London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1904. First Edition of The Tale of Two Bad Mice POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Two Bad Mice. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1904. First edition, first or second printing. Twelvemo (5 7/16 x 4 1/8 inches; 139 x 105 mm.). 84, [1]..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. A Very Good Copy of This Pulitzer Prize Winner HEMINGWAY, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952. First edition, first issue (with the photograph of Hemingway on the rear panel of the dust jacket in deep blue ink.)..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1897. Jane Austen's Novels with Introductions by Austin Dobson AUSTEN, Jane. Novels. With introductions by Austin Dobson. London: Macmillan and Co., [1897-1898]. Five octavo volumes (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 inches; 181 x 118 mm.). Pride and Prejudice illustrated in black & white..... More
London: J.M. Dent and Company, 1892. Jane Austen's Novels Finely Bound by Ramage AUSTEN, Jane. Jane Austen's Novels. Edited by Reginald Brimley Johnson. London: J.M. Dent and Company, 1892. First edition thus. Ten small octavo volumes (6 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches: 168 x 108 mm.). Title-pages..... More
London: Rivière & Son Ltd., 1910. Jane Austen's Novels Each with a color frontispiece by C.E. Brock AUSTEN, Jane. The Works. Edited by R. Brimley Johnson. London: Rivière & Son Ltd., [ca. 1910]. Five small octavo volumes (6 5/8 x 4 1/4 inches: 168 x 108..... More
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London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1907. Jane Austen's Novels Illustrated with One Hundred and Forty-Four Color Illustrations by Charles Edmund Brock AUSTEN, Jane. BROCK, C[harles] E[dmund], illustrator. [Jane Austen Novels]. London: J.M. Dent & Co.,1907-1909. First English Idylls edition. Six small octavo volumes (7..... More
![Item #06190 Paris le soir [And:] Paris le matin. Paul GAVARNI](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/06190_574.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1741720554)
Paris: Chez Bauger [and] Chez Aubert, 1839. “Paris in the Morning” and “Paris at Night” Thirty-Five Superb Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates Heightened with Gum Arabic GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Paris le matin. [Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, n.d., 1839]. Twelve numbered hand colored lithographed plates, heightened with gum arabic..... More
: , 1936. Christmas Card, for the Year 1936 Signed by Beatrix Potter to Her Sister-in-Law, Grace Heelis POTTER, Beatrix. Christmas Card, for the Year 1936. Small octavo (Opened 8 x 6 inches; 203 x 152 mm.). Matted, framed and glazed. Frame size (17 x 19 1/2 inches; 431 x...... More
London: Macmillan, 1988. Sir John Tenniel's Woodblock Illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Limited to Two-Hundred and Fifty Copies TENNIEL, Sir John, DE FREITAS, Leo John, editor. Sir John Tenniel's Illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Ninety-one prints from the..... More
Paris: The Black Sun Press, 1928. Oscar Wilde's Tale The Birthday of the Infanta Illustrated by Alastair ALASTAIR [VOIGHT, Hans Henning, illustrator]. WILDE, Oscar. The Birthday of the Infanta. With Illustrations by Alastair. Paris: The Black Sun Press, Editions Narcisse, 1928. One of one-hundred copies on Hollande Van Gelder Zonen..... More
: , 1880. Merry Goings-On An Early Movable Book [MOVABLE] Frohliches treiben einneues bilderbuch No. 213. (Merry goings-on. A new picture book). n.p., n.d., ca. 1880. Thin octavo (8 /78 x 6 3/4 inches; 225 x 170 mm.). Five chromolithographic scenes on cards. Publisher's black cloth..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First Edition with Thirty-Six of Smith's First Issue Points A Fine Example in the Scarce Publisher's DeLuxe Binding DICKENS, Charles. The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby. With Illustrations by Phiz. London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition, with thirty-five of Smith's forty-one first issue..... More
Paris: Aubert et Cie., 1844. A Rare Alphabet Illustrated by Daumier, Gavarni, Grandville, Johannot, Traviés and Others DAUMIER, Honoré. GAVARNI, Paul. Le Grand Abécédaire en Action. Dessins par MM. Daumier, Gavarni, Johannot et autres artistes. Paris: Chez Aubert et Cie, 1844. With nearly 1,000 engravings on 87 pages by Honoré..... More
