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191620744Rand McNally. Good with no dust jacket. 1916. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with blind stamped decor has loss to the spine gilding and is worn at corners and caps but clean bright and in good condition. Boards and spines are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are toned but clean and in very good condition. Illustrated in b&w with 8 color plates including frontispiece. . Rand McNally hardcover
178039396Berne Bern: Chez la Nouvelle Société Typographique 1780-1781. Freudeberg. Three volumes complete. A PRISTINE LARGE-PAPER SET OF FREUDEBERG'S MASTERPIECE THE FIRST EDITION OF ONE OF THE GREAT 18TH-CENTURY FRENCH LANGUAGE ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FAR AND AWAY THE GREATEST WORK OF ITS KIND PRODUCED IN SWITZERLAND AND ILLUSTRATED BY SWISS ARTISTS. Volume I includes the cancellans engraved title the frontispiece by Eichler after Dunker and 21 finely-engraved hors-texte plates after Freudeberg. Volume II includes the frontispiece and 25 plates after Freudeberg. Volume III includes the frontispiece and 27 plates after Freudeberg. THIS SET IS ABSOLUTELY COMPLETE with the identical frontispiece in each volume as issued and 73 hors-texte plates after Freudeberg. Additionally there are 72 etched vignettes and 72 elaborate tailpieces by or after Dunker. SO 220 ETCHINGS IN ALL. This is furthermore a LARGE-PAPER SET ON FINE DUTCH LAID PAPER "HOLLANDE" AN ISSUE UNKNOWN TO COHEN-DE RICCI. Cohen-De Ricci cols. 681-2 describes numerous outstanding sets of this work owned by leading 18th and 19th-century bibliophiles and concludes that "Le papier du troisième volume est toujours inférieur a celui des deux premiers"--which is certainly not the case with this set: the paper is excellent and consistent throughout. Cohen-De Ricci also mentions that the plates in volume III are numbered so close to the bottom of the sheets that the numbers are present only when the sheets are entirely uncut as is the case here. 8vos. ENTIRELY UNCUT 21 x 15.5 cm with large margins. IN THE ORIGINAL WRAPS WITH PAPER SPINE LABELS. Tiny traces of wear to extremities else FINE AND BRIGHT. THIS SET IS AS IT WAS WHEN IT LEFT THE PRINTER'S OFFICE ALMOST 250 YEARS AGO DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. <br/><br/> Chez la Nouvelle Société Typographique paperback
69446Bruxelles: Helio-Offset no date c. 1944. No edition stated but presumed first edition softcover. 4to 28cm x 22cm 48pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white. Original white card wrappers. Slight rubbing of the covers else this book is in very good condition. Text in French. An extremely rare celebration of the liberation of Belgium in September 1944. Bruxelles: Helio-Offset, no date [c. 1944]. paperback
2324Paris: Dufart 1806. ALL PUBLISHED of this abortive yet spectacular attempt at a comprehensive survey of natural history THE FIRST BOOK ON ZOOLOGY WITH COLOR-PRINTED as opposed to hand-colored PLATES. Comprises a general preface describing the entire project by Dufart an introduction to this volume by Manuel 101 GORGEOUS FULL-PAGE COLOR-PRINTED STIPPLE-ENGRAVED PLATES OF MAMMALS IN EXOTIC LANDSCAPES usually two scenes per plate after Deseve and other artists and descriptive notes on each mammal depicted by Manuel. 30 pp. 101 plates 60 pp. Dedicated to Napoleon. Text printed on fine wove paper plates on very fine thick wove paper. After the appearance of this volume the project was suspended because the publishers could not find enough subscribers there is a list of the 24 who subscribed to this first volume on the back of the half-title. The reasons for this failure are obvious: each volume cost a staggering 60 francs not including the binding and the images of the animals although bright beautiful and charming are not particularly accurate. Large thick 8vo. BOUND IN CONTEMPORARY FULL CRIMSON MOROCCO WITH ELEGANT GILT DECORATION ON COVERS AND SPINE. All edges gilt. Light wear to extremities of binding but still very attractive. Internally bright. Two copies in NUC. Quérard La France littéraire V 497 doubts the very existence of this work: ".ne paraît avoir été que projeté car on n'en trouve mention nulle autre part que dans le vol. de M. Debray." An extremely rare unusual and altogether stunning book. <br/><br/> Paris: Dufart, 1806 unknown
199101H028Mankato MN: The Child's World ©1991. Hardbound. NEAR FINE to FINE/ No DJ. As new except for an occasional faint crease to a page. Each book of 19 follows the pattern: Little "a" had a box. Fills the box with items of that letter. Who will help me fill my box Has helpers that begin with that letter. Each book is 30 pages 7-3/4x9-1/8" 19.7x17.2cm with age-appropriate illustrations. Heavy will require additional postage for priority or international shipping. The Child's World hardcover
