(Illustrated Books) Lot of 5 Vols. English Literature, Poetry & Belles Lettres: (Pogany, Willy, illustrator.) Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. London: George G. Harrap, (1910). First Pogany trade edition. 4to, original gilt-lettered and illustrated green cloth, gilt-lettered and decorated spine, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed; corners bumped, light edge wear, occasionally slightly scuffed. Illustrated and decorated throughout, including 20 mounted color plates. Light to moderate foxing to front and back matter, other scattered light foxing. * (Austen, John, illustrator.) Byron, Lord George Gordon Don Juan. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, (1926). First American edition thus. Tall 8vo, gilt-lettered, stamped pictorial cream cloth, gilt-lettered and decorated spine, fore and bottom edges untrimmed; some dust smudging, small dampstain at top edges, light wear at spine ends, slightly cocked. Full page and text illustrations. Free endpapers browned, but internally generally clean. * (Austen, John, illustrator.) Disraeli the Younger. The Infernal Marriage. London: William Jackson printed at the Curwen Press, 1929. #774/850. Tall 8vo, original quarter-paper vellum and gilt-lettered green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed; corners bumped, light wear, slightly scuffed, a little dusty. Color frontispiece, full page plain illustrations. Some discoloration to endpapers, but internally generally clean. * (Yunge, illustrator.) Shakespeare, William. King Lear. San Francisco: David Magee, (1930). #31/240 (printed at the Curwin Press). Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. 4to, original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed; light wear, scattered minor spotting and light scuffing. With 10 full page black and white illustrations. Internally clean. * (Leighton, Clare, illustrator.) Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Hiehts. New York: Random House, 1931. #228/450 signed by Clare Leighton (printed at The Lakeside Press, Chicago). 4to, original black cloth, gilt-lettered and decorated spine, top edges stained black, other edges stained black, other edges untrimmed; corners bumped, occasionally slightly scuffed. With 12 wood engraved plates by Clare Leighton Internally clean.
(Illustrated Books) Lot of 5 Vols. English Literature, Poetry & Belles Lettres: (Pogany, Willy, illustrator.) Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. London: George G. Harrap, (1910). First Pogany trade edition. 4to, original gilt-lettered and illustrated green cloth, gilt-lettered and decorated spine, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed; corners bumped, light edge wear, occasionally slightly scuffed. Illustrated and decorated throughout, including 20 mounted color plates. Light to moderate foxing to front and back matter, other scattered light foxing. * (Austen, John, illustrator.) Byron, Lord George Gordon Don Juan. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, (1926). First American edition thus. Tall 8vo, gilt-lettered, stamped pictorial cream cloth, gilt-lettered and decorated spine, fore and bottom edges untrimmed; some dust smudging, small dampstain at top edges, light wear at spine ends, slightly cocked. Full page and text illustrations. Free endpapers browned, but internally generally clean. * (Austen, John, illustrator.) Disraeli the Younger. The Infernal Marriage. London: William Jackson printed at the Curwen Press, 1929. #774/850. Tall 8vo, original quarter-paper vellum and gilt-lettered green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed; corners bumped, light wear, slightly scuffed, a little dusty. Color frontispiece, full page plain illustrations. Some discoloration to endpapers, but internally generally clean. * (Yunge, illustrator.) Shakespeare, William. King Lear. San Francisco: David Magee, (1930). #31/240 (printed at the Curwin Press). Introduction by G. K. Chesterton. 4to, original green cloth, gilt-lettered spine, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed; light wear, scattered minor spotting and light scuffing. With 10 full page black and white illustrations. Internally clean. * (Leighton, Clare, illustrator.) Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Hiehts. New York: Random House, 1931. #228/450 signed by Clare Leighton (printed at The Lakeside Press, Chicago). 4to, original black cloth, gilt-lettered and decorated spine, top edges stained black, other edges stained black, other edges untrimmed; corners bumped, occasionally slightly scuffed. With 12 wood engraved plates by Clare Leighton Internally clean.
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