Illustrated Books

1969. 1969 Shuster, George N SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS SELECTIONS FROM HIS WORKS Chatham: The Limited Editions Club, 1969 1264/2000cc 112pp illus with wood engravings Reynolds Stone Signed by Reynolds Stone on colophon Oversize 4to As new copy in lightly rubbed slipcase, with publisher's Monthly Letter laid-in.

Paris: Marcel Sautier, 1948. Livre. Illus. by Edouard Goerg. Très bon. En Feuilles. In-4. Paris, Marcel Sautier, 1948-1952. 2 volumes in-4, 32,5 x 26 cm, (10) - II - 140 (8), (8) 172 (8) pp., 269 lithographies originales en noir dont 4 en couvertures, 2 frontispices et 263 encadrant le texte à pleine page dont 33 à double page, en feuilles sous couvertures illustrées, chemises et étui de l'éditeur. Tirage à 200 exemplaires, tous sur vélin pur fil à la forme du Marais. Celui-ci, exemplaire de collaborateur (n° XVIII), comportant, comme les 20 exemplaires numérotés 11 à 30, une SUITE à part en noir de toutes les lithographies sur Malacca teinté. Cette édition monumentale, l'une des plus belles illustrations des Fleurs du mal, fut commencée en 1944. Le premier volume fut imprimé fin 1947 et le second ne parut qu'en 1952. Rare avec les somptueuses suites. Très bel… Read More

1897 Ltd ed SWEDISH ART Collections Bottiger Furniture Sweden Konstsamlingarna
John Böttiger was a Swedish art historian known for his extensive collections of art and art descriptions. He sought to garner a rise in public interest in national and international art with his book 'Konstsamlingarna' or 'Art Collections'. This work is a fascinating collection of engravings depicting portrait paintings, sculptures, ornate furniture and décor, royal palaces, and photogravures
This end of the century limited edition set is numbered no. 158 of only 200 exemplary copies.
Item number: #11234
Price: $599
BÖTTIGER, Johan Fredrik
Konstsamlingarna å de svenska kungliga slotten. Afbildningar af de värdefullare konstföremålen

Stockholm: [Palmquist ], 1897-1900. Limited Edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages: 2 volumes
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Vol. I: [10], 18, [1], 100 plates, [2]
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Vol. II: [6], 17, [1], 101-200 plates, [2]
o 200 engravings
· Language: Swedish

· Binding: Leather;… Read More

Birmingham & London: Cornish Brothers; Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1889. Illustrated with four coloured plates, several line drawings in the text, small slim octavo, pp (6), 112, + 8 pages advertisements, very clean internally, blue blind-stamped cloth with gilt lettering, the upper cover a little bleached, lower cover a little marked, the joints slightly rubbed. VERY SCARCE. [Little, if anything, seems to be known of the author.]. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

1749
HORACE Roman Literature Latin Classical Rome Illustrated Engravings 2v SET

"We are but dust and shadow."
― Horace

Horace was the most important Roman poet during the 1st-century BC. He composed satires, odes, epistles, and other poetic verses; works that have been referenced and studied for centuries. Horace's works have yielded some famous quotes that have influenced cultures and societies including "Carpe Diem!" (seize the day) and "Pactum serva" (keep the faith).
This mid-18th-century edition of Horace is notable for its impressive illustrations throughout! An impressive set!

Item number: #19411
Price: $499
HORACE
Quinti Horatii Flacci opera

Londini : Prostant apud Gul. Sandby [typis Jacobi Bettenham], 1749.
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Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
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Vol. I – [6], vi, 166
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Vol. II – [2], 167-353, [1]
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33 engravings
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Provenance: Handwritten – J. Watts, 1750
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Language: Latin
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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1830 Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire Cathedral Ruins Illustrated Henry VIII Storer
James Storer was one of the most prolific 19th-century authors of books on the history of cathedrals and abbeys. One such work was his 'Delineations of Fountains Abbey'. Fountains Abbey is one of the most impressive English cathedrals, founded in 12th-century Yorkshire, was known for housing the plot against King Henry VIII, setting for the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Storer's account of Fountains contains a written history as well as absolutely exquisite full-page engraved views of the cathedral ruins.
Item number: #19652
Price: $499
STORER, James Sargant
Delineations, graphical and descriptive, of Fountains' Abbey, in the West Riding of the County of York.
London : Published by Longman, Rees and Co., [ca. 1830].

