SNOW WHITE.
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
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SOMADEVA: Des Prinzen Brautfahrt, Marchen und Geschichten aus dem Kathasaritsagara "Ozean der Marchenstrome."
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
SOME BRITISH BALLADS.
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 SOLOMON In Coloured Plates.
"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
SWEET REMEMBRANCE.
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
Three "Varga Girls"- "Miss Santa Claus" and two 1943 calendar models, April and September in Esquire December 1942 [Dali] [Hurrell]
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
Three colorful chromolithograph postcards showing circus clowns performing.
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
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
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
TOODLES, A Magic Action Story (pop-up book).
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
Two color postcards by Farkas showing attractive young women in sports apparel.
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
Two-Volume Set of original Japanese Woodblock Print books.
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
VER BECK'S BOOK OF BEARS, Some of the Lines wre thought out by Hanna Rion, Others by Hayden Carruth.
Philadelphis. 1906. 10.5x8", cloth backed pict. Boards, unpaged, covers heavily rubbed, hinges broken. FIRST EDITION, WITH NUMEROUS COLOR AND B/W PLATES. More
WALKER'S INTERNATIONAL ATLAS. Containing Over One Hundred Twenty New Maps Showing . . . The United States Maps . . . The Canadian Maps . . . The Foreign Maps . . . The Letter Press . . .
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
WALT DISNEY'S MICKEY MOUSE AND HIS FRIENDS ["Linen-Like"]
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'S PINOCCHIO [1971 Press Book and "Ad Pad"]
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
WALT DISNEY'S SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS FRIEZE
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
WALT DISNEY'S THE LIFE OF DONALD DUCK
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
WARNE'S HIGH-ROAD PAINTING BOOK: Outline Drawings from Well-Loved Picture Books.
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
WHIZ COMICS.
Secaucus, NJ (1974). 14x10.5", boards, unpaged, ink inscription, covers worn, lacks dust wrapper. More
THE WORKS OF WILLIAM HOGARTH: Containing One Hundred and Fifty-Nine Engravings, by Mr. Cooke, and Mr. Davenport, with Descriptions . . . With a Comment on Their Moral Tendency by the Rev. John Trusler. Two volumes.
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
THE YELLOW BOOK An Illustrated Quarterly. Vol I April 1894 - Vol XIII April 1897.
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
THE YELLOW BOOK, An Illustrated Quarterly, Volume IV, January 1895
John Lane: London, 1895. Hardcover. Illus. by Aubrey Beardsley, 8.25 x 6.25", pict yellow cloth, 285pp + "Frontispiece for Jevenal" by Beardsley + Publishers' Announcements Index + 16pp ads + 15pp "List of Books in Belles Lettres", covers quite worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, spine missing large portions..... More
THE YOUNG LADIES ALBUM.
n. Sarony (NY?) n.d. (circa 1850's). Frontis; illus, 7.5x10", full leather, gilt-dec covers. Covers well worn, spine missing pieces, front cover detached, front end paper loose, lacking some tissue guards, foxing, some smudging in margins. Three contemporary ink notes, one on a blank page and two under illustrations (these are..... More
THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME.
(London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co) nd. Illus, 8.5 x 6", half leather; marbled boards, 308pp, front cover detached, worn, rubbed, leather scraped, corners bumped & worn, leather on spine cracking, lacking spine label & part of upper spine, gilt faded, rear inner hinge cracked, bookplate, scattered light spotting. WITH NINE..... More
MEMOIRES D'UNE ROSE ET D'UN PAPILLON, Nouvelle . . . [volumes one and two bound together].
Haguenthal Editeur: Pont-a-Mousson, nd (c 1800s?). "Douze dessins, lithographies a deux teintes," 9.5 x 6, highly decorated pictorial boards, 23 pp, 29 pp. covers quite worn and soiled, much of spine chipped away, hinges loose, contents toned and spotted, rear paste-down becoming unattached, one illustr wrinkled at bottom else a...... More