Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1984. Illustrated in black and white by A.B. Frost. 144 pages, small 8vo, gilt stamped green leather. Franklin Library, 1984. A fine copy. African-American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris. More
New York: Appleton, 1905. New and Revised Edition, with 112 Illustrations by A.B. Frost. 8vo, red pictorial cloth; front hinge starting; front flyleaf chipped at edge; back cover & back end-leaves stained at bottom edge; title page lightly soiled. New York: Appleton, 1905. First Edition with these illustrations, dedicated to A.B. Frost. Harris has signed the book twice, once with a presentation consisting of a 4 line poem in dialect, dated Christmas 1905, and once with his signature following the..... More
London: The Kennel, 1905. Illustrated with many portraits. Tall thick 8vo, 429 pages + 12 pages of advertisements. Two tone green cloth, spine a bit wrinkled. London: The Kennel, 1905. First Edition. Scarce. Very good (+). More
New York: Stokes, 1892. 78 illustrations by Culmer Barnes. 210pp., 8vo, green decorative cloth; corners and spine ends bumped, cloth rubbed, early ink inscription front free endpaper, inside front hinge mended. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1892. A very good copy. More
Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 1998. Profusely illustrated in color. 160 pages. Tall 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper. Cape Town: Struik Publishers, (1998). Near-fine. More
Seattle: NRDC, 2008. Illustrated with color photographs by Steven Kazlowski throughout. 207 pages, blue cloth, oblong 4to, dust wrapper. NRDC, 2008. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. 12 volumes. 3/4 red leather over marbled boards, marbled end-papers, top edge gilt. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. Profusely illustrated by more than 2200 woodcuts in the text, 168 full page engravings, and 12 color plates, along with articles by many contributors on Lower Invertebrates; Crustacea and Insects; Fishes and Reptiles; Birds; Mammals; Man. Volume 1 has a small chip on the top of the spine; otherwise a fine set. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Illustrated by David Gentleman. 383 pages. Tall thick 8vo, gilt-stamped green leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1988. Beautifully illustrated with 95 color and 157 black-and-white illustrations. 278pp., thick 4to, cloth, d.w. Boston: A New York Graphic Society Book, (1988). First American edition. A fine copy in a near fine price clipped dust wrapper. This book was published in connection with the 306th exhibition of the Graphische Sammlung Albertina in Vienna: Albrecht Durer and the Plant Studies of the Renaissance, April 18 to June 30, 1985. More
Paris: Pierre Rocolet, 1648. Printer's device on title, and some other decorative woodcut initials and headpieces throughout. [8], 30, [10], 390 pages. Short 4to, full contemporary calf with gilt spine. Paris: Chez Pierre Rocolet; Jacques Langlois, Imprimeur du Roy, 1648. First edition. Scarce. A near fine copy with clean pages and wide margins. An uncommon title on animal psychology. The author, a doctor from Le Mans who was the personal physician of the Chancelier Seguier and founding member of the..... More
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1982. Illustrated by David J. Passalacqua. 179 pages, slim 8vo, gilt stamped brown leather, all edges gilt, dark blue silk moire endpapers. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1977. A fine copy aside for tiny scuffs on spine bands. 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature series. More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1970. Profusely illustrated, mostly in black and white. 255 pages, square 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper (gently worn at corners). New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1970). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2003. Illustrated. 406 pages. 4to, paper wrappers. Princeton: Princeton University Press, (2003). A fine copy, as new in original shrink-wrap. More
Mexico City: Cemex, 1999. Foreword by Harrison Ford. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of color photographs. 430pp., folio, red cloth, d.w. Mexico City: Cemec & Conservation International, (1999). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Akron: Saalfield, 1902. Six full page color plates plus black-and-white text illustrations. 159pp., tall 8vo, decorative red cloth; neat ink inscription front free endpaper, front hinge weak, covers lightly worn. Akron: Saalfield, (1902). A very good (-) copy. More
St. Petersburg: Salvador Dali Museum, 1993. Illustrated throughout. 243pp. Very oblong 8vo, black boards. slightly edge-worn d.w. St. Petersburg: Salvador Dali Museum, (1993). A very good(+) in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: Atlantic Monthly, 1984. 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. Boston: Atlantic Monthly, (1984). Near Fine. More
Joliet: Volland, 1929. Written and illustrated by David Newell. Illustrated with 10 color plates and many black & white sketches throughout. 80 pages. Slim 8vo, original blue cloth, spine fade and cloth worn at all corners; previous owner's neat inscriptions title page and rear of frontispiece. Joliet: Volland, (1929). First Edition. A good copy. More
New York: Orange Judd, 1943. Illustrated. 304 pages, 8vo, maroon cloth, d.w.; small ownership label front free endpaper, dust wrapper torn. New York: Orange Judd Publishing, 1943. A very good(+) copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
Santa Barbara: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. Illustrated by Edward Borein and Foreword by Owen Wister. 76pp., tall 8vo, gilt-decorated and lettered red cloth; many of the first 30 pages are soiled in the margins. Santa Barbara: Wallace Hebberd, 1927. A very good copy. More
San Francisco: Sierra Club, 1968. 2 volumes. Illustrated throughout with 138 beautiful color photographs by Porter. Introduction by Loren Eiseley and John P. Milton. Edited by Kenneth Brower. Small folio, red cloth, dust wrappers, cloth slipcase. San Francisco: The Sierra Club, 1968. First edition. Near fine copies. Volume I: Discovery; Volume II: Prospect. More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1929. Illustrated by Potter with 6 color plates and 20 in b/w, plus 42 smaller vignettes within the text. 225 pages. 8vo, original green cloth with inset color pictorial label (one small abrasion partially degrading the "e" in "Beatrix"). Philadelphia: David McKay, (1929). Limited first American edition -- number 99 of only 100 copies, with limitation and signature on a thin parchment leaf. A clean, tight and near fine copy. This is the last of Potter's major..... More
London: Threshold Books Ltd., 1976. Profusely illustrated in black and white and color, with some full-bleed images. 360 pages, 4to, maroon cloth with gilt stamping (small damp-stain at the bottom of the spine and front left corner), dust wrapper with ornate raised gold foil medallion (some light edge-wear to the corners and spine). London: Threshold Books Limited, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Cambridge: Harvard College Library, 1960. Translated by Philip Hofer. Illustrated with 13 mounted lithographic plates by Walter Stein, and several additional offset lithographs in the text. Thin oblong 4to, green pictorial boards with black leather spine; uncut edges. Cambridge: Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, 1960. A near fine copy in a solid but poor slipcase. From a total edition of 600, this is number 56 of 100 copies signed by both artist and translator, printed on..... More
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