Donald Odell STANLEY, b. APRIL 27, 1938

d. JULY 23, 2018. GENEALOGY for his STANLEY and MANY RELATED FAMILIES. A unique genealogical compilation, gathered and prepared by Donald Odell Stanley until his death in 2018. One of a kind. Contains approximately 530 PAGES of PEDIGREE CHARTS, DATA SHEETS, FAMILY HISTORIES, etc., all related to DONALD ODELL STANLEY, his STANLEY FAMILY, and EVERY FAMILY GENETICALLY CONNECTED to his FAMILY going as FAR BACK as POSSIBLE. There are also some original documents at the rear, including his certified Birth Certificate, his LDS Ordination Certificates, etc. Some of the FAMILY NAMES in the PEDIGREE CHARTS and DATA SHEETS include, STANLEY (of course), STANDLEY, Upson, ORR, Hoagland, SONDEREGGER, Wilson, BUHLER, Torgler, HAECHLER, Altgelt, BENTON, Bronson, COWELS, and MANY MORE. There are approximately 200 Pedigree Chart Sheets. The PEDIGREE CHART SHEETS are official printed LDS sheets with genealogical information that has been HAND TYPED onto them. The imprint of the type is tangible on the backsides. The amount of information on each sheet varies, depending on where the family connection to the D.O. Stanley family began. Some sheets have the full 31 lines filled in, some only the first 2 lines. The first name on the first Pedigree Chart Sheet is, of course, STANLEY, Donald Odell. There are approximately 300 individual family Data Sheets. The DATA SHEETS contain information on individual families, with HUSBAND at the top. Includes names of wife, children, and parents. Also gives dates of Baptism, date "Endowed", etc., relating to the family. Some of the sheets have hand typed information, most are photocopies of typed sheets. There are approximately 30 pages of photocopies of typed Family Histories. These are brief histories, each one or several pages long, of some of the individual families related to the D.O. Stanley family. There are some plastic covered sheets at the rear that contain original documents related to Donald Odell Stanley. All are official, with hand signatures, etc.

They are: A Certified Copy of His Birth Certificate dated 1938; a Certificate of Blessing dated 1938; a Certificate of Baptism and Confirmation dated 1947; a Certificate of Baptism and Confirmation dated 1947;

three Certificate of Ordination in the Aaronic Priesthood documents, one ordains him as a Deacon, one a Teacher, one a Priest, dated 1950, 1953 and 1954 respectively; a Certificate of Ordination to the Melchizedek Priesthood as an Elder. There are also some introductory sheets that are template sheets about the Church of Latter Day Saints, its Temples, Founders, etc. All are BOUND into a Mormon BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE binder, thick black cloth covered wooden boards, metal posts. Binder measures 9x15 inches, inner sheets are 8.5x14 inches. VERY GOOD CONDITION: There is a crease to the first page, an introductory page about Latter Day Saints, otherwise all the pages are well bound and are bright, clean, clear and fully legible. An incredibly rich genealogical history that must have taken forever to compile. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This item is thick, big and heavy and will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

LES CORPORATIONS À STRASBOURG : Bourgeois et Artisans avant La Révolution. (CORPORATIONS IN STRASBOURG: Bourgeois and Artisan before the Revolution.) Published to accompany the exhibition that took place at the Archives de la Ville et de la Communauté de Strasbourg from 19 September through 11 December, 2009. Published by the Archives de la Ville et de la Communauté de Strasbourg, France, 2009. Softcovers, side stapled, 8x10.5 inches, 48 pages. Text in French. Illustrated with photographs of historic documents, books, and emblems. VERY GOOD condition, a crease and some wear to the bottom area of the spine, otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. An interesting archival look at the history of Strasbourg when it was mostly controlled by Corporations and Guilds. RARE, this is the only copy I have ever seen.

