By Its Cover

By Its Cover

Sometimes it's fair to judge a book by its cover. In this catalogue showcasing a variety of stunning books you'll find fore-edge paintings, Cosway miniatures, and enough gilt that you'll need a pair of sunglasses.

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Item #306680 The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Translated out of the...

Baskerville's Masterpiece, in Staggemeier & Welcher Binding

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Translated out of the Original Tongues and With the former...

Birmingham: John Baskerville, Printer to the University, 1763. The third variant of the Subscriber's list, with the most names, ending with that of the Hon. Charles York, Esq, Attorney General. Baskerville's Masterpiece, in Staggemeier & Welcher Binding. The 1763 edition of Baskerville's Bible has always been recognised as his masterpiece..... Read More about The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Translated out of the Original Tongues...

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Item #365685 Constitution of the United States of America: Rules of the House of Representatives,...

Constitution of the United States of America: Rules of the House of Representatives, Joint Rules of the Two Houses and...

Washington, D.C: Thomas Allen, Printer to the House, 1837. Pages 111-222 comprise Thomas Jefferson's Manual on Parliamentary Practice. From the library of James Murray Mason, member of the House of Representatives from Virginia who authored the Fugitive Slave Act; his house in Winchester was destryed by Union soldiers during the..... Read More about Constitution of the United States of America: Rules of the House of Representatives, Joint Rules...

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Item #20210 A testimonial, hand-lettered in German in black, gold, red and silver inks, presented...

Sumptuous German Presentation Testimonial, 1902

A testimonial, hand-lettered in German in black, gold, red and silver inks, presented to Erzherzog Rainer and his wife Maria...

Vienna: produced by the studio of Brüder Nedomansky, 1902. Sumptuous German Presentation Testimonial, 1902. An extremely attractive and well-produced artifact. The layout of the text is impeccable, the lettering faultless, while the binding was intended to be a showpiece, and succeeds. UNIQUE. Read More about A testimonial, hand-lettered in German in black, gold, red and silver inks, presented to...

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Item #233519 Il Lamento di Cecco da Varlungo di Francesco Baldovini colle note d'Orazio Marrini,...

Embroidered arms of the Royal House of Austria

Il Lamento di Cecco da Varlungo di Francesco Baldovini colle note d'Orazio Marrini, Edizione giusta quella de Firenze dell' anno...

Bergamo: Francesco Locatelli, 1762. Embroidered arms of the Royal House of Austria. This edition of the Lamento de Cecco da Varlungo, an idyll written in Florentine dialect, is known for its critical apparatus and typography. In this edition of 1762, reprinted from the Florentine edition of 1755, twenty-five stanzas appear..... Read More about Il Lamento di Cecco da Varlungo di Francesco Baldovini colle note d'Orazio Marrini, Edizione...

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Item #323501 Life of William Blake, with selections from his poems and other writings. William...

THE H. BUXTON FORMAN COPY

Life of William Blake, with selections from his poems and other writings.

London: Macmillan, 1880. Second Edition. A New and Enlarged Edition Illustrated from Blake's Own Works, with additional Letters and a Memoir of the Author. THE H. BUXTON FORMAN COPY. The original prints - three from the woodblocks for Virgil's Pastoral (in this second edition printed on India paper and thus..... Read More about Life of William Blake, with selections from his poems and other writings

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Item #222637 The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and...

Contemporary Cathedral Binding, with a Fore-Edge Painting

The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to...

Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1811. Contemporary Cathedral Binding, with a Fore-Edge Painting. Beautiful and unusually elegant binding, decorated with a fine painting of a cathedral along the fore-edge. Read More about The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of...

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Item #262502 Catalogue of the Manuscripts and Printed Books Collected by Thomas Brooke F. S. A....

Catalogue of the Manuscripts and Printed Books Collected by Thomas Brooke F. S. A. and Preserved At Armitage Bridge House...

London: Ellis and Elvey, 1891. First edition, one of 100 copies, with six copies of large paper. An important library containing 170 volumes with fore-edge painting by Vecellio, from the famous Pillone library which are listed at pp.662-680 of Volume II, "Collected at the close of the sixteenth century by..... Read More about Catalogue of the Manuscripts and Printed Books Collected by Thomas Brooke F. S. A. and Preserved...

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Item #321703 The Flower Book. Reproductions of Thirty Eight Watercolour Designs. Edward Burne-Jones

INSCRIBED TO ARTHUR HUGHES BY SUSAN LUSHINGTON

The Flower Book. Reproductions of Thirty Eight Watercolour Designs.

London: Reproduced by Henri Piazza et Cie for the Fine Arts Society, 1905. Number 203 of 300 copies, signed "F.A.S." (Fine Art Society). INSCRIBED TO ARTHUR HUGHES BY SUSAN LUSHINGTON. Susan Lushington was the daughter of Vernon Lushington who introduced Edward Burne-Jones to Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He was known for..... Read More about The Flower Book. Reproductions of Thirty Eight Watercolour Designs

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Item #254256 Gunner's Dawn. Roland Clark

Gunner's Dawn.

New York: The Derrydale Press, 1937. Clark, Roland. First Edition, # 31 OF 50 COPIES, signed by Clark on the half-title and the frontispece of the deluxe edition. A superb book by the master, and one of a very small edition. Notes Frazier, “A very lovely and very much desired..... Read More about Gunner's Dawn

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Item #346447 The Writings of Mark Twain. Samuel L. Clemens

Finely Bound, with Two Autograph Leaves and Watercolor Paintings Throughout

The Writings of Mark Twain.

Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1899. Autograph Edition, number 128 of 512 copies. Finely Bound, with Two Autograph Leaves and Watercolor Paintings Throughout. Includes two manuscript leaves from the 1873 novel, The Golden Age. Twain and Warner jointly wrote this, which was the only author collaboration in which Twain participated. The..... Read More about The Writings of Mark Twain

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Item #321051 Flowers: A Series of Short Poems, original and translated: illustrated with figures...

Done Entirely in Lithography

Flowers: A Series of Short Poems, original and translated: illustrated with figures drawn and coloured by Aza Curtis.

London: Privately printed at R. Martin's Lithographic Office, 1827. Done Entirely in Lithography. According to the subscriber's list the privately-printed work was limited to only 100 copies, subscribed for by 97 individuals. Very scarce with five examples cited by OCLC, with varying numbers of leaves: British Library (41 leaves); Yale..... Read More about Flowers: A Series of Short Poems, original and translated: illustrated with figures drawn and...

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Item #262722 A Voyage Round Great Britain: Undertaken in the Summer of the Year 1813 …. William...

King Louis Philippe I’s Copy on Card in a Simier Binding

A Voyage Round Great Britain: Undertaken in the Summer of the Year 1813 ….

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1824; 1825. First edition, one of approximately 25 copies on card. King Louis Philippe I’s Copy on Card in a Simier Binding. The final two volumes of “The most important book on British Topography” (Tooley), presenting views of the south coast..... Read More about A Voyage Round Great Britain: Undertaken in the Summer of the Year 1813 …

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