16-3401Saint-Paul: Maeght Éditeur 1974. Pictorial boards in protective Mylar1st Edition. Folio -100 pp - Color Plates & Photo-reproductions. Published on the Tenth anniversary of the La Fondation Marguerite et Aimé Maeght. text in French . Original pictorial boards. and original protective Mylar. In Very good condition Saint-Paul: Maeght Éditeur, 1974. hardcover
3 vols., 4to., Mixed Impressions, with numerous reproductions throughout; original cloth, a very good, bright, clean set in the dustwrapper
51034London: John Cumberland n.d. c.1830. Theatre. EARLY PRINTING. Small pamphlet in sixes 15 x 10 pp.50. With a wood engraved frontispiece and cover illustration after R. Cruikshank by Mr. Bonner. Publisher's grey paper covers with titles illustration and a price of 6d sewn. Cumberland's No. 36 Minor Theatre being a Companion to Cumberland's British Theatre. Wear and some small chips from the covers. A remarkable survival of a delicate pamphlet. Very good. A play originally performed on 9th April 1830. London: John Cumberland, n.d. [c.1830] unknown
MOD20MCollection : Hiver 1930. Publié par Kossuth, à Paris, Estampes rehaussées appartenant à la revue l’Homme Chic, de la collection d’hiver de l’année 1930. Chaque estampe est identifiée avec le code de publication et une timbre sec de « L’Homme Chic à Paris », chaque costume est numéroté de l’un jusqu’au 20. 14 gravures indépendantes, de 32x24cm, avec une marge en papier doré. Catalogue de la collection en entier, 20 costumes de mode de l’époque.
51913Paris Piazza 1945 in 8 (23x16,5) 1 volume broché, couverture rempliée, plat supérieur titré et orné du vignette centrale en couleurs, 267 pages, avec de nombreuses illustrations en couleurs par Henry Cheffer, étui. Henry Cheffer, 1880-1957, peintre et graveur français. Tirage limité, celui-un des exemplaires non numéroté sur vélin. Bel exemplaire ( Photographies sur demande / We can send pictures of this book on simple request )
98399Paris Javal & Bourdeaux 1928. . Limited edition one of 50 copies on japon impérial with with an extra suite and a copper plate by Courbouleix and extra volume of original drawings by Carlo Farneti and Andre Dignimont; 4to 35 x 28 cm; text illustrated with 30 in-text colour etchings a la poupée and a suite with four additional states first state sans remarque avec remarque en noir and avec remarque en sanguine both with the original publisher's wrappers vol. II with 90 signed colour drawings avec remarque by Carlo Farnetti to illustrate an unpublished edition of the work 6 watercolours on thick paper signed by Dignimont 27 drawings mostly signed some hand-coloured by the same and over 100 proof sheets in colour and black and white after Dignimont also to illustrate a previously published edition of the work; both housed in modern maroon morocco boxes.<br /> One of 50 copies with an extra suite of plates and a copper plate. This copy also includes a collection of original drawings from two other artists<br /><br />Written by Jean Lorrain born Paul Duval and originally published in 1904 La Maison Philibert revolves around a Parisian brothel of the belle epoque. Although prostitution and debauchery was not an uncommon theme in fin de siecle literature Lorrain had his own reputation for being particularly outrageous in both his writings and his real life escapades. The erotic novel is here illustrated with 30 etchings with a suite of additional four states by Courbouleix. <br /><br />The second volume contains a large collection of drawings to illustrate the same work by two other artists. Carlo Farnetti 1892-1961 Neapolitan by birth moved to Paris where he illustrated works by Zola Baudelaire and Poe. He was later comissioned by Javal & Bordeaux to illustrate Les Cent Nouvelles but his drawings for La Maison Philibert were never published - making this collection of original drawings accordingly rare. <br /><br />André Dignimont a 'figure notable de Montmatre' was celebrated for perfectly capturing feminine beauty. The present volume contains a vast amount of proofs and signed drawings by Dignimont to illustrate an edition of La Maison Philibert that was published in 1925 by Collection des Arts.<br /> Paris, Javal & Bourdeaux, 1928. unknown
Roy. 8vo., First Edition, with coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 15 coloured plates (all original captioned tissue guards present) and 8 plates in monochrome (all original captioned tisue guards present), endpapers very lightly spotted; dark green cloth, gilt back, gilt top, uncut, a near fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper. 'Lodge (1860-1953) was an outstanding artist, rivalling Wolf and bettering Thorburn in his ability to paint birds of prey. Some of his best work was reproduced in the twelve volumes of Bannerman's 'Birds of the British Isles'. With this work he achieved his life's ambition to draw all our native birds' (Jackson). VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.
