New York: Random House, 2012. 198 pages. Thin 8vo, blue boards with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. New York: Random House, (2012). First edition. Upper corners bumped. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
San Diego: Harcourt, 1983. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 336pp. Short 8vo, cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper chipped, torn. San Diego: HBJ, (1983). A very good(+) copy in a poor dust wrapper. More
New York: St. Martin's, 2008. 406 pages. 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: St. Martin's, (2007). First edition. Fine. Signed inscription on title page. More
New York: St. Martin's, 2007. 484 pages. 8vo, black boards, dust wrapper. New York: St. Martin's, (2007). First edition. Fine. Signed inscription on title page. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Illustrated with color lithographs by Barnett Freedman. 331 pages. 8vo, full gilt-stamped blue leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). Gilt edges just a touch scuffed, else fine. 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
New York: 1920. Black & white illustrations by Clara Tice. 24 pages. Slim 12mo, bound in 3/4 blue morocco, gilt top and spine with the original stiff printed wrappers bound in. Near fine. First Edition. Scarce. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. 130 pages. Slim 8vo, gray cloth-backed boards with gilt lettering, d.w. (lightly edgeworn, toned). New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1946. 275 pages. Slim 8vo, gray cloth, pictorial d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1946. First edition. A very good copy--light sunning to cloth edges, gift inscription by previous owner on front endpaper; in a good wrapper--largely intact but with significant chipping to spine ends and corners. More
Geneva: Slatkine Reprints, 1972. 198pp. Thick 8vo, green cloth. Geneva: Slatkine Reprints, 1972. A fine copy. More
London: Eveleigh Nash, 1909. 28 fine extra illustrations throughout. 327 pages, 8vo, full older red polished calf, raised bands, leather spine labels (second label missing) marbled endpapers, gilt top. London: Eveleigh Nash, 1909. First Edition. A very good(-) copy, somewhat rubbed at edges and spine sunned. Historical novel concerning the Restoration period. Bound in is a 53 page pamphlet, "Alfred to the Bishop of London", by Philip Withers, (London, 1789) denouncing Mrs. Fitzherbert for fornication and for being a Papist..... More
New York: Dodd Mead, 1888. Illustrated by Madame Madeleine Lemaire with frontispiece and 9 other black and white photogravures printed by Goupil. 140pp. Large 4to, original stiff printed wrappers. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1888. First American Edition. Some foxing throughout, still a very good copy. More
Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1942. Illustrated frontispiece in b/w. 106pp. Thin 8vo, orange boards, d.w. (spine sunned). Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1942. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
London: Golden Cockerel, 1948. Wood engravings by Dorothea Braby. 267 pages. Folio, 3/4 rust morocco, beige cloth with decorative device on front cover. (London): Golden Cockerel Press, (1948). Near Fine. Limited edition -- number 519 of 550 copies. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1953. 288pp. Short 8vo, green cloth, edge-worn and sunned d.w. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (1953). First edition. Slightly edge-worn near spine, still a very good copy(+) in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed and inscribed on endpaper by Bernice Kavinoky for the philanthropists Edith and Martin Segal: "To Edith & Marty, Long overdue, the season's greetings! Best wishes, Bennie (Bernice Kavinoky Inacrum)." More
Paris: Saugrain, 1797. 2 volumes. Illustrated with 8 exquisite copper engravings and a frontispiece portrait of La Fontaine by Moreau le Jeune. Full dark green polished calf, ornately gilt spines with red inlaid labels, gilt borders on covers and inner dentelles, a.e.g.. Paris: Saugrain, l'an V - 1797. A beautiful, near fine copy with wide margins. Brunet III, 762, Cohen, 584. More
New York: Putnam, 2007. Illustrated in black and white. 370 pages. 8vo, two toned boards, d.w. New York: Putnam, 2007. A very good(+) copy. More
Berkshire: Golden Cockerel, 1930. One of only 97 copies illustrated by J.E. Laboureur with 5 engravings on copper. Translated out of the Greek of Longus by George Thornley. Nicely printed in letterpress with chapter headings and initials in green. 108 pages. Short slim 4to, tan cloth with gilt-stamped Cockerel logo on covers; uncut edges, top edge gilt. (Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire): Golden Cockerel Press, 1923 [1930]. Cloth slightly sunned on spine and extremes, still a near fine copy of this..... More
many fine engravings on tissue paper, mounted, after Wm. Smedley. 4to, full morocco, endpapers of dec. Chinese paper. London, 1886. One of 111 copies printed at the Devinne Press, signed by Devinne. Poetical romance of an Iroquois maiden at the time of the French and Indian War. More
Paris: Maisonneuve, 1970. Illustrated. 262 pages, plus ads. Short thin 4to, printed wrappers, spine sunned. Paris: A. Maisonneuve, 1970. A very good(+) copy. ARTS ASIATIQUES, Numero Special. Volume XXIII. More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Frontispiece. ix, 262 pages. 8vo, black cloth with gilt lettering at spine, pictorial d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (2008). Second printing. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
London: Day & Son, 1860. 52 richly illustrated chromolithographic plates, (plates are glued into binding as issued, one is loose). Slim folio contemporary brown embossed cloth, beveled edges, spine, titles and decorative tooling is gilt, corners lightly bumped, a.e.g. (London): Day & Son, no date, ca. 1860. Near Fine. A tale from Moore's Lallah Rookh. More
Paris: Auguste Eudes, 1880. 4 volumes bound in 8. Illustrated with 73 engravings each in 3 states, 72 head and tail pieces. Occasional foxing. 8vo, rubricated titles. Beautifully bound 3/4 burgundy morocco over marbled boards, ornately gilt spine, t.e.g. Paris: Auguste Eudes, 1880. Near fine. One of 395 numbered sets. Published from the manuscripts with notes by MM. Le Roux de Lincy and Anatole de Montaiglon. More
London: Faber & Faber, 1988. 366pp. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (cloth's bottom corners and top spine end bumped, slight spine slant; d.w. very slightly rubbed and worn on top edge). London: Faber & Faber, (1988). First edition. A very good(+) copy. A collection of seduction scenes from Donne, Hardy, Marlowe, etc. More
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Augsburg: Mattaeo Schultes, 1679. Densely worded Gothic type title page printed in red & black. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, and 117 finely printed large woodcuts (1 is hand-colored) by Leonhard Beck, Hans Burgkmair, Hans Schaufelein, et al., followed by 58 pages of text. Decorative initials and head/tailpieces throughout. Short folio, older vellum-backed boards (outer joint repaired, otherwise only lightly worn but with stain on rear cover). Augsburg: Mattaeo Schultes, [1679]. A very good clean copy of this scarce book..... More
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