Portland, Oregon: Graphic Arts Center Publishing, 1998. PHOTOS. First Edition. Boards. Folio (13 5/8" x 10" x 3/4"), black boards with gold stamped spine, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) with close-up in color of a bison's head by David Fitzgerald, photographer of this beautiful book with glossy fullcolor images..... More
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Tokyo: Takashi Uehara / Shumei Printing, Ltd., 1949. Kiyonaga. Limited to 1500 copies. #729 Text mainly JAPANESE with a few English notes. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. Quarto (book: 10" x 7 1/4" x 1 1/8"), decorative black cloth with crimson Japanese calligraphy & gold-outlined image of a Japanese lady, fine..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2001. P. J. Lynch. First U.S. Reinforced Trade Edition, First Printing. Pictorial boards. Quarto (11 5/8" x 10 1/8"), glossy pictorial boards depicting fierce dragons flanking the young orange-red & fire-breathing dragon Ignis, picture by P. J. Lynch repeated on the dust jacket (unclipped), with all..... More
Tokyo, Japan: Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha: Publishers, 1966. Ikebana flower arrangements. First Edition. Decorative cloth. Folio (13 3/4" x 10 1/2" x 1 1/4"), light green textured kimono silk cloth with raised & repeating Chrysanthemum patterns -- plus a calligraphed pastedown (5 5/8" x 2"), & a lettered golden bellyband made of..... More
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1978. Howard Rogers. The First Edition Society / First Printing. Cloth. Thick 8vo, full leather with gold cross lettering on spine and triple panel cross pattern on front cover, illustrated with 8 full-page engravings by Howard Rogers, maroon watered silk endpapers, a.e.g., black ribbon..... More
New York: Studio Museum in Harlem / Abradale Press, 1994. Photos, paintings. 2nd Edition Reprint of 1987 ed. by Harry N. Abrams. Cloth. Quarto (12" x 9"), mahogany cloth with red lettering on spine, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) William H. Johnson's portrait of "A Man in a Vest,"profusely..... More
New York: The Heritage Press, 1940. Fritz Eichenberg. First Edition Thus [reprint of the Limited Editions Club edition]. Cloth. Quarto (9 3/4" x 6 1/2"), light yellow cloth with black label & gilt lettering on spine plus circular black compass rose (in gilt) with ship at center; illustrated with frontispiece..... More
New York & The Nonesuch Press, London: The Heritage Press, 1950. Pierre Brissaud engraved in wood by Theo Schmeid. First Edition Thus [reprint of Limited Editions Club edition]. Decorative cloth. Quarto (9 1/2" x 6 3/8"), purple backstrip with gold lettering over gold-&-purple cloth decorated with fleurs-de-lys, frontispiece and 19..... More
New York: The Heritage Press, 1949. Mariette Lydis. First Edition Thus [reprint of Limited Editions Club edition]. Decorative cloth. Quarto (10 1/4" x 6 3/4"), brown decorative cloth with gold lettering and spiral embellishments, illustrated with frontispiece and 11 plates by Mariette Lydis, 145 pages. Sturdy cardboard gray slipcase. Sandglass..... More
Paris: Editions du Pantheon: Collections, 1946. Jacques Roubille. First Edition Thus Illustrated. Wrappers. Small 8vo (7 5/8" x 5 5/8"), ivory wrappers with striking tourquoise picture of a vampish young woman on front cover, Preface by Ernest Reynaud; illustrated with 9 full-page heliochrome black-&-tourquoise plates by Jacques Roubille; 219 pages..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, N.D. [1918]. Edmund Dulac. Early Trade Edition. Decorated & gilt-stamped cloth. 8vo (8" x 5 7/8"), blue cloth with title surrounded by Art Nouveau gilt designs on spine and more boldly with facing elephants holding up the embossed "tent" gilt title on front cover; illustrated with..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2015. Photos, images, maps. First American Edition, 13th Printing. Cloth and boards. Tall 8vo, (9 5/8" x 6 3/4"), pale green boards with gold lettering and images of Mt. Chimborazo on spine, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with colorful South American creatures, illustrated with..... More
New York City: Mayflower Books, 1980. Period images. First American Edition. Cloth. Quarto, olive green cloth with gold lettering on spine, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a multi-colored illustration from a 16th c. herbal, profusely illustrated with color and B&W reproductions of early herbal images; dark green endpapers..... More
