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Buffalo Bill's Wild West. A sixty piece 19th century hexahedron Puzzle.
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West. A sixty piece 19th century hexahedron Puzzle.

by [William Frederick Cody]

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Sixty individual c. 1.95 by 1.95 by 1.95 inch wooden blocks with chromolithographed images to all 360 sides. In wooden box from Grands Magasins du Louvre. Lithographs inspired by (or pirated from) A Peep at Buffalo Bill's Wild West (New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1887). Box c.14.75 x 22.25; puzzle c. 11.75 x 20 inch. Wear to block corners and an occasional block (please see and/or request images); nonetheless a remarkably complete set of twelve separate puzzles for young romancers of the American wild west phenomenon. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.
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La Chasse de Kaa
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La Chasse de Kaa

by KIPLING, Rudyard

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Used
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Limited Edition
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Sydney, New South Wales
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Paris: Javal and Bordeaux, 1930. Limited Edition. JOUVE, Paul. Illustrated by one of the leading painters in France, this superb work brings Kipling's classic Jungle Book story into the realm of fine 20th century French publishing. Limited edition of 125 copies, bound in snakeskin-style folding case, protected by matching slipcase (some wear), 340 mm x 265 mm, 130 unbound pages as issued, 21 plates, printed on imperial Japan paper, an excellent copy.
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THE JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH MOTHER GOOSE (In the original Box)
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THE JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH MOTHER GOOSE (In the original Box)

by Smith, Jessie Willcox

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  • near fine
  • first
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
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Rougemont, North Carolina
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New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1914. 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Good-Box. Jessie Willcox Smith. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy, in Good box. Oblong 4to., 173 pp., illustrated with a color frontispiece and 16 color and b&w plates; text further illustrated with drawings. Bound in black cloth with title on the spine in white; color illustration pasted onto the front board. Housed in the publisher's card stock box, with illustrated edges and printed publisher information. An excellent copy, with just a hint of wear to the spine lettering. The box has been reinforced on all edges with tape (see photo). A beautiful copy, Near Fine in the Good publisher's box. *** The classic work illustrated by perhaps the finest illustrator from the Golden Age of Illustration. Jessie Willcox Smith illustrated numerous books of the era, and did every cover work for Good Housekeeping from 1917 to 1933. She was only the second women to be inducted into The Hall of Fame of the Society of… Read More
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La Belle Au Bois Dormant & Le Petit Chaperon Rouge . Deux contes de ma mere Loye
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La Belle Au Bois Dormant & Le Petit Chaperon Rouge . Deux contes de ma mere Loye

by Perrault, C(harles)

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Used - Very Good
Edition
Limited Edition
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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France: Eragny Press, 1899. Published in an edition of 224 copies, 200 of which were for sale. In original pale blue decorative paper boards, gilt lettering front cover, 2 gilt decorations at spine, with lovely wood engravings and decorative initials designed by Lucien Pissarro and engraved by Lucien and Esther Pissarro, printed on handmade paper. Very Good, spine a bit darkened, endpages with usual toning, small bookseller's stickers bottom edge front and rear paste downs. A quite charming edition of these classic fairy tales. . Limited Edition. Decorative Paper Covered Board. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer
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The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer

by Geoffrey Chaucer

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Used
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First W. Russell Flint-illustrated edition
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Hardcover
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New York, New York
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CHAUCER, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer. Illustrated after Drawings by W. Russell Flint. London: Philip Lee Warner, 1913. 4to, vol. 1: x 239pp. vol. 2: x 221pp. vol. 3: x 187pp. Beige quarter-cloth with light blue boards and paper labels affixed to the front and spine (extra paper labels tipped-in to the rear of each volume). 36 mounted color plates (12 in each volume). Vol. 1: Head of spine lightly rubbed, lower spine end a tad so, free endpapers discolored where not covered by jacket flap, else a fine copy in original dust jacket (spine heavily sunned, small chip at top of spine panel – no loss to printed area, light edge wear at top of rear flap). Vol. 2: Spine ends lightly rubbed, free endpapers faintly discolored where not covered by jacket flap, else a fine copy in original dust jacket (spine heavily sunned, a few tiny chips at spine panel ends). Vol. 3: free endpapers lightly discolored where not covered by jacket flaps, else a fine copy in original dust jacket (spine… Read More
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The Snowy Day
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The Snowy Day

