Leeds: Waddington, 1935. Bright color illustrations. 22pp. pictorial wrappers, re-bound in batik boards. (Leeds: John Waddington), 1935. Parodies and imitations of verses and scenes from "Alice in Wonderland" issued to promote Guinness stout. Lovett & Lovett 1124. Scarce, More

1974. Orthophotograph. 27 x 25 inches. Early large format map of Beer crater taken on Apollo 15 in 1971. Beer is a circular, cup-shaped crater with a sharp-edged rim. It is a relatively small lunar impact crater located on the Mare Imbrium (a vast lava plane on the moon). It was named after German astronomer Wilhelm W. Beer who was from Berlin. An orthophotograph is an aerial satellite image geometrically corrected ("orthorectified") such that the scale is uniform: this photo..... More

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984. Profusely illustrated, mostly in black and white. 223 pages, 4to, green boards, dust wrapper. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1984. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

London: Samuel Leigh, 1815. Copperplate frontispiece and 10 plates, some folding (edges of frontispiece and half title are rough). Small 8vo, xxiv + 261 pages and 4 pages of advertisements, rebound in 3/4 tan calf, red leather spine label. London: Samuel Leigh, 1815. Seventh edition enlarged and improved. a very good copy. More

New York: Doubleday, 1925. Illustrated throughout with color & in black & white by Edward A. Wilson. 4to, handsomely rebound in 3/4 blue morocco, red leather spine label, marbled boards, t.e.g. New York: Doubleday, 1925. First Edition. Fine. More

New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1973. Illustrated in black and white. 112 pages, slim 4to, brown cloth, dust wrapper (small damp stain at foot of wrapper spine). New York: Arco Publishing Company, Inc. 1973. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More

Brussels: Trommer and Staeves. Original lithograph. Poster. Backed on linen. Image measures 63.5 x 43.75". This oversize poster extravagantly advertises the Belgian brewery of Hahnen-Brau. Subtitled "in tasting," the image likens the pleasure of imbibing their beverage to the joy of a sunrise. Horn in hand, a winged maiden announces the triumphant appearance of the sun behind her. Her call is echoed by the puffed-up rooster, the brand's namesake, a rooster, which graces the emblem at the peak of the..... More

Regensburg: H. Lentz and H.G. Neubauer. Botanical. Color mezzotint with hand coloring. Page measures 16.25" x 10.5". Lovely depiction of the 'smelly agave' plant in an urn from the four-volume study of flowers and plants, "Phytanthoza Iconographia" edited by Johann Weinmann between 1737 and 1745. Both accurate and beautiful, these prints were the first botanical color mezzotints, a revolutionary method that allowed for subtlety and detail. Weinmann (1683-1741) was a renowned pharmicist whose plant studies earned him scientific acclaim among..... More