3.

(Limited Editions Club). Daudet, Alphonse.

TARTARIN OF TARASCON.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. 12mo. gilt decorated black cloth back over patterned boards, slipcase. xxviii,96; (vi),97-263,(8) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Dwiggins and printed by Richard W. Ellis at the Georgian Press (LEC 09). 2 volumes. Translated by Jacques Le Clercq. With an Introduction by the Translator and Drawings by W.A. Dwiggins. The ninth publication of the Limited Editions Club. Fine in soiled and faded slipcase with paper..... READ MORE about TARTARIN OF TARASCON

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 2287

10.

(Limited Editions Club). De Quincey, Thomas.

CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. tall 4to. cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, top edge gilt, slipcase. (vi), ix, 77 pages. Limited to 1520 numbered copies signed by Gay and the printer, B.H. Newdigate (LEC 14). With an Introduction by William Bolitho and Twelve Lithographs drawn on the Stone by Zhenya Gay. Printed at The Shakespeare Head Press on handmade paper. Lightly worn slipcase with light water damage to spine. Book is in fine..... READ MORE about CONFESSIONS OF AN ENGLISH OPIUM-EATER

Price: $325.00  other currencies  Order nr. 26978

16.

(Limited Editions Club). Homer.

THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER, TRANSLATED BY ALEXANDER POPE.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1931. 4to. cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase. xvi, 548, (6) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the designer, Jan Van Krimpen, and printed by John. Enschede en Zonen (LEC 15). With an Introduction by Carl van Doren. A massive production. Slipcase rubbed with wear along edges and crude tape repair along the top edge / spine. Spine of book is faded. Bookplate on front pastedown..... READ MORE about THE ODYSSEY OF HOMER, TRANSLATED BY ALEXANDER POPE

Price: $250.00  other currencies  Order nr. 23007

22.

(Limited Editions Club). Fielding, Henry.

TOM JONES, THE HISTORY OF A FOUNDLING.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1931. small 4to. limp full leather, slipcase. 870, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by King (LEC 25). With illustrations by Alexander King and an Introduction by J.B. Priestley. Designed by George Macy and printed by E.L. Hildreth and Company. Slipcase shows minor spotting on rear panel. Tail of leather spine shows light leatherot, else a fine copy. READ MORE about TOM JONES, THE HISTORY OF A FOUNDLING

Price: $110.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27463

31.

(Limited Editions Club). Dante.

THE DIVINE COMEDY OF DANTE ALIGHIERI.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. thick 4to. patterned cloth, paper spine label, dust jacket, slipcase. xxi, 491, (3) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the printer, Hans Mardersteig (LEC 41). Translated into English verse by Melville Best Anderson with notes and elucidations by the translator and with an introduction by Arthur Livingston. Printed by Mardersteig at the Officina Bodoni in Verona. Jacket chipped along edges. Slipcase rubbed. Unusual to find..... READ MORE about THE DIVINE COMEDY OF DANTE ALIGHIERI

Price: $400.00  other currencies  Order nr. 24240

40.

(Limited Editions Club). France, Anatole.

AT THE SIGN OF THE QUEEN PEDAUQUE.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1933. 4to. cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase. xii, 174, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Sauvage (LEC 49). Translated by Mrs. Wilfrid Jackson. With an Introduction by Ernest Boyd and Illustrations by Syvain Sauvage. Printed by the Lakeside Press under the direction of William Kittredge. Full color illustrations. Spine faded. Slipcase rubbed along head and tail of spine. READ MORE about AT THE SIGN OF THE QUEEN PEDAUQUE

Price: $70.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27295

54.

(Limited Editions Club). Sterne, Laurence.

LIFE & OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. 8vo. cloth-backed boards, paper spine labels, slipcase. xvi,401; 409-790,(2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Cleland (LEC 70). With an Introduction by Christopher Morley and Illustrations by T.M. Cleland. 2 volumes. With a four page introduction by Morley. Slipcase has crack along head of spine edge, else fine. READ MORE about LIFE & OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY, GENTLEMAN

Price: $165.00  other currencies  Order nr. 121290

67.

