New York: The Macmillan Company, 1957. "A sudden blow: the great wings beating still Above the staggering girl, her thighs caressed By the dark webs, her nape caught in his bill, He holds her helpless breast upon his breast…" (Leda and the Swan) YEATS, W[illiam] B[utler]. The Variorum Edition of the Poems of W.B...... More
Paris: F.-L. Schmied, 1924. Considered to be Schmied's First Important Book The Copy of Publisher, Bookbinder and Bookseller René Kieffer SCHMIED, Francois-Louis, illustrator. VIGNY, Alfred de. Daphné. Paris: Chez F.-L. Schmied, Peintre-Graveur-Imprimeur, 1924. Limited to 140 numbered copies (this being no. 41) signed by F.L. Schmied. Large quarto (12 1/8 x 9 7/8 inches;..... More
Paris: F.-L. Schmied, 1928. Livre D'Artiste - Francois Louis Schmied's The Twelve Caesars SCHMIED, Francois-Louis, illustrator. Les Douze Césars. Traduction inédite de Joseph Estève. Préface de Louis Barthou de L'Académie Francaise. Paris: F.-L. Schmied, 1928. Limited to 175 copies printed on vélin d'Arches (this being no. 165) signed by F.L. Schmied..... More
New York: Coward-McCann, 1928. "Cats here, cats there, Cats and kittens everywhere, Hundreds of cats, Thousands of cats, Millions and billions and trillions of cats" GÁG, Wanda. Millions of Cats. New York: Coward-McCann, 1928. Edition De Luxe limited to two hundred and fifty copies signed by Wanda Gág (of which this..... More
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1916. The Rarest of all Harry Clarke's Signed Limited Editions [CLARKE, Harry, illustrator]. ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Illustrated by Harry Clarke. London: George G. Harrap & Company, [1916]. Edition De Luxe limited to 125 copies signed by Harry Clarke (this being..... More
Paris: L'Édition D'Art / H. Piazza, 1911. French Signed Limited Edition of Edmund Dulac's Hans Andersen [DULAC, Edmund, illustrator]. ANDERSEN, Hans Christian. La Reine des Neiges et Quelques Autres Contes Illustrés par Edmond Dulac. Paris: L'Édition D'Art / H. Piazza, [1911]. French Signed Limited Edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies on..... More
Florence: Privately Printed [by the Tipografia Giuntina], 1928. A Fine First Edition of “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” Complete with the Rare Dust Jacket and the Very Rare Original Glassine Wrapper Laid in is a Signed Postcard from Lawrence to his Sister-in-Law LAWRENCE, D.H. Lady Chatterley’s Lover. [Florence]: Privately Printed [by the Tipografia Giuntina]..... 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: 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: 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
Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1919. The First of Arthur Rackham's Two Great Silhouette Books The French Edition de Luxe [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. PERRAULT, Charles. Cendrillon. D'Apres Ch. Perrault avec illustrations par Arthur Rackham. Paris: Librairie Hachette, [1919]. French Edition de Luxe. Limited to 500 copies signed by the illustrator, of which this is..... More
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
London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Heath Robinson’s Wittiest Drawings ROBINSON, W. Heath. Bill the Minder. Written and Illustrated by W. Heath Robinson. London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1912. Edition de Luxe. Limited to 380 numbered copies (this copy being No. 192), signed by the author/artist. Large quarto (11 1/8 x 9..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1918. Signed Limited Edition Bound by Zaehnsdorf for E. Joseph [RACKHAM, Arthur, Illustrator]. SWINBURNE, Algernon Charles. The Springtide of Life. Poems of Childhood by Algernon Charles Swinburne. With a Preface by Edmund Gosse. London: William Heinemann, [1918]. Edition Deluxe limited to 765 numbered copies signed by Arthur Rackham (this..... More
London: Constable & Co. Ltd., 1919. “Never did Old Poems Appear so Gayly Bedecked than Some British Ballads…" RACKHAM, Arthur. Some British Ballads. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: Constable & Co. Ltd, n.d. [1919]. Limited to 575 numbered and signed copies by the artist, this being copy no. 482. Quarto (11..... More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. The Rarest of the Limited Edition Rackham Books Limited to 105 Copies [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. BIANCO, Margery Williams. Poor Cecco. By Margery Williams Bianco. Author of "The Velveteen Rabbit." Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1925]. First edition, deluxe large paper issue..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1933. One of 410 Copies Signed by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. ROSSETTI, Christina. Goblin Market. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd. [1933]. One of 410 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, this being copy No. 403. Octavo (9 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches; 228..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1921. With Twenty-Four Mounted Color Plates by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. MILTON, John. Comus. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: William Heineman[n.d., 1921]. Edition De Luxe. Limited to 550 copies (this copy being no. 375). Large quarto (11 5/8 x 8 7/8 inches; 295 x 225 mm.). xviii, 76..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1913. One of 500 Copies Signed by Kay Nielsen Specially Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [NIELSEN, Kay, illustrator]. QUILLER-COUCH, Sir Arthur. In Powder & Crinoline. Old Fairy Tales Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [n.d., 1913]. Edition de Luxe. Limited to..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1946. The Greatest Poem of Ancient and Modern Times (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Eight Magnificent Colored Illustrations by Arthur Szyk [SZYK, Arthur, illustrator]. [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. The Book of Job from the Translation Prepared at Cambridge in 1611 for King James 1 with a Preface by Mary..... More
London: George Harrap & Co., 1932. One of 575 Copies Signed by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George Harrap & Co., [1932]. One of 575 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, this being copy No. 472. Octavo (8 3/4..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1924. Edition Deluxe 1/500 Copies Signed by Kay Nielsen Nielsen, Kay, illustrator. Andersen, Hans Christian. Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924]. Limited to 500 copies numbered and signed by the artist, this being copy no. 209. Large quarto (12 3/16..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1988. One of 220 Copies Specially Bound and Signed by Maurice Sendak With an Original 'Wild Thing' Pen & Ink Drawing SENDAK, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. Story and Pictures by Maurice Sendak. New York: Harper and Row, 1988. Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition. Limited to 220 copies..... More
London: George Harrap & Co., 1932. One of 575 Copies Signed by Arthur Rackham [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. RUSKIN, John. The King of the Golden River. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George Harrap & Co., [1932]. One of 575 copies signed by Arthur Rackham, this being copy No. 521. Octavo (8 3/4..... More
London: Freemantle & Co.,, 1901. "Hell is Empty and all the Devils are Here" (The Tempest, William Shakespeare) Illustrated by Robert Anning Bell One of 174 Numbered Copies Signed by the Artist BELL, Robert Anning, illustrator. SHAKESPEARE, William. The Tempest. A Comedy by William Shakespeare. Decorated by Robert Anning Bell. London: Freemantle &..... More
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