7611. Schlesinger Jr., Arthur M.

Robert Kennedy and his Times. Illustrated with Photographs.

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1978. Large-8°. XVII, 1066 pages. Hardcover / Decorative red quarter morocco with gilt lettering on spine. In original slipcase. One of 500 signed copies of the Collector’s Edition. With two pages dogeared and only absolutely minor signs of wear. The book itself unread ! Signed by Schlesinger on front free endpaper.

7612. [Knight, Chareles].

The Penny Magazine of The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge – Volume I: Number 1 – Number 48. [The Inaugural Volume].

London, Charles Knight, Pall-Mall East, March 1832 – December 1832. Quarto. Folded Frontispiece, 389 pages with 215 illustrations throughout plus two pages of Index and a List of Illustrations. Hardcover / Original half-leather with gilt lettering on spine. Front endpaper detached, otherwise in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. This being the very rare, inaugural Volume in unusually excellent condition.

7613. Corbyn, T.N. [Theophilus N. Corbyn from Philadelphia].

The Compounder’s Pocket Remembrancer – A Treatise on the Manufacture of Liquors, Syrups, Cordials, Bitters, Acids, Colognes, Bay Rums, Extracts, Concentrated Essences, Liquor Flavors, Hair Dyes, Hair Oils, Hair Tonics, Tinctures, Segar Flavors, Pomades, Etc. Including Instructions for making Cider, Champagnes, Punch Essences, &c. Comprising many useful Receipts for Barbers, Bakers, Confectioners, Druggists, Segar Makers, Liquor Dealers, Grocers, Mineral Water Bottlers, Fruit Preservers, etc. etc. [with 738 Recipes].

Original First Edition. [Philadelphia], Published by the Author Theophilus Corbyn, [1888]. Duodecimo. 206 pages with 738 Recipes and a thorough Index [Cutout on titlepage has removed year pf printing but was verified through Bibliography]. Private Hardcover of the mid-20th century with the original bookblock. Bookblock loosened. Lower part of the titlepage missing. Needs repair but pages are in very good condition. Extremely Rare, early Philadelphia Recipe-Book for Drinks, Essences and Perfmues, Hair-Products etc. !

7614. [Joyce, James] Pohli, Paula.

James Joyce.

Original Linocut – Portrait of James Joyce. [County Mayo], Paula Pohli, no year [c.2015]. 33 cm x 40.5 cm. Excellent condition. Signed and limited edition (No.11 of 50).

7615. Keil, Peter Robert. (1942 – )

“Selbstdarstellung”

Oil on Board. Signed: “Keil – Berlin” [Berlin], no year (c.1995). 50 cm x 70 cm. Das Bild mit einigen Schaeden an den Raendern / Some damage to the outer margins (see images).

7616. [Hatton, Brian] Cule, W. E.

The White Caravan. Illustrated by Brian Hatton.

London, James Nisbet & Co., Ltd., 1914. 15.5 x 22cm. 184 pages. With four colour illustration plates and decorative endpapers. Original, illustrated hardcover in protective Mylar. The binding in unusually excellent and firm condition. Endpapers undsiturbed and perfect. Foxed on the edges and some mild foxing inside. Very minor lesion to the outer margins of 6 pages only. Private gift-inscription and letter included: Inscribed “To Elsie with best wishes from E.Miller”. An original, signed letter by Aunt Miller to Elsie is loosely inserted. All the wonderful colour-plates by Brian Hatton are in place and in excellent condition. An extremely scarce book.

7617. [Haugaard, Erik] Asimov, Isaac and others.

The Horn Book Magazine / [Magazine] About Children’s Books and Reading. With articles by Erik Haugaard, Isaac Asimov [″Views on Science Books” in the June 1963 – copy)] and many others [Edited by Paul Heins, Ethel L. Heins, Anita Silvey].

64 Issues (Duplicates: 1964, 1968, Oct & Dec 1979, 1984). Boston, The Horn Book, 1963, 1967-70, 1973, 1975-81, 1983-1989. 15.3 cm x 22.8 cm. Circa 7500 pages. Featuring black and white frontispieces by book illustrators. With many black and white illustrations throughout by famous illustrators taken from various children’s books. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only minor discoloration to covers and edges. Some covers have minor pen markings. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Christian Haugaard.

7618. [Kingerlee, John] Benington, Jonathan.

Collection of four signed catalogues and monographs. From the artists personal library. The collection includes: 1. Jonathan Benington – Kingerlee / 2. John Kingerlee – A Painter’s Passage / 3. Kingerlee – Pneuma in Time – Namoc, Beijing ‘08/ 4. Kingerlee – New Works on Paper – The Kenny Gallery – Galway 2007 //. All signed by John Kingerlee.

Belfast, Larry Powell, 2006. 4°. 280 pages. One Volume in Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar / Three Volumes in Softcover. Collection of 4 signed volumes from John Kingerlee’s library ! 3 of the 4 volumes are in original softcover/ Excellent condition with only minor external wear.

7619. [Mann, Thomas] Pohli, Paula.

Thomas Mann.

Original Linocut – Portrait of Thomas Mann. [County Mayo], Paula Pohli, no year [c.2015]. 39 cm x 51 cm. Excellent condition. Signed and limited edition (No.6 of only 25). Stunning portrait of Thomas Mann in an unusual Linocut by irish artist Paula Pohli.

7620. Maskerade / Ceremony of Dutch Students – Bos, Gerardus Johannes (1825 – 1898).

Maskerade gehouden door de leden van het Leidsche Studenten – Corps den 24sten Juni 1890, ter viering van den 315ste Verjaardag der Leidsche Hoogeschool, Voorstellende De intocht van Karel V binnen Nijmegen in 1546.

Original Lithographs. Leiden, P.Somerwil, 1890. Each Lithograph measures 36 cm wide x 25 cm high. Excellent condition. Lacks the title-page-sheet but all the 27 beautiful, coloured lithographic plates are complete.