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1869AQ22121London and Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers 1869. 224pp. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary half-calf marbled boards tooled in gilt and blind contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Heavily rubbed. FFEP torn away else internally clean and crisp. The sixth volume of short stories selected from Chamber's Journal including Anna Maria Sargeant's 'The lie of expediency' Percy B. St John's 'The rifle: a tale of Arkansas' Camilla Toulmin's 'To slay or to save' and several unattributed others such as 'Story of an Edinburgh sedan-carrier' and 'The work-girl'. . 8vo. William and Robert Chambers hardcover
66285Fürth Bilderbuch-Verlag G. Löwensohn 1927. . Erste deutsche Ausgabe. - Von dem Bilibin-Schüler und Bühnenbildner Nikolaus Strunke illustrierte Sage von der lettischen Autorin Anna Brigader Brigaderer 1861-1933. Die meisten ihrer Arbeiten darunter diverse Märchenspiele entstanden in den späten 1920er u. frühen 1930er Jahren. - Vgl. LdKJL III 633. - Niklavs Strunke 1894-1966 lettischer Maler Grafiker Glasmaler Bühnenbildner einer der originellsten Künstler in der Generation der lettischen Modernisten. - Vorsätze leimschattig sonst erfreulich gut erhaltenes Exemplar. Fürth, Bilderbuch-Verlag G. Löwensohn, 1927. unknown
195317411<p>Inscribed by author. Very Good HC in Fair DJ. Red cloth over boards gilt stamped titles on spine. Clean square covers and spine; slight fading along cover edges; tightly bound; slightly age darkened end papers; inscribed on front free end paper 'With gratitude To Ruth the friend who has been such a wonderful help. Louise M. Welles'; owner name and address on front free end paper; bright clean interior. DJ is scuffed; clean but for several smudges on rear cover; some fading along edges; 1 x 3 inch chip missing at rear cover tail edge; other small chips and tears along edges. 8vo 103 pp; illustrated. Cf OCLC #19037964.</p> New York: Vantage Press hardcover
11236No place; 'Wednesday' no date. 3 pp 12mo. 41 lines. Text clear and complete. Fair on lightly-aged paper with a couple of closed tears. He is sending 'the trans. of the Baghobahan together with the Original' and trusts that Robinson will keep his promise 'and not detain it long'. Considers it fair that Robinson's friend 'should pay the carriage thereof from & to London'. 'The younger Stewart is to send me up a book of mine in about a week - the best way will be to send the Bagh along with it as it will be the same expence'. Suggest sending another book with 'the Bagh to Haileybury' rather than to Portman Square. 'I hope you have all got down safe - and that Abercrombie has not been beat again - I guess you have not yet seen Anderson at College - I saw Roberts yesterday afternoon who told me he had just been seeing Anderson at his lodgings where he left him comfortably in bed as usual Of course the man is mad . I believe he is quite well in body - tis the immortal part of him that needeth the physician'. No place; 'Wednesday' [no date]. unknown
Juul, Pia PrefaceIn Pristine Condition. unknown
Asbjørnsen, Moe, NauthelIn Pristine Condition. unknown
25785Leipzig Insel Verlag 1913. . Sarkowski 2. - Der deutsch-kanadische Schriftsteller u. Übersetzer.Felix Paul Greve alias Frederick Philipp Grove; 1879-1948 als Student 1902 mit der Frau des Architekten August Endell der späteren Else von Freytag-Loringhoven nach Palermo durchgebrannt ging ständiger Schulden wegen 1909 mit Else nach Nordamerika wo er in Kanada zu literarischem Ruhm kam ohne seine Geldsorgen loszuwerden. - Agnes Peters 1884- hatte sich an verschieden Schulen darunter die Kunstschule Weimar zur Naturmalerin Modell- u. Ornamentzeichnerin Batikerin u. Illustratorin ausbilden lassen. Für die Gesamtausstattung der "Abenteuer Sindbads" hatte der Verleger Kippenberg der jungen Künstlerin 1000 Mark bezahlt; es wurde ihr erster großer Bucherfolg. - Kap. u. Einband-Ecken mäßig bestoßen; Innnengelenke gelockert Vorsätze gebräunt; sonst gutes Exemplar Leipzig, Insel Verlag, 1913. unknown
66131Potsdam Müller & Co. Druck von Poeschel & Trepte Leipzig 1920. . Alf laila wa-laila dt. - Leder mäßig beschabt Rücken aufgehellt; Papier zeitbed. gebräunt; gutes sauberes Exemplar Potsdam, Müller & Co. (Druck von Poeschel & Trepte, Leipzig), [1920]. unknown
191765452London 1917. 8vo. Originalt dekorert helshirtingbind. viii204 s. Illustrert i teksten. Med åtte helsides farveplansjer - inkludert frontispiecen. William Heinemann Engelsk. <br/><br/><em>Pent eksemplar. </em> unknown
1802721886.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
198728691New York: Dial 1987. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. Spirin Gennady. 1st ptg. Five stories illustrated in color by Gennady Spirin: MacDonald's "Little Daylight" Pushkin's "The Princess and the Seven Brothers" Hoffman's "The Nutcracker" de Cervantes' "The Beautiful Kitchen Maid" and Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes." Signed and dated by Spirin on the title page. Fine in fine unclipped dj no previous owner's marks. Signed by the artist. Dial hardcover
1928010436Newark NJ: Charles E Graham & Co 1928 Three volumes in a book-shaped box that repeats the cover of the title volume the books have light dust soil wear to extremities one has a crease to the corner of a the cover the original box is worn and has undergone some cosmetic restoration. The cover title is illustrated by Julia Greene; The Sheep and the Pig Who Went Into the Woods to Live by Themselves illustrator uncredited; The Sky is Falling on Henny-Penny! is illustrated by Marie Schubert. Each volume illustrated in color and b&w. . Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Julia Greene Marie Schubert & Uncredited. 12mo. Charles E Graham & Co paperback