![Item #06074 Lebende Bilder [Living Pictures] von L. Meggendorfer. MOVABLE BOOK, Lothar MEGGENDORFER](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/06074_0.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1738108032)
Munich: Verlag von Braun & Schneider, c.1890. Lothar Meggendorfer's "Lebende Bilder" [Living Pictures] Eight Fantastic Hand Colored Moveable Plates [MOVABLE BOOK]. MEGGENDORFER, Lothar. Lebende Bilder [Living Pictures] von L. Meggendorfer. 15. Auflage.München [Munich]: Verlag von Braun & Schneider, [ca. 1890]. Fifteenth German Edition. Folio (page size: 11 7/8 x 9..... More
London: William Heinemann Ltd. [and] New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, , 1926. A Fine Copy, in the Original Dust Jacket & Slipcase [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, William. The Tempest. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann Ltd. [and] New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1926. Edition de Luxe. Limited..... More
London: Bloomsbury, 2007. First Paperback Edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Signed on the Title-page by J.K. Rowling ROWLING, J.K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. London: Bloomsbury, [2007]. First paperback edition. Octavo (7 13/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 198 x 130 mm.). [1-9], 10-607, 1, blank] pp..... More
New York: Scholastic Press, 1998-2007. A Complete Set of the American Editions The First Three Title boldly signed on the title-page by J.K. Rowling ROWLING, J.K. The Harry Potter Series: The Sorcerer's Stone; The Chamber of Secrets; The Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix..... More
London: S.W. Fores, 1800-01. The Exceptionally Scarce Original Edition of George Moutard Woodward's Pigmy Revels WOODWARD, George Moutard. Pigmy Revels or All Alive at Lilliput. London, S.W. Fores, November 9th, 1800- February 6th, 1801. First edition. Oblong folio. (20 1/8 x 24 1/2 inches; 511 x 622 mm.). Eight hand-colored..... More
Toulouse: Grand Hotel Tivollier, 1901. A Remarkable Survival An Original 1901 Menu Designed by Edmund Dulac DULAC, Edmund, illustrator. Menu du Banquet de l'association des Anciens élèves du Lycee de Toulouse le 26 Janvier 1901. Toulouse: Grand Hotel Tivollier, 1901. Large quarto ( 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches; 285..... More
London and New York: William Heineman: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1912. First Trade Edition, Unrecorded Variant In Publisher's Deluxe Full Suede Binding [RACKHAM, Arthur]. Aesop's Fables. A New Translation by V.S. Vernon Jones with an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton and Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London and New York: William..... More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First Edition, First Issue, of “A Christmas Carol” With a Nice One-Page ALS regarding 'Plorn' DICKENS, Charles. A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition, first issue, with the text..... More
Hammersmith: Sold by the Trustees of the late William Morris at the Kelmscott Press, 1897. 'All You Need Is Love' With Two Full-Page Illustrations by Sir Edward Burne-Jones [KELMSCOTT PRESS]. MORRIS, William. Love is Enough, or The Freeing of Pharamond: A Morality. [Hammersmith: Sold by the Trustees of the late..... More
Vancouver, BC: The Fairy Press, 2009. "Dedicated to the everlasting memory of Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) Who was rather fond of sardines" A whimsical visit to the Fairy Market [RACKHAM, Arthur]. SANDWYK, Charles van. The Fairy Market. Vancouver BC: The Fairy Press, 2009. An illustrated dedication to..... More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. "There were two classes of charitable people: one, the people who did a little and made a great deal of noise; the other, the people who did a great deal and made no noise at all" First Edition, First Issue of Dickens' Ninth Novel With..... More
London: The Verona Press, 1939. With Sixteen Fine Color Lithographs by Marie Laurencin [LAURENCIN, Marie, illustrator]. MANSFIELD, Katherine. The Garden Party and Other Stories. With coloured lithographs by Marie Laurencin. London: The Verona Press, [1939]. First edition of this specially produced and illustrated collection of Mansfield’s work. Limited to 1,200..... More
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