THE ENCHANTED FOREST. Deluxe Limited Edition by OUTHWAITE, Ida Rentoul and Grenbry Outhwaite - 1921

Berlin: B. Cassirer, 1908. First Edition. First Edition. Oblong quarto. Color pictorial paper covered boards, color decorated endpapers, 16 superb full-page pochoir colored illustrations by K. F. E. von Freyhold. Celebrated for its depth of feeling and delicate coloration and composition, these series of illustrations by Freyhold are among the finest to be found in any Jugendstil books of the period. A book seldom found without repairs, this copy is completely unsophisticated with all plates clean and bright. The spine has some slight fraying on top and bottom, corners slightly chipped and hinges only starting to weaken with some separation. Covers show some wear and soiling, yet a very nice copy indeed, in its original state of a book many consider to be among the finest representation of Jugendstil art.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1906 (1906). Illustrated boards with cloth spine,corners worn, head of spine rubbed, small closed tear to FFEP, gift inscription, a few finger marks but overall clean. Full color frontis, full page lithographs in limited color as well as color textual elements and chapter heads. Rare in this condition.. First Edition. Very Good. 4to.

second printing French language hardcover in first state dust jacket (Reynal and Hitchcock, 1943); no prior owner marks; little age tone to text pages, darkening, offsetting to paste-downs; tight bind; clean cloth cover vivid titling; dj has darkening along spine and edges; dj edge wear: rubbing along folds, small nicks at top corner tips, shallow chipping at spine ends; flap price present; publisher's address 386 Fourth Avenue, New York dskambibab

Hodder & Stoughton. London. 1906. FIRST EDITION. 4to. (10.2 x 7.7 inches). Illustrated with a colour frontis and forty nine full colour plates, all mounted onto thick art paper pages at back of book, each one with a printed tissue guard. Decorative endpapers with map of Kensington Gardens. A near fine, bright and clean copy throughout in original russet cloth binding with gilt stamped decoration and lettering to front board and spine. Very minor rubbing to hinges and a small bump to the lower front board at the outer corner, but overall a beautiful clean copy of this classic. Among the very best of Rackham's work.

Hardcover Condition:Fine. Slipcase Condition: VG. Limited Edition (1 of 25 lettered copies signed by Monroe Wheeler). Twelve Fables of Aesop narrated by Glenway Wescott, illustrated with 18 linoleum blocks by Antonio Frasconi, designed and printed in three colors (black, gray, and red) on Rives mould-made paper by Joseph Blumenthal at the Spiral Press, New York, from hand-set Emerson type and from the artist's original blocks. The edition is limited to 975 numbered copies and 25 lettered review copies, all signed by Mr. Frasconi, Mr. Wescott, and Mr. Blumenthal. This copy is one of the 25 lettered copies (copy number "F"). In addition to the other three signatures, it is signed by Monroe Wheeler. In 1935 Wheeler was employed by New York's Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). He was on the Library Committee and in three years he was Director of Membership and the following year Director of Publications. In 1940 MOMA created the role of Director of Exhibitions and Wheeler was the first person to hold the post.… Read More

Chicago: Reilly and Britton, 1907. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Tan Boards. Good. 270 Pp. First Printing. Light Tan Cloth Stamped In Black, Red, Yellow And Blue, Publisher's Name Stamped In Large And Small Capital Letters On Spine (Binding A); Front And Rear Endpapers Printed In Full Color; Illustration On P. 221 Printed In Color; Advertisement On P. 272 Lists Only The Land Of Oz And John Dough And The Cherub. "O" In "Ozma", P 11, Line 5, Is Lacking, But Bienvenue States That The "O" Shows Only On The Earliest Copies Of The First Printing; Pages 135/136, 153/154, And 221/222 Are Integral, Not Tipped In. Good Only But Still Collectible, No Repairs Or Changes, Wear And Dust To Covers, Fraying At Top And Bottom Edges Of Spine And At Tips; Hinges Intact With No Cracking And Still Tight, Endpapers Clean And Bright. Aging To Edges Of Pages And Page Block.

Chicago: Reilly & Britton, 1909. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Black And White Illustrations By John R. Neill. 261 Pp. First Edition, First Printing, Binding "A". Medium Green Cloth, Printed In Dark Green, Orange-Red, And Black, Donkey-Headed Man Printed In Dark Green And Light Yellow-Brown; Publisher's Spine Imprint In Upper And Lower Case Letters; Coarser-Weave Cloth, With Tinting To Edges Of Page Block; Earliest State, With No Typographical Damage To Pages 34, 121 Or 129; Pages Printed On Sheaves Of Color-Tinted Paper. Some Rubbing And Dust To Covers, Tiny Fray To Bottom Of Rear Spine Edge, No Names Or Marks.

Hardcover Condition:Fine. Slipcase Condition: VG. Limited Edition (1 of 25 lettered copies signed by Monroe Wheeler). Twelve Fables of Aesop narrated by Glenway Wescott, illustrated with 18 linoleum blocks by Antonio Frasconi, designed and printed in three colors (black, gray, and red) on Rives mould-made paper by Joseph Blumenthal at the Spiral Press, New York, from hand-set Emerson type and from the artist's original blocks. The edition is limited to 975 numbered copies and 25 lettered review copies, all signed by Mr. Frasconi, Mr. Wescott, and Mr. Blumenthal. This copy is one of the 25 lettered copies (copy number "F"). In addition to the other three signatures, it is signed by Monroe Wheeler. In 1935 Wheeler was employed by New York's Museum of Modern Art (MOMA). He was on the Library Committee and in three years he was Director of Membership and the following year Director of Publications. In 1940 MOMA created the role of Director of Exhibitions and Wheeler was the first person to hold the post.… Read More

NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1903. First edition. Hard cover. Published NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1903, Published in October, 1903. Large format folio, 15" x 14", published as a child's lapbook, as shown in the cover illustration. Green cloth backed paper covered boards, with color Smith drawing inset on front and rear covers. Recto printed sheets and seven exquisite, full page color plates - four by Green and three by Smith (plus her cover illustration), along with six headpiece drawings in orange and black by Smith, and six by Green. All plates are present. Stories and verses written for the pictures by Mabel Humphrey. Color process by noted printer Charles W. Beck, Jr., who would have a hand in other Smith publications. The book is very good internally and good plus overall. Pages and plates are clean with no writing or markings, colors and text are strong and sharp, binding is tight. There is wear along the edges and corners of the boards, some scuffing/soiling to… Read More

BAUM, L[yman] Frank. The Emerald City of Oz. Illustrated by John R. Neill. Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co [1910]. 8vo, 296pp. Dark blue cloth with spine pictorially stamped in silver and black and color pictorial label affixed to front. Two-color pictorial endpapers; 16 full-color plates and numerous b&w illustrations. Spine ends lightly rubbed, lower corners a bit rubbed, with front corner lightly bumped (with some resulting light damage to lower corner of label), else a clean, tight copy with all color plates remarkably bright.
First edition in the rare dark blue cloth. The first printing of this book was created with lavish color plates and cover label embellished with metallic green ink. The second printing changed to a label without the metallic green ink, and all other printings left the color plates blank in the areas that the metallic green had appeared. When Dorothy, Aunt Em, and Uncle Henry need a new home, Dorothy comes up with the perfect answer -- The Emerald City of Oz. But while… Read More