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Lyrics, Pathetic & Humorous from A to Z
Edmund Dulac. London, Frederick Warne, 1906.

[1] + [24] color plates illustrated by Edmund Dulac, printed on versos only. 10½x8, original cloth-backed color pictorial boards, pictorial endpapers. Scarce work by the young Dulac, with amusing rhymes. “E” was an exquisite elf, “I” was an impudent imp, “L” was a lorn little lass, “R” was a rubicund rustic, etc. This edition is not dated, but each plate is dated 1906.

B-A Note: I am becoming quite fond of Edmund Dulac.

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In Powder and Crinoline
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. Illustrated by Kay Nielsen. Hodder & Stoughton, 1913.

Number 127 of 500 copies signed by the artist, 26 tipped-in colour plates and illustrations by Kay Nielsen, captioned tissue guards, pastedowns and endpapers lightly foxed, original pictorial green dyed vellum, gilt.

B-A Note: In searching for additional information, I came across Nocloo which has scanned many of the lovely illustrations from this book. And I now have another interesting website to browse.

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The Body Snatcher and Other Stories
Robert Louis Stevenson. Artwork by Michael Foreman, with ink and watercolour drawing on the title page, 2010, signed and dated in black ink

Additional work by Michael Foreman here., including this illustration from the same book:

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The Bug Book Edward Gorey. New York, Epstein & Carroll, 1960. First Edition.

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A Masque of Days Walter Crane. Cassell, London, 1901.

A series of 40 page in French-fold fashion. Small 4to. Black-titled yellow cloth spine with color-printed boards. Each page fully illustrated in color and printed from the artist’s own script.

From Abe Books: “Walter Crane (1845 - 1915) was an English artist best known for his illustrations of children’s books, nursery rhymes in particular. He was also an ardent socialist, believing strongly in the importance of art, culture and craftsmanship in the world. He joined the Arts and Crafts movement which began in England in the late 19th century, and strove to make art a part of everyday life. Crane’s journey as an artist began in earnest during his early adolescence when he spent three years as an apprentice to wood-engraver William James Linton.” Further information on this illustrator at Abe Books.

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Pan Pipes: A Book of Old Songs Newly Arranged & With Accompaniments by Theo: Marzials; Set to Pictures by Walter Crane; Engraved and Printed in Colour by Edmund Evans. George Routledge and Sons, London, 1883.

First edition. Oblong quarto. Cloth and illustrated glazed paper over boards.

From Abe Books: “Walter Crane (1845 - 1915) was an English artist best known for his illustrations of children’s books, nursery rhymes in particular. He was also an ardent socialist, believing strongly in the importance of art, culture and craftsmanship in the world. He joined the Arts and Crafts movement which began in England in the late 19th century, and strove to make art a part of everyday life. Crane’s journey as an artist began in earnest during his early adolescence when he spent three years as an apprentice to wood-engraver William James Linton.” Further information on this illustrator at Abe Books.

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A GAY DOG, The Story of a Foolish Year Aldin, Cecil. London, William Heinemann, 1905.

1st Ed, unpaginated. Brown cover on boards, cloth spine, red lettering, picture of Bulldog on front cover. Light wear & scuffing to edges, corners bumped, front cover is slightly bowed. Gift note to prev. owner dated 1905 & neatly written on front free endpaper. There is some foxing to prelims, page edges & margins. The interior otherwise is very clean. The story is illustrated with 24 full page colour drawings by Cecil Aldin, each one featuring the Bulldog puppy.
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Three White Kittens. Tit, Tiny and Tittans. Aunt Louisa Big Picture Book Series. McLoughlin Bros, New York., 1875. First Edition.

Not dated but inscription in pencil on front cover dates it at 1875. 12 (leaves) pages printed on one side only in colour. Bound in original pictorial covers.

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Nutshell Library Sendak, Maurice. New York, Harper & Row, 1962. 4 volumes (each approx. 4 x 2 3/4 in.; 102 x 71 mm). Illustrated by Sendak. Publisher’s pictorial boards. Original dust jackets. Publisher’s pictorial slipcase, with original gilt price sticker ($2.95). In original plastic wrapping (not examined out of wrapping).

First edition of Maurice Sendak’s children’s classic, still in its original plastic wrapping and with its original price sticker. The four titles are Chicken Soup with Rice, One Was Johnny, Alligators All Around, and Pierre. via Sotheby’s.

