Modena: Franco Cosimo Panini, 2008. 8vo. velvet binding with precious stones and gilded silver, clamshell case. 201, 336 pages. Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary. One of 980 numbered and signed copies, of which this is additionally stamped on the colophon 'Exhibition Copy'. The Libro d'Ore Durazzo, which takes its name from its last owner, is a small masterpiece by the painter and illuminator, Francesco Marmitta. This remarkable work is in two ways quite different from.....
New York: n.p., 1916. 8vo. paper covered boards. unpaginated. Limited to 250 copies. Printed by the Quill Club New York on the occasion of its 1916 Lincoln meeting. Forward by Meserve. With two photos, one of Lincoln and one of Ellsworth, printed from the original negatives. Three page facsimile of the letter of condolence from Lincoln to the parents of Ellsworth. Chipping with minor paper loss to head and tail of spine. Some rubbing to.....
