The Owl Papers; Drawings by Leonard Baskin
by Maslow, Johathan Evan
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. quarter white spine and gray boards. Near fine in very good illustrated dust wrapper. 184 pages. 23 x 19 cm. Clean, fresh copy with full page drawings by Baskin. Owner inscription free front endpaper.
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Paper Making As An Artistic Craft; with a note on nylon papers
by Mason, John
London: Faber And Faber, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated boards. Fine in vey good dust wrapper. Graham, Rigby. 95 pages. 27 x 16 cm.. Illustrated by Rigby Graham. First published 1959, London. Glossary. Index. Sample of rag paper made at the Twelve by Eight Mill tipped-in. A classic monograph on paper making.
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The Polite London Jester, Or The Budget of Momus, Being A Preservative against Melancholy, and Containing A Genuine Collection Of Brilliant Jests, Witty Sayings, Merry Stories, Good Puns, Funny Jokes, Irish Bulls, Droll Adventures, Bon Mots, &c, &c.; To Which Is Added, A Selection of Humorous Poetry, Comprising Laughable Tales, Curious Epitaphs, Poems, Elegies, &c, &c, &c
by London. W. Mason
London: W. Mason, 1820. First edition. Wraps. Orig. stitched wrappers. Very good. 36 pages. 16 x 10.5 cm. Colored woodcut frontispiece. OCLC: Publisher's dates derived from Todd./ Colored frontispiece./ Six-line rhyme on title page. The term "Momus" stems from Classical Mythology. the god of ridicule. Contents disbound and toned.
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Up at the Big House; Illustrations by Robin K. Boyd
by Mason, Roger Burford
Francestown: Typographeum, 1981. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. cream cloth spine and tan boards, paper spine label. Fine. 24 pages. 25 x 16 cm. Limited ediiton, copy 54 of 80 signed by the author in ink.
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Eric Gill
by J P Dwyer. Northampton Massachussetts
Northampton: J P Dwyer, 1976. Hardcover. Boards. Fine. 23 x 48 cm. Poster with image of Eric Gill wood engraving (head) with commentary on the advantage of wood engraving. Limited edition, copy 25 of 200. White broadsheet pasted to brown board and protected with transparent clear plastic.
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Architecture in Colonial Massachusetts
by Boston. The Colonial Society of Massachusetts
Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 1979. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 234 pages. 24 x 16 cm. Sixty illustrations; photographs, plans and drawings. Index. The monograph is a result of a conference held by the Colonial Society of Massachusetts September 19 and 20, 1974. Publications of The Colonial Society of Massachusetts. Volume... Read More
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Le Septieme Chant by Alain Jouffroy; La Mort D'Isidore Ducasse Jeudi 24 Novembre 1870 7 Rue Du Faubourg Montmarte A 8 Heures Du Matin
by Masson, Andre [Illustrator]
Paris: Societe Internationale D'Art XXe Siecle, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. folded and gathered sheets in chemise in vermillion cloth. Fine in near fine matching slipcase. Masson, Andre. Unpaginated. Folio, 39 x 29,5 cm. Limited edition, copy H.C. !V of XX on Arches paper, signed in pencil by Andre Masson and Alain Jouffroy from a total edition of... Read More
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Jeux Amoureux
by Masson, Andre
Paris: Galerie Louise Leiris, 1963. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Textured, hand made front cover paper with vegetable and floral motifs surround Masson's illustration. Fine in fine custom chemise of blue boards. Masson, Andre. Folio, 33 x 26 cm. Limited edtion, copy 25 of 30 (total edition of 40, ten exemplaires hors commerce) signed by Andre Masson, with nine... Read More
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The Microscope In The Brewery And Malt-House; Illustrated by Steel Engravings, Woodcuts, Lithographs. and Chrome-Lithographs
by Mathews, Charles George and Francis Edward Ott
London: Bemrose & Sons, 1889. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark salmon cloth lettered in gilt, spine and front cover. Very good. 198 pages. 25.5 x 16.5 cm. Inscribed to Scientist and Polymath Herbert Spenser (1820-1903). The latter, a notable English intellect credited with coining the term "survival of the fittest," after reading Darwin's 'On the Origin of The... Read More
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The Amores of P. Ovidius Naso; With Five Engravings On Copper by J.E. Laboureur
by Mathers, E. Powys (Translater)
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. Hardcover. Orig. Three quarter brown morocco back strip lettered in gilt. Teg. Near fine. 82 pages. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 194 of 350. Printed by Robert & Moira Gibbings, A.C. Cooper the Pressman. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. CHANTICLEER 80. Bright, fresh copy with wide text margins, raised... Read More
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A Circle of The Seasons A Translation of the Ritu-Samhara of Kalidasa made from various European sources; With Engravings by Robert Gibbings
by Mathers, E. Powys (Translator)
Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. tan buckram, spine darkened. Teg. Very good. Gibbings, Robert. 32 pages. 24.5 x 16.5 cm. Four engravings on copper by Robert Gibbings. Limited edition, copy 23 of 500 on Batchelor hand-made paper. It was during this period that Gibbings had control of the Golden Cockerel Press, and according to... Read More
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Etchings By Matisse; with an introduction by William S. Lieberman
by Matisse, Henri
New York: MOMA, 1954. First edition. Wraps. Orig. white wrappers lettered in gilt. Very good. Matisse, Henri. 23 pages. 24 x 21 cm. Illustrated.
