The One Hoss Shay With its Companion Poems by Oliver Wendell Holmes
by Pyle, Howard (Illustrator)
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1905. New Edition. Hardcover. Orig. decorated cloth. Near fine. Pyle, Howard. 80 leaves printed recto only. 21 x 14 cm. Sixty-eight color lithographs by Howard Pyle. Reissue of Pyle's edition without color, first published 1891. "Mr. Pyle has practically redrawn in color his own original illustrations, with results that give the volume... Read More
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Out of China's Earth Archaeological Discoveries in the People's Republic of China
by Qian Hao, Chen Heyi, and Ru Suichu
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1981. First edition. Orig. crimson cloth front cover lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 206 pages. 34 x 26 cm. 286 illustrations printed on high gloss stock and 226 in full color and one map. Chronology. Index.
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Medicina Statica: Being The Aphorisms Of Sanctorius, Translated into English with large Explanations; To which is added Dr. Keil's Medicina Statica Britannica, with comparative Remarks, and Explanations. As also Medico-Physical Essays on Agues, Fevers, An Elastick Fibre, The Gout, The Leprosy, Kings-Evil, Venereal Diseases
by Quincy, John
London: W. and J. Newton et al., 1720. Second edition. leather_bound. Modern quarter brown calf with black leather spine label printed in gilt. and marbled boards. Fine.. 344 pages, Index (9) AND Preface (6), 116 pages re MEDICO-PHYSICAL ESSAYS containing a separate title page. 20 x 14 cm. Engraved frontispiece and folding plate. A medical writer apprenticed to... Read More
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Opera
by Quintas, Horatius Flaccus [HORACE]
London: John Pine, 1737. First edition. leather_bound. Dark green full morocco, spine evenly toned to brown. Aeg. Fine. 2 vols. John Pine. 265, 191 (f3-!4). 22.7 x 14 cm. First issue with the misprint "post est" in the medallion of Caesar p.18. The entire text plus all the illustrations are engraved by Pine on copper plates. There are... Read More
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The Whole Works Of Rabelais, M.D. In Two Volumes, Or, The Lives, Heroic Deeds and Sayings Of Gargantua & Pantagruel.; Done out of French by Sir Thomas Urchard, Knight, Mr. Motteaux, and Others
by Rabelais, Francois
London: James Woodward, 1708. First collected English Edition. leather_bound. Contemporary full brown calf rebacked, original spine laid-down. 2 vols in one. Very good. 532 [8] [*1,B8-Uu8]. 20 x 12.5 cm. Frontispiece portrait. Index. Rabelais, Renaissance humorist, using the name Aclofribas Nasier [an anagram of his name] published his first book, "Pantagruel," the start of the "Gargantua" series that was completed... Read More
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A Dish Of Apples By Eden Phillpotts
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1921. leather_bound. Orig. cream cloth, front cover design by Rackham in gilt. Teg. Very good/Near fine. Rackham, Arthur. 75 pages. 25 1/2 x 20 cm. Three mounted color plates and seven black and white illustrations. Limited edition, copy 306 of 500 signed by Rackham and Phillpotts. Phillpotts, a West Country author renown for his... Read More
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Aesop's Fables A New Translation By V.S. Vernon Jones With An Introduction By G.K. Chesterton
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
London & New York: William Heinemann & Doubleday, Page, 1912. hardcover. Recased in light gray cloth spine and marbled boards. Teg. Fine. Rackham, Arthur. 224 pages, 29.5 x 24 cm. Limited edition, copy 1135 of 1450, signed by Rackham. Thirteen mounted color plates with lettered tissue guards, and 53 drawings in black and white. LATIMORE & HASKELL p.38-39.... Read More
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The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
London: George G. Harrap, 1931. Hardcover. Orig. paneled and lettered vellum. Teg. Near fine. Rackham, Arthur. 224 pages. 27 x 21 cm. Limited edition copy 643 of 750, signed by Rackham. Twelve mounted color plates with lettered tissue guards, 25 black and white illustrations, and pictorial endpapers in cream and brown. The signed, limited editions were in great... Read More
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The Ingoldsby Legends Or Mirth & Marvels by Thomas Ingoldsby [Richard Barham]
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
London: J.M. Dent, 1907. leather_bound. Orig. full vellum, new ribbon ties. Very good. 549 pages. 29 x 23 cm. Limited edition, copy 190 of 560 signed by Rackham.Twenty-four tipped-in color plates on dark green paper with lettered tissue guards, plus 12 duotone plates and text illustrations in black and white. Title page printed in red and brown. This... Read More
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The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1931. First American Trade Edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper with a nick at lower front and head of spine. Rackham, Arthur. 224 pages. 24.5 x 19 cm. Twelve mounted color plates with lettered tissue guards, and numerous in text woodcuts. Printed in the UK for the American... Read More
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Tales From Shakespeare by Charles & Mary Lamb
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
London & New York: J.H. Dent & E.P. Dutton & Co, 1909. Hardcover. Orig. white cloth, the four cloth ties intact. Very good. Rackham, Arthur. 304 pages. 29 x 21 cm. Limited, large paper edition. copy 739 of 750 signed by Arthur Rackham in ink. Host of lettered tipped-in color plates, plus black and white text illustrations, some... Read More
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The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame; Introduction By A.A. Milne
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
London: Methuen & Co, 1954. Reprint. leather_bound. Orig. polished red calf. Near fine. Aeg. Rackham, Arthur. 178 pages. 23 x 15.5 cm. Originally published 1908. 12 full page color plates. Bound by Baynton. Triple gilt border panels, backstrip with raised bands spine panels decorated with floral motifs, black spine labels lettered in gilt. Inner dentelles and marbled endpapers.... Read More
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A Midsummer-Night's Dream By William Shakespeare
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
London & New York: William Heinemann & Doubleday, Page, 1908. hardcover. Orig. decorated cream colored cloth. Teg. Very good. 134 pages. 4to, 30 x 24 cm. Limited edition signed by Rackham with no limitation stated. Forty tipped-in full-page mounted color plates with lettered tissue guards, plus black and white illustrations in the text. "His interpretations of A MIDSUMMER... Read More
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The Radford American Homes 100 House Plans
by Radford, William A.
