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1890réf. 011327London: George Allen 1890 104 pgs. 1 pg of ads. AEG. Burgundy cloth pictorially stamped and titled in gilt extremities worn stain to upper cover marring the first "a" in Rosalinda gift inscription occasional foxing and soil to text pages. Four fairy stories including the title story Prince in a Fog; Princess with the Beautiful Hands; and Worth Her Weight in Gold. Illustrated with a frontis printed in black and yellow; other artwork and decorations in line. Scarce. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Alfred Lys Baldry. 8vo. George Allen hardcover books
1923réf. 011329London: Gresham Publishing Company 1923 1923 per British Library. Red cloth pictorially stamped in blind spine titled in gilt gilt stamp of Hillhead High School of Glasgow to upper cover; bookplate removed from FFEP otherwise a nice clean copy of a scarce book. A selection of fairy stories illustrated with partial-page b&w artwork by various artists a color frontis by Mary Peart one plate by Arthur A Dixon and two color plates by Florence Harrison. . First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Florence Harrison Arthur A Dixon and Mary A Peart. 8vo. Gresham Publishing Company hardcover books
1896réf. 011376London: George Allen 1896 353 pgs. TEG. Blue-grey cloth elaborately stamped and titled in gilt gilt dulled chip from endpaper occasional foxing many pages opened roughly. A collection of folk peasant tales and stories copiously illustrated with partial- and full-page b&w Art Nouveau drawings by Emily J Harding well-known for her miniatures children's book illustrations and her activities as a suffragist. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Emily J Harding. 8vo. George Allen hardcover books
1888réf. 319819Tokyo: Kobunsha 1888. paperback. very good. Told in English for Children by B.H. Chamberain. Illustrated with color wood block prints on double folded crepe paper string-tied Tokyo: Kobunsha 1888. Perhaps uniquely the back cover reproduces a letter to the London publishing house Griffith Farrar & Co dated and stamped FairyLand/Jan. 1 1888 presumably asking them to order copies of the book. The front cover is somewhat faded with one of the corners curled but the interior prints are clean and bright. Kobunsha unknown books
réf. 248505Tokyo: Kobunsha. paperback. very good. 16mo color illustrations with colored pictorial front wrapper; sewn with silk. Tokyo: Kobunsha no date. The front edge of the wrapper is chipped and one corner torn off but otherwise a near fine example of an ephemeral piece. Printed on paper not crepe which is considered the first issue. Japanese Fairy Tale Series number 5. Kobunsha unknown books
1672réf. 5393Venice: Steffano Curti 1672. soft cover. Very Good. 12mo 16 cm; 596 pages. Half title present. Typographic and woodcut ornaments. Bound "alla rustica" in pasteboard worn. Shaken. Title in ink on spine. Pages untrimmed and generally clean. Vinciana 2661. The classicist Fulvio Testi worked diligently to oppose of the baroque excesses of Marino and his followers and to maintain Horatian decorum. After a brilliant diplomatic career he died--or was murdered--in prison. His poems were admired and went through many editions. Steffano Curti paperback books
1950réf. 011366Unknown: Uncredited 1950 Circa 1950s. Pictorial board with some wear to spine and edges. Inside the upper cover are familiar Mother Goose rhymes with small illustrations in line by an unknown hand opposite the nurserhy rhymes is a simple puzzle featuring a colorized version of a photo by Harry Whittier Frees. Many of the puzzle pieces are in the shape of familiar objects. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Harry Whittier Frees. 4to. Uncredited hardcover books
1986réf. 002093New York: Dutton 1986 Illustrated boards in matching dust jacket price-clipped. Retelling of this enduring fairy tale illustrated with breathtaking color paintings by Zelinsky. Caldecott Honor. First Printing. Illustrated Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky. 4to. Dutton hardcover books
1944réf. 000980Zurich: Globi-Verlag 1944 Brown cloth backed illustrated boards lt. rubbing to edges lt. shelf wear 2 thin holes in back strip where staples pushed through. Internally fine. Fairy tale from Grimm illustrated by 6 stunning and colorful full-page lithos plus a dual-page color centerfold. Text in German. . First Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Leupin. Oblong 4to. Globi-Verlag hardcover books
