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Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Illustrated By R. J. Holden. Introduction By Van Wyck Brooks The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table New York The Limited Editions Club 1955 Limited Edition Hard Cover Very Good Very Good Slipcase 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Signed by the Illustrator Number 841 of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. The Limited Editions club, founded by George Macy in 1929, has a long history of producing well-made limited editions of classic and carefully selected contemporary literature, usually signed by the illustrator, designer or other party involved in the production of this particular edition. Cream colored cloth over beveled boards with spine label and cover design, speckled edges, 281 pages plus colophon, pinkish tan slipcase. The book has some external surface soil and a sunned spine, some edgewear to the spine label (no chips), internally near fine with no names or other markings. The slipcase has some uneven fading and a light bit of edgewear, structurally sound. Price: 35.00 USD
Saunders, Richard [Benjamin Franklin]. Illustrated By Norman Rockwell. Introduction By Van Wyck Brooks Poor Richard : The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758. Wherein are retain'd in Their Entirety the Author's Prefaces, Provers, Verses, & Entertaining Remarks; Together With Those Chronoligical, Historical, and Scientific Observations... Philadelphia The Limited Editions Club 1964 First, Limited Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good Slipcase 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Signed by the Artist First edition with these illustrations, limited to 1500 copies, signed by Norman Rockwell. Collected contents of Franklin's eighteenth century almanacs, plus color plates by Rockwell. Marbled boards with calfskin spine with gilt lettered red label, zodiac symbols blindstamped on the front and rear of the spine, 300 pages plus colophon, brown slipcase with spine label. The book looks and feels about new, with a small personal bookplate on the front pastedown and a slightly tanned spine. The dustjacket has some edgewear and shelf rubbing but is structurally sound with no splits or tears. Very clean copy. Price: 235.00 USD
