Catalogue 111.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Books, n.d. 8vo. paper wrappers. 89 pages. Catalogue 111. Catalogue no.111, including 85 books from the Limited Editions Club. READ MORE about OAK KNOLL BOOKS
Price: $7.50 Order nr. 49238
(New York, NY: The Scribner Bookstore), n.d. 4to. cloth. unpaginated. Scribner catalogue 123. Introductory comments. 124 entries. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. Inside hinges cracked. READ MORE about THE SCRIBNER BOOKSTORE; THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB IN FIRST EDITIONS
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 130470
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1959). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, cloth front cover label. 14, (2) pages. Prospectus for books to be published by the LEC. Introductory text precedes book descriptions. READ MORE about LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB THE TWENTY-EIGHTH SERIES 1959-1960
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130415
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1937). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 22, (2) pages. Prospectus for books to be published by the LEC. Introductory text precedes book descriptions. Covers sunned and chipped at edges. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS OF THE NINTH SERIES OF THE FINE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130416
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1963). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 14, (2) pages. Prospectus for books to be published by the LEC. Introductory text precedes book descriptions. READ MORE about THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB THIRTY-SECOND SERIES 1963-1964
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130417
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1967. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 17, (3) pages. Prospectus for LEC's Thirty-sixth series. Introductory comments. Metallic paint on cover shows very minor discoloration. READ MORE about THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB THIRTY-SIXTH SERIES 1967-1968
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130475
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1971). 8vo. paper-covered boards, front cover gilt-stamped. 14, (2) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's thrity-ninth series. Introductory comments. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS OF FINE BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB IN THE THIRTY-NINTH...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130477
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1979). 8vo. paper-covered boards, front cover gilt-stamped. 11, (5) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's forty-fifth series. Introductory comments. Corrigenda laid in. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS OF FINE BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB IN THE FORTY-FIFTH...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130479
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1963. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper front cover label. xiv, (ii) pages. Prospectus for LEC's Thirty-first series. Introductory comments. READ MORE about THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB THIRTY-FIRST SERIES 1962-1963
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130489
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1933. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper front cover label, fore-edge uncut. 22, (2) pages. Prospectus for LEC's fifth series. Introductory comments. Variant bindings. Covers chipped at edges, lightly stained. READ MORE about PROSPECTUS OF THE FIFTH SERIES OF THE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB OCTOBER...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130498
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1953. 8vo. paper-covered boards, paper front cover label. 14, (2) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's twenty-second series. Introductory comments. Covers chipped at edges. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS OF FINE BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB IN THE TWENTY-SECOND...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130502
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1957. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 14, (2) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's twenty-sixth series. Introductory comments. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS OF FINE BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130505
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1934. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, front cover gilt-stamped. 34, (2) pages. Prospectus for LEC's sixth series. Introductory comments. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS OF THE SIXTH SERIES OF THE FINE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130507
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1954. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 15+(1) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's twenty-third series. Introductory comments. Covers lightly tanned. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS OF FINE BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB IN THE TWENTY-THIRD...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130509
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1940. 8vo. paper-covered boards. 26, (2) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's twelfth series. Introductory comments. Covers chipped at edges. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS OF FINE BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB IN THE TWELFTH SERIES...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130510
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1936. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, front cover gilt-stamped. 30, (2) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's eighth series. Introductory comments. READ MORE about A PROSPECTUS FROM THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB CONCERNING THE FINE BOOKS TO BE PUBLISHED IN ITS...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130511
(New York, NY: The Limited Editons Club), 1935. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 30, (2) pages. Prospectus for the LEC's seventh series. Introductory comments. READ MORE about THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB: A PROSPECTUS OF THE SEVENTH SERIES OF ITS FINE BOOKS SEPTEMBER...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130514
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1950. folio. cloth-backed boards. (36) pages. Limited to 3000 copies. With photographs of the meeting. Includes the printed talks given by George Macy, Carl van Doren, Edward A. Wilson and Bruce Rogers. Wear at tips. READ MORE about A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB'S DINNER TO CELEBRATE THE TWENTY-FIRST...
