New York, NY: Grove Press, (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. unpaginated. Introduction by John Russell, index of drawings. 120 black and white illustrations. Dust jacket chipped at top edge. Covers stained. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY: SELECTED DRAWINGS
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 126366
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., (1967). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. (xiv), with 157 plates. Reprint of the corrected 1911 edition. The best work of Beardsley's brief life, displaying his brilliant design, elegant linearity, and exotic and unforgettable imagery. A comprehensive survey. READ MORE about THE EARLY WORK OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 122854
With an Appreciation by Arthur Symons
New York: Crescent Books, Inc., (1967). small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 212 pages. With an Appreciation by Arthur Symons. First edition. Filled with his illustrations and a listing of his work. Jacket chipped along edges with small tears. READ MORE about COLLECTED DRAWINGS OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 122856
London: John Lane, (1928). small 4to. green cloth, paper spine label. xiv, (ii), 109, (3) pages. First edition. (Lasner 179A). With reproductions of 13 Beardsley illustrations. Rubbed along edges. Spine label rubbed. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY, THE MAN AND HIS WORK
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 78462
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1966. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. Not paginated but over 600 items described. An exhibition catalogue. Presentation from the author on half-title. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY EXHIBITION AT THE VICTORIA
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 91950
(London, England): Harper Collins, (1998). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xii, 404 pages. First edition. Table of contents, list of illustrations, acknowledgments, introduction, bibliography, endnotes, index. Black and white illustrations. A biographical study of Beardsley's life. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY: A BIOGRAPHY
Price: $18.00 Order nr. 125709
New York: The Grolier Club, 1945. 8vo. cloth. (viii), 141+(1) pages followed by 7 plates and (4) additional pages. First edition, limited to 300 copies (Asaf 112). Includes biographical note, catalogue of drawings, bibliography of criticism, bibliography of literary work, bibliography of collected letters, and bibliography of exhibitions. The author was a Beardsley collector himself who eventually left his collection to Princeton University.Covers rubbed with some fading. READ MORE about AUBREY BEARDSLEY, CATALOGUE OF DRAWINGS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 45186
Boston: Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 128 pages. First edition. Well printed by the Stinehour Press. A new Beardsley reference book which "resolves longstanding ambiguities, corrects oft-repeated errors, and provides a wealth of new information." 224 items described in detail and well indexed. Includes a section on Beardsley forgeries. READ MORE about A SELECTIVE CHECKLIST OF THE PUBLISHED WORK OF AUBREY BEARDSLEY
Price: $75.00 Order nr. 59788
London: Messrs. Sotheby & Co., 1960. square 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 104 pages. With illustrations. Beerbohn's name written in ink on spine. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE LIBRARY AND LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS OF THE LATE SIR MAX BEERBOHM
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 15645
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1906. 8vo. original limp paper covers with yap edges. xxiv, (32), 151, viii and 32 plates. Reprint of this 1663 first part and with the first appearance of the second part (See Bridson B5 and B68 - "pages 15-94 deal with the history of chalcography; pages 95-126 with drawing and design, and pages 127-129 with mezzotinto."). With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson. Also with the bookplate of..... READ MORE about EVELYN'S SCULPTURA, WITH THE UNPUBLISHED SECOND PART
Price: $145.00 Order nr. 82891
WITH A NOTE ON HIM BY JOHN RAYNER.
London: King Penguin Books, 1947. tall 12mo. boards. 56 pages. WITH A NOTE ON HIM BY JOHN RAYNER. Filled with illustrations. Covers soiled. READ MORE about A SELECTION OF ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD BY THOMAS BEWICK
Price: $7.00 Order nr. 22818
New Castle: City and County of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Public Libraries Committee, (1904). large 8vo. later cloth. (v), viii, 110, (2) pages. First edition. Lists 331 items pertaining to the life and works of artist Thomas Bewick collected over forty years by John William Pease. Includes black-and-white illustrations. Indexed. Contains frontispiece of Bewick from James Ramsay's picture "The Lost Child." READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE BEWICK COLLECTION (PEASE BEQUEST
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 123670
New York: The Typophiles, 1943. tall 12mo. cloth-backed boards. (ii), 70, (4) pages. First edition, limited to 550 numbered copies; this copy is out of series. Contains numerous engravings and woodcuts. Pencil presentation on free endpaper "To Richard Harwell with the sincere regard of R. Ruzicka, May 27, 1962." With Ruzicka small booklabel. Abrased spots on front cover. READ MORE about THOMAS BEWICK, ENGRAVER
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 93708
N.P. n.p., n.d. 8 1/2 by 6 inches. Two engravings printed from the original blocks, attributed to "Bewick." Cover notes that authenticity proved by Jane de Thomas in June 1964. Further note that "blocks borrowed from R. (Robert) Hunter Middleton." Both are foxed. READ MORE about Two engravings printed from the original Bewick blocks
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 128536
3 volumes.
