Search Results: vagaries and verities by van sinderen adrian

Privately Printed, 1940. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Lightly read. Limited to 550 copies. Water marks end papers' spine areas. Some foxing. No markings in book. Slipcase near fine. Many color & b/w photos, including early titlepages. 116pp.

New York: privately printed, 1940. cloth, pictorial paper cover label. Christmas Books. 8vo. cloth, pictorial paper cover label. (x), 116, (2) pages. Limited to 550 copies. One of a series of Christmas books issued by Van Sinderen, a famous collector.

New York: Privately Printed, 1940. A clean, square, tight, copy. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are unmarked. Bound in the original bluish-green cloth, gilt-decorated, with a lovely color photo on the front cover. Slipcase in matching cloth. Limited to 550 copies. Printed by William E. Rudge's Sons, December 1940. One in a annual series of books, sent to friends of the author as a Christmas greeting. This one includes: CHAMPIONS OF FREEDOM, AN EXHIBIT CONCERNING INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM, with 12 brief essays by Sinderen, well-illustrated with important prints, documents, and title pages from old books (most 16th and 17th century); e.g. Patriot Zwingli of Switzerland; Galileo faces the inquisition; Doctor Servetus of Spain; John Calvin of France; Pope Leo excommunicates Luther; Milton demands a free press; etc. Also included is a photo-essay of natural wonders, in beautiful full-color, mostly of views from national parks of the American West (Geysers in Yellowstone; Cliff dwellings of… Read More

New York: Adrian Van S, 1940. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. "Adrian Van Sinderen (1887-1963) was a successful banker, businessman and civic leader. After graduating from Yale in 1910, he taught at St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. The next year he left teaching to work at J. P. Morgan, and four years later became a partner in the brokerage firm of W.A. and A.M. White, remaining a partner until his death.Mr. Van Sinderen had a wide variety of interests, among them raising horses, collecting books, traveling and music. He bred and showed ponies, winning more than 2,500 ribbons at shows throughout the United States, and was president of the American Horse Shows Association for three decades. Besides collecting books, he was the author of more than 30, including 25 on Christmas themes, and others on travel. One of 550 copies published. Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions on pages. Green cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and paste-down… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.