Norman Rockwell; Artist and Illustrator
Buechner, Thomas S., ed. Bound in publisher's original maroon cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Introduction and text by Buechner. Illustrated with 614 very large photographic reproductions, 111 in color, and several fold-outs. 3/4 inch closed tear to top of dust jacket front, small closed tear to one dust jacket corner. 12 x 17 inches. 328 pages.- $108
- $108
Wolf Solent, in two volumes complete
Powys, John Cowper Bound in publisher's original black cloth with spine and green spine label stamped in gilt. Comes in board slipcase with promotional photo and advertisement affixed to one side. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down endpaper of each. Small spot of wear to one corner of one volume, otherwise both books are in fine condition. Slipcase has more wear. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches. 966 total pages.- $54
- $54
Sermons; in three volumes complete
Blair, Hugh Includes biography of author by James Finlayson. Bound in publisher's original marbled calf, with spine labels stamped in gilt. Neat signature of previous author to front free endpaper of each volume. Wear to extremities, heads and heels. Foxing to text blocks. Rugged however, and in tight, sturdy condition. 4 3/4 x 8 inches. Roughly 1,260 pages combined.- $216
- $216
Boners; Being a Collection of Schoolboy Wisdon, or Knowledge as It Is Sometimes Written, Compiled from Classrooms and Examination Papers by Alexander Abingdon, and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss
Alexander Abingdon and Dr. Seuss A compendium of humorous "wrong answers" to grade school exams. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with spine and cover stamped in black. Minor wear to extremities. Small bookstore plate on back paste down endpaper 5 x 6 inches. 102 pages.- $72
- $72
Boners; Being a Collection of Schoolboy Wisdon, or Knowledge as It Is Sometimes Written, Compiled from Classrooms and Examination Papers by Alexander Abingdon, and Illustrated by Dr. Seuss
Alexander Abingdon and Dr. Seuss A compendium of humorous "wrong answers" to grade school exams. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with spine and cover stamped in black. Minor wear to extremities, some fading to top inch of back cover. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste down endpaper. 5 x 6 inches. 102 pages.- $72
- $72
The Sacred Shrine; A Study of the Poetry and Art of the Catholic Church
Hirn, Yrjö Bound in publisher's original orange cloth with spine stamped in white and black and cover stamped in black. Chip to dust jacket head and top of back cover, one inch closed tear to dust jacket heel. 5 3/4 x 8 inches. 574 pages.- $36
- $36
Manuale Theologiae Moralis Secundum Principia S. Thomae Aquinatis in Usum Scholarum; in three volumes complete
Prümmer, Dominicus M., ed. In Latin. Bound in publisher's original half white calf with black pebbled cloth boards. Minor wear to extremities, bumping to five corners, and three corners worn through calf. Previous owner's stamp on front free endpapers. Text blocks in fine condition; tight, bright, and clean.- $90
- $90
Annals of Agriculture, and Other Useful Arts; Volumes I-IX
Young, Arthur, ed. Ex-library. Nine volumes in separate covers. Bound in publisher's original marbled calf with five raised bands and spine labels stamped in gilt. Illustrated with many fold-out plates. Wear to extremities, heads and heels. Four volumes have partial splits at cover joint. Minor water damage to outer edge of five volumes. One volume missing front cover. 5 x 8 1/4 inches. Roughly 500 pages each volume.- $324
- $324
The Golden Treasury; Revised and Enlarged, rebound by Bayntun Binders, in two volumes complete.
