Zurich: Buchergilde Gutenberg, 1951. First German edition. Paperback. 140pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] in wraps with glassine jacket and original belly-band. Very light edgewear to jacket and wraps, 1" tear to belly-band at top front; interior is clean and tight. Thomas' first novel, originally published in English as "The Dark Philosophers"..... More
Paris: Éditions Pierre Tisné, 1942. Limited Edition. Paperback. Oblong quarto [22 cm x 28 cm] Plain wraps with a white folded wrapper printed in red and black, and a glassine wrapper. The glassine wrapper is darkened and torn, with a number of small losses from the edges and folds. The..... More
Berlin: Erich Reiß Verlag, [1924 on title page]. Fünftes Tausend (Later printing). Hardcover. 111pp. Sextodecimo [17 cm] Orange cloth over boards with gray ink stamping. Boards warped. Text in German and French. Part of Tribune der Kunst und Zeit Eine Schriftensammlung Herausgegeben von Kasimir Edschmid series. X. More
Dresden: Verlag Der Kunst, 1959. First German language edition. Hardcover. 324pp. Quarto [27 cm] White cloth over 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 spine is a bit..... More
Dresden: Verlag Der Kunst, 1961. Second German language edition. Hardcover. 351pp. Quarto [27 cm] 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 spine is subtly..... More
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
Genève [Geneva]: Editions Du Sablier, 1919. Frans Masereel. Limited Edition. Paperback. 104pp. Sextodecimo [17 cm] Plain wraps with a printed French-fold wrapper. P. 23 and opposite page heavily darkened. Wrapper toned (more so at the spine), and lightly soiled. In the publisher's glassine wrapper, with a small loss from the..... 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: 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
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. The extremities are lightly bumped. The boards are soiled and rubbed, including gilt stamped title. Number 148 of 1000 copies..... 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
Penmaen Busyhaus Publications, 1985. Limited Edition "Out of Series" Print Set (Not numbered, not in a slipcase). Folio [39 cm] Two suites of loose prints (the suites are issued in two states). 13 prints printed on white paper, 12 of which are signed; 13 prints printed on cream-colored paper, 12..... More
Troy, NY: H.B. Nims and Company, 1884. Hardcover. 92pp. Quarto [32.5cm]. Brown cloth over boards, with elaborate titles and designs stamped in black and gilt on spine and boards. All edges gilt. Spine is mildly rolled and spine ends are lightly scuffed. Textblock threatening to crack in spots. Ex-library, with..... More
Zürich: Limmat Verlag Genossenschaft, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Folio [32 cm] White and black paper over boards. The boards are lightly soiled, and the extremities are gently bumped. German text. May require extra postage due to weight, particularly if being shipped outside of the United States. Josef Carl Meffert, whose..... More
Zürich: Limmat Verlag Genossenschaft, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Folio [32 cm] White and black paper over boards. The boards are soiled and slightly warped. Internally clean. German text. May require extra postage due to weight, particularly if being shipped outside of the United States. Josef Carl Meffert, whose nom de..... More