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o x, 158, [4]
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16 full-page plates including frontispiece, and 2 vignette illustrations
Wanting 'Ground Plan'
· Provenance:
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Armorial Bookplate – Schol:… Read More

1767 Clock Making Antoine Thiout Horology Illustrated Watches 50 Engravings RARE
Clock-making treatise with 50 impressive engravings!
Antoine Thiout was an 18th-century French horologist whose treatise on clock-making was one of the best and most referenced book throughout the late 1700s. First published in 1741, "Traité de l'horlogerie mechanique et Pratique" describes the parts of a watch or clock, the reliance of compasses, mechanics, pendulum construction, and more. However, the draw of this work is the exquisite, folding plates – views of watch and clock parts and illustrated direction on making time-pieces!
Item number: #20311
Price: $950
THIOUT, Antoine
Traité de l'horlogerie, mécanique et pratique
Paris : Chez Samson, 1767.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages;
o [26], 175, [1]
o 50 engravings!
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~10.25in X 8in (26cm x 20cm)
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1919 Arthur Rackham ART 1ed Some British Ballads Francis James Child Clerk Colvill

"Some British Ballads" is a 1919 collection of verses and narratives, primarily sourced from Francis James Child's "The English and Scottish Popular Ballads." The compilation features timeless ballads such as 'Clerk Colvill,' 'The Lass of Lochroyan,' 'The Twa Corbies,' 'Get up and Bar the Door,' 'The Old Cloak,' and 'Proud Lady Margaret,' among many others.

However, what truly sets this first edition apart is the inclusion of stunning color and black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Rackham, celebrated artist from the British Golden Age of Illustration. Rackham's unique style combines haunting humor and dream-like romance, adding depth and enchantment to these traditional ballads. His unparalleled artistry not only enhances the reader's experience but also preserves the charm and allure of these timeless stories for future generations.

Item number: #40930
Price: $499

RACKHAM, Arthur (Illus.)

Some British Ballads… Read More

1842 ART of Ports & Harbors England Fishing Ships Shipwrecks Boats Lighthouse 2v

"Views of Ports and Harbors" is a fine, beautifully illustrated work by William and Edward Finden. This book contains numerous views of the English coast primarily focusing fishing villages, ships and shipwrecks, docks and lighthouses, and much more. This 1842 edition includes 124 engraved plates!

Item number: #23062
Price: $599

FINDEN, W.; BARTLETT, W. H.; et al…

The Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places, and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain.

London: George Virtue, 1842.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
o Vol. I – [4], 190
o Vol. II – [4], 155, [1]
o 124 engraved plates
· Provenance: Armorial bookplate – William Jardine
o Possibly Sir William Jardine, 9th Baronet of Applegarth (1865–1915), grandson to Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet of Applegarth (1800–1874), the Scottish naturalist and author of The Naturalist's Library. Motto: CAVE ADSUM
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Coconut Grove, Florida:: Extra Virgin Press,, 2019.. Edition of 40. 9.5 in x 6.25 in x .5"; 25 pages. Printed on French Paper's Speckletone True White. Pearl Gray Fabriano Murillo covers with an interior orange plastic cover sheath for the book block. Bound with a kettle stitch and multi-quire bindings using waxed linen thread. Printed with a 1949 Vandercook 4 Proof Press using Compressed Gothic Wood Type, polymer plates, and linoleum plates. Signed by Dufresne on the title page. Signed by Virgin on the colophon. Numbered. Twelve flash fiction items by Florida writer John Dufresne with illustrations by Florida artist Tom Virgin. Each vignette pulls the reader into an instance of someone's life, hinting at a fuller story, an ongoing story, sometimes funny, sometimes bewildering, sometimes achingly sad.  Interview The Jitney: "Mr. Dufresne compares the collaborative project to theater. 'As I think of it, the writer/artist partnership is not unlike theater, another… Read More

