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Our LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB 2008 Catalogue contains over 500 books. We have perhaps the world's largest inventory of Limited Editions Club books, from their beginning in 1929 to their much more limited recent offerings. In addition to what is listed here, we have about 200 other LECs not yet cataogued, and we purchase titles constantly, so let us know if you have a specific want. Future Catalogues will feature strong collections of 19th Century American and British Literature, and outstanding single author collections by Thomas Merton, Carl Sandburg, Robert Frost, Thornton Wilder, and much more. You may also use our OUR FAST SEARCH ENGINE
| 013813 AMERICAN INDIAN LEGENDS. * Los Angeles: Limited Editions Club 1968.* Nearly square octavo (8-1/4" x 9-1/4") bound in natural wood veneer over boards with an undyed fawnskin spine. With 37 illustrations by Everett Gee Jackson, 26 of them printed in either three or four colors. Copy #355 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Bookplate tipped to front pastedown. Spine sunned, as often the case with this title; small strip of veneer lacking from rear cover. Monthly Letter laid in.* Very Good in a Fine slipcase. (American Indians, Native Americans, Americana, Signed, Limited Editions, Everett Gee Jackson, Illustrated, Fine Press, LEC) |
$75.00 Order |
| 010245 BHAGAVAD GITA: THE SONG CELESTIAL. * Bombay: Limited Editions Club 1964.* From the Mahabharata being a discourse between Arjuna, Prince of India, and the Supreme Being under the form of Krishna. Large octavo (7" x 10") bound in Indian silk hand-woven in a multicolor lotus-and-mango pattern. InSanskrit with an English translation by Edwin Arnold. Copy #1185 of 1500 copies illustrated with fifteen full-page hand-mounted color plates by Y. G. Srimati and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Small university bookplate on the front pastedown. Another copy without bookplate available.* Fine in glassine and solander case which has a sunned backstrip. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Sanskrit, Signed, Limited Editions, Indian Literature, Color Plates, Classics) |
$100.00 Order |
| 001233 THE BOOK OF BALLADS. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1967.* Tall octavo (6-3/4" x 10-3/4") bound in quarter blue buckram and decorated boards. A collection of 87 classic ballads from all over the world, but primarily from England and America, selected and edited by MacEdward Leach.Illustrated with 36 hand-colored woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. One of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.* Fine in lightly worn glassine and Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Hand-colored, Signed, Fritz Kredel, Limited Editions, Poetry, Ballads) |
$75.00 Order |
| 010256 THE BOOK OF PSALMS FROM THE AUTHORIZED KING JAMES VERSION. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1960.* Duodecimo (4-1/8" x 6-1/4") bound in full orange morocco with gilt lettering on the spine and an elaborate design of King David and his harp blindstamped on both covers. Preface by Mark Van Doren. Illustrated by Valenti Angelo. Copy #709 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Small waxlike stain affecting both sides of one page.* About Fine in Fine chemise and slipcase. (LEC, Psalms, Bible, Color Plates, Signed, Religion, Limited Editions, Valenti Angelo, Fine Bindings) |
$225.00 Order |
| 014460 EVERGREEN TALES. GROUP I: ALADDIN & THE WONDERFUL LAMP; THE THREE BEARS; AND JOSEPH & HIS BROTHER. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1949.* Three small folio (8" x 12") volumes in various color linen bindings. Each volume edited by Jean Hersholt and illustrated with color plates by Arthur Szyk, Fritz Kredel, and William Moyers. Each volume is #380 of 2500 copies SIGNED by the editor on the colophon page.* Near Fine in Very Good slipcase with neatly repaired split. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Fritz Kredel, Children's, Arthur Szyk, Color Plates, Limited Editions, Signed) |
$150.00 Order |
