New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1975. STOKER, Bram. WOLF, Leonard. Wilfried Sätty, illustrator. The Annotated Dracula. Introduction, Notes, and Bibliography by Leonard Wolf. Art by Sätty. With Maps, Drawings, and Photographs. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., [1975]. First edition thus. Large quarto ( 11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280... More about Annotated Dracula, The
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977. SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft. WOLF, Leonard. The Annotated Frankenstein. Introduction and Notes by Leonard Wolf. Art by Marcia Huyette. With Maps, Drawings, and Photographs. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977. First edition thus. Large quarto ( 11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x.... More about Annotated Frankenstein, The
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. "The Ultimate Secret has been stolen. The trouble is, it's so secret that no knows what it is. Obviously it has to be retrieved, and Dick Deadeye is just the man to do it." SEARLE, Ronald. Dick Deadeye based on the drawings of Ronald Searle... More about Dick Deadeye
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. The Belles of St. Trinian's and other Cartoons SEARLE, Ronald. The Female Approach. Cartoons by Ronald Searle with an Introduction by Malcolm Muggeridge, Editor of Punch. London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. First American Edition. Small quarto (10 x 7 1/4 inches; 253 x 184 mm.)... More about The Female Approach
London: Macdonald, 1949. "Hearties and Half-Wits" SEARLE, Ronald. The Female Approach. With masculine sidelights by Ronald Searle. With a letter from Max Beerbohm. London: Macdonald, [1949]. First edition. Octavo (7 13/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 199 x 130 mm.). 96 pp. Illustrated throughout in black & white, mainly full-page. Publisher's cream... More about Female Approach, The
London: Macmillan, 2006. Signed by Jeffrey Archer ARCHER, Jeffey. SEARLE, Ronald, illustrator. Cat O' Nine Tails. And Other Stories. Drawings by Ronald Searle. London: Macmillan, [2006]. First edition. Signed by Jeffrey Archer in black ink on the title-page. Small quarto (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches; 246 x 190 mm.). x, 262... More about Cat O' Nine Tails
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949. Joseph and his Brothers Illustrated by Arthur Szyk SZYK, Arthur, illustrator. The Story of Joseph and his Brothers. As told in the King James version of the Holy Bible & Illustrated by Arthur Szyk. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949. Limited to 2500 copies of... More about Story of Joseph and his Brothers, The
[London]: The Daily Telegraph, 1914. With Color Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen & Maxfield Parrish [RACKHAM, Arthur. DULAC, Edmund. NIELSEN, Kay. PARRISH, Maxfield, et al, illustrators]. King Albert's Book. A Tribute to the Belgian King and People From Representative Men and Women Throughout the World. N.p. [London]: The Daily..... More about King Albert's Book
Philadelphia & Toronto: John C. Winston Company, 1947. Arthur Szyk Illustrates The Ten Commandments SZYK, Arthur, illustrator. The Ten Commandments. Philadelphia & Toronto: John C. Winston Company, [1947]. First trade edition. Small quarto (9 15/16 x 7 1/2 inches; 253 x 190 mm.). 32 unnumbered French-folded pages. Each of the Ten Commandments... More about Ten Commandments, The
New York: Whitman, 1936. A Fine Linen-Like Finish Untearable Book on Dogs [PICTURE BOOK]. BUTLER, B, illustrator. Dogs and Their Friends. Linen-like finish. Poughkeepsie, New York: Whitman Publishing Co., [1936]. Large quarto (12 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches; 320 x 248 mm.). 12 pp. (including covers). Eleven full-page color illustrations and one... More about Dogs and Their Friends
London: The Folio Society, 1962. Sonnets from the Portuguese BROWNING, Elizabeth Barrett. Sonnets from the Portuguese. Introduction by Dorothy Hewlett. Decorations by Reynolds Stone. London: The Folio Society, 1962. Octavo ( 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 200 x 130 mm.). xiv, [2], 44, [4, index] pp. Publisher's embroidered silk in... More about Sonnets from the Portuguese
London: The Folio Society Ltd, 1958. With Eight Fine Full-Page Woodcut Illustrations by Mark Severin SAIKAKU, Ihara. SEVERIN, Mark, illustrator. Five Japanese Love Stories (Koshoku Gonin Onna). Translated into English by William Theodore de Bary. Wood Engravings by Mark Severin. London: The Folio Society, 1958. Octavo (8 x 5 1/2 inches; 204... More about Five Japanese Love Stories
