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 Everett Gee Jackson Signed Americana 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 Everett Gee Jackson Signed Americana 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 Everett Gee Jackson Signed Americana 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

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

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

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 Living Talmud: The Wisdom of the Fathers

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Small folio (9-1/4" x 12-1/4") bound in half natural-grain goatskin vellum and black cloth stamped in genuine gold, top edge gilt with pure gold leaf; 226 pages. Translated, edited, and with an introduction by Judah Goldin. Designed by Joseph Blumenthal and printed at the Spiral Press with the classical commentaries printed in both English in black ink and Hebrew in red ink. Illustrated with 12 full-page sepia drawings by Ben-Zion. Copy #1439 of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Ill.: Ben-Zion. Slight natural discoloration to the vellum; slight bump to bottom rear corner. About Fine in a Very Good slipcase with a few bumps and dents .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 016638

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Jewish Literature, Hebrew, Sprial Press, Limited Editions, Fine Press Ben-Zion Signed Religion Illustrated Books Judaica

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

Quarto-Millenary. An Illustrated Survey... Of the First 250 Publications of the Limited Editions Club

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1959. First Edition. hardcover. Folio (9" x 12") bound in half black morocco leather and red cloth with a black morocco inset on the front cover of the LEC logo. Illustrated with 200 examples of title pages, text pages, and illustrations reproduced by the same processes used in the original editions by artists such as Arthur Rackham, Thomas Hart Benton, and many more. Printed by the Thistle Press and A. Colish, as well as special printers for many of the inserts. Designed by Robert L. Dothard. Issued unsigned. Of a total edition of 1500 copies, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Fine in glassine with some tears and a Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 016390

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Leaf Book, Bibliography, Limited Editions Club, Illustrated Books, Reference, Fine Press Limited Editions Club Illustrated Books Bibliography Leaf Books

Quarto-Millenary. An Illustrated Survey... Of the First 250 Publications of the Limited Editions Club

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1959. First Edition. hardcover. Folio (9" x 12") bound in half black morocco leather and red cloth with a black morocco inset on the front cover of the LEC logo. Illustrated with 200 examples of title pages, text pages, and illustrations reproduced by the same processes used in the original editions by artists such as Arthur Rackham, Thomas Hart Benton, and many more. Printed by the Thistle Press and A. Colish, as well as special printers for many of the inserts. Designed by Robert L. Dothard. Copy #201 of 2250, issued unsigned. Slight foxing to first few pages; bookplate on front pastedown; two blank rear endpapers removed; light soiling to red cloth. Very Good in a Near Fine slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 021574

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Leaf Book, Bibliography, Limited Editions Club, Illustrated Books, Reference, Fine Press Limited Editions Club Illustrated Books Bibliography Leaf Books

The Sermon on the Mount

Oxford, Limited Editions Club, 1977. Hardcover. Quarto (8-3/4" x 12") bound in quarter black cowhide and boards covered with Cockerel handmade marbled paper; 98 pages folded double in the Japanese style. Printed on Abbey Mills paper made by Grosvenor Chater at their mill in North Wales. Designed by John Dreyfus. Commentaries and introduction by Roman Greer; wood-engraved decorations on the title page and title panels by Leo Wyatt. Issued unsigned in an edition of 1600 copies, this copy is out-of-series. Monthly Letter laid in. Fine in a Very Good, white slipcase with minor wear and light soiling .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 007836

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Limited Editions Club, Bible, Religion, LEC, Fine Press Christian Literature New Testament Books of the Bible Religion

The Sermon on the Mount

Oxford, Limited Editions Club, 1977. Hardcover. Quarto (8-3/4" x 12") bound in quarter black cowhide and boards covered with Cockerel handmade marbled paper; 98 pages folded double in the Japanese style. Printed on Abbey Mills paper made by Grosvenor Chater at their mill in North Wales. Designed by John Dreyfus. Commentaries and introduction by Roman Greer; wood-engraved decorations on the title page and title panels by Leo Wyatt. Issued unsigned in an edition of 1600 copies, this copy is out-of-series. Monthly Letter laid in. Fine in glassine and a Fine, white slipcase .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 016556

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Limited Editions Club, Bible, Religion, LEC, Fine Press Christian Literature New Testament Books of the Bible Religion

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Original Middle English Text

New York, Limited Editions Club, 1971. Hardcover. Quarto (9-1/4" x 12-1/4") bound in full coarse natural linen with the spine stamped in brown and gold. The original Middle English text edited by A. C.Cawley and a modern verse translation on facing pages by James L. Rosenberg who also wrote the introduction. Illustrated by Cyril Satorsky with full- and part-page drawings with design and calligraphic initials by Frank J. Lieberman. One of 2000 copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page, this copy not numbered. Monthly Letter laid in. Ill.: Cyril Satorsky. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with slight sunning to the backstrip .

Charles AgventProfessional seller

Book number: 015893

Catalogue: Limited Editions Club

Keywords: Signed, Illustrated Books, Poetry, Limited Editions Club, Ancient Literature, Middle English, Fine Press Cyril Satorsky Signed Illustrated Books Literature: English Limited Editions Club