American Indian Legends

Los Angeles, Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Nearly square octavo (8-1/4" x 9-1/4") bound in natural wood veneer over boards with an undyed fawnskin leather spine. Selected, edited, and with an introduction by Allan A. MacFarlan. With 37 illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson, 27 of them printed in either three or four colors. Copy #1087 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Everett Gee Jackson. Spine sunned, as often the case with this title, and a little rubbed; a few nicks to the veneer. Very Good in a Very Good slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 015934

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Everett Gee Jackson, Illustrated Books, Fine Press, LEC, Native Americans, Limited Editions Club, Indians Everett Gee Jackson Signed Limited Editions Club Illustrated Books Native Americans

American Indian Legends

Los Angeles, Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Nearly square octavo (8-1/4" x 9-1/4") bound in natural wood veneer over boards with an undyed fawnskin leather spine. Selected, edited, and with an introduction by Allan A. MacFarlan. With 37 illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson, 27 of them printed in either three or four colors. Copy #887 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Everett Gee Jackson. Spine sunned, as often the case with this title, and here to an even white. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase with some sunning .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 018666

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Everett Gee Jackson, Illustrated Books, Fine Press, LEC, Native Americans, Limited Editions Club, Indians Everett Gee Jackson Signed Limited Editions Club Illustrated Books Native Americans

American Indian Legends

Los Angeles, Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Nearly square octavo (8-1/4" x 9-1/4") bound in natural wood veneer over boards with an undyed fawnskin leather spine. Selected, edited, and with an introduction by Allan A. MacFarlan. With 37 illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson, 27 of them printed in either three or four colors. Copy #842 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Everett Gee Jackson. Spine sunned and rubbed. Very Good, lacking the slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 018828

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Everett Gee Jackson, Illustrated Books, Fine Press, LEC, Native Americans, Limited Editions Club, Indians Everett Gee Jackson Signed Limited Editions Club Illustrated Books Native Americans

American Indian Legends

Los Angeles, Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Nearly square octavo (8-1/4" x 9-1/4") bound in natural wood veneer over boards with an undyed fawnskin leather spine. Selected, edited, and with an introduction by Allan A. MacFarlan. With 37 illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson, 27 of them printed in either three or four colors. Copy #1085 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Everett Gee Jackson. Mild sunning to spine, often more severe with this title. About Fine in worn glassine and a Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021873

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Everett Gee Jackson, Illustrated Books, Fine Press, LEC, Native Americans, Limited Editions Club, Indians Everett Gee Jackson Signed Limited Editions Club Illustrated Books Native Americans

The Ballads of Robin Hood

Cambridge, Limited Editions Club, 1977. Hardcover. Tall octavo (6-7/8" x 10-3/4") bound with a green buckram spine stamped in gold with a design created by David Gentleman who has also drawn a design of foliage printed on the paper covering the boards; 232 pages. Edited with an introduction by Jim Lees. Designed by John Dreyfus and printed at the Cambridge University Press under the direction of Harry Myers. Illustrated by Gentleman with 55 miniature line drawings accompanying the text and 8 full-page plates reproduced as auto-lithographs in 8 printings at the Curwen Studio in London. Copy #457 of 1600 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: David Gentleman. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with minor soiling .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 016150

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Legends, Fine Press, LEC, Color Plate Books David Gentleman Signed Illustrated Books Literature: English John Dreyfus

Bhagavad Gita: The Song Celestial. From the Mahabharata Being a Discourse between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being Under the Form of Krishna

Bombay, Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Large octavo (7" x 10") bound in Indian silk hand-woven in a multicolor lotus-and-mango pattern,154 pages. Ancient collection of Indian animal fables and folklore in the original Sanskrit with an English translation by Edwin Arnold. Copy #1085 of 1500 copies illustrated with 15 full-page hand-mounted color plates by Y. G. Srimati and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Y. G. Srimati. Fine in glassine and a Fine solander case .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021881

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Indian Literature, Color Plates, Eastern Philosophy, Classics, Fine Press, Sanskrit Y. G. Srimati Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Eastern Philosophy

The Book of Ballads

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1967. Hardcover. Tall octavo (6-3/4" x 10-3/4") bound in quarter blue buckram and decorated boards, 240 pages. A collection of 87 classic ballads from all over the world, but primarily from England and America, selected and edited by MacEdward Leach. Illustrated with 36 hand-colored woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. Copy #1087 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Fritz Kredel. Fine in lightly worn glassine and a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 001233

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Fritz Kredel, Limited Editions, Poetry, Ballads, Color Plate Books, Fine Press Fritz Kredel Signed Illustrated Books Hand-colored Literature: English

The Book of Psalms from the Authorized King James Version

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Duodecimo (4-1/8" x 6-1/4") bound in full orange morocco leather with gilt lettering on the spine and an elaborate design of King David and his harp blindstamped on both covers. Preface by Mark Van Doren. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo. Copy #1085 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Valenti Angelo. Fine in glassine and a close to Fine chemise with some fading to gilt and a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021833

