London: Ward, Lock & Co; Limited, 1902. Anyone For Cricket? Arthur Rackham at 'The Stumps' [RACKHAM, Arthur]. BLEACKLEY, Horace. More Tales of the Stumps. Illustrated by 'RIP' and Arthur Rackham. London: Ward, Lock, & Co., 1902. First edition. Octavo (7 3/16 x 4 7/8 in; 184 x 123 mm). 224 pp. Eleven..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co.,, 1897. "The dog that snapt the shadow, dropt the bone." With Twelve Half-Tone Plates by Arthur Rackham RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. MERRIMAN, Henry Seton. The Grey Lady. A New Edition. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1897. First edition with Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Octavo 7 9/16 x 5..... More
London: Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. Fanny Burney's Evelina With Sixteen Full-Page Illustrations by Arthur Rackham A Unique Copy Signed by Rackham on the Half-Title RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BURNEY, Frances. Evelina or The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. London:Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. First Rackham illustrated edition, later issue. Signed..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1902. "Not Just a Book - But a Monument" Palgrave's Golden Treasury - First & Second Series Superbly Bound by Zaehnsdorf ZAEHNSDORF, binder. PALGRAVE, Francis T. The Golden Treasury. Selected from the best songs and lyrical poems in the English language and arranged with notes… revised and enlarged..... More
London: Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. Fanny Burney's Evelina With Sixteen Full-Page Illustrations by Arthur Rackham RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BURNEY, Frances. Evelina or The History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World. London:Geo. Newnes Ltd., 1898. First Rackham illustrated edition, first issue. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 192 x 127..... More
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1896. The Third Book Wholly Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. MERRIMAN, Henry Seton and S.G. Tallentyre. The Money-Spinner, and Other Character Notes by Henry Seton Merriman and S.G. Tallantyre. With twelve illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1896. First edition of..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1898. The Castle Inn by the "Prince of Romance" With a Frontispiece By Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur]. WEYMAN, Stanley J. The Castle Inn. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1898. First edition, first issue with frontispiece by Arthur Rackham. Octavo. [7 1/2 x 4 7/8 in; 190..... More
London: Ellis & White, 1875. But, knowing now that they would have her speak, She threw her wet hair backward from her brow, Her hand close to her mouth touching her cheek… (William Morris) The Defence of Guenevere in A Superb 1920s Inlaid Binding by Henry T. Wood WOOD, Henry T, binder. MORRIS, William..... More
London: John Murray, 1835. "The Greatest Biography Written in English" With all Twenty of the Engraved Plates Colored by Hand Extra-Illustrated with an Additional Nineteen Hand-Colored Engraved Plates Superbly Bound ca. 1920 by Bayntun of Bath BOSWELL, James. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides… To..... More
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London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. A Superb Set of Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded Including 'The Mad Gardener's Song' CARROLL, Lewis. FURNISS, Harry, illustrator. Sylvie and Bruno [and] Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. [each] With forty-six illustrations by Harry Furniss. London: Macmillan and Co., 1889 [and] 1893. First editions. Two..... More
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London: , 1864. Cruikshank's Publisher's Own Copy of The Fairy Library With Eight Original Pencil and Watercolor Drawings for 'Jack and the Beanstalk' & 'Puss in Boots' And All of the Etchings in Proof Inscribed by Cruikshank to his Friend and Publisher Frederick Arnold CRUIKSHANK, George. [The Fairy Library]. Eight Original Pencil and..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. , 1934. First American Trade Edition of Arthur Rackham’s “Pied Piper of Hamelin” [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BROWNING, Robert. The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co. ,[n.d., 1934]. First American trade edition. Octavo (8 5/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 219 x 142 mm.)..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1908. "An Almost Perfect Setting for Rackham's Devic Imagination" Edition de Luxe Signed by Arthur Rackham Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for E. Joseph [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, William. A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. With Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1908. Edition de Luxe, limited to 1,000 numbered copies signed..... More
New York: Wm. H. Wise & Company, 1930. The Best Edition of Shaw’s Works Inscribed by Shaw to the Producer of Several of his Plays SHAW, [George] Bernard. The Collected Works of Bernard Shaw. New York: Wm. H. Wise & Company, 1930-32. Ayot St. Lawrence Edition. One of 1,790 numbered sets (this copy..... More
Salisbury: Perdix Press, 1984. Superb Photo-Litho Facsimile of the Original 1476 Edition [CHAUCER, Geoffrey]. PERDIX PRESS. The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales… In the Original Text from Caxton's First Edition into Modern English by Nevill Coghill. Salisbury: Perdix Press, 1984. Number 3 of 10 copies signed by Mark Franklin (preface) and..... More
Paris: chez Jules Didot [and] Baudouin Frères, 1823. Tom, Jerry, and Bob Logic en Français Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Aquatint Engravings [CRUIKSHANK, George and Robert, illustrators]. EGAN, Pierce. Diorama Anglais, ou Promenades Pittoresques a Londres, Renfermant les Notes les plus Exactes sur les Caracteres, les Moeurs et usages de la Nation Anglaise, Prises dans..... More
London: Printed for John Fairburn...Sold by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones [et al], 1822. "Life, Wherever it Exists in the Shape of Human Character, Is Prolific of Events, and Full of the Materials of Amusement…" [CRUIKSHANK, George, illustrator]. CAREY, David. Life in Paris. Comprising the Rambles, Sprees, and Amours, of Dick Wildfire., of..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1959. "Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" FLEMING, Ian. Goldfinger. London: Jonathan Cape, [1959]. First edition, first impression, first issue second state, Binding 'A'. Octavo (7 3/8 x 5 inches; 188 x 127 mm.). 318 pp. Publisher's black cloth effect paper over..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. "Mr. Bond, bullets do not kill. It is the finger that pulls the trigger." "Exactly. I am now aiming precisely at your groin. So speak or forever hold your piece." A Near Fine First Edition in the Publisher's Unclipped Dust Jacket FLEMING, Ian. The Man With The Golden Gun..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. "You only live twice: Once when you are born, And once when you look death in the face" (Matsuo Bashó, Japanese Poet 1643-94) A Near Fine First Edition in the Publisher's Unclipped Dust Jacket FLEMING, Ian. You Only Live Twice. London: Jonathan Cape, [1964]. First edition, first impression, first..... More
London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Heath Robinson’s Wittiest Drawings ROBINSON, W. Heath. Bill the Minder. Written and Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 380 numbered copies (this copy being No. 192), signed by the author/artist. Large quarto (11 1/8 x 9..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1918. Signed Limited Edition Bound by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph [RACKHAM, Arthur, Illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. Edition Deluxe limited to 765 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham (this..... More
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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
London: John Murray, 1830. The First Appearance of Southey's Life of Bunyan A Fine Extra-Illustrated Example in a Wonderful Contemporary Gauffered Edge Binding BUNYAN, John. The Pilgrim's Progress. With a life of John Bunyan by Robert Southey, Esq… Illustrated with engravings. London: John Murray, [&] John Major, 1830. First 'John Major' edition..... More
London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797. "A Work full of Humor Which Often Transgresses the Bounds of Decency" With Twenty-Five Hand-Colored Etched Plates [WOODWARD, George Moutard, illustrator]. [BRIDGES, Thomas]. [GROSE, Francis, engraver?]. A Burlesque Translation of Homer. In Two Volumes. The Fourth Edition Improved. London: G.G. & J. Robinson, 1797. Fourth and..... More
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