The City of Tagaste
Fra Elbertus (Elbert Hubbard)
Published by Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900
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Hardcover
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Limited First Edition, No. 393 of 940 copies SIGNED by Hubbard and Minnie Gardner, who hand-illumined colophon page and Roycrofters logo at end of; 4to, three-quarter suede with gray boards and leather title piece on spine; good+ (suede faded and worn; waterstain on top edge of rear board; bodies of six small bugs adhered to suede on top corner of rear board; two stains to spine; letter title piece on spine worn and rubbed; owner's name penciled on first blank page; crinkle at bottom edge of frontis portrait of Hubbard, a tipped-in photogravure on onionskin; soiling to limitation and half-title pages; top corner of pp7-8 torn off; owner's name and date in pencil on bottom margin of p21; pages toning); 22pp. Seller Inventory # 8433
Bibliographic Details
Title: The City of Tagaste
Publisher: Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY
Publication Date: 1900
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Minnie Gardner
Condition: Good+
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition
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The City of Tagaste
Published by
Roycrofters, 1900
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Black Cat Books, Shelter Island, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Hardbound, no dust jacket. SIGNED by Elbert Hubbard on limitation page. Limited 1st edition 827/940 . 1/2 leather boards, deteriorated, little of the leather remains, except partial spine interior good. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 62225
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THE CITY OF TAGASTE
Published by
Roycrofters, East Aurora, NY, 1900
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Circle City Books, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Minnie Gardner (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 21 pages; 3/4 leather and boards. Covers show some rubbing and wear. Copy #363 of 940 signed by Hubbard. ; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 31167
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The City of Tagaste
Published by
Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, New York, 1900
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
3/4 Leather. Condition: Very Good. Later printing. 26.5 x 20.5 cm. Royal octavo. 21pp. Bound in 3/4 brown leather. Limited to 940 copies printed and specially hand illuminated, signed by author Elbert Hubbard and illuminator Minnie Gardner, this being copy 5. Scuffing to the leather, chipping to head and tail of spine. Seller Inventory # 64996
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The City of Tagaste
Published by
Roycroft, East Aurora, NY, 1900
Used
Hardcover
Seller: The Country Bookshop [Member VABA], Plainfield, VT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Paine, Anna (illustrator). Half leather. No. 164 of 940 copies, signed by Elbert Hubbard and the hand-illuminator, Anna Paine with elaborate two-colored symbol. 3/4th inch chip out of leather at top of spine. Faded spine. This is a Good copy of this limited edition from Hubbard's Roycroft Press. Newly reduced price. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Seller Inventory # 20662
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So here Then are the Preachments Entitled The City of Tagaste, and a Dream and a Prophecy
Published by
Roycroft Shop, New York, 1900
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Foliobooks, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Half-leather binding. Signed, limited edition (#393 of 940). Small rippled area at bottom edge of pages suggests moisture damage; no visible dampstain. Bottom edge of tissue guard has a small tear. Leather of binding is rubbed and worn at spine. Seller Inventory # 20181104c
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The City of Tagaste
Published by
Roycroft, 1900
Used
Hardcover
Signed
Seller: Dara's Library, Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. "The City of Tagaste" by Fra Elbertus (Elbert Hubbard) 1900- Hand Signed by Author and Illustrator Limited Edition: No.326 of 940 Antique Hardcover Book 10 1/2" x 8 1/4" Unpaginated The hardcover book is in good minus condition, free from rips, tears, bends, and writing. The book has been hand signed by the author and illustrator. The limited edition book is No. 326 of 940 that were made. There are a few pages with minor smudge marks. The boards are in fair condition with wear on the corners and edges. A small crack on the spine and a stain on the back board. The binding is tight and square. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 970
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SO HERE THEN ARE THE PREACHMENTS ENTITLED THE CITY OF TAGASTE, AND A DREAM AND A PROPHECY [SIGNED]
Published by
Roycroft Shop / Elbert Hubbard, East Aurora, New York, 1900
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Hardcover
Signed
Seller: RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA, CARLSBAD, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Three-Quarter Leather. Condition: Very Good. Limited/Numbered. "Of this edition there were printed and specially hand illumined nine hundred and forty copies, and this book is Number 323." Hand singed by Elbert Hubbard and the artist Anna Paine. Original tan suede spine with leather spine label and paper covered boards with suede corners. Top edge gilt and others untrimmed. Letterpress printed on handmade Roycroft watermarked paper. Tipped-in photogravure frontispiece of Elbert Hubbard on tissue paper. Some light wear to spine ends and corners. Tightly bound, internally a very bright and clean copy. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed. Seller Inventory # 31170
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So Here Then Are The Preachments Entitled The City Of Tagaste, And A Dream And A Prophecy
Published by
Roycrofters / Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, 1900
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. #282 Of 940 Copies On Handmade Watermarked Paper.Signed By Hubbard And The Illustrator Harriet Robarge. This Copy With Special Roycroft Binding Of Quarter Leather (Not Suede) Over Paper Covered Boards, With A Complex Design Repeated Twice On The Leather On The Front Cover And Twice On The Leather On The Rear Cover, And With The Embossed Short Title On The Spine With A Design Above And Repeated Below The Title; The Endpapers Are The Same Paper As The Outer Covers. I Have Not Seen Another Example Of This Binding. Top Edge Gilt, Other Edges Deckled. Leather Worn, Small Losses At Top And Bottom Of Spine, Some Surface Peeling To Leather But Now Reconditioned. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 031795
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The City of Tagaste
Published by
Roycroft Shop, East Aurora, NY, 1900
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Signed
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Minnie Gardner (illustrator). 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Illumination; This edition is limited to 940 signed copies - this is copy 162. Tthe book has been hand illuminated by Minnie Gardner. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket and the box. The book has a tan quarter suede leather binding (leather spine and corners) with a leather spine label, gilt lettering on the spine and front cover and what looks like black blotter paper boards. The book covers have noticeable rubbing and wear. There are a couple of small chips of leather removed, and spots of the sued has ground-in finger dirt and rubbing. There are spots of discoloration to both front and rear covers of the book. The endpapers are the same black blotter paper (it might be handmade paper). The text pages are thick, creamy handmade paper with at least two Roycrofters watermarks. There is a tipped on photo of Elbert Hubbard on the frontispiece. There is a previous owner's ink stamped nate and address on the first free page. Several of the text pages have spots of foxing. "His best-known work came after he founded Roycroft, an Arts and Crafts community in East Aurora, New York in 1895. This grew from his private press which he had initiated in collaboration with his first wife Bertha Crawford Hubbard, the Roycroft Press, inspired by William Morris' Kelmscott Press. Although called the "Roycroft Press" by latter-day collectors and print historians, the organization called itself "The Roycrofters" and "The Roycroft Shops"." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # A46429
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