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804 |
Garnier, Edouard. HISTOIRE DE LA VERRERIE ET DE L'EMAILLERIE.
Tours Alfred Mame et Fils 1886 But for the color variation notes, quite fine.
vii, 573p. Illustrated, including four plates in chromolithography by Lemercier. Very large 8vo. In a fabulous binding of full tan crushed morocco with silk endpapers, a.e.g., the spine and covers with many patterns of flowers and trailing vines in gilt and five onlaid colors. The binding color was originally a soft green, as this color is retained on the rear cover only.
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950.00 USD
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805 |
Garon, Paul. BLUES AND THE POETIC SPIRIT.
London Eddison Press (1975) First edition Fine in d.j.
178p. Illustrated. Gilt-titled black cloth
"In one of the most original and stimulating contributions to Blues criticism yet, authior Paul Garon takes a fresh look at the poetry and spirit of the Blues. Modern psychology, psychoanalysis, and surrealism -- they are all three here together with fascinating photo0illustrations. Quoting several hendred Blues lyrics, Garon's controversial book offers a challenging new perspective." (jacket blurb). INSCRIBED & SIGNED by author.
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806 |
Gaskell, E.C. THE LIFE OF CHARLOTTE BRONTE.
New York Appleton 1857 First American edition. A little foxing, but quite clean, light wear with fading to spines, but decent copies of this elusive book.
Two volumes. viii, 285p, 6p ads; viii, 269p, 10p. ads. Portrait frontispiece. Small 8vo. Original mauve cloth with gilt spine titles and embossed patterns on the covers, powder blue endpapers.
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250.00 USD
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810 |
Gay, John. FABLES.
London J. and R. Tonson and J. Watts 1746-51 Vol. I, 6th edition; Vol. II, 4th edition Some light foxing, but generally quite clean and nice.
Two volumes. Each fable illustrated with a copper-engraved plates. Rebound in full leather with very plain gilt spine titles.
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300.00 USD
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811 |
Gebhard, David and Nevins, Deborah. 200 YEARS OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS.
New York Whitney Library of Design (1977) First edition Slight fading to cover extremes, else fine in d.j.
Quarto. 301p, [v]. Illustrated throughout. Medium blue cloth with silver titles on spine and upper cover
"Each architect's drawings are illustrated on at least a two-page spread and are accompanied by a summary of the architect's background and work, as well as an analysis of the particular project shown. A scholarly study of the complete range of architectural drawing in America, this book documents the depth and dynamism of the architectural profession as no other." (Jacket blurb)
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812 |
Genet, Jean. THE BALCONY.
London Faber and Faber (1958) First English edition. Translated by Bermard Frenchtman. End papers lightly foxed, else VG or better in chipped d.j.
112p. Orange cloth with balck spine titles.
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20.00 USD
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817 |
Genthe, Arnold. ISADORA DUNCAN.
New York Mitchell Kennerley 1929 First edition Minor damage at lower inner joint from paper sticking, owner's signature, VG+
Small quarto. Twenty-four photographic studies (printed on rectos only). Foreword by Max Eastman. Black ribbed cloth over beveled boards with titles and vignette in gilt
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819 |
Gerard, Max. DALI.
New York Abrams (1968) Slight corner wear, near fine in gilt and illustrated foil d.j. with minor wear - heavy wear to rear panel.
Illustrated, includidng fold-out pages. Large, square 4to. Brown illustrated cloth with white spine titles.
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65.00 USD
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821 |
Gibbon, Edward. WORKS.
New York Fred DeFau & Company 1906-7 Connoisseur Edition Limited to 150 copies A few very minor nicks, the spines evenly faded to a much nicer red-brown. Library bookplates and faint blindstamp on title page, no other library markings. Very handsome
Fifteen volumes. Illustrated, with the plates in two states. Bound by Macdonald of New York in 3/4 lavender crushed morocco with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and a central flower ornaments formed from onlays
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1975.00 USD
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823 |
Gibbs, May. SNUGGLEPOT AND CUDDLEPIE, THEIR ADVENTURES WONDERFUL.
