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Paris: Les Editions De La Maison Francaise, 1949. No. 192 of 300 copies. Loose sheets in a portfolio housed in the publisher's slip case.. Fine. 4to. 238 pp. 18 full page color woodcuts, 18 bistre woodcut initials for each chapter. Cet Ouvrage Fait Partie De La Collection Le Florilege Des Chefs-D'Oeuvre Francais Publiee Par Les Editions De La Maison Francaise. Les Illustrations De Madeleine Luka Ont Ete Gravees Sur Bois En Couleurs Par Gerard Angiolini. Realise Sous La Direction De M.C. De Acevedo Dans Les Ateliers De Coulouma Imprimeur. Ce livre A Ete Acheve D'Imprimer Sur Ses Presses Le Dix-Huit Fevrier Mil Neuf Cent Quarante-Neuf." more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1941. First edition. Cloth. fine in chipped and worn dj. Lg 8vo. 229 pp. illus. in b/w. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1955. First edition. Cloth. fine in worn dj. 8vo. 200 pp. illus. in color & b/w. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1945. Third printing. Cloth. fine in slightly chipped, price clipped dj. 8vo. 189 pp. illus. in b/w. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1953. First edition. Cloth. previous owner`s name on front free end paper. Fine in torn dj. 8vo. 217 pp. illus. in b/w. Illustrated with Wood Engravings by the Author. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1951. First edition. Cloth. fine in slightly chipped and torn dj. 8vo. 235 pp. With color frontispiece and b/w wood engravings. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1957. Cloth. fine in slightly chipped and torn dj. 8vo. 234 pp. With color frontispiece and b/w wood engravings. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1948. First edition. Cloth. fine in chipped, worn and price clipped dj. 8vo. 240 pp. illus. in b/w. With wood engravings and map endpapers by the author. more information

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New York: E. P. Dutton, 1945. First edition. Cloth. fine in price clipped, chipped dj. 8vo. 256 pp. illus. in b/w. more information

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Paris: Pour Mes Amis, 1964. No. 230 of 2000 copies. Losse fascicules and illustrations housed in a printed and illustrated portfolio which in turn is housed in a patterned paper covered slipcase. Mint. 4to. 11 fascicules containing 80 pp. 10 b/w. illustrations by Georges Mathieu. Cet ouvrage contient 10 illustrations d'apres des dessoins originaux de Georges Mathieu. more information

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Westport, Ct.: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. No. 193 of 2000 copies. Signed by the artist. Designed by Charles E. Skaggs. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Co.in Meriden Ct. for members of The Limited Editions Club. Brown & green cloth. Fine in original glassine and slip case. 4to. xiii, 187 pp. 9 full page color plates, 10 half page b/w plates. more information

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Leningrad and New York: Aurora Art Publishers and Harry N. Abrams, 1981. Cloth. A mint copy in a flawless dust jacket. 4to. 228 pp. 98 color plates, 97 black and white plates. Bibliography, Index of personal names, Glossary, List of exhibitions. more information

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Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Kirjapaino Oy, 1967. Cloth. fine in dj. with 2 closed tears. oblong folio. 111 pp. 47 full page maps in color & b/w. with accompanying descriptions in Finnish and English. Errata slip present. . more information

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Minneapolis: University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, 1984. Paperback. fine. sq. 8vo. 20 pp. 8 b/w. illus. Bibliography. Both the exhibition and its accompanying catalogue were produced in conjunction with"The Illustrator as Storyteller," a conference held at the University of Chicago Graduate Library School and the Chicago Public Library, October 19 - 20, 1984. more information

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Washington DC: Folger Shakespeare Library, 1988. Decorated paper wrappers. Fine. 8vo. 16 pp. 18 illustrations in the text. more information

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Reykjavik: The Icelandic College of Art and Crafts, 1982. . Printed by The Second Hand Press, London.. Printed paper wrappers. Wrappers show a little wear otherwise fine. . 4to. 55 pp. 65 black and white illustrations. more information

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Bruxelles: Editions De La Toison D'Or., 1943. 1 of 3000 copies Sur Papier Velin Pont De Warche. Paperback. Fine, partially unopened copy. 8vo. 276 pp. 9 color illus. in pochoir ? more information

