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J.M.Dent and co. London.,1904. FIRST BROCK EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with colour title page and 24 full page colour plates. Finely bound in original publishers delux full vellum binding with spine and front board fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative endpapers. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A fine copy of this beautiful edition.:
Arthur Rackham Book – A Midsummer Night’s Dream First Edition Book 1908 in Custom Box by William Shakespeare - 1908
by William Shakespeare

Arthur Rackham Book A Midsummer Nights Dream First Edition Book 1908 in Custom Box
by William Shakespeare
London: William Heinemann, 1908. The First Edition has for sale this collectable Arthur Rackham book of the William Shakespeare book, A Midsummer Nights Dream, beautifully illustrated with 40 colour tipped-in plates and additional line drawings by Arthur Rackham, this being the first edition book from 1908 published by William Heinemann. This stunning example comes with a modern custom made box.____The original tan cloth has gilt stamping and is in Very Good condition with marks to the front and back boards and with discolouration to the spine; and some professional re-stitching. Despite the faults the boards are structurally sound and still very attractive.____There are 132 numbered pages which are in overall Very Good condition with spotting to the blank endpapers as well as occasional spotting throughout the book; inscriptions to the blank front free endpaper; a small retailers label to the front free endpaper; and a small closed tear to the bottom of page 103 in the margin and not affecting the text.____All plates are in Fine condition except two corner creases to two plates which are barely noticeable when viewed.____This stunning example of Arthur Rackhams book A Midsummer Nights Dream is housed in a modern black case with a black label and gilt lettering to the spine which reads: A Midsummer Nights Dream William Shakespeare Arthur Rackham 1908____This is a delightful early Arthur Rackham first edition book, published just two years after Rackhams illustrated editions of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens and just the year after Alices Adventures in Wonderland. This is one of Arthur Rackhams most collectable books on the market today.. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur Rackham. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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CRANFORD
by GASKELL. MRS. Elizabeth Cleghorn.; BROCK. H.M. Illustrates
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Vanishing Breed: Photographs of the Cowboy and the West Limited Signed Edition)
by William Albert Allard
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- ISBN 13
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Little, Brown, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good. Noted National Geographic photographer William Albert Allard's debut book, a beautiful compilation of color photos of then present day cowboys and the West, capturing a vanishing breed. Deluxe first edition bound in Canapetla cloth over 1/4 cowhide with gilt lettering to spine panel. Includes matching Canapetla slipcase with photo of solitary cowboy mounted to front panel. One of 750 copies, this being #82, signed on the limitation page by both William Albert Allard and acclaimed author Thomas McGuane, who wrote the foreword. 144 pp. 12 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight copy with minimal shelf wear and tiny scuff to spine panel. Dedication inscription and signature to front free endpaper. Slipcase with minimal shelf wear, tiny dent to top edge of photo and faint lettering impressions. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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ALLAN QUARTERMAIN. Being an account of his further adventures and discoveries in company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart, Commander John Good, R. N and One Umslopogaas
by HAGGARD. H. RIDER
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Longmans, Green and co. London. 1887. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.2 inches). Illustrated with 20 mono plates engraved on wood by J. Cooper from drawings by C. H. M. Kerr. A very good copy bound in early twentieth century half dark green morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt. Compartments decorated and lettered in gilt. Green cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Previous owners armorial bookplate to the front pastedown endpaper. A very good copy in a fine leather binding.
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BILL THE MINDER. Written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
by ROBINSON. WILLIAM HEATH
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Hodder & Stoughton. London. No date. (1924). NEW EDITION. Small 4to. (9.6 x 6.7 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with 16 tipped in colour plates, pictorial title page, plus 25 full page and 100 smaller line drawings. A hint of browning to the blank endpapers but generally a very clean and bright copy in the original publishers yellow cloth binding with illustration to the front board in red and black. The spine and front board are lettered in black. A little darkening to spine but overall a better than very good copy of this beautiful book. --- Originally published by Constable and Co in 1912, this is the first Hodder and Stoughton edition and it contains all of the illustrations from the earlier edition. Geoffrey Beare. - The Illustrations of W H R. #69h.