1925646918A. & C. Black Ltd 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A fine copy of the 1925 first edition in a near fine jacket jacket has a small chip to rear panel some closed tears and wear to edges; two ink stamps of prior owner. A nice copy. Color plates double-page map. A. & C. Black Ltd hardcover
19721413667Galesburg: Mother Bickerdyke Historical Collection 1972. Hardcover. Quarto Two volumes continuously paged: xviii 760 pages. In Good plus condition. Spines are black with gold print. Boards in black cloth gold print; light wear to spine caps and corners light scratching on rear panels. Illustrated: b&w photographs drawings facsimiles. <br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates.<br /> <br /> NOTE: Shelved in Net Desk work area. 1413667. FP New Rockville Stock. Mother Bickerdyke Historical Collection hardcover
185757314Alexander Ireland & Co 22 Market Street Manchester & W H Smith & Son 186 Strand 1857. 1st edition. Hardback. Cloth G. viii3004pp 2 chromolithographic frontis b/w plan 32 fulll page b/w engraved illustrations & 120 b/w illustrations in the text index all edges gilt pastedown gutter cracked cloth grubby & worn at the edges some slight marking & staining to the contents occasional offsetting but generally a nice copy of an unaccountably scarce item. A bound copy of a weekly souvenier publication which was produced to mark the 1857 Art Treasures Exhibition which was held in Manchester. It remains the largest art exhibition ever to be held in the UK if not the World with over 16000 exhibits. It attracted over 1.3 million visitors in the 142 days it was open. The two chromolithographs show the building - a temporary iron-and-glass structure similar to the Crystal Palace in London 656 feet long and 200 feet wide with one central barrel vault 56 feet wide. Its selection and display of artworks had a formative influence on the public art collections that were then being established in the UK such as the National Gallery National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Alexander Ireland & Co, 22 Market Street Manchester & W H Smith & Son, 186 Strand hardcover
185757315Alexander Ireland & Co 22 Market Street Manchester & W H Smith & Son 186 Strand 1857. 1st edition. Hardback. Half calf over silk G. viii300pp 2 chromolithographic frontis b/w plan 32 fulll page b/w engraved illustrations & 120 b/w illustrations in the text leather grubby & worn at the edges glue splash to the rar cover some slight marking & staining to the contents occasional offsetting but generally a nice copy of an unaccountably scarce item. A bound copy of a weekly souvenier publication which was produced to mark the 1857 Art Treasures Exhibition which was held in Manchester. It remains the largest art exhibition ever to be held in the UK if not the World with over 16000 exhibits. It attracted over 1.3 million visitors in the 142 days it was open. The two chromolithographs show the building - a temporary iron-and-glass structure similar to the Crystal Palace in London 656 feet long and 200 feet wide with one central barrel vault 56 feet wide. Its selection and display of artworks had a formative influence on the public art collections that were then being established in the UK such as the National Gallery National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Alexander Ireland & Co, 22 Market Street Manchester & W H Smith & Son, 186 Strand hardcover
1972005981New York: Hastings House for the Society of Illustrators 1972. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good-. 1 volume : illustrations some color ; 31 cm. 4to. Hardcover. Publisher's original white cloth over boards black lettering to spine and decorations upper cover. Book Condition: toning to edges finger soiling spine ends gently pushed. Dust Jacket Condition: shelf wear chipping with loss overall toning closed tears. A veritable who's who of artists. Hastings House for the Society of Illustrators hardcover
