Two volumes, complete. Early edition, 1812. 16mo, horizontally ribbed green morroco with elaborately gilt decorated borders, raised bands, and marbled page-edges, 299 + 376 pp., clean unmarked text, Good copies, old bookplates on the front pastedowns, first volume with old ink inscription on the verso of the front flyleaf, foxing or soiling to some pages of the text, light rubbing and wear to the covers at the tips and edges. Text in French. Handsome bindings.

1944, LEC. This is number 654 of 1500 copies, signed by the author, Wendell Willkie. Large 4to., quarter leather with illustrated boards, gilt title, teg. Slight lean to the spine, otherwise a Fine, clean copy, in its original wax paper jacket and slipcase. The jacket has darkened, is not torn or brittle. The slipcase is Very Good, strong, but the spine has sunned, and the cloth shows light scratching.

1944, LEC. This is number 654 of 1100 copies, signed by the designer, Bruce Rogers. Large 4to., quarter cloth with patterned boards. Previous owner's blindstamp on the title page, otherwise a Fine, sharp copy, in its original wax paper jacket and slipcase. The jacket has darkened, but is not torn or brittle. The slipcase is Very Good, strong, but discolored in places from sun exposure.

1944, LEC. This is number 654 of 1100 copies, signed by the illustrator, Petrina. Large 4to., quarter leather with patterned boards. Previous owner's blindstamp on the title page, otherwise a Fine, sharp copy, in its original wax paper jacket and slipcase. The jacket is darkened along the spine, and shows very little wear to the extremities. The slipcase is Very Good, strong, with minor scuffing.

The State of the Nation: 11 Interpretations with Nine Interludes
Lowry, Robert; Saroyan, William; Kees, Weldon; Blair, Arthur; Joseph, J. Calder; Levin, Alvin; Neiman, Gilbert

1940, First Edition. Review copy, with slip mounted on the inside of the front wrap. This is the from the unsigned trade edition, consisting of 651 copies. 98 pp. Softcover, staplebound decorative red wraps with silver stars. Very Good. Light fading to the wraps; wear along foredge of the rear wrap; unmarked text. Offsetting to the title page from the laid-in ad promoting the 99 signed copies. Published as Little Man series 4. Book comes in a protective mylar sleeve.

1944, LEC. This is number 654 of 1200 copies, signed at the colophon by the designer, Bruce Rogers, and the illustrator, Fritz Kredel. 2 volume set in original jackets and slipcase. Hardcovers, quarter leather. Previous owner's blindstamp on the title page of both books; otherwise these are Fine copies, with clean contents, strong bindings, and no signs of fading or sunning to the covers. Wax paper jackets have browned, and are fragile, with some loss already. The slipcase is Very Good+, with minor wear at the joints and corners.

The White House Years: Waging Peace, 1956-1961, signed limited edition
Eisenhower, Dwight D.

This is number 319 of 1434, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1965. Hardcover, tan buckram. An absolutely Fine, tight, clean copy, with bright spine titles. Comes in original glassine jacket and slipcase with the faintest rubbing to the title label. Digital images available upon request.

The Blessed Damozel (Reprinted from The Germ)
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel

1905, Third Mosher edition. Hardcover, 12mo., blue cloth with 2 title labels, printed on handmade Kelmscott paper in red and black. One of 450 copies. Previous owner's signature on a front blank, otherwise a Fine, clean copy, in the scarce dust jacket. The DJ shows a few shallow chips to the upper edge; light soil; spine faded; tears along spine folds, with some loss as well; printed title on spine is resent and complete. DJ now housed in a mylar wrap.

Number 219 of 250 signed and numbered copies. First edition thus, 1922. Cloth-backed patterned boards, paper spine-label, 34 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy, owner's signature on the front pastedown, rubbing or wear to the tips and edges of the covers, no dust jacket. Signed and numbered by Allen on the half-title.

Songs by Burns
Burns, Robert; George Robb and Co.

First thus, November 1901. One of only 500 copies printed by George Robb and Co. for Otto Schulze and Co. Half vellum 8vo, 99pp. With wonderful double-plate title page and illustrated initials throughout. In VG+ condition with light discoloration to boards and mild offsetting to endpapers. Contents otherwise fine, bright, clean and unmarked.

