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| [4835] Peterson, Roger Tory & Virginia Marie Peterson. AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA - THE AUDUBON SOCIETY BABY ELEPHANT FOLIO. Chicago: Abbeville Press, 1981. Collectors edition SIGNED by the authors, Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson. Measures 12 1/8 inches wide by 15 1/4 inches tall by 3 1/4 inches thick. Weighs 16 1/2 pounds. Bound in full green top grain leather with gilt decoration & gilt lettering. Gilt illustration on front cover. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated with 435 very high quality colorplate reproductions of John J. Audubon's original handcolored engravings, some of which fold-out. Slightly rubbed extremities. No other flaws or wear. This is a very beautiful book in NEAR FINE CONDITION. Blurb:The book displays all 435 of Audubon's handcolored engravings in exquisite, high quality reproductions made directly from the original plates in the Audubon Society's copy of the original "Double Elephant Folio". Peterson's introduction and informative commentaries about each bird add a new dimension to this famous work. - Roger Tory Peterson became America's most prominent naturalist and ornithologist following the 1934 publication of his book, "A Field Guide to the Birds". His many famous paintings of birds together with his bird books have gained him a prominent place in ornithological history. The many awards he has received include the Presidential Medal of Honor. His scientist wife, Virginia Marie Peterson, co-authored this work.
PRICE: $350.00
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 | [3268] Irving, John. A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR. Media, PA: Unicycle Press, 1998. Number 472 from a SIGNED and numbered leather limited edition of 1200 copies. SIGNED by John Irving on the limitations page. Bound in black top grain leather from Cromwell Leather Company. Gilt cover decoration, and gilt lettering on the spine. Marbled endpapers. This is an unread copy with no flaws or wear. VERY FINE CONDITION
PRICE: $75.00 |
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| [4310] Montaigne, Michael Seigneur de. (Charles Cotton, Translator). THE ESSAYS OF MONTAIGNE. New York: Gryphon Editions, 1994. This leather bound collector's edition is a faithful facsimile of the classic edition published in 1870 based on the translation by Charles Cotton made in 1700, with notes & quotations and an account of the author's life. 9 1/4 inches tall by 6 1/4 inches wide. 682 pages. Bound in full dark blue leather with gilt decoration and gilt lettering. Gilt title lettering on the spine in a red blocked field. All page edges are gilt. Blue ribbon bookmark bound-in. Marbled endpapers. Acquired directly from the publisher, this copy has never been owned by a consumer. A beautiful book in NEW CONDITION.
PRICE: $45.00 |
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| [4074] Wister, Owen. THE VIRGINIAN. Delran, NJ: Gryphon Editions, 1992. This leather bound collector's edition is a faithful facsimile of the original first edtion of 1902. 7 3/4 inches tall by 5 3/8 inches wide. 504 pages. Bound in full reddish-brown leather with gilt decoration and gilt lettering. Gilt page edges. Ribbon bookmark bound-in. Marbled endpapers. This is an unread copy acquired directly from the publisher and it has never been owned by a consumer. It was published by Gryphon in 1992 and while in storage during the last 15 years, it has acquired just a tiny bit of rubbing to the page edge gilt, with no loss of gilt. No other flaws or wear noted. NEAR FINE CONDITION.
PRICE: $35.00 |
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