The Book-Lover’s Almanac
The Book-Lover’s Almanac 5 volumes
Illustrated by Henri Maigrot Heriot, Albert, Albert Robida and others
Published by Duprat & Co. New York 1893 – 1897
£1500
A complete run of the Book Lover’s Almanac in original wrappers, each vol. 180x130x10mm.,
The wrappers are bright, paper on spines rubbed with small areas missing, protected in acetate dust jackets and housed in a cloth covered slip case, internally very good, uncut.
All limited editions –
1893 – 316/400 on Holland paper
1894 - 351/450 on Van Gelder paper
1895 - 117/400 on Van Gelder paper
1896 - 276/500
1897 - 260/400
Original articles by Eugine Field, William Matthews and many others with numerous illustrations in colour, etchings, wood engravings and decorative borders by Henriot, Robida and others.
Articles include ‘Enemies of Books not Mentioned by Blades’, Of the Extra Illustration of Books’, ‘Suggestions How to Bind our Books’, ‘The Evolution of a Bibliophile’, ‘A True Book Lover’, ‘Books of Emblems’ The illustrations are a mixture of the humorous and serious.
These publications are extremely charming and evocative of an era. Attractive, and, if I may say, scarce as a complete set.
They are from the library of Holbrook Jackson, though there is no physical proof of this so the price does not reflect it.