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73677London: Macmillan and Co. 1950-51. Classic English Literature Illustrated by either Brock or Thomson. Complete in five volumes. Octavo 18 x 12 x 10cm. With an introduction by Austin Dobson to each volume profusely illustrated throughout by Charles Brock for Pride and Prejudice and Hugh Thomson for the all the other titles. Bound in publisher's red hardback cloth stamped in gilt to spine top edge red printed dust-jackets priced at 6s. each. Neat ink ownership to each volume M.A. Leamon contents and edges clean jackets lightly handled some toning and light wear to spines. Near fine. Uncommon in dust-wrappers. A charming set of Miss Austen's works. Book Collector No.271 'The Great Illustrators'. London: Macmillan and Co., 1950-51 unknown
183725411London: Chapman and Hall 1837. First edition second issue. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XIV 2 609 1pp. 3/4 leather over marbled paper covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Engraved frontispiece and title-page. First edition second issue of this fascinating work profusely illustrated with forty-three Illustrations by R. Seymour and Phiz. The plates are in early states with page locations and without titles or imprints but the earliest Buss and Seymour plates have been replaced by those of Phiz. The engraved title is showing the later correction "Weller". Other issue points: p.43 2nd paragraph below chapter V line 1 reads "ruined wall" in the singular; with the signature misprint on p.261 reading X2; with signature "E" present on p.25; the d of "holding" is raised above line on p.260; p.342 line 5 "S. Veller" instead of Weller; p.400 line 21 "his friends". Some rubbing along edges of binding. Contemporary previous owner's signature on fly leaf. Plates foxed. Lower corner of very first pages damp-stained. Binding in overall good interior in good to very good condition. Chapman and Hall hardcover
50327Prague: Grafická edice A. Chvála 1933. Octavo 22.2 à 16 cm. Original pictorial wrappers; 106 3 pp. Thirty plates including fourteen original woodcut plates and two linocuts. With a tipped-in photo-montage design by Sutnar. Very good only light sun-tanning and wear to spine; in protective mylar. Attractive volume reproducing a lecture on the occasion of the joint meeting of the Association of Czech Bibliophiles and the Association of Collectors and Friends of Bookplates held on March 9 1933 in Prague. Followed by thirty plates some in color including original woodcut and linocut prints among them one drawing by Toyen and one photo-montage design by Ladislav Sutnar. Other artists include V. Mašek J. Solar K. Svolinský A. Moravec and numerous others. Finally the book lists hundreds of greeting cards in the form of postcards photographs prints and bound volumes probably exhibited at the meeting as well as addresses of the artists. Scarce; as of November 2019 KVK and OCLC show two copies in North America. unknown books
68181Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin Company 1961. Ornithology / Bondiana FIRST US EDITION THUS. Octavo 20 x 14cm pp.256. With occasional colour plate illustrations and frequent line drawings in-text. Publisher's green cloth with darker green titles to spine and upper. Cartographic endpapers. With the dust-jacket designed by Samuel Bryant priced at $6. A nice clean copy showing just a hint of spotting to top edge and some light wear to jacket extremities. Near fine. The acclaimed work by the ornithologist James Bond whose name was famously appropriated for spy fiction's most celebrated hero. This new edition followed two earlier printings in America; Philadelphia 1936 and Macmillan New York 1947 under the title Field Guide to Birds of the West Indies. Gilbert page 616. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961 unknown
74728London: Macmillan and Co. 1908. Children's classic FIRST DETMOLD COLOUR ILLUSTRATED EDITION first impression. Octavo 22 x 14.5 cm; pp.xii 314 2 advertisements. With 16 full-page colour plates. Publisher's red cloth pictorially blocked in gilt top edge gilt. Contents clean a little toning to edges and endpapers binding carefully handled small pull at crown. Charles Maurice Detmold and Edward Julius Detmold were English graphic artists twins born on 21 November 1883. Due to the illness of their father they grew up in the care of their uncle Dr E B Shuldham who had acquired a notable collection of Japanese woodprints of plants and animals. This encouraged the twins to commence drawing animals and plants at a very early age and resulted in a debut aged 13 at the Royal Academy and the Royal Institute of Watercolour Painters with nature studies in the Japanese style. The Detmolds subsequently learned techniques of watercolour etching and of colour printing with copper plates. London: Macmillan and Co., 1908 unknown
65163London: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington 1878. Strange Tale SECOND UK EDITION. Octavo 19 x 15cm pp.xii; 246. With 44 engraved illustrations including a tissue-guarded frontispiece by Jules Férat and Charles Barbant. Publiisher's pale blue cloth with gilt titles and black decoration to spine and upper coated cream endpapers all edges gilt. No inscriptions inside paper hinges cracked contents clean cloth a little rubbed frayed to spine ends some ripples to cloth on rear board spine toned. A very good copy. The discovery of an apparent race of troglodytes holds up the development of a promising new vein at an old coal mine near Stirling in Scotland. First published in English in 1877. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1878 unknown