by Keats, Jack Ezra

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
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Used - Near Fine
Edition
Second Printing
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Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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New York: Viking Press, 1963. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on half-title page - " For Dana Ericson - best wishes Ezra Jack Keats". Stated Second printing February, 1963, with Caldecott Award medal front panel, $3.00 price with Caldecott mention front flap and lovely snowflake decorated end papers. Near Fine, slight bow to front board, in a Near Fine dust jacket, hint of a crease and trace of wear at head of spine. SIGNED copies of this groundbreaking and award winning children's book are RARE in any printing, and particularly so in such lovely condition. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Second Printing. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Oblong 8vo.
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The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
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The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm

by Brothers Grimm

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Used
Edition
First edition, limited issue
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Hardcover
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New York, New York
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[RACKHAM, Arthur]. The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Translated by Mrs. Edgar Lucas. London: Constable & Company, 1909. 4to, xvi 326pp. Velum pictorially stamped in gilt; t.e.g. 40 mounted color plates with tissue guards and numerous b&w illustrations. Spine lightly sunned, light rubbing to covers, silk ties missing, plate at frontispiece bearing small crease at lower right corner, else a remarkably bright, tight copy in custom-made slipcase (a bit worn). Signed by the artist, Arthur Rackham.
First edition, limited issue, being one of 750 copies signed by the artist. A wonderful collection of fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm featuring the spectacular illustrations of Arthur Rackham. This is the subject matter that brought out the best in Rackham. A lavishly illustrated limited edition and a showpiece for any collection!
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The Fables of Aesop.
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ILLUSTRATED WITH 66 POCHOIR WOODCUTSThe Fables of Aesop. Printed from the Veronese Edition of MCCCCLXXIX in Latin Verses and Italian Version by Accio Zucco, with the Woodcuts Newly Engraved and Coloured After a Copy in The British Museum. (With) The First Three Books of Caxton's Aesop containing the Fables Illustrated in the Verona Aesopus of MCCCCLXXIX.Epilogue by Giovanni Mardersteig. Illustrated with 66 full-page woodcuts by Anna Bramanti. Woodcuts are pochoir colored by Daniel Jacomet to recreate the illuminated miniature effect of the British Library copy of the Veronese Aesop of 1479 (upon which the present edition is based). The fleurons, first adopted in 1479, were engraved by Charles Malin. 8vo. Publisher's ¼-green morocco; decorated boards; top edges gilt; acetate dust wrappers; enclosed in morocco-tipped slipcase.Officina Bodoni, Verona, 1973. Limited to 160 numbered copies set in Centaur types, printed on Magnani mould made paper with goose watermark. 2 volumes. Volume I contains the… Read More
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Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings
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Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings

by JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS (Signed)

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Used - Fine
Edition
New and Revised Edition. Large-Paper Edition.
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Great Barrington, Massachusetts
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One of 250 numbered copies signed by the author and illustrator. This copy #248.Illustrated with 112 illustrations by A. B. Frost.8vo. Original gilt decorated vellum; rough cut front edges; teg. D. Appleton and Company, New York 1895. New and Revised Edition. Large-Paper Edition. Fine.
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The Wind in the Willows; with a frontispiece by Graham Robertson
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The Wind in the Willows; with a frontispiece by Graham Robertson

by Grahame, Kenneth

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Used - Near fine
Edition
First Edition
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Middletown, New York
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London: Methuen and Co, 1908. First Edition. Near fine/Near fine. Graham Robertson. 8vo. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (190 x 120 mm). pp. [1] + viii + 302 + i. Laid paper, deckle edges, t.e.g. With a captioned frontispieces, "And a River went out of Eden", on coated paper after a pen-and-ink drawing by Walford Graham Robertson (1866 - 1948); tissue guard. Original blue-green cloth with gilt illustration on the spine (Toad dressed in a driving outfit and goggles) and upper cover ( Pan playing flute to Rat and Mole by the river) and a single gilt rule on the upper cover. In the second issue publisher's pictorial peach-color dust jacket printed in black with price of 7/6 instead of 6/-.The spine of the dust jacket slightly darkened but in excellent condition with a couple small tears at head expertly repaired on verso; scattered foxing and discoloration to dust jacket and pages, wear to spine edges consistent with age. [Grolier: One Hundred Books Famous in Children's Literature, no.61; Osborne I, p. 349; Hunt… Read More
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A Bear Called Paddington - Inscribed by the Author
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A Bear Called Paddington - Inscribed by the Author

