Unless otherwise noted, the following titles are gifts to the Richard L. D. & Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections by Dr. James Marsden, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Animal Science and Industry at Kansas State University.
Information within brackets {} indicates that it is in handwritten form or a signature. The series and number designation refers to the entry in Bibliography of the Fine Books Published by the Limited Editions Club: 1929-1985 (New York: Limited Editions Club), 1985.
The Limited Editions Club Titles
Addison,
Joseph, Richard Steele, et al. The Spectator: Essays by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele and Others
(London: LEC), 1970. Selected, edited, and introduced by Robert Halsband. Illustrated
by Lynton Lamb. #1104/1500
(Series 38, No. 430)
Spec / PS 3302 / .A25 / F70 / 1970
Colophon: "This edition of sixty-five essays from The Spectator, numbering fifteen hundred copies, has been
prepared for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The format has been planned
by John Miles, and the text printed in London at The Curwen Press. The illustrations
were drawn by Lynton Lamb and hand-colored in New York at the studio of Walter
Fischer. This is copy number {1004} and it is signed by the artist {Lynton Lamb}"
Æschylus.
The Oresteia [Agamemnon; The Libation-Bearers; The Furies]
(New York: LEC), 1961. Translated from the Greek by E. D. A. Morshead. Introduction
by Rex Warner. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. #1010/1500
Spec Folio / PA 3827 / .A7 / M7 / 1961
(Series 30, No. 328)
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
the Oresteian trilogy of Aeschylus have been prepared for the members of The Limited
Editions Club. The format has been planned by Adrian Wilson, and the text printed
by A. Colish in Mount Vernon, New York. The paintings by Michael Ayrton have been
reproduced by the Photogravure and Color Company in New York. This is copy number
{1010} and is here signed by the artist {Michael Ayrton}"
Æschylus.
Prometheus Bound (New York: LEC), 1965. Translated
from the Greek by Rex Warner. Bound with Percy Bysshe Shelley, Prometheus
Unbound. Preface by Rex Warner. Illustrated by John Farleigh. #691/1500
(Series 33, No. 370)
Spec / PA 3827 / .P8 / W3 / 1965
Colophon: "Of this edition of the Prometheus plays of
Æschylus and Shelley, fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club at the ancient printing-house of Joh. Enschedé
en Zonen in Haarlem, Holland. The illustrations have been drawn by hand by John
Farleigh. This is copy number {691}"
Alarcón,
Pedro Antonio De. The Three Cornered Hat (Los Angeles: LEC), 1959. Translated
by Martin Armstrong. Introduction by Gerald Brenan. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
#390/1500
(Series 28, No.305)
Spec / PQ 6502 / .S7 / E5 / 1959
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Three-Cornered Hat fifteen hundred copies have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Saul & Lillian Marks at The
Plantin Press, Los Angeles. The illustrations have been drawn by Roger Duvoisin,
who here signs {Roger Duvoisin} this copy, which is number {390}"
Alcott,
Louisa May. Little Women; or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
(New York: LEC), 1967. Introduction by Edward Weeks. Illustrated by Henry C. Pitz.
#1004/1500
(Series 36, No. 396)
Spec / PS 1017 / .L5 / 1967
Colophon: "This edition of Little Women consists of fifteen hundred copies printed in
New York by Clarke & Way, Inc. for the members of The Limited Editions Club.
The format was planned by Bert Clarke and the illustrations were made by Henry
C. Pitz. This copy is number {1004} signed by {Henry C. Pitz}"
All
Men are Brothers (Shui Hu Chuan) (New York: LEC), 1948. 2 vols. in Japanese
bindings Translated by Pearl S. Buck. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias. #652/1500
(Series 18, No. 191)
Spec Folio / PL 2694 / .S5 / E5 / 1948 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "Of this edition of All Men Are Brothers fifteen hundred copies have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The composition of the text has
been done by Robert Dothard at the shop of E. L. Hildreth & Company and the
printing has been done by The Stratford Press. The typography has been planned
by Glenn Foss and the calligraphic titles written by Jeanyee Wong. The plates
for the illustrations were made by Pioneer-Moss and printed by The Aldus Printers,
the colors being applied by hand in the studio of Paul Baruch. The paper was especially
made by the Worthy Paper Company and the volumes bound by Frank Fortney. The illustrations
were drawn by Miguel Covarrubias who here signs {Miguel Covarrubias} this copy,
which is number {652}"
Allen,
Hervey. Anthony Adverse (Mount Vernon: LEC),
1937. 3 vols. With a new introduction by the author. Illustrations by Edward A.
Wilson. #652/1500 Artist's Note laid into back of vol. 3.
(Series 9, No. 94)
Spec / PS 3501 / .L5 / A8 /1937 / vol. 1-3
Colophon: "Of this edition of Anthony Adverse, fifteen hundred copies have been printed
for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Peter Beilenson at the Walpole
Printing Office, the illustrations having been drawn by Edward A. Wilson, who
here signs {EAWilson} This copy is number {652}"
Aristophanes.
The Birds (New York: LEC), 1959. Introduction by Dudley Fitts. Illustrated
by Marian Parry. #1004/1500
(Series 28, No. 299)
Spec /PA 3877 / .A8 / 1959
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Birds fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club by Clarke & Way, Inc. at The Thistle Press, New
York. The entire edition has been planned and put into color by Bert Clarke. The
illustrations have been drawn by Marian Parry who here signs {Marian Parry} this
copy, which is number {1004}"
Aristophanes.
The Frogs (Haarlem, Holland: LEC), 1937. Translated
from the Greek by William James Hickie. Introduction by Gilbert Seldes. Illustrated
by John Austen. #652/1500
(Series 8, No. 85)
Spec / PA 3875 / .R3 / 1937
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Frogs fifteen hundred
copies have been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the printing
office of Joh. Ensched‚ en Zonen in Haarlem, Holland, the illustrations having
been cut in wood by John Austen, who here signs {John Austen} This copy is number
652"
Augustine,
Saint, Bishop of Hippo. The Confessions of St. Augustine (Ipswich: LEC), 1962.
Translated from the Latin by J. G. Pilkington. Introduction by George N. Shuster.
Illustrated by Edy Legrand. #1004/1500
(Series 30, No. 335)
Spec / BR 65 / .A6 / E5 / 1962
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Confessions of St Augustine fifteen hundred copies have
been printed by W. S. Cowell Ltd, Ipswich, England for the members of The Limited
Editions Club of New York. The illustrations have been painted by Edy Legrand,
who signs here {Edy Legrand} this copy number {1004}"
Austen,
Jane. Pride and Prejudice (Boston: LEC), 1940.
Preface by Frank Swinnerton. Illustrated by Helen Sewell. #652/1500
(Series 10, No. 115)
Spec / PR 4034 / .P7 / 1940 / c. 2
Colophon: "Of this edition of "Pride and Prejudice"
fifteen hundred copies have been made for the Members of the Limited Editions
Club by D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston, the Illustrations being drawn
by Helen Sewell who signs here {Henry Sewell} this Copy, which is Number {652}"
Bedier,
Joseph. The Romance of Tristan & Iseult: As Retold by Joseph
B‚dier (New York: LEC), 1960. Translated from the French by Hilaire
Belloc and Paul Rosenfeld. Introduction by Padraic Colum. Illustrated by Serge
Ivanoff. #652/1500
(Series 29, No. 316)
Spec / PQ 1542 / .E5 / B5 / 1960
Colophon: "This edition of The Romance of Tristan & Iseult, consisting of fifteen
hundred copies made for the members of The Limited Editions Club, has been designed
by Adrian Wilson. The text has been composed and printed by Clarke and Way at
The Thistle Press in New York. The illustrations have been reproduced and printed
in Bloomfield, Connecticut, by Kellogg & Bulkeley. They were painted by Serge
Ivanoff, who here signs {Serge Ivanoff} this copy, which is number {652}"
Bellamy,
Edward. Looking Backward (Hollywood: LEC), 1941.
Illustrated by Elise [Cavanna]. # 652/1500
(Series 12, No. 126)
Spec / HX 811 / 1887 / .B334 / 1941
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Looking Backward have been made by Merle Armitage in
Hollywood, for the members of The Limited Editions Club, with drawings by Elise.
The book has been printed by The Ward Ritchie Press. This copy is Number {652}
and it is signed by the Artist: {Elise}"
Benét,
Stephen Vincent. John Brown's Body: A Poem (New
York: LEC), 1948. Introduction by Douglas Southall Freeman. Illustrated by John
Steuart Curry. #510/1500
(Series 18, No. 192)
Spec Folio / PS 3503 / .E5325 / J6 / 1948
Colophon: "Of this edition of John Brown's Body fifteen hundred copies have been made for
the members of The Limited Editions Club of New York under the supervision of
Sir Francis Meynell, R.D.I., who has planned it typographically and supplied the
shoulder notes in which the various themes of the poem have been identified. The
composition was done by the Curwen Press in London. The text was printed by William
E. Rudge's Sons in New York. The illustrations are the last work of the late John
Steuart Curry and have been printed in color by Fretz Frères in Zürich,
Switzerland. This copy is number {510}"
Bennett,
Arnold. The Old Wives' Tale (Oxford: LEC), 1941.
2 vols. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Preface by Arnold Bennett. Illustrated
by John Austen. #652/1500
(Series 13, No. 130)
Spec Folio / PR 6003 / .E6 / O4 / 1941 / v. 1-2
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The Old Wives' Tale have been printed for the members
of The Limited Editions Club by John Johnson printer to the University of Oxford
This copy is number {652} The illustrations have been drawn by John Austen who
here signs {John Austen}."
Beowulf
(New York: LEC), 1952. Translated by William Ellery Leonard. Illustrated by Lynd
Ward. #1362/1500
(Series 21, No. 225)
Spec Folio / PR 1583 / .L4 / 1952
Colophon: "Of this edition of Beowulf fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club at The Gallery Press in New York, the edition having
been planned by Eugene M. Ettenberg; the lithographs were hand-drawn by Lynd Ward
and printed by the Duenewald Printing Corporation. This is copy number 1362."
Bhagavad
Gita: The Song Celestial (Bombay: LEC), 1964. The Sanskrit text translated
into English Verse by Sir Edwin Arnold. Introduction by Shri Sri Prakasa. Illustrated
by Y. G. Srimati. #103/1500
(Series 33, No. 369)
Spec / BL 1138.62 / .E5 / 1964
Colophon: "Of this edition of the Bhagavad Gita illustrated by Y. G. Srimati fifteen hundred
copies have been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by the Commercial
Printing Press, Ltd. In Bombay, India under the supervision of S. Ramu. This is
copy number {103} and signed by {Y. G. Srimati.}"
The
Book of Proverbs from the Authorized King James Version (New York: LEC),
1963. Introduction by Robert Gordis. Illustrated by Valenti Angleo. #103/1500
(Series 32, No. 352)
Spec / BS 1463 / .G6 / 1963
Colophon: "For this edition of The Book of Proverbs the translation has been taken from that
of the Holy Bible prepared at the command of King James I of England and first
set forth in the year 1611. The book was decorated by Valenti Angelo, who set
the text by hand. It has been printed for the members of The Limited Editions
Club by Clarke and Way at The Thistle Press in New York. The edition consists
of fifteen hundred copies of which this is number {103} and it is signed by the
artist {Valenti Angelo}"
Brooks,
Van Wyck. The Flowering of New England (Boston:
LEC), 1941. Introduction by M. A. DeWolfe Howe. Illustrated by R. J. Holden. #652/1500
(Signed by author on half-title page.)
(Series 12, No. 121)
Spec / PS 243 / .B7 / 1941
Colophon: "The Flowering of New England
was awarded The Limited Edition Club's Gold Medal in November, 1938. This edition
was prepared for the members of the Club by D. B. Updike, The Merrymount Press,
Boston. The edition consists of fifteen hundred numbered copies. The illustrations
were made by Ray J. Holden, who here signs {Ray J. Holden} This is copy no. {652}"
Browning,
Robert. The Ring and The Book (Los Angeles: LEC),
1949. 2 vols. Introduction by Edward Dowden. Illustrated by Carl Schultheiss.
#652/1500
(Series 18, No. 194)
Spec / PR 4219 / .A2 / D6 / 1949 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Ring and the Book fifteen hundred copies have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Plantin Press, Los Angeles.
The illustrations having been engraved in copper by Carl Schultheiss who here
signs {Carl M. Schultheiss} This copy which is number {652}"
Bulwer-Lytton,
Edward George. The Last Days of Pompeii (Verona,
Italy: LEC), 1956. Introduction by Edgar Johnson. Illustrations by Kurt Craemer.
#77/1500
(Series 25, No. 270)
Spec / PR 4912 / .A1 / 1956
Colophon: "Of this edition of "The Last Days of Pompeii"
fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members of The Limited Editions
Club by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni in Verona, the illustrations
having been cut by Kurt Craemer. This copy is number 77 and it is signed by the
printer and the illustrator {G Mardersteig K. Craemer}"
Burton,
Richard F. The Book of The Thousand Nights and a Night
(New York: LEC), 1934. 6 vols. Illustrated by Balenti Angelo. #344/1500
(Series 6, No. 59)
Spec / PJ 7715 / .B8 / 1934 / vol. 1-6
Colophon: "The Maker of the Pictures Valenti Angelo.
The Printer of the Pages The Printing House of William Edwin Rudge. The Merchants
of the Paper Whitehead and Alliger. The Binder of the Volumes The Estate of H.
Wolff. The General Editor of the Text Emile Van Vliet. The Designer of the Edition
George Macy. Fifteen hundred copies are made for the members of The Limited Editions
Club, this copy being number {344} and signed by {Valenti Angelo}"
Cable,
George Washington. Old Creole Days together with
The Scenes of Cable's Romances by Lafcadio Hearn (New
York: LEC), 1943. Prologue by Edward Larocque Tinker. Illustrated by John O'Hara
Cosgrave II. #652 [limit not stated]
(Series 14, No. 150)
Spec / PS 1244 / .O6 / 1943
Colophon: "The making of this edition of Old
Creole Days was first suggested to the Directors of The Limited Editions
Club by Edward Larocque Tinker. This edition has been prepared for the members
of The Limited Editions Club. The text has been assembled by Mr. Tinker. The illustrations
have been made in New Orleans by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. The book has been designed
by A. G. Hoffman, and printed by American Book--Stratford Press in New York. This
copy is number {652} and it is signed by {John O'Hara Cosgrave II}"
Caesar,
Julius. The Gallic Wars (Verona: LEC), 1954.
Translated from the Latin by John Mason Brown. Introduction by John Mason Brown.
Illustrated by Bruno Bramanti. #652/1500
(Series 23, No. 249)
Spec / DC 62 / .C2 / W37 / 1954
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Gallic Wars fifteen hundred copies have been made for
the members of The Limited Editions Club by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Officina
Bodoni in Verona, the illustrations having been engraved in wood by Bruno Bramanti.
This is copy number 652 and it is here signed by the printer and the illustrator
{G Mardersteig} {Bruno Bramanti}"
Carson,
Rachel L. The Sea Around Us (New York: LEC),
1980. Introduction by Maitland A. Edey. Illustrated with color photographs by
Alfred Eisenstaedt. #13/2000
(Series 45, No. 515)
Spec / GC 21 / .C3 / 1980
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Sea Around Us two thousand copies have been printed for
the members of The Limited Editions Club. The format has been planned by Philip
Grushkin. The composition was performed in Boston, Massachusetts, by the Crimson
Printing Company, and the photographs were reproduced in Princeton, New Jersey,
at the Princeton Polychrome Press. The color photography is by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
This copy, number {13} is here signed by the photographed {Eisenstaedt}"
Cather,
Willa. A Lost Lady (New York: LEC), 1983. Illustrated
by William Bailey. Introduction by John Hollander. #838/1500
(Series 47, No. 536)
Spec / PS 3505 / .A87 / L6 / 1983
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of A
Lost Lady have been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club.
The book was designed by Ben Shiff. The text was composed in Linotype Caslon Old
Face and printed on a cream white Mohawk letterpress paper by The Anthoensen Press,
Portland, Maine. The frontispiece, an original etching, was printed by Bruce Chandler
at The Heron Press on Somerset soft-white. The book has been bound in burgundy
aniline leather with cloth boards by Robert Burlen & Son, Hingham, Massachusetts.
copy number {838} {William Bailey}"
Chaucer,
Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales (New York: LEC),
1946. Translated into modern English verse by Frank Ernest Hill. Illustrated by
Arthur Szyk. #652/1500
(Series 17, No. 175)
Spec / PR 1870 / .A1 / H55 / 1946
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Canterbury Tales fifteen hundred copies have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The edition has been planned by
George Macy and printed by E. L. Hildreth & Co. The plates of the illustrations
by Arthur Szyk have been engraved by Pioneer-Moss. The paper has been fabricated
by the Worthy Paper Company and the binding has been performed by Russell-Rutter.
This is copy {652} and it is signed by the illustrator {Arthur Szyk.}"
Chekhov,
Anton. The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov (Avon,
CT: LEC), 1973. Selected and introduced by Helen Muchnic. Illustrated by Lajos
Szalay. #1004/2000
(Series 41, No. 466)
Spec / PG 3456 / .A15 / M83 / 1973
Colophon: "Lajos Szalay drew the illustrations which
appear in this volume, a special collection of The Short Stories of Anton Chekhov made for the two thousand
members of The Limited Editions Club. The format was designed by Bert Clarke and
the printing performed in Mount Vernon, New York, at the Press of A. Colish, Ind.
