Chicago: John C. Winston, 1930. 2nd printing. Cloth. Large 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover, as well as illustrated paste-down. Blue stained top edge. With maps and illustrations in color and black and white. 409 pp. Some shelf wear, and a bit of the gilt..... More
New York: Rand McNally, 1973. 2nd paperback printing. Wraps. 8vo. 9.25"x6". Pictorial wraps. Many black and white illustrations by Wesley Dennis. 223 pp. Light edge wear and minor scuffing on spine. Bottom right corner of front cover bent. Previous owner's name inside front cover. This is a scarce printing of Henry's classic..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1972. 2nd paperback printing. Wraps. 8vo. 9.25"x6". Pictorial wraps. Many black and white illustrations by Robert Lougheed. 223 pp. Light edge wear and some small stains on front cover. Top right corner of front cover creased. Previous owner's name inside front cover. This is a scarce printing of Henry's..... More
Graphis Press, 1979. Hardcover. In English, German, and French. This is Graphis Press' comprehensive look at contemporary children's book illustration from around the world. With hundreds of illustrations in color and black and white. More
HEYERDAHL, Thor. Kon-Tiki for Young People. Chicago: Rand McNally. 1st edition. 4to. 11.25"x8.25". Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on cover. Illustrated endpapers. Many photos and color illustrations by William Neebe. 165 pp. Missing dust jacket. Signed by Heyerdahl on half title. Very good. HESSELBERG, Erik. Kon-Tiki..... More
Jackdaw Publications, 1966. This is a large decorative portfolio containing reprints of primary sources from the 1300s. Complete and intact on heavy cardstock. A very curious complilation. More
New York: Heritage Press, 1939. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo, Red cloth. Black slipcase. Hand-pressed paper. Color plates. 399 pp. Slipcase is cracked and chipped around edges. Minor sunning to spine. Tight and clean. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Irving's classic novel. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1917. First Edition. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Line illustrations and photos throughout. 285 pp. Covers a bit scuffed. Liquid stain on left edge of front cover which is visible to front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a scarce first edition academic text dealing..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1967. 6th printing. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and blind embossed decoration on cover. Dust jacket. Illustrations by Sendak throughout. 43 pp. Jacket has some chipping and closed tears around edges. Minor soiling inside front and rear gutters. Tight and clean. This is an early..... More
New York: Viking Compass, 1973. First Edition. Paperback. Paperback edition published simultaneously to hardback edition. 4to. 11"x8.5". 238 pp. Light edge wear. Top right corner of front cover is bent. Front free endpaper missing. This is a heavily illustrated, freewheeling treasury of beat artist Kesey's artistic odds and ends, including letters..... More
Ginn and Company. Winckler, Ruby. 1915. Cloth. This is a handsome 1915 edition of the classic adventure book with many black and white illustrations. A little fraying at edges and a small stain on side edge. Stamp inside front cover. More
New York: Tudor, 1935. Reprint. Cloth. Large 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decorations on spine and cover. Brown stained top edge. Pictorial dust jacket. Illustrations and photographic plates throughout. 171 pp. Jacket edges a bit worn, with some creases and closed tears and sunning to spine. 1" closed tear..... More
London: Seeley and Co. Limited, 1894. Cloth. 8vo. Maroon cloth. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. Illustrated plates. 150 pp. plus advertisements. Rear hinge quite damaged, nearly detached. General edge wear to covers. Spine is rather scuffed. Corners crushed. This is a scarce antique souvenir history book of London's Westminster Abbey. With..... More
Foreign Languages Press, 1982. Hardcover. Dust jacket is a bit brittle and has small tears along edges. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. This is the second edition, third printing of this overview of Chinese fiction featuring woodcut illustrations. With silk ribbon attached. More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1907. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and embossed decorations. Gilt top edge. Many watercolor plates by Tyrwhitt. 473 pp. Corners scuffed. Minor stains to right block edge. Hinges overopened, with some tearing to paper at rear hinge. Light..... More
Troy, NY: Nims & Knight / Thomas Y. Crowell, 1884. Cloth. Large 8vo. Brown embossed cloth with gilt decoration to spine and cover. All gilt edges. Woodcut illustrations. Decorative border on each page. 369 pp. Cock to spine. Minor edge wear and bumped corners. Hinges overopened. 1894 gift inscription on 2nd..... More
American Library Association, 1967. First Edition, First Printing. Pamphlet. This is an exceptionally rare pamphlet cowritten by activist librarian Morris and legendary Czech illustrator Sasek, inscribed by Morris inside front cover. Adapted from Sasek's This Is San Francisco picture book, this pamphlet was given to attendees of the American Library..... More
New York: Franklin Watts Inc., 1963. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x10". Yellow cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Two-tone illustrations by Lawrence Beall Smith. Unpaginated. Jacket edges are worn. 3" tear with some chips along left edge of front jacket cover. 1.5" closed tear on bottom edge of front jacket cover..... More
New York: W.M. Hazen, 1886. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and embossed decorations on cover. Profusely illustrated by J.H. Smith. 504 pp. Header and footer of spine rather scuffed. Hinges overopened with some tearing to paper, threatening to detach. Minor toning throughout. Otherwise solid and clean. This..... More
South Bend, IN: South Bend Lathe Works, 1940. 41st edition. Wraps. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. Illustrations and photographs throughout. 128 pp. Minor edge wear. Upper right corner of first several pages stained. Tight and clean. This is an industrial pamphlet about lathe operation.Fascinating illustrations. More
London: Hurst and Blackett, 1899. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5.5". Olive cloth gilt lettering on spine and embossed illustration on cover. Illustrated plates by J. Ley Pethybridge. 303 pp. plus advertisements. Minor edge wear. Top right corner of front cover bent. Pages somewhat roughly cut, resulting in 1/2" loss top of p. 131..... More
John Lane, 1914. Hardcover. No dust jacket. This is a layman's guide to etching, with many illustrations by the author and others. Bookseller stamp inside back cover, otherwise near fine. More
Stecher Lithographic Co., 1916. Original wraps. Large tear on front cover, otherwise very good and clean. This is a charmingly illustrated children's Christmas story in verse with Price's illustrations on every page. Following her career as an illustrator, Price would go on to co-found the Fisher-Price toy company. More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1912. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 9"x6.5". Red cloth with embossed decorations. Ilustrated endpapers. Many woodcut illustrations by Rhead. 286 pp. Cover unglued from block. Several stains and scuffs on cover. Previous owner's mark on front free endpaper: "Homer Chandler, 3140 Berkely Ave., March 26, 1915." Some..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1905. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Some text printed in red. Photographic plates. 190 pp. Minor edge wear. Tight and clean. This is a fascinating, finely printed collection of Riley's romantic poetry featuring many early photographic plates (called "Life Pictures"..... More