New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1893. "In vain the speeding or shyness; In vain the elk takes to the inner passes of the woods…" (Walt Whitman) ROOSEVELT, Theodore. The Wilderness Hunter. An account of the big game of the United States and it's chase with horse, hound, and rifle. Illustrated..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. "On the pleasant shore of the French Riviera…" FITZGERALD, F. Scott. Tender is the Night. A Romance by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Decorations by Edward Shenton.New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First edition, first printing. Octavo. [viii], [1]-408 pp. Publisher's ribbed green cloth, front cover..... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1938. "Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again." DU MAURIER, Daphne. Rebecca. New York: Doubleday, Doran, 1938. First American edition, first printing. Signed by Daphne du Maurier on publisher's tipped in sheet. Octavo ( 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 inches; 200 x 140 mm.)..... More
![Item #05713 The "Bab" Ballads. [together with:] More "Bab" Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense....](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/05713_269.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1707783443)
London: John Camden Hotten [and] George Routledge and Sons, 1869 / 1872. "Then they began to sing that extremely lovely thing, 'Scherzando! ma non troppo ppp.'" First Editions of W.S. Gibert's The Bab Ballads in Two Superb 'Sunken-Panel' Pictorial Bindings RIVIÈRE & SON, binder. GILBERT, W.S. The..... More
Lyon: Jean de Tournes, 1554. A Fine 1554 Robert Estienne Biblia Sacra With One Hundred and Ninety-Eight Superb Woodcuts by Bernard Salomon [BIBLE IN LATIN]. Biblia sacra ad optima veteris, ut vocant, tralationes exemplaria summa diligentia, pariq[ue] fide castigata. Lyon: Jean de Tournes, 1554. First De Tournes Latin..... More
New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the University Press, Cambridge, 1954. John Milton’s “Masque of Comus”— the Last Book Illustrated by Edmund Dulac [LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, The]. [DULAC, Edmund, Illustrator] MILTON, John. The Masque of Comus. The Poem by John Milton, with a Preface..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1956. "A Man Does What He Must" John F. Kennedy's Pulitzer Prize Winning Work KENNEDY, John F. Profiles in Courage. New York: Harper & Brothers, [1964]. Memorial Edition. Octavo (8 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches; 226 x 149 mm.). [1]-287, [1, blank] pp. Photogravure frontispiece..... More
Paris: Maison Martinet, 1857. Crinoline Mania Thirty-Three Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates by Charles Vernier Together with Seven other Hand-Colored Lithograph Plates by Vernier & Cham VERNIER, C[harles]. La Crinolonomanie. Paris: Maison Martinet, [1857]. Oblong quarto (10 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches; 260 x 342 mm.). Thirty-three (of forty-eight) amusing hand colored..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1926. Signed Limited Edition of Carl Sandburg's Pulitzer Prize Winning First Biography of Abraham Lincoln LINCOLN, Abraham. SANDBURG, Carl. The Prairie Years. With 105 illustrations from photographs, and many cartoons, sketches, maps, and letters. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1926]... More
New York: The Heritage Press, 1940. The First Trade Edition of The Wind In The Willows with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Introduction by A.A. Milne. New York: The Heritage Press [1940]. First trade edition with the..... More
![Item #05715 [A fine collection of 45 titles]. P. G WODEHOUSE](https://davidbrassrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/05715_PGW_147.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1705448543)
London & New York: Watt, Herbert Jenkins, Doubleday, & Simon & Shuster, 1912. A Fine Collection of P.G. Wodehouse Novels WODEHOUSE, P.G. A fine collection of 45 titles, the majority first editions, the majority in original dust jackets. London & New York: Watt, Herbert Jenkins, Doubleday, & Simon & Shuster..... More
London: MacMillan and Co., 1872. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland An Early Edition in a Superb Multi-Colored Inlay Binding by Kelliegram [KELLIEGRAM BINDING]. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. Twenty-Ninth Thousand. London: MacMillan and Co., 1872. Twenty-Ninth Thousand printing. Small quarto (7..... More
