CRANE, Hart

The Bridge

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1981. Hardcover. Quarto (9" x 12") bound in a silvery gray cloth imported from the Netherlands and stamped in blind and blue; 96 pages. Introduction by Malcolm Cowley. Copy #959 of 2000 illustrated with photographs by Richard Benson printed in a tritone 300-line screen process by Meriden Gravure Company and SIGNED by the photographer on the colophon page. Housed in a slipcase with a pictorial design that is also used for the endpapers of the book. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Richard Benson. Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase .

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Book number: 015551

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Modern Firsts, Limited Editions Club, LEC, Richard Benson, Hart Crane, New York City, Modern Poetry, Modern First Editions, Illustrated Books, Modern Photography Richard Benson Signed Modern Poetry Illustrated Books Modern Photography

CRANE, Stephen

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

(Avon, CT), Limited Editions Club, 1974. Hardcover. Large octavo (7-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in half glazed black goatskin and boards covered with homespun buckram printed with a stripe pattern in dark grey. Illustrated with 7 full-page copper etchings by Sigmund Abeles reproduced by gravure. Copy #1627 of 2000 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Sigmund Abeles. Fine in somewhat worn glassine and a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 010120

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, 19th Century American Literature, Fine Press, Limited Editions Club, Stephen Crane Sigmund Abeles Signed Illustrated Books 19th Century American Literature Literature: American

CRANE, Stephen

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

(Avon, CT), Limited Editions Club, 1974. Hardcover. Large octavo (7-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in half glazed black goatskin and boards covered with homespun buckram printed with a stripe pattern in dark grey. Illustrated with 7 full-page copper etchings by Sigmund Abeles reproduced by gravure. Of a total edition of 2000 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this is one of only 15 Presentation Copies with the publisher's blindstamp attesting to such on the colophon page where instead of a number the initials "G.C." are handwritten. Acquired directly from the publisher's files, this copy belonged to Gordon Carroll who was in charge of the club's operations in the 1970s when it operated out of Avon, CT. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Sigmund Abeles. Very small stain on the front cover. About Fine in a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 016508

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, 19th Century American Literature, Fine Press, Limited Editions Club, Stephen Crane Sigmund Abeles Signed Illustrated Books 19th Century American Literature Literature: American

CRANE, Stephen

Maggie: A Girl of the Streets

(Avon, CT), Limited Editions Club, 1974. Hardcover. Large octavo (7-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in half glazed black goatskin and boards covered with homespun buckram printed with a stripe pattern in dark grey. Illustrated with 7 full-page copper etchings by Sigmund Abeles reproduced by gravure. Copy #887 of 2000 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Sigmund Abeles. Fine in glassine and a Near Fine slipcase with a sunned backstrip .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 018821

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, 19th Century American Literature, Fine Press, Limited Editions Club, Stephen Crane Sigmund Abeles Signed Illustrated Books 19th Century American Literature Literature: American

CRANE, Stephen

The Red Badge of Courage

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1944. Hardcover. Octavo (6-7/8" x 10") bound in full chestnut leather, gold-stamped, with an illustration embossed on the front cover. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated with drawings by John Steuart Curry. Copy #376 of 1000 SIGNED by the artist, one of the smallest limitations of the press. Ill.: John Steuart Curry. Light rubbing to spine tips and upper front corner. Near Fine in an intact Very Good to Near Fine slipcase. Uncommon in this condition due to the fragility of both the soft leather and the slipcase .

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Book number: 020718

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Civil War, Limited Editions Club, John Steuart Curry, Fine Press, Stephen Crane, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature John Steuart Curry Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Literat

CREASY, Sir Edward

Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Small folio (9-3/8" x 12-1/4") bound in full decorated buckram with a black leather label lettered in gilt; 254 pages. Copy #1175 of 1500 printed at the Stinehour Press and illustrated with 15 full-page multi-color woodcut and 14 black-and-white woodcut reproductions by Joseph Domjan. SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Joseph Domjan. Fine in a Fine slipcase .

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Book number: 015889

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Color Plates, Military Joseph Domjan Signed Illustrated Books Fine Press War

CREASY, Sir Edward

Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1969. Hardcover. Small folio (9-3/8" x 12-1/4") bound in full decorated buckram with a black leather label lettered in gilt; 254 pages. Copy #39 of 1500 printed at the Stinehour Press and illustrated with 15 full-page multi-color woodcut and 14 black-and-white woodcut reproductions by Joseph Domjan. SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Joseph Domjan. Bookplate on the verso of the front free endpaper. Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase .

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Book number: 017381

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Color Plates, Military Joseph Domjan Signed Illustrated Books Fine Press War

DANA, Edward [ed.]

Twenty-One Years of the Anthoensen Press

Portland, ME, Anthoensen Press, 1971. First Edition. Wraps. Octavo, 75 pages. Limited to 500 copies. With a note inserted. Ill.: Facsimiles. Very Good .

