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Click here to subscribeDulac (Edmund, illustrator). The Bells and Other Poems, by Edgar Allan Poe, [1912], 28 tipped-in colour plates, one or two minor stains, usual toning to endpapers, small wormhole to front hinge, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, lacking ties, a couple of tiny wormholes to upper cover, 4to Limited edition 457/750, signed by the artist. (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). The Kingdom of the Pearl, by Leonard Rosenthal, Nisbet & Co. Ltd., [1920], 6 (of 10) tipped-in colour plates, captioned tissue guards, patterned endpapers (toned), top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, some minor staining to lower edge (encroaching into edge of margin in places), original vellum-backed boards gilt, boards browned and surface somewhat worn, 4to Limited edition 21/100 copies signed by Edmund Dulac (of a total edition of 775 copies). (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, Printed from the Second Edition, [1909], twenty tipped-in colour plates (two with a small corner crease), captioned tissue guards, variable spotting to text, front free endpaper with remnant of ink ownership name and surface abrasion, front hinge cracked after endpapers, original gilt-decorated white cloth, contained in the original publisher's box, darkened and soiled, with several corners split, 4to Rarely found with the box. (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Princess Badoura, A Tale from the Arabian Nights, Retold by Laurence Housman, Hodder & Stoughton, [1913], ten tipped-in colour plates, each with captioned tissue guard, occasional spotting (mainly to edges and endpapers), top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original white cloth, elaborately decorated in green and gilt, somewhat soiled, spine darkened, 4to Limited edition 324/750 copies, signed by Edmund Dulac. (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). The Bells and Other Poems, by Edgar Allan Poe, 1st edition, Hodder and Stoughton, [1912], half-title, 28 colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, scarce spotting, gilt patterned endpapers, verso of front free endpaper with armorial bookplate 'Marc and Evelyn Fitch', original gilt decorated olive cloth, extremities a trifle rubbed in places, 4to, together with The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales, from the Old French, Retold by Sir Arthur Quiller Couch, [1910], 30 colour plates (one with corner crease), some spotting and toning to endpapers, both hinges cracked after endpapers, original terracotta cloth gilt, extremities a little rubbed, 4to, plus Edmund Dulac's Fairy-Book, Fairy Tales of the Allied Nations [1919?], 16 tipped-in colour plates, scarce spotting, mainly to margins, original elaborately decorated cloth gilt, slight wear to extremities, spine darkened, rear cover with minor mark, 4to, and two others Dulac related: Stories from the Arabian Nights, Retold by Laurence Housman, Drawings by Edmund Dulac, 1907, free endpapers removed; Christmas Pictures by Children, with an Introduction by Edmund Dulac, 1922 (5)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald, Hodder & Stoughton, circa 1920?, 12 mounted colour plates, including frontispiece, each with captioned tissue guard, one with small surface abrasion at top, intermittent spotting mainly at head, half-title with ink presentation inscription, original gilt-decorated blue cloth, some minor marks, slight fading to board edges, price-clipped dust jacket, front panel with mounted colour plate, lightly toned (more so to spine), some chips to top edge and spine ends, spine and folds somewhat rubbed (one fold with small hole), 4to, together with Edmund Dulac's Picture-Book for the French Red Cross, Published for the Daily Telegraph by Hodder and Stoughton, [1915], 19 tipped-in colour plates, including frontispiece (one with a corner crease), one black & white portrait plate, three leaves with a short edge tear, original pale green cloth, with dark green lettering and decoration, both boards faded (front board rather mottled), somewhat soiled and toned dust jacket, front panel with mounted colour plate, a few chips and minor edge tears, head of spine creased and frayed, 4to (2)
Harrison (Florence). The Rhyme of a Run, and Other Verse, Blackie & Son, [1907], 21 mounted colour plates, one with a corner slightly creased, title-page printed in red and black, additional illustrations in black (some full-page) and decorative initials in red throughout the letterpress, patterned endpapers, original green pictorial cloth gilt, two corners very slightly bumped, a little faint dust-soiling on lower cover, oblong 4to A bright copy. (1)
