1898ref. D2333London: Privately Printed for Societe des Bibliophiles 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Four volumes. Cloth-backed paper over boards gilt-stamped lettering and ornament on spine top edge gilt; with engravings etched by Louis Monzies after drawings by Paul Avril. An unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 100 on "Old English Spartan." ALL VOLUMES: Spines just a little dust soiled corners gently bumped. Volume 1 bumped at tail of spine. A very nice set. From the "Classics Facetius" series. Privately Printed for Societe des Bibliophiles hardcover books

Sanctuary Books · Estados Unidos100,00 US$≈ 89,17 €

Strutt Joseph; Illustrated By One Hundred and Forty Engravings ...a New Edition with a Copious Index By William HoneABAA

The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England; Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations May Games Mummeries Shows Processions Pageants & Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present Time

1845ref. 007972London: Printed for Thomas Tegg 1845. Very Good in contemporary half pebbled brown morocco over marbled boards spine with five raised bands and lettered in gilt marbled end papers the bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar M. Slotkin front paste down along with a small bookseller's label. Prior owner name top edge verso front end page. Boards rubbed at edges binding solid contents quite clean and unmarked. A scholar's copy. . New Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo. Printed for Thomas Tegg Hardcover books

Dale Steffey Books · Estados Unidos150,00 US$≈ 133,75 €

Wilson Keith; Prints By Robert McChesneyABAA

Homestead

1969ref. 007399San Francisco: Kayak Books 1969. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end page -"To Joe on his birthday with love Keith May 20 1977 Las Cruces N.M.". From the collection of noted literary scholar and translator Joseph A Buttigieg the father of current Democratic Party presidential candidate and South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Near Fine faint browning to fore edge of wrappers. One of 1000 copies designed and printed by George Hitchcock at the Kayak Press. Illustrated with lovely prints by Robert McChesney. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Limited First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Association Copy. Kayak Books Paperback books

Dale Steffey Books · Estados Unidos100,00 US$≈ 89,17 €

Thoreau Henry David; Robert Gibbings Wood EngravingsABAA

Where I Lived & What I Lived For

1924ref. 007589Berkshire England : The Golden Cockerel Press 1924. #333 of 380 copies 350 of which were for sale. Vellum spine over handmade patterned paper boards gilt lettering at spine Near Fine petite period bookplate front paste down the usual toning to front and rear end pages. An essay taken from "Walden or Life in the Woods" by Henry David Thoreau 46 pp. with wood engravings in blue by Robert Gibbings. A lovely tight copy that feels unread. . Limited and Numbered First Edition. Vellum Over Handmade Paper Boa. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Limited Edition. The Golden Cockerel Press Hardcover books

Dale Steffey Books · Estados Unidos250,00 US$≈ 222,92 €

FRENCH ENGRAVINGSABAA

Gravures en Couleurs Galantes et Classiques Francaises

1925ref. 34365Bale: Heufeld & Henius 1925. Limited. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with 48 handsomely printed color plates mounted on heavy art paper protected with numbered tissue guards. No text other than title and list of plates. Slim folio original 1/2 blue calf over patterned boards with ornate gilt-decorated spine. Bale: Heufeld & Henius no date circa 1925. A very good copy of this unusual book. One of 260 numbered copies. Heufeld & Henius unknown books

Argosy Book Store · Estados Unidos175,00 US$≈ 156,04 €

AMERICAN NAVAL PRINTSABAA

Catalogue of a Special Exhibition of American Naval Prints and Paintings at the Peabody Museum of Salem July 6 to September 30 1959

1959ref. 126433Salem: Peabody 1959. paperback. very good. 196 black & white illustrations. 61 pages of text. Slim 8vo blue printed wrappers; a bit edgeworn. Salem MA: The Peabody Museum 1959. A very goodcopy. Exhibition catalogue commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the launching of the frigate Essex and the founding of the East India Marine Society 1799. Peabody unknown books

Argosy Book Store · Estados Unidos18,75 US$≈ 16,72 €

Flaubert Gustave; Mathers E. Powys translated by; Gibbings Robert illustrated with wood engravings byABAA