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Religion, Limited Editions Club, Valenti Angelo, Fine Bindings, Psalms, Bible, Color Plates, Illustrated Books, Books of the Bible Valenti Angelo Signed Bible Limited Editions Club Illustrated Books

The Dead Sea Scrolls

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1966. Hardcover. Small folio (7-7/8" x 12-1/8") bound in quarter rust levant morocco leather and heavy linen; 252 pages. Illustrated with 16 watercolors, including 8 double-page, and numerous line drawings by Shraga Weil. Created and illustrated in Israel. The first edition translated by Geza Vermes. Copy #1085 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Shraga Weil. A few small spots to bulked fore-edge of text. About Fine in a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021840

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Bible, Limited Editions Club, Religion, Illustrated Books, Judaica Shraga Weil Signed Illustrated Books Judaica Limited Editions Club

Gilgamesh

Avon, CT, Limited Editions Club, 1974. Hardcover. Quarto (8-3/4" x 12-3/4") bound in ochre buckram stamped in brown pigment leaf with a reproduction of a 7th century B.C. cuneiform tablet mounted on the front cover. Translated by William Ellory Leonard. Illustrated with 9 three-color woodcuts and 7 part-page black-and-white woodcuts and linocuts reproduced from the work of Irving Amen. Copy #579 of 2000 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Irving Amen. A few light spots to covers; spine a tad sunned. Close to Fine in a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021039

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Classics, Limited Editions Club, Color Plates, Woodcuts, Poetry, Ancient Literature, Irving Amen Irving Amen Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Ancient Literature

Gilgamesh

Avon, CT, Limited Editions Club, 1974. Hardcover. Quarto (8-3/4" x 12-3/4") bound in ochre buckram stamped in brown pigment leaf with a reproduction of a 7th century B.C. cuneiform tablet mounted on the front cover. Translated by William Ellory Leonard. Illustrated with 9 three-color woodcuts and 7 part-page black-and-white woodcuts and linocuts reproduced from the work of Irving Amen. Copy #1085 of 2000 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Irving Amen. Fine in glassine and a Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021811

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Classics, Limited Editions Club, Color Plates, Woodcuts, Poetry, Ancient Literature, Irving Amen Irving Amen Signed Illustrated Books Limited Editions Club Ancient Literature

The Koran: Selected Suras

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1958. Hardcover. Octavo (6-3/4" x 9-3/4") bound in tan cloth impressed in two colors and gold with a traditional walletlike flap. Decorated and illuminated by Valenti Angelo including the use of genuine gold on the title page and the page facing the opening sura. Translated with notes and an introduction by Arthur Jeffery. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Valenti Angelo. Tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown. About Fine in a close to Fine publisher's clamshell box .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 014940

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Koran, Valenti Angelo, Limited Editions Valenti Angelo Signed Religion Illustrated Books Fine Press

The Koran: Selected Suras

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1958. Hardcover. Octavo (6-3/4" x 9-3/4") bound in tan cloth impressed in two colors and gold with a traditional walletlike flap. Decorated and illuminated by Valenti Angelo including the use of genuine gold on the title page and the page facing the opening sura. Translated with notes and an introduction by Arthur Jeffery. Copy #1087 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Valenti Angelo. Very short split to seam of box. Fine in a Near Fine publisher's clamshell box .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 015762

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Koran, Valenti Angelo, Limited Editions Club Valenti Angelo Signed Religion Illustrated Books Fine Press

The Nibelungenlied

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Small quarto (7-3/4" x 11-3/4") bound in full black cloth with the title blindstamped on the front cover and goldstamped over red on the spine with lettering in medieval style by Arnold Bank. Translated from the German by Margaret Armour with an introduction by Franz Schoenberner. Printed by Joh. Enschede in Holland from the typographic plans of Jan van Krimpen. With 23 full-page line-and-wash drawings by Edy Legrand hand-colored through stencils in the studio of Walter Fishcer. Copy #1087 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Ill.: Edy Legrand. Small manufacturer's defect to cloth. About Fine in a close to Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 015631

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Mythology, Richard Wagner, German Literature, Fine Press, LEC, Limited Editions Club Edy Legrand Signed Illustrated Books Mythology German Literature

The Panchatantra

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1972. Hardcover. Large octavo (7-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in rough-woven maroon linen with a decorative motif stamped on the front cover in gold and lettered on the spine in gold. Translated with an introduction by Arthur W. Ryder. Copy #1085 of 1500 illustrated with 12 full-page color plates, decorations, and lettering by Y. G. Srimati. SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Y. G. Srimati. Fine in glassine and a Fine Eastern-style box with ribbon .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021883

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Philosophy, Illustrated Books, Limited Editions Club, Color Plates, Hindu Literature, Religion, Eastern Philosophy Y. G. Srimati Signed Illustrated Books Hindu Literature Limited Editions Club