London: Effingham Wilson… and Thomas Hurst, 1833. With Fourteen Woodcuts by Cruikshank CRUIKSHANK, George. [WIGHT, John]. Sunday in London. Illustrated in Fourteen Cuts, by George Cruikshank, and a few words by a friend of his; with a copy of Sir Andrew Agnew's Bill. London: Effingham Wilson… and Thomas Hurst, 1833..... More
Dresden, Leipzig & London: Published for the proprietors by A.H. Payne [&] W. French, 1852. A Superb Kelliegram 'Presentation' Binding [KELLIEGRAM binding]. Reynard The Fox, A Poem in Twelve Cantos. Translated from the German by E.W. Holloway. With thirty-seven engravings on steel, after designs by H. Leutemann. Dresden, Leipzig & London..... More
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1927. Everybody's Pepys A Fine Inlaid Binding by Rivière & Son Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard RIVIÈRE & SON, binder. PEPYS, Samuel. SHEPARD, Ernest H., illustrator. Everybody's Pepys. The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669. Abridged from the Complete Copyright Text and Edited by O.F. Morshead. With 60..... 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 & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. Arthur Rackham's Personal Copy from the Publisher's Both Volumes Signed by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. IRVING, Washington. Tales of a Traveller… New York & London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1895. Arthur Rackham's personal copy from his publisher. Inscribed in volume I on front free..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First Edition of Charles Dickens David Copperfield In a Fine Cosway-Style Binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, binders. DICKENS, Charles. The Personal History of David Copperfield. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. London: Bradbury & Evans, 1850. First edition in book form, first state..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1881. One of the Books That Relieved John Ruskin's Depression Rare in Dust Jacket GREENAWAY, Kate. FOSTER, Myles B. A Day in a Child’s Life. Music by Myles B. Foster. Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans. London: [n.d., 1881]. First edition. Quarto (9 9/16 x 8 1/4..... 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: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., 1905. Onward, For Kitten and Country Furry Fun For All WAIN, Louis. Frolics in Catland. Father Tuck's "Travels in Fairyland" No. 9174. London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd., n.d. [c. 1905?]. First 'Untearable' edition. Oblong quarto (8 5/8 x 10 3/4 in; 220 x 273 mm)..... More
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Paris: Chez Bauger [and] Chez Aubert, 1839. “Paris in the Morning” and “Paris at Night” GAVARNI [pseudonym of Guillaume Sulpice Chevallier]. Paris le matin. [Paris: Au Bureau du Charivari, n.d., 1839]. Twelve numbered lithographed plates, depicting Parisian life in the morning. Plates printed by Aubert & Cie. [and] Paris le soir. [Paris: Chez..... More
[London]: Longman & Co., 1849. Owen Jones' Illuminated Song of Songs Beautifully Bound by the Harcourt Bindery HARCOURT BINDERY. Owen Jones, Illuminator. The Song of Songs which is Solomons. [London]: Longman & Co., 1849. First printing with the Owen Jones illuminations. Small quarto (7 11/16 x 5 5/8 inches; 196 x 143..... 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
New York: George H. Doran, 1923. The First Abridged Edition of Kay Nielsen's "In Powder and Crinoline" The Twelve Dancing Princesses - Fine in the Original Dust Jacket and Box NIELSEN, Kay, illustrator. QUILLER-COUCH, Sir Arthur. The Twelve Dancing Princesses and other Fairy Tales Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Kay..... More
London: Hodder and Stroughton, 1914. Perhaps the Most Beautiful Children's Book Ever Published [NIELSEN, Kay, Illustrator. [ASBJÖRNSEN, Peter Christen, and Jörgen Ingebreksten Moe]. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1914]. The first trade edition of Kay Nielsen's greatest work..... More
London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905. A Fine Tale of Benjamin Bunny First Edition, Third Printing POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., n.d., [1905]. First edition, third printing (March 1905). Twelvemo ( 5 7/16 x 4 1/16 in; 138 x...... 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
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. Limited Edition of Arthur Rackham’s “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens” In an Early Inlaid Binding by Bayntun Rivière BAYNTUN-RIVIÈRE, binder. RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. BARRIE, J.M. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (From “The Little White Bird”). With Drawings by Arthur Rackham. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906. Edition DeLuxe. Limited..... More
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. An Exceptionally Fine “Knave of Hearts” "The illustrations were the highest quality reproductions that could be printed” [PARRISH, Maxfield, illustrator]. SAUNDERS, Louise. The Knave of Hearts. With Pictures by Maxfield Parrish. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1925. First edition. Large quarto (13 3/4 x 11 7/16..... More
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
London: George Routledge, 1846. Ninety-Two Humorous Plates SEYMOUR, Robert, illustrator. PEAKE, Richard Brinsley. Seymour's Humorous Sketches. Comprising Ninety-Two Caricature Etchings Illustrated in Prose, by R.B. Peake. London: George Routledge, 1846. First edition, thus. Octavo (9 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches; 239 x 143 mm.). [viii], 104 pp. Ninety-two fine engraved plates..... More
London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1908. Harry Rountree's "Pièce de Résistance" ROUNTREE, Harry, illustrator. CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Ninety-Two Coloured Illustrations by Harry Rountree. London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and New York: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1908]. First edition with the Harry Rountree illustrations. Printed on..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1923. French Fairy Tales Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren [TENGGREN, Gustaf, illustrator]. D'AULNOY, Madame. D'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1923. First Tenggren illustrated edition, later issue. Small quarto (9 3/16 x 6 7/8 inches; 233 x 175 mm.). xii, 457, [3, blank]..... 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: Macmillan und Comp., 1869. "Alice's Abenteuer im Wunderland" The First Foreign Language Translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland CARROLL, Lewis. Alice's Abenteuer im Wunderland. Uebersetzt von Antonie Zimmermann. Mit zweiundvierzig Illustrations von John Tenniel. London: Macmillan und Comp., 1969. First German edition, first issue. Octavo (7 1/4 x 5 inches;..... 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
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