UPDIKE, JOHN

Marry Me

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1976. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Full Leather. Illustrated by Barbara Fox. Limited First Edition. Full green leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration in each compartment, gilt decoration and borders on covers, moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker. Includes Preface by Updike entitled "A special message to the members of The First Edition Society" (with Updike's facsimile signature). This limited first edition was published by special arrangement with Alfred A. Knopf (the publisher of the first trade edition) exclusively for the members of The First Edition Society. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The Franklin Library Series. B&W Drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 347 pp. As New with no dust jacket .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 13621

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Literature; Fiction; Novels; Updike; First Edition; Fine Binding; Leather Binding; Franklin Library; Limited Edition; Novels, Poetry & Literature Fiction Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

VIDAL, GORE

Kalki

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Full Leather. Publisher's full red leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and tooling in compartments, intricate gilt tooling and borders on covers, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker, all edges gilt. This limited first edition was privately printed exclusively for the members of The First Edition Society. Includes Preface entitled "A Special Message to the members of The First Edition Society" by Vidal (with facsimile signature).. The volume is in perfect, immaculate condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (iv), 317, (1) pp. As New with no dust jacket .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 13608

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Fine Binding; Literature; Gore Vidal; Fiction; Leather Binding; Private Press; Novels, Poetry & Literature Historical Fiction Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

VOLTAIRE (FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE)

Candide, or Optimism

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder; gilt borders and foliate tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with color plates by Sylvain Sauvage. Notes from the Editors laid-in.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series. Color Plates. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xii), 215 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 28089

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Literature; Voltaire; Fine Binding; Franklin Library; the 100 Greatest Books of All Time; Novel; Gift Ideas; Illustrated Books Fiction Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

VOLTAIRE (FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE VOLTAIRE)

Candide and Zadig

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Van Kaufman. Publisher's full red leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and borders in two compartments, gilt floral tooling in remainder; gilt borders and intricate floral gilt tooling on covers, all edges gilt, crimson moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with full-page color plates by Van Kaufman. Translated from the original French by Tobias Smollet.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW. The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers Series. Color Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 254 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 28848

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Literature Voltaire Fine Binding Franklin Library; the Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers Short Stories; Gift Ideas; Illustrated Books Humor Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

VOLTAIRE, FRANCOIS MARIE AROUET DE

Candide

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1977. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. Publisher's full grey leather, spine in three compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt tooling on covers, a.e.g, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Translated from the French by Richard Aldington. Illustrated with B&W and color drawings by Sylvain Sauvage. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. B&W and Color Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xix, 131 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 23840

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Literature; Fiction; Novels; Satire; Illustrated Books; Fine Binding; Easton Press; Leather; Novels, Poetry & Literature Humor Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

WELTY, EUDORA

The Optimist's Daughter

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Mitchell Hooks. Publisher's full light brown leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in three compartments, gilt tooling in remainder; gilt borders and decoration on both covers, green moire silk endpapers, a.e.g, Smyth sewn, satin ribbon bookmark sewn-in. Illustrated with B&W drawings and a double-page frontispiece by Mitchell Hooks. Winner of the 1973 Pulitzer Prize. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. Franklin Library Pulitzer Prize Series. B&W Plates. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xii), 190 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 29118

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Fine Binding Franklin Library Pulitzer Prize Eudora Welty Literature Women Novels, Poetry & Literature Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

WEST, MORRIS

Proteus

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Robert Heindel. Limited First Edition. Full blue leather, spine in three compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration in each compartment, gilt decoration and borders on covers, moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker. This limited first edition was published by special arrangement with William Morrow and Company (the publisher of the first trade edition) exclusively for the members of The First Edition Society. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The Franklin Library Series. Color Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 306 pp. As New with no dust jacket .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 14223

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Literature; Fiction; Novels; West Religion & Mythology Novels, Poetry & Literature

WHYTE-MELVILLE, G. J.

Digby Grand: An Autobiography

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, c. 1890. New Edition. First Printing. Leather. Beautifully bound in custom half green leather over green silk boards (by Harrison & Sons), spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on burgundy label in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt borders on covers, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Small old bookseller's price label on ffep, otherwise unmarked, some slight foxing on preliminary pages, not affecting any text, else fine; tight, square, and clean. A very attractive binding. VERY GOOD. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. viii, 383 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 28659

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Fine Binding Harrison of Pall Mall George John Whyte-Melville Literature Novels, Poetry & Literature Fiction Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

WHYTE-MELVILLE, G. J.

General Bounce; or, the Lady and the Locusts

London: John W. Parker and Son, 1860. Second Edition. First Printing. Leather. Beautifully bound in custom half green leather over green pebbled cloth boards (by Harrison & Sons), spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on burgundy label in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, blind-stamped borders on covers, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Small old bookseller's price label on fep, binder's error at half-title where original cover removed leaving small separation of quire showing backstrap, but hinge still strong, else fine; unmarked, seemingly unread, tight, square, and clean. VERY GOOD. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. viii, 347 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 28660

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Fine Binding George John Whyte-Melville Literature Sporting Novels Hunting Fine Binding Novels, Poetry & Literature Humor Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

WHYTE-MELVILLE, G. J.

