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185345066Philadelphia: J.W. Moore 1853. Tall 8vo. 383 1 pp. Engravd frntsp. numerous engravd plates woodcut-engraved historiated initials and text illustrations. Dark-blue embssd cloth gilt lettrng & decrtn on spine a.e.g. interior foxing chppng hd & ft of spine soilng varished covrs wear rubbng couple interior clsd tears reference copy w/ frmr ownrshp signatures on endpapers. Early illustrated edition of this anthology of Irish fairy tales folklore and short stories. J.W. Moore, hardcover
180254390George Nicholson Poughnill 1802. First Thus. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Size: 18mo 5 1/2 - 6 1/2". 60 / 49 / vi 23 / 24 / 28 / 24 / 28pp. Rebacked with original boards retained. Gilt titles to spine. Scattered foxing. Previous owner's book-plate laid in and ink signature dated 1804. Edges browned. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Published over the period 1801-2. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Politics & Government; Myths Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54390. . George Nicholson hardcover
18200007051London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1820. New edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo; xii iii-lxxiv 240 pages tea spots p. lxiii; 20th century full brown morocco raised bands. <br/><br/>Ritson's collection first appeared in 2 volumes in 1795. This work was designed to appeal to youth so many of Ritson's notes were removed to better appeal to young persons. Woodcuts by Thomas Bewick. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown hardcover
1887DEMO013716IBoston: Roberts Brothers 1887. Deluxe Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Wilhelm von Kaulbach. 4to 342 pages new full dark morocco leather spine label original pictorial top cover bound in at rear .top edge gilt fore-edge untrimmed; ex libris A. Freiberg of Cincinnati. <br/><br/>No. 224 of 400 copies printed for America of the English Edition De Luxe. Twelve India Proof steel engravings after Joseph Wolf engraved by Augustus Fox. Modern form of the traditional legend of REINHART FUCHS. "Under the veil of animals the symbolic representations of the diverse passions of men stand boldly in relief ." Roberts Brothers hardcover
1875000317Leipzig: B.G. Teubner 1875. Second Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 8vo. pp. XI 1 507 1. Bound in quarter brown morocco. Rubbing to extremities and corners; some discoloration and rubbing on the third panel of the spine due to a former shelf label. A "withdrawn" sticker is pasted on the inside front cover. A library blind stamp is located on the title page and on p.55. Interior is otherwise clean. Second edition enlarged with 6 additional essays. Contains articles on ethics and religion in ancient Greece with discussions on gods demi-gods and damons. Karl Ludwig Lehrs 1802-1878 was a professor of ancient Greek philology at Königsburg University. <br/> <br/> B.G. Teubner hardcover
1840008542Finsbury London: A. Park 47 Leonard Street 1840 Circa 1840 publisher was at this address from 1835-1863. 7 x 4 inches 18 x 12 cm . Pictorial blue paper wraps with some wear and corner creasing amazingly clean but with some offsetting. 8 leaves containing an abbreviated version of the familiar humorous verse about Mother Hubbard and her talented dog with equally amusing engravings colored by hand as issued. . Original Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Archibald Alexander Park Engraver. 12mo. Chap Book. A. Park, 47 Leonard Street paperback
188361764Whittaker & Co London 1883. Fourth Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Size: 8vo 7 3/4 - 9 3/4". cxvi 448 / lxviii 570 / x 541pp. 3-volume set complete. Text is in English & Latin. School prize binding with gilt emblems embossed on both boards. Title pieces and gilt decoration to spines. Bindings firm. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's address in ink. Edge marked. Boards bowed. Covers marked. This set is published over the period 1881-3. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-5 kilos. Category: Poetry; Rome; Ancient BC; English & Latin Language; Myths Legends & Folklore. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 61764. . This is a SET of books therefore heavier than a standard volume and will involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Whittaker & Co hardcover
