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Ferndale, MI: The Old Soldiers of Baker Street, 1968. First edition. Very good plus.. Uncommon issue of this quarterly publication from the Old Soldiers of Baker Street, tracking and circulating Holmes-related news items from a Kenneth Rexroth review to a medical journal's "Study in Cocaine," with many lively contemporary murders along the way. 11'' x 8.5''. Original corner-stapled mimeographed leaves. [24] pages. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of the noted actor and Sherlockian Curtis Armstrong. Minor edgewear and toning, very small closed tear to first page.

New York: Covici Friede, 1929. Very good plus.. Magnificent large, three-volume limited edition of Rabelais, illustrated in full color by De Bosschère. De Bosschère's bold and striking illustrations set off the text of Rabelais' complete extant works, in Putnam's English translation with fascinating critical text and notes. Folio. Three volume set. Original cloth boards. Top edges gilt. Edition limited to 1300 numbered copies, privately printed for subscribers only. Illustrated with full-page color plates and more than 100 full-page black and white illustrations. Spines sunned, toning to boards, both as common.

Munchen und Leipzig: Georg Muller, 1906. Very Good +.. With an introduction by Wilhelm Weigand. A lovely edition of this satirical and scatalogical classic. In German. Hardcover. 8vo. Complete in two volumes, beautifully bound in matching original parchment with elaborately gilt vignette borders; four raised bands and gilt titles to spine. TEG. Silk bookmarks to both volumes. Very good to near fine, with some minor wear/bumping to the edge of boards. Light rubbing. Slight bowing to boards, as typical. PO's small stamp to front pastedowns of each volume. Else sound, bright, and clean throughout. [10], LXX, 315; [11], 322-916. One of 520 copies (plus 35, this number 260).

(Paris): Éditions Pierre Tisné, 1946. First printing. Very good plus in good slipcase.. Lavish limited edition of Racine's Phèdre, the first edition with glowing color lithographs by Hugo. A beautiful edition of Racine's drama, illustrated by Jean Hugo following his earlier set and costume designs for the play's 1939 production at the Comedie Française. The artist - a frequent collaborator with Jean Cocteau, great-grandson of Victor Hugo, and onetime spouse of artist Valentine Hugo - also cut an impressive and intimidating figure in later life: "Jean Hugo was a tall, famously seductive patriarch with white hair en brosse, eyes as commanding as Casanova's, and a fondness for those wide-wale corduroy suits that arists like Courbet and Cézanne used to wear" (John Richardson). 11'' x 8.5''. Original paper wrappers, portfolio style (i.e. unbound gatherings), as issued. In original paper-covered clamshell box. Lithographs by Mourlot Frères. Edition of 436, of which 400 numbered copies were printed… Read More

Paris: A. Belin, 1813. Very good.. Beautifully bound set of the works of the French playwright, from the library of Frances Mary Richardson Currer, who was among the most celebrated book collectors of her era. This set was once owned by Yorkshire coal heiress Frances Mary Richardson Currer (1785-1861), who built a celebrated library of some 20,000 volumes. Contemporaries praised Currer's scholarship and taste, as well as the rigorous organization and "choice condition" of her books. The bibliographer Thomas Frognall Dibdin called her a "book-genius," and remarked of her library: "I may fairly and honestly say, that with the exception of Althorpe, Chatsworth, and Stowe, I know of NO such collection of books, situated in the country that can pretend to break a lance with it [...] The 'Collections' are nearly perfect." In 1820, and again in 1833, Currer issued a catalogue of her holdings, widely viewed as "the model catalogue of a private library" (DNB), and sent copies to book collectors across… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1913. Near fine.. Signed limited first edition, one of 1030 numbered copies signed by Rackham, of this collection of favorite illustrations by Rackham, chosen by him as a sort of informal memoir. The book is divided into six thematic sections: "Of the Little People," with fairies, elves, etc.; "Classic," with mythological subjects; "Some Fairy Tales," including Jack and the Beanstalk and Puss in Boots; "Some Children,"; "Grotesque," with monsters like the Leviathan and dragons; and "Various," a selection of beautiful images not easily categorized. Illustrated with 44 fantastically beautiful mounted color plates with lettered guards and several charming black and whites. An excellent copy. Quarto. 11.75'' x 9.25''. Original white gilt-stamped cloth. Top edge gilt. Illustrated by Rackham. Only light foxing. Spine slightly toned and light soil on edge of cover else clean and tight with no spotting.

