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
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
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
N.p. 1882. 21.5x16.5", matted in metal frame, removal marks on reverse of cardstock, some light staining and mat burn eles very attractive. Abbery apparently went through a lot to do a large original drawing for a sick friend named Anthea. He drew a sick woman in a chair attended by..... More
Bradbury, Agnew & Co: nd. 8.5 x 6", half leather; marbled boards, 320, 304pp, front cover & prelims detached, worn, rubbed, scraped, corners bumped & worn, lacking part of spine cover, rear inner hinge cracked, bookplate, light smudging, sm tear on plate list. WITH 20 COLORED STEEL ENGRAVINGS AND 200..... More
(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
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
D. Appleton & Co: NY, 1854. 3 volumes. Three engraved title pages plus 27 of 29 full-page engraved plates, 10.25 x 6.75, gilt decorated gray-green cloth, 897 pp, 760 pp, 732 pp in double columns, covers heavily rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, spines faded, couple of outer hinges torn, hinges..... More
US Geological Survey: Reston, VA 1988. 16 x 20", oblong, original wrappers, 137pp, fully illustrated, bibliography, index, ex-library, moderate markings else vg. FIRST EDITION. More
George H. Doran Co: NY, nd. Sixteen color illustr, 9 x 6, cloth w/ gilt lettering, 250 pp. Covers worn, rubbed and soiled, corners and spine tips bumped and worn, lettering faded, inner hinges cracked (front is becoming detached) and covers loose, text block cracked, scattered soiling, smudging and spotting..... More