D'AULAIRE, INGRI & EDGAR PARIN

D'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants

Garden City, Long Island, NY: Doubleday & Company, 1967. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Ingri & Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over red boards, gilt lettering on spine and cover, illustrated endpapers. Profusely illustrated with color and B&W drawings by Ingi and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. The volume is in virtually perfect condition, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. The unclipped dust jacket is lightly chipped and worn at the head and heel of the spine, with one small tear with loss in the middle of the spine. AS NEW/GOOD.. Color and B&W Drawings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 155, (6)-adverts) pp. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Keywords: Children's Books Illustrated Books Mythology Norse Mythology Religion Giants Illustrated Books Religion & Mythology Children's Books

BESLER, BASILIUS; GERALD G. AYMONIN; EILEEN FINLETTER; JEAN AYER; PIERRE GASCAR

The Besler Florilegium: Plants of the Four Seasons

NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. 0810911744. Facsimile. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0810911744. Illustrated by Basilius Besler. Hardcover with dust jacket in slipcase. This is a facsimile of Besler's "Hortus Eystettenisi," first published in 1613. Illustrated with 373 full-page color plates. This magnificent facsimile edition of a rare hand-colored 17th-century masterpiece is one of the most splendid works ever produced on ornamental flowering plants. The oversize botanical drawings are accompanied by the original captions rendered in exquisite calligraphy. Foreword by Pierre Gascar; Introduction and commentaries on the plates by Gerard G. Aymonin; translated from the French by Eileen Finletter and Jean Ayer. An extremely large and heavy book - additional shipping may be required. One stain on the top edge of the slipcase (only), both the volume and the dust jacket are in perfect, pristine condition. AS NEW/AS NEW. Color Plates. Folio 13" - 23" tall. 542 pp. As New in As New dust jacket .

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Keywords: 0810911744 Horticulture Flowers Illustrated Books Collectible Books; Botanical Illustration Illustrated Books Gardening and Nature

BOCCACCIO, GIOVANNI

The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio

NY: Blue Ribbon Books, Inc, 1931. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Steele Savage. Publisher's full brown cloth, black embossed lettering and decoration on spine, black embossed medallion on cover, decorated endpapers. Illustrated with some full-page Art Deco style B&W plates and several head and tail-pieces by Steele Savage. Translated by John Payne. Former owner's name neatly stamped on blank preliminary page, head of spine lightly pulled, spine mildly sunned, corners softly bumped, boards gently rubbed, else near fine. VERY GOOD. B&W Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (xvi), 528, (1) pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 908

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Keywords: Fiction; Literature; Short Stories; Erotica; Renaissance Literature; Boccaccio; Illustrated Books Erotica Short Stories

BOWMAN, JAMES CLOYD

Pecos Bill: The Greatest Cowboy of All Time

Chicago: Albert Whitman & Co, 1966. 1. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Laura Bannon. Thirteenth Printing (1966). Publisher's full red illustrated cloth. Ex-Library with the usual markings. Illustrated endpapers. Former owner's initials on cover, else fine; tight and square and seemingly unopened. VERY GOOD+.. Ex-Library. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 6275

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Keywords: Juvenile; Fiction; Americana; Folklore; Cowboys; Western Fiction; Children's Books; Illustrated Books Children's Books

BREWER, REV. E. COBHAM

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama (Eight Volumes, Complete)

NY: Selmar Hess, 1902. Revised Edition. First Printing. Leather. Half burgundy leather over pebbled leather boards, spines in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder, gilt lettering on cover, moire silk endpapers, a.e.g. Profusely illustrated with 399 plates, many tissue-protected, including four color frontispieces, 20 Photogravures and etchings, and 306 wood-engravings and typogravures, all on fine paper. Among the many artists featured are Gustave Doré, Sir Everett Millais, Howard Pyle, Frederick Barnard, E. A. Abbey, P. Guérin, William Morris, Jean-Louis Gerome, Jean Francois Millet, and many, many others. Edited by Marion Harland. A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook. The volumes are in excellent condition. All of the text blocks are tight square and clean. All of the many illustration are clear in bright and their printed tissue-protectors are in place. The spines and covers are very mildly shelf-worn, with some small closed tears and minor discolorations. All hinges strong and tight. An extremely heavy set - additional shipping charges may apply. NEAR FINE. An extremely handsome set.. Color and B&W plates. 4to 11" - 13" tall. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 15841

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Keywords: Illustrated Books; Literature; Fiction; Illustrated Books Art, Antiques & Photography Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN (ED); OLIVER BELL BUNCE

Picturesque America; or, the Land We Live in (Two Volumes, Complete) a Delineation by Pen and of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-Falls, Shores, Canyons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country.

