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RARE 1919 CINDERELLA LIMITED SIGNED 1st EDITION (#449) ARTHUR RACKHAM SILHOUETTE
William Heinemann – J. New York – Philadelphia, 1919. Beautifully signed by Arthur Rackham and stated at limitation leaf: This Edition de Luxe with an additional colour-plate is limited to 850 copies, numbered and signed by Arthur Rackham of which 525 (500 for sale) are printed on English Hand made paper, and 325 (300 for sale) on Japanese Vellum. Green boards with tan buckram spine. Deep green front and back endpapers with white silhouette spread of dancing ball attendees. Beautiful handmade leaves, generally very good, clean; several with enigmatic shadowing of illustrations from adjacent, preceding or verso. Rare tipped-in frontispiece present. Top of pages gilt. Illustrated throughout by Arthur Rackham in a unique silhouette style; features b&w and several silhouettes decorated in red, greenish/gold, and black. Includes one additional full-page illustration of Cinderella standing before a giant orange pumpkin that would become the carriage. Several full-page spreads over two pages. From the great Golden Age of Illustration in children’s literature comes this tale of Cinderella. 9″ by 11 ½”. Very nice original of this stellar work of art. Binding fine; hinges intact, lightly bumped corners and spine ends, with tiny area of paperloss to right upper corner with small area of blackish discoloration at top right corner of pages (see last image).
Rare Casino Royale IAN FLEMING Pan Books Ltd 1955 FIRST PAPERBACK
Rare First Paperback Edition 1st Impression Published By Pan Books Ltd London 1955…………………………… His is a Very handled Copy of this book in Publisher’s original pictorial soft covers with Bond on the front cover playing Poker. This is the First Paperback Edition of 1955.
RARE book Ukrainian Soviet graphics published in the USSR 1957 limited edition
A Very Nice and Rare, Old, Unusual Authentic Ukrainian book. Rare book of Ukrainian Soviet graphics published in the Ukrainian SSR in 1957, limited edition of 3000 copies. Size: 230 x 180 x 25 mm (9 x 7,1 x 1 inch). Photos are part of the lot description. Ask questions, I’ll be happy to answer them. The situation in the country is difficult. But we are all working. The post office is working normally. The last package was delivered to the US in a little less than a month. We all believe that soon there will be peace and the war will end.
Rare J. R. R. Tolkien 1st/1st Smith Of Wootton Major (1967) Hardback Book
Tolkien 1st/1st: Smith Of Wootton Major (1967) Hardback Book. Please see the photos. The book has age related scuffs to the edges as in the photos but other than that appears in book condition inside the book.
Rare William Shakespeare Syphilographer Limited Edition book Augustine O’Downey
Rare William Shakespeare Syphilographer Booklet. Limited Edition of 100 Copies by Augustine O’Downey. Please See Images For Condition.
RARE LTD Unexpected Stories Octavia E Butler Subterranean First 1st Edition 2020
Up for your consideration is a hardback copy of’Unexpected Stories’ by Octavia E. Published by: Subterranean Press – 2020 – First Edition – 1st Printing. Limited Edition of 1000 copies, this being # 962. Please feel free to write and ask questions.
Rare Frans Masereel Art Book Ein Traumerlebnis Limited Edition of 600
“Ein Traumerlebnis, ” by Frans Masereel, published by Hauswedell, Germany, 1986, 52 pages, small folio-size hardcover bound in deep red linen with debossed illustration, housed inside sand-colored thick paper slipcase, 13″ by 10″. Limited edition of 600. Posthumous publication of an obscure Masereel wordless story – a children’s fantasy composed of 25 full-page drawings illustrating a boy’s dream as he travels from Arctic lands fo the big city. Beautifully printed and designed – a wonderful book. Both book and slipcase in fine condition.
1853 RARE 1st Ed / Isaac LEESER 24 Books Holy Scriptures Antique Jewish Bible
PRICED AS PER CONDITION. Your chance to own the following incredibly rare antique piece of American Judaica history. Isaac Leeser: Twenty Four Books Of The Holy Scriptures, Carefully Translated According To The Massoratic Text, After The Best Jewish Authorities And Supplied With Short Explanatory Notes. Built upon Leeser’s 1845 translation of the five books of the Torah, previous editions published by Jewish translators in England (such as Levi and Alexander) had simply utilised the King James translation. Leeser’s Preface explains that this massive undertaking sprung from’a desire entertained for more than a quarter of a century, since the day he quitted school in his native land to come to this country, to present to his fellow-Israelites an English version, made by one of themselves, of the Holy Word of God’. Readers would now’have an opportunity to study a version of the Bible which has not been made by the authority of churches in which they have no confidence’. The head rabbi of the Synagogue Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, he became America’s most influential Jewish writer, editor, and teacher. He promulgated Jewish culture and religious activity in the United States by providing American Jews with the numerous basic religious texts and conceptual tools they needed. This work marks a major milestone in scripture translation as it is the first complete translation of the Bible by a Jew. Indeed, in the early 19th century, most American Jews couldn’t read the Bible because they were not literate in Hebrew and an adequate English translation didn’t exist. Isaac Leeser’s “The Twenty-Four Books of the Holy Scriptures, ” first published in 1854, attempted to fill this need. Soon after its publication, this work became the standard for American Jews not conversant in Hebrew as well as an important contribution to Jewish American culture. Leeser spent 17 years on this landmark translation, relying almost exclusively on Jewish scholarship. Some age wear/scrapes of leather covers but can be sympathetically restored. Pages fully intact and still bound beautifully. Front cover worn away, back cover detached, but can be sympathetically repaired. Reach out for more info or photos.
Rare limited edition atlas of livebearers of the world book
Rare limited edition atlas of livebearers of the world book. One small nic on front cover.