Artists' Books and Rare Books for Sale » Achille J. St. Onge

Address of Queen Elizabeth II, in a miniature book

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:29:03 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) The Addresses of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Delivered at Westminster Hall and Guildhall on the occasion of her Silver Jubilee 1952 – 1977. Worcester, Massachusetts. 1977. 2.75” x 1.875”. Color frontispiece of the Queen. Printed in Perpetua on Crown and Scepter paper at Stanbrook Abbey Press, Worcester, England. Binding planned by Sydney M. Cockerell with drawings by Joan Tebbutt. Bound by Weatherby Woolnough in blue leather with gilt title on spine and gilt lion on front and gilt unicorn on back. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. One in an edition of 1000 copies.

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Shelley, by A.C. Swinburne, a miniature book

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:24:44 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) Shelley. By A.C. Swinburne. Worcester. [MA] 1973. 2.375” x 1.875”. Printed in Romanée and Spectrum by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland. Bound by Reliure de Centre, France, in red leather and gilt title and decoration on front. All edges gilt. One in an edition of 500 copies.

“This poem by A.C. Swinburne appears here for the first time in print.” – From the Note.

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Jefferson letter on Science and Freedom, miniature book

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:16:27 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) Thomas Jefferson on Science and Freedom. A letter to the student William Greene Munford. June 18, 1799. With a Foreword by Julian P. Boyd. Worcester. [MA] 1964. 2.625” x 1.875”. Frontispiece profile of Jefferson from Gilbert Stuart’s medallion. Printed from Baskerville type on ‘Old Kentucky Linen’ paper by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland. Bound by Froost en Brandt, Amsterdam, Holland, in full green calf with title in gilt on front cover and spine. All edges gilt. Patterned endpapers. One in an edition of 1000 copies.

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Minature book with the act of Congress making Churchill an honorary U.S. citizen

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:14:53 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) Sir Winston S. Churchill Honorary Citizen of The United States of America by Act of Congress April 9, 1963. Worcester, Massachusetts. 1963. 2.5” x 1.625”. Printed in Bembo on ‘Old Kentucky Linen’ paper by Joh. Eschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland. Frontispiece of Churchill. Bound in red leather with gilt title on front. Green patterned endpapers. A first edition of 1000 copies.

Provenance: From the collection of Kathryn Ida Hill Rickard. With her Bookplate.

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Paul Revere’s Ride: A Deposition, miniature book

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:13:25 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) Paul Revere’s Ride: A Deposition. The Personal Account by Revere of his famous ride with an Introduction by Esther Forbes. Worcester. [MA] 1963. 2.375” x 1.875”. Frontispiece of Paul Revere. Printed from Baskerville type on ‘Old Kentucky Linen’ paper byJoh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, Holland. Bound by Proost en Brandt N.V., Amsterdam, Holland, in full brown leather with gilt title on front and relief illustration of Revere on his horse. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. An edition of 1000 copies.

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Carl Sandburg’s Address on Abraham Lincoln, bound in a minature book

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:10:20 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) Abraham Lincoln 1809 – 1959: The Address by Carl Sandburg before the United States Congress Washington, D.C. February 12, 1959.Worcester. [MA] 2.625” x 1.875”. Frontispiece of a beardless Lincoln on a 1c stamp. Printed from Spectrum type on Antique paper by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Holland. Bound by Froost en Brandt, Holland, in tan leather with gilt title and decoration on front. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. An edition of 2000 copies.

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Henry David Thoreau’s Wild Apples, a miniature book

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:08:57 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) Wild Apples: History of the Apple Tree. By Henry David Thoreau. Worcester. [MA] 1956. 3” x 2”. Designed by Bruce Rogers. Presswork by The Marshbanks Press, New York. Bound by Frank Fortney in tan leather with relief pattern in front and gilt title on spine and front. One of 950 copies.

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From a Writer’s Notebook, by Van Wyck Brooks

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:07:41 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) From a Writer’s Notebook. By Van Wyck Brooks. Worcester. [MA] 1955. 2.375” x 1.875”. Designed by Frank J. Lieberman. Printed from Times New Roman type on Kelmscott handmade paper by The Chiswick Press, London. Bound in green leatherette with gilt title on front and spine and gilt decoration. Patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. One in an edition of 1000 copies.

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King George VI: The Prime Minister’s Broadcast, a miniature book

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:05:35 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) King George VI: The Prime Minister’s Broadcast February 7, 1952. [By] The Right Honourable Winston S. Churchill. Worcester. [MA] 1952. 2.375” x 1.5”. Printed at The Chiswick Press, London in Monotype Plantin on J. Barcham Green’s handmade all rag wove paper. With two photographs of the King by Karsh, and Dorothy Wilding. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in brown leather with Royal cipher and gilt title on front. Red patterned endpapers. All edges gilt. An edition of 750 copies.

Provenance: From the collection of Kathryn Ida Hill Rickard. With her Bookplate.

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Abraham Lincoln, writing selections in a miniature book

sara — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:03:21 +0000

(Achille J. St. Onge) Abraham Lincoln: President of the United States 1861-1865:Selections from his Writings. Worcester. [MA] 1950. 3.125” x 2”. Printed from Monotype Plantin on J. Barcham Green’s handmade all rag wove paper by The Chiswick Press, London, and bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London, in navy leather with title and decoration on front and spine in gilt. All edges gilt. An edition of 1500 copies.

Provenance: From the collection of Kathryn Ida Hill Rickard. With her Bookplate.

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