London. 10x7.5", pict boards, 170pp, spine gone, chipped covers heavily worn and loose, with some staining. Contributions by Shaw, yeats, Beerbohn, etc. FIRST ISUE, WITH 10 (OF 11) DRAWINGS BY AUBREY BEARDSLEY, Also art by Pennell and Whistler. More
np (Germany), 1540-1841. Illustr, 7 x 8.25, blue patterned boards with vellum spine and corners, unpag (94pp). Covers fair/poor, soiling, tears, loose pages, covers loose, cigaret(?) burns on one page, some abrasions, chipping. An intriguing collection, no apparent reason or logc as to the placement of the artwork. With the..... More
Charles Scribner's Sons: NY, 1890. 18 x 13, hardcover, 32 pp introduction, 103 pp index, color frontispiece flags of all nations, 89 color maps of the world and various geographic divisions, quarter bound leather, very heavily worn, boards detached, backstrip gone, end leaves front and rear detached and laid in..... More
J & E Bumpus: London, 1927. 15 x 11", cloth backed pictorial portfolio containing six beautifully illustrated music sheets (with music and lyrics), portfolio is worn at edges, the string ties are missing, the music sheets are toned with some offsetting from other sheets, but still striking. "...collected and sung..... More
Bancroft & Co,: London n.d. (1950's). 8x10.5", cloth backed pictorial mechanical boards, first page needs regluing else a nice pop-up. ILLUSTRATED WITH 8 COLOR POP-UPS BY V. KUBASTA. More
Vienna 1922. Color plates, 9.5x6.5", gilt dec cloth, 115pp, corners heavily bumped, lower front cover missing the cloth, covers sunned. FIRST EDITION. More
Constable & Co: London. nd (1919). 11.5 x 9, vellum backed boards, 170 pp, teg, corners creased on illust opposite 58 and 130, corners badly bumped, covers soiled some, text block cracked, one illustr with mounted loose else ok. LIMITED TO 575 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY RACKHAM. WITH 16 FULL..... More
"The Song of Songs" Publishing: Jerusalem. 1930. 25 color tipped in plates plus tipped in illustrated title page, 13 x 9.5, decorated blue cloth, unpag, very worn copy, extremities bumped and worn through, hinges loose, inner hinges broken, pages browned and brittle, one illustr detached, page edges chipped (incl front..... More
The Hayes Lithographing Co.: Buffalo n.d. (circa 1900). 5.5x4", color pict boards, (16)pp, covers shabby and soiled but NICE GENTLE COLOR LITHOGRAPHED PLATES. More
Esquire: New York, 1942. Illus., 14 x 10", pict wraps, 310pp. Covers creased, worn, chipped, soiled, small tears along sides of spine, contents have some light toning, a few small edge tears, creasing else good to very good condition. "Miss Santa Claus" is a foldout and "April" and "September" are..... More
np (France?), nd (late 19th c. 3.5 x 5.5, no publisher listed, only the #2 7014, 7538, 7540. Postally unused, light soiling/spotting/wear, one card has creasing and tears near upper left corner, printed on the back "Carte Postale." One card shows a clown balancing a chair on his chin and..... More
Merrill Publ. Co.: Chicago, 1939. Paperback. Illus. in color by Milo Winter, 13 x 9.5", pict stapled textured self wraps, unpaginated, covers a bit rubbed and darkened, contents nice and bright. Nice, but a little frightening, illustrations by Milo Winter. More
Whitman Publishing: Racine, WI, 1935. Illustr in b&w and red, but with three full color double page pop-ups, 10.5 x 8, color pict wraps, 15 pp, covers worn and creased, pp toned and used, rear cover and last two leaves with shallow edge tear; first pop-up nice, second has some..... More
G&B Chicago, nd (1910s?). 5 x 3.5, postally unused, light wear and soiling else good. One young woman is wearing a bathing suit and seated on a bench, the other is wearing a sweater, shorts, shoes and socks, and is holding a pole. Sold as a pair only. More
np (Tokyo), nd (c 1890s). 2 volumes. 28 two-page color woodblock prints illustrating "Japanese proverbs outlining everyday life" (according to MS note included), each 12 x 8.5, string tied wraps, covers worn, pp toned a little but pages clean and color illustrations still vibrant. WITH 28 TWO-PAGE COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINT..... More
Philadelphis. 1906. 10.5x8", cloth backed pict. Boards, unpaged, covers heavily rubbed, hinges broken. FIRST EDITION, WITH NUMEROUS COLOR AND B/W PLATES. More
Henry B. and O.H.Wells: Philadelphia, 1890. Color maps, 18 x 13, full leather with gilt decoration and lettering, all edges gilt, 402 + directory, covers very poor, lacks spine cover, disbound, loose/detached pages (all are present), soiling, toning, chipping, staining, tears, after page 30 the contents become cleaner with only..... More
Whitman Publishing: Racine, WI, 1936. Color Illustr, 12.5 x 10, color pict stiff wraps, unpag, covers rubbed, extremities worn, spine ends torn, some little precious gem of a child has scribbled with a crayon on covers, creased but otherwise a decent copy. More
Walt Disney Productions: np, 1971. Illus., 15 x 11", pict stapled self wraps, 15pp, covers a little worn and darkened, spine top bumped else a decent copy; the Ad Pad contains 7 leaves (with ads printed on rectos only), stapled and perforated, nice condition. The lot. More
Methuen: London, (1980). 7.5 x 6", pict wraps, folds out to approx. 42 x 30", minor wear to bottom of wraps else a very nice copy IN THE ORIGINAL (but torn) UNOPENED SHRINKWRAP. SCARCE. More
Random House: NY, (1941). Hardcover. 11.25 x 8.5", cloth backed pict boards, 72pp, covers rubbed and abraded, extremities bumped and worn, front inner hinge tender, pp a bit toned and finger soiled, but still a good, usable copy with color and black and white illustrations. Fairly SCARCE. More
Frederick Warne and Co: London & NY, 1965. Each page with line drawing illustr, 12 x 9, color pict wraps, unpag, nice condition with only some minor cover wear and soil, and remnants of old red pencil price inside. Illustrators include L. Leslie Brook, Edward Lear, Kate Greenaway and Randolph..... More
Secaucus, NJ (1974). 14x10.5", boards, unpaged, ink inscription, covers worn, lacks dust wrapper. More
J. Sharpe: London, 1821. 159/159 plates (frontis + 76 in vol. I and 82 in vol. II)., 12 x 10, quarter leather with gilt decoration and lettering, raised bands, marbled boards and page edges, unpag. Cover well rubbed, darkened, corners bumped and worn, spine tips lacking all but one, scuffing/scraping..... More
Mathews & Lane: April & July 1894, Lane: Oct 1894-April 1897. Cover illustr by Aubrey Beardsley for volumes I-IV and spine and back cover for Vol. V and book illustr for Vols. I-IV, other cover and book illustr done by various artists; 8 x 6.5, pict yellow cloth, 272, 362..... More