Dead Souls -- Chichikov's Journeys; or, Home Life in Old Russia, complete in 2 volumes
Gogol, Nikolai; Guerney, Bernard (trans.); Corcos, Lucille (illus.)

1944, LEC. 2 volume set in original glassine jackets and slipcase. This set is number 654 of 1200, signed by the illustrator, Corcos. Hardcovers, uniformly bound in cloth-backed boards. Previous owner's blindstamp on both title pages, otherwise these are Fine, tight, clean copies. Jackets are Near Fine, with only minor edgewear. The slipcase is sunned and rubbed on the spine; faint discoloration in places; strong and intact.

Life on the Mississippi
Twain, Mark; Benton, Thomas Hart (illus.)

1944, LEC. Number 654 of 1200 copies, signed by the illustrator, Thomas Hart Benton. Hardcover, quarter leather with pictorial cloth. A Near Fine copy in original glassine jacket and slipcase. Absolutely minor shelfwear to the spine ends of the book, otherwise a tight, clean, fresh copy. The jacket is untorn, but darkened. The slipcase is significantly discolored from sunning, and the label on the spine has mostly chipped away; but the slipcase is still strong. Digital images available upon request.

1959, LEC. This is number 616 of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator. Hardcover. Light sunning to the spine, otherwise a Fine, clean, fresh copy in a Near Fine slipcase. Lacks monthly letter.

The Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
Poe, Edgar Allan; Untermeyer, Louis (ed.); Steiner-Prag, Hugo (illust.)

1943, LEC. Number 654 of 1100 copies, signed by the illustrator. Hardcover, full black pebbled leather. Previous owner's blindstamp on the title page; Fine, clean contents; fresh leather binding with only the slightest shelfwear to the spine ends. Comes in original green paper slipcase with light fading, and a little wear to the top edge. Lacks monthly letter.

Aristotelus Tu Stageiritu Ta Sozomena / Operum Aristotelis Stagiritae Philosophorvm Omnium Longe Principis, Nova Editio, Graece & Latine, [bound with] Operum Aristotelis Tomus II: Librorum Aristotelis Quae non extant, Fragmenta qaedam. Item, Indices duo ... Alius Index rerum omnium locupletissimus (two volumes bound into one)
Aristotle / Aristotelis; Casaubon / Casavboni

"Nova editio", 1590. Thick full brown ornately embossed vellum folio, 15.5 x 10.5 x 4.5 inches (39 x 27 x 12 cm). Lacking rear flyleaf, otherwise collated complete: [10], 755 [i.e. 751]; [2], 595, [32] . With sticker remainders to spine, and a small bookplate to the front pastedown from a private collection. Tidemark to the lower right corner of about 20 pages of volume II. Overall very good with some bumping to boards and Japanese paper repair to rear hinge, still binding tight and holding strong. Contents are clean and unmarked. In Greek and Latin. Rare.

Le Vite Delle Donne Illustri del Regno d'Inghilterra, & del Regno di Scotia, & di quelle, che d'altri paesi ne i due detti regni sono stato maritate: doue si contengono tutte le cose degne di memoria da esse, o da altri per i rispetti loro state operate, tanto di fuori, quanto di dentro de i due regni
Ubaldini, Petruccio; John Wolfe

1591. Full green diced calf, large 8vo: [8], 117, [3] p., lacking preliminary blanks, otherwise collated complete (contents begin with title page). Handsomely bound ex-library copy with bookplates to front pastedown, perforated stamp to title page. Otherwise about very good with occasional tidemarks to lower edge, contents otherwise clean. With illustrated initials. Rare on the market, with the last auctions recorded at Sothehby's in 1957 for 36 pounds, 1964 for 50 USD. STC 24488.

1931, no doubt a limited edition, but no information in the book. 12mo, tan buckram decorated in black, ca. 30 pp., printed in a gothic-style font that bears some relation to Victor Hammer typography. VG+ with lightest soil. From a Warrenville website: Edward Martin "Strut" Moore was a private pressman who lived in Warrenville and ran The Pony Barn Press. Moore began working in Warrenville in 1925. He was admired for many years among the private press fraternity for his distinctive creativity with paper and type. His advertising or brand mark was "The Sign of the Hand." Moore lived alone with his dogs, and was often seen walking throughout town. A fellow pressman once said of "Strut" "It was his individualistic approach that made his unique. There was never one before, nor since quite like him. Never before nor since has a personal press so precisely and abundantly reflected the force behind it…"

The Explorations of Captain James Cook In the Pacific As Told By Selections of His Own Journals, 1768-1779
Cook, Captain James; Ingleton, Geoffrey C. (illus.); Dunstan, Douglas (dsgnr.)