1880011085New York: McLoughlin Bros 1880 Circa 1880. AAS dates it to 1882 but this copy differs from their copy with no advertisements for Over the Hills by Ida Waugh. Upper cover printed in red blue and blac spine reinforced chipping to lower corner cover soil. A selection of popular Mother Goose rhymes illustrated with 6 vibrant color plates plus a dual-page centerfold. Rhymes include Pussy Cat Pussy Cat; Ride-a-Cock-Horse; Mary Mary quite contrary; Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater; Jack and Jill etc. Pictorial Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. Small 4to. McLoughlin Bros unknown
187662914Henry S. King & Co London 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition. Size: 12mo 6 3/4 - 7 3/4". xxiv 328 47pp. Front hinge cracking. Spine slight cocked with slight chips and bumps to ends. Scattered foxing but text mostly clean. Edges foxed and browned. Ex-library with minimal stamps and markings. Covers slightly marked. Corners slightly bumped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Poetry. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 62914. . Henry S. King & Co hardcover
1882010134<p>New York: McLoughlin Bros 1882 Circa 1882. 10.75 x 8.5 in. 27 x 21 cm. Color printed card covers with light soil and surface wear 2 inch tear to rear cover. Mother Goose rhymes illustrated with four full-page chromolithographs a dual-page sepia centerfold and in-text artwork in sepia throughout. Illustrated by Walter Satterlee per American Antiquarian Society. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by W. Bruton Attrib cover & Walter Satterlee . 4to.</p> McLoughlin Bros
1824001300London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme &. 1824. fifth edition edition. hardcover. 376 pp Good-/- half-leather binding shows wear & rubbing overall. repair to spine binding solid two pages ragged at bottom edgeone. blind stamp library bookplate on front end page. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & hardcover
1899011068<p>New York: McLoughlin Bros 1899 12 pgs. 7.75 x 5.5 in 19.5 x 14 cm. Color printed paper covers mounted on linen interior pages printed directly on linen spine wear crease to rear cover light wear. An uncommon edition of Little Red Riding Hood. Illustrated with a color cover and four pages with color artwork the rest in line. . Linen. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Uncredited. 12mo.</p> McLoughlin Bros paperback
1851008553New York: Elton & Co Publishers 18 Division Street 1851 Pictorial yellow paper wraps overall wear light soil and foxing uncolored. The familiar and sad verse about Jenny Wren with 8 engravings after Harrison Weir followed by 4 pages of the text of The Frog Who Would A-Wooing Go. This copy makes no mention of John McLoughlin and the publisher was located at 18 Division St in 1851 only. Scarce. Original Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harrison Weir . 16mo. Elton & Co, Publishers, 18 Division Street paperback
1864009973London and Cambridge: Macmillan & Co. 1864. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. lvi 190 pages. In original brick cloth gilt lettering back Near Fine faint name in ink front end page tiny rubs to corners the small bookseller's ticket of Gustav E. Stechert of New York verso front end paper. SCARCE and important edition and study of the Stanzaic or Harleian Le Morte Arthur. Collectible copies uncommon in current market. Macmillan & Co. Hardcover
18904555F. A. Brockhaus. 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Leather spine and corners with gilt lettering and raised bands. May have been rebound at one time. Attractive.; Foxing to prelims and textblock. Text is in German and ancient Greek.; 223 pages . F. A. Brockhaus hardcover
1898010303London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head 1898 Blue cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt gilt and cloth darkened stain to upper cover roughness to inner rear hinge A collection of 12 fairy tales illustrated with detailed and imaginative b&w line art by Charles Robinson. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Charles Robinson. 8vo. John Lane The Bodley Head hardcover
1888009536London: Eyre & Spottiswoode 1888 48 pgs. Grey-green cloth pictorially stamped in red ink cloth rubbed gift inscription thumbing to pages 2 pin holes through a number of pages. A facsimile of Doyle's 1842 manuscript which was sold at auction by Christie's and eventually published by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1888. Each page contains hand-lettered text and color artwork reproduced from Doyle's manuscript. Scarce. Osborne pg 29. . Pictorial Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Richard Doyle. 4to. Eyre & Spottiswoode hardcover
