London: Printed for Cadell & Davies, etc., 1807. “We improve ourselves by victory over our self. There must be contests, and you must win.” (Edward Gibbon) GIBBON, Edward. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. In twelve volumes. With some account of the life of the author..... 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: George Routledge & Sons Limited, 1899. Walter Crane's "Triplets" Deluxe Edition One of Twenty Special Copies Printed on Japanese Vellum CRANE, Walter, [illustrator]. Triplets: Comprising The Baby's Opera, The Baby's Bouquet, and The Baby's Own Æsop. With the Original Designs in Colour by Walter Crane; Printed by Edmund Evans. London: George..... More
London: David Butt, 1887. A Fine Arts and Crafts Style Inlaid Binding by Alfred De Sauty [DE SAUTY, Alfred, binder]. ADLINGTON, William, translator. The Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale Of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche. Done into English by William Adlington Of University College in Oxford. With a Discourse on..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1912. Arthur Rackham Illustrates Aesop's Fables First Trade Edition in the Excessively Rare Pictorial Dust Jacket [RACKHAM, Arthur]. Aesop's Fables. A New Translation by V.S. Vernon Jones with an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton and Illustrations by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heinemann, 1912. First trade edition. Small square octavo..... More
London: Country Life Limited, 1935. With Nine Colored Plates by Edmund Dulac DULAC, Edmund, illustrator. WILLIAMSON, Hugh Ross. Gods and Mortals in Love. London: Country Life Limited, [1935]. First edition. Large quarto (11 x 8 5/8 inches; 279 x 218 mm.). 83, [1, blank] pp. Nine full-page color plates. Publisher's cream tweed..... More
Berne: Printed for the members of The Limited Editions Club, 1966. "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters" "We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak" (Epictetus) EPICTETUS. The Discourses of Epictetus [and The..... More
New York: Printed for the Members of The Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish, 1960. With Twelve Full-Page Illustrations by Carlotta Petrina VIRGIL (Publius Virgilius Maro). The Eclogues. Translated into English Verse by C.S. Calverley. With an introduction by Moses Hadas and Drawings by Vertès. New York: The..... More
Verona: Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1959. With Thirty-Five Tipped-in Monochrome Plates by Salvatore Fiume SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk. Quo Vadis? Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin with an introduction by Harold Lamb and illustrations by Salvatore Fiume. Verona: Printed for members of the Limited..... More
Verona: Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1959. With Thirty-Five Tipped-in Monochrome Plates by Salvatore Fiume SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk. Quo Vadis? Translated from the Polish by Jeremiah Curtin with an introduction by Harold Lamb and illustrations by Salvatore Fiume. Verona: Printed for members of the Limited..... 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
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1910. The Greek Heroes - Signed by Arthur Rackham RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. NIEBUHR, Barthold Georg, translator. The Greek Heroes. Stories Translated from Niebuhr with additions. With Four Coloured Plates and Numerous other Illustrations by Arthur Rackham, R.W.S. London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1910. Reprint of the..... More
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: Philip Lee Warner Publisher to The Medici Society [Riccardi Press], 1912. "Greek Fairy Tales For My Children" [FLINT, W. Russell, illustrator]. KINGSLEY, Charles. The Heroes, Or Greek Fairy Tales For My Children by Charles Kingsley. Illustrated After Drawings by W. Russell Flint. London: Philip Lee Warner Publisher to The Medici..... More
Verona: Printed for the mambers of he Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1952. Signed by the Artist Bruno Bramanti and the Printer Giovanni Mardersteig VIRGIL (Publuis Virgilius Maro). BRAMANTI, Bruno, illustrator. The Georgics. Translated into English Verse by John Dryden. Verona: Printed for the members of he Limited Editions..... More
Verona: Printed for the members of he Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni, 1952. Signed by the Artist Bruno Bramanti and the Printer Giovanni Mardersteig VIRGIL (Publuis Virgilius Maro). BRAMANTI, Bruno, illustrator. The Georgics. Translated into English Verse by John Dryden. Verona: Printed for the members of he Limited Editions..... More
Patavii: Josephus Cominus, 1737. "The Best Edition of Catullus Yet Published" The Rare Veronese Gold Medal Winner CATULLUS, C. Valerius. VOLPI, Gian Antonio (editor). C. Valerius Catullus Veronensis et in eum Jo: Antonii Vulpii Eloquentiae Professoris in Gymnasio Patavino Novus Commentarius Locupletissimus. Patavii [Padua]: Josephus Cominus, 1737. First separate Volpi edition, originally..... More
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Lugd. Batav. Leiden: apud Elzevirios, 1638. First Elzevier Edition [SHAKESPEARE SOURCE]. FLORUS, [Lucius] Publius Annaeus. L. Annaeus Florus [Works], CL. Salmasius, addidit Lucium Ampelium. & cod. M.S. nunquam antehac editum. Lugd. Batav. [Leiden]: apud Elzevirios, 1638. First Elzevier edition, second issue, with pp. 200 and 336 misnumbered as 220 and 536..... More
London and Glasgow: The Children's Press, 1920. Harry Rountree Illustrates Aesops Fables Scarce in the Original Color Pictorial Dust Jacket ROUNTREE, Harry, illustrator. AESOP. Aesop's Fables. Illustrated by Harry Rountree. London and Glasgow: The Children's Press [n.d., ca. 1920]. Early edition. 160 unnumbered pages. Eight color plates and numerous black & white..... More
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