New York: Allen D. Bragdon Publishers, Inc., 1986. 12mo; unpaginated; VG/no-DJ; red spine without text; glassine wraps show slight wear; cloth has minor wear to exterior; slightly age toned papered front with red text and illustration; very slight wear to edges; strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; color illustrations; interior clean. More

London: C. Cowie, [between ca. 1830 and 1833?]. 16mo., 250 pages; VG; bound in three quarter black calf, marbled boards, spine gilt tooled, green label with gilt 'The Talisman' title; mild shelfwear and rubbing; lacking main title page, but each story with with separate title page, headed: 'Magic tales,' pagination and register continuous; 147/148 missing lower 2 cm; 'Embellished with eight coloured engravings,' all folding, of which this copy only has seven, 'The Magic Car! or, Three Days Trial' is missing the folding hand-colored plate' extremely scarce; shelved case 0. More

London: printed by C. Whittingham. For J. Johnson. W. Ginger and Son. R. Baldwin. F. and C. Rivington. G. and J. Robinson. [and 13 others in London, [1800?]. Octavo, [2], xii, [4], 267, [1] pages; VG-; bound in contemporary full calf, later rebacking with new spine, gilt titling; moderate shelfwear and rubbing to binding; The title-page is engraved; with 110 fables and one woodcut per fable; page 129/130 with large tear, non-archival repair, page 131/132 with large tear; early ink ownership to title page top edge. More

Basileæ: In Officina Heruagiana [Johann Herwagen]; [Johannes Froben], 1538/1518. Octavo, a-x8, y7, A8, B4; VG; bound in 17th century calf, plain paneled spine; some rubbing and wear to binding, minor worming to binding; mild soiling to interior; Lacking y8-z8; The wanting leaves of the 1538 edition substituted after 350 with new pagination of 106-126 with the Galeomyomachia in Greek only from the 1518 Froben edition of Aesopi Phrygis vita et fabellæ, cum latina interpretatione. Early substitution, (i.e. 17th century or earlier) as the textblock is integral and the binding unrestored; Printer's device on title page and on verso of last leaf.; Wide margins; Second title page trimmed at top; small holes in upper and lower gutters of the entire first part from previous binding; Text in Greek and Latin on facing pages for the Aesop, Greek only for the Galeomyomachia Provenance to the recto and verso of the ffep, Fitzwilliam family provenance in several early hands, the largest stating playfully: "William Fitzwilliam not his Book, but John Fitzwilliam his booke"; Scattered marginalia and underlining, including extensive minute annotations in an early faded 16th century hand around the rear printer's mark, other minor annotations throughout, notably in English on Midas on page 315.; Scarce; PD consignment; shelved case 3. More

Boston: George W. Briggs & Co., 1855. First Edition. 8vo., 182pp.; G+; bound in original blind- and gilt-stamped brown cloth, gilt lettering; cover of tail of spine coming loose, head of spine missing, chips to rest of spine; rubbing, bumping, and fraying to corners, board edges; some water damage, cloth on boards has some waviness and air-pockets, lower edge of ffep through title page, page 174-end; water damage to the corners and lower edges of plates; pencil writing to endpapers; colored frontis and five b/w plates; Alcott's first book, a collection of fables about nature she wrote at age 16 for her friend and neighbor Ellen Emerson, the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson. It was published in an edition of 1600 copies.; KS consignment. More

Paris: Aubert et Cie. Quartos, unpaginated; Good condition; Worn light brown quarter-bound leather spine with black and gold indented bands and gilded text, significant wear to spine head, foot and hinges, significant rubbing to green cloth board edges, heavy bumping to corners, slight wear to boards, scratching to textblock edges; foxing and age-toning to pages, heavy in some portions and light in others, previous owner name written neatly on title page of both volumes, all plates by Honoré Daumier present (Volume I: 50 plates, Volume II: 51 plates); Volume I [1843] Volume II [1840]; Shelved on endcap between aisles 9 and 10. More

New York: The Grolier Society, 1931. Octavo; Volume 1 only; Fair-; Hardcover; Spine, brown with faded print; Boards in brown cloth, tattered spine caps and corners, wear to edges and hinges, shelfwear; Text block has broken hinges so that spine and rear board hang loose from textblock, exposed binding, intermittent spine breaks, age toning to paper; xix, 333 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. First Edition Thus, Second Printing. Octavo, 64 pages; VG/VG; spine off-white with blue and black lettering; dust jacket protected with mylar covering; price uncut '$12.95'; light shelf wear at board corners, light rubbing on dust jacket back; bookplate at front free end-paper, has name blacked out and slight peeling at one corner; inscribed at the half-title page by Hague, dated 'Nov 1988'; shelved Case 14. More

New York: A Studio Book, The Viking Press, 1978. Octavo; VG/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, yellow with red print; DJ has toning to spine, vendor label on rear, else clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 54 pages, illustrated (color). More

London: E. Newbery, 1794. New Edition. 8vo., 271pp.; VG; spine paneled red leather with gilt lettering and tooling; 3/4 bound with marbled boards and endpapers; mild wear and rubbing to boards, corners, hinges; frontispiece; with 74 woodcuts by Bewick; JS consignment. More

