East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1905. 8vo. half suede over marbled boards. 189 pages. Vol. XVI. A near fine copy. Includes quotations of Charles Darwin. READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF GREAT SCIENTISTS: LINNAEUS

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Coined from a Life of Love, Laughter and Work, by a Man Who Achieved Greatly in Literature, Art, Philosophy and Business.
New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., (1927). 4to. signatures bound together in cloth-backed paper-covered limp boards, ribbon-tied, as issued. 220, (5) pages. Coined from a Life of Love, Laughter and Work, by a Man Who Achieved Greatly in Literature, Art, Philosophy and Business. Contains an introduction and index. Printed in red and black ink, with a black-and-white photograph of Hubbard as the frontispiece. Wear and rubbing at extremties. Else very good. READ MORE about THE NOTE BOOK OF ELBERT HUBBARD, MOTTOES, EPIGRAMS, SHORT ESSAYS, PASSAGES, ORPHIC SAYINGS AND...

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2 volumes, X and XI.
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1902. 8vo. limp suede, leather spine and cover labels, top edges gilt, others uncut. Frontispiece;(x),158,(4); Frontispiece;(x),165,(3) pages. 2 volumes, X and XI. First editions, limited to 940 numbered copies and signed by the illuminator, Nellie Bowen and Carrie Stewart. (McKenna no.79). Title page and initials designed by Samuel Warner and title page and initials illuminated by Margaret Pierce. Discusses Corot, Correggio, Gian Bellini, Cellini, Abbey and Whistler. Green covers faded to..... READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF EMINENT ARTISTS

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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 320 pages. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its 90th year. For the next generation, through his..... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS & PERSEVERANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS

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2 volumes, XII and XIII.
East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1903. small 8vo. limp suede, leather spine and cover labels, top edges gilt, others uncut. Frontispiece;(x),182,(4); Frontispiece;(x),184,(3) pages. 2 volumes, XII and XIII. First editions. (McKenna no.91-92). Some of those discussed are Pericles, Mark Antony, Savonarola, Martin Luther, Jean Paul Marrat, and Patrick Henry. Green covers faded to brown on spine and rubbed around edges. Front inside hinge cracked in first volume. Fading to spine and extremities, suede beginning to..... READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF EMINENT ORATORS

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East Aurora, New York: Roycrofters, 1904. small 8vo. paper wrappers. (vi), 155-189, (2) pages, with an addition 4 leaves of illustrations. First edition from a series by the author, which was published by the Roycrofters See McKenna, A History & Bibliography of the Roycroft Printing Shop, no. 104. Each issue is an individual biography, with each year devoted to a special group of biographies. Devoted to Henry David Thoreau, this book was the last in..... READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF GREAT PHILOSOPHERS THOREAU

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East Aurora: The Roycrofters, 1909. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (iv), 77-106, (4) pages. The title page is done in red and black and has been designed by Dard Hunter. With a number of other designs by Hunter throughout the text. Frontispiece of Girard loosely inserted. Chipped along spine. READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF GREAT BUSINESS MEN, STEPHEN GIRARD. VOL. 24, NO.3

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East Aurora: The Roycrofters, 1908. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cord-tied. (iv), 131-150, (4) pages. With front cover, title page and others designed by Dard Hunter. Front cover creased where it was folded at one time. READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF GREAT TEACHERS. FRIEDRICH FROEBEL. VOL. 23, NO.6

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(East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters), 1907. 12mo. stiff paper wrappers, edges uncut. (xii), 145-169, (7) pages. Vol. XXI, No. 6, December 1907 (McKenna 149). Includes quotations of Roussear. Wrappers chipped at edges. Tanning. READ MORE about LITTLE JOURNEYS TO THE HOMES OF REFORMERS: JEAN ROUSSEAU

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New Castle and Wilmington: Oak Knoll Press and Cedar Tree Books, 1999. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xvi, 303+(1) pages. First edition. This long-awaited biography brings to life the remarkable printer, politician and sage, Everett Johnson. Inspired by the work of Elbert Hubbard's Roycrofters, Johnson established the indomitable Press of Kells in Newark, Delaware. The fortress-like stone building that became home to the "Newark Post" still stands, and as of 1999, this lively paper celebrates its..... READ MORE about PRESS, POLITICS AND PERSERVANCE, EVERETT C. JOHNSON AND THE PRESS OF KELLS

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(East Aurora, NY: The Roycrofters, 1902). 4to. paper-covered boards, top edge cut, other edges uncut. (viii), 120, (2) pages. First edition (McKenna 76). Ornaments designed by Richard Kruger, presswork by Otto Franz, compsition by Charles Rosen. Frontispiece portrait of Hubbard. Tipped in illustrations. Covers and spine soiled, rubbed, and scuffed. READ MORE about CONTEMPLATIONS BEING SEVERAL SHORT ESSAYS, HELPFUL SERMONETTES, EPIGRAMS AND ORPHIC SAYINGS...

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N.P. Yellow Barn Press, 2003. broadside (12 by 9 inches). Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest X, New Castle, Delaware. Reproduces the text from a dunning letter dated June 3, 1908, from The Roycrofters, from the Jack Walsdorf Collection. With Roycrofter designs printed in red. READ MORE about HOW TO DUN A DEADBEAT BOOK CUSTOMER

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with 'A Message to Garcia' by Elbert Hubbard and a Translation from Japanese into English by Yone Kichiokaschi of the University of Tokyo
New York: The Typophiles, 2016. 8vo. paper wrappers. 23, (1) pages. with 'A Message to Garcia' by Elbert Hubbard and a Translation from Japanese into English by Yone Kichiokaschi of the University of Tokyo. Limited to 250 copies. A fine copy, inscribed by Vilain to Thomas M. Whitehead on the half-title page. From the Thomas M. Whitehead Collection of Books About Books. READ MORE about ELBERT HUBBARD, THE MESSAGE TO GARCIA, & THE MIKADO

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various locations: various publishers, 2003. 4to. broadsides. This group is composed of twenty-nine (29) broadsides that were designed and printed by some of the exhibitors of the Oak Knoll Fest X which took place in New Castle, Delaware in 2003. All in fine condition. The broadsides featured in this collection were originally to accompany a larger group of broadsides to be housed in a portfolio titled Oak Knoll Fest X, which is lacking. Originally constructed..... READ MORE about A group of broadsides commemorating the Oak Knoll Fest X Fine Press Bookfair

Price: $95.00  other currencies  Order nr. 138292