Washington: Dumbarton Oals, 1972. Black & white illustrations. 166 pages. Slim 8vo, yellow cloth, just a bit dusty. Washington, D.C: Dumbarton Oaks, (1972). First edition. A near fine copy, lacking the plain glassine dust wrapper. More
Kenosha, Wisconsin: Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery Co. Die cut paper figure on card stock. Measures 6 1/8" x 3 1/8" Charming advertisement card promoting Black Cat Hosiery, a brand of Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery Co. More
London: Courage Books, 1991. Profusely illustrated in color. 126pp. Square 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper. (London): Courage Books, (1991). Near fine. More
Tokyo: Pacific Press Service, 1980. 96 pages with all text in Japanese except for a one-page acknowledgment in English at rear by Cornell Capa & Robert Kirschenbaum. Short square 4to, white pictorial wrappers with full-page rear cover portrait of Capa. [Tokyo]: Pacific Press Service, printed under auspices of International Center of Photography in New York, 1980. Light foxing on front cover and fore-edge, still a very good(+) copy of this uncommon catalogue. More
London: Nelson, 1857. 8 color lithographs. 2 songs, with music. 24pp., tall, thin 8vo, gilt-decorated red cloth, re-backed with cloth; lacks title page, text heavily foxed, text and covers heavily dampstained. London: Thomas Nelson, (ca. 1857). A poor copy. More
New York: Basic Books, 1984. Illustrated. xiii + 298pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Basic Books, Inc., Publishers, (1984). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Tiger Books, 1995. Illustrated with color photography. slim 4to, glossy pictorial boards, dust wrapper. London: Tiger Books, (1995). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Mondadori, 1987. Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. 4to. green cloth, d.w. N.p. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1987. Near Fine. More
London: Bickers, 1911. Numerous black & white illustrations of kittens by Oliver Herford. 59 pages. Slim 12mo, original decorative blue boards. London: Bickers, 1911. First Edition. Very Good(+). Scarce. More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1842. Print. Steel plate engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 4" x 6 3/8" This charming print of an African lion appeared as Plate 2 in William Jardine's "Naturalist's Library", a collection of engravings depicting wildlife around the world. Engraved by William Lizars. In very good condition. William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based in Edinburgh. After the death of his father, Daniel Lizars, he took up the family engraving business and expanded..... More
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Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1842. Print. Steel plate engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 4" x 6 3/8" This charming print of a full-maned lion appeared as Plate 1 in William Jardine's "Naturalist's Library", a collection of engravings depicting wildlife around the world. Engraved by William Lizars after an illustration by Nicolas Marechal. In very good condition. William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based in Edinburgh. After the death of his father, Daniel Lizars, he took up..... More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1842. Print. Steel plate engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 4" x 6 3/8" This miniature print of an African lion appeared as Plate 1 in William Jardine's "Naturalist's Library", a collection of engravings depicting wildlife around the world. Engraved by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart. In very good condition. Bottom margin cropped. A beautifully colored, dark impression. William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based in Edinburgh. After the death..... More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1842. Print. Steel plate engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 4" x 6 3/8" This charming print of a female lion and two cubs appeared as Plate 3 in William Jardine's "Naturalist's Library", a collection of engravings depicting wildlife around the world. Engraved by William Lizars after an illustration by Nicolas Marechal. In very good condition. William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based in Edinburgh. After the death of his father, Daniel Lizars..... More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, 1842. Print. Steel plate engraving with hand coloring. Sheet measures 4" x 6 3/8" This charming print of a Asiatic lion, from the Surry Zoological Gardens, appeared as Plate 3 in William Jardine's "Naturalist's Library", a collection of engravings depicting wildlife around the world. Engraved by William Lizars after an illustration by Edward Lear. In very good condition. William Home Lizars (1788--1859) was an engraver and painter based in Edinburgh. After the death of his father..... More
Chicago: Wilcox & Follett, 1944. Fully illustrated throughout in color. 32 pages with text in Spanish. Slim square 8vo, pictorial boards, d.w. Chicago: Wilcox & Follett, 1944. First edition. Boards are a bit bumped and front endpaper lacking, still a very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. An uncommon, charming children's book. More
Paris: Lapina, Imp. 1917. Original poster. Lithograph. 46.25 x 31 inches. This First World War poster features two young children staring straight ahead with wide eyes. They are artfully rendered in black and white. Behind them is a ruined home. The girl wears a dress and the boy and holds a terrified cat; their expressions convey shock and fear. Published in Paris to promote support the reconstruction of areas recaptured from the Germans, the caption translates as 'Homecoming: Immediate relief..... More
London: The British Library, 1999. Two volume set in cloth slipcase. 8vo, burgundy & green leather-backed pictorial boards. London: The British Library, (1999). Limited edition -- from a total of 1000 copies, this is number 215 of only 250 signed copies. Fine in near fine box. The second (limited) printing of O'Brian's first two books, originally published in 1930 and 1938; now with a new foreword by the author. More
New Haven: William Morrow, 2002. Illustrated. 345 pages, 8vo, orange cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: William Morrow, (2002). First edition. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1993. Illustrated (color). 240 pages. Folio, blue cloth, dust wrapper. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, (1993). A very good(+) copy. More
New York: Stuart, Tabori, 1983. Profusely illustrated, some in color. 191pp. 4to, boards, d.w. New York: Stuart, Tabori & Chang, 1983. Fine. More
Etching with hand coloring. Signed in pencil at lower right. Image measures 4 x 6". Folded sheet measures 6.5 x 10". Inscribed inside with orange pencil 'Alberta from Jack' likely the artists' hand. This appealing original print by New York artist Clara Tice features a black panther or jaguar and a jaguar cub. Made in 1921, the image features a black panther on a tree branch reaching for its spotted cub. Tice has depicts the pair beautifully with the only..... More
New York: Brentano, 1938. Story and Cuts by the Author. Full page woodcut plates & text illustrations; pictorial end-papers; small ownership inscription. 8vo, cloth. New York: Brentano, 1938. First Edition. More
New York: Knopf, 1920. Illustrated in black and white. 367 pages. Thick 8vo, nicely rebound in 1/2 blue morocco over blue cloth, gilt spine lettering and raised bands (spine just a touch sunned). New York: Knopf, 1920. Limited edition. Near fine. The first edition of this book printed on artcraft India tint laid paper is limited to two thousand copies of which this is number 283. More
New York: Hyperion, 2015. Illustrated in color. 65 pages. Slim 8vo, blue and grey boards, d.w. New York: Hyperion, (2015). First edition. Fine in a fine dust wrapper. Inscribed by the author and illustrator on the title page. More
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