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A GARLAND OF HERBS.
White, Elizabeth Wade (text collected by) and Prentiss, Taylor (decorations by).
Arlington, Virginia: The Winter Wheat Press, 1936.
Price: $145.00
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Octavo, unpaged; one page with the entire text of the poem, followed by 12 full - page captioned illustrations, tissue-guarded and printed recto only, by David Claypool Johnston (1799-1865), the first American satirical artist of note. A number of his drawings look ahead tothe work of Edward Gorey (see photographs). This the first book edition of a poem by a writer called "Harper", first published in the January 11,1851 issue of "Household Words", edited by Charles Dickens. The book was printed by R.M. Edwards, 129 Congress Street. Internally about fine in rubbed and worn marbled paper on boards, worn morocco spine.
A WINTER SERMON, FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS / from HOUSEHOLD WORDS.
Johnston, David Claypool (illustrator), and [Harper].
Boston: Brown, Bazin and Company, 1856.
Price: $200.00
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Octavo, 233pp., with profuse watercolor illustrations by Alfred Dubout (1905-1976), both full-page and in the text. Internally fine in slightly bumped and edgeworn paper on boards. Text -- the actual driving code then in France -- is in French.  Utter charm.
CODE DE LA ROUTE / TEXTE OFFICIEL ET COMPLET.
Dubout, (Albert), illustrated by.
Paris: Maurice Gonon, editeur, 1956.
Price: $125.00
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THE BOOK OF PSALMS.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1960.
Price: $225.00
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Small quarto, 160pp., with, in addition, 34 hinged leaves bearing tipped-on color plates by Arthur Rackham, each with captioned tissue-guards. The book, the illustrations and their tissue guards are without any damage at all -- no wear, no tear, no fingermarks. 1900s bookplate by Hugh and Margaret Eaton on the front pastedown endpaper. Heavy paper stock is slightly toned else internally fine in deep blue cloth stamped gilt, edges mildly rubbed, spine darkened and chipped about 1/4" deep at the top.
THE RING OF THE NIBLUNG: THE RHINEGOLD & THE VALKYRIE: translated by Margaret Armour.
Wagner, Richard.
London and New York: William Heinemann and Doubleday, Page, 1920.
Price: $300.00
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