This is copy {1004} and it is signed by the artist {Lajos Szalay}"
Chekhov,
Anton. Two Plays of Anton Checkhov: The Cherry Orchard [and]
Three Sisters (New York: LEC), 1966. Introduction by John Gielgud.
Illustrated by Lajos Szalay. #1004/1500
(Series 34, No. 385)
Spec / PG 3456 / .V5 / G3 / 1966b
Colophon: "This edition of Two Plays of Anton Checkhov numbering fifteen hundred copies
has been made for The Limited Editions Club at the Thistle Press in New York from
the Typographic plan of Bert Clarke. The illustrations have been made by Lajos
Szalay, who here signs {Lajos Szalay} this copy number {1004}"
The
Chronicle of the Cid (Haarlem: LEC), 1958. Translated from the Spanish
by Robert Southey. Introduction by U. S. Pritchett. Illustrated by Ren‚ ben Sussan.
#390/1500
(Series 26, No. 289)
Spec / PQ 6367 / .E2 / S7 / 1958b
Colophon: "Of this edition of Robert Southey's version
of The Chronicle of the Cid fifteen hundred copies have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The book having been planned
in Paris and the illustrations drawn there by Ren‚ ben Sussan. The composition
and printing of the text have been done by Joh. Ensched‚ en Zonen in Haarlem.
The paper is by Cartiere Enrico Magnani, Pescia (Pistoia), Italy. This is copy
number 390 and it is signed by {Ben Sussan}"
Coleridge,
Samuel Taylor. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(New York: LEC),1945. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. Introduction by John Livingston
Lowes. #139/1500
(Series 16, No. 170)
Spec / PR 4479 / .A1 / 1945
Colophon: "Of this edition of "The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner," fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members of The Limited
Editions Club. The edition was designed by Carl Purington Rollins, the text was
printed at the printing-office of the Yale University Press, and the illustrations
were hand-colored from the designs of Edward A. Wilson. This copy is number {139}
signed by the illustrator {E A Wilson}"
Confucius.
The Analects of Confucius (New York: LEC), 1970.
Translated from the Chinese and with an introduction by Lionel Giles. Illustrated
by Tseng Yu-Ho. #1004/1500
(Series 38, No. 428)
Spec / PL 2478 / .L3 / 1970
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Analects of Confucius fifteen hundred copies have been
printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Saul & Lillian Marks
at the Plantin Press, Los Angeles. The illustrations were painted by Tseng Yu-Ho.
This is copy number {1004} and is here signed by the illustrator {Tseng Yu-Ho
[in Chinese]}"
Congreve,
William. The Way of the World (New York: LEC),
1959. Illustrated by T. M. Cleland. Introduction by Louis Kronenberger. #390/1500
(Series 27, No. 301)
Spec / PR 3364 / .W3 / 1959
Colophon: "This edition of The Way of the World has been designed and illustrated by
T. M. Cleland for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The text has been
composed and printed by A. Colish in Mount Vernon, New York. The illustrations
have been reproduced by the Photogravure and Color Company and colored by hand
in the Studio of Walter Fischer in New York. There are fifteen hundred copies,
this being Number {390} and signed by {T M Cleland}"
Conrad,
Joseph. Lord Jim A Tale (New York: LEC), 1959.
Introduction by Nicholas Monsarrat. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. #652/1500
(Series 27, No. 300)
Spec / PR 6005 / .O4 / L6 / 1959
Colophon: "Of this edition of Lord Jim fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club. The book has been designed by Carl Purington Rollins
and printed at The Printing-Office of the Yale University Press in New Haven,
Connecticut. The lithographs by Lynd Ward were drawn on the stone and were reproduced
by George C. Miller in New York. The illustrator here signs {Lynd Ward} this copy,
which is number {652}"
Conrad,
Joseph. The Nigger of the Narcissus (Los Angeles:
LEC), 1965. Introduction by Howard Mumford Jones. Illustrated by Millard Sheets.
#1004/1500
(Series 33, No. 372)
Spec / PR 6005 / .O4 / N5 / 1965
Colophon: "This edition of The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' has been designed by Ward Ritchie
and printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Anderson, Ritchie
& Simon: The Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles. The illustrations were made
my Millard Sheets. There are fifteen hundred copies, of which this is copy number
{1004} and it is here signed by the artist {Millard Sheets}"
Conrad,
Joseph. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard (San
Francisco: LEC), 1961. Introduction by Rupert Croft-Cooke. Illustrated by Lima
de Freitas. #652/1500
(Series 29, No. 323)
Spec / PR 6005 / .O4 / N578 / 1961
Colophon: "This edition of Nostromo has been designed by Adrian Wilson for the members
of The Limited Editions Club, the illustrations having been drawn by Lima de Freitas,
the printing having been performed by Taylor & Taylor in San Francisco, and
the binding having been executed by the Russell-Rutter Company in New York. Fifteen
hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number {652} and it is signed
by the illustrator {Lima de Freitas}"
Conrad,
Joseph. Youth [and] Typhoon [and] The End of the Tether
(Los Angeles: LEC), 1972. Introduction by Leo Gurko. Illustrated by Robert Shore.
#1004/1500
(Series 39, No. 446)
Spec / PR 6005 / .O4 / A15 / 1972
Colophon: "This edition of three tales by Joseph Conrad
has been designed by Ward Ritchie and printed for the members of The Limited Editions
Club at The Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles. The illustrations were made by
Robert Shore. There are fifteen hundred copies, of which this is copy number {1004}
and it is here signed by the artist {Robert Shore} and by the designer-printer
{Ward Ritchie}"
Crane,
Stephen. Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (Avon,
CT: LEC), 1974. Introduction by Shirley Ann Grau. Illustrated by Sigmund Abeles.
#390/2000
(Series 42, No. 479)
Spec / PS 1449 / .C85 / M3 / 1974
Colophon: "Of this first-edition of Maggie: A Girl of the Streets two thousand copies have been
made for the members of The Limited Editions Club from the typographic plan of
Abe Lerner. The printing has been done in Mount Vernon, New York, at the Press
of A. Colish. The illustrations has been etched in copper by Sigmund Abeles in
Northwood Narrows, New Hampshire, and the prints reproduced by The Photogravure
& Color Company in Moonachie, New Jersey. This is copy number {390} and it
is signed here by the artist {Abeles}"
Creasy,
Edward S. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
(New York: LEC), 1969. Introduction by Hanson W. Baldwin. Illustrated by Joseph
Domjan. #238/1500
(Series 37, No. 417)
Spec Folio / D 25 / .C96 / 1969
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, fifteen hundred
copies have been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club at The Stinehour
Press in Lunenburg, Vermont. The format has been planned by Eugene M. Ettenberg.
Rainbows, Inc., of Hazardville, Connecticut, has made the reproductive plates
from Joseph Domjan's multicolor woodcuts, and they have been printed by the Holyoke
Lithograph Company in Holyoke, Massachusetts. This copy number {238} is here signed
by the artist {Domjan}"
Defoe,
Daniel. The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders
(New York: LEC), 1954. Illustrated by Reginald Marsh. #439/1500
(Series 22, No. 243)
Spec / PR 3404 / .F65 / 1954
Colophon: "Supposedly written by the famous Moll Flanders
in 1683 and actually transcribed by Daniel Defoe in 1722. This edition, of fifteen
hundred copies, was prepared for the members of The Limited Editions Club in 1954:
The printing having been done by Peter Beilenson in Mount Vernon and the illustrations
[colored through stencils in the studio of Martha Berrien] having been drawn by
Reginald Marsh, who here signs {Reginald Marsh} this copy, which is number 439"
Defoe,
Daniel. Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (Avon,
CT: LEC), 1976. Introduction by James Sutherland. Illustrated by Bernd Kroeber.
#390/2000
(Series 43, No. 498)
Spec / PR 3404 / .F6 / 1976
Colophon: "The History of the Beautiful Lady here call'd Roxanna, as given to the World in 1724 by Daniel Defoe, is
now publish'd two hundred and fifty years later in an Edition of two thousand
Copies for the Members of The Limited Editions Club: the typographic Scheme being
the Work of Adrian Wilson; and the Presswork having been performed in Lunenburg,
in the State of Vermont, at The Stinehour Press. The Illustrations have been cut
in Wood by Bernd Kroeber, who here signs {Bernd Kroeber} this Copy which is Number
{390}"
Dickens,
Charles. American Notes for General Circulation
(Avon, CT: LEC), 1975. Introduction by Angus Wilson. Illustrated by Raymond F.
Houlihan. #390/2000
(Series 42, No. 484)
Spec / E 165 / .D53 / 1974
Colophon: "Two thousand copies of this edition of American
Notes have been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by
The Connecticut Printers of Bloomfield from the typographic plans of Joseph Blumenthal.
The illustrations were drawn by Raymond F. Houlihan who here signs {Raymond F.
Houlihan} This is copy number {390}"
Dickens,
Charles. Hard Times for These Times (New York:
LEC), 1966. Illustrated by Charles Raymond. Introduction by John T. Winterich.
#1004/1500
(Series 34, No. 380)
Spec / PR 4561 / .A1 / 1966b
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Hard Times have been printed for the members of The
Limited Editions Club by Joseph Blumenthal at The Spiral Press in New York. The
illustrations were drawn by Charles Raymond who here signs {Charles Raymond} This
is copy number {1004}"
Dostoevsky,
Fyodor. The Gambler: Notes from Underground (Bloomfield,
CT: LEC), 1967. Translated by Constance Garnett. Introduction by George Steiner.
Illustrated by Alexandre Alexe‹eff. #1004/1500
(Series 35, No. 392)
Spec / PG 3326 / .I4 / G3 / 1967
Colophon: "Of this edition fifteen hundred copies have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club from the typographic plan
of John Dreyfus. Alexandre Alexe‹eff executed the illustrations in Paris with
the collaboration of Claire Parker, employing the pinboard technique, which is
their invention. The text has been printed in Bloomfield, Connecticut, at The
Sign of the Stone Book, and the illustrations have been reproduced by The Meriden
Gravure Company in Meriden, Connecticut. This is copy number {1004} and it is
signed by the illustrator {A. Alexeïeff}"
Dumas,
Alexandre, père. The Black Tulip (Haarlem:
LEC), 1951. Translated by S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald. Introduction by Ben Ray Redman.
#652/1500
(Series 20, No. 219)
Spec / PQ 2229 / .T8 / E5 / 1951
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Black Tulip fifteen hundred copies have been made for
the Members of the Limited Editions Club by the ancient printing house of Joh.
Ensched´ en Zonen in Haarlem, Holland. The edition having been designed
by Jan van Krimpen. The illustrations drawn by Frans Lammers and engraved on wood
by Gilbert Poilliot. This is copy number {652} and it is signed by {J. van Krimpen}
{Frans Lammers}"
Dumas,
Alexandre, père. The Three Musketeers
(New York: LEC), 1953. Translated by William Robson. Illustrated by Edy Legrand.
#439/1500
(Series 22, No. 237)
Spec / PQ 2228 / .A37 / 1953
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Three Musketeers fifteen hundred copies have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The composition of the text has
been done by Peter Beilenson, and the printing of the text has been done at the
George Grady Press. The illustrations were drawn by Edy Legrand; they were printed
by the Photogravure & Color Company, and then hand- colored through stencils
in the studio of Walter Fischer. The paper was especially made by the Curtis Paper
Company, and the binding was done by the Russell-Rutter Company. This is copy
number 439"
Du
Maurier, George. Peter Ibbetson (New York: LEC),
1963. Illustrated by George Du Maurier. #691/1600
(Series 31, No. 350)
Spec / PR 4634 / .P4 / 1963
Colophon: "Of this edition of Peter Ibbetson sixteen hundred copies have been made, of which
number fifteen hundred copies are reserved for the members of The Limited Editions
Club and one hundred copies for the Fellows of The Pierpont Morgan Library. The
author's illustrations have been reproduced from the original drawings now in
the possession of The Pierpont Morgan Library in New York by special permission
of the Library's Trustees. The reproductions have been made, for the first time
directly and in their original size, by The Meriden Gravure Company. The text
has been composed and printed at the Sign of the Stone Book in Hartford, from
the typographic plan by George Salter. This is copy number {691}"
Eliot,
George. Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe (London:
LEC), 1953. Introduction by John T. Winterich. Illustrated by Lynton Lamb. #439/1500
(Series 22, No. 235)
Spec / PR 4670 / .A1 / 1953
Colophon: "This edition of Silas Marner was planned by Hans Schmoller, and fifteen hundred
copies were printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by James Shand
at The Shenval Press. The illustrations were drawn on the stone by Lynton Lamb
and printed at The Curwen Press. This copy is number 439 and it is here signed
by the illustrator {Lynton Lamb}"
Epicurus.
Epicurus: The Extant Remains of the Greek Text
(New York: LEC), 1947. Translated by Cyril Bailey. Introduction by Irwin Edman.
Illustrated by Bruce Rogers. #652/1500
(Series 17, No. 183)
Spec / B 570 / .E5 / 1947 / c. 2
Colophon: "This edition of Epicurus consists of fifteen
hundred copies made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Bruce Rogers
who here signs this copy number {652} {Bruce Rogers}"
Fielding,
Henry. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
(New York: LEC, 1952). 2 vols. Illustrated by T. M. Cleland. Introduction by Louis
Kronenberger. #652/1500
(Series 20, No. 220)
Spec / PR 3454 / .H5 / 1952 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "This Edition of Tom Jones has been Designed & Illustrated by T. M. Cleland
for the Members of The Limited Editions Club. The text has been Printed at the
Club's Printing-Office in New York, on an especially-made Curtis paper, and the
Illustrations have been Reproduced in Pars: the Color- Plates by Deberny &
Peignot, the Color-Printing by Lucien Delaporte. There are Fifteen Hundred copies
of which this is Number {652} and it is here signed by the Artist: {T M Cleland}"
Flaubert,
Gustave. Salammbô (Cambridge: LEC), 1960. Introduction
by Justin O'Brien. Illustrated by Edward Bawden. #30/1500
(Series 28, No. 309)
Spec / PQ 2246 / .S3 / E43 / 1960
Colophon: "Of this edition of Salammbô fifteen hundred copies have been printed at
The University Press, Cambridge, England for the members of The Limited Editions
Club of New York. The illustrations in line and color have been drawn by Edward
Bawden who signs here {Edward Bawden} this copy number {30}"
Flaubert,
Gustave. Three Tales: A Simple Heart; The Legend of Saint Julian;
Herodias (New York: LEC), 1978. Introduction by Guy de Maupassant.
Illustrated by May Néama. #1235/1600
(Series 44, No. 511)
Spec / PQ 2246 / .T7 / E5 / 1978
Colophon: "This edition of Three Tales by Gustave Flaubert numbering sixteen hundred
copies has been printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at The Press
of A. Colish, Mount Vernon, New York. It has been designed by Bert Clarke and
illustrated by May N‚ama. This is copy number {1235} and is here signed by the
artist {May Néama}"
France,
Anatole. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard [Member of the Institute]
(New York: LEC), 1937. Translated by Lafcadio Hearn. Introduction by A. S. W.
Rosenbach. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. #652/1500
(Series 9, No. 96)
Spec / PQ 2254 / .C7 / E5 / 1937
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard fifteen hundred copies have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The edition is designed
by Edward A. Miller and printed at the Marchbanks Press in New York. The illustrations
done in water-color by Sylvain Sauvage are reproduced by the Duenewald Printing
Corporation. This copy is number {652} and it is signed by the illustrator {S.
Sauvage}"
France,
Anatole. The Revolt of the Angels (New York:
LEC), 1953. Translated by Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson. Introduction by Desmond MacCarthy.
Illustrated by Pierre Watrin. #439/1500
(Series 22, No. 239)
Spec / PQ 2254 / .R6 / E6 / 1953
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Revolt of the Angels fifteen hundred copies have been
printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Saul & Lillian Marks
at The Plantin Press, Los Angeles. The illustrations by Pierre Watrin having been
reproduced by The Photogravure & Color Company. This is copy number 439."
Froissart,
Jean. The Chronicles of England, France, Spain and Other Places
Adjoining (New York: LEC), 1959. Translated from the French by John
Bourchier Lord Berners. Edited by G. C. Macaulay. Introduction by Sidney Painter.
Illustrated by Henry C. Pitz. #652/1500
(Series 28, No. 306)
Spec / D 113 / .F77 / 1959
Colophon: "One thousand five hundred copies of this
edition of Froissart's Chronicles have been printed
by Peter Beilenson in Mount Vernon, New York. The illustrations were drawn by
Henry C. Pitz and they have been reproduced by the Crafton Graphic Company and
colored by hand in the studio of Walter Fischer in New York. The illustrator here
signs {Henry C Pitz} this copy, which is number {652}"
Gautier,
Théophile. Mademoiselle De Maupin (New York: LEC), 1943. Introduction
by Jacques Barzun. Illustrated by André Dugo. #390/1000
(Series 15, No. 154)
Spec / PQ 2258 / .M313 / 1943
Colophon: "This edition of Mademoiselle De Maupin has been designed by George Salter
for the members of The Limited Editions Club, and it has been printed in the shop
of Commanday-Roth in New York. The illustrations were drawn by André Dugo
and were lithographed by The Duenewald Printing Corporation, the colors being
applied by hand in the studio of Charlize Brakely. Of the one thousand copies
bound this is copy number {390} and it is signed by the illustrator {André
Dugo}"
Gay,
John. The Beggar's Opera (Paris: LEC), 1937.
