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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

Posts tagged Audobon.

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.