Illustrated Books from The Country Bookshop

London & New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1907. Copy with all illustrations by Beardsley, including the suppressed frontispiece (hermaphrodite genitalia!). Green binding with elaborate gilt design imprinted on cover and gilt on spine. Some rubbing and wear at all extremities,especially spine and top right hand front cover edge, but still very lovely and solid. Inside front and back… Read more about this item

Avon, CT: The Limited Edition's Club/Cardavon Press, 1975. #1543 out of 2000 Limited Editions, Signed and hand-numbered by Artist in green ink. Book planned by Robert L. Dothard and printed at the Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vermont. Beautiful green cloth and marbleized paper binding with gilt and black touches in black slip cover. Slip cover shows some wear (slight… Read more about this item

Natick, MA: Picture Book Studio, 1984. Beautifull illustrated edition in new condition, of classic Andersen tale translated and adapted by Anthea Bell. Watercolors of particular loveliness. Has original advertising insert from publisher. . Hard Cover. Like New/Like new. Illus. by Chihiro Iwasaki. 11x1/2 x 8 3/4.

Natick, MA: Picture Book Studio, 1985. Beautiful translation/adaptation by Anthea Bell with lovely watercolor illustrations by Japanese artist Chihiro Iwasaki. Book in new condition. . Hard Cover. Like New/Like new. Illus. by Chiihiro Iwasaki. 11 1/2 x 8 3/4 Inch.

New York: Jerome Kern, 1924. This is a limited printing of a Christmas gift - privately printed for the famous song writer and book collector, Jerome Kern. The printing is limited to only 83 copies of which this is number 53. There is an Introduction by Temple Scott, and notes on the Bluebeard Legend by Charles Vale. The book was… Read more about this item

Brownville, VT: Theodore And Cara Spurling, 1986. "A Thumbnail Sketch of Five Maine Islands." 24 pages. Small price sticker on back cover. Light foxing at edges. Otherwise, a bright, tight, and clean copy of this book. Beautiful etchings and illustrations throughout and on cover. . Second Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Crooker, Rose Russo. 24mo -… Read more about this item

New York: The Macaulay Company, 1936. Bumped and worn corners. Foxing on front end paper. Top edge of jacket ragged, torn and chipped. Soil on jacket. Chipping at bottom of spine of jacket.. New Omnibus Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Illus. by Held, John Jr.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Co., 1901. A Collection of Catchy Rhymes and Amusing Stories for the Little Ones. Chipping around edges. Bumped and worn corners. Soil on front illustration. Soil and chipping on back illustration. 1 1/2 crushed at top of fron cover. Wear at extremities. Christmas presentation card glued in by fromer owner on front end paper.. Hard… Read more about this item

London: John Lane, 1907. Incomplete. Lacks four plates but has the suppressed title page. Some rubbing of covers. Some wear at extremities. Glue darkening inside covers and on end papers.. Hard Cover. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Beardsley, Aubrey. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Wiley & Halsted, 1857. Rare. Wear around edges. Wear at all extremities. Presentation on front end paper. Foxing throughout. 1 inch stains at bottom right of all pages.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by By the Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1967. Inscribed by the artist on the front end paper, "For Bill Post & his brilliant wife from their admiring old friend. 1967". Light soil and very small tears on jacket. Gray cloth bound. Gilt lettered spine. A clean and solid copy. Lovely illustrations by Olive Bigelow Pell (including front cover). . Inscribed By… Read more about this item

Hartford, CT: J.C.P. Bode, 1911. Charming little book, with hand-colored cover illustration and bound with yarn. Atttractive, despite stained and soiled covers. Nickat bottom of spine. Name on front cover. Book's contents are in Good-Good+ condition 47pp.. Soft Cover. Fair/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1869. 1/2 inch peeled from top front corner. Top back corner bumped. Light peeling at top of back cover. Christmas greeting on front end paper. Some light foxing. 1/2 inch chipped out bottom of page 8.. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.