B-A Note: I unabashedly adore Maurice Sendak, and own almost everything he’s published. Although not first editions, sadly. ;) I have to admit I still haven’t seen the film version of Where the Wild Things Are, though. I’m not quite ready to go there.

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Lives and exploits of pirates Brooke, Henry K. Philadephia, J.B. Perry & New York, Nafis & Cornish, 1846. Later boards with the illustrated title (of the original wrappers) pasted to the front cover. Title with large woodcut illustration of pirates fighting on a ship, 4 full-page woodcut plates of fighting pirates on pp. 147, 159, 173 and 213 (2 of which, p. 159 and 173, are repeated on the recto and verso of a leaf bound before the title), 2 smaller wood engravings and 8 vignettes in text. 121 pp., paginated as follows: (4), pp. 107-216.

A very rare pirate book - the second of three editions: 1841, 1846 and 1847 -, containing twelve vividly illustrated short stories on the lives and exploits of pirates. According to World Cat our edition is only present in one library. Included are accounts of the pirate captains Roche, Low, Teach alias Black beard, Charles Vane, John Rackman, and Roberts, the female pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonney, the pirates Charles Gibbs & Thomas Wansley, the History of the capture of the brig Mexican by the Sanish pirates, A brief narrative of the Africans on board of the Schooner Amistad, and the burning of the Caroline.

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The Clans of the Scottish Highlands Logan, James. Ackerman & Co, 1845-1847. Illust. by Robert Ronald McIan. 2 vol., additional chromolithographed armorial titles, dedication printed in black and gold, list of subscribers, 72 hand-coloured lithographed plates after McIan, a few trimmed, modern red morocco with original pictorial cloth, gilt, laid on covers,
image via Bloomsbury Auctions

A series of beautiful hand-colored prints of the highland clans from Scotland, showing the clan tartans. Queen Victoria was the first of the English monarchs to become interested in her Scottish heritage. In response to this royal interest, R. R. McIan and James Logan made extensive research into the clans of the Scottish highlands, and then produced their sumptuous volumes.

This was the first comprehensive illustrated work on the Scottish clans, presenting a descriptive history of each clan and a picture of its clan plaid. Thus, these images represent a primary source for subsequent work on the clans and their tartans. These are fascinating and colorful pieces of Scottish history.

text via fife.50megs.com

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The Alphabet of Flowers: Illustrated ABC London, c. 1860 by Dean & Son.

Charming mid-19th century children’s floral alphabet book. Includes hand colored illustrations on every page. via raremapsandbooks

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Collection of fine chomo-lithographed prints and limited edition books illustrating Wagner’s music dramas. ca. 1900

F. Stassen, Tristan und Isolde, c. 56 x 47 cms., Berlin, [1900]; Parsifal, first edition, c. 49 x 39 cms., Berlin, [1902]; Der Ring…Das Rheingold, c. 80 x 61 cms., Berlin, [1914]; F. Staeger, Die Meistersinger, c. 66 x 51 cms, n.p., n.d.; F. Leeke, Wagner-Werke, c. 49 x 36 cms., Munich, n.d., Ein Königstraum, Munich, 1900, and several others; M. Burrell, Thoughts for Enthusiasts at Bayreuth, 3 volumes (lacks no. 3), “15” of 100 copies, vellum, 4to, London, 1889, 1891; G. Bariösius, Die Meistersinger, calf gilt, clasps and studs, Berlin, Fischer and Franke, n.d.; R.W., Tristan und Isolde, “36” of 100 copies signed by Kolb, vellum gilt, small 4to, Vienna and Leipzig, Avalun, 1919; A. Rackham, R.W. Das Rheingold, etc, 2 volumes, gilt, 4to, Frankfurt, Rütten, 1910; T.W. Rolleston, Parsifal, “134” of 525 copies, uncut, vellum gilt, 4to, London, Harrap; H.L. Braune, R.W. Bühnenwerke in Bildern, 5 items, folio, Breitkopf and Härtel, 1897; Hendrick, Der Ring, and others, 25 volumes in all, mostly folio and giant folio.

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Chapbooks.- Rusher (J.G., printer) 18 works in one vol., over 200 hand-coloured woodcuts, internally in excellent condition, together in contemporary calf, gilt, edge wear, upper joint splitting slightly, g.e., 16mo, Banbury, n.d. [early 19th century]. Titles include Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog, The Cries of Banbury and London, Nursery Poems, The Children in the Wood, The Renowned History of Dame Trot and her Cat, Death and Burial of Cock Robin and The Interesting Story of Cinderella and her glass slipper. via Bloomsbury Auctions