Rare books from MFLIBRA Antique Books

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: Unknown.Title: Réglement de la Confrerie de l'Adoration Perpétuelle du S. Sacrement et de la Bonne Mort. Erigée dans l'Eglise Paroissiale de Ville-Marie, en l'Isle de Montréal, en Canada. Nouvelle Edition...Language: Text in French.Publisher: Montréal, F. Mesplet & C. Berger, 1776. Casey, Catalogue of Pamphlets 1536; Dionne 18; Lande, Rare Canadiana 153 ("considered the first Canadian imprint in Montreal"); Tremaine 231. An earlier edition of this work is believed to have been prepared by Mesplet in Philadelphia. He had emigrated to America on the advice of Franklin, and had moved from Philadelphia to Montreal in 1776 when commissioned by the Continental Congress to accompany Franklin, Chase and Carroll for the purpose of establishing a French press.Size: 5.5 "X 4 ".Pages: 40 pages.Binding: Attractive and good original boards, covered in figured wallpaper (spine worn but hinges still tight, overall worn and scuffed - as shown) in a quarter morocco leather cover with a nice ex-libris of… Read More

Author: Charles Perrault. Title: Griselidis, Peau d'Ane et Les Souhaits Ridicules. Contes. Par Perrault, de l'Académie Françoise. Nouvelle Edition. Publisher: A Paris, Chez LAMY, Libraire, quai des Augustins, 1781. Language: Text in French. Size: 6 "X 4 ". Pages: 149 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good, contemporary half calf leather binding over marbled covers (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, ex-libris of Comte François Potocki on the first endpaper - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with the nice portrait of Perrault and four title heading vignettes illustrations engraved by Martinet **** The book: Scarce and very "sought-after" 18th-century edition of Perrault's fairy tales including Donkey Skin, in prose and verse, Griselidis and The Ridiculous Wishes"(Brunet, IV, 508).

Author: Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, EDMUND DULAC (illustrator). Title: SLEEPING BEAUTY and Other Fairy Tales From the Old French. Publisher: London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1910. First edition, number 61 of 1000 copies in the Edition de Luxe. Signed by Edmund Dulac. Language: Text in English. Size: 12.5 " X 10.5 ". Pages: 128 pages. Binding: Attractive and fine half morocco leather binding (hinges fine - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt. A beautiful binding! Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, lower inner corner of four illustrations lightly creased - as shown, including a flyer for the Dulac's Sleeping Beauty 1910 Exhibition at the rear - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with the wonderful 30 color plates by EDMUND DULAC. **** The book: Attractive and exquisite First edition, number 61 of 1000 copies in the Edition de Luxe signed by Edmund Dulac of those beautifully illustrated Fairy tales including The Sleeping Beauty, Blue Beard, Cinderella, and… Read More

Author: Lewis Carroll. (John Tenniel, illustrator).Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (WITH) Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.Publisher: London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1932 & 1933. Alice's Adventures is the one hundred eighty-sixth thousand from 1932. Looking Glass is one hundred and twenty-fourth thousand from 1933.Language: Text in English.Size : Box: 8.5" X 6". Book: 7.5" X 5".Pages: 183-211 pages.Binding: Very attractive and near fine full red morocco leather binding, finely bound by Riviere and Son with gilt rulings and ribbon garland to front and rear covers. The spine has six compartments with five raised bands with title, author, and fleur de lis designs. The front cover has a beautiful embossed illustration with color inlays of Alice and the Dodo bird. On the back is a color illustration of Alice and the Red Queen. (Hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover in a near fine modern cream full-cloth covered… Read More

Author: Lewis Carroll. John Tenniel, illustrator.Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland [with] Through the Looking Glass, And What Alice Found There.Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1928 (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) and 1924 (Through the Looking Glass, And What Alice Found There). The "Miniature Edition" first printed in 1907 as stated. Complete set of 2 volumes.Language: Text in English.Size: 6" X 4.5".Pages: 200, III-228 pages.Binding: Attractive and near fine binding by Zaehnsdorf in sumptuous full scarlet morocco leather with 5 raised bands, gilt titles to spine and decoration to compartments, and gilt vignette roundels to boards featuring Alice and the Cheshire Cat, and The Red and White Queens respectively (hinges fine, spine very slightly sunned - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt.Content: Near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown, beautiful armorial bookplate of Donald Alfred Ramsden by Gerald Cobb to both first endpaper - as… Read More

Author: A. A. Milne. (Ernest H. Shepard, illustrator).Title: When We Were Very Young. Winnie-the-Pooh. Now We Are Six. The House at Pooh Corner. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard.Publisher: London, Methuen Children's Books, 1973. Complete four books bound in One volume.Language: Text in English.Size: 7.5" X 5".Pages: xiii-100, xi-158, x-102, xi-176 pages.Binding: Attractive and fine binding, finely bound in red full morocco leather by Bayntun (Riviere), spine with raised bands, gilt lettered panel, the gilt device of Winnie-the-Pooh to the others and a beautiful gilt vignette of Pooh, Eeyore and Christopher Robin to the front board (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover. All edges gilt. An exquisite binding for this Omnibus edition!Content: Fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown).Illustrations: Complete with all the beautiful illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard.
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The book: "A 1973 beautifully bound omnibus edition of A. A. Milne's beloved Winnie-the-Pooh series,… 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