197450895New York et al: Limited Editions Club 1974. First editions thus. 34 volumes of the Limited Editions Club each housed in the publisher's original slipcase. They are all in very good to fine condition unless otherwise described. Many are from the private collection of Abraham and Edita Spiegel All 34 of which marked below with have "donated by" rubber stamps that includes their names within.<br /> <br /> 1. The Alhambra /<br /> Author: Irving Washington 1783-1859.; Freitas Lima de<br /> Publication: Mount Vernon N.Y. : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish 1969 <br /> <br /> 2. Barchester Towers /<br /> Author: Trollope Anthony 1815-1882.; Kredel Fritz<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1958 <br /> <br /> 3. Bel-Ami /<br /> Author: Maupassant Guy de 1850-1893.; Lamotte Bernard<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1968 <br /> <br /> 4. The Birds /<br /> Author: Aristophanes author.; Fitts Dudley; Parry Marian and others<br /> Publication: New York : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1959. slipcase joint with partial split <br /> <br /> 5. The Book of Ballads /<br /> Author: Leach MacEdward; 1896-1967 ; editor.<br /> Kredel Fritz; 1900-1973 ; illustrator. Salter George; 1897-1967 ; book designer.<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club Mt. Vernon New York : A. Colish 1967. <br /> <br /> 6. The Chronicle of the Cid /<br /> Author: Southey Robert 1774-1843.; Ben Sussan René; Pritchett V. S.<br /> Publication: New York : Printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1958. <br /> <br /> <br /> 7. The Eclogues /<br /> Author: Virgil author.; Calverley Charles Stuart; Hadas Moses and others<br /> Publication: New York : Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish 1960. <br /> <br /> 8. The First Night Gilbert and Sullivan : containing the librettos of the fourteen operas exactly as presented at their première performances / Author: Sullivan Arthur 1842-1900.; Gilbert W. S.; Allen Reginald.<br /> Publication: New York : for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1958. slipcase lightly rubbed.<br /> <br /> 9. The History of Pendennis : his fortunes and misfortunes his friends and his greatest enemy / 2 vols.<br /> Author: Thackeray William Makepeace 1811-1863.; Stewart Charles W.<br /> Publication: Ipswich England : Printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd. for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1961<br /> <br /> 10. History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella /<br /> Author: Prescott William Hickling 1796-1859 author.; Freitas Lima de; Gardiner C. Harvey<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club Baltimore : Garamond Press. 1967. <br /> <br /> 11. Man and Superman : a comedy and a philosophy /<br /> Author: Shaw Bernard 1856-1950.; Casson Lewis.<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1962. <br /> <br /> 12. The Man of Property /<br /> Author: John Galsworthy; Evelyn Waugh; Charles Mozley; John Dreyfus<br /> Publication: New York : Printed by A. Colish for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1964. <br /> <br /> 13. Memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy duc de Saint-Simon covering the years 1691-1723 / 2 vols.<br /> Author: Saint-Simon Louis de Rouvroy duc de 1675-1755.; Flower Desmond; Brissaud Pierre<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1959 <br /> <br /> 14. The Mill on the Floss /<br /> Author: Eliot George 1819-1880.; Daiches David; Manning Wray and others<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1963. <br /> <br /> 15. Nostromo : a Tale of the Seaboard /<br /> Author: Conrad Joseph 1857-1924.; Freitas Lima de; Croft-Cooke Rupert<br /> Publication: Sam Francisco : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club by Taylor & Taylor 1961. 2 splits at slipcase joints<br /> <br /> 16. Omoo /<br /> Author: Herman Melville; Reynolds Stone; John Dreyfus; Vivian Ridler<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1961. slipcase lightly soiled<br /> <br /> 17. Peter Ibbetson /<br /> Author: Du Maurier George 1834-1896.; Du Maurier Daphne; Salter George<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1963. slipcase with minor split<br /> <br /> 18. The Pilot /<br /> Author: Cooper James Fenimore 1789-1851.; Winterich John T.; Quackenbush Robert<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1968.