Athens: printed for… The Limited Editions Club by Aspioti-Elka Graphic Arts Company, 1957. Jason and the Golden Fleece Illustrated by Anastasios Tassos APPOLONIUS RHODIUS. TASSOS, A[nastasios Alevizos], illustrator. Argonautica or, the quest of Jason for the Golden Fleece, the epic poem set down in the ancient Greek tongue by Appolonius of Rhodes..... More
London: Charles Knight and Co.,, 1839. The First Lane Translation [ARABIAN NIGHTS]. The Thousand and One Nights, Commonly Called, in England, The Arabian Nights’ Entertainments. A new translation from the Arabic, with copious notes. By Edward William Lane… Illustrated by many hundred engravings on wood, from original designs by William..... More
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1997. One of 250 Copies Signed By and With a Photogravure by Jim Dine [ARION PRESS]. JAMES, Henry. DINE, Jim (photographer). The Madonna of the Future. San Francisco: Arion Press, 1997. Limited to 250 numbered copies, signed by Jim Dine, this being copy number 180. Quarto (12..... More
San Francisco: Arion Press, 1992. Mamet's Masterpiece Signed by the Author and the Artist [ARION PRESS]. MAMET, David. McCurdy, Michael (artist). American Buffalo. A Play by David Mamet. With Wood Engravings by Michael McCurdy. San Francisco: Arion Press, 1992. Limited to 400 numbered copies for sale signed by the author and artist, this..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1979. "A Feat of Craftsmanship Unexcelled in Modern Printing" A 'Special Presentation Copy' with an Original Pencil Drawing of 'Moby-Dick' on the Title-Page Additionally Every Illustration Signed in Pencil by Barry Moser [ARION PRESS]. [MOSER, Barry, illustrator]. MELVILLE, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. San Francisco: The Arion Press..... More
London [&] Paris: Rudolph Ackermann [&] Galignani & Co., 1853. "O, my dearest Caroline! I am thine, you are mine; O, my dearest Caroline!" From the Library of The Duke of Gloucester [ARMSTRONG, William Henry]. O'BRADLEY, Arthur, pseudonym. The Gretna-Green Bolt-a, or, Young Ladies' Man-ual. Edited by Arthur O'Bradley, Esq. London [&] Paris..... More
London: Macmillan, 1903. A Finely Bound Set ARNOLD, Matthew. The Works of Matthew Arnold. London: Macmillan and Co., 1903-1904. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 775 copies. Fifteen octavo volumes. Engraved frontispiece portrait in Volume I. Bound by MacDonald of New York in three-quarter teal morocco gilt over marbled boards. Spines decoratively..... More
Chelsea: StJ. Hornby, 1922. The Fine Ashendene St. Francis With Fifty-Three Superb Woodcuts by Charles March Gere ASHENDENE PRESS. I Fioretti Del Glorioso Poverello Di Cristo S. Francesco Di Assisi. St. J. Hornby: Chelsea, 1922. One of 200 copies (out of a total of 240) printed on Batchelor paper with Hammer and..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1910. Who will deign to hear the song Solace of a captive's wrong, Telling how two children met, Aucassin and Nicolette AUCASSIN & NICOLETTE. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. MASON, Eugene, translator. Aucassin & Nicolette. Translated from the Old French by Eugene Mason. With coloured illustrations by Maxwell Armfield..... More
Paris: Chez Jean Camusat, 1637. Widely Seen As The First Western Autobiography Ever Written The Rare First Edition Translated from Latin into French by René de Seriziers Only One Copy Located in Libraries Worldwide AUGUSTINE of HIPPO, Saint. SERIZIERS, R.P., translator. Les Confessions de Saint Augustin. Traduites par le S.P. Paris: Jean Camusat..... More
Paris: Apud Jacob Bessin, 1614. Scarce Life of St. Augustine [AUGUSTINE of HIPPO, Saint]. ANGELIS, Ludovico de. De Vita, et Laudibus S.P.N. AVR. Augustini. Hipponensis Episcopi, et ecclesia Doctoris eximij. Libri Six. Recogniti secunda editione, & in compendium, à suo auctore R.P.F. Ludovico de Angelis, Portuensi, Lusitano, Ordinis Eremit. alumno &..... More
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[Philadelphia]: Shoenhut, 1890. An Automaton After Meggendorfer [AUTOMATON]. [“The Tailor and His Two Apprentices”]. [Philadelphia: Schoenhut, n.d. c. 1890-1900] Boxed automaton. Image size: 11 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches; 293 x 395 mm. Box size: 13 5/8 x 17 5/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 345 x 447 x 130 mm. Three cardboard..... More
