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
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
San Francisco: Sisu Publishers, 1974. Paperback. Quarto [28 cm] Printed wraps with an illustrated back cover. "Weird Story Reprint" printed at foot of contents page below the "Note." The wraps show moderate surface and edge wear, and the front wrap is a bit toned. There is a former owner's bookplate..... More
New York: Duffield & Company, 1922. Maxfield Parrish. Hardcover. 358pp. Quarto [24 cm] Dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and an illustrated paper label mounted to the front cover. Good only. The extremities are gently bumped and rubbed, and the boards are barely perceptibly concave. The edges..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1884. Early printing. Oblong elephant folio [35 cm x 45 cm] Brown textured wraps, with a Japanese stab binding. The wraps are a bit darkened in areas, there are periodic short closed tears and chips to the edges of the wraps, and..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. 248pp. Octavo [19 cm] Orange cloth covered boards with a black ink stamped title and decorative embellishments on the spine. Good. The spine is rolled, and there is a 1/4" closed tear in the cloth at the head of the spine..... 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
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. First edition. Hardcover. 124pp. Quarto [27 cm] Red cloth covered boards with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a gilt stamped dog vignette on the front cover. Illustrated endpapers. With light fraying to the spine ends, and mild rubbing to the extremities..... 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 endpapers. Very good. The boards are rubbed, scratched, and a little stained. There is a subtle..... 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
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 211pp. Small quarto [23.5 cm] Red cloth covered boards with yellow ink stamped titles, and a yellow ink stamped vignette on the front cover. Very good. The edges of the covers are ever so slightly rubbed. The spine is subtly..... More
New York: Walter V. McKee, Incorporated, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 49pp. Quarto [26 cm] 1/4 red cloth with red flannel cloth covered boards. Deckled edges. In a yellow paper covered slipcase with a title label mounted to the front panel. Fine condition. The slipcase is in good condition only, with..... 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
Sydney: The Bulletin Newspaper Co., 1952. Norman Lindsay. First edition. Paperback. 126pp. Quarto [27 cm] Tan, red and brown illustrated wraps. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and creased, and there are areas of subtle darkening on the front wrap. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the first..... More
Chicago; New York; San Francisco: Rand McNally & Company, 1960. Lynd Ward. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 237pp. Quarto [25 cm] Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine and front board. Endpapers illustrated in color. The extremities are moderately rubbed and bumped, and the pages are a bit..... More
Nottingham: Published by Hodder and Stoughton, Limited, for Boots Pure Drug Co., Ltd. Edmund Dulac. Boots Pure Drug Co. edition. 319pp. Quarto [25 cm] Brown cloth over boards with lettering and ruled borders in gilt and black ink on the spine and front cover, and a gilt and black ink..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1986. Chris Riddell. First Edition. Hardcover. 96pp. Large octavo [25 cm] Black boards with silver stamped titles on backstrip. Corners are lightly bumped. Charming work from the Poet Laurette illustrated throughout by Riddell. More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1930. Covarrubias. First edition. Hardcover. 160pp. Octavo [22 cm] Red cloth over boards, with light edge-wear. Deckled fore-edges. Illustrated endpapers. Color frontispiece. No dust jacket. Huston's adaptation of the famous song based on the many versions that he had discovered throughout the country. Illustrated by..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1864. Arthur Rackham. Later edition. Hardcover. 638pp. Octavo [19.5 cm] 3/4 red leather and marbled paper over boards. Decorative gilt stamped panels between raised bands. Title gilt stamped back strip. Tex block edges gilt. Marbled endsheets and pastedowns. Covers, endsheets, and pages all slightly age toned. Extremeties..... More
Mineola, NY: Calla Editions (Dover), 2013. N.C. Wyeth. Reprint. Hardcover. 86 pp. [24 cm]; full red cloth with gold stamped designs and titles on front cover and spine. Full color illustration pasted down on front cover. No dust jacket as issued. This charming hardcover collectible will appeal to both admirers..... More