1918réf. 011435Alkmaar: Gebr Kluitman 1918 32 pgs. Pictorial boards with worn corners and edges rebound with new cloth spine a number of archival mends previous owner's stamp to title page. Fairy tales and verse illustrated with lovely silhouette illustrations. . Pictorial Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Nelly Spoor. 4to. Gebr Kluitman unknown books
1925réf. 010664New York: George H Doran 1925 310 pgs. Red cloth with pictorial pastedown in metallic gold black & red a few spots to edge of text block else a fine copy housed in the original pictorial box which is worn and soiled with a couple of breaks but complete. A gorgeous copy of Kay Nielsen's magnificent illustrated edition of Grimm's fairy tales featuring 12 tipped-in color plates and 10 full page b&w plates and decorative initials. This was the last of Nielsen's lavish gift books and no British trade edition was issued. . First Trade Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Kay Nielsen. Large Thick 4to. George H Doran hardcover books
1931réf. 142394Reprint of the first and best edition Besterman 522 Artizen A28 Universal Catalogue of Books on Art I p.293. Original spine laid down else a fine copy. The art historian Conte Leopoldo Cicognara 1767-1834 wrote on aesthetics French and Italian art mainly visual and art and archaeology of antiquity. He also compiled this catalogue of his own collection the working and reference library of a scholar who could afford to buy whatever books he needed. It was primarily a library of classical studies and of Italian and French art and aesthetics from the Renaissance through the 18th century. Cicognara's library was acquired by Pope Leo XII in 1824 and is today part of the Vatican Library. There are 4800 numbered entries with frequent descriptive annotations. Topics include: treatises on painting ancient and modern theatrical architecture perspective treatises on beauty Etruscan antiquities Italian antiquities before Rome numismatics inscriptions and many others. Author index. A scarce and still essential reference. Leipzig: Verlag Karl W. Hiersemann 1931; small 8vo. modern cloth leather spine label; xiv 414; iv 333 lxxvii1 pages. Book # 142394 Verlag Karl W. Hiersemann books
1930réf. 011104New York: Coward McCann 1930 Orange cloth pictorially stamped in blue a few minuscule nicks from board edges previous owner's name else Fine and clean; color pictorial dust jacket with some darkening and tiny losses original price intact $3.50. An early printing bound in orange instead of blue but retaining the original design originally issued at $2.50. One of the Hader's most desirable titles. Their Picture Book of Mother Goose is illustrated on every page either in b&w or full color and printed on thick stock. First and early printings of this title are notoriously difficult to find in nice condition and almost never with a dust jacket and /or signed!. Signed by Illustrators. Early Edition. Pictorial Cloth Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Berta and Elmer Hader. Large Square 8vo. Coward McCann hardcover books
1904réf. 010920Boston: Old Corner Book Store 1904 464 pgs. Beige cloth pictorially stamped in color on all panels mild surface rubbing light shelf wear overall a lovely clean copy. Originally published in this format in 1900 but this edition replaces the pictorial endpapers with plain all else is identical. Illustrated with a color frontis & title page the balance in b&w as full- and partial-page plus chapter heads and decorations. All iterations of Rackham's Grimm fairy tales are elusive. This one is made even more special by an autograph letter signed by Rackham addressed to Canadian author Howard Angus Kennedy declining an invite to a party held by the Candian Author's Association. Reprint. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. Thick 8vo. Old Corner Book Store hardcover books
1928réf. 010436Newark NJ: Charles E Graham & Co 1928 Three volumes in a book-shaped box that repeats the cover of the title volume the books have light dust soil wear to extremities one has a crease to the corner of a the cover the original box is worn and has undergone some cosmetic restoration. The cover title is illustrated by Julia Greene; The Sheep and the Pig Who Went Into the Woods to Live by Themselves illustrator uncredited; The Sky is Falling on Henny-Penny! is illustrated by Marie Schubert. Each volume illustrated in color and b&w. . Pictorial Card Covers. Very Good. Illus. by Julia Greene Marie Schubert & Uncredited. 12mo. Charles E Graham & Co paperback books
1982réf. 010444New York: Lothrop Lee & Shepard 1982 Pictorial boards in matching dust jacket with a tiny closed tear at top of spine original price intact $9.50. A retelling of an Ashanti folk tale about Mumba who sealed all of his knowledge and wisdom in a claypot. Nicely illustrated in color by Margot Tomes. First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Margot Tomes. 4to. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard unknown books
