Titles starting with E from David Brass Rare Books, Inc.

1896. The Kelmscott Press Earthly Paradise[KELMSCOTT PRESS]. MORRIS, William. The Earthly Paradise. [Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1896-1897].One of 225 paper copies. Eight small quarto volumes. Woodcut title, decorative woodcut borders and initials. Printed in red and black in Golden type.Full limp vellum with yapp edges. A fine set. Housed in a cloth slipcase.This was the first Kelmscott Press book printed on the paper with the apple water-mark. “None of the ten borders used in The Earthly Paradise ... more information

1914. first edition. Perhaps the Most Beautiful Children's Book Ever Published[NIELSEN, Kay, Illustrator. [ASBJÖRNSEN, Peter Christen, and Jörgen Ingebreksten Moe]. East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1914]. The first trade edition of Kay Nielsen's greatest work. Large quarto (11 1/4 x 8 5/8 in; 281 x 220 mm). [2], 206 , [1 printer's imprint], [1 blank] pp. Twenty-five mounted color plates with descriptive tissue guards, numer... more information

1935. With Woodcut Illustrations Designed by Edward Burne-Jones"A Notable Book"[GREGYNOG PRESS]. BRIDGES, Robert. Eros and Psyche. A Poem in XII Measures by Robert Bridges: with wood-cuts from designs by Edward Burne-Jones. [Newtown, Mont[gomeryshire], Wales]: Gregynog, 1935.Limited to 300 copies, of which this is one of 285 copies bound in white pigskin. Quarto (11 x 8 3/8 in; 280 x 211 mm). 141 pp. Twenty-four woodcut illustrations after designs by Edward Burne-Jones. Printed in red and black i... more information

1880. The Magnificent Dyson Perrins Extra-Illustrated Copy: His Private Collection of John LeechIncluding A Caricature Ink-Signed By The ArtistTHACKERAY, William Makepeace. LEECH, John. An Essay on John Leech by W.M. Thackeray. And Additional Particulars by H. Thornber, F. Dolman, H. Silver and Others. Illustrated by a Collection of Original Etchings, Cartoons, and Woodcuts. London: [Privately for Dyson Perrins], 1880 Five large quarto volumes (11 1/16 x 8 5/8 in; 280 x 220 mm). Extra-illustrated with ov... more information

1774. An Eighteenth Century Pre-Cosway Binding Significant, Superb and Unusual Untouched In Its Original State[COSWAY-STYLE BINDING]. Exercice du Chrétien, Contenant Les Prieres du Matin & du Soir, l'Ordinaire de la Messe, les sept Pseaumes de la Pénitence, les Vepres & Hymnes de tous les Dimanches & Fetes de l'Année. Saumur: De l'Imprimerie de Francois-Paschal-Jean-Marie de Gouy, 1774.Sixteenmo (4 13/16 x 2 1/2 inches; 122 x 64 mm.) [8], 260 pp Full contemporar... more information

1789. first edition. The Scarce Suppressed Edition[WOLCOT, John]. PINDAR, Peter. Expostulatory Odes to a Great Duke, and a Little Lord. By Peter Pindar, Esquire. London: Printed for G. Kearsley at Johnson's Head, 1789.First edition, suppressed. Reissued by Kearsley later in the same year as a New Edition, and in a pirated edition out of Dublin. Quarto in 2s (10 3/16 x 8 1/4 in; 258 x 206 mm). 56 pp.Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, worn. Front joint pulling. Contemporary repairs to margin ... more information