Eric Carle's DRAGONS, DRAGONS & other creatures that never were FINE/ NEAR FINE by ERIC CARLE - 1991

Boston: Wilkins, Carter, and Co, 1847. Hardcover. Very Good. lxxv, [1], 956 p.; 26 cm. Contemporary full sheep with five spine compartments between slightly raised bands. Black leather spine label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: Worcester's Dictionary. Marbled endpapers. Walker's Key has special title page; continuously paginated. Copyrighted 1846. Former owner's name on blank leaf following front free endpaper: Ellen M. Bullen. In Very Good Condition: leather is somewhat rubbed with minor scrapes; chipping to edges of leather spine label; scattered foxing; otherwise clean and tight.

A collection of finely engraved plates illustrating the Regency vogue for neo-Classical dress29 delicate line engravings showing Empire-style costumes and furnishings, as well as scenes from literature (Alexander Pope's Belinda) and antiquity (Pericles, Pan and Syrinx, Echo and Narcissus)Henry Moses (1782-1870) was a sought-after engraver who worked for James Barrie, William Opie and Benjamin West. He enjoyed a great reputation for his outline plates, which are distinguished for the purity and correctness of the drawing. Among his other works are A Collection of Vases 1814, Picturesque Views of Ramsgate 1817, Vases from the Collection of Sir Henry Englefield 1819, Sketches of Shipping 1824, Marine Sketch Book 1826, etc.This collection was also issued under the imprint of at least two other London publishers in 1823 (McLean and Miller).Leather spine solid, paper boards soiled, bookplate of Walter and Edith Wiggin on front endpaper, hinges repaired, all 29 plates present, but as often, with varying… Read More

Paris: Vaugirard, 1907. A lovely copy of this first edition, with lengthy gift inscription and unrecorded poem. Attractive red half leather binding with marbled boards. Attractive gilt decoration to the spine. There is cracking / splitting to the top edge of the front board, and it is in danger of becoming detached. Marbled endpapers and ex libris of Yves Refoule. Legrand has inscribed a 12 line poem and gift inscription to his friend Refoule. In addition, there are a few handwritten annotations and corrections to the text of the poems. It would appear that these were corrections made by Legrand. 30 pages. Music hall administrator, critic and historian, a specialist in circus and music-hall performances between the wars, Legrand collaborated closely with Jean-Marcel Chabrier and they produced many works as Andre Legrand Chabrier. Bel exemplaire de cette première édition, avec une longue inscription de cadeau et un poème non enregistré. Jolie reliure demi-cuir rouge à plats marbrés. Jolie… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1933. Hardcover/Vintage. Used. HARDCOVER 1933 EDITION.SOME WEAR TO THE EDGES OF THE PAGES BUT NO TEARS/RIPS. PAGE DISCOLOURATION DUE TO AGE.NO MARKS BUT PRIOR OWNERS NAME ON INSIDE COVERSome reviewers were outraged by Ann Vickers when it first appeared in 1933. "Persons unused to horrid and filthy things had better stay at a safe distance from this book," wrote one. Lewis's Ann Vickers is a complex character: a strong-minded prison superintendent dedicated to enlightened social reform, she also seeks to fulfill herself as a sexual being. Ann Vickers is in all respects her own person, standing up to the confining rules of her society.

Tan leather spine with green textured boards. Brown title plate with gilt lettering and decoratation on the spine.
Many illustrations and fold out family trees.

Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company. First Edition, 1928, Two Great and Their Pawnee Battalion, The Experiences of Frank J. North and Luther H. North, Pioneers in the Great West, 1856-1882, and their defense of the building of the Union Pacific Railroad. 299 pages, 2 page map, "Map Showing Routes of Expeditions of the North Brothers" frontispiece. Book is near Fine, ultra clean ribbed red cloth with bright gilt title to spine, very light wear to corners as well as to head and heel of spine, Tight and square with No previous owner bookplate. Writing on inside cover may be pertinent to history. No other writings or marks in the book., or writing. Top edge gilt, foredge and bottom edge untrimmed, Interior is Fine in never read condition. Ultra clean and most presentable in custom mylar cover. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1928.

Random House, USA, 1953. Book Club Edition (later reprint). Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Size: 29cm x 21.5cm. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Random House, USA, 1953. Book Club Edition (later reprint). *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: When it comes to scrambling, Peter T. Hooper isn't content with just any old egg! He uses something extra special for his super-dee-dooper dishes! *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Children's Picture Books; ISBN: 0394800850. ISBN/EAN: 9780394800851. Inventory No: 23030017.. 9780394800851

Brown leather binding with red title plate, gilt banding and decoration on the spine. Gilt and embossed decoration on both boards. Superb binding by Earnshaw and Harrison, 3 Westgate, Halifax. First Edition 'On Saltonstall moor [...] Soon after I had left the moor, on the right side of the road leading to the village of Luddenden, I saw what is generally called Robin Hood's Penny-stone, for the country people here attribute every thing of the marvellous kind to Robin Hood, as in Cornwall they do to king Arthur. Thus, for instance, he is said to have used this stone to pitch with at a mark for amusement; and to have thrown the standing stone in Sowerby off an adjoining hill with a spade as he was digging; but I confess, that some of the common people will smile when they relate these stories; they are not quite so credulous now as their great grandfathers were. This last mentioned remain is a stone of several tons weight, laid upon a massy piece of rock, with a large pebble of a different grit between… Read More

Tan leather binding with green and black title plates, gilt banding and lettering on the spine. Tan marbled boards.

Brown leather binding with raised banding and gilt title on the spine. Original by Berhard Varenius, this one translated by Sir Isaac Newton in 1672.
Second English Edition 1734 A compleat system of general geography: Two volumes complete. Since improved and illustrated by Sir Isaac Newton and Dr Jurin; and now translated into English; . By Mr Dugdale. The whole revised and corrected by Peter Shaw, M.D. Bernhardus Varenius (Bernhard Varen) (1622, Hitzacker, Lower Saxony – 1650) was a German geographer. His early years (from 1627) were spent at Uelzen, where his father was court preacher to the duke of Brunswick. Varenius studied at the gymnasium of Hamburg (1640–1642), and at Königsberg (1643–1645) and Leiden (1645–1649) universities, where he devoted himself to mathematics and medicine, taking his medical degree at Leiden in 1649. He then settled at Amsterdam, intending to practice medicine. But the recent discoveries of Abel Tasman, Willem Schouten and other Dutch navigators, and his… Read More