Plate Books from THE BOOK VAULT

GROSSET & DUNLAP, NEW YORK, 1907. 9.75" X 7.25" In spiffy brown cloth with a full front cover paste-down. One extremely tiny scratch on front cover - otherwise, flawless. Filled with romantic full-color illustrations of the "Gibson Girl" type. Pages with poetry decorated in Art Nouveau style by E. Stetson Crawford. A beautiful book in incredible condition. Unpaginated. [BB118]. Hardcover.… Read more about this item

Nims and Knight, Troy, NY, 1889. 14 7/8" X 11 7/8" in green cloth. Slit along spine edge near bottom, spine ends fraying, Wear at corners, small water stain very top of margin of ONE plate only. 30 photogravures of paintings and sculpture by American artists. Unpaginated. FAIR PLUS to GOOD MINUS condition.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

Wm. S. Orr, London, 1853. 10 1/4" X 7 3/8" in calfskin [?]. Owner's name etc, on flyleaves. Moderately soiled and a littles scuffed. A little light foxing here and there. About VERY GOOD condition. 25 very nice steel engravings, numerous wood engravings. 458pp.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Braun & Cie., Paris, 1951. 12.25" X 9" in grey cloth. Very light foxing flyleaf & rear endpaper only. VERY slight discoloration towars top edge of both covers. Otherwise, excellent: about VERY GOOD condition. Jacket - Tear in back panel, soiled esp on spine, shelfwear, starting to chip: about FAIR PLUS to GOOD MINUS condition. 12pp introduction by Valery is… Read more about this item

The Studio Publications, New York, 1906. 11.75" X 8.5" In heavy green buckram with front cover pastedown. Stained along spine, Soiled, heavy wear, blackened, as by fire at lower right corner. extends in approx. 1/4 - 3/8" into margin. Front hinge cracked. There is a 7pp introduction followed by 104 plates. This is a heavy book.. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.

Scribner, Welford, and Armstrong, NY,, 1875. 8vo in fancy gold stamped red coth. G+; Faded, abraded at corners and extremities of spine. Binding loosening slightly. Many chromoliths of Lake district scenery.. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket.

The London Printing and Publishing Company,Ltd., London, N/D (mid 19th cent?) 12.25 X 9.5" in fancy tooled and gold stamped leather. Portrait of Hogarth(?) and dog on cover in gold. Gilt edges. HEAVY rubbong along edge of spine, at corners. Front hinge cracking. No foxing. Beautiful plates. Handsome book.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.