Newcastle: Printed by E. Walker for T. Bewick and Son, 1818. First edition, 500 copies printed in this format. Imperial 8vo (25.5 cm). xxiv,376p. Illustrated from the wood engravings of Thomas Bewick: 188 fables with 188 headpieces and 136 other vignettes. Bound in period tan calf, a.e.g., the spine with... More about THE FABLES OF AESOP, AND OTHERS, WITH DESIGNS ON WOOD BY THOMAS BEWICK
New York: A. S. Barnes and company, 1897. First edition. 8vo. [viii], 283p. Bound by Battershall in full tan morocco, a.e.g., the spine with stylized title and leaves in gilt, the vines surround the bands and trail onto the covers, dentelles of trailing vines with the Battershall bat logo on..... More about INTERPRETATIONS OF LIFE AND RELIGION
New York: Samuel Gabriel Sons & Company, n.d. [c. 1920]. First edition. Quarto. Unpaged. 16 pages and with text on the inside covers. Illustrated on every page, four in full color. Bound with cloth spine, the covers mounted with bright color-printed paper. The upper covers features a portrait of Ted... More about MY LIFE STORY
Paris: Ant. Aug. Renouard, 1803. Small 8vo. (ii), 296p, (ii, contents). Illustrated with 20 engraved plates, each with tissue guard. Bound in period leather with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine with gilt titles with rules and small ornaments. With a FORE-EDGE painting of Noah's Ark with the procession of the... More about INTRODUCTION A LA CONNOISSANCE DE LA NATURE
Edinburgh: T.C. and E.C. Jack, 1896-97. "The Centenary Burns", limited to 600 copies for the United Kingdom and 150 copies for America, signed by the publisher, this no. 186. Four volumes. Illustrated with 11 portrait plates and 9 facsimiles. Edited by W.E. Henley and T.F. Henderson. Bound by Ramage in... More about THE POETRY OF ROBERT BURNS
New York: Appleton, 1864. 186p. Illustrated with 39 full-page steel-engraved plates. Small 4to. Bound in full publisher brown morocco over beveled boards with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spine and covers densely decorated in gilt and blind with darker brown in the embossed areas, the covers with many repeated patterns. More about THE GALLERY OF BYRON BEAUTIES: IDEAL PICTURES OF THE PRINCIPAL FEMALE CHARACTERS IN LORD BYRON'S...
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1852. First edition. Two volumes. Quarto. vii, 72p; (ii). 73-152p. Extra-Illustrated with 137 engraved plates of views, portraits, etc. Bound by Tout in full olive crushed morocco with patter papern endpapers and doblures in maroon and gold, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and elaborate panel..... More about THE STORY OF NELL GWYN: AND THE SAYINGS OF CHARLES THE SECOND
[New York]: Horace Liveright, [1930]. No. 358 of 525 copies signed by Hubert david and Theodore Dreiser. Tall folio. Unpaged. Hand set by Paul J. Wienes and printed at the press of August Gauthier. Twenty plates with accompanying text on the facing versos. Black cloth spine over gold and silver foil boards. More about THE SYMBOLIC DRAWINGS OF HUBERT DAVIS FOR AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY BY THEODORE DREISER
London: Thomas McLean, 1832, 1833. HB Sketches NO. 208 and 269. Titles: Goody-Two-Shoes Turned Barber, or Colonial Conciliation; and New West-India Dance, to the Tune of 20 Millions. Lithographed by A. Ducotes. These are political drawings picturing Blacks in dehumanizing roles. More about Two large lithographs (11" x 16") on Slavery and the Slave Trade
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1900. First edition. [vi], 200p. Green cloth with titles and decorative designs in lighter green and white. Quite scarce. More about THE LOVE OF LANDRY
London: J. Richardson, G. Offor. T, Tegg, et al. 1823. Second edition. 40 volumes. Small 8vo. Bound in full dark maroon straight grained morocco, a.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and fancy gilt panel ornaments, the covers with densely rolled gilt frames with a simple inner frame in blind. Bookplate... More about THE BRITISH ESSAYISTS:
London: Elkin Mathews & John Lane, 1894-1897. 13 volumes. 9 volumes with ads, 4 without. Yellow cloth with titles and pictorial designs in black by Aubrey Beardsley and others. Edited by Henry Harland. Aubrey Beardsley was the art editor for the first four volumes. Illustrators include Beardsley, Pennell, Laurence Housman... More about THE YELLOW BOOK . AN ILLUSTRATED QUARTERLY
Paris: de L'Imprimerie de Didiot le Jeune, 1820. 4to. 72p, Illustrated with 13 full-page engraved plates after Fragonard, Colin, Chasselat, Pecheux, Martinet, Desenne, and Lordon . Bound by Joseph Thouvenin (not signed, but in his style and with his tools). Binding of full scarlet straight-grained morocco, sides and spine elaborately... More about LE DUC DE BERRY. OU VERTUS ET BELLES ACTIONS D'UN BOURBON
Dublin: The Dolmen Press for the Melander Shakespeare Society, 1961. Number 35 of 100 signed special copies, this signed by the author at the colophon and additionally inscribed and signed to Professor Louis Marder of Kent State University. Small quarto. xxi, [iii], 160p. Title printed in red and black, text... More about SHAKESPEARE'S SECRET:
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London: Richard Bentley, 1878, 1882, 1890. First editions. Eight volumes. Uniformly bound by Mudie in quarter brown morocco with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and rules. Quite scarce with all eight volumes assembled. Fanny Kemble (1809-93) was author of the famous antislavery Journal of a Residence... More about RECORD OF A GIRLHOOD [with] RECORDS OF LATER LIFE [with] FURTHER RECORDS. 1848-1883. A SERIES OF...