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 9469
With an Introduction by Henry Steele Commager and Illustrations by Mimi Korach.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xiii, 365, (3) pages. With an Introduction by Henry Steele Commager and Illustrations by Mimi Korach. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Korach (LEC 324). Designed by Richard Ellis. Slipcase spine spotted and faded. READ MORE about THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 121100
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1931. small 8vo. polished cloth, top edge gilt, slipcase. xxv, 377, (3) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the printer, Oliver Simon (LEC 18). With the preface of Ralph Waldo Emerson and an Introduction by Bliss Perry. Printed at the Curwen Press. Spine faded; slipcase soiled with wear along edges. READ MORE about SARTOR RESARTUS, THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF HERR TEUFELSDROCKH
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 25092
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1932. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper front cover label, fore-edge uncut. xvii, (iii) pages. Prospectus of the LEC's fourth series. Introductory comments. READ MORE about THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB FOURTH SERIES 1932-1933
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 130508
West New York, NJ: American Printing History Association, 2002. 8vo. cloth. xvi+(i), 175+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 1000 copies, set in Baskerville and Bulmer types on Mohawk Superfine paper. Designed by Jerry Kelly. A checklist of 619 monographs, most pamphlets, all exhibition catalogues, and all publications relating to the printing arts. Omitted are most ephemera, as well as dust jackets printed for other publications, and most holiday greeting cards, with the exception..... READ MORE about THE SPIRAL PRESS (1926-1971), A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 72186
(New York): Mark Batty, (2005). 8vo. cloth with dustjacket. (vi), 128 pages. The book provides the first extensive look at the life and work of George W. Jones ( 1860-1942) filling a gap in the literature of graphic design and printing history. He was one of the most respected and celebrated fine printers of his generation, producing books for notable publishers such as the Nonesuch Press and the Limited Editions Club. In 1911, he established..... READ MORE about GEORGE W. JONES : PRINTER LAUREATE
Price: $58.00 Order nr. 86900
Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. small 4to. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xvi, 357, (3) pages. Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator (LEC 410). Six page introduction by Winterich. READ MORE about THE PILOT
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 12305
With an Introduction by R.W.B. Lewis and Illustrations by Lawrence Beall Smith.
Avon, CT: The Limited Editions Club, 1973. tall 8vo. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xiii, 311, (3) pages. With an Introduction by R.W.B. Lewis and Illustrations by Lawrence Beall Smith. Limited to 2000 numbered copies signed by Smith (LEC 462). Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. Printed at the Press of the Archer with design by Philip Grushkin. READ MORE about THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 27441
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1955. 8vo. quarter leather over marbled boards, slipcase, glassine wrappers. XIV, 314, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 copies signed by Guilbeau (LEC 260). With a Preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell and Illustrations by Honore Guilbeau. Designed and Decorated by W.A. Dwiggins. Wear to the spine, in particular the tail and, more substantially, the head. Slipcase lightly worn around the edges with the fore-edge corners cracked about 1". Original..... READ MORE about THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 53888
New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. 8.5 x 11 inches. hardcover, cloth spine over paper-covered boards. xii, 276 pages. "This handsome volume is long overdue. ... lively, well illustrated, honest and informative: Macy and Schiff may not have been Cobden-Sanderson or Mardersteig, but they deserve study nonetheless, and it is hard to see how the task could have been done better." - Angus O'Neill, The Library "Designed in the spirit of the LEC with..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 114346
Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published).