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THE MERRY TALES OF THE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM.
by BROWNE. GORDON. Illustrates. ; DARTON. F. J. HARVEY
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Wells Gardner, Darton and Co Ltd. London. 1907. FIRST EDITION. Square 8vo. Illustrated with decorative title page and 28 illustrations by Browne, all in colour. Fine copy in publishers pink cloth boards with brown and orange lettering and decoration to front board. Rear board with publishers logo in brown. Spine lettered in orange with brown outline. A lovely copy in the rare original dustwrapper which reproduces the front board in brown on front and rear panels. Spine lettered in brown. Loss to bottom of spine, edging onto rear panel (1.2 x .8 inches). Top of spine with half inch loss. Front hinge split but held together by loosely covered brodart protector. Chips to rear outer hinge. A fine of the book in a very good example of the wrapper. Rare in dustwrapper.
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CRANFORD
by GASKELL. MRS. Elizabeth Cleghorn.; BROCK. H.M. Illustrates
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J.M.Dent and co. London.,1904. FIRST BROCK EDITION. 8vo. Illustrated throughout with colour title page and 24 full page colour plates. Finely bound in original publishers delux full vellum binding with spine and front board fully decorated and lettered in gilt. Decorative endpapers. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A fine copy of this beautiful edition.:
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Vanishing Breed: Photographs of the Cowboy and the West Limited Signed Edition)
by William Albert Allard
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- ISBN 13
- 9780821215050
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- 0821215051
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Little, Brown, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good. Noted National Geographic photographer William Albert Allard's debut book, a beautiful compilation of color photos of then present day cowboys and the West, capturing a vanishing breed. Deluxe first edition bound in Canapetla cloth over 1/4 cowhide with gilt lettering to spine panel. Includes matching Canapetla slipcase with photo of solitary cowboy mounted to front panel. One of 750 copies, this being #82, signed on the limitation page by both William Albert Allard and acclaimed author Thomas McGuane, who wrote the foreword. 144 pp. 12 1/4" x 8 3/4". Tight copy with minimal shelf wear and tiny scuff to spine panel. Dedication inscription and signature to front free endpaper. Slipcase with minimal shelf wear, tiny dent to top edge of photo and faint lettering impressions. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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ALLAN QUARTERMAIN. Being an account of his further adventures and discoveries in company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart, Commander John Good, R. N and One Umslopogaas
by HAGGARD. H. RIDER
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Longmans, Green and co. London. 1887. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.6 x 5.2 inches). Illustrated with 20 mono plates engraved on wood by J. Cooper from drawings by C. H. M. Kerr. A very good copy bound in early twentieth century half dark green morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt. Compartments decorated and lettered in gilt. Green cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Previous owners armorial bookplate to the front pastedown endpaper. A very good copy in a fine leather binding.
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BILL THE MINDER. Written and illustrated by W. Heath Robinson
by ROBINSON. WILLIAM HEATH
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Hodder & Stoughton. London. No date. (1924). NEW EDITION. Small 4to. (9.6 x 6.7 inches). Fully illustrated throughout with 16 tipped in colour plates, pictorial title page, plus 25 full page and 100 smaller line drawings. A hint of browning to the blank endpapers but generally a very clean and bright copy in the original publishers yellow cloth binding with illustration to the front board in red and black. The spine and front board are lettered in black. A little darkening to spine but overall a better than very good copy of this beautiful book. --- Originally published by Constable and Co in 1912, this is the first Hodder and Stoughton edition and it contains all of the illustrations from the earlier edition. Geoffrey Beare. - The Illustrations of W H R. #69h.
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THE MERRY TALES OF THE WISE MEN OF GOTHAM.
by BROWNE. GORDON. Illustrates. ; DARTON. F. J. HARVEY
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Wells Gardner, Darton and Co Ltd. London. 1907. FIRST EDITION. Square 8vo. Illustrated with decorative title page and 28 illustrations by Browne, all in colour. Fine copy in publishers pink cloth boards with brown and orange lettering and decoration to front board. Rear board with publishers logo in brown. Spine lettered in orange with brown outline. A lovely copy in the rare original dustwrapper which reproduces the front board in brown on front and rear panels. Spine lettered in brown. Loss to bottom of spine, edging onto rear panel (1.2 x .8 inches). Top of spine with half inch loss. Front hinge split but held together by loosely covered brodart protector. Chips to rear outer hinge. A fine of the book in a very good example of the wrapper. Rare in dustwrapper.