Sydney Angus & Robertson Ltd. n.d. [c. 1918] Moderate wear and some minor internal soil, but sound and rather bright
Tall 8vo. [viii], 87p. Illustrated with color frontispiece, decorated title-page, text drawings, and many full-page plates in black and white. Bound with blue cloth spine over printed paper-covered boards with small round color plate mounted on upper cover
Stories about "gumnuts" or "bush babies". These are little naked babies with acorn hats and tiny wings. Rare.
Price:
875.00 USD
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824 |
Gibson, Charles Dana. A WIDOW AND HER FRIENDS.
New York R.H. Russell 1901 First edition Minor corner wear and very light soil, quite acceptable condition - much nicer than normally found
Oblong folio (17 1/2"). Unpaged. Illustrated throughout with drawings in black and white by Gibson. White cloth spine with paper covered beveled boards with title and illustrated on upper cover
Price:
175.00 USD
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830 |
Gilpin, William. OBSERVATIONS ON THE RIVER WYE, AND SEVERAL PARTS OF SOUTH WALES, &C. RELATIVE CHIEFLY TO PICTURESQUE BEAUTY; MADE IN THE SUMMER OF THE YEAR 1770.
London R. Blamire 1792 Third edition Some minor spotting, but overall quite clean
xvi, 152p [i, ads]. Illustrated with 17 oval tinted aquatint views. Bound in full period calf with interlacing gilt borders on the covers, marbled endpapers, recently and beautifully rebacked with red and green title labels gilt and with panel ornaments and double gilt rules around the bands
William Gilpin's "guide-books with their aquatint illustrations exploited the picturesque and purported to show all the right views to admire... His books are important because they exemplify a new attitude to nature which is also to be found in Bewick's work--an attitude which for want of a better word we call Romantic." Bland. A History of Book Illustration p. 247. Abbey. Scenery 546.
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834 |
Glorez, Andreas. CONTINUATION DER VOLLSTTHECANDIGEN HAUSS- UND LAND-BIBLIO: DAS IST, FORTSETZUNG DES GRUNDS UNVERFALSCHTER WISSENSCHAFFT DEREN SICH JETZIGER ZEIT EIN HOFF- HANDELS- HAUSS- BURGERS- UND LAND-MANN ZU SEINEM REICHLICHEN NUTZEN BEDIENEN KAN
Regensburg Quirini Heyl 1702-02 First edition Moderate foxing throughout, small portions missing from p 5 and one page on index affecting very small portions of text, all else quite sound, small ink stamp on title and following page, title page and engraved frontispiece repaired. Rare
Folio. Four volumes in one. [viii], 186p, [ii], 534p, [ii], 68p, [1]-64p, [ii], 120p, [xlvi]. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece, title in red and black, 100s of plates, head- and tail-pieces and historiated initials. Newly rebound in quarter leather with speckled paper sides, maroon title label, panel ornaments in blind, and with gilt ornamentyal rules on the raised bands
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1750.00 USD
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838 |
Goldsmith, John. AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD MDCCLXXXII.
London John Wilkie for the Company of Stationers 1782 Fine in matching slipcase that has darkened
16mo. (4" x 2 1/8"), 4p. Printed in red and black. In a beautiful binding of full red straight-grained morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine and covers with densely gilt ornamentation
Goldsmith miniature almanacks for other years, 1681-1840, are listed in Welsh 3090-3094 and Spielmann 167-170B.
Price:
750.00 USD
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839 |
Goldsmith, Oliver. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.
London John Van Voorst 1843 Upper cover reattached by the Japanese paper technique, all else fine
xv,306p, [vi, ads]. Illustrated by William Mulready. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full brown crushed morocco, t.e.g., the upper cover with elaborate gilt tooling with central title surrounded by gilt grapes and vines, inner border with designs of trailing vines, and a quotation from Psalm 178 running around the outer border
Intricate and beautiful
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1250.00 USD
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840 |
Goldsmith, Oliver. THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD.
