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
New Rochelle, NY: Spoken Arts, 1962. Edward Gorey. 12" record. LP Record. Very good condition. Cover by Edward Gorey. Read by John Ciardi and his children, Myra, John and Benn. Directed by Arthur Luce Klein. More
London and New York: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1900. Maxfield Parrish. First edition thus. Hardcover. 252, [2] pp. Octavo [21 cm] Original, green cloth with yellow and blue ornamental designs and title on the front cover, and a faded gilt title on the spine. Deckled fore and bottom edges..... More
London and New York: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1900. Maxfield Parrish. Early printing. Hardcover. 252, [2] pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Red cloth with a gilt stamped title on the spine and front cover, and ornamental gilt stamped patterns on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Deckled fore and bottom..... More
Austin, TX: Encino Press, 1974. John Groth. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Unpaginated. Oblong octavo. [21 cm]. 1/4 black cloth over rust colored boards with illustrated paper label featuring the title pasted onto front board. Gilt title stamped on spine. Pages are warped and water damaged. Corners bumped with boards exposed..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc., 1931. John Vassos. First edition. Hardcover. 75 pp. Small quarto [23 cm] 1/4 black cloth with ivory white cloth covered boards, and gilt stamped titles. Very good. There are a multitude of tiny stains on the covers, that are probably the result..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., Inc., 1931. John Vassos. First edition. Hardcover. 75 pp. Small quarto [23 cm] 1/4 black cloth with ivory white cloth covered boards, and gilt stamped titles. Very good. The covers are very lightly soiled. The endsheets are darkened along the hinges. John Vassos..... More
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1914. G. F. Nicholls. First edition with illustrations by G. F. Nicholls. Hardcover. 75pp. Thin quarto [26 cm] Light green cloth over boards with a churchyard illustration on the front board. Fore and bottom edges deckled. Illustrated endpapers by R. J. R. There is a...... More
Privately Printed, 1950. William Blake. Limited edition. Hardcover. 347; 386pp. Quarto [27 cm] Red cloth covered boards with decorative gilt stamped titles on the spines and front covers, and gilt stamped designs on the spines and covers. Top edges gilt. Decorative endsheets. Good. The spines are very faded. There are..... More
France: Flammarion, 1953. Davanzo. French-language edition. Hardcover. 147pp. Folio [33 cm] White paper over boards. The text block edges are lightly foxed. One of the illustrations is detached, but present (the illustration for "Petit Frere et Petite Soeur"). In the pictorial dust jacket, with toning, light foxing, and sporadic short..... More
New York: Doubleday & Doran, 1930. Milt Gross. First edition. Hardcover. [264pp] Square octavo [22 cm] Black cloth with titles stamped in red on the front board and backstrip. Publisher's red topstain. The spine is cracked at front hinge, and the top stain has faded slightly. Previous owner's inscription on..... More
New York: Doubleday & Doran, 1930. Milt Gross. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. [264pp] Square octavo [22 cm] Black cloth with titles stamped in red on the front board and backstrip. Publisher's red topstain. The covers are cocked. Regarded by many as Gross's finest work. This is an early American example..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. [264pp] Square octavo [22 cm] Black cloth with titles stamped in red on the front board and backstrip. Publisher's red topstain. The covers are cocked. In a tattered dust jacket. The front inside flap is absent, and the rear..... More
West Branch, Iowa: The Cummington Press, 1968. Roderick Mead. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. Slim oblong quarto [22 cm] White cloth over boards. The covers have a general layer of light soiling, internally fine. Masterful, playful, provocative verse accompanied by stunning wood engravings. #20 of 236 copies. This copy is inscribed..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. John Held. First edition. Hardcover. 248pp. Octavo [19 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title and decorative embellishments on the spine. Very good. The spine is just a bit rolled back, and there is very insignificant foxing on the top..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 248pp. Octavo [19 cm] Orange cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title and decorative embellishments on the spine. Publisher's red topstain. Fore-edges untrimmed. The spine is a bit rolled, and the spine ends are gently bumped. There are..... More
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Ephemera. Linen printed and lettered in bluish gray [13 cm x 20 cm]. One of the towels has several faint tiny stains. "The Governor of South Carolina"; "You're Not Only Pebble on the Beach"; "Who's Baby Are You?" The Utah artist, John Held Jr., was one of the best known..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 124pp. Quarto [28 cm] Thickly woven gold cloth over boards with an embossed title on the spine, and an embossed dog vignette on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Deckled fore edges. White and black illustrated endpapers. Very good condition..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1930. Early printing. Hardcover. 124pp. Quarto [27 cm] Brown cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a gilt stamped dog vignette on the front cover. Blank endpapers. With light rubbing to the extremities and a contemporary gift inscription (dated "1934")..... More
New York: Ives Washburn, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. 168pp. Quarto [28 cm] Red velour cloth over boards with the title stamped in black ink on the spine and front cover. White and black map endpapers. Very good. The boards are rubbed are scratched, and a little concave. There is a...... More
New York: Ives Washburn, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. 168pp. Quarto [28 cm] Red velour cloth over boards with the title stamped in black ink on the spine and front cover. White and black pictorial end papers. Very good. The boards are rubbed, scratched, and a little sun-faded on the spine..... More
[1931]. 7 3/4" x 10 3/4". The illustration "Bygone Days" is on the reverse (P. 136 printed at the foot). Loose cut page extracted from "The Works of John Held Jr." A humorous depiction of New York which highlights things such as "Policeman watching for prohibition agents" and "A murdered..... More
Calla Editions: Ariel Books, 2010. Chris Van Allsburg. Calla Edition. Hardcover. 301pp. Quarto [27cm]; blue cloth covered boards with embossed cover label and silver color title on spine. The most enduring tales of fantasy are appreciated by readers of all ages, generation after generation. This trilogy of novellas by critically..... More
Sydney: The Bulletin Newspaper Co., 1952. Norman Lindsay. First edition. Paperback. Quarto [27 cm] Tan, red and brown illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and slightly darkened. The bottom right corners of the pages have subtle moisture stains, particularly at the beginning. There is a one inch..... More
[Cologne, Germany]: 2013. Limited Edition. SIGNED. Thin quarto [29.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with an embossed design on the front board. Decorative endpapers. Spine ends gently bumped. In the illustrated dust jacket, decorated on the front as well as the reverse, with just a bit of bumping to the..... More