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1933, 35, 38, 40-41. 4to. publisher's cloth. (viii),363,(18); 329,(20); xvi,507,(34); 104,(20); 109-232,(16); 233-312,(14) pages. Numbers 1-4, a total of six volumes (all published). Limitations vary from 1200 to 2000 copies (LEC S-02, 03, 04, 05). Prospectus loosely inserted. All in near fine condition. An extremely important series of books devoted to all aspects of fine book production. Includes the highly desirable encyclopedic third volume, The History of the Printed..... READ MORE about THE DOLPHIN, A JOURNAL OF THE MAKING OF BOOKS
Price: $450.00 Order nr. 2161
Translated from the Greek by E.D.A. Morshead. With an Introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. 4to. quarter leather over cloth, cloth spine label, slipcase. (xviii), 177, (3) pages. Translated from the Greek by E.D.A. Morshead. With an Introduction by Rex Warner. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. Limited to 1500 numbered copies (LEC 328). With monthly newsletter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. Signed by Ayrton. Designed by Adrian Wilson and printed at the Press of A. Colish. READ MORE about THE ORESTEIA
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 12058
Translated by Martin Turnell. Illustrations by Ismar David.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1971. small 4to. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xix, 184, (2) pages. Translated by Martin Turnell. Illustrations by Ismar David. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the illustrator (LEC 441). Fine in fine slipcase. Printed at The Sign of the Stone Book in Bloomfield, Connecticut. READ MORE about LES PENSÉES
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 12329
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1934 (but 1935). small 4to. quarter vellum over decorated paper covers, slipcase. (viii), 166 pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the designer, Bruce Rogers (LEC 64; Haas no.165 for Rogers). Monthly newsletter / prospectus loosely inserted. With the bookplate of Mount Pleasant Press. Announcement letter pasted to inside front pastedown. Very minor rubbing to slipcase, else a fine copy. With ornaments in red ink and decorated..... READ MORE about UTOPIA WRITTEN IN LATIN BY SIR THOMAS MORE AND DONE INTO ENGLISH BY RALPH ROBYNSON
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 16217
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: $122.50 Order nr. 21123
With an Introduction by Dudley Fitts and Illustrations by Marian Parry.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. 4to. quarter leather, outer wrap-around cover, slipcase. xii, 52, (4) pages printed French fold. With an Introduction by Dudley Fitts and Illustrations by Marian Parry. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Parry (LEC 304). With monthly newsletter / prospectus loosely inserted. Very minor staining along the edge of the rear panel of the slipcase. Light sunning to the spine of the slipcase and chemise, else near fine..... READ MORE about THE BIRDS
Price: $60.00 Order nr. 23262
Now translated out of the Spanish by Martin Armstrong, with an Introduction by Gerald Brenan, & illustrated by Roger Duvoisin.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, original orange slipcase. xxii, 154, (2) pages. Now translated out of the Spanish by Martin Armstrong, with an Introduction by Gerald Brenan, & illustrated by Roger Duvoisin. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the Duvoisin. Printed by the Plantin Press of Saul and Lillian Marks. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about THE THREE-CORNERED HAT, THE TRUE HISTORY OF AN AFFAIR CURRENT IN CERTAIN TALES AND BALLADS
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 23269
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. 4to. quarter leather with red decorated cloth, slipcase. xxxiv, 215, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Him (LEC 381). Printed at the Sign of the Stone Brook to the typographic plans of George Him who was also the illustrator. Hand colored at the studio of Walter Fischer. The two plays are "The Devil's Disciple" and "Caesar and Cleopatra" with a long preface by George Bernard..... READ MORE about TWO PLAYS FOR PURITANS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 23286
With an Introduction by Clifton Fadiman and Illustrations by Robert Shore.
Avon, CT: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. xii, 212, (2) pages. With an Introduction by Clifton Fadiman and Illustrations by Robert Shore. Limited to 2000 numbered copies signed by Shore (LEC 479). With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in near fine slipcase. Designed by John O.C. McCrillis and printed at The Stinehour Press. READ MORE about AN OUTCAST OF THE ISLANDS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 23299
With an Introduction by Howard Mumford Jones and Illustrations by Millard Sheets.
N.P. The Limited Editions Club, 1965. tall 8vo. quarter leather, slipcase. xx, 161, (3) pages. With an Introduction by Howard Mumford Jones and Illustrations by Millard Sheets. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Sheets. Printed at The Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles and designed by Ritchie. Minor rubbing to spine. Fine slipcase. READ MORE about THE NIGGER OF THE NARCISSUS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 23328
With an Introduction by J.C. Furnas and illustrations by Millard Sheets.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1956. 4to. cloth-backed boards, slipcase. xviii, 113, (3) pages. With an Introduction by J.C. Furnas and illustrations by Millard Sheets. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Sheets (LEC 271). Printed by The Ward Ritchie Press in Los Angeles. Slipcase is not original, however it is well made and in fine condition with a skilled cutout exposing the cover of the book. Some spotting to the spine, READ MORE about THE BEACH OF FALESA
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 23495
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1937. small 4to. two-toned cloth, dust jackets, slipcase. xxvi,330; xii,33 pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Austen (LEC 98). Translated by Tobias Smollett. Introduction by J.B. Priestley. Illustrations by John Austen. 2 volumes. Printed at the OUP under the direction of John Johnson. With colored illustrations throughout. Series Notice loosely inserted. Spines of dust jackets sunned. Slipcase shows light wear on bottom panel, with a couple..... READ MORE about ADVENTURES OF GIL BLAS DE SANTILLANE
Price: $85.00 Order nr. 24906
Translated from the Chinese, with an Introduction and Notes, by Lionel Giles. Illustrated with Paintings by Tseng Yu-Ho.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1970. tall 8vo. woven cloth, paper spine label, cord-tied folding box. xxxii, 131, (3) pages. Translated from the Chinese, with an Introduction and Notes, by Lionel Giles. Illustrated with Paintings by Tseng Yu-Ho. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Yu-Ho (LEC 428). Fine in near fine clamshell box. Designed and printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at the Plantin Press. READ MORE about THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 27427
With an Introduction by Sir John Gielgud and illustrations by Tony Walton.