***1952 INTERNATIONAL FREEMASONRY GRAND MASTERS REUNION***

***BOOK and LAID-IN DOCUMENT SIGNED by GRAND MASTERS of MANY NATIONS and LODGES***

DIE SYMBOLE DES FREIMAURERS (SYMBOLS OF FREEMASONS), by Franz Carl Endres.

STUTTGART: Franz Mittelbach Verlag, 1952. First edition. Hardcover book in dustjacket, 6x8.5 inches, 110 pages. Text in German. Appears to have been published on the occasion of the 1952 REUNION of GRAND MASTERS in BERN, Switzerland.

The book is SIGNED on the front free endpaper by 23 freemason Grand Masters who were attending the reunion. There is also a LAID-IN two page document with the heading REUNION des GRANDS MAITRES à BERNE, les 29 at 30 mars 1952. The document has the names of Grand Masters and other delegates attending the reunion and the country where their Lodge is located. The document is also SIGNED by the attendees next to their printed names.

Condition: GOOD book, some toning, light foxing to the endpapers, otherwise tight, bright and clean; in a FAIR dustjacket that has soiling, rubbing, some corner tip wear, edgewear, and some closed edge tears, but is still doing its job. The laid in document has a horizontal fold, some toning, and light signs of handling. ALL the SIGNATURES in the book and document are bright and clear.

An interesting gathering of POST WWII FREEMASONS primarily from EUROPE.

TAIMA - JI : BUDDHIST TEMPLES IN JAPAN. Photographs by Yoshio Watanabe.

Published by Bijutsu Shuppan Sha, Tokyo, 1961. One of the Buddhist Temples In Japan series.

Flexible card covers with illustrated dustjacket, large format, 10x14 inches (26x35 cm), 32 pages of b&w photographs +13 pages of text in Japanese. Laid in is a flyer in English that briefly describes the Taima-Ji Temple and each of the photographic plates in the book.

Condition: GOOD book, toning to the cover's margins, some creasing to the upper spine corner, otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked; in a GOOD dustjacket that has toning to the spine and spine margins, a 4 inch closed tear to the back panel starting at the top edge (repaired on the blank backside with clear tape), and some quarter size remnants of thin plastic adhesive on the backside (probably from an old dj protector), else the dj is solid, attractive, and doing its job well.

A presentable copy of this scarce photographic study of the Taima-Ji Buddhist Temple.

Yoshio Watanabe, b.1907 d.2000, was a noted Japanese photographer of architecture.

DAS BUCH ALS KUNSTWERK - DIE CRANACH PRESSE of GRAFEN HARRY KESSLER. Herausgegeben von John Dieter Brinks.

(THE BOOK AS A WORK OF ART - THE CRANACH PRESS of COUNT HARRY KESSLER. Edited by John Dieter Brinks.)

Published by Triton Verlag, Laubach and Berlin, and Williams College, Williamstown, MMV (2005). Second Edition (Zweite Ausgabe). TEXT in GERMAN. (This is the German edition, there is also an edition in English.)

Hardcover Book, red cloth covered boards lettered in gilt, 9.5x12 inches (24x30 cm),.453 pages; in a black paper covered card slipcase.

ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT with GORGEOUS FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS of Many of the Books Published by the Cranach Press.

Condition: FINE BOOK, sharp cornered, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. In a GOOD slipcase which has shelf rubs and is scuffed at the spine, but is solid and doing its job well. Brilliant illustrations.

A beautiful book filled with beautiful books.

About the CRANACH PRESS (from various Internet sources):

******The Cranach Press was founded by Count Harry Graf Kessler (1868-1937) with the undertaking to print the finest possible editions of the world's greatest literature in new and important German translations. Kessler employed print-men and illustrators of outstanding ability and produced some of the world's most beautiful books.

