Translated from the French by Ellen Marriage. With an Introduction by Richard Aldington and illustrations by Rene ben Sussan. Pp. xviii+272(last blank), coloured frontispiece, title page vignette, 6 plates (1 double page), and text illustrations; roy. 8vo; qr. green cloth, the spine lettered in gilt, patterned cloth boards; within card... More about EUGENIE GRANDET
Introduction by John T. Winterich, and illustrated with woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush. Pp. xvi+358(last blank), coloured frontispiece and 13 plates (2 double page), black & white headpiece decorations; cr. 4to; cream cloth, letttered in silver and decorated in green; within green card slipcase, edges lightly faded, a few leaves... More about THE PILOT
A girl of the streets. A story of New York. With an Introduction by Shirley Ann Grau and illustrations by Sigmund Abeles. Pp. [iv]+106(last blank), 6 plates; tall cr. 4to; mauve cloth, spine lettered in gilt; within purple card slipcase, the edges slightly faded; The Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, n.d...... More about MAGGIE
A personal narrative of life at sea. With an Introduction by William McFee. Illustrated with engravings in color by Hans Alexander Mueller. Pp. xxii+346, coloured title page vignette and text illustrations (some full page); super roy. 8vo; pictorial cloth, spine blocked in black and lettered in gilt, a trifle soiled... More about TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST
Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Illustrated by Carlotta Petrina. Pp. [viii]+384(last blank), frontispiece and 26 plates, title page vignette, headpiece decorations; narrow cr. 4to; blue cloth lettered in orange, tiny faded strip at foot of spine; top edges orange; within orange card slipcase, edges worn and split; signature on upper... More about SOUTH WIND
The translation by Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson, with an Introduction by Desmond MacCarthy and illustrations by Pierre Watrin. Pp. xvi+282, text illustrations, some full page, title page decoration printed in blue; super roy. 8vo; navy cloth, lettered and decorated in silver, spine a trifle faded; speckled edges; within blue/grey card slipcase..... More about THE REVOLT OF THE ANGELS
Illustrated by Fletcher Martin, with an Introduction by Oscar Lewis. Pp. xiv+224(last blank), frontispiece and text illustrations (several full page) printed in yellow, brown & black; roy. 8vo; qr. pale yellow cloth lettered in brown, patterned gilt & brown papered boards, lightly rubbed, the spine cloth slightly discoloured; all edges..... More about TALES OF THE GOLD RUSH
A Romance. With an introduction by Van Wyck Brooks and illustrations in color by Valenti Angelo. Pp. xviii+ 414(last blank), coloured title page vignette and pictorial headpieces; qr. black leather, spine lettered in silver, pictorial papered boards, bottom fore-corners faintly bruised, top edge of upper board a trifle silverfished; speckled... More about THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES
Selected and Introduced by Wallace Stegner, and illustrated by Valenti Angelo. Pp. 412, coloured title page vignette and headpiece illustrations; tall cr. 4to; qr. cloth, spine lettered in gilt, patterned papered boards; within card slipcase; The Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1966. More about TWICE-TOLD TALES
With an Introduction by Van Wyck Brooks and illustrations by R. J. Holden. Pp. xviii+282(last blank), frontispiece and text illustrations printed in blue, black & white tile page vignette; tall cr. 4to; within card slipcase; The Heritage Press, Norwalk, Connecticut, n.d. Edition copyright 1955; this probably a later printing. *With..... More about THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST-TABLE
Or: the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough in the County of Devon, in the reign of Her most glorious Majesty Queen Elizabeth. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. Introduction by John T. Winterich. Pp. xvi+428(last blank), coloured pictorial title page and numerous text illustrations (some full..... More about WESTWARD HO!
Illustrated with woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. Coloured title page vignette and text illustrations, music, notes, indices; impl. 8vo; patterned green cloth, spine lettered in gilt; within green card slipcase, the edges faded; The Heritage Press, New York, 1967. *With the Heritage Club newsletter, "Sandglass", describing the history of this volume... More about THE BOOK OF BALLADS
The translation by William Burnaby revised for the present edition, with an introduction, by Gilbert Bagnani and illustrated by Antonio Sotomayor. Pp. xxiv+246, text printed in red & black, 8 full page plus 2 double page and numerous text illustrations all printed in red & black, glossary; roy. 8vo; red... More about THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS
Translated from the original text of l73l by Helen Waddell. Illustrated by Pierre Brissaud. Pp. xiv(including endpapers)+156(last blank), 8 coloured plates, black & white title page vignette; narrow cr. 4to; qr. brown art. leather with printed label on spine, marbled papered boards, edges a trifle rubbed, the spine slightly faded..... More about THE STORY OF MANON LESCAUT and the Chevalier des Grieux
A tale of the middle ages. With an Introduction by Hendrik Willem Van Loon and illustrations in photogravure by Lynd Ward. Pp. xviii+746(last blank), frontispiece plus 29 plates; med. 8vo; patterned cloth, spine lettered in gilt; top edges yellow; within red card slipcase; bookplate on upper pastedown; The Heritage Press... More about THE CLOISTER AND THE HEARTH
With an Introduction by Christopher Morley, and illustrations by T. M. Cleland. Pp. xiv+444, text illustrations (including the 'marbled page') printed in light yellow/brown & black; roy. 8vo; beige cloth backed marbled papered boards, the spine slightly foxed, fore-corners of upper board a trifle bruised; all edges light brown; within..... More about THE LIFE & OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN
An Introduction by Angela Thirkell and Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Pp. xx+262, black & white title page vignette, plus numerous coloured text illustrations; med. 8vo; qr. maroon cloth, spine lettered and ruled in gilt, marbled papered boards, fore-corners a trifle rubbed; top edges maroon; within maroon card slipcase, faded and... More about THE WARDEN
With an Introduction by Norman H. Strouse & illustrated by Lynton Lamb. Pp. xiv+396(last blank), 15 coloured plates, black & white title page vignette and text illustrations; med. 8vo; orange-red cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt & red, spine slightly faded; top edges red; within dark green card slipcase, edges... More about TONO-BUNGAY
Pp. xiv+368, full page map, imperial family tree; dust wrapper; text block slightly browned, a little light foxing; Sceptre, London, 1995. First edition. *The second Marcus Corvinus mystery. More about OVID