M.A. Donohue: Chicago. 1905. Color illustr, oblong 9.5 x 5.5, pict front wrap, unpag (24 pp). Covers soiled, creased, stained, small edge tears, lacking front corners, rear cover detached, pages toned and brittle, some light soiling, corners chipped and missing small pieces. Sold as is. FIRST ED. More
Frederick A. Stokes: NY, 1939. Hardcover. Illus. by Robert Lawson, 10.25 x 7.5", gilt-lettered and gilt-pict red cloth, 120pp, covers rubbed, extremities fraying, spine ends bumped, spine badly sunned, inkspot on foredge of textblock else a nice copy of the FIRST EDITION (NAP, SD), INSCRIBED "to Veronica Hutchinson with my..... More
NY 1900. 12 1/2 x 10", highly gilt-stamped cloth, 144pp, t.e.g., hinges loose, cover heaivly worn with staining; soiling, end paper foxed. FIRST EDITION. THIS DELUXE EDITION, LIMITED TO 200 COPIES (100 FOR U.S.A.) WITH 6 DRAWINGS EACH BY GEORGE WOOLISCROFT RHEAD AND LOUIS RHEAD. More
np, September 26, 1947. Paperback. Oblong 2 x 3.5". Light pencil notes on reverse else very good condition. Burgess' signature is at the top with the date "1947" and a circle with a "g" and a couple of other letters? inside. To the left is the Goop and to its..... More
London, 1739. Hardcover. Frontis; illus. by Hogarth, 6.5 x 3.5", decorative full calf, raised bands, xvi, 142, 400 + index. Covers very well worn, scorch marks, lacks spine labels, front cover, ffep and frontis detached, ink name (Geo. Jackson 1744), textblock cracked and almost in two pieces, offsetting to pastedowns..... More
Cuppler & Leon: NY, 1929. 8.75 x 7.5, pict boards, 86 pp, spine gone else ok. PRESENTATION COPY, WITH ORIG PENCIL DRAWING AND INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY AUTHOR. More
Edward Moxon: London, 1849. Hardcover. Engraved portrait, 6.5 x 4.5", full crushed morocco, with gilt ruling, 343pp, aeg, spine with 1.5" abrasion (colored in), some wear and discolor, ends foxed. WITH VERY NICE COLORFUL FOREDGE PAINTING OF ST. PAUL'S IN LONDON HIDDEN UNDER GILT. Originally purchased from Detroit, Hudson's Dept..... More
Edward Moxon: London, 1843. Frontis, other illustr, 8 x 5.25, highly gilt-decorated green leather; teg, 379 pp, covers worn, front cover detached, rear inner hinge broken -- holding on my a whisper, old ink name, foxing throughout. WITH FULL COLOR FOREDGE PAINTING OF A PUBLIC SQUARE WITH 18TH CENTURY PEOPLE..... More
The Old Army Press: Ft. Collins, CO, 1973. Mostly b&w illustr, oblong 8.5 x 10.5, gilt lettered red cloth, 98 pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped and fraying, large tear in cloth on bottom edge of front cover, hinges loose, contents good, in stained and badly edge chipped dust..... More
University of California Press: Berkeley, CA, (1982). Hardcover. Illus. by Barry Moser, 13.5 x 9", rough red cloth, 146pp + Acknowledgements, spine sunned with some light spotting else a nice, clean copy of the FIRST PRINTING. WITH THE ACCOMPANYING RED CLOTH FOLDER (also spine-sunned) CONTAINING A BARRY MOSER SIGNED PRINT..... More
Lublin Graphics Inc: Greenwich, CT, 1986. Four original serigraphs on Arches paper by James Carter, loose in cloth clamshell box with text sheets by Tracy W. Hambley, beautiful condition. Each serigraph is LIMITED TO 275 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY JAMES CARTER. Includes Zebra, Wind-Up, Toy Cows, and Electric Rhino. Scarce..... More
Mateu Editor: Barcelona, 1965. Two parts, color illust by Salvador Dali, 11.75 x 9, gilt-decorated red padded leatherette, 460, 465 pp, covers lightly worn (esp at edges) and handled, contents a bit toned. Still a scarce item in the U.S. More
Published by author: Friday Harbor, WA, 2002. 11 x 8.5, pict wraps, unpag, covers a bit worn and soiled, contents nice. SIGNED BY CHADWICK ON FRONT COVER IN PENCIL. Scarce. More
Chatto & Windus: London, nd (1861). Illustr, 10.5 x 7.5, red leather backed pebbled cloth; teg, 664 pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, spine quite worn, old paper label on front cover, rear cloth puckering, hinges loose, page edges toned, some scattered spotting (esp at ends), a...... More
(Covici-Friede), (1930). 15 x 39" with brown linen chemise 15 x 10 x 5". Fold creases, other light creases, light soiling and edgewear/toning, a few small edge tears else very good. Folder has light wear. The unsigned print is about 1/2" shorter than the others. Each print has five different..... More
The Limited Editions Club: NY, 1946. Illustr by Arthur Szyk, 10.25 x 6.75, white leather backed pict boards, 550 pp, extremities a bit worn, spine browned a bit, hinges loose, contents nice, in lightly extremity-worn slipcase. LIMITED TO 1500 NUMBERED COPIES, SIGNED BY ARTIST ARTHUR SZYK. More
np (Paris), nd (c, 1845). 28 engraved views of Paris, oblong 10.5 x 13, gilt stamped embossed red boards, covers heavily rubbed and soiled, extremities bumped and frayed, hinges loose, bookplate of famed collector Otto Orren Fisher, ink gift presentation inscription dated Oct. 1857, eps foxed with small stain at..... More
np (Paris), nd (c, 1850s). 18 full page engraved plates, oblong 11 x 15, cloth backed patterned boards, covers heavily worn and water splashed, most of spine gone, front cover detached, rear hinge very loose, eps toned with flied creased, contents foxed and soiled, tissues creased, foxed, soiled, with one..... More
R.H. Russell and Son: np, 1895. 30 cartoons by "Chip" printed on rectos only, oblong 9 x 11.75, cloth backed pict boards, unpag, covers very worn and soiled, hinges loose, front inner hinge cracked, pp toned but still a decent copy of this scarce book. More
Cemetery Dance Publications: (Forest Hill, MD), (2005). Illus.; ads, 10.25 x 6.5", color pict stapled wraps, covers a little rubbed else a nice, clean copy. More
Cemetery Dance Publications: (Forest Hill, MD), 2008. Illus.; ads, 10.25 x 6.5", color pict stapled wraps, front cover and first page creased at bottom fore-corner else a nice, clean copy. More
NY 1906. 9 1/2 x 7", cloth, w/pict label, 157pp, cover loose and heavily worn with chipped cover label. 2nd printing. WITH 16 FULL PAGE COLOR PLATES AND OTHER DRAWINGS BY CHRISTY. More
np, 1926. 7.5 x 4.75, stiff presentation folder with two flaps, embossed with silhouette of young woman on front panel, opens to picture mat in center, cover and rear flap stained, overall wear, mattedimage is magazine photo of Christy painting, a bit rough condition-wise but mat below picture is INSCRIBED..... More
J. Doddsley: London, 1777. Hardcover. Fore-edges, 8 x 5", full green leather, gilt dentelles/inner dentelles, gilt dec spine, red spine labels, aeg, marbled endpapers, 343pp; 319pp, Leather rubbed, scuffed/scraped, shelfworn, spines darkened, volume I front cover, ffep and blank page detached, bookplates of Sir Richard Vivyan and Helen Hanle Madison..... More