1867Best.-Nr. mon0000078249Groombridge and Sons London 1867-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in x 0.0000 in. loose leather binding 1867 edition vol XI repoairable and inner content very good ILLUSTRATED WITH PLATES IN COLOURS and TINTS AND NUMEROUS Engravings on wood Groombridge and Sons, London hardcover
1905London, Dent & Aldine house, 1905. In-8 (20 x 15 cm) percaline éditeur illustrée en or, doré sur tête, gardes illustrées par Daveny, illustrations de Rackham : 12 planches couleurs & illustrations en noir in-texte, 638, p. Exemplaire très frais. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), artiste britannique, illustrateur de nombreux livres. L'œuvre de Rackham est bien plus riche qu'on ne le pense généralement ; certes, la majeure partie de son travail concerne les livres pour enfants, cependant, il a aussi travaillé sur nombre d’ouvrages pour adultes.
1993Best.-Nr. Q-0942604032Madison Square Pr 1993-02-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Madison Square Pr hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. Q-088705644XWishing Well Books 1993-04-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Wishing Well Books hardcover
1865Best.-Nr. 23803London: Day & Son 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt rebacked with most of original spine laid down. Aeg. Very good. Jones Owen. Small folio 28 x 22 cm. 52 chromolithograph plates on twenty-six leaves by Owen Jones and Henry Warren on stone by Albert Warren. Each illustration and accompanying text in a distinct decorative border. GORDON N. RAY The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914 notes that in his later years Owen turned to "original designs of his own." This mid-Victorian time period was the heyday of chromolithography printing with this a brilliant example. Embossed cloth decorated in gilt and green with gilt lettering. Lovely example of Victorian binding beveled edges endpapers toned slight toning to a few fore-edges not affecting plates which are brilliant and clean. Endpapers renewed front cover lettered and decorated in gilt with green rectangular border in gilt. Day & Son hardcover books
19694to., Second Edition, with coloured plates and over 400 illustrations in monochrome; cloth, a very good, bright, clean copy in the dustwrapper. Greatly augmented version of the original edition of 1958. A standard reference
1860Best.-Nr. 1086London: Ward & Lock. c.1860. First edition thus. Publisher's original colour-printed pictorial yellow card wrappers. Octavo 25 x 16.5cm. 8pp. printed on one side only and mounted on linen. Each page illustrated with a hand-coloured wood engraving by the Dalziel Brothers. Publisher's adverts to the rear cover verso. A very good copy the binding secure with a little separation to the covers at the foot of the spine a small chip to the head of the rear cover and minor wear to the extremities. The contents with scattered foxing are otherwise in very good order. A scarce mid-nineteenth-century edition of Sleeping Beauty the pages linen-backed and the illustrations hand-coloured. The title forms No. 11 in Ward and Lock's 'The National Nursey Tales' series which according to the publisher's advertisement are "handsomely printed with Coloured Illustrations price 6d. each or on Cloth indestructible 1s. as in the present copy. The attention of the Public is particularly called to this beautiful Series of Children's Books which are in every respect of a superior character. The drawings are by eminent Artists and the Engravings by Dalziel Brothers". Only one institutional copy recorded in Britain according to Library Hub V&A. London: Ward & Lock. hardcover