Harrison (Florence, illustrator). Guinevere and other Poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1912, 24 tipped-in coloured plates, with captioned tissue guards, 12 other full-page black & white illustrations, some spotting throughout, decorative endpapers (partly toned), top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt-decorated cream cloth, somewhat dust soiled, large 8vo, together with Poems by Christina Rossetti, Introduction by Alice Meynell, [1910], 36 tipped-in colour plates (one with a small corner crease), with captioned tissue guards, numerous black and white illustrations, decorative endpapers, front free endpaper with early ink presentation inscription, front pastedown with book ticket to upper corner, both hinges cracked, stitching a little shaken, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated cream cloth, somewhat soiled and marked, 4to (2)
Mackenzie (Thomas, illustrator). Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme, by Arthur Ransome, Nisbet & Co., [1920], 12 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards, black & white illustrations and decorations throughout, illustrated leaf facing half-title with ink ownership name dated 1924 on blank reverse, stitching visible in two places, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated cloth, lower corners fraying just a little, rear cover partly toned, 4to Limited edition 213/250 copies, signed by the artist. (1)
Meteyard (Sidney H., illustrator). The Golden Legend, by H.W. Longfellow, [1910], 25 tipped-in colour plates, each with captioned tissue guard, pictorial title, occasional minor spotting, front pastedown with pictorial and armorial bookplate of Cynthia Villiers, dated 1914 and signed W.P.B., front free endpaper with contemporary ink presentation inscription, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original pictorial vellum gilt, lacking ties, somewhat soiled, mainly to spine, 4to Limited edition, 97/250 copies, signed by the artist. The fine bookplate has the initials of William Phillips Barrett, a bookbinder who made a name for himself designing handsome exlibris for the upcoming nouveau riche, personalising them to each individual's requirements. (1)
Curtis (William, and others). The Botanical Magazine; or Flower Garden Displayed...., Seven volumes, 1787, 1821, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1913 & 1914, 440 engraved plates (including forty-nine folding) all with contemporary hand colouring and 120 lithographic plates, (including twenty-five folding), each plate with a sheet of descriptive text, occasional spotting, mixed bindings, the first volume with upper board detached, various condition, 8vo Sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (7)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm, [1925], 12 tipped-in colour plates, patterned endpapers, top edge gilt, original half cloth over marbled boards, spine label partially rubbed, slipcase (rubbed and faded with two sides detached), 4to Limited edition 306/600. (1)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North, [1914], 25 tipped-in colour plates, captioned tissue guards, decorative endpapers, a few minor marginal spots, original blue cloth gilt, spine ends lightly rubbed, light scratches to upper cover Considered Nielsen's best work during the 'Golden Age of Illustration'. (1)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). In Powder & Crinoline. Old Fairy Tales retold by Arthur Quiller-Couch, [1913], 26 tipped-in colour plates, light toning to text leaves and endpapers, top edge gilt, original green vellum gilt, later silk ties, a little rubbed with light stains, slight fading to a few areas, 4to Limited edition 183/500, signed by the artist. (1)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fleur-de-Neige et d'Autres Contes de Grimm, Paris: H. Piazza, [1929], 12 mounted colour plates, each with captioned tissue guard, numerous hand-coloured decorations, half-title, stitching a little strained in places, untrimmed, original pictorial wrappers, creased spine with chipped ends, and minor wear in one spot, 4to Limited edition, 74/400 copies printed on velin, from a total edition of 2400. (1)
Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, 1st edition, Hodder and Stoughton, [1924], twelve tipped-in colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, numerous black & white letterpress illustrations (many full-page) and decorations, intermittent spotting, patterned endpapers, ink ownership inscription on front pastedown, original gilt decorated dark green moiré cloth, a few minor marks, faded and rubbed spine a little frayed at ends, 4to (1)
Paul (Evelyn, illustrator). The New Life by Dante' Alighieri, translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, pictured by Evelyn Paul, with Music by Alfred Mercer, limited edition, George G. Harrap & Co., [circa 1915], printed on japon, half-title, title page, initials, borders and text illustrations chromolithographed in gilt and colours, 8 colour plates counted in pagination, 8 mounted colour vignettes, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, original vellum gilt, slipcase, 4to Number 6 of 150 copies signed by the artist. (1)
Pogany (Willy, illustrator). The Tale of Lohengrin, Knight of the Swan, after the Drama of Richard Wagner, by T.W. Rolleston, [1913], eight mounted colour plates, numerous colour and black & white illustrations and decorations, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt-decorated vellum, small folio Limited edition, 312/525 copies, signed by the artist. (1)
