Search Results: Authors starting with C from MFLIBRA Antique Books

Author: Conte Carlo Roncalli.Title: Epigrammi Del Conte Roncalli.Publisher: In Venezia, dalla Stamperia Graziosi, 1801.Language: Text in Italian.Size: 7" X 4.5".Pages: 152 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good half-vellum binding over marbled boards (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, note signed by the famous Italian Archeologist Michelangelo Lanci stating that he replaced pages 145,146,147,148 of the index by manuscript pages of his own hand - as shown).Illustrations: Including a nice portrait of Conte Carlo Roncalli on title page.
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The book : A beautifully bound edition of EPIGRAMMI DEL CONTE RONCALLI, this collection showcases the poetic prowess of Conte Carlo Roncalli. This particular copy holds special significance due to the inclusion of manuscript pages by the renowned Italian Archeologist Michelangelo Lanci, making it a unique and valuable piece for collectors and… Read More

Author: CARROLL, Lewis. (John Tenniel, illustrator). Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co., 1883. Seventy-First thousand. Language: Text in English. Size: 7.5 " X 5 ". Pages: 192, [1] pages. Binding: Attractive and very good original decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, very nice ex-libris of Isabelle Corwith Cramer on the first endpaper - as shown). WITH laid in original photograph (albumen carte-de-visite) of John Tenniel by John & Charles Watkins and a clipped inscription mounted to a card, SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR JOHN TENNIEL: "With kind regards, Your very faithfully, John Tenniel.". Illustrations: Complete with the 42 wonderful illustrations by John Tenniel. **** The book: Attractive early edition of this classic, with the… Read More

Author: Charles Perrault. Mme d'Aulnoy. Count Anthony Hamilton. EDMUND DULAC, illustrator.Title: A FAIRY GARLAND Being FAIRY TALES from the Old French Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.Publisher: London, Toronto, Melbourne, and Sydney, Cassell & Company, Limited / New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. First Edition. Limited edition of 1000 signed copies. This one is #268/1000 signed by Edmund Dulac.Language: Text in English.Size: 11" X 9".Pages: 251 pages.Binding: Attractive and fine full blue morocco leather binding (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges are gilt.Content: Near fine content (bright, tight and clean, very rare light foxing - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with twelve brightly colored wonderful full-page plates by Dulac, protected by tissue guards.
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The book: Beautiful First Edition of those Fairy Tales illustrated by EDMUND DULAC. One of 1,000 copies signed and numbered by the artist. In an exquisite Morocco binding!
The contents: The Fairy Song. Riquet… Read More

Author: Coleman, W. S. (William Stephen).Title: British Butterflies, Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species, with an Account of Butterfly Development, Structure, Habits, Localities, Mode of Capture and Preservation.Publisher: London, George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1897.Language: Text in English.Size: 7.5" X 5.5"Pages: 160 pages + 15 color plates.Binding: Attractive and very good original Victorian illustrated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upped edge gilt.Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, nice ex-libris on the first endpaper - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the 15 color plates of the different species of butterflies discussed by Coleman and printed in color by Edmund Evans.
The book: "British Butterflies" by W. S. Coleman is a rare Victorian gem published in 1897, offering an exhaustive account of every native butterfly species in… Read More

Author: George Cruikshank.Title: Stenelaus and Amylda, A Christmas Legend for Children of a Larger Growth. Illustrated by George Cruikshank.Publisher: London, Griffith and Farran, 1858. First Edition.Language: Text in English.Size: 7" X 5".Pages: 32 pages.Binding: Attractive and very good binding, finely bound in half green morocco leather, titles in gilt on spine, raised bands (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, with the original blue pictorial front and back cover bound in - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with the three very nice text woodcuts (one repeated on the cover) by George Cruikshank.
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The book: An Attractive Temperance Parable with a Christmas Theme beautifully illustrated by George Cruikshank.

Author: George Cruikshank.Title: THE CRUIKSHANK FAIRY BOOK. Four Famous Stories: Puss in Boots, Jack and the Bean-Stalk, Hop-O'-My-Thumb, Cinderella. With 40 Illustrations by George Cruikshank.Publisher: New York and London, G.P. Putnam's Sons & The Knickerbocker Press, no date (circa 1900).Language: Text in English.Size: 8" X 5.5".Pages: viii-216 pages + publisher's catalog.Binding: Attractive and very good fully decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed and worn - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown). Illustrations: Nicely illustrated with 40 beautiful illustrations by George Cruikshank.
Estimate: (Scarce with practically no other copy available worldwide).
The book: Attractive and scarce edition of THE CRUIKSHANK FAIRY BOOK includes Puss in Boots, Jack and the Bean-Stalk, Hop-O'-My-Thumb, and Cinderella. A rare find in any condition!