London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876. George Cruikshank. New Edition. Hardcover. 6 5/8" X 4 1/4". xii, 252pp. Green cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Heavy edgewear and scattered rubbing to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards. Head and tail of spine worn down, no losses..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2010. Hardcover. 9" X 6". xiv, 174pp. Presents nicely with accompanying publisher-issued slipcase in glittering blue, showing only light shelfwear. Bound in full glittering blue cloth over boards, with Marvin the Paranoid Android stamped in silver and surrounded by stars to upper board, spine lettered in..... More
![Dziesiec Kostek (Ten Blocks) [Polish Text]. Pam Adams, Illust](/pictures/thumb/8846_1.jpg?v=1628131028)
Child's Play, 1988. Hardcover. 7 3/4" X 6 3/4". Unpaginated. Very mild shelf wear to pictorial paper over boards with light rubbing to covers and bumps to head and tail of spine. Spots of light rubbing to pages. Pages are clean and unmarked. All 10 blocks are present, clean, and..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2012. Hardcover. 9" X 6". xiii, 254pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of decorative cloth over boards. Spots of faint toning to edges of text block. Blind stamp to half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A hilarious..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. Paperback. 8" X 5 1/4". xii, 198pp. Mild toning and wear to covers of pictorial paper wraps. Sunning to spine. Sticker mark to front cover. Age-toning to inside of front covers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: A delicious..... More
![Stories for the Household [Fairy Tales]. Hans Christian Andersen, H. W. Dulcken, A. W. Bayes,...](/pictures/thumb/9690_1.JPG?v=1635543015)
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1890. Hardcover. This abundantly illustrated, gilt-stamped and goblin-infested, nearly 1000-page tome dates from 1890 and collects many beloved fairy tales by the great Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the writer of novels, poems, travelogues, plays, and, of course, such enduring stories as "Thumbelina," "The Little Mermaid,"..... More
Somerville, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 10 5/8" X 7". 127pp, plus postscript, author's note, and illustrator's note. Signed by M. T. Anderson at title page. "Signed by the Author" label to front panel of dust jacket. Mild edgewear to unclipped pictorial dust jacket. Black cloth over boards..... More
New York: Random House, 1978. Paperback. 7 1/2" X 5". ix, 179pp. Rubbing, creasing, and dampstaining to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Creasing to spine. Sticker to rear cover. Faint dampstaining to front and rear endpapers. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Finding a...... More
![Studies of American Fungi: Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, Etc. [First Edition]. George Francis...](/pictures/thumb/9714_1.JPG?v=1636075147)
Ithaca, New York: Andrus & Church, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. From its fungi-laden front cover to the abundant illustrations within, this 1900 first edition guide to American mushrooms is sure to inspire rambles and ruminations through field and forest, for, as the author writes in his introduction: "The quest for..... More
New York / Philadelphia: Frank S. Holby, 1906. Hardcover. 8 1/4" X 6 1/4". Wear to red cloth over boards with rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Frabric and heads and tails of spine has been rubbed/chipped away. Top-edge gilt. Previous owner's name in ink to front..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1921. Hardcover. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2". 276pp. Ex-First Church Sabbath School Library of New Britain, with label to front pastedown and card and envelope to rear free endpaper. Green cloth over boards, with upper board lettered in gilt. Spine sunned and gilt rubbed..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000. Collector's Edition. Leather_bound. 9 1/4" X 6 1/8". 303pp. Easton Press Collector's Notes laid in. Bound in full blue-gray leather with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt, all edges gilt, with golden silk moire endpapers and matching silk ribbon placemarker. Very faint rubbing..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2013. Hardcover. 9" X 6". xviii, 169pp. Presents nicely with accompanying publisher-issued slipcase in dark blue, showing only light shelfwear. Bound in full pictorial cloth over boards, showing towers in bronze and gold to upper board, with spine lettered in gilt. Binding is firm and sound..... More
London: Privately Printed, circa 1920. Leather bound. 8 1/4" X 5 3/4". viii, 468pp. This privately printed edition is undated, published circa 1920. Halfbound in crimson morocco, lined in gilt, with red linen over boards. Spine lettered in gilt with floral gilt compartment and gilt fleur-de-lis. Toning to endpapers. Binding..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906. Hardcover. 8 1/2" X 6 1/4". 213pp. Mild wear to decorative cloth over boards with light rubbing and toning to covers and edges. Corners are gently bumped. Lean to spine. Dust-spotting and stamp from Captain Charles H. Hurley Library to edge of text block. Top..... More
Macmillan Collector's Library, 2016. Hardcover. 6" X 4". 200pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Price sticker to rear cover of jacket. Blue cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. All edge gilt. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and..... More
Philadelphia: Edward Stern & Co, Inc., 1908. Second printing. Hardcover. Published anonymously, The Last Egyptian is an adult adventure novel penned by Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum, inspired by the works of H. Rider Haggard and directed and starring J. Farrell MacDonald. This is a very presentable early..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 8". 60pp. Wear to pictorial over boards with rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Toning to endpapers and paste-downs. Previous owner's name in ink at half-title page. Pages are..... More
Chicago: Berland Magic Creations, 1950. Staplebound. 9" X 6". 32pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with toning and light creasing to covers and edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall solid copy of this pamphlet of step-by-step instructions on magic routines with accompanying illustrations. More
New York: Greenberg, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/8". 140pp. Lacking dust jacket. Purple cloth over boards with Bernstein illustration stamped in yellow to upper board and spine lettered in yellow. Rather heavy wear to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards, fraying and small tears..... More
Chicago: Magic, Inc., 1998. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 7 1/4". xx, 519pp. Wear to unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and soiling to covers and creasing, chipping, and tears to corners and edges. Bottom 1" of jacket missing at spine. Toning to edges of dust jacket. Jacket has been taped to..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, Inc., 1948. Hardcover. 9 3/4" X 7 1/4". 173pp. Heavy wear to unclipped, illustrated dust jacket, with chipping and creasing to edges, several open and closed tears to spine and edges, and one large, open tear to front cover. Rubbing and toning to covers..... More
Norwalk: The Easton Press, 1990. Leather_bound. 8 3/4" X 5 3/4". 174pp. Bound in full genuine blue leather, stamped in 22kt gilt to both boards, with blue silk moire endpapers and matching silk ribbon placemarker. All edges gilt. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. Page of..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2006. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xvi, 287pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of decorative paper over boards. Blind stamp to half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. Slipcase is clean and solid. Color illustrations throughout..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1937. Hardcover. 6 3/4" X 5 3/8". 64pp. Pictorial paper over boards. Mild wear to binding, with hard bumping to extremities, mild dust soiling, and faint pencilled marks to rear. Binding is firm, sound, and tight. Tear to top corners of leaf containing pages 15..... More
