Illustrated from Gilt Edge Books

Nelson Canada Limited, 1980. 148 pp. Foreword by Emil Rosing. English translation by Jack Jensen and Val Clery. Caligraphy by Mel Poteck. THomas Frederiksen was born in Iginiarfic in 1939. From early youth he kept a diary for his own amusement, noting down events and experiences of his own as well as those told him by others. He appreciates… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Harry N Abrams Inc Publishers, 1977. This charming volume is a Christmas gift book to please every taste and every age. The pictures - 83 plates in full color and 12 in black and white have been chosen from Rockwell's entire body of work to illustrate the many varied Christmas themes. All illustrations are by America's best-loved… Saber más sobre este artículo

Newton Abbot, London, Vancouver: David & Charles Limited, 1978. Preface and Introduction by John Buchanan-Brown, In this book John Buchanan-Brown has collected over 200 of the finest works of Phiz. They represent a cavalcade of humour and pathos illuminated by an acuteness of observation and a deftness of caricature rarely matched either by his comtemporaries or by his successors. Mr… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1937. Author's note, prelude, eight chapters and postlude. A generous list of wood engravings provided. Twenty-nine engravings plus a beautiful woodcut frontispiece "The Stricken Oak" by Joan Hassall. Decoration in gilt to front board. Endpapers make up a two-page spread of "Cuckoo's View of Monks Norton" an imaginary English village. Bookplate to prelim.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Viking Press, 1981. The author's first novel. The mysteries of life are not easily understood by Plantagenet, the swiftest, the skinniest, and certainly the most charming pig in all of thirteenth century France. His size nonwithstanding, Plantagenet, as the unlikely hero of this light hearted and beautifully illustrated tale, also emerges as a pig of truly… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Reynal & Hitchcock, 1945. Translated from the Chinese by Evan King. Peking, a thousand years old and more is the setting of this modern novel of China by one of its best-known writers. "Rickshaw Boy" is Chinese in its plot, characters, and atmosphere. The translation of Evan King, an American who lived in China for many years… Saber más sobre este artículo

Edinburgh & London: W.&R. Chambers Ltd., 1963. Price intact illustrated Dust Jacket. Illustrated in line drawings by this free-lance illustrator of books on Scotland. This book is presented not in the form of scholastic history but as an entertainment- with the necessary knowledge imparted by way of humour and many illustrations. Dark blue boards with gilt to spine. Previous owner's… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: John Murray, 1962. Attractive gilt art illustration shows well against red board. Gilt to spine. Free of owner's signature or inscriptions!.Highly illustrated DJ has price still intact.Front and back panel are both illustrated. Some sunning to spine. A Very nice Copy!. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Osbert Lancaster.

New York: A.L.Burt Company (1911) This book is being offered as a READING COPY. Four full page illustrations by F. Graham Cootes includes the frontispiece. A map of La Palma De La Mano De Dios ( The Hollow of God's Hand) Tecolote Rancho 1911... drawn by Allen Kelly is also provided. Front free endpaper has been removed.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Rand McNally & Company, 1949. The author has written another beautiful and significant book for children, of vital importance to their religious growth. In the same simple conversational style she introduces small boys and girls to the fascinating story of the Bible that will lead them on to a fuller understanding and enjoyment of the Book of Books. Beautifully illustrated… Saber más sobre este artículo

London and Glasgow: Collins (1947) New Edition. Edited by G.F. Maine. The contents include : an introduction by Lawrence Housman. Edward Firzgerald - the man, by G.F. Maine. Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald. The First 1859, Second 1868, and Fifth Edition 1889, Variations in texts. Comparative Table of Quatrains. Notes to the Second Edition. Glossary and Bibliography. The… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc, 1940. he simple, beautiful, gripping and moving tale of an Icelandic shepherd, making his 27th annual journey into the bleak and stormy wastes of the mountains to rescue the sheep that have been missed in the yearly gathering. He performs feats of endurance, patience and persistence that are nobly heroic. The character of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston/Toronto/London: Little, Brown and Company, 1989. This children's book is quite extraordinary. Out of the rich storytelling tradition of the Maritime Indians steps the giant Glooskap who first creates human beings and then travels among them....from the Bay of Fundy to the shores of New England. Here are six unusual tales, full of wit and wisdom, that aptly capture… Saber más sobre este artículo

The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1915. 509 pp (6 unpaginated book ads) . Frontispiece and seven full page b/w illustrations on heavy glossy paper in excellent condition, all present. Normal edgewear. Owner's name to ffep. Book tight and bright. Gilt to front board and spine not faded.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Herman Pfeiffer.

Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Publishers, 1980. Illustrated card covers. 'Kids of Canada Series' Book New! Anna searches for a pet on her grandparents farm and in the process discovers how different animals prefer to live. In a charming and playful manner Atwood and Barkhouse evoke the relationship between a child and the natural world. Margaret Atwood... poet, novelist,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Nelson Canada Limited, 1980. 148 pp. Foreword by Emil Rosing. English translation by Jack Jensen and Val Clery. Caligraphy by Mel Poteck. THomas Frederiksen was born in Iginiarfic in 1939. From early youth he kept a diary for his own amusement, noting down events and experiences of his own as well as those told him by others. He appreciates… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto/Montreal: McClelland & Stewart, 1972. "Pandora" will enchant and delight you. Author's first novel. Margaret Laurence in her praise of this book had this to say: " Sylvia Fraser catches exactly the exuberance and the pain of childhood, the ways in which the sinister secrets of the surrounding adult world are felt and sensed fully, without being fully comprehended.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago: The Book Supply Company Publishers, 1912. A list of 'Illustrations' provided. Four full-page colour illustrations drawn by F. Graham Cootes. All present, firmlly attached and in excellent condition on heavier semi-gloss stock (the count includes the frontispiece). Book ads at rear. Green cloth boards with decoration to front board... white title print to front board and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Akron, Ohio.: The Saalfield Publishing Company (1927) One of "Every Child's Library" Series # 3014. There are three stories in this single volume. "A Dog of Flanders"....the touching story of little Nello, his old grandfather, and their 'dog of Flanders', is one that has lived for years. "The Nurnberg Stove" is a story of faith. Then, of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: McLeod & Allan Publishers, 1908. 441 pp. Ten lovely plates by Thomas Fogarty including tissue-guard frontispiece provided. All illustrations in excellent condition on heavy semi-gloss stock. Red cloth boards with decorated front board ( a black bag encompassing the title and outlined in gilt)... gilt title print to spine. Book lacks front fly leaf. A rather… Saber más sobre este artículo