London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1837. "A Most Valuable and Important Book" Second and Enlarged Edition With Additional Text and Six Extra Hand-Colored Plates [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. NIMROD (pseud. of C.J. Apperley). Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire, Formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High sheriff for the Counties of... More
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1837. Alken Off To The Races With Apperley In The Saddle Second Edition With the Six Extra Plates in a Fine Contemporary Binding [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. NIMROD (pseud. of C.J. Apperley). Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire. Formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High... More
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1851. "A Desirable Item" "A Most Valuable and Important Book" Third and Best Edition With Memoir of Nimrod [ALKEN, Henry, illustrator]. APPERLEY, C.J. Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton, Esq. of Halston, Shropshire, Formerly M.P. for Shrewsbury, High sheriff for the Counties of Salup & Merioneth, and Major... More
London: Messrs. Fores, 1845. A Unique Copy With Henry Alken's Original Pencil and Watercolor Drawing And Etched Proof (Hand Colored by Henry Alken) For the Pictorial Title-Page NEWHOUSE, C[harles].B. [ALKEN, Henry]. The Roadsters' Album. London: Messrs. Fores, Jan. 2nd, 1845. First edition. Hand-colored aquatint pictorial title-page [by Henry Alken] and sixteen fine... More
London: Messrs. Fores, 1845. The Greatest of All Coaching Books NEWHOUSE, C[harles].B. [ALKEN, Henry]. The Roadsters' Album. London: Messrs. Fores, Jan. 2nd,1845. First edition. Folio (14 15/16 x 10 3/4 inches; 380 x 274 mm.). Hand-colored aquatint pictorial title-page [by Henry Alken] and sixteen hand-colored aquatints, all heightened with gum arabic... More
London: John C. Nimmo, 1894. "I do not claim to do any more than give the dry bones of stage-coaching" BLEW, William C.A. Brighton and its Coaches. A History of the London and Brighton Road. With some account of the provincial coaches that have run from Brighton. With twenty illustrations from... More
Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1920. Pinocchio Illustrated by Maria Louise Kirk The De Luxe Edition With Fourteen Tipped-In Color Plates An Absolutely Fine Copy in the Publisher's Box COLLODI, C[arlo]. KIRK, Maria L[ouise], illustrator. Pinocchio. The Story of a Puppet by "C. Collodi" (Carlo Lorenzini). De Luxe Edition with 14 illustrations... More
London: G.& W.B. Whittaker, 1824. Don't Fouqué With George [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. LAMOTTE-FOUQUÉ, Friederich Heinrich Karl, Baron de. Peter Schlemihl. From the German of Lamotte Fouqué. With Plates by George Cruikshank. London: G.& W.B. Whittaker, 1824. First edition in English, third issue with no hyphen between "Ave" and 'Maria" in publisher's... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1905. Charles Dickens' The Chimes Illustrated by C.E. Brock DICKENS, Charles. BROCK, C.E., illustrator. MORRELL, binder. The Chimes. A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In… With Illustrations by C.E. Brock. London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1905. First... More
London: Published by L.B. Seeley and R. Ackermann, 1818. First Edition of Latrobe’s “Visit to South Africa,” with Twelve Fine Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates, LATROBE, C[harles] I[gnatius]. Journal of a Visit to South Africa in 1815, and 1816. With Some Account of the Missionary Settlements of the United Brethren, near the Cape of... More
Pico Rivera, California: Kater-Crafts Bookbinders, 1998. Limited To Six Special Copies This Copy In A Spectacular Designer Binding By Tini Miura [MIURA, Kirsten Tini, Binder]. MIDDLETON, Bernard C. A Catalog of the Thirty-Three Miniature Designer Bindings of You Can Judge a Book By Its Cover. Compiled by Mel Kavin. Kater-Crafts Bookbinders... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1912. "Fee! Fi! Fo! Fum! They Smell the Blood of an Englishman" With a Color Frontispiece by Howard Pyle A Presentation Copy from the Author [PYLE, Howard, illustrator]. SEITZ, Don C. The Buccaneers Rough Verse. By Don C. Seitz. With frontispiece and decorations by Howard Pyle. New York... More
London: "Westminster Gazette", 1895. " We all love great men ; love, venerate, and bow down submissive before great men: Nay, can we honestly bow down to anything else?'' [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. [SHELLEY, Henry C.] The Homes and Haunts of Thomas Carlyle. London: "Westminster Gazette", 1895. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x.... More