Paris: Hachette et Cie., 1874. First Edition of Gustave Doré's Spain in the Publishers Deluxe Binding DORÉ, Gustave, illustrator. DAVILLIER, Baron Ch[arles]. L'Éspagne par Le Baron Ch. Davillier illustrée de 309 Gravures Dessinées sur Bois. Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie., 1874. First edition. Folio (13 1/8 x 10 1/16 inches;..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896. Arthur Conan Doyle’s Boxing Novel, “Rodney Stone,” with Eight Plates by Sidney Paget DOYLE, A[rthur] Conan. Rodney Stone. With Illustrations. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896. First edition. Octavo (7 9/16 x 5 inches; 192 x 127 mm. ). [8], 366, [12, publisher’s advertisements]..... More
London: Published by The Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust, London, 1977. Complete Portraiture of William & Catherine Blake [TRIANON PRESS, The]. [BLAKE, William]. KEYNES, Geoffrey. The Complete Portraiture of William & Catherine Blake. London, Published by The Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust, 1977. One of 600..... More
London: Published by The Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust, London, 1970. All Religions Are One [TRIANON PRESS, The]. BLAKE, William. All Religions Are One. London: Published by The Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust, 1970. One of 600 numbered copies (this copy being No. 9), out of..... More
Clairvaux, Jura, France: Published by The Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust, London, 1974. With Plates from the Lord Cunliffe Copy And Four Facsimile Proofs of Four Prints Not Found in the Earlier Trianon Edition. [TRIANON PRESS, The]. BLAKE, William. Jerusalem. The Emanation of the Giant Albion. London: The..... More
London: Published by The Trianon Press for The William Blake Trust, 1969. With the Celebrated Design “The Ancient of Days” [TRIANON PRESS, The]. BLAKE, William. Europe a Prophecy. London: The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, 1969. One of 480 numbered copies (this copy being No. 375), out of..... More
London: Hatchard & Co., 1939. “A Fairy Story Full of Grace, Beauty, Wit, Humor and Charm” [DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. CRARY, Mary. The Daughters of the Stars. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. London: Hatchard & Co., 1939. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies (this copy being No. 233), signed by the..... More
London: George Newnes Limited, 1919. The Outline of History by H.G. Wells in the Original Twenty-Four Parts A Good Set in the Original Color Illustrated Wrappers WELLS, H.G. The Outline of History. Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind. Written with the Advice and Editorial Help of Mr. Ernest..... More
Paris: Librairie Albert Messein, 1914. Beautifully Bound by Rene Kieffer Illustrated in Pochoir VERLAINE, Paul. Poésies de Paul Verlaine. Paris: Librairie Albert Messein, 1914-1926. One of 500 copies on “papier Vélin à la forme,” out of a total edition of 550 numbered copies. Eighteen large octavo volumes (9 13/16 x...... More
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1903. The Kensington Edition THACKERAY, William Makepeace. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1903-1904. The Kensington Edition. Thirty-two octavo volumes (8 9/16 x 5 5/8 inches; 217 x 143 mm.). Frontispieces, plates, and text illustrations, after the originals. Handsomely bound..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1910. “Teeming with Colourful Scenes of Dramatic Events and Imaginative Portraits of the Leading Revolutionaries” [SULLIVAN, Edmund J., illustrator]. CARLYLE, Thomas. The French Revolution. A History. With Illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan, A.R.W.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1910. One of 150 numbered copies, signed by the..... More
London: Grant Richards, 1904. W. Heath Robinson’s “Gargantua and Pantagruel” [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. RABELAIS, François. The Works of Mr. Francis Rabelais Doctor in Physick Containing Five Books of the Lives, Heroick Deeds & Sayings of Gargantua and His Sonne Pantagruel…Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. In Two Volumes. London: Grant..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. One of 350 Copies Signed by Frank Reynolds [REYNOLDS, Frank, illustrator]. DICKENS, Charles. Mr. Pickwick. Illustrated in Colour by Frank Reynolds. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1910]. First edition thus. Limited to 350 numbered copies, signed by the artist. Large quarto (12 1/8 x 9..... More
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