London: MacGibbon and Kee, 1965. The First Trade Edition of Ben Shahn's Haggadah SHAHN, Ben, illustrator. The Haggadah for Passover. Copied and illustrated by Ben Shahn. With a translation, introduction and historical notes by Cecil Roth. London: MacGibbon and Kee, [1965]. First trade edition. Large quarto (11 7/8 x 8 1/2... More about Haggadah for Passover, The
London: H.S. Nichols, 1925. First English Translation DE SANDRAZ, Gatien de Courtilz. Memoirs of Monsieur D'Artagnan Captain-Lieutenant of the 1st Company of the King's Musketeers… Now for the first time translated into English by Ralph Nevill. London: H.S. Nichols, [1925]. Three octavo volumes (8 7/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 226 x.... More about Memoirs of Monsieur D'Artagnan
Baltimore: The Limited Editions Club, 1965. First Illustrated Edition of a Modern Classic with a New Preface by the Author. SINCLAIR, Upton. The Jungle. With Illustrations by Fletcher Martin and a New Preface by the Author. Baltimore: The Garamond Press . Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club, 1965... More about Jungle, The
London: André Deutsch, 1978. "Is Laughing Permitted? Caricature is a Serious Art Form" [SEARLE, Ronald]. BOCK, Henning. Ronald Searle. With an introduction by Henning Bock and an essay by Pierre Dehaye. London: André Deutsch, 1978. First edition. Large quarto (11 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches; 295 x 225 mm.). 236 pp... More about Ronald Searle
Lyon: Cercle Lyonnais Du Livre, 1927. Schmied Illustrates "The Prince of Poets" SCHMIED, Francois-Louis, illustrator. FORT, Paul. Les Ballades Francaises. Montagne, Foret, Plaine, Mer [Mountain, Forest, Plains, Sea]. Lyon: Cercle Lyonnais du Livre, 1927. Limited to 120 copies (this for Victor Blanchet) out of a total edition of 165. "Il a été tiré..... More about Les Ballades Francaises
Lyon: Société des XXX De Lyon, 1931. Schmied's Voyage on the Peau-Brune from St. Nazaire in Brittany to the Town of Ciotat on the Coast of Provence SCHMIED, François-Louis. Peau-Brune de St. Nazaire a La Ciotat. Journal de bord de F.-L. Schmied. Lyon: Société des XXX De Lyon, 1931. Limited to thirty..... More about Peau-Brune de St. Nazaire a La Ciotat
Milano: Edito da Giovanni de Stefanis, 1965. Candide Illustrated by Fabio Massimo Solari VOLTAIRE [AROUET, Francois-Marie]. SOLARI, Fabio Mssimo, illustrator. Candido. Traduzione di Riccardo Bacchelli. Trenta illustrazione di Fabio Massimo Solari. Milano: Edito da Giovanni de Stefanis / Arnoldo Mondadori, [1965]. Limited to 500 numbered copies of which this is no... More about Candido
London: The Boydell Press, 1985. The Boydell Press facsimle of Beardsley's Morte D'Arthur [BEARDSLEY, Aubrey, illustrator]. MALORY, Sir Thomas. The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights of the Round Table, Their Marvellous Enquests and Adventures, the Achieving of the San Greal, and in the End, Le... More about The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights of the Round Table
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. The Mother of all Court-Cases… First Edition, First Issue of Dickens' Tenth Novel DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition, first issue (following all of the points in Smith), in book form of Dickens' ninth novel. Octavo (8 1/4..... More about Bleak House
Salem, Mass, New York, London: Parker Brothers, Inc., 1921. The Original Oz board Game in the Original Cardboard Box BAUM, L. Frank. The Wonderful Game of Oz. Salem, Mass, New York, London: Parker Brothers, Inc., 1921. The Original Oz board Game (board copyrighted 1921) in the original cardboard box. Top of box with... More about Wonderful Game of Oz, The
New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1933. The Rarest of all the Disney "Pop-up" Books DISNEY, Walt, Studios. The "Pop-up" Minnie Mouse. Story and Illustrations by the Staff of the Walt Disney Studios. New York: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., [1933]. First edition. Octavo (8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches; 217 x 165... More about "Pop-up" Minnie Mouse, The
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1902. A Remarkably Fine Copy of the First Trade Edition of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” The First Edition with Thirty Colored Plates POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [n.d., 1902]. First Warne 'Trade' Edition, first, second, or third printing* (October-December 1902)..... More about Tale of Peter Rabbit, The
London: Printed for John Murray, 1812. A Beautifully Bound Copy of the Book that Established Byron's Career “Then stirs the feeling infinite, so felt In solitude, where we are least alone” BYRON, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. A Romaunt. London: Printed for John Murray; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin. By Thomas..... More about Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
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