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KENT, ROCKWELL. 1882-1971. Collection of seven illustrated books:
6 – 13 December 2018, 10:00 EST
New YorkUS$400 - US$600
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KENT, ROCKWELL. 1882-1971.
Collection of seven illustrated books:
1. MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick. New York: Random House, [1930]. 4to. Original silver decorated black cloth. Covers rubbed; some soiling; contemporary inscription on front free endpaper.
2. Rockwellkentiana: Few Words and Many Pictures. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1933. 4to. Original decorated white cloth. Edges rubbed, some soiling.
3. Salamina. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1935. 8vo. Original silver stamped blue cloth within publisher's pictorial dust jacket. Covers rubbed; endpapers partially toned with contemporary inscriptions; front flap detached and small pieces missing from dust jacket.
4. This Is My Own. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1940]. 8vo. Original embossed white cloth in publisher's pictorial dust jacket and prospectus laid in. Minor wear; contemporary bookplate. Signed by the author in ink on the half-title page: "Rockwell Kent."
5. SCHNITZLER, ARTHUR. Casanova's Homecoming. New York: Sylvan Press, 1947. 4to. Original two-color embossed papered boards within publisher's plastic jacket. No. 96 of 1499 large paper copies for the American public and designed by Lewis F. White. Minor wear; piece missing from back jacket.
6. It's Me O Lord. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., [1955]. 8vo. Original gilt stamped black cloth. Edges rubbed.
7. Of Men and Mountains. Ausable Forks, N. Y.: Asgaard Press, 1959 [1958]. 8vo. Original cloth-backed marbled boards within publisher's glassine jacket. No. 102 of 150 signed copies, inscribed: "To Juliet and Frank: Merry Christmas! — (1958!) Rockwell Kent 1959." Minor wear.
1. MELVILLE, HERMAN. Moby Dick. New York: Random House, [1930]. 4to. Original silver decorated black cloth. Covers rubbed; some soiling; contemporary inscription on front free endpaper.
2. Rockwellkentiana: Few Words and Many Pictures. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1933. 4to. Original decorated white cloth. Edges rubbed, some soiling.
3. Salamina. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1935. 8vo. Original silver stamped blue cloth within publisher's pictorial dust jacket. Covers rubbed; endpapers partially toned with contemporary inscriptions; front flap detached and small pieces missing from dust jacket.
4. This Is My Own. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, [1940]. 8vo. Original embossed white cloth in publisher's pictorial dust jacket and prospectus laid in. Minor wear; contemporary bookplate. Signed by the author in ink on the half-title page: "Rockwell Kent."
5. SCHNITZLER, ARTHUR. Casanova's Homecoming. New York: Sylvan Press, 1947. 4to. Original two-color embossed papered boards within publisher's plastic jacket. No. 96 of 1499 large paper copies for the American public and designed by Lewis F. White. Minor wear; piece missing from back jacket.
6. It's Me O Lord. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., [1955]. 8vo. Original gilt stamped black cloth. Edges rubbed.
7. Of Men and Mountains. Ausable Forks, N. Y.: Asgaard Press, 1959 [1958]. 8vo. Original cloth-backed marbled boards within publisher's glassine jacket. No. 102 of 150 signed copies, inscribed: "To Juliet and Frank: Merry Christmas! — (1958!) Rockwell Kent 1959." Minor wear.