![DE LAUDIBUS LEGUM ANGLIAE [Commendation of the Laws of England]. John Fortescue, c. 1394 –1479](/pictures/thumb/22050.jpg?v=1562611172)
Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1825. 8vo. x, iv, 274p. Translated into English by Andrew Amos and with the original Latin text with notes. Bound by Riviere in quarter red morocco with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., the spine with gilt titles and panel ornaments. Fortescue was Chief Justice of the King's..... More about DE LAUDIBUS LEGUM ANGLIAE [Commendation of the Laws of England
![PARADISE LOST. A POEM IN TWELVE BOOKS. [with] PARADISE REGAIN'D. A POEM IN FOUR BOOKS. To which...](/pictures/thumb/22049.jpg?v=1562611169)
Brimingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson, 1759. Second setting of the type. Paradise in the uncancelled state with "Sampson" erased and overprinted "Samson" Two volumes. (viii), lxxii. 416p; (ii). 390p. Quarto. Portrait frontispiece signed Miller. Bound in later straight-grained red morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the..... More about PARADISE LOST. A POEM IN TWELVE BOOKS. [with] PARADISE REGAIN'D. A POEM IN FOUR BOOKS. To which...
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1846. Fourth edition revised by his son Thomas Roscoe. Two volumes. xxxi, 535p, (xxii, index); (iv), 631p. Illustrated with portrait frontispiece and pictorial head pieces. Bound in full contemporary gilt-ruled smooth calf with marbled endpapers and text block edges, the spines densely gilt with red and... More about THE LIFE AND PONTIFICATE OF LEO THE TENTH
Portland, OR: George Prior Company and Robin Garton, London, 1977. First American edition. Folio. 87p +81 plates with multiple images on each, and three original etchings by Robin Tanner, each pencil signed. A scholarly work with brief biographies on the major etchers. Bound in quarter blue morocco over tan boards... More about BRITISH ETCHERS 1850 - 1940
London: John Lane The Bodley Head, (1930). Large Paper edition Limited to 275 copies Signed by Kenneth Grahame and Ernest H. Shepard. This no. 266. Octavo. xii, 168p. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard with frontispiece and 28 black drawings in line style and in silhouette. Bound with gilt-titled vellum spine... More about DREAM DAYS
Worcester: Achille J. St. Onge, (1965). Miniature book (3 11/16"). Illustrated in color by Tasha Tudor. Bound in full green leather with gilt titles, a.e.g., illustrated endpapers. More about THE TWENTY THIRD PSALM
Surrey, England: Circle Press, (1978). Second Circle Press Edition. Limited to 250 copies, this no. 206 initialed by Ronald King. Elephant folio. xi, 57p, colophon. Illustrated with 14 original full-page screen images by Ronald King, and with a newly produced original screen-print in a separate folder containing a specially written... More about THE PROLOGUE TO THE CANTERBURY TALES
n.p. Jack Frost Studios, (1951). Octavo (8"). 128p. Illustrated by "Ellen" with color vignettes and a colorful title page for each of the eight countries represented. Spiral bound in stiff paper color-illustrated wrappers. More about A WORLD OF GOOD EATING: A Collection of Old and New Recipes From Many Lands. Tested in the...
