The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, Oliver - 1929

(Easthampton, MA): Chamberlain Press, The, 1975. marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label. Chamberlain Press. 16mo. marbled paper-covered boards, paper spine label. not paginated. Limited to 75 copies signed by Sarah Chamberlain, printer and illustrator. A fine copy. This is the first book printed at the Chamberlain Press. Printed on Rives buff using Goudy Old-style type. The illustrations are engraved in wood.

New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Willy Pogany. 192pp. Violet cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, color llustrated endpapers. Cover nearly unworn, spine is faded and lettering barely readable, several small holes in front endpaper evidently from bookplate removal, inscription on verso, text is mildly age-toned but clean and unmarked, binding is tight. Scarce dust jacket is missing a 2 1/2 inch piece from lower spine and several smaller pieces from top edge. Wonderful pen and ink drawings by Pogany throughout text.

Hardcover. First Edition. BAL 16384. Frontispiece "In the Belfry" and 24 full-page b/w plates as well as numerous text vignettes by Pyle. 16, ads. 8vo. Original half leather and green cloth binding (advertised on p. 16 of ads at $2.00. Gilt and red lettered green pictorial cloth. Spine/backing replaced. VG+/NF with wear to tips. Cloth has 1/4" split at lower rear tip.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Good in Poor dust jacket; Spine cocked, page tops spotted, owner name on . front free endpaper, sticker liftoff on front jacket flap, jacket heavily . tattered and torn, with yellowed tape repair to rear panel.. 1964. First Edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Blindstamped red cloth with maroon topstain. Mustard endpapers. Five-lines on colophon page, $3.95 price on front jacket flap, no isbn number on rear jacket panel The delicious adventures of young Charlie Bucket and his fabulous tour of Willy Wonkas Chocolate Factory. Includes references to pygmies and Ooompa Loompa illustrations later edited from this title. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 162 pages .

Well loved first edition of a children's classic. No dust jacket. Former owners last name on front free end paper. General wear to the corners of the book, but no rips or tears. Binding is slightly loose but not coming apart. No interior marks or flaws. Please feel free to ask for more pictures or information. Price includes shipping within the U.S.

This is a handsome, fine binding vintage copy of "The Complete Works of LEWIS CARROLL" with original illustrations by John Tenniel. Circa 1930's (there is no date of publication stated); Random House; New York. The book has been custom three-quarter leather bound with a decorative gilt spine with raised bands. With an Introduction by Alexander Woollcott and an Index of First Lines of Verse. Gilt top edge.The following works are included (please see the photos for the complete list of contents):* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* Through the Looking-Glass* Sylvie and Bruno* Sylvia and Bruno Concluded* The Hunting of the Snark* Early Verse* Puzzles from Wonderland* Prologues to Plays* Phantasmagoria* College Rhymes and Notes by an Oxford Chiel* Acrostics, Inscriptions, and Other Verse* Three Sunsets and Other Poems* Stories* MiscellanyCondition:Clean covers with no stains; some wear to the leather at the center of the left edge of the front cover, at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and at the… Read More

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Copyright 1929. Illustrated by John Tenniel. Cover shows some age and so does the top of the spine. Binding is intact, all pages are firmly in place. "With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel" The Macmillan Company, New York.

Chicago: Rand McNally & Co, 1911. First Edition. First edition of this surprisingly scarce Rand McNally publisher's catalogue with a focus on illustrated children's books and classic literature. With colour plates by Lucy Fitch Perkins for 'The Enchanted Peacock' by Julia Brown, Grace Chandler Horn for 'Hiawatha' by Henry W. Longfellow, Hope Dunlap for 'The Rose Fairies' by Olivia McCabe, Magniel Wright Enright for 'The Garden of Hearts Delight' by Ida Huntingdon, Katherine Merrill for 'Edda and the Oak' by Elia Peattie, Fanny E. Cory for 'Jackieboy in Rainbowland' by William M. Hill, and Ruth Hallock for 'Other Rhymes for Little Readers' by Wilhelmina Seegmilla. No copies in Worldcat. Octavo, bound in printed paper wrappers, 85 pages [+3], 7 full page colour plates, numerous black and white photographic illustrations and line drawings throughout, a couple of minor closed tears at fore-edges, mild bumping to corners, with original promotional slip laid in, a very good copy indeed.

First edition of the first German translation - and one of the earliest - of the Jungle Book. One of 5000 copies printed. The Groh illustrations were made especially for this edition.Hardcover Fine. 8vo., original brown cloth, stamped in silver; front cover red and blue with an image of Mowgli. Edges stained red. Spine cocked slightly.. Edges lightly rubbed. Pages 161-165 mended with tape. Ownership stamp to title page. A beautiful and scarce book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Number 97 of 400 of the Japanese Vellum Edition De Luxe. Folio. Signed by Harry Quilter. and subscribed to Sir William Henderson. Illustrated.. Color frontispiece and one another plate printed on silk by Lemercier. Illustrated with b.w. designs/decorations throughout. Gilt decorated front board with two ornamental pewter inlays. Decorative front end papers. Some soiling to front and rear cover. Front board has a split has a 2.5-inch split at bottom hinge,not impacting the binding. Book is tightly bound. A rare book and interesting book. Additional postage may be necessary (large book). Sir William Henderson (10 April 1826 – 9 June 1904) was a Scottish merchant and philanthropist.He was born in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, the son of a farmer, and his first job was a junior position in the Fraserburgh branch of the North of Scotland Bank. However, he soon moved to Aberdeen to work for the Aberdeen White Star Line, founded in 1825 by George Thompson, a… Read More