London George G. Harrap (1929) First Trade edition Front hinge repaired, and with leather repair to top corner of crown and top left corner of upper cover. The hinge is obvious, but all quite sound and the remainder nice
232p. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 12 color plates and 22 line drawings in the text. Bound by Bridsall in half brown morocco with cloth sides and marbled endpapers, the spine with gilt titles and gilt panel ornaments, t.e.g.
Riall p. 170.
Price:
400.00 USD
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841 |
Gondar, Jacques. CHRONIQUES FRANCOISES.
Paris Louis Janet [1830] Recased with plain cloth backstrip, else fine in original leather slipcase with backstrip missing
12mo. [ii], clvii, [i], 11p., [i], 44p., [i]. Includes Recherches sur le Style, Et Particulierement sur Celui Des Chroniques by M. Ch. Nodier. Illustrated with four full-page illuminated plates highlighted in gold, and one illuminated incipit page and eight similar initial letters, three on which surround the page. Bound in the rare velvet covers in relief with pictorial designs
Rare, particularly in this binding
Price:
1200.00 USD
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845 |
Goodman, Paul. COLLECTED STORIES.
Santa Barbara Black Sparrow Press 1978-1980 Fine
Four volumes. Quality paperbacks. Edited by Taylor Stoehr.
Vol I: The Break-Up of Our Camp, Stories 1932-1935; Vol II: A Ceremonial, Stories 1936-1940; Vol III: The Facts of Life, Stories 1940-1949; Vol IV, The Galley to Mytilene, Stories 1949-1960.
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852 |
Goodspeed, E.J. HISTORY OF THE GREAT FIRES OF CHICAGO AND THE WEST.
New York H.S. Goodspeed (1871) Book sold only by subscription. Map has some archival tape repairs, book with only minor wear, a nice and rather bright copy. Some looseness to binding, but sound
676p. Illustrated, including a color fold-out map of Chicago. Publisher's green embossed cloth with titles and pictorial design in gilt on spine.
Price:
200.00 USD
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853 |
Goodwin-Smith, R. ENGLISH DOMESTIC METALWORK.
London F. Lewis (Publishers) Limited (1937) First edition About fine in soiled but complete dust jacket
Large quarto. viii, 101p. Illustrated with 139 plates (plates not figured in the pagination). Tan cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper cover.
Includes grates, doors, handles, lighting devices, railings, fittings, etc.
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250.00 USD
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854 |
Gorman, Greg. JUST BETWEEN US.
Santa Fe Arena Editions (2002) First edition Fine in d.j.
Quarto. Unpaged. Entire book devoted to photographs of one male model. Gilt-titled green cloth with photo mounted on upper cover
A beautifully produced book.
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135.00 USD
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861 |
Gower, Ronald Sutherland, Lord. SIR THOMAS LAWRENCE: WITH A CATALOGUE OF THE ARTIST'S EXHIBITED AND ENGRAVED WORKS COMPILED BY ALGERNON GRAVES
Paris Goupil 1900 Limited to 600 copies (this no. 449) printed on fine watermarked paper Bookplates removed, else fine
Small folio, expanded to two volumes with extra-illustrations. iv, 98p; [99-102], (103)- 181p. Original wrapper bound in rear. Illustrated with 66 plates, including a beautiful color frontispiece. Extra-illustrated with 75 extra plates of portraits, each mounted to size and with a tissue guard. Bound in full dark maroon morocco with marbled endpapers, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and fancy panel ornaments, the covers with ruled borders and scrollwork frames, the doblures with gilt Tudor roses and trailing vine colored with red and gold onlays
Sir Thomas Lawrence's portrait of eleven year old Sarah Barrett Moulton, commonly know as "PInkie", hangs in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California. Sarah's brother Edward changed his surname to Moulton-Barrett. His daughter was Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Lawrence was named Royal Painter succeeding Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Price:
1000.00 USD
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862 |
Graf, Dr. J. H. LITTERATUR DER LANDESVERMESSUNG: KATALOG DER KARTENSAMMLUNGEN, KARTEN, PLANE, RELIEFS, PANORAMEN.
