Illustrated Books from The Accidental Bookseller, IOBA, FABA

The first public translation into English of Guillaume Apollinaire's masterwork. Translated by Ron Padgett and illustrated in black and white by Jim Dine. Signed by both Dine and Padgett on the title page. Near fine with minor toning to edges, top rear panel a little soiled. Price clipped dust wrapper is yellowed around the edges with a 1" tear to… Read more about this item

Signed by illustrator Tim Sale. Fine in like dust wrapper

First edition. Introduction by Peter Guy. Limited edition, 170 total, signed by Lawrence and Guy, this is one of only 35 copies that have been hand colored on the instructions of the artist. Lawrence is an award winning author of several children's books as well as the illustrator for numerous books, most notably Richard Adams' Watership Down, works by Phillip Pullman, Paul… Read more about this item

Inscribed and signed "with love" by Carle with an original multi-colored drawing of a tulip, measuring 4" X 6". One of the recipient's names seems to be in a hand other than Carle's. Very good, boards slightly bowed with patchy color loss to the edges, in a good dust wrapper, price clipped, a little soiled and with a small area… Read more about this item

First edition. A picture book with many fold-out pages. Inscribed and signed by Carle with an original 3" X 4" drawing of the moon. A fine copy without any tears to the fold-outs in a similarly fine dust wrapper. An uncommon first in nice condition, signed copies are scarcer yet.

First edition. Signed by Stan Lee on the title page. Two small bumps to the board edges, else a fine copy in a very lightly tanned else fine dust wrapper.

London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1955. One of the 445 copies bound in quarter cream parchment with blue cloth boards. Title and device in gold on the spine. Illustrated with two watercolour paintings and 40 crayon drawings. Though not called for, this copy has been signed by Flint on the colophon. Additionally, Sir William has inscribed the copy for his… Read more about this item

One of 550 un-numbered copies (500 for sale) illustrated with 4 full page wood engravings by Eric Gill. Signed on the colophon by Gill. A near fine copy, front cover a little bowed, trifle rubbing, uneven tanning to end papers, but no bookplates or any other marks. In the very scarce gold dust wrapper, good only with several pieces missing, front… Read more about this item

Limited edition, number 555 of 1100 copies. Inscribed by Baskin on the colophon page. Additionally, though not called for, Baskin has signed the woodcut frontis. portrait of Conrad. Marbled boards with light rubbing to the extremities. Paper label printed in red and black on front board, another copy of which is loosely inserted into the book. Housed in a sage… Read more about this item

NY: Dodd Mead, 1930. Illustrated by C. E. Brock. Decorated boards with two small tears to top spine, spine text and decoration dulled, otherwise a nice copy. Accompanied by scarce dust wrapper, spine faded, chipped (not affecting text) and torn (two 1" tears across, 3" tears to top and bottom of spine side). Rear flap clipped,… Read more about this item

London: The Cloister Press and Chatto & Windus, 1923. 12 tipped-in color tissue-guarded plates by Robert Diaz de Soria mounted on grey-toned paper. top edge gilt, untrimmed. Leather title label beginning to loosen, extremities a little rubbed but nevertheless an attractive copy.

The Gehenna Press: Northampton, MA 1963. Limited edition to 300 numbered copies, this is #22. Not to be confused with the subsequent unnumbered trade edition. Colophon illustrated by Press Founder Leonard Baskin. A presentation copy from Baskin, signed and inscribed "for Louis". Though not certain, it seems likely that the recipient is Baskin's close friend Louis… Read more about this item