18726377Hermannum Dufft. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-. Appears to have been rebound at some point. Original front cover preserved. Foxing throughout. Hand-written spine label with former owner's book number label deleted. Former owner's bookplate on inner cover Dr. H. H. Holwerda. Slight cracking to inner front hinge. Book still solid.; In this edition a genealogical arrangement of the Fabulae has been followed. Latin Text; 172 pages . Hermannum Dufft hardcover
1847011072<p>Leipzig: Chez Baumgaertner 1847 1847 per institutional copies Gumuchian dates it at 1835. 6.5 x 4 inches 16.5 x 10 cm. 16 pgs. Yellow paper over boards titled in black ink some cover soil occasional light foxing offsetting opposite artwork. One in a series of books meant to teach young Germans how to read French. An abbreviated version of Perrault's tale in French with explanations of French idioms in German. Illustrated with brightly colored engravings. Some of the scenes depicted are quite violent and gruesome. Rare. Gumuchian 4454. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Oblong 16mo.</p> Chez Baumgaertner hardcover
18545677Weidmannsche Buchhandlung. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket. Marbled boards with gilt lettering and tooling on spine. Fraying to top of spine. Edgewear to boards. Small discoloration spot on spine. Ffep has traces of removed plate. Small institution stamp on titlepage only trace of ex-library. Former owner's name in ink on ffep. Heavy foxing or browning throughout.; 528 & 365 pages . Weidmannsche Buchhandlung hardcover
1885008866London: George Routledge & Sons 1885 8" x 9.5". 24 pgs. Paper wraps front cover printed in color edge wear closed tear near base of spine old bookseller sticker inside front cover. Published between 1886 and 1900 based on rear cover titles and size of book. This was Caldecott's last shilling picture book. The text a nonsense verse was written by Samuel Foote allegedly to test the actor Macklin who boasted that he could memorize anything with a single read-through Osborne pg 63. Illustrated with 6 color plates the balance in line. The best part is there is a bear wearing a dress!. Thwaite pg 197 Muir English Children's Books pg. 199 and British Book Illustrators 1860-1900 pg 36 C20. . Early Edition. Pictorial Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Randolph Caldecott. Small Oblong 4to. George Routledge & Sons unknown
1897006573London: David Nutt 1897. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Near Fine in the original green cloth wonderfully decorated in gilt top edge gilt purple end pages illustrated chiefly from photographs by A. M. Dixon 351 pp. fold-out map Fine from the collection of the Richard M. Dorson Memorial Library Folklore Institute Indiana University its bookplate namestamp half-title page and blindstamp title page no other markings or indications. Golspie is a village in Scotland on the North Sea coast. David Nutt Hardcover
1890007971London: The Folk-Lore Society 1890. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Publications of the Folk-Lore Society No. XXV. Printed in Gaelic and English on facing pages. Bookplate of the Leicestershire Archaeological Society front paste down along with small seller's label. Bookplate of noted Celtic scholar and folklorist Edgar M. Slotkin verso front end page. Very Good slight spine lean light wear to cloth at edges scant toning at end pages. SCARCE in collectible condition. The Folk-Lore Society Hardcover
1897140428-B02Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office 1897. Good hard cover. 1897. 366 pages. color plates . Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Government Printing Office Hardcover
18992020181Chicago: Geo. M. Hill Company 1899 . Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. W.W. DENSLOW. Quarto 102 unnumbered pages pictorial boards rubbed edgeworn corners worn rebacked in brown leather with new endpapers. Ex libris Elsie Walch 1929. Note: it appears that young Elsie helpfully provided pencilled page numbers at the top of each page. <br/><br/>Verse by L. Frank Baum. Illustrated by W. W. Denslow who of course also did THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ the next year. Hand-lettered by Ralph Fletcher Seymour his first big job after arriving in Chicago from Indiana. and before he began his Alderbrink Press. The final page is a drawing of Ralph Seymour by W. W. Denslow. Geo. M. Hill Company hardcover