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277* BECKFORD, WILLIAM Vathek. London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929.

8vo, vellum spine, gilt decoration to front cover, cloth slipcase, marbled endpapers. Illustrated throughout with ten color illustrations by Marion V. Dorn. No. 990 of 1,050 copies. Slight rubbing to boards; otherwise fine. Property from the University of Chicago $80-120

278* (BONAPARTE, NAPOLEON) BOURGUIGNON, JEAN Napoleon Bonaparte d’apres Arnault-AulardChateaubriand. Paris: Les Editions Nationales, 1936.

2 vols. 4to, cloth-backed boards, gilt titles to spines. Illustrated throughout with laid in facsimiles of Napoleon’s letters. Fading to boards; otherwise fine. Property from the University of Chicago $80-120 279 BOSSUET, J. B. Discours sur l’histoire universelle. Paris: L. Curmer, n.d.

2 vols. Folio, in full green morocco, 5 raised bands, a.e.g., endpapers. Engraved frontispiece, ornamented borders and numerous engraved plates throughout. Wear to boards; foxing throughout; text block shifted slightly; otherwise fine. $100-200

280 BRITTON, JOHN 18 studies in 6 vols., comprising The History and Antiquities of Bristol, Canterbury, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Salisbury, Wells, Winchester, Worcester, York and Lincoln cathedrals; Bath Abbey; Fonthill Abbey; Redcliffe Church. London: Longman et al., 1813-1837.

4to, full leather, gilt-stamped. Spine title [Britton’s Cathedrals]. Illustrated with 467 plates, with the last four studies not included in Britton’s Cathedral Antiquities of England (5 vols., published by Nattali, 1836), with 301 plates. Spotting to most plates only slightly affecting some of the images; reinforced hinges on some volumes; professional repairs to spines; otherwise fine. $200-400 281 BYRON, (LORD) Les Dames de Byron; or, Portraits of the Principal Female Characters in Lord Byron’s Poems. By Lord Byron. London: Charles Tilt, 1937.

4to, original red gilt-stamped morocco. Illustrated throughout with color engravings. Together with 12 other volumes of literature in leather bindings, comprising Leaves of Grass. By Walt Whitman. Aventine Press, (1931). A Continuation of the History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha. By Alonzo Fernandez de Avellaneda. London, 1784. 2 vols. in 1. Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated by William Strang and J. B. Clark. London, 1896. The Three Musketeers. By Alexandre Dumas. New York and London, 1922. And eight others. (13 total). $100-200

282 CANDEE, HELEN CHURCHILL The Tapestry Book. New York: Tudor Publishing, 1935.

8vo, orange morocco with purple, green and yellow onlays in strapwork patterns on front cover and spine, green silk doublures, in clamshell case. With four plates in color and ninety-nine illustrations in black-and-white. Minor soiling and rubbing to case; otherwise fine. $300-500

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283 CESCINSKY, (HERBERT) English Furniture of the Eighteenth Century. London: George Routledge, n.d. (circa 1909 - 1911)

3 vols. 4to, 3/4 morocco over green cloth-backed boards, gilt lettering to spines. Illustrated throughout. Minor wear to boards with some rubbing to spine ends; otherwise fine. $80-120

284 CHILD, JULIA Mastering the Art of French Cooking. By Simone Beck, Louisette Berthole and Julia Child. Illustrated by Sidonie Coryn. New York: Alfred Knopf, 1961.

8vo, original decorative cloth-backed boards, unclipped dust jacket, top edge stained red, blue endpapers. First edition, first printing, with authors’ names listed alphabetically and note about the authors to final page dated August 1961. Inscribed by both Julia Child and Simone Beck to the f.f.e.p. to Pauline Cunningham of Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Wear to dust jacket with loss to top and bottom edges and repaired tears to the spine beneath mylar jacket; dampstaining and warping to the first third of the text, showing signs of repeated use; otherwise fine and very rare with both inscriptions. $200-400

285 COHAUSEN, JOHANN HEINRICH Hermippus Redivivus: or, The Sage’s Triumph Over Old Age and the Grave. London: printed for J. Nourse, 1749.