1966Best.-Nr. C3VGvg-ES071526Z3New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7 x 10 x 4. Complete Set of 2 The Historians' History of the United States. VG. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover Books Volumes I & II w/ slipcase. 1966. G.P. Putnam's Sons NY. Unmarked. Very Good boards; bindings tight solid & square. Very Good dust jackets w/ bit of edge & shelf wear; small nicks & chips to head & foot of spine on larger volume; sunfaded spines; bright color to fronts. Green publisher slipcase sun faded; very sturdy no splits. 1384 pp. 7x10x4". Anthology of American history drawn from the writings of the nation's foremost historians including Francis Parkman Henry Adams George Bancroft & Charles A. Beard arranged chronologically from the pre-colonial era through the mid-twentieth century. Edited by Andrew S. Berky director of the Schwenkfelder Library & James P. Shenton professor of history at Columbia University. Ships in box from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: 2 Volume boxed Set. The Historians' History of the United States compiled and edited by Andrew S. Berky and James P. Shenton is a two-volume historical anthology presenting a pageant of American history. Chronologically structured from the pre-colonial era through the mid-twentieth century the work brings together chapters and essays by American historical scholars including Francis Parkman Henry Adams George Bancroft and Charles A. Beard offering diverse analytical perspectives on the political social and economic milestones that shaped the nation. First published in 1966 by G.P. Putnam's Sons in New York the anthology also functions as a survey of how American historical writing itself evolved across two centuries. By integrating writings from different eras and academic traditions it serves as a reference work for libraries and students of American historiography. Editors Andrew S. Berky a specialist in early Pennsylvania history and director of the Schwenkfelder Library and James P. Shenton a professor of history at Columbia University and Civil War scholar compiled these volumes to offer students and historians a multifaceted overview of the nation's historical literature. The set was issued with illustrated dust jackets featuring a patriotic American eagle motif and housed in a publisher's slipcase. G.P. Putnam's Sons hardcover
1865Best.-Nr. 23803London: Day & Son 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt rebacked with most of original spine laid down. Aeg. Very good. Jones Owen. Small folio 28 x 22 cm. 52 chromolithograph plates on twenty-six leaves by Owen Jones and Henry Warren on stone by Albert Warren. Each illustration and accompanying text in a distinct decorative border. GORDON N. RAY The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914 notes that in his later years Owen turned to "original designs of his own." This mid-Victorian time period was the heyday of chromolithography printing with this a brilliant example. Embossed cloth decorated in gilt and green with gilt lettering. Lovely example of Victorian binding beveled edges endpapers toned slight toning to a few fore-edges not affecting plates which are brilliant and clean. Endpapers renewed front cover lettered and decorated in gilt with green rectangular border in gilt. Day & Son hardcover
1993Best.-Nr. 71786New York: DC Vertigo 1993. First edition. #1 in Gaiman's 3-part spinoff from his bestselling "dark fantasy" comic-book series "The Sandman" featuring Sandman's older sister "Death." SIGNED ON FRONT COVER BY ARTIST CHRIS BACHALO. Number 1955 of a stated 10000 copies signed by either Gaiman or Bachalo. Housed together with "Death Certificate of Authenticity" in unopened clear plastic envelope sealed with "Limited Treasure Editions Seal of Authenticity" tamper-proof label. Few creases to plastic around label otherwise altogether fine. DC Vertigo unknown
1908Best.-Nr. 17419London, Nutt, 1908. XVii, 233 (1) pages, heliograph frontispice from a drawing by the author (Marianna and her Vision by the Fire). 8°, blue original cloth with gilt-stamped title and vignette on top, top edge gilt.
