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"May blessings be upon the head of Cadmus, the Phoenicians, or whoever it was that invented books." -Thomas Carlyle
Welcome to my virtual book collection. Since collecting actual books is somewhat cost-prohibitive, I've begun to amass all of the books I would love to have if I had the means. Some are new, lots are old, all are unique or beautiful or unusual or in some other way have captured my fancy. Enjoy browsing!
Special Collections: Fine Bindings ~ Fairies and Fairy Tales ~ Terror and Madness ~ Poetry ~ Food, Drink and Apothecary ~ Science Fiction ~ Illuminations, Lettering and Hand-Coloring ~ Magic ~ Supernatural and Occult ~ Alchemy ~ Science and Technical ~ Maritime ~ Costumes ~ Humor ~ Children's books ~ Legend of King Arthur ~ Americana ~ 18th Century ~ 19th Century Authors and illustrators: Edgar Allan Poe ~ Jules Verne ~ Edmund Dulac ~ Kay Nielsen ~ Arthur Rackham ~ Edward Gorey ~ Charles Dickens ~ H.P. Lovecraft ~ William Hope Hodgson ~ Mark Twain ~ Lewis Carroll ~ Salvador Dali ~ George Cruikshank ~ Emily Dickinson ~ Geoffrey Chaucer ~ H.G. Wells
The Quadrupeds of North America. New York
John James Audobon: V. G. Audubon, 1849-51-54
3 volumes, in 8s (10 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.; 260 x 170 mm). 155 fine handcolored lithographed plates by W. E. Hitchcock and R. Trembly after J.J. and J. W. Audubon (plates 1-31 printed by Nagel & Weingartner, New York and colored by J. Lawrence; remaining plates printed and colored by J.T. Bowen, Philadelphia); lacking half-titles, light toning to text, chiefly in vol. 1, occasional text offsetting to verso of plates, not affecting images. Publisher’s deluxe dark blue morocco paneled gilt, covers gilt-stamped with animal emblems derived from Plate I (American Wildcat) in the center and Plates XXXI (Collared Peccary), VI (American Cross Fox), XLII (Common American Skunk), and II (Maryland Marmot Woodchuck Groundhog) used as cornerpieces, dentelles richly gilt, yellow-coated endpapers, spines in 6 compartments with raised bands lettered and decorated in gilt, edges gilt.