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1983. Limited Edition, 518 copies. small 4to., 58pp.; VG; spine off-white; dust jacket off-white, protected with a mylar covering; very mild shelfwear; interior clean; with an original leaf from the first edition (1818) of The Fables of Aesop and a new impression from one of Bewick's original wood engravings, both present, this copy has page 51/52, The Fox and the Vizor Mask; JS consignment; NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, in wraparound bookcase next to 15's. More

Paulton: Purnell, 1979. Octavo; ©1976, Reprinted 1979; G+; Hardcover; Spine, red with gold print; Boards in red cloth with gold print, slight warping, but clean and strong; Text block has date in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; “A Purnell de luxe classic”— facing title page; 178 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w and color plates). More

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1962. Limited Edition, #275/1500. Octavo, 4 vols.; VG; full white and green cloth bindings; spines with green labels with gilt lettering; all vols. with VG- original publisher's glassine wrappers; housed in VG- green slipcases; mild shelf wear and scuffing; upper edges dyed green; all vols. with full-color and limited-color illustrations; signed flat by Corcos at vol. 4 colophon; hand-numbered 275 at vol. 4 colophon; pages clean; shelved above Limited Editions Club. More

London: Routledge, 1992. Octavo; VG-; Hardcover; Spine, green with white print; Boards in illustrated paper with yellow print, clean and strong; Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, else clean and tight; xvi, 1223 pages. More

Ipswich: Limited Editions Club, 1954. Limited Edition, #275/1500. Octavo, 4 vols.; VG; full black cloth bindings; spines with gilt labels and black lettering; in publisher's original somewhat tattered glassine; housed in VG- black slipcases; mild shelf wear and soiling; illustrated in full color; stamped number 275 at vol. 3 colophon; pages clean; shelved above Limited Editions Club. More

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989. Quarto; pp 251; VG-/G-; black spine with ivory text; full title: Historical Atlas of World Mythology, Vol. II: The Way of the Seeded Earth; Part 2: Mythologies of the Primitive Planters: The Northern Americas; odd volume; dust jacket shows moderate rubbing to exterior; minor wear to edges; small closed tears to rear; light toning to flaps; cloth shows light shelf wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated. More

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1971. Limited Edition, #275/1500. Quarto, 101 pages; VG; bound in full coarse natural linen; spine stamped in brown and gold; in publisher's original VG glassine wrapper; housed in VG brown paper slipcase; mild shelf wear and soiling; illustrated in sepia tones; facing Middle English and modern English text; hand-numbered 275 at colophon; signed flat by Satorsky at colophon; pages clean; shelved Limited Editions Club. More

Paris: Desaint et Saillant, 1756. Eighth Edition. 12mo., 395 pages; G; Light brown leather spine with gilt graphics, dark red label and gilt lettering; Boards show substantial wear along joint of front cover near head of spine, significant chipping to head/tail of spine, moderate+ wear to corners, light cracking to leather on spine, and light+ fading to spine label; Residue from formerly applied adhesive tape appears at head and tail of spine, as does an ink emendation to front cover; Textblock shows moderate shelfwear to marbled edges, moderate age-toning to top edge, some light soiling to fore-edge, an ink inscription from a former owner appears on the verso of the ffep, and an ink drawing from a former owner appears on the bfep; NOTE: Shelved in Room A. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957. Octavo; G-; Hardcover; Spine, yellow with brown print; Boards in yellow cloth, illustrated pastedown on front, wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, cocked spine, small surface tears to pastedown, light smudging/shelfwear; Text block has yellow tinted top edge, inscription in ink on half-title page, cracked front hinge, clean text; 362 pages, illustrated (9 color plates). More

New York: Delacorte Press, 1988. First Edition. Quarto. Good Hardcover w/ Good Dustjacket; blue spine with red and green lettering; DJ has some creasing and small tears to top and bottom edges and corners; boards show very minimal shelf wear but are otherwise clean; binding tight; text block has some discoloration on top edge; b/w and color illus.;167 pp. More

Los Angeles: The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 227 pages; G+; softcover; spine blue, with white lettering; mild shelf wear and scuffing; spine markedly cocked; profusely illustrated in full color and black and white; pages clean; shelved Case 11. More

n.p. Silesian Publishing, 1989. Octavo; G/G; white/yellow/blue/green pictorial spine with black text; dust jacket has modest exterior wear; minor edge wear; cloth has slight shelf wear to exterior; rubbed corners; mildly cocked spine; text block edges show mild tone; interior clean; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; gift inscription to title page; illustrated; interior clean; pp 181; text in Polish. More

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1989. Octavo; VG-/G+; black spine with beige text; dust jacket has slight smudges to exterior; cloth shows minimal wear to exterior; lightly splayed boards; text block edges lightly foxed; mild smudges to ffep; tight binding; illustrated; pp 338. More

Philadelphia: 1916. Octavo; VG/Hardcover; Cream spine with gold text; Copy 3 out of 600, privately printed, heavy rubbing, light marks and blemishes along exterior surfaces of boards otherwise strong; Binding intact,deckled page edges; Age toning to text block exterior, text block clean; 107 pp. More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1979. Quarto; unpaginated; G+; pink/green pictorial spine with black text; no jacket; cloth has some wear to corners; clean exterior; strong boards; text block show little wear to exterior edges; interior clean; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; previous owner's name to front endpaper; profusely illustrated. More