8vo, full calf, marbled endpapers. Second edition. Book plate tipped in front pastedown; rubbing to boards; otherwise fine. $100-200

286 COXE, (WILLIAM) Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough. London: Longman, Hurst, et al., 1818.

3 vols. 4to, 3/4 calf over marbled boards. Rubbing to boards at edges and extremities; darkening to spines; otherwise fine. $100-200 287 COLETTE Flore et Pomone. Paris: Editions de la Galerie Charpentier, 1943.

4to, full green morocco with green sewn design to front cover, in matching chemise and slipcase, soft leather endpapers, stamped Margaret Levy, original wraps bound in. Limited edition, number 201 of a total edition of 501 printed on velin d’arches. Minor foxing; some rubbing to slipcase; otherwise fine. $400-600

288 DODDRIDGE, P. The Family Expositor: or, A Paraphrase and Version of the New Testament . . . London: printed, by assignment from Mr. Doddridge, for James Rivington and James Fletcher, 1760.

6 vols. 4to, rebound in 3/4 leather over marbled boards, renewed endpapers. Fourth edition. Illustrated throughout with detailed engravings, many fold-out, including an engraved frontispiece. Minor age darkening; otherwise a very fine set. $100-200

289 (ENGLAND) A group of 15 volumes.

The History of England From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688. By David Hume. London: printed for R. Scholey, 1808-1810. 10 vols. 8vo, full gilt-embossed leather. A View of the British Empire, More Especially Scotland. By John Knox. London: printed for J. Walter, 1785. 2 vols. 8vo, full calf. The Romance of History. England. By Henry Neele. London: printed for Edward Bull, 1828. 3 vols. 12mo, 3/4 calf over marbled boards. $100-200

290 (ENGLAND) A group of 17 volumes.

The Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. Edited by John, Earl of Chatham. London, 1838. 3 (of 4) vols. only. The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. By William Robertson. Dublin, 1752. 3 vols. A Dictionary of Dates Relating to All Ages and Nations. By Benjamin Vincent. London, 1860. The British Expedition to the Crimea. By W. H. Russell. London, 1858. Memoranda of a Residence at the Court of London . . . 1817-1825. By Richard Rush. Philadelphia, 1833. Lives of the British Statesmen. By John Macdonald. London, 1820. 2 vols. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar, to the Revolution in 1688. By David Hume. London, 1848. 6 vols. $150-250

291 EVERGREEN REVIEW A collection of 21 issues of this influential beat magazine from seventies and eighties. $100-200

292 (FORE EDGE PAINTING) KEATS, JOHN The Poetical Works of John Keats. London: Oxford University Press, 1908.

8vo, full calf, gilt tooling to spine, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., bound by Bayntun. With fore edge painting of an American 19th century fort surrounded by tee pees. Minor wear to spine edges; otherwise fine. $300-500

293 (FORE EDGE PAINTING) PALGRAVE, FRANCIS TURNER The Golden Treasury. London: Macmillan, 1892.

12mo, full morocco, gilt-stamped with coat of arms, gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers. With a fore edge painting depicting a town scene. Book plate tipped in front paste down; otherwise fine. $300-500

294 (FORE EDGE PAINTING) SYMONDS, JOHN ADDINGTON Studies of the Greek Poets. London: Smith, Elder, & Company, 1877.

2 vols. 8vo, full green morocco, a.e.g., gilt lettering to spines. With fore edge paintings of ships. Minor shelf wear; book plate tipped in front pastedown; otherwise fine. $600-800

295* FRENCH, LILLIE HAMILTON The House Dignified. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1908. 8vo, original gilt cloth. Together with The Young Architects, by Katherine Stanley Brown (New York; London, 1929). Property from the University of Chicago $80-120

297 HARAUCOURT, EDMOND Le Poison. Paris: Editions Rene Kieffer, 1920.

4to, full green leather, elaborate floral stamped design, marbled endpapers, original wraps bound in. Limited edition, one of 60 with an extra suite of plates. Fine. $100-200

298 MONTESQUIEU Le temple de Gnide suivi d’Arsace et Ismenie. Rouen: Chez J. Lemonnyer, Libraire, 1881.

4to, 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Limited edition, one of 100 copies printed on Whatman paper. Contains numerous plates. Wear to spine edges; book plate tipped in f.f.e.p.; otherwise fine. $200-400 299 (HISTORY) A group of 15 volumes in leather binding.

