Wausau: Van Vechten & Ellis, The Philosopher Press, 1897. First edition. 12mo. Illustrated card wrappers. Exceedingly scarce true first title of the Philosopher Press, NOT IN RANSOM. Art Nouveau-style cover design by Gardner C. Teall. Importantly inscribed on first page by co-publisher Ellis to the owner of the book, famed... (Item #2953)

Chicago: Reilly & Britton, [1910]. First edition. Original light blue cloth with full-size color pictorial insert on cover depicting a number of the characters driving through the city in a toy donkey-drawn carriage. First edition, first state with light blue cloth, five titles on verso of ownership page, two-color endpapers... (Item #2568)

Wein: Dr. Rud. Ludwig, 1909. First edition thus. 12mo. Attractively bound by the Wiener Werkstatte with their stamp on front inner pastedown, in half parchment and marbled paper covered boards, gilt lettering on cover. #297 of 600 copies on Strathmore Japan. With frontispiece, title border and four text vignettes by... (Item #3593)

London & New York: George Bell and Sons, 1892. First edition. Thick folio. Smooth wove beige cloth with brown crushed morocco label on spine, gilt letter. A mammoth work recording much if not all of Edward Burne-Jones life work, replete with high-quality reproductiions of Edward Burne-Jones oeuvre of art and... (Item #4199)

St. Petersburg: Expeditsii Zagotovlenya Gosudarstvennykh Bumag, 1903. First edition. Square 4to. Original color pictorial card wrappers. Eight exquisite chromolithographed illustrations (three full-page) by Ivan Bilibin, decorative borders printed in brown. Very good. (Item #2567)

London: Blackie & Son, 1840. Volume 5. Superb, early binding by Cedric Chivers with hand-painted "CC" monogram with strapwork design, in blue, on front vellum doublure. A striking 'fish scale' design on full blue morocco binding on both covers comprising stipple patterned semi-circles with one central large gilt dot on... (Item #1887)

Boston: Copeland and Day, 1895. First edition. Specially and exquisitely bound by Dudley and Hodge for Copeland and Day in full crimson crushed morocco with all-over parallel gilt-stippled lines interrupted by leaf and blossom pattern on both covers and spine, attractive gilt dentelles. Gilt rules along edges of morocco boards... (Item #3393)

London: Hacon & Ricketts, Vale Press, 1899. First edition. Attractively bound Arts & Crafts period binding in full russet morocco with simple but alluring gouged border designs leaving the negative space around gilt, inner rectangular border design of weaving strapwork and leaf pattern, similar motif on spine with nice bold... (Item #3666)

Large (5 x 11") proof illustration for one of Bradley's best images, woman with baby in front of stylized Art Nouveau style trees. Near fine. Most scarce. (Item #3749)

London: Edward Moxon, 1840. First edition. Original drab boards, 253pp, 16pp. First issue with half-title, publisher's prospectus at end dated 1 January, 1840 (as called for). Browning's scarce fourth book which didn't sell well. Spine worn down to under-webbing, hinges cracked, corners bumped, else a very clean and bright copy, internally fine. (Item #1300)

San Francisco: Paul Elder and Co., 1902. First edition. Bound in full dark brown crushed morocco with elegant gilt flower and stem motif on both covers and spine, a mutual collaboration designed and executed by Miss A. C. Crane and Miss Lucinda N. Butler (from Tomoye Press Catalog, c. 1902)... (Item #2508)

London: Henry Colburn, 1842. First edition. Seven Volumes. Attractively bound by Bumpus in half straight grain red morocco with marbled boards, gilt ruled covers and banding and matching endsheets. T.E.G. A very attractive set indeed with little or no wear, near fine. (Item #1261)

London: Frederick Warne, 1904-1910. First Thus. Offered here is a total of 17 Picture Books published by Warne, ca. 1904-1910, all with original glassine dust wrappers and all fine condition comprising the complete output of early reprints for this famed series, plus a duplicate copy of John Gilpin. Some fraying... (Item #1907)