Salambo

1932ref. 1340655New York: Privately Printed for Rarity Press Inc 1932. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G; yellow/brown spine with white text; dust jacket shows some soiling smudges to exterior; minor chipping to edges; mildly toned flaps; mylar wrap; cloth shows slight sun aging to exterior; lightly splayed boards; text block exterior edges some foxing; clipped head fore corner to ffep; previous owner's name to ffep; deckled fore edge; frontispiece; illustrated; interior good; tight binding; pp 317. 1340655. FP New Rockville Stock. Privately Printed for Rarity Press, Inc hardcover books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos30,00 US$≈ 26,75 €

Horace; John Pine EngravingsABAA

Quinti Horatii Flacci Opera

1733ref. 140941304London: Aeneis Tabulis Incidit Iohannes Pine 1733. First Edition. Near Fine. 1733 1737. Two volumes. First edition first issue with "post est" error in the Caesar medallion on page 108 of Volume II. In a lavish full brown morocco binding with five raised bands and ornate gilt stamping to spine borders on covers wide turn-ins and beautifully patterned endsheets; all edges gilt. Near Fine with a light amount of rubbing to joints spines lightly faded a scuff to the front cover of Volume II and small former owner bookplates of noted collector Abel E. Berland to the front pastedowns. Pine's Latin text was based on Talbot's 1699 edition and is remarkable for being entirely illustrated with engraved copper plates throughout the text. Aeneis Tabulis Incidit, Iohannes Pine unknown books

Burnside Rare Books, ABAA · Estados Unidos4800,00 US$≈ 4279,98 €

Field Rachel; Lewis Allen illustrated engravings on wood by;ABAA

Hepatica Hawks

1932ref. 1333153New York: The Macmillan Company Publishers 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo; pp 239; G/G-; blue spine with silver text; dust jacket shows sunned exterior; price clipped flap corners; small chips to exterior corners; cloth has slightly age darkened spine; lightly sunned exterior otherwise clean; slightly cocked spine; text block has age toning to exterior edges; deckled fore edge; frontispiece; illustrated. 1333153. FP New Rockville Stock. The Macmillan Company, Publishers hardcover books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos21,00 US$≈ 18,72 €

Perate Andre translated from Italian by; Denis Maurice illustrations by; Beltrand Jaques wood engravings byABAA

Petites Fleurs de Saint Francois D'Assise

1919ref. 1309020Paris: De L'Art Catholique 1919. Softcover. Small quarto; pp 184; G/paperback; dark tan spine with red text; covers show age toning to exterior minor chipping to edges slight rubbing to rear; text block has deckled edges age toning to exterior edges some light foxing toward page edges otherwise interior clean; French text. 1309020. FP New Rockville Stock. De L'Art Catholique unknown books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos93,75 US$≈ 83,59 €

Boyd Greg poems and prints by;ABAA

Puppet Theatre

1989ref. 1320187Greensboro: Unicorn Press Inc 1989. Hardcover. Octavo; unpaginated; VG-/VG-; black/white pictorial spine with blue text; dust jacket has mild edge wear; cloth has light shelf wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows minimal wear to exterior edges; light sunning to endpapers; interior clean; frontispiece; illustrated;. 1320187. FP New Rockville Stock. Unicorn Press, Inc hardcover books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos30,00 US$≈ 26,75 €

Theroux Paul With Wood Engravings by John LawrenceABAA

London Snow: A Christmas Story signed

1979ref. 1291903Wiltshire: Michael Russell 1979. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo; VG/VG; black spine with gilt text under acetate DJ; jacket has age toning protected by plastic cover; boards are strong slight age toning around edges; textblock is clean; pp 50; limited edition - No. 40 of 450 copies; signed by author and illustrator on limitation page. 1291903. Full-priced Rockville. Michael Russell hardcover books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos40,00 US$≈ 35,67 €

Lewis C. Day selected edited and introduced by; Reddick Peter illustrated with wood engravings by;ABAA

The Poems of Robert Browning signed

1969ref. 1317567Cambridge: The Limited Editions Club 1969. 1083/1500. Hardcover. Large Octavo; pp 299; VG/no-DJ; bluish green spine with gilt text; signed limited copies this is no. 1083 of 1500; black slipcase has lightly rubbed exterior; intact panels; 1/4 bound leatherette spine; cloth covered boards show little wear; strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; signed by the illustrator;. 1317567. FP New Rockville Stock. The Limited Editions Club hardcover books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos30,00 US$≈ 26,75 €

