Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over half a century, Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. We carry a diverse selection of highlights in finely printed books, antiquarian children's books, toys, and games, pop-up and movable books, and special artistic bindings, and we are noted for our fine selection of miniature books. We invite you to search or browse our entire inventory here, or please contact us directly if you wish to consult with our staff to find the perfect rare book for you.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Carroll, LewisLondon/NY: William Heineman/Doubleday Page, (1907). Quarto. xi, 162pp., + 12ff. plates. One of 1,100 copies. Because Rackham was away from London while this book was in production, most copies of the deluxe edition went unsigned; however, this copy has been signed by Rackham on the limitation page. Contains thirteen large.....
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I Korinther 13.
1928. Small octavo. (5)ff. An illuminated manuscript on vellum of the Apostle Paul's famous discourse on love, as written in his epistle to the Corinthians. Holtz's hand evinces calligraphic sharpness via his Gothic letterforms and the outlines of his initials, and his eye for color and illumination shows careful study.....
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Les Accidens Heureux ou l'Amour en Gayete Almanach Lyrico-Recreatif.
Paris: Janet, (1786). 24, 24pp., + engraved title page and 12ff. engravings. An almanac for 1787, with the customary data on moon phases and eclipses (these indicated by quaint interlinear illustrations) and saints' days. Inserted within the almanac pages are verses of love poetry, each with an engraved illustration highlighting.....
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Men and Women.
Browning, Robert(London): Doves Press, (1908). Two large octavo volumes. 192; 200pp. One of 250 copies. Printed in red and black by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and Emery Walker. This collection of Browning's poems explores the many aspects of love between men and women. The colophon is beautifully inscribed in red "Flourished by.....
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The Concise Dictionary of National Biography.
London: Oxford University Press, (1925). Octavo. (ix), 1456, (iv), (130)pp. Later printing. With a large fore-edge painting by Miss C. B. Currie, which, according to the signed statement on the front endleaf, depicts "(a) view of the entrance to the avenue from Clare Hall Piece, Cambridge." It is identified as.....
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Le Petit Pélerin.
Paris: Louis Janet, (c. 1820). 48mo. (ii), 48, (24)pp., + 6 plates. Engraved plates, title-page image, and decorative borders adorn this selection of pastoral and romantic poems. Throughout each verse are images of the lush French countryside, underscoring the expansive spiritual and emotional longing between lovers. After the poems is.....
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Cantique des Cantiques de Salomon.
(Weimar): Cranach Press, 1931. Tall octavo. 32, (2)pp. From the French edition of 164 copies, this is one of 50 on Japon. Printed in blue and black, and illustrated throughout with eleven wood engravings and decorative initials by Eric Gill. This ancient dialogue between the Bride and Groom is one.....
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Le Gentil-Bernard.
Paris: Louis Janet, (c. 1830). 48mo. 48pp., + engraved title page and six plates of engravings. A collection of titularly genteel love poetry, mostly penned by “Bernard,” whose brief biography appears as an introduction. The inserted plates show lovers in pastoral settings. Bound in a glass binding, with spine and.....
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Miniature Books: 4,000 Years of Tiny Treasures.
Bromer, Anne C. and Julian I. EdisonNY: Abrams and The Grolier Club, (2007). Small quarto. 215pp. One of 250 deluxe copies for sale, signed by the authors and including a facsimile of the book in miniature format. Lavishly illustrated in full color throughout, this set won first place in the Gift Book category at the prestigious.....
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Cutting Paper.
Cohen, Claudia & Barbara HodgsonVancouver, BC: Heavenly Monkey Editions, 2013. Large quarto. (2), (9), (15), (4)ff. From an edition of thirty-six copies, this is one of six contributor's copies, signed by the authors, Claudia Cohen and Barbara Hodgson. Illustrated throughout with many examples of cut-paper art from around the world, both selected from the.....
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.
Abbott, Edwin Abbott [A Square]San Francisco: Arion Press, 1980. Tall quarto. Unpaginated. One of 275 copies, signed by Andrew Hoyem, the printer, and by Ray Bradbury, who wrote the Introduction. A strikingly visual presentation of this science fiction classic. Illustrated with die cutouts of geometric shapes, all of which have been hand-colored. Bound concertina-style.....
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The Children in the Wood; Or, the Norfolk Gentleman's Last Will and...
London: J. Harris, 1818. 32mo. 15pp., + 12 plates of engravings. Each illustration is fully colored and shows a remarkable depth of field and detail. These are not hasty sketches brushed by a disinterested hand; rather, they evince artful care and an eye for pleasing palettes. They grant a particular.....
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