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
Norton, 1944. Lieber, Hugh Gray. Cloth. An unusual and playful exploration of the joys of mathematics with imaginative Prelustsky-like illustrations by the author's husband. Prose is written in short lines like a free verse poem, which the author claims is to "facilitate rapid reading,/and everyone/is in a hurry/nowadays." Albert Einstein..... More
Lipschuetz and Katz, 1920. Pamphlet. Owner's name inscribed in back page and lightly on cover. Bound in original wraps which are a bit ragged around edges, bound in original brown string. This is a gorgeous travel guide with 31 full-page color landscape paintings. It has a turn-of-the-century Americana feel. 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
[New York]: Dutton, 1926. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5.5". Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Black stained top edge. Many illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard. 158 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Top left corner of back cover bent. 2 small blisters under cloth. "Lowenstein's... More
Heritage Press, 1963. Ivanoff, Serge. First Thus. Cloth. Missing slipcase. Very light edgewear, otherwise fine.This is an affordable limited edition with color illustrations of Moliere's classic plays. 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
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
American Atheist Press, 1987. Paperback. This is a rare book of humorous comics by Mexican satirical cartoonist Rius debunking the Virgin of Guadalupe legend. Small stain on front cover, and top of spine has a slight tear, otherwise very good. More
Chicago: Donohue Brothers, [1896]. Boards. 4to. 10"x7.75". Pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Many full page, black and white engravings. Unpaginated. Boards are quite chipped. Tight and clean. This is an illustrated Victorian book of Bible stories for children. The engravings by E.T. Roe are particularly of note. More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1970. Cloth. 4to. 11"x8.75". Blue and red coated boards with gilt lettering on spine and cover. With many photographic plates and illustrations and an index. 640 pp. Jacket is price clipped and has some edge wear and rubbing. Book itself is fine. This is the illustrated... More
Hong Kong University Press, 1971. Paperback. At the time of listing, we were unable to find any other copies of this edition for sale online. Small stains on edges, and front cover right edge is a bit banged up. Previous owner's name on flyleaf. This is the 1971 reprint of... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1933. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.25"x5.25". Black cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many engravings by John Farleigh. 75 pp. Jacket has several small tears with loss around edges and scuffing. Several pages have light fingerprint smudges. This is a handsomely engraved first edition of Shaw's allegorical novel. Scarcely seen... More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1933. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.25"x5.25". Black cloth. Many engravings by John Farleigh. 75 pp. No jacket. Cover is quite scuffed, and cloth is worn at corners and header/footer of spine. Previous owner's inscription on title page. Minor foxing and fingerprint smudges throughout. This is a handsomely engraved..... More
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith, 1929. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. 9.5"x7.25". Blue ribbed cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations and 17 full color plates by the author. 205 pp. No jacket (though rear jacket flap is present and laid in). Hinges overopened. Very clean... More
Folio Society, 1949. Beaton, Cecil. First Thus. Cloth. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on cover. Some water stains on front and back covers, but interior is good with tight pages and bright colors. Text of this classic comedy in striking red and black. Beaton's illustrations... More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1962. Cloth. Large 8vo. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and embossed decoration on cover. Pictorial dust jacket. 13 six-color plates. 63 pp. Jacket edges and corners scuffed. Bottom right corner of front flap clipped. Inscribed by author on verso of front free endpaper. Association copy. This is... More
Drawn and Quarterly, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Paperback original. First printing signed on title page by Rookie editor-in-chief Tavi Gevinson, illustrator Kendra Yee, contributor Arabelle Sicardi, and Hannah (we don't know who Hannah is, but she is likely another contributor). There are many other printed "signatures" -- this is... 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
New York: Harper and Row, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. 12"x8.5". Pictorial boards in pictorial duct jacket. Watercolor illustrations on every page. Unpaginated. Jacket has light edge wear and 1/4" loss at header of spine. Price clipped. Inscription on front free endpaper. This is a fanciful children's picture book written... More