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Matisse In The Barnes Collection by Yve-Alain Bois
by Matisse, Henri (Illustrator)
London: Thames and Hudson, 2015. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated cloth. Fine in fine matching yellow slipcase. 3 vols. Matisse, Henri. 200, 364, 330 pages. 33.5 x 26 cm. An extensive review of fifty-nine works from the various stages of Matisse's career, Contributions by Barbara Buckley and Jennifer Mass. Extensive Index. Printed on multi-colored stock. A sumptuous production... Read More
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Twenty Important Paintings; September - October 1971
by Matisse, Henri
Zurich & London: Marlborough, 1971. First edition. Stiff Wraps. Orig. illustrated wrappers in original plastic clear wrapper. Fine. 20 pages. Twenty color plates with letterpress descriptions, media and size. Text in German and English.
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Reproductions II
by Matisse, Henri
Paris: Grand Palais, 1970. Stiff Boards. Orig. light orange boards lettered in black. Near fine. 23.5 x 21 cm. Ten color reproductions housed in a stiff board portfolio.
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British Chess
by Matthews, Kenneth
London: Collins, 1948. First edition. Boards. Four color plates and twenty four ills. inblack and white. Orig. illustrated boards. Fine in fine dust wrapper.. 49 pp.
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Series of 19th Century American Music Sheets
by Scrapbook of Miss Jemima Mattingly
Boston & New York, Louisville et al.: Various, 19th Century. Hardcover. Quarter roan spine and heavy boards, front cover black leather label chipped bearing ownership of Miss Miss Jemima Mattingly. Very good. 35 x 25 cm. Contents as follows: The Old Arm Chair * A Life On The Ocean Wave * Songs of The Congo Melodists * The... Read More
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Philadelphia Then And Now
by Mauger, Edward Arthur
San Diego: Thunder Bay Press, 2002. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated boards. Fine in matching fine slipcase. 144 pages. 24 x 28.5 cm. Profusely illustrated with color and black and white plates on glossy stock. Index.
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The Moon And Sixpence
by Maugham, W. Somerset
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. First American edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth lettered in black. Very good. 314 pages. 19.5 x 13 cm. Rubbing to corners and backstrip, interior contents clean.
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Oeuvres Completes Illustrees; Boule De Suif Les Dimanches D'Un Bourgeois De Paris
by Maupassant, Guy De
Paris: Librairie De France, 1934. leather_bound. Full black morocco, raised bands, spine in gilt and colors, front cover lettered in gilt. Teg. Fine. 387 pages. 24 x 19 cm. Eight full page pochoir plates executed by Jacomet, 55 full page black and white plates by Victor MIchel, and a host of black and white text illustrations. Boule de... Read More
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A Woman's Life
by Maupassant, Guy de
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1952. Hardcover. Orig. marbled boards and white calf spine, black leather spine label. Very good in matching very good marbled slipcase with white lettered spine label. Edy Legrand. 216 pages. 28 x 17.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 1000 of 1500 prepared for this edition by Francis Meynell for the edition published by the... Read More
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L' Iconografie D'Antoine Van Dyck Catalogue Raisonne
by Mauquoy-Hendrickx, Marie
Brussels: Academie Royale de Belgique, 1956. First edition. Wraps. Orig. gray printed wrappers, plates are laid-in loose as issued. Text near fine, plate volume very good. 2 vols. 381 pages. 25.5 x 16.5 cm. Van Dyck became the leading court painter in England, best known for portraits of the aristocracy, most notably Charles I, his family and associates.... Read More
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Wild Sports Of The West. With Legendary Tales, And Local Sketches
by Maxwell, William Hamilton
London: Richard Bentley, 1833. New Edition, Revised and Corrected. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown calf rebacked, marbled endpapers, and marbled edges, leather spine labels printed in gilt. Very good. 2 vols. 306, 323 pages. 19.5 x 12 cm. Five plates and twelve vignettes. The UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, said, "If a brilliant fancy, a warm imagination, deep knowledge of the world,... Read More
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Medals And Decorations Of The British Army And Navy
by Mayo, John Horsley
London: Archibald Constable And Co, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. Three quarter brown morocco and red cloth. Teg. Near fine. 2 Vols. 617 pages. 25.5 x 16.5 cm. Color frontispiece and 35 color and chromolithograph plates, all printed in gold and silver, plus an additional eighteen other plates of medals, one plate of memorial brass. Appendix and Index. Decorated... Read More
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Popular Prints of The Americas
by Mayor, A. Hyatt
New York: Crown, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. 183 pages. 34 x 25 cm. 195 illustrations with forty-seven in color. A review and selection of American popular prints by a foremost authority on the subject, and a former Curator of the Print Department, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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