Lot 368
Zabriskie, George A.
21 volumes, comprising Zabriskie bindings or those in his style
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 2 February 2022 at 10:00 GMT
Description
Headley, J.T. Washington and His Generals. New York: Scribner, Armstrong & Co, 1873. 8vo, fine binding by Zabriskie in burgundy morocco gilt with small red onlays, blue and burgundy morocco gilt endpapers with a miniature of Washington inlaid to the front paste-down endpaper, with Zabriskie's bookplate (detached) and a dedication to his brother, Edward, loosely inserted ALS dated 1852 from Headley, joints a little scuffed; Marshall, John Royal Naval Biography of Peter Heywood, one of the Survivors of the Mutiny on the Bounty. New York: George R Gorman, [n.d.] First US edition stated in pen inscription by the publisher, George Gorman, 8vo, slipcase in blue quarter morocco gilt by George A Zabriskie; Rawson, Geoffrey Bligh of the Bounty. New York: George R. Gorman, 1936. Stated in pen inscription by the author to be the US first edition and inscribed to Zabriskie, 8vo, blue cloth gilt with blue quarter morocco gilt slipcase by Zabriskie; Hawthorne, Nathaniel The Snow Image. New York: James G. Gregory, 1864. 8vo, illustrated by Marcus Waterman, Zabriskie style binding in blue half morocco gilt, without binder's mark; Zabriskie, George A. Ship’s Figureheads in and about New York. Ormond Beach, Florida, 1946. 8vo, Zabriskie binding in brown half morocco gilt, with a personal dedication written and signed by George A Zabriskie, to Edward & Gertrude; Zabriskie, George A. A Little about Washington Irving, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1945. 8vo, Zabriskie binding in brown half morocco gilt, with a personal Christmas dedication to Edward C.; Henry, O. The World and the Door. Ormond Beach, Florida 1939. 8vo, Zabriskie Christmas present binding in red morocco gilt with green morocco gilt panel to upper cover, with a personal Christmas dedication to Eliza and Marnie; Waters, Frank The Albatross. Cliffdale, Alpine New Jersey, 1929. 8vo, Zabriskie-style binding in blue half morocco gilt, with printed dedication page "to all mariners from George A Zabriskie"; Zabriskie, George A. Fishermen’s Philosophy... Ormond Beach Florida, 1935. 8vo, a Zabriskie Christmas binding in blue morocco with gilt fish motifs, dedicated to Edward C. With an ALS from Zabriskie to Edward, and a fishing fly attached to a front page blank, with another dedication; Hay, John Jim Bludso of the Prairie Belle, and Little Breeches. Boston: James R Osgood, 1871. First edition, 8vo, Zabriskie style binding in brown morocco gilt with hand-printed orange-gilt endpapers, without maker's mark, ALS from the author bound in; Holmes, Oliver Wendell Mechanism in Thought and Morals. Boston: James R. Osgood, 1871. First edition, 8vo, Zabriskie binding in red morocco gilt, with his library plate and manuscript dedication to Edward dated Sep 7th 1941, clipped author's signature cut from a letter, and stuck down on the last page of the preface; Zabriskie, George A. The Story of a Priceless Art Treasure. Ormand Beech, 1950. 8vo, cloth gilt and orange-brown quarter morocco gilt slipcase by Zabriskie; Henry, O. The World and the Door. Ormond Beach, Florida 1939. 8vo, Zabriskie Christmas present binding in ochre morocco gilt with green morocco gilt panel to upper cover, with a personal Christmas dedication to Edward and Gertrude; Whittier, John Greenleaf At Sundown. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1892. 8vo, Zabriskie binding in blue morocco gilt with setting sun motifs in orange to covers and orange morocco gilt endpapers, ALS from the Author tipped-in; Couch, Arthur Quiller The Oxford Book of English Verse. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925. 8vo, red morocco gilt Zabriskie binding, Zabriskie bookplate, upper cover detaching, with ALS signed by Quiller Couch; Juniper, Rev. Kerrison. "The White-Aproned Man". The Doldrums, Ormand Beach, 1940. 8vo, Zabriskie Christmas gift binding in brown morocco gilt; Zabriskie, George A. The Pathfinder. The Doldums, Ormond Beach, 1947. 8vo, Christmas gift binding by Zabriskie in blue half morocco gilt, with printed and signed dedication to Edward and Gertrude; Edwards, Harry Stillwell Eneas Africanus. Macon, Georgia: J.W. Burke, 1923. 8vo, Zabriskie-style binding black half calf gilt, with his inscription to Edward and Gertrude, signed by the author, covers detached; Nouvelles Etrénnes Spirituelles... Paris: [De Hansy, 1774.] 16mo, full-page and vignette woodcuts, black morocco gilt with centre panels of red and silver foil with painted ducal coat of arms, title-page torn with loss, trimmed, blue morocco gilt Zabriskie slipcase; Du Chaillu, Paul Ivar the Viking. New York: Charles Scribner, 1893. First edition, 8vo, Zabriskie-style green half morocco gilt, signed by the author with an ALS; Wilkie, Wendell One World. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1943. Presentation copy to Zabriskie, housed in a slipcase made by him; conditions vary, it is strongly recommended to request a condition report (21)
Footnote
Provenance: from the collection of George A. Zabriskie
Note: All the bindings or slipcases appear to be in the style of George A. Zabriskie, however many do not have his binder's stamp. Several of the works comprise offprints from the New York Historical Journal, which Zabriskie used to make finely bound Christmas presents for friends and family.