THE BOOK OF TRADES, OR LIBRARY OF THE USEFUL ARTS
Fourth edition of this illustrated description of various 19th-century jobs, this copy lacking 2 plates of 67 total.
Fourth edition of this illustrated description of various 19th-century jobs, this copy lacking 2 plates of 67 total.
Rare and early Dean moveable, with vivid hand-colored moveables plates operated by levers with metal grommets, in beautiful condition.
First edition thus of this rare chapbook version of the classic accumulative rhyme, with charming woodcuts.
First edition of this illustrated moralistic chapbook about virtuous Tommy and his naughty brother Harry.
A unique leather hornbook, incorporating material from a recycled 17th century bookbinding.
First edition thus of this scarce chapbook in two parts, containing the giant-slaying exploits of a farmer's son in Arthurian England.
First edition of a combination of two shorter nursery rhymes about TOM, with a humorous reference to the Napoleonic Wars to tie them together.
First edition of one of the earliest collections of Andersen's fairy tales translated into English.
First edition of this early collection in English of Andersen's new fairy tales, including six appearing in English for the first time.
First book edition in English of BILLEDBOG UDEN BILLEDER, Andersen's collection of tales in which the moon recounts stories to a lonely artist.
First edition of this collection of old-English Christmas legends, history, and lore, touching on both the origins of contemporary British Christmas rituals and many lost traditions.
First edition of these Irish verses about fairies, with beautiful Art Nouveau designs by Housman carrying distinct notes of Beardsley's style.
First US edition of this collection of short moral stories from English polymath John Bowring.
First edition, inscribed to the Dean of Westminster, an acquaintance at Oxford and later mutually friendly with Henry Liddell, the father of Alice Liddell for whom ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND was written.
Inscribed first edition, with a purple-ink inscription by Carroll in the year of publication to the wife of the playwright who tried to take ALICE to the theater.
First published edition (the second produced edition overall) of this color-illustrated ALICE for young children, with the Carroll-approved color images of Tenniel's original illustrations – quite a nice copy.
First Appleton edition of this moralistic story of a young boy and his virtuous father figure.
Early edition, after the first, of this mischievous travel narrative about the creatures from Scottish folklore, given a Victorian update by Cox, have adventures across the world – in Japan, Turkey, Russia, and more.
First edition of the 5th Brownie book, a Victorian fairy tour of the United States.
Beautiful first US edition of this collection of fairy stories by the Victorian woman of letters known for her depictions of middle-class life in the English countryside.
First edition of this satire of high society using humanized birds – with bright hand-colored illustrations featuring a rooster in purple, an owl in teal, and more.
Beautiful copy of the Doyle-illustrated fairy tale, with 35 wood-engraved plates by the Brothers Dalziel.
First edition of this little collection of moral tales by Mrs. Fenwick, an early number in the DUMPY BOOK series — a beautiful copy.
Four original fairy tales about pigs. A charming book.
First edition of Greenaway's first foray into almanack illustrating, with lovely seasonal pictures.