San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2011. Holland, Tom. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 148 of 300, octavo size, 171 pp., signed by Edward Albee and Tom Holland, with prospectus. Edward Albee (1928-2016) was an illustrious playwright whose works often examine "the modern condition", often as psychological examinations and interactions between characters... More about A Delicate Balance
New York: McLoughlin Bros. n.d. Comstock, Frances Bassett. Hardcover. Quarto size, 176 pp. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was a feminist and writer best known for her children's novel "Little Women", which was published to great acclaim and led to two more sequels featuring the same characters. "Flower Fables" is a.... More about Flower Fables
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 about Morning Glories and Queen Aster
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 about Fairy Tales
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1977. Buonpastore, Tony. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1600, quarto size, 254 pp., signed by Tony Buonpastore. Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the most popular female authors from the past two centuries, and is known as the English writer who first gave... More about Persuasion
[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 about My Dog Friends
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 about Jaglon and the Tiger Fairies
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 about Cautionary Tales for Children; Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight...
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 about Ladies and Gentlemen; For Adults Only and Mature at That
London: Duckworth, 1930. Bentley, Nicolas. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 79 pp., inscribed by Hilaire Belloc. 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... More about New Cautionary Tales
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 about Jane, Joseph & John; Their Book of Verses
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 about The Song of Songs, Called by Many the Canticle of Canticles
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 about The Book of Ruth, King James Version
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 about Judith; Reprinted from the Revised Version of the Apocrypha
London: Joseph Cundall, 1850. Cadogan, Lady Augusta. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 27 pp. This publication of the Book of Ruth is illustrated by Lady Augusta Sarah Cadogan (1811-1882), who was the daughter of the third Earl of Cadogan, and Lady-in-Waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge, to whom she dedicates... More about The Book of Ruth
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 about The Book of Ecclesiastes; In the Revised King James Version
[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 about The Birth of Christ; from the Gospel according to Saint Luke
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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 about Le Livre d'Esther [The Book of Esther]; From the translation by Robert Schmidt
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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 about Les Embarras de Paris [The Embarrassment of Paris]; (Satire VI
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 about Escape on Venus
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 about The Kasidah of Haji Abdu el-Yezdi
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 about The Ladies' Pocket Book of Etiquette
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 about Kincaid's Battery
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 about The Blood of the Martyr
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1970). Chaffin, Donald. First Edition. Hardcover. First U.S. edition, octavo size, 72 pp. Roald Dahl (1916-1990) has written stories to delight children generation after generation, and his heartwarming tales such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "James and the Giant Peach" are avidly read... More about Fantastic Mr. Fox