Illustrated by Mariette Lydis. #700/1500
(Series 8, No. 90)
Spec Folio / PR 3473 / .B46 / 1937b
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Beggar's Opera fifteen hundred copies have been printed
in Lyon by Count Giuseppe Govone on the presses of Audin & Cie for the members
of The Limited Editions Club, the illustrations, printed in Paris by F. Mourlot,
being original lithographs by Mariette Lydis who here signs {mariette lydis} this
copy number {700}"
Gogol,
Nikolai. Chichikov's Journeys; or, Home Life in Old Russia
(New York: LEC), 1944. 2 vols. Translated from the Russian by Bernard Guilbert
Guerney. Introduction by Avrahm Yarmolinsky. Illustrated by Lucille Corcos. #652/1200
(Series 15, No. 164)
Spec / PG 3333 / .M4 / 1944
Colophon: "This edition of Chichikov's Journeys [Dead Souls] consists of twelve hundred
copies printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by the Akerman-Standard
Press in Providence. The illustrations by Lucille Corcos having been reproduced
by the Duenewald Printing Corporation in New York. This copy is number {652} and
it is signed by {Lucille Corcos}"
Gogol,
Nikolai. The Overcoat [and] The Government Inspector
(Westport, CT: LEC), 1976. Translated by Constance Garnett. Introduction by Alfred
Kazin. Illustrated by Saul Field. #1063/2000
(Series 43, No. 500)
Spec / PG 3333 / .S5 / G37 / 1976
Colophon: "This edition of two masterpieces by Nikolai
Gogol has been designed by Charles E. Skaggs and printed for the members of The
Limited Editions Club by The Meriden Gravure Company in Meriden, Connecticut,
which reproduced the embossed engravings from prints hand-pulled by Saul Field.
There are two thousand copies, of which this is copy number {1063} and it is here
signed by the artist {Saul Field}"
Goldsmith,
Oliver. She Stoops to Conquer; or The Mistakes of a Night
(New York: LEC), 1964. Introduction by Louis Kronenberger. Illustrated by T. M.
Cleland. #390/1500
(Series 32, No. 358)
Spec / PR 3488 / .A2 / K7 / 1964b
Colophon: "This edition of She Stoops to Conquer has been designed and illustrated by
T. M. Cleland and printed by Clarke & Way in New York for the members of The
Limited Editions Club. There are fifteen hundred copies, this being number {390}
and signed by {T M Cleland}"
Graves,
Robert. Poems (New York: LEC), 1980. Selected with an introduction
by Elaine Kerrigan. Illustrated by Paul Hogarth. #1004/2000
(Series 45, No. 517)
Spec / PR 6013 / .R35 / A6 / 1980 / c. 2
Colophon: "Two thousands copies of this edition of Poems
by Robert Graves have been made for the members of The Limited Editions
Club at The Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont from the typographic plans of
Freeman Keith. The illustrations have been drawn by Paul Hogarth. This is copy
number {1004} and it is here signed by {Freeman Keith} {Paul Hogarth}"
Hearn,
Lafcadio. Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
(Tokyo: LEC), 1932. Introduction by Oscar Lewis. Illustrated by Yasumasa Fujita.
#775/1500
(Series 3, No. 31)
Spec / PS 1917 / .K8 / 1932
Colophon: "Of this edition of Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn, illustrated by Yasumasa Fujita,
fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members of The Limited Editions
Club by the Shimbi Shoin, Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan. This copy is number 775 and signed
by {Yasumasa Fujita [in Japanese with chop]}"
Hearn,
Lafcadio. The Scenes of Cable's Romances. [See
Cable. Old Creole Days.]
Herodotus.
The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Haarlem,
Holland: LEC), 1958. Translated by Harry Carter. Illustrated by Edward Bawden.
#652/1500
(Series 27, No. 293)
Spec / D 58 / .H32 / 1958
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Histories of Herodotus 1500 copies have been made for
the members of The Limited Editions Club. Printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen
at Haarlem, Holland in Monotype Spectrum type designed by Jan van Krimpen on paper
made at Wolvercote Paper Mill Oxford, England and bound by J. Brandt & Zoon
at Amsterdam, Holland. The book was designed by Harry Carter in concert with Edward
Bawden and Jan van Krimpen. This is copy number {652}. It is signed by the illustrator
{Edward Bawden}"
Hersey,
John. The Wall (New York: LEC), 1957. Introduction
by George N. Shuster. Illustrated by William Sharp. #390/1500
(Series 26, No. 280)
Spec / PS 3515 / .E7715 / W3 / 1957
Colophon: "This edition of The Wall by John Hersey consists of fifteen hundred copies
made for the members of The Limited Editions Club from the typographic plan of
Peter Oldenberg. The illustrations are pen and ink drawings and twelve original
aquatints drawn on the plates by William Sharp. The aquatints have been hand pulled
at the Photogravure and Color Company. The book has been printed at The Marchbanks
Press in New York. This is copy number 390 and it is signed by the illustrator
{Wm Sharp}"
Hesse,
Hermann. Steppenwolf (Westport, CT: LEC), 1977. Illustrated
by Helmut Ackermann. #1004/1600
(Series 44, No. 504)
Spec / PT 2617 / .E85 / S7 / 1977
Colophon: "Of this edition of Steppenwolf sixteen hundred copies have been printed for the
members of The Limited Editions Club at The Press of A. Colish in Mount Vernon,
New York, from the typographic plan of Max Caflisch. The illustrations are woodcuts
by Helmut Ackermann. This is copy number {1004} and it is here signed by the artist:
{Helmut Ackermann}"
Homer.
The Odyssey of Homer (Haarlem: LEC), 1931. Translated
from the Greek by Alexander Pope. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. #38/1500
(Series 2, No. 15)
Spec Folio / PA 4025 / .A5 / P6 / 1931b
Colophon: "Of this edition of the Odyssey, designed by J. van Krimpen, fifteen hundred copies
have been printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club by Joh. Enschedé
en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland. Each copy is signed by the designer {J. Van Krimpen}.
This is number 38."
Horace.
Odes and Epodes (New York: LEC), 1961. In the
original Latin and in translations selected and edited with an introduction by
Louis Untermeyer. Illustrated with reproductions of pages from earlier editions.
#691/1500
(Series 29, No. 325)
Spec Folio / PA 6395 / .A2 / 1961 / v. 1-2
Colophon: [Vol. 1] "Of this bilingual edition of the
Odes and Epodes of Horace, fifteen hundred copies have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Clarke & Way at
The Thistle Press in New York from the typographic design of Robert L. Dothard.
This is copy number {691}" [Vol. 2] "Of this volume of pages selected from earlier
editions of Horace, fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members of The
Limited Editions Club from the plans of Robert L. Dothard. The letterpress has
been executed at The Thistle Press in New York, and the specimens have been reproduced
by The Meriden Gravure Company in Meriden, Connecticut. This is copy number {691}"
Hugo,
Victor. The Battle of Waterloo: A Romantic Narrative [from
Les Misérables] (Westport, CT: LEC), 1977. Introduction by
Drew Middleton. Epilogue by Reginald Colby. Illustrated by Edouard Detaille. #1004/1600
(Series 44, No. 505)
Spec / PQ 2286 / .A32 / 1977
Colophon: "The Battle of Waterloo.
Sixteen hundred copies of this edition have been made for The Members of The Limited
Editions Club. It has been designed by Reynard Biemiller. The type has been composed
and printed at the Harbor Press in New York City. The illustrations have been
printed at The Meriden Gravure Company in Meriden, Connecticut. The introduction
is by Drew Middleton, who signs here {Drew Middleton}. This copy is number {1004}"
Hugo,
Victor. Notre-Dame de Paris (New York: LEC),
1955. Translated by Jessie Haynes. Introduction by Justin O'Brien. Illustrated
by Bernard Lamotte. #439/1500
(Series 23, No. 255)
Spec / PQ 2288 / .A34 / 1955
Colophon: "This edition of Notre-Dame de Paris consists of fifteen hundred copies made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The text was composed in Jan Van
Krimpen's Romulus types by Mr. Van Krimpen at the shop of Joh. Enschedé
en Zonen in Haarlem, and was printed in New York at the George Grady Press. The
illustrations were reproduced in intaglio by Les Fils de Victor Michel in Paris.
They were drawn by Bernard Lamotte, who here signs {Bernard Lamotte} this copy,
which is number 439."
Hugo,
Victor. The Toilers of the Sea (Verona: LEC),
1960. Translated by Isabel F. Hapgood. Introduction by Matthew Josephson. Illustrated
by Tranquillo Marangoni. #691/1500
(Series 28, No. 314)
Spec / PQ 2289 / .T7 / E55 / 1960
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Toilers of the Sea fifteen hundred copies have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Officina
Bodoni in Verona, the illustrations having been engraved in wood by Tranquillo
Marangoni. This copy is number 691 and it is here signed by the engraver and the
printer {T Marangoni} {G Mardersteig}"
James,
Henry. The Portrait of a Lady (Baltimore: LEC),
1967. Introduction by R. W. Stallman. Illustrated by Colleen Browning. #103/1500
(Series 35, No. 391)
Spec / PS 2116 / .P6 / 1967
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The Portrait of a Lady have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club by Irvin Silvers at The Garamond Press, Baltimore,
from the typographic plan of Peter Oldenburg. The pastel illustrations were drawn
by Colleen Browning who here signs {Colleen Browning} this copy, number {103}"
James,
Henry. The Turn of the Screw (Los Angeles: LEC),
1949. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated by Mariette Lydis. #103/1500
(Series 19, No. 199)
Spec / PS 2116 / .T8 / 1949
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Turn of the Screw 1500 copies have been printed for the
members of The Limited Editions Club by Saul and Lillian Marks at The Plantin
Press in Los Angeles. The drawings by Mariette Lydis having been printed in gravure
by The Photogravure & Color Company in New York. This is copy number {103}"
Joyce,
James. The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
(New York: LEC), 1967. Introduction by Hugh Kenner. Illustrated by Brian Keogh.
#1004/1500
(Series 36, No. 402)
Spec / PR 6019 / .O9 / P63 / 1968b
Colophon: "This edition of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man has been made in an
edition of fifteen hundred copies for the members of The Limited Editions Club.
The format was planned by Ruari McLean, the illustrations were drawn by Brian
Keogh, and the text has been printed by Clarke and Way in New York. This is copy
number {1004} and it is here signed by the artist: {Brian Keogh}"
Kafka,
Franz. The Trial (Avon, CT: LEC), 1975. Translated
from the German by Willa and Edwin Muir. Introduction by Erich Heller. Illustrated
by Alan E. Cober. #390/2000
(Series 43, No. 495)
Spec / PT 2621 / .A26 / P713 / 1975
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Trial two thousand copies have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Compass in Lunenburg, Vermont
the format having been planned by Peter Oldenburg and the illustrations having
been made by Alan E. Cober who here signs {Alan E. Cober} this copy number {390}"
Kingsley,
Charles. Westward Ho! (New York: LEC), 1947.
2 vols. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. #390/1500
(Series 17, No. 182)
Spec / PR 4842 / .W4 / 1947 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "This edition of Westward Ho! has been made for the members of The Limited
Editions Club and printed by the Akerman-Standard Press the illustrations having
been drawn by Edward A. Wilson and printed in gravure by the Photogravure &
Color Company with the colors applied by hand. There are fifteen hundred copies
of which this is copy number {390} and it is signed by the illustrator {E A Wilson}"
Lesage,
Alain-René. The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane
(Oxford: LEC), 1937. 2 vols. Translated by Tobias Smollett. Introduction by J.
B. Priestley. Illustrated by John Austen. #652/1500
(Series 9, No. 98)
Spec / PQ 1997 / .G6 / E5 / 1937 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "Of this edition of Gil Blas of Santillane fifteen hundred copies have been printed
for The Limited Editions Club by John Johnson printer to the University of Oxford.
The illustrations have been made by John Austen and each book has been signed
by the artist. This is number {652} {J W Austen}"
Lewis,
Sinclair. Main Street (Chicago: LEC), 1937. Introduction
by Sinclair Lewis. Illustrated by Grant Wood. #123/1500
(Series 8, No. 89)
Spec / PS 3523 / .E94 / M2 / 1937
Colophon: "Of this edition of Main Street, fifteen hundred copies have been made for the
members of The Limited Editions Club at the Lakeside Press, Chicago, under the
supervision of W. A. Kittredge; the illustrations having been drawn by Grant Wood,
who here signs {Grant Wood} This copy number {123}"
Malory,
Thomas. Le Morte d'Arthur: The Story of King Arthur & of
His Noble Knights of the Round Table (London: LEC), 1936. 3 vols.
Modernised spelling and punctuation by A. W. Pollard. Illustrated by Robert Gibbings.
#652/1500
(Series 8, No. 83)
Spec Folio / PR 2043 / .P7 / 1936 / vol. 1-3
Colophon: "This book consists of fifteen hundred copies
printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club at The Golden Cockerel Press,
London, with the engravings on wood by Robert Gibbings, who here signs: {Robert
Gibbings} this copy number {652}"
Maupassant,
Guy de. Bel- Ami (New York: LEC), 1968. Introduction
by Alec Waugh. Illustrated by Bernard Lamotte. #390/1500
(Series 36, No. 405)
Spec / PQ 2349 / .B3 / E5 / 1968
Colophon: "This edition of Bel-Ami was planned for the members of The Limited Editions
Club by Adrian Wilson. The composition and the printing of the text were done
by Louis D. Colish at the Press of A. Colish in Mt. Vernon, New York. The illustrations
were painted by Bernard Lamotte and reproduced by William Mangini and Michael
Pagliaro in Hazardville, Connecticut. There are fifteen hundred copies, of which
this is copy number {390} and it is here signed by the illustrator {Bernard Lamotte}"
Maupassant,
Guy de. A Woman's Life (Une Vie) (New York: LEC),
1952. Translated from the French by Marjorie Laurie. Introduction by Edmond Jaloux.
Illustrated by Edy Legrand. #652/1500
(Series 21, No. 226)
Spec / PQ 2349 / .V4 / E6 / 1952
Colophon: "Of this special edition of A Woman's Life fifteen hundred copies have been made for the
members of The Limited Editions Club from typographic plans originally prepared
by Sir Francis Meynell for the edition published by The Nonesuch Press. For this
special edition, the composition has been done in New York and the printing at
the Marchbanks Press on a special making of Curtis rag paper; the illustrations
made by Edy Legrand are printed as gravures by the Photogravure and Color Company
and all of the colors applied by hand in the studio of Walter Fischer. This is
copy number 652."
Melville,
Herman. Billy Budd [and] Benito Cereno (New York:
LEC), 1965. Introduction by Maxwell Geismar. Illustrated by Robert Shore. #1004/1500
(Series 33, No. 367)
Spec / PS 2384 / .B5 / 1965
Colophon: "Of this edition of two tales by Herman Melville
illustrated by Robert Shore, designed by Eugene M. Ettenberg, and printed by A.
Colish in Mount Vernon, New York, fifteen hundred copies have been completed in
the spring of nineteen hundred and sixty-five for distribution to the members
of The Limited Editions Club. This copy is number {1004} signed by {Robert Shore}"
Molière,
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin de. Tartuffe & The Would-Be Gentleman (New York: LEC),
1963. Translated by H. Baker and J. Miller. Introduction by Henri Peyre. Illustrated
by Serge Ivanoff. #390/1500
(Series 31, No. 342)
Spec / PQ 1842 / .A422 / 1963
Colophon: "This edition of Tartuffe and The Would-Be Gentleman consists of fifteen hundred
copies. It has been designed by Jean Garcia for the members of The Limited Editions
Club, and printed at The Thistle Press. The illustrations have been drawn by Serge
Ivanoff, who here signs {Serge Ivanoff} this copy number {390}"
Nordhoff,
Charles & James Norman Hall. Mutiny on the Bounty (New York: LEC), 1947. Illustrated
by Fletcher Martin. Appendix containing the true story of Peter Heywood. #800/1500
(Series 17, No. 178)
Spec / PS 3527 / .O437 / M8 / 1947b
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this book have
been printed for the member of The Limited Editions Club at the Garamond Press
in Baltimore, the illustrations having been drawn by Fletcher Martin, who here
signs: {Fletcher Martin} this copy, which is number: {800}"
Parkman,
Francis. The Oregon Trail (New York: LEC), 1943.
Edited by Mason Wade. Illustrated by Maynard Dixon. #524 [limitation not stated]
(Series 14, No. 149)
Spec / F 592 / .P275 / 1943
Colophon: "The text of this edition of The
Oregon Trail was prepared for the members of The Limited Editions Club
by Mason Wade. It was printed at Brattleboro, Vermont, by E. L. Hildreth &
Company and the illustrations were made by Maynard Dixon. This copy is number
{524} and it is signed by {Maynard Dixon}"
Peattie,
Donald Culross. An Almanac for Moderns (Washington:
LEC), 1938. Introduction by Donald Culross Peattie. Illustrated by Asa Cheffetz.
