PRINT - Fairy Tales and Stories: "Then She Was Sitting Under a Beautiful Christmas Tree
by Andersen, Hans Christian
1900. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Engraving from circa-1900s edition of Fairy Tales and Stories. Black-and-white illustration. Lower left margin of page is torn off; does not affect image. Size: 12" x 8.5" page; approximately 8.5" x 5.5" engraving. PRINTS/112322.
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PRINT - Fairy Tales and Stories: "The Traveling Companion Flew Behind th Princess and Kept On Whipping Her With His Rod
by Andersen, Hans Christian
1900. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Engraving from circa-1900s edition of Fairy Tales and Stories. Black-and-white illustration. Size: 8.5" x 5.5" page; approximately 6" x 4.5" engraving. PRINTS/112322.
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H.C. Andersens Tegninger
by Andersen, Hans Christian, Vilhelm Wanscher [forward]
Copenhagen: Poul Uttenreitter, Slesvigsk Forlag, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE. 8vo. Very good in red cloth covered boards with faded gilt title to spine. Spine a bit faded. Closed tear to first title page (may be original wrapper). Previous owner's writing to half title page. Beautiful black and white plates on every page. TEXT IN DANISH. 67 pages. Children's Literature. CHI1/5170.
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Coloured Ceramics from Ashur and Earlier Ancient Assyrian Wall-Paintings from Photographs and Water-colours by Members of the Ashur Expedition Organised by the Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft
by Andrae, Walter (editor)
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd, 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes 36 color plates and 48 in text illustrations. "In these days it is unnecessary to say how bold a German publisher must be, to give so many coloured plates, at a time when with us all economic ideas are upside down. I hope this boldness will be rewarded. When we were excavating Ashur the wish became stronger, with every new find of this coloured... Read More
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Cotes de Granit. Poemes
by Andre - Boulin, Madeleine
1980. Paperback. Very Good+. Paperback. Scarce. White paper wrappers with maroon title to front panel. Minor soiling to front wrapper. Clean, bright interior. Signed by previous owner. Includes an extra laid-in poem by the author. In French. 70 pages. FRE/080508.
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From Generation to Generation: A Story of One Hundred Years of St. Paul's Church, Syracuse, New York
by Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman
Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Brown cloth backed brown paper covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Minor rubbing to boards as well as minor soiling. Light damp staining to front board. Interior is clean and bright with several photographic illustrations tipped in. Untrimmed edges to pages. 97 pages. New York. NY/022211.
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The Beast in the Cave
by [Angel Bomb Press] H.P. Lovecraft, author; Thyberg, Todd, illustrator and printer;
Minneapolis: Angel Bomb Press, 2023. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. Number 50 of 100 copies, numbered and signed by Todd Thyberg. This charming horror chapbook features a short story written by H.P. Lovecraft when he was only fifteen. It was first published in 1905. It's a classic tale of 'fear of the other' with a delightful twist at the end. According to the printer and illustrator: "Drawing inspiration from early pulp novels, I created a series of illustrations that provide... Read More
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Who Goes There
by [Angel Bomb Press] Campbell, John W., Jr.; Todd Thyberg (illustrations)
Minneapolis: Angel Bomb Press, 2022. Fine. Deluxe Edition. One of 50 copies, signed by the artist. This story was originally published in "Astounding Science-Fiction" in August 1938 under the pseudonym Don A. Stuart. It was later adapted into multiple film versions, the most recent being "The Thing" in 2011. This horrific tale of alien encounters and Antarctic exploration is presented here in a fine letterpress edition with nineteen striking, color illustrations by Todd Thyberg. It is in a... Read More
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Mister F.
by [Angel Bomb Press] [Shelley, Mary] Todd M. Thyberg, book artist
Minneapolis: Angel Bomb Press, 2016. Fine. Open edition. This is an artful three-color letterpress mini-book designed and printed to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The book has an accordion fold structure that allows the front spread to be from the perspective of Doctor Frankenstein and the reverse to be from the perspective of the monster. The original story was re-read and condensed down into 9 distinct spreads with artwork created for each and relevant copy... Read More
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American Manifesto
by [Angel Bomb Press] Thyberg, Todd M.
Minneapolis: Angel Bomb Press, 2014. Softcover. Fine. Softcover. Open edition. Author and printer Todd Thyberg founded Angel Bomb Press after several years working with other printers and does both commercial printing and limited edition books. He writes of his powerful and timely book: "With a tip of the hat to printers and activists of the past, American Manifesto calls the United States citizens to action on a number of national concerns-our country's health, leadership, and environment, to name... Read More
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My Brother and I.
by Anon
London: The Religious Tract Society. Hardcover. Very Good -. Hardcover. SCARCE. 12mo. Very good-. Colorful embossed and illustrated grey cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and black title to spine. Rubbing and wear to boards. Minor discoloration to rear board. Minor browning to end pages and to title page. Full colored illustrated frontis. 64 pp. CHILD/6252.