Best.-Nr. 122321London David Nutt 1888. . First edition one of 1000 copies; large 8vo 230 x 175 mm; half-title tissue-guarded frontispiece and 2 plates by Walter Crane decorative head and tail-pieces occasional spotting heaviest to half-title short closed tear to front free endpaper small loss to upper margin of p. 51 not affecting text auctioneers slips from 1976 loosely inserted; publisher's Japanese vellum boards spine lettered in black and lightly rubbed upper cover printed in red and black with illustration by Jacomb Hood boards toned a few small marks on lower cover corners gently bumped a very good-plus copy that presents well; preserved in a later chemise and green morocco-backed slipcase; x 116 2pp. First edition one of 1000 copies A particularly good copy of the first appearance of five of Wilde's classic fairy tales for children comprising: The Happy Prince The Nightingale and the Rose The Selfish Giant The Devoted Friend and The Remarkable Rocket. Mason 313. London, David Nutt, 1888. hardcover
1923Best.-Nr. C4Gg-A072726A11New York: A. L. Burt Company 1923. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 5.25 x 7.75. G/AC. First Edition; First Printing. 1923. A. L. Burt Company NY. Previous owner name on front flyleaf else unmarked. Hardcover. Good light blue cloth boards w/ black cover illustration & lettering; fading to spine discoloration around edges edge & corner wear minor edge rubbing. Chip & light fray to cloth edges; soiling & rubbing to back cover. Moderate even toning to text block edges. Scattered light foxing. Glossy b&w frontispiece by Phil Schaeffer. Acceptable dust jacket w/ several chips and missing pieces front and back interior flaps missing moderate tanning light soiling & shelf wear; missing piece to spine heel small chips & closed tears along top & bottom edges. 247 pp. 5.25x7.75". Seventh volume in L. P. Wyman's Golden Boys juvenile wilderness series following brothers Bob & Jack Golden Rex Dale & Penobscot guide Kernertok on a canoe trip along the Allagash River in northern Maine. Ships in box from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Published by the A. L. Burt Company in 1923 The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash represents the seventh installment in L. P. Wyman's ten-volume juvenile wilderness adventure series. Set along the remote Allagash River waterway in northern Maine the narrative follows brothers Bob and Jack Golden their companion Rex Dale and Penobscot guide Kernertok as they embark on a canoe expedition through the backcountry. Their mission centers on tracking a fugitive named Stebbins to recover stolen funds vital to Rex's family while navigating river rapids timber camp rivalries and wilderness survival challenges. Presented in publisher-designed light blue cloth boards featuring a black-stamped pine forest and canoeing cover illustration the volume includes a glossy black-and-white frontispiece plate illustrated by Phil Schaeffer. Bibliographical analysis confirms this printing as a First Printing identified by the interior copyright page catalog listing The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash as the seventh and final title published in the series to date. Authored by Levi Parker Wyman Ph.D. Dean of Pennsylvania Military College the Golden Boys series served as a forerunner to the outdoor boy-detective genre popularized later in the decade. Drawing on Wyman's personal knowledge of the Maine woods the text incorporates authentic details of canoeing logistics Penobscot guide tradecraft and regional Allagash geography. With its original pictorial dust jacket this volume serves as a scarce physical record of early 1920s American youth fiction and regional wilderness publishing. A. L. Burt Company hardcover
1923Best.-Nr. C4VGvg-A072726A10New York: A. L. Burt Company 1923. First with early print jacket. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5.25 x 7.75. Married Pair. First Print book w/ early print jacket 1923 copyright. VG/VG. Hardcover. A. L. Burt Company NY. Previous owner name short inscription on front flyleaf w/ small sticker else unmarked. Nice bright yellow cloth boards w/ black cover illustration & lettering; edge & corner wear light fray to cloth edges. Small stain outer text block does not affect interior text or margins. Glossy frontispiece. Very Good dust jacket nice color light tanning & soiling nicks and small edge tears. Book lists to itself. Front jacket flap to Haunted Camp. 247 pp. 5.25x7.75". Third volume in L. P. Wyman's Golden Boys juvenile wilderness series following brothers Bob & Jack Golden in the Maine woods. P. Wyman's Golden Boys juvenile wilderness series following brothers Bob & Jack Golden Rex Dale & Penobscot guide Kernertok on a canoe trip along the Allagash River in northern Maine. Ships in box from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Published by A. L. Burt Company The Golden Boys in the Maine Woods represents the third installment in L. P. Wyman's classic 