#652/1500
(Series 9, No. 100)
Spec / QH 81 / .P4 / 1938
Colophon: "Of this edition of an
almanac for moderns, designed and directed by Lester Douglas, fifteen hundred
copies have been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Judd
and Detweiler, Inc., of Washington, D.C., the illustrations having been engraved
in wood by Asa Cheffetz, who here signs {Asa Cheffetz} this copy number {652}"
Pepys,
Samuel. The Diary of Samuel Pepys (New York:
LEC), 1942. 10 vols. Transcribed by Rev. Mynors Bright. Edited with additions
by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A.. Illustrated by William Sharp. #652/1500
(Series 13, No. 135)
Spec / DA 447 / .P4 / A4 / 1942 / vol. 1-10
Colophon: "William Sharp created the two hundred illustrations
which appear in this book, and which re-create the London of the time of Samuel
Pepys for the fifteen hundred members of The Limited Editions Club for whom this
edition of The Diary of Samuel Pepys was made. Peter
Beilenson designed and printed this edition at the Walpole Printing Office in
Mount Vernon, New York. The paper was especially made by the Worthy Paper Company
and the binding was done by the Russell-Rutter Company. This copy is no. {652}
and it is signed by {Wm Sharp}"
Plutarch.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (New
York: LEC), 1941. 8 vols. Translated from the Greek into French by James Amyot
and translated from the French into English by Thomas North. Introduction by Emil
Ludwig. #652/1500
(Series 12, No. 128)
Spec / DE 7 / .P55 / 1941 / vol. 1-8
Colophon: "This book was designed by W. A. Dwiggins
and printed by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press of Portland, Maine. Fifteen hundred
copies were made for the members of The Limited Editions Club. This is copy number
{652} {W. A. Dwiggins}"
Popol
Vuh, The Book of the People: The National Book of the Ancient Quiché Maya
(Los Angles: LEC), 1954. Translated from the Spanish translation of Adrián
Recinos by Delia Goetz and Sylvanus Griswold Morley. Pronouncing dictionary by
Lucille Kaufman Weil. Illustrated by Everett Gee Jackson. #848/1500
(Series 23, No. 251)
Spec / F 1465 / .P8385 / 1954
Colophon: "This edition of The Book of the People: Popol Vuh was the suggestion of Everett
Gee Jackson, who made the illustrations. Fifteen hundred copies have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Saul & Lillian Marks at The
Plantin Press, Los Angeles. This is copy number 848 and it is signed by the illustrator
{Everett Gee Jackson}"
Prescott,
William Hickling. History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella
(New York: LEC), 1967. Edited by C. Harvey Gardiner. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas.
#103/1500
(Series 36, No. 399)
Spec / DP 162 / .P82 / 1967
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The History of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic have
been made at the Garamond Press of Baltimore for the members of The Limited Editions
Club. The book has been illustrated by Lima de Freitas, who here signs {Lima de
Freitas} this copy number {103}"
Proust,
Marcel. Swann's Way (New York: LEC), 1954. Translated
from the French by C. K. Scott Moncrieff. Introduction by Justin O'Brien. Illustrated
by Bernard Lamotte. #652/1500
(Series 22, No. 244)
Spec / PQ 2631 / .R63 / D83 / 1954
Colophon: "This edition of Swann's Way was planned for the members of The Limited Editions
Club by George Macy. The composition of the text, and its printing, were done
by Irvin Silvers at the Garamond Press in Baltimore. The illustrations were painted
by Bernard Lamotte, reproduced by Deberny et Peignot, and printed in Paris in
the atelier of Lucien Delaporte. There are fifteen hundred copies, of which this
is copy number 652 and it is here signed by the illustrator {Bernard Lamotte}"
Rabelais,
François. Gargantua and Pantagruel (New
York: LEC), 1936. 5 vols. Translated from the French by Jacques Le Clercq. Illustrated
by W. A. Dwiggins. #652/1500
(Series 7, No. 82)
Spec / PQ 1685 / .E5 / L4 / 1936 / bk. 1-5
Colophon: "This book was designed by W. A. Dwiggins
and printed by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press of Portland, Maine. Fifteen hundred
copies were made for the members of The Limited Editions Club. This is copy number
{652} {W. A. Dwiggins}"
Rilke,
Rainer Maria. Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke
(New York: LEC), 1981. Translated from the German by C. F. MacIntyre. Preface
by Harry T. Moore. Illustrated by Robert Kipniss. #1866/2000
Spec / PT 2635 / .I65 / A6 / 1981
(Series 45, No. 518)
Colophon: "Of this edition of Rainer Maria Rilke's Selected
Poems, in a format planned by Katy Homans, two thousand copies have been
printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Press and Letterfoundry
of Michael & Winifred Bixler in Boston, Massachusetts. The lithographs, printed
in New York by Burr Miller, were drawn on the plate by Robert Kipniss, who here
signs {Kipniss} this copy, number {1866}"
Scott,
Walter, Sir. Ivanhoe (New York: LEC), 1951. 2 vols. Illustrated
by Edward A. Wilson. #390/1500
(Series 20, No. 211)
Spec / PR 5318 / .A1 / 1951 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Ivanhoe have been made for the members of The Limited
Editions Club. The illustrations by Edward A. Wilson being colored by hand through
stencils in the studio of Walter Fischer. This is copy number {390} and it is
here signed by the illustrator: {E A Wilson}"
Scott,
Walter, Sir. The Talisman (Ipswich: LEC), 1968.
Introduction by Thomas Caldecot Chubb. Illustrated by Federico Castellon. #1467/1500
(Series 37, No. 415)
Spec / PR 5322 / .T35 / 1968
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The Talisman have been made for the members of The Limited
Editions Club from the typographic plan of John Lewis. The printing has been done
by W. S. Cowell Limited in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The aquatints have been
etched in copper by Federico Castellon in New York and the prints pulled by M.
Beaune in Cr‚teil. This is copy number {1467} and it is here signed by the artist
{F. Castellon}"
Scott,
Walter, Sir. Waverley; or, 'Tis Sixty Years Since
(Lunenburg, VT: LEC), 1961. Introduction by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Robert
Ball. #390/1500
(Series 30, No. 330)
Spec / DA 814.3 / .S36 / 1961
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Waverley have been made for the members of The Limited
Editions Club at the Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont. The drawings by Robert
Ball were printed by the Crafton Graphic Company. This copy number {390} and it
is here signed by the illustrator {Robert Ball}"
The
Sermon on the Mount (Oxford: LEC), 1977. Introduction, parallel
texts, and commentaries by Rowan A. Greer. #1004/1600
(Series 44, No. 507)
Spec Folio / BT 380.2 / .S47 / 1977
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Sermon on the Mount sixteen hundred copies have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club. It has been designed by John Dreyfus
with engravings by Leo Wyatt and printed under the direction of Vivian Ridler
printer to the university. This copy is number {1004}"
[NOTE: This volume contains no illustrations or engravings.]
The
Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor (New York: LEC), 1949. Rendered
from the Arabic into French by J. C. Mardrus. Translated by E. Powys Mathers.
Introduction by C. S. Forester. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. #956/1500
(Series 19, No. 198)
Spec / PZ 8 / .S357 / Mat
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor have been printed
for the members of The Limited Editions Club by the Eilert Printing Company with
illustrations drawn by Edward A. Wilson reproduced by the Photogravure & Color
Company and colored by hand. This is copy number {956} and it is signed by the
artist {E A Wilson}"
Shakespeare,
William. All's Well That Ends Well (New York:
LEC), 1940. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Richard Floethe. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 1181)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 31
Colophon: "This edition of All's Well, That Ends Well is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Richard Floethe of
U.S.A. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this
is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Antony and Cleopatra (New York: LEC),
1939. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Enric-C. Ricart. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 1182)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 19
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra is one of the thirty-seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are hand-colored wood-engravings
by Enric-C. Ricart of Spain. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty
copies, of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. As You Like It (New York: LEC), 1939.
The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon.
Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 1183)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 3
Colophon: "This edition of As You Like It is one of the thirty-seven volumes of The Plays
of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions Club
of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of A. Colish,
New York. The illustrations are water-colors by Sylvain Sauvage of France. The
edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number
{652}"
Shakespeare,
William. The Comedy of Errors (New York: LEC),
1939. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by John Austen. #652/1950
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 8
(Series 11, No. 1184)
Colophon: "This edition of The Comedie of Errors is one of the thirty-seven volumes of
The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from wood-engravings in water-color
by John Austen of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty
copies, of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Coriolanus (New York: LEC), 1939. The text of the First
Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by C. Pal
Molnár. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 1185)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 9
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedy of Coriolanus is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from paintings by C. Pal Molnár
of Hungary. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Cymbeline (New York: LEC), 1939. The text of the First
Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Yngve
Berg. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 1186)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 30
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Cymbeline is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are lithographs by Yngve Berg, of Sweden.
The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number
{652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Hamlet (New York: LEC), 1939. The text of the First
Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon.
Illustrated by Edy Legrand. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 1187)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 7
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke is one of the thirty-seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Edy Legrand
of France. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Henry the Fifth (New York: LEC), 1940.
The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended where
obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Vera Willoughby. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11810)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 36
Colophon: "This edition of The Life of Henry the Fift is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Vera Willoughby of
England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this
is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Henry the Fourth: Part I (New York:
LEC), 1939. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended
where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Barnett Freedman. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 1188)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 17
Colophon: "This edition of The First Part of Henry the Fourth is one of the thirty- seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are lithographs in color by Barnett
Freedman of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies,
of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Henry the Fourth: Part II (New York:
LEC), 1939. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended
where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Edward Bawden. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 1189)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 18
Colophon: "This edition of The Second Part of Henry the Fourth is one of the thirty-
seven volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by
The Limited Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed
at the Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from water-colors by
Edward Bawden of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies,
of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Henry the Eighth (New York: LEC), 1939.
The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon.
Illustrated by Eric Gill. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11814)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 1
Colophon: "This edition of The Life of King Henry the Eight is one of the thirty- seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are wood- engravings by Eric Gill
of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Henry the Sixth: Part I (New York: LEC),
1940. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Graham Sutherland.. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11811)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 25
Colophon: "This edition of The First Part of Henry the Sixt is one of the thirty-seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are lithographs by Graham Sutherland
of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Henry the Sixth: Part II (New York:
LEC), 1940. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Carlotta Petrina. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11812)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 26
Colophon: "This edition of The Second Part of Henry the Sixt is one of the thirty- seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are lithographs by Carlotta Petrina
of the U.S.A. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Henry the Sixth: Part III (New York:
LEC), 1940. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Jean Charlot. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11813)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 27
Colophon: "This edition of The Third Part of Henry the Sixt is one of the thirty- seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Jean Charlot
of Mexico. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Julius Cæsar (New York: LEC),
1939. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Frans Masereel. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11815)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 22
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Julius Cæsar is one of the thirty- seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are wood engravings by Frans Masereel
of Belgium. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. King John (New York: LEC), 1940. The
text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated
by Valenti Angelo. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11816)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 33
Colophon: "This edition of The Life and Death of King John is one of the thirty- seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Valenti Angelo
of U.S.A. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. King Lear (New York: LEC), 1939. The
text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended where obscure
by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Boardman Robinson. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11817)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 2
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of King Lear is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are drawings by Boardman Robinson of U.S.A.
The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number
{652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Love's Labour's Lost (New York: LEC),
1939. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended
where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Mariette Lydis. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11818)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 20
Colophon: "This edition of Love's Labour's Lost is one of the thirty-seven volumes of
The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Mariette Lydis of
France. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this
is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Macbeth (New York: LEC), 1939. The text of the First
Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Gordon
Craig. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11819)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 21
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Macbeth is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings in color by Gordon Craig
of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Measure for Measure (New York: LEC),
1939. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Hugo Steiner-Prag. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11820)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 23
Colophon: "This edition of Measure for Measure is one of the thirty-seven volumes of
The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are lithographs in color by Hugo Steiner-Prag
of Czechoslovakia. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies,
of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. The Merchant of Venice (New York: LEC),
1939. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended
where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by René ben Sussan. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11821)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 5
Colophon: "This edition of The Merchant of Venice is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from water- colors by René ben
Sussan of France. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of
which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. The Merry Wives of Windsor (New York:
LEC), 1939. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended
where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11822)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 6
Colophon: "This edition of The Merry Wives of Windsor is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Gordon Ross of U.S.A.
The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number
{652}"
Shakespeare,
William. A Midsummer- Night's Dream (New York:
LEC), 1939. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended
where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11823)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 4
Colophon: "This edition of A Midsummer Nights Dreame is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from water- colors by Arthur Rackham
of England. This edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Much Ado About Nothing (New York: LEC),
1939. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions edited and amended where
obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11824)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 15
Colophon: "This edition of Much Adoe About Nothing is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Fritz Kredel of Germany.
The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number
{652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Othello (New York: LEC), 1939. The text of the First
Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended were obscure by Herbert Farjeon.
Illustrated by Robert Gibbings. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11825)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 11
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice is one of the
thirty-seven volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers
by The Limited Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and
printed at the Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are wood engravings
by Robert Gibbings of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty
copies, of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Pericles (New York: LEC), 1940. The text of the First
Quarto, collated with the Second, Third and Fourth Quartos, edited and amended
where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Stanislas Ostoja-Chrostowski.
#652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11826)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 32
Colophon: "This edition of The Play of Pericles Prince of Tyre is one of the thirty-
seven volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by
The Limited Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed
at the Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are wood- engravings by
Stanislas Ostoja-Chrostowski of Poland. The edition consists of nineteen hundred
and fifty copies, of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Richard the Second (New York: LEC),
1940. The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended
where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11827)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / .v. 37
Colophon: "This edition of The Life and Death of King Richard the Second is one of the
thirty-seven volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers
by The Limited Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and
printed at the Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are wood-engravings
by Agnes Miller Parker of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and
fifty copies, of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Richard the Third (New York: LEC), 1940.
The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended where
obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11828)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 28
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Richard the Third is one of the thirty- seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg
of U.S.A. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Romeo and Juliet (New York: LEC), 1940.
The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended where
obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Ervine Metzl. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11829)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 24
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Romeo and Juliet is one of the thirty- seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by Ervine Metzl
of U.S.A. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. The Taming of the Shrew (New York: LEC),
1940. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by W. A. Dwiggins. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11830)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 29
Colophon: "This edition of The Taming of the Shrew is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from drawings by W. A. Dwiggins of
U.S.A. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this
is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. The Tempest (New York: LEC), 1940. The
text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated
by Edward A. Wilson. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11831)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 35
Colophon: "This edition of The Tempest is one of the thirty-seven volumes of The Plays
of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions Club
of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of A. Colish,
New York. The illustrations are from water-colors by Edward A. Wilson of U.S.A.
The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this is number
{652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Timon of Athens (New York: LEC), 1940.
The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon.
Illustrated by George Buday. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11832)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 34
Colophon: "This edition of The Life of Tymon of Athens is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are wood- engravings by George Buday of
Hungary. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which this
is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Titus Andronicus (New York: LEC), 1939.
The text of the First Folio, with Quarto insertions, edited and amended where
obscure by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Nikolai Fyodorovitch Lapshin. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11833)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 13
Colophon: "This edition of The Lamentable Tragedie of Titus Andronicus is one of the
thirty-seven volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers
by The Limited Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and
printed at the Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from water-colors
by Nikolai Fyodorovitch Lapshin of U.S.S.R. The edition consists of nineteen hundred
and fifty copies, of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Troilus and Cressida (New York: LEC),
1939. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Demetrius Galanis. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11834)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 16
Colophon: "This edition of The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida is one of the thirty-seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are wood-engravings by D. Galanis
of Greece. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. Twelfth Night, or What You Will (New
York: LEC), 1939. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure
by Herbert Farjeon. Illustrated by Francesco Carnevali. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11835)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 10
Colophon: "This edition of Twelfe Night, or What You Will is one of the thirty-seven
volumes of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited
Editions Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the
Press of A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from water- colors by Francesco
Carnevali of Italy. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies,
of which this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. The Two Gentlemen of Verona (New York:
LEC), 1939. The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert
Farjeon. Illustrated by Pierre Brissaud. #652/1950
(Series 11, No. 11836)
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 12
Colophon: "This edition of The Two Gentlemen of Verona is one of the thirty-seven volumes
of The Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from water- colors by Pierre Brissaud
of France. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies, of which
this is number {652}"
Shakespeare,
William. The Winter's Tale (New York: LEC), 1940.
The text of the First Folio edited and amended where obscure by Herbert Farjeon.
Illustrated by Albert Rutherston. #652/1950
Spec Folio / PR 2754 / .F3 / v. 14
(Series 11, No. 11837)
Colophon: "This edition of The Winters Tale is one of the thirty-seven volumes of The
Plays of William Shakespeare published for subscribers by The Limited Editions
Club of New York. It was designed by Bruce Rogers and printed at the Press of
A. Colish, New York. The illustrations are from hand-colored drawings by Albert
Rutherston of England. The edition consists of nineteen hundred and fifty copies,
of which this is number {652}"
Shaw,
Bernard. Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch
(New York: LEC), 1939. Preface by Bernard Shaw. Illustrated by John Farleigh.
#1039/1500
(Series 10, No. 112)
Spec / PR 5363 / .B3 / 1939
Colophon: "The illustrations for this edition were engraved
in wood by John Farleigh with the advice of Mr. Shaw. The edition was designed
by Edward Alonzo Miller and printed at the Marchbanks Press in New York. Fifteen
hundred copies were made for the members of The Limited Editions Club of which
this is copy number {1039} and it is signed by the artist {John Farleigh}"
Shaw,
George Bernard. Pygmalion [and] Candida (Avon,
CT: LEC), 1974. Introduction by Alan Strachan. Illustrated by Clarke Hutton. #390/2000
(Series 42, No. 478)
Spec / PR 5363 / .P8 / 1974
Colophon: "This edition of 'Pygmalion' and 'Candida'
numbering two thousand copies has been made for The Limited Editions Club at the
Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont, from the typographic plan of John Dreyfus.
