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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
Reithmüller Kgl. Württemb Hoflieferant
Papierlaternen-Fabrik
Kirchheim-Teck, Germany, late 19th century
61 chromolithograph plates (Nos. 1-59 plus Nos. 1a & 6a). (Small folio) 35x26 cm. (13¾x10¼”), original cloth-backed boards. First Edition.
A very rare trade catalog for Chinese-style paper lanterns, from the plain to the ornate. Includes floral designs, designs for various trades, nations, holidays, etc. Also includes figural lanterns, character lanterns, etc. A remarkable catalog! OCLC WorldCat locates no copies though the Metropolitan Museum of Art has a copy in their collection.
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9 months ago on August 06, 2012 at 10:39am
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation
Advertising booklet
Garden City, Long Island, NY, c.1920
32 pp. Illustrations from photographs. 15.5x8.5 cm. (6x3¼”) original wrappers.
Scarce advertising piece for Curtiss bi-planes. Includes a list of notable Curtiss achievements. Rubber-stamp of the Philadelphia distributor inside front cover.
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9 months ago on August 04, 2012 at 11:59am
![Cien Libros Valiosos
Libreria l’Amateur, Buenos ‘Aires, Diciembre 1948.
8vo. 63, [4] pp. illus. Bound together with several other “books about books’ from Buenos Aires. Each catalogue limited to 550 copies or less.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwbfuvTPr41qabm59o1_500.jpg)
Cien Libros Valiosos
Libreria l’Amateur, Buenos ‘Aires, Diciembre 1948.
8vo. 63, [4] pp. illus. Bound together with several other “books about books’ from Buenos Aires. Each catalogue limited to 550 copies or less.
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1 year ago on December 20, 2011 at 11:18am
Smithers (Leonard) Catalogue of Rare Books
Numbers 1-14, plates, some folding, original pictorial or printed wrappers, including 5 with cover designs by Aubrey Beardsley, numbers 2 and 5 with a vertical fold, a few spots, but generally in good clean condition, number 2 with a very short tear at head of upper and lowerr cover, 1895-1898; A group of 4 prospectuses for works published by Smithers; includes Aubrey Beardsley’s Mademoiselle de Maupin; Vincent O’Sullivan’s A Book of Bargins, 1896 (with a frontispiece by Beardsley); Arthur Symons’ London Nights, 1895 and Stendhal’s La Chatreuse de Parme, 1896, some light browning, but generally in good clean condition, all housed in a moden cloth drop-back box, 8vo (18)
1 year ago on October 23, 2011 at 12:46pm
2 years ago on February 06, 2011 at 11:27am
