Fine Presses & Collector's Editions from CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB

Cairo, Egypt: Camel Caravan Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover in dust jacket. Inscribed/Signed by Author. First Edition. Oblong. SIGNED by author on title page with brief inscription. Some slight shelfwear. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book in like dust jacket. Very neat -- a bright copy. Spectacular colour photo illustrations. Map. Bibliography. … Read more

Canada: Biblioasis, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Wraps (soft-cover). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hand-numbered limited edition. Stitched binding. Just a hint a fading to violet card wraps near spine. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. 30[+2]p..

Canada: Biblioasis, 2006. Book. Fine. Wraps (soft-cover). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hand-numbered limited edition. Stitched binding. A clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. 32[+4]p..

Canada: Biblioasis, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Wraps (soft-cover). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hand-numbered limited edition. Stitched binding. Just a hint a fading to violet card wraps near spine. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. 30[+2]p..

Canada: Biblioasis, 2006. Book. Near Fine. Wraps (soft-cover). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hand-numbered limited edition. Stitched binding. Just a hint a fading to violet card wraps near spine. Otherwise a clean, tight and unmarked book. Very neat. 30[+2]p..

Tokyo: Meiji Press, 1937. Book. Good. Cloth (hardcover). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Brown coarse-weave cloth hardcover, with title labels to front and spine. Some toning to labels, moreso to spine, which also shows two shallow chips (not affecting letters). A light moisture stain affects rear endpapers as well as top and bottom edges… Read more

London: George Allen, 1899. Book. Illus. by Thomson, Hugh. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Gilt decorative buckram cloth hardcovers. Unopened (ie. gatherings have not been slit). Edges uncut. This is the large-paper edition of 200 copies on hand-made paper. Slight rubbing to covers, and a little sunning to… Read more

Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, 1882. Book. Illus. by Girardet, K.. Fair. Cloth-backed boards. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Cloth-backed (quarter-bound) hardcovers, with illustrated paper boards. Title label to spine. Wear and darkening to covers. Bookplate inside front cover. Front and rear free endpapers neatly removed. Otherwise a clean and unmarked book.… Read more

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, Ltd. Book. Illus. by Richardson, Agnes et al.. Very Good. Cloth-backed boards. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. c. 1913. Red quarter-cloth binding over colour pictorial paper-covered boards. Very bright all around, with some moderate rubbing to corners. Contemporary Christmas gift inscription to front endpaper, dated 1913. Some hints of… Read more

Toronto: William Briggs, 1906. Book. Illus. by Campbell, V. Floyd. Poor. Cloth-backed boards. First Canadian Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Green quarter-cloth binding over green grey paper-covered boards. Colour plate set to front cover. Moderate wear and rubbing to extremities. Text-block is loose from binding, with many loose pages and attendant edge-wear. There… Read more

London: Henry Frowde -- Hodder & Stoughton Book. Illus. by Aldin, Cecil. Very Good. Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [1913]. Light olive/tan paper-covered boards. Black titling to front and spine; Colour plate to front. Very bright all around, with some slight "furring" of paper surface at extremities. Pictorial endpapers. A clean, tight… Read more

London: Raphael Tuck & Sons Book. Illus. by Davie, Howard. Good. Cloth-backed boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Olive quarter-cloth binding over illustrated paper-covered boards. Black lettering to spine. Some moderate wear, rubbing and loss to extremities of covers. Occasional foxing to text. Otherwise a clean and unmarked book. Neat. Colour plates… Read more

Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1914. Book. Illus. by Sullivan, Edmund J.. Very Good. Buckram. First Edition thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt green buckram cloth hardcovers. Top edge gilt. Grey endpapers. 12 colour illustrations by Edmund J. Sullivan, tipped in. Fore and bottom edges uncut (untrimmed). Internally a clean, tight and unmarked… Read more

Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1911. Book. Illus. by Hardie, Charles Martin. Very Good. Buckram. First Edition thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gilt brown buckram cloth hardcovers. Top edge gilt. Fore and bottom edges uncut (untrimmed). Plain endpapers. Colour illustrations by Hardie, tipped in. Brief gift inscription, dated 1912. Internally a clean,… Read more

Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1911. Book. Illus. by Hardie, Charles Martin. Very Good. Suede. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Suede full leather stiff card covers with gilt lettering to spine and titling stamped to front. Yapp edges. Some discoloration to spine area and edges. All edges gilt. Grey endpapers. Colour illustrations by Hardie, tipped… Read more