Search Results: Fine Bindings from Dale Steffey Books, ABAA

Glasgow: Printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry, London , 1768. New modern calf with raised bands and spine label, Embossed in gold similar to original spine, new parchment end papers. Large fold-out map with early tape mend and slight creasing at for-edge, else Fine. Half-title present, Occasional browning, mostly at initial and ending pages, 1/4" dia.marginal brown spot pp.47-60. xxi, [xxii, blank], [2, contents], 382 pages, blanks at end replaced with new parchment. Near Fine overall, in a Fine binding. First Edition, First State of Boswell's first important book. E2 and Z3 are cancels. A handsome copy of this important work. . First Edition. Calf. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Macmillan Co,, 1916. First Edition, First Printing with the words "Set up electrotyped Published February, 1916" printed on the copyright page. "Planned To Be Sung By Efficient Singers Accompanied By a Capable Orchestra." Handsomely bound in contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, the bookplate of W. Seward Webb, Jr. at front paste down. Very Good Plus, light rubbing at joints and edges, faint foxing at first few pages. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Chicago and London: Stone and Kimball/ Methuen , 1895. In fine contemporary binding signed Charles E Lauriat Co. Boston. Two volumes in half crushed brown morocco over pale green buckram, the backs gilt, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. tiny rubs at corners else Fine, a handsome set. Lauriat's was a prominent Boston bookseller, in business for 127 years until closing in 1999. Charles E. Lauriat, Jr., who ran the company after his father, was a survivor of the sinking of the Lusitania in 1914. . Later American Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: Hugh Cunningham / Cunningham & Mortimer / John Mortimer , 1842. Seven volumes, published 1842- 1845, iv, 346, ii, 572, iv, 568, 562, ii, 560, 562, 562. Engraved plates by George Cruikshank and Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz"). with Cruikshank engravings Vols. I-V, and Browne's in VI and VII. Complete with all engravings. Cruikshank's illustrations are considered to be some of his best work. Bound in quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt and blind tooled backs, edges marbled, plain yellow end papers with ownership signature of Lord Rancliffe, ( George Parkyns, 2nd Baron Rancliffe, 1785-1850), a British politician. Very Good Plus, light wear to calf at edges and corners, marbled boards a bit rubbed, light to moderate toning which is primarily limited to plates and nearby pages, small ticket of John Howell, Importers, San Francisco rear end pages. A quite handsome and well bound set, sets of this important literary magazine uncommon in current commerce. A heavy set that will… Read More

New York and Boston: H. M. Caldwell Company, 1900. The Green Room Edition, "illustrated by photographs from the life of Mrs. Fiske and her company in the play of Becky Sharp, by Byron and Sarony, also 186 illustrations by Author". iv, 770 pp., 8vo. Near Fine in decorative cloth boards featuring a peacock in intricate gilt and green, the back also intricately decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, two small faint dull spots front board, very faint soiling rear boards, initials and date in ink front end page at gutter, small stain frontispiece and tissue guard. The play referred to is "Becky Sharp", a play in four acts by Langdon Mitchell, presented by Mrs. Fiske, founded on Thackeray's "Vanity Fair, first presented at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, September 12, 1890, starring Tyrone Powers , Maurice Barrymore, and Minnie Madern Fiske as Becky Sharp. An edition made most pleasing to read with its combination of the play's photographs interspersed with… Read More

Cleveland: The Burrows Brothers Company, 1899. Near Fine, small dent at fore edge of spine. Publisher's blue cloth with patriotic gilt tooled fromnt board and spine bright and lovely. top gilt. Contains accounts of the inspiration and history of 25 great popular songs, including Yankee Doodle, Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, Star Spangled Banner, John Brown’s Body, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Dixie, and the song "Hail Columbia" by Joseph Hopkinson at page 67. Up until the 1890s "Hail Columbia" was played as the de facto national anthem of the United States.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, 1892. First Edition, 1892. 157 pp., 8vo, the full page illustrations are unpaginated. In publisher's black cloth with decorations in gilt, silver, and white, featuring two angels, white moire silk end papers, all edges gilt. Near Fine, rubs at spine ends and corners.RARE in such lovely condition, the gilt and silver bright, the moire silk end papers clean and bright. A marvelous example of late 19th century American publisher's fine decorative binding. Ella Wheeler Wilcox was a quite successful poet of her day, perhaps best known for the lines "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; / Weep, and you weep alone." . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London and New York: Macmillan & Co., 1889. Volume I The National Government - The State Governments. Volume II The parity System - Public Opinion - Illustrations and Reflectione - Social Institutions. Bound in half calf over marbled boards, ornate gilt back with two brown leather labels, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Fold-out map in volume 1 is Fine. A Near Fine set, small bumps and rubs at corners, small rubs at edges. . Second Edition Revised. Half Cloth Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Printed for Messrs. Vernor, Hood and Sharpe , et al , by J. And E. Hodson , 1806. Eleventh Edition, Corrected , to which is prefixed, an account of the author, 1806. Two volumes bound in contemporary half brown morocco over marbled boards, gilt backs, newer white end papers, both volumes with frontispiece illustrations. Very Good Plus, marbled covers rubbed, light toning, primarily at end papers, uniform toning at title page of Vol. II caused by frontis illustration. A handsome set. . Eleventh Edition, Corrected. Half Morocco. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: H. G. Bohn , 1859. Handsomely bound in full polished calf, intricate gilt back , marbled end papers and edges, stamp-signed "Huches & Kemp Binders Oxford" bottom edge verso front end page. Very Good Plus, front board top 1" slight fading, boards lightly rubbed and soiled, moderate foxining at first few end pages front and rear but clean of foxing internally. Presentation inscription front end page dated 1865 gifting the book to a fellow Etonian on leaving the school. New Edition, Thoroughly Revised and Partially Re-Written. . Uncommon in commerce in contemporary fine binding. . New Edition. Polished Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Glasgow: Privately Printed, 1881. SCARCE. In contemporary half leather over marbled boards, back with five raised bands and ornate gilt decorations, gilt rules, top edge gilt. Armorial bookplate of Charles A. Baldwin, a noted collector, and his ownership signature front end page. Very Good Plus, light rubbing to leather at the tips, end pages faint toning. Contents clean and free of toning or foxing. Frontispiece facsimile of an Arabian manuscript, fold-out genealogy chart of The Seven Arabian Poets. . First Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Very Good Plus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1911. ASSOCIATION COPY, presented by the author to his brother, the noted actor Marcel Boulenger, inscribed at the half-title page - "A Marcel Boulenger........ par Jacques Boulenger". Finely bound in half crushed tan morocco over marbled boards, five raised bands with gilt lettering back, marbled end papers, top edge gilt. Near Fine, front hinge starting to open at top edge, small rubs at corners. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Half Morocco over Marbled Boar. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Presentation Copy.