The illustrations have been made by Clarke Hutton, who here signs {Clarke Hutton}
this copy number {390}"
Shelley,
Percy Bysshe. Prometheus Unbound. {See Æschylus,
Prometheus Bound.}
Sheridan,
Richard Brinsley. The Rivals: A Comedy (London:
LEC), 1953. Introduction by John Mason Brown. Illustrated by René ben Sussan.
#652/1500
(Series 22, No. 238)
Spec / PR 3682 / .R4 / 1953a
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Rivals fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club by Oliver Simon at The Curwen Press in London, the
illustrations having been engraved in copper by René ben Sussan and both
the pulls from the copperplates and the hand-colouring having been done under
the artist's supervision in Paris. This copy is number {652} and it is signed
by {Ben Sussan}"
Smollett,
Tobias. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle, in which is included
Memoirs of a Lady of Quality (Oxford: LEC), 1936. 2 vols. Introduction
by G. K. Chesterton. Illustrated by John Austen. #652/1500
(Series 7, No. 72)
Spec / PR 3694 / .A3 / 1936b / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "Of this edition of Peregrine Pickle fifteen hundred copies have been printed
for The Limited Editions Club by John Johnson, printer to the University of Oxford.
The illustrations have been made by John Austen and each book has been signed
by the artist. This is No. {652} {John Austen}"
Spenser,
Edmund. The Faerie Queene: Disposed into Twelve Bookes Fashioning
XII Morall Vertues (Oxford: LEC), 1953. 2 vols. Introduction by
John Hayward. Decorations by John Austen. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker.
#652/1500
(Series 22, No. 234)
Spec / PR 2358 / .A3 / H3 / 1953 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "The text of this edition of The
Faerie Queene follows that edited by J. C. Smith for the Clarendon Press
in 1909. This edition consists of fifteen hundred copies printed for the members
of The Limited Editions Club by Charles Batey printer to the University of Oxford.
The decorations for this edition were made by that fine English artist John Austen,
before his death and the engravings in illustration of the text were then made
by his friend Agnes Miller Parker. This is copy number {652} and it is signed
by {A Miller Parker.}"
Stevenson,
Robert Louis. The Beach of Falesá (Los
Angeles: LEC), 1956. Introduction by J. C. Furnas. Illustrated by Millard Sheets.
#238/1500
(Series 25, No. 271)
Spec Folio / PR 5484 / .B18 / 1956
Colophon: "This edition of The Beach of Falesá has been designed by Ward Ritchie
and printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Anderson, Ritchie
& Simon: The Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles. The illustrations were made
by Millard Sheets. There are fifteen hundred copies, of which this is copy number
238 and it is here signed by the artist {Millard Sheets}"
Stevenson,
Robert Louis. Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes
(New York: LEC), 1957. Prefaratory letter from Robert Louis Stevenson. Introduction
by André Chamson. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. #103/1500
(Series 25, No. 277)
Spec / PR 5488 / .T8 / 1957
Colophon: "Of this edition of Stevenson's Travels
with a Donkey fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members of
The Limited Editions Club by Saul & Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press, Los
Angeles. The illustrations were drawn as lithographs, on sheets of acetate, by
Roger Duvoisin, and printed at The Plantin Press; and the colors were applied
by hand, through stencils, in the studio of Walter Fischer in New York. This is
copy number 103 and it is here signed by the illustrator {Roger Duvoisin}"
Suetonius.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars (Verona: LEC),
1963. Translated from the Latin by Philemon Holland. Revised and with an introduction
by Moses Hadas. Illustrated by Salvatore Fiume. #103/1500
(Series 31, No. 347)
Spec / DG 277 / .S7 / H61 / c. 3
Colophon: "This edition of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars has been planned at the Officina
Bodoni and printed in Verona at the Stamperia Valdonega by Giovanni Mardersteig,
who here signs {G Mardersteig}. The illustrations have been painted in Brianza
by Salvatore Fiume, who here signs {S. Fiume}. The edition consists of fifteen
hundred copies made for the members of The Limited Editions Club, this being copy
number {103}"
Tegnér,
Esais. Frithiof's Saga (Stockholm: LEC), 1953.
Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Lucius Sherman, Thomas and Martha Holcomb,
and William Lewery Blackley. Introduction by Bayard Taylor. Illustrated by Eric
Palmquist. #652/1500
(Series 21, No. 232)
Spec / PT 9831 / .E5 / L65 / 1953
Colophon: "Of this edition of "Frithiof's Saga" fifteen hundred copies have been made, for
the members of The Limited Editions Club, by the Royal Printing House, P. A. Norstedt
& Söner, in Stockholm. The edition was designed by Karl-Erik Forsberg
and the illustrations were drawn by Eric Palmquist, who here signs {E Palmquist}
this copy, number 652"
Thackeray,
William Makepeace. The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., a Colonel
in the Service of Her Majesty Q. Anne (New York: LEC), 1956. Introduction
by Laura Ben‚t. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. #1004/1500
(Series 24, No. 267)
Spec / PR 5612 / .A1 / 1956b
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The History of Henry Esmond have been printed for the
members of The Limited Editions Club by the John B. Watkins Company in New York.
The illustrations were drawn by Edward Ardizzone and colored by hand in the studio
of Walter Fischer. This copy number 1004 and it is here signed by the illustrator
{E. Ardizzoni}"
Thackeray,
William Makepeace. The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and
Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy (Ipswich: LEC),
1961. 2 vols. Introduction by Robert Cantwell. Illustrated by Charles W. Stewart.
#652/1500
(Series 29, No. 327)
Spec / PR 5616 / .A1 / 1961 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The History of Pendennis have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club from the typographic plan by John Lewis. The printing
has been done by W. S. Cowell, Ltd in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The illustrations
have been drawn by Charles W. Stewart, who here signs {Charles W. Stewart} this
copy number {652}"
Thackeray,
William Makepeace. The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable
Family edited by Arthur Pendennis Esq. (Cambridge: LEC), 1954. 2
vols. Introduction by Angela Thirkell. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. #652/1500
(Series 23, No. 252)
Spec / PR 5614 / .A1 / 1954 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this Centenary
Edition of The Newcomes have been printed at the University
Press, Cambridge, England, for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The illustrations
were drawn by Edward Ardizzone and colored through stencils by Maud Johnson. This
is copy {652} and it is here signed by the illustrator {E. Ardizzone}"
Thackeray,
William Makepeace. The Rose and the Ring (New
York: LEC), 1942. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. #800 [limitation not stated]
(Series 14, No. 142)
Spec / PR 5617 / .R6 / 1942
Colophon: "This edition of The Rose and the Ring, issued for Christmas of 1942, follows
the text of the first edition, issued for Christmas of 1854. This edition has
been planned, and designed by George Macy for the members of The Limited Editions
Club. The illustrations have been redrawn by Fritz Kredel. The text has been composed,
in the Poliphilus and Blado types, at the press of A. Colish in New York; and
printed there, on paper especially made by the Worthy Paper Company. The full-page
"plates" have been colored by hand, under the supervision of Mr. Kredel, at the
studio of Charlize Brakely. This copy is number {800}"
Thoreau,
Henry David. Cape Cod (Portland, ME: LEC), 1968.
Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch. Illustrated by R. J. Holden. #103/1500
(Series 36, No. 408)
Spec / F 72 / .C3 / T4 / 1968
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Thoreau's Cape Cod have been made for the members of
The Limited Editions Club. The book was planned and printed by Fred Anthoensen
at The Anthoensen Press in Portland, Maine. The drawings by R. J. Holden were
reproduced by The Meriden Gravure Company, and the illustrator here signs {R.
J. Holden} this copy, which is number {103}"
Trollope,
Anthony. Barchester Towers (New York: LEC), 1958.
Introduction by Angela Thirkell. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. #800/1500
(Series 27, No. 292)
Spec / PR 5684 / .B37 / 1958
Colophon: "This edition of Barchester Towers consists of fifteen hundred copies which
have been made for members of The Limited Editions Club by Peter Beilenson in
Mount Vernon, New York, from the typographic plans of Richard W. Ellis. The illustrations
were drawn by Fritz Kredel and were colored by hand in the studio of Walter Fischer
in New York. This is copy Number {800} and is here signed by the illustrator,
{Fritz Kredel}"
Trollope,
Anthony. The Warden (New York: LEC), 1955. Introduction
by Angela Thirkell. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. #390/1500
(Series 24, No. 263)
Spec / PR 5684 / .W25 / 1955
Colophon: "This is The Centenary Edition of The
Warden and fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members of The
Limited Editions Club from the typographic plans of Richard W. Ellis. The text
was composed by Westcott & Thomson, and the printing was done by The Marchbanks
Press. The illustrations have been drawn by Fritz Kredel, who here signs this
copy, {Fritz Kredel} which is Number 390"
Turgenev,
Ivan. The Torrents of Spring (Westport, CT: LEC),
1976. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. Introduction by Alec Waugh.
Illustrated by Lajos Szalay. #652/1600
(Series 44, No. 502)
Spec / PG 3420 / .V5 / G37 / 1976
Colophon: "For this edition of The Torrents of Spring made for the sixteen hundred members
of The Limited Editions Club the illustrations were drawn by Lajos Szalay, the
format was designed by Bert Clarke, the printing performed in Mount Vernon, New
York at The Press of A. Colish, Inc. This is copy number {652} and it is here
signed by the artist {Lajos Szalay}"
Twain,
Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (New York:
LEC), 1942. Introduction by Bernard DeVoto. Illustrated by Thomas Hart Benton.
#765/1500
(Series 13, No. 132)
Spec / PS 1305 / .A1 / 1942 / c. 2
Colophon: "This edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been made for The members
of The Limited Editions Club. It has been designed by Carl Purington Rollins.
The text has been edited by Bernard DeVoto. The illustrations have been drawn
by Thomas Hart Benton. The text has been printed at The Printing-Office of the
Yale University Press. The illustrations have been printed by The Crafton Graphic
Company. The edition consists of fifteen hundred copies. This copy is number {765}
and it is signed by the illustrator {Benton}"
Untermeyer,
Louis. The Wonderful Adventures of Paul Bunyan
(New York: LEC), 1945. Illustrated by Everett Gee Jackson. #563/1500
(Series 16, No. 167)
Spec / PS 461 / .B8 / U5 / 1945
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The Wonderful Adventures of Paul Bunyan have been made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club. The edition was designed by Richard
Ellis and printed by The Aldus Printers in New York. The illustrations were drawn
by Everett Gee Jackson and printed by The Duenewald Printing Corporation. This
copy is number {563} and it is signed by the illustrator: {Everett Gee Jackson}"
Verne,
Jules. Around the World in Eighty Days (Los Angeles:
LEC), 1962. Introduction by Ray Bradbury. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. #1004/1500
(Series 30, No. 339)
Spec / PQ 2469 / .T7 / E56 / 1962
Colophon: "Of this edition of Around the World in Eighty Days fifteen hundred copies have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Saul & Lillian Marks
at The Plantin Press, Los Angeles. The illustrations were drawn by Edward A. Wilson,
and produced as gravures by the Photogravure and Color Company before being colored
by hand in the studio of Walter Fischer, New York. This is copy number {1004}
and is here signed by the illustrator {E A Wilson}"
Verne,
Jules. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
(Los Angles: LEC), 1956. Translated from the French by Mercier Lewis. Introduction
by Fletcher Pratt. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. #652/1500
(Series 25, No. 268)
Spec / PQ 2469 / .V413 / 1956
Colophon: "Of this edition of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea fifteen hundred copies
have been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Saul & Lillian
Marks at The Plantin Press, Los Angeles. The illustrations were drawn by Edward
A. Wilson and then reproduced as gravures by the Photogravure and Color Company
before being colored by hand in the studio of Martha Berrien in New York. This
is copy number 652 and is here signed by the illustrator {E A Wilson}"
Virgil.
The Eclogues (New York: LEC), 1960. Translated
into English verse by C. S. Calverley. Introduction by Moses Hadas. Illustrated
by Vertès. #1001/1500
(Series 28, No. 310)
Spec Folio / PA 6807 / .B7 / C28 / 1960
Colophon: "This edition of Virgil's Eclogues has been designed by George Salter and printed by
A. Colish in Mount Vernon, New York, for the Members of The Limited Editions Club.
There are fifteen hundred copies, of which this is number {1010} and it is here
signed by the artist {Vertès}"
Voltaire.
Candide; or, Optimism (New York: LEC), 1973.
Translated from the French by Richard Aldington. Introduction by Anatole Broyard.
Illustrated by May Néama. #1004/1500
(Series 40, No. 456)
Spec / PQ 2082 / .C3 / E5 / 1973
Colophon: "This Edition of Candide; or, Optimism was planned by Richard Ellis and composed
in his private Monotype cutting of Goudy Deepdene by W. Carlton Stremic in Philadelphia.
Fifteen hundred copies have been printed from type for the Members of The Limited
Editions Club by The Winchell Company, Philadelphia. The Illustrations were drawn
in Antwerp by May Néama, who here signs {May Néama} this copy, number
{1004}"
Voltaire.
The History of Zadig; or, Destiny An Oriental Tale
(Paris: LEC), 1952. Translated from the French by R. Bruce Boswell. Introduction
by René de Messières. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. #652/1500
(Series 22, No. 233)
Spec / PQ 2082 / .Z5 / E5 / 1952
Colophon: "This edition of Zadig was planned, and the enormous series of decorations
and illustrations completely finished, by Sylvain Sauvage just before his lamentable
death; and it is now produced, on the request of Mme Sauvage and under the painstaking
supervision of Henri Jonquières, in an edition of fifteen hundred copies,
for the members of The Limited Editions Club, as the Sylvain Sauvage Memorial
Edition. All of the work of printing was completed in Paris, the paper having
been especially manufactured by Papeteries de Lana, the printing of the text having
been done by Priester Frères, the reproduction of the illustrations by
Duval and the hand coloring by Girardot. This is copy number 652."
Wallace,
Lew. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (New York:
LEC), 1960. Introduction by Ben Ray Redman. Illustrated by Joe Mugnaini. #390/1500
(Series 28, No. 312)
Spec / PS 3134 / .B4 / 1960
Colophon: "This edition of Ben-Hur has been designed by John Fass for the members of
The Limited Editions Club, the illustrations having been drawn by Joe Mugnaini,
the printing having been performed by The Connecticut Printers, Inc., in Hartford,
Connecticut, and the binding by The Russell-Rutter Company in New York. Fifteen
hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number {390} and it is signed
by the illustrator {Joe Mugnaini}"
Walpole,
Horace. The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story
(Westerham: LEC), 1975. Introduction by W. S. Lewis. #1004/2000
(Series 43, No. 490)
Spec / PR 3757 / .W2 / C3 / 1975
Colophon: "Two thousand copies of this edition of The
Castle of Otranto designed by Ruari McLean have been printed for the members
of The Limited Editions Club at the Westerham Press, Westerham, Kent, England
by Rowley Atterbury. The contemporary illustrations have been reproduced from
the originals by The Meriden Gravure Company. This is copy number {1004} and it
is here signed by the editor {W. S. Lewis}"
Washington,
Booker T. Up From Slavery (New York: LEC), 1970.
Introduction by Booker T. Washington III. Illustrated by Denver Gillen. #1223/1500
(Series 38, No. 426)
Spec / E 185.97 / .W31643 / 1970b
Colophon: "This edition of Up From Slavery consists of fifteen hundred copies printed
in New York by Clarke & Way, Inc. for the members of The Limited Editions
Club. The format was planned by Bert Clarke and the illustrations were painted
by Denver Gillen, who here signs {D Gillen} this copy number {1223}"
Wharton,
Edith. The Age of Innocence (Avon, CT: LEC),
1973. Introduction by R. W. B. Lewis. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith. #682/2000
(Series 41, No. 469)
Spec / PS 3545 / .H16 / A7 / 1973
Colophon: "This edition of The Age of Innocence consists of two thousand copies printed
for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Press of The Archer in Mount
Vernon, New York, in a format planned by Philip Grushkin. The illustrations were
drawn by Lawrence Beall Smith. This copy is number {682} and it is signed by {Lawrence
Beall Smith}"
Wharton,
Edith. Ethan Frome (Portland, ME: LEC), 1939.
Introduction by Clifton Fadiman. Illustrated by Henry Varnum Poor. #652/1500
(Series 10, No. 109)
Spec / PS 3545 / .H16 / E7 / 1939
Colophon: "Ethan Frome by
Edith Wharton, with illustrations in water-colour by Henry Varnum Poor, printed
in an edition of fifteen hundred copies for the members of The Limited Editions
Club by The Southworth-Anthoensen Press, Portland, Maine, U.S.A., and signed by
the illustrator. This copy is number {652} {Henry V Poor}"
Wharton,
Edith. The House of Mirth (Avon, CT: LEC), 1975.
Introduction by Arthur Mizener. Illustrated by Lily Harmon. #1004/2000
(Series 42, No. 485)
Spec / PS 3545 / .H16 / H68 / 1975
Colophon: "This edition consists of two thousand copies
printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Club's Printing-Office
in Bloomfield, Connecticut, the format having been planned by Philip Grushkin
and the illustrations drawn by Lily Harmon, who here signs: {Lily Harmon}. This
is copy number {1004}"
White,
Gilbert. The Natural History of Selborne (Ipswich:
LEC), 1972. Introduction by The Earl of Cranbrook. Illustrated by John Nash R.A..