![[The Christmas Books] MOORE, Clement C. The Night before Christmas. [And:] RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. [And:] ROSSETTI, Christina. Goblin Market. [And:] BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Arthur RACKHAM, Robert BROWNING, Clement C. MOORE, John RUSKIN, Christina ROSSETTI.](/pictures/thumb/03807.jpg?v=1478035178)
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1931-34. Arthur Rackham’s Christmas Books A Complete Set of the First American Trade Editions [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. MOORE, Clement C. The Night before Christmas. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., [1931]. First American trade edition. Octavo (8 11/16 x 5 9/16 inches; 221 x 141... More
London: William Heinemann, 1920. Signed Limited Edition One of 625 Copies Signed by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. EVANS, C.S. The Sleeping Beauty. Told by C.S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, [1920]. Edition de Luxe, limited to 625 copies signed by Arthur Rackham (this being No. 49). Large Quarto... More
London: William Heinemann, 1920. First Trade Edition in the Original Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. EVANS, C.S. The Sleeping Beauty. Told by C.S. Evans and illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, [1920]. First trade edition. Quarto (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches; 249 x 181 mm.). 110, [1, imprint], [1... More
London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd., 1931. First Rackham Illustrated Edition of The Night Before Christmas With Four Full-Page Color Plates [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. MOORE, Clement C. The Night Before Christmas. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1931]. First trade edition. Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 3/4 in; 220 x 145... More
Macclesfield: Hovis Ltd, 1926. "The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread" [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. PEACOCK, S.C. An Unconventional History of Hovis. Pictured by W. Heath Robinson. Recounted by S.C. Peacock. Macclesfield: Hovis Ltd., [ca. 1926]. Small quarto (9 3/4 x 7 5/16 inches; 247 x 187 mm.). 22, (including advertisements) pp... More
Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. Exceedingly Scarce Familiar Scenes of Parisian Society Caught in the Wry [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. J.S -, PIGAL, &c, &c. Recueil des Scènes Familiéres, et de Société de Paris. Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. First (only) issue, complete in three parts in one original printed wrapper (14 3/8... More
Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. Exceedingly Scarce Familiar Scenes of Parisian Society Caught in the Wry [SCHEFFER, Jean-Gabriel]. J.S -, PIGAL, &c, &c. Recueil des Scènes Familiéres, et de Société de Paris. Paris: n.p. [Chez Martinet], 1824. First (only) issue, complete. Folio (13 7/16 x 10 3/8 inches: 342 x 262... More
New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish, 1960. With Twelve Full-Page Illustrations by Carlotta Petrina VIRGIL (Publius Virgilius Maro). The Eclogues. Translated into English Verse by C.S. Calverley. With an introduction by Moses Hadas and Drawings by Vertès. New York: The... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., 1925. Scarce, Unrecorded Second Edition With Significant Variations from the First Edition WAIN, Louis. BLACK, Dorothy. FLOYD, Grace C.. GALE, Norman. Merry Times with Louis Wain. Father Tuck's "Golden Gift" Series. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., n.d. [c. 1939]. Unrecorded [Second] edition, and notably different... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, 1911. Rare Cats Meow the Three "R"s WAIN, Louis. WOODHOUSE, S. C. Cats at School. Illustrated in 21 Coloured Plates by Louis Wain. With Verses by S. C. Woodhouse, M.A. (Oxon). London: George Routledge & Sons, Limited, n.d. [1911]. First edition. Tall octavo. [2], 4-23... More
London: George Routledge & Sons. Ltd, 1910. Strange-Looking Cats Meet Strange-Looking Monsters WAIN, Louis. WOODHOUSE, S.C. (text). Two Cats At Large. A Book of Surprises. With Verses by S.C. Woodhouse. London: George Routledge & Sons Ltd, n.d. [1910]. First edition. Quarto (10 1/8 x 8 1/4 in; 258 x 212 mm). Twenty-four... More
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