London: Chatto and Windus, 1883. In a Beautiful and Unusual Kelliegram Binding From the Library of Jakob Raskob - Builder of The Empire State Building [KELLIEGRAM Binding]. [CRUIKSHANK, George]. JERROLD, Blanchard. The Life of George Cruikshank. In Two Epochs. A New Edition. With Eighty-Four Illustrations. London: Chatto and Windus, 1883. New edition... More
London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, 1901. A Fresh and Dainty Tale, Illustrated by Hugh Thomson In a Fine Pictorial Inlaid Kelliegram Binding KELLIEGRAM BINDING. THOMSON, Hugh, illustrator. ALLEN, James Lane. A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath. By James Lane Allen author of 'The Choir Invisible' etc. London: MacMillan and Co., Limited, [November]... More
London & Cambridge: Macmillan & Co., 1863. "Just Another Destitute Little Chimney-Sweep" or "The Oddest Fairy Tale That There Has Ever Been… A Near Fine Copy Of The First Edition of The Water-Babies KINGSLEY, Charles. The Water-Babies: A Fairy Tale for a Land-Baby. With two illustrations by J. Noel Paton, R.S.A. London &..... More
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1894. A Superb First Edition Set of “Jungle Books” KIPLING, Rudyard. The Jungle Book. With Illustrations by J.L. Kipling, W.H. Drake, and P. Frenzeny. London: Macmillan and Co., 1894. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 13/16 inches; 184 x 122 mm.). [2, blank], vi, [2, contents]... More
New York: Random House, 1958. Signed By The Artist Eloise Takes Christmas By Storm THOMPSON, Kay. Eloise at Christmastime. Drawings by Hilary Knight. New York: Random House, 1958. First printing, signed by Hilary Knight on the preliminary leaf. Quarto (10 7/8 x 7 7/8 in; 278 x 200 mm). Unpaginated (24 ff)... More
Verona: Printed for the mambers of he Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1952. Signed by the Artist Bruno Bramanti and the Printer Giovanni Mardersteig VIRGIL (Publuis Virgilius Maro). BRAMANTI, Bruno, illustrator. The Georgics. Translated into English Verse by John Dryden. Verona: Printed for the members of he Limited Editions... More
Verona: Printed at the Officina Bodoni for members of the Limited Editions Club, 1937. Illustrated and Signed by Fritz Kredel CELLINI, Benvenuto. KREDEL, Fritz, illustrator. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini Written By Himself. Translated and Edited by John Addington Symonds With an Introduction by Thomas Craven and Illustrations by Fritz Kredel... More
Adelaide: Printed for the Limited Editions Club at the Griffin Press, 1963. Illustrated by Paul Landacre DARWIN, Charles. LANDACRE, Paul, illustrator. On The Origin Of Species By Natural Selection. or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. With a new Preface by Charles G. Darwin. Illustrated with Wood... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1946. The Greatest Poem of Ancient and Modern Times (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Eight Magnificent Colored Illustrations by Arthur Szyk [SZYK, Arthur, illustrator]. [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. The Book of Job from the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James 1 with a Preface by Mary... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. Eight Magnificent Colored Illustrations by Arthur Szyk [SZYK, Arthur, illustrator]. [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. The Book of Ruth from the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James 1 with a Preface by Mary Ellen Chase… [New York]: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. Limited... More
Verona: Printed for the members of he Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1952. Signed by the Artist Bruno Bramanti and the Printer Giovanni Mardersteig VIRGIL (Publuis Virgilius Maro). BRAMANTI, Bruno, illustrator. The Georgics. Translated into English Verse by John Dryden. Verona: Printed for the members of he Limited Editions... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1948. Signed and Illustrated by Douglas W. Gorsline WALTON, Izaak. The Compleat Angler. Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing for the Perusal of Anglers... With Instructions, How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream, by Charles... More
![Salomé A Tragedy in One Act [with] Salomé Drame en un Acte. LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, Oscar WILDE, Aubrey BEARDSLEY, André DERAIN.](/pictures/thumb/04297_1.jpg?v=1507594112)