Paris: Leconite, Libraire, 1828. Eight volumes. Illustrated with two folding maps and a folding plan. Beautifully rebound in quarter black crushed morocco with marbled sides and edges, the spines in uneven panels with gilt titles and elaborate ornamentation. More about MEMORIAL DE SAINTE-HELENE OU JOURNAL:
London: Jonathan Cape, (1935). First Trade Edition, First Impression (Third English Edition) with illustrations on pages 304-305 listed incorrectly. 672p. Illustrated. 4to. Bound by Zaehnsdorf in quarter red calf with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., the spine with black title labels gilt, the panels with gilt ornamentation. With the bookplate..... More about SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM, A TRIUMPH
London: David Nutt, 1889. Reprint of the original edition of William Caxton, printed at the Ballantyne Press. Two volumes. xviii, 861p. This is the text volume (extended into two volumes). Two volumes were added later with bibliographical history and sources. Hence the glossary and Andrew Lang's essay are not included... More about LE MORTE DARTHUR
London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1928. No. 25 of only 25 copies specially bound and ptinted on hand-made paper and containing two color plates not included in the regular edition. Thick quarto. xv, 143p. Illustrated with line drawing headpieces and 111 plates (not figured in the pagination), 46 in color. In... More about ROBES OF THESPIS, Costume Designs by Modern Artists
Glasgow: James MacLehose and Sons, 1907-08. Limited to 100 copies on hand-made paper, numbered and initialled by the publisher. Four volumes, large, thick 8vo. Illustrated with 12 plates (8 folding), 5 maps or plans, genealogical tables. Bound with vellum spines decorated with gilt titles and designs over red cloth with... More about AN ITINERARY:
London: Constable, (1926). First edition. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES SIGNED BY REID. [iv], 235p. Gilt-titled white cloth, t.e.g. Taylor 12. More about APOSTATE
Berne: Emanuel Haller, 1794. First French edition. Two volumes. Small 8vo. [iv], 2p, 300p; [iv], 295p. Engraved portrait. Bound in period bindings of quarter calf with paper sides. More about HISTOIRE DE LA GUERRE DE TRENTE ANS
Columbus, OH: Russell McKnight, the Logan Elm Press, 1991. One of 26 deluxe copies (this letter L) boxed and accompanied by an extra suite of prints and printed on handmade paper. Unpaged. Bound in French fold fashion on think stiff paper with printed paper covering and paper title labels. Every... More about HILL OF A STAR, EL CERRO DE LA ESTRELLA
London: John Murray, 1845. Large octavo. xl, 484p. Designed by Owen Jones with the title in red and black surrounded by an ornamental gilt border, each page chromolithographed in red and black with ruled borders, decorative designs, initial letters, and with vignette illustrations and full-page chromo plates highlighted in gold... More about THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS, AND OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES...
Paris: Morel, 1875. First edition. Two volumes. Large folio. [iv], 28p. Illustrated with 200 engraved plates of facades and floor plans. Volume I bound in quarter maroon morocco with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., brown spine labels, gilt; volume II with the plates laid loose in fascicules in a red... More about HABITATIONS MODERNES