Illustrated Books from JWMah

NY: The Viking Press, 1981. (USA) 1st printing of this American edition. Owner's inscription to endpaper, slight fading to extreme edges of cover cloth where unprotected by dust jacket, Very Good in unclipped Very Good dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to corner of flap fold. Hardcover, 144pp, B&W illus with colour reproduction of watercolours. Coleman and his wife… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1992. (UK) 1st printing of this illustrated edition. INSCRIBED by Peter Mayle: "to K,---, D----+ Kisses--Peter Mayle" and SIGNED by Paul Hogarth to the title page, no other marking, slight easing of cover corner tips, thus Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 192pp, colour watercolour illustrations by Hogarth compliment Mayles narrative of his… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Macfarlane Walter & Ross, 1997. (CAD) First Thus No markings, Fine copy, no dust jacket as published but complete with original slipcase in excellent condition. White boards with face in bronze line, navy cloth spine, xxiv, unpaginated. A faithful reproduction of the poetry/artwork collaboration which appeared on October 21, 1980 in a limited edtion of… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Folio Society, 1959. (UK) 2nd impression 1960. Th is a tiny chop mark and tiny notation to the title page, no other markings, the lavender colour of the spine is slightly faded, otherwsie Very Good; no dust jacket as published; there is a slipcase which is black leatherette with a Maltese cross on it but I am unsure if… Saber más sobre este artículo

Grand Rapids MI: Baker Books, 1994. (USA) 2nd printing 1994; the book was originally published in Dutch in 1974 with the firsst English edition in 1978. No markings, but moisture instrusuion to the lower corners of pages to the book making the corners and part of the lower margins slightly wavy, faint water spot to lower edge of fornt cover,… Saber más sobre este artículo

San Francisco: VIZ Graphic Novel, 1997. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, Fine. Wraps, no page numbers, [208pp]. B&W comic type illu. SCIENCE FICTION WITH A ROMANTIC TWIST This science fiction trilogy is a "prime" example of shojo manga, a unique literary genre of Japanese comics in which the relationships between the characters are as meticulously crafted as the… Saber más sobre este artículo

Chicago: The Book House for Children, 1927. (USA) Presumed 2nd printing; the book appeared in 1925. No markings, rubbing to cover corner tips and a touch of rubbing to spine edges, hinges fine, pages clean and bright, solid Good copy; no dust jacket as issued. Light blue green textured boards with colour pastedown of two chidlren,… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: The Heritage Press, 1967. (USA) Presumed 1st of this edition, No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published; lacking the slipcase.Lavender cloth, xii, 516pp, 16 colour illustrated plates. A handsomely produced edition. (3.0 JM HOZ 401/4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Browning, Colleen. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: S.W.Partridge & Co., 1878. (UK) No date but possibly 1878 (as suggested by the Bodleian Library). There is an owner's inscription to the end paper, dated 1935: "Given to me as a small child by n English Aunt who had had it given to her as a child!" The body of the book is detached from… Saber más sobre este artículo

Norwalk CT: The Easton Press, 1976. (USA) Presumed 1st edition (1976) No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Marron leather with gold stamped image of seated man to front panel, hibbed spine with gold titles, ribbon marker, unpaginated 24 pages, 8 full-colour reproductions of the minature paintings by Szyk inspired by Persian miniatures. The book was designed by Ernest… Saber más sobre este artículo

Stockholm: Continental Book Company, 1946. (SWED) Presumed 1st of this edition. No markings, Book broken at spine, (the spine paper is split along the length of the spine) thus Fair in Acceptable dust jacket with complete split of spine panel of Dj from front and back panels. Dj is in myar sleeve. Lacking the slipcase. Plain card covers, 301pp,… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Harry N Abrams, 1981. (USA) Presumed First American eidtion. Owner's 6 woed inscription to cornr of end paper, no other markings, Fine in Neaar Fine dust jacket. Green boards, illus end papers, no page numbers (about 200 pages), the book is filled with remarkable colour illustrations by the artist. Being a plasterer's son from Schiedam, making a living… Saber más sobre este artículo

Vancouver / Winnipeg: Raincoast Book Distribution Ltd, 1993. (CAD) 4th Printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR: " Nick Bantock", no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Squre format, taupe bds red spine, unpaginated. Colour illus endpapers, and colour illus throughout. This is the first volumes in the extraordinary correspondence of Griffin &… Saber más sobre este artículo

Don Mills: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited, 1979. (CAD) Presumed 1st Canadian edition. Owner's 16word inscription to half title page, pages clean, hinges tight, Very Good in price-clipped Very Good dust jacket with tiny mark to upper corner of the front panel; DJ is in mylar sleeve. . Boards, 137pp, colour and B&W illus. This book combines fact with… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Universe Books, 1964. (USA) Stated first American edition, 1964. NO markings, remnant of bookstore label to inside back covers, rubbing to cover corne rtips and to lower cover edges, exposing portions of the cover boards, Good used copy; no dust jacket as pulbished. Illus glossy boards with brown cloth spine, no page numbers, [78]pp with full-page illustrations done in… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. (UK) First printing with full number line.(1994) No markings, about Fine in price-clipped Very Good dust jacket with 3/4" closed tear to lower edge of front panel near the spine; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Boards, 192pp, Loads of colour illustration on almost every page. This is a great book of wonderful drawings on the… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997. (UK) First printing with full number line.(1997) No markings, there is the bookseller's mark in pencil to the inside back end paper which has been erased, Fine in price-clipped Fine dust jacket; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Boards, 192pp, Loads of colour illustration on almost every page. This is a great book of wonderful drawings… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Universe, 2008. (USA) 3rd printing of this 2008 edition which first appeared in 1974 as This is Historic Britain. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Illus boards, 60pp, colour illus. The last page updates some of the information from the original material of 1974. I believe this was Sasek's last book in this series--he died in 1979. (1.9… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1934. (UK) Presumed 1st of this edition, edition not stated. The introduction is dated 1934. No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as publoshed. Flexible green leather with gold spine titles, xvi, then 17 to 112pp, no illus. Monica Redlich was an English journalist, author, and social commentator whose books included The Pattern of England, Jam… Saber más sobre este artículo

UK: TAJ Books, 2001. (UK) Presumed 1st of this facsimile edition of the 1858 edition. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 304pp, index, 363 B&W anatomical drawings from dissections performed by Gray an Carter. This is a digitally reproduced facsimile of thi fmous medical refeence book, The illustrations are very clear bith becasue of the digital… Saber más sobre este artículo