In 1913 Kessler commissioned Edward Gordon Craig, an English theatrical designer and theoretician, to make woodcut illustrations for a sumptuous edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet for the Cranach Press. A German translation by Gerhart Hauptmann, with illustrations by Craig, was finally published in Weimar in 1928. The English version, edited by J. Dover Wilson, came out in 1930. This book, printed on fine paper, using different type-faces, with marginal notes with source quotations, and featuring Craig's woodcuts, is regarded by many as one of the finest examples of the printer's art to have been published in the 20th century.******

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THE MODERN WOMAN Magazine

A scarce woman's magazine for Russian women in Shanghai, China published in Shanghai from 1937 to 1941. Its publication started just months before the Battle of Shanghai, the military operation that began Asia's involvement in World War II. As the Second Sino Japanese War raged between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China, Shanghai endured a siege that lasted from August 1937, to November 1937, which resulted in the Japanese capture of the city and heavy destruction.

During 1937, despite the ongoing war, The Modern Woman published a smaller combined September/October 1937 issue, halted the publication of its November 1937 issue, and resumed publication for its December 1937 issue. This is the entire published run for the year 1937. Published by United Magazines, Shanghai, China. Victor A. Vasiliev, Editor in Chief, Tatiana A. Barsukova, Editor. In Russian, some Chinese. NINE ISSUES: #1 February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September-October, and December 1937. Hardcover, original Publisher's textured beige cloth with black printing on the front cover and spine, 10.5" x 8", the entire nine issue run of 1937 are bound in preserving all illustrated wrappers, one original subscription insert still attached. Each issue is between 35 and 45 pages. Filled with all the reporting, stories, current events and in-text b&w photographs the au courant Russian emigre woman could want including the latest out of Hollywood, What To Wear in 1937, make-up techniques, hairstyles, events in Shanghai, world events, the latest short stories and poetry from Russian writers, crosswords, recipes, and loads of advertisements for household products, aspirin, cosmetics, soaps, perfume, fashions and local businesses. VERY GOOD CONDITION: Front blank free endpaper roughly torn out, otherwise complete. Covers are lightly worn, have some ink staining and light soil. Internally, the pages are age toned and a touch brittle, there are small edge tears, the crosswords have been penciled in, some small clear tape repairs, and light signs of use and age, overall a solid, bright and clean collection of magazines. SCARCE, especially so being the complete run of issues from its first year of publication in 1937. The OCLC has only a few random copies printed between 1937 and 1941 in 4 collections worldwide.

From the editors: "The Sino-Japanese events, which disrupted normal living conditions for both individual residents of Shanghai and entire enterprises and organizations, also had a heavy impact on the life of the magazine. The release of this issue, albeit in a reduced size, only proves the viability of the magazine and the energy with which the publisher works to, despite all the obstacles, present the magazine to readers even in these difficult times . The hostile actions that took place in China had a strong impact on the publishing of the magazine, and the editors considered it untimely to publish the magazine when thousands of our compatriots, residents of the areas that were subjected to shelling, were forced to flee from their homes, when many of them were left homeless and without means of subsistence, when it was more necessary to donate money to help refugees than to spend it on buying a magazine. However, hundreds of phone calls and masses of letters to the editor expressing the desire to see the magazine led to the fact that we are publishing this issue, overcoming all obstacles, and we expect to publish the next issue by November 30."

TIME AND TWO SEATS - FIVE DECADES OF LONG DISTANCE RACING; VOLUMES I & II. Subtitled: The World Sports Car, Grand Touring, and Manufacturers Championships. By Janos L Wimpffen.

Published by Motorsport Research Group, Redmond, Washington, 1999. ISBN: 0967225205. First edition.

A comprehensive, award winning, two volume history of five decades of long distance racing, covering the World Sportscar, Grand Touring, and Manufacturers Championships events from 1953 through 1999. Every event, every entrant, complete and accurate results. Includes driver listings and profiles, course maps, photos, chassis numbers and much, much more.

