Vienna: , 1920s. A Wonderful Collection of Genuine Beatrix Potter Viennese Bronzes [POTTER, Beatrix]. Eighteen 'Cold-painted" Bronze Figures of Beatrix Potter Characters From the Doris Frohnsdorff Collection. Vienna: c. 1913 - early 1930s. Eighteen miniature cold painted Beatrix Potter figurines, each measuring between 32 and 48 mm. Minor loss of paint..... 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: Septimus Prowett, 1827. "The... Illustrations... Are... Unforgettable" “One of the Most Significant Series of British Book Illustrations Ever to Have Been Produced” [MARTIN, John]. MILTON, John. The Paradise Lost of Milton. With Illustrations, Designed and Engraved by John Martin. London: Septimus Prowett, 1827]. First (Imperial Quarto) edition, large plate issue. Limited to..... 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: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. “Credit is a System Whereby a Person who can't Pay, gets Another Person who can't Pay, to Guarantee that he can Pay” (Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit) A Complete Set in the Original Parts with all the Advertisements DICKENS, Charles. Little Dorrit. With Illustrations by H.K. Browne. London..... 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: S.W. Partridge & Co., Ltd., 1922. "One of the Hardest of Heath Robinson's Books to Find Today" (Geoffrey Beare) ROBINSON, W. Heath. Peter Quip in Search of a Friend. London: S.W. Partridge & Co., Ltd., [1922]. Quarto (10 9/16 x 8 1/8 inches; 268 x 207 mm.). [1-4], 5-48 pp..... 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
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
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1896. One of 150 Large Paper Copies on Japon Vellum Influenced by Walter Crane ROBINSON, Charles, illustrator. STEVENSON, Robert Louis. A Child's Garden of Verses… London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1896. First Illustrated Edition. One of 150 large-paper copies printed on Japon vellum paper..... More
London: Methuen & Co., 1931. Signed Limited Edition of “The Wind in the Willows” GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., [1931]. First edition illustrated by Shepard. (The first edition was published in 1908 with a frontispiece by Graham Robertson.) Limited to..... 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
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
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
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