Library tables proudly bore roycroft books with handtooled leather bindings and. Elbert hubbards scrap book by elbert hubbard librarything. The volume contains various writings gathered from a lifetime of searching for wise words. Elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 leather bound edition etsy. The communitys leadership then fell to elbert s son, bert. Luminaries judged your education if you did not have the scrapbook on your end table. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 clean copy by elbert. Elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 clean copy by elbert hubbard. A seller of soap, an exhortationist, and a very wellread man. The books are actually scrap books and the note book has sayings quotes. Elbert hubbard s scrap book 1923 w upside down error on copyright page author. Its still bound but the cover is damaged and some of the handsome pages are slightly smoke damaged at the edges.
Yesterday, we came across a book we did not remember seeing before, containing an inscription from an aunt of thcs mother, entitled elbert hubbard s scrap book, published in 1923 by the roycrofters, at their shops, in. What peace my angel of dawn is handing through the curtains this morning. Elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 fine in dust jacket. Containing the inspired and inspiring selections, gathered during a lifetime of discriminating reading for his own use hubbard, elbert on. It is a fantastic 228 page book also with the indexes in the back. Elbert hubbards scrap book by elbert hubbard hardcover. Leather bound with gilt lettering to cover and spine. On reading the book one realizes that elbert hubbard was one of those rare. Roycrofters elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 scrapbook. Nov 1, 2017 roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the arts and crafts movement in the united states. But elbert had much more in mind for roycroft than the philistine.
Vtg elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 by roycrofters antique. Elbert hubbard s scrap book 1923 leather bound edition quotes of the famous and inspiring great gift for a loved one made by the roycrofters of aurora new york inside pages are designed with bright orange accents. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Vtg elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 by roycrofters antique book hardcover d.
The hubbards had been traveling to england to begin an lecture tour when they died. Roycroft book respectability 1905, roycrofters book. It is a leather tooled covered book with an inside picture of the roycroft inn and the print shop where hubbard s famous books were made. Though bert took the roycrofters to wider sales distribution, changing american tastes led to slowly declining sales figures. Elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 first edition vintage. Elbert hubbard s lifelong labor has placed in all our hands the power to realize keats dream. Every copy that we have seen of this book with the leather covers has some wear. Elbert hubbard s scrap book containing the inspired and inspiring selections gathered during a lifetime. Vintage hardcover book, elbert hubbards scrap book, 1923 by the roycrofters, in excellent condition. Presently hubbard is known best as the founder of the roycroft artisan. This book, elbert hubbard s scrap book, which contains the inspired and inspiring selections gathered during a life time of discriminating reading for his own use, is a treasure trove for the thoughtful reader. Vtg elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 by roycrofters. Accumulate a library of success books and refer back to them regularly. Selected from the writings of elbert hubbard east aurora, ny.
Founded roycroft an arts and crafts community in east aurora, new york in 1895. Jan 10, 2021 1923 elbert hubbard s scrap book roycrofters lord byron oscar wilde yeats keats. College, as most know it, is elbert hubbards scrapbook. Roycrofters book elbert hubbard s scrap book 1923, body copy set in bookman, printed in two colors redorange and black, hand bound, excellent condition, 228 pages, 8. Shipped with usps please look at photos for the damage on the binding all pages there great table book.
Elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 w upside down error. The book measures 9 12 x 6 34 and features poetry, short stories, words of wisdom and other famous writings. Previous owners inscription on end paper includes to separate pieces of ephemera. Elbert hubbard, and published in 1923 with title elbert hubbards scrap book. Elbert hubbards scrap book roycrofters 1923 damaged read. Elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 edition open library. Inspire a love of reading with amazon book box for kids. A small digest with stitched binding, measuring 458 by 6 and containing 40 internal pages of text, not including several pages of ads before and after the body of text. Elbert hubbards scrap book, 1923, w rare upside down. Must read the philosophy of success how to win by gene kizer. Elbert hubbard 18561915 was born in bloomington, illinois. His scrapbook promised four thousand years of education in one slim volume with beautiful binding.
The liberty of man, woman and child, limited edition of 20. Elbert hubbards scrap book containing the inspired and inspiring selections gathered during a life time of discriminating reading for his own use wm. Jan 19, 2019 1923 elbert hubbards scrap book roycrofters collection of classic poems, authors, literaturehomeschool favorites very good excellent hardcover copy of 1923 printing. Elbert hubbards scrap book printed and bound by the roycrofters in east aurora, eric county, new yor k 1923 with 228 pages and index. Please see my other listings for more interesting books, paper and antiques. Visit this link to my shop to see my other old books, antiques and. Here the words of historys and literatures greats from william shakespeare, benjamin franklin, marcus aurelius, charlotte bronti, and dante. A vast collection of more than seven hundred quotations meant to inspire genius, this scrapbook contains favored sayings of the latenineteenth and earlytwentiethcentury essayist elbert hubbard. The cover got damp at sometime and the inside cover sheet is a little ruffled. Some sites that i recommend for selling books are, and where you would have an audience of buyers interested in books.
