Lyon: Pierre Seghers, [1945]. Second edition. Leather bound. Octavo [24 cm] Rebound by F. Brochon in black leather with red spine labels, new endpapers and flyleaves. Ribbon page-marker. Original wraps bound in. Ritter C a) Nr. 62. I. French text. Boards slightly warped. Number 1166 in an edition of 1200..... More
Norwich, VT; New York, NY: Impermanent Press; The Grolier Club, 2015. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 154pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Rust-colored cloth over boards with the title stamped in black ink on the spine. Top edge trimmed; other edges rough-trimmed. Blue endpapers. Tipped-in frontispiece illustrating Waif Maid. Errata slip laid in. This..... More
Norwich, VT; New York, NY: Impermanent Press; The Grolier Club, 2015. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 154pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Rust-colored cloth over boards with the title stamped in black ink on the spine. Top edge trimmed; other edges rough-trimmed. Blue endpapers. Tipped-in frontispiece illustrating Waif Maid. Errata slip laid in. This..... More
Gretna, LA: Pelican Street Publishing, 1992. Davis, Lowell. Special Limited Edition. Hardcover. Quarto [28.5 cm] Pictorial paper over boards, with matching dust jacket and slipcase. The front board is just a little warped, and the dust jacket shows light edge wear. In a very good slipcase, with marginal soiling, and..... More
Saddle River, NJ: Gerry de la Ree, 1976. First edition. Paperback. 80pp. Quarto [28 cm] Illustrated wraps. Near fine condition. The spine is very subtly browned, and the front cover is barely perceptibly soiled. Internally, clean and bright. One of 1,000 copies. Boks images have been included in Weird Tales..... More
Melbourne: Frank Wilmot, 1929. Norman Lindsay. Limited edition. Hardcover. 64pp. Large octavo [25 cm] 1/4 brown paper with beige paper covered boards and brown ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Good. The covers age-toned and have dark stains of foxing. The edges of the spine and covers..... More
Philadelphia: William T. Amies, 1884. Later printing. Leather bound. Quarto [30 cm] 3/4 dark red leather with speckled paper covered boards, and a gilt tooled spine. All edges gilt. Good only. The covers and spine are heavily rubbed and abraded. The underlying boards are exposed along the edges. There is..... More
Paris: Les Cahiers Idéalistes Français, 1920. Frans Masereel. First edition. Paperback. 119pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Wraps with a printed french fold wrapper, and additionally in the publisher's glassine wrapper, with minor tears to the edges. Some darkening to the preliminary and terminal leaves of the book. Ritter C a) 16..... More
Barre, MA: Imprint Society, 1977. Limited First Edition. Leather bound. SIGNED. 199pp. Quarto [30.5 cm] 1/4 red leather with gray cloth over boards, and housed in a gray board slipcase. Fine condition, in a near fine slipcase, with light edge wear, and several very light stains. With about a hundred..... More
New Haven: Yale University Library, 1979. First edition. Paperback. SIGNED. Slim octavo [23 cm] Tan and black printed wraps, with the front wrap illustrated with a wood engraving for Tales of Edgar Allan Poe. The rear wrap has a large area of light staining, and the terminal pages are ever..... More
Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. 109pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Rose red cloth over boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine. In a dust jacket, with general mild rubbing to the surface. In addition to an introduction to the artist's life and creations by Jim Forest..... More
New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1935. E. J. Detmold. New Edition. Hardcover. 271pp. Quarto [27.5 cm] Green cloth over boards, lettered and pictorially stamped in gilt on the spine and front cover. Title page printed in red and black. Tissue guards with descriptive letterpress. There are areas of very faint..... More
London: The De Walden Library, 1904. First edition. Hardcover. Two books in one volume. [i-v], vi-viii, [1-3],4-328pp. Large quarto [31.5 cm] Original light-blue cloth with gilt-stamped titles on the front cover and spine. Beveled edges. Marbled endsheets. Black and white illustrations. The extremities are darkened, and mildly soiled and rubbed..... More
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1933. First edition. Hardcover. 42pp. Octavo [23 cm] Black cloth over boards with bold white lettering on the front board. Frontispiece by Lynd Ward from a wood engraving reproduced by electrotype and printed in black; title page incorporates a detail of the frontispiece; dust jacket..... More
London: Faber & Faber, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 51 pp. Octavo. [21 cm]. 1/4 green paper over illustrated paper boards featuring a palm tree. Corners bumped, spine toned. Both front and rear boards are slightly cocked. Spine rolled. Previous owner's name and inscription penned in black ink on front free..... More
New York: R. H. Russell, 1890. Gibson, Charles Dana. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong folio, unpaginated. 84 full page pen & ink drawings. Bound in 1/2 white cloth over beveled pictoral boards. Some discoloration and chipping to boards.Extra charges apply on this item due to weight. More
New York: Perigee Books, 1981. Later printing. Paperback. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Quarto [28 cm]. Illustrated wraps. Wraps are a bit creased and rubbed, and textblock edges are lightly soiled. Previous owner's signature on half-title. Signed by Edward Gorey on the title page. A compilation of Gorey's first published titles, including 'The..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Oblong duodecimo [13 cm x 19 cm] Illustrated boards. Rubbing to extremities, particularly spine ends. Illustrated pastedowns are both toned, and hinges are weakening. In a price-clipped dust jacket with light chipping and a 2cm closed tear. Signed by..... More
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997. Reprint. Hardcover. SIGNED. Short oblong duodecimo [12.5 cm x 18.5 cm] Pictorial paper over boards. With very light rubbing and soiling to the boards. A work first published in 1969. This copy is signed by Edward Gorey on the title page. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1981. Reissue. Hardcover. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Oblong duodecimo [17x18.5cm]. Pictorial paper over boards. Light rubbing to extremities. Endpaper just beginning to split along gutters. Front board is a hair warped. In a mildly toned dust jacket with a spot of soiling. A first printing of..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Orange and black illustrated paper over boards. Moderate rubbing to the extremities. In a price-clipped dust jacket with light edge wear. An Exemplary Alphabet for Connoisseurs of Syntax, Semantics and Subtleties. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. First printing. Hardcover. Duodecimo [17 cm] Black and white illustrated paper over boards. The front free endpaper has several minor spots of foxing and a bookseller's ticket. In a very attractive dust jacket with just a few shallow chips to the edges. From the..... More
New York: Meredith Press, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Oblong duodecimo [17cm x 18.5cm]. Illustrated boards. Touch of soiling to the foot of boards. Spine ends are bumped. Previous retailer's faint (but fairly large) price stamp on title page. In a dust jacket that is lightly toned and soiled. Twenty-six..... More
New York: Congdon & Weed, Inc., 1982. Hardcover. SIGNED. Oblong sextodecimo [16cm x 18.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. Mild soiling to the fore edge of boards and dust jacket. Previous seller's price sticker affixed to rear panel of dust jacket. Signed by Edward Gorey on the title page. "A curious..... More
New York: Congdon & Weed, Inc., 1982. Hardcover. SIGNED. Oblong sextodecimo [16cm x 18.5cm]. Illustrated paper over boards. Mild soiling to the fore edge of boards and dust jacket. Foot of spine gently bumped. Previous seller's price sticker affixed to rear panel of dust jacket. Signed by Edward Gorey on..... More