Les Antiquitez Chroniques Et Singularitez De Paris. Corrigees & Augmentees Pour La Seconde Edition
Very lovely full maroon morocco by Trautz-Bauzonnet. Spine with five raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments. Gilt decorated turn-ins. Marbled endpapers. All page edges gilt with marbling visible under the gilt when pages are fanned. Ribbon marker bound-in. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Notes in red ink to the first blank. All pages present but for the end colophon leaf. There is a bit of wear along the spine edges. Some darkening to the spine. All the text is quite clean but for the usual toning. A most presentable copy of an extremely scarce, early Paris guide. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 199 pages
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Light green cloth, lettered in gilt to the front and spine. To the front free endpaper it is inscribed, "Chilicothe, O. May 23rd, 1898. To Marie Rictor Nilson with the Compliments of the Author". Frontispiece photographic portrait of the author. Wear to the spine ends and corners. To the rear pastedown there is an early newspaper review for the book. To a stub opposite the frontispiece there is a single-paragraph article about the author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author The Last Grail Keeper
Two-toned boards. States "First Edition". Minor bump to the upper spine end, a bump a light wear to the lower spine. The spine is a bit concave from reading. Without names or bookplates. The dust jacket has a crease along the spine, all else is nearly fine. Not price clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 227 pages Bartholomew and the Oobleck
Red illustrated boards. There is wear along the upper and lower board edges. Bumps to the corners and spine ends. Boards just showing at the corner tips. Without names or bookplates. The dust jacket has chips to the corners and spine ends. Chipping and small tears along the edges. Some light wear along the front fore edge flap fold. To the mid-spine area there is a tear of about 1 1/2". Price clipped. This is the blue jacket and does nearly match the first edition although this one is a darker blue. The rear flap does have "The Other 6 by Dr. Seuss" and then lists six earlier titles with reviews. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall Fun and Nonsense
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Crockett, Lucy Herndon Green cloth, stamped in black. With no additional printings. Illustrated by the author. The book is very tight and clean but for some minor foxing to the page fore edges. No other markings or names. The dust jacket has a 1" piece missing from the lower, front and a 1" label of some kind toward the upper spine. Small chips to the corners and spine ends. Some sunning to the spine. Price of $1.50 to the front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 181 pages Kaligrunes
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