New York: Léon Amiel Publisher, 1975. Hardcover. art. One of 5000 copies of the English language edition, this copy unnumbered. This volume is one of six published as a catalogue raisonné of Miro's lithographs. With 11 original lithographs and a number of color plates of Miro's work. In an illustrated dust jacket with titling to spine in black. With a clear plastic cover and green wrap around paper slip with title and publisher name in white. Very slight chipping to the bottom of the green paper slip. Also light chipping and fading to spine of dust jacket. Interior pages are near fine. 253 pages. Measures 10 x 12.75 inches. ART/062922. Near Fine. More

London: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1805. Hardcover. Hannah More (1745-1833) was a well-known English religious writer, poet, and playwright. She wrote this interesting work to offer her views on the education of the young Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817), the only child of the George IV and heir to the British throne. Her untimely death following the birth of her stillborn son ultimately paved the way for Victoria to become queen in 1837. Bound in contemporary leather with gilt rulings and gilt ornament and title label to spine. Leather is chipped, abraded, and bumped. Gilt is worn and faded. Some foxing to pastedowns and free front endpapers. Interior pages are in very good condition with light browning to text. Ownership signature dated 1844 to front pastedowns. Small octavo volumes. Volume I: 330 pages plus 6 pages of ads; Volume II: 403 pages. ENGHIST/031622. Very Good. More

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1897. One of 300 paper copies. There were an additional 8 vellum copies. A lovely copy of one of the Kelmscott Press's most beautiful books. This was the last but one of the books issued by the press. It was only the second book to be printed in three colors, with the addition of blue to the usual black and red. It includes two illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones, engraved on wood by W.H. Hooper. The frontis illustration was designed for this edition. The second illustration at the end of the text was originally intended for an early illustrated edition of this work that was never produced. Bound in limp vellum with the six fragile silk ties present. Love is Enough is stamped in gold on the spine in Golden type. Some light discoloration on covers but still about fine. The text is printed on Perch paper in Troy type, with stage directions in Chaucer type. With ornamental borders and initials throughout [Peterson bibliography A52]. An exceptionally nice copy in fine condition. Housed in a serviceable clamshell box covered in red cloth with gilt title to spine. Large quarto. 91 pages. PRI/050322. Fine. More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1897. Hardcover. First American edition of this stirring narrative of the Arctic exploratory voyage and sleigh trip undertaken by Nansen and his men. This expedition established the nature and drift of the Arctic icepack and reached the highest latitude then attained. With 120 full-page and numerous text illustrations; 16 color plates in facsimile from Dr. Nansen's own sketches; an etched portrait of Nansen, and photogravures. With four very good folding maps in front and back pockets of Volume I. Bound in original gray cloth with color and gilt cover decoration and titling and gilt titling to spine. Heavy volumes have caused fraying to top of spines from being pulled off shelf by top. Slight fraying to bottom of spine also, and cracked hinges to Volume I. Small stain to edge of free front endpaper in Volume I. Rough cut page edges. Bookplate of former owner on front pastedowns. Still a nice copy in very good condition. Small quartos. Volume I: 587 pages; Volume II: 714 pages plus 4 pages of advertisements. TRAVEL/022422. Very Good. More

New York: Rider and Company. Hardcover. First Edition, third impression. With seven photographic plates produced in half tone. This exploration of the British Isles includes "ghostly phenomena of every variety - elementals, vampires, phantom motor lorries and coaches, phantom heads, headless ghosts, evil and dangerous ghosts, ghosts of various colours, frightful and frightening ghosts, benign and lovely ghosts, a formidable array of denizens of the other worlds ... [with] a touch of O'Donnell's inimitable sardonic humour" (jacket). Black cloth boards with white title to spine. Slight bumping to corners and minor wear to edges and hinges. Minor rubbing to book cloth. Even browning to interior pages. In illustrated blue, black, and red jacket with white title to spine and front panels. Browning to spine panel of jacket. Minor wear to edges of jacket including a few short closed tears. 192 pages. Horror. OCC/062022. Very Good / Very Good. More

Berkeley: Univeristy of California Press and Cambridge University Press, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Contains 154 letters; 133 of which were previously unpublished. 29 written by Dante Gabriel, 96 by Christina, and 26 by William Michael. Most are from the archives of Macmillan publishers in London. Alexander Macmillan was the primary publisher of Christina and also published two works by William Michael. Octavo, brown paper boards with title to spine, in brown dust jacket with red title to front and spine. Price-clipped and remaindered mark on bottom of pages. Some smudging and a slight tear at upper left front of dust jacket. 166 pages, including index. PRERAPH/050422. Very good / Very Good. More

Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Dept. of Agriculture, 1942. Hardcover. This work is an updated version of The Birds of North Carolina, begun in 1910 and published in 1919, by the same three authors. 37 plates, including approximately 16 in color. Octavo. Blue cloth cover with gilt title to front and spine. Pages are clean and bright. Rubbing to front and back covers, sunning to spine and slight bump on front top right corner. Previous owner's book plate to inside front cover. No dust jacket. 416 pages, including index. NAT/060822. Very Good. More

