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A beautifully illustrated first edition of this work on tennis from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes'. A first edition of the work. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated by Lucien Davis, C. M. Newton and photographs with a frontispiece, headpieces, vignettes and 12 monochrome plates. Collated complete. This work from 'The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes' is a sporting project edited by the 8th Duke of Beaufort which intended to cover all sports in a collection of works. This work discusses Tennis and other racket sports and was written by J. M. Heathcote, C. G. Heathcote, E. O. P. -Bouverie and A. C. Ainger. Publisher's advertisements to the front. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally very smart with bumping to the extremities resulting in light rubbing, minor marks to the boards, heavier to the back, and light rubbing to the joints. Front hinge starting but very firm. Internally firmly bound with bright pages. Scattered spotting heavier to the front and rear. Very minor creasing and the odd chip to the rear. The odd page unopened. Age toning and light spotting to the fore edge. Very Good.

First edition stated. Hard-cover, Die Schweiz und die Fluechtlinge 1933-45German text, near fine/VG DJ Free of any markings and no writing. Minor shelf-wear. For Additional Information or pictures, Please Inquire.

First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp x, 243; 311. Original publisher's dark green cloth, lettered gilt on spines. Initialled presentation from the author on the half title page, "A. E. from his old friend, A. D. C. -July 1893." Slightly bumped at spine ends, with faint rubbing at spines and corners, otherwise sound, clean, very good+.

An attractive example of Arthur A. Stevens's record of 'thirty-three years with three famous book-houses, and some account of noted books'. The first edition, first impression of this work. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a frontispiece and three further plates. Collated, complete. A fascinating autobiographical work in which self-identified 'bookman' Alfred Arthur Stevens describes his knowledge about books, gained from working in 'three famous book-houses'. Chapters discuss 'public men and their love of books', 'American bookmen and the lure of the first edition', and 'English literature in Japan'. Loosely inserted is an undated two leaf letter from Mabel of Manchester to her close friend May, inviting her to come and visit. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip tail, otherwise externally excellent. Light spotting to text block fore edge. Dust wrapper back strip significantly age toned, with small ink marks to head of rear wrap. Two small closed tears to dust wrapper back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Very Good Indeed.

Hardcover with DJ. 1ST EDITION. INCLUDES A TYPED SIGNED LETTER (dated March 23, 1966) TO PREVIOUS OWNER BY ALFRED KNOPF. Dust jacket shows very minor shelving wear...slight shelving tan on spine, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Hardcover with DJ. 1ST EDITION. INCLUDES A TYPED SIGNED LETTER (dated March 23, 1966) TO PREVIOUS OWNER BY ALFRED KNOPF. Dust jacket shows very minor shelving wear...slight shelving tan on spine, otherwise an unblemished copy.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; A three volume set of first edition books published by Museum Press of Sir Alfred Munnings, President of the Royal Academy 1944-1949. No names or soil within, volume II has a light crease on the front board but text is fine. All books are well bound and clean. B/w line illustrated endpapers in all vols, hinge papers fine, bright gilt titles on red cloth. Volume I: An Artists Life, published 1950 in photo-reprod dj with slight loss at tips and spine ends. Volume II: The Second burst, published 1951 in photo-reprod dj with loss at head taking most of the title on backstrip of dj. Volume III: The Finish in original dj with loss at head published 1952. A complete set with over 180 illustrations by the author.

