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Fresno: Giligia Press, 1970. 16pp., printed stapled wrappers (light wear). Fresno: Giligia Press, 1970. More
Fresno: Giligia Press, 1970. 16pp., printed stapled wrappers (light wear). Fresno: Giligia Press, 1970. More
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1985. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1985). A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Macmillan, 1917. 4 volumes. Profusely illustrated with 174 plates, protected by tissue, some in color. 8vo, beautifully bound in full brown polished calf; elaborate gilt- decorated spines with black morocco labels; inner dentelles, marbled end papers, a.e.g. (some edgewear; hinge of volume 3 repaired). N.Y.: Macmillan, 1917. A very attractive set. The extra illustrated edition. More
small 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. lightly soiled). London: Macmillan, 1923. More
Boston: Godine, 1984. With 308 illustrations, including 111 in color. 280 pages. Short folio, purple cloth, chipped d.w. Boston: David R. Godine, (1984). First American edition. A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Abrams, 1993. 471 illustrations, including 132 color plates. 473 pages. Thick square 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1993). First Edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
Just a note to let you know that my book order was received and I was very pleased with both the merchandise and the well-packaged and quick delivery of it. It was a pleasure doing business with you, and hopefully, I will be back again soon!
I thought you'd find this interesting: I learned of Argosy by reading a bit of "bad" publicity in the book "Used and Rare" by Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone; no doubt you're familiar with it. (It was unfortunate that the authors had to grind their ax in print in what was an otherwise enjoyable book.) But I had never heard of Argosy before and my curiosity was piqued, so negative comments notwithstanding, I decided to pay a brief visit to the store. I reserved a book (long sought-after) ahead of time because I knew I'd be on an extremely tight schedule with several stops to make in just a few hours' time. Calling to reserve the book was a pleasant, very efficient experience, with a prompt return call to confirm availability. When I stopped in to purchase the book, the greeting (by one of the sisters, I'm not sure which) was extremely pleasant, the service so prompt and also she informed me of a signed letter by the subject I was interested in (unfortunately, I was unable to purchase the letter that day). I found the photo of Lawrence Olivier and Vivien Leigh as Caesar (or Antony?) and Cleopatra which hangs over the register very interesting-- had seen it before in a book. My only disappointment was that I was unable to actually spend time in the store-- it looked so inviting! But I will make it a point to spend time there on my next visit. So you see, even bad publicity can be very beneficial! Thank you for an enjoyable, if brief, experience!