Lindbergh, Charles A

We.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.

Signed limited edition of Lindbergh’s autobiography, which provides the account of the life of one of the century’s greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. One of 1000 numbered copies, this is number 97, signed by both Charles Lindbergh and the publisher on the limitation page. Octavo, half bound salmonContinue reading "We."

Wilder, Thornton

The Bridge of San Luis Rey.

New York : Albert & Charles Boni, 1927.

First edition of the author’s masterpiece and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt Bindery, gilt titles and ruling to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition. An exceptional presentation.

Defoe, Daniel

The Novels and Selected Writings of Daniel Defoe: The Shortest Way with the Dissenters; Captain Singleton; Memoirs of a Cavalier; A Journal of the Plague Year; Colonel Jack; Moll Flanders; Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress; A Plan of the English Commerce.

Oxford : Basil Blackwell Publisher to the Shakespeare Head Press, 1927.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of the novels and selected writings of Daniel Defoe, limited to seven hundred and fifty copies. Octavo, 11 volumes bound in full navy morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, gilt decorated inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. In fine condition. AnContinue reading "The Novels and Selected Writings of Daniel Defoe: The Shortest Way with the Dissenters; Captain Singleton; Memoirs of a Cavalier; A Journal of the Plague Year; Colonel Jack; Moll Flanders; Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress; A Plan of the English Commerce."

Lindbergh, Charles A

We.

New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927.

Signed limited edition of Lindbergh’s autobiography, which provides the account of the life of one of the century’s greatest adventurers, the first man to complete a solo non-stop transatlantic flight. One of 1000 numbered copies, this is number 842, signed by both Charles Lindbergh and the publisher on the limitation page. Octavo, half bound salmonContinue reading "We."

Buckingham Palace Bound List of Subscribers.

1927.

Finely bound list of subscribers to Mr. J. Parr’s farewell gift, presented on his retirement , 31 March 1927. Octavo, bound by Truscott & Son in full crushed scarlet morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, quadruple gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, cipherContinue reading "Buckingham Palace Bound List of Subscribers."

Austen, Jane

The Works of Jane Austen.

London : Eveleigh Nash & Grayson, 1927.

The Georgian edition of the works of Jane Austen. Octavo, five volumes bound in three quarter contemporary calf by Riviere & Son with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers, title pages in red and black. In very good condition. Housed in a custom slipcase.

Sassoon, Siegfried

The Heart’s Journey.

New York : Crosby Gaige, 1927.

First signed limited edition of Sassoon’s classic poetry collection. Octavo, bound in full tan crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, and titleContinue reading "The Heart’s Journey."

Milne, A. A. Decorations by Ernest Shepard

Now We Are Six.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927.

First edition of the third book in Milne’s beloved Pooh series. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt decorations to the spine and front panel, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Gift inscription to the front free endpaper.

Milne, A.A.; Illustrated by Ernest Shepard

The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner.

London : Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1927-1936.

Complete finely bound set of Milne’s wonderful Pooh quartet, with only Now We Are Six being a first issue. Octavo, four volumes, bound in three-quarters morocco with gilt titles to the spines in six compartments within raised bands, three volumes top edge gilt, three volumes with pictorial endpapers, illustrated with decorations by Ernest Shepard. WhenContinue reading "The Four Pooh Books: When We Were Very Young; Winnie-The-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House At Pooh Corner."

Bennett, Arnold

The Old Wives’ Tale.

London : Ernest Benn Limited, 1927.

Signed limited edition of Bennett’s masterpiece. Quarto, bound in original half vellum, gilt titles to the spine, gilt topstain. One of 5oo copies, signed by Arnold Bennett. Near fine in the rare original slipcase.

[Lloyd George, David]

The Scottish Countryside Being the Report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee 1927-1928.

[Edinburgh] : Published by The Scottish Liberal Federation, 1928.

First edition of the 1928 report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.  Presentation copy, presented by David Lloyd George on a presentation bookplate affixed to the flyleaf which reads: Presented to Councillor Duncan MacBean withContinue reading "The Scottish Countryside Being the Report of the Scottish Liberal Land Inquiry Committee 1927-1928."

Beveridge, Albert J. [Abraham Lincoln]

Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.

First edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo, two volumes bound in three quarter morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated, tissue-guarded frontispiece to each volume. In nearContinue reading "Abraham Lincoln 1809-1858."

Sandburg, Carl. [William Safire]

Good Morning America.