New York: Golden Press, 1959. First edition. Octavo (8"). 176p. Illustrated in color by Peter Spier and with color plates of prepared dishes. Spiral bound in color illustrated white boards. Certainly rare in this condition. More about BETTY CROCKER'S GUIDE TO EASY ENTERTAINING
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. First edition, second printing. Octavo (8"). 191p. Illustrated in color by Gloria Kamen and with color plates of prepared dishes. Spiral bound in color illustrated white boards. Certainly rare in this condition. More about BETTY CROCKER'S COOK BOOK FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Mountrath, Ireland: The Dolmen Press, (1983). First edition. Special Edition Limited to 250 copies signed by the author, with an extra suite of eight plates reproduced from Harry Clarke's original drawings for illustrations to The Ancient Mariner. This no. 152 of the copies published by H. Keith Burns, Los Angeles... More about HARRY CLARKE: HIS GRAPHIC ART
London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [1914]. Quarto. viii, 235p. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson, including twenty inserted tipped-in color plates. Bound in full golden tan crushed morocco with marbled endpapers, t.e.g., the spine with gilt titles and double ruled panel borders with dotted rules on the bands, the covers with two..... More about THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
![WORKS]. Oliver Goldsmith](/pictures/thumb/22037.jpg?v=1562611034)
London and Philadelphia: J. M. Dent and J. B. Lippincott, 1896-98. Printed by the Chiswick Press and others. Six volumes. Small 8vo. Illustrated. Each with half-title, frontispiece and decorated title-page in red and black. Bound by Birdsall in quarter tan morocco over tan cloth boards with marbled endpapers, t.e.g., the..... More about WORKS
New York: The Inkwell Press, 1994. Limited to 100 copies signed by Vincent Torre, this no. 88. Oblong quarto. (viii), 93p. Text printed in black over alternating peach or light green backgrounds with decorative borders, with 16 fulll-page illustrations printed in color from wood blocks. Hand bound with black-titled green... More about SIXTY-TWO LIMERICKS
New York: The Inkwell Press, 1994. Limited to 100 copies signed by Vincent Torre, this no. 37. Oblong quarto. (viii), 93p. Text printed in black over alternating peach or light green backgrounds with decorative borders, with 16 fulll-page illustrations printed in color from wood blocks. Hand bound with black-titled blue... More about SIXTY-TWO LIMERICKS
New York: The Melliand, Inc, 1929. Vol. 1, No. 1. Quarto. 40 pp, contents and ads 178 pp, 41-72 pp ads. Illustrated, including a small tipped-in color chart and 25 fabric samples. Bound in blue cloth with gilt titles on spine and upper cover. More about THE MELLIAND, THE WORLD'S LEADING TEXTILE JOURNAL: Scientific - Technical Adviser to the...
New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures, [1988]. Limited to 300 copies. Miniature book (1" 5/8") container (2 1/8" x 3/4"). Red cloth boards with paper cover label, contained in folder in the shape of a match book with 11 matches, that contained in a box with 16 multicolored matches, and with... More about DO YOU HAVE A MATCH?
Ehimeken, Japan: Biken-Sha, 1964. Oblong volume (10 1/2" x 7 1/2"). Eleven color-printed sheets with mounted origami, including one pop-up. Includes patterns and colored papers in rear pocket. Cord-tied color-printed glazed boards. More about HAPPY ORIGAMI: BUTTERFLY BOOK
New York: Nat Fleischer, (1938-1947). First edition, five volumes from "The Ring Athletic LIbrary" series. Five volumes. Illustrated. Orange cloth with titles in black and black vignettes on upper covers. Blockson 8392. More about BLACK DYNAMITE:
Jogjakarta, Indonesia: Departemen Perindustrian Rakjat, n.d. (c. 1950's). Text in Indonesian and English. Oblong quarto. Two preliminary leaves with 9 leaves with actual batik samples along with description and small mounted photo of persons making the fabric. The original samples measure 5 1/2" x 7 1/2". Printed map on rear... More about BALAI PENELITAN BATIK MADE BY THE DEPARTEMEN PERINDUSTRIAN RAKJAT P.N.P.R. NUPIKSA YASA
St. Louis: Late 19th century. Written in a light brownish ink, the last few pages in pencil. The smaller notebook is of 127 pages in neat script. The sample book with 17 fabric sample (2 paper) mounted with metal clasps, each to accompany the corresponding description in the notebook. Apparently... More about Manuscript book on Needlework. Notebook of instructions with larger notebook containing samples
1918-20. Manuscript book of 97 leaves mostly with text on the rectos and drawings or samples on the versos. Several leaves in the center are blank. There are 53 tipped-in samples of fabric, some sewn to show technique, 17 of which are lace. Also 2 paper samples, 6 yarns and... More about NEEDLEWORK NOTES
Moscow: 1986. Miniature book (2 3/4" x 2 1/8"). 216p. Illustrated with 94 full-page plates of medals in color. Bound in maroon embossed leather with titles in gilt. More about ORDENA I MEDALI
Saginaw, MI: Hilda M. Pfeiffer, 1940. Handmade manuscript book. 3 12/" x 2 7/8". Approx. 213 leaves. Title on spine and upper cover. Arranged by commodity with an illustrated page followed by for-sale items with prices. Items printed by hand with color highlighting. Gilt-titled cloth spine over hand-printed boards. "Compiled... More about SANTA'S HANDY GUIDE FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
Bisbee, AZ: Pequeno Press, 1999. No. 23 of 50 copies signed by Pat Baldwin of the Pequeno Press. Miniature book (2 5/8 x 2 1/2"). 85p. Illustrated, including runes. Bound in full brown hand dyed leather with sterling silver doodah and bone rune-disk on front. Bradbury-Pequeno 39. More about ODIN'S GIFT