Each volume bound in black cloth covered boards with silver titles, 9x12 inches (23x30.5 cm), illustrated throughout with photographs, race course line maps, and detailed drawings. Together the two volumes contain a total of 2255 pages. Both volumes are contained in a burgundy cloth covered slipcase.

VERY GOOD condition: The covers of the two volumes show light signs of handling and wear, else tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked; the slipcase has a spattering of tiny star-like silver dots and a few rubs to the upper area of its front panel, otherwise solid and nice, with bright silver titling. An attractive, very presentable set.

A rare and important resource for that motorsports enthusiast in your life or soul. Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines.

About the Author, János L. Wimpffen (from Wikipedia):

******János L. Wimpffen (born 1950s, Graz, Austria) is an American motorsport historian and writer of Austro-Hungarian origin who specialises in sportscar racing; he is best known for his 1999 debut book Time and Two Seats, which won multiple awards.******

Acquired from the estate of MARK KETCHAM, a well-known rare sports car collector, vintage racing car broker (Ketcham Imports), and winery owner (Ketcham Estate, Healdsburg, California).

TIME AND TWO SEATS - FIVE DECADES OF LONG DISTANCE RACING; VOLUMES I & II. Subtitled: The World Sports Car, Grand Touring, and Manufacturers Championships. By Janos L Wimpffen.

DELUXE EDITION, LEATHER BOUND, SIGNED and INSCRIBED, LIMITED EDITION.

LIMITED EDITION of only 250 copies, this being copy #8, as stated on the half-title page. Early numbered copies of limited editions are often reserved for presentation by the author, and the inscription indicates this is one of those.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the half-title page by the AUTHOR, JANOS WIMPFFEN, to MARK KETCHAM, a well-known rare sports car collector and broker (Ketcham Imports), and winery owner (Ketcham Estate): "To the Ever Noble Mark Ketcham / From Too Many Names / Janos L. Wimpffen". You can read about Mark Ketcham and his rare sports car collection (he loved Ferraris) on many places on the Internet.

Also SIGNED by THREE RACE CAR DRIVERS, PHIL HILL, BRIAN REDMAN, and DEREK BELL. Each driver signed his name below his full page photograph in the Foreword section of the book.

TWO VOLUMES, bound in LEATHER with SILVER TITLES, 9x12 inches (23x30.5 cm), illustrated throughout with photographs, race course line maps, and detailed drawings. Together the two volumes contain a total of 2255 pages. The two volumes are housed in a leather covered slipcase.

Published by Motorsport Research Group, Redmond, Washington, 1999.

A comprehensive, award-winning, two volume history of five decades of long distance racing, covering the World Sportscar, Grand Touring, and Manufacturers Championships events from 1953 through 1999. Every event, every entrant, complete and accurate results. Includes driver listings and profiles, course maps, photos, chassis numbers and much, much more.

FINE condition, tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. Lovely.

An important resource for that motorsports enthusiast in your life or soul

The DELUXE EDITION, LIMITED TO ONLY 250 COPIES is RARE; inscribed by the author to the racing car enthusiast, collector, and broker Mark Ketcham makes it especially so.

FROM THE ESTATE OF MARK KETCHAM.

About the Author, János L. Wimpffen (from Wikipedia):

******János L. Wimpffen (born 1950s, Graz, Austria) is an American motorsport historian and writer of Austro-Hungarian origin who specialises in sportscar racing; he is best known for his 1999 debut book Time and Two Seats, which won multiple awards.******

About MARK KETCHAM, to whom the book is inscribed (from his Obituary in the Healdsburg Times):

******Mark Ketcham, b.1955 d.2020. Classic sports cars, family, good food and great wine. In no particular order, these were the things that made Mark Ketcham happy. Over the course of 20 years as a resident of northern Sonoma County, Ketcham founded Ketcham Estate Winery and established himself as a fixture in the local philanthropy scene.