London / Paris: Limited Editions Club, 1938. In English and French With the Beardsley and the Derain Illustrations WILDE, Oscar. BEARDSLEY, Aubrey. DERAIN, André. Salomé A Tragedy in One Act Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde by Lord Alfred Douglas and illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. With a new introduction by Holbrook..... More
Hartford: Printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by The Connecticut Printers, 1961. "He was not Immoral, but merely Unmoral" (Jack London) LONDON, Jack. The Sea-Wolf. With Illustrations by Fletcher Martin and an Introduction by Edmund Gilligan. Hartford: Printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club by The... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. With Sixteen Engravings by the "Best and the Most Notorious French Engraver of the 20th Century" MARLOWE, Christopher. Four Plays. Edited with an Introduction by Havelock Ellis. Copperplate Engravings by Albert Decaris. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. Limited to 1500 numbered copies... More
Paris: Bernard et Delarue, 1825. Twenty-One Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates by Henry Monnier Exceptionally Rare Suite Including the Hand Colored Frontispiece MONNIER, Henry. Paris Vivant. [Paris]: Bernard et Delarue, [n.d., ca. 1825]. First edition. Oblong quarto (8 3/8 x 10 3/4 inches; 216 x 272 mm.). Twenty-one hand-colored lithographed plates including untitled frontispiece, all... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1924. Edition Deluxe 1/500 Copies Signed by Kay Nielsen Nielsen, Kay, illustrator. Andersen, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924]. Limited to 500 copies numbered and signed by the artist, this being copy no. 242. Large quarto (12 3/16... More
Paris: , 1925. Limited French Edition of Kay Nielsen's Hansel and Gretel [NIELSEN, Kay, illustrator]. GRIMM, [Jacob and Wilhelm]. Fleur-de-Neige et d‚autres contes de Grimm. Illustrations de Kay Nielsen. Paris: L‚Édition d‚Art, [n.d., ca. 1925]. Limited to 2,400 numbered copies. Large quarto. [4, blank], 117, [1], [1, printer‚s imprint], [5, blank] pp..... More
New York: R.H. Russell, 1900. One of 100 Deluxe Copies with the Plates in Two States [PARRISH, Maxfield, illustrator]. IRVING, Washington. A History of New York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. Containing, among Many Surprising and Curious Matters, the Unutterable Ponderings of Walter... More
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. Maxfield Parrish Illustrates "The Knave of Hearts” [PARRISH, Maxfield, illustrator]. SAUNDERS, Louise. The Knave of Hearts. With Pictures by Maxfield Parrish. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. First edition. Large quarto (13 3/4 x 11 7/16 inches; 350 x 291 mm.). [6], 46, [1], [3, blank]... More
London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, Ltd., 1917. Scarce in Dust Jacket SMYTHE, Gladys. PATRICCHIO, Catherina (illus.). The Fairy Scales [and other stories]. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, Ltd., n.d. [1917]. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in; 260 x 220 mm). 101, [1, blank] pp. Ten full-page color plates... More
Paris: Amédée Bédelet, [1857]. Twenty Hand Colored Lithograph Plates Depicting the Species in the Second Oldest Zoological Gardens in the World PAUQUET, Jean Louis Charles, illustrator. Jardin des Plantes: La Ménagerie et la Vallée Suisse. Dessins d'après Nature par Pauquet, Lithographiés par Bocquin. Texte Illustré de 140 Vignettes sur Bois. Paris..... More
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1927. The Diary of Samuel Pepys Handsomely Bound by Rivière & Son PEPYS, Samuel. SHEPARD, Ernest H., illustrator. RIVIÈRE & Son, binders. Everybody's Pepys. The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669. Abridged from the Complete Copyright Text end Edited by O.F. Morshead. With 60 Illustrations by E.H. Shepard..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., [1916]. An Exceptionally Fine Rubáiyát Illustrated by Willy Pogany Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe POGANY, Willy, illustrator. OMAR KHAYYAM. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Presented by Willy Pogany. [The illustrations and decorations in this edition of Fitzgerald's translation of the "Rubáiyát" are by..... More
London & Paris: Liberty & Co., [1913]. An Original Willy Pogany Tannhäuser Calendar for 1914 POGANY, Willy, illustrator. Tannhäuser Calendar for 1914. London & Paris: Liberty & Co., [1913]. Octavo ( 8 5/8 x 6 1/16 inches; 219 x 154 mm.). 24 pages (including wrappers) printed on heavy gray stock. Eight... More
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