London, New York, & Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1922. Near fine in very good dust jacket.. First Rackham trade edition of six stories from Ancient Greek mythology, famously retold by Nathaniel Hawthorne, with gorgeous Golden Age illustrations. Rackham's beautiful paintings bring these legends to life with Golden Age flair. This is a particularly nice copy of this title, which is not often found in its original dust jacket. 9.75'' x 7''. Original red cloth binding with gilt and blind stamping. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Black topstain. Pictorial endpapers of a fawn and two fancy children. Illustrated with color frontispiece tipped onto thick paper with printed guards, with 15 color plates tipped onto thick paper with printed guards and various black and white and tinted images throughout. viii, 208 pages. Jacket with light edgewear and short closed tears, some tape repairs to verso; a few thin spots of dampstaining, primarily to top of rear panel. Binding with a… Read More

London: Constable, 1917. Very good minus.. Signed limited edition of this lavish illustrated collection of Grimm tales, including Snow White - one of only 525 numbered copies signed by Rackham, with the additional signed color plate. A collection of 40 illustrated fairy tales, this is a hard-to-find limited edition with great Rackham illustrations, rarely found complete with the extra color plate. Quarto. 11.5'' x 8.75''. Original grey cloth with pictorial gilt-stamped label. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Rackham with 13 beautiful tipped-in color plates (one more than in the trade edition) and 43 black & whites to accompany 40 fairy tales. xii, 251, [1] pages. Faint ink owner name on front pastedown. Signed by Rackham on the limitation page. Additional color plate signed by Rackham in the original printed envelope. Bottom edge of boards and text block has a dampstain, generally only faintly visible, some areas with a visible line, others only with a bit of a… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1918. First printing. Fine.. First edition of this collection of poetry for children by multiple Nobel Prize-nominated poet Algernon Charles Swinburne, with delightful Golden Age illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Arthur Rackham's name is synonymous with the Golden Age of Illustration, an association on full display in the beautiful color plates of THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. This is an excellent copy. 9.75'' x 7''. Original green cloth with gilt lettering. Green topstain. Pictorial endpapers of a child and floral swag. Color frontispiece with tissue guard and seven color plates with tissue guards, black-and-white illustrations throughout. x, 134 pages. Binding with only a hint of bumping to corners and spine ends. Sharp and bright.

London: William Heinemann, 1918. First edition. Near fine.. First printing of this collection of poetry for children alongside delightful Golden Age illustrations by Arthur Rackham - with a letter from Rackham to the assistant of art dealer and collector Alwin J. Scheuer. Arthur Rackham's name is synonymous with the Golden Age of Illustration, an association on full display in the beautiful color plates of THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE. But his talents were not confined to art: he was also a shrewd businessman who was eager to explore new ventures, particularly as his popularity declined in the UK in the 1920s. He traveled to the US in 1927 to establish connections with publishers and gallery owners, including noted collector Alwin J. Scheuer, with whom he corresponded extensively until Scheuer's death in 1934. Included in this copy of THE SPRINGTIDE OF LIFE is a letter from Rackham to Scheuer's assistant J. C. C. Taylor, discussing the sale of 23 pieces of original art. An interesting item that… Read More

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Co, 1935. Near fine in very good plus dust jacket.. First US edition of Rackham's illustrated rendition of Poe's short stories, in the original dust jacket. TALES OF MYSTERY & IMAGINATION represents a rarely seen side of Golden Age great Arthur Rackham. Best known for his ethereal illustrations for fairy tales and classic stories, his art for this volume of is eerie and sometimes gruesome, complimenting Poe's gothic stories. Includes classics like "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Masque of the Red Death," and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Delightfully spooky. 9.75'' x 7.5''. Original red cloth boards with black stamping. Original unclipped ($5.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Red topstain. Pictorial endpapers with skeletons in black and white. Illustrated with color frontispiece with text-printed guardpaper, 11 color plates with text-printed guardpapers, and 17 black-and white plates. 318 pages. Small ink owner name… Read More

Paris: Les Éditions de l'Élan, 1948. Very good plus.. Uncommon and stylish French edition of the ur-Gothic novel, with the finest paperback cover illustration ever offered to Ann Radcliffe in any language. For reasons best known to themselves, the US paperback publishing houses which frantically dredged up and reprinted any proto-gothic, semi-gothic, quasi-gothic, and not a few Not Gothic classics throughout the '60s and early '70s neglected to refurbish and re-issue Radcliffe (or Lewis) in the same style. Bram Stoker, yes; Lady Caroline Lamb, yes; Ann Radcliffe, no. For an excellent modern Udolpho that looks well on the bookshelf and better in the hand, one must go to France, which did and does very well by English authors in translation. Stylish, striking, and quite unlike the pulp covers familiar to an Anglophone readership. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Translated into French and with a historical introduction by G. Charbonnier and A. Frédérique. Series "Les Grands Romans Étrangers". Original printed… Read More

