[no date]. (Leatherbound) Near fine. 1908-11. Ten (10) volumes, uniformly bound. Various pagination (each volume approximately 350pp). 4to. Each volume half-bound in red crushed morocco over simple brown paper boards. Leather with decorative embellishments in blind. Spine with raised bands and ruling in blind, in five compartments; lettered in gilt; device compartments with laurel decoration in gilt. Boards with lightest rubbing, shelfwear; corners rubbed. Top-edge gilt; fore-edge and bottom-edge roughcut. Printed on Roycroft's sumptuous paper. Limited to 1000 sets, numbered and signed. This set is numbered 390 and signed by Hubbard (or one of his Roycroft underlings, as was custom) on the limitation page. This set includes a striking piece of related ephemera: "Original Manuscript of Elbert Hubbard" folding dossier containing five (5) leaves in Hubbard's hand, laid-in at the front of Vol.I. Internally, each volume is bright and clean. Red ribbon marker. Each volume illustrated with frontispiece, monochrome portrait plates, and monochrome illustrative plates with protective tissue guards. Vol.I also includes two "plates" of mounted manuscript pages in Hubbard's hand in the section on Jonathan Swift: [1] "I believe," means I do not know and have ceased trying."; [2] "If you are without hope you are without fear." Textblock with in-text adornments in brown; decorative majuscule initials. A truly wonderful set. A substantial set which will definitely require additional shipping due to size and weight. Please enquire.

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Title

The Complete Writings of Elbert Hubbard (Author's Edition) [10 Volumes]

Publisher

the Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, Erie County, New York

Binding

Hardcover

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Signed by Author(s)

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Established in 1970. We specialize in Prairie Canadiana (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta), Travel & Exploration, The North, and Aboriginal Peoples ("North American Indian"). Although these areas comprise the main sections in the store, they are by no means our only focus! We boast an impressive Literature section, a vast array of Art Books and Gallery Catalogues, a respectable offering of Science & Medicine titles, and drool-worthy cabinets of antiquarian tomes (of course). A member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the National Archival Appraisal Board of Canada (NAAB). We do appraisals, for insurance purposes, institutional, or otherwise. Open by chance or appointment. Feel free to call or email!

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Spafford Books (ABAC / ILAB)
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