314. Hoffman, Malvina.
Heads and Tails.

Raised band reptilian binding with black morocco spine inset lettering, green reptilian cover insets, and green morocco doublures by Helen Worenser. All edges gilt. Bares the dated inscription from author to binders in appreciation.

Scribner's New York 1936

Broad quarto.

1200/2400     SOLD: $920.00

315. Burroughs, John.
Writings of John Burroughs.

Three-quarter navy blue morocco over light blue marbled boards, gilt art nouveau decoration to panels, raised bands, light blue marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrations with tissue guards. Autograph edition 405/750. Signed by author.
L. A. Fuertes and Charles H. Woodbury, et al., Illustrators. Herbert W. Gleason and Clifton Johnson, et al., Photographers. W. H. W. Bicknell, Etcher.

Burroughs, a man who regards his books not as works but as products of play, assures us that his record of observations and experiences "is true as it stands written, every word of it" for it is gleaned "more in the woods than in the study". He relates the bird to the human heart, to himself, to the landscape, the season, to the whole of nature; thus, offering us a live bird not a labeled laboratory specimen. His love of ornithology, of nature : the pursuit and the discovery, speaks throughout his writings.

In Volume III, "Birds and Poets with Other Papers", Burroughs begins to couple his love of birds and nature with topics more literary. This foray into literature supplements his themes of nature and provides analogy.

"Indoor Studies" (Volume VIII) treats "Henry D. Thoreau", "Science and Literature", "Science and the Poets" and more. Literature, Burroughs says, transforms science, it elevates: adding emotion, heart and imagination.

In Volume X, entitled "Whitman", we see in Walt Whitman’s "Leaves of Grass" a wild nature of primal forces: elemental and cosmic. As a young man, Burroughs first became fascinated by Whitman. Burroughs seeks to capture the elusive Whitman in his enthusiastic examination of "Leaves".

Volume XI, "The Light of Day" gives us "religious discussions and criticisms from the naturalist’s point of view"; Volume XII, discourses on "Literary Values and Other Papers".
Limited to 750 signed sets of which this is Number 405.

Houghton, Mifflin & Co. Boston 1904 Limited and Autographed Edition.

Octavo

1000/2000     SOLD: $920.00

316. Baker, David Erskine, Isaac Reed and Stephen Jones.
Biographia Dramatica; or, a Companion to the Playhouse.

Rebacked full tan morocco, gilt ruled. 3 vols, vol. 1 in 2 parts

Loongman, Hurst, Rees, etc. London 1812

Small Quarto

300/500     SOLD: $145.69

317. Barrie, J.M.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens.

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Full ruled navy morocco, red morocco labels, ruled bands, gilt inner dentelles, patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. Later rag edition. Tipped in color plates.
Arthur Rackham
Hodder & Stoughton London ca. 1930

Octavo

350/700     SOLD: $431.25

318. Burton, John Hill.
The Book-Hunter.

One half green morocco over green cloth boards, gilt ruled, raised bands. Top edge gilt. Edited by J. Herbert Slater of 'Book Prices Current,' and author of 'How to Collect Books'.

George Routledge & Sons Limited London Second Edition

Demy Octavo

50/100     SOLD: $87.40

319. Du Maurier, George.
Peter Ibbetson.

Three-quarter blue morocco over cloth board; gilt-ruled and raised bands, top edge gilt; blue marbled endpapers.
Provenance of Thomas Schroth.

James R. Osgood & Co. London. 1895

Demy Octavo.

50/100     SOLD: $34.50

320. Duyckinck, Evert A.
National Portrait of Eminent Americans.

Two volume set; all edges gilt; half brown morocco, decorated panels.
Alonzo Chappel
Johnson, Fry & Company New York 1862

Quarto

150/250     SOLD: $103.50

321. Gotch, Alfred J.
Architectural History of the English House.

Gotch, J. Alfred. THE GROWTH OF THE ENGLISH HOUSE: A SHORT HISTORY OF ITS ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT FROM 1100 TO 1800. London: 1909. Three-quarter red morocco over cloth boards, gilt-ruled and raised bands, top edge gilt.Provenance: Collection of Thomas Schroth.

B.T. Batsford London 1909

Demy Octavo

50/100     SOLD: $86.25

322. Ingoldsby, Thomas.
The Ingoldsby Legends or Myth and Marvels.

One half navy morroco over marbled boards, decorative gilt spine and raised bands. Marbled edges and endpapers. 17 Illustrations, several by J. Leech or George Cruikshank.

Richard Bentley London circa 1870

Octavo

75/150     SOLD: $74.75

323. Kipling, Rudyard.
Sea and Sussex from Rudyard Kipling's Verse.

One half red morocco over marbled boards, gilt ruled, decorative raised bands.Top edge gilt. 24 tipped in color illustrations. Some pages are unopened. Illustrated by Donald Maxwell.
Donald Maxwell
Doubleday, Page & Co. Garden City 1926 First edition

Quarto

250/450     SOLD: $258.75