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Waley, Arthur Edited; Illustrated By Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge.
Translations from the Chinese by Arthur Waley
New York, Alfred A Knopf,
1941, Hard Cover,
illus: Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, Condition: Very Good, A beautifully illustrated book of translated Chinese Poetry and verse by well know authors such as: Ts'ao Chih, Wang chi, Pao Chao, Tso Ssu, Chan Fang-Sheng, Po Chu-I and others. Describing life in China, Chinese thought, philosophy and culture. Illustrated in full page, beautifully colored plates (and black and white drawings) by American artist Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge; During his childhood, his family moved frequently, but he received art training from age ten, first studying with famous newspaper illustrator Frank Holme. He earned a degree in English Literature from the University of Chicago and then took a commercial art job as a field artist during World War I. Following that, he sketched in China, doing commissions for "Scribner's Magazine." In the 1920s, he and his wife traveled widely including to the Far East, Afghanistan, Persia, and Africa, and these cultures became the subjects of many of his illustrations. In the 1930's he was granted special permission to "be in all parts of the Imperial Domain" of Iran, by the Shah's Commissioner of Police, to do studies in preparation for a new edition of "The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Isphahan", by James Morier, which was published in 1937. Orange cloth boards and spine, illustrated, black title panel to spine with gilt lettering, upper spine end tears to edges, mild fraying. Boards moderate soil, very tightly bound. Clean bright text and illustrations. sm 4 to, 325 pp.
(Poetry, Chinese, Literature, Translations, Cyrus, Le, Roy, Baldridge, Illustrations, Po, Chu-I, Poet, Sung, Yu, Poetry, Pao, Chao, Poetry, Ts'Ao, Chih, Poetry, Tso, Ssu, Wang, Chi, Poetry) Cat No. 2622.
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18.00
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De Brunhoff, Jean; Translated from the French By Merle S. Haas.
The Travels of Babar
New York, Random House,
1961, Hard Cover,
Condition: Good Plus, Blue cloth illustrated board, mild soil, corners bumped. E.p. child's drawings, reverse of rear f.e.p. large drawn star, all else clean, brightly colored illustrations, tightly bound. sm 4 to, 48 pp
(Travels, Of, Babar, Children's, Stories, French, Children's, Stories, Babar, The Elephant, Series) Cat No. 2422.
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12.00
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Greene, Graham.
Travels with My Aunt
New York, Viking Press,
1970, First American Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, Quite mild mannered Henry Pulling a retired bank manager; whose hobby is raising Dahlias meets his Aunt Augusta (and her black lover Wordworth) at his mother's funeral. Eccentric and energetic Aunt Augusta involves him in her strange, hedonistic world. One more suited to a young person that a woman in her 80's. A lively funny adventure as they travel first to Istanbul on the Orient Express, becoming involved with drugs and currency smugglers. Green cloth boards and spine, silver lettering to spine. DJ not price clipped, lavender, illustrated, blue spine. Upper spine ends few small chips, lower edge front flap was bent, edge of rear flap same. All else, very clean, tightly bound. In protective mylar. Very good copy of this charming comedy that became a movie, directed by George Cukor, starring, Maggie Smith - Aunt Augusta, Alec McCowen - Henry Pulling, Louis Gossett Jr. - Wordsworth. sm 8 vo, 225 pages
(Greene, Travels, With, My, Aunt, Travels, With, My, Aunt, First, Edition, British, Novelists) Cat No. 2175.
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20.00
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Stevenson, Robert Louis.
Treasure Island
Cleveland Ohio, The World Syndicate Publishing Co,
Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Illustrated for children. 4 illustrations including frontispiece. Blue illustrated end papers. Boards dare blue illustrated, blind stamp design, spine decorated in gilt. Great vintage Childrens book. Pages mildly browned, circa 1920, tall 8vo, 236 pages. Also have Dickens, Christmas Stories, Grimm's Fairy Tales & Swiss Family Robinson, nice set to combine. All clean text, solid binding.
(Island, For, Children, Pirate, Stories, Young, Boys, Novels, Children, Books, Vintage, Books, Vintage, Childrens, Books, Treasure, Island, Illustrated) Cat No. 137m.
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12.50
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Stevenson, Robert Louis.
Treasure Island
Philadelphia, Anderson Books,
1930, First Edition Thus ed, Hard Cover,
illus: Lyle Justis, Condition: Very Good Plus, Wonderful illustrated edition of RLS Treasure Island, illustrated throughout by Lyle Justis. Front and rear end papers illustrated. States as No. 1 of the Anderson Books. Tan buckram, red illustration to front board, red illustrations and lettering to spine, mild darkening of upper and lower edges. All else very clean, tightly bound. First Edition Thus. sm 4 to, 240 pages
(Justis, Children's, Books, Illustrator, Lyle, Justis, Treasure, Island, Illustrated, Pirate, Stories, Illustrated, Children's, Books) Cat No. 1997.
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35.00
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