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8vo, (215x140mm), 48p. illustrations. A good copy in original wrappers. Contains: R B Williams, John Van Voorst: patron publisher of Victorian natural history; George Jefferson, The Pseudonym library; Roderick Cave, Cockerels and Amazons, Letters of Christopher Sandford to Clifford Webb, 1946-7.

Illustrated wrappers. C.pp32, a very good copy.Includes particularly a 17pp essay by Dreyfus on the series of illustrated British Poets which he had designed for the Limited Editions Club. 'As practically all the Club's members live on the other side of the Atlantic, British readers have rarely been given a chance to see these books . [I therefore] compiled this short account'. Also includes an Editorial by John Cotton : and Reviews of private press books &c by Iain Bain, David Chambers, and John Cotton. **** To confirm availability before ordering, please click the link Ask Bookseller A Question.

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 20 issue run of this quarterly. 5 annual Volumes. Bright, tight, unmarked and almost unread-looking. In-depth illustrated, and timeless articles for the serious book collector. Please consider patronizing a dealer who knows the difference between a volume and an issue. This seems to be a problem in some quarters.

Zustand: Good. Two parts (of three) in one volume, folio (322x199 mm). [20], 403, [1]; [12], 591, [13] pp. Collation: *6 +4 a-z6 A-K6 L4 (leaf L4v balnk); *6 a-z6 A-Z6 Aa-Bb6 Cc8 Dd6 (leaves *6v, Cc8v, and Dd6v are blank). A third part (Der dritte vnd letste Theil) appeared in 1570 is not present here. Title pages with woodcut printer's device on the recto and portrait of Pantaleon on the verso. With hundreds of woodcut portraits depicting each figure described in the book and with several genealogical charts printed in landscape. Contemporary blind-stamped pigskin over wooden boards, spine with four raised bands and inked title, metal clasps preserved (slightly rubbed and worn, cut to the skin on the back panel). Some occasional light browning, a few marginal tears, small worm track to the final leaves not affecting the text, all in all a very good, genuine copy.Provenance. From the private library of Adolf Hitler at the Berghof (on the front flyleaf stamp of the French 2nd Armored Division and signature of Lieutenant Colonel Marc Rouvillois: ?Cette pièce provient des collections personnelles d'Adolphe Hitler au Berghof. Berchtesgaden 4-5-1945?).On April 21, 1945, the 2nd Armored Division, commanded by General Leclerc, was placed under the command of the U.S. 21st Army Corps and crossed the Rhine. Its mission was to capture Berchtesgaden. This village in the Bavarian Alps is located about thirty minutes from Salzburg and approximately two hours from Munich. The town itself was of lesser importance than the Berghof, one of Hitler's main residences, and, a few kilometers away, the chalet known as the ?Eagle's Nest? (Kehlsteinhaus). As the Americans on the ground seemed to be unaware of this, the 2nd Armored Division acted quickly amid the rivalry between the two allies and took possession of the Berghof. In addition to the vacation homes of Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring, the Berghof also included tunnels dug deep into the rock, a house belonging to Martin Bormann, an army headquarters, an annex of the Foreign Ministry, telecommunications centers, garages, hotels, tennis courts, and golf courses, all secured by SS barracks. While touring the buildings and underground tunnels, the French helped themselves to bottles, silverware, rugs, books, and all sorts of objects engraved with the initials ?AH.? About twenty trucks were loaded with champagne and hundreds of cases of cognac. In response to instances of individual looting, General Philippe Leclerc issued an order to gather the confiscated goods and draw up an inventory; the order was carried out by Lieutenant Colonel Marc Rouvillois. A stamp reading ?Second Armored Division? was produced on May 4, 1945, to mark the goods recovered at the Berghof. The plan was to distribute some of these items to the troops as a reward for the soldiers and to send the rest to institutions in France. Marc Rouvillois was a close associate of General Leclerc; both had attended the Saint-Cyr Military Academy together as part of the 109th class (1922-1924) and both served in the cavalry. A trusted aide to the commander of the 2nd Armored Division, Rouvillois was one of only two officers for whom Leclerc asked General de Gaulle to grant an exceptional promotion to the higher rank of colonel. But, despite the victory and high morale, relations on the battlefield between the French and the American allies were deteriorating. To be the first to reach the Berghof, the French had to block the road with their tanks several times to prevent the Americans from passing. The Americans were furious. They demanded that the French withdraw on May 6. In two days, the 2nd Armored Division regrouped its various units in Bad Reichenhall. General Milburn, commander of the 21st Army Corps -that is, the highest military authority to which the 2nd Armored Division reported- ordered the immediate withdrawal of the French division, which was allegedly engaging in excessive looting. Part of the books, protected by crates and seized in a. Book.

