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Lexington, KY: Gravesend Press | printed by Philip Reed, 1951. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Small octavo. [8] vii, [1], 16, [2] pp., illus. Limited edition, one of 500 copies. As issued in paste-paper over boards bound by Elizabeth Kner with printed paper title label on the front cover; partially unopened. 16 in-text engravings from Bewick's blocks printed… Read more about this item

Paris: La Guilde du Livre Lausanne, 1949. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. 74, [4] pp., plates. Limited edition. In paper vellum over boards. Corners are bumped; binding is lightly rubbed, nevertheless, a presentable copy of this French translation of Poe's classic. Here presented with Poe's poem in English followed by opposite page translations by both Baudelaire and… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1936. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Octavo. [48] pp, illus. French fold. Limited edition, number 769 of 1250 copies. Signed by Ward. As issued, metallic paper over boards with paper spine; lacking the slipcase. Spine a trifle sunned; boards abraded; offsetting at the endpapers, otherwise contents are clean. One of six… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1937. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. Illus. First edition. As issued, in printed cloth, lacking the rare dust jacket. Very light shelfwear, including some minor fraying at the spine end; contemporary owner name on the front pastedown else clean throughout. Spiegelman, in his introduction to the Library of America's works of… Read more about this item

Chicago: American Colortype Co, 1920. Original Wrappers. Good binding. 3" x 2.5." As issued, in self-wrappers and all housed in publisher's lidded box. Each are 12 pages with four color illustrations and an illustrated cover. Generally in very good condition or nearly so, but a few of the title have some pencil scrawl on the backs or in… Read more about this item

New York: Pynson Printers, 1940. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Quarto. Illus. In orig. publisher's boards. Light edgewear but some scuffing to the rear cover; contents clean. One of 4 numbers of the New Graphic Series of the Colophon with a striking woodcut by Paul Landacre, "Campers." Articles on Andersen's Fairly Tales, collecting Whitman, D. H. Lawrence, and… Read more about this item

New York: Tudor Publishing Co, 1933. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Quarto. 412, [1] pp., plates. First edition, thus. Black cloth with pictorial label on the front cover and spine titled in gold; in publisher's dust jacket. Modern box using the pictorial top originally issued; all 32 full-page plates (8 of which are tipped on… Read more about this item

London: Circle Press, 1990. Unbound. Very Good binding. 8" x 6." Numbered 188 of an unlimited edition. As issued, 6 folded cards in heavy paper portfolio, printed in blue. Porfolio is a bit worn, but has kept the contents fresh and nearly fine. A wonderful artist's book composed of six bifolium cards of blind embossed "drawings" depicting a… Read more about this item

London: Cassell & Company | printed at the Lakeside Press (Chicago), 1930. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. Octavo. xxxi, [1], 822, [6] pp., illus. As issued, in publisher's black cloth, lacking dust jacket. Binding rubbed and hinges a trifle loose; nevertheless, it presents fairly well. Contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper dated 1936, otherwise, internally clean.… Read more about this item

Paris: Editions Galilee, 2000. Original Wrappers. Near Fine binding. Octavo. 90, [12] pp., frontis, plates, orig. watercolor portrait. Limited edition, number 21 of 70 copies with original watercolor portrait by Francois Martin laid in. As issued, in printed wrappers with glassine jacket and publisher's "scribble" device above the imprint as seen on other title from this press. A… Read more about this item

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1930. Vellum Binding. Very Good+ binding/near Good dust jacket. Folio. [10], 124 pp., frontis, illus. Limited edition, number 359 of 450 copies. Signed by Adams. As issued, in vellum-backed marbled paper boards with glassing jacket and box. The binding is very bright and well preserved; contents are clean; glassing wrapper is worn at the… Read more about this item

New York: Harrison of Paris | Minton, Balch and Company, 1931. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Quarto. 236, [4] pp., illus. Limited edition, number 322 of 660 copies from the full edition of 700. In original cloth with much of the original slipcase present. Binding is quite bright but with a touch of sunning to the spine; offsetting… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Centaur Press, 1926. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Octavo. 74, [2] pp., illus. French fold. Limited edition, number 328 of 500 copies. Signed by Coppard and Esherick. As issued, in linen-backed boards with printed paper title label, glassine wrapper, and slipcase--both hand-numbered 328. Binding is exceptionally nice, clean throughout; glassine is chipped with some loss to the… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Small quarto. x, [2], 199, [1] pp., plates. In publisher's cloth with pictorial pastedown on the front board; vignette title page, illustrated endpapers, and 8 color plates inserted, all present as called for. Light wear to the binding; previous owner name and pencil scrawl on the… Read more about this item

New York: The Colophon, Ltd, 1931. Hard Cover. near Very Good binding. Quarto. Illus. Limited edition. Bound as issued in printed paper over boards, Ballantyne's striking linocut "Wood Nymphs" is present and in nice condition. Light soiling to the binding to the binding; early library stamp on the top of the title page and the top margin of… Read more about this item

New York: The Colophon, Ltd, 1931. Hard Cover. Good binding. Quarto. Limited edition, one of 3000 copies. Bound as issued in printed paper over boards. Milne's etching is present. Lightly rubbed some wear to the joints, though it remains a solid copy; minor dampstaining to the top corner of the spine and boards, a stain that carries into… Read more about this item

St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Historical Society, 1967. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket. Quarto. xix, [1], 423, [2] pp., plates, illus. Limited edition, number 1845 of 2000 copies. As issued, in publisher's cloth with dust jacket; color reproductions of 78 plates. Previous owner name, otherwise a very clean copy in a sharp dust jacket.

Broadside. Print. Image is 8" x 6" on and 11" x 7.5" sheet. Printed in black on cream paper, recto only. No date but Patri was active from the 1920s-1970s but this is early- to mid-20th century. A powerful print of a soldier holding a rifle behind a group of men, all looking over their shoulders with anger. One… Read more about this item

Broadside. Print. Image is 9" x 5" on and 11" x 7.5" sheet. Printed in black on cream paper, recto only. No date but Patri was active from the 1920s-1970s but this is early- to mid-20th century. A very nice print in keeping with Patri's sympathies with workers. A striking image of the side of a ship with a… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1952. Hard Cover. Very Good+ binding/Very Good dust jacket. 12mo. [48] pp., illus. Early reprint. In original teal cloth-backed boards with dust jacket. A nice coy with little wear to speak of; previous owner note on the verso of the front free endpaper and recto of the rear free endpaper as well as… Read more about this item