| 014492 EVERGREEN TALES. GROUP I: ALADDIN & THE WONDERFUL LAMP; THE THREE BEARS; AND JOSEPH & HIS BROTHER. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1949.* Three small folio (8" x 12") volumes in various color linen bindings. Each volume edited by Jean Hersholt and illustrated with color plates by Arthur Szyk, Fritz Kredel, and William Moyers. Each volume is #703 of 2500 copies SIGNED as well as INSCRIBED by the editor on the colophon page to the same recipient.* Fine in a Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Fritz Kredel, Children's, Arthur Szyk, Color Plates, Limited Editions, Signed) |
$175.00 Order |
| 014468 EVERGREEN TALES. GROUP IV: THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES; PANDORA'S BOX; AND KING MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1951.* Three small folio (8" x 12") volumes in various color linen bindings. Each volume edited by Jean Hersholt and illustrated with color plates by Ervine Metzl, Rafaello Busoni, and Fritz Eichenberg. Each volume is #925 of 2000 copies SIGNED by the respective illustrator on the colophon page with one volume also SIGNED by the editor.* Fine in a Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Fritz Eichenberg, Children's, Rafaello Busoni, Color Plates, Limited Editions, Signed) |
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| 014469 EVERGREEN TALES. GROUP V: JACK & THE BEANSTALK; HANSEL & GRETEL; AND BLUEBEARD. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1952.* Three small folio (8" x 12") volumes in various color linen bindings. Each volume edited by Jean Hersholt and illustrated with color plates by Malcolm Cameron, Henry C. Pitz, and Hans Bendix. Each volume is #925 of 2000 copies. Hansel & Gretel is SIGNED by the illustrator, Pitz, on the colophon page, and the other two volumes are SIGNED by the editor.* Fine in a Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Jean Hersholt, Children's, Color Plates, Limited Editions, Signed) |
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| 005403 THE KORAN: SELECTED SURAS. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1958.* Octavo (6-3/4" x 9-3/4") bound in tan cloth impressed in two colors and gold with a traditional walletlike flap. Decorated and illuminated by Valenti Angelo including the use of genuine gold on the title page and the page facing the opening sura. Translated with notes and an introduction by Arthur Jeffery. Copy #1035 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator.* Fine in glassine and Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Religion, Illustrated, Signed, Koran, Valenti Angelo, Limited Editions) |
$125.00 Order |
| 002236 MONTHLY LETTERS: THE FIRST FIFTY MONTHLY LETTERS...1929-1933. * New York: Limited Editions Club (1987).* One of only 550 copies handbound in half goatskin and handmade marbled boards. These letters make for enjoyable and informative reading.* Fine in felt-lined slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Books on Books, Fine Bindings, Limited Editions) |
$250.00 Order |
| 011086 QUARTO-MILLENARY. AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY ... OF THE FIRST 250 PUBLICATIONS OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1959.* Folio (9" x 12") bound in half black morocco and red cloth with a black morocco inset on the front cover of the LEC logo. Illustrated with 200 examples of title pages, text pages, and illustrations reproduced by the same processes used in the original editions. Printed by the Thistle Press and A. Colish, as well as special printers for many of the inserts. Designed by Robert L. Dothard. Copy #1989 of 2250, issued unsigned. The slipcase has several small nicks but is nicer than normally found.* Fine in just about Fine, intact slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Bibliography, Reference, Leaf Book, Limited Editions) |
$350.00 Order |
| 014475 QUARTO-MILLENARY. AN ILLUSTRATED SURVEY ... OF THE FIRST 250 PUBLICATIONS OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1959.* Folio (9" x 12") bound in half black morocco and red cloth with a black morocco inset on the front cover of the LEC logo. Illustrated with 200 examples of title pages, text pages, and illustrations reproduced by the same processes used in the original editions. Printed by the Thistle Press and A. Colish, as well as special printers for many of the inserts. Designed by Robert L. Dothard. Copy #355 of 2250, issued unsigned. Bookplate tipped to front pastedown. Monthly Letter laid in.* Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Bibliography, Reference, Leaf Book, Limited Editions, Book Design, Books on Books) |