History of Chivalry, or, Knighthood and its Times. By Charles Mills. London, 1835. 2 vols. A History of English Law; or, an Attempt to Trace the Rise, Progress, and Successive Change of the Common Law. By George Crabb. Burlington, 1831. First American edition. History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V. By William Robertson. London, 1772. 4 vols. Second edition. The Life and Correspondence of Thomas Arnold, D. D., Late Head-Master of Rugby School . . . By Arthur Penrhyn Stanley. London, 1846. Histoire de l’empereur Jovien, et traductions de quelques ouvrages de l’empereur Julien. By M. L’abbe. Paris, 1776. The History of Germany. By W. Menzel. London, 1848 -1849. 3 vols. The Life of Edward Gibbon. By Edward Gibbon. Paris, 1840. Cassell’s History of the War Between France and Germany 1870-1871. London, Paris and New York, n.d. 2 vols. $100-200

300 HOLINSHED, RAPHAEL Holinshed’s Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland . . . By Raphael Holinshed, et al. Henry Ellis, ed. London: J. Johnson, et al., 1807-1808.

6 vols. 4to, full leather with gilt borders and lettering, marbled edges and endpapers. Library ink stamp on first blank in all volumes; some spotting to endpapers; minor foxing to pages; otherwise a fine set. $200-400

301 JACKSON, MICHAEL Autographed lithograph poster. Also signed by the artists Brett L. Strong. Limited edition, 60/375. $100-200

302 JACKSON, MICHAEL A collection of two original courtroom drawing by Emmy award-winning courtroom artist Verna Sadok. Pastel on paper. Sadok spent four days sketching Jackson during the pop star’s criminal trial in 2007. Size of largest frame 22 1/3 x 25 1/2 inches. $300-500

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303 JOHNSON, ALLEN Dictionary of American Biography. Chicago: Charles Scribner’s, 1928-1944.

22 vols. 4to, original blue cloth. First edition. Fine. $150-250

304* JOURNAL POLYTECHNIQUE Journal de l’ecole polytechnique ou bulletin du travail. Paris: de l’imprimerie de la Republique, an VI-VII (1797-1798), June 1812.

Cahier 5-6 and Cahier 7-8 bound in 1 volume. 4to, rebound in modern library binding, gilt titles to spine, renewed endpapers. Illustrated with nine engraved plates and tables, six of which are fold-out. Ex library copy from the John Crear Library with library stamp to title page; ex-libris tipped in front pastedown; otherwise fine. Property from the University of Chicago $100-200

305 LACROIX, PAUL A group of five titles, all on the history of European costume, art, religion, etc., bound as a set.

The Arts of the Middle Ages, and at the Period of the Renaissance. London, 1875. The XVIIth Century Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes. France, 1700-1789. London, 1876. Science and Literature in the Middle Ages, and At the Period of the Renaissance. London, 1878. Military and Religious Life in the Middle Ages and At the Period of the Renaissance. London, 1874. Manners, Customs and Dress During the Middle Ages, and During the Renaissance Period. London, 1874. All 4to, 3/4 red morocco over red cloth. Illustrated with chromolithographic frontispieces and plates throughout. Minor dampstaining; some rubbing to spines; otherwise fine. $100-200

306 LES JOURNAL DES SCAVANS Du Lundi 27. Aout, MDCCIII to Lundi 17. Decembre, MDCCIII. (Paris, 1703).

Vols. 34-43 bound as 1 with Tables des matieres contenues dans les journaux de l’annee MDCCIII. 8vo, full gilt-embossed calf, gilt coat of arms stamped to front board, 5 raised bands, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. $300-500 307 (LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB) A group of six Limited Edition Club titles. All one of 1500 signed by the artist, in original slipcases.

Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, illustrated by Clarke Hutton (1970), The Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, illustrated by Arthur Szyk (1946), The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James, illustrated by Mariette Lydis (1949), Tales by Soldiers & Civilians, by Ambrose Bierce, illustrated by Paul Landacre (1943), The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, by Daniel Defoe, illustrated by Reginald Marsh (1954) and The Portrait of a Lady, by Henry James, illustrated by Colleen Browning (1967). $200-400

308* LINDSEY, NICHOLAS VACHEL The Soul of the City Receives the Gift of the Holy Spirit. (Springfield, Illinois: by the author, 1913). Bound together with The Wedding of the Rose and the Lotus: A Poem Written on the Near-Completion of the Panama Canel..., by Nicholas Vachel Lindsay. (s.p., 1910), with five pages of woodcuts. 2 vols. in one. 4to, original paper wraps bound into later boards. Ex library copy; portion torn from top corner of front and rear boards not affecting the text. Together with The Apostate, by Jack London, (Chicago: Charles H. Kerr, n.d.), and The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces, by John Kendrick Bangs (New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896). Property from the University of Chicago $100-200

309* (LITERATURE) A group of eight fictional novels with illustrated and gilt tooled boards.

Under Drake’s Flag, by G. A. Henty (London, circa 1900), The Market-Place, by Harold Frederic (New York, 1899), True to His Colors, by Harry Castlemon (Philadelphia, 1889), Deerfoot In the Forest, by Edward S. Ellis (Philadelphia, 1905), The Country Boy, by Forrest Crissey (Chicago, 1903), St. Bartholomew’s Eve, by G. A. Henty (London, n.d.), Ridolfo, the Coming of the Dawn, by Egerton R. Williams, Jr. (Chicago, 1906) and The Crimson Conquest, by Charles Bradford Hudson (Chicago, 1907). Property from the University of Chicago $100-200

310 (LITERATURE) A group of four sets of works in 13 volumes.

The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table; The Professor at the Breakfast Table; The Poet at the Breakfast Table. By Oliver Wendell Holmes. London: J. M. Dent; Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1920. 3 vols. 12mo, 3/4 green calf over green cloth. Two Years Ago. By Charles Kingsley. Cambridge: Macmillan, 1857. 3 vols. 12mo, 3/4 green calf over cloth-back boards. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. By Henry Fielding. London: W. Cavill and J. Taylor, 1787. 3 vols. 12mo, full calf. Kenilworth. A Romance. (By Sir Walter Scott). Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable, 1821. 3 vols. 8vo, quarter green leather over marbled boards. $100-200

311 (LITERATURE) A group of three titles in six volumes.

The History and Adventures of the Renowned Don Quixote. Translated by T. Smollett. London: A. Law etc., 1793. 4 vols. 16mo. Sixth edition. 16 plates. The Lives of Dr. John Donne. . . By Izaak Walton. London: Marriott, 1670. First edition. Lacking the four portraits; otherwise fine. Rasselas . . . a new edition. By Samuel Johnson. London: Harding, 1796. Illustrated with four plates. All three titles in contemporary leather bindings, the Walton with a new matching backstrip. $300-500

312 MOORE, JOHN A Journal During a Residence in France, from the Beginning of August, to the Middle of December, 1792. London: printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1793.

2 vols. 8vo, quarter calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spines. First edition of this important eye-witness account of the French Revolution. Minor soiling to boards; otherwise fine. Together with Paris Revisited, in 1815, by Way of Brussels: Including a Walk Over the Field of Battle at Waterloo. By John Scott. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, et al., 1816. 8vo, quarter calf over marbled boards. Account of a Tour in Normandy; Undertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Investigating the Architectural Antiquities of the Duchy. London: printed for John and Arthur Arch, 1820. 2 vols. 8vo, 3/4 leather over marbled boards. $300-500

313* MORRIS, WILLIAM A group of three books by William Morris, founder of the Kelmscott Press.

