Search Results: Titles starting with M from Cedar Tree Antiques

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1977. 1st Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Boardman Robinson. MOBY DICK; or, The Whale by Herman Melville. Considered a great American novel, it was first published in 1851. This edition was published by Easton Press in 1981 as one of its "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. First edition, first printing of this collector's edition, no dust jacket (as issued). Quarto, 9 7/8" tall, with black leather boards with gilt title and ornaments to covers and spine, with four raised spans on spine. Pale blue ribbon with matching Pale blue moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, smyth sewn binding. No names, markings or bookplates. A fine, bright copy of a finely produced edition of this great American novel.

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1977. 1st Thus 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Boardman Robinson. MOBY DICK; or, The Whale by Herman Melville. Considered a great American novel, it was first published in 1851. This edition was published by Easton Press in 1981 as one of its "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. First edition, first printing of this collector's edition, no dust jacket (as issued). Quarto, 9 7/8" tall, with black leather boards with gilt title and ornaments to covers and spine, with four raised spans on spine. Black ribbon with matching black moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, smyth sewn binding. No names, markings or bookplates. Silk endpapers have faint fading along edges. A fine, bright copy of a finely produced edition of this great American novel.

Los Angeles. No Binding. Fine/No Jacket. Framed studio portrait of Marlene Dietrich, actress - an exceptionally large image. An authentic, iconic full-face glamour photograph by George Hurrell circa 1930 (printed later). Gelatin silver print is an authentic image by the photographer. George Hurrell. Signed on the lower right and numbered 23/50 on the lower left. George Hurrell was an American photographer best known for his portraits of Hollywood movie stars such as Joan Crawford and Marlene Dietrich. Hurrell's style of lighting and composition enhanced the glamour associated with Hollywood during the 1930s. Born on June 1, 1904 in Covington, KY, he grew up in Cincinnati, OH, developing an interest in painting and photography as a child. Hurrell went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, and initially used photography as a way to document his paintings. While living at painting colony in California during the mid-1920s, photography had started to become his preferred medium. After having… Read More

London: Humphreys, 1912. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Published in 1912 by Arthur L. Humphreys. First Thus, near fine condition. In fine deep red leather, all edges gilt. With red ribbon page marker. Laid paper. Printed in French on verso pages, with English translation on recto pages. Appears unread. Textblock is tight, pages are bright with no foxing Beautiful binding of full red leather, gilt stamped and blind stamped with trefoils, with title and author gilt stamped on front cover. Spine has five raised bands with gilt title and gilt tooling. Binding on front inside cover bears a gilt stamped "Hatchards 187 Picadilly". Hatchards was formed in 1797 and continues in business today. It is a bookseller to the Royal Households, and is London's oldest bookshop. Corners have slight rubbing, Very slight rubbing to cover edges. Faint scuff on front cover. See photos. Bears two bookplates. On the front pastedown is a bookplate for… Read More

No Binding. Fine. Red and brown ink on buff paper with black and white opaque pigments, depicting a loosely garbed holy man carrying what seems to be a flute. He appears to be gazing skyward while singing. He has long graceful fingers. The head and facial hair are very detailed. The mouth and eyes are highlighted in white. The top border seems to be festooned with representations of clouds. Condition: Possible light toning in spots. Slight wrinkling to the edges where the paper has been laid down. Fiber matting has a very slight appearance of a water stain. Not examined out of the frame. Dimensions: Drawing 4 1/2" inches x 8 inches. Frame 16 1/2 inches x 12 3/4 inches. Weight: 2 pounds