Palgrave, Francis T. Beautifully rebound by Bayntun Binders of Bath, England. Bound in half blue textured leather with marbled boards and spines stamped in gilt. Top edges gilt. A few very tiny nicks here and there to extremities. Looks, and is, essentially fine, but not absolutely perfect. 4 x 6 1/4 inches. 664 total pages.- $252
- $252
Joseph Spence; Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters of Books and Men, Collected from Conversation; in two volumes complete
James M. Osborn, editor Comp copy with slip laid in. Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spines stamped in gilt. Illustrated with 24 photographic reproductions in black and white. One inch closed tear to top of Volume One dust jacket cover, quarter inch closed tear to head of dust jacket spine on same. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. 939 total pages.- $180
- $180
The Forlorn Printer; Being Notes on Horace Walpole’s Alleged Neglect of Thomas Kirgate; Miscellaneous Antiquities Number 6
Lewis, W.S. One of 50 copies. Number Six of the series "Miscellaneous Antiquities," begun by Walpole in 1772 and resumed by Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis in the 20th Century. The series is comprised of "literary anecdotes, odds and ends, and historic papers." Includes mailed note from Lewis to Ronald Salmon Crane, faculty member of University of Chicago and the "Chicago School of Critics." Bound in publisher's original quarter red cloth with white paper boards and spine stamped in gilt. Illustrated with reproductions of portraits, source texts, and facsimile of an invoice. Sun fade to cover and minor wear to extremities. 7 x 10 inches. 24 pages.- $360
- $360
A Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press; With a Record of the Prices at Which Copies Have Been Sold
Hazen, A.T. Neatly signed in ink on front free endpaper by previous owner, Ronald S. Crane, former member of University of Chicago faculty and the "Chicago School of Critics." Bound in publisher's original blue cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Quarter inch chip to top of dust jacket cover, two small chips to top of rear dust jacket cover, sun fade to dust jacket spine. 7 1/4 x 10 inches. 300 pages.- $144
- $144
Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Robert D. Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley With a preface by Ruth and Bruce Dayton, introduction by Lark E. Mason, Jr., and essay by Robert D. Jacobsen. Bound in publisher's original maroon cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Comes in in illustrated board slipcase. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs of the museum's catalogue of classical chinese furniture. 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches. 247 pages.- $108
- $108
Pogo; The Complete Syndicated Comic Strips, in 6 volumes complete
Kelly, Walt Introductions by Jimmy Breslin, Stan Freberg, Mike Peters, Jake Tapper, Jim Davis, and Neil Gaiman. Volumes 1-2 and 2-4 come with board slipcases wrapped in illustrated vinyl. Each volume bound in publisher's original full cloth with blind-stamped cover and spine stamped in blue. 11 x 9 inches each.- $432
- $432
The World of Labour; A Discussion of the Present and Future of Trade Unionism
Cole, G.D.H. Formerly owned by Ronald Salmon Crane, member of University of Chicago faculty and "Chicago School of Critics." Neat signature in ink on front free endpaper. Some underlining, marginalia in pencil. Frontispiece by Will Dyson. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Small chip to bottom of front cover near corner, tear to front paste-down endpaper at spine.- $180
- $180
Native Modernism; The Art of George Morrison and Allan Houser
Truman T. Lowe, editor Bound in publisher's original illustrated wrappers. Illustrated throughout with photographic reproductions in color and black and white. Inscription in ink by previous owner on half-title page. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. 128 pages.- $43
- $43
The Tiger’s Eye; A Journal on Arts and Letters, No. 9, October 15, 1949
Ruth and John Stephan, editors Arts and Literature magazine published in nine quarterly issues from 1947-1949. This issue includes (but is not limited to) work by Nessie Dunsmuir, Jean Genet, Comte de Lautréamont, René Char, James Laughlin, Arshile Gorky, Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Kenneth Rexroth, and Mark Rothko. Bound in publisher's original illustrated wrappers. Illustrated with color and black and white reproductions. Minimal wear to head and heel. 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. 144 pages.- $108
- $108
The Tiger’s Eye; A Journal on Arts and Letters, No. 8, June 15, 1949
Ruth and John Stephan, editors Arts and Literature magazine published in nine quarterly issues from 1947-1949. This issue includes (but is not limited to) work by William Carlos Williams, Joan Miro, Odilon Redon, Adolph Gottlieb, Kurt Schwitters, Jean Debuffet, Pablo Picasso, Jean Genet, and Christopher Maclaine. Bound in publisher's original illustrated wrappers. Illustrated with color and black and white reproductions. Minimal wear to corners, head and heel. 7 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. 140 pages.- $108
- $108