$250.00 Order |
| 011942 THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD THE SAILOR. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1949.* Thin quarto (7-1/4" x 11-1/8") bound in half green gilt-lettered morocco and decorated boards. Translated from the Arabic into English by E. Powys Mathers. Introduction by C. S. Forester. Copy #682 of 1500 llustrated with hand-colored plates by Edward A. Wilson and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Minor scuffing to spine tips with a little retouching of the color. Spine mildly sunned.* Near Fine in Good slipcase with backstrip detached. (C. S. Forester, Arabic Literature, Illustrated, Color Plates, Limited Editions, Signed, Hand-colored, Children's, LEC) |
$100.00 Order |
| 013266 THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD THE SAILOR. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1949.* Thin quarto (7-1/4" x 11-1/8") bound in half green gilt-lettered morocco and decorated boards. Translated from the Arabic into English by E. Powys Mathers. Introduction by C. S. Forester. Copy #834 of 1500 llustrated with hand-colored plates by Edward A. Wilson and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. A little wear to the spine tips with the heel a little chipped. Glassine still present; slipcase soiled.* Still Near Fine in Good slipcase with backstrip splitting. (C. S. Forester, Arabic Literature, Illustrated, Color Plates, Limited Editions, Signed, Hand-colored, Children's, LEC) |
$125.00 Order |
| 001234 SONG OF ROLAND. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1938.* Octavo (6-3/4" x 10-1/2") bound with a genuine parchment spine stamped in gold and blue paper sides on which a design by Valenti Angelo is stamped ingold and hand-colored by the artist. Translated by C. Scott-Moncrieff; introduction by Hamish Miles. Copy #1237 of 1500 numbered copies with illustrations colored and illuminated by hand by Angelo and SIGNED by him on the colophon. Some foxing to pastedowns.* About Fine in Good only slipcase, with pitting and rubbing. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Hand-colored, Signed, Valenti Angelo, Limited Editions, Medieval Literature) |
$100.00 Order |
| 007624 ADAMS, HENRY. THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS. * Boston: Limited Editions Club 1942.* Quarto (7" x 10") bound in full rust-colored buckram, gold-stamped. Introduction by H. S. Canby. Des-gned and printed by D. B. Updike at the Merrymount Press. Copy #1107 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with 12 etchings by Samuel Chamberlain printed from the artist's plates by Charles Furth. SIGNED by Chamberlain on the colophon. Corners slightly bumped.* Near Fine in split and very worn slipcase. (Modern Firsts, Signed, Illustrated, Etchings, Limited Editions, 19th C. Amer. Lit., D. B. Updike, Samuel Chamberlain, LEC) |
$125.00 Order |
| 003863 ADDISON, JOSEPH; STEELE, RICHARD; AND BUDGELL, EUSTACE. THE SIR ROGER DE COVERLEY PAPERS FROM THE SPECTATOR, LONDON: 1711-1712. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1945.* Octavo (6" x 9-1/4") bound in full glazed chintz boards. Illustrations by Gordon Ross hand-colored by Charlize Brakeley; designed by Richard Ellis. Copy #657 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.* Fine in about Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, 18th C. Literature, Joseph Addison, Hand-Colored, Essays, Limited Editions, Gordon Ross) |
$125.00 Order |
| 000023 ADDISON, JOSEPH; STEELE, RICHARD; ET. AL. THE SPECTATOR. * London: Limited Editions Club 1970.* Tall octavo (7-3/8" x 11") bound in decorated buckram with spine label stamped in pure gold leaf. Printed at the Curwen Press. Illustrated by Lynton Lamb with 16 full-page and 30 part-page line drawings, the full-page plates hand-colored in the studio of Walter Fischer. Copy #33 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in.* Fine in Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, 18th C. Literature, Joseph Addison, Hand-colored, Curwen Press, Limited Editions, Essays) |
$75.00 Order |