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1872, 1874. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on spine and cover, edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and additional pictorial title-page in each volume. Illustrated with 49 steel-engraved, tissue-protected plates on thick stock, in addition to hundreds of steel and wood engraved in-text illustrations. "'Picturesque America' was a conspicuous presence in the popular culture of the United States in the post-Civil War years. First published as a magazine series in Appletons' Journal, then as a subscription book, in parts, from 1872 to 1874 it reached a huge audience. Its voluminous text and over 900 pictures represented the first comprehensive celebration of the entire continental nation. By testifying to the variety, uniqueness and potential wealth of the American landscape and the advanced civilization of its cities, 'Picturesque America' laid the foundation for a resurgence of nationalism rooted in the homeland itself, rather than in institutions of democracy as would have been the case earlier in the century" (Sue Rainey, Introduction to "Creating picturesque America: monument to the natural and cultural landscape"). This huge two-volume set is most noteable for the beautifully reproduced steel engravings after the drawings of the artist, Harry Fenn, and by artists such as Thomas Moran, R. Swain Gifford, Granville Perkins, Homer Martin, Alfred R. Waud, W.L. Sheppard, and James D. Smillie. The superb plates were engraved by the finest artists, including Robert Hinshelwood, a Scots engraver who emigrated to America in 1835 where he established a considerable reputation for his work on landscapes. The views range from Niagara Falls and Mount Desert Island, to Lake Superior and the coast of Florida, to Mount Hood and Yosemite Valley. Urban views include New Orleans, Buffalo, New York harbour, Cleveland, and Milwaukee, as well as the Golden Gate harbour, before the bridge was erected. William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Bottom edge of volume one is lightly worn, the ffep of volume two is loose, otherwise both volumes are tight, square, clean, and unmarked. Extremely large and heavy - additional shipping may apply. VERY GOOD. B&W Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. (viii), 568; (vi), 576 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 17612

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Keywords: William Cullen Bryant; Picturesque America; Illustrated Books; First Edition; Americana; Engraving; Maine; New York; Philadelphia; Illustrated Books Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

A CENTURY OF PROGRESS, INC.

Official Book of the Fair: Giving Pre-Exposition Information 1932-1933 of a Century of Progress International Exposition Chicago 1933

Chicago: A Century of Progress, Inc, 1933. 1st Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. Publisher's color glossy wraps. Text block separated from covers, but clean and tight, else fine. VERY GOOD. B&W Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 96 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 27662

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Keywords: A Century of Progress; Chicago World's Fair; World's Fair Chicago; Americana; History Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

CURT TEICH & COMPANY

Souvenir Views: Chicago World's Fair: A Century of Progress

Chicago: Curt Teich & Company, Inc, 1934. 1st Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. Illustrated by Kaufman & Fabry Co.. Publisher's illustrated wraps. Illustrated with 64 pages of photographs by Kaufmann & Fabry Co.. Edge of spine very slightly worn, else as new; unmaeked, unread, tight, square, and clean. FINE. Photographs. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 64 pp. Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 27663

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Keywords: Chicago; World's Fair; Chicago World's Fair; 1934; History Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

CROTHERS, SAMUEL MCCHORD

The Children of Dickens

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith. Publisher's full blue linen, blind stamped lettering on spine (may have been gilt), paste down depiction of Tiny Tim and hes father on cover, illustrated endpapers, 10 full page color illustrations throughout, 24 stories in all. Hinge starting, spine is worn and faded, shelf-wear to cover, head and heel of spine and corners gently bumped, pages slightly yellowed, fore-edge deckle. Color Illustrations. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. (vii) 259 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 20785

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Keywords: Illustrated Books Children's Books Literature; Charles Dickens Illustrated Books Novels, Poetry & Literature Children's Books Short Stories

DUYCKINCK, E. A.

Portrait Gallery of Eminent Men and Women of Europe and America: Embracing History, Statesmanship, Naval and Militay Life, Philospohy, the Drama, Science, Literature and Art, with Biographies (Complete in Two Volumes)

NY: Johnson, Fry & Company / Johnson, Wilson & Company, 1873. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Various. Publisher's full brown library cloth, gilt lettering on spines, gilt lettering and library logo on covers, printed endpapers. Thick 4to. (xii), 640; (x), 638 pp. Illustrated with 119 absolutely gorgeous highly finished Steel engravings from original portraits by the most celebrated artists, with facsimile signatures and a biography of each subject. Printed on heavy stock. All plates in perfect condition. Biographees include: Marie Antoinette, George Washington, Goethe, Lafayette, Jefferson, Napoleon, Lord Nelson, Lord Byron, Andrew Jackson, Prince Albert, Faraday, Henry Clay, Bismarck, Dickens, Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Disraeli, Florence Nightingale, Tennyson, U.S. Grant, Gen. Sherman, Longfellow, and many others. Expertly rebound in 1954 in brown cloth library bindings, in excellent condition, with few other library markings. Some old damp stains at the edges, not affecting the plates or text, An extremely nice set with stunning engravings. A large, heavy set - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD.. Ex-Library. Steel engraving. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. (xii), 640; (x), 638 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 2170