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Berlin: S. Fischer Verlag, 1894. 3/4 leather and marbled boards, stunning marbled end papers. Binding stamped Gruel. Internally some light foxing otherwise fine. 4to. 75 pp. illus. in color & b/w. more information

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New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1904. Front panel has an elaborate Art Nouveau design. Binding shows a little wear, the date8/16/1933 is written neatly on the front pastedown. Overall condition is very good +. 12mo 28 pp. more information

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Oakland: Eucalyptus Press, Mills College, 1945. 1 of 500 copies. An unopened copy. Boards. very good+. 12mo 27 pp. more information

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Paris: Edition du " Sourire, 1912.. Pictorial boards with cloth spine. The cloth spine is new. Boards show wear. Internally fine. . Oblong 4to. 30 pp. of text plus 30 pp. of color plates. The text for each illustration is set in a different typeface. Imprime par la Societe Generale d'Impression, Paris. Grave par A. et P. Groley, Paris. more information

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Paris: L. Giraud-Badin, 1929-1931. Vol.1 is No. 318 of 1500 copies. Vol.2 is No. 248 of 300 copies. Original printed paper covers for both volumes. Unopened copies. Fine. 4to. Vol. 1, xix, 102 pp. Vol.2, xxii, 243 pp. 2 volumes. Complete. Both volumes have blank sheets after the numbered pages to add new titles as issued by the various societes. more information

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Berkeley: University of California, 1980. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 288 pp. 224 color & b/w illus. bibliography. chronological list of books with illustrations by Hokusai, glossary. more information

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Pittsburgh: Carnegie Press, Carnegie Institute of Technology., 1950. cloth. fine in dj. 4to. vi, 305 pp. illus. more information

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Berkeeley: University of California Press, 1988. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 358 pp. 38 color plates, 119 b/w figures in the text. more information

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Boston: David R. Godine, 1985. First edition. cloth. fine in dj. lg. 8vo. 276 pp. more information

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Sunderland. Ceolfrith Arts Centre.: Ceolfrith 14 is published by Ceolfrith Press on the occasion of the John Furnival Retrospective Exhibition organised by the Bookshop Gallery, Ceolfrith Arts Centre, Sunderland and held at theLaing Art Gallery and Annexe from 12th November until 11th December 1971. , 1971. 600 copies of which 525 copies are for sale. This is one of 525 copies. Pictorial front and back paper wrappers. Front cover: Devil Trap, Openings Press, 1964. Back cover: Detil from "Europa and her Bull", 1966-7. Fine. folio, 20 pp. 8 full page b/w. illustrations. In the pocket on the rear cover are 16 broadsides and 1 phonograph record as follows: 1. Time for Old Tyme--semiotic drawing--black on white, 1962. 2. P.O.T.H. 13---drawings by John Furnival: black on White. Wild Hawthorn Press, 1964. Reproduction: Ceolfrith Press, 1971. 3. "Semi-Idiotic Poem" ( poet: Ian Hamilton Finlay) - drawing by John Furnival: sepia on yellow. 4. " l'Eau Bleue du Ciel" ( poet Nicole Rabetaud) drawing by John Furnival: black on grey. 5. "Semiotic Poem"--wine/red on yellow: from: P.O.T.H. 14, Wild Hawthorn Press, 1964. 6. "Vowel Pyramid Card" black on white: Openings Press, 1966. 7. " Vowel Pyramid Card" --green" on white: Openings press, 1966. 8. " Vowel Pyramid Star" -blue on white: Openings Press, 1966. 9. Detail ( Rupert Bear) from: " Europa and Her Bull"--brown on cream: 1966-67. 10-12. "Europa and her Bull" - blue on Grey: 1966-67. Note: These three prints assembled together form a half size reconstruction of one of the six panels from this work. 13. : the Wasporcs are Coming" --detail from " Corridors of Flower Power:, 1968-69: white on black. 14. Introductory diagram by by Jennifer Osborne--- black on white: Openings Press, 1969. 15. "A Two Guinea Ode for the Gentle Fire", including for good measure the " Ballad of Fearless Fred" - Openings Press, 1970: olive green on cream. 16. 69 - from the Road Sign Series ( in progress): red ink and mat black on white: 1st publication, Ceolfrith Press, 1971. 17. An extended play recording by Gentle Fire of John Furnival's : Two Guinea Ode,,,," This record, one of 1000copies is included in Ceolfrith 14, free of charge. Bibliography, biography. more information

