Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald, Willy Pogany (Illustrator) - 1930

Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1870. Book containing six full page line drawings accompanying the story of a cat's pilgrimage, meeting other animals along the way. 1870 original publcation, 21 pages in very bright clean condition just some foxing on first 3 and last 2 pages. Boards are rubbed on edges and surface but still presentable. Spine is possibly respined professionally in cloth the endpapers look original inside so it is a very good piece of work. A pleasing copy SEE IMAGE DETAILED IMAGES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. First Edition. Illustrated Boards Cloth Spine. Good Plus/No Jacket. Illus. by J Bernard Partridge. 11 ¼ x 8½ Inches. Hardcover.

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co, 1892. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated maroon cloth. Very good. 208 pages. 22.5 x 15 cm. 733 diagrams and illustrations. The first 28 illustrations are full page scrolls, panels, capitals and Japanese Rails. The author taught design at the Royal Polytechnic Institute. Modest rubbing to backstrip extremities, interior clean and fresh.

Freddy and the Perilous Adventure. By Walter R. Brooks. ILLUSTRATED BY KURT WIESE. Alfred A. Knopf, 1942 Stated First Edition. Rare. Used. VG/ No DJ included. A nice solid copy. 245 pages.

THE PICKWICK PAPERS. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. Dodd, Mead 1935. 637 pages. Illustrated edition. Dark green boards, Gilt decorated spine. Titling still fairy. bright. . Illustrated by C.E. Brock. All colour plates including frontispiece are affixed to binding and are in nice condition. 16 colour plates in all. Used. Good Condition/ No Dj if issued. 637 pages 5 3/4 X 8 1/2. A nice copy. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.

Lisbon: Câmara Municipal de Lisboa - Turismo, c. 1992. Rare! Fine book in a Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Jacket clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. Suitable for gifting. 141 pages. About 100 color photographs. 9.75 x 12.5 x 0.63 inches.

A written and photographic essay on the life, art and scenery of Lisbon. Beautifully illustrated. Text in Portuguese, English and German. Contents: A First Glance; Moorish and medieval Lisbon; Manueline Lisbon; Genuine, noble and devout Lisbon; Pombaline Lisbon: From Terreiro do Paco to Rossio; Romantic Lisbon; Present-day Lisbon.

N. Y.: Harcourt, Inc., 2007. Book. Illus. by Torjanac, Tomislav. Fine. Hardcover. First Illustrated Edition. Fine, apparently unread copy, in a fine jacket..

Surtees. R. S., Handley Cross or Mr Jorrockss Hunt. By the author of Mr Sponges sporting tour, ask Mamma,2 etc.etc. With illustrations by John Leech. London, Bradbury, Evans and Co, 1854. 1st Edition. 8vo. Ribbed cloth, gilt decorations to front, gilt titles and decorations to spine. Pp550, 17 full page hand coloured engravings on steel, 84 vignette engravings on wood within text. Binding is faded and worn with some splitting and small loss to spine edges. Hinges are week but holding. Neat, early ownership mark on front free endpaper. All text and illustrations are tightly bound some age toning to page edges, otherwise in tight and bright. The hand colouring on the illustrations skilfully completed.

Luxurious presentation edition (relié toile, tranches dorées),text block gilded on three sides. undated but probably around 1905. Author is also known as Marie Malezieux. Numerous engravings by Gilbert. Pages somewhat browned and some splitting on left side of spine. Otherwise very good.See photos. This is probably a "First thus" published by Flammarion. All reasonable offers considered

Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."… Read More

London: Orchard Books, September 1990. Hardcover. Signed Limited Edition. Quarter-bound in dark grey cloth with dove grey sides. Silver titles and top edge. Silver silk ribbon marker. Illustrated endpapers. Dove grey slipcase. Presentation copy of a Limited Edition of 250 copies. Flat-signed by illustrator Faith Jaques, the noted children's book author, illustrator, artist, and advocate. Fine book in a Near Fine slipcase. Not from a library. 88 pages. Profusely illustrated.