(Milan): (Terrazzo srl), 1989. First edition. Very good plus.. Extravagantly photographed and illustrated issue of the biannual publication on architecture and design, with work by Robert Mapplethorpe, Fran Lebowitz, Francisco Clemente, Frank Gehry, and others. 13.25'' x 9.5''. Original lime-green and orange wrappers. 148 pages. Illustrated throughout. Wrappers moderately edgeworn, with minor soil and small closed tears at corners.

Orlando: Silver Whistle Harcourt, Inc, 2004. First edition. Near fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of the fantastic story of an enormous asparagus stalk growing in Renaissance Italy. THE MIGHTY ASPARAGUS combines well-known paintings from Renaissance masters and Radnusky's original art into a hilarious collage. Uncommon signed. 11'' x 8.5''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($16.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [28] pages with one fold-out. Front flyleaf signed by Radnusky. Fold-out with a bit of shallow creasing. Vibrant.

New York: Algonquin/Volland, 1922. Fine.. Algonquin reprint of a Volland original, featuring humanized mice and insects. This copy was once in the inventory of Aleph-Bet Books, and the description uses their images; if you would like further photos of the book, please contact us. Original pictorial boards. Illustrated by Rae with full page and in text color illustrations.

New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1995. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this charming alphabet book of a variety of humanized animals who have arrived to help celebrate the reader's birthday. From an apologetic alligator (he ate your birthday cake) to a fashionable zebra (she's certainly best-dressed, but hasn't managed to think of a rhyme), Tim Raglin's animals exude personality and Gorey-esque style. 11'' x 8.5''. Original cloth-backed boards. Original unclipped ($15.00) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [36] pages. Inscribed by Raglin to half-title page "Happy Birthday!" Inscribed by Metaxas below, "And many many more!" Jacket with a touch of sunning to spine. Clean.

Manitowoc, WI: Color Craft Printers, 1934. Fine.. Third printing, the adventures of humanized toys beautifully illustrated in bright colors on every page, and equally as beautifully printed in the tradition of German color printing of the '30s. Quarto. Original blue cloth, pictorial paste-on. Illustrated by Ertz in color on every page. 88 pages.

Hillsborough, North Carolina: Winged Willow Press, 2003. First edition (stated). Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of the second book in the SAVANNAH BLUE series, featuring a trip to the vet after an outdoor adventure. Sudie Rakusin's SAVANNAH BLUE series was inspired by her young niece Calla's love for her massive Great Dane. Although they lived far apart, Rakusin wanted Calla to know that Savannah Blue loved her, too. 11'' x 8.5''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped ($16.95) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [32] pages. Title page signed by Sudie (and Savannah Blue, with a paw print stamp).

Hillsborough, North Carolina: Winged Willow Press, 2000. First edition (stated). Fine in fine dust jacket.. Signed first printing of this charming story of the long-distance friendship between a Great Dane and a little girl. Sudie Rakusin's SAVANNAH BLUE series was inspired by her young niece Calla's love for her massive Great Dane. Although they lived far apart, Rakusin wanted Calla to know that Savannah Blue loved her, too. 11'' x 8.5''. Original color pictorial boards. Original unclipped (no price) color pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated in color. [36] pages. Title page signed by Sudie (and Savannah Blue, with a paw print stamp). Sharp and bright.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1926. Very good.. First edition of this important work of film history from the silent era, noted for its attention to detail, and emphasizing technological innovation and commercial enterprise. Formerly a publicity director at Mutual Film Corporation, Ramsaye developed this book out of a running column in PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE. Photoplay Magazine. 2 volumes, 9.25'' x 6.25'' each. Publisher's blue cloth with decoration and titles in gilt. Top edges gilt, other edges uncut. Lacking scarce dust jacket and slipcase. lxxii, 400; [4], 401-868 pages. Former owner bookplate to front pastedowns; bookseller's label at rear pastedowns. Spines gently sunned, with moderate edgewear to cloth, toning to endpapers. Textblock generally bright and clean. Sound.