Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, (1904). Kennedy, J.W. Ferguson [Mrs.]. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 48 pp., with scarce original dust jacket. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), author of the classic and much-loved "Little Women" books, abolitionist and feminist, grew up surrounded by many of the 19th-century literary lights of New England, including..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1924]. Nielsen, Kay. First Edition. Hardcover. First trade edition, quarto size, 197 pp., in original dust jacket. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) have been beloved by both children and adults ever since they were first published, with some tales appearing as early as..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. [printed by the Temple Press], 1922. Hardcover. Six volumes (complete set), duodecimo size, 1928 pp. The celebrated writer Jane Austen (1775-1817) is known for her novels examining the lives of English families living in the country, often with poignant observations on the characters' relationships..... More
New York: Printed for...the Limited Editions Club at the Thistle Press, 1964. Kredel, Fritz. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500, octavo size, 458 pp., signed by Fritz Kredel, with LEC Monthly Newsletter and announcement. One of Jane Austen's (1775-1817) enduring novels, "Emma" was the last book to be completed..... More
[London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1913]. Earl, Maud. Hardcover. Octavo size, 347 pp. This charming volume is a collection of prose and verse by a variety of authors, all with one thing in common: loving and cherishing their canine companions; the writers span a plethora of periods and styles, including Charles..... More
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., (1953). Ulrey, Dale. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, [39] pp. While L. Frank Baum's (1856-1919) stories of the land of Oz are his most popular and successful works, Baum wrote a number of animal stories in 1905, which he called "animal fairy stories", going..... More
[Austin]: The Book Club of Texas [printed at the press of W. Thomas Taylor], 1989. Van Vliet, Claire. First and Limited Edition. Wraps. First edition with woodcut illustrations by Claire Van Vliet, one of 500 copies, unnumbered, octavo size, 244 pp. Edna Gertrude Beasley (1892-1955) was born into the most..... More
New York: The John Day Company, 1928. Blaine, Mahlon. First Edition. Leather bound. First printing with illustrations by Mahlon Blaine, octavo size, 250 pp., in a custom leather binding. The development of Gothic fiction in the mid-eighteenth century saw many novels incorporating elements of horror and the supernatural as a...... More
London: Eveleigh Nash, [1907]. B. T. B. [Lord Basil Temple Blackwood]. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 80 pp. This collection of verses, intended as a parody of cautionary tales written for children, was written by Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), a prolific writer and poet as well as an avid..... More
London: Duckworth, 1932. Bentley, Nicolas. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 53 pp. Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953), a prolific writer and poet as well as an avid sailor; he composed many poems of both comic and serious nature, and he would often collaborate with the noted writer G. K. Chesterton..... More
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, (ca. 1918). Day, Maurice E.; Hapgood, T. B. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto size, 64 pp., with original glassine wrapper and publisher's box. Ralph Bergengren (1871-1947) was an American humourist and children's poet, who wrote charming poems for children with light-hearted rhyme and metre; this book..... More
Waltham St. Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. Gill, Eric. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 86 of 750 copies, quarto size, 45 pp. Eric Gill (1882-1940), English sculptor and printmaker, perhaps best known for his wood engravings, illustrated numerous fine press books; he designed and printed many wood engravings for The..... More
Winona, Minnesota: Sutton Hoo Press, [2002]. Hanka, Ladislav. Limited Edition. Original wraps. One of 100 copies, duodecimo size, 33 pp. This printing of the Book of Ruth is the Thanksgiving 2002 release by the Sutton Hoo Press. A precursor to other biblical texts the Press intends to print, this lovely..... More
London: The Haymarket Press, 1928. Flint, W. Russell. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 79 of 100, quarto size, 66 pp., signed by W. Russell Flint. The famous story of the headhunting heroine whose bold act has inspired painters, poets, sculptors and writers for centuries. This version was finely printed by The..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club [printed at the Thistle Press], 1968. Miller, Edgar. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500 copies, quarto size, 65 pp., signed by Edgar Miller, with LEC Monthly Letter. The Book of Ecclesiastes, part of both the Christian Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible, offers..... More
[Waltham Saint Lawrence]: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1925. Rooke, Noel. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 259 of 370 copies, octavo size, 44 pp. This volume comprises a portion of text from the Book of Saint Luke, telling of the birth of Jesus Christ; printed by The Golden Cockerel Press, this publication..... More
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Paris: L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, [1925]. Szyk, Arthur. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. First edition with Arthur Szyk illustrations, no. 260 of 775, octavo size, 1134 pp., in French and Hebrew. Polish-Jewish artist Arthur Szyk (1894-1951) was known for his book illustrations and political caricatures; he was incredibly outspoken on..... More
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Paris: Editions Kra [printed by M. Massol], 1929. Dubout, Albert. 2nd Printing. Wraps. Second printing with illustrations by Dubout, no. 960 of 1000, octavo size, 21 pp., in French. Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux (1636-1711), known simply as Boileau, was a French poet and satirist whose work had a great influence on French..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1892. Birch, Reginald B. First Edition. Hardcover. First US edition, octavo size, 224 pp. The work of Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) captured the imaginations of readers, with her enduring novels such as "The Secret Garden" and "Sara Crewe"; this collection of stories for children demonstrates..... More
Tarzana: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1946. Burroughs, John Coleman. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 347 pp. Acclaimed science fiction and fantasy writer Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) authored numerous stories set in diverse landscapes, from outer space to deep beneath the Earth, and he is best known for creating..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club [at the printing-office of the Yale University Press], 1937. Angelo, Valenti. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 231 of 1500 copies, sixteenmo size, 96 pp., signed by Valenti Angelo. "The Kasidah of Haji Abdu el-Yezdi" was written by British explorer and orientalist Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890);..... More
Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 41 of 500 copies, duodecimo size, 67 pp., with original dust jacket. Arthur Freeling, although having penned several books on etiquette including this work, as well as a "Railway Companion", never earned an entry into the DNB (Dictionary..... More
Toronto: The Copp, Clark Company Limited, 1908. Kimball, Alonzo. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the Toronto imprint, duodecimo size, 412 pp. The designs of Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944), utilising the Art Nouveau style and floral patterns, were a sensation in the publishing business; Armstrong created over 270 book designs, often..... More
London: The Classic Press, 1924. Robinson, T. H. Hardcover. Sixteenmo size, 60 pp. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was a major writer of novels, poetry, and Christian apologetics; he is perhaps best known for his series of detective stories featuring the priest-detective Father Brown, and for such apologetics as "Orthodoxy" and..... More
Mount Vernon, New York: Peter Pauper Press, [1939]. Angelo, Valenti. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 200 copies, sixteenmo size, 23 unnumbered pp., signed by Valenti Angelo. American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900), best known for his Civil War novel "The Red Badge of Courage", wrote in the Realist and Naturalist styles;..... More