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Berlin: Verlag von Gustav Schmidt, 1903. First Edition. Quarto, 107 pages, 1plus 2 pages (advertisement section). Subtitled, "An International collection of modern photographs," with black and white and tinted illustrations in the text and partly tinted illustrations on plates. Original gray cloth, lettering in large type stamped on cover in..... (Item #6332)

London: Chatto & Windus, 1901. First edition thus. Superb full brown crushed morocco Arts and Crafts binding, quite possibly the work of the Guild of Women Binders, though not signed. Attractive grape and leaf gilt pattern on cover with circular inlays of green morocco in concentric rectangular gilt-ruled box on..... (Item #2145)

New York: Brentano's, 1906. First edition thus. 4to. Two volumes. Magnificently bound by Stikeman for Brentanos of New Yor. Full dark brown crushed morocco with elaborate gilt-blocked chestnut and vine pattern, gilt ruling and stippling on both covers of both volumes. Spine with longitudinal stippling and similar gilt motifs, gilt..... (Item #6058)

London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1910. Original decorative vellum spine, cloth boards. With a superb vertical fore-edge painting by Martin Frost after Edward Burne-Jones famous painting, "King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid." Monogrammed by Frost, premier fore-edge painter, with his authenticity ticket tipped in. (Item #4406)

London: Effingham Wilson, 1830. First Edition. 12mo. FIRST EDITION, second issue, with ìcarcanetî on p.72, and with p.91 numbered correctly. Attractive lue crushed levant gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by Riviere (hinges lightly rubbed). Tennysonís first separately published book. (Item #6082)

London: E. Moxon & Co., 1866. Early Edition. Thick 4to. Superb full calf Arts & Crafts style binding by Fazakerley, with elaborate and bold gilt stamped design composed of heart and vine pattern with clusters of gilt stippling on front cover, similar gilt motif and lettering on spine. 376p. A.E.G...... (Item #2173)

London: Hurst and Blackett, 1865. First edition. Bound by Monastery Hill Bindery (unsigned) with six-line gilt rectilinear patterning on covers and striking full doublures consisting of tan morocco panels bearing concentric gilt ruling (one with extensive design work) and a central arabesque pattern with burgundy morocco onlay at the very..... (Item #5000)

New Rochelle, NY: Elston Press, 1903. First edition thus. Superb decorative binding by Cuneo (Cuneo Fine Binding Studio) consisting of attractively gilt and onlaid morocco covers along with all-over decorated paper covered boards, by "Cuneo" (with gilt pallet signature, "Bound by Cuneo" on front lower dentelle. The covers with interesting..... (Item #4823)

London: Jarrolds Publishers, 1925. First edition. Thick quarto. Original white cloth with bold gilt-blocked and stamped Art Deco design by T. Sturge Moorevon front cover and spine. Limited to 500 Signed (H.P.R. Finberg, publisher), No. 123. Preface by William Butler Yeats. Cover design, exquisite illustrations and decorations throughout by T...... (Item #3347)

Paris: Jules Rouam, 1886. First edition. Thick folio. The Deluxe Copy. Three quarter light brown morocco, five raised bands, marbled boards, gilt spine. Celebrated treatise on Wagner with superb gravure illustrations by Fantin-Latour (120) including a double suite of lithographs printed on both Japan Vellum as well as China Paper..... (Item #3040)

This is the original mosaic pattern maquette for the Walter's magnificent and groundbreaking mosaic binding on Shakespeares, "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark," which was published in 1933. The intricate interlocking design, executed by Walters on a single sheet of light brown art paper(5 x 8 inches), has been..... (Item #3770)

London: Henry Sotheran & Co., 1883. First edition. Thick quarto. Bound in full green morocco by Zaehnsdorf with elaborate gilt leaf pattern and border motif on both covers and spine, patterned gold textured endpapers. LARGE PAPER COPY, LIMITED TO 50 COPIES ONLY (copy #11) WITH PROOFS ON JAPAN VELLUM. The..... (Item #2921)

London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1795. A New Edition. 12mo. 2 volumes. Contemporary calf, with early owner's name, "Larking" at at head of volume I on title-page, and also on volume II, on front pastedown. A scarce work, translated by Mary Wollstonecraft, a brief note by a previous. Possibly lacking..... (Item #6304)