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First edition of the 2nd book in Baum's YA detective series, with a striking ombre binding design.
60 beautiful decorative publisher's bindings from across genres.
Download PDF of Catalogue #5: Judging A Book By Its CoverFirst edition of the 2nd book in Baum's YA detective series, with a striking ombre binding design.
Early American piracy of Collodi's fairy tale, published without attribution to the author or the translator of the first American edition – but also the first known version published in the US with color plates.
First edition in English of the Njals Saga, one of the most popular tales of medieval Iceland.
First Detmold edition, with 12 exquisite tipped-in color plates with tissue guards, rare in the box.
First printing of one of the most beloved modern children's books, inspired by the bedtime stories that Kenneth Grahame told his son.
First edition of this classic American "boy book," dramatizing the everyday life of boys in Gilded Age Boston.
First edition of the first published book on this culinary tradition, "an invaluable record of the history of Creole food, New Orleans, and Louisiana" (John T. Edge).
US issue of the first Meteyard-illustrated edition, with gorgeous illustrations from the Birmingham School Artist.
First edition, featuring stories in verse of Mother Goose characters adapted with Lemony Snicket-like viciousness, such as "The Commendable Castigation of Old Mother Hubbard" and "The Gastronomic Guile of Simple Simon."
First edition of this "tale for boys," a pioneering novel of juvenile adventure fiction.
First edition, first printing, of this installment in the Hollow Tree series featuring humanized animals with striking line illustrations by series illustrator Condé.
First trade edition, second issue (bound entirely in cloth), an excellent copy, rarely found with the original box.
Signed limited edition, one of 250 numbered copies signed by Mackenzie.
First edition, the classic study of Maori tattooing, profusely illustrated with photographs and Robley's own drawings.
First edition of this collection of stories capturing everyday life for children growing up at the turn of the 20th century.
Beautiful Golden Age of Illustration-era edition of the Victorian fantasy novel, one of the best illustrated interpretations of the classic.
First edition of this history of Christmas, describing not only the origin and evolution of the holiday but also the various methods of observance in different countries.
First edition of this fundraising gift book for World War I veterans, illustrated by many of the leading artists of the day, with all proceeds of the project going to the charity St. Dunstan's.
Limited deluxe issue of the Thomson edition, illustrating the popular historical novel about the Irish actress from the Georgian era, one of 200 large-paper copies on handmade paper.
First edition of this controversial biography of Jesse James, "giving full particulars of each and every dark and desperate deed in the career of this most noted outlaw of any time or nation."
First edition of this Edwardian fairy tale collection with mermen and elves, extensively illustrated in Art Nouveau style and featuring a pictorial cloth design in both gilt and silver.
First edition of this fantasy adventure set in Toyland, fetchingly illustrated in Art Nouveau style.
First edition of this collection of twelve original fairy tales, from Christmas tales to a whimsical story of pancakes disappearing into an Enchanted Wood.