(Limited Editions Club). Cellini, Benvenuto.

THE LIFE OF BENVENUTO CELLINI WRITTEN BY HIMSELF.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1937. 4to. cloth, leather spine label, dust jacket, slipcase. xii, 301, (3) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator, Fritz Kredel (LEC 86). Translated and Edited by John Addington Symonds. With an Introduction by Thomas Craven and Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Printed by Hans Mardersteig at his Officina Bodoni. Corners of slipcase lightly worn. Minor jacket chipping. well-preserved. READ MORE about THE LIFE OF BENVENUTO CELLINI WRITTEN BY HIMSELF

Price: $245.00  other currencies  Order nr. 21123

74.

(Limited Editions Club). Gay, John.

THE BEGGAR'S OPERA.

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1937. tall 4to. cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase. 121, (5) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Lydis (LEC 90). With a Preface by A.P. Herbert and Lithographs by Mariette Lydis. Printed in Lyon by Count Giuseppe Govone on the presses of Audin & Cie. The illustrations were printed in Paris by F. Mourlot. Monthly Newsletter / Prospectus loosely inserted. Slipcase shows wear along edges and spine..... READ MORE about THE BEGGAR'S OPERA

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27460

84.

(Limited Editions Club). Stowe, Harriet Beecher.

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY.

With an Introduction by Raymond Weaver. Illustrated with Sixteen Lithographs by Miguel Covarrubias.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1938. tall 8vo. quarter leather over marbled paper-covered boards, all edges marbled, slipcase. (ii), 294, (4) pages. With an Introduction by Raymond Weaver. Illustrated with Sixteen Lithographs by Miguel Covarrubias. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Covarrubias (LEC 97). Printed for the Club by John Fass at the Harbor Press. Minor wear to slipcase with some water damage to spine only effecting the slipcase. Well preserved copy. READ MORE about UNCLE TOM'S CABIN; OR, LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY

Price: $650.00  other currencies  Order nr. 26839

90.

(Limited Editions Club). Shaw, Bernard.

BACK TO METHUSELAH (A METABIOLOGICAL PENTATEUCH).

New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1939. 4to. cloth, leather spine and cover labels, slipcase. lviii, 260, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the Farleigh (LEC 112). With a Preface by Mr. Shaw and with Wood Engravings by John Farleigh. Printed at the Marchbanks Press. Light water staining near the gutter, being more prevelant in the preliminary and ending pages. Slipcase faded along edges and spine. Spine of book is also..... READ MORE about BACK TO METHUSELAH (A METABIOLOGICAL PENTATEUCH

Price: $25.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27800

103.

(Limited Editions Club). Bellamy, Edward.

LOOKING BACKWARD.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, (1941). tall 8vo. cloth. xviii, 388, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Elise (LEC 126). Drawings by Elise. Introduction by Irwin Edman. With typography by Merle Armitage and printing by the Ward Ritchie Press. Lacks clear plastic slipcase. Else fine condition. READ MORE about LOOKING BACKWARD

Price: $55.00  other currencies  Order nr. 47523

106.

(Limited Editions Club). Thackeray, William Makepeace.

THE ROSE & THE RING.

With the Marginal Glosses by Michael Angelo Titmarsh and the Illustrations drawn by Fritz Kredel with the Considerable Assistance of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1942. 4to. cloth, outer folder, slipcase. xvi, 119+(1) pages. With the Marginal Glosses by Michael Angelo Titmarsh and the Illustrations drawn by Fritz Kredel with the Considerable Assistance of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh. Limited to 1500 numbered copies (LEC 142), with this particular copy proudly displaying the bookplate of the 20th C. actor Jean Hersholt with his signature and the colophon displaying 'presentation copy'. Designed by George Macy and printed..... READ MORE about THE ROSE & THE RING

Price: $50.00  other currencies  Order nr. 27459