Antiquarian books

BROWNING, Robert (1812-1889). The Poetical Works of Robert Browning with Portraits. London: Ballantyne, Hanson & Co. for Smith, Elder, & Co, 1899.

Turn of the Century Decorative Cloth Publisher Binding Keats

I often judge a book by its cover and sometimes I’m wrong, often I’m right. But oh how I wish book covers could go back to being as deliciously detailed as they once were. Let’s t…

by Nathaniel Hawthorne with illustrations by Walter Crane

I spent a week at the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar learning about the rare book trade. Here is the ten takeaways from the seminar.

1911 FIRST EDITION LETTERS THAT LIVE SELECTED BY LAURA E. LOCKWOOD AND MAY R. KELLY SIGNED-BINDING BY BERTHA STUART [BS] *** RARE ANTIQUE FIRST EDITION ~ EMBOSSED GILT FINE BINDING ~ ARTS & CRAFTS STYLE ~ CLASSIC LETTERS *** INCLUDES LETTERS FROM MANY IMPORTANT AUTHORS AND HISTORICAL FIGURES, INCLUDING JANE AUSTEN, CHARLES DARWIN, LEWIS CARROLL, EMILY DICKINSON, CHARLOTTE BRONTE, MATTHEW ARNOLD, JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, LOUISA MAY ALCOTT, CHRISTINA ROSSETTI, ROBERT LOUIS…

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The Red Owl, 1927 The Mysterious Island. The Modern Robinson Crusoe, 1876 Things Will Take a Turn, 1889 The Children of the Castle by Mrs. Molesworth, illustrator Walter Crane, London, 1890 A Lady of King Arthur’s Court, Illustrations by Clara Elsene Peck, 1907 Freaks on the Fells, 1885 A Daughter…