The Glorious Impossible
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Illustrated with Frescoes from the Scrovegni Chapel by Giotto. Thin, Square 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1990). First Edition. Fine. More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990. Illustrated with Frescoes from the Scrovegni Chapel by Giotto. Thin, Square 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1990). First Edition. Fine. More
Snow, OK: 1982. 3.5 x 6.5-inch First Day Cover with a Colorano Silk Cachet commemorating Christmas 1982. Signed twice by Livingston who drew an original musical quotation with two bars and the words "MO-NA LI-SA" written underneath. Postmarked in Snow, Oklahoma on October 28, 1982. The envelope has a canceled 20-cent "Seasons Greetings" stamp on the upper right. Float-mounted above a gray background, matted in white, and set in a decorative gold frame measuring 9 x 11.75 inches. Fine condition..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1996. Vibrant photographic color illustrations throughout. 166 pages. 4to, red cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial d.w. (some wear at top edge). New York: Doubleday, 1996. First Edition. Upper righthand corners slightly bumped. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
1915. Signed Christmas card with the royal crest, signed "Mary R" and accompanied with a 5" x 7" black-and-white unsigned photograph of the Queen in an ostrich-plume hat and intricately embroidered and laced dress. Also a 7" x 9" card illustrated with a color engraving of royal forebears, with a history and description inside. No place, 1915. Very good(+) condition. Queen of Great Britain, married to George V. More
New York: Warner Books, 1984. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings. 41 pages, slim 12mo, decorative boards and slipcase. New York: Warner Books, (1984). First edition. Near fine. Signed in full by McBain on the title page. More
E. Wenatchee: 1968. 8pp., red cloth. E. Wanatchee, Washington, 1968. Second Edition. Number 16 of only 32 copies. This miniature book was set in 6 point type and printed on a tiny four by six press by H. A. Ikenberry, and signed by him. More
London: Bradbury & Agnew. Charming illustrations in color & monotone. 4to, pictorial cloth stamped in black, white & red. London: Bradbury & Agnew. There is no date, but a gift inscription is dated Xmas, 1904. A fine, bright copy. More
1942. 1 page on the inside of a custom-made Christmas card, each two-page spread measuring 6 x 4 inches, no place, no date, circa 1942, with the printed salutation: "A very Merry Christmas and The Happiest New Year. Maria Ouspenskaya." On the inside she wrote: "Dear Anne [Sheridan] After all Bob [Cummings] went through the southern rout (sic) and never hit Chicago. Cheerio. Madame." Having written with a fountain pen, there is slight bleeding to some of the words which..... More
New York: Delacorte, 1967. Illustrated by Ben Shahn. Square 16mo, olive cloth boards; matching cloth slipcase (glue residue from old sticker on box). N.Y.: Delacorte, (1967). Limited First Edition. First edition with these illustrations. One of 500 copies, signed by Porter & Shahn (Porter's signature is autopen). More
Boston, MA. 1899. Partly-printed DS, "Louis Prang", a Christmas season check drawn on the National Rockland Bank, Boston, Massachusetts, Dec. 28th, 1899, 8" x 3". The item is in fine condition with cancellation holes far from the signature. American printer and lithographer who is best remembered as the Father if the American Christmas Card. More
New York: Century, 1917. Introduction by Joel Chandler Harris and Illustrations by E.W. Kemble. Tall 8vo, blue pictorial cloth, spine rubbed. New York: Century, 1917. Very good. More
Norfolk: New Directions, 1954. 16mo, printed boards; d.w. Norfolk: New Directions, (1954). First Edition. First separate issue. Both the boards & the dust wrapper are slightly toned. The dust wrapper spine is lightly chipped at the top of the spine & corners, and is price-clipped. The spine of the book is printed in red, making it a first issue. More
Santa Monica: Peter Norton Christmas Project, 1997. Pop-up book with offset lithographic illustrations and laser cut silhouettes, on wove paper. Square 8vo, dark red bonded leather. [Santa Monica]: Privately published by the Peter Norton Christmas Project, 1997. Limited first edition - one of 4000 copies. A fine copy, as new. Each year the Peter Norton family commissions an art edition to celebrate the Christmas season and holidays, and gifted to friends. More
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