#1073/1500
(Series 40, No. 449)
Spec Folio / QH 138 / .S4 / W5 / 1972
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Natural History of Selborne fifteen hundred copies have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club. It has been designed by
John Lewis and printed by W. S. Cowell Ltd in Ipswich, England. This copy is number
{1073} and is signed by the artist {John Nash}"
Wilde,
Oscar. The Ballad of Reading Gaol (New York:
LEC), 1937. Introduction by Burton Rascoe. Illustrated by Zhenya Gay. #652/1500
(Series 8, No. 87)
Spec / PR 5818 / .B2 / 1937
Colophon: "Of this edition of the
ballad of reading gaol fifteen hundred copies have been printed for the members
of The Limited Editions Club by John S. Fass at the Harbor Press in New York,
the illustrations being original lithographs by Zhenya Gay, who here signs {Zhenya}
this copy number {652}"
Wilder,
Thornton. Our Town (Avon, CT: LEC), 1974. Introduction
by Brooks Atkinson. Illustrated by Robert J. Lee. #390/2000
(Series 42, No. 481)
Spec / PS 3545 / .I345 / O9 / 1974
Colophon: "For this edition of Our Town the format was planned by Adrian Wilson and the type
set by Mackenzie & Harris, Inc., in San Francisco. Two thousand copies have
been printed by The Meriden Gravure Company in Meriden, Connecticut, for the members
of The Limited Editions Club. This copy is signed by the author {Thornton Wilder}.
The illustrations were made by Robert J. Lee, who here signs {Robert J. Lee} this
copy, number {390}"
Willkie,
Wendell L. One World (New York: LEC), 1944. #652/1500
(Series 15, No. 159)
Spec / D 811.5 / .W495 / 1944
Colophon: "Of this edition of One World fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club by the American Book-Stratford Press, the edition
having been designed by George Macy. This copy is number {652} and it is signed
by the author {Wendell L Willkie}"
The Heritage Press
Addison,
Joseph, Richard Steele and Eustance Budgell. The Sir Roger
de Coverley Papers, from The Spectator, London: 1711-1712 (New York:
The Heritage Press), 1945. Illustrated by Gordon Ross. Spec / PR 3304 / .D4 / 1945a
Colophon: No colophon.
Alain-Fournier.
The Wanderer [Le Grand Meaulnes] (New York:
The Heritage Press),1958. Translated from the French by Françoise Delise.
Introduction by Henri Peyre. Illustrations by Dignimont.
Spec / PQ 2611 / .O85 / G713 / 1958
Colophon: No colophon.
Balzac,
Honoré De. Eugénie Grandet (New York: Heritage Press),
1961. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage. Introduction by Richard Aldington.
Illustrated by René ben Sussan. Fine in near fine slipcase.
Spec / PQ 2166 / .A37 / M3 / 1961
Colophon: No colophon.
Bierce,
Ambrose. The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1967. Translated from the German of Richard Voss
by Gustav Adolf Danziger and adapted by Ambrose Bierce. Introduction by Maurice
Valency. Illustrated by Michel Ciry.
Spec / PB 1097 / .M7 / 1967
Colophon: No colophon.
Blackmore,
R. D. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor (New York:
Heritage Press), 1943. Illustrated by John Austen. Portion of The Heritage Club
Sandglass (Number 10F) laid into back cover.
Spec / PR 4132 / .L6 / 1943b
Colophon: No colophon.
Brillat-Sarvarin,
Jean Anthelme. The Physiology of Taste; or, Meditations on
Transcendental Gastronomy (New York: The Heritage Press), 1949.
Translated by M. F. K. Fisher. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage.
Spec / TX 637 / .B8513 / 1949
Colophon: No colophon.
Brontë,
Charlotte. Jane Eyre (Avon, CT: The Heritage
Press), 1974. Illustrated by Barnett Freedman.
Spec / PR 4167 / .J33 / 1974
Colophon: No colophon.
Brontë,
Emily. Wuthering Heights (London: The Heritage
Press), n.d.. Illustrated by Barnett Freedman.
Spec /PR 4172 / .W7 / 1900z
Colophon: "The illustrations for this edition of 'Wuthering
Heights" are autolithographs drawn on the stone by Barnett Freedman the English
painter. The edition is designed by Oliver Simon and printed under his supervision
at The Curwen Press in London."
Bulfinch,
Thomas. The Age Of Fable; or, The Beauties of Mythology
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1942. Notes, revisions, and additions by W. H.
Klapp. Illustrated by Stanley William Hayter.
Spec /BL 310/ .B8 / 1942
Colophon: No colophon.
Burns,
Robert. The Poems Of Robert Burns (New York:
The Heritage Press), 1965. Selected and with an introduction by DeLancey Ferguson.
Illustrated by Joan Hassall.
Spec / PR 4302 / .F42 / 1965
Colophon: No colophon.
Cellini,
Benvenuto. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini (New
York: The Heritage Press), n.d.. Translated and edited by John Addington Symonds.
Introduction by Thomas Craven. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel.
Spec /NB 623 / .C3 / S45 / 1949b
Colophon: No colophon.
Conrad,
Joseph. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard (New
York: The Heritage Press), 1961. Introduction by Rupert Croft-Cooke. Illustrated
by Lima de Freitas.
Spec / PR 6005 / .O4 / N59 / 1961
Colophon: No colophon.
Cooper,
James Fenimore. The Pilot (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1968. Introduction by John T. Winterich. Illustrated by Robert M. Quackenbush.
Spec / PS 1412 / .A1 / 1968a
Colophon: No colophon.
Cooper,
James Fenimore. The Prairie (Avon, CT: The Heritage
Press), 1968. Introduction by Harry Hansen. Illustrated by John Steuart Curry.
.Spec / PS 1416 / .A1 / 1968b
Colophon: No colophon.
Cooper,
James Fenimore. The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1963. Illustrated by Henry C. Pitz. Introduction
by John T. Winterich.
Spec / PS 1417 / .S7 / 1963b
Colophon: No colophon.
Creasy,
Edward S. The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1969. Introduction by Hanson W. Baldwin. Illustrated
by Joseph Domjan.
Spec / D 25 / .C96 / 1969b
Colophon: No colophon.
Defoe,
Daniel. A Journal of the Plague Year (New York:
The Heritage Press), 1968. The Heritage Club Sandglass, Number IV:34 laid into back cover.
Spec / PR 3404 / .J6 / 1968b
Colophon: No colophon.
De
Quincey, Thomas. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1950. Introduction by William Bolitho. Illustrated
by Zhenya Gay.
Spec / PR 4534 / .C6 / 1950b
Colophon: No colophon.
Dostoevsky,
Fyodor. Crime & Punishment (Avon, CT: The
Heritage Press), 1938. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. Illustrated
by Fritz Eichenberg.
Spec / PG 3326 / .C7 / G3 / 1938
Colophon: No colophon.
Douglas,
Norman. South Wind (Norwalk, CT: The Heritage
Press), 1967. Illustrated by Carlotta Petrina.
Spec / PR 6007 / .O88 / S6 / 1967
Colophon: No colophon.
Dreiser, Theodore. Sister Carrie
(Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press), 1967. Introduction by Burton Rascoe. Illustrated
by Reginald Marsh.
Spec / PS 3507 / .R55 / S5 / 1967
Colophon: No colophon.
Du
Maurier, George. Peter Ibbetson (New York: The
Heritage Press), 1963. Illustrated by George Du Maurier. The Heritage Club Sandglass
(9:28) laid into back cover.
Spec / PR 4634 / .P4 / 1963b
Colophon: No colophon.
Dumas,
Alexandre. The Three Musketeers (New York: The
Heritage Club), 1950. Translated by William Robson. Introduction by Ben Ray Redman.
Illustrated by Edy Legrand. The Heritage Club Sandglass,
Number 12N, laid into back cover.
Spec / PQ 2228 / .A3 / 1950
Colophon: No colophon.
Dumas,
Alexandre. Twenty Years After (New York: The
Heritage Press), 1958. Illustrations by Edy Legrand. Introduction by Ben Ray Redman.
Spec / PQ 2229 / .V6 / E5 / 1958
Colophon: No colophon.
France,
Anatole. Penguin Island (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1947. Translated from the French by A. W. Evans. Introduction by Carl
Van Doren. Illustrated by Malcolm Cameron.
Spec / PQ 2254 / .I4 / E5 / 1947
Colophon: No colophon.
Franklin,
Benjamin. Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1964. Introduction by Van Wyck Brooks. Illustrated
by Norman Rockwell.
Spec / PS 746 / .A3 / 1964
Colophon: No colophon.
Galsworthy,
John. The Man of Property (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1964. Introduction by Evelyn Waugh. Illustrated by Charles Mozley.
Spec / PR 6013 / .A5 / 1964
Colophon: No colophon.
Gibbon,
Edward. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1946. 3 vols. Illustrated by Gian Battista Piranesi.
Spec / DG 311 / .G54 / 1946b / vol. 1-3
Colophon: No colophon.
Goethe,
Johann Wolfgang von. The Story of Reynard the Fox
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1954. Translated from the German by Thomas James
Arnold. Introduction by Edward Lazare. Illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg.
Spec / PT 2026 / .R3 / A6 / 1954b
Colophon: No colophon.
Goldsmith,
Oliver. She Stoops to Conquer; or The Mistakes of a Night
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1964. Introduction by Louis Kronenberger. Illustrated
by T. M. Cleland.
Spec / PR 3488 / .A2 / K7 / 1964
Colophon: No colophon.
Grahame,
Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows (New York: The
Heritage Press), 1940. Introduction by A. A. Milne. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
Spec / PZ 7 / .G724 / 1940
Colophon: No colophon.
Hale,
Edward Everett. The Man Without a Country (New
York: The Heritage Press), 1936. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated by
Edward A. Wilson.
Spec / PS 1772 / .M3 / 1936z
Colophon: No colophon.
Hardy,
Thomas. Far From the Madding Crowd (Norwalk,
CT: The Heritage Press), 1958. Introduction by Robert Cantwell. Illustrated by
Agnes Miller Parker.
Spec / PR 4745 / .A1 / 1958
Colophon: No colophon.
Hardy,
Thomas. Jude the Obscure (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1969. Introduction by John Bayley. Illustrated by Agnes Miller Parker.
Spec / PR 4746 / .S1 / 1969
Colophon: No colophon.
Hardy,
Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge (New York:
The Heritage Press), 1964. Introduction by Frank Swinnerton. Illustrated by Agnes
Miller Parker.
Spec / PR 4750 / .M39 / 1964b
Colophon: No colophon.
Hawthorne,
Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter (New York: The
Heritage Press), 1935. Illustrated by W. A. Dwiggins.
Spec / PS 1868 / .A1 / 1935
Colophon: No colophon.
Holmes,
Oliver Wendell. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table
(Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press), 1955. Introduction by Van Wyck Brooks. Illustrated
by R. J. Holden.
Spec / PS 1964 / .A1 / 1955b
Colophon: No colophon.
Hudson,
W. H. Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest
(New York: The Heritage Club), 1937. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias.
Spec / PR 6015 / .U23 / G7 / 1937
Colophon: "This edition of Green Mansions was illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias, designed
by Frederic Warde and printed by the Haddon Craftsmen in Camden, New Jersey, for
the members of The Heritage Club."
Hughes,
Richard. The Innocent Voyage (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1944. Introduction by Louis Untermeyer. Illustrated by Lynd Ward.
Spec / PR 6015 / .U35 / H5 / 1944
Colophon: No colophon.
Hugo,
Victor. Les Misérables (New York: The
Heritage Press), 1938. Translated by Lascelles Wraxall. Introduction by André
Maurois. Illustrated by Lynd Ward.
Spec / PQ 2286 / .A48 / 1938
Colophon: No colophon.
James,
Henry. The Turn of the Screw (Avon, CT: The Heritage
Press), 1949. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated by Mariette Lydis.
Spec / PS 2116 / .T8 / 1949b
Colophon: No colophon.
James,
Henry. Washington Square (Norwalk, CT: The Heritage
Press), 1971. Introduction by Louis S. Auchincloss. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall
Smith.
Spec / PS 2116 / .W3 / 1971a
Colophon: No colophon.
Jefferson,
Thomas. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson (New
York: The Heritage Press), 1967. Selected and edited by Saul K. Padover. Illustrated
by Lynd Ward.
Spec / E 302 / .J62 / 1967
Colophon: No colophon.
Kipling,
Rudyard. Tales of East and West (Avon, CT: The
Heritage Press), 1973. Illustrated by Charles Raymond.
Spec / PR 4852 / .B47 / 1973a
Colophon: No colophon.
London,
Jack. The Call of the Wild (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1960. Introduction by Pierre Berton. Illustrated by Henry Varnum Poor.
Spec / PS 3523 / .O46 / C3 / 1960
Colophon: No colophon.
London,
Jack. The Sea- Wolf (New York: The Heritage Press),
1961. Introduction by Edmund Gilligan. Illustrated by Fletcher Martin.
Spec / PS 3523 / .O46 / S4 / 1961
Colophon: No colophon.
London,
Jack. White Fang (Avon, CT: The Heritage Press),
1973. Introduction by Ray Gardner. Illustrated by Lydia Dabcovich.
Spec / PS 3523 / .O46 / W5 / 1973a
Colophon: No colophon.
Marlowe,
Christopher. Four Plays: Tamburlaine the Great Part the First;
Tamburlaine the Great Part the Second; The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus; The
Troublesome Reign of Edward the Second (New York: The Heritage Press),
1966. Introduction by Havelock Ellis. Illustrated by Albert Decaris.
Spec / PR 2662 / .E52 / 1966b
Colophon: No colophon.
Maugham,
W. Somerset. The Moon and Sixpence (Avon, CT:
The Heritage Press), 1969. Illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele and Paul Gauguin.
Spec / PR 6025 / .A86 / M6 / 1969
Colophon: No colophon.
Maupassant,
Guy de. Bel- Ami (New York: The Heritage Press),
1968. Introduction by Alec Waugh. Illustrated by Bernard Lamotte.
Spec / PQ 2349 / .B3 / E5 / 1968b
Colophon: No colophon.
Melville,
Herman. Moby Dick; or, The Whale (New York: The
Heritage Press), 1943. Introduction by Clifton Fadiman. Illustrated by Boardman
Robinson. The Heritage Club Sandglass (1:37R) laid into back cover.
Spec / PS 2384 / .M711 / 1943
Colophon: No colophon.
Milton,
John. The Masque of Comus (Cambridge: The Heritage
Press), [1957?]. Preface by Mark Van Doren. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Together
with The Airs [of Comus] by Henry Lawes with a preface
by Hubert Foss.
Spec / PR 3557 / .A1
Colophon: No colophon.
Mitchell,
Margaret. Gone with the Wind (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1968. 2 vols. Introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Illustrated by John
Groth.
Spec / PS 3525 / .I972 / G6 / 1968 / vol. 1-2
Colophon: No colophon.
Montaigne,
Michel de. A Handbook to the Essays of Michel de Montaigne
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1946. Translated by George B. Ives.
Spec / PQ 1642 / .E5 / I8 / 1946
Colophon: No colophon.
Petronius
Arbiter. The Satyricon of Petronius (New York:
The Heritage Press), 1964. Translated by William Burnaby. Introduction by Gilbert
Bagnani. Illustrated by Antonio Sotomayor. The Heritage Club Sandglass
Number 11:34 laid into back cover.
Spec / PA 6558 / .E5 / B8 / 1964b
Colophon: No colophon.
Plato.
Lysis, or Friendship; The Symposium; Phaedrus
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1968. Translated from the Greek and with an introduction
by Benjamin Jowett. Illustrated by Eugene Karlin.
Spec / B 358 / .J865 / 1968
Colophon: No colophon.
Plato.
The Republic (New York: The Heritage Press),
1944. Translated from the Greek and with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett. Illustrated
by Fritz Kredel.
Spec / JC 71 / .P35 / 1944b
Colophon: No colophon.
Plato.
The Trial and Death of Socrates (New York: The
Heritage Press), 1963. Translated from the Greek and with an introduction by Benjamin
Jowett. Illustrated by Hans Erni.
Spec / B 316 / .P8 / 1963 / c. 2
Colophon: No colophon.
Pushkin,
Alexander. The Golden Cockerel (New York: The
Heritage Press), n.d. [1950]. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. The Heritage Club Sandglass
(9n) laid into back cover.
Spec Folio / PG 3347 / .S53 / A23 / 1950b
Colophon: No colophon.
Remarque,
Erich Maria. All Quiet on the Western Front (New
York: The Heritage Press), 1969. Introduction by Harry Hansen. Illustrated by
John Groth. The Heritage Club Sandglass (9:34) laid into back cover.
Spec / PT 2635 / .E68 / I625 / 1969
Colophon: No colophon.
Rousseau,
Jean-Jacques. The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1955. Revised, completed, and introduced from
the anonymous English translations of 1783 and 1790. Illustrated by William Sharp.
Spec / PQ 2036 / .A5 / 1955
Colophon: No colophon.
Scott,
Walter, Sir. Ivanhoe (Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press), 1950. Illustrated
by Edward A. Wilson.
Spec / PR 5318 / .A1 / 1950
Colophon: No colophon.
Scott,
Walter, Sir. Kenilworth (New York: The Heritage Press), 1966. Introduction
by David Daiches. Illustrated by Clarke Hutton.
Spec / PR 5319 / .A1 / 1966
Colophon: No colophon.
Shaw,
George Bernard. Two Plays for Puritans: ["The Devil's Disciple"
and "C'sar and Cleopatra"] (New York: The Heritage Press), 1966.