Colum Padraic; Artzybasheff Boris engravings by;ABAA

Orpheus: Myths of the World

1930ref. 1327784New York: The Macmillan Company 1930. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 327; Fair; light brown spine with black text; no jacket; cloth has some fraying to spine edges; worn fore corners; sun darkened spine; front and rear show moderate soiling; slight foxing toward head edge; text block has age toned appearance to exterior edges; broken hinges; previous owner's name to ffep; few numbers in ink to ffep; slight foxing to edges of some pages; Illustrated with engravings;. 1327784. FP New Rockville Stock. The Macmillan Company hardcover books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos15,00 US$≈ 13,37 €

Johnson Samuel; Raimbach A. engravingsABAA

RASSELAS

1805ref. 1317131London; Edinburgh: William Miller; The Letter Press by James Ballantyne 1805. Hardcover. Quarto iii 197 pages; VG; bound in period blind and gilt calf newly rebacked with brown leather paneled spine with a black label and gilt lettering; marbled text block and endpapers; mild rubbing and wear to boards; bookplate of the Countess of Beauchamp on the ffep; ownership stamp on sfep; with 4 engraved plates and an engraved headpiece vignette; wide margins; shelved case 7. The History of Rasselas Prince of Abissinia originally titled The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale though often abbreviated to Rasselas is an apologue about happiness by Samuel Johnson. Early readers considered Rasselas to be a work of philosophical and practical importance and critics often remark on the difficulty of classifying it as a novel.1 Johnson was a staunch opponent of slavery revered by abolitionists and Rasselas became a name adopted by emancipated slaves. wikipedia. 1317131. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. William Miller; The Letter Press by James Ballantyne hardcover books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos320,00 US$≈ 285,33 €

Gravure Prints: Miller Peter; Netsuke Swords Jewelry: Kelso JimABAA

Culture As a Catalyst

1996ref. 1249563Washington DC: Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA 1996. First Edition. Octavo; VG/no-DJ slim foldout in slip cvr; spine purple w/white txt some wear/aging; foldout: no binding; pgs. have some wear/aging otherwise in very good cond. 9pp 8 prints. Art Collections Shelved in Netdesk office Ephemera box C. 1249563. Shelved Rockville Bookstore. Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA unknown books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos13,00 US$≈ 11,59 €

Elliott T. J. Trans./Intro.; Tyler Gillian Wood EngravingsABAA

A MEDIEVAL BESTIARY

1971ref. 1187927Boston: Godine 1971. First/Limited Edition. Approx. 8.5" x 11.75" VG hardcover in black quarter-leather with gilt lettering in VG dark denim blue slipcase with marbled olive/blue paper-covered sides. This copy is one in a Limited Edition of 100 quarter-leather bound by hand; the artist has SIGNED on the colophon and hand-numbered this copy #XVII. Rubbing to corners and spine ends of slipcase and boards with mild color loss to marbled sides of case. Interior clean and tight throughout. Shelve with Folio Society. 1187927. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Godine unknown books

Second Story Books · Estados Unidos119,20 US$≈ 106,29 €

Gillian Tyler wood engravingsABAA

DIRECTIONS FOR A KITCHIN GARDEN EVERY MONTH IN A YEAR KITCHEN

1970ref. 011151Barre MA: Barre Publishers 1970. 1st Edition Lim. Hardcover. VG. This one of 100 copies that has a suite of single-sheet engravings each signed by the artist in envelope on pastedown at rear of book not one of the 1000 as usually seen. Quarter leather over marbelized boards which is slightly sun-faded else near fine. Signed by the artist on colophon. Barre Publishers hardcover books

Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB · Estados Unidos95,00 US$≈ 84,71 €

Tyler Edward with wood engravings by Gillian TylerABAA

The Visions of Mary

1972ref. 29782No Place: Privately Printed 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Wide hardbound octavo. Unpaginated. Fine press poetry book with engravings by Gillian Tyler. #141 of 350 copies printed at the Stinehour Press. Slight toning to cover edges else a near fine example. Privately Printed hardcover books

Derringer Books · Estados Unidos25,00 US$≈ 22,29 €

Livre d'Artiste Jabes Edmond with Translations by Rosmarie Waldrop and Original Prints by Ed ColkerABAA

