Illustrated Books from The Country Bookshop

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

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

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

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

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.

Chicago: Argus Books, 1931. Love songs of sorts. Bumped corners. Sunning around the edges and at the top of the covers and on spine. Scratches on top of spine. Slight wear on the back cover.. Cloth. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Denton. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.