N.P. The Limited Editions Club, 1973. tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xi, 114; vi, 125, (3) pages printed dos-a-dos. With an Introduction by Sir John Gielgud and illustrations by Tony Walton. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Walton (LEC 457). Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase.Printed at the John Roberts Press with design by Bernard Roberts. READ MORE about LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN & THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 27442
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 Order nr. 27463
With the Author's foreword & a new introduction by Ashley Montagu. Illustrated with gravures by Mara McAfee.
Avon, CT: The Limited Editions Club, 1974. small 4to. blue vinyl cloth, slipcase. xxvi, 231+(1) pages. With the Author's foreword & a new introduction by Ashley Montagu. Illustrated with gravures by Mara McAfee. Limited to 2000 numbered copies signed by McAfee. Fine in fine slipcase. With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Designed by Peter Oldenburg. READ MORE about BRAVE NEW WORLD
Price: $150.00 Order nr. 27467
Introduction by John Holloway. Illustrations by Gustave Nebel.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1969. small 8vo. full leather, top edge gilt, slipcase. xviii, 92, (2) pages. Introduction by John Holloway. Illustrations by Gustave Nebel. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Nebel (LEC 416). Monthly newsletter / prospectus loosely inserted. Spine slightly faded, else fine in fine slipcase. Printed at the Cambridge University Press with design by Will Carter. READ MORE about DAISY MILLER
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 27468
Translated from the French by Arthur Machen and Selected by J. Rives Childs with Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1972. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. xviii, 502, (2) pages. Translated from the French by Arthur Machen and Selected by J. Rives Childs with Illustrations by Rene Ben Sussan. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Sussan (LEC 450). Designed by Bram De Does and printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen. With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about THE MEMOIRS OF JACQUES CASANOVA DE SEINGALT
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 31356
Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1969. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. xvi, 112, (2) pages. Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Stone (LEC 419). Fine in fine slipcase. Designed by Will Carter and printed by W & J Mackay & Company. READ MORE about SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS, SELECTIONS FROM HIS WORKS MADE BY GEORGE N. SHUSTER
Price: $100.00 Order nr. 122615
With an Introduction by Arthur Mizener and illustrations by Lily Harmon.
N.P. The Limited Editions Club, 1975. thick 8vo. two- toned cloth, slipcase. xiv, 294, (2) pages. With an Introduction by Arthur Mizener and illustrations by Lily Harmon. Limited to 2000 numbered copies signed by Harmon (LEC 478). Designed by Philip Grushkin. With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about THE HOUSE OF MIRTH
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 122655
With an Introduction by Angus Wilson. Illustrations by Raymond F. Houlihan.