The Interpreter: A Tale of the War

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1890. New Edition. First Printing. Leather. Beautifully bound in custom half green leather over green silk boards (by Harrison & Sons), spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on burgundy label in one compartment, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt borders on covers, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Small old bookseller's price label on ffep, otherwise unmarked, some staining on preliminary and concluding pages, not affecting any text, else fine; tight, square, and clean. A very attractive binding. VERY GOOD. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. vi, 346 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 28658

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Fine Binding Harrison of Pall Mall George John Whyte-Melville Literature Novels, Poetry & Literature Fiction Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

WILDE, OSCAR

The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1976. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by James Hill. Publisher's full burgundy leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt borders and decoration in the remainder, intricate gilt decoration on covers, a.e.g, salmon moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marked bound in, printed on acid free paper. Illustrated with color frontispiece and numerous illustrations from paintings by James Hill. Introduction by Robert Gorham Davis.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unread, unmarked, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series. Color Plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. xiii, (ii), 313 pp. As New with no dust jacket .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 18442

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Literature; Plays Theater Theatre Literature; Short Stories Oscar Wilde English Literature Illustrated Books Short Stories

WILDER, THORNTON

The Alcestiad, or, a Life in the Sun: A Play in Three Acts: With a Satyr Play, the Drunken Sisters

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Daniel Maffia. Limited First Edition. Full olive leather, spine in three compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration in each compartment, gilt decoration and borders on covers, moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, silk ribbon marker. This limited first edition was published by special arrangement with Harper & Row (the publisher of the first trade edition) exclusively for the members of The First Edition Society. "Thornton Wilder was an American icon, and an internationally famous playwright and novelist. To this day, his works are read, performed and appreciated by audiences worldwide. Wilder was a three time Pulitzer Prize winner [for the plays 'Our Town' and 'The Skin of Our Teeth' and the novel 'The Bridge of San Luis Rey']. He is the only winner for both fiction and drama. His plays, like his novels, usually maintain that true meaning and beauty are found in ordinary experience. In addition to the three Pulitzer Prizes Wilder was awarded the Gold Medal for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the National Book Committee's Medal for Literature." - Thornton Wilder Society. "The ancient legend of Alcestis, Queen of Thessaly, who gave her life for her husband Admerus, beloved of the Sun Apollo, and was brought back from Hell by Hercules. Followed by the one-act "diversion" the Drunken Sisters about Apollo's wiles saving the life of Admetus from the Fates. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The Franklin Library Series. Color Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 170 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 14227

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Literature; Plays Drama Theatre First Edition Theatre & Performing Arts Novels, Poetry & Literature Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

WILLIAMSON, JACK

The Humanoids

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1987. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by David G. Klein. Publisher's full light brown leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt borders in remainder, gilt decoration on cover, all edges gilt, printed endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in, Smyth-sewn with concealed muslin joints. Full-page B&W illustrations by David G. Klein. Introduction by F. M. Busby. Collector's Notes laid-in. John Stewart Williamson (1908-2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer, often called the "Dean of Science Fiction" after the death of Robert Heinlein in 1988. Early in his career he sometimes used the pseudonyms Will Stewart and Nils O. Sonderlund. "The Humanoids" was first published as a three-part serial as "...And Searching Mind" in Astounding magazine in 1949. In 1976, the Science Fiction Writers of America named Williamson its second Grand Master of Science Fiction after Robert Heinlein. In 1994 Williamson received a World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted Williamson in 1996, its inaugural class of two deceased and two living persons. The Horror Writers Association conferred its Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1998 and the World Horror Convention elected him Grand Master in 2004. Williamson won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards during the last decade of his life, by far the oldest writer to win those awards.. This volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, unread, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. The Masterpieces of Science Fiction Series. Etchings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 239 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 24865

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Science Fiction Leather Fine Binding Williamson Humanoids Illustrated Books Science Fiction

YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER

Selected Poems of William Butler Yeats

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1979. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Liam Roberts. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in three compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remailing compartment, gilt borders and intricate foliate gilt tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with full-page color plates and page decoration by Liam Roberts.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW.. The 100 Greatest Books of All Time Series. Color Plates. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. (xlviii), 300 pp. As New with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 28721

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Poetry; Fine Binding; William Butler Yeats; Franklin Library; the 100 Greatest Books of All Time; Illustrated Books; Liam Roberts; Gift Ideas; Novels, Poetry & Literature Poetry Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

ZELAZNY, ROGER

This Immortal

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1986. Collector's Edition. First Printing. Leather. Illustrated by Vincent Di Fate. Publisher's full maroon leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt lettering and decoration on cover, all edges gilt, printed endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in, Smyth-sewn with concealed muslin joints. Illustrated with B&W plates by Vincent DiFate. Introduction by Robert Silverberg. Collector's Notes laid in. Roger Joseph Zelazny (1937-1995) was an American poet and writer of fantasy and science fiction short stories and novels, best known for his "The Chronicles of Amber" series. He won the Nebula award three times (out of 14 nominations) and the Hugo award six times (also out of 14 nominations), including two Hugos for novels: the serialized novel "...And Call Me Conrad" (1965; subsequently published in book form under the title "This Immortal," 1966, in a tie with "Dune" by Frank Herbert) and then the novel "Lord of Light" (1967). The former owner's special Easton Press "Masterpieces of Science Fiction" bookplate is tipped-in on the fep, otherwise this is a pristine copy, unmarked, unread, tight, square, and clean. FINE. The Masterpieces of Science Fiction Series. B&W Plates. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 220 pp. Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

Round Table Books, LLCProfessionelle Verkäufer

Buchzahl: 24866

Katalog: Fine Bindings

Sonstige Stichworte: Fiction; Science Fiction Leather Fine Binding Literature; Zelazny Hugo Award Sold Illustrated Books Science Fiction