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Lausanne and Paris: Bibliotheque Cantonale Et Universitaire and Editions Des Catalogues Raisonnes, 1994.. Cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. 4to. x, 213 pp. Profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Glossary. more information

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New York: Heritage Press, 1946. Cloth and decorated boards. cloth spine a bit faded. fine in worn slipcase. 4to. 38 pp. 8 full page color plates by Arthur Szyk. The illustrations for this edition were drawn in colour and gold by Arthur szyk, and engraved in London by the Sun Engraving Company. The text was set, and the pages made-up in English Monotype Sachsenwald with Albertus Capitals, to the design and under the direction of Ernest Ingham at the Fanfare Press, in London. The newsletter Sandglass is present. more information

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New York: The Heritage Club, 1940. This is the true first edition not the Heritage Press reprint of 1946. Curiously The reprint uses the same newsletter as the original edition. The plates in the original edition glow whereas they are muted in the reprint. The plates in the original edition are tipped in not so in the reprint. The back of the title page of the original edition reads:" Printed and made in Great Britain." In the reprint it reads : The special contents of this edition are copyright 1946, by The Heritage Press for The George Macy Companies Inc, " The bindings and the slipcases are quite different. Here is an example of a Heritage Press reprint not being a title from The Limited Editions Club editions. Gilt decorated pictorial boards. Slipcas covered in blue paper. A little fading to the edges of the slip case otherwise fine. 4to. 38 pp. 8 tipped in color plates. The illustrations for this edition were drawn in colour and gold by Arthur Szyk, and printed in London by the Sun Engraving Company. The text was set, and the pages made-up in English Monotype Sachsenwald with Albertus capitals, to the design and under the direction of Ernest ingham at the fanfare Press, in London". more information

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Avon, Ct.: The Limited Editions Club, 1973. No. 193 of 2000 copies. Signed by the illustrator. Designed by Frank J. Liberman. Printed by The Connecticut Printers of Bloomfield for the members of The Limited Edtions Club. Bound in two hues of linen, sky blue and jungle green and overstamped in gold leaf. Fine in original glassine and slipcase. The slip case does not have a spine label but I am not sure there ever was one. Monthly news letter is present. 4to. xiii, 375 pp. 8 full page color plates, 21 b/w illus. more information

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Kobenhavn: NYT Nordisk Forlag Arnold Busck, 1974. Cloth. Fine in fine dust jacket. 4to. 178 pp. 20 full page color plates, 44 b/w. illustrations, 12 b/w. photographs. 2 maps. Bibliography, chronology. more information

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Brookline, Massachusetts: Carriage House Press, 1991. 1 of 1700 copies of the trade edition. Blind stamped decorated cloth.. Mint in mint dj. . 4to. 113 pp. 90 color and black and white illustrations. Glossary. The colophon is loosely laid in. This trade edition is reproduced from the Special Edition. The color illustrations are 175- line screen laser-scanned separations; the black and white illustrations are duotones. Endpapers were reproduced fron an original handmade paper sheet created by Donna Koretsky for the Special edition. The book is hard-bound and covered with a Dutch cloth. The front cover of the book is blind embossed with a traditional Burmese peacock design. Tipped into each book is a sample of the extraordinary bamboo paper made specifically for the goldbeaters of Mandalay, in a process that spans six years. more information

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Paris: La Meridienne, 1934. Cet Ouvrage, Le premier De La Collection " La Meridienne" A Ete Acheve D'Imprimer Le 28 fevrier 1934 Sur Les Presses De Jacob Et Cie A Paris. Il A Ete Fait Un Tirage Unique D'Exemplaires Sur Velin Des Papeteries Navarre, Numerotes A Partir De I." This copy is number 450. . Original printed wrappers with glassine. Fine. 4to. 212 pp. 16 full page pochoirs. 2 tail pieces in pochoir. more information

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1989. Signed. No. 258 of 750 copies. Natural linen with a spine label of Nigerian goatskin stamped in gold. Fine in black linen covered slipcase. 4to. xi, 239 pp. Frontispiece is a tipped in original etching by Piero Guccione. Prospectus laid in. Printed at the Stamperia Valdonega under the supervision of Martino Mardersteig. more information