<br /> <br /> 19. Quo Vadis /<br /> Author: Sienkiewicz Henryk 1846-1916.; Curtin Jeremiah; Fiume Salvatore and others<br /> Publication: Verona : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni 1959 <br /> <br /> 20. The Rise of Silas Lapham /<br /> William Dean Howells; Henry Steele Commager; Mimi Korach; Richard W Ellis<br /> Publication: New York : The Limited Editions Club 1961. <br /> <br /> 21. The Romance of Tristan & Iseult /<br /> Author: Bédier Joseph 1864-1938.; Belloc Hilaire; Rosenfeld Paul and others Publication: New York : Printed at the Thistle Press for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1960. 1/4" chip at foot of spine<br /> <br /> 22. Saint Thomas Aquinas /<br /> Author: Thomas Aquinas Saint 1225-1274.; Shuster George N.; Stone Reynolds and others<br /> Publication: Chatham England : Printed by W. & J. Mackay for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1969. <br /> <br /> 23. The Spectator : Essays /<br /> Author: Addison Joseph; Steele Richard and others<br /> Publication: London : Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club at the Curwen Press 1970. <br /> <br /> 24. The Spy : a Tale of the Neutral Ground /<br /> Author: Cooper James Fenimore 1789-1851.; Pitz Henry C.; Winterich John T.<br /> Publication: New York : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Press of A. Colish 1963. <br /> <br /> 25. Tartuffe ; & the Would-Be Gentleman /<br /> Author: Molière 1622-1673.; Baker Henry; Miller James and others<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1963. <br /> <br /> 26. The Three-Cornered Hat /<br /> Author: Alarcón Pedro Antonio de 1833-1891.<br /> Publication: Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Plantin Pr. 1959. <br /> <br /> 27. Tono-Bungay /<br /> Author: Wells H. G. 1866-1946 author.; Lamb Lynton; Clarke Bert and others<br /> Publication: New York : Printed for members of the Limited Editions Club 1960. <br /> <br /> 28. Two Plays for Puritans /<br /> Author: Bernard Shaw; George Him<br /> New York : Limited Editions Club 1966. <br /> <br /> 29. Twenty Years After /<br /> Author: Dumas Alexandre 1802-1870.; Legrand Edy; Redman Ben Ray and others<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1958. slipcase lightly rubbed<br /> <br /> 30. The Wall /<br /> Author: John Hersey; William Sharp; George N Shuster Publication: New York : Printed at the Marchbanks Press for the members of the Limited Editions Club 1957. slipcase soiled & rubbed<br /> <br /> 31. The Wanderer : Le Grand Meaulnes /<br /> Author: Alain-Fournier 1886-1914.; Dignimont André<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1958. <br /> <br /> 32. The Way of the World : omedy in five acts /<br /> Author: William Congreve; T M Cleland<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1959. <br /> <br /> 33. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship /<br /> Author: Goethe Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832.; Schoenberner Franz; Carlyle Thomas and others<br /> Publication: New York : Limited Editions Club 1959. <br /> <br /> 34. Zuleika Dobson or An Oxford love story /<br /> Author: Max Beerbohm Sir; Douglas Cleverdon; George Him<br /> Publication: Baltimore : Printed for the members of the Limited Editions Club at the Garamond Press 1960. . Limited Editions Club unknown
2003azcqJacana Media 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fair/No Jacket. signed. Inscribed by Authors114 pages plus pages for notes complete. Floridly inscribed by de Liefde on the frontispage dated: 18-05-2006. Softcover with flaps. A mild copy; the cover is scuffed from storage. Inside the contents are calm serene neat clean clear and tidy. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Jacana Media paperback
16-2556Berlin: Genossenschaft PAN 1896. Folio. Original wraps a little defective with original graphics by LIEBERMANN MAX ; MAURIN CHARLES; KRÜGER ALBERT ; LEISTIKOW WALTEr: SKARBINA FRANZ. Söhn HDO: 52701-1 2 3 4 7 lacking the Zorn & Hoenemann Edited by Richard Graul and Caesar Flaischlen.PAN the important German 21 volume art nouveau periodical 1895-1900 is a deluxe fin de siècle periodical with plates illustrations color initials vignettes and tail-pieces representing a multitude of processes of modern picture reproduction including original lithographs etchings and woodcuts. Berlin: Genossenschaft PAN, 1896 paperback
197197487Stuttgart, Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, ( 1971). 97, [2] S. Mit 74 s/w Illustr. 28 cm. OLn m. illustr. SU (im Schutzschuber).