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Keywords: History; Art; Steel Engravings; Illustrated Books; Biography; Art History; Illustrated Books Art, Antiques & Photography Rare, Antiquarian, and Collectible Books

VAN DYKE, HENRY

Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. Thirteenth Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Illustrated by F. Walter Taylor. Beautiful original publisher's binding with Publisher's full blue cloth, extensive and intricate embossed gilt floral decoration and titles on cover and spine, fore-edge deckle, t.e.g. Illustrated with eight full-page, full-color plates (including tissue-protected frontispiece) by F. Walter Taylor. First published in October 1899, this is a New Edition from New Plates, published in October 1905. Twelve short stories by Henry van Dyke. In protective cover. Front hinge starting, else tight and square; all text and illustrations clean and bright. VERY GOOD. Color Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 285 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 1495

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Keywords: Literature; Short Stories Illustrated Books Illustrated Books Short Stories

EATON, ELON HOWARD

Birds of New York (Two Volumes, Complete) New York State Museum Memoir 12

Albany: University of the State of New York, 1914. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Louis Agassiz Fuerte. Two Volumes, complete. Publisher's full green cloth. Illustrated with 106 color plates after Louis Agassiz Fuerte, plus numerous B&W photographs, maps and tables. Volume 1 contains chapters on Water Birds and Game Birds, with sections on various "Life Zones" statistical records of bird populations, migration, classification and descriptions of genera and species. Volume 2 provides information on Land Birds, with chapters on bird ecology, economic value and laws regarding birds, private preserves and bird refuges, with detailed description of genera and spices, followed by the History of Birds in New York. Minor external wear to edges and covers, front hinge of Volume 1 cracked but strong, overall contents clean and in very good or better condition. VERY GOOD.. Color and B&W Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 501; 719 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 1433

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Keywords: Science; Ornithology Birds Illustrated Books Nature Bird Watching Illustrated Books Art, Antiques & Photography

FIELDING, HENRY

The History of Tom Jones: A Foundling

NY: Random House, 1964. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith. Quarter bound in publisher's black cloth over burgundy boards, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated with 9 full-page color plates and numerous B&W drawings by Lawrence Beall Smith. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, often known simply as Tom Jones, is a comic novel by the English playwright and novelist Henry Fielding (1707-1754). First published on February 28 1749, Tom Jones is among the earliest English prose works describable as a novel. The History Tom Jones is not only generally regarded as Fielding's greatest work, but is one of the first and most influential English novels, and a masterpiece of English literature. Coleridge acknowledged it as having one of the three great plots of all literature. Although a great success, the book drew criticism from many, including Dr. Johnson, for the hero's high-spirited and varied sexual escapades.. This is an excellent, unmarked, copy. Spine lightly sunned with some mild rubbing at head and heel of spine, else fine. The original slipcase is moderately shelf-worn. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD (slipcase).. Color and B&W drawings. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xxiii, 721 pp. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 5809

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Keywords: Novels; Literature; Erotica; Comedy; Collectible Books; Illustrated Books; Henry Fielding; Lawrence Beall Smith; Illustrated Books

FRANCE, ANATOLE

Penguin Island

Great Britain: William Clowes and Sons, 1927. Illustrated Edition. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Frank C. Pape. Publisher's full black black cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover, printed endpapers, TEG (red), fore-edge deckle. Illustrated with full-page engraved plates and decorative drawings, including head and tail-pieces, by Frank C. Pape.. This is an unmarked copym, tight, square and clean; hinges strong. An extremely nice copy with beautifully printed plates and drawings. NEAR FINE. Black& White drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. xx, 345 pp. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 7776

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Keywords: Illustrated Books Children's Books Engravings Illustrated Books Children's Books

HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL

Dorothy Q: Together with a Ballad of the Boston Tea Party and Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle

Cambridge, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1893. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by Howard Pyle (1853-1911). First Edition, first issue (with 'flashed' for 'clashed' on page 50, line 8). Publisher's full gray cloth, silvers lettering and decorationj on spine and covers, green endpapers, top edge silver. Profusely illustrated with plates, drawings, head and tail-pieces by Howard Pyle. Brief gift inscription on preliminary page, otherwise unmarked. Tight and square. Boards very slightly shelf-worn, else fine. A lovely copy. NEAR FINE.. Plates and Drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 131 pp. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 6648

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Keywords: Howard Pyle; Illustrated Books; Books; Americana Illustrated Books Novels, Poetry & Literature Poetry