NY: James Miller, 1860. Hardcover. With a Christmas gift inscription in old-fashioned handscript:"Merrie Christmas from Santa Claus. New York 1863." The original publisher's cloth covers have has been carefully repaired. 96 pages of beloved rhymes, loads of engravings that are hand colored. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1987. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Deluxe edition limited to 85 copies, this the first numbered I in the series I-LXXXV, bound in quarter leather by Claudia Cohen. Signed by the author, with an additional, personal inscription from him to "my good friend...with best wishes for many..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1915. First Limited Edition Thus. Publishers Cloth. Special edition, printed at The Riverside Press, limited to 375 copies, this #229. Cloth spine a wee faded, else near fine. More
LA: 20th Century Fox Fim Corporation, 1995. Presumed Limited Number of Copies. Soft cover. THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE. Copy of episode 25, the concluding episode of Season 2, of the phenomenally successful THE X-FILES, dated April 17, 1995 (episode broadcast on May 19, 1995). On 8.5" x 11" white..... More
London: Thos. De La Rue & Co., 1868. Eighth Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Decorated cloth covers of titles in diamond surround of hearts, diamonds, spades and ckubs and double-ruled border of same. Decorated endpapers, gilt edges all around. Near fine copy. More
London: Penguin/Puffin, 1951. 1st reprint edition. Soft cover. The 1951 reprint, after the original 1946 and before the late, 1955 version. Covers heavily soiled, with small knicks in the spine. Internals all there and functioning in humorous (dis)order. Baby Puffin Book No. 7. More
NY: Indian Mountain Press, 1999. Limited Edition. Decorated Cloth. Only 26 copies, this #11. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST on the colophon A charming alphabet book, dealing with all aspects of book collecting and book-making. Housed in purple cloth slipcase, orange cloth with stamped titles iin yellow and blue, endpapers of..... More
London: R Faulder and J Egerton, 1794. First Edition. Quarter Leather. Two volume set, newly rebound in quarter leather, raised spine with six compartments and gilt hand-tooled decorations, marbelized boards and new endpapers. Leaves gently toned. Gilt edged all around. xvi + 183pp, 57 illustrations, some foldouts; xix + 150pp..... More
NY: W.W. Norton, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed to Broadway legend Alfred Drake "Dear Alfred- You are the consummate artist- and- thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your artistry with us Monday nights- Much love to you and Harvey- Always Alan". Lerner is referring to Drake..... More
NY: Viking, 1966. First Edition Limited. Hardcover. 4to, full niger morocco gilt. One of 200 copies, SIGNED by the author. As new, apparently unused copy, in near fine cloth slipcase trimmed in morocco. More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co., 1914. Alken, Henry. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Signed binding, with multicolored onlay scene of an English hunt on the front cover, by Riviere & Sons. Red, crushed, full morocco, gilt multi-ruled lines and gilt ornamentation to the borders front and rear. With 36..... More
NY: Knopf, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Uncommon signed copy by Sondheim, in that his signature is usually found only in inscriptions. An exception to his rule, as this was a copy distributed by Mary Rodgers Guettel to her friends and associates, she being one of Sondheim's best friends, composer and..... More
Norfolk CT: New Directions, 1954. First Edition - Limited. Printed Paper Covers. Printed at Christmas 1954 for the friends of J. Laughlin and New Directions. More