Illustrated by George Him.
Spec / PR 5363 / .A5 / 1966b
Colophon: No colophon.
Sienkiewicz,
Henryk. Quo Vadis? (New York: The Heritage Press),
1960. Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. Introduction by Harold Lamb.
Illustrated by Salvatore Fiume.
Spec / PG 7158 / .S4 / Q8613 / 1960
Colophon: No colophon.
Sinclair,
Upton. The Jungle (New York: The Heritage Press),
1965. New preface by Upton Sinclair. Illustrated by Fletcher Martin.
Spec / PS 3537 / .I85 / J85 / 1965 / c.5
Colophon: No colophon.
Sophocles.
Oedipus the King (New York: The Heritage Press),
1956. Translated from the Greek by Francis Storr. Introduction by Thornton Wilder.
Illustrated by Demetrios Galanis.
Spec / PA 4414 / .O7 / S7 / 1956
Colophon: "This edition of Oedipus Rex has been made for The Heritage Press by Jan van
Krimpen at the ancient printing-house of Joh. Ensched‚ en Zonen in Haarlem, Holland:
the types used being type-designs by Mijnheer van Krimpen himself, 'Antigone'
for the Greek text and 'Romulus' for the English translation; and the illustrations
have been engraved in wood by the Greek artist Demetrios Galanis."
Sterne,
Laurence. The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
(Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press), 1963. Introduction by Christopher Morley. Illustrated
by T. M. Cleland.
Spec / PR 3714 / .T7 / 1963
Colophon: No colophon.
Stevenson,
Robert Louis. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press), 1952. Introduction by John Mason Brown. Illustrated
by Edward A. Wilson. The Heritage Club Sandglass (8-R:41) laid into back cover.
Spec / PR 5485 / .A1 / 1952b
Colophon: No colophon.
Sullivan,
Arthur, and Gilbert, W. S. The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan: Containing Complete Librettos
of the Fourteen Operas, Exactly as presented at their PremiŠre Performances; Together
with Facsimiles of the First-Night Programmes (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1958. Edited by Reginald Allen. Foreword by Bridget D'Oyly Carte. Accompanied
by facsimile opening-night programs (only 8 of the 27 extant and a list).
Spec Folio / ML 49 / .S9 / A1 / 1958a
Colophon: No colophon.
Swift,
Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels: An Account of the Four Voyages
into Several Remote Nations of the World (New York: The Heritage
Press). Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg.
Spec / PR 3724 / .G8 / R3 / 1940b
Colophon: No colophon.
Tarkington, Booth. Monsieur Beaucaire
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1961. Preface by J. Donald Adams. Illustrated
by T. M. Cleland.
Spec / PS 2972 / .M6 / 1961b
Colophon: No colophon.
Thoreau,
Henry David. Cape Cod (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1968. Introduction by Joseph Wood Krutch. Illustrated by R. J. Holden.
Spec / F 72 / .C3 / T4 / 1968b
Colophon: No colophon.
Twain,
Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (New York:
The Heritage Press), 1936. Illustrated by Norman Rockwell.
Spec / PS 1306 / .A1 / 1936
Colophon: No colophon.
Twain,
Mark. The Innocents Abroad; or, The New Pilgrims' Progress
Being Some Account of the Steamship Quaker City's Pleasure Excursion to Europe
and the Holy Land (New York: The Heritage Press), 1962. Introduction
by Edward Wagenknecht. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel.
Spec / PS 1312 / .A1 / 1962
Colophon: No colophon.
Twain,
Mark. A Tramp Abroad (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1966. Introduction by Edward Wagenknecht. Illustrated by David Knight.
Spec / PS 1321 / .A1 / 1966b
Colophon: No colophon.
Verne,
Jules. From the Earth to the Moon [and] Around the Moon
(New York: The Heritage Press), 1970. Introduction by Jean Jules-Verne. Illustrations
by Robert Shore.
Spec / PQ 2469 / .D3 / E44 / 1970a
Colophon: No colophon.
Verne,
Jules. A Journey to the Center of the Earth (New
York: The Heritage Press), 1966. Introduction by Isaac Asimov. Illustrated by
Edward A. Wilson.
Spec / PQ 2469 / .V75 / E5 / 1966
Colophon: No colophon.
Washington,
Booker T. Up From Slavery (New York: The Heritage
Press), 1970. Introduction by Booker T. Washington III. Illustrated by Denver
Gillen.
Spec / E 185.97 / .W31643 / 1970
Colophon: No colophon.
Whitman,
Walt. Leaves of Grass (Avon, CT: The Heritage
Press), 1937. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent.
Spec / PS 3201 / .W4 / 1937
Colophon: No colophon.
Wilde,
Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray (New York:
The Heritage Press), 1957. Introduction by Andr‚ Maurois. Illustrated by Lucille
Corcos.
Spec / PR 5819 / .A1 / 1957
Colophon: No colophon.
Wilde,
Oscar. Salome: A Tragedy in One Act (New York:
The Heritage Press), 1945. Translated from the French by Lord Alfred Douglas.
Introduction by Holbrook Jackson. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo.
Spec / PR 5820 / .S2 / 1945
Colophon: No colophon.
Other Publishers
Carroll,
Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [boxed with] Through
the Looking-Glass (New York: Random House), 1946. Illustrated by
John Tenniel. Colored by Fritz Kredel. Book-of-the-Month Club leaflet laid into
back cover of Through the Looking Glass. Spec / PR 4611 / .A7 / 1946 / 1 & 2
Colophon: [1] "This edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was designed by George Salter. The John Tenniel illustrations from the original edition were colored in the manner of the period by Fritz Kredel. The type face used is Monotype Scotch." [2] "This edition of Through the Looking-Glass was designed by George Salter. The John Tenniel illustrations from the original edition were colored in the manner of the period by Fritz Kredel. The type face used is Monotype Scotch."
Khayyám,
Omar. Rubáiyat of Omar Khayyám (New York: Random
House), 1947. Translated by Edward FitzGerald. Introduction by Louis Untermeyer.
Spec / PK 6513 / .A1 / 1947
Colophon: No colophon.
Villon,
François. The Legacy, The Testament, and Other Poems
(New York: St. Martin's Press), 1973. Translated by Peter Dale.
Spec / PQ 1590 / .E5 / D32 / 1975
Voltaire.
Candide; or, Optimism (London and New York: The
Nonesuch Press), 1939. Translated from the French by Richard Aldington. Introduction
by Paul Morand. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage.
Spec / PQ / 2082 / .C3 / E5 / 1939a
Other LEC Titles in Special Collections
American Indian Legends (Los
Angeles: LEC), 1968. Selected and edited by Allan A. Macfarlan. Illustrated by
Everett Gee Jackson. #1168/1500 Spec / E 98 / .F6 / M13
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of American Indian Legends have been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Ward Ritchie at the Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles. The artist signs here {Everett Gee Jackson} this copy, number {1168}"
Aquinas, Thomas. Saint Thomas Aquinas: Selections
from His Works (Chatham, England: LEC), 1969. Selected by George
N. Shuster. Illustrated by Reynolds Stone. #1168/1500
Spec Folio / B 765 / .T52 / E53 / 1969
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas fifteen hundred copies
have been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by W & J Jackay
& Co Ltd, Chatham, Kent from the typographic plan of Will Carter. The wood
engravings have been made by Reynolds Stone who here signs {Reynolds Stone} this
copy, which is number {1168}"
Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey
(Baltimore: LEC), 1971. Introduction by Sylvia Townsend Warner. Illustrated by
Clarke Hutton. #1168/1500
Spec / PR 4034 / .N7 / 1971
Colophon: "This edition of Northanger Abbey was designed by Richard Ellis and composed
under his supervision by Westcott & Thomson, Inc., Philadelphia. Fifteen hundred
copies have been printed from type for the Members of The Limited Editions Club,
at the Garamond Press, Baltimore. The Illustrations were made by Clarke Hutton
who here signs this copy {Clarke Hutton} which is Number {1168}"
Baudelaire, Charles. Les Fleurs du Mal
(Paris: LEC), 1940. Preface by Camille Mauclair. Illustrated by Auguste Rodin.
#846/1500
Spec / PQ 2191 / .F6 / 1940
Colophon: "In this printing of Les Fleurs du Mal the text follows the definitive edition,
and the illustrations by Auguste Rodin are reproduced from the copy of the book
illustrated for Paul Gallimard by Rodin. The edition has been planned by Henri
Barthélemy and printed under his supervision on the presses of J. Dumoulin
in Paris, the reproductions being done by collotype by G. Duval and colored by
M. Beaufumé. The type is Didot, and the paper especially made by the mills
of B. F. K. Rives. Fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members of The
Limited Editions Club of New York, of which this is copy number 846."
Baudelaire, Charles. Flowers of Evil
(New York: LEC), 1971. Edited and with an introduction by James Laver. Illustrated
by Pierre-Yves Trémois. #1168/1500
Spec / PQ 2191 / .F6 / 1971 / v. 1-2
Colophon: "This edition of Flowers of Evil has been designed by Charles E. Skaggs. The
engravings have been made by Pierre-Yves Trémois, and the prints pulled
under his supervision by M. Beaune in Créteil, France. The text has been
composed and printed at the Press of A. Colish, in Mount Vernon, New York. Fifteen
hundred sets have been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club. This
copy is number {1168} and it is here signed by the artist: {Trémois}"
Boccaccio, Giovanni. The Decameron
(New York: LEC), 1940. Introduction by Edward Hutton. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel.
#106/530
Spec / PQ 4272 / .E5 / A3 / 1940a / v. 1-2
Colophon: "Of this book, five hundred and thirty copies
have been made. The text closely follows the first translation into English of
The Decameron, made by a contemporary of William Shakespeare
and first published in 1620: except that new translations have been supplied,
as explained in the introductory note upon the text, for two of the more delectable
stories. The illustrations and decorations were all cut in wood by Fritz Kredel,
who here signs this copy: {Fritz Kredel} The edition was designed by George Macy,
printed by the Duenewald Printing Corporation on rag paper especially made and
watermarked by the Worthy Paper Company, and bound by the Russell-Rutter Company.
This is copy number {106.}"
The Book of Ecclesiastes (New York: LEC), 1968. In the
Revised King James Version. Introduction by Kenneth Rexroth. Illustrated by Edgar
Miller. #1168/1500
Spec / BS 1472 / .M5 / 1968
Colophon: "This edition of The Book of Ecclesiastes numbers fifteen hundred copies made
for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Thistle Press in New York
from the typographic plan of David Way. This is copy number {1168} and is here
signed by the artist {Edgar Miller}"
Brillat-Savarin, Jean Anthelme. The Physiology
of Taste; or, Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy (New York:
LEC), 1949. Translated from the French by M. F. K. Fisher. Illustrated by Sylvain
Sauvage. #452/1500
Spec / TX 637 / .B86 / 1949
Colophon: "This is an entirely new translation of The
Physiology of Taste made, with profuse glosses, by M. F. K. Fisher; and
it has been prepared in an edition of fifteen hundred copies for the members of
The Limited Editions Club by R. L. Dothard at the shop of E. L. Hildreth and Company
in Brattleboro: the illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage (who died in Paris before
the edition could be issued) having been printed from line-plates cut in rubber
by Herbert Rau. This is copy number {452}"
Browning, Robert. The Poems of Robert Browning
(Cambridge: LEC), 1969. Edited with an introduction by C. Day Lewis. Illustrated
by Peter Reddick. #1168/1500
Spec / PR 4202 / .P6 / 1969
Colophon: "Of this edition of The
Poems of Robert Browning fifteen hundred copies have been made for the
members of The Limited Editions Club. It has been designed by John Dreyfus and
printed at the University Printing House in Cambridge by Brooke Crutchley, Printer
to the University. This is copy number {1168} and is signed by the illustrator
{Peter Reddick}"
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness
(New York: LEC), 1969. Introduction by Leo Gurko. Illustrated by Robert Shore.
#1169/1500
Spec / PR 6005 / .O4 / H4 / 1969b
Colophon: "This Edition of Heart of Darkness was designed by Richard Ellis and composed
under his supervision by Westcott & Thompson, Inc., Philadelphia, in his private
Monotype cutting of Goudy Deepdene. Fifteen hundred copies have been printed from
type for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, at the Garamond Press, Baltimore.
The Illustrations were painted by Robert Shore who here signs this copy {Robert
Shore} which is number {1168}"
Cooper, James Fenimore. The Spy: A Tale
of the Neutral Ground (New York: LEC), 1963. Introduction by John
T. Winterich. Illustrated by Henry C. Pitz. #946/1500
Spec / PS 1417 / .S7 / 1963
Colophon: "One thousand five hundred copies of this
edition of The Spy have been made by A. Colish in Mount
Vernon, New York. The illustrations were drawn by Henry C. Pitz and they have
been colored by hand in the studio of Walter Fischer in New York. The illustrator
here signs {Henry C. Pitz} this copy, which is number {946}"
Cowley, Malcolm. Exile's Return: A Literary
Odyssey of the 1920's (New York: LEC), 1981. Introduction by Leon
Edel. #1281/2000
Spec / PS 221 / .C65 / 1981
Colophon: "Exile's Return
has been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club in an edition of
two thousand copies. The typographic design is by Laurie Rippon. The text has
been printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress in Hadley, Massachusetts,
and the photographs have been reproduced by Rapoport Printing Corporation in New
York. This copy, number {1281} is signed here by the author, Malcolm Cowley, and
by photographer Berenice Abbott. {Malcolm Cowley} {Berenice Abbott}"
Darwin, Charles. The Descent of Man and
Selection in Relation to Sex (Adelaide, South Australia: LEC), 1971.
Preface by Ashley Montagu. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. #1168/1500
Spec / QH 365 / .D2 / 1971
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Charles Darwin: The Descent of Man have been printed
for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Griffin Press in Adelaide,
South Australia. The format was planned by Douglas A. Dunstan and the edition
printed under his supervision. The illustrations were drawn by Fritz Kredel who
here signs {Fritz Kredel} this copy number {1168}"
Dickens, Charles. The Cricket on the Hearth:
A Fairy Tale of Home (Waltham Saint Lawrence, England: LEC), 1933.
Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. #240/1500
Spec Folio / PR 4572 / .C78 / 1933
Colophon: "This edition of The Cricket on the Hearth, reprinted from the first edition
published by Bradbury and Evans in 1846, consists of fifteen hundred copies designed
by Robert Gibbings and printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club at
The Golden Cockerel Press, England, with the posthumous water-colour illustrations
by Hugh Thomson. This is copy number {240.}"
Dickens, Charles. The Short Stories of Charles
Dickens (New York: LEC), 1971. Selected and with an introduction
by Walter Allen. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. #1029/1500
Spec / PR 4552 / .A5 / 1971b
Colophon: "Edward Ardizzone drew the illustrations which
appear in this book and which recreate the London of Dickens' time for the fifteen
hundred members of The Limited Editions Club for whom this special collection
of The Short Stories of Charles Dickens was made. The
edition was designed and printed by Joseph Blumenthal at The Spiral Press in New
York. This is copy number {1029} and it is signed by the artist {E. Ardizzone}
and the designer-printer {J. Blumenthal}"
Eliot, George. The Mill on the Floss
(New York: LEC), 1963. Introduction by David Daiches. Illustrated by Wray Manning.
#946/1500
Spec / PR 4664 / .A1 / 1963
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this book have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Edna Beilenson, the
illustrations having been painted by Wray Manning, who here signs {Wray Manning}
this copy number {946}"
Faulkner, William. Hunting Stories
(New York: LEC), 1988. Introduction by Cleanth Brooks. Illustrated by Neil Welliver.
#570/850
Spec Folio / PS 3511 / .A86 / H8 / 1988
Colophon: "This edition consists of eight hundred and
fifty copies. The text has been set in American Monotype Bell at Out of Sorts
Letter Foundery in Mamaroneck, New York, and printed at Heritage Printers in Charlotte,
North Carolina. The text paper was made at Cartiere Enrico Magnani in Pescia,
Italy. The etchings were printed on Arches paper by Peter Pettengill and by Paul
and Clary Taylor in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. The design is by Benjamin Shiff.
This book has been bound at Jensen Bindery in Austin, Texas. Copy number, {570}
{Welliver}"
The Four Gospels: The Gospel According to St. Matthew, St. Mark,
St. Luke and St. John (Leipzig: LEC), 1932. Introduction by Ernest Sutherland
Bates. Illustrated by E. R. Weiss. #1358/1500
Spec / BS 2553 / .B35 / 1932
Colophon: "This edition of The Four Gospels consists of fifteen hundred copies printed
for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Poeschel & Trepte in Leipzig,
German. It is designed and decorated by Emil Rudolf Weiss. This copy is number
{1358} signed by {ERW}"
Frazer, James George. The Golden Bough:
A Study in Magic and Religion (New York: LEC), 1970. Introduction
by Stanley Edgar Hyman. Illustrated by James Lewicki. #1168/1500
Spec / BL 310 / .F72 / 1970 / v. 1-2
Colophon: "This edition of The Golden Bough consists of fifteen hundred copies printed
for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Book in
Bloomfield, Connecticut, the format having been designed by Charles E. Skaggs
and the illustrations made by James Lewicki, who here signs: {Lewicki} This copy
is number: {1168}"
Grammaticus, Saxo. The History of Amleth,
Prince of Denmark (Copenhagen: LEC), 1954. Translated from the Edition
Princeps of the Latin text of his Historia Denica by
Oliver Elton. Introduction by Sir Israel Gollancz. Illustrated by Sigurd Vasegaard.
