New York: M.J. Pollak, 1950. Hardcover. "A collection of sundry thoughts on friendships and birthdays in general, together with some particular comments by a few of the many friends of William Benton on the occasion of whose fiftieth birthday this privately printed edition of fifty copies is produced." [48] p.;..... More
Heiliger Berg bei Olmütz, Czech Republic: Otto F. Babler, 1933. Michalík, Rudolf. Paperback. [24] p.: frontispiece and 1 additional full-page woodcut; 20 cm. Plain off-white wrappers with wrapper title. Hand-colored initial article. "Mit Holzschnitten illustriert und auf der Handpresse gedruckt von Rudolf Michalik. Herausgegeben vom Übersetzer auf dem Heiligen Berge..... More
Vicksburg, Mich. Paul Hayden Duensing, 1984. Paperback. [16] p.; 25 cm. Brown wrapper; wrapper title printed in brown. Title vignette the emblem of Miller & Richard, Letter Founders. This is one of a limited edition of 150 copies printed at the Private Press and Typefoundry of Paul Hayden Duensing, of..... More
Portland, Me. Thomas Bird Mosher, 1903. Paperback. [44] p.: illustrated advertisements; 16 cm. Wrapper included in page count; sewn. Red printer's device on front wrapper. Describes the various series issued by Mosher and lists the most recent titles in each. The center pages contain poems by William Ernest Henley. The..... More
Paris: The Pleiad, 1927. Hardcover. [8], 53, [1] p.; 28 cm. Original green cloth with gilt stamped spine title. This is number 310 of a limited edition of 550 copies printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen a Haarlem for the Pleiad under the typographic direction of Frederic Warde in Dec..... More
Napoli: Presso R. Marotta e Vaspandoch dalla Tipografia Francese, 1821. Hardcover. 35, [5] p.; 21 cm. Contemporary full polished leather (pigskin?); red morocco spine label with gilt-tooled title: Inno Alle Najadi. Gilt-tooled decoration on upper and lower parts of spine and decorative border on each board. All page edges gilt..... More
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1985. Hardcover. With Dorothy Allen. 114, [10] p., [10] inserts: illustrations (some colored), facsimiles (some colored); 36 cm. Tan linen with a gilt-stamped spine title and the image of a printing press blind-stamped on the front board. Binder's stamp on back fixed endpaper for..... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Three volumes in one slipcase. The Tale of Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves; Being literally translated from the Arabic into French by J. C. Mardrus; and then translated into modern English by E. Powys Mathers; illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. vii, [3], 50..... More
New York: Odyssey Publications, 1967. Hardcover. Facsimile of the 1896 edition (which was issued in 100 copies). This is no. 148 of a limited edition of 515 facsimile copies. [10], 61 p., frontispiece and 7 additional leaves of plates; 29 cm. Light blue paper over boards with white paper label..... More
London: Privately Printed, 1929. Hardcover. xi, [1], 145, [3] p., frontispiece and 7 leaves of plates: in-text illustrations; 25 cm. Gold textured cloth over spine with printed paper spine label; salmon paper over boards. This is no. 433 of a limited edition of 1,000 copies. Illustrated title page. Coypright 1929..... More
San Francisco, CA: Cranium Press, 1975. Pamphlet. 11, [1] p.; 16 cm. Printed by Clifford Burke at Cranium Press for the American Library Association and the Friends of Books & Comics on paper from the Wookey Hole Mill. Scarce. In Fine Condition: clean and crisp. More
London: Frederick Etchells & Hugh Macdonald, 1925. Hardcover. This is number 8 of 725 copies printed by the Westminster Press, of which those numbered 1 through 75 were printed on English handmade paper. xiv, 95, [1] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Full vellum with gilt-tooled spine title and decoration on both..... More
Paris: Bibliothèque-Charpentier, 1925. Hardcover. "Dixième Mille." viii, 215, [1] p.; 19 cm. Lavender pebble-grain cloth spine; leather spine label with gilt-tooled title. Marbled paper over boards in gilt, lavender, and maroon. Lavender endpapers. Bookbinder's label on front free endpaper verso: Theo. Jirasko Relieure d'Amateurs, Lausanne. List of other works by..... More