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. The first edition of The Life And Times Of Sir William Johnson, Bart by William L. Stone, from the library of Lincoln's private secretary and Secretary of State, John Hay. (illustrator). First Edition. Octavo, xv, [17]-555pp, [3]; xiv, [2], 544pp. Brown pebbled cloth, title stamped in copper on the spine. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover in both volumes, one plate in each volume. Wear to tips of the spine, cloth worn along hinges, foxing to both frontispiece portraits. Internally clean, solid blocks. (Field 1511) (Howes S1039) From the library of Lincoln's Private Secretary, John Hay, signed in both volumes. Volume II is signed and dated "John Hay / 1865." Sir William Johnson (1715-1774) was a British Army officer and Superintendent of Indiana Affairs in the American colonies. From Field: "By far the most valuable contributions to it are contained in the Appendix, in which are printed for the first time, and from the original MSS., two Journals, kept by Sir William, of expeditions to Niagara, Oswego, and Detroit, through the cantonments of the Six Nations, and the Ottawa Confederacy. An Account of the Language and Customs of the Six Nations, and, An Account of the Location and Numbers of Indian Tribes, both written by the Baronet, in the same volume." John Hay (1838-1905) served as the private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln until 1865. Along with John Nicolay, Hay would author a ten-volume biography of President Lincoln called Abraham Lincoln: A History. During the McKinley Administration, Hay returned to government as the United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, then later served as Secretary of State. Signed.

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. First edition of Crowded Hours by Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from the private library of American activist Margaret Sanger. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 355pp. Maroon cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine and front cover. First edition, with the Scribner's "A" on copyright page. Rubbing to spine with some loss to gilt. Solid text block, clean text. Complete with 24 illustrations. In the publisher's dust jacket, wear to edges, $3.00 on front flap, shelf wear, free of restoration, a scarce jacket which was paired with this copy. Bookplate of Margaret Sanger on front pastedown. Inscribed on the front free endpaper in pencil: "Nov. 1933 / Margaret Sanger / 3501 Newark St / Wash DC." Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980) was the daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee. She was married to Nicholas Longworth III, 38th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, until his death in 1931. Alice would spend the remainder of her life in Washington DC, working through political circles and supporting causes she believed in. She died in 1980 at the age of 96. Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) was a lifelong advocate for birth control, a term she popularized. She opened the first birth control clinic in the United States and laid the foundation for organizations such as Planned Parenthood. Signed.

Original limp scarlet cloth covered thin boards, gilt title lettering to the front cover. Quarto 10½'' x 8''. Contains 17 full-page representative characters of the play in colour, hand drawn by crafts director, artist? Costume parts not visible on front are drawn separately on verso or opposite page for the benefit of cutters or customer makers. Burnet's craft atelier extended across the first floor of No. 22 Garrick Street and to various other locations in London, including 198 Regent Street. B. Burnet was a top-flight supplier of scenery and costumes, amateur theatricals, tableaux, court suits and uniforms etc. to all the main Theatres. They trace back to the 1850's when Richard Burnet, a draper and engineer (founder of Devonport Mechanics Institute) moved to Covent Garden - initially as Boyd Burnet, Drapers. Their most recent mention at No. 22 Garrick Street dates to the mid 1960's. They went into liquidation in 1969 just before the 1970's economic slump. This unique item carries their in-house library number 22. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original powder blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the front cover, spine shows title in original paper strip from B. Burnet's in-house library. Quarto 11'' x 8½''. Contains 141 [v illustrated advertisements] printed pages of text with many full page monochrome plates of Fancy Dress Costumes throughout. The Frontispiece is a three part pull out of eight ladies on stage in Fancy Ball Costumes, exquisitely drawn and hand coloured. The First Edition of 112 pages was published in 1881. This undated [1884] extended edition is held only by Devon Library Services per W. Cat. - narrative does not refer to the frontispiece. Rubbing to the spine ends and corners, contents in clean bright condition. Burnet's craft atelier extended across the first floor of No. 22 Garrick Street and to various other locations in London, including 198 Regent Street. B. Burnet was a top-flight supplier of scenery and costumes, amateur theatricals, tableaux, court suits and uniforms etc. to all the main Theatres. They trace back to the 1850's when Richard Burnet, a draper and engineer (founder of Devonport Mechanics Institute) moved to Covent Garden - initially as Boyd Burnet, Drapers. Their most recent mention at No. 22 Garrick Street dates to the mid 1960's. They went into liquidation in 1969 just before the 1970's economic slump. This unique item carries their in-house library number 41. Member of the P.B.F.A. STAGE & THEATRE.

First edition in publisher's original ivory card covers, black lettering to spine and upper panel. 8vo 8½" x 5¼" 142, xxii [pp] advertisement for 'The Great Illusion'. Soiling to pale ivory card covers, spine age darkened, foxing to page edges and end papers, shallow edge wear to first two pages. Member of the P.B.F.A. BALKANS.

London, Private Library Association, 1971-2000. 15 vols. Text & ills. Bound in 15 uniform cloth bindings.Complete run.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Pinner: Spring 1957 - Winter 1984. 0. 27 vols (incl. index vols). 8vo. Bound without wrappers. Binder's cloth (some differential fading). Five very early issues in photocopy. Good reference set.