Some Notes on Early Woodcut Books, With a Chapter on Illuminated Manuscripts. One of 120 printed by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press, New Rochelle, New York (s.l.: H. M. O’Kane, 1902). The Art and Craft of Printing. A Note by William Morris on His Aims in Founding the Kelmscott Press, Together with a Short Description of the Press By S. C. Cockerell, and an Annotated List of the Book Printed Thereat. One of 210 printed by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press, New Rochelle, New York (s.l.: H. M. O’Kane, 1902). The House of the Wolfings. London: Reeves and Turner, 1889. Property from the University of Chicago $100-200

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314 MUNARI, BRUNO A group of two titles by Bruno Munari profusely illustrated in colors. Both thin 4to, pictorial boards. Later American editions.

Tic, Tac and Toc. (New York): The World Publishing Company, 1957. Animals For Sale. (New York): The World Publishing Company, 1957. $100-200

315 (MUSIC) GILBERT AND SULLIVAN Pirates of Penzance. London: Chappell, n.d. (c. 1880). Bound together with H. M. S. Pinafore, Arranged For the Piano-Forte by H. Maylath, (Boston: Diston, 1879), and H. M. S. Pinafore, (Boston: Ditson, n.d.).

4to, quarter green leather. An early edition of musical scores by Gilbert and Sullivan, with what appears to be a blue stamped signature of Albert Sullivan to the title page, smudged. Together with five other titles, including Treatise on the Construction, the History and the Practice of the Flute, by R. S. Rockstro (London, 1928), Story of Organ Music, by C. F. A. Williams (London, 1905), Romance of a Great Singer: a Memoir of Mario, by Pearse and Hird (London, 1910), Instruments de musique a travers des ages, by Alexander Buchner (Prague, 1962) and the English edition of the same title (London, 1964). $100-200 316 (MUSIC, JAZZ) ARMSTRONG, LOUIS A black and white photograph of Louis Armstrong, Cozy Vole, William Oates and Earl Hines laid into a Blue Note Entertainment Show Lounge portfolio signed in the mat by Armstrong and Jack Teagarden. Together with a second portfolio without a photo also signed by Armstrong, Teagarden and also signed by Earl “Father” Hines and Cozy Cole, a signed card by Maynard Ferguson, another black and white photograph from the Blue Note Entertainment Show Lounge, four large postcards from the London House in Chicago signed by radio host Marty Faye, jazz pianist Barbara Carroll, jazz saxophonist Lonnie Simmons, pianist Teddy Wilson, Billy Taylor and others and a Beale Street Developments pamphlet signed by Ma Rainy. With two other items. $100-200

317 (MUSIC) BUEL, JAMES The Great Operas. The Societe Universelle Lyrique, (1899).

10 vols. Folio, 3/4 morocco over silk decorative boards. One of 100 copies of the Wagner Edition. Wear to boards; front board detached on some vols.; otherwise interiors are fine. $200-400 318 NIMROD The Life of a Sportsman. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1842.

8vo, full red morocco, gilt tooling to spine, 5 raised bands, a.e.g., bound by Lloyd, Wallis and Lloyd, original binding laid in. Containing 36 colored illustrations by Henry Alken. First edition, second issue. Minor wear to boards at edges and extremities; book plate tipped in front pastedown; otherwise fine. $500-700

319* (POCKOCKE, EDWARD) TWELLS, LEONARD The Theological Works of the Learned Dr. Pockock. London: Printed for the editor and sold by R. Gosling, 1740.

Vol. 2 only. Folio, full calf, 6 raised bands. Boards detached and flaking; f.f.e.p. detached but present; spine split; foxing throughout; ex-libris tipped in front pastedown. Together with Decas dissertationum selectarum in quibus multa s. scripturae loca difficillima explicantur, by Sebastian Schmid (Frankfurt: Hieronymi Fried. Hoffamani, 1694). Property from the University of Chicago $400-600

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320 (RELIGION) A group of 11 volumes in leather bindings.