Avon, CT: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. 8vo. quarter leather, leather spine label, slipcase. xviii, 272, (2) pages. With an Introduction by Angus Wilson. Illustrations by Raymond F. Houlihan. Limited to 2000 numbered copies signed by Houlihan (LEC 477). Designed by Joseph Blumenthal. With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Fine in fine slipcase. READ MORE about AMERICAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 122693
with an introduction by John Bayley and wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1969. 8vo. quarter leather, slipcase. xxi, 427, (3) pages. with an introduction by John Bayley and wood engravings by Agnes Miller Parker. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Parker (LEC 418); this copy is not numbered and has the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) written in and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. The office copy retained by..... READ MORE about JUDE THE OBSCURE
Price: $110.00 Order nr. 125910
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. 4to. quarter leather with red decorated cloth, slipcase. xxxiv, 215, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Him (LEC 381); this copy is not numbered and has the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) written in and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. Printed at the Sign of the Stone Brook to the typographic plans of George..... READ MORE about TWO PLAYS FOR PURITANS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 125978
Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. small 4to. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xvi, 357, (3) pages. Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator (LEC 410); this copy is not numbered and has the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) written in and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. Six page introduction..... READ MORE about THE PILOT
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 126006
Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1969. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. xvi, 112, (2) pages. Wood Engravings by Reynolds Stone. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Stone (LEC 419); this copy is not numbered and has the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. Designed by Will Carter and printed by W & J Mackay & Company. READ MORE about SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS, SELECTIONS FROM HIS WORKS MADE BY GEORGE N. SHUSTER
Price: $120.00 Order nr. 126047
With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1963. small 4to. leather-backed boards, slipcase. xviii, 344, (2) pages. With a Preface by Daphne du Maurier. Illustrated by the Author. Limited to 1600 numbered copies (LEC 350); this copy is not numbered and has "office copy" written in and the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. With the illustrations taken from the..... READ MORE about PETER IBBETSON
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 126070
With an Introduction by Henry Steele Commager and Illustrations by Mimi Korach.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xiii, 365, (3) pages. With an Introduction by Henry Steele Commager and Illustrations by Mimi Korach. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Korach (LEC 324); this copy is not numbered and has "office copy" written in and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. Designed by Richard Ellis. Slight fading along edges of..... READ MORE about THE RISE OF SILAS LAPHAM
Price: $38.00 Order nr. 126099
Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. small 4to. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xvi, 357, (3) pages. Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator (LEC 410); this copy is not numbered and has "office copy" written in and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. Six page introduction by Winterich. With..... READ MORE about THE PILOT
Price: $68.00 Order nr. 126114
2 volumes.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1961. thick 8vo. embossed cloth, slipcase. xx,366; x,348,(2) pages. 2 volumes. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Stewart (LEC 327); this copy is not numbered and has "office copy" written in and the initials "g.c." (Gordon Carroll) and has an embossed stamp on the colophon page indicating that this is one of 25 Presentation Copies. Printed by W.S. Cowell Ltd. with typography by John Lewis. With an Introduction..... READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF PENDENNIS, HIS FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES, HIS FRIENDS AND HIS GREATEST ENEMY
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 126115
With a Preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell and Illustrations by Honore Guilbeau. Designed and Decorated by W.A. Dwiggins.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1955. 8vo. quarter leather over marbled boards, slipcase. XIV, 314, (2) pages. With a Preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell and Illustrations by Honore Guilbeau. Designed and Decorated by W.A. Dwiggins. Limited to 1500 copies signed by Guilbeau. Slipcase worn along edges. Leather on hinges rubbed with some loss at bottom of spine. READ MORE about THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 126508
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1966. 4to. red decorated cloth. xxxiv, 215, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by illustrator George Him (LEC 381). Table of contents, preface, endnotes follow text. Printed at the Sign of the Stone Brook to the typographic plans of George Him. Frontispiece and title hand-colored at the studio of Walter Fischer. The two plays are "The Devil's Disciple" and "Caesar and Cleopatra" with a long preface..... READ MORE about TWO PLAYS FOR PURITANS
Price: $30.00 Order nr. 129274
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1944. small 4to. gilt-stamped leather in paper-covered chemise, slipcase, top edge gilt, other edges uncut. viii, 221, (3) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Lynd Ward on colophon. Introduction by Louis Untermeyer, color illustrations by Ward. Lacking the slipcase and chemise. Presentation by previous owner. Light rubbing to hinges of covers and spine. READ MORE about THE INNOCENT VOYAGE
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 129918
Newly Translated, with an Introduction, by Jacques LeClercq and Illustrated by Bernard Lamotte.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949. 4to. woven cloth. xvi, 69, (3) pages. Newly Translated, with an Introduction, by Jacques LeClercq and Illustrated by Bernard Lamotte. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the illustrator (LEC 200). No slipcase. Wear at head of spine. READ MORE about CRAINQUEBILLE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 12084
Selected & Introduced by R.H. Boothroyd.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xiv, 303, (3) pages. Selected & Introduced by R.H. Boothroyd. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the printer, Hans Mardersteig (LEC 76). Printed at his Officina Bodoni in Verona. Spine slightly age darkened. Slipcase rubbed along edges and partially split at bottom. Lacks dust jacket. READ MORE about IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 12345
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1964. small 4to. cloth, leather spine label, slipcase. xi, 121+(1) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Thomas Maitland Cleland (LEC 358). Monthly newsletter / prospectus loosely inserted. Private bookplate of James Earl Beall on front pastedown. Fine in fine slipcase. With full color illustrations by Cleland throughout text. The cover is blind stamped with a Cleland design. With an introduction by Louis Kronenberg and printed by Clarke..... READ MORE about SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER OR THE MISTAKES OF A NIGHT
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 16220
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1959. 4to. quarter black calf over red cloth, red leather spine label, black leather cameo device in front cover, slipcase. 295 pages. READ MORE about QUARTO-MILLENARY, THE FIRST 250 PUBLICATIONS AND THE FIRST 25 YEARS 1929 - 1954 OF THE LIMITED...
