Folio Society. Number 725 of 1,000 copies, signed and numbered by the illustrator on tipped-in etching on limitation spread. "A golden-age illustrator for our times, Charles van Sandwyk is an award-winning author, artist, and illustrator. In the tradition of Beatrix Potter and Arthur Rackham, he has the rare ability to endow animals with human characteristics. As a teenager, he taught himself the crafts of intaglio printing and calligraphy. His first self-published book, created when he was just 20, won a national award. Since then, his work has been archived by the National Library of Canada and is held in private collections across the world" (prospectus). Hand-bound in quarter vellum over illustrated paper covered boards with gilt title to spine and vellum tips. Includes 16 full color plates, tipped in by hand, with gold edges and gold borders as well as 40 pen-and-ink drawings including chapter head and tail pieces. Illustrated endpapers and top edge gilt. Housed in a green cloth covered clamshell box with gilt title to spine panel. Includes prospectus. Book Size: 13 x 9.75 inches. More

Paris: Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1875. Hardcover. Filled with illustrations. Guizot (1787 - 1874) was a French historian, author, and prominent political figure before the Revolution. Illustrated by Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville (1835 - 1885), a French painter who studied under Delacroix and frequently depicted patriotic subjects. Bound in three-quarter red leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt titles and volumes to spines. Wear and some pulls to leather on spines, hinges, corners, and edges of boards; chipping to paper along edges of boards. Rubbing to covers of boards. Front hinge of first volume was torn, but has been repaired. All boards remain attached, but some hinges are starting. Sunning to spines; although, gilt remains bright. Light dampstain to margins of first and last few pages of first three volumes. Spots of foxing to interiors and to edges of textblocks. Marbled endpapers and top edges gilt. This is a heavy set and will require an additional shipping fee. Volume I: 578 pages; Volume II: 571 pages; Volume III: 564 pages; Volume IV: 570 pages; Volume V: 598 pages. FRE/112322. Very Good. More

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. Hardcover. Born in 1813, Dr. G. Hartwig was a significant physician who has published many books including The Sea and Its Living Wonders and The Polar World, which describes both the Arctic and Antarctic. This volume is from The Sea and Its Living Wonders. Includes 75 illustrations. 12mo. Three quarter leather over marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt title on red label on spine. Back cover is almost completely detached. Leather on spine has been torn off at top and bottom. Significant wear to edges of cover. Pages are bright and clean. Edges of text block are marbled, as are end pages. 159 pages. TRAV/081322. Good. More

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1856. Hardcover. Revised American Edition, with many illustrations. Bound in three quarter tan leather over marbled paper covered boards. Title label is heavily chipped and mostly gone. Rubbing and scuffing to spine and boards and edges. Inner front and rear hinges are starting. Full marbled edges and marbled endpapers. Interior is clean overall with occasional spots of foxing / soiling to margins - heaviest on first few pages. Previous owner's name in pen to title page. 1058 pages with 2 pages of ads. REF/112122. Very Good. More

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1993. Hardcover. This is a catalogue for the collector of generally available Maxfield Parrish works. Images are in full color, with multiple images on a single page. Sorted by client or major work, such as Collier's Magazine, Christmas Life, Scribner's, and books. A single-page price guide of estimated 1993 price ranges is included on the last page. Quarto. Light blue cloth-covered boards with title in black to front cover and spine. Orange-brown dust jacket with color reproduction to front panel and title in white and blue to front and spine panels. Dust jacket has slight creases to top edges. Marbled front and back endpapers. Printed on glossy pages. Pages are bright and clean. 208 pages, including index and price guide. ART/090122. Near Fine / Very Good. More

London: Sherwood, Jones, and Co, 1824. Hardcover. Bound in three quarter brown leather over marbled paper covered boards with faded gilt decoration to spine. Spine title label is present; however, the gilt has worn off leaving only the embossed letters. Both hinges are cracked; although, boards remain attached. Heavy wear to hinges, spine ends, and corners of boards. Marbled endpapers and full marbled edges. Spots of soiling to margins to a few pages and minor browning / offsetting throughout. Engraved frontispiece portrait. 590 pages. REL/083022. Very Good. More

New York: Arcade Publishing, (1990). Hard Cover. First U.S. Edition. Size: quarto. Maroon cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Bright and clean interior filled with beautiful full color illustrations from the books he illustrated. Beige illustrated dust jacket with black title to front panel and to spine. Near fine. 199 pages. CHILD/081022. Very Good / Very Good. More

