Offered here is a vintage Roycrofter's First Edition book "Doctors A Satire In Four Seizures", Elbert Hubbard, Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1908. First edition. 8vo. 123pp., untrimmed. It is bound in extremely supple crimson red/maroon suede-backed puce paper-covered boards, gilt top ep, leather which extends over the covers by a half inch or so - very tattered. Illustrated with 12 satirical cartoons by Bert Barnes, printed in red and black on butcher paper. Bound in full brown suede with deeply impressed lettering on both covers, top edges gilt, with silk doublures. Printed throughout in orange and black.
Offered here is a vintage French Art book, "Profils Numero 6 - Lettres Art Musique", Javier, 1954, Intercultural Publications, Paris. Very Good, No Jacket, Soft Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Some 'dings' on the edges and corners. Literature and art periotical in French. Some art work too!
Offered here is a vintage hardcover art nouveau era book on fashion, full plate painting lithography: "The Passing Show, Drawings by A.B. Wenzell copyright 1903, about 11 1/2" X 16 1/2". Paper covered boards- painting reproduced - light brown color, edge wear and rubs, corners rounded as is typicalof these books, light brown cloth binding, frayed at spine head and heel, hinges starting to pull, may be partially re-glued. A few pages loose. Frontis is in color, rest of paintings are B & W. A Compilation of Illustrations from Collier's Weekly showing the Fashionable world in America and Europe, and Sentimental and Dramatic Subjects. Wonderful reproductions of the artwork An over-all nice book!!
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