| 010091 AESOP. AESOP'S FABLES. * [Oxford]: Limited Editions Club 1933.* Small quarto (7-1/8" x 10-1/4") bound in half vellum with gilt stamping and decorated paste-paper sides. The Samuel Croxall translation decorated with facsimiles of old Florentine woodcuts redrawn by Bruce Rogers who designed the book. Partly printed in red and black. Copy #1222 of 1500 SIGNED by the book's designer, perhaps the greatest American typographer, whose work is shown off well in this beautiful book.* Mild rubbing to boards. Fine in slipcase. (Aesop, Fables, Children's, Modern Firsts, Limited Editions, LEC, Bruce Rogers, Signed, Illustrated) |
$350.00 Order |
| 010181 AESOP. AESOP'S FABLES. * [Oxford]: Limited Editions Club 1933.* Small quarto (7-1/8" x 10-1/4") bound in half vellum with gilt stamping and decorated paste-paper sides. The Samuel Croxall translation decorated with facsimiles of old Florentine woodcuts redrawn by Bruce Rogers who des-gned the book. Partly printed in red and black. Copy #1280 of 1500 SIGNED by Rogers, perhaps the greatest American typographer whose work is shown off well in this beautiful book.* Fine, lacking the slipcase. (Aesop, Fables, Children's, Modern Firsts, Limited Editions, LEC, Bruce Rogers, Signed) |
$300.00 Order |
| 013832 AESOP. AESOP'S FABLES. * [Oxford]: Limited Editions Club 1933.* Small quarto (7-1/8" x 10-1/4") bound in half vellum with gilt stamping and decorated paste-paper sides. The Samuel Croxall translation decorated with facsimiles of old Florentine woodcuts redrawn by Bruce Rogers who designed the book. Partly printed in red and black. Copy #834 of 1500 SIGNED by the book's designer, perhaps the greatest American typographer, whose work is shown off well in this beautiful book. Slight darkening to spine of book; slipcase with short split.* Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. (Aesop, Fables, Children's, Modern Firsts, Limited Editions, LEC, Bruce Rogers, Signed, Illustrated) |
$300.00 Order |
| 000704 ALARCON, DON PEDRO ANTONIO DE. THE THREE-CORNERED HAT. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1959.* Quarto (7-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in cloth-backed boards covered in colorful Granada Tiles fabric. Color illustrations by Roger Duvoisin. Translated by Martin Armstrong, introduction by Gerald Brenan. Printed at the Plantin Press, Los Angeles. One of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator.* Fine in Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Limited Editions, Signed, Spanish Literature, Literature) |
$75.00 Order |
| 003888 ALLEN, HERVEY. ANTHONY ADVERSE. * Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club 1937.* Three octavo (6-1/2" x 10") volumes bound in orange linen with "The Artist's Note Upon the Lithographs" laid in. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction by the author. Copy #710 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with 9 striking lithographs drawn on the stone by Edward Wilsonand SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.* Spines just a trifle dull. About Fine in about Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Modern Firsts, Edward Wilson, Signed, Limited Editions, Color Plates) |
$150.00 Order |
| 014417 ALLEN, HERVEY. ANTHONY ADVERSE. * Mt. Vernon: Limited Editions Club 1937.* Three octavo (6-1/2" x 10") volumes bound in orange linen with "The Artist's Note Upon the Lithographs" laid in as well as a "Special Note" offering proof sets of the illustrations. This important historical romance is here published a few years after its first publication with a new introduction by the author. Copy #380 of 1500 numbered copies illustrated with 9 striking lithographs drawn on the stone by Edward Wilsonand SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.* About Fine, lacking the slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Modern Firsts, Edward Wilson, Lithographs, Signed, Limited Editions, Color Plates) |
$75.00 Order |
| 014453 ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. THE COMPLETE ANDERSEN. * New York: Limited Editions Club (1949).* Six large octavo volumes (6-1/2" x 10-1/2") bound in half blue buckram stamped with aluminum leaf and decorated paper boards. This marks the firstpublication of all 168 stories by Andersen, not simply his better known fairy tales, all translated by Jean Hersholt. Copy #380 of 1500 illustratedby Fritz Kredel with each of Kredel's 231 drawings colored by hand through stencils. SIGNED by both the translator and the illustrator on the colophon page.* Fine set, lacking the slipcase. (LEC, Danish Literature, Fritz Kredel, Hand-colored, Signed, Children's, Limited Editions, Fairy Tales, 19th C. Literature) |