Cottondale, AL: Ex Ophidia, 1986. # 63 of only 90 copies on hand-made paper and bound in full rust-colored niger morocco with a single small gilt square on spine. In publisher's cloth box, with Ex Ophidia Books In Print catalogue laid in. Fine in Fine box, a few minor spots to lower front cover of box. 21 pages. A gorgeous production, published after Cheever's death with his daughter Susan's approval. . Limited and Numbered 1st Edition. Niger Morocco . Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Limited Edition.

London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. British author, soldier, poet, historian and philosopher, (1882-1648). One of an unnumbered edition limited to 1000 copies, 600 for England and 400 for America. Near Fine in half calf over marbled boards, with matching marbled end papers, back and top gilt, Near Fine, light rubbing at edges, interior clean and bright. The bookplate of Paul Steinbrecher front paste down. . Limited Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

New York: Dix & Edwards, 1855. SCARCE. The first appearance of this novella about a revolt on a Spanish slave ship captained by Don Benito Cereno, appearing in the magazine in three installments on pages 353-367, 459-471, and 633-644. Acknowledged as one of Melville's greatest achievements, it was included with some revisions in his short story collection "The Piazza Tales" published May 1856. Very Good indeed, bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, five raised bands with dark brown calf volume label in gilt, title label missing, marbled end papers and edges. The complete six monthly magazines with title pages, well bound and lacking only the original wrappers. Moderate toning to end papers only, interior pages clean and with no foxing or toning. Quite uncommon, especially so in collectible condition. Basis for the 1969 French film of the same title, winner of a Gold Medal at the 1969 Venice International Film Festival, and the NET Playhouse television episode in… Read More

Chicago: Forbes and Company, 1911. Publisher's green cloth binding with central floral bouquet and gilt lettering bordered by floral garland, back with gilt lettering and floral decoration, patterned brown end papers. Near Fine, small rubs at tips, slight toning at end pages facing the brown end papers. Michigan-born poet Ben King (1857-1894) spent much of his life in Chicago, where he was a member of the Chicago Press Club and the Whitechapel Club. He was considered Michigan's favorite poet for at least 25 years after his death. These poems, published well after his death, are written in an African-American slave vernacular, and the accompanying photographs are all of a nostalgic nature, depicting happy or distinguished subjects. An exceptionally nice copy, gift quality. . First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Librairie Plon, 1922. First Edition, 1922. Rebound in a signed Henri Creuzevault (1905-1971) Art Deco binding, half dark brown morocco, spine in one compartment with lettering stamped in gilt, the compartment bordered by a geometric design, the other half a green morocco resembling snakeskin. top edge gilt, ribbon marker, two-tone brown end pages in crossing lines. Near Fine, two small rubs to morocco at spine. . First Edition. Half Morocco . Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paris: Chez Nyon L'Aine, 1776. Bound in full calf caramel, signed by Bourlier, back with five raised bands set with gold and double-dotted gold lines, gold tail date, black label, all edges marbled, marbled end pages, arms in gilt on each cover of the great French bibliophile Guillaume-Gabriel Pavée de Vendeuvre. Near Fine, slight rubbing to the boards, pencil inscription in French front end page. A lovely copy with exceptional provenance of this SCARCE early French translation of Lord Chesterfield's letters to his son. . Second French Edition . Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. Illus. by Jacket- E McKnight- Kauffer. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1891. RARE First Edition in English, finely bound by Bayntun of Bath in half crimson morocco over marbled boards, spine with five harp decorations with gilt borders, marbled end pages, all edges gilt. xii, 499 pp., with fifty-seven wood engraved illustrations (including frontispiece and 23 plates). Near Fine, spine sunned, light rubbing to marbled boards, internally clean and bright. Gautier's classic work on chivalry, in which he set out the "Ten Commandments of Chivalry", of course hundreds of years after the time of medieval chivalry. "Thou shalt be everywhere and always the champion of the Right and the Good against Injustice and Evil". . First Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London and New York: Lawrence & Bullen / Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1894. RARE, one of 100 copies in the Large Paper Edition for The Muses Library series. From the collection of Alfred Ernest Hamill, Chicago and Lake Forest investment banker, book collector, philanthropist, and president of the Newberry Library Board of Trustees, 1929-1953. Bookplate design by Thomas Maitland Cleland, American artist and book designer. Finely bound by Hertzberg of Chicago (old pencil note rear end page) in crushed dark blue morocco, 5 raised bands and gilt lettering at spine, top edges gilt, blue buckram endpapers. Near Fine, tiny rubs at corners. The last copy to auction was in 1909. . First Edition. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.