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

1755. One of the Most Ambitious and Successful of All Illustrated Books"The Oudry Edition, A Large Paper Copy in a Contemporary French Binding LA FONTAINE, J[ean] de. Fables choisies, mises en vers par J. de la Fontaine. Paris: Chez Desaint & Saillant [et] Durand, De l’Imprimerie de Charles-Antoine Jombert, 1755-1759.Large paper issue. Four large folio volumes (19 7/16 x 12 15/16 inches; 494 x 328 mm.). [4], xxx, xviii, 124; [4], ii, 135, [1, blank]; [4], iv, 146; [4], ii, 188 pp. Engraved fr... more information

1617. With a Superb Fore-Edge Painting by John T. Beer[FORE-EDGE PAINTING]. [BEER, John T., artist]. SPENSER, Edmund. The Faerie Queen: The Shepheards Calendar: Together with the other works of England's Arch-Poet...Collected into one volume, and carefully corrected. [London]: Printed for H.L. Lownes, 1617. Early reprint of the 1611 first collected edition, here with a magnificent fore-edge painting by John T. Beer, "Shepheard's Pastoral." Tall quarto, in sixes (10 1/2 x 6 7/8; 266 x 175 ... more information

1929. first edition. A Near Fine Copy in the Original Dust JacketHEMINGWAY, Ernest. A Farewell to Arms. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1929.First trade edition, first issue, with publisher’s seal on copyright page and no legal disclaimer on p. [x]. Octavo (7 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches; 187 x 130 mm.). [10], 355, [3, blank] pp.Original black cloth with gold paper labels ruled and lettered in black on front cover and spine. Lower corners very slightly bumped. Faint scratch to spine label. Otherwise as ... more information

1923. Original William M. Timlin Watercolor Drawing for “The Ship That Sailed to Mars”TIMLIN, William M. “The Finished Palace of the Princess.” [N.p.: n.d., ca. 1923]. Original pen, ink, and watercolor drawing for The Ship That Sailed to Mars. Signed at lower left. Image size: 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches; 248 x 273 mm. Matted, framed, and glazed. Together with the original leaf of accompanying calligraphic text. Image size: 7 5/8 x 11 1/4 inches; 195 x 285 mm. Also matted, framed, and glazed.... more information

1937. The Foundation of Australia[GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS]. RUTTER, Owen. The First Fleet. The Record of the Foundation of Australia from Its Conception to the Settlement at Sydney Cove. Compiled from the Original Documents in the Public Record Office, with Extracts from the Log-Books of H.M.S. Sirius and an Introduction and Notes, by Owen Rutter. Foreword by the Hon. B.S.B. Stevens, M.L.A., Premier of New South Wales. Five Engravings by Peter Barker-Mill. [London]: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1937.Limited to... more information

1819. first edition. Large Paper Copy With Earlier WatermarksUnrecorded By Abbey[BUSBY, Thomas Lord]. The Fishing Costume and Local Scenery of Hartlepool, in the County of Durham. Printed and Engraved from Nature, by T.L. Busby. London: J. Nichols and Son, 1819. Large paper copy, early (earliest?) issue, unrecorded by Abbey. Folio (19 x 11 3/8 in; 480 x 288 mm.). iv, [24] pp. Six hand-colored etched plates (plate size 11 x 8 in; 278 x 200 mm). Original cloth backed boards with printed paper label on front... more information

1859. first edition. John Mills’s “Flyers of the Hunt”Illustrated by John Leech[LEECH, John, illustrator]. MILLS, John. The Flyers of the Hunt. Illustrated by John Leech. London: The “Field” Office, Strand; and Ward and Lock, 1859.First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 184 x 120 mm.). [2, blank], [1, half-title], [1, blank], [8], 114, [1], [1, blank] pp. Six hand-colored etched plates (including frontispiece).Bound by Zaehnsdorf (stamp-signed on the verso of the front f... more information

1822. first edition. First Edtion, First IssueEntirely Uncut[SCOTT, Sir Walter]. The Fortunes of Nigel. By the Author of "Waverly, Kenilworth," &c. In Three Volumes. Ediinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Hurst, Robinson, and Co., London, 1822. First edition, first issue, entirely uncut, with all signed gathering points at noted by Todd & Bowden. Three octavo volumes (7 13/16 x 4 5/8 inches; 198 x 118 mm). [4], xlviii, [2, fly-leaf], 313, [1, blank]; [4], [3], ... more information

1966. Hey, Mr. Tamburlaine ManSlay a Throng For Me[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. MARLOWE, Christopher. Four Plays. Edited with an Introduction by Havelock Ellis. Copperplate Engravings by Albert Decaris. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist, this being copy 1434. Quarto. 12 1/4 x 9 1/8 in; 310 x 230 mm). xiv, [2], 280, [2, blank], [1, colophon], [1, blank] pp. Sixteen full page black and white plates. Quarter green calf over blindstamped buckram boards.... more information

1870. Frogs and Snakes"GREENAWAY, Kate (1846 – 1901). "Frogs and Snakes". Original pen, ink and watercolor drawing illustrating "Diamonds and Toads" from Aunt Louisas London Toy Book, London: 1870. Image size: 9 x 8 inches; 229 x 203 mm. Matted, framed and glazed. This fantastically vivid and full watercolor drawing, from the artist very early on in her career, depicts a young woman holding in her right hand a large silver tankard and looking somewhat horrified as two huge fro... more information