(Leningrad): (Aurora Art Publishers), (1975). Konstantinov, Fiodor. First Edition. Hardcover. Miniature book, [116] pp. Unable to find much information online, we turn to the book's introduction for information about this superb woodcut Russian artist, Fiodor (or Fyodor) Konstantinov (or Konstantinoy). Born in 1910, Konstantinov began his career in the 1930s..... More
Mill Valley, California: Sunflower Press, 1993. Collin, Marcie. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 19 of 55 copies, miniature book, [36] pp., signed by Carol Cunningham, in the original gift box. A charmingly illustrated tale, "[b]ased on a Middle Eastern proverb 'The Boots of Hunain' which refers to something that is not..... More
[Mill Valley, California]: Sunflower Press, 1986. Adams, Maryline Poole. Limited Edition. Leather bound. No. 22 of 75 copies (this one of an unspecified number of deluxe copies), miniature book, 43 pp., signed by Carol Cunningham. Per the introduction to this charming miniature book, the "so-called 'Raft Passage' " appeared in..... More
London: Church Missionary Society, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, duodecimo size, 144 pp. Arthur Neve (1859-1919) served in Kashmir for over thirty years as a Christian medical missionary; during WWI he returned to England to work in the military hospitals in Brighton and France. In addition to his medical..... More
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Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche, ca. 1854. Maull, Henry. No binding. Darwin’s "On the Origin of Species" was still five years in the future when this photograph was taken, with Charles Darwin being 45 years of age. This item an albumen photograph, the first photograph of Darwin to be printed on paper;..... More
London: Constable and Company Ltd., 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Shaw on bookplate, with a TLS, duodecimo size, 358 pp., with two pieces of ephemera from the publisher. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was apparently in correspondence with the noted bookplate collector Charles Dexter Allen (1865-1926) - at least, the..... More
London and New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898. Hardy, Thomas. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of this collection (see details below), octavo size, 240 pp., in the "presentation" binding. Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was one of Britain's most influential Victorian novelists and poets; D. H. Lawrence wrote a study of Hardy..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1963. Gorey, Edward. First Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, each volume between 34 and 58 pp., all three volumes signed by Edward Gorey. Edward Gorey (1925-2000) is well-known and well-loved for his poisonously funny picture books which are complex, humorous, serious, and provocative. His vast body..... More
Saint Petersburg: (Dmitry Sayenko), 2017. Sayenko, Dmitry. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number 7 of 15, folio size, 44 pp., signed by Dmitry Sayenko. Dmitry Sayenko (b. 1965 in Kiev) learned a love of book illustration from his father, a book illustrator himself, by watching him at work. In 1995..... More
Saint Petersburg: [Dmitry Sayenko], 2015-2016. Sayenko, Dmitry. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. Number XI of XVIII copies, folio size, 40 pp., numbered and signed by Dmitry Sayenko. Mary Bartlett, bookbinding tutor at Dartington Hall (which is credited on the title page), has a passion for unicorns. Her short story text..... More
St. Petersburg: [Nikodim Press], 2012. Sayenko, Dmitry. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. IX of XII, folio size, 50 pp., numbered and signed by Dmitry Sayenko. Dmitry Sayenko (b. 1965, in Kiev) learned a love of book illustration from his father, a book illustrator himself, by watching his father at work. In..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Second printing ("New and Revised Edition") of the first US edition, twelvemo size, 461 pp. Second printing of the first U.S. edition, which restores some of Hardy's text deleted from the first printing. "Tess" attracted criticism for its sympathetic portrayal of..... More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1981. Hogarth, Paul. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 447 of 2000, quarto size, 245 pp., signed by Paul Hogarth, with slipcase. Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967), a poet and decorated soldier, is best known for his poetry describing his experiences in the trenches during World War I...... More
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San Francisco: Printed for Aurelia Henry Reinhardt by John Henry Nash, 1925. Limited Edition. Wraps. One of 400 copies, folio size, 11 pp. Per the John Henry Nash bibliography, "Dr. Reinhardt is an acknowledge authority on Dante and the Divine Comedy and her critiques are important contributions to Dantean literature."..... More
New York: Holiday House, (1971). Gorey, Edward. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, oblong sixmo size, [64] pp., signed by Edward Gorey. Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000) is well-known and well-loved for his poisonously funny picture books which are complex, humorous, serious, and provocative. In this work, Treehorn was shrinking....and he..... More
London: Alex. Hogg, 1795. Leather bound. Six volumes (complete), octavo size, 2366 total pp. "The Newgate Calendar", named after the Newgate Prison in London, began as a monthly bulletin of executions published by the "Keeper" of Newgate Prison in London. It soon became popular as a form of morality entertainment..... More
New York: Tudor Publishing Co., 1933. Clarke, Harry. First Edition. Hardcover. First Tudor edition, quarto size, 412 pp., with original publisher's dust jacket and box. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) needs no introduction, as the master of the macabre. He gained a reputation as a popular writer and became a household..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 298 pp. Clarence Rivers King (1842-1901) was by education and training a geologist. Having been born, raised, and educated in the East, he rode across the continent on horseback in the summer of 1863 in the..... More
[Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire]: Golden Cockerel Press, [1923]. White, Ethelbert. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 200 of 320 copies (on paper), duodecimo size, 49 pp. Edmund Spenser (1552/3 to 1599) is probably best known for his epic poem "The Faerie Queene", an ode to Elizabeth I. Even today he is considered..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, duodecimo size, 320 pp. Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) wrote numerous novels and plays for both children and adults, but he is best known for "Peter Pan", a hugely successful play set in the magical world of Neverland; the play..... More
London: Printed for C. Cooke ("Cooke's Edition"), n.d. Hardcover. Five volumes (complete), twenty-fourmo size size, approx. 1214 pp. Originally published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615, Don Quixote is considered the most influential work of literature from the Spanish Golden Age and the entire Spanish literary canon; the story..... More
Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1840. Hardcover. Octavo size, 534 pp. A condensed history of England, from the ancient Britons through the inauguration of recently crowned Queen Victoria, with 270 woodcuts and steel engravings. The work also includes information by "Pinnock" such as "a variety of valuable information.....and a life of Dr..... More
London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1100 copies (unnumbered), octavo size, 267 pp. The charming story of a young otter and the challeges it faces to survive, ultimately falling to a hunt. It won the Hawthornden Prize in 1928, and has never been out of print..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, octavo size, 346 pp. Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) not only was such a close friend with Mark Twain that Twain served as a pall bearer at Dudley's funeral, but he co-authored "The Gilded Age" with Twain, in addition to writing numerous..... More
New York: Time, Inc., 1954. Wraps. Quarto size, 144 pp. For decades sports fans eagerly awaited the weekly arrival of "Sports Illustrated" in their mailboxes. The best sports writers covered all sports major and minor and offered their insights on all matters. Of course football, baseball and basketball were extensively..... More