1920s juvenile adventure series. Set in the dense pine forests and waterways surrounding Moosehead Lake the story follows teenage brothers Bob and Jack Golden as a wilderness retreat at their father's lumber camp transforms into an action-packed outdoor mystery involving stolen motorcycles a coded treasure map hidden moonshiners and wilderness survival. The volume features publisher-designed yellow cloth covers decorated with black and red stamped title lettering and a full-front cover illustration depicting two wilderness adventurers on snowshoes. The text block is equipped with a glossy paper frontispiece illustration by American Golden Age artist Mead Schaeffer who also provided the full-color jacket art. Dr. Levi Parker Wyman a Maine native and Dean of Pennsylvania Military College drew upon his academic background and military academy experience to craft wholesome instructive adventure fiction for high school-aged readers. Published during the golden era of American series fiction prior to the dominance of syndicate-driven pseudonyms this work stands as an authentic historical record of early twentieth-century juvenile publishing and 1920s outdoor adventure literature. Original paper dust jackets from 1920s A. L. Burt series titles suffer from an exceptionally high historical attrition rate with few surviving the passage of time. A. L. Burt Company hardcover
1971Best.-Nr. ayfxTafelberg-Uitgewers Beperk Cape Town 1971. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 1st edition. 316 pages complete. Heavy extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. A beautiful book in good to very good condition. The illustrations are tidy raffinee serene. They are bright and fresh. The dustjacket a bit edge worn and marked. Foxing. Mild tanning. It is however benign and secure. The cloth board covers have some mild shelving wear. The contents are in excellent condition. The pages are clean clear diligent assured generous. R22-08-2021 Mk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Tafelberg-Uitgewers Beperk, Cape Town hardcover
1857Best.-Nr. 17417London H. Hering n.d. 1857 First edition. Undated but the December 12 1857 issue of Bent's Literary Advertiser lists the book as recently published. The identity of the poet is unclear though a children's phonic reading book published in 1876 reprints the poem and attributes it to a Frances S. Hodgson not to be confused of course with Secret Garden author Frances E. Hodgson Burnett. Publisher's color-printed white pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Pale yellow endpapers. . Oblong quarto. . Richly color printed on every leaf. Illumination inspired by the work of Owen Jones and Noel Humphreys. The designs incorporate medieval illumination-inspired initial letters and decorative bands. Text in Gothic script. Foxing to boards and some edgewear. Contemporary ink ownership signature Eliza Maude Widdas to front flyleaf and twentieth century bookplate Edward J. Law to front pastedown. Very clean and bright throughout. A very good copy of a scarce book. We could not locate much information on Elizabeth Howard-Vyse née Seymour 1815 – 1892 and Fanny Lucy Cecilia Greville 1831 – 1912 in the sources available to us. Howard-Vyse also published a travel account A Winter in Tangier and Home Through Spain 1882. This appears to be Greville's only published book. Howard-Vyse was married to Lt. Col. George Howard-Vyse at the time the present work was published; the couple lived in Windsor which was likely also the home of Greville who was the daughter of a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy. Henry Hering 1814 – 1893 was a publisher society photographer and the last in a family line of bookbinders. Though his primary business venture was not printing he did dabble in printing religious texts and gift books often with his partner Remington and was a promoter of Achille Colas' relief printing process. H. Hering, hardcover books
1857Best.-Nr. 17417London H. Hering n.d. 1857 First edition. Undated but the December 12 1857 issue of Bent's Literary Advertiser lists the book as recently published. The identity of the poet is unclear though a children's phonic reading book published in 1876 reprints the poem and attributes it to a Frances S. Hodgson not to be confused of course with Secret Garden author Frances E. Hodgson Burnett. Publisher's color-printed white pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Pale yellow endpapers. . Oblong quarto. . Richly color printed on every leaf. Illumination inspired by the work of Owen Jones and Noel Humphreys. The designs incorporate medieval illumination-inspired initial letters and decorative bands. Text in Gothic script. Foxing to boards and some edgewear. Contemporary ink ownership signature Eliza Maude Widdas to front flyleaf and twentieth century bookplate Edward J. Law to front pastedown. Very clean and bright throughout. A very good copy of a scarce book. We could not locate much information on Elizabeth