Chicago: Radford Architectural Co, 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated light brown cloth, front cover lettered in white. Teg. Near fine. 255 pages. 20 x 16 cm. Perspective views and floor plans of 100 low and medium priced houses. Every plan illustrated presents complete working plans and specifications. Adverts at rear. A bright, fresh and very clean copy.... Read More
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The Radford Ideal Homes. 100 House Plans
by Radford, William A.
Chicago: Radford Architectural Co, 1904. Hardcover. Orig. taupe cloth decorated in red and black. Very good. 112 pages. 26.5 X19 cm. Homes are illustrated with floor plans to scale, elevations and Index. Rubbing to back strip, interior contents clean and bright. Publisher adverts at rear.
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Framing A Practical Manual
by Radford, William A. & Alfred S, Johnson & Bernard L. Johnson
Chicago: Radford Architectural Co, 1909. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated yellow cloth lettered in white. Very good. 338 pages. 22 x 15 cm. 182 text illustrations. Includes House, Barn, Framing of industrial buildings and Strength of Timbers; Truss Framing. Index. Adverts at rear. Wear to extremities, and some cover soiling.
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Cement And How To Use It; A Working Manual of Up-To-Date Practice in the Manufacture and Testing of Cement, etc.
by Radford, William A.
Chicago: Radford Architectural Co, 1910. Hardcover. Orig. illustrated gray cloth decorated and lettered in black and gold. Near fine. 369 pages. 22 x 16 cm. Presents practical working rules and labor-saving tables with carefully executed diagrams. Extensive Index. Fresh, bright copy.
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In Country Places; A Christmas Story
by Rae, Gilbert
Herrin, Illinois: Trovillion Private Press, 1940. Second edition. Hardcover. Decorated pink boards, front cover paper label, spine lettered in black. Fine. X, 15 pages. Copy 106 of 211 signed by Violet Trovillion. Foreword by Violet & Hal W. Trovillion explicating this Scottish Christmas tale.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
by Ragghianti Collobi, Licia
New York: Newsweek, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. dark beige cloth. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 171 pages. 30 x 24 cm. Profusely illustrated in color. History of the collections.
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Philip Sherrard (1922-1995) A Tribute
by Raine, Kathleen
Birmingham/Clun: The Delos Press/Ther Redlake Press, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. quarter green cloth spine and decorated white boards. Fine. 20 pages. 18 x 13 cm. Limited edition, copy 118 of 150 signed by Kathleen Raine. Tittle page wood engraving by Linda Anne Landers.
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The Naval Chronology Of Great Britain; Or, An Historical Account Of Naval And Maritime Events, From The Commencement of the War in 1803, to the end of the Year 1810: Also, Particulars Of The Most Important Courts Martial, Votes Of Parliament, Lists Of The Flag Officers In Commission, And Of Promotions For Each Year: The Whole forming a complete naval history of the above Period
by Ralfe, James
London: Whitmore And Fenn, 1820. First edition. Hardcover. Three quarter brown calf and marbled boards with matching marbled endpapers. Very good. 3 vols. 288, 284, 320 pages. 25.1 x 17.2 cm. Hand colored portrait frontispiece of the Prince Regent (vol. 1), 2 aquatint frontispieces of naval monuments (vols. 2 & 3). and 57 very fine hand colored aquatint plates by T. Sutherland,... Read More
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Protestantism and Revolution in Cuba
by Ramos, Marcos A.
Coral Gables: Univ. of Miami North-SouthCenter, 1989. First edition. Paperback. Orig. illustrated wrappers. Fine.. 168 pp. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", Basic Bibliographical Information regarding Protestant clergy currently in Cuba or who have ministered there. This book presentsan overview of the Protestant community in Cuba, and describes the origin and development of the Protestant churches in Cuba. Published... Read More
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A New Dictionary Of Anecdotes, Illustrative Of Character And Events: From Genuine Sources.; Arranged Alphabetically, According To The Respective Subjects
by Ramsay, George
London: Sherwood, Neely, And Jones, 1822. First edition. Hardcover. Three quarter brown morocco and green cloth. Teg. Very good. Robert Cruikshank. 636 pages. 21 x 14 cm. Hand-colored aquatint frontispiece by J.R. Cruikshank. Bound by Root and Son, raised bands, spine panels richly gilt, marbled endpapers, modest extremity and joint rubbing.
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Leadbelly: A Great Long Time; Introduction by Pete Seeger
by Ramsey, Frederic, Jr.
New York: Serpent & Eagle Press, 1982. Hardcover. Orig.tan nubby cloth, front cover paper label. Fine. 5 leaves, 25 x 29 cm. Illustrated. A memorial for a black and half Indian American musician, composer of "Good Night Irene", and one of the most electrifying performers who ever lived.
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Small Houses of the Late Georgian Period 1750 -1820 [Vol. 1] only
by Ramsey, Stanley C. & J.D.M. Harvey
New York: William Helburn, 1919. Second Impression. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt. Very good. Vol.I: 16 pages in text. 100 plates. A review of Georgian architecture with stunning examples; well photographed. Interior contents very fresh and clean. Nicks to corners.
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