London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1931. "I envy no body but him, and him only, that catches more fish than I do". [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1921. First Trade Edition of Rackham's Comus In the Original Color Pictorial Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. MILTON, John. Comus. London: William Heinemann, [1921]. First trade edition. Quarto (9 7/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 251 x 183 mm.). xviii, 76, [2] pp. Twenty-four color plates mounted on brown paper..... More
London: J.M.Dent & Co., 1907. The Second and Best Trade Edition [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. INGOLDSBY, Thomas (pseud. of Richard Harris Barham). The Ingoldsby Legends. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham A.R.W.S. London: J.M. Dent & Co.,1907. Second (and best) trade edition. Large quarto (9 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches; 251 x 193 mm.)..... More
London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book in a Fine Morocco Binding GREENAWAY, Kate. Kate Greenaway's Birthday Book. With verses by Mrs. Sale Barker. London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., [n.d.]. Small square octavo (3 5/8 x 3 3/4 inches; 92 x 95..... More
New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1945. "A Realistic Fantasy About A Talking Mouse" WHITE, E.B. Stuart Little. Pictures by Garth Williams. New York & London: Harper & Brothers, 1945. First edition (stated on copyright page with 10-5 and I-U). Octavo (8 x 5 1/4 inches; 202 x 134 mm.)..... More
Boston: E.P. Peabody, 1841. True Stories from New England History, 1620-1808 HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. Grandfather's Chair: A History for Youth. Boston: E.P. Peabody. New York:-Wiley & Putnam, 1841. First edition. Sixteenmo (4 7/8 x 3 1/4 inches; 124 x 82 mm.). viii, [9] - 140. Publishers basket-weave plum cloth, cream endpapers. Without the..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1885. Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1886 In the Original Printed Dust Jacket GREENAWAY, Kate. Almanack for 1886. [London]: George Routledge & Sons, [1885]. First edition. Oblong twentyfourmo (3 x 4 inches; 76 x 100 mm.). [24] pp. Color pictorial title-page, full-page color frontispiece, twelve superb half-page color..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1884. Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1885 GREENAWAY, Kate. Almanack for 1885. [London]: George Routledge & Sons, [1884]. First edition. Oblong twentyfourmo (3 x 4 inches; 76 x 100 mm.). [324] pp. Color pictorial title-page, pictorial color frontispiece, twelve superb half-page color illustrations (one for each month)..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1893. Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1894 GREENAWAY, Kate. Almanack for 1894. [London]: George Routledge & Sons, [1893]. First edition. Oblong twentyfourmo (3 x 4 inches; 76 x 100 mm.). [36] pp. Color pictorial title-page, full-page color frontispiece, twelve superb full-page color illustrations (one for each month)..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1883. Kate Greenaway's Almanack for 1884 GREENAWAY, Kate. Almanack for 1884. [London]: George Routledge & Sons, [1883]. First edition. Twelvemo (5 3/16 x 3 9/16 inches; 131 x 91 mm.). [20] pp. Color pictorial title-page, full-page color frontispiece, twelve superb half-page color illustrations (one for each..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1885. Kate Greenaway's Alphabet GREENAWAY, Kate. Kate Greenaway's Alphabet. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1885]. First edition. Sixteenmo (2 5/8 x 2 3/8 inches; 67 x 60 mm.). [32] pp. Color frontispiece, color vignette title-page and twenty-six fine colored illustrations. Original yellow glazed boards. Title and..... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1885. Kate Greenaway's Alphabet GREENAWAY, Kate. Kate Greenaway's Alphabet. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1885]. First edition. Sixteenmo (2 13/16 x 2 1/4 inches; 72 x 58 mm.). [32] pp. Color frontispiece, color vignette title-page and twenty-six fine colored illustrations. Original yellow glazed boards. Title and..... More
: [No publisher], 1887. A Set of Four Kate Greenaway Cards GREENAWAY, Kate. Reward of Merit. [A Set of Four Cards]. N.p., n.d. [ca. 1887]. The cards each measure approximately 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches; 63 x 44 mm.). All four cards mounted within a card frame (two oblongs, two..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1933. The Wizard and the Miraculous Cheese of Cheesemellow [TENGGREN, Gustaf, illustrator]. SCHRANK, Joseph. Seldom and the Golden Cheese. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1933. First edition. Octavo (8 1/16 x 5 3/4 inches; 204 x 146 mm.). viii, 160 pp. Color frontispiece, six..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1879. The First Book Both Written and Illustrated by Kate Greenaway GREENAWAY, Kate. Under the Window. Pictures & Rhymes for Children. Engraved & Printed by Edmund Evans. London: George Routledge & Sons, [1879]. First edition, first issue, without printer’s ornaments on both sides of “Edmund Evans” on..... More
London: George Allen and Sons, 1911. "Her Highness the Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein's Chinchilla Kitten" WAIN, Louis. Louis Wain's Annual 1910-11. London: George Allen and Sons, 1911. First edition. Royal octavo (9 11/16 x 7 1/4 inches; 246 x 184 mm.). xii, 96, xiii-xvi pp. Color frontispiece mounted on gray card..... More
Boston & London: The Medici Society, 1925. "Nursery Rhymes Are Ever Green - The More Familiar, The More Beloved" TARRANT, Margaret. Rhymes of Old Times. Illustrated by Margaret Tarrant. Boston & London: The Medici Society, [1925]. First American edition. Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches: 216 x 140 mm.). [xii]..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1923. David Copperfield, Tiny Tim, Little Nell, Alice, Heidi, Rebecca, Mowgli and Hans Brinker All Together in One Book [SMITH, Jessie Willcox, illustrator]. SMITH, Nora Archibald. Boys and Girls of Bookland. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, [Cosmopolitan Book Corporation, 1923]. First edition, second issue. Large quarto (11 15/16 x...... 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: Frederick Warne & Co., 1935. Edward Lear’s “Nonsense Songs” Set to Music by Dudley Glass LEAR, Edward. Nonsense Songs. Set to Music by Dudley Glass. All the Original Pictures. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., [ca. 1935]. Early reprint (first published 1934). Large quarto (11 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches; 302 x244..... More
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Hampstead: , 1889. "My Books for 1889" GREENAWAY, Kate. Autograph Letter Signed. 50 Frognal, Hampstead. N.W. October 17, 1889. One page, 5 7/8 x 3 7/8 inches (150 x 98 mm). Matted in tandem with black and white portrait photograph and framed. Frame size: 15 x 12 1/4 inches; 383 x 310..... More
Paris: L'Édition D'Art H. Piazza, 1914. Limited to 500 Signed Copies This Copy in a Beautiful Contemporary Binding by Franz Schauwers With Decorations Not Found in the English Language Edition DULAC, Edmund. La Princesse Badourah. Conte des Mille et une Nuits. Illustré par Edmond Dulac. Paris: L'Édition D'Art H. Piazza, n.d. [1914]. First..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1913. With Forty-Four Mounted Color Plates Including 'Cupid's Alley' RACKHAM, Arthur. Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures. With an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. London: William Heinemann. n.d. [1913]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 1,130 numbered copies, signed by the artist (this copy being no. 581). Large quarto (11 1/2..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1918. Edition De Luxe One of 500 Signed Copies [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. STEEL, Flora Annie. English Fairy Tales. Retold by Flora Annie Steel. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Macmillan & Co., 1918. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 numbered copies, (this copy being no. 295), signed by the..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Arthur Rackham’s “Wind in the Willows” [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. With an Introduction by A.A. Milne & Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1940. Limited to 2,020 numbered copies (this copy being No. 1315), signed..... More
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