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10 x 12 1/2 inches. Stunning original lithograph poster by Will Bradley for the March issue of "The Inland Printer," Bradley's primary influence for many years, depicting a design of a woman with a windblown hat in the narrow right border, a wide border of stylized leaves to the left..... (Item #5135)

London: E. Newbery, 1780. First Newbery Editioin. Very finely bound miniature Bible (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches; 3/4 inches thick). Bound in fine red crushed morocco with elaborate gilt flourishes, vine and cornucopia motif with central green morocco onlay in with initials JHS (i.e. Christogram) etc. in gitl on..... (Item #2327)

London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1864. First edition. Large, thick quarto, sumptuously bound in full, black crushed morocco, gilt lettering on spine with lavish full red morocco doublures surrounded by black morocco and the two intricately adorned with flowing gilt designs. On the front doublure, in gilt, is..... (Item #3198)

n.p. 1792-1879. 4to. Original nineteenth century embossed and polished full calf (black), decorative borders, raised gilt bands on spine, gilt inner dentelles, red silk moirÈ endpapers, AEG. 88 leaves (unnumbered), title leaf with gilt embossed border, mounted title engraved card of an explorer holding a flag with the words: "Album."..... (Item #3434)

London: Archeological Journal, 1895-1900. First Edition. Understated binding by Katherine Adams, bearing her monogrammed embossed stamp on rear paste down, lower left. Bound in quarter dark green morocco, five raised bands, gilt lettering, paper covered boards. A few of the journals all bound together, about 90 pages. Near fine. (Item #6209)

London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. First edition. Presentation Copy: "To Mrs. Ferguson from W. Alllingham," on front free endpaper. Mrs. Ferguson was the wife of Samuel Ferguson, noted Irish poet and most important Ulster poet of the 19th Century. Letters from Allingham to Samuel Ferguson are well documented. Bound in..... (Item #2501)

A stunning and large framed embroidery dated 1900 bearing the inscription, "Vesta/MS/1900," and paper label on verso, "M.E.F.S." 63 cm x 21.5 cm. The composition depicts the virgin goddess of hearth, home and family, Vesta, in long flowing gown, holding the 'sacred fire' that burned at her hearth and temples..... (Item #2581)

London, Edinburgh, Dublin: Printed by Spottiswoode and Shaw for] Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. Bell & Bradfute; Cumming and Ferguson. Green smooth buckram with dark green goatskin label on spine, gilt lettering, bound by Birdsall & Son. of Northampton. An early reprint of the edition of 1833 (Gilson D3). Bentley..... (Item #4519)

East Aurora: Roycroft Press, 1901. First edition thus. Publishers light blue 'cloudy' three-quarter levant, superbly gilt spine, marbled paper covered boards and endpapers. Printed in two colors on Roycroft handmade paper, with hand illumined title page and running heads by Anna Paine (signed in colophon with Roycroft monogram). In original..... (Item #4645)

Wausau: Van Vechten & Ellis, The Philosopher Press, 1897. First edition. 12mo. Illustrated card wrappers. Exceedingly scarce true first title of the Philosopher Press, NOT IN RANSOM. Art Nouveau-style cover design by Gardner C. Teall. Importantly inscribed on first page by co-publisher Ellis to the owner of the book, famed..... (Item #2953)

London: George Bell and Sons, 1897. First edition. Thick folio. Original smooth wove beige cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Florence Camm's Copy, the noted artist and stained glass window designer, co-owner of Camm and Associates, one of the most prominent stained glass window companies early to mid..... (Item #3668)

St. Petersburg: Expeditsii Zagotovlenya Gosudarstvennykh Bumag, 1901. First edition. Square 4to. Original color pictorial card wrappers. Eight exquisite chromolithographed illustrations (two full-page) by Ivan Bilibin, decorative borders printed in brown, line illustration on last page. Neat tape spine, very good. (Item #2566)

Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers, 1895. First edition. Original Holland backed paper covered boards with superb cover illustration by Will Bradley. Double spread title and frontispiece and ten wonderful plates, decorative borders and initials throughout, all by Will Bradley. A fine copy, scarce thus. (Item #4994)