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Escape On Venus
by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.
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The Magyars; The Birth of a European Nation
by Gyorgy Balazs
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Jim Thorpe , Pennsylvania, United States
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Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).
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Graziella
by De Lamartine, A
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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London: The Nonesuch Press, 1929. Book. Illus. by Jacquier. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover in patterned cloth. Text in English, translated by Ralph Wright, with 30 pochoir illustrations by Jacquier. "This edition consists of 1,600 copies, of which 600 are for sale in the United States of America by Random House Inc. It has been printed on Arches paper by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd. And the illustrations in colour have been stencilled by The Curwen Press, which has also printed the binding cloth : the whole under the care of Francis Meynell. This is number 1373." Darkening to spine, stain to rear free endpaper, text block near fine..
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Punky Dunk and The Gold Fish
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Twentyfourmo [16 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a string binding. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled. There are a couple of barely perceptible stains on the rear board. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there are a couple of small indentations in the top edges of the covers. The spine is very subtly rolled. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The rear endsheet has several small light stains. "His cunning head bent and his little nose went Right down, while his tongue flashed red- When, O, what a sight! The fish in their fright Splashed water all over his head.
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RIP VAN WINKLE
by Washington Irving
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Salida, Colorado, United States
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Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Poor. Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Poor. N.C. Wyeth. Front cover has a badly bumped corner, spine is faded and soiled as is the rear cover. Front hinge is torn but cover is still attached, binding is loose. FFEP has some child's writing but otherwise contents are clean and the Wyeth illustrations are clean and bright .
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JEFFREY JONES: THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE
by Hill, Patrick K. Et Al
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- Near Fine
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- First Edition
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- ISBN 13
- 9781934331545
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- 1934331546
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Buffalo, Wyoming, United States
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Coral Gables, FL: Vanguard Publishing, 2013. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear else a bright, solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear else bright, intact and whole.
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Semblantes de Lisboa / Faces of Lisbon / Die Gesichter Lissabons
by José Hermano Saraiva; Jose Hermano Saraiva; Rui Morais de Sousa (photos)
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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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.
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The Power of the Dog
by Jane Campion
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- 9781649800534
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- 1649800533
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
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New York: Assouline, December 2021. Hardcover. Pictorial linen over boards in a thick luxury slipcase. As New book in an As New slipcase. Pristine inside and out. 304 pages, 280 color illustrations. 12.3 x 10.6 x 2.3 inches. 6.8 pounds. Heavy item: extra charges for expedited or international shipping. Lavishly illustrated coffee-table book that accompanies Jane Campion's film The Power of the Dog. This book offers an in-depth look at the making of the movie, including film stills, set photography and quotes from the cast and filmmakers. Every aspect of production and post-production is explored, from acquiring the book rights to writing the screenplay, from casting to finessing the score. The layers are peeled back to reveal how Campion and her team were able to create such a complete and believable world. Written and directed by Academy Award winner and Palme d'Or recipient Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog is a haunting western set in 1920s Montana, adapted from Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the…
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The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes (Signed, Limited Edition in Slipcase)
by Faith Jaques; Zena Sutherland
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- ISBN 13
- 9781852132736
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- 1852132736
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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.
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Company's Coming
by Yorinks, Arthur; David Small
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- 9780786805006
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South Orange, New Jersey, United States
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New York: Hyperion, 2000. Hardcover. SIGNED. "New" (second) edition, first printing. Fine hardcover in a Fine dust jacket, protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. "Chaos erupts when Moe and Shirley invite some visitors from outer space to stay for dinner with the relatives." The book won multiple awards. Written by Arthur Yorinks; illustrated by David Small. SIGNED BY YORINKS & SMALL--both Caldecott award winners--with an original drawing of an alien, and dated in 2001. Unpaginated [32 pages]; color illustrations throughout; 8.25 x 10.25 inches.
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