New York : Crosby Gaige, 1928.

Signed limited first edition of Sandburg’s classic poem, originally delivered at Harvard as a Phi Beta Kappa poem. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, topContinue reading "Good Morning America."

Sterne, Laurence

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.

London : John Lane/The Bodley Head Limited, 1928.

The Bodley Head Limited edition of one of the greatest comic novels in the English language. Royal octavo, bound in full morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, frontispiece, with black and white illustrationsContinue reading "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."

Catullus, Gaius Valerius. [Translated by Sir Richard Francis Burton]

The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus.

New York : Privately Printed for Subscribers Only, 1928.

Limited edition of The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus, translated by Sir Richard F. Burton and Leonard C. Smithers. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with eight full page plates, rebacked. One of seven hundred and fifty numbered copies, this is number 170. From the library of Oliver Craus Safir with his ownership signature and, subsequently hisContinue reading "The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus."

Pindar

Odes of Victory: Volume I – The Nemean and Isthmian Odes; Volume II – The Olympian and Pythian Odes.

Oxford : Shakespeare Head Press, 1928-1930.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of Pindar’s victory odes. Quarto, two volumes, bound in full red crushed morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe / Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers,Continue reading "Odes of Victory: Volume I – The Nemean and Isthmian Odes; Volume II – The Olympian and Pythian Odes."

Merrihew, Stephen Wallis

The Quest of the Davis Cup: Volume VI of The Lawn Tennis Library.

New York : American Lawn Tennis, Inc, 1928.

First signed limited edition de luxe of Merrihew’s classic work on the “World Cup of Tennis.” Octavo, bound in three quarters morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, engraved photogravure tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Davis, illustrated with 48 engravings after photographs.Continue reading "The Quest of the Davis Cup: Volume VI of The Lawn Tennis Library."

Flaubert, Gustave

Madame Bovary: A Story of Provincial Life.

London : John Lane/The Bodley Head LTD, 1928.

The Bodley Head edition of a seminal novel in literary realism, renowned for its psychological depth and critique of bourgeois society. Octavo, bound in full pictorial morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe/Zaehnsdorf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, top edges gilt, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, withContinue reading "Madame Bovary: A Story of Provincial Life."

Bacon, Francis

The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban.

London : Cresset Press/ Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press, 1928.

The Shakespeare Head Press limited edition of this collection of Francis Bacon’s reflective writings. Folio, printed on Batchelor’s Kelmscott hand-made paper, bound in the original publisher’s full vellum by Sangorski & Sutcliffe with gilt titles to the front panel and spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt. One of 250 numbered copies,Continue reading "The Essayes or Counsels Civill and Morall of Francis Lord Verulam Viscount St Alban."

Herrick, Robert

The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick.

London : The Cresset Press Ltd, 1928.

The Cresset Press limited edition of Herrick’s collected poems. Octavo, four volumes bound in full publisher’s parchment with gilt titles to the spine, top edge gilt, frontispieces and decorations. One of 750 numbered copies, this is number 51. In very good condition with toning to the panels, spines, and endpapers, and rubbing to the spines.Continue reading "The Poetical Works of Robert Herrick."

Huxley, Aldous

Point Counter Point.

London : Chatto & Windus, 1928.

First edition of Huxley’s classic satiric novel. Octavo, bound in full morocco by the Harcourt bindery, gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt inner dentelles stamp-signed by the Harcourt Bindery, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. In fine condition.

Mead, Margaret

Coming of Age In Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation.

New York : William Morrow & Company, 1928.

First edition of Mead’s pioneering work which, upon publication, established her as the most famous anthropologist in the world. Octavo, bound in full leather, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, illustrated. In fine condition.

Beveridge, Albert J. [Abraham Lincoln]

Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858.

Boston and New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928.

Limited manuscript edition of this complex and revealing biography of one of the most popular Presidents of the United States. Octavo, four volumes bound in the publisher’s cherry-red three-quarter crushed morocco at the Riverside Press with gilt titles and ruling to the spine in six compartments, top edge gilt, red silk ribbons tipped in, tissue-guardedContinue reading "Abraham Lincoln: 1809-1858."

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

The Scarlet Letter.

New York : Random House Inc, 1928.

Random House limited edition of Hawthorne’s masterpiece. Octavo, original publisher’s half morocco with gilt titles to the spine, illustrated with wood blocks designed and engraved by Valenti Angelo. One of 980 numbered copies, this is number 895. In very good condition. Printed by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. A nice example.