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NEWTON, A. EDWARD. A MAGNIFICENT FARCE AND OTHER DIVERSIONS OF A BOOK-COLLECTOR.
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1921. First edition Hard Cover Very Good
Alfred Edward Newton, 1863-1940, Philadelphia: writer, publisher, book collector, critic, leading authority on book collecting in the first half of the 20th century. A book of essays originally published in Atlantic Monthly on: books, bookshops, writers, travel, politics, 19th Century life, etc. With 72 full page plates and illustrations, including frontispiece: Joseph Pennell; Chistopher Morely: Death-bed Portrait of Keats; Original Drawing and Engraved Plate of illustration by Blake for Mary Wollstonecraft's "Original Stories," Preliminary Sketch of Death's Door, by William Blake; "Old Water Works" Fairmount Park Philadelphia; A London "Growler" Dissatisfied with His Fare; Book-Plate from Blake's Last Works, etc. Brown paper over hardboard, 1/4 brown buckram spine, pastedown label to spine, darkened with few rubs, 1/4 chip to upper edge of pastedown. Joints and spine ends rubbed. Corners bumped, front edges rubbed. Long inscription to pastedown on 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 piece of paper, penciled previous owners name beneath it. TEG. Color frontispiece "Urizen" by William Blake, mild foxing of margins and corner of tissue. Few pages have mild marginal foxing. Deckled page edges, last page not open. Clean, tightly bound. In archival polyester protective clear wraps. 8 vo, 267 pp. First Edition, first state.
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ROSENBACH, A.S.W. ; PREFACE BY A. EDWARD NEWTON. EARLY AMERICAN CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
Millwood, New York: Kraus Reprint, 1983. Hard Cover Fine
A. S. W. Rosenbach (1856-1952) American book and manuscript collector and dealer; famous for his exceptional knowledge and notorious for his business acumen. With bibliographical description of the books in his private collection. 104 illustrations and facsimiles from books of the 17th through 19th centuries. Preface by his friend, book collector and writer A. Edward Newton. Book plate to pastedown: This book was reprinted by arrangement with The Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation.
Maroon cloth boards and spine, gilt title, author and publisher to spine. In fine condition. 354 pp + Erratum, sm 4 to.
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NEWTON, A. EDWARD. THE AMENITIES OF BOOK-COLLECTING AND KINDRED AFFECTIONS.
New York: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1918. First edition Three-Quarter Leather Very Good
American born A. Edward Newton was the leading authority on book collecting in the first half of the 20th century (1864-1940). Ninety illustrations, plus color frontispiece; caricature of W.M. Thackeray & Charles Dickens. Illustrations include such rarities as: Charles Dickens incription to Charles Dickens, Jr.; Title of George Moore's "Pagen Poems", presentation copy to Oscar Wilde; Original Illustration for Vanity Fair; First Page of a Rare Edition of "Robinson Crusoe"' ; Caricature of Oscar Wilde, from the original drawing by Aubrey Beardsley, etc. Many letters, incriptions, original title pages of first editions, great collectors, collections , auctions, etc. Third Impression. A wonderful book on collecting. In protective polyester wraps.
Bound in three quarter morocco, upper corner bumped, edges rubbed, 1/2 inch chip to upper spine. Front board not attached. Gilt lettering to spine, front hinge. Binding tight, text clean. Marbled end papers.
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NEWTON, A. EDWARD. THIS BOOK COLLECTING GAME With Illustrations
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1928. First Impression 1/4 cloth Very Good in Fair DJ
Alfred Edward Newton, Philadelphia, Pa. (1864-1940) impassioned bibliophile, writer, and leading authority on collectable books. Newton's witty and discriminating essays and discussions, are based upon his own life's experiences covering: binding, earmarks of editions, auctions, the rewards and perils of book collecting. His delightful excursions into the bibliophile world, and relationships with the famous and infamous personalities in the book world make for a fascinating read, and valuable addition to any bibliophiles collection of book reference. Color frontispiece, with 133 illustrations in aquatone. Sampling of illustrations: Title-Page of The History of William Pens Conversion; A Grolier Binding; A Dutch Silver Binding; portrait of Dr. Rosenbach; A Thomas Wotton Binding; End Papers of a Henry VIII Binding; A First Folio; Key Page to a First "Angler"; Original May of Treasure Island; The Last of the Mohicans (in Negliege'); Huckleberry Finn; Uncle Tom's Cabin, First Trade Edition; Manuscript Fragment of Edgar Allan Poe,; Moby Dick, First American Edition, etc., etc. With the exception of a few items, these were taken from Newton's personal library. Newton also lists 100 Good Novels.
Pale blue paper boards over 1/4 cloth dark blue spine, bright clear paste down title panel to spine. Mild rubbing of extremities. DW not price clipped, white, color illustrated. Mild soil, scuffing to front, various closed tears and chipping of edges. Four by three inch upper portion missing from rear dw, chips to head and heal, rear upper corner chip. Nice private library plate to e.p., child facing sea horse. Clean tight text and illustrations, dw in mylar. Published October 1928, First Impression of the Trade Edition. 410 pp., 8 vo.
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NEWTON, A. EDWARD. THOMAS HARDY, NOVELIST OR POET.
Private Printing, 1929. Limited Edition Hard Cover Very Good
One of 950 copies; with Facsimiles of Original Letters in the "Oak Knoll" Library. Profits from copies for sale went to the Committee in England in charge of the erection of a suitable monument to Thomas Hardy, either on Egdon Heath or elsewhere. Through a series of reproduced letters Edward A. Newton (19th century book collector; writer and critic); explores the Hardy's literary turn from successful Novelist to Poet. Privately printed. Protected in original tissue wraps, chipped to spine ends, chip 1 inch to rear hinge, closed tear small chip lower spine. Blue cloth backed boards, title panel pasted to front board and spine. Two very pale stains to front board, blue end papers. Previous owners name, neatly to f.e.p. Deckled page edges. All else very clean, tightly bound. sm 4 to, not paginated. Set in Garamont Type and printed by the Aquatone Process at the Press of Edward Stern & company, Inc. Philadelphia, Penna. Limited Edition.
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