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n.d. Autograph typed letter signed by Olive Rush, Brandywine Illustrator, to Miss Katharine Pyle, fellow illustrator, dated, 1933, from her Santa Fe home: "Dear Miss Pyle: It was so sweet of you to write me a special letter about the exhibition and I wish to thank you for it and... (Item #4235)

Offered here is a large roll of original unused Morris and Company wallpaper bearing the marks, "Morris & Co," in repeating fashion, on the outer edge of the print. This is the renowned "MARIGOLD" pattern, first designed by William Morris in 1875, and this rare example probably dates to turn... (Item #4210)

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)

London: Constable & Company, 1962. Bright green cloth, color pictorial glossy dust wrapper. WIth a 2pp. ALS from Esther Pissarro laid in, written in March, 1945, mentioning her dear husband (i.e. Lucien) who died just last year. Written on both side of a light-weight paper, "4 March. 45. At 25... (Item #4206)

Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1912. First edition thus. Oblong 8vo. Original red color pictorial paper covered boards, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated endpapers. Color illustrations throughout by Smith. Paper on spine worn off, sunning to a strip of the edges front boards. (Item #4204)

Philadelphia: Privately Printed by Violet Oakley, 1922. First edition. Elephant Folio measuring 15 5/8 inches wide, 23 inches long. 51 pp + [7] and 22 superb full color tipped in plates, some folding to enormous size. Original full brown leather embossed with geometric and floral stamped desgins in dark brown... (Item #4202)

Wien: Tempsky & Co. 1907. First edition. Oblong quarto. Color pictorial cloth backed paper covered boards, color illustrated endpapers. Full-page color illustrations on every other page, illustrated title page, color cover, all by Heinrich Lefler. A classic in Jugendstil design. A fine copy, one of the nicest we have seen... (Item #4200)

Leiden: D. Noothoven Van Goor, ca. 1890. Printed wrappers. 16pp. Woodcut illustrations every page, hand-colored. Some fraying, very good. (Item #4193)

Praha (Prague): Prumyslova, 1927. Original black paper covered boards, paper label on spine. #11 of 15 Copies on Japan Vellum. Portrait of the author on wood by Frantisek Kobliha. Signed in colophon at end by two individuals, probably printer/publisher (Kaniseh, Braunerova). Signed by Kobliha in pencil at bottom of frontispiece... (Item #4191)

Praha (Prague): Strasnice, ca. 1940. 8vo. Two separate titles. Original color pictorial paper covered boards, blue cloth spine. Illustrated throughout with full-page color plates by Joseph Skupa. Near fine. Scarce thus. (Item #4189)

Praze (Prague): Vydal Arthur Novak, 1923. Original handmade batik paper covered boards. Illustrated throughout with attractive interpretations by Hugo Beottinger. Laid in is a striking and sullen original photograph. Spine separated at front edge, else near fine internally. (Item #4187)

Praha (Prague): Symposion, 1924. Original full brownstamped calf, gilt spine. #59 of 150 Copies. Superb title and frontispiece woodcut illustration, and exquisite etched full-page frontispiece by Vladimir Silovsky, signed in pencil at bottom. Fine. Scarce thus. (Item #4185)