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Offered here is an original presentation pen and ink drawing measuring 4 x 6 inches (image size), matted and framed (14 x 16"), executed by Jessie Willcox Smith, depicting a young child draped with only a "1931" banner and carrying a standard with a banner entitled, "The Junior Forum." Below..... (Item #4254)

Four pages. "Cogslea," Mar. 26th. n.d. (ca. 1915). Interesting letter to a Mrs. Ingersoll, possibly Frances E. Ingersoll, a fellow illustrator who had some illustrations in a St. Nicholas issue in 1913. Smith writes, "My Dear Miss Ingersoll, I received the enclosed yesterday from "The Century." Am so sorry-- Don't..... (Item #1268)

Large folio (12 x 18") Original poster printed in tones of black and gray, and light brown. The scarce poster by Steinlen for the book, "Chanson de femmes," which was issued in the same year as the poster, 1896 (Paris, Enoch & Cie), which was illustrated by Steinlen and with..... (Item #4158)

Wien: Hof und Staatsdruckerei (Wiener Werkst‰tte), 1914. Small quarto. Original green original green waved calf with gilt cover vignette and titles titles (Wiener Werkst‰tte), attractive color pictorial endsheets. One of 50 copies (#35) of the preferential edition on Fabriano-B¸tten Paper with "genuinely gilded initials" by the Wiener Werkst‰tte (total edition..... (Item #3625)

London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1865. Small 4to. Exquisitely bound in Turn of Century binding by Riviere & Son in full crimson crushed morocco with an ornate and pleasing Arts & Crafts style all-over gilt design comprising curving gilt decoration of flowers and leaves and dots, the spine with gilt..... (Item #3807)

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1859=1862. First edition. First edition. Folio. Superbly bound in full cherry red morocco with attractive rectilinear gilt-ruled frames and blossom motifs at four corners on both covers, very ornate gilt leather doublures, watered silk fly-leaves. Each page is a tissue-guarded engraved cartoon with titles and captions..... (Item #4506)

London: Effingham Wilson, 1830. First Edition. 12mo. FIRST EDITION, second issue, with ìcarcanetî on p.72, and with p.91 numbered correctly. Attractive lue crushed levant gilt, top edge gilt, others uncut, stamp-signed by Riviere (hinges lightly rubbed). Tennysonís first separately published book. (Item #6082)

Paris: Societe Francaise d'Editions d'Art, 1898. First edition. Thick quarto (11 x 8 1/2). Bound by Kauffmann in three quarter crimson morocco, marbled boards, gilt spine. Repaired by MacDonald (CT). A classic Art Nouveau illustrated book with fabulous color pictorial wrappers by Louis Rhead (bound-in at end in expanding form)..... (Item #5867)

London: Jarrolds Publishers, 1925. First edition. Thick quarto. Original white cloth with bold gilt-blocked and stamped Art Deco design by T. Sturge Moorevon front cover and spine. Limited to 500 Signed (H.P.R. Finberg, publisher), No. 123. Preface by William Butler Yeats. Cover design, exquisite illustrations and decorations throughout by T...... (Item #3347)

London: George Bell and Sons, 1888. Second edition. 8vo. (6.5 x 4.2 inches). Bound in exquisite full dark blue morocco with attractive decorative black and grey onlaid designs at perimeter of both covers, with gilt dots and a single gilt ruled border. Spine with raised bands and compartments lettered, ruled..... (Item #4855)

Leipzig: Insel, 1904. First edition. Original printed light green paper covered boards with decorative and pictorial front cover in light gold. A scarce and attractive work, with eleven wonderful drawings (plates) by Karl Walser, noted Swiss artist, designer and illustrator. This is the first issue of Walser's first publication, printed..... (Item #4314)

Oxford: Thos. Shrimpton and Son, 1878. First edition. 12mo. 16pp. Original grey-green printed wrapers. Exceedingly scarce first edition with the publisher's printed crest appearing on the cover of the wrappers as well as on the title page and a vignette woodcut appears on the last page. The prestigious Newdigate Prize..... (Item #2178)

London: Printed for Private Circulation by Richard Clay & Sons, 1919. First edition. Two Volumes. PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED IN BOTH VOLUMES "G. S. Evans from Thos. J. Wise," on half-titles. 507pp., 407pp. Printing of the Ashley Library. Extremely scarce Wise printing and valuable source material for Swinburne still used today..... (Item #2346)