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Book number: 002000

Catalogue: Limited

Keywords: Facsimiles Private Press Bibliography Books on Books

DANA, Richard Henry

Two Years Before the Mast

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1947. Hardcover. Tall octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in full ship's canvas over boards with a gold-stamped blue leather label on the spine. Introduction by William McFee; designed by Richard Ellis. Copy #845 of 1500 copies illustrated by Hans Alexander Mueller with wood engravings in multiple colors and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Hans Alexander Mueller. Slight foxing to endpapers and pastedowns. Spine somewhat darkened, as often the case with this title. Still Near Fine in a Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 018320

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Color Plates, Wood Engravings, Limited Editions Club, Hans A. Mueller, Nautical Fiction, LEC, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Literature: American Hans Alexander Mueller Signed Illustrated Books Nauti

DANA, Richard Henry

Two Years Before the Mast

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1947. Hardcover. Tall octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in full ship's canvas over boards with a gold-stamped blue leather label on the spine. Introduction by William McFee; designed by Richard Ellis. Copy #355 of 1500 copies illustrated by Hans Alexander Mueller with wood engravings in multiple colors and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Hans Alexander Mueller. Slight foxing to endpapers and pastedowns; bookplate on the front pastedown. Spine somewhat darkened, as often the case with this title. Very Good, lacking the slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 018834

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Color Plates, Wood Engravings, Limited Editions Club, Hans A. Mueller, Nautical Fiction, LEC, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Literature: American Hans Alexander Mueller Signed Illustrated Books Nauti

DANA, Richard Henry

Two Years Before the Mast

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1947. Hardcover. Tall octavo (7" x 10-1/2") bound in full ship's canvas over boards with a gold-stamped blue leather label on the spine. Introduction by William McFee; designed by Richard Ellis. Copy #124 of 1500 copies illustrated by Hans Alexander Mueller with wood engravings in multiple colors and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Hans Alexander Mueller. Some light staining to endpapers and pastedowns from the glue used. Spine bright, most uncommon for this title. About Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 019069

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Color Plates, Wood Engravings, Limited Editions Club, Hans A. Mueller, Nautical Fiction, LEC, 19th Century American Literature, 19th Century Literature, Literature: American Hans Alexander Mueller Signed Illustrated Books Nauti

DARWIN, Charles

The Descent of Man & Selection in Relation to Sex

Adelaide, Limited Editions Club, 1971. Hardcover. Quarto (8" x 10-3/4") bound in red oasis morocco-backed genuine wood veneer boards with a spine decorated and lettered in pure gold leaf; 384 pages. Edited with an introduction by Ashley Montagu. Type set, printed, and bound by the Griffin Press in Australia. Illustrated with 14 full-page black-and-maroon line drawings and a profusion of smaller black-and-white drawings by Fritz Kredel. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Fritz Kredel. Bookplate on the front pastedown; small scratch to leather at the rear. About Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 017795

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Fritz Kredel, Charles Darwin, Signed, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Science, Fine Press, Evolution, Natural History Fritz Kredel Signed Limited Editions Club Science Illustrated Books

DARWIN, Charles

The Descent of Man & Selection in Relation to Sex

Adelaide, Limited Editions Club, 1971. Hardcover. Quarto (8" x 10-3/4") bound in red oasis morocco-backed genuine wood veneer boards with a spine decorated and lettered in pure gold leaf; 384 pages. Edited with an introduction by Ashley Montagu. Type set, printed, and bound by the Griffin Press in Australia. Illustrated with 14 full-page black-and-maroon line drawings and a profusion of smaller black-and-white drawings by Fritz Kredel. Copy #887 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Fritz Kredel. Sunning to the spine. Near Fine in a close to Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 019260

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Fritz Kredel, Charles Darwin, Signed, Limited Editions Club, Fine Press, Evolution, Illustrated Books, Science, Evolution Fritz Kredel Signed Science Natural History Illustrated Books

DARWIN, Charles

The Descent of Man & Selection in Relation to Sex

Adelaide, Limited Editions Club, 1971. Hardcover. Quarto (8" x 10-3/4") bound in tan oasis morocco-backed genuine wood veneer boards with a spine decorated and lettered in pure gold leaf; 384 pages. Edited with an introduction by Ashley Montagu. Type set, printed, and bound by the Griffin Press in Australia. Illustrated with 14 full-page black-and-maroon line drawings and a profusion of smaller black-and-white drawings by Fritz Kredel. One of 1500 copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page, this copy not numbered. Ill.: Fritz Kredel. Fine in a Fine slipcase .

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Book number: 005400

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Fritz Kredel, Charles Darwin, Signed, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Fine Press, Evolution, Science, Natural History Fritz Kredel Signed Limited Editions Club Natural History Illustrated Books

DARWIN, Charles (Robert GIBBINGS)

Journal of Researches Into the Natural History & Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M. S. Beagle...

Cambridge, Limited Editions Club, 1956. Hardcover. Tall quarto (7-1/2" x 12") bound in full sailcloth stamped in brown with a native tapa design; 490 pages. Introduction by Sir Gavin de Beer. Illustrated with text wood engravings by Robert Gibbings. Copy #323 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Robert Gibbings. Foxing to bulked text fore-edge and mostly to first and last few pages; slight soiling to the spine of the book. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 019445

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Robert Gibbings, Wood Engravings, Charles Darwin, Limited Editions Club, Fine Press, Evolution, Science, Illustrated Books, Natural History Robert Gibbings Signed Science Natural History Illustrated Books