1957, LEC. 296 pp. One of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator, Ingleton, and designer, Dunstan. Hardbound, quarter leather and cloth boards. Lacks monthly letter. Lacks top 1/2 inch of the leather spine; other areas of loss and rubbing to the spine leather as well. Otherwise a sharp, clean copy, with a strong binding and Fine, unmarked contents. In a Near Fine, lightly sunned slipcase. Produced in Australia. The book is now housed in a mylar sleeve to protect the spine from further damage.

Sea Lanes Out
Hugo, Richard

One of 400 copies printed. Original Wraps. c.1983. Near Fine. Mild shelfwear to edges of wraps, tiny crease near head of spine.

The Wood-Engravings of Tirzah Ravilious
Ullmann, Anne; Tirzah Ravilious; Henry Swanzy; Robert Harling

First edition, 1987--number 941 of 1000 numbered copies. Quarto, plain softcover with patterned paper dust jacket, 46 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket.

The Gun Room Guide
Pollard, Hugh B. C.; Philip Rickman; H. Frank Wallace

First edition, 1930--number 9A of 225 numbered and signed copies. Quarto, vellum-backed cloth boards with gilt title on spine, 183 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy. SIGNED by Pollard.  Our copy is housed in protective mylar.

Game Birds; Rearing, Preservation, and Shooting
Pollard, Hugh B. C.; Philip Rickman

First edition, 1929--number 9a of 99 numbered and signed copies. Quarto, vellum-backed cloth boards with gilt titles, 185 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy. SIGNED by Pollard and Richman.  Our copy is housed in protective mylar.

Theatergeschichten: Gretchen und die Meerkatze; Ein Kapitel aus dem Grunen Heinrich von Gottfried Keller mit 7 Farbholzschnitten von Felix Hoffmann
Hoffmann, Felix; Gottfried Keller

First edition thus, 1969--unnumbered copy of an edition of 1500. Quarto, decorative hardcover with paper spine-label housed in slipcase, 24 pp., illustrated in color, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine slipcase. With laid in Christmas cards to Margaret McElderry from Hoffman.

Trilby, complete in 3 volumes, bound by Bayntun, with signed note from the author
du Maurier, George

1894, First Edition, complete in 3 volumes. Includes laid-in 10 line ALS, with original envelope, from the author to H. Cholmondeley-Pennell, an angler and fishing author, dated January 1895. Hardcover, 8vos., rebound in full blue calf with gilt spines and marbled endpapers, aeg. Absolutely minor wear to the spine labels of Volumes 1 and 3, as well as the front outer hinge of Volume 1. Leather is fresh and bold; Fine, clean contents. Lacks 44 page publisher's catalog at the rear of the third volume. Comes in Near Fine blue cloth slipcase with velvet interior. A first edition in a beautiful binding, with laid-in note from the author. Digital images available upon request.

Shaw on Theatre - Prints by Stephen Kraft
Kraft, Stephen; Shaw, George Bernard

Ten loose prints (9-1/2" x 6") in original gray wraps portfolio with pastedown titles. This is most likely an overrun from "Shaw on Theatre: A Half Century of Advices " also published by The Press of Appletree Alley in 1998 in a limited edition of 150 numbered copies for which Kraft provided the illustrations. Probably less than 100 copies of this portfolio printed. Fine. Rare!

P'sich
Mariana

One of 500 copies printed. Hardcover. c.1945. Blue cloth spine. 12mo. 53pp. Hand-colored, silkscreened illustrations. Fine in lightly worn original slipcase with illustrated pastedown. Some sunning to slipcase, very light dampstain to pastedown.