Desertstones: Excerpted from the Book of Questions: Yael Elya Aely

2008ref. 27585Mount Kisko NY: Haybarn Editions 2008. First edition. Loose Sheets. Fine. Artist / Poet collaoration. Gorgeous fine press edition with texts by Jabes translations by Rosmarie Waldrop and five original prints by Ed Colker. The texts typeset in Palatino were printed letterpress by Bradley Hutchinson and the lithographs were printed by Maurice Sanchez at Derriere :'Ecole Syudio. The images were additionally colored as pochoir by the artist. Loose sheets in printed white folder with cutout showing an actual stone fragment from the Negev Desert. All together laid into a printed cloth clamshell box. Produced in a slender edition of 50 copies SIGNED BY WALDROP AND COLKER. This is copy A/P I artist proof. All elements in fine condition. Prospectus laid in. Haybarn Editions unknown books

Derringer Books · Estados Unidos350,00 US$≈ 312,08 €

Dutch Art; Botanical Prints Schaap Ella B.ABAA

Bloemen op tegels in de Gouden Eeuw van prent tot tegel / Dutch Floral Tiles in the Golden Age and their Botanical Prints Inscribed

1994ref. 26724The Netherlands: Becht - Haarlem 1994. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Clothbound 4to in dustwrapper. Erratum slip laid in. 183 pp. Text in Dutch and English. Illustrated with both color and black and white photographs and illustrations. INSCRIBED by the author and dated in 1997. A handsome near fine copy in dustwrapper with one small closed tear at base of the rear panel. Becht - Haarlem unknown books

Derringer Books · Estados Unidos65,00 US$≈ 57,96 €

Engravings Skelton Christopher Editor Eric GillABAA

Eric Gill - The Engravings

1990ref. 26366Boston: David R. Godine 1990. First American edition. Cloth. Near Fine/near fine. Large clothbound quarto in dustwrapper. 478 pp. This volume compiled by Gill's nephew contains Gill's complete oeuvre - from his religious subjects to his erotic fantasies. With hundreds of illustrations of the artist's engravings. Ever so slight shelfwear else a fine copy in patterned green cloth covers in a near fine unclipped dustwrapper. Terrific book on Gill. Stated first U.S. edition. A very large and heavy book. David R. Godine unknown books

Derringer Books · Estados Unidos75,00 US$≈ 66,87 €

Pace Prints NY: November 28 1986 to January 17 1987ABAA

Malcolm Morley: Prints and Process

1986ref. 343291986. Softcover. VG. Brown ill. stapled wraps. Unpaginated. Numerous color plates. Comprised of illustrations and artist cv. unknown books

Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB · Estados Unidos29,99 US$≈ 26,74 €

Christopher Eng. Co. EngravingsABAA

RICHMOND STORY OF RICHMOND ON THE JAMES

1912ref. 292504Richmond: Clarence E. Weaver; W. C. Hill Print. Co 1912. Original Wrappers. Good binding. Issued in the Spring of 1912 this tourist guidebook has photographic illustrations throughout accompanied with explanatory text. 48 pp. plus 2 ads. Rebound in burgundy cloth with the printed wrappers bound in. Illustrations throughout. Because of the protection of the later binding the wrappers are quite bright.~With the bookplate of Claude Monteiro of Richmond descendant of Confederate surgeon Aristides Monteiro.~~This guidebook is local item for us. Having said that this is but the second copy we have had. Uncommon with but a single copy found on OCLC. Good binding. Clarence E. Weaver; W. C. Hill Print. Co unknown books

Black Swan Books, Inc. · Estados Unidos200,00 US$≈ 178,33 €

Shelley Percy Bysshe selected edited and introduced by Stephen Spender illustrated with wood engravings by Richard Shirley SABAA

The Poems of Percy Bysshe Shelley

1974ref. 252078Norwalk: Heritage Press 1974. Hardcover. xxvii 313p. introductionillustrations very good Heritage Press edition in powder blue cloth boards and plain cream slipcase Sandglass newsletter laid-in ownership bookplate of Jane Trahey affixed on pastedown endpaper. Trahey was the first woman to own and run an advertising agency and was a writer as well. Her semi-autobiographical book was the basis of Hayley Mills "The Trouble With Angels Heritage Press hardcover books