18991803120045London : Grant Richards 1899. Hardcover. Good. Two octavo volumes 25 cm. 1899-1900. 12 issues of the entire reissue of the Butterfly. Contemporary 3/4 green Moroccan leather over green linen. iv 278; ii 294 pp; illustrated. Rubbing slight fading to spines. Occasional spotting. Original yellow wraps bound in rear of volumes. Wraps evenly faded and toned. <br> In 1899 Richards attempted to revive a literary monthly created by Walter Haddon in 1893 called The Butterfly. <br> Contributors to The Butterfly which only lasted twelve issues included H. D. Lowry Arthur Morrison Nora Hopper and many others. Each issue was heavily Illustrated with reproductions of drawings by Max Beerbohm S. H. Sime and Joseph Pennell among others. <br> Includes the first appearance of A Vision of Judgment by D.O. H. G. Wells and 3 pieces of fiction by Laurence Housman: The Palace of Content; A Gander and His Geese; and Tales of a Woodcutter The Old Yew Tree and The Whitethorn's Story. <br> From the estate of Jim Graham former Washington D.C. City Council Member 1998-2014. Graham was head of Whitman-Walker Clinic 1984–1999 and a noted gay community pioneer. London : Grant Richards hardcover
1826H40537London: Sherwood Jones and Co 1826. First Printing. Hardcover. Good. 2 volumes large 8vo 9.5 x 6.25 inches full midnight blue morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe good set with strengthening to outer joints and inner hinges of three of the four boards neatly done. 71 handcolored plates mainly by Robert Cruikshank 1 uncolored woodcut plate and many in-text illustrations contents very good to fine spine color has mellowed to a pleasing dark brown. Sherwood, Jones, and Co hardcover
16-2562Berlin: Genossenschaft PAN 1897. Folio. Original wraps with original graphics by DENIS MAURICE; ORLIK EMIL 4; Ubbelohde Otto; lacking the Nicholson and rodinSöhn HDO: 52803- 1 2 3 5 6 7.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
19311412312New York: The Macmillan Company 1931. Limited edition 312/400. Hardcover. Quarto x 326 pages. In Fair plus condition in a Fair slipcase. Slipcase in black paper title label on spine illustrated pastedowns on front and rear panels; tears to corners and edges stain and crease to pastedown on rear panel shelf wear. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards quarter bound with blue cloth to spine and light blue cloth to boards; light wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has deckle edges; spotting to edges and endpapers spine cracks at pages 178 and 194. Illustrated: color frontispiece and plates printed music. Signed in ink by the contributors on the limited edition page. <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. 1412312. FP New Rockville Stock. The Macmillan Company hardcover
201348117Baltimore MD: Cemetery Dance Publications 2013. Near Fine/Near Fine. Baltimore MD: Cemetery Dance Publications 2013. Publisher's Deluxe Gift Slipcased Edition. Small quarto; illustrated dust jacket; red silver and black boards; illustrated endpapers; 527pp. Housed in publisher's slipcase. Very slight rubbing to dust jacket; mild shelfwear to slipcase; a Near Fine copy and lavish production for King's sequel to "The Shining. Cemetery Dance Publications unknown
191030841Paris: Hetzel 1910. Later printing. Hardcover. g. Quarto. 4 434 2pp. Elaborately decorated publisher's binding of red cloth stamped in gilt and printed in black and green on the front and spine. The head of an elephant in the upper left corner of the front panel with pictorial scenes in three ruled inset blocks entwined by a long sprig of green leaves; a fan device at the center has a stylized title motif with "Jules Verne" and "Voyages Extraordinaires" in a scroll below it. The back panel has a central medallion with the publisher's monogram printed within a frame of Greek-style decoration printed in black. All edges gilt. Blue-grey coated endpapers. Engraved frontispiece protected with a tissue guard. Title page vignette. "Vingt Mille Lieues Sous Les Mers" English: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne published in 1870. It tells the story of Captain Nemo and his submarine Nautilus as seen from the perspective of Professor Pierre Aronnax. The original edition had no illustrations; this copy is identical to the first illustrated edition which was published in 1871. 111 illustrations by Riou 24 and Alphonse de Neuville 86 engraved by Hildibrand. Includes 6 chromotypographs and 2 full-page b/w maps. Some age wear on binding with upper spine somewhat rippled and moderate rubbing along edges. Book poorly recased with glue remain along gutters. Tissue guard and title page slightly foxed. Minor and sporadic foxing throughout. Slight age toning along paper margin. Text in French. Binding in overall good interior in good to good condition. Hetzel hardcover
200706298Paris, Editions Georges Guillot, 1957 ; in-4, 184 pp., emboitage. Avec une préface inédite de Jean Cocteau - illustré de seize compositions en couleurs tirage 1000 exemplaires n°314 tous numérotés sur vélin de rives à la forme.
