A group of 27 works in 28 volumes of children's books
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A group of 27 works in 28 volumes of children’s books and fables printed by a variety of Fine Presses, comprising:
ARNOLD, Thomas James (ca.1804 – 1877). Reynard the Fox after the German Version of Goethe. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. 4to. 60 illustrations after the designs of Wilhelm von Kaulbach and 12 engravings by Joseph Wolf. Half morocco, titles gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 355 of 400 deluxe copies printed, SIGNED by Roberts Bros. -- Winter, Milo (1888-1956). Billy Popgun. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. 4to. 8 color plates by the author. Vellum-backed boards, titles gilt, top edge gilt. Very light rubbing to the corners. Stated first edition. LIMITED EDITION, number 11 of 350 copies, of which only 300 were for sale. -- Aesop’s Fables. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1933. 4to. Numerous illustrations after original, Florentine woodcuts. Original vellum-backed boards, slipcase, top edge gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 825 of 1500 copies signed by the designer, Bruce Rogers. -- Mother Goose: Twenty Nursery Rhymes. San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem: 1970. 4to. 20 illustrations by Philip van Aver. Original tan linen, printed paper labels to upper cover and spine. LIMITED EDITION, one of 300 unnumbered copies. Grabhorn-Hoyem Bibliography 40. -- And 23 more. --Together 27 works in 28 volumes, condition generally good. Complete list available upon request.
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ARNOLD, Thomas James (ca.1804 – 1877). Reynard the Fox after the German Version of Goethe. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1887. 4to. 60 illustrations after the designs of Wilhelm von Kaulbach and 12 engravings by Joseph Wolf. Half morocco, titles gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 355 of 400 deluxe copies printed, SIGNED by Roberts Bros. -- Winter, Milo (1888-1956). Billy Popgun. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1912. 4to. 8 color plates by the author. Vellum-backed boards, titles gilt, top edge gilt. Very light rubbing to the corners. Stated first edition. LIMITED EDITION, number 11 of 350 copies, of which only 300 were for sale. -- Aesop’s Fables. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1933. 4to. Numerous illustrations after original, Florentine woodcuts. Original vellum-backed boards, slipcase, top edge gilt. LIMITED EDITION, number 825 of 1500 copies signed by the designer, Bruce Rogers. -- Mother Goose: Twenty Nursery Rhymes. San Francisco: Grabhorn-Hoyem: 1970. 4to. 20 illustrations by Philip van Aver. Original tan linen, printed paper labels to upper cover and spine. LIMITED EDITION, one of 300 unnumbered copies. Grabhorn-Hoyem Bibliography 40. -- And 23 more. --Together 27 works in 28 volumes, condition generally good. Complete list available upon request.
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