"Cinderella" and "The Two Gifts" by Edouard de Beaumont, Charles Perrault - 1886

Paris, Boussod / Valadon et Cie, 1887 [1886 au colophon]. Un vol. au format in-folio (407 x 305 mm) non paginŽ, en feuilles, sous chemise ˆ rabats et lacets, dos de demi-soie Žcrue, titre imprimŽ au premier plat. , 1888. Soigneuse rŽalisation imprimŽe sur papier fort. Elle s'agrŽmente - ici en premier tirage - de dŽlicieuses compositions d'aprs les aquarelles d'Edouard de Beaumont.  ''Edouard de Beaumont fut un virtuose de la pierre et un artiste fŽcond.  Il crŽa un type de ''petite femme'' o la verve et la frivolitŽ tiennent lieu d'application, de rigueur et de pondŽration.'' (in Bailly-Herzberg). ''Ce charmant artiste [Beaumont] fut l'Žlve de Boisselier. Il se voua d'abord ˆ la peinture de genre, et ce, bien avant la vogue dont jouirent les oeuvres des peintres du XVIIIme sicle. Beaumont s'inspirant de leur esprit, tout en demeurant trs personnel.  Mais ce fut surtout comme aquarelliste, comme lithographe, comme illustrateur que Beaumont acquit toute sa… Read More

Paris, Boussod / Valadon et Cie, 1888 [1887 au colophon]. Un vol. au format in-folio (407 x 305 mm) non paginŽ, en feuilles, sous chemise ˆ rabats et lacets, dos de demi-soie vieux-rose, titre imprimŽ au premier plat. , 1888. Soigneuse rŽalisation imprimŽe sur papier fort. Elle s'agrŽmente - ici en premier tirage - de dŽlicieuses compositions d'aprs les aquarelles d'Edouard de Beaumont.  ''Edouard de Beaumont fut un virtuose de la pierre et un artiste fŽcond.  Il crŽa un type de ''petite femme'' o la verve et la frivolitŽ tiennent lieu d'application, de rigueur et de pondŽration.'' (in Bailly-Herzberg). ''Ce charmant artiste [Beaumont] fut l'Žlve de Boisselier. Il se voua d'abord ˆ la peinture de genre, et ce, bien avant la vogue dont jouirent les oeuvres des peintres du XVIIIme sicle. Beaumont s'inspirant de leur esprit, tout en demeurant trs personnel.  Mais ce fut surtout comme aquarelliste, comme lithographe, comme illustrateur que Beaumont acquit toute sa… Read More

1888. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket . Illustrated board cover. QUARTO. - In French - Elaborate gilt illustrations and lettering to red cloth covers w/ gilt dentelle - Top edge of text block gilt - Illustration and text only to recto of pages - Covers worn and marked w/ gilt faded - Edges and joints rubbed w/ some chipping and boards somewhat exposed - Some staining including a circular mark to front bottom corner - Corners bumped and crushed w/ some fraying and boards moderately exposed - Hinges breached but not open - Edges of text block tanned - Endpapers unevenly toned - Content slightly age-toned, foxed and stained throughout - Book ow/ solid and clean - 72 pages

Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.

Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.

The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.

William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.

West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).

Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Twentyfourmo [16 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a string binding. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled. There are a couple of barely perceptible stains on the rear board. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there are a couple of small indentations in the top edges of the covers. The spine is very subtly rolled. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The rear endsheet has several small light stains. "His cunning head bent and his little nose went Right down, while his tongue flashed red- When, O, what a sight! The fish in their fright Splashed water all over his head.

Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Poor. Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Poor. N.C. Wyeth. Front cover has a badly bumped corner, spine is faded and soiled as is the rear cover. Front hinge is torn but cover is still attached, binding is loose. FFEP has some child's writing but otherwise contents are clean and the Wyeth illustrations are clean and bright .

THE PICKWICK PAPERS. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. Dodd, Mead 1935. 637 pages. Illustrated edition. Dark green boards, Gilt decorated spine. Titling still fairy. bright. . Illustrated by C.E. Brock. All colour plates including frontispiece are affixed to binding and are in nice condition. 16 colour plates in all. Used. Good Condition/ No Dj if issued. 637 pages 5 3/4 X 8 1/2. A nice copy. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.

032 Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Child Care Providers, Family Communications, Inc. Copyright 1983. 1985 2nd Edition Thus, Spiral bound. Pre-owned unused condition. ISBN 9789995253899 RARE IN THIS 2ND EDITION PRINTING. Large format 9 1/2 X 11 1/8. 333 pages, indexed.