Ketcham began his career in hi-tech, but cashed out of high-tech and turned his passion for collecting vintage Ferraris and other rare sports cars into a business for buying, racing and brokering collector cars. The business, Ketcham Imports, still exists, though Ketcham sold his beloved blue 1972 Lancia Stratos a few years ago.

Ted Johnson, owner of Milestone Motor Cars in Boynton Beach, Florida, who worked with Ketcham on dozens of car deals over the years, said Ketcham was a "true connoisseur," and was known around the world for his attention to detail with record-keeping. "He was a race car historian," Johnson said of his late friend. "He owned (Ferraris). He played with them. He loved them."******

VILLE DI DELIZIA O SIANO PALAGI CAMPARECCI NELLO STATO DI MILANO.

(VILLAS OF DELIGHT or PALATIAL COUNTRY HOMES of the PROVINCE OF MILAN.)

A LARGE, LAVISHLY PRODUCED, FINE-PRINTING with 44 DOUBLE-PAGE ENGRAVINGS of the work originally engraved and published by MARC'ANTONIO DAL RE in 1726 and 1743.

Published by Edizioni il Polifilo, Milan, Italy, 1963. Designed and printed by Luigi Maestri; plates by Anniìbale Belli; paper specially manufactured by Cartiera Ventura.

Large hardcover book in slipcase, folio size 13x19 inches (33.5x48 cm). Pagination: 74, [3] pages, plus 44 engraved plates, and an engraved map. TEXT IN ITALIAN

ILLUSTRATED with 44 engraved plates (33 double-page, 7 fold-open, and 4 single page); a two page engraved map of the State of Milan (now Lombardy) showing the location of the Villas; plus 17 in-text drawings in a section at the rear that contains notes about the various Villas.

NEAR FINE book, there is a bump to the lower right corner of the front cover and to the bottom of the spine, and there is a 1 inch thin indent on Plate IV, otherwise beautiful; in a GOOD slipcase that has a few bumps and some general wear but is solid and doing its job well.

Marc'Antonio Dal Re, b.1697 d.1766, was an Italian engraver and publisher. He is known for his engravings of villas and vedute of the State of Milan.

A gorgeous, fine-printing production.

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WILL DISBURSEMENTS & PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUATION related to THE WASHBURN FAMILY of NEW YORK: FRANK S. WASHBURN, b. 1855 d. 1922;

IRENE RUSSELL WASHBURN, b. 1856 d. 1957; ELIZABETH R. WASHBURN, b. 1906 d. (?). Frank S. Washburn, b. 1855 d. 1922 at age 67, founded CYANAMID CORP. in 1907 and was its President and Chairman of the Board. He was a Cornell Graduate, class of 1883. He was a Trustee of Cornell from 1895 to 1902. This Lot Consists of Two Multi Page Legal Documents: (1) IRENE RUSSELL WASHBURN as Trustee of the trust created for ELIZABETH R. WASHBURN under the Last Will and Testament of FRANK S. WASHBURN, deceased. ACCOUNT OF PROCEEDINGS OF TRUSTEE. Carbon typescript in legal paper covers, prepared by Forrest Hyde, Attorney, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York. Signed by Elizabeth R. Washburn and Irene Russell Washburn. Also signed by a Westchester County, New York, Notary Public, along with his official bindstamp. 24 pages, carbons, 8.5x12 inches, paper blue lined at the margins, stapled at the top, in a blue paper cover, folded for filing. Contains lots of monetary disbursements, sales and purchases of various stocks and bonds (including lots of Cyanamid Corp), dividends, etc. Dated, where signed by the Washburns, March and April 1936. VERY GOOD condition, some creasing to the edges of the covers, signs of handling to the pages, otherwise a solid document with printing that is bright, clean, clear and fully legible. (2) ESTATE of IRENE RUSSELL WASHBURN. Carbon Copy of a Professional Valuation of the Personal Property of Irene Russell Washburn, taken after her death, and dated January 1957. This piece by piece valuation was undertaken by a Professional Auctioneer retained by the Guaranty Trust Company of New York. 12 pages, carbons, 11x16 inch paper, stapled at the top. The personal property is in sections by room, i.e. LIVING ROOM, KITCHEN, UPSTAIRS FOYER, and sometimes by category, i.e. STERLING SILVER. Only FAIR condition, the paper has browned, some of the carbon typescript is blurred and hard to read, the pages are all tearing and chipping at the bottom blank margin and some at the top margin as well, there are relevant handwritten notes and marks throughout, there are numerous folds where this has been folded into a small size. Nonetheless a complete and interesting inventory valuation of the entire personal property of Irene Russell Washburn at the time of her death in 1957. Dated January 1957, the year of the death of Irene Russell Washburn.

