The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (Editor) - 2008

t' Amsterdam: Abrah[am] van der Putte, 1728. Half Calf. Very Good +. Seven works by the Dutch statesman and poet bound as one, each separately paginated. 16mo (100 x 172m): [14],246,[2]; 94,[2]; 82; 86; 32; 205,[3]; 46pp (lacking the final blank), with four engraved title pages (two of which folding) by C. V. Dalen after Breugel's pupil Adriaan van de Venne, one full-page plate, and 63 emblematic half-page text plates of Dance of Death scenes and of court and country life, mostly by or after Van de Venne. Period half-calf, spine in six compartments between raised bands ruled in gilt, title label lettered in gilt. Some gathering lightly spotted or moderately toned, with neat archival repair to one plate, still Very Good or better. Not in Landwehr or Praz. Cats was one of the distinguished Dutch writers of Holland's golden age, but his Orangist and Calvinistic opinions set him apart from the liberal school of Amsterdam poets. Still, for nearly two centuries, he enjoyed enormous popularity. N. B. With… Read More

No Dust JacketBook: Flaws - The boards and spine edges have rubs and discoloration caused by shelf storage, the board tips are bent (photo). The pages are moderately and uniformly toned, the page edges more so, consistent with a book that is over a hundred years old (photo). The string-tied boards and spine are strong and firm, and the book lies flat, plumb, and square (photo). All pages are present. No marks or entries. Extremely Rare. Well's undedicated and distinctive inked signature is on the Table of Contents page (photo).From Wikipedia: The text of this novel of ideas
presents itself as a book that has been written as the result of a promise to a dying man. William Porphyry Benham is a man who has lived a life devoted to a complicated, protean idea: "that he had to live life nobly and thoroughly."
He has left behind him "half a score of patent files quite distended [with papers] and a writing-table drawer-full," and the novel is by implication what his friend White, who has promised to… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. Early Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell.. Black cloth with large color paste-on front title and illustration; spine titles in black. 4to; 9.5 inches tall; 185 pages; illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell with 9 color plates and 19 in-text drawings. Published as part of Scribner's 'Series of Illustrated Classics for Young Readers'. No Flaws or Blemishes but minimal shelf handling and a small previous owner's name stamp atop the front free endpage. The Dust Jacket is with the price of $2.50 has evenly toned with light handling wear, one small chip at the rear of the top of the spine; and is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve. The book is the best copy we have handled. . Peter and Wendy, often referred to as Peter Pan, stands as a creation by J. M. Barrie, presented both as a 1904 theatrical piece and a 1911 literary work. Both renditions unfurl the tale of Peter Pan, a playful, mischievous yet… Read More

Tan mottled leather binding with red title plate, gilt banding and title on the spine. Decorative gilt edging to both boards. blue marbled endpapers.

Red leather spine with gilt banding and title. Red marbled boards. Dimensions are for one volume. Red marbled endpapers and edges.

New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. First edition, hardcover in dust jacket, 4

Avec notes et éclaircissements sur les sciences, les arts, l'industrie et le commerce des anciens, par Émile Bères. Chamerot, Libraire-Éditeur, Paris, 1845.
--- Edges untrimmed. Uncut copy. Foxing on pages. Some wear at covers.

Tokyo: Kenkyusha, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 263pp. No dat4e c1930s. Green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. frontispiece portrait of author, illustrations by John Tenniel. Text is in Japanese with English translation on opposite pages. Book is in very good very lightly used condition, text is mildly age-toned, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, bookseller's ticket on rear pastedown. Original dust jacket has 1-1 1/2 inch chips from head and tail, (slight loss of text), and light chipping along folds. A rare copy of an early c1930s Japanese imprint.

Mexico: I. Cumplido, 1847. Hardcover. Good/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 194pp. Blind stamped boards, gilt stamped floral border, gilt stamping and gilt lettering to spine, all edges gilt, 7 engraved plates with tissue-guards, signed on editor's page "Maria G. Haro." Edge worn, spine chipped with minor loss, endpapers stained, very occasional foxing to text.

Tan leather binding with red title plate, gilt banding and lettering on the spine.
The Man of Feeling is a sentimental novel published in 1771, written by Scottish author Henry Mackenzie. The novel presents a series of moral vignettes which the naïve protagonist Harley either observes, is told about, or participates in. This novel is often seen to contain elements of the Romantic novel, which became prolific in the years following its publishing. The Man of Feeling, Mackenzie's first and most famous novel, was begun in London in 1767. It was published in April 1771, sold out by the beginning of June, and reached its sixth edition by 1791. Mackenzie wrote The Man of Feeling in the latter half of the eighteenth century, by the end of which the concept of sentimentalism had steadily become merely laughable and entertaining. An 'Index to Tears', which was first included in the 1886 edition of The Man of Feeling edited by Professor Henry Morley, indicates how the "repertory of sentimental effects...has… Read More