Price: $165.00 Order nr. 18465
Selected & Introduced by R.H. Boothroyd.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1936. tall 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 303, (3) pages. Selected & Introduced by R.H. Boothroyd. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the printer, Hans Mardersteig (LEC 76). Printed at his Officina Bodoni in Verona. Lacks slipcase. Jacket worn with pieces of spine missing. Bookplate on free endpaper. READ MORE about IMAGINARY CONVERSATIONS
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 24993
Newly Translated by Philip Vellacott. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1967. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, slipcase. xx, 184, (2) pages. Newly Translated by Philip Vellacott. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Ayrton (LEC 393). Designed by Will Carter and printed at The Curwen Press. Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. READ MORE about MEDEA HIPPOLYTUS THE BACCHAE
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 27293
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. 4to. woven cloth, leather spine label, slipcase. (iv), 206 pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies and signed by the illustrator, Carlotta Petrina (LEC 34). Designed and printed by Elmer Adler at the Pynson Printers. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Spine of book slightly age darkened. Slipcase worn along edges with top detached. READ MORE about SOUTH WIND
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 31225
Selected and Translated, with an Introduction, by Louis Untermeyer and Illustrated by Fritz Kredel.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1957. 8vo. leather-backed paste paper-covered boards, slipcase. liv, 297+(1) pages. Selected and Translated, with an Introduction, by Louis Untermeyer and Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Kredel (LEC 273). Designed by Georg Salter and printed by Clarke & Way at the Thistle Press. The color illustrations were produced in the studio of Walter Fischer. Leather rubbed along hinges. Slipcase cracked at top. READ MORE about POEMS OF HEINRICH HEINE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 36481
Memmingen: Edition Curt Visel, (1995). small 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 227, (3) pages. First edition. A new study of the work of this designer and illustrator. Steiner-Prag illustrated a number of the books for the Limited Editions Club in America and established a design school in New York upon his emigration to the United States in 1945. Illustrated. READ MORE about HUGO STEINER-PRAG, SEIN LEBEN FUR DAS SCHONE BUCH
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 43104
Selected and Translated, with an Introduction, by Louis Untermeyer and Illustrated by Fritz Kredel.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1957. 8vo. leather-backed paste paper-covered boards, slipcase. liv, 297+(1) pages. Selected and Translated, with an Introduction, by Louis Untermeyer and Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Kredel (LEC 273). Designed by Georg Salter and printed by Clarke & Way at the Thistle Press. The color illustrations were produced in the studio of Walter Fischer. Spine faded and spotted with leather very worn along hinges..... READ MORE about POEMS OF HEINRICH HEINE
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 53891
With an Introduction by Evelyn Waugh. Illustrations by Charles Mozley.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1964. small 4to. cloth. x, 285+(1) pages. With an Introduction by Evelyn Waugh. Illustrations by Charles Mozley. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Mozley (LEC 355). Printed at the Press of A. Colish with design by John Dreyfus. Minor rubbing. Lacks slipcase. READ MORE about THE MAN OF PROPERTY
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 94286
With an Introduction by Harry Hansen and with Illustrations by Reginald Marsh.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1954. thick tall 8vo. cloth, slipcase. xii, 556, (2) pages. With an Introduction by Harry Hansen and with Illustrations by Reginald Marsh. Limited to 1500 numbered copies (LEC 247).This book was not actually signed by Marsh as he died shortly before the book was published. Printed at The George Grady Press. Some fading along edge of slipcase. READ MORE about AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
Price: $95.00 Order nr. 95961
Newly Translated by Philip Vellacott. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1967. small 4to. cloth-backed boards, paper spine label, slipcase. xx, 184, (2) pages. Newly Translated by Philip Vellacott. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Ayrton (LEC 393). Designed by Will Carter and printed at The Curwen Press. Top of slipcase cracked along hinge. READ MORE about MEDEA HIPPOLYTUS THE BACCHAE