by Bond, Michael

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Used
Edition
First
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Hardcover
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Chelmsford, Essex
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First edition, first impression (Collins Clear-Type Press: London and Glasgow, 1958). Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper: "To Nina, with best wishes, Michael Bond". The dedicatee is Nina Froud who was a personal friend of the author and worked at his literary agency. The first book in the Paddington series where one of the most iconic and beloved British fictional characters first appeared, later going on to form the basis of several ongoing TV and successful film adaptations. Publisher's original red cloth with silver lettering to spine containing illustrations by Peggy Fortnum. A beautiful, fine and pristine book throughout, save for a touch of off-setting to endpapers. Appears unread. The original complete dust jacket is not price-clipped and is in unusually superior condition with a chip to spine head - not affecting any lettering - and a closed tear to top of upper panel fore-edge with a couple of tiny and inconspicuous nicks to the top edge of lower panel. A very rare… Read More
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The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture (Vol 1) AND Aesopics, or a...
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The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture (Vol 1) AND Aesopics, or a Second Collection of Fables (Vol 2)

by John Ogilby, Aesop

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Used
Edition
Second
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Hardcover
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Acton, Massachusetts
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Volume I--(Second Edition) The Fables of Aesop Paraphras'd in Verse: Adorn'd with Sculpture. London: Printed by Thomas Roycroft for the Author, 1668. Second edition with new title page, a re-issue of the 1665 edition sheets. This volume contains the frontispiece, engraved vignettes and initials, (missing Ogilby portrait), and has all eighty-one full-paged plates in fabulous condition. Light yellowing/browning of initial few pages as regular. Volume II--(Second Edition) Aesopics, or a Second Collection of Fables, illustrated with sixty-eight full-paged plates in early issue before captions were added. Pages are remarkably clean without any browning. Large folio volumes, both illustrated throughout; Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) engraved eighty-eight of the illustrations for these works, the others were executed by Dirck Stoop (c. 1610-1686) and Francis Barlow (c. 1626-1704). Both volumes are uniformly re-bound with original leather panels inset in full brick morocco bindings with gilt titles.
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NOW WE ARE SIX
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NOW WE ARE SIX

by A.A. MILNE

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Used
Edition
FIRST
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Hardcover
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Charleston, Mississippi
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1927 LARGE PAPER BY E.P. DUTTON & CO.
NO. 149 OF 200 COPIES
SIGNED BY AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR
GREAT CONDITION WITH DUST JACKET AND FRONT AND BACK COVER OF ORIGINAL BOX
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THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER
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THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER

by A.A. MILNE

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  • Hardcover
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Used - near fine
Edition
FIRST
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Hardcover
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Charleston, Mississippi
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1928 SIGNED FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 86 OF 250 COPIES
SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR, GREAT CONDITION, LARGE PAPER
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Where the Wild Things Are
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Where the Wild Things Are

by Sendak, Maurice

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  • good
  • Hardcover
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Condition
Used - Good
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Bloomington, Indiana
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New York: Harper & Row, 1963. First Printing, with Library of Congress catalog card number: 63-21253 and 1963 copyright printed on the title page. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at half-title page -"April '65 For Myra - Maurice Sendak". Good, lacking the dust jacket and the decorative front end paper, boards soiled and worn at edges, rear hinge cracked. Uncommon as an unsophisticated copy of this enduring Sendak classic, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED directly in the book to a child who obviously adored the book and read it countless times, much like a well-worn blanket or stuffed animal. Basis for the 2009 film directed by Spike Jonze, a 1984 TV movie, and several short films. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covered Boards. Good/No Jacket. Oblong 4to.
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