BIBLIO-GIFTABLES
BIBLIO-GIFTABLES
NOT a “Collector's Copy” — But FUN to Have
Faulkner, William. Requiem for a nun. New York:
Random House, [copyright 1951]. 8vo. [6], 286 pp.
• Cloth with a few light spots, spine extremities faintly worn, dust jacket with slightly ragged edges and some spine fading. (2113)
Vintage FaulknerFaulkner, William. The town. New York: Random House, 1957. 8vo. [8], 371, [1] pp. 
• Cloth fine, dust jacket good; jacket slightly darkened around edges, with minor chipping at spine extremities. (2114)
SIGNED by the Author — Gerald Ford Ford,
Gerald. A time to heal: the autobiography
of Gerald R. Ford. Norwalk, Conn.: Easton Press, ©1987. 8vo. [8], 454 pp.
Stepping into the presidency amidst scandal, war, and a poor economy, Gerald Ford was presented with some very difficult leadership challenges. On the one hand, he was the right man at the right time: His honesty and reassurance restored the confidence in the presidency that been lost during the Watergate scandal, and his negotiation of the Helsinki Agreement contributed to the end of the Cold War. However, Ford's pardon of Richard Nixon eroded much of the trust he had built early in his term. This fateful decision, together with the fall of Saigon and his inability to “whip inflation,” were the main factors that cost him reelection. This memoir speaks to his role in navigating the challenges of his time with the same honesty and straightforwardness that characterized his tenure as president.
• Full red leather, covers lavishly gilt-stamped with a pattern of elephants, spine with raised bands, gilt title, author's name, and gilt elephants within “compartments.” Endpapers bear a version of the image of the obverse side of the Great Seal of the United States. Silk ribbon placemarker. All edges gilt. Fine condition. (23605)
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Yes, That Henry Ford Ford, Mr. & Mrs. Henry. Good morning: After a sleep of twenty-five years, old-fashioned dancing is being revived. Dearborn, MI: Dearborn Publishing Co., 1926. 12mo. 169, [1] pp.; illus.
dictionary of dance terms and sheet music for two quadrilles, the Lancers “Oriental,” and a number of other dance tunes.
Click the image for an enlargement. • Publisher's quarter brown cloth and brown printed paper–covered sides, minimal wear. Clean and fresh. (26829)
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For the Shelley Fan, a Revelation & a Fine “Read” . . . Forman, H. Buxton. The Shelley library. An essay in bibliography. New York: Haskell House Publishers Ltd., 1971. 8vo. 127, [1] pp.
• Publisher's green cloth, spine with black-stamped title; minor wear to corners and spine extremities. Pages clean and crisp. (26152)
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On the Loss of a
“Tender, Just, & Gracious” Queen Forster, William. A joyous and peaceable state of mind, the happy fruit and effect of afflictions. In a sermon preach’d on the sad occasion of the death of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, of blessed memory, in the parish church of St. Clement Danes, August the 8th, 1714. London: Pr. for D. Browne & W. Mear, 1794. 8vo (21.3 cm, 8.4"). [4], 19, [1 (blank)] pp.
The title-page here, with its black-bordered and -accented text, is is a nice example of modest “mourning typography.”
Uncommon: OCLC and ESTC locate only two U.S. institutional holdings.
• ESTC T119686 . Disbound; sewing mostly perished, leaves separating. Edges slightly ragged and light soiling to margins. (26247)
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One Could Collect ChapbooksFeaturing GHOSTS . . . Four favourite songs. Glasgow: Pr. for the booksellers, [ca. 1830?]. 12mo. 8 pp. 
• NSTC 2S31074. Removed from a nonce volume. Clean save for some smudging to outer margin of one page. (16760)
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AGreat Series of Song Titles . . . Four favourite comic songs. Glasgow: Pr. for the booksellers, [ca. 1825?].
12mo. 8 pp. 
“The Cork Leg and Steam Arm. / The Great Sea Snake. / The Sailor's Consolation. /
The Wonderful Nose” — a woodcut vignette shows a young man dancing with one arm raised and “[No.] 28” printed at
the foot.
• Not in NSTC. Removed from a nonce volume. Pages age-toned, otherwise clean. (16763)
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Watercolors Abound France, Anatole. At the sign of the Queen Pédauque. Chicago: Printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by The Lakeside Press, 1933. Tall 4to. Frontis., [5], v–xii, 174, [2] pp., [3 (blank)] ff.; 19 plts.
Click the interior image for an enlargement. The binding is full blue linen stamped in gold on the spine and front cover, with additional ornamentation to both covers in deep pink. Top edges are gilt, others deckle; one leaf is left unopened.
• Limited Editions Club, Bibliography of the Fine Books Published by The Limited Editions Club, 1929–1985, 49. Binding as above; spine sunned and with thumbnail sized dark patch at head and foot. Some cracking along the top edges and spine of the slipcase, which is still sturdy; spine of case sunned, paper label a little soiled. Pages clean; no ownership markings or labels. A very good, clean copy. (22313)
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Chirognomy for the Curious: Practical Palmistry Frith, Henry, & Edward Heron-Allen. The language of the hand being a concise exposition of the principles and practice of the art of reading the hand by which the past, the present, and the future may be explained and foretold. Philadelphia: David McKay, [1899]. 8vo (17 cm, 6.75"). Frontis., 8, [11]–159, [1] pp.; illus.
Click the image for an enlargement. 19 figures depicting different types of hands.
Binding: Publisher's limp dark blue-green cloth, front cover and spine with black-stamped title, front cover with yellow-stamped palm diagram.
• Cloth slightly wrinkled over front cover, corners and spine extremities showing minor rubbing. Pages clean. (26696)
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ATTRACTIVE
EARLY & INEXPENSIVE Frost, Robert. North of Boston. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1927. 8vo. [2], frontis., [6 (2 blank)], ix, [1], 11–137, [1 (blank)] pp.
• Publisher's quarter green cloth and green paper sides, stamped in gilt on the spine and front. Gilt on spine rubbed. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper. Frontispiece (with protective tissue guard) loose. A very good copy. (8215)
Fancy Work
Illustrated Frost, Sarah Annie. The ladies' guide to needle work, embroidery, etc. New York: Henry T. Williams, © 1877. 8vo (21.3 cm, 8.4"). 158, [12 (adv.)] pp.; illus.
Click the images for enlargements. Binding: Publisher's red cloth, front cover with elaborate black-stamped frame and gilt-stamped title.
• Bound as above with extremities rubbed, spine sunned, spine and back cover with spattered staining; front hinge (inside) tender yet holding. Front fly-leaf with inked gift inscription dated 1955 and with considerably older, rubber-stamped owner's name lined through. Pages clean. Advertisement leaves at end, fascinating. (26620)
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Rich Anthology
Nicely
Printed
Frothingham, Robert. Songs of the sea and sailors' chanteys:
an anthology selected and arranged by Robert Frothingham. N.p.: Houghton Mifflin Company
(Cambridge: The Riverside Press), 1924. 16mo. xxii, [2], 288 pp.
• Publisher's quarter cloth over green paper boards; paper title label on spine. Contemporary gift inscription on front free endpaper. Paper covers with some old minor scrapes and finger marks; VG. (19462)
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