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 97165
Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Edited by C. Harvey Gardiner.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1967. tall 8vo. full calf, slipcase. xxiv, 294, (2) pages. Illustrated by Lima de Freitas. Edited by C. Harvey Gardiner. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator (LEC 399). Printed at the Garamond Press. Monthly Letter loosely inserted. Front hinge broken. Covers rubbed and slipcase rubbed. READ MORE about HISTORY OF THE REIGN OF FERDINAND AND ISABELLA
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 97176
With an Introduction by Carl Van Doren & Illustrations by Mariette Lydis.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1949. small 4to. cloth, slipcase. xvi, 145, (3) pages. With an Introduction by Carl Van Doren & Illustrations by Mariette Lydis. Limited to 1500 numbered copies (LEC 199). Printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at The Plantin Press. Illustrations were printed in gravure by The Photogravure & Color Company of New York. Slipcase rubbed and abraded. READ MORE about THE TURN OF THE SCREW
Price: $55.00 Order nr. 120625
Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1968. small 4to. two-toned cloth, slipcase. xvi, 357, (3) pages. Introduction by John T. Winterich and Illustrated with Woodcuts by Robert M. Quackenbush. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by the illustrator (LEC 410). Six page introduction by Winterich. With Monthly Letter / prospectus loosely inserted. Slipcase faded along edges and spine. Bookplate on free endpaper. READ MORE about THE PILOT
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 120945
With a Preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell and Illustrations by Honore Guilbeau. Designed and Decorated by W.A. Dwiggins.
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1955. 8vo. quarter leather over marbled boards, slipcase. xiv, 314, (2) pages. With a Preface by Sir Francis Meredith Meynell and Illustrations by Honore Guilbeau. Designed and Decorated by W.A. Dwiggins. Limited to 1500 copies signed by Guilbeau (LEC 260). Front edge of slipcase cracked. Small pieces of clear tape on pastedowns. READ MORE about THE SHAVING OF SHAGPAT
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 120948
With a new introduction by Laura Benet and illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
N.P. The Limited Editions Club, 1956. tall 8vo. woven cloth, leather spine label, slipcase. xxi, 441, (3) pages. With a new introduction by Laura Benet and illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Limited to 1500 numbered copies signed by Ardizzone (LEC 267). Hand-colored in the studio of Walter Fischer. Slipcase cracked along top edge with tape repair. Spine of book is slightly faded. READ MORE about THE HISTORY OF HENRY ESMOND, ESQ. A COLONEL IN THE SERVICE OF HER MAJESTY Q. ANNE
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 121163
N.P. n.p., n.d., but circa 1966. framed painting (34 by 28 inches). A framed watercolor depicting a guard at the fortress and monastic community at Qumran. Shraga Weil (1918-2009) was an Israeli artist. Born in Prague in 1918, he studied at the National School of Arts there. He served in the Hungarian resistance to the Nazis during World War II. After the war, he joined the exodus to Israel. He received training in monumental and..... READ MORE about THE GUARDIAN OF QUMRAN
Price: $2,950.00 Order nr. 129888
N.P. n.p., n.d., but circa 1966. framed painting (34 by 28 inches). A framed painting depicting a guard at the fortress and monastic community at Qumran. Shraga Weil (1918-2009) was an Israeli artist. Born in Prague in 1918, he studied at the National School of Arts there. He served in the Hungarian resistance to the Nazis during World War II. After the war, he joined the exodus to Israel. He received training in monumental and..... READ MORE about THE MESSENGER
Price: $2,950.00 Order nr. 129889
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1947. 4to. gilt-stamped leather, slipcase. xx, 298, (2) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Thomas W. Nason on colophon. Selected and edited with commentary by Louis Untermeyer. Table of contents, list of illustrations. Frontispiece and wood engravings in text by Nason. Light wear to spine. Slipcase tanned, bumped, and worn at edges. READ MORE about THE POEMS OF WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 129944
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1972. 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label. 161, (3) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Shannon Stirnweis on colophon. Lacking the slipcase, else a fine copy. Introduction by Walter Kerr. Color illustrations by Stirnweis. READ MORE about AH, WILDERNESS!
