Dresden: Verlag Der Kunst, 1961. Second German language edition. Hardcover. 351pp. Quarto [27 cm] Bright white cloth over thin boards with a black ink stamped title on the spine, and a black ink stamped woodblock vignette on the front cover. With a tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Masereel. The corners of..... More
Paris: Pierre Vorms, Editeur. Gallerie Billiet, 1931. Limited Edition. Leather bound. Quarto [28 cm] Bound in 3/4 leather with marbled paper over boards. New endpapers. Original wraps bound in. The boards are a bit warped, there is a 2" loss from the head of the backstrip, and there are occasional..... More
Gand: Snoeck-Ducaju & Fils, 1947. First edition thus. 349pp. Large Quarto [29.5 cm] Loose gatherings (as issued) in a folder within stamped decorative boards with green cloth hinges and the title on bacsktrip in black. Housed in card stock slipcase with with green cloth extremities. Both slipcase and boards are..... More
Paris: Printed by R. Coulouma for the Members of the Limited Editions Club, 1930. Frans Masereel. Limited edition. Paperback. SIGNED. 308; 376pp. Quarto [26 cm] Beige and black printed wraps. Deckled page edges. With the glassine wrappers, but without the chemise and slipcase. The books are in very good condition..... More
Philadelphia: The Curtis Publishing Company, 1896. Paperback. Slim folio [42 cm] Illustrated wraps, with an illustration by Maxfield Parrish reproduced on the front wrap. The wraps and pages are torn at the base along the fold of the spine. More
London: The Fanfrolico Press, 1928. Norman Lindsay. Limited edition. Leather bound. 176pp. Quarto [30 cm] Green suede, with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a small gilt stamped vignette on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Other edges deckled. Very good. The extremities are rubbed. The spine is..... More
London: Wm. S. Orr and Co., Amen Corner, 1840. A New Edition. Leather bound. 415pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Light green cloth over boards, ornamentally stamped in blind and gilt. All edges gilt. Good. The extremities are bumped, and the cloth at the spine ends is a bit chipped. The spine..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo [24 cm] Tan boards with printed title on front board and backstrip. Near fine/Near fine. Ward illustrations throughout. More
New York: Artists & Writers Guild Inc. / Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Lynd Ward. First edition. Hardcover. 31pp. Slim octavo [23 cm] Color illustrated boards. Pictorial endpapers. Very good, with moderate rubbing to the extremities. The bottom fore edge corners of the last two pages are creased. With the matching..... More
New York: Artists & Writers Guild Inc. / Grosset & Dunlap, 1944. Lynd Ward. First edition. Hardcover. 31pp. Slim octavo [23 cm] Color illustrated boards. Pictorial endpapers. Very good, with moderate rubbing to the extremities. With the matching dust jacket, in very good condition. Mildly rubbed and age-toned, and with..... More
New York and Nashville: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1953. Lynd Ward. First edition. Hardcover. 95pp. Octavo [25 cm] Red cloth with silver lettering on the spine and front cover. Illustrated endpapers. Lightly rubbed at the extremities. The dust jacket is just a little toned, and has sporadic short closed tears and chips..... More
New York: The Children's Book Inc, 1929. Early reprint. Hardcover. 229pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Pale green cloth over boards lettered and ornamentally stamped in black and red on the spine and front cover. Dark green and white illustrated endsheets. Tipped-in frontispiece from an oil painting on wood. Very good minus..... More
New York: Macmillan Company, 1930. First edition. 212pp. Octavo [21 cm] Black cloth with orange and black title and pictorial paper labels on the front board and backstrip. The spine and covers show only mild wear at the edges, and the spine is a bit rolled. The rippled front free..... More
Detroit, MI: Self published, 1931. First edition. Paperback. Quarto [26.5 cm] in wraps. Closed tear to spine, else very light wear to toned wraps; interior is clean and bright. Unusual book, more of an art piece than a how-to guide (although some practical information is included), illustrated with 35 woodcuts..... More
New York: New Collectors' Group, 1947. Hannes Bok. First edition, limited. Hardcover. 115pp. Quarto [29 cm] Black cloth covered boards with a large gilt stamped title on the front cover. Very good condition. The edges of the covers are bumped. The gilt stamped title on the front cover is very..... More
New York: New Collectors' Group, 1947. Hannes Bok. First edition, limited. Hardcover. 115pp. Quarto [29 cm] Black cloth covered boards with a large gilt stamped title on the front cover. Very good condition. The edges of the covers are rubbed and bumped. The underlying boards are just beginning to peak..... More
New York: New Collectors' Group, 1947. Hannes Bok. First edition, limited. Hardcover. 115pp. Quarto [29 cm] Black cloth covered boards with a large gilt stamped title on the front cover. Very good condition. The edges of the covers are bumped. The gilt stamped title on the front cover has completely..... More
New York: New Collectors Group, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. 106pp. Quarto [29 cm] Black tight weave mesh cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the front cover. Very good. The edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The pastedowns are subtly rippled, and the pages are..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1908. Maynard Dixon. Early edition. Hardcover. 278pp. Octavo [21 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with black ink stamped titles, and a green ink stamped designs, and a mounted illustrated label on the front cover. The extremities are mildly rubbed and soiled, the spine is..... More
New York: American Artists Group, 1945. First trade edition. Hardcover. 96pp. Small quarto [24 cm] Tan cloth over boards, stamped in gray on the spine and front cover. The spine is a bit rolled, and the spine ends are gently bumped. The dust jacket is lightly toned and soiled, and..... More
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. Rockwell Kent. First edition. Hardcover. 436pp. Octavo [21 cm] The fore-edge of the front board is prominently dampstained, however the book is internally free of moisture damage. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper. In a dust jacket, attractively..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Square octavo [20 cm]; red cloth with black printed titles on front board and backstrip. Near fine. Minor sunning to the backstrip. Nückel's classic story is told entirely through a collection of striking images. More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Square octavo [20 cm] Red cloth with black printed titles on front board and backstrip. The extremities are a bit darkened and rubbed and the backstrip is gently sunned. The front hinge is just a little shaky at the head..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Square octavo [20 cm] in red cloth with titles and cover illustration in black. Lacks jacket. Dampstain to boards at foot, fading to spine, light soiling to boards, corners bumped; ink name on front free endpaper; front flyleaf, the blank..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Square octavo [20 cm] Red cloth over boards, with titles and cover illustration in black. Black endpapers. The spine is negligibly sunned, and the cloth at the head of the backstrip is ever so slightly frayed. The front hinge is..... More