Master Makers Book: First Edition (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 271 pp.+ Illus Plt at Frontis (with Tissue Guard), Grn Hardback with Blindstamped Printing Press Illus on F Cover (Neat), Gilt title, Fine in worn DJ with big edge tearout (in Protective Plastic Cover) 1st ed (Stated).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK BOOK IN VERY GOOD CONDITION,STATED FIRST EDITION.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Book has rubbed spine lettering, toned endpaper thus very good. Dj has chips and soiling. Author's signature is laid in. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Three books by William Dana Orcutt, all first editions: (1) Robert Cavelier. The Romance of the Sieur de La Salle and His Discovery of the Mississippi River. Six full-page tonal illustrations, including frontispiece, by Charlotte Weber. Chapter-head decorations by Frederick Garrison Hall. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1904. 8vo. xiii + 313pp. Very good minus, first edition, no dust jacket Maroon ribbed cloth covered boards with gilt-stamped illustration on front board panel, gilt graphics and lettering on spine. Edges at head and tail of board spine are split and chipped. Fore-edge corners are softened, tips are rubbed through. All external board edges are scuffed. Spine is sunned and board panels have several scuffs. External page edges and text pages are age-toned. Verso to xiii and half-title page are unopened. Gutter is cracked at pp. 6-7. Internally clean. (2) The Flower of Destiny, An Episode. Six illustrations/plates on tissue by Charlotte Weber. All page decorations and margins are by Mabel Harlow. Published by A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago, 1905. 8vo. [10] 11-277. Very good first edition, no dust jacket. Dark green, fine-ribbed cloth covered boards. Gilt-stamped floral design and lettering on front panel and spine. Edges at head and tail of board spine are crimped, with tiny chips and slight fraying on the corners. Board panels are lightly scuffed and with faint indication of damp exposure when tilted in the right light, no internal indications of dampness. Ornate end-papers in very and pale green. All text pages outlined in pale pink, chapter heads have small pale pink designs. Gutter is minimally cracked at pp. 112-113. Text pages are clean and text block is snug. (3) Master Makers of the Book. Being a consecutive Story of the Book from a Century before the Invention of Printing through the Era of the Doves Press. Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1929. Sm8vo. 7 7/8" by 5 3/8". [10] 11-271pp. Very good minus book in good dust jacket. First edition. Dark green cloth covered boards. Blind-stamped illustration of a printing press and gilt stamped lettering and graphics on the front panel. Gilt lettering and graphics on spine. Upper external page edges are dark-green tinted. Boards and spine are sunned. Edges at head and tail of board spine are rubbed and with start of fraying. External side and lower page edges are age-darkened. Small bookseller's label on front paste down. Shadow-transfers on end-papers. Inside gutter is cracked at list of Books by WDO and verso to frontispiece. The lower half of frontispiece with tissue is separated. Pages 265-271 are unopened. Text pages are age-toned. Text block is sound. Dust jacket is sunned overall. Losses from chips across upper and lower edges and corners. All folds are heavily creased. Several old tape repairs/reinforcements on reverse side along spine folds and upper and lower edges. Not price clipped. Photos are intended as part of the descriptions. Please use close-up options for best inspection. Additional photos available at your request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Fine. First Edition. Publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering and impressed design of ancient printing press on front cover. Dust wrapper price clipped and slighly soiled on back panel, but a stunning copy, fine copy. Illustrated. Former owner's bookplate front pastedown. 271 pages, plus colophon.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. pencil writing neatly done in margins, binding tight. S1 1. Frontispiece (illustrator).

Stated first edition. Hardcover book complete in its original printed dust jacket (unclipped). 20 cm. 171 pages. This copy has been inscribed and signed by the author directly on the front loose end page. The book is in near fine condition. No other ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight. Minimal loss to the gilt stamping on spine. Interior pages age toned at their extremities. Moderate edge wear/tear, rubbing, soiling to the dust jacket (now protected under a removable mylar sleeve).…

Condition: Touches of shelf wear, fine. First edition, first printing. Inscribed by Orcutt on the ffep. Publisher's green cloth, titled in gilt, illustratively embossed, top edge stain dark green, lacking dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Ed. Very good copy, prior owners bookplate on front inside cover.