$400.00 Order |
| 003921 ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. FAIRY TALES AND HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: THE MAKER OF FAIRY TALES. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1942.* Two octavo volumes (6" x 9-1/4") bound in rose buckram and boards decoratedwith designs by Fritz Kredel. Translated, edited and with an introduction by Jean Hersholt with a series of letters from Andersen to Horace Scudder hitherto unpublished. Illustrated with drawings by Fritz Kredel colored by hand by Charlize Brakeley. Copy #1224 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator andby the translator.* Inner gutters foxed. Near Fine in Good slipcase. (LEC, Fritz Kredel, Illustrated, Handcolored, 19th C. Literature, Signed, Limited Editions, Fairy Tales, Children's) |
$150.00 Order |
| 006864 ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. FAIRY TALES AND HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: THE MAKER OF FAIRY TALES. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1942.* Two octavo volumes (6" x 9-1/4") bound in rose buckram and boards decorated with designs by Fritz Kredel. Translated, edited and with an introduction by Jean Hersholt with a series of letters from Andersen to Horace Scudder hitherto unpublished. Illustrated with drawings by Fritz Kredel colored by hand by Charlize Brakeley. Copy #710 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator and by the translator.* Fine in Very Good slipcase. (LEC, Fritz Kredel, Illustrated, Hand-colored, 19th C. Literature, Signed, Limited Editions, Fairy Tales, Children's) |
$250.00 Order |
| 013838 ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN. FAIRY TALES AND HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN: THE MAKER OF FAIRY TALES. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1942.* Two octavo volumes (6" x 9-1/4") bound in rose buckram and boards decorated with designs by Fritz Kredel. Translated, edited and with an introduction by Jean Hersholt with a series of letters from Andersen to Horace Scudder hitherto unpublished. Illustrated with drawings by Fritz Kredel colored by hand by Charlize Brakeley. Copy #1431 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator and by the translator. Small university bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume. Monthly Letter laid in.* Fine in a Very Good slipcase with a short split at top. (LEC, Fritz Kredel, Illustrated, Hand-colored, 19th C. Literature, Signed, Limited Editions, Fairy Tales, Children's) |
$275.00 Order |
| 005420 ANDERSON, SHERWOOD. WINESBURG, OHIO. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1978.* Printed by letterpress at the Stinehour Press. SIGNED by the artist.* Fine in slipcase. (Modern Firsts, Signed, Illustrated, Limited Editions, Short Stories, Fine Press, LEC) |
$125.00 Order |
| 013225 APULEIUS, LUCIUS. THE GOLDEN ASS. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1932.* Large octavo (6" x 10-1/4") bound in full natural ass's hide. Newly translated and with an introduction by Jack Lindsay. Illustrated with drawings, many of a mildly and appropriately erotic nature, by Percival Goodman. Copy #574 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. A few minor scratches to the leather. Light, inevitable wear to the gold paper-covered slipcase.* Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. (Roman Literature, Signed, Illustrated, Fine Press, Limited Editions, Erotica, Ancient Rome, Fine Binding, LEC) |
$250.00 Order |
| 005407 AQUINAS, ST. THOMAS. SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS. SELECTIONS FROM HIS WORKS. * Chatham, England: Limited Editions Club 1969.* Large quarto (8-1/2" x 12") in gray boards embossed with a multiple cross design. Book designed by Will Carter. Copy #970 of 1500 copies illustrated with wood engravings by Reynolds Stone and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.* Fine in glassine and Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Religion, Philosophy, Illustrated, Signed, Thomas Aquinas, Saints, Limited Editions) |
$100.00 Order |
