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The Pilgrim’s Progress: From this World to That Which is to Come Delivered Under the Similitude of a Dream, by John Bunyan Vintage
$125.00The Pilgrim’s Progress is a classic work of Christian literature by John Bunyan. The book is an allegory that tells the story of a man named Christian who sets out on a journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City. Along the way, he faces various obstacles and temptations, but with the help of other pilgrims and the guidance of the Bible, he perseveres and ultimately reaches his destination. The book is filled with Christian symbolism and teachings, and has been widely read and beloved for centuries.
This particular edition of The Pilgrim’s Progress is an early 20th century printing with illustrations by Harold Copping. The book is in excellent condition, with no markings and a tight binding. The red hardcover cloth volume has some fading and minor wear, but is still a beautiful and valuable addition to any collection. The book also includes a personal inscription from M.B. Logan to Alan G. Gordon, dated July 1935.
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1920: La Legende de Guillaume D’Orange, by P. Tuffrau, published by L’Edition D’Art
$350.00La Legende de Guillaume D’Orange is a classic work by P. Tuffrau, published by L’Edition D’Art in Paris in 1920. This 27th edition is a beautiful hardcover volume with marbled front and back panels, and a leather spine with gilt ornamentation and lettering. Although there is some wear on the cover due to its age, the book is tightly bound, clean, and in remarkably good shape. The deckled fore-edges and marbled inner cover pages add to the book’s charm.
This book is a legendary tale of Guillaume D’Orange, a knight who fought against the Saracens in the 8th century. The book is signed on the first empty page, with the signature dating back to 1928. This antique copy of the classic work is a true collector’s item and would make a wonderful gift for anyone interested in French literature and history.
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1913: Tales of Hoffman Retold From Offenbach’s Opera by Cyril Falls & Illustrated by A. Brantingham Simpson
$75.00Tales of Hoffman Retold From Offenbach’s Opera is a classic book that retells the famous opera by Jacques Offenbach. Written by Cyril Falls and illustrated by A. Brantingham Simpson, R.O.I, the book was published by Chatto & Windus in London in 1913. The book is a hardcover cloth volume with ornamentation and gilt lettering on the cover and spine. It has 164 pages with deckled fore-edges and top edges gilt.
Although the book has some minor wear and fading to the spine, it is a high-quality publication with thick paper and excellent print. The volume is tightly bound and very clear, with no writing anywhere in the book.
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1967: Poems of Byron, Keats, and Shelley, selected and edited by Elliott Coleman, International Collectors Library
$180.00The 1967 edition of “Poems of Byron, Keats, and Shelley” is a collection of selected works from three of the most renowned poets of the Romantic era. Edited by Elliott Coleman, the volume includes complete shorter works and skillfully excerpted long poems, such as “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage,” “Prometheus Unbound,” and “To a Skylark.” The book is part of “The World’s Great Poetry” series of the International Collectors Library and is bound in a soft tan Marie Antoinette replica binding with 24K gold decoration, top edges coated with real gold, and a matching ribbon marker.
The original binding of the volume, on which this replica was based, encased a copy of the Iliad bound by Derome the Younger for Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France. The design of Derome’s binding was adapted by American artist Rafael Palacios for this Collectors Library volume, retaining much of the decoration intact. The book is a collectible item, unopened and unread, and includes the original inlay from ICL with the presentation of the work and the Marie Antoinette binding.
$210.00