Stenelaus and Amylda, A Christmas Legend for Children of a Larger Growth by Cruikshank, George - 1858

Nister & Co.Ltd.,Circa 1906. FIRST EDITION WITH THESE ILLUSTRATIONS. Oblong Large 12mo. (10.8 x 8.3 inches). 12 fine colour plates. A lovely copy in publishers glazed boards. The front board in full colour. Green cloth spine. In the rare original dustwrapper which is split along the spine and in two pieces, held together by a wrapper protector. Thumb sized piece missing from the middle of the spine and front panel but overall the wrapper is in very good condition. A rare survivor.:

Macmillan and Co. Ltd. London.,1896. FIRST SULLIVAN EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.4 inches). A tall, wide marginned copy. Illustrated throughout with 50 fine full page engraved plates by Sullivan. There is some foxing throughout much the book, mostly to the top third of the pages and fairly light but in some cases darker and over more of the page. Conyemporary half dark brown morocco. Spine with raised bands. Compartments lettered and decorated in gilt. Marbled paper on boards and endpapers. Previous owners bookplate on front pastedown endpaper. Neat previous owners name, dated Xmas '98 on front blank endpaper. Overall a near to very good copy of this beautifully illustrated title.:

Millwood, New York:: Haybarn Press,, 2013.. Edition of 70. 8.5 x 11"; 24 pages. Text is set in Palatino type font. Letterpress printing on acid-free Stonehenge. Hand-colored frontispiece print on Rives BFK. Accompanying visuals printed from the artist's Mylar plates. Laid in portfolio of Canapetta cloth-covered boards with paper title label tipped on front board. Ribbon tie closure. Signed by Colker and Konner. Numbered. Ed Coker, Artist's preface: "This portfolio was conceived as a centenary tribute to the Lithuanian-Israeli poet Avrohom (Abraham) Sutzkever, 1913 - 2010. Earlier works appeared in 2004, Beneath the trees with translations by Barnett Zumoff, and in 2005, Elephants by Night with translations by Melvin Konner, both as limited editions from Haybarn Press studio. "Beneath the trees, in Yiddish and English, included a number of poems of the World War II years, when the poet was a partisan fighter. Elephants by Night contained texts drawn from and inspired by… Read More

Eckville AB, Spur of the Moment, 2002, oblong paperback (8.5" x 11"), 80 pp, One of 100 Signed, Numbered, Limited Edition copies in original slipcase, Fine condition, slight corner touches, in Very Near Fine brown, textured slipcase with gold spur decoration and gold spine lettering. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings. Slipcase untouched except for slightest of wear to corners. A compilation of hilarious, detailed, and vividly colorful cartoons of country life from the world renowned western artist and musician. Text by Phil Callaway, Forward by Boots Reynolds. ISBN 9780969530053

Jonathan Cape. London. 1964. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.1 x 5.5 inches). Text and illustrations by Lennon printed in blue and brown throughout. Neat previous owner name, dated 1964, on the front blank free endpaper, otherwise a very good copy throughout. Rubbed to the edges of the boards but overall a good copy in publishers original boards with photo of John by Robert Freeman on the front.

Montreal: Cambridge Corporation [circa 1906], Royal Canadian edition. (Leather binding) 255pp. Very good plus. Dark green pebble grained leather with illustration and titles in gilt. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 1000 sets. Cloth reinforced inner hinges with green faux-moire endpapers, top edge gilt, 75 color plates with captioned tissue guards. The spine has very minor scuffing at the top and bottom. Illustrations by Sutton Palmer. Publisher series: Beautiful Britain. Locale:. (Travel, Description and Travel--Scotland, Limited Editions).

Montreal: Cambridge Corporation [no date], Royal Canadian edition. (Leather binding) 204pp. Near fine. Dark green pebble grained leather with illustration and titles in gilt. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 1000 sets. Cloth reinforced inner hinges with green faux-moire endpapers, top edge gilt, 80 color plates with captioned tissue guards. The spine is slightly discolored. Publisher series: Beautiful Britain. Color illustrations by Helen Allingham. Locale:. (Travel, Limited Editions).

Dodd Mead, New York, 1912. Later Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Harrison Fisher. Size: Large Book - between A4 and A3. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Edges have worked loose and been re-glued to block, and strengthened with neat strip of binding tape over the endpapers. Text moderately foxed, but plates mainly clean. Edges foxed and browned. Illustrator: Harrison Fisher. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 13416. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1916 An octavo bound in original red cloth, top edges gilt, gilt pictorial cover illustration. Twelve tipped-in illustrations in color by Charles Robinson, with captioned tissue guards. (Lacking tissue guard at page 66 and marginal closed tears on the tissue guard at page 80) Many textual illustrations and pictorial endpapers, all by Robinson. Aside from the fault with two of the tissue guards and a bit of wear at the corners, this is a near fine copy of the First American Edition.

London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good -. Chalon, Louis. 2 volumes: xlvi, [2], 341, [3] p.; xi, [3], 455, [1] p.: frontispiece portrait of the author (vol. 1) and 14 additional plates, all with tissue guards; 29 cm. Publisher's dark green moire binding with gilt-stamped spine titles and gilt-embossed publisher's emblem on front covers. White ribbon bookmarks. Title pages printed in red and black. Engraved title vignettes, headpieces, and initials. Printed at Chiswick Press. This is no. 622 of a limited editon of 1,000 copies printed for England and America. Many pages in vol. 2 unopened. Translation of Gargantua et Pantagruel. Bookseller's label on both back fixed endpapers for Chas. E. Lauriat Co., Boston. Gift inscription on vol. 1 front free endpaper: "J. Earl Quigley from S.B. Sadler 1913." Carlisle, Pa., resident Sylvester B. Sadler (1876-1931) served on the state supreme court from 1920 to 1931. J. Earl Quigley was a court stenographer in Carlisle who became deputy… Read More