Small 8vo. Green cloth with paper labels, slipcase. 52pp. Frontispiece. Very good/very good. Binding spine and edges ever-so-faintly sunned, else near fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this slim tribute volume, boldly signed and Inscribed by Knopf in blue ballpoint on the front flyleaf: "For Carl Haverlin / with sincere regard / Anfred a Knopf / 19 January 1960." (CARL HAVERLIN, 1899-1985, was a noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar, radio pioneer and president of Broadcast Music, Inc. ) Scarce collection of tributes published by a group of Knopf's friends called "The Book Table, " consisting of "a few each of publishers, booksellers, librarians, authors, designers and producers of books and book materials." Two side-by-side rear flyleaves bear the boldly inked signatures of six of the book's ten contributors: Novelist Carl Van Vechten (who took the frontispiece portrait), critic/essayist Carl Van Doren, H.L. Mencken, New York Public Library director H.M. Lydenberg, "Publisher's Weekly" co-editor Frederic G. Melcher and publisher B.W. Huebsch. Also signed by Milton Ferguson and Franklin F. Hopper (N.Y.P.L. librarians), Max Salop (book distributor), John T. Winterich (editor), C.C. Williamson (Columbia University librarian), Whitney Darrow ("New Yorker" cartoonist), Robert F. DeGraff (publisher, founder of Pocket Books), Nathan H. Shrift (? ), Benjamin S. Van Wyck (printer), Meredith Wood (co-founder Book-of-the-Month Club), John Meullor (? ), Harry Scherman (BOMC co-founder), Donald Barr (? ), John L. Ladd (publisher, Plimpton Press), Bertram Wolff (printer), Robert S. Lynd (editor/publisher turned sociologist, author of classic "Middletown"), George P. Brett (chairman, Macmillan Company), Elmer Adler (legendary typographer who founded "The Colophon"), Elmer Davis (journalist, radio news commentator), Charles Denhard (publishers' ad man), Fred Crofts (publisher), Michael A. Corrigan (book wholesaler), Alfred A. Knopf (again) and Cedric R. Crowell (publisher), plus one illegible. A unique cross-section of signatures from the book world. No limitation statement, but probably fewer than 50 copies were produced.

A very scarce first edition of this beautifully hand-coloured humorous work by Alfred Henry Forrester, an immensely entertaining volume. The very scarce first edition of this work. A selection of nonsense and satirical pieces, a perfect example of the popular Victorian humour literature genre. Illustrated with a hand-coloured frontispiece, and twelve hand-coloured plates. Written and illustrated by Alfred Henry Forrester, a popular comic author and artist of the Victorian era. Bookplate of Alfred Sutro to the front pastedown. Sutro was an author, dramatist, and translator, writing the first English translation of the works of his friend, Maurice Maeterlinck. He was also a playwright in his own right, writing a more than twenty successful plays. Prior bookseller's description to the verso to the front endpaper. In a lovely half morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with just a little rubbing. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Prior bookseller's description to the verso to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some odd spots. Near Fine.

Small 8vo. Green cloth with paper labels, slipcase. 52pp. Frontispiece. Very good/very good. Binding spine and edges ever-so-faintly sunned, else near fine. A tight and handsome first edition of this slim tribute volume, boldly signed and Inscribed by Knopf in blue ballpoint on the front flyleaf: "For Carl Haverlin / with sincere regard / Anfred a Knopf / 19 January 1960." (CARL HAVERLIN, 1899-1985, was a noted Lincoln and Civil War scholar, radio pioneer and president of Broadcast Music, Inc. ) Scarce collection of tributes published by a group of Knopf's friends called "The Book Table, " consisting of "a few each of publishers, booksellers, librarians, authors, designers and producers of books and book materials." Two side-by-side rear flyleaves bear the boldly inked signatures of six of the book's ten contributors: Novelist Carl Van Vechten (who took the frontispiece portrait), critic/essayist Carl Van Doren, H.L. Mencken, New York Public Library director H.M. Lydenberg, "Publisher's Weekly" co-editor Frederic G. Melcher and publisher B.W. Huebsch. Also signed by Milton Ferguson and Franklin F. Hopper (N.Y.P.L. librarians), Max Salop (book distributor), John T. Winterich (editor), C.C. Williamson (Columbia University librarian), Whitney Darrow ("New Yorker" cartoonist), Robert F. DeGraff (publisher, founder of Pocket Books), Nathan H. Shrift (? ), Benjamin S. Van Wyck (printer), Meredith Wood (co-founder Book-of-the-Month Club), John Meullor (? ), Harry Scherman (BOMC co-founder), Donald Barr (? ), John L. Ladd (publisher, Plimpton Press), Bertram Wolff (printer), Robert S. Lynd (editor/publisher turned sociologist, author of classic "Middletown"), George P. Brett (chairman, Macmillan Company), Elmer Adler (legendary typographer who founded "The Colophon"), Elmer Davis (journalist, radio news commentator), Charles Denhard (publishers' ad man), Fred Crofts (publisher), Michael A. Corrigan (book wholesaler), Alfred A. Knopf (again) and Cedric R. Crowell (publisher), plus one illegible. A unique cross-section of signatures from the book world. No limitation statement, but probably fewer than 50 copies were produced.