Mansfield Centre, CT Martino 1998 Reprint of the editions of 1892-1896. Limited to 150 copies. Fine.
Four parts bound in one. xvii, 193p; vii, 171-335p; xiii, 331-490p; iv, 491-712p. Black cloth with gilt spine titles on a maroon ground.
A comprehensive bibliography and cartography of all aspects of Swiss life. Text in French and German for 3500 items including maps and geological views, political and scientific surveys, city plans and views, and index.
Price:
65.00 USD
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863 |
Grahame, Kenneth. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS.
New York Limited Editions Club 1940 Limited to 2020 Deluxe Issue copies signed by Bruce Rogers who designed the book. Fine in moderately rubbed slipcase
4to. Gilt-titled tan cloth over pattern paper boards, t.e.g. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with sixteen tipped-in color plates.
Rackham's last illustrated book. Riall p. 197.
Price:
1500.00 USD
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864 |
Grandville, Jean-Ignace-Julien Gerard. LES FLEURS ANIMEES.
Paris Garnier Freres, Libraires-Editeurs 1867 Nouvelle Edition with the plates colored by M. Maubert Hinges professionally repaired, remarkably bright plates and interior
Two volumes. Quarto. [iv], 339p, [iv]; [iv], 324p, [ii]. Illustrated with 52 hand-colored plates. Publisher's leather spines gilt, the paper sides replaced by another owner with green and black paper of florid designs with matching slipcase.
Price:
2250.00 USD
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865 |
Grant, Douglas. THE FORTUNATE SLAVE: AN ILLUSTRATION OF AFRICAN SLAVERY IN THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
London Oxford University Press 1968 First edition Fine in d.j.
xvi, 231p. Fold-out map in rear. Gray cloth with gilt spine title on a red ground
"...story of Job ben Solomon, son of a high priest in Gambia, an intelligent Moslem and himself a slave-owner, who was captured and sold as a slave in 1731 and taken to Maryland. He was rescued by General Oglethorpe and brought to London, where he favourably impressed all who met him and was even received at Court, before being returned, loaded with presents, to his own country." (jacket blurb).
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872 |
Greenwood, Jeremy, comp. THE WOOD-ENGRAVINGS OF PAUL NASH:
Woodbridge, UK The Wood Lea Press 1997 Number VIII of X Copies "Out of Series". There was also a standard edition of 490 copies. This special edition did not contain the separate As new in slipcase
Folio. 141p. Illustrated throughout, including tipped-in examples and samples of the papers. Gilt-titled gray leather spine with pattern-paper sides
Price:
600.00 USD
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873 |
Gregory, Dick. UP FROM NIGGER.
New York Stein & Day (1977) Second printing Fading to edges of boards, else good in d.j. with soil and remainders of two stickers on upper cover
256p. Illustrated. Gilt-titled aqua cloth over blue boards.
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20.00 USD
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876 |
Grober, Karl. PALASTINA, ARABIEN UND SYRIEN: BAUKUNST, LANDSCHAFT, VOLKSLEBEN
Berlin Ernst Wasmuth (1925) First edition One chip to upper cover label, else about fine
Quarto. xvi, 304 full page photos with captions in English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish, Gilt-titled orange cloth with paper label on upper and lower cover
From the series "Orbis Terrarum".
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150.00 USD
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877 |
Gronau, G., Zahn, Robert. THE BACHSTITZ GALLERY.
The Hague Printed in Berlin by Albert Frisch (1921) Limitd to 300 copies The paper boards are discolored, light soiling to vellum, a small horiztonal split in spine of volume I, not affecting integrity of volume, contents fine, all quite sound
Three volumes. Elephant folio. Bound by H. Sperling, Berlin, with vellum spine and corners, the covers of paper-covered boards, gilt titles on spine and upper covers. Includes the 1935 Bulletin of the Gallery, in soiled wraps
Volume I: 98 plates of Paintings and Tapestries; Volume II: 131 plates of Anitke, Byzantinische, Islamische Arbeiten der Kleinkunst und des Kunstgewerbes. Antike Sculpturen; Volume III: 103 Objects of Art and Paintings. Each volume Inscribed and SIGNED by KURT WALTER BACHSTITZ
Price:
650.00 USD
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881 |
Guenon, Francois. TRAITE DES VACHES LAITIERES.
