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 about Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi
London: Elkin Matthews and John Lane, 1894. An Exceptionally Rare Example with the Addition of all Three of the Suppressed Plates bound in WILDE, Oscar. BEARDSLEY, Aubrey, illustrator. Salomé. A Tragedy in One Act. Translated from the French of Oscar Wilde [by Lord Alfred Douglas]: Pictured by Aubrey Beardsley. London: Elkin..... More about Salomé A Tragedy in One Act
London: William Heinemann, 1915. Edition de Luxe, Signed by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. DICKENS, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, [1915]. Limited to 525 numbered copies, of which 500 are for sale in Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies (this copy being No. 56), signed by Arthur... More about A Christmas Carol
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1975. STOKER, Bram. WOLF, Leonard. Wilfried Sätty, illustrator. The Annotated Dracula. Introduction, Notes, and Bibliography by Leonard Wolf. Art by Sätty. With Maps, Drawings, and Photographs. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., [1975]. First edition thus. Large quarto ( 11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280... More about Annotated Dracula, The
New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977. SHELLEY, Mary Wollstonecraft. WOLF, Leonard. The Annotated Frankenstein. Introduction and Notes by Leonard Wolf. Art by Marcia Huyette. With Maps, Drawings, and Photographs. New York: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1977. First edition thus. Large quarto ( 11 x 8 1/2 inches; 280 x.... More about Annotated Frankenstein, The
[London]: The Daily Telegraph, 1914. With Color Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen & Maxfield Parrish [RACKHAM, Arthur. DULAC, Edmund. NIELSEN, Kay. PARRISH, Maxfield, et al, illustrators]. King Albert's Book. A Tribute to the Belgian King and People From Representative Men and Women Throughout the World. N.p. [London]: The Daily..... More about King Albert's Book
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 about Sonnets from the Portuguese
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. The Mother of all Court-Cases… First Edition, First Issue of Dickens' Tenth Novel DICKENS, Charles. Bleak House. With illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First edition, first issue (following all of the points in Smith), in book form of Dickens' ninth novel. Octavo (8 1/4..... More about Bleak House
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1902. A Remarkably Fine Copy of the First Trade Edition of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” The First Edition with Thirty Colored Plates POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [n.d., 1902]. First Warne 'Trade' Edition, first, second, or third printing* (October-December 1902)..... More about Tale of Peter Rabbit, The
London: Printed for John Murray, 1812. A Beautifully Bound Copy of the Book that Established Byron's Career “Then stirs the feeling infinite, so felt In solitude, where we are least alone” BYRON, Lord. Childe Harold's Pilgrimage. A Romaunt. London: Printed for John Murray; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin. By Thomas..... More about Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
London: Samuel Bagster, 1808. A Superb Mid-Twenties Cosway-Style Binding by Bayntun of Bath with Two Fine Oval Miniatures Extra-Illustrated by the Insertion of Fifty-Five Engraved Plates of which Ten are Hand-Colored COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. BAYNTUN, binder. WALTON, Isaac. The Complete Angler; or, Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, and Fishing..... More about Complete Angler; or, Contemplative Man's Recreation, The
London: Samuel Bagster, 1815. A Superb Early Twentieth Century 'Cosway' Binding by Rivière & Son COSWAY-STYLE BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. WALTON, Izaac. COTTON, Charles. The Complete Angler; or, Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, and Fishing. In two parts. London: Samuel Bagster, 1815. Second Bagster Edition. Octavo (8 13/16..... More about Complete Angler; or, Contemplative Man's Recreation: The
London: Macmillan and Co., 1869. Alice in Wonderland in a Cosway Binding with a Fine Miniature Watercolor by Miss C.B. Currie The March Hare and the Mad Hatter dipping the Dormouse into the Teapot… COSWAY BINDING. RIVIÈRE & SON, binders. CURRIE, Miss C.B., artist. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two..... More about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1900. A Beautiful 'Roycroft' Binding ROYCROFT BINDERY. KINDER, Louis, binder? RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. A Legend of Stiria written in 1841 by John Ruskin, the same being a tale for Young folks and their Elders. East Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1900. Small quarto (7... More about King of the Golden River, The
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1917. A Very Fine Cosway-Style Binding Sidney Colvin's Life and Poetry of John Keats [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. BAYNTUN RIVIÈRE, binders. KEATS, John. COLVIN, Sidney. John Keats, His Life and Poetry, His Friends Critics and After-Fame. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1917. First edition. Octavo (8 3/8 x 5... More about John Keats, His Life and Poetry, His Friends Critics and After-Fame
Edinburgh: Printed for the author and sold by William Creech, 1787. "Should old acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should old acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne" First Edinburgh Edition, First Issue of Robert Burns "Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect" A Stunning Cosway-Style Jeweled Binding by Sangorski..... More about Poems
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London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1932-33. A Charming, Finely Wrought Pictorial Binding By the Great Rivière & Son [RIVIÈRE & SON, binders]. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [bound together with] Through the Looking Glass. With Illustrations by John Tenniel. London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd, 1932-33. Later editions. Two tomes in one..... More about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [bound together with] Through the Looking-Glass And What Alice...