WITCHCRAFT: CATALOGUE OF THE WITCHCRAFT COLLECTION IN THE CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY. Edited by Martha J. Crowe; Introduction by Rossell Hope Robbins; Index by Janes Marsh Dieckmann.

Published by Kto Press / Kraus-Thomas, Millwood, New York, 1977. First edition.

Hardcovers, red cloth covered boards, gilt spine titles, 9.5x12 inches, xxcviii, 644, [8]. A comprehensive catalogue of the 3,000+ titles in the collection, no illustrations.

GOOD condition: The covers are lightly soiled; internally, "MASTER SET - Do Not Remove From Shelf" is stamped near the top of the front free endpaper, overstamped with "WITHDRAWN", otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

An important bibliographical reference for that Witch in your life or soul.

From the Cornell University Library website:

******Part of Cornell University Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell's Witchcraft Collection contains over 3,000 titles documenting the history of the Inquisition and the persecution of witchcraft, primarily in Europe.

The majority of the Witchcraft Collection was acquired in the 1880s through the collaborative efforts of Andrew Dickson White, Cornell's first President, and his first librarian, George Lincoln Burr. The collection documents the earliest and the latest manifestations of the belief in witchcraft as well as its geographical boundaries, and elaborates this history with works on canon law, the Inquisition, torture, demonology, trial testimony, and narratives. The collection focuses on witchcraft not as folklore or anthropology, but as theology and as religious heresy.

It features many early texts from the period when the theory of the heresy of witchcraft was being formulated, including fourteen Latin editions of the Malleus maleficarum, which codified church dogma on heresy. Four of these Latin editions were printed in the fifteenth-century, most notably the scarce first edition printed before April 14, 1487. The collection also contains other defining texts of the doctrinal discussion of demonology, such as Jean Bodin's De la Demonmanie des sorciers (1580), Nicolas Remi's Daemonlatreiae (1595), Henri Boguet's Discours des sorciers(1602) and Pierre de Lancre's Tableau de I'inconstance des mauvais anges (1612).

Significant in the collection are a small and extremely rare number of works by theologians who opposed the Inquisition, such as those of Cornelius Loos, the first theologian in Germany to write against the witch hunts. The most important materials in the Witchcraft collection, however, are the court records of the trials of witches, including original manuscript depositions taken from the victims. These documents, in both original manuscript and in print, reveal the harsh outcome of the more remote doctrinal disputes. Perhaps the most significant of all manuscripts in the Witchcraft collection is the minutes of the witchcraft trial of Dietrich Flade, a sixteenth century city judge and rector who spoke out against the cruelty and injustice of the persecutions in the 1580s. These and other trial documents are listed in the collection's finding aid.

In the 21st century, curators began building on AD White's witchcraft collection by acquiring modern materials such as posters and publicity for films featuring witches or sorcery, and newsletters on the activities of contemporary Wiccan and Pagan communities.******

WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS, et al. THE BOOK OF THE RHYMERS' CLUB & THE SECOND BOOK OF THE RHYMERS' CLUB. Together 2 volumes. Both are small anthologies of poems from the Rhymers' Club, a group of London based poets founded by William Butler Yeats and Ernest Rhys.