From the Four Winds, inscribed by the author
Sinjohn, (Galsworthy), John

Inscribed by Galsworthy, in 1931, on the fly leaf. 1897, First Edition of the author's first book. Only 500 copies printed. 246 pp. Hardcover, green cloth, gilt title. Near Fine copy, spine sunned; clean contents; sound binding. In a custom made full leather slipcase with suede interior; slipcase with some fading and scuffing. Digital images available upon request.

An Avian Alphabet; with linocuts by Elizabeth Rashley & alliterative allegations by Nyr Indictor
Rashley, Elizabeth; Nyr Indictor

Signed first edition, 1996--number 69 of 98 numbered copies signed by both Rashley and Indictor, this one is one of the 14 exclusive copies with hand-colored illustrations. Decorated hardcover in a very sturdy slipcase with paper onlays, unpaginated, hand-colored illustrated, clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine slipcase. Signed by Rashley and Indictor. Rare book.

Whittington, Aspects of a Cotswold Village
MacGregor, Miriam

Signed first edition, 1991--number 235 of 300 hand-numbered copies signed by MacGregor. Cloth-backed boards with folding dust jacket in folding paper portfolio with a paper spine label, unpaginated, illustrated, clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket in Near Fine paper portfolio. Signed by MacGregor.

Monument Studies
Nama, George; Walter Leuba

First edition, 1972--number 42 of 50 hand-numbered copies. 12 prints loosely laid in quarto folding portfolio with Nama-inspired decoration on front cover, clean unmarked text, Fine copy. Rare and stunning!

Leon Underwood, His Wood Engravings
Tute, George; Leon Underwood

First edition, 1986--number 108 of 200 hand-numbered copies. Quarto, quarter morocco-backed patterned boards with gilt title on spine housed in cloth clamshell box with a paper spine-label, text printed on hand-made Barcham Green Sandwich paper, unpaginated, illustrated, clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine box. Rare and stunning!

The Engravings of Eric Gill
Gill, Eric; Christopher Skelton

First edition, 1983--one of 1350 unnumbered copies. Thick quarto, two-toned cloth hardcover with etching of nudes in relief on front cover and gilt title on spine housed in paper-covered slipcase, 545 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine slipcase.

Hellmuth Weissenborn, Engraver; With an Autobiographical Introduction by the Artist
Weissenborn, Hellmuth

First edition, 1983--number 82 of 260 numbered copies. Quarto, cloth hardcover with paper onlay on front cover and paper spine label housed in paper-covered slipcase, 68 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine slipcase.

The Mary Calendar
Smith, Judith; M. Dudley Short

First edition, 1930. Number 179 of 240 numbered copies. Hardcover with two-color decoration on front cover in plain black slipcase, 49 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Very Good copy in Good slipcase, stamp on the titlepage, small old label on the rear pastedown, minor rubbing or bumping to the tips of the book's covers, endpapers and some pages with light off-setting or discoloration, some wear to the slipcase including splitting or loss. Book is housed in protective mylar. Rare book.

Pertelote, A Sequel to Chanticleer; Being a Bibliography of The Golden Cockerel Press, October 1936 to 1943 April; Foreword & Notes by the Partners, Illustrations from the Books
Sandford, Christopher; Owen Rutter; The Golden Cockerel Press

Signed first edition, 1943--number 99 of 200 hand-numbered copies signed by both Sandford and Rutter. Quarter-red morocco with patterned cloth boards, 51 pp., illustrated with 36 wood engravings, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy, bookplate on the front pastedown, a bit of discoloration to the outer pages.

Steps to the River, Poems by Roland Gant, with eight wood-engravings by Howard Phipps
Gant, Roland; Howard Phipps; John Randle

Signed first edition, 1995--number 95 of 200 hand-numbered copies signed by both Gant and Phipps. Cloth-backed pictorial boards with paper spine-label, unpaginated, illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy.

Ending the Fast, Poems by Fredrick Zydek
Zydek, Fredrick

First edition, 1984--number 99 of 100 hand-numbered copies. Cloth-backed pictorial boards, 33 pp., clean unmarked text, Fine copy. With a couple of related items laid in, including a signed typed letter from Neil Shaver, the printer of Yellow Barn Press.