London: Printed for J. Johnson, W. J. and J. Richardson, Otridge and Son, 1803. A Fine Rasher of Bacon in Calf BACON, Francis. The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Alban, and Lord High Chancellor of England. In Ten Volumes. London: Printed for J. Johnson…by H. Bryer, 1803. Ten octavo..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1874. Sir Samuel Baker's Ismailïa BAKER, Sir Samuel W. Ismailïa: A Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the Suppression of the Slave Trade. Organized by Ismail, Khedive of Egypt. By Sir Samuel W. Baker.… With maps, portraits, and upward of fifty full-page illustrations by Zwecker..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1867. A Classic of Exploration and Big Game Hunting BAKER, Sir Samuel W. The Nile Tributaries of Abyssinia, and the Sword Hunters of the Hamram Arabs. London: Macmillan and Co., 1867. First edition. Octavo (8 3/4 x 5 9/16 inches; 221 x 141 mm.). xx11, [2], 596..... More
London: Constable and Company Limited, 1920. A Beautifully Illustrated Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam One of Fifty Copies Printed on Japon and Signed by Ronald Balfour BALFOUR, Ronald, Illustrator. KHAYYÁM, Omar. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Illustrated by Ronald Balfour. London: Constable and Company Limited, 1920. First edition thus, limited to fifty copies signed..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. A Finely Bound Set of J. M. Barrie - the Creator of Peter Pan BARRIE, J.M. The Kirriemuir Edition of the Works of J.M. Barrie. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Limited to One Thousand Sets, numbered and signed by the publishers. Ten large octavo volumes (9..... More
Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers, 1901. An 'Electrical' Fairy Tale BAUM, L. Frank. The Master Key. An electrical fairy tale. Founded upon the mysteries of electricity and the optimism of its devotees. It was written for boys, but others may read it. Illustrations by F.Y. Cory. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company Publishers..... More
[London]: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. "Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies" BAUMER, Lewis, illustrator. THACKERAY, Henry Makepeace. Vanity Fair. Illustrated in Colour by Lewis Baumer. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1913]. Large quarto (10 15/16 x 8 3/8 inches; 277 x 211 mm.). xviii; 483 [1] blank. Twenty mounted color plates with..... More
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: , 1957. A Beautifully Framed Ink Illustration With a Pretty Printed Mat Adorned With a Ribbon BAXTER, Doreen, artist. [Two Young Girls at the Fairground] From Wonderland Tales. [n.p., ca. 1957]. Original pen and ink illustration, signed "Doreen Baxter" on lower right-hand corner. Image size: 4 3/8 x 6 7/8 inches; 111 x...... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1855. In an Elegant, Beautifully Wrought Pictorial Binding [BAYNTUN OF BATH, binders]. INGOLDSBY, Thomas (pseudonym of Richard Harris Barham). The Ingoldsby Legends. Or, Mirth and Marvels. The Three Series. London: Richard Bentley, 1855. Tenth edition. Three octavo volumes (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 in; 193 x 121 mm)..... More
London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1822. "Oh! Just, Subtle, And Mighty Opium!" A Fine and Elaborate Early Twentieth Century Binding by Bayntun of Bath [DE QUINCEY, Thomas]. BAYNTUN, binder. Confessions of an English Opium Eater. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1822. First edition in book form. Large twelvemo (6 7/8..... More
London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. A Superb Early Example of a Bayntun 'Inlaid' Binding BAYNTUN, Binder. GOLDSMITH, Oliver. The Vicar of Wakefield. With prefatory memoir by George Saintsbury. And One Hundred and Fourteen Coloured Illustrations. London: John C. Nimmo, 1886. Large octavo (9 3/4 x 6 3/8 inches; 247 x 162 mm.)..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1904. A Spectacular Early Bayntun Binding on a Finely Printed Rubaiyat Illustrated by Gilbert James Deluxe Edition with the Twelve Photogravure Plates Hand -Colored BAYNTUN, binder. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. With Twelve Hand-colored Plates after Drawings by..... More
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London: John Camden Hotten [and] George Routledge and Sons, 1869 / 1872. A Masterful Pair of Inlaid Bindings by Bayntun-Riviere [BAYNTUN-RIVIÉRE, binders]. GILBERT, W.S. The "Bab" Ballads. [together with:] More "Bab" Ballads. Much Sound and Little Sense. London: John Camden Hotten [and] George Routledge and Sons, 1869 [and] 1872. First editions. Two..... More
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