London: James Parker and Co., 1904. First edition. Sumptuously bound by Zahensdorf in 1904, signed with gilt bookbinder's pallete on lower front dentelle: "Bound by Zaehnsdorf 1904," and further with the Zaehnsdorf "Exhibition" seal stamped into the lower portion of the rear silk pastedown. A magnificent period binding by Zaehnsdorf..... (Item #2000)

Paris: Jean Baptiste Loyson, 1659. 2 vol., Modern red roan, morocco labels (black), gilt lettering on spine. Title pages and additional engraved titles, 139 wonderful full-page engraved emblems, some signed in the plates by Isaac Briot and his daughter Marie, important French engravers, a few plates mounted as called for..... (Item #4829)

Chicago: The Reilly & Britton Co, 1904. First edition. Original red cloth with pictorial cover stamped in sliver, black blue and green. Sixteen full page color plates by John R. Neil as well as many line drawings in the text throughout. 287pp. Illustrated endpapers. First edition, second binding state and..... (Item #2511)

Leipzig: Eugen Diederichs, 1900. First edition. Original exquisite pictorial paper covered boards with gold spine and gold highlighted cover design of stylized flowers in two planters extending all the way up the front cover on both sides, by Behrens. A gorgeous and delicately printed book typifying Behrens' genius, printed in..... (Item #3635)

Munich: Georg W. Dietrich, [1908]. First edition. 4to. Original color pictorial paper covered boards, blue cloth spine. Olive green pictorial endpapers. Illustrated title, and first page and thirteen stunning full-page color illustrations by Elsa Beskow as well as half-page line drawings by Beskow throughout. One of Beskow's more alluring illustrated..... (Item #2491)

New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First printing. Superb full crushed burnt orange morocco binding by Leonard Mouteney (signed in front turn-down: "Designed and Finished by L. Mounteney." A famous finisher binder for Riviere & Sons of London, Mouteney later migrated over to the Lakeside Press (along with De Sauty) and..... (Item #1980)

London: Tilt and Bogue, 1842. 8vo. An extremely unusual, precocious and indeed comical binding by The Hampstead Bindery (signed in stencil on verso of front free fly), in full calf with front cover set off in green with a welcome mat and walkway that depicts a beaver (or muskrat) splayed..... (Item #4424)

Paris: H. Floury, 1903. First edition thus. Exquisitely and finely bound by the famed Chambolle-Duru in full medium brown crushed morocco with gilt and blind-stamped decoration to covers and spine, including modeling in relief and two tones of morocco, bold gilt designs, similar on spine, and wide dentelles with all-over..... (Item #4869)

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)

Stunning original printed color lithographed poster by Will H. Bradley for The Chapbook, 1894. This famous poster was printed in 1894 by Stone and Kimball, famed Chicago publisher. Will H. Bradley 1868-11962), born in Boston, is widely considered one of the greatest American graphic artist and illustrator, known for his..... (Item #4395)

New York & Boston: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1897. First edition. Original boards with bold gilt cover ornament, title page, and opening initial, designed by Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, printed from designs supplied by D. B. Updike [at] The Merrymount PressÖî Louise Averill Cole's Copy, with her signature on front free fly..... (Item #4711)

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..... (Item #1300)

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884. First edition. Bound in full olive green crushed morocco by the renowned Club Bindery, with gilt borders, elaborate gilt spine and dentelles, signed by Club Bindery on front inner dentelle. With manuscript poem in holograph by Bunner bound in opposite half-title, for the poem..... (Item #4208)