Roycroft book respectability 1905, roycrofters book elbert. Here in hubbard s scrap book the reader will find full poesy and distilled prose, of a pleasing savor to the tongue and a strangely nourishing relish to the intelligence. It is a hardcover book with blue cloth boards and 228 numbered pages and indexes, it appears to be a first edition copy that was ed by the roycrofters in 1923 and printed. A wonderful look into the life of the founder of the roycrofters and a. Here is an unusual 34 leather binding of elbert hubbards scrapbook, 228 pages of oldfashioned wisdom by roycroft founder elbert hubbard.
Containing the inspired and inspiring selections, gathered during a lifetime of discriminating reading for his own use elbert hubbard 4. Learn more top rated plus opens in new window or tab. What would be the value of elbert hubbard s scrap book 1923 by the roycrofters, and the note book of elbert hubbard 1927 by the roycrofters. What would be the value of elbert hubbards scrap book. Elbert hubbards scrap book 1923 w upside down error on. Nobody reading this has heard of elbert hubbard, but he is education today. Jul 28, 2020 elbert hubbard s scrap book containing the inspired and inspiring selections, gathered during a life time of discriminating reading for his own use this edition was published in 1923 by w.
He had a printing press in new york roycroft press and drowned with his wife on the. Presently hubbard is known best as the founder of the roycroft artisan community in east aurora, new york, an influential exponent of the arts and crafts movement. Click to read more about elbert hubbard s scrap book by elbert hubbard. Ebert hubbard s scrapbook paperback january 1, 1923 by the roycrofters author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Frontispiece photo of elbert hubbard in his workshop.
Publishers flexible printed card covers, tied through three holes with linen ribbon tie. Containing the inspired and inspiring selections, gathered during a life time of discriminating reading for his own use. He is the former provost of houston baptist university and was the founder and director of the torrey honors institute, the socratic, great bookscentered. We have 2 books from elbert hubbard that we are curious of. Elbert hubbard s scrap book roycrofters 1923 damaged read.
Elbert hubbard s scrap book, containing the inspired and inspiring selections gathered during a life time of discriminating reading for his own use. The work and philosophy of the group, often referred to as the roycroft movement, had a strong influence. Printed in venetian style with text in two columns in red and black. Light brown cloth covers tied with wide ribbon threaded through three holes. Elbert hubbard founded the community in 1895, in the village of east aurora, new york, near buffalo. John mark reynolds is president and professor of philosophy at the constantine school, a senior fellow of humanities at the kings college in new york city, and a fellow of the center for science and culture at the discovery institute.
Elbert green hubbard june 19, 1856 may 7, 1915 was an american writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher. Elbert hubbard and its companion reader, the scrapbooks of elbert hubbard. Hubbards scrap book 1923 by elbert hubbard abebooks. The 1923 edition of elbert hubbards scrap book by roycrofters is a collection of inspirational selections for life improvements. Elbert hubbards scrap book by roycrofters 1923 etsy. Roycroft distributors 1923 at the best online prices at ebay. Elbert hubbards scrapbook paperback january 1, 1923. The book includes inspired works of best authors, poetry, subjects gathered during a lifetime of discriminating reading by elbert hubbard. The elbert hubbard i knew, 2 variants bindings with and without errata. Elbert hubbards scrap book roycrofters 1923 damaged read ebay. Leather binding, the first edition, 1923 in the roycroft style.
I have a copy of elbert hubbard s scrapbook 1923, printed by the roycrofters. Published in 1923, the books title page tells us it contains, the inspired. Containing the inspired and inspiring selections, gathered during a lifetime of discriminating reading for his own use. I came across elbert hubbard while cleaning out our attic in connecticut. Printed and made into a book by the roycrofters, at their shops, in east aurora, erie county, new york state. The roycrofters produced handsome, if sometimes eccentric, books printed. In 1923, eight years after hubbards death, william h. Shortly after elbert hubbard had established his roycroft enterprise, shaw. Mental attitude by elbert hubbard october 2019 susans books. Raised in hudson, illinois, he had early success as a traveling salesman for the larkin soap company. Jul 10, 2016 elbert hubbard s scrap book cleaning out our attic has been an experience and a trip down memory lane for mr and mrs thc.
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