1773GITa230A Paphos et chez Le Boucher 1773. In-8 IV 280pp. Plein maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs rehaussés d'un filet perlé doré, compartiments dorés et fleuronnés dans les entrenerfs, plats encadrés d'un triple filet doré, coupes filetées, dentelle dorée sur bordure intérieure, tranches dorées (Ruban). 1er tirage du frontispice, des 12 vignettes et 13 culs de lampes par Eisen gravés par Massard et Duclos.
28083Paris, L. Curmer, 1838. Grand in-8 (16 x 26), VIII (préface)-454 pp. Plein veau glacé bleu-nuit richement orné sur les plats et le dos, dos à nerfs, tranches dorées, filet doré sur les coupes, fermoir métallique doré, texte dans un encadrement illustré.
1929GITk288Paris Le Livre du Bibliophile Georges Briffaut 1929. In-4 3 feuillets blancs, 2 feuillets non chiffrés, II-VI 1 feuillet non chiffré (fin de la préface) 1-201pp 1 feuillet blanc, 1 feuillet achevé d'imprimer. Plein maroquin ébène, dos lisse avec le titre en long (lettres bâton dorées se chevauchant), tête dorée, non rogné, large bordure intérieure de maroquin ébène à quadruple filet doré, contreplats et gardes de papier brique, doublé de papier fort mordoré; reliure de l'époque (Y.M.O) sous étui recouvert de papier mordoré, bordé de maroquin ébène. Orné de 20 pointes sèches de Paul-Louis Guilbert: grande vignette sur le titre, frontispice, 3 têtes de chapitre, 1 dans le texte, 14 pratiquement à pleine page. A ces illustrations s'ajoutent 2 CROQUIS ORIGINAUX (au lieu d'un) contrecollés sur un feuillet blanc.EDITION DE LUXE appréciée des Amateurs, tirée à 425 exemplaires, celui-ci 1 des 30 sur Japon Impérial portant le numéro 36 avec 2 états des illustrations dont un avec remarque et 1 croquis original (notre exemplaire en possède 2). Carteret IV page 190. Talvart et Place VII page 220. BEL EXEMPLAIRE TRES FRAIS dans une reliure sobre de bonne facture, qui se marie bien à la noirceur du texte de Edmond de Goncourt, tout comme les illustrations de Paul-Louis Guilbert. Enrichi d'un croquis supplémentaire.
1844GITk290Paris H-L Delloye 1844. In-8 2 feuillets non chiffrés VI-XXII 1 feuillet non chiffré 2-335pp. Plein maroquin grenat, dos à nerfs rehaussés d'un filet doré, entrenerfs ornés de caissons finement dorés à décor de feuillage angulaire; bel encadrement sur les plats à filets multiples continus et perlés dorés, enrichi d'une délicate frise de fleurettes et de fleurons végétaux aux angles; double filet doré sur les coupes, large dentelle aux petits fers sur bordure intérieure; plats et dos de la couverture bleu ciel illustrée conservés, tranches dorées, relié vers 1865 par Chambolle-Duru. Orné d'un beau portrait de l'Auteur, d'un titre-frontispice et d'un ombre très important de grandes vignettes en tête de chapitre ou dans le texte; le tout gravé sur acier d'après les dessins de Gérard Séguin, d'Aubigny, Steinheil et autres artistes; quelques autres gravures, plus petites, étant gravées sur bois. Habile restauration en tête du dos de la couverture. PREMIER TIRAGE de cette belle publication appréciée des Amateurs, conforme à la description de Vicaire VI, colonne 515 et de Carteret (Trésor du Bibliophile) page 458. TRES BEL EXEMPLAIRE d'une grande fraîcheur, ayant conservé sa belle couverture Romantique illustrée, ce qui est rare. précieuse reliure élégante et raffinée de René-Victor Chambolle (1834-1898), qui signa Chambolle-Duru à partir de 1863, en hommage à son associé Hippolyte Duru, alors retiré de leur atelier (Fléty page 40).