Curtis (John). British Entomology; Being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland... , 8 volumes, 1st edition, printed for the author, 1823-40, 770 hand-coloured engraved plates, author's signed sentiment on slip tipped on to foot of title-page to volume 1, bookplates of Edward H. Mainwaring Sladen to front pastedowns, contemporary half morocco gilt with red leather spine labels, rubbed, 8vo Nissen ZBI 1000. (8)
Pogany (Willy, illustrator). Parsifal, or the Legend of the Holy Grail, retold... by T.W. Rolleston, Harrap, 1912, 16 tipped-in colour plates, numerous colour and black & white illustrations and decorations, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original tan sheep, front cover and spine with design and lettering in gilt and blind, a little worn in places, head of (rubbed) spine slightly frayed, small folio, together with The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Seven Parts, By Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Harrap, 1910, 20 tipped-in colour plates, numerous black & white and colour illustrations and decorations, scarce light spotting, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, original green cloth gilt, front cover with design in gilt and colours, slight wear to front lower edge, 4to, plus another copy of the same title, circa 1920s, 20 mounted colour plates, numerous black & white and colour illustrations and decorations, endpapers toned, front free endpaper with ink ownership name (dated 1926), original grey cloth gilt, small 4to (3)
Potter (Beatrix). The Story of Miss Moppet, 1st edition, Warne, 1906, fourteen colour plates and fourteen leaves of text bound concertina-style, two leaves with minor surface loss to green border, one leaf with small spot of surface loss to image, corner of final leaf creased, original wallet-form grey cloth, lettered and blocked in dark blue, with oval pictorial panel to upper cover, lacking silver retaining flap for tab closure, 16mo Linder, p.426; Quinby 11. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, 1st edition, trade issue, William Heinemann, 1908, 40 tipped-in colour plates including frontispiece, spotting to endpapers, preliminary text leaves, and edges, front inner hinge cracked but holding, original cream cloth gilt, front board marked, 4to, together with Pogany (Willy), Parsifal, or the Legend if the Holy Grail retold from Antient Sources, with acknowledgement to the "Parsifal" of Richard Wagner by T. W. Rolleston, 1st edition, trade issue, Harrap & Co., 1912, 16 text and illustrations lithographed in colours throughout, 16 tipped-in colour plates, bookplate of Joan Yates, original pictorial cloth gilt, slightly mottled, spine-ends frayed, folio, ibid., The Tale of Lohengrin, Knight of the Swan, after the Drama of Richard Wagner by T. W. Rolleston, 1st edition, trade issue, G. G. Harrap & Co., [1913], text and illustrations lithographed in colours throughout, 8 tipped-in colour plates, original pictorial cloth gilt, folio, Milne (A. A.), Now We Are Six, with Decorations by E. H. Shepard, 1st edition, Methuen & Co., 1927, front inner hinge partially split but firm, bookseller's ticket to front pastedown, top edge gilt, original red pictorial cloth gilt, spine rolled, extremities slightly rubbed, a few pale marks to front board, 8vo (4)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, by Richard Wagner, translated by Margaret Armour, 1911, 30 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting and offsetting, bookplate of George Kitchin (1827-1912, first Chancellor of the University of Durham), top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, later ties, light soiling to extremities, 4to Limited edition 602/1150, signed by the artist. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie, by Richard Wagner, translated by Margaret Armour, 1910, 34 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting and toning to text, bookplate of George Kitchin, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, later ties, light soiling to spine, 4to Limited edition 664/1150, signed by the artist. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Ingoldsby Legends Mirth & Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby, 1907, 24 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting and toning, front endpaper partly excised with contemporary prize label, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, ties detached (loosely retained), small tear at head of spine repaired, one or two light marks, upper cover slightly bowed, 4to Limited edition 292/560, signed by the artist. (1)