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 129948
Oslo, Norway: for The Limited Editions Club, 1964. small 4to. half leather, decorated paper-covered boards, labels on spine, slipcase. xiv, 327, (3) pages. Limited to 1500 copies, signed by illustrator Fredrik Matheson on colophon. This copy not numbered. Printed by the Kirstes Boktrykkeri, Oslo. Introduction by John Gassner, color woodcut illustrations by Matheson. Three of Ibsen's plays, translated from the Norwegian by Eleanor Marx-Aveling, Frances E. Archer, and Edmund Gosse and William Archer. READ MORE about THREE PLAYS OF HENRIK IBSEN, AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, THE WILD DUCK, HEDDA GABLER
Price: $125.00 Order nr. 129949
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1940). 4to. paper-covered boards. 82, (2) pages. Note on the contributors. Table of contents, bibliography, index. Includes articles by Paul Beaujon, Edward Alden Jewell, John T. Winterich, and Philip Van Doren Stern. Bibliography and index compiled by Will Ransom. Covers rubbed and scuffed at edges. READ MORE about TEN YEARS AND WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, A SURVEY OF THE PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES OF THE LIMITED EDITIONS...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 129984
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. 4to. gilt-stamped cloth, slipcase with paper spine label. xviii, 218, (4) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Gordon Ross on colophon. Table of contents, list of plates, introduction by A. Edward Newton. Frontispiece and watercolors in text by Ross. Slipcase scuffed at edges. Scattered foxing on front endpapers. READ MORE about THE JAUNTS AND JOLLITIES OF THAT RENOWNED SPORTING CITIZEN MR. JOHN JORROCKS OF ST. BOTOLPH LANE...
Price: $90.00 Order nr. 129995
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1967. 4to. cloth, paper-covered chemise and slipcase with paper spine label. xvi, 80, (4) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Michel Ciry on colophon. Translated from the German of Richard Voss by Gustav Adolf Danziger. Introduction by MauriceValency. Color frontispiece and illustrations in text by Michel Ciry. Slipcase worn, mainly at top edge. Bumped at top spine corner. READ MORE about THE MONK AND THE HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER
Price: $40.00 Order nr. 130033
(New York, NY): The Limited Editions Club, 1974. 4to. quarter gilt-stamped leather, slipcase with paper spine label. 105, (3) pages. Limited to 2000 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Sigmund Abeles on colophon. Introduction by Shirley Ann Grau, note on the text, list of illustrations. Frontispiece and illustrations in text--gravures from etchings--by Abeles. READ MORE about MAGGIE, A GIRL OF THE STREETS, A STORY OF NEW YORK
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 130055
Ipswich, England: W.S. Cowell for the Limited Editions Club, 1968. 4to. cloth, spine gilt-stamped, slipcase with gilt paper label on spine. xxx, 369+(1) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Frederico Castellon on colophon. Introduction by Thomas Caldecott Chubb, list of illustrations, preface by the author. Author's notes and glossary follow text. Frontispiece and illustrations in text by Castellon. Spine scuffed, back and spine of slipcase soiled. READ MORE about THE TALISMAN
Price: $50.00 Order nr. 130057
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1963. 4to. quarter leather, cloth, spine gilt-stamped, slipcase with paper spine label. xviii, 344, (2) pages. Limited to 1600 numbered copies. Preface by Daphne du Maurier, list of illustrations, introduction by Madge Plunket. Frontispiece and illustrations in text by the author. Complimentary card from LEC directors laid in. Spine worn at edges. READ MORE about PETER IBBETSON
Price: $45.00 Order nr. 130061
New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club, 1972. 4to. quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, slipcase. 161, (3) pages. Limited to 1500 numbered copies, signed by illustrator Shannon Stirnweis on colophon. Designed by Adrian Wilson, printed by Mackenzie & Harris, San Francisco. Introduction by Walter Kerr. Illustrations painted by Stirnweis. Light soiling on slipcase. READ MORE about AH, WILDERNESS!
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 130070
(New York, NY: The Limited Editions Club), 1933. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers, paper front cover label. 22, (2) pages. Prospectus for the LEC's fifth series. Introductory comments. Covers significantly chipped at edges and along spine. READ MORE about PROSPECTUS OF THE FIFTH SERIES OF THE BOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB OCTOBER...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 130503
