Samuel Wood: New York, (c. 1823). 16mo. (28)pp. Illustrated with seven full-page woodcuts by Alexander Anderson with skillful contemporary hand-coloring. This text, which first saw publication in 1819, offers an introduction to the inner workings of the dairy farm, giving its youthful reader a breakdown of the processes for making..... More
New Haven: J. Babcock, 1822. 16mo. 32 pp. Illustrated with eight plates, each bearing two engravings by Alexander Anderson. This is the first part of an abridged version of Hundred Wonders of the World, also published by Babcock, and for which an advertisement appears on the title-page verso. The text..... More
(Northampton, MA): Cheloniidae Press, 1986. 12mo. (34)pp., accordion-fold. From an edition of 200 copies, this is a unique artist's copy, hand-colored and signed by Suzanne Moore. Calligraphic letters, designed by Moore, are blind-stamped one to a page of this lovely fold-out panorama. To this copy, Moore has added the text..... More
(Northampton, MA): Cheloniidae Press, 1986. 12mo. (34)pp., accordion-fold. From an edition of 200 copies, this is one of five unnumbered artist proofs. Calligraphic letters, designed by Suzanne Moore, are blind-stamped one to a page of this lovely panorama, which folds out to over seven feet long. Bound by Claudia Cohen..... More
(N.p.): Cheloniidae Press, 1991. Quarto. (89)pp. One of 210 copies, signed by both Robinson and McGrath at the colophon. Illustrated throughout with head- and tail-pieces by Robinson, as well as an example of calligraphy by Suzanne Moore and one by Elizabeth Curtis. A celebration of McGrath upon the fiftieth anniversary..... More
(N.p.): Cheloniidae Press, 1991. Quarto. (89)pp. One of 210 copies, inscribed by Harold McGrath. Signed sheet with autographs of contributors laid in. Illustrated throughout with head- and tail-pieces by Robinson, as well as an example of calligraphy by Suzanne Moore and one by Elizabeth Curtis. A celebration of McGrath upon..... More
(Los Angeles): William Cheney, 1975. (30)ff. The famous verse from "A Apple Pie, B Bit It, C Cut It," etc. is illustrated with large calligraphic-style letters in this micro-miniature book. It is the smallest book printed in California and was executed by William Cheney for Dawson's Book Shop. A very..... More
Los Angeles: Rounce & Coffin Club, 1960. Octavo. xii, 62pp. Inscribed by Cheney and by the author of the preface, H. Richard Archer. A candid recounting of the joys and pitfalls of presswork in southern California. Cheney revels in the identity of the "typesticker": a printer who fits "easily and..... More
Los Angeles: Wm. M. Cheney, 1964. (36)pp. Two-page spread diagram of various kinds of pocket knives, to illustrate Cheney's discussion of their benefits, shortcomings, types, and history. Bound in paper-covered boards. Fine. (3 7/8 by 2 11/16; 98x68mm). More
Los Angeles: W. M. Cheney, 1953. Small octavo. xiv, 18pp. One of 100 copies. A satirically aloof academic text on Pig Latin. Fine in tan wrappers. More
(N.p.): Cherub Press, 1987. (8) ff., frenchfold. One of 100 copies. The legend of the creation of woman, printed on Rakusai paper toned in several colors, and with a hand-colored frontispiece by Kim Butcher. Sewn oriental-style into pale blue wrappers, and housed in a slipcase. Mint. (2 3/4 by 2..... More
Cisco, IL: CHEC-Chess Enterprises, 1982. Broadside measuring 24 by 18 inches. Printed in green and red on ochre-colored paper, this piece offers humorous commentary on every square of a chessboard, from g6 ("Gee, Dad, it's a dragon!") to h2 ("An insignificant square which deserves no consideration"). Of d1, the starting..... More
Goole, UK: Chevington Press, 2010. Folio. (30)ff. One of thirty-five copies. Signed by the artist, D.R. "Bob" Wakefield. Twenty-seven color etchings, including a frontispiece, which depict various animals along with nameplates. Wakefield's fine hand imbues each creature - from the polar bear to the orangutan, the mountain tapir to the..... More
Goole, UK: Chevington Press, 2009. Folio. (30)ff. One of 55 copies. Signed by the artist, D.R. "Bob" Wakefield. Twenty-seven color etchings, including a frontispiece portrait of Wakefield. A stunning return to the natural history books he created in the 1980s, in which Wakefield takes the theme of mammalian extinction and..... More
New Haven: S. Babcock, (c. 1840). 48mo. 16pp. Seven full-page illustrations of elephants. An naturalistic and moral introduction to elephants, including their habits, environments, and uses, with unsubtle scoffs toward animal cruelty. Minimal expected wear, else fine in yellow printed wrappers. More
Paris: Flammarion, 1931. Small quarto. (24)pp., + (10)ff. First edition. Features eleven full-page illustrations showing natural and household scenes as sample collage compositions, along with glossy decoupage paper in five colors for children to create the scenes for themselves. This activity book for children was one of two published by..... More
NY: Mahlon Day, 1836. 32mo. 32pp. Eight full-page engravings and title device, all depicting birds and bird-related activities, included the woodpecker, the flamingo, and the grebe. The accompanying stories are all educational, informing the reader of the given bird's habitat, behaviors, appearance, and occasionally its uses for humans. The exposition..... More
Leipzig: Pavla Riube, (c. 1880). Small quarto. 8pp., + six plates laid in throughout. The chromolithographed images illustrate the major events of the story commonly known to English-speaking audiences as "Sleeping Beauty," from the princess's birth, to the pricking of her finger on the spindle, and, finally, to her reawakening..... More
Boston: Taggard & Thompson, 1858. 16mo. 31pp. Nine full-page color engravings, illustrating key scene's in the titular fox's antics in his journey to find food for his family. He finds a farm, confounds the animals, and captures a goose, only to again resort to his cunning ways to escape the..... More
(Akron, OH): John Davey, 1905. Octavo. 165pp. Inscribed by the author to Richard Mickey and dated October 14th, 1916. The inscription reads, "From every tree and plant & flower / We learn of Wisdom, skill & power, / And from the starry host above / We hear the voice that..... More
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1973. Square octavo. (88)pp. First edition. Inscribed by the author/illustrator, Hardie Gramatky, on the title page, with an ink drawing of Little Toot. Fourth in the series of children's books that started with 1939's Little Toot, Little Toot on the Mississippi tells the story of the..... More
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1964. Square octavo. 86pp. First edition. Inscribed by the author/illustrator, Hardie Gramatky, on the title page. The first sequel to Gramatky's first children's book, 1939's Little Toot, tells the story of the adventurous tugboat's journey across the Atlantic to London. There he encounters London Bridge, the..... More
Hamburg: Frederic Perthes, (c. 1833). Octavo. vi, (104), 32pp. French translation of German fables by Wilhelm Hey, printed on rectos only and accompanied by charming wood engravings by Otto Speckter. According to Hobbs, these fables “were originally devised not for publication but to cheer up [the author’s] children, sick with..... More
Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, (c. 1920). Quarto. 127pp., + (16)ff. One of sixteen copies, with a signed original gouache for one of the sixteen color plates by Neziere, opposite p. 63. Highly colored and caricature-like in style, the painting illustrates "L'Ane et le Petit Chien (The Little Dog..... More
Paris: La Renaissance du Livre, 1922. Oblong quarto. (13)ff., interleaved with twelve pochoir plates. First edition. A poignant fable about the escapades of a magpie—whose body is made of a pinecone—and three little pinecone chicks as they leave the mantel of the fireplace on which they live to venture out..... More