Curtis (William). Flora Londinensis: Containing a history of the plants indigenous to Great Britain, illustrated by figures of the natural size, a new edition, enlarged by George Graves and William Jackson Hooker, 5 volumes, Henry G. Bohn, 1835, 647 hand-coloured engraved plates after Sydenham Edwards, William Kilburn, James Sowerby, George Graves and William James Hooker, some offsetting and occasionally heavy from plates to descriptive letterpress leaves facing, scattered minor spotting, first letterpress leaf of volume 2 near-detached, bookplate of the Daltry Library, Stoke on Trent to each pastedown and each volume with manuscript presentation note to front free endpaper 'Presented to the Rev. Thos. W. Daltry, MA, FLS, by the members of the North Staffordshire Naturalist's Field Club in grateful recognition of his long and valuable services as its Honorary Secretary', dated 22nd March 1877, and signed by William Molyneux (President) and G. Brunt (Secretary to the Testimonial Committee), the final volume with additional inscription by Bertrum Daltry, presenting it to the Daltry Library of the North Staffordshire Field Club, 7 September 1904, top edge gilt, contemporary red half morocco gilt over marbled boards, rubbed, spines darkened, folio (49 x 30.5 cm) One of the most important British flora. This is virtually a new work, being a greatly enlarged edition of the Flora Londinensis with over 200 new plates added. The first three volumes contain the original 432 plates, but with the text rewritten by Hooker. The final two volumes are entirely new with plates mostly from drawings by Hooker, together with his own descriptions. This edition was published in 1817-1828, and reissued with new title-pages in 1835. Great Flower Books, Page 54, Henry 597; Nissen BBI 440 (incorrect plate count). (5)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, 1915, 12 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting to text and endpapers, top edge gilt, original vellum gilt, lacking ties, a little light soiling to upper cover, covers slightly bowed, 4to Limited edition 83/525, signed by the artist. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, [1926], 21 tipped-in colour plates (including one extra plate produced only for the limited edition), top edge gilt, original vellum-backed boards, a little light soiling to covers, lower corners bumped, 4to Limited edition 98/520, signed by the artist. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie, by Richard Wagner, 2nd impression, 1910, 34 tipped-in colour plates, one front endpaper excised?, bookplate, original brown cloth gilt, a little rubbed, small ink and other light stains, 4to, together with Rip Van Winkle, by Washington Irving, 1910 reprint, 50 tipped-in colour plates, frontispiece detaching, bookplate, original green cloth gilt, spine faded, a little rubbed, 4to (2)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Constable, 1909, 40 tipped-in colour plates, several with a corner crease, captioned tissue guards, black & white illustrations to text, some full-page, endpapers spotted (and those to front lightly soiled), top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated vellum, slightly rubbed and dust-soiled (particularly to spine), some superficial scratches to rear cover, lacking ties, 4to, together with The Tempest, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, William Heinemann, 1926, original cloth, spine ends and part of lower joint torn and frayed, with loss at head, 8vo Limited edition, 274/750 copies, signed by the artist. (2)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame, Introduction by A.A. Milne, 100th edition, Methuen & Co., 1951, 12 tipped-in colour plates, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cream full sheep, gilt lettered spine, one or two light marks, spine ends a little rubbed, with a short (15mm) split to top of rear joint, publisher's card slipcase, some wear to extremities, 4to Riall p. 200. Limited edition 293/500 copies. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Rhinegold & The Valkyrie, 1910/Siegfried & the Twilight of the Gods, 1911, by Richard Wagner, translated by Margaret Armour, 1st editions, thirty-four and thirty tipped-in colour plates respectively, one or two corners a little creased, Rhinegold with light dampstaining to some lower blank corners, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, remainder untrimmed, modern brown morocco, each cover with design in gilt and blind, both rear covers with gilt-lettered title label, 4to Riall, pages 103 & 109. Deluxe limited editions 301/1150 and 369/1150 respectively, each signed by the artist. A handsome set in an unusual binding. (2)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, 1st edition, 1926, 20 tipped-in colour plates, some light spotting (mainly to edges), original pictorial cloth gilt, slightly chipped dust jacket with repairs to verso, spine darkened and a little marked, with some loss at ends, 4to (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, new impression, 1925, 40 mounted colour plates (mounts toned), top edge gilt, blue half morocco gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt lettered and decorated spine (faded) with raised bands, 4to, together with Dulac (Edmund, illustrator), Shakespeare's Comedy of The Tempest, 1st edition, [1908], 40 tipped-in colour plates, half-title with pale remnant of ink ownership name, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, modern crimson morocco gilt, spine with contrasting labels, 4to, plus Wright (George, illustrator), Norse Stories, Retold from the Eddas, by Hamilton Wright Mabie, 1902, 10 colour plates, top edge gilt, modern green quarter morocco gilt, original pictorial cloth front cover bound-in at rear, 8vo (3)