18961109717<p>Chicago: Powers Fowler and Lewis 1896. Novelty. Collectible - Good/No Jacket. Wood cloth covered case that opens up to an easel display. The clapse on the case is operating. The exterior of the case has fraying on edges and scuffing. There are 2 books on the lower part of the easel when it is opened. One is 'Pen Pictures' A short description of each of the books in the Bible. The second is Bible Study. The upper portion contains 2 interior scrolls with a window for each of bible pictures. These are in color. The metal key is in the pocket but the scrolls do not work. The entire scroll appears to be intact but will not turn. The case is about 16.5 x 16.5. 5 pounds.</p> Powers, Fowler and Lewis
16-2560Berlin: Genossenschaft PAN 1897. Folio. Original wraps with original graphics by LEISTIKOW WALTER ; Hofmann Ludwig von; KRÜGER ALBERT; LÉVEILLÉ ANDRÉ . Söhn HDO: 52801- 1 2 3 4.Edited by Richard Graul and Caesar Flaischlen et al.PAN the important German 21 volume art nouveau periodical 1895-1900 is a deluxe fin de siècle periodical with plates illustrations color initials vignettes and tail-pieces representing a multitude of processes of modern picture reproduction including original lithographs etchings and woodcuts. Berlin: Genossenschaft PAN, 1897. paperback
1880H5089Tours: Camp du Ruchard 1880. Hardcover. Very Good. Information taken from the spine title published ca. 1880 quarto 12.5 inches 31 cm tall quarter calf and mottled boards 13 double-page color lithographs showing the stocks mechanics and actions of various rifles including Remington Winchester Mauser Spencer Berdan Wetterli Beaumont Albini etc. Very good light rubbing to binding. Very rare we could not find any copies of this book or its text volume in OCLC nor by using the meta-search of vialibri. Camp du Ruchard hardcover
196821032123New York: Young Scott Books 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Gorey Edward. First printing oblong sixmo 48 pp. signed by Edward Gorey. Edward Lear 1812-1888 although being an artist and illustrator himself is remembered mostlhy today for his nonsensical works particularly his limericks. One of the most recognizable of these is "The Owl and the Pussycat" who "dined on mince and slices of quince which they ate with a runcible spoon."<br/><br/>"The Jumblies" was the first poem in Lear's "Book of Nonsense" published in 1846. Per the dust jacket flap Edward Gorey decided to illustrate this poem because it "was taught to me by my grandfather when I was four or five and it has always been one of my favourites."<br/><br/>Edward St. John Gorey 1925-2000 had a distinctive style evocative of a mystical gothic Victorian era and his vast body of work includes over one hundred books written by himself as well as those by many well-known authors such as T. S. Eliot Charles Dickens Lewis Carroll H. G. Wells and Virginia Woolf n. b. info from the Edward Gorey House website - and of course this work. Gorey dedicated the book "for Foss" Lear's cat who "died in 1886 and was buried with some ceremony in a garden at Villa Tennyson" n.b. quote from Wiki. <br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: In a reinforced library binding of tan cloth over boards Gorey illustration in black and white on the front board with decorative lettering black lettering on the spine illustrated title page with Gorey's signature above his printed name through which he drew a line per usual each stanze of the poem printed on the versos left-hand side with Gorey's corresponding illustration on the opposite page recto of the following page; oblong sixmo 6 1/8" tall and 9 1/8" wide unpaginated with 24 leaves including free endpapers. The dust jacket shows the original price of $2.95 mirrors the book on the panels and spine front flap a short summary by the publisher back flap with four Gorey characters. <br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume fine with clean boards straight corners without rubbing a strong square text block with solid hinges the interior is clean and bright and entirely free of prior owner markings; perhaps a light speck or two on the light binding else fine. The unclipped dust jacket could be deemed fine it is complete clean and almost without wear; a touch or two of scattered light spots and a hint of sunning to the spine. Overall a remarkable example. <br/><br/>___CITATION: Toledano B 38a. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Young Scott Books hardcover books