| 007853 ARAGON, LOUIS. LE PAYSAN DE PARIS. * [New York]: Limited Editions Club (1994).* Folio (12" x 16") bound by hand in full gray-green semi-rough woven Japanese fabric. Text in English. Copy #78 of only 300 numbered copies illustrated with SEVEN ORIGINAL LITHOGRAPHS and a PHOTOGRAVURE by the notedphotographer Henri Cartier-Bresson who has SIGNED the colophon. The lithographs were pulled by Bruce Porter at his Trestle Editions studio in New York; the photogravure was printed by Jon Goodman in Massachusetts on French-made Arjo Wiggins stock. Monthly Letter laid in along with an autograph note from the publisher.* Fine in slipcase. Beautiful book. (Modern Firsts, Signed, French Literature, Fine Press, Limited Editions, Modern Photography, H. Cartier-Bresson, Lithographs, LEC) |
$2000.00 Order |
| 013812 ARISTOPHANES. THE BIRDS. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1959.* Quarto (7-7/8" x 11-1/8") bound in classic parchment with decorations in ochre and blue with a polished black calf spine. Translated from the Greek and with an introduction by Dudley Fitts. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Marian Prry. Copy #355 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. Small adhesive remnant from removed bookplate on front pastedown. Monthly Letter laid in.* About Fine in Fine chemise and slipcase. (Greek Literature, Plays, Theater, Signed, Limited Editions, Marian Parry, Illustrated, Fine Press, LEC) |
$85.00 Order |
| 008228 ARISTOPHANES. THE FROGS. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1937.* Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-3/4") bound in rough Dutch linen stamped in ink with a drawing from the book. Translated from the Greek by William J. Hickie. Designed by Jan van Krimpen and printed in Haarlem by Joh. Enschede. Copy #1208 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator John Austen who hasdecorated the book with fine wood engravings. Minor wear and splits to chemise and slipcase. Small adhesive remnant from removed bookplate on front pastedown.* About Fine in Very Good chemise and slipcase. (Greek Literature, Plays, Theater, Signed, Limited Editions, Wood Engravings, Illustrated, Fine Press, LEC) |
$100.00 Order |
| 013851 ARISTOPHANES. THE FROGS. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1937.* Quarto (8-1/4" x 11-3/4") bound in rough Dutch linen stamped in ink with a drawing from the book. Translated from the Greek by William J. Hickie. Designed by Jan van Krimpen and printed in Haarlem by Joh. Enschede. Illustrated with fine wood engravings by John Austen. Copy #251 of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. About a two-inch section lacking from the top edge of the slipcase.* About Fine in a Near Fine chemise and about Very Good slipcase. (Greek Literature, Plays, John Austin, Signed, Limited Editions, Wood Engravings, Illustrated, Fine Press, LEC) |
$75.00 Order |
| 009895 ASHBERY, JOHN. DESCRIPTION OF A MASQUE. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1998.* Folio (11" x 15-1/2") bound in full light gray linen with a large rust-colored leather title label mounted to the front cover and another to the spine of the clamshell box covered in the same linen. Printed on hand-made paper with three color illustrations by Jane Freilicher that have been transformed into multi-color wood blocks by Keiji Shinohara with each illustration requiring the cutting of thirty or more separate blocks. Copy #170 of only 300 SIGNED by both the poet and the artist. Monthly Letter laid in.* Fine in Near Fine clamshell box with a ding at the top. (Modern Firsts, Signed, Modern Poetry, Fine Press, Limited Editions, Jane Freilicher, John Ashbery, LEC) |
$2500.00 Order |
| 010161 ASSISI, SAINT FRANCIS OF. THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1930.* Quarto (8-1/8" x 11-5/8") bound in cloth specially woven in blue and tan byFortuny of Venice. The first English translation of 1864 revised by Dom Roger Hudleston. Des-gned and printed by Hans Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni. Illustrated with wood engravings by Paoli Molnar. Copy #1026 of 1500 SIGNED by Molnar. Small university bookplate on the front pastedown and bookseller's ticket of Philip Duschnes on the rear pastedown. Slipcase with long closed split at the rear.* Fine in Very Good slipcase. Beautifully printed book. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Wood Engravings, Saints, Religion, Signed, Limited Editions, Officina Bodoni) |
$300.00 Order |