Washington, D.C. Smithsonian Books, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Tall 8vo, white cloth with gilt lettering on spine, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with medallion of Franklin in chef's hat, includes about 62 recipe tables, [x] + 294 pages. With 62 Authentic mainly 18TH century & Franklin-period Recipes..... More
New York: Random House, 1960. Paul Galdone. First Landmark Books Edition No. 91. Decorative cloth. 8vo, beige cloth with black lettering and red & green floral framing stamped on spine and front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial colored dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a young woman holding a flintlock, illustrated by Paul..... More
New York: Random House, 1954. Stephen Medvey. First Landmark Books Edition Series No. 49. Decorative cloth. 8vo, beige cloth with black lettering and red & green floral framing stamped on spine and front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial colored dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a Hawaiian mother and son overlooking Honolulu Bay..... More
New York: Random House, 1952. Donald MacKay. First Landmark Books Edition Series No. 23. Decorative cloth. 8vo, light green striated cloth with black lettering and red & green floral framing stamped on spine and front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial colored dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a Union rider - caisson and..... More
New York: Random House, 1952. Ernest Richardson. First Landmark Books Edition. Decorative cloth. 8vo, light green ribbed cloth with black lettering and red-green floral framing stamped on spine and front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial brightly colored dust jacket (unclipped) with Wild Bill gesturing to an armed posse, illustrated by Ernest..... More
Freeport, Ilinois: Freeport Press, 2004. Sketches, maps, diagrams, and schemas. First Printing. Paperback. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by both Co-Authors on the title page, 8vo, glossy pictorial wrappers with full color grid of wildflowers on both covers; illustrated with several B&W images of barns, garden diagrams, layouts, and maps; Appendix (listing..... More
Miyanoshita, Hakone, Japan: Fujita Hotel, Ltd. / Yamagata Press, Yokohama, 1964. Profusely illustrated with woodcuts. Later Printing of 1950 Combined edition. decorated cloth. 8vo, decorative Japanese cloth with multi-colored floral pattern, [plastic sleeve added], profusely illustrated with 889 B&W repros of woodcut illustrations, Index, 591 pages. EXCEPTIONALLY Fine Illustrated and..... More
New York London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2006. Henry Holiday. First Edition, First Printing. Pictorial cloth. Small 4to (7 1/4" x 9 1/2"), white cloth with gold lettering on spine and embossed gold caricature of Lewis Carroll by Henry Furniss on front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped)..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, Inc., 1989. Photos, designs, maps. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Quarto (12" x 9 3/8" x 1 1/4"), black cloth with gilt Japanese script on spine, archival polyester-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a beautiful kimono, profusely illustrated with 220 glossy photos most in color)..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1940f. Paul Laune. Reprint G&D Edition, #5 in series. Cloth. 8vo, beige pictorial cloth with dark red lettering stamped on spine and front cover plus dark red silhouette of the mounted Lone Ranger; archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting the Lone Ranger holding..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1941f. Paul Laune. Early reprint of G&D Edition. Cloth. 8vo, tan pictorial cloth with dark red lettering stamped on spine and front cover plus dark red silhouette of the mounted Lone Ranger; archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped) depicting the Lone Ranger riding blind-folded..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1948. Paul Laune. First G&D Edition: #10 in Series. Cloth. 8vo, tan pictorial cloth with dark red lettering stamped on spine and front cover plus dark red silhouette of the mounted Lone Ranger; archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped) depicting the Lone Ranger halting..... More