Daniel (William Barker). Rural Sports, 3 volumes, 1807, engraved title to each, 71 engraved plates, some light spotting and offsetting, occasional marginal water stain, a few small annotations, bookplates, contemporary half calf gilt, volume 2 neatly repaired at head of spine, a little rubbed with some edge wear, 4to, 4to, together with Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of South Africa, by Captain W. Cornwallis, facsimile reprint, Frank Read Press, Mazoe, Rhodesia, 1976, 30 colour plates, illustrations, original calf-backed boards, one or two light marks, folio, limited edition 438/550, signed by the publisher (17)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, by Izaak Walton, 1931, 12 colour plates, half-title, title printed in green and black, some light toning to endpapers and first and last leaves, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original vellum gilt, a few light spots, spine lightly creased, 4to Limited edition, 717/775 copies signed by the artist. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A Midsummer-Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare, Heinemann, 1908, 40 tipped-in colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, some toning to pages facing plates, letterpress illustrations, front free endpaper with early ink presentation inscription (dated 1917), top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated vellum, a little dust-soiled, spine lightly spotted, ties detached, large 4to Riall, p.87. Deluxe limited edition, 324/1000 copies, signed by Arthur Rackham. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A Wonder Book, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1st edition, [1922], 16 tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue-guards, 8 full-page colour plates, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original cream cloth gilt, lightly dust-soiled, head of spine a little bumped, 4to Riall page 146. Limited edition, 146/600 copies, signed by Arthur Rackham. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Some British Ballads, [1919], 16 tipped-in colour plates, free endpapers toned (as often), top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original vellum-backed boards, top edges lightly toned, a couple of bumps and some light scratches, 4to Riall page 137. Limited edition, 413/575 copies, signed by Arthur Rackham. (1)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures, with an Introduction by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, Heinemann, 1923, 44 tipped-in colour plates (some with a corner crease), with captioned tissue guards, mounts toned, some spotting to text, rear pastedown with insect damage to fore edge, original cloth gilt, toned and rubbed dust jacket, edges a little frayed with some chips and tears, 4to, together with Tales of Mystery & Imagination, by Edgar Allan Poe, Harrap, 1935, 12 full-page colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, 17 full-page black & white plates, top edge gilt, original tan morocco gilt, extremities rubbed, 4to, plus The Vicar of Wakefield, by Oliver Goldsmith, Harrap, 1929, 12 full-page colour plates, numerous black & white illustrations to text, half-title and endpapers partly spotted and toned, top edge gilt, original cloth gilt, a few minor marks, soiled and rubbed dust jacket, with tears and losses, 4to, with four other Rackham illustrated, comprising: Undine, by De la Motte Fouque..., Heinemann, 1909, with bookplate of Richard & Muriel Graves-Sawle; The Romance of King Arthur..., Macmillan, 1917; another copy of the same; The Ingoldsby Legends..., Dent, 1907 (7)
Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth & Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby Esqre., Heinemann, 1919, twenty-four tipped-in colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, twelve tinted plates, black & white illustrations, fore edge spotted, original pictorial cloth, extremities a little rubbed, front cover with small marks to upper right corner, spine toned, 4to, together with Rip Van Winkle, by Washington Irving, Heinemann, 1908, 50 tipped-in colour plates, one double-page, five with a corner crease, each with captioned tissue guard (one with tear), text spotted, original pictorial cloth gilt, extremities rubbed, a few minor marks, spine ends a little frayed, 4to, plus Thomson (Hugh, Illustrator), The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Methuen, 1920, 31 tipped-in colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, some spotting to text, mainly at fore edge and first & last leaves, front hinge partly cracked, top edge gilt, original decorative cloth gilt, lightly rubbed in places, front corners a little bumped, toned spine with ends somewhat frayed, 4to, with 9 others similar, mostly illustrated by Hugh Thomson (12)