New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, 2011. 7.5 x 10.75 inches. Hardcover, slipcase. 1580 pages. 3 volumes. Thomas Bewick can be called one of the best English exponents of wood engraving. Born in 1753, he grew up on a small farm, where his chores came second to his interest in the countryside, fishing, and watching birds and animals. These early passions set the stage for his future endeavors. His..... READ MORE about THOMAS BEWICK, THE COMPLETE ILLUSTRATIVE WORK
Price: $265.00 Order nr. 102274
London: Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1927. 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 59+(1) pages. Catalogue of an exhibition to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of William Blake. Includes a list of contributors and an introductory note. Catalogue organized by illustrations of the Bible, illustrations of poets, pencil drawings and books. Wrappers tanned and worn at edges. Tanning and light foxing throughout text. READ MORE about BURLINGTON FINE ARTS CLUB CATALOGUE: BLAKE CENTENARY EXHIBITION
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 114197
Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vo.64, No.11, November 1960. pp.565-605.
Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vo.64, No.11, November 1960. pp.565-605. Five articles on Blake. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE ISSUE
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 15739
Jura: The Trianon Press for the William Blake Trust, n.d. small 4to. self paper wrappers. (8) pages. Prospectus issued for the Tranon Press edition of Blake's Bible. Six illustrations. Ordering information inserted. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE'S ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE BIBLE
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 19500
Los Angeles: Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, 1972. 4to. folder containing 14 prints or drawings, each with descriptive text on back. A novel sales technique by this California bookseller. One of the prints shows a William Blake original drawing of an archer. Price list loosely inserted. READ MORE about ZEITLIN & VER BRUGGE PORTFOLIO NUMBER 3
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 17656
Los Angeles: Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, 1979. 4to. folder containing 14prints or drawings, each with descriptive text on back. A novel sales technique by this California bookseller. One of the prints shows three William Blake relief etching. Outer folder is spotted. READ MORE about THE ZEITLIN & VER BRUGGE PORTFOLIO NUMBER 4
Price: $12.00 Order nr. 95169
N.P. n.p., 1959. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. p. 161-188. An pencil inscription on the lower margin of the first page (presumably from Bridson) indicates this article was taken from "Studies in Bibliography", Volume 12, 1959. Minor wear. With the pencil signature of Gavin Bridson on the inside front cover. READ MORE about " BLAKE'S ENGRAVINGS AND HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH FLAXMAN."
Price: $17.50 Order nr. 101451
London: The Tate Gallery, 1957. small 4to. cloth, dust jacket. 72 pages of text followed by 40 full-page plates, some of which are in color. First edition. Jacket chipped and soiled. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE (1757-1827), A CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF WILLIAM BLAKE IN THE TATE GALLERY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 6280
London: Messrs. Sotheby & Co., 1958. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 20 pages. Descriptions and illustrations of the 15 items. Note - this is the illustrated version of this catalogue. Prices realized loosely inserted. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE CELEBRATED COLLECTION OF BOOKS ILLUMINATED & ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM BLAKE,...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 6953
Princeton: Princeton University Press, (1980). 4to. cloth, dust jacket. xxii, 283, followed by 236 plates. First edition. Covers the role printmaking played in Blake's development as an artist and poet. Includes information on Blake's apprenticeship, his graphic styles and techniques and his theories of "appropriate form" in the graphic arts. Contains over two hundred illustrations. Important book. Dust jacket toned with tears. READ MORE about WILLIAM BLAKE, PRINTMAKER
Price: $165.00 Order nr. 123627
London: Trianon Press, 1971. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. xx, 72 pages with 30 monochrome plates at the end of the book. A facsimile and annotated catalogue of watercolor designs created for the poems by Thomas Gray. Includes many color illustrations. READ MORE about POEMS BY MR. GRAY
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 56017