1935009572London: Frederick Warne & Co. 1935 Light green cloth pictorially stamped in 2 colors and gilt minor shelf wear and a previous owner's bookplate to copyright page else clean; matching dust jacket with a whisper of wear and slight darkening along top edge. A compilation of 4 of L. Leslie Brooke's children's books with 32 humorous color plates by Brooke as well as equally charming work in line throughout. No date circa 1935 based on listed titles. . Later Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by L. Leslie Brooke. Small 4to. Frederick Warne & Co. hardcover
1923010108New York: George H Doran 1923 Circa 1923. 228 pgs. Red cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt rubbing to extremities gift inscription occasional soil and stains but clean overall 2 pages mended. An abridged version of the 1910 edition containing the title story Blue Beard Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast. Illustrated with 16 gorgeous tipped-in color plates mounted on text stock. Hughey 23i. Later American Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Edmund Dulac. Large Thick 8vo. George H Doran hardcover
193717443<p>Text in Norwegian/Teksten i norsk. Good HC no DJ. Blue and white paper over boards backed with red cloth; front cover with pictorial design; rear cover plain but for publisher's device; gilt stamped title on spine. Covers are lightly scuffed; clean but for a faintly mottled appearance perhaps from past mildew; slight rubbing wear at fore corners; spine is slightly faded; gilt titles on spine are somewhat dulled; tightly bound; gift inscription and date 1937 on front free end paper; bright clean interior. 8vo 93 pp; illustrated.</p> Oslo: A.M. Hanches hardcover
1915010865<p>Amsterdam: S L Van Looy 1915 1915 per institutional copies.Pictorial boards with wear to corners old bookstore sticker to endpaper. The old fairy tale Puss in Boots retold in verse and illustrated by the brothers Jan & Mathieu Wiegman in silhouettes and line. Lovely and quite scarce. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Jan Wiegman Silhouettes & Mathieu Wiegman Decorations. Small 4to.</p> S L Van Looy
197232278New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1972. 1st ed. Kellogg Steven. 1st ptg. 4to picture book Review copy with publisher's slip and publicity photo laid in signed by Kellogg with a drawing of child on top of castle tower. As new in unclipped dj. Holt, Rinehart & Winston unknown
197321349New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1973. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. Sendak Maurice. 1st ptg. 2 vol. 12mo full brown cloth with the delicate Maurice Sendak drawings. Fine in fine djs and lightly sunned full cloth slipcase with separate chemise of the individual plates. The volumes are not signed having been presumably replaced by the previous owner with the regular 1st ptg. Farrar Straus Giroux hardcover
35881Joliet: Volland. 35th ed. Hardcover. Rae John. 8vo pictorial boards illustrated in color throughout by John Rae stories adapted from legends collected by Henry R. Schoolcraft ethnologist and government agent for the lLake Superior country which were published in 1839 under the title "Algic Researches." Fine in near fine box with light wear to corners no previous owner's marks. Volland hardcover
1911010159London & New York: Augener Ltd / G Schirmer 1911 Light blue cloth titled in gilt with oval pastedown light shelf wear and darkening to cloth at extremities a few spots to endpapers mild reading wear. Illustrated with 31 oval illustrations in color and each tune is surounded by a line art floral border. Nursery rhymes are set to music harmonized by Alfred Moffat. . Probable First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H. Willebeek Le Mair. Oblong 4to. Augener Ltd / G Schirmer hardcover
193230832London: Oxford University Press 1932. Nicoll Gordon. Small 4to full blue cloth printed in silver illustrated with colored endpapers and 12 tipped in color plates by Gordon Nicoll plus b&W vignettes at the head of each of 20 chapters/stories including Aladdin sindbad and Ali Baba as well as less familiar tales. From the lane translation introduced by E. O. Lorimer. Lightly cocked with faint foxing to early pages and fore edge 1940 gift inscription to verson of front free endpaper very good. Oxford University Press unknown
19630006635Chicago: Reilly & Lee 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Dick Martin. Octavo 303 pages white cloth cocked <br/><br/>There was only one printing of this edition. OZIANA p.119. A second edition appeared in 1989. Illustrated by Dick Martin. Reilly & Lee hardcover
1924010263Harrisburg PA: Miller Advertising Company 1924 Color pictorial card cover with cloth spine minor wear clean. Each page contains a nursery rhyme accompanied by a small color illustration by Ray Snow a paragraph about the rhyme it's history and/or meaning followed by text which incorporates a local Harrisburg business. Scarce. Another edition was published featuring businesses from Mechanicsburg. Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Ray Snow. 8vo. Miller Advertising Company paperback
1943008757Springfield MA: McLoughlin Bros 1943 Pictorial boards with plastic comb binding light edge wear light internal soil mended tear to last moveable. The famous fairy tale illustrated with six scenes that change when you slide a slotted panel. . Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Emma C. McKean. Large Oblong 4to. McLoughlin Bros unknown
1973011184<p>London: Macmillan 1973 Illustrated boards with minor rubbing to extremities matching dust jacket with light edge wear and three creases to front panel that appear to be a manufacturing defect. A book of Danish nursery rhymes illustrated in full color throughout. Humorous. British and American editions issued simultaneously. First British Edition. Illustrated Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by N. M. Bodecker. Oblong 4to.</p> Macmillan hardcover