Bordeaux Balaras 1840 Second edition. Binding worn, contents with moderate foxing.
115. Illustrated with many fold-out plates. Contemporary leather spine over boards, marbeled endpapers, the spine with gilt ornaments.
Signed by the author.
Price:
75.00 USD
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882 |
Guerber, H.A. YOURSELF AND YOUR HOUSE WONDERFUL.
Philadelphia John C. Winston (19320 Some wear and spotting and warpage, contents clean and sound, good only
XII, 301p. Illustrated by Eugenie Wiremann with 3 plates in color and 2 in black and white, and with drawings in the text. Gilt-titled green cloth with color plate on upper cover
A volume of instruction for children on physical, mental, and moral well-being - mainly health, the "wonderful house" being the body.
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883 |
Guerin, Maurice de. LE CENTAUR. LA BACCHANTE.
London Vale Press (Ballantyne Press) 1899 Limited to 150 copies A little darkening to the edges, else about fine
35p. Translated by T. Sturge Moore. Illustrated with woodcuts by T. Sturge Moore. Bound in cream cloth with gilt spine titles
Price:
750.00 USD
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886 |
Guigard, Joannis. ARMORIAL DU BIBLIOPHILE. AVEC ILLUSTRATIONS DANS LE TEXTE.
Paris Librairie Bachelin-Deflorenne 1870-73 Paper a little brittle, binding near fine
Tall octavo. Two volumes in one. [iv], 254p, [iv], 272p. Bound with the half titles, title pages in red and black. Illustrated with hundreds of woodcuts of coats-of-arms of book collectors. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in half brown crushed morocco with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., gilt spine titles, raised bands
Price:
137.50 USD
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890 |
Gurlitt, Cornelius. DIE BAUKUNST SPANIENS IN IHREN HERVORRAGENDSTEN WERKEN DARGESTELLT VON MAX JUNGHANDEL ARCHITECT.
Dresden Gilbers'sche Konigl. Hof-Verlagsbuchhandlung [1891-93] Contents a little dusty, covers with some rubbing and a chip to spine foot, but complete and sound
Three volumes, large folio (20" tall). [viii], 31p. 150 plates. Two separate portfolios with an additional 47 loose plates, (197 plates altogether). Some of the plates are mounted color plates, a few are chromolithographs highlighted in gilt. Bound in quarter red morocco with marbled endpapers, t.e.g., gilt spine titles, the portfolios are in similar style with gilt cover titles
Rare. Avery Collection p. 515
Price:
2000.00 USD
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893 |
Haak, Ken. SUMMER SOUVENIRS.
New York St. Martin's Press (1984) First edition Fine in d.j.
Folio. Unpaged. 71 full-page plates of photography in color and black and white. Silver-titled gray cloth over gray boards
Price:
75.00 USD
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894 |
Haak, Ken. SLEEPING BEAUTIES.
New York St. Martin's Press (1989) First edition Fine in d.j.
Folio. Unpaged. Full-page plates of photographs of men in color and black and white. Silver-titled gray cloth over gray boards
Price:
75.00 USD
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895 |
Haak, Ken. PRIVATE COLLECTION.
New York The Rosehill Press 1986 First edition Fine in slipcase
Folio. Short text and 82 plates (each 14" x 11"). Gray cloth with black spine titles and mounted photo on upper cover
Printer's copy with the bookplate of Meriden-Stinehour Press.
Price:
200.00 USD
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899 |
Hake, Thomas Gordon. THE POEMS OF THOMAS GORDON HAKE.
London Elkin Mathews and John Lane 1894 First edition limited to 500 copies Minor rubbing, VG
viii, 155p., 16p ads. Portrait frontispiece by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, edited by Alice Meynell. Bound in plum cloth with overall stylized floral designs in gilt on spine and large floral vignette and title on upper cover
Price:
150.00 USD
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