Rare books from Pages Past Books

Good+ Jessie Willcox Smith illus David McKay Philadelphia (1923) reprint hardcover 4to, 100 pages, 11 color plates by Jessie Willcox Smith, color paste on pictorial cover. Eleven stories of famous child characters in fiction with beautiful full color plate for each by Jessie Willcox Smith. Front cover paste on shows Alice surrounded by characters from Wonderland. Light soiling to bottom of page 49 and light random foxing. The binding is worn at extremities and the spine ends are reglued. Light cover soiling and rubbing; otherwise a clean tight copy with all plates present and in VG condition. Half title page with owner's name and reverse of frontis with Christmas gift inscription.

VG Kate Greenaway illus Adam and Charles Black London 1905 1st hardcover 8vo, 301 pages + ads, many color and b+w illustrations, index, decorated endpapers. Top edge gilt. Decorated cloth covers with gilt titling. The life and work of Greenaway including a list of books etc. illustrated wholly or in part by her. Spine and extremities sunned; spine titling strong. Light random foxing. Faint short gift inscription on half title page. Solid and clean.

VG+/no Dustjackets as issued, no dj History University of State of NY Albany 1920 1st (scarce) Hardbound 8vo, 326 + 336 pp, indexed Important record of early Dutch New York inlcuding Indian negotiations, land settlements etc. Light extremity rubbing only; clean and solid with bright gilt spine titling.

Good+, no dj Fiction George Routledge & Sons NY/London ND circa 1894 Early edition Hardbound 8vo, 303 pp + ads, pictorial cover + spine, 8 full page b+w plates, 16 pages of ads Tale of the 1884 Zulu Wars published circa 1894 with title page listing Routledge with New York and then London and Manchester at bottom of title page. Published prior to the sale of the plates to Blackie and Son who republished the title in 1897. Blue cloth with brown, gilt and yellow decorations and blue stained page edges. The spine cloth is darkened with some shallow wear to the spine ends; the frontis tissue guard has a chip at the outer edge; extremities are rubbed with cloth worn through at tips; inside front hinge has 3/4" and 2 3/4" inch splits to paper but hinge is solid. Rare printing.