"With Star and Crescent" by A. Locher, 1889

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1900: item #614049
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With Star and Crescent: A Full and Authentic Account of a Recent Journey with a Caravan from Bombay to Constantinople, Comprising a Description of the Country, the People, and Interesting Adventures with the Natives, by A. Locher

First edition. 8vo. pp. 634; 15 steel- or wood-engraved plates; a very good bright copy in the original cloth, image of city, palm trees, star within crescent and incense burner blocke... Click for details

Henny Penny, Children's book 1931

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1940: item #605187

Henny Penny, McLoughlin Bros., Springfield, Massachusetts, 1931. No illustrator is named however, the illustrator might be Hildegard Lupprian. Though not stated, I believe this is a first edition. The book is clean inside, no marks at all. The cover shows wear. The pages of the book are stapled together but have come away from the cover.

BOOK. AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING. HEWARD/PEARSE. 1st ED.

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1950: item #599650

AMELIARANNE GOES TOURING. Told by Constance Heward. Pictured by S. B. Pearse. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., (1941). FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Pictorial boards with cloth spine. Pictorial endpapers. Twenty-nine color illustrations by Susan Beatrice Pearse. Each page of text features a black and white vignette at the top and bottom. Unobtrusive brown stain on front cover otherwise a very good copy. A scarce item produced during World War II.

BOOK. A YEAR IS ROUND. JOAN WALSH ANGLUND. 1966 1st ED.

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1970: item #599629

A YEAR IS ROUND. Joan Walsh Anglund. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, (1966). FIRST EDITION. 24mo. Original pictorial cloth in original DUST JACKET. Full color illustrations. Each month is is represented with a charming illustration depicting a sign of the Zodiac (e.g. January is Capricorn the Goat) together with information for each month's appropriate birthstone and flower. There is a small tear on the dustjacket but the book is in perfect condition. Please see enlargements for details.

CHRISTMAS PANORAMA. FRIENDLY BEASTS&PARTRIDGE/PEAR TREE

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1970: item #599623

A CHRISTMAS PANORAMA. The Friendly Beasts & A Partridge In A Pear Tree. Illuminated by Virginia Parsons. Calligraphy By Sheila Waters. New York: Doubleday & Co. Inc., 1966. Printed in Holland. A wonderful double-sided folded panorama of 20 panels per side that unfold to 70 inches in length. On one side is the story of "The Friendly Beasts" at the NATIVITY. The other side illustrates the famous carol - "A Partridge in a Pear Tree". The full color illustrations by Virginia Parsons are done in Medi... Click for details

1st edition rare illuminated book papier-mache binding

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings Pre 1900: item #598905
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Henry Noel Humphreys, "Parables of our Lord" printed 1847, New York,D. Appleton edition. 2000 of these books were printed in 1947 and, of those, 1000 were printed with D. Appleton title page. Front and Back book covers are made of Paper-Mache boards covered with elaborately carved black plaster. 31 pages plus the title page are multi-colored chromolithographed, illuminated with each page having a different design. According to the inscription, this copy was a gift from Will, an "affectionat... Click for details

Autobiography of Leigh Hunt 2 volumes 1903

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Fiction Pre 1910: item #591115
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Autobiography of Leigh Hunt with Reminiscences of Friends and Contemporaries, with Thornton Hunt's Introduction and Postscripts. Newly edited by Roger Ingpen c1903. An excellent record of his friendships with Shelley, Byron and others First American edition of the Ingpen edition. 2 vols., 8vo. Portraits. Half parchment over orange cloth. Some wear and discoloration to bindings. Each volume measures 6 by 9 inches. Shipping extra. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut add 6%... Click for details

Selections from the stories of Robert Herrick c1882

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Fiction Pre 1900: item #591109
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Harper & Brothers, New York, 1882. Green decorative cloth, Gilt Titles. Book Condition Very Good. Edwin A. Abbey (illustrator). Shipping extra. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut add 6% state sales tax. Buyers outside the USA are responsible for any taxes,tariffs or customs that might apply.*** If you wish to see examples of similar items we have sold and/or appraised please go to our affiliate site www.OneofaKindAntiques.com and click the Archives / Homepage log... Click for details

Tobias Smollett The Adventures Peregrine Pickle c1935

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Fiction Pre 1940: item #591097
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SMOLLETT,Tobias. The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle in which is included Memoirs of a Lady of Quality. With an Introduction by G. K. Chesterton and Illustrations by John Austen. 2 volumes. 24 color illustrations, and other in-text illus. 4to, cloth, d.w., board slipcase. Oxford: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. Fine. Number 301of 1500 copies, signed by the illustrator in the back of the second volume. Very good condition with slip case Shipping extra. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up ... Click for details

The House of the Seven Gables book Nathaniel Hawthorne

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Fiction Pre 1950: item #591081
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The House of the Seven Gables book by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Introduction by James Franklin Beard. Imprint Society Barre, Massachusetts.Measures 10 and one quarter inches tall and is 7 and one half inches wide. Hard shelled dust cover. Signed , limited edition number 98 out of 1950. Shipping extra. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut add 6% state sales tax. Buyers outside the USA are responsible for any taxes,tariffs or customs that might apply.