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Mid East: World-Center, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. 1st Edition
by Anshen, Ruth Nanda (editor)
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Vg/Vg- Dj with light edge and surface wear/8vo./textblock lightly browned/386 pp. Middle East. MID/5212.
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Mariners of Brittany
by Anson, Peter F.
London and Toronto, New York: J. M. Dent and Sons and E. P. Dutton & Co, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Light blue cloth covered boards with black title to front board and to spine. Fading to spine. Interior is clean and bright with lovely illustrations throughout and charts to the rear. Index, 254 pages. NAV/022111.
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Dal Regime Alla Resistenza, Venezia Giulia, 1922-43 (Lotta Politica e Resistenza N. 3)
by Apih, Elio
Del Bianco Editore, 1960. Very Good. Very good in white and blue illustrated paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Minor wear to edges and hinges. Minor browning to margins, else clean. 166 pages with bibliography. Italian. ITA3/3112.
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Stanley Morison and his times (catalog)
by Appleton, Tony
Brighton: Tony Appleton. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Bookseller catalog. 330 items described. The firm's Catalogue Number 11. Mustard yellow side-stapled paper wrappers with black title to front cover. Lower corner creased, otherwise very good. Unpaginated. BOB/111716.
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Trollope Artist and Moralist
by apRoberts, Ruth
London: Chatto and Windus, 1971. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Clean, tight interior. Stamp from previous owner to bottom edge of text block. Blue dust jacket with red title to spine. 203 pages. LIT/113006.
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A Pride of Rabbis
by [Aquarius Press] Satorsky, Cyril
Baltimore: Aquarius Press, 1970. Fine. There were 262 copies of this humorous and boldly illustrated work published by the Aquarius Press. This is one of twelve copies reserved for the collaborators. It is signed and numbered by author and artist Satorsky. It is also inscribed by him to Baltimore art dealer Ernest Lowenstein. A Pride of Rabbis is a collection of satirical and ribald poems regarding rabbis. The work is strikingly illustrated throughout with 13 irreverent, humorous full-page... Read More
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Popular Astronomy. 2 Volumes
by Arago, Francois; Admiral W.H. Smyth and Robert Grant, translators and editors
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1858. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Francois Arago (1786-1853) was an important French astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, who was also a politician for republican causes. For some years before his death, Arago spent much time revising his large collection of manuscripts with a view toward their definitive publication. This work mainly consists of the course of Lectures on Astronomy which he delivered annually at the Observatory of Paris over eighteen years. Each of... Read More
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Four Visitations
by [Aralia Press] Davis, Dick
West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1985. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. Fine. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 1 of 240 copies. Light blue and gold pastepaper cover with tan title label to front. Clean and bright. Printed in Bembo and Centaur types. [20 pages] PRI/122206.
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The Bruised Sky
by [Aralia Press] Dings, Fred
West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1988. Paperback. Fine. Paperback. 1 of 125 copies. Printed on Ingres Laid from Spectrum types. Grey paper wrappers with black title to front panel. Pristine. The title page illustration is by Diane Collins. [16 pages] PRI/072408.
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Evening
by [Aralia Press] Northrop, Kate
West Chester University: Aralia Press, 1999. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. Fine. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 1/150 c. Lovely poetry by Northrop. Cream colored paper wrappers with title embossed on cover. Pristine interior. Printed from Spectrum type on Zerkell paper. Unpaginated. PRI/041407.
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Fugitive Child
by [Aralia Press] Krisak, Len
West Chester University: Aralia Press, 1999. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. Fine. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. 1/100 c. Lovely small book in light blue paper wraps. Printed on Letterpress text paper from Van Dijck types. Unpaginated. PRI/042407.
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The Pact
by [Aralia Press] McDowell, Robert
West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1994. LIMITED. Hardcover. Fine. LIMITED. Hardcover. 8vo. 1 of 160 copies. Printed on Johannot paper with Van Dijck and Weiss I type. Black cloth boards with white title pastedown to spine. Clean, bright interior. [28 pages] PRI/122806.
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Kamal (1st Edition)
by Arathorn, D.W.
New York: Harper and Row, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./contents bright & clean/351 pp. Middle East. MID/5152.
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The War in Egypt and the Soudan, An Episode in the History of the British Empire; Being a Descriptive Account of the Scenes and Events of That Great Drama and Sketches of the Actors in It. Vols. I-IV
by Archer, Thomas
Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1887. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. SCARCE IN THE US. British forces invaded and occupied Egypt in 1882 to put down a revolution hostile to foreign interests. British forces remained there to prevent possible intervention of another European power, especially along the Nile. The British government negotiated agreements with the Italians and the Germans to keep them out of the Nile valley, but the French wanted Britain to withdraw from Egypt. The tension continued for... Read More
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