magic book reminiscences adventures bookman de orcutt william dana (21 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. xii + 314 pp. First trade edition. Studies of the Vatican Library, Sweynheym and Pannartz, Bodoni, etc. Small private ownership label on front paste down. Gilt stamped cloth, top edge gilt. Slightest hint of wear at extremities. A very nice copy with no marks or inscriptions. PayPal accepted please inquire.

Good plus or better, light general wear, light wear spine ends Cloth Corners lightly bumped and worn. Binding a little loose, but clean copy with decorated cover Illustrated.

hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. First Trade Edition. Light wear extremities.

Hard Cover. No Jacket. First Edition. First trade edition, near fine lacking a dust jacket. Slight wear at edges of cloth, slightly more wear to top of spine. Rear board has a few small scuffs, small bookplate on front pastedown. Brown cloth with ornate gilt designs, top edge of pages also gilt. Includes frontispiece with tissue guard, many illustrations, bibliography, and an index; 314 numbered pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. First Edition :. Octovo hardcover, elaborate gilted covers , top edge gilt, tight binding, clean unmarked pages, covers have a scintilla of shelfwear, else NFINE in NFINE DJ, now in clear mylar jacket protector. Bright copy. Colored frontis and Illustrated throughout. Very desirable; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. Little, Brown & Co., 1930; stated first impression of trade edition, no later printings indicated; xi, 314, [2]pp., many b&w photo and illustration plates. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; minor wear to edges/corners of brown cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; illustrations and text very good throughout. Light wear, a couple small closed tears to edges of dust jacket; jacket is not clipped but no price is stated; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. 314 pages. Red cloth covers with decorations and lettering in gold. Presentation to former owner on front free endpaper. Binding tight. Color frontis. Numerous black-and-white illustrations. Illustrated DJ with mild edge and corner wear and small closed margin tears.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good-. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Color Frontis & b/w Illustrations (illustrateur). First Edition. In brown cloth with gilt titling and upper cover decoration, 8vo, 314pp. Illustrated. (shelfwear and dulling to spine, light browning to edges) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good (Protective cover). First Edition, Thus. Cover is in good condition, save for minimal corner wear and light rubbing. DJ is unclipped and in good condition, save for minor rubbing and chipping to foot and spine. Text is otherwise tight in binding. Original tissue over frontispiece remains intact. Text is clean and free of blemishes throughout. No other markings or indications of note. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First impression of the trade edition. Octavo, bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering and design, top edge gilt. Light shelf wear, else very good. No dust jacket. ; 314 pages.

8vo. brown cloth stamped in gilt, to edge gilt. xii, 314, (2) pages. First edition. Lacking the dust jacket. Exlibris with markings. Spine ends worn. Minor shelfwear. Studies of the Vatican Library, Sweynheym and Pannartz, Bodoni, etc. brown cloth stamped in gilt, to edge gilt.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First edition. "First impression of the trade edition." xi, 314pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs, plates, color frontispiece. Decorative brown cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt. Modest edgewear, very good lacking the slipcase.

xi, 314 [2] pp. Illustrated. 8vo, publisher's gilt cloth, t.e.g., in dust jacket. First trade edition. Just about fine in a jacket with some shallow chipping.

Hard Cover. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Trade. HBDJ, September 1930, Stated 1st Trade Edition, 1st Impression, Interior nice tight clean light Wear FoX, 314 pgs, Index, Bibliography, Brown decorated cloth Gold Gilt, VG-/VG-, AS-IS, DJ light rub, wear & tiny Chips Extremities, Back DJ Stains & Scuff Mark, Back Cover exposure to Water & staining, top edge pages Gold Gilt.

Hardcover. Etat : UsedGood. Hardcover; brown boards with gilt titles and decorations on front cover and spine; fading and shelf wear to exterior; fading to pages; in good condition with clean text, firm binding. Dust jacket shows scuffing, light soiling, and edge tears, with staining to spine.

Originalleinen. Etat : Gut. XI, 314 S. Einband leicht berieben. Papierbedingt leicht gebräunt. - THE SEATS OF THE MIGHTY -- THE RESURRECTION OF THE VATICAN LIBRARY -- THE LANGUAGE OF TYPE -- PENS TURNED INTO SWORDS -- IN QUEST OF SWEYNHEYM AND PANNARTZ -- BODONI AT HOME -- THE REAL INVESTMENT THAT LIES IN BOOKS. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.

ORCUTT, William Dana. The Magic of the Book. More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman. Orig. cloth,dust jacket. Illustrated. Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1930. First trade edition. A fine copy.

23.5x16 cm. Original 1/2 vellum with plain boards. Near fine condition. TEG. Does not include original slipcase. 314, [2] pp., colored frontispiece loosened. Limitied edtion of 375 copies signed by Orcutt of which this is number 248. Published by Little, Brown & Co.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Limited Editions. Spine soiled/tanned on Quest; tanned bookplate of Ralph G. Waite on front pastedown of Quest causing offset to front endpaper. Slipcase on Magic with some unobtrusive staining to a bottom edge, and a bit on top left corner above label. Slipcase on Quest with brown tape on top edge over paper label. ; Half-vellum, spines lettered in gilt; color & gilt frontis with tissue guard; plate illustrations throughout with six additional plates found only in the limited edition of each volume, in slipcase. Number 163 of 375 copies, signed by the author; Quest: Number 36 of 365 copies, signed. Fine condition & Very Good condition respectively. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 314; 316 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Jacket. Half vellum with brown boards, TEG, ribbon marker, slipcase. Limited edition #304 of 375 copies signed by Orcutt to the limitation page. Hint of soil to spine, dealer penciling to front endsheets. The slipcase is worn and starting to split. Frontis and illustrations. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; xi, 324, [2] pages; Signed by Author.

ORCUTT, William Dana. The Magic of the Book. More Reminiscences and Adventures of a Bookman. Illustrated. Original boards, Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1930. First edition. One of 375 copies signed by the author, composed in Baskerville type and printed on Aurelian Dull Wove paper. A fine copy.