| 007511 AUGUSTINE, ST.. THE CONFESSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE. * Ipswich: Limited Editions Club 1962.* Quarto (8-1/4" x 10-3/4") bound in quarter black leather and natural linen sides, "the nearest practical material to a hairshirt," with a gilt-lettered black leather label on the front cover. Translation of J. G. Pilkington. Copy #723 of 1500 illustrated with paintings by Edy Legrand andSIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.* Near Fine in slipcase with a few small punctures on backstrip. (LEC, Fine Press, Religion, Philosophy, Illustrated, Signed, Saints, Catholicism, Limited Editions) |
$75.00 Order |
| 002715 BACON, FRANCIS. THE ESSAYES [ESSAYS] OR COUNSELS CIVILL & MORALL OF FRANCIS BACON BARON OF VERULAM VISCOUNT SAINT ALBAN. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1944.* Folio (8-3/4" x 13") bound in half buckram and lovely gold-decorated boards. Introduction by Christopher Morley, note by A. S. W. Rosenbach. Copy #670 of 1100, one of the smaller limitations of the time for the press, designed by Bruce Rogers who has created a lovely presence for thesemarvelous essays and who has SIGNED the colophon page.* Fine in slightly worn glassine and spine-darkened clamshell box. (Philosophy, Signed, Bruce Rogers, Fine Press, Limited Editions, Christopher Morley, A.S.W. Rosenbach, 17th Century, LEC) |
$200.00 Order |
| 003970 BACON, FRANCIS. THE ESSAYES [ESSAYS] OR COUNSELS CIVILL & MORALL OF FRANCIS BACON BARON OF VERULAM VISCOUNT SAINT ALBAN. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1944.* Folio (8-3/4" x 13") bound in half buckram and lovely gold-decorated boards. Introduction by Christopher Morley, note by A. S. W. Rosenbach. Copy #1035 of 1100, one of the smaller limitations of the time for the press, designed by Bruce Rogers who has created a lovely presence for thesemarvelous essays and who has SIGNED the colophon page.* Fine in glassine and Fine clamshell box. (Philosophy, Signed, Bruce Rogers, Fine Press, Limited Editions, Christopher Morley, A.S.W. Rosenbach, 17th Century, LEC) |
$250.00 Order |
| 014431 BACON, FRANCIS. THE ESSAYES [ESSAYS] OR COUNSELS CIVILL & MORALL OF FRANCIS BACON BARON OF VERULAM VISCOUNT SAINT ALBAN. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1944.* Folio (8-3/4" x 13") bound in half buckram and lovely gold-decorated boards. Introduction by Christopher Morley, note by A. S. W. Rosenbach. Copy #380 of 1100, one of the smaller limitations of the time for the press, designed by Bruce Rogers who has created a lovely presence for thesemarvelous essays and who has SIGNED the colophon page. Light wear to corners.* Near Fine, lacking the box. (Philosophy, Signed, Bruce Rogers, Fine Press, Limited Editions, Christopher Morley, A.S.W. Rosenbach, 17th Century, LEC) |
$100.00 Order |
| 006786 BALZAC, HONORE DE. DROLL STORIES. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1932.* Three volumes bound in cloth-backed decorated boards by W. A. Dwiggins who also designed and decorated the book. Copy #710 of 1500 SIGNED by the designer. Slipcase moderately soiled and stained but completely intact.* About Fine in a Very Good slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, French Literature, 19th C. French Lit., Dwiggins, Signed, Limited Editions) |
$175.00 Order |
| 014450 BALZAC, HONORE DE. OLD GORIOT. * New York: Limited Editions Club 1948.* Tall octavo (7" x 10-3/4") in black morocco-backed marbled boards. Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage with an introduction by Francois Mauriac. Designed by Sir Francis Meynell and printed at the CurwenPress. Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan hand-colored in the Atelier Beaufume in Paris. Copy #380 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.* Light wear. Very Good, lacking the slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, French Literature, 19th C. French Lit., Illustrated, Hand-colored, Signed, Curwen Press, Limited Editions) |
$35.00 Order |
| 014418 BAUDELAIRE, CHARLES. FLOWERS OF EVIL. * London: Limited Editions Club 1940.* Small quarto (6-3/4" x 9-3/4") bound in full burgundy cloth with gilt lettering. Printed at the Fanfare Press. Edited, with an introduction and notes, by James Laver. Illustrated with 24 drawings by Jacob Epstein printed from the lithographic stone by Mourlot in Paris. Copy #380 of 1500,this edition issued without a signature.* Mild sunning to spine. Near Fine, lacking the slipcase. (French Literature, Modern Poetry, Charles Baudelaire, Jacob Epstein, Limited Editions, Illustrated, Fine Press, LEC) |
