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London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, [1883]. Slim folio, original decorated paper boards, cloth backstrip, a bit worn but sound. First edition of this scarce Òlivre d'artiste,Ó calligraphed and illustrated throughout by Jessop. The covers serve as the title-page. A scarce and charming later neo-Gothic piece. ... more information

New York and Pittsburg: Chasmar-Winchell [1902]. Thin 4to (11Ó x 6Ó), [28]pp. Brown pages with orange, black and white illustrations, each corresponding to a letter from the alphabet: A is for Ape, W is for Witch, etc. Dark brown stiff paper wrappers with orange and black lettering to front cover. Very light wear to covers. Internally bright and clean. A fine copy. Only edition, and if not by Will H. Bradley then certainly influenced by him and very much in his style. The text for each i... more information

New York: Brentano's, (1920). 4to, original full vellum, backstrip & front cover gilt-lettered, image of dancing girl stamped on front cover in gilt, violet, and yellow, gilt top 128 pp. Twelve plates in color and twelve plates & numerous vignettes & head- & tailpieces in black & white by Harry Clarke. Bookseller's label of John Howell, San Francisco, on rear pastedown. Very slight bowing of covers; offsetting onto free endpapers from binder's glue and from a few tissue gua... more information

San Francisco: Paul Elder, [1907]. 12mo, vii, 20 pp. Frontispiece after CorreggioÕs Madonna of St. Sebastian. Original taupe boards, stamped in pink, almost invisible stain to upper cover, a very good copy in an eye-catching art nouveau binding. First edition. Designed by John Henry Nash and printed on delicious hand-made paper at the Tomoye Press. A sweet book and a classic example of American art nouveau done small. Mrs. Foster published several books (presumably at her own expense) with Paul Elde... more information

New York: McLoughlin Bros., Inc., 1900. Folio, [28]pp. Illustrated. In chromolithographed boards with cloth spine stamped in gilt. Floral endpapers. Designs on cover and title page bear variant copyright date of 1899. Some illustrations bear a copyright date of 1898. Hinges repaired. Very good. Only 3 listed in OCLC. Not in Cotsen. Beautiful depictions of children participating in quintessential 19th Century American outfits and activities. ... more information

New York: Samuel Wood & Sons, ca. 1820 12mo, 16pp. Original publisherÕs wrappers, illustrated with a horse beneath a grove of trees on the front, the front of a building on the rear. Lightly soiled with small dime-sized spot that continues onto the title-page and first page of text. Also with a tiny hole in front wrapper. Slight wear to spine. Interior free of markings. Illustrated for each letter of the alphabet: Ape, Bear, Cat, etc. A very good copy overall. Second edition. Forum noted of t... more information

New York: Samuel Wood & Sons, ca. 1820 12mo, 16pp. Original publisherÕs wrappers, illustrated with three young boys spinning a top on the front, bees hovering around a jar of honey on rear. Tightly bound, spine free of tears. Interior free of markings. Illustrated for each letter of the alphabet: Ape, Bear, Cat, etc. A very good copy overall. Second edition. Forum noted of their copy: ÒA very attractive American primer, with an alphabet in large type on verso title, alphabets in differe... more information