tan/brown soft leather cover cover with lettering blindstamped on front cover and spine. edge of leather covers is chipped, and edges of leather brittle. Ships from Southampton, New York.įull-Leather. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. A lovely set of these increasingly scarce miniature volumes. Pages have some toning which is common with these volumes. Books are in very good condition no writing, names or ownership markings. Nine book set which includes: Ballad of Reading Gaol by Wilde, The Man Who Was by Kipling, Will o the Mill by Stevenson, The Happy Prince by Wilde, Salome by Wilde, Barrack Room Ballads by Kipling, At the End of the Passage by Kipling, A Child s Garden of Verses by Stevenson, Dr. Each volume bound in green leather wraps. Published by The Little Leather Library Corporation, 1910. Belonged to a a descendent of the author, the famous Sing Sing warden. Front board has been expertly reattached otherwise leather and hinges are in fine shape. Stamped in gilt on spine and both boards, Dentelled edge in gilt inside both boards. Quirk (1884-1932) vice-president and editor of "Photoplay Magazine" from 1918-1929. ![]() editor of "The New Republic" 1921-1940 James Donald Adams - author and editor James R. Chenery - Editor of Collier's from 1925-1943 Robert Morss Lovett - ( 1870-1956) American educatorand writer. Schoenfeld - (Printer of post cards and menus) Frank Callan Norris - author Harry Scherman (1887-1969) Publisher and Economist, in 1916 established Little Leather library, in 1926 co-founded Book-of-the-Month Club with Robert Hass Richard Roy Smith - (1885-1957) Publisher Ray Long - (1878-1935) Publisher Thomas Meighan - (1879-1936) Actor of silent films and early talkies starring opposite Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson William L. I have identified 11 signatures as follows: Karl Kingsley Kitchen - (1885 - ? ) author John L. Chenery, Robert Morss Lovett, James Donald Adams, James R. ![]() Schoenfeld, Frank Callan Norris, Harold E I Williams, Harry Scherman, Louis Reid, Richard Roy Smith, Ray Long, Thomas Meighan, William L. ![]() On prelim are 18 signatures: "To a great warden and a good friend appreciating both his hospitality and his book: Karl Kingsley Kitchen, Collier Ford, Oscar Cooper, Hamilton Thompson, Jack Pait, John L. Deep maroon leather bound with 5 raised bands on spine. Beautiful signed deluxe presentation edition.
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