Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait and Co., 1848. Revised Edition. Blind stamped green cloth covered boards. Spine stamped in gold. 16mo. 4-5/8" x 5-11/16." 137 pp. Twenty-one chapters of adventure from witnessing the eruption of Mt. Etna to adventure on the high seas and travels through Africa. More
New York, San Diego and London: Harcourt Brace, (1991). Illustrated by Edward Gorey. 0151003084. Edward Gorey designed bookplate signed by him in ink on free front endpaper. 16mo, 6-1/4" x 5-1/4." Pictorial paper covered boards. A charming alphabet book. More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., (1979). Illustrated by Edward Gorey. 0396076882. First printing of the 1979 re-issue of this book first published in 1966. Small 8vo. 7-1/4" x 6-3/4." Paper covered boards. . . . . a Tale of Baroque beauty about the Passion of Art and Price of..... More
Petaluma, CA: Pomegranate Communications, (2009). Illustrated by Edward Gorey. 9780764950636. This edition first published by Pomegranate Communications, Inc., 2009. Small 8vo. 7-3/8" x 6-1/2." Colorful paper covered boards. Unpaginated. On a long trip abroad, Gorey's young Drusilla is introduced to high art and gourmet meals. She gamely tries to appreciate..... More
London and New York: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1898. Stated Second Edition. 12mo. 7" x 4-1/2" Green cloth stamped in gold.192 pp. plus publisher's ad for Some Press Opinions of The Golden Age and printer's colophon. On the verso of half title page is printed: "This Second Edition of..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1895. Illustrated by C. D. Gibson, B. West Clinedinst, and W. H. Hyde. Initialed cover design by Margaret Armstrong. First edition. Squarish 8vo. 353 pp. Top edge gilt. Light beige cloth stamped in blue and gold. A beautiful example of Scribner's artful production at the turn of..... More
New York: Quadrangle Press (Distributed by Chanticleer Press), 1948. Illustrated with over 100 monochrome illustrations and 6 color plates. Revised edition 1950. Yellow paper covered boards. 4to. 133 pp. " . . . .Threading through a maze of contemporary artistic modes, Mr. Greenberg not only guides the reader toward an..... More
New York: SeaStar Books, 2002. Aliki. Later printing. Glossy cloth boards. Red endpapers. Quarto. More
Kansas City, MO: Two Lane Press, 1993. 1878686062. First edition. 127 pp. small 4to. Over 100 exciting recipes - from eclectic and cross-cultural to traditional fare, including French, Italian, Mexican, Continental, Asian, New American and just plain Texan. More
New York: Pencil Points Press, Inc., 1928. First edition. Black cloth 4to. 12" x 9". 431 pp. Numerous black and white illustrations and several in color. Color frontispiece plus an another full color illustration. Illustrated endpapers. This book deals sufficiently with method, for the method of the pen and ink..... More
Harper Collins, (1992). 0060202823. Stated First Edition. A long -lost songbook for young children written by the legendary folk-singer Woody Guthrie and illustrated with his own lively watercolor drawings. From "Wake Up" to "Sleep Eye," there are songs to dance to, songs to play-act to, and songs to sing real..... More
New York: Macmillan Company, (1949). The Haders have created such charming, colorful illustrations full of life and action. Stated first printing. Squarish 4to. Green cloth binding stamped in black. Written for children ages 6-8. When Ben's father gave him an Indian pony, a little appaloosa, for his birthday, Ben's fondest..... More
London: Swan Sonnenschein, Lowrey & Co., 1886. Inscribed and signed by author and dated 1896. 8vo. 5-3/4" x 8-5/8." 89 pp. including notes and Index of names. 5 pp. publisher's ads. Green cloth covered boards stamped in gold. From the Introduction: "As an instinctively religious being, man is constitutionally concerned..... More
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, (1998). 0871137240. Stated First Edition. Gray paper covered boards. Blue cloth spine stamped in silver. By the author of Legends of the Fall and Dalva, this book continues the story of Harrison's captivating heroine Dalva and her pecular and remarkable family. . . . It..... More
New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1903. 8vo. 372 pp. and one p. publisher's ads. Brown cloth stamped in gold and white. 16 illustrations. More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, (1895). A beautiful early edition. Green cloth stamped in gold. 341 pp. 12 mo. Contents: The Dream of a Summer Day; With Kyushu Students; At Hakata; Of the Eternal Feminine; Bits of Life and Death; The Stone Buddha; Jiujutsu; The Red Bridal; A...... More
New York: Modern Library, (1930). First issue Modern Library Edition 1930 (designated on copyright page) in slightly later issue dust jacket. ML number for this book is 170. Dust jacket has two entries in the list of titles later than 170. Red cloth semi-flexible hard cover 12mo. 4-7/16 x 6-5/8..... More
New York: Scribner's. Illustrated by William Rainey, R.I. First American Edition. 381 pp. 8vo plus 32 pp. publisher's list of books for young people. Pictorial green cloth stamped in red beige and gold. Swashbuckling half-tone frontispiece. More
NY: MacMillan, 1984. First edition. Fine condition in a fine dust jacket. More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, & Co., Limited, nd. Many black and white drawn illustrations by Byam Shaw. 4to. 7-3/4" x 10." Red cloth covered beveled boards stamped in silver and black. Planetary and Atmospheric influences considered as cause of black death and other plagues, comets and plagues of two..... More
Atheneum Books, (2011). 978416913849. Signed on the title page. Last digit in number line is 2. Hardcover. White paper covered boards with blue paper covered spine. 206 pp. 8vo. written in poetry form. More
New York: G. Schirmer, 1912. Color illustrations. First edition. Red cloth 4to. 233 pp. "From earliest infancy, children are attracted by colors, and one of the tastes which cling throughout life is a fondness for the various hues of flowers which cling throughout life is a fondness for the various..... More
Harper Collins, No date (1995). 0060167327. First edition. Turquoise paper covered boards. Black cloth spine stamped in silver. 8vo. 305 pp. plus p. of copyright acknowledgements. Introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Sieglinde Lemke. More
San Francisco: Polemic Press Publications, 1985. 01606075. First edition. Large 8vo. Blue paper covered boards stamped in gold. Born into the political morass that followed the Civil War, was Toledoan Jake "Firetop" Sulkin. He developed his personal style from using his fists to using political clout for advantage. Firetop was..... More
Drexel Hill, Penna. Bell Publishing Co., nd. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 102 pp. small 4to., 9-7/8" x 7-1/2" bound in brick colored cloth with pictorial paper cover plate. With 8 color plates and many line drawn illustration by Rackham grace this lovely book. More