Art Nouveau and Art Deco Decorative Bindings.
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    Eliot, George:  Silas Marner The Weaver of Raveloe.  New York: Dodd, Mead And Company, 1902. Reprint. Near fine in dark green decorated cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and with gilt text and an elaborate Art Nouveau design in gilt and white enamel on the front board by an unknown artist. A 12mo of 7 3/8 by 5 inches with very light rubbing and wear to the corners of the spine at the head and heel and to the lower tips of the board 284 pages of text. Illustrated with a frontispiece from an engraving by Reginald Birch and 30 line art vignettes throughout the text. An extremely handsome volume with no prior ownership markings of any kind.
    TB33431  $50.00



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    Jewett, Sarah Orne:  The Country Of The Pointed Firs.  Boston: Houghton Mifflin And Company, 1900. First Edition. Near fine in light green cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine and gilt text and decorations on the front board. A 16 mo of 6 7/8 by 4 1/2 inches with very slight tanning of the cloth on the spine and six small stains on the front board. And, there is gift inscription in ink on the second free end page with a date of "Boston, May 19th, 1897". The contents are bright, tight and clean. Without a dust jacket and probably as issued. 213 pages of text followed by two pages of ads by the publisher. A novel which takes place on the seacoast of Maine. The decorative cover art to the front board is in a wonderful Art Nouveau style by Sarah Wyman Whitman. (Minsky, The Art Of American Book Covers 1875-1930 p.27)
    TB32430  $175.00



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    Reed, Myrtle:  Master of the Vineyard.  New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1910. Reprint of October, 1910. Very good+ in lavender cloth covered boards with gilt text and designs on the spine and a colorful gilt and burgundy arrangement of text, vines and grapes on the front board. A small octavo of 7 13/16 by 5 inches with the top edge of the text block gilt. There is light rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and with a gift inscription dated "1910" on the front free end page. Without a dust jacket. 372 pages which are printed in both red and black. Illustrated with a color frontispiece based on a painting by Blendon Campbell which is protected with a printed tissue guard. The decorative cover art to the front board in a wonderful Art Nouveau style by Margaret Armstrong as indicated by her initials "MA" in the lower right corner.
    TB29237  $35.00



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    Van Dyke, Henry:  The Ruling Passion Tales of Nature and Human Nature.  New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1906. Reprint of 1906. Very good in dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and designs on the spine and on the front boards. A small octavo of 7 1/2 by 4 7/8 inches with the top edge of the text block gilt. The cloth at the corners of the head and heel of the spine are rubbed as are the tips of the boards and the black third free end page is missing. There is a prior owner's book plate on the first free end page. The contents are clean and tight to the binding There is no dust jacket. 296 pages of text. A collection of eight short stories and illustrated with a frontispiece and 7 plates from drawings by Appleton Clark. The spine and front board show a very elaborate Art Nouveau design in gilt, and green created by Margaret Armstrong.
    TB32162  $25.00






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