1091. Ruggles-Brise, Cecily J.

Notes on Some Birds of Dar Es Salaam. With 29 Illustrations.

Norwich, Jarrold & Sons Limited, no year (c.1927). 13.5 cm x 19 cm. Frontispiece, XVII, 96 pages. 29 illustrations, including 2 monochrome photographs. Hardcover [publisher’s original blue cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt vignette on front board. Deckled edging. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some untrimmed pages at rear. Beautiful illustrations on front and rear endpaper.

1092. Spezialkatalog – Prager, W.

Juristen – Nationalökonomen – Politiker. Ihr Leben und ihre Lehren. Mit Bild und Faksimile von Lujo Brentano.

Berlin, Prager, 1927. 8°. 84 Seiten. Originaler Pappband. Ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar mit einigen kleinen Stempelchen. Guter Zustand mit nur geringen äusseren Gebrauchsspuren. Innen am Buchblock gebrochen. Verzeichnet 1973 Nummern antiquarischer Bücher zum Thema Recht und Oekonomie.

1093. Tatlock, R.R. / Kendrick, A.F. / Tyler, Royall / Van De Put, A. et al,

Spanish Art – An Introductory Review of Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Textiles, Ceramics, Woodwork, Metalwork.

London, B.T. Batsford, Ltd. for The Burlington Magazine, 1927. 25 cm x 31 cm. Frontispiece, 121 pages. 121 plates. Map of Spain towards rear. Hardcover [publisher’s original black cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt embossment to front board. Good+ condition. Rubbing to boards evident. Damp staining to bottom corner of rear board. Minor tear to cloth at head of spine. Cracks to gutter between front pastedown and endpaper. Binding still firm and strong. Bookblock square and tight. Interior bright and clean. [Burlington Magazine Monograph – II]

1094. [Hays, Mary] Wedd, A.F.

The Fate of the Fenwicks – Letters to Mary Hays (1798-1828).

First Edition. London, Methuen & Co., 1927. Octavo (14.5 cm wide x 22 cm high). XVI, 248 pages (including Appendix and Index) plus 8 pages of a book-catalogue to the rear “Methuen’s General Literature”. Hardcover / Original publisher’s cloth. The spine detaching. The binding otherwise firm and overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Some minor signs of foxing. A very, very rare book !!

1095. [Ravilious, Eric / Golden Cockerel Press] Suckling, John.

A Ballad Upon A Wedding. With Engravings by Eric Ravilious.

First Edition. Waltham Saint Lawrence (Berkshire), Golden Cockerel Press, 1927. Octavo (13.7 cm wide x 20.3 cm high). 13 pages with eight original woodcuts. Original Hardcover (Quarter cream cloth with artist-paper-covered boards) with original, illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. The jacket with stronger loss in upper corner and some fraying but now protected in mylar. The Volume itself in wonderful, near fine or better condition with only very minor signs of wear.

1096. [Bonnard, Pierre] Chauveau, Léopold.

Les Histoires Du Petit Renaud.

Paris, Librairie Gallimard, 1927. Quarto (23 cm wide x 28.5 cm high). 93 pages. Original Softcover Brochure with illustrations by Pierre Bonnard / Broché originale et illustree. Excellent, near fine condition with only minor signs of wear / Avec cinquante illustrations dessinées et coloriées au pochoir, en bleu et en rouge, par Pierre Bonnard. Exemplaire 226 des 322 exemplaires sur vélin d’Arches de ces cinq histoires pour enfants. Les seuls contes pour enfants jamais illustrés par Pierre Bonnard. Tres bon exemplaire !!

1097. Belloc, Hilaire.

But Soft — We are Observed! With thirty-seven drawings by G.K. Chesterton.

London, Arrowsmith, 1928. 20 cm. 312 pages. Illustrations, including frontispiece, in black and white. Original Hardcover. Good condition but with minor signs of external wear. There is noticeable rubbing and discolouration to the spine. Minor stain to frontcover. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard.

1098. Blumenthal, Dr. Hermann.

Die Berliner Produktenbörse. Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Getreidehandels.

Leipzig, Universitätsverlag von Robert Noske, 1928. 22cm x 15.5cm. VII, 97 (1) Seiten. Original softcover. Sehr gut erhaltenes, ehemaliges Bibliotheksexemplar. (Stempelchen). Teilweise unaufgeschnittenes, ungelesenes Exemplar. [Abhandlungen aus dem Staatswissenschaftlichen Seminar an der Universität Erlangen].

1099. Bossert, Helmuth TH.

Pictura Decorativa. Esempi di Pittura Murale Decorativa dall’ Antichitá fino all Metá del Secolo XIX. 36 Pagine di testo e 120 tavole con 225 illustrazioni a colori.

Milano, Sperling & Kupfer Di H. Betz & CO. 1928. 31,5 cm x 25 cm. 35 pages plus 120 plates. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only slightly foxed. In protective mylar.

1100. Cathlin, Léon.

La danse macabre ou l’hexaméron.

Première Édition. Paris, Éditions Spes, 1928. 19 x 12 cm. 248 pages. Hardcover / Half morocco with five raised bands and with gilt lettering on spine. Original brochure bound in. Envoi autographe signé de l’auteur: “Au Poete Daniel Sargent en témoignage d’une récente mais deja grande amitie – Leon Cathlin”. Reliure en demi-cuir rouge á coins, dos à cinq nerfs, titre doré sur le dos. Très Bon exemplaire, bien relié à l’époque. Quelques rousseur sur page de garde. Intérieur jaunie mais frais. Avec jaquette protective en plastique transparente.