New York: 1890. Frontispiece & text illustrations. 79pp., buff boards, pictorially stamped in brown. New York, (1890). First Edition. Unusually clean copy (endpapers browned & edges slightly toned), of this unusually children's book about dolls. More
Boston: Branford, 1956. Translated by Josephine Nicoll. With a Note on Puppets by George Bernard Shaw. Extensively illustrated. 522 pages. Short thick 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (lightly damp-wrinkled and with some small chips). Boston: Charles T. Branford, (1956). A near fine copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Art Press, 1994. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 80 pages. Slim 4to, matte embossed pictorial wrappers. New York: Art Press, (1994). Near fine. More
Secaucus: Chartwell Books, 1993. Many color Illus. Folio, blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled, spine ends of cloth rubbed, bottom edges of cloth rubbed. (Secaucus): Chartwell Books, (1993). More
New York: St. Martin's, 1973. Illustrated in black and white. 109 pages. 4to, pink gilt-stamped cloth, d.w. (scratched at and near tail). New York: St. Martin's Press, (1973). Endpapers lightly foxed. Very good in a very good dust wrapper. With an introduction by Constantin Jelenski. More
New York: Weatherhill, 1984. Illustrated (color and b/w). 172 pages. 4to, stamped cloth, dust wrapper. New York: Weatherhill, (1984). First edition. A near fine copy. More
Tokyo: Meiji-Shobo, 1933. Title page in English; 1 page of text in Japanese. 24 beautifully printed color plates, mounted on embossed sheets and protected with tissue. Loose as issued in a green cloth folio with paper label (corners quite worn, but still solid). Tokyo: Meiji-Shobo, [1933]. Some tissues are wrinkled, one plate somewhat damaged at corner, still a very good copy of this scarce publication. OCLC lists only 6 copies at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cooper Union, and New..... More
New York: Clarkson Potter, 1990. 100 color photo Illus. 4to, blue cloth, d.w. New York: Clarkson Potter, (1990). Very good. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1936. Illustrated in b/w. 270 pages. 8vo, orange-lettered blue cloth, top edge orange. Garden City: Doubleday, 1936. A very good(+) copy, lightly sunned spine. More
Tokyo: Toto Shuppan, 1957. Black & white illustrations and a very large folding diagram. Slim folio, red boards, d.w.; dust wrapper badly torn. Tokyo: Toto Shuppan, (1957). First Edition. Very good (+). More
Naples, FL: The Naples Art Museum, 2001. Illustrated (color). 112 pages. Tall 4to, gilt-stamped blue cloth, dust wrapper. Naples, FL: Naples Art Museum, (2010). A near fine copy in a very good wrapper. More
Munich: Laterna magica, 1980. Numerous color photo Illus. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. lightly soiled, corners of boards bumped. (Munchen): Laterna magica, (1980). More
Munich: Laterna magica, 1981. Numerous color photo Illus. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. (Munchen): Laterna magica, (1981). Very good. More
New York: Salon 94, et al. 2011. A book of color photographs published in conjunction with 'The Love Doll' exhibitions (2011-2013). 4to, pictorial boards; white boards, lightly soiled. New York: Salon 94, et al, (2011). First edition. A near fine copy. Signed by Simmons on title page. More
London: Souvenir, 1986. Foreword by Dorothy Coleman. Fashion Notes by Madeleine Ginsburg. Well illustrated. 144pp., thin 4to, green cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped. London: Souvenir Press, (1986). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Abbeville, 1987. Photography by Graziella Pellicci. Hundreds of illustrations, including many in full page color. 272pp., 4to, cloth, d.w. New York: Abbeville Press, (1987). Internally fine, a very good (+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Maryland: Hobby House Press, 1980. Illustrated profusely in black and white. [10], 234, [8] pages. 4to, green cloth, d.w. (toning, edgewear). Maryland: Hobby House Press, (1980). Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Encyclopedia and Price Guide. More
This morning in Arnhem I did receive the book in fine condition. Thank you for your careful sending!
If this website is the closest I ever come to shopping in NY, NY, it has been a pleasure. I have checked the store on-line, and you may have to block me out -- it looks very tempting. It may replace my childhood fantasy of getting locked in our small town library. One little old lady and sevens floors of old books--Heaven. Thanks!