Howard-Vyse née Seymour 1815 – 1892 and Fanny Lucy Cecilia Greville 1831 – 1912 in the sources available to us. Howard-Vyse also published a travel account A Winter in Tangier and Home Through Spain 1882. This appears to be Greville's only published book. Howard-Vyse was married to Lt. Col. George Howard-Vyse at the time the present work was published; the couple lived in Windsor which was likely also the home of Greville who was the daughter of a Vice-Admiral in the British Navy. Henry Hering 1814 – 1893 was a publisher society photographer and the last in a family line of bookbinders. Though his primary business venture was not printing he did dabble in printing religious texts and gift books often with his partner Remington and was a promoter of Achille Colas' relief printing process. H. Hering, hardcover
1909Best.-Nr. C4Gg-A073026A3New York: The Platt & Peck Co 1909. Early Print. Hardcover. Good/Good. 5.25 x 7.7. S. Schneider. G/G. Early Print. 1909 c. 1910. The Platt & Peck Co. NY. Owner stamp & handwritten notations to front endpaper else unmarked. DJ included missing front and back interior flaps. Hardcover. Good tan cloth covers & spine w/ orange & black pictorial cover decoration; moderate shelf wear surface soiling edge rubbing minor cloth fraying at spine head & heel & corner bumping. Moderate even tanning to closed text block edges & interior pages. Good illustrative dust jacket missing both front and back flaps w/ moderate tanning moderate surface soiling edge rubbing small chips to spine head & heel & a few 1/2 inch to 1 inch closed tears along top panel edges; protected in mylar cover. 256 pp. 5.25x7.7". Glossy b&w frontispiece by S. Schneider. Seventh volume in the eleven-book Frontier Boys series written under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Capt. Wyn Roosevelt. Ships from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: Issued by The Platt & Peck Co. an antique hardcover volume in its original pre-WWI color pictorial dust jacket presents Capt. Wyn Roosevelt's 1909 juvenile adventure novel The Frontier Boys in Hawaii; or The Mystery of the Hollow Mountain. Serving as the seventh entry in the eleven-book Frontier Boys series the storyline follows brothers Jim Joe and Tom Darlington alongside their companion Juarez as they voyage aboard the ship Sea Eagle to the Hawaiian Islands. Upon arrival the group encounters perilous wildlife navigates uncharted volcanic caverns beneath hollow mountains and confronts organized criminal gangs threatening island residents. Originally published in 1909 by the A. L. Chatterton Company the Platt & Peck issue represents an early printing circa 1910 identified by the dust jacket rear panel advertisement listing Ralph Victor's ten-volume The Comrades series down to Comrades with the Winton Cadets. A glossy black-and-white frontispiece illustration by artist S. Schneider introduces the text which appeared under the house pseudonym Capt. Wyn Roosevelt created by Edward Stratemeyer for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Frontier Boys series reflects early twentieth-century American youth literature during a period of expanding Pacific travel and cultural interest following the 1898 annexation of Hawaii. Paper dust jackets produced on budget juvenile series between 1908 and 1912 suffered an extreme attrition rate as fragile paper wrappers were routinely discarded by contemporary readers making surviving jacketed copies increasingly uncommon. The Platt & Peck Co hardcover
1959Best.-Nr. 5-B17324Golden Press 1959. Hardcover. Very Good. Golden Press hardcover
1973Best.-Nr. GB003TOPX5QI3N00Progress Publishers 1973. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Progress Publishers hardcover
1898Best.-Nr. 88203ZPrivately Printed for Members of The Society of Bibliophiles 1898. Hardcover. Good. Volume II only. This edition was printed on Venetian Deckel Edge Paper and was limited to 1000 copies this copy was number 902. Grey cloth boards with gilt illustrations and lettering along with a gilt top edge of pages. Unmarked with the exception of names written on the front endpaper and flyleaf. Pages are slightly yellowed. Cover has wear and bumping on corners and edge of spine. Some discoloration and soil spots throughout the cover. Privately Printed for Members of The Society of Bibliophiles hardcover