$75.00 Order |
| 014395 (BAWDEN, EDWARD) FLAUBERT, GUSTAVE. SALAMMBO. * Cambridge: Limited Editions Club 1960.* Quarto (8" x 11") bound in cream buckram with an introduction by Justin O'Brien. Illustrated by Edward Bawden with 8 double-page spreads in six colors and 50 smaller black-and-white drawings. Copy #834 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.* Fine in lightly soiled Near Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, 19th C. Literature, French Literature, Edward Bawden, Limited Editions, Signed) |
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| 013221 (BAWDEN, EDWARD) HERODOTUS. THE HISTORIES OF HERODOTUS OF HALICARNASUS THAT MEN'S ACTIONS MAY NOT IN TIME BE FORGOTTEN NOR THINGS GREAT AND WONDERFUL.... * Haarlem: Limited Editions Club 1958.* Thick octavo (5-7/8" x 9-1/2") bound in dark brown buckram over beveled boards with a cameo portrait of Herodotus embossed in ivory linen on the front cover and an ivory linen label stamped in gold on the spine. Illustrated by Edward Bawden with 10 double-page color spreads and numerous pen-and-ink drawings. Copy #1185 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon. Small bookplate on front pastedown; spine of the book sunned.* Near Fine in Near Fine slipcase. (LEC, Fine Press, Illustrated, Edward Bawden, Signed, Limited Editions, History, Ancient Greece, Herodotus) |
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| 008389 (BEARDEN, ROMARE) WALCOTT, DEREK. THE CARIBBEAN POETRY OF DEREK WALCOTT [POEMS OF THE CARIBBEAN]. * (New York): (Limited Editions Club) (1983).* First Edition.* Quarto (9-1/2" x 12") bound in cotton cloth decorated with a design by artist Romare Bearden from fifteen separate hand-cut silk-screens printed by hand in Italy. Copy #219 of 2000 numbered copies with an introduction by Joseph Brodsky and color lithographic reproductions by Romare Bearden. SIGNED by the author and the artist. Lovely book with the ORIGINAL NUMBEREDLITHOGRAPH (one of 275) by Bearden, often removed so as to be framed, laid in. Monthly Letter laid in.* Fine in Near Fine slipcase with mild sunning. (LEC, Illustrated, African-American L, Modern Poetry, Modern Firsts, Nobel Prize, Signed, Limited Editions, Romare Beardon) |
$750.00 Order |
| 007367 BECKFORD, WILLIAM. VATHEK, AN ARABIAN TALE. * [New York]: Limited Editions Club 1945.* Duodecimo (4" x 6") bound in full orange morocco gilt-stamped with a design by Valenti Angelo. Each page of text features decorative borders by Angelo, and there are 16 full-page miniatures printed in colors and hand-illuminated in gold by Angelo as well. One of 1500 numbered copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.* About Fine in broken chemise & slipcase lacking part of top edge (LEC, Fine Press, Valenti Angelo, Hand-colored, Signed, Illuminated, Limited Editions, 18th C. Brit. Lit.) |
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| 002724 BELLAMY, EDWARD. LOOKING BACKWARD. * Hollywood: Limited Editions Club (1941).* Octavo (6-3/4" x 9") bound in a bright yellow linen decorated in red designed by DuPont to be both washable and vermin-proof. Designed by Merle Armitage and printed by Ward Ritchie. Illustrated with over thirty drawings by Elise, the wife of Armitage. Copy #1403 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist. Small, tasteful bookplate on the front pastedown.* About Fine with the usual broken and impractical slipcase. (19th C. Amer. Lit., Signed, Illustrated, Merle Armitage, Limited Editions, Utopian Literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy, LEC) |
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| 005423 BELLAMY, EDWARD. LOOKING BACKWARD. * Hollywood: Limited Editions Club (1941).* Octavo (6-3/4" x 9") bound in a bright yellow linen decorated in red designed by DuPont to be both washable and vermin-proof. Designed by Merle Armitage and printed by Ward Ritchie. Illustrated with over thirty drawingsby Elise, the wife of Armitage. Copy #955 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist.* Covers soiled. Very Good without the impractical slipcase. (19th C. Amer. Lit., Signed, Illustrated, Merle Armitage, Limited Editions, Utopian Literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy, LEC) |
$45.00 Order |
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