London: Luzac & Co., 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 216 pp. The turn of the last century was a time of a great number of missionaries, most with only the best of intentions, visiting the far corners of the world to assist in education. Bess Allen Donaldson (1879-1974) and..... More
Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, [1938]. Angelo, Valenti. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1450 copies, duodecimo size, 70 pp. This collection of fables contains ten stories from the Chinese fairy tale tradition, with myths and morals drawn from ancient legends. This volume is decorated and illustrated by Italian printmaker and..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1909. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. Leather bound. First trade edition with Arthur Rackham illustrations, in a custom binding by Bayntun, octavo size, 142 pp. The charming fairy tale of a water nymph who falls in love with a knight, by German writer Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1987. Gheeraerts, Marcus. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 425 copies, octavo size, 355 pp., in a custom binding. This collection of fables, published by the Arion Press, takes its text from Arthur Golding's (ca. 1506 - 1606) translation of the Latin "Mythologia ethica", originally published..... More
Frankfurt: Rutten & Loening, ca. 1905. Cardboard covers. 15th edition, quarto size, 24 pp., all text in German. Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894) although a successful psychiatrist, is remembered primarily for his children's stories - Struwwelpeter, his first book, being one of the most famous. While the stories may strike us today..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1907. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. Hardcover. First trade edition with additional Rackham illustrations on enlarged paper, quarto size, 568 pp., in original dust jacket. This book was first published in 1898 with only twelve illustrations, this being the first trade edition of the newly enlarged..... More
Greenbrae, California: The Allen Press, 1986. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 140 copies, quarto size, [53] pp., with original prospectus. This fifty-second limited edition from The Allen Press. A spiritual romance themed around a man's fight to attain eternal life, with parables and stories to spark the imagination. Based on..... More
[Hockaday, Texas]: Dux Femina Facti, ca. 1948. String Binding. Duedecimo size, [21] pp. Dux Femina Facti (a Latin term loosely translated as "A woman was the leader of the deed", taken from Vergil's "Aeneid") was the name chosen for the Latin Honor Society at the Hockaday School in Hockaday, Texas..... More
Munich: Orchis-Verlag, (1922). Masjutin, Wassilij. Hardcover. Folio size, 68 pp., in German. Russian poet and novelist Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837), considered the founder of modern Russian literature, wrote "Ruslan and Ludmilla", an epic fairy tale filled with adventure, magic, and love; it tells of the knight Ruslan who goes on..... More
(London): The Golden Cockerel Press, [1936]. Gibbings, Robert. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 35 of 100, with prospectus, twenty-fourmo size, 23 pp., signed by the translator. Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837) was an esteemed Russian poet and novelist considered the founder of modern Russian literature; "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel" is..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of this specific publication (see below), octavo size, 121 pp., in original dust jacket. British illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is credited with renewing interest in book illustration at a vital moment of advances in..... More
London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd., 1920. Rackham, Arthur. First Edition. Hardcover. First trade edition, first printing, octavo size, 330 pp., in original dust jacket. British illustrator Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is credited with renewing interest in book illustration at a vital moment of advances in printing technology. The subtle colours and..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., Aldine House, 1930. Rackham, Arthur. Hardcover. Octavo size, 663 pp., in a custom binding by Riviere. Richard Harris Barham (1788-1845), a clergyman in the Church of England, was situated in life such that he had a profusion of leisure hours which he filled, at..... More
[Santa Cruz, California]: Foolscap Press, 2009. Gotthold, Peggy. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 34 of 110 copies (including 10 hors commerce), quarto size, [51] pp. "Herakles and the Eurystheusian Twelve-Step Program" is a comedic dialogue between Herakles (Hercules) and Eurystheus, two heroes from Greek mythology set against each other as rivals..... More
San Francisco: Didymus Press [printed at The Press in Tuscany Alley], 1974. Arnold, Ann. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies, quarto size, [51] pp. The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily (Märchen or Das Märchen) is a fairy tale by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), first published in 1795..... More
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(Newton, Powys): (Gwasg Gregynog, 1998), 1998. Williams, Kyffin. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 245 of 350, folio size, 41 pp., signed by Kyffin Williams. The four tales known as "The Four Branches of the Mabinogi" together constitute the chief glory of Welsh medieval prose literature. Pryderi is the only character to..... More
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London: Enitharmon Editions, [2014]. Rego, Paula; Willing, Cas. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 7 of 75 deluxe editions, elephant folio size, 16 unnumbered leaves, signed by Paula Rego and Cas Willing, with signed etching by Paula Rego. Full of the macabre touches and dark humour that have made Paula Rego's reputation..... More
[Chefoo, China]: [Women's Bible School, Self Help Dept., Presbyterian Mission], [1930]. Stiff wraps. Wraps covered with cloth, oblong octavo size, [8] leaves of heavy paper, [7] leaves of glassine with text. An amazingly detailed craft book made by women at the The American Presbyterian Mission of the Chefoo Station, as..... More
[San Francisco]: Grabhorn Press, [1950]. Limited Edition. Wraps. One of 500 copies, folio size, 20 pp. Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857-1900) was the first professional anthropologist to actually live with those he was studying; he lived with them for five years, learning their language and culture and ultimately gaining their acceptance..... More