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Matriti: Atonium De Sancha, 1781. Second edition. 1781. In Spanish. Undated, but most likely to be an extracted portion of Clarorum Hispanorum, Opuscula Selecta et Rariora tum Latina, tum Hispana, Magna ex Parte Nunc Priumum in Lucem Edita. Ano de 1548 in old pencil writing on title page. Juan de Vergara was a Spanish Humanist who was… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1988. Number 441 of a limited edition of 550 with an estate-authorized Kooning facsimile signature on the limitations page (De Kooning was no longer able to produce a original signature when this book was published, and the reverse side bears the authorization stamp). Thirteen poems by O'Hara accompanied by 17 lithographs by De Kooning… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1987. Number 631 of 800 copies printed, signed by the illustrator. Hand sewn binding covered in parchment, illustrated with tissue protected lithographs, with clamshell box covered in linen with contrasting black cloth to the edges, black felt lining. The book is in fine condition, very clean, tight binding, pristine pages, no names or other… Read more about this item

London: Richard Phillips, 1802. Twenty five (25) volumes (complete) published from 1802 to 1804, printed by various printers, apparently issued as separate volumes or small sets. Petite set in uniform period bindings of speckled calf leather with red spine label and spine decorated with gilt ruled compartments decorated with three sailing ships and what appears to be an eagle design… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1994. Number 64 of a limited edition of 400 copies signed by the author and artist. Includes five evocative lithographs by Biggers to accompany Angelou's poem. The book is bound in Japanese linen dyed the color of red Georgia clay, with the text printed on fine handmade paper - made from rags, cotton and… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1996. Number 64 of an edition of 300, signed by both the poet and the artist Lois Mailou Jones who created five stunning paintings converted to silkscreens (serigraphs) for this work. Includes four poems: Black Woman; Prayer to Masks; New York; Prayer for Peace, presented in both the original French as in English translation.… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 2001. Number 64 of an edition of 300, signed by the artist who provided six watercolor illustrations for this volume. The text of the comic opera is presented in the original Italian and accompanied by three CDs containing the entire opera as peformed live in 1957.. Bound in nubby dark green silk from Japan… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1995. Number 64 of an edition of 300 copies, signed by the illustrator who provided 15 relief engravings that were hand printed in Japanese Kitikata paper (and mounted on heavyweight handmade paper) specifially for this edition. The book is bound in rich deep red linen and is housed in a clamshell box covered in… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1997. Number 64 of a limited edition of 300, signed by the artist and photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson who supplied four photogravures for this book, printed on handmade paper. A beautiful production with the book bound in rich red cloth with front cover label, matching clamshell box lined in black ultrasuede. The book is in… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 2001. Number 64 of an edition of 300, signed by the illustrator. Compelling story from Richard Wright's first book, Uncle Tom's Children, with dramatic color etchings by John Wilson. The book is in an oblong format, measuring about 16 inches wide and 12 inches tall, in vivid deep royal blue cloth, housed in a… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1996. Number 64 of a imited edition of 300, signed by the artist. Text in both English and the original French, illustrated with three watercolor woodblock prints by Cartier-Bresson, all printed on handmade paper. Natural linen binding with brick red goatskin spine, natural linen clamshell box lined in color matched ultrasuede. Fine condition in… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1984. Number 1347 of an edition of 1500 signed by the author and artist. Light gray Irish lenen with olive goatskin spine, color frontis and other color lithographs by Rivers, errata slip laid in loosely in front of the limitations page, light gray slipcase. The book has some subtle fading to the spine and… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan and Co., 1929. 1929 edition in a handsome Riviere & Son binding. Illustrated with 50 illustrations by Tenniel. Rich royal blue smooth leather with Queen of Hearts in gilt on front cover, dual spine labels in red, slightly raised spine bands with gilt decorated compartments, all edges gilt, gilt tooled inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, about 6.25 inches tall… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1983. Number 1347 of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. Lovely edition in three quarter rose colored leather over pink and burgundy calico patterned cotton cloth, all edges gilt, tissue protected frontis and other plates, rose colored slipcase. The book has a faded bu legible spine, tight binding, pristine pages, no other names or… Read more about this item

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1991. Number 237 of a limited edition of 250, signed by the author. Six narratives of waterfront life in New York, illlustrated with five black and white photos by Berenice Abbott. Black goatskin spine over black Irish linen, sturdy slipcase covered in black cloth. Book and slipcase both in fine condition, binding tight, pages… Read more about this item

London: Printed By T. Sherlock for T. Evans, P. Elmsley, J. Ridley, J. Williams, W. Fox, 1778. Ten volume set illustrated with 54 original engravings. Early speckled smooth tan calf leather covers professionally rebacked (likely early to mid 19th century) in similar fashion with dual spine labels in brown, slightly raised spine bands, spine decoration in gilt and in blind,… Read more about this item

London: Bell & Daldy, 1872. Title pages dated between 1868 and 1876 (by volume, 1872, 1876, 1876, 1875, 1868, 1869), all part of the Bohn's British Classics series. Uniformly bound in bright crimson red smooth calf leather with dual spine labels in brown and black, raised spine bands with extensive gilt decoration to the compartments, marbled edges and endpapers, books… Read more about this item

London: John Murray, 1835. First illustrated edition, 1835. Remarkably well kept complete set of ten volumes in fine bindings signed by both Bayntun and Lauriat. Full maroon straight grained morocco leather with extensive gilt decoration, dual spine labels, all edges gilt, gilt tooled inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, two ribbon bookmarks in each volume, books just more than 6.5 inches tall.… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Subscribers from Plates of Original Edition By Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1858. Undated [1858]. Early reprint. One in a series of sporting novels illustrated by the noted caricaturist John Leech. Includes 13 hand colored plates and dozens of additional full page engravings and vignettes. Fine binding by Lauriat, bright crimson red morocco leather over red cloth, gilt… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Subscribers from Plates of Original Edition By Bradbury, Agnew & Co., 1853. Undated [1853]. Early reprint. One in a series of sporting novels illustrated by the noted caricaturist John Leech. Includes 13 hand colored plates and dozens of additional full page engravings and vignettes. Fine binding by Lauriat, bright crimson red morocco leather over red cloth, gilt… Read more about this item