Baltimore: Aquarius Press, 1971. This is a stunning production from Baltimore's Aquarius Press that showcases the masterful etchings of Warrington Colescott. There were 122 copies numbered, titled, dated and signed by the artist. In addition there were eight portfolios lettered A through H also signed and dated reserved for the collaborators. This is portfolio C. The contents are loose as issued in a brown wrappers and housed in gilt-lettered blue paper-covered clamshell folding case. Accompanied by a copy of Thomas Mann's classic Death in Venice printed by Alfred Knopf in New York, 1965, also housed in the clamshell case. Warrington Wickham Colescott Jr. (1921 – 2018) was an American artist best known for his satirical etchings. He was a master printmaker and operated Mantegna Press in Hollandale, Wisconsin for several years. Colescott first gained critical notice in the 1950s and exhibited frequently throughout the subsequent decades and was honored with numerous grants, fellowships, and awards. Critics likened Colescott's work to his contemporaries as well as historic antecedents such as Goya, Daumier, and Grosz. In fine condition. Elephant folio measuring about 24 inches. PRI/070822. Fine. More

Baltimore: Aquarius Press, 1970. 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 linocuts by Satorsky, all hand-printed on beautiful rag paper. The linocuts and text were printed by hand at Tarot Designers and Printers in Buffalo, NY. There are 15 loose double leaves held in a blue cloth chemise with white linen spine with blue titling. The chemise is housed in a blue cloth slipcase. In fine condition. Folio. Unpaginated. . Cyril Satorsky (1927-2021) was a prolific artist and well established educator. He worked as an artist and designer in London and at the University of Texas in Austin. He taught at Leicester University, Hammersmith College of Art, Camberwell College of Arts and Crafts and at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, where he served as chairman of the Department of Visual Communication. PRI/070522. Fine. More

London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855 and 1858. 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 the volumes is organized into sections that the author calls books with several chapters on the subject of that book, resulting in a comprehensive discourse on astronomy and related fields. The text is accompanied by numerous plates and hundreds of wood engravings. Bound in original green cloth bindings. Volume I has been rebacked. Gilt author, title, and volume number to spine. Corners bumped but very good. Interior pages and plates are also in very good condition. A very handsome set of this significant work. Volume I: 707 pages; Volume II: 846 pages including index. This set may require an extra shipping fee. SCI/07415. Very Good. More

West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1988. LIMITED. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. 1 of 125 copies. Grey paper wrappers with black title to front panel. Clean, bright interior. Printed on Ingres Laid with Spectrum Types. [24 pages]. PRI/122806. Fine. More

West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1988. 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. Fine. More

West Chester University: Aralia Press, 1999. 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. Fine. More

West Chester, PA: Aralia Press, 1994. 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. Fine. More

West Chester University: Aralia Press, 1999. 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. Fine. More

London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, 1923. Hardcover. INSRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. 1ST EDITION. 8vo. Green cloth covered boards with black title to front board and to spine. Publisher's emblem in black to rear board. Minor bumping to spine ends and light browning to spine. Minor creasing and a few closed tears to edges of pages 229-244. Minor browning to rear end page. Else is clean and bright. 256 pages. LIT/012510. Very Good +. More

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1886. Hardcover. First edition of the first book of criticism by Archer (1856-1924), a prominent literary and drama critic of his day. Bound in original dark red cloth with gilt title and author to spine and front cover. Some bumping and rubbing, slight chipping to spine corners otherwise in nice condition. Front and rear hinges are somewhat cracked and there are a few loose signatures. Light foxing throughout. Includes full page illustrations of some famous actors of the time such as Henry Irving, Edward Terry, Mary Anderson, and Sarah Bernhardt. 350 pages including index. DRA/071709. Very Good. More

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1988. Hardcover. 4to. Blue paper covered boards with silver title to spine. Interior is clean and bright. Several color photographs throughout. White and blue dust jacket with slight yellowing to edges. Index, 256 pages. Cooking. COOK/8212. Fine in Near Fine DJ. More

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1899. Hardcover. Olive green cloth boards with black title to spine and front cover. Wear to edges of boards, corners, and spine ends. Clean. Size: 6 x 3 inches. 267 pages. CLA/031819. Very Good. More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1909. Hardcover. Subjects of bulletins include: building of a run-down cotton plantation, conservation of natural resources, silver fox farming, deer farming in US, forage crops fro hogs in Kansas and Oklahoma, Nuts and their uses as food, cotton wilt, harmful and beneficial mammals of the arid interior, game laws for 1908, cropping systems for New England dairy farms, Macadam roads, alfalfa, Declaration for governors for conservation of natural resources, the basket willow, cultivation of tobacco in Kentucky, the boll-weevil problem, some common disinfectants, computation of rations for farm animals by the use of Energy values, repair of farm equiptment, bacteria of milk, dairy industry in south, dehorning of cattle, and experiment stations XLVII - XLIX. Bound in three quarter red leather over red cloth boards with gilt title "Farmers' Bulletins" to spine. The name "Lynden Evans" is printed in gilt on the foot of the spine. Lynden Evans (1828 - 1926) was a teacher, lawyer, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois. Full marbled edges and marbled endpapers. Rear endpaper is present but detached. Minor wear to edges and hinges of boards. Clean interior withillustrations. An attractive book. Each bulletin has its own pagination. SCI/022219. Very Good. More