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
New York: Farrar & Rhinehart, Inc, 1934. First edition. Hardcover. 376pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with the title stamped in bold white ink on the backstrip and front board. Publisher's bright red top stain. Very minor lean to the spine; trivial bumping to the bottom fore-edge corners..... 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
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 55pp. Quarto [26 cm] Full blue cloth with silver stamped title on front board. Near fine/Near fine. Nice clean copy of the early Ward title. Ward illustrations throughout. More
New York: Harlin Quist, 1974. Vontobel Druck. Hardcover. Unpaginated. Quarto. [26 cm]. Black paper over boards. Dust jacket price clipped. Boards showing very little signs of wear. "NOTICE: Most of this book is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent" -from verso of front free endpaper..... More
New York: The Heritage Press, [1946]. Lynd Ward. Heritage Press edition with illustrations by Lynd Ward. Hardcover. 291; 272; 257; 358; 288pp. Very thick octavo [24 cm] 1/4 red cloth with illustrated paper over boards, featuring cover art by Lynd Ward. Gilt stamped black panel on the spine (gilt just..... 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..... 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
Salt Lake City, UT: Utah State Historical Society, 1979. Paperback. 31pp. Very slim quarto. Pictorial wraps. More
Washington DC: Smithsonian Associates. Original printing. 184pp. Quarto. Magazine wraps. With the article, "John Held jr., inventor of the Jazz Age," by Dorothy and John Tarrant. Illustrations from the collection of Mrs. John Held Jr. More
New York: Macaulay Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 186pp. Small quarto [22 cm] Light green cloth over boards with black ink lettering and pictorial stamping on the backstrip and front board. The covers and spine are a bit faded and bumped at the edges, and there is a small moisture..... More
New York: Macaulay Company, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 186pp. Small quarto [22 cm] Light green cloth. Fading to the backstrip and sections of the rear board. Covers slightly cocked. No dust jacket. Illustrated endsheets and pastedowns and nineteen full page illustrations by John Held, Jr. The Utah artist, John Held..... More
Paris: Librairie Stock, 1924. First edition (sur Alfa). 61pp. Duodecimo [19 cm] Tan and black printed wraps. In the publisher's glassine wrapper. The text block has partially pulled away from the wraps, but is still holding. Publisher's subscription sheet laid in. Ritter C b) Nr. 35. Cover design and frontispiece..... More
New York: Other Press, 2020. Arroyo, Eduardo. Hardcover. 709pp. Quarto [32cm]. "This strikingly illustrated edition presents Joyce’s epic novel in a new, more accessible light, while showcasing the incredible talent of a leading Spanish artist. The neo-figurative artist Eduardo Arroyo (1937–2018), regarded today as one of the greatest Spanish painters..... More
New York: Literary Guild, 1930. Rockwell Kent. Trade edition. Hardcover. 281pp. Octavo [21.5 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with blue ink stamped titles and designs on the spine and front cover. Very good. The ink stamping on the spine has faded, and there are several small, but prominent markings in..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935. First edition. Hardcover. 336pp. Octavo [22.5 cm] Blue cloth over boards with decorative stamping and lettering in silver on the backstrip. Publisher's brown top stain. The spine ends and edges of the covers are moderately bumped and rubbed, the front hinge is a...... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Willy Pogany. Hardcover. Quarto [26 cm] Pale green cloth lettered and decoratively stamped in gilt (the gilt on the spine has faded). Publisher's red top stain. Good only. The extremities are mildly bumped, rubbed and darkened. The front cover has a prominent abraded area..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, No date, but circa 1930. Willy Pogany. Hardcover. 171pp. Octavo [23 cm] Orange cloth over boards, decorated and lettered in gilt on the spine, and with an illustrated paper label and gilt stamped title on the front cover. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom..... More
[London]: Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]. Rene Bull. First trade edition. Hardcover. Quarto [27 cm] Light brown cloth over boards with elaborate stamping in gilt, red, brown and blue on the backstrip and front board. Foxing to the preliminary and terminal leaves, and fore and bottom edges of the text block..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin & Co, 1886. Elihu Vedder. Early printing with illustrations by Vedder. Hardcover. Quarto [32 cm] Light gray cloth over boards with elaborate decorative stamping on the backstrip and front board. Top edge gilt. Beveled edges. The cloth at the edges of the spine and boards is a...... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, Publishers, 1915. Maxfield Parrish. Special Knickerbocker Edition. Hardcover. 298pp. Quarto [29.5 cm] 1/4 white cloth with peach colored paper over boards, a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a pictorial paper title label on the front board. Underlying boards exposed at the corners..... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1877. Hardcover. Unpaginated; [14 pp.] Original green cloth with a gilt stamped title on the spine, and a gilt and black ink stamped title and design on the front cover. All edges gilt. Mild rubbing to the extremities. There is a small stain on the..... More
New York: Cassell Publishing Company, [c1885]. Hardcover. 175pp. Quarto [29.5cm]. Rebound in modern tan leatherette. Title stamped in gilt on spine and front board. Additionally, the front board is decorated with a large blind stamped illustration of a lyre. Very light soiling to boards. Textblock is toned. Sporadic closed tears..... More