Search Results: Titles starting with A from Enchanted Books, ABAA

BASIL RATHBONE NARRATES FOUR SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. Four stories are: SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA, THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE, THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND, AND THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE.Advertised as Complete and Unabridged. There are Five Ultra Microgroove 16 RPM Talking BookPhonograph Records. "Revolutionary new 16 rpm records may be played on any 33 1/3 rpm phonograph. "Book" speed reducing Adaptor available for thet purpose. Place Adaptor on Turntable and play as any another other record."The five records are placed in 5 sleevea in the cardboard pictorial record album that has 4 double-pages. Title page, page about Basil Rathbone, then two double-page spreads, last double pg spread is blank. Each side of the sleeve lists the record's title and the side of the record (A or B)Back cover has the Table of Contents. The pictorial cardboard album spine has been neatly repaired with archival glue. Edge and corner rub, brown stain drops on 4 pgs at… Read More

MARIE LAURENCIN'S STUNNING ALICE IN WONDERLAND BY THE BLACK SUN PRESSSIX BEAUTIFUL COLOR LITHOGRAPHS BY AVANT GARDE ARTIST MARIE LAURENCINLtd Edition: #298 of 350 copies printed on Rives paper of the European Edition. (In English). Paris: BLACK SUN PRESS,1930. Ltd 1st ed, thus.Lithographs printed by Desjobert of Paris. Oblong, 4to lettered wrappers with Black Sun Logo on back cover. The book is complete with glassine dust wrapper. The SIX LITHOS have tissue guards with the artist's facsmile signature. The page numbers printed in red. Accompanied by the ORIGINAL Cardboard SLIPCASE and CHEMISE. The book is in VG+ cond. The glassine dj has a tear at bottom spine & a few very tine tears at edges. Silver gilt edges to the slipcase which has some wear at edges and a few small chips on the paper over the cardboard, o/w the slipcase is tight & good. The pink chemise has faded. It has wear at the hinges at the spine - which had been re-attached with archival tape from the inside.A… Read More

GUSTAVE BAUMANN'S TWELVE BEAUTIFULLY SUBDUED COLOR WOODCUTS IN ORANGE & BROWN REFLECT RURAL LIFE AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY FOR EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR. EACH WOODCUT FACES A POEM - written by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY in rural dialect describing the monthSquare 4to, cream spine darkened, spine tips & corner rub, offsetting of glue residue on eps seems to be common. On the blank front-free ep there is a handwritten list - dated February 23, 1945, with owner's name at top followed by her 3 friends who are "On an Adventure". Otherwise, internally it is tight & clean.This is a finely designed book - including the title page - publsihed in french fold .GUSTAVE BAUMANN HAS CREATED A UNIQUELY HANDSOME BOOK

1977 CALDECOTT AWARD MEDAL - SIGNED BY DIANE & LEO DILLON A VERY SPECIAL ABC - A LETTER FOR EACH OF THE 26 AFRICAN TRIBES SELECTED - A Map - at the back shows where each tribe lives.This is a hard-to-find Caldecott Winner - the 2nd for the Dillons. Their illustrations are beautiful, colorful and well-researched. showing us a glimpse into a tribe's traditions. Below each illustration - the author gives us insights into the 26 tribes selected. The Dillons show us "a man, a woman, a child, their living quarters, an artifact and a local animal in most of their illustrations." Illustration, alphabet letter and text are enclosed within an illustrated border. Book is in VG+ condition. It is a Stated First Printing. Dust jacket is correct for the first printing - unclipped (price still there). There is NO Award Medal affixed to the dj. Minor soiling to the dj- o/w VG.This is a special copy as it is Signed by both Dillons. Also there is a four - pg pamphlet - about Leo and Diane… Read More

Children's Poetry by Robert GravesMr. Graves has included 2 long narrative poems as well as shorter light verses - accompaniedby 2- color illustrations by popular children's illustrator, Edward Ardizzone. This is their secondcollaboration. Green cloth cover, blue eps with owner's name neat pen inscription at top corner of ffep.VG in VG un-clipped dj.