Boston: Small, Maynard and Co., 1909. Hardcover. "This book was printed by John Wilson and Son, at the University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, during June, 1909." -- colophon. Copyright 1894. "Tenth edition (750 copies) June, 1909." vii, [1], 54, [4] p.; 17 cm. Remains of leather over spine; pink paper over..... More
Venetiis [Venice]: Simon Occhi, 1773. Hardcover. Editio secunda. 2 volumes in 1: 148, 144 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary vellum with ink spine title in an old hand. Woodcut title vignettes (printer's device?), initials, and endpiece. Edited by Johann Erhard Kapp. Inscription in an old hand on one page of first..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1863. Hardcover. "To which is added a chronological list of all the operas that have been performed in Europe." 2 volumes (xvi, 381, [1] p.; [4], 452 p.): engraved portrait frontispieces and 4 additional plates of portraits; 23 cm. Half dark green morocco with marbled..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969. Hardcover. [8], 117, [3] p.: illustrations, map; 23 cm. Publisher's special presentation binding: half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second compartment. Brown cloth over boards. Top page edges gilt. Brown endpapers. Stated First Edition. From the author's..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1904. Hardcover. 5 volumes: 473, 494, 532, 471, 494 p.; 20 cm. Bound in half green calf with marbled paper in blue, red, and gilt over boards. Six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled "Sea Tales" in second compartment, volume title in fourth, and floral..... More
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1957. Paperback. [28] p., 2 leaves of tissue plates: six wood engravings and one woodcut; 26 x 29 cm. Stitched blue-grey wrappers with label printed in red and black. Within original portfolio covered in the same glue-grey paper with matching printed label on the..... More
Paris: Didier et Cie. 1876. Hardcover. Dix-Septième Édition. 2 volumes ([6], 376 p.; [4], 209, [1] p.); 18 cm. Red morocco spines with red pebble-grain cloth over boards. Five spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-stamped spine title in second compartments and double gilt-ruled decoration in each compartment. All page edges..... More
Washington, D.C. Black Sun Press, 1948. 1 paper portfolio containing loose leaves of text, prints, and music. Edited by Caresse Crosby. Complete except that Contemporary Greek Literature by K. T. Dimaras, called for in the Introduction, is replaced with plate 8, Island Sketches by Athina Tarsouli (1884-1975), as usual. With..... More
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Welland, Canada: Baskerville Press, 1928. Hardcover. 60 p.: illustrations; 29 cm. White cloth spine and corners with gilt-stamped spine title; white paper over boards. Scarce maroon dust jacket with black-and-gilt title and illustration on front section. Matching maroon endpapers. A Baskerville Press Quarto: No. V. Crowland. This is no. 60..... More
Waltham Saint Lawrence, Eng. Golden Cockerel Press, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. 68, [2] p.; 20 cm. Original pale yellow paper over boards with yellow cloth spine; printed paper spine label. Lacking the dustjacket but with custom mylar cover. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: Mary Greenacre. Chanticleer, 5. First..... More
Paris: G.L.M., 1937. Paperback. [16] p.; 14 cm. Brown wrapper with black wrapper title; publication information on back wrapper. Wrapper included in page count. In a glassine cover. Text of a lecture delivered in London on June 24, 1936, at the London International Surrealist Exhibition. The poet Paul Eluard (1895-1952)..... More
Leiden: Elzevier, 1643. Hardcover. "Lugd. Batavorum. Officina Elzeviriana." [24], 672, 44, [4] p.; 13 cm. *12 A-2E12 a-b12 (12mo). 18th-century red morocco with five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled spine title and decoration; both boards have gilt double ruled borders and gilt corner decoration as well as gilt-rolled edges..... More