Robinson (W. Heath, illustrator). The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India, Retold by W.H.D. Rouse, 1st edition, 1897, half-title, black & white engraved plates and illustrations to text, occasional finger-soiling, frontispiece and title partially toned, preliminary blank with contemporary ink presentation inscription, front hinge splitting, original decorative cloth, browned spine a little worn at ends, minor wear to corners, black ink line to upper joint, 8vo One of the more unusual W. Heath Robinson illustrated titles. (1)
Donovan (Edward). The Natural History of British Insects..., 16 volumes, 1st edition, printed for the Author, 1792-1813, half-titles present in volumes 13-16 only, 576 plates (568 hand coloured), occasional spotting and offsetting, contemporary speckled calf gilt, rubbed, joints cracked, volumes 1, 15 & 16 rebacked with original spines relaid, volume 3 rebacked to nearly match, leather spine labels, a few a little chipped and volume number label to volume 8 missing, 8vo Nissen 1142. (16)
Thomson (Hugh, illustrator). The Admirable Crichton, by J.M. Barrie, [1914], 20 tipped-in colour plates, with captioned tissue guards, some spotting to first and last leaves and fore edge, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated vellum, lacking ties, some pale spotting in places, front cover a little bowed, 4to, (Limited Edition de Luxe 188/500 copies, signed by Hugh Thomson), together with Sullivan (Edmund J., illustrator), A Dream of Fair Women & Other Poems, by Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1900, 40 black & white plates, with four plates in duplicate in photogravure (margins spotted), all with captioned tissue guard, endpapers spotted, unopened, original gilt decorated quarter vellum, somewhat soiled, board edges worn in places, 4to, (unnumbered copy from a limited edition of 125), plus Jackson (A.E., illustrator), The Water Babies, by Charles Kingsley, 1929, 16 mounted colour plates, top edge gilt, remainder rough-trimmed, original pictorial cloth gilt, lightly rubbed in places, slightly chipped dust jacket, soiled with some marks, head of toned spine somewhat frayed, with a short tear at top of lower joint, 8vo, and four others similar, including: Fabre's Book of Insects..., illustrated by E.J. Detmold, circa 1920; The Cecil Aldin Book, 1932 (7)
Thomson (Hugh, illustrator). Shakespeare's Comedy As You Like It, Hodder & Stoughton, [1909], 40 tipped-in colour plates, occasional light spotting, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated vellum, covers somewhat bowed, slightly toned, a few minor marks, lacks ties, 4to, (limited edition, 402/500 copies, signed by the artist), together with The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, Heinemann, 1910, 40 tipped-in colour plates, intermittent spotting, both hinges cracked, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated vellum, spotted and dust-soiled, rear cover with a few light scratches, lacking ties, 4to, (limited edition, 181/350 copies, signed by the artist), plus The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Hodder & Stoughton, [1911], 25 tipped-in colour plates, first and last leaves toned and spotted, some soiling to pastedown and first 3 leaves, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, original gilt decorated vellum, spine and rear cover toned with some soiling, front cover discoloured at fore edge, lacking ties, 4to, (limited edition, 137/350 copies, signed by the artist) (3)
Bjerregaard (C.H.A.). Sufi Interpretations of the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam and Fitzgerald, J.F. Taylor & Co., New York, 1902, chromolithographed frontispiece, two mounted colour plates, illustrations, printed in red and black on Japan paper, partly unopened, bookplate, original green half morocco, spine and upper margins faded to brown, edges a little rubbed, 4to Naishapur Edition 5/50. (1)
Brangwyn (Frank, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, T.N. Foulis, 1919, 15 tipped-in colour plates, verses within illustrated borders (light offsetting onto opposite leaves), top edge gilt, modern red morocco, upper cover with gilt chalice entwined with a serpent, repeated in spine compartments with bunch of grapes and foliage decoration, 4to Limited edition of 350. Handsomely bound. (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, [1909], 20 tipped-in colour plates, presentation inscription to half title verso, 1942 pasted over original 1909 inscription, original cream cloth gilt, loose publisher's prospectus, original publisher's box (some soiling and splits to folds), 4to (1)
Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Rubaiyat de Omar Khayyam, l'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, Paris, 1910, 12 mounted colour plates, original wrappers bound in contemporary half morocco, slight partial fading, 4to, together with Les Quatrains de Kheyam, traduits du Persian par J.B. Nicolas, 1st French edition with Persian text, Paris, 1867, light water stains, all edges gilt, later blue morocco gilt by Lewis & Harris, Bath, spine fading to green, small folio (2)
