [5], 294; [3], 285, [3] pages. Contemporary calf. Both boards of II and upper of I detached; textblocks secure. Top right corner of front free endpaper excised from each; typical offsetting to edges of first few and final few leaves. Malo mori quam foedari bookplate to front pastedown of I. 6.6 x 4.2 inches.
Published by T, Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, London, 1797
Seller: The Odd Book (ABAC, ILAB), Wolfville, NS, Canada
Book First Edition
quarter leather. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. lxxvi, [6], 362; 373, [18] pages; with frontispiece in volume I; lacking half titles. Professionally restored: spines replaced with dyed calf. Rebacked and headbands sewn. Spine labels recreated. Endpapers mended. Board edges overlaid with Japanese paper. Board paper losses filled and inpainted. Old signature scribbled over top right front free endpaper of each; foxing to frontispiece; offsetting to title page. Overall a handsome set in sound binding, with oval paper label of Coddenham Book Society to front panel of each. 10.75 x 8.7 inches.