London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, 1912. An Eye-Popping Cat Pop-Up Book WAIN, Louis. Days in Catland with Louis Wain. Father Tuck's Panorama No. 8595. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd, n.d. [ca.1912]. First edition. Oblong quarto (10 5/8 x 11 15/16 inches; 271 x 304 mm.). Four full-color lithographed panels..... More
New-York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition, First Isue of Little Lord Fauntleroy With a Signed Quotation from the Book BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. Little Lord Fauntleroy. New-York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1886. First edition, first issue, with the imprint of the De Vinne Press on the verso of the final leaf of text. With..... More
London: Printed [at the Chiswick Press] for J. and A. Arch; Longman and Co.,[et al], 1837. A Superb Art Nouveau Binding [KELLIEGRAM BINDING]. WHITE, Gilbert. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne. With the Naturalist's Calendar; and Miscellaneous Observations, extracted from his papers. London: Printed [at the Chiswick Press] for J...... More
London: John Van Voorst, 1889. "The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea…" Handsomely Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. GRAY, Thomas. Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard. London: John Van Voorst, 1889. Small octavo (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 197 x 130 mm.). viii, 32 leaves (printed on..... More
New York: Dodge Publishing Co., 1913. The Rare ABC Book of Catology For Toms, Tabbys, Kitties, and Kids of All Ages Exceptionally Scarce in the Original Color Pictorial Dust Jacket WAIN, Louis. A Cat Alphabet and Picture-Book for Little Folk. New York: Dodge Publishing Co., [1913]. First American Edition. Tall octavo (9 3/4..... More
London: Jarrold & Sons, , 1894. One of Arthur Rackham's Earliest Works RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BERLYN, Annie. Sunrise-Land. Rambles in Eastern England. By Mrs. Alfred Berlyn. London: Jarrold & Sons, 1894. First edition, first issue with advertisement for the Great Eastern Railway dated 1894. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches;..... More
[Sussex]: , 1933. A Wonderful Pen and Ink Drawing from Arthur Rackham's Little Red Riding Hood… RACKHAM, Arthur, artist. "Put the cake and the little pot of butter upon the bread-bin and come and lie down with me." [Sussex, 1933]. Original pen-and-ink drawing, signed "A Rackham" on lower left-hand corner, for..... More
London: William Holland, 1790. "To hold, as 'twere, the Mirror up to Nature." (William Shakespeare) The Rarest of all 'Mustard' George's Publications… WOODWARD, George Moutard. Gradation from a Greenhorn to a Blood. Altered from an Original Essay, published about the Year 1740; And Adapted to the Taste and Fashion of the Year..... More
Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First Edition, First Printing of Nathaniel Hawthorne's Most Famous Children's Book Six Tales Adapted from Greek Myths HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel. A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys. With engravings by Baker from designs by Billings. Boston: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, 1852. First edition, first printing, with the misprint..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1836. First Edition, First Issue Set of The Library of Fiction, With Two Sketches by “Boz” and Plates by Seymour and Buss [DICKENS, Charles, contributor]. The Library of Fiction, or Family Story-Teller; Consisting of Original Tales, Essays, and Sketches of Character. With Fourteen Illustrations. Vol. I...... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1907. "Stories From the Arabian Nights is Dulac's Most Important Book" (Hughey) Edition De Luxe - One of 350 Signed Copies Fifty Mounted Color Plates DULAC, Edmund, illustrator. Stories from The Arabian Nights. Retold by Laurence Housman. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1907]. Edition de Luxe, limited to three..... More
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London: , 1864. A Complete Set of the Proofs on India Paper of the Twenty-Four Plates in the Series Four Signed in Pencil by George Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. [The Fairy Library]. [London: D. Bogue / Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1853, 1854, 1854 & 1864]. A Complete Set of the Etched Proofs on..... More
Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi Son et Co.…, 1829. Twenty-Four Hand-Colored Lithographed Plates Depicting Lami and Monnier’s “Travels in England” [LAMI, Eugène, and Henry Monnier, illustrators]. Voyage en Angleterre, par Eug. Lami et H. Monnier. Paris: Publié par Firmin Didot Frères, et Lami-Denozan [and] London: Colnaghi..... More
Paris: J. Langlume, 1840. A Remarkable Survival of a Mid-Nineteenth Century Parisian Childrens' Coloring Book [LANGLUMÉ, J, publisher]. Le Petit Album de Dessin et d'Aquarelle [Petits Sujets variés]. Paris: J. Langlume, [ca. 1840]. First (only) edition. Small oblong twelvemo (4 3/8 x 5 inches; 112 x 127 mm.). Early ink signature..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1838. "The Most Celebrated of English Clowns" Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi Superbly Bound by Bayntun ca. 1920 Four Magnificent Color Pictorial Inlaid Characters Handsomely Extra-Illustrated [DICKENS, Charles]. BAYNTUN, binder. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by "Boz." With Illustrations by George Cruikshank. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. [II.] London: Richard Bentley, 1838..... More
London: Published by R. Alistair McAlpine, 1974. "The Greatest Literary Hoax of the Twentieth Century" MALLEY, Ern. NOLAN, Sidney, artist. The Darkening Ecliptic. Poems by Ern Malley. Paintings by Sidney Nolan, Preface by Robert Melville. Introduction by Elwyn Lynn. [London]: Published by R. Alistair McAlpine, 1974. First edition. Limited to 1,000..... More
Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1901. One of Ten Copies Printed on vellum With Ten Fine Initial Letters Printed in Red and Black ROSSETTI, Dante Gabriel. RICKETTS, Charles. MOSHER, Thomas B. The Blessed Damozel. [colophon: Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1901]. First Variorum Edition. One of Ten Copies Printed on Vellum (this..... More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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