St. Petersburg: Nikodim Press, 2022. Limited edition. Hardcover. Folio. Unpaginated (30 full size leaves, plus additional smaller leaves for various effects. Bound in decorated paper boards over a red leather spine, red leather corners. Fulle size cur of an elephant atop a cut out 'ball' which spins under his feet..... More
(UK): (Faber & Faber), (2013). Limited edition. Hardcover. The Limited Edition box containing the book, four badges, four postcards, a tote bag and a 45 rpm recording. The book is bound in black cloth with silver blocking on the spine and upper board. 776pp. Signed by Bob Stanley on the..... More
Verona: Edizioni Valdonega, (1980). First edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. 4to. Leather spines, gilt titles; tan buckram sides, top edge of volume 1 gilt. Edited and translated by Hans Schmoller, Number 12 of 125 special copies (99 for sale) with 10 original leaves from books printed at the press contained in..... More
London: C. Lane; C. Moody, High Holborn, 1851. Stiff card. Consists of 10 hand-colored lithographic cardboard panels (8 with die-cut openings) connected by accordion-folded undyed calico; extends to 28 inches to form a "telescopic" peepshow of 8 compartments depicting the interior of the original Crystal Palace, with objects and figures..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1917. Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth. First Wyeth edition. Hardcover. 4to. 321pp. Black cloth with a full color paste-on to the upper board. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Complete with 14 full page full color plates by N. C. Wyeth, in addition to the full..... More
Tucson: Thorn Books, 2022. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. (8), 19, (45)pp. Pictorial boards. A fine copy. A 13th or 14th century Greek fragment of an Arthurian tale discovered by Von der Hagen in the Vatican Library and published by him in 1821. This is the first translation into..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Thin folio. Unpaginated. Pictorial boards and endpapers. Illustrated throughout in color. The dustwrapper is not price-clipped and shows the original price of 21s. This is a fine, bright, as new copy of the author's first book. You will not find a finer..... More
n.p. Lowman & Hanford Co., 1924. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 90pp. Green cloth in an embossed design, gilt spine title and vignette on upper board. Illustrated with photographs. Light wear to the spine tips, spine gilt dulled, two letters of title on upper board rubbed else a near fine copy..... More
London: Richard Hett, 1780. Hardcover. 8vo. 236, (4)pp. Finely bound by an unnamed binder thought to be in Liverpool. Full crimson morocco. A slim keyroll gilt border surrounds a distinctive flower and urn tool. In the center of the upper board is tooled "John Brown, Esqr., Mayor, 1782." The smooth..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan cloth blocked in red and black. Publisher's ads present in rear. Frontispiece illustration and tissue guard, which has lightly offset to the the title page. Cloth somewhat rubbed and soiled else thsi is a very good copy. Bookplate of former owner..... More
London: WIlliam Heinemann, 1915. Limited edition. Hardcover. Large 4to. Full vellum, gilt, upper board blocked in gilt with the title and an illustration by Rackham. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Traces of rubbing to the gilt else the binding is in very nice condition, with no visible yawning of the..... More
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1986. Limited edition. Hardcover. 4to. Black morocco spine, red leather lettering label, gilt, printed paper boards. One of 325 numbered copies printed by Henry Morris on mouldmade Hahnemüle paper. Preface by Elaine Koretsky. With 40 large samples of Chinese paper and their descriptions. Laid-in..... More
n.p. n.p., n.d. (1929?). Metal and wood letterpress printing block approximately 3 by 4 inches and type-high showing an illustration from Chapter 8, The Queen's Croquet, of Carroll's Alice in Wonderland illustrated by Pogany. The plate shows Alice holding a flamingo/croquet mallet with two hedgehog/croquet balls and one of the..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. Hardcover. 12mo. viii, 227pp. Finely bound by Sangorsky & Sutcliffe in full tan polished calf. Spine in six compartments intricately gilt and with pale lettering labels, gilt. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy. Extra-illustrated with 40 extra plates. And with..... More
London: A. Millar, 1755. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. 12mo. (4),(xviii,)(19)-(276)pp. (Pp. 241-276 misnumbered 193-228.) Full crushed crimson morocco by the Club Bindery, 1905; Spine in six compartments, intricately gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Half title present. With the leather gilt bookplate of Beverly Chew. Hinges..... More
London: W. Bent, (1816). Hardcover. 12mo. viii, 492pp plus index. Full straight grain calf. Spine in five compartments, gilt; gilt rules to the boards. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece. Upper hinge cracked but firm else a very good copy. No author is identified; the attribution to Sparks and Allestree is taken..... More
New York: Longman's, Green & Co., 1930. 4to. Publisher's yellow cloth with three green dragons on upper board, Illustrated endpapers. Full page black and white illustrations by Ferdinand Hustzi Hovrath, Stated first edition, but this is, in fact, the Junior Literary Guild edition, and so should be considered a second..... More
London: Ackermann, 1823. Hardcover. First "MIniature" Edition. 12mo. Handcolored plates by Rowlandson, reduced for this edition, Contemporary half green pebbled morocco, spine in six compartments, gilt; all edges gilt. Trace of rubbing else a fine copy. With the bookplate of interlocked 'H's and 'L's belonging to the Baron de Londau..... More
London: Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription, 1892. 8vo. cvi, 158,(2) pp. Full crushed scarlet morocco. Spine in six compartments, gilt; gilt rules on the boards; top edge gilt; gilt inner dentelles, deep red endpapers. The paper appears to be handmade. A fine bright copy in a fine..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1824. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. (4), 390pp. Nineteenth century binding of half morocco; spine in six compartments, gilt title and bands, marbled paper boards and endpapers. Bookplate of Holcombe Ingleby. Publication date of MDCCCXXIV at foot of title page erased and replaced..... More
Philadelphia: Charles Barrie, n.d. First edition in English. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 8vo. Full crushed crimson morocco by Macdonald. Spines in six compartments with raised bands, intricately gilt; Boards tooled with gilt rules and fillets; gilt inner dentelles; marbled endpapers; top edges gilt. Etchings by Boilvin after drawing by Beaumont. Trace..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, MIfflin and Company, 1893. Hardcover. Seven volumes. 8vo. Contains The Poetical Works (4 volumes) and Prose Works (3 volumes). Half calf; spines intricately gilt with lettering labels, giult; marbled paper boards and endpapers; marbled edges. The Riverside Edition. Wear to the edges and hinges, and..... More
London: John Murray, 1815-1816. Hardcover. Bound volume containing works by Lord Byron. 'Giaour' is the 14th edition, L. 1815. 'Siege of Corinth' is the 3rd edition, NY, 1816. 'The Prisoner of Chillon is the first edition, L., 1816, bound without half title or ads, and recto of p. 61 blank..... More
St. Petersburg: (Nikodim Press), 2020. Limited edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Unpaginated (60pp). Quarter leather, gilt title, decorated paper boards. This copy is number VIII but is, in a sense, unique. A fine copy in publisher's slipcase. In his preface, the artist states that every studio has an accumulation of imprints, samples..... More
St. Petersburg: (Nikodim Press), 2021. Limited edition. Softcover. Oblong folio. Unpaginates (60pp.) Illustrated throughout with Sayenko's linocuts taken directly from the blocks Some pages are printed on vintage nautical charts. Crash canvas boards with an inset on the upper boards with printed title. Nautical chart endpapers. One of 8 copies;..... More