#293/1500
Spec / PT 8050 / .S3 / H53
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this book have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club in Copenhagen near Elsinore
Castle at the printing office of C. Volmer Nordlunde under the supervision of
Ejmar Philip. The paper was specially made for this edition by De Forenede Papirfabrikker
Ltd., and the binding was made by Anker Kysters Eftf., Bent Andr‚. The illustrations
were cut in wood by Sigurd Vasegaard, who here signs {Sigurd Vasegaard} this copy,
which is number {293}"
Graves, Robert. Poems (New
York: LEC), 1980. Selected with an introduction by Elaine Kerrigan. Illustrated
by Paul Hogarth. #1625/2000
(Series 45, No. 517)
Spec / PR 6013 / .R35 / A6 / 1980
[From the Higginson Robert Graves Collection.]
Colophon: "Two thousands copies of this edition of Poems
by Robert Graves have been made for the members of The Limited Editions
Club at The Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont from the typographic plans of
Freeman Keith. The illustrations have been drawn by Paul Hogarth. This is copy
number {1625} and it is here signed by {Freeman Keith} {Paul Hogarth}"
Homer. The Odyssey (New York:
LEC), 1981. Translated from the Greek by T. E. Shaw [i.e., T. E. Lawrence]. Illustrated
by Barry Moser. #759/2000
Spec / PA 4025 / .A5 / L3 / 1981
Colophon: "Two thousand copies of the this edition of
The Odyssey of Homer in the translation by Lawrence
of Arabia have been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by the
Hampshire Typothetae in West Hatfield, Massachusetts, the type having been composed
in San Francisco by Mackenzie-Harris and cast in metal by Michael & Winifred
Bixler, in Boston. Barry Moser, who planned the typographic format and executed
the wood engravings, and Jeremy M. Wilson, who wrote the preface, here sign {B
Moser} {JW} this copy, which is number {759}"
Joyce, James. Dubliners (New York: LEC), 1986. Introduction by Thomas
Flanagan. Illustrated by Robert Ballagh. #824/1000
Spec / PR 6019 / .O9 / D8 / 1986
Colophon: "One thousand copies of this edition have
been printed at Wild Carrot Letterpress and Heritage Prints. The text has been
set in monotype Scotch by Dan Carr & Julia Ferrarie at Golgonooza Letter Foundry.
The design is by Benjamin Shiff. The photogravure plates were made by Jon Goodman,
and editioned by Bruce Chandler, Peter Pettengill, Catherine Mosely and Greta
Lintvedt. The paper was made at Cartiere Enrico Magnani. Copy number {824} {Thomas
Flanagan} {R. Ballagh}"
Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Books
(Lunenburg, VT: LEC), 1968. Introduction by Bonamy Dobr‚e. Illustrated by David
Gentleman. #1168/1500
Spec / PR 4854 / .J8 / 1968c
Colophon: "Of this edition of The Jungle Books fifteen hundred copies have been made for
the members of The Limited Editions Club from the typographic plan of John Dreyfus.
The book has been printed at the Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont. The illustrations
have been made by David Gentleman, who here signs {David Gentleman} this copy,
number {1168}"
Kipling, Rudyard. Tales of East and West
(Avon, CT: LEC), 1973. Illustrated by Charles Raymond. #1036/2000
Spec / PR 4852 / .B47 / 1973
Colophon: "This edition of Tales of East and West was planned for the members of The
Limited Editions Club. The typographic format and the decorations are by Frank
J. Lieberman. The illustrations were drawn by Charles Raymond. The text has been
printed by The Connecticut Printers of Bloomfield in an edition of two thousand
copies, of which this is number {1036}. It is here signed by the illustrator {Charles
Raymond}"
Lord, Albert B. (comp.). Russian Folk Tales
(New York: LEC), 1970. Illustrated by Teje Etchemendy. #1168/1500
Spec / PZ 8.1 / .L944 / Ru
Colophon: "1500 copies of this edition of Russian
Folk Tales have been printed by The Connecticut Printers of Hartford for
the members of The Limited Editions Club. The format has been planned by Adrian
Wilson, and the illustrations have been executed by Teje Etchemendy, who here
signs {Teje Etchemendy} This is copy number {1168}"
Mann, Thomas. Death in Venice
(New York: LEC), 1972. Translated from the German by Kenneth Burke. Introduction
by Erich Heller. Illustrated by Felix Hoffmann. #1168/1500
Spec / PT 2625 / .A44 / T62 / 1972
Colophon: "This edition of Death in Venice was planned for the members of The Limited
Editions Club by Max Caflisch. The text was printed by The Stinehour Press in
Lunenburg, Vermont. The illustrations were engraved on wood by Felix Hoffmann
and the color print pulled at the atelier of the Aargauer Tagblatt in Aarau, Switzerland.
There are fifteen hundred copies, of which this is copy number {1168} and it is
here signed by the illustrator {Felix Hoffmann}"
Maran, René. Batouala (New York: LEC), 1932. Translated from the
French by Alvah C. Bessie. Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias. #832/1500
Spec Folio / PQ 2625 / .A74 / B3 / 1932
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Walpole Printing
Office in New Rochelle, N.Y. The translation is by Alvah C. Bessie and the illustrations
by Miguel Covarrubias, who here signs this copy {Miguel Covarrubias} This copy
is number {832} {The C. P. Binners.}
Meredith, George. The Shaving of Shagpat
(New York: LEC), 1955. Preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell. Illustrated by
Honoré Guilbeau. #248/1500
Spec / PR 5006 / .S4 / 1955
Colophon: "This edition of The Shaving of Shagpat has been designed & decorated by
W. A. Dwiggins for the members of The Limited Editions Club, the illustrations
having been drawn by Honoré Guilbeau, the printing having been done by
the George Grady Press and the binding by the Russell- Rutter Company. Fifteen
hundred copies have been made, of which this is copy number 248 and it is signed
by the illustrator {Honoré Guilbeau}"
More, Thomas. Utopia (New York: LEC), 1934. Translated from the Latin
by Ralph Robynson. #946/1500
Spec / HX 811 / 1516 / .E933
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this book have
been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Rudge Press under
the supervision of {Bruce Rogers} Copy No. {946}"
Norman, Douglas. South Wind
(New York: LEC), 1932. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated by Carlotta
Petrina. #1481/1500
Spec / PR 6007 / .O88 / S6 / 1932
Colophon: "Of this edition of South Wind, written by Norman Douglas, with a special introduction
by Carl Van Doren, illustrated by Carlotta Petrina, designed by Elmer Adler and
printed by the Pynson Printers in New York, fifteen hundred copies completed in
the summer of nineteen hundred and thirty-two for distribution to the members
of The Limited Editions Club. This copy is number {1481} Signed by {Carlotta Petrina}"
Ovid. Metamorphoses (Verona:
LEC), 1958. Translated from the Greek into verse by John Dryden, Alexander Pope,
Joseph Addison and William Congreve. Illustrated by Hans Erni. #417/1500
Spec / PA 6522 / .M2 / G3 / 1958
Colophon: "Of this edition of Ovid: The
Metamorphoses, fifteen hundred copies have been made for the members of
The Limited Editions Club by Giovanni Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni in Verona.
The text is the "Garth Translation": a collection of translations by Dryden, Pope,
Congreve, Addison, Garth, and others, collated and edited by Sir Samuel Garth
in 1717. The etchings were made for this edition by Hans Erni. This copy is number
417 and it is here signed by the engraver and the printer {H Erni} {G Mardersteig}"
Plato. Lysis, or Friendship: The Symposium
Phaedrus (Mount Vernon, NY: LEC), 1968. Translated from the Greek
and with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett. Illustrated by Eugene Karlin. #1168/1500
Spec / B 358 / .J865 / 1968b
Colophon: "This edition of Plato's Dialogues on Love and Friendship has been designed by Robert
L. Dothard and printed in Mount Vernon, New York, at The Press of A. Colish. The
illustrations have been drawn by Eugene Karlin, where here signs {Eugene Karlin}.
The edition consists of fifteen hundred copies made for the members of The Limited
Editions Club, this being copy number {1168}"
Pushkin, Alexander. The Captain's Daughter
& Other Stories (Westerham, England: LEC), 1971. Introduction
by Kathryn Feuer. Illustrated by Charles Mozley. #1168/1500
Spec Folio / PG 3347 / .A2 / L588 / 1977
Colophon: "Of this edition of four stories by Alexander
Pushkin, fifteen hundred copies have been made from the typographic plan of Charles
Mozley who also made the lithographic drawings. The book has been printed in Westerham,
Kent at the Westerham Press. The illustrator here signs {Charles Mozley} in this
copy, which is number {1168}"
Remarque, Erich Maria. All Quiet on the
Western Front (New York: LEC), 1969. Introduction by Harry Hansen.
Illustrated by John Groth. #1168/1500
Spec / PT 2635 / .E68 / I625 / 1969b
Colophon: "Of this edition of All Quiet on the Western Front fifteen hundred copies have
been made by Joseph Blumenthal for the members of The Limited Editions Club at
the Spiral Press in New York. The artist here signs this {John Groth} copy, which
is number {1168}"
Rimbaud, Arthur. A Season in Hell
(New York: LEC), 1986. Translated from the French by Paul Schmidt. Introduction
by Paul Schmidt. Illustrated by Robert Mapplethorpe. #476/1000
Spec Folio / PQ 2387 / .R5 / S3 / 1986
Colophon: "One thousand copies of this edition have
been printed at Wild Carrot Letterpress. The text has been set in fourteen point
monotype Perpetua at Out of Sorts Letterfoundery. The design is by Benjamin Shiff.
The photogravure plates were made by Jon Goodman. These plates were editioned
at the studios of Jon Goodman, Peter Pettengill and Robert Townsend. The paper
used for the text of the book is a mould- made letterpress sheet; the photogravures
were printed on a hand-made etching paper. Both papers have been made for this
edition at Cartiere Enrico Magnani. This book has been bound by and the slipcase
made at the Jovonis Bookbindery. This is copy number {476} {Robert Mapplethorpe}
{Paul Schmidt}"
Sassoon, Siegfried. Memoirs of an Infantry
Officer (New York: LEC), 1981. Introduction by David Daiches. Illustrated
by Paul Hogarth. #946/2000
Spec / D 640 / .S3415 / 1981
Colophon: "Of this edition of Memoirs of an Infantry Officer two thousand copies have been
made for the members of The Limited Editions Club. It has been designed by Dennis
J. Grastorf with drawings by Paul Hogarth and printed at The Anthoensen Press
in Portland, Maine. This copy is number {946} and it is signed by the artist {Paul
Hogarth}"
Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Hamlet,
Prince of Denmark (Great Britain: LEC), 1933. Illustrated by Eric
Gill. #1358/1500
Spec / PR 2807 / .A2 / G47 / 1933
Colophon: "This edition of Hamlet is designed & illustrated by Eric Gill. Fifteen
hundred copies have been printed from the Joanna types on Barcham Green paper,
by Hague and Gill, High Wycombe, for the members of The Limited Editions Club,
1933. This copy is number {1358} and is signed by {Eric G}"
Shaw, George Bernard. Two Plays for Puritans
(New York: LEC), 1966. Illustrated by George Him. #946/1500
Spec Folio / PR 5363 / .A5 / 1966
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Two Plays for Puritans have been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club at the Sign of the Stone Book, Bloomfield, Connecticut,
to the typographic plans of George Him. The coloring of Mr. Him's drawings has
been done by hand at the studio of Walter Fischer in New York. This is copy number
{946} and it is here signed by the artist: {Him}"
Sienkiewicz, Henryk. Quo Vadis?
(Verona: LEC), 1959. Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin. Introduction
by Harold Lamb. Illustrated by Salvatore Fiume. [?]/1500
Spec / PZ 3 / .S57 / Q36
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Quo Vadis? have been made for the members of The Limited
Editions Club by Giovanni Mardersteig in Verona at the Officina Bodoni, the illustrations
having been done by Salvatore Fiume. This copy is number [unnumbered] and it is
here signed by the illustrator and the printer {S. Fiume} {G Mardersteig}"
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (New York: LEC), 1971.
Original Middle English text as edited by A. C. Cawley. Translated into modern
verse and with an introduction by James L. Rosenberg. Illustrated by Cyril Satorsky.
#1168/1500
Spec Folio / PR 2065 / .G3 / 1971
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight have been printed in
Meriden, Connecticut, by the Meriden Gravure Company for the members of The Limited
Editions Club. Frank J. Lieberman planned the format and made the calligraphic
initials. The illustrations were drawn by Cyril Satorsky, who here signs {Cyril
Satorsky} this copy, number {1168}"
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men
(New York: LEC), 1970. Introduction by John T. Winterich. Illustrated by Fletcher
Martin. #1168/1500
Spec Folio / PS 3537 / .T3234 / O2 / 1970
Colophon: "Of this edition, fifteen hundred copies have
been printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish,
Mount Vernon, New York. The format was designed by Fletcher Martin, who made the
illustrations. This is copy number {1168} {Fletcher Martin}"
Suetonius. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
(Verona: LEC), 1963. Translated from the Latin by Philemon Holland. Revised and
with an introduction by Moses Hadas. Illustrated by Salvatore Fiume. #103/1500
(Series 31, No. 347)
Spec / DG 277 / .S7 / H61 / c. 2
[From the Higginson Robert Graves Collection.]
Colophon: "This edition of The Lives of the Twelve Caesars has been planned at the Officina
Bodoni and printed in Verona at the Stamperia Valdonega by Giovanni Mardersteig,
who here signs {G Mardersteig}. The illustrations have been painted in Brianza
by Salvatore Fiume, who here signs {S. Fiume}. The edition consists of fifteen
hundred copies made for the members of The Limited Editions Club, this being copy
number {503}"
Turgenev, Ivan. Fathers and Sons
(New York: LEC), 1951. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. Preface
by John T. Winterich. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg. #1311/1500
Spec / PG 3421 / .O8 / G3
Colophon: "Of this edition of Fathers and Sons fifteen hundred copies have been made for
the members of The Limited Editions Club by Joseph Blumenthal at The Spiral Press
in New York. The illustrations were engraved in wood by Fritz Eichenberg, who
here signs {Fritz Eichenberg} this copy, which is number {1311}"
Twain, Mark. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
(New York: LEC), 1942. Introduction by Bernard DeVoto. Illustrated by Thomas Hart
Benton. #765/1500
(Series 13, No. 132)
Spec / PS 1305 / .A1 / 1942
Colophon: "This edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been made for The members
of The Limited Editions Club. It has been designed by Carl Purington Rollins.
The text has been edited by Bernard DeVoto. The illustrations have been drawn
by Thomas Hart Benton. The text has been printed at The Printing-Office of the
Yale University Press. The illustrations have been printed by The Crafton Graphic
Company. The edition consists of fifteen hundred copies. This copy is number {616}
and it is signed by the illustrator {Benton}"
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(Cambridge: LEC), 1939. Introduction by Bernard DeVoto. Illustrated by Thomas
Hart Benton. #1406/1500
Spec / PS 1306 / .A1 / 1939
Colophon: "This edition of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been made for the members
of The Limited Editions Club. It has been designed by Carl Purington Rollins.
The text has been edited by Bernard DeVoto. The illustrations have been drawn
by Thomas Hart Benton. The printing has been done at the University Press in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. The edition consists of fifteen hundred copies. This is copy Number
{1406} and it is signed by the illustrator {Benton}"
Wells, H. G. The Invisible Man
(New York: LEC), 1967. Introduction by Bernard Bergonzi. Illustrated by Charles
Mozley. #417/1500
Spec / PR 5774 / .I5 / 1967
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The Invisible Man have been prepared for the members
of The Limited Editions Club. The format has been planned by Francis Maynell,
and the text printed by A. Colish in Mount Vernon, New York. The illustrations
were drawn by Charles Mozley, and the color plates were pulled under his supervision
at The Stellar Press, Hertfordshire. The illustrator signs this copy, {Charles
Mozley} which is number {417}"
Whittier, John Greenleaf. Snow- Bound: A
Winter Idyl (New York: LEC), 1930. #1185/1500
Spec / PS 3266 / .A1 / 1930
Colophon: "Designed by Carl Purington Rollins. Fifteen
Hundred Copies printed at the Printing-Office of the Yale University Press for
the Members of The Limited Editions Club. This Copy is Number {1185} and it is
signed by {Carl P. Rollins}"
Wilde, Oscar. The Short Stories of Oscar
Wilde (New York: LEC), 1968. Introduction by Robert Gorham Davis.
Illustrated by James Hill. #1168/1500
Spec / PR 5816 / 1968b
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this edition of
The Short Stories of Oscar Wilde have been made for
the members of The Limited Editions Club. The format has been planned by Robert
L. Dothard and the book printed at The Lane Press in Burlington, Vermont. The
illustrations have been painted by James Hill who here signs {James Hill} this
copy, which is number {1168}"
Xenophon. The Anabasis of Xenophon
(Athens: LEC), 1969. Translated from the Greek by Henry G. Dakyns. Introduction
by Robert Payne. Illustrated by A. Tassos. #1168/1500
Spec / PA 4495 / .A6 / 1969
Colophon: "Fifteen hundred copies of this book have
been made for the members of The Limited Editions Club by Nina Eliopoulos at Aspioti
Elka Graphic Arts Inc. in Athens. The illustrations have been cut in wood by A.
Tassos, who here signs {A. Tassos} this copy, which is number {1168}"
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