1915Best.-Nr. C4G-ES072726A4New York: The Macmillan Company 1915. 1st American Ed; 1st Thus. Hardcover. Good. 5.5 x 7.75. Good. First American Edition; First Thus. 1915. The Macmillan Company NY. Unmarked. Hardcover. Starting front inner hinge mull showing back cover loose hinge all pages secure. edge & shelf wear bumped corners minor cloth fraying to spine extremities. Good green cloth covers & spine w/ gold lettering gold star circular border decoration & A.U. initials to front cover. Even tanning. Very light scattered foxing to endpapers & title page; even light tanning to interior pages. No dust jacket. 5.5 x 7.75". 358 pp. Concluding volume of Blackwood's Uncle Paul spiritual trilogy following three children and their Uncle Felix into a hidden intercalary day where ordinary time ceases. Ships from the USA quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: An antiquarian hardcover first American edition Algernon Blackwood's The Extra Day explores the transcendent mysticism and pantheistic wonder of the Edwardian era. The narrative follows three children Judy Tim and Maria who guided by their whimsical Uncle Felix discover a hidden magical intercalary day where standard time ceases to exist. Within this temporal anomaly the natural world awakens into conscious supernatural vitality allowing the protagonists to experience the universe free from the constraints of adult routine and structured reality. Algernon Blackwood stands among the influential figures of early twentieth-century supernatural fiction actively bridging the transition from Victorian ghost stories to modern cosmic horror and nature mysticism. The novel serves as the concluding installment in a thematic spiritual trilogy that began with The Education of Uncle Paul and A Prisoner in Fairyland. Blackwood infuses the text with his own deeply held animistic beliefs challenging linear Western concepts of time and portraying nature as an immense conscious entity capable of interacting with the innocent human mind. Manufactured by The Macmillan Company in New York the physical volume features dark green cloth boards and a gold-stamped circular star border on the front cover. The lower right corner displays the gold-stamped initials A. U. signifying Author of Uncle Paul which serves as the primary bibliographical marker identifying this exact binding as the true first American printing. The copyright page explicitly states the September 1915 publication date solidifying its place as a verified primary source of Edwardian fantasy literature. The Macmillan Company hardcover
1951Best.-Nr. 445955New York: The Limited Editions Club 1951. Hardcover. Fine/Good. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 873 of 2000. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in glassine jackets. The jacket on Pandora's Box is torn on the front lower right corner else very good overall. The box is near fine with a few small nicks and tears. All three volumes are Signed by Jean Hersholt. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Tale of King Midas and The Golden Touch. As told by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated with color lithographs by Fritz Eichenberg; Pandora's Box By Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Rafaello Busoni; The Emperor's New Clothes By Hans Christian Andersen. Translated by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Ervine Metzl. A handsome set. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1952Best.-Nr. 445954New York: The Limited Editions Club 1952. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 873 of 2000. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in very good glassine jackets with a few small tears. The box is near fine with a few smudges. Edited by Jean Hersholt this set is Signed by Hersholt and Henry C. Pitz. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Re-told by Jean Hersholt and illustrated by Malcolm Cameron; The Story of What Happened to Hansel and Gretel. As told by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Translated by P.H. Muir. Illustrated and Signed by Henry C. Pitz; The Whimsical History of Bluebeard By Charles Perrault. Translated from the French by Arthur Quiller-Couch and illustrated by Hans Bendix. Signed by Hersholt. Note: there is a tear to the top right corner of the glassine jacket. A handsome set. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1949Best.-Nr. 445952New York: The Limited Editions Club 1949. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Three volume set in red paper-covered slipcase with printed paper spine label. Limited edition. Copy no. 1359 of 2500. Small folios. Each volume with color illustrations. All three are fine in fine clear acetate jackets. The box is near fine with a few small nicks and tears at the corners. Edited by Jean Hersholt this set is Signed by Hersholt and two illustrators: Edward Ardizzone and Everett Gee Jackson. The set consists of the following three separate works: The Tale of Ali Baba & The Forty Thieves. Translated from the Arabic into French by J.C. Mardrus; and then into modern English by E. Powys Mathers. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Signed by Ardizzone; The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Andersen. Translated from the Dutch by Jean Hersholt. Illustrated by Everett Gee Jackson. Signed by Everett Gee Jackson and Inscribed by Jean Hersholt; The Sleeping Beauty In The Wood By Charles Perrault. Translated from the French by P.H. Muir. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. A handsome set in fine condition. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books