Golden Cockerel Press. ( ). The Golden Cockerel Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward Fitzgerald. The First Edition reprinted together with Fitzgerald's Monk-Latin Version now printed for the first time translations of the Latin & of the Persian originals and a critical essay by Sir E. Denison Ross, Golden Cockerel Press, 1938, eight copper-engraved plates by John Buckland-Wright, one or two faint spots at front, top edge gilt, original morocco-backed cloth gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, slight fading at head of lower cover, folio Limited edition 287/300. (1)
Golden Cockerel Press. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Edward Fitzgerald's translation reprinted from the first edition with his preface and notes, Golden Cockerel Press, 1958, engravings by J. Yunge Bateman, top edge gilt, original red morocco gilt, slipcase (a little rubbed with partial light fading), small folio Limited edition 30/75, with extra suite of the seven plates plus two not printed. (1)
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![Harrison (Florence). The Rhyme of a Run, and Other Verse, Blackie & Son, [1907], 21 mounted colour plates, one with a cor](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/078b3e65-2e84-466c-aebd-a9a8013319f5/468x382.jpg)
![Mackenzie (Thomas, illustrator). Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp in Rhyme, by Arthur Ransome, Nisbet & Co., [1920], 12 tip](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/ef4194b3-b0a4-4fe7-920a-a9a801331bee/468x382.jpg)
![Meteyard (Sidney H., illustrator). The Golden Legend, by H.W. Longfellow, [1910], 25 tipped-in colour plates, each with capti](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/25375311-5de6-4248-9780-a9a801331c64/468x382.jpg)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Hansel and Gretel and Other Stories by the Brothers Grimm, [1925], 12 tipped-in colour plates, pa](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/8337ca38-56cb-4ae2-9828-a9a80133202a/468x382.jpg)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, [1924], 12 tipped-in colour plates, top edge gilt, original blue cl](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/327d117a-3a6f-466d-80ef-a9a8013320a1/468x382.jpg)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Old Tales from the North, [1914], 25 tipped-in colour plate](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/b6c22664-e7cc-4a2c-80dd-a9a80133211d/468x382.jpg)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). In Powder & Crinoline. Old Fairy Tales retold by Arthur Quiller-Couch, [1913], 26 tipped-in c](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/bfd6241e-3b7b-4ee7-b519-a9a8013321e8/468x382.jpg)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). In Powder & Crinoline. Old Fairy Tales, retold by Arthur Quiller-Couch, [1913], 24 tipped-in](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/2901b8f2-fedb-4406-8363-a9a801332274/468x382.jpg)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fleur-de-Neige et d'Autres Contes de Grimm, Paris: H. Piazza, [1929], 12 mounted colour plates, e](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/d68230b7-dd78-4946-a566-a9a801332311/468x382.jpg)
![Nielsen (Kay, illustrator). Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen, 1st edition, Hodder and Stoughton, [1924], twelve tipped-in colour](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/ae4d8a96-68aa-4b8f-9720-a9a8013323b4/468x382.jpg)
![Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Comus, by John Milton, [1921], 24 tipped-in colour plates, bookplate of George Kitchin, patter](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/24c68114-70f6-447c-b599-a9a8013327c8/468x382.jpg)
![Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). The Tempest, by William Shakespeare, [1926], 21 tipped-in colour plates (including one extra p](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/dcaf862f-d9fd-4f5f-81cb-a9a801332e3b/468x382.jpg)
![Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). A Wonder Book, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1st edition, [1922], 16 tipped-in colour plates with ca](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/a242a83c-86fa-4f35-a100-a9a801333bb7/468x382.jpg)
![Rackham (Arthur, illustrator). Some British Ballads, [1919], 16 tipped-in colour plates, free endpapers toned (as often), top](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/366e3f0e-68f9-46b1-9023-a9a801333c65/468x382.jpg)
![Thomson (Hugh, illustrator). The Admirable Crichton, by J.M. Barrie, [1914], 20 tipped-in colour plates, with captioned tissu](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/ed4f4593-62e4-46a0-9019-a9a801334dcd/468x382.jpg)
![Dulac (Edmund, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, [1909], 20 tipped-in colour plates, top edge gilt, original vellum gil](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/49328683-6a05-4b15-be23-a9a800a8a0bc/c3a3edd7-c49f-4415-9e87-a9a8013351d2/468x382.jpg)
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