1898 Arabian Nights Entertainments - Andrew Lang; H. J. Ford

1898

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS
SELECTED AND EDITED BY ANDREW LANG

*** RARE ANTIQUE BOOK ~ GORGEOUS FINE BINDING ~ EXQUISITE ENGRAVINGS ~ CLASSIC ***

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898.
Spottiswoode & Co., Printers.

• First Edition - not stated; title page and copyright dates match; no additional printings noted
• measures about 7.5'' x 5.25''
• stunning publisher's decorative blue cloth fine binding
• intricate embossed gold gilt stamping to front and spine
• textblock all edges gilt
• coated black endpapers
• frontispiece with tissue-guard
• illustrated with 33 full page engraved plates and 33 in-text engravings by Henry Justice Ford (not credited)
• 424 pages

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1899 Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Art Nouveau Fine Binding

1899

EVANGELINE, A TALE OF ACADIE
BY HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
ILLUSTRATED

*** RARE ANTIQUE EDITION ~ GORGEOUS ART NOUVEAU FINE BINDING ~ COLOR PLATES ~ CLASSIC POETRY ***

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, 1899.

• measures about 7.5'' x 5''
• stunning publisher's green decorative cloth Art Nouveau fine binding
• elaborate ornate embossed gold gilt stamping
• textblock top edge gilt - deckle edges otherwise
• red silk page-marker
• frontispiece with caption-printed tissue-guard
• extra vignette title page designed by Theodore B. Hapgood - his monogram appears bottom right
• illustrated with numerous full-page color plates, each with caption-printed tissue-guard
• 181 pages

1899 PTLA: "The Copley Series. The volumes in this new series deserve the attention of all book-lovers. The colored illustrations, printed by a new process, are a special feature, while the deckle-edge paper, wide margins, printed tissues, silk bookmarks, and artistic cover designs combine to make these volumes unique specimens of book-making. 12mo., cloth, gilt top."

1908 Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau - Margaret Armstrong Binding

1908 CAPE COD BY HENRY DAVID THOREAU
ILLUSTRATED BY CLIFTON JOHNSON
BINDING DESIGNED BY MARGARET ARMSTRONG

*** RARE ANTIQUE FIRST EDITION ~ EXQUISITE FINE BINDING ~ ANTIQUE PHOTOGRAPHS ~ CLASSIC ***

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1908.

• First Edition of this version - not explicitly stated, but 1908 copyright and no additional printings noted
• measures about 8.5'' x 6''
• beautiful decorative publisher's green cloth fine binding designed by Margaret Armstrong and signed with her monogram at lower right
• ornate embossed stamping in gold gilt and red
• textblock top edge gilt, otherwise deckle edges
• frontispiece with tissue-guard
• vignette title page printed in red and black
• illustrated with full-page plates of photographs by Clifton Johnson
• 319 pages


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