LONDON: Elkin Mathews, at the sign of the Bodley Head, 1892; and Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894. Both are LIMITED FIRST EDITIONS of only 450 and 650 copies respectively.

From the Limitation Pages:

"Four Hundred and Fifty Copies of this Edition [The Book of the Rhymers' Club] printed, of which Three Hundred and Fifty are for Sale."

"Of this Edition [The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club] Five Hundred Copies have been printed for England of which four hundred are for Sale. One Hundred and Fifty Copies also have been printed for America."

Hardcover Books, cloth covered boards, 5x6.5 inches (12.5x16.5 cm), 94 and 136 pp respectively; paper spine title label on Book One, gilt spine titling on Book Two..

Provenance: From the library of noted book collector Albert Parsons Sachs, with his bookplate on the front pastedown of Book One.

Condition:

Book One: GOOD condition.The covers are lightly soiled and have a couple slight bumps to the edges, the spine is a little chipped at the ends and the spine title label is rubbed and chipped affecting the lettering; nonetheless these original covers remain solid and are doing their job well. Internally, there is the bookplate of Albert Parsons Sachs on the front pastedown (as noted above), the pages are age toned, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A complete, original, nicely presentable copy.

Book Two: GOOD condition. The cover's front spine fold is split but holding well and the boards have a few rubs, otherwise the covers are solid and attractive; internally the pages are age toned as normal, the inner hinge is cracked in places but holding well, otherwise bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

First Editions of the Rhymers' Club books are Scarce.

About THE RHYMERS' CLUB (from Wikipedia):

******The Rhymers' Club, founded in 1890 by W. B. Yeats and Ernest Rhys, was a gathering of some of London's most distinctive poets, who met at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese public house, off Fleet Street, and in the Domino Room of the Café Royal, to drink and read aloud each other's work.

The Rhymers' Club published two volumes of verse. The first, entitled The Book of the Rhymers' Club was published by Elkin Mathews in 1892. The Second Book of the Rhymers' Club appeared two years later in 1894, published by the recently merged Elkin Mathews and John Lane Publishers. They had print runs of 450 and 650 respectively. Those of the group appearing in these two volumes included: William Butler Yeats, T.W. Rolleston, John Todhunter, Richard Le Gallienne, Lionel Johnson, Arthur Cecil Hillier, Ernest Dowson, Victor Plarr, Ernest Radford, Arthur Symons, G.A. Greene, Edwin J. Ellis, and Ernest Rhys.

The Rhymers' Club stopped meeting in 1895.

Yeats later in his autobiography Yeats sought to mythologize the collective, calling it the "Tragic Generation" whose members were destined for failure and, in many cases, early death.******

ZAGATO - Magnificent Italian Sports Cars - Illustrated History - Two Volumes in Slipcase - Text in ITALIAN and ENGLISH -

(1) ZAGATO SEVENTY YEARS IN THE FAST LANE, by Michele Marchiano. Illustrates ZAGATO sports car production and racing events from 1919-1989. First published in 1989, the book was reprinted to accompany the second volume in this two volume set.

(2) ZAGATO 1990-2000, by Joanne Marshall. Shows Zagato sports car, and some fast trains, designed from 1990-2000.

Published by Georgio Nada Editore, Milan, Italy, 2000.

Hardcover Books in Dustjackets, 10x11 inches, 182 and 112 pages respectively. Both volumes illustrated throughout, V1 in b&w, V2 in color. Both volumes together in a slipcase.

Condition: Both books are in FINE condition, sharp cornered, tight, bright, clean and unmarked; both in NEAR FINE dustjackets, lightly signed at the spine, a touch of handling. Together in a solid and bright slipcase. Overall a beautiful set.

Acquired from the estate of MARK KETCHAM, a well-known rare sports car collector, vintage racing car broker (Ketcham Imports), and winery owner (Ketcham Estate, Healdsburg, California).