London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. One of 500 Copies, Signed by W. Heath Robinson [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. KIPLING, Rudyard. A Song of the English. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1909]. Edition DeLuxe. Limited to 500 copies (this copy being No. 311), numbered and signed by the... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1909. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. KIPLING, Rudyard. A Song of the English. Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson.New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, [n.d., 1909]. First American trade edition. Large quarto (10 15/16 x 8 5/8 inches; 278 x 219 mm.). [64] leaves. Thirty... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1921. W. Heath Robinson Illustrates Charles Perrault [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. PERRAULT, Charles. Old-Time Stories told by Master Charles Perrault, translated from the French by A.E. Johnson. New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, [1921]. First American edition. Quarto (9 13/16 x 7 1/2 inches; 249... More
London: Grant Richards, 1904. “With Visions of Hell That are Truly Horrific” [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..... More
London: Constable & Co., 1914. "The Most Complete and Beautiful Specimen Before Us of an Illustrated Book as a Single Work of Art" (The Times Literary Supplement) [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare’s Comedy of A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. With Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co., 1914. Edition DeLuxe..... More
London: Constable & Co., 1914. The Course of True Love Never Did Run Smooth [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare's Comedy of A Midsummer-Night's Dream. With Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. London: Published by Constable & Co., 1914. First trade edition, first issue. Large quarto (11 3/16 x 8 5/8 inches;... More
London: Constable & Co., 1914. "The Most Complete and Beautiful Specimen Before Us of an Illustrated Book as a Single Work of Art" (The Times Literary Supplement) [ROBINSON, W. Heath, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, [William]. Shakespeare’s Comedy of A Midsummer-Night’s Dream. With Illustrations by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co., 1914. Edition DeLuxe..... 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: Robert Jennings, 1830. Twenty-Five Fine Engraved Plates Showing Italy and Switzerland in the Early Nineteenth Century ROSCOE, Thomas. The Tourist in Switzerland and Italy. Illustrated from drawings by S. Prout, Esq… London: Robert Jennings, 1830. First edition. Octavo (9 5/16 x 5 7/8 inches; 236 x 152 mm.). [viii], 278... More
London and Glasgow: The Children's Press, 1920. Harry Rountree Illustrates Aesops Fables Scarce in the Original Color Pictorial Dust Jacket ROUNTREE, Harry, illustrator. AESOP. Aesop's Fables. Illustrated by Harry Rountree. London and Glasgow: The Children's Press [n.d., ca. 1920]. Early edition. 160 unnumbered pages. Eight color plates and numerous black & white... More
Great Britain: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. One of the First Feminist Novels Illustrated by Paul Hogarth - A Descendant of the Great William Hogarth SCHREINER, Olive. [HOGARTH, Paul, Illustrator]. [DINESEN, Isak, Introduction]. The Story of an African Farm. With an Introduction by Isak Dinesen and Illustrations by Paul Hogarth. Great Britain..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1962. Maurice Sendak's Four Volume Nutshell Library SENDAK, Maurice. The Nutshell Library. Pierre, A Cautionary Tale in Five Chapters and a Prologue; Alligators All Around, An Alphabet; Chicken Soup With Rice, A Book of Months; One Was Johnny, A Counting Book; Pierre, A Cautionary Tale. New... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. One of 220 Copies Specially Bound and Signed by Maurice Sendak With an Original 'Wild Thing' Pen & Ink Drawing SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak. New York: Harper and Row, 1988. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition. Limited to 220 copies... More
New York: Random House, 1957. His Most Famous Book First Edition, in the Rare First Issue Dust Jacket SEUSS, Dr. (pseudonym of Theodor Seuss Geisel). The Cat in the Hat. [New York]: Random House, [1957]. First edition, first issue. Octavo (8 15/16 x 6 3/8 inches; 227 x 163 mm.). [2], 61, [1]... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1966. Anna Sewell's Black Beauty Finely Bound by Bayntun-Rivière Beautifully Illustrated by Lucy Kemp-Welch SEWELL, Anna. Black Beauty. Illustrated with 8 colour plates and many line drawings by Lucy Kemp-Welch. London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., [1966]. Later edition. Octavo (8 1/16 x 5 1/4 inches;... More
Oxford: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press…& Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell, 1930. The Shakespeare Head Spenser [SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS]. SPENSER, Edmund. The Works of Edmund Spenser. Oxford: Printed at the Shakespeare Head Press…& Published for the Press by Basil Blackwell, 1930-1932. One of 375 numbered copies on Batchelor’s Shakespeare..... More
Verona: Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1959. With Thirty-Five Tipped-in Monochrome Plates by Salvatore Fiume SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk. Quo Vadis? Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin with an introduction by Harold Lamb and illustrations by Salvatore Fiume. Verona: Printed for members of the Limited... More
Verona: Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1959. With Thirty-Five Tipped-in Monochrome Plates by Salvatore Fiume SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk. Quo Vadis? Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin with an introduction by Harold Lamb and illustrations by Salvatore Fiume. Verona: Printed for members of the Limited... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1914. "The Ideal Child is the Legacy Left Us By This Remarkable Artist" First Issue, In the Scarce First Issue Box [SMITH, Jessie Willcox, illustrator]. The Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose. A Careful and Full Selection of the Rhymes. With Numerous Illustrations In full color... More
New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1904. Eight Full-Page Color Plates by Jessie Willcox Smith In the Very Scarce Original Printed Dust Jacket [SMITH, Jessie Willcox, illustrator]. BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. In the Closed Room. New York: McClure, Phillips & Co., 1904. First edition. Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 5/8 inches; 210 x.... 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
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1922. Jessie Willcox Smith's Last Major Children's Story [SMITH, Jessie Willcox, illustrator]. SPYRI, Johanna. Heidi. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1922. First Jessie Willcox Smith illustrated edition, first issue. Quarto (9 1/4 x 7 inches; 236 x 178 mm.). 380 pp. Color pictorial title-page, ten full-page color plates... More
New York: Duffield & Company, 1915. When Kids and Christmas Meet [SMITH, JESSIE WILLCOX, Illustrator]. UNDERWOOD, Priscilla. When Christmas Comes Around. Sketches of Children. Pictures in Color by Jessie Willcox Smith. New York: Duffield & Company, 1915. First edition. Quarto (11 1/4 x 9 7/8 in; 287 x 252 mm). [6]... More
Verona: Printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club, 1963. From Julius Caesar to Flavius Domitianus SUETONIUS. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars. The translation by Philemon Holland revised for the present edition, by Moses Hadas and illustrated with paintings by Salvatore Fiume. Verona: Printed for the members of The... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1910. Off With Their Heads! (But Keep Scarce Dust Jackets On) One of Only 150 Copies Signed by the Artist [SULLIVAN, Edmund J., illustrator]. CARLYLE, Thomas. The French Revolution. A History. With Illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan. London: Chapman and Hall, 1910. Large paper copy, limited to 150 sets, signed... More
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