London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842. Hardcover. Uncommon revised edition. With 16 spirited engravings including title page vignette. A collection of biographical sketches of some notorious English thieves including Robin Hood, Henry Cook, George Barrington, Captain Paul Jones, and many more. One of the more interesting engravings appears to depict a man stealing a bear. 16mo. Bound in full tan leather boards with maroon title label and black author label to spine. Gilt devices to compartments and gilt motif to edges of boards and dentelles. The front board is present but detached. Rear board has been professionally reattached. Chipping to spine ends and wear to edges of boards and corners. Soiling to boards, which appears to be black ink. With marbled endpapers and full marbled edges. Browning to half title page and to margins of plates, but bright otherwise. A few small pencil markings and occasional spots of foxing (mostly to plates). 422 pages. A good candidate for repair. Priced for sale here with the present condition considered. ENG/081722. Very Good. More

London: Frederick Warne and Co., n.d. Hardcover. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr was a French critic, journalist, and novelist. He was the editor of and a contributor to Le Figaro. Karr is credited with the well-known aphorism "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose", translated as "the more things change, the more they stay the same". He was an ardent floriculturist and gave his name to a number of new varieties. His book Voyage Autour de Mon Jardin, of which this is a translation, was originally published in 1845. Publication date of this book is not known, but owner's bookplate has date of 1874. Includes 117 black and white illustrations by William Harvey. 12mo. Dark-blue glossy paper-covered boards with raised gilt-patterned spine. Title label on spine is missing, but pressed title in black is still visible. Front and back covers show wear and scratching. Edges of covers are worn. Sunning to spine and borders of covers. Marbled front and back endpapers, and marbled edges of text block. Previous owner's book plate on inside front cover. Browning to pages, but otherwise clean, except for some foxing on front and back free endpapers. A very attractive copy. 332 pages. NATURE/082522. Very Good. More

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1892. William Morris greatly admired The Golden Legend, a medieval collection of saints' lives. It was one of the first books printed in England by William Caxton, (1422- 1491), the first English printer, who, as a translator and publisher, exerted an important influence on English literature. In his bibliography of the Kelmscott Press, William Peterson writes that The Golden Legend was intended to be the first book produced by the press, but because of its length and some problems with paper delivery, Morris was forced to issue several shorter volumes before it was completed. The book was completed in three volumes and a celebratory dinner was held in October 1892 (Bibliography pages 19-24). It was printed in Golden type on Flower paper. These 16 leaves display the fine printing and handsome Morris-designed ornamental initials. The leaves comprise pages 529-536, 539-546, and 549-562 from Volume II. The leaves are from a disbound edition, and except for a couple of inserted leaves, they are attached together by the remnants of the threads and cords used in the binding. Some of the signatures are still unopened. There are twenty-nine 6-line initials and four 10-line initials. The leaves are in very good condition with slight aging to margins and a small crease to the right top edge of a few. A nice addition to a teaching collection for the printing arts and history of the book. PRI/090122. Very Good. More

Paris: Pierre Téqui, 1912. Hardcover. Sixth edition. This work discusses the formation of modern Europe. Author Godefroid Kurth (1847 - 1916) was a Belgian historian with strong Catholic views. Bound in dark brown leather over marbled paper covered boards with gilt titles and volume numbers to spines. Ex-library with evidence of stickers removed from spines and library stamps to endpapers and title pages. Light wear to corners and edges of boards. Small dampstain to top corners of first few pages of first volume. Browning to interiors, but clean overall. Marbled endpapers. Volume I: 340 pages; Volume II: 304 pages. FRE/112122. Very Good. More

Madrid: Escelicer, SA, 1962. Hardcover. Rafael Lapesa Melgar was a Spanish historian of language and Spanish literature. He was Professor of the History of the Spanish Language from 1947 to 1978 at the Complutense University of Madrid. This work was originally published in 1942. This is the 5th edition. It was published in wraps and has been bound in a fine hardcover binding. Small octavo. Brown, patterned paper-covered boards with author's name and title in red and black labels to spine. Front and back end papers have marbled design. Cover has minor wear at corners. Pages are bright and clean with minor browning. There are several colored regional maps of Spain. 407 pages, including index. SPANLANG/082422. Very Good. More

London and Philadelphia: Gibbings & Co.; J.B. Lippincott Co., 1904. Hardcover. A charming edition of the famous picaresque novel by Alain-René Lesage published between 1715 and 1735. It was highly popular, and was translated several times into English. With 21 photogravures from the original etchings by Ad. Lalauze. Bound in three quarter black leather with brown paper boards. Leather is rubbed and bumped. Interior pages are clean with faint toning to margins. Pencil ownership signature to free front endpaper in Volume I. Very good condition. Measures 4.25 x 6.75 inches. Volume I: 237 pages; Volume II: 281 pages; Volume III: 273 pages; 248 pages. LIT/083122. Very Good. More