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Title: Lot of 16 titles Author: Herford, Oliver Place: Various places Publisher: Date: 1893-[1931] Description: Comprises: Pen and Inklings. Inscribed and signed by Herford, dated Feb. 13, 1894, on the front preliminary leaf; also with an original hand-written 5-line poem and inked drawing signed by Herford on the front free endpaper. (Author’s second book). 6½x5, green cloth, lettered in gilt. George M. Allen 1893. * The Bashful Earthquake & Other Fables and Verses. Inscribed by Herford with an original drawing. Scribner’s, 1898. * An Alphabet of Celebrities. Small, Maynard & Co., 1900. * Overheard in a Garden, Et Cætera. With color frontis. Ex-Mark Skinner Library of Manchester, Vermont, copy, with their stamps and markings. Scribner’s, [1900]. * The Fairy Godmother-in-law. Inscribed by Herford. Scribner’s, [1905]. * Metcalfe. Side Show Studies. Illus. by Herford. Bookplate of Olive Percival. Outing Pub. Co., 1906. * The Altogether New Cynic’s Calendar or Revised Wisdom for 1904 [and] 1907 by Herford, et al. 2 volumes. 5½x4, cloth, decorative paper cover label. Paul Elder, [1903] and [1906]. (Dampstains to 1904 issue; 1907 issue with frontispiece loosely laid in). * A Little Book of Bores. Scribner’s, [1906]. * The Peter Pan Alphabet. Scribner’s, 1907. * The Simple Jography. Inscribed by Herford. John W. Luce, [1908]. * Cupid’s Almanac and Guide to Hearticulture. Color illustrations. 5th printing. Houghton Mifflin, [1908]. * The Kitten’s Garden of Verses. Inscribed with a small cat drawing by Herford. Scribner’s, 1911. * Confessions of a Caricaturist. Bookplate of Luis Van Rooten. Scribner’s, 1917. * Simple. This Giddy Globe. Illus. Herford. Inscribed by Herford, dated Oct. 1934. Bookplate of the Walter Hampden Memorial Library. Doran, [1919]. * Sea Legs. Inscribed by Herford, dated May 1931. Bookplate from the Walter Hampden Memorial Library. 4½x6, cloth-backed pictorial boards, matching dj (fragile with chips and tears). Lippincott, [1931]. Together, 16 volumes. Illustrated. Mostly 8vo. Original bindings (cloth and/or boards), one with jacket. First Editions, except one. Seven titles inscribed and signed by Herford, three of which include an original drawing, with of those contains an original poem. Oliver Herford (1863-1935), British born American humorist and illustrator, who's published works total over fifty titles. Famous for his memorable quotable quotes, such as: "Modesty: the gentle art of enhancing your charm by pretending not to be aware of it" and "only the young die good." Lot Amendments Condition: General age wear, spines worn (3 lacking outer strip, 1 loose and 1 leaning), ends and corners bumped, rubbing, toning; a few bindings shaken (including some with cracked hinges); else good to very good. Item number: 155806