1925réf. 010476Champaign IL: M A Donohue & Co. 1925 Green cloth pictorially stamped in blind titled in gilt gilt dulled light wear to extremities previous owner's name occasional signs of use. A selection of well-known fairy tales from the Grimm Brothers illustrated with 8 full-page color plates and 4 full-page b&w illustrations plus small illustrations throughout all by Ella Dolbear Lee. Early Edition. Cloth Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ella Dolbear Lee. Thick 4to. M A Donohue & Co. hardcover books
1886réf. 009502New York: McLoughlin Bros 1886 Covers printed in red green & black cover illustration signed W Momberger small loss to corner of cover base of spine with later stitching occasional soil but clean overall. A rather gruesome version of the Three Little Pigs illustrated with colored engravings printed on one side of paper only. AAS dates this version from around 1886. Pictorial Wraps. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by William Momberger and Other Engravings. Large 8vo. McLoughlin Bros unknown books
1927réf. 009375Newark NJ: Charles E Graham & Co 1927 Pictorial boards with cloth spine light shelf wear small abrasions to cover offsetting opposite color plates original two part box is present but in poor condition. The classic tale from Arabian Nights illustrated with 6 color plates and color endpapers by an uncredited illustrator who signed their name "L S." . Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by L S. Square 12mo. Charles E Graham & Co unknown books
1944réf. 008846Zurich: Globi-Verlag 1944 Pictorial boards with cloth spine a bit darkened shelf wear top corner slightly bumped. The famous Grimm fairy tales with stunning color artwork by well-known Swiss graphic artist Herber Leupin including a fabulous dual-page centerfold. Text in German. Stated First Printing. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Herbert Leupin. Oblong 4to. Globi-Verlag unknown books
1951réf. 008850Zurich: Wolfsbergdrucke 1951 Pictorial cover with red cloth spine spine sunned light cover soil and age toned lacks text sheet. A parade of fairy tale characters from 7 different tales including Puss in Boots The Traveling Musicians The Good-For-Nothings King Easter Rabbit The Death of the Rooster The Seven Ravens and The Frog King and His Merry Acrobats. Later published as a panorama leporello binding. Bilderwelt #778. . First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by Hans Fischer. Narrow Oblong 4to. Wolfsbergdrucke unknown books
1920réf. 008871London: William Heinemann 1920 110 pgs. Pictorial paper-covered boards backed in pink cloth light shelf wear foxing to edge of text block and marginally to text pages bottom corner slightly bumped; pictorial dust jacket sunned overalll moreso to spine minor wear. One of Rackham's loveliest creations illustrated with a tipped-in color frontis numerous 2 & 3 color silhouettes as well as full page silhouetted drawings. Rare in dustwrapper. . First Trade Edition. Illustrated Boards. Very Good/Very Good Minus. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. 4to. William Heinemann hardcover books
1943réf. 008757Springfield MA: McLoughlin Bros 1943 Pictorial boards with plastic comb binding light edge wear light internal soil mended tear to last moveable. The famous fairy tale illustrated with six scenes that change when you slide a slotted panel. . Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Emma C. McKean. Large Oblong 4to. McLoughlin Bros unknown books
1946réf. 008462Springfield MA: McLoughlin Bros 1946 Pictorial boards with light soil faint damp stain to rear corner of rear board light wear to extremities all pop-ups fine. Selections from A Child's Garden of Verses with 6 simple but delightful pop-up scenes printed in color. Increasingly scarce in nice condition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Geraldine Clyne. Oblong 4to. McLoughlin Bros unknown books
1923réf. 008095New York: Knopf 1923 1923. TEG. 170 pgs. Blue green cloth with gilt titling and pictorial design. Gorgeous tissue guarded color frontis many beautiful b&w illustrations throughout including chapter heads in text and full page. The original box is included though in poor condition but rarely ever present. Also included with the book is a note from the previous owner whose family was close with De La Mare. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Fine. Illus. by Dorothy P. Lathrop. 8vo. Knopf hardcover books