Lap Games & Other Songs for Children
Martin, Caroline; Judith Verity

First edition, 1989--one of 650 unnumbered copies. Cloth hardcover with pictorial paper onlay, unpaginated, illustrated, clean unmarked text, Fine copy.

A Natural History of Surprise
Elsted, Crispin; Peter Lazarov

Signed first edition, 1989--one of 125 unnumbered copies signed by Elsted. Decorated hardcover with paper spine-label, 20 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy.

The 7th Man: A True Cannibal Tale of the South Sea Islands Told in Fifteen Wood Engravings and Precisely One Hundred and Eighty Nine Words by Robert Gibbings
Gibbings, Robert

Numbered first edition, 1930--number 394 of 500 numbered copies. Cloth-backed boards, gilt page-edges, 14 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Very Good+ copy, small old booksellers' sticker and stamp on the rear pastedown, minor discoloration to endpapers and the boards, a bit of rubbing or wear to the tips of the covers.

The Constant Mistress
Clay, Enid; Eric Gill

Signed and numbered first edition, 1934--number 165 of 300 copies numbered and signed by both Clay and Gill. Cloth-backed boards with paper spine label, 40 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy, minor discoloration to the boards.

First Friends: Paul and Bunty, john and Christine - and Carrington
Blythe, Ronald

1997. One of 300 copies. 175 pp. Illustrated with tipped-in photos. Hardcover, quarter-cloth, title label, folio. A Fine, clean copy in a like slipcase. A beautifully produced book. Digital images available upon request.

Chris Cuspid -- the illustrator's proof copy
Mokrohisky, Patricia A.; Taylor, Barnard (illus.)

1955. This copy is from the estate of the illustrator, Barnard Taylor, and includes handwritten notes throughout by the author, Patricia Mokrohisky, including an introductory note from the author to illustrator on the fly leaf explaining the corrections she made. Hardcover. Light wear to the crown of the spine. Barnard Taylor was the founder of The Press of Appletree Alley and often did the illustrations and layouts for his own imprint. Digital images available upon request.

Quotables from 1981 and 1982
The Perishable Press

Published in 1983 by the Perishable Press for the Children's Community School / Mt. Horeb. From a limited run of 150 copies. Printed on various colors of handmade paper. Fine.

Anno Domini
Johnson, W. R.

1970, one of 140 copies. Softcover. Printed on red, white and blue stock, with cut-outs. Very faint sunning to the front wrap; clean contents.

Vathek
Beckford, William; Grimsditch, Herbert B. (trans.); Dorn, Marion V. (illus.)

1929. This is number 869 of 1550 copies. Hardcover. 10 color illustrations. 172 pp. Spine sunned; boards worn along edges and corners; clean. Fine, unmarked contents.

Ode to a Grecian Urn
Keats, John

One of 100 copies, this one signed by the printer, Valenti Angelo, on the colophon. 1952. Softcover, stitched pages in decorative pink wraps. Printed in black with embellishments in red. Near Fine, with light sunning to the wraps. 3 pages of text. Digital images available upon request.

On Human Rights: Equality, Liberty, Protection of Law, Property Rights, Freedom of Thought, Freedom of Expression, Free Elections
(Camus, Rousseau, Lippman, Seneca, Nietzsche, Thucydides)

One of 50 copies, this one inscribed by the printer, Valenti Angelo, on the colophon. 1963. Softcover, stitched pages in decorative wraps. Printed in black with embellishments in red and blue. Near Fine, with minor shelfwear to the covers; clean contents. 5 pages of text, with quotes on liberty from historical figures. Digital images available upon request.

September 15th, 1937, from The Camus Notebooks
Camus, Albert

One of 50 copies. 1963. Softcover, blue wraps. Printed in black with embellishments in copper. Very Good, with a few shallow closed tears along the edges of the covers; clean contents. 6 pages of text, taken from Camus' notebooks, with frontis woodcut of Camus in profile. Digital images available upon request.

September 15th, 1937, from The Camus Notebooks
Camus, Albert

One of 50 copies, this one inscribed by the printer, Valenti Angelo, on the colophon. 1963. Softcover, blue wraps. Printed in black with embellishments in copper. Near Fine, with minor edgewear to the covers; clean contents. 6 pages of text, taken from Camus' notebooks, with frontis woodcut of Camus in profile. Digital images available upon request.