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Avon, Ct.: The Limited Editions Club, ., 1975. No. 193 of 2000 copies. Signed by the artist. Designed by Bert Clarke. Printed at the Press of A. Colish for the members of The Limited Editions Club. Full imported homespun Irish linen. fine in original glassine and slip case. Monthly news letter is present. 4to. x, 443 pp. 12 full page color plates, 16 b/w plates. more information

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Waldron Island, Washington: Brooding Heron Press, 1991. Copy W of 26 copies (A-Z). Reprint of her first book and the first printing of The Token. Both books signed by the author, binder and printer. An elaborate production. Half cloth and handmade paper. Both volumes housed in Japanese style slipcase. About mint. 8vo. 46 pp. 8 pp. 2 volumes. Frontispiece photograph of the author. more information

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New york: Arco Publishing, 1985. cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 151 pp. 33 color plates, 82 b/w plates, bibliography. glossary. more information

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Avon, Ct.: Limited Editions Club, 1973. No. 193 of 2000 copies. Signed by the illustrator. Printed at the Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, Vermont for the members of the Limited Edtions Club. Decorated cloth. fine in glassine and slip case. Monthly news letter is present. 4to. xiv, 245 pp. illus. in color & b/w. Farrell 624. more information

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Paris: A La Voile Latine, 1946. 250 copies. This no. 7 of 15 copies with an extra suite of lithographs before letters. Signed in red by Andre Marchand. Loose sheets in pictorial covers by Andre Marchand. Enclosed in a chemise with the title on the spine. In turn this is enclosed in a slipcase. Slipcase is slightly discolored otherwise fine. folio, 107 pp. 6 b/w. lithographs with an extra suite of plates. Andre Marchand. Books arts. Graphic arts. illustrated books, French-20th century. Lithographs, French-20th century. more information

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Paris: A La Voile Latine, 1946. No. 7 of 15 copies with a separate suite of plates on papier Annam. Signed by the artist. Loose signatures with covers designed by Andre Marchand. Covers are protected with glassine. Slight fading to spine of chemise otherwise fine in publisher's slipcase. lg. 4to. 104 pp. 6 full page b/w. lithographs on papier Johannot. A separate suite of the lithographs on papier Annam. more information

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New York: Delacorte Press, 1990. Cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 320 pp. 182 color and b/w illustrations. bibliography. The fifteen book illustrators are: Charles Keeping, Faith Jaques, Victor Ambrus, Nigel Lambourne, Brian Wildsmith, Shirley Hughes, John Lawrence, Jan Pienkowski, Helen Oxenbury, John Burningham,, Raymond Briggs, Quentin Blake, Janet & Allan Ahlberg, Anthony Browne and Michael Foreman. more information

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Toronto: Subway Books, 1997. 1 of 950 copies. Paperback. fine. 8vo. 93 pp. illus. in b/w. bibliography. more information

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Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1991. Cloth. front cover has a small blemish. dj. has slight wear otherwise very good +. 4to. 153 pp. 126 color plates, 44 bw. figures in the text. bibliography. more information

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Berlin: Verlag Gerhard Stalling Oldenburg i.O., 1941. Cloth spine and pictorial boards. Fine. Dj. has a small chip at head of spine otherwise fine. 4to. [28] pp. Profusely illustrated in color & b/w. more information

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New York: Caratzas Brothers, 1979. Cloth. fine in slightly torn, price clipped dj. 4to. 174 pp. with 131 color plates and 63 b/w illustrations. Bibliography, glossary, catalogue of items shown in the illustrations. more information

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New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1914. Pictorial boards. Corners show wear otherwise very good +. 4to. 78 pp. 12 tipped in color plates. more information

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London: Paul Hamlyn, 1970. Cloth. fine in dj. 8vo. 158 pp. 69 color plates. more information

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Northampton, Massachusetts: Smith College Museum of Art, 1999. Stiff pictorial wrappers. Fine. 4to. 35 pp. Profusely illustrated in color. more information

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Paris: Editions Rene Kieffer, 1921. Acheve d'Imprimer par Camis et Cie le 23 Octobre 1920. No. 132 of 500 copies. Pictorial wrappers. Bookplate on front paste down. Wrappers show wear and some discoloration. Internally very good +. 4to. 34 pp. [2]. Plus 2 pages of publisher's asdvertisements. 29 pochoirs in the text. In addition a pochoir on front and back covers of the original wrappers. more information

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