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Berkeley, CA: Ian Jackson, 2000. 8vo. Soft Covers. 89 pp. VG. More
Berkeley, CA: Ian Jackson, 2000. 8vo. Soft Covers. 89 pp. VG. More
New York: John Day Company, 1926. 4to. Black Boards, 54 pp. Very Good. Wood Engravings. Offer of special edition of the engravings within loosely laid in. More
Nappanee, IN: Press of the Indiana Kid for Maestro Books, 1980. Micro-Miniature Book. 64mo. [38 pp.] Paper Boards with Pictorial Paper Label, Letterpress, Illustrated by Joy Weygand. Limited to 40 copies (Bradbury, Indiana Kid 14, p. 103). Near Fine. Fine miniature books from the Press of the Indiana Kid, 1963..... More
Nappanee, IN: Press of the Indiana Kid for Maestro Books, 1980. Micro-Miniature Book. 64mo. Pictorial Boards, Letterpress, Lino Cuts/ Illustrations (some color) by Joy Weygand, [38 pp.], Near Fine. (Bradbury, Indiana Kid 15, p. 103). Fine miniature books from the Press of the Indiana Kid, 1963 - 1988. More
London: Robert Hardwicke, [1870]. 8vo. Loose Sections of Hand-Colored Lithographs, [ca. 125 pp.]. Good, pages unbound, a few with light foxing/staining, else VG+. Notations in pencil. More
Emmaus, PA.: Rodale Press, 1954. 8vo. 36 pp. Very Good, Black Cloth on Decorative Boards with minor stains, edge wear, & rubbing on boards; minor shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle, his & previous owner's bookplate inside cover. Illustrations. First Book Printing of original magazine text (Century, January 1890). More
London: William Heinemann, 1901. 8vo. 334 pp. Very Good, Beige Decorative Cloth with sun-fading, minor stains, edge wear, & rubbing on boards; spine slanting; some pages worn to gutter; minor shelf wear. Provenance: John Ruyle, his bookplate inside cover. Mylar Jacket. Ninety-four illustrations by Joseph Pennell. First English Edition, Second..... More
Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club, Plantin Press, 1949. 4to. 145 pp. Very Good, Tan Decorative Cloth with some sun-staining especially along spine, shelf wear, rubbing. Provenance: John Ruyle, his bookplate inside cover. With an Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrations printed in gravure by The Photogravure & Color Company of..... More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, Circa 1840s. Engraved portrait of Cuvier and 34 handcolored plates. 276 pp. Original 3/4 green calf with leather label. Small 8vo. 4 x 6.75 inches. Lizars, W. H. 1788-1859 , engraver. Smith, Charles Hamilton, 1776-1859 , ill. Stewart, James, 1791-1863 , ill. More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, circa 1840s. Engraved portrait of Barclay and 34 handcolored plates. 323 pp. Original 3/4 green calf with leather label. Small 8vo. 4 x 6.75 inches. Crease on title page and frontispiece. Lizars, W. H. 1788-1859 , engraver. Smith, Charles Hamilton, 1776-1859 , ill. Stewart, James, 1791-1863..... More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, Circa 1840s. Engraved portrait of Peron and title page and 30 handcolored plates. 336 pp. Original 3/4 green calf with leather label. Small 8vo. 4 x 6.75 inches. Lizars, W. H. 1788-1859 , engraver. Smith, Charles Hamilton, 1776-1859 , ill. Stewart, James, 1791-1863 , ill. More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, Circa 1840s. Engraved portrait of Lacepede and title page and 29 handcolored plates. 264 pp. Original 3/4 green calf with leather label, torn. Small 8vo. 4 x 6.75 inches. Lizars, W. H. 1788-1859 , engraver. Smith, Charles Hamilton, 1776-1859 , ill. Stewart, James, 1791-1863 , ill..... More
Edinburgh: W. H. Lizars, Circa 1840s. Engraved portrait of Buffon and title page and 29 handcolored plates. 288 pp. Original 3/4 green calf with leather label, tears on spine. Small 8vo. 4 x 6.75 inches. Lizars, W. H. 1788-1859 , engraver. Smith, Charles Hamilton, 1776-1859 , ill. Stewart, James, 1791-1863..... More
Glendale, CA: Griffin-Patterson, [1945]. Dust Jacket Only. 8vo. Oblong. Good with creasing, DJ clipped. More
New York: Whittslesey House, [1947]. Dust Jacket Only. 8vo. Very Good. More
San Francisco, CA: [Peeramid Press, ca. 1984]. Four Cards, 4" x 6" and smaller. Color Illustrated. VG. One card clearly a print of a R. Crumb drawing ("The Frisco Kid"), another appears to be an original ink sketch ("Is Man Ultimately Good Or Evil?"), and two other related cards. Provenance..... More
Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. Dust Jacket Only. 8vo. Good with tears (repaired), minor staining. More
NY, NY: E. P. Dutton, [1928]. Dust Jacket Only. 12mo. Good with corners clipped. [First Edition]. More
Leipzig, Germany: Hegel & Schade, [1929]. 4to. [24 pp.] Decorative Boards. Color plates. Fair+ with sun-fading & corners worn to boards; spine torn with losses; boards loose and pages detached, creasing, marginal tears & staining to pages. Some scribbling inside cover. Text in German. First Edition. More
Paris, France: Kickshaws, 1982. 12mo. [16] pp. Wraps. Folded unbound pages, concertina format. Illustrated. Very Good. More
Preston, UK: Cupid Press, 1950. 8vo. 153 pp. Blue Cloth on Marbled Boards, Letterpress on Laid Deckled Rag. Plastic protective DJ. Gilt Top Edge of Text Block. Very Good. Former owner's bookplate inside cover, signature inked on FFEP. Provenance: The estate of Paul Gallico (1897 - 1976), one of the..... More
San Francisco: John Henry Nash & Book Club of California, 1934. Prospectus. Folio (37 cm.). Chinese Stitch Binding, Laid Red Paper Covers with Chinese Label attached to cover. French-Fold Sheets [6 pp.] Illustrated. Good with tiny marginal tears, faint sun-fading to cover, minor stains, else VG+. Text in English and..... More
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1927. Folded Sheet. 12.5" x 9.5" Glossy Printing on French-Fold Sheet, Color Illustration. [4 pp.] Very Good. Scarce. More
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1930. Folded Sheet. 38 cm. Letterpress on Deckled Wove with Umbria, Italia Watermark. Engraving. [4 pp.] Very Good. Scarce. More
Blewbury, Oxfordshire: Rocket Press, 1987. Broadside. 20.75" x 9.75" Letterpress on Wove, Linocut Illustration, Very Good with creasing. More