1839 Charles Dickens 1st/1st Nicholas Nickleby Novel Social Satire Illustrated
"There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor."
― Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre. His third work was 'Nicholas Nickleby', a work which follows Nickleby and his young orphan friend Smike and the adventures they get into. The parts of this work were released in short segments weekly in periodicals in London. It first appeared in complete book form in 1839 by Chapman and Hall.
This example is beautifully bound and includes an engraved portrait frontispiece and engravings by Phiz, as well as all first edition points!
Item number: #23938
Price: $750
DICKENS, Charles
The Life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby with illustrations by Phiz.
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. First edition. First printing.
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Bert Nelson, Publisher, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound volume of 1968 Track and Field News. Complete year of 18 issues with covers. Includes the track and field holy grail: the first national media appearance in print of mid-distance running legend Steve Prefontaine, then a junior at Marshall High School, in an article titled "Junior Prefontaine 4:13.8" and appearing in the April 1968 issue. Prefontaine also makes several appearances in results articles. Notably, 1968 fell into the heart of the Golden Era of mid-distance running and included such high profile runners as Jim Ryun (then considered the greatest mid-distance runner in history), Kip Keino (gold medalist at the 1968 Olympics), Marty Liquori, Dave Wottle, Ron Clarke, Billy Mills, Frank Murphy, and Frank Shorter, all of whom make numerous appearances in photos and in print in these issues - and of course many others. Also of note are O. J. Simpson photographed passing a baton in a relay race and Bob Beamon, who won the Mexico… Read More

Ithaca, New York:: Kumi Korf,, 2007.. Edition of 9. 6" x 6" x .75" closed. Intaglio prints cut and folded to form an accordion book. Lithograph cover print. Masa waxed paper backing. Cloth covered boards. Housed in matching lidded box. Signed and numbered by the artist Kumi Korf: "'Waves on my Side' is an accordion-pleated book, with intaglio prints on Japanese paper. The pages are images of waves on one side, when unfolded, and of railroad tracks on the other.  "The piece is inspired by my childhood memories of riding the train alongside a huge cliff at the edge of the Japan Sea. The crashing waves coming close to the tall bluff felt precarious; as a child, needing to trust that the world around must be safe, I felt a foreboding of tragedy. The sea, the cliff, the locomotive with its black smoke, white steam, and shrieking whistles formed a strong memory.

[Boston]:: Ellen Shattuck Pierce,, 2023.. Edition of 12. 8.5 x 14"; 44 pages. Black laser printing. Hand-cut stencil overlays. Hand colored laser prints. Printed on Mowhawk Superfine ext. Typfaces: Playfair Display, Vista Sans.Sewn stab binding. Laid in a relief print cover. Printed band closure. Cover relief cut on BFK Rives paper. Signed and numbered by the artist. Ellen Pierce: "Linoleum is a sketchbook for me, a meditative place. Making a linocut allows me to slowly carve lines that are very certain in this uncertain time. Since March 16th 2020, I have created imagery related to the Covid pandemic, resulting in 'The Covid Chronicles', a series of eighteen relief carvings. The carvings each measure 18 x 24 inches and chronicle my experience of the Covid19 pandemic in Boston, Massachusetts and its wider impact in the United States. With the pivot to online teaching, I zoomed into two hundred and thirty homes to teach art to kindergarteners through fifth graders. Making the… Read More

Thirteen volumes. Dulled spines, bumped corners and spines. Foxed/age toned endpapers. Interiors generally clean and bright, top edges dusty/dulled. Contributors include Max Beerbohm, Henry James, E Nesbit, Kenneth Grahame, John Buchan, Ethel Reed, Ella d'Arcy, George Gissing, Edmund Gosse, Walter Sickert, Anatole France, Aubrey Beardsley, Ernest Dowson, Sir Frederick Leighton etc. With publishers' advertisements and Elkin Mathews and John Lane Belles Lettres catalogues at rear of each volume. Volume 1 April 1894 third edition, contemporary ink owners name and date and WH Smith impressed stamp on ffep. Tissue guards. Volume II July 1894 second edition, small damage to spine, binding a bit shaky, some loose folds, tissue guards, contemporary signature and address on contents page. Volume III October 1894 first edition, gutter starting to split, binding shaky, some folds coming loose, tissue guards, contemporary owners name and WH Smith impressed stamp x2 on ffep. Volume IV January 1895 first edition,… Read More