192621590Paris Éditions du Trianon 1926 -in-4 broché 3 volumes, broché (paperback) in-quarto Editeur (24,5 x 20 cm), dos imprimé en noir, 1ère de couverture rempliée imprimée en vert caca d'oie et noir, toutes tranches non-rognées, Tirage unique, Edition limitée à 475 exemplaires numérotés, un des 15 Exemplaires sur Japon Impérial avec Deux Suites des Bois, abondamment illustré de bois en couleur de Paul Baudier et Emilien Dufour, 356 + 275 + 220 pages, 1926 Paris, Éditions du Trianon (Impr. des Artisans imprimeurs et Impr. parisienne)Editeur,
191217348Compiègne Decelle ca. 1912 79,5 x 120 cm
195769215Beijing: People's Fine Arts Publishing House 1957. First edition Chinese issue; folio approx. 14½" x 12 ¾" pp. 4 plus 73 stunning color illustrations on 60 sheets; introductory text in Chinese without the added title page and commentary in English; original publisher's box stamped in orange and yellow with bone closures and the outside shipping carton with the original price sticker from the Nanjing Bookstore still affixed. People's Fine Arts Publishing House unknown
18289027029London: Jones 1828. Hardcover. Very good. Cruikshank George. Illustrated with three etched frontispieces by George Cruikshank and 84 woodcut illustrations by George and Robert Cruikshank et al. "With a copious and classified index" in each volume. Bound in half black morocco with gilded bands spine stamped in both gilt and blind black cloth boards ruled in gilt printed endpapers. A few signatures loose but stilll holding otherwise binding is intact. A nice clean set. <br /> <br/><br/> Jones hardcover books
190921142851909. London; Adam and Charles Black 1909. Large 8vo. original white cloth with an armorial design blocked in orange green and gilt to spine and upper board top edges gilt; pp. xix i 320 4 publisher's advert.; with a total of 75 fine coloured plates after watercolours guarded by captioned tissues and a folding pull-out map at the rear; a near fine copy of this scarce and vulnerable book preserved in uncommonly clean condition both externally and internally with just light rubbing and dusting to boards with a previous owner's bookplate to inner upper cover another ownership inscription to front free endpaper and mild foxing to prelims.First edition of one of the scarcest titles in A. & C. Black's Twenty Shilling Series. Inman 37. hardcover
62247London: MacMillan and Co. Ltd. 1935. Fantasy Tales FIRST EDITION THUS first impression. Octavo 19 x 12cm pp.x; 670 4 ads. With colour frontispiece and full page illustrations. Publisher's red cloth gilt with top edge gilt in pictorial dust-wrapper priced 10/6. Contents clean school prize label binding a little mottled fragile jacket mostly complete with a few chips to upper panel and to crown with a few neat tape strips to reverse side. Very good uncommon in jacket. Kipling's complete series of popular tales told by 'Puck' traditionally a name for a malicious spirit or demon of popular superstition and from the 16th century the name of a mischievous goblin or Hobgoblin similar to that appearing in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' the fairy scene from which is acted out here. Bleiler; Checklist of Fantastic Literature 277. BMC No.11984; 'Edwardian Children's Books'. London: MacMillan and Co. Ltd. 1935 unknown
73245London: Secker and Warburg 1954. Modern Literature FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION first impression. Octavo 21 x 15cm pp.109 1. With a colour frontispiece over two pages and 31 in-text line drawings. Elegantly bound in dark red half morocco with raised bands gilt titles to twin green labels further gilt decoration to spine and the original publisher's cloth over boards titled in silver to upper. A crisp clean copy in an attractive new leather binding. Produced alongside the full-length cartoon film produced by Batchelor and Halas. London: Secker and Warburg, 1954 unknown
Librairie Hachette, Paris, 1869. Grand in/folio reliure toile éditeur rouge, dos lisse, plat avec titres dorés, illustrations : 9 gravures sur acier hors-texte avec serpente de Gustave DORE, 59 p. Rousseurs éparses, cartonnage très frais. Traduit de l'anglais par Francisque Michel.