New York: Marianne R. Petit, 2020. Hardcover. Number 2 of 5 copies. A dark modern day reinterpretation of seven classic nursery rhymes. Georgie Porgie who "kissed the girls and made them cry" is portrayed in this version as a middle-aged sex offender. Jack "be nimble" is shown jumping over a wall to escape ICE. John who "went to bed with his britches on" is a drug addict. Humpty dumpty, the old woman that lived in a shoe, and others are also shown with sinister implications. All seven rhymes are illustrated with pop-ups. The book is an accordion and can be displayed open to show each rhyme simultaneously. It comes with a LCD screen featuring animations and music based on Marianne's illustrations. Comes with USB charging cable. Size: 8 x 10 inches closed. 80 x 10 inches open. [8 pages.] Marianne is "an artist and educator whose work explores fairy tales, anatomical obsessions, and collective storytelling practices through mechanical books that combine animation and papercraft. My interests are in combining technology, traditional book arts, and sequential storytelling to create new forms of narrative for the 21st century. [Her] artwork has appeared internationally in festivals and exhibitions, been featured in publications such as Hyperallergic, Make, and Wired, and broadcast on IFC and PBS. My movable books can be found in numerous museum and library collections including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the British Library, the Berlin Public Library, Boston Library, as well as numerous University and private collections. [She is] an Associate Arts Professor at New York University’s ITP and IMA (Interactive Media Arts) Program located in the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. I am a co-founder of the Interactive Media Arts Program at NYU Shanghai and I also serve as an Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Network Academic Planning for the University. I received the University Distinguished Teaching Award in 2016" (artist's statement). ARTB/061522. Fine. More

New York: Marianne R. Petit, 2020. Hardcover. Number 2 of 10 copies. Includes set of 21 waterfall cards plus and open edition swatch book. Marianne is "an artist and educator whose work explores fairy tales, anatomical obsessions, and collective storytelling practices through mechanical books that combine animation and papercraft. My interests are in combining technology, traditional book arts, and sequential storytelling to create new forms of narrative for the 21st century. [Her] artwork has appeared internationally in festivals and exhibitions, been featured in publications such as Hyperallergic, Make, and Wired, and broadcast on IFC and PBS. My movable books can be found in numerous museum and library collections including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the British Library, the Berlin Public Library, Boston Library, as well as numerous University and private collections. [She is] an Associate Arts Professor at New York University’s ITP and IMA (Interactive Media Arts) Program located in the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. I am a co-founder of the Interactive Media Arts Program at NYU Shanghai and I also serve as an Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Network Academic Planning for the University. I received the University Distinguished Teaching Award in 2016" (artist's statement). ARTB/061522. Fine. More

Philadelphia: George R. Graham & Co., 1846. Hardcover. Includes Poe's “Marginalia,” fifth on pages 116-118, eighth on pages 245-248, and ninth on pages 311-313 - installments of the full series. Also contains the first printing of Poe’s essay, “The Philosophy of Composition,” on pages 163-167. Both volumes are bound together in three-quarter brown pebbled leather with green marbled paper covered boards and gilt title to spine with five raised bands. Rubbing and wear to hinges, edges, and corners. Scuffing to boards and losses to paper on both boards. One inch chip to leather along head of spine. Foxing throughout, mostly to margins and offsetting from some plates. All twelve fashion plates are present. 284 pages in Volume 28; 320 pages in Volume 29. PER/060822. Very Good. More

Published for the Editor, 1838. Hardcover. Disbound with front board present, but detached. Heavy wear and chipping to board. Textblock remains bound. Ownership inscription dated 1864 in pen to front free endpaper. Light dampstain to margins, spots of foxing and soiling throughout. Includes poems and cartoons. A good reading copy. 159 pages. AMER/062322. Good. More

London: Gurney and Jackson, 1923. Hardcover. Colonel Ramsay passed away in 1921, two years before this work was published. The book was completed by William Eagle Clark, with assistance from Surgeon Rear Admiral John Sutton Stenhouse. Very scarce in the United States. Small octavo. Dark green cloth cover with gilt title to spine. Pages are generally clean, with slight foxing on first and last few pages, and one creased page. Minor bubbling to cloth near hinges, and minor wear to hinges and edges of boards. Previous owner's bookplate to inside front cover. 335 pages, including index. NAT/061322. Very Good. More

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996. Hardcover. This is a unique copy of this publication. It is inscribed by Chandler and Blom to a contributor on the team: "Many thanks for your many hours of hard work on this Atlas, Bob!" This appears to be Robert Franklin Ringler (the name Ringler is handwritten on the front end paper), who passed away in 2022. According to his obituary, Ringler joined the Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) in 1975 and served as President from 1988-1989. He was also a member and President of the Baltimore Bird Club and the Carroll County Bird Club. He is considered to be one of the founders of the Breeding Bird Atlas Project, from which this book emanated. The book is also inscribed by a member of the Editorial Board, and several others who were apparently members of the project. The Atlas provides data on 199 species that breed in Maryland and DC. Quarto. Glossy yellow paper-covered boards with black title to cover and spine. Bird print on cover. Text is bright and clean. Minor rubbing to bottom of text block. Cover is bright and clean,with slight scuffing to spine. 479 pages, including index. NAT/053122. Very Good. More