The Christian Orator; or, A Collection of Speeches, Delivered on Public Occasions… By a Gentleman of Massachusetts. Third edition. Charlestown, 1819. Prayers and Offices of Devotion: for Families, and for Particular Persons, Upon Most Occasions. By Benjamin Jenks. Brattleborough, 1811. Grace and Truth; or, the Glory and Fullness of the Redeemer Displayed. By William McEwen. Edinburgh, 1798. Primitive Christianity Revived: Visible Ordinances, Sects and Denominations Done Away. By Benjamin Gorton. Troy, 1804. Lectures on Scripture Facts. By William Bengo Collyer. Boston, 1813. Moral Maxims. By Duke de la Roche Foucault. Dublin, 1751. Reflections on Death. By William Dodd. Springfield, Mass., 1810. Scripture Lessons: Being a New Selection from the Old and New Testament for the Use of Schools. Boston, 1823. The Hebrew People: or, the History and Religion of the Israelites, from the Origin of the Nation to the Time of Christ. By George Smith. New York, 1850. A Sketch of the Life of Elder Benj. Putnam. Written by Himself. Woodstock, 1821. $100-200

321* SIMEON, REMI Dictionnaire de la langue Nahuati ou Mexicaine. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1885.

Folio, quarter calf, marbled endpapers, in archival box. Second edition, revised. Front board detached; spine detached; ex library copy with book plate tipped in front pastedown; foxing throughout; wear to boards; otherwise sound. Property from the University of Chicago $100-200

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323 TAYLOR, ELIZABETH Signed studio photo from The Flintstones. Framed together with three other studio photographs from the movie, two of which are signed by Rick Moranis and John Goodman. Elaborately framed in dinosaurthemed presentation. Size of frame 21 x 31 inches. $150-250

324 (SCOTLAND) THE SCOTIAD A fully illustrated, hand-writted chronicle by an amateur historian, Andrew Munro, circa 1900.

Approximately 1,000pp. 3 vols. 4to, 3/4 red morocco and tartan cloth boards, bound by John C. Forgie. Wear to boards; minor foxing throughout; otherwise fine. $300-500

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325 VIALAR, EMILE DE Souvenirs et documents. Marseille: Imprimerie TVP, et Lith, de L’Oratoire SaintLeon, 1901.

8vo, full red morocco, gilt-stamped, with green leather inlaid border, blue leather ornament inlaid as well, silk doublures, additional endpapers in gold and blue silk, a.e.g., color additional title page, publisher’s slipcase. Emilie de Vialar was the founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint-Joseph of the Apparition. Minor wear to boards; otherwise very fine. $100-200

326 WAGNER, RICHARD Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Parts 2 and 3 of The Ring of the Niblung. A Trilogy with a Prelude. Translated into English by Margaret Armour. London: William Heinemann; New York: Doubleday Page, 1911.

4to, full red morocco, 5 raised bands. Number 105 of 1,100 copies signed by Arthur Rackham to the limitation page. Illustrated with numerous color tipped-in plates throughout. Minor toning; intermittent foxing; otherwise fine. $600-800 327 (WINE) VEVEY - ALBUM OFFICIEL A group of four items depicting in color the late-summer wine festivals at Vevey in French-speaking Switzerland, including two long fold-out colored lithographs depicting processionals.

Album officiel de la fete des vignerons. Vevey, 1889, 5-9 Aout. Oblong 8vo, comprising one long folding colored lithograph, original pictorial covers. Fete des vignerons. Vevey 1905. 16 Estampes par E. Bieler. 4to, original pictorial folder with 16 color plates, loose as issued. Fete des vignerons. Vevey - 1955. Oblong 8vo, comprising one long folding colored lithograph, original gilt-stamped covers. Du labeur aux honneurs. Quatre siecles d’histoire de la confrerie des vignerons et ses fetes. Published by the Confrerie, Vevey, 1998. $150-250

328 WORDWORTH, CHRISTOPHER Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical. London: Orr, 1840.

4to, fine gilt-tooled binding by Wickwar, silk endpapers, a.e.g. First edition, early issue. Illustrated with 28 steel engravings with tissue guards, two maps of Greece and numerous woodcuts throughout. Minor rubbing to boards; some slight spotting to engraved title; boards slightly bowed; otherwise fine. $200-400

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