[Rarebooks] FS: 6 Fine Bindings from our latest catalog

[Charles Agvent]

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1.  [COMBE, William]. THE TOUR OF DOCTOR SYNTAX IN SEARCH OF THE 
PICTURESQUE. London: Methuen & Co., 1903. New Edition. Small octavo 
(4-1/8" x 6-1/2") bound by Bayntun (Riviere) in full red polished calf 
leather with double gilt-ruled borders, gilt-decorated spine with 
contrasting morocco spine labels, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles, and 
marbled endpapers; [viii], 266 pages. Illustrated with 31 color plates 
by Thomas Rowlandson. Part of the Illustrated Pocket Library of Plain 
and Coloured Books. Owner name and address on front endpaper. Fine and 
attractive. (#017289)        $150.00

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2.  DICKINSON, Emily. THE POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON. Boston: Little, 
Brown & Company, 1945. Reprint. Edited by Martha Dickinson Bianchi and 
Alfred Leete Hampson. Octavo (5-1/4" x 8-1/8") bound by Maurin in full 
scarlet morocco leather with double gilt-ruled borders, an elaborately 
gilt-decorated spine with two raised bands and gilt lettering, top edge 
gilt, gilt dentelles and decorative endpapers. Illustrated with a 
frontispiece portrait of the poet and a facsimile page of her writing; 
xi, [v], 484 pages. Slight rubbing to joints. Near Fine in an attractive 
binding. Would make a wonderful gift. (#017285)        $350.00

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3.  [DODGSON, C. L.] CARROLL, Lewis. ALICE IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE 
LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE. Mount Vernon, NY: Peter 
Pauper Press, n.d. [@1940]. Reprint. Two volumes beautifully bound by 
Maurin in 3/4 burgundy morocco leather and decorated paper boards with 
gilt-decorated and lettered spines with two raised bands, top edges 
gilt. Both volumes with the original illustrations by John Tenniel. 
Trifling wear, mild staining to the leather corners. Near Fine, handsome 
set. (#017288)        $250.00

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4.  KEMPIS, Thomas. A KEMPIS. [IMITATION OF CHRIST]. London: Arthur L. 
Humphreys, 1907. Reprint. Small octavo (4-7/8" x 6-1/2") bound by 
Riviere & Son in 3/4 green morocco leather with gilt-ruled borders, an 
elaborately gilt-decorated spine with five raised bands and gilt 
lettering, top edge gilt, and marbled endpapers; [iv], 307 pages. Part 
of The Royal Library Belles Lettres Series. Large attractive bookplate 
on the front pastedown. Slight rubbing to joints. Near Fine, an 
attractive presentation of this religious classic. (#017286      $85.00

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5.  SHAKESPEARE, William . SHAKESPEARES PERICLES BEING A REPRODUCTION IN 
FACSIMILE OF THE FIRST EDITION 1609 FROM THE COPY IN THE MALONE 
COLLECTION IN THE BODLEIAN LIBRARY WITH INTRODUCTION AND BIBLIOGRAPHY BY 
SIDNEY LEE. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1905. Facsimile Edition. Quarto (8" 
x 10") bound in full olive green morocco leather with gilt-ruled and 
decorated covers, a gilt-ruled and lettered spine with five raised 
bands, top edge gilt; [1-7], 8-48; 6, [63] pages. Light rubbing to spine 
edges; some uneven fading to covers. Near Fine. (#017291)      $150.00

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6.  UNTERMEYER, Louis (editor). MODERN BRITISH POETRY. A CRITICAL 
ANTHOLOGY. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1932). Third Revised 
Edition. Edited with a preface by Louis Untermeyer. Octavo (5-3/4" x 
8-1/4") bound in 3/4 navy blue morocco leather and cloth with gilt-ruled 
borders, a gilt-ruled and lettered spine with five raised bands, top 
edge gilt; xxxiv, 790 pages. About Fine. (#017290)        $100.00

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