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Pascin’s charming and rather sweetly erotic alphabet accompanies Pierre Mac Orlan’s short verses in this second, more elaborately illustrated of Henri Jonquières’ Abecedaire. The first…

American journalist Martin’s sprightly travel book chronicling his journey to England and Europe.

Includes 19 early images of missions including Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara etc.

An elaborate first communion book which were sold with the text and elementary borders of each page lithographically printed. Subsequently the plain, printed pages were…

Alumnus and Civil War veteran Higginson’s address upon gifting 31 acres of land to Harvard College. Higginson founded the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1881.

With the original prospectus inserted loose.
Translated from the Latin by Sir G.K. Richards. This section from Virgil’s masterpiece, the ‘Aeneid’, deals with Aeneas’ encounters important…

Born in Scotland, Agnes Miller Parker attended the Glasgow School of Art where she met, and later married, the artist William McCance. They lived in…

On the verso of his hand-painted and written colophon Powilewicz writes in ink that the designs have been inspired by Persian miniatures and rugs from…

Alexander Anderson was the first to spread Bewick’s techniques in America after seeing Bewick’s History of Quadrapeds in 1795 at a bookstore in New York.…

A really fine example of John Nash’s charm and superb illustrative skills showing his place in the British Pastoral tradition.

An overview of Ambrose Bierce’s journalistic experiences in San Francisco including one of his book reviews - “The covers of this book are too far…

Waldman’s essay on the seeming indifference to death in America, beautifully presented due to the collaboration between Dwiggins and Rudge.

With the decorative booklabel of R.T. Gibbon and one of the noted collector John Lewis. Ashbee served on the council of the National Trust between…

Italian 16th century poet Tasso’s pastoral play, the story of Aminta’s unrequited love for the beautiful nymph Sylvia.
With the booklabel of Robert Wayne Stilwell.

The dedication of the west window of St. John’s Church, finely printed by Updike, and with a plate, diagram and explanation of the symbolism of…