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1938. "Selborne is the secret, private parish inside each one of us" (David Elliston Allen) NONESUCH PRESS. WHITE, Gilbert. RAVILIOUS, Eric, illustrator. The Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne. Selected and edited with an introduction by H.J. Massingham. With wood engravings by Eric Ravilious. London: The Nonesuch..... More about Writings of Gilbert White of Selborne, The
London: William Pickering, 1832. "He was not of an age, but for all time" (Ben Jonson) A Finely Bound Pickering Edition of Shakespeare's Poems SHAKESPEARE, William. The Poems of Shakespeare. London: William Pickering, 1832. Small octavo (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 inches; 155 x 95 mm.). [iv], lxxxix, [v], 288 pp. Portrait... More about Poems of Shakespeare, The
London: Michael Dempsey, 1975. "Deedle" Reads The News At Ten STEADMAN, Ralph, Illustrator. CARROLL, Lewis. The Hunting of the Snark. An agony in eight fits. Illustrated with innumerable lines by Ralph Steadman. London: Michael Dempsey, [1975]. First Steadman illustrated edition, first impression. Inscribed on the half-title by the illustrator to journalist and... More about Hunting of the Snark, The
Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1909. One of Only Thirty Signed Copies Printed on Papier Imperial Du Japon [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. SHAKESPEARE, William. Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'Ete. Paris: Hachette et Cie, 1909. First edition in French of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Limited to thirty numbered copies on Papier..... More about Le Songe D'Une Nuit D'Ete
London: William Heinemann, 1907. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrated by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson. London: William Heinemann, [n.d., 1907]. First English Edition DeLuxe. Limited to 1,130 numbered copies (this copy being # 853). Large quarto (11... More about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. A Superb First Edition Set of The Charles Dickens Christmas Books Beautifully Bound by Root & Son ca. 1920 DICKENS, Charles. ROOT & SON, Binders. The Christmas Books. London: [Various], 1843-1848. [Comprising:] A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas… With illustrations by John Leech. London..... More about A Christmas Carol. The Chimes. The Cricket on the Hearth. The Battle of Life. The Haunted Man
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. First N.C. Wyeth llustrated Edition of Treasure Island Finely Bound by MacDonald of New York WYETH, N.C., illustrator. STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. First Wyeth Illustrated Edition, first issue. [i-vi], vii-xiv, [1, blank], [1, map], 273, [1, blank] pp. Color pictorial... More about Treasure Island
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London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1924-28. A Fine First Edition Set of the Pooh Books Bound ca. 1960 by Bayntun of Bath MILNE, A.A. SHEPARD, Ernest H. illustrator. [A Complete Set of the Pooh Books]. Winnie the Pooh. Now We Are Six. When We Were Very Young. The House at Pooh Corner..... More about Complete Set of the Pooh Books, A]. When We Were Very Young.. Winnie the Pooh. Now We Are Six....
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