The Conquest of Mexico by Prescott, William H - 1922

London: Heinemann, 1911. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. Robinson, Charles. 1st trade ed., 4to, full green decorated cloth, illustrated endpapers and 18 mounted, tissue-guarded color plates by Charles Robinson, as well as many spot illustrations in line and two colors. Printed entirely on heavy, glossy paper. Separating slightly at a few signatures, bump to bottom of spine, and previous owner touched up the color on on the tips and lower spine edge. Still a nice, bright copy without previous owner's marks, with bright pictorial embossed gilt on the spine and cover. One of Robinson's most wonderfully decorative covers. In a reconstituted pictorial dust wrapper illustrated front and rear with the same artwork, printed in black. Scarce in jacket—this one is split at the spine and is missing the lower half of the spine and a 1/2 inch at the top. Except for a 1/2" chip to the top rear corner, and a bit more loss along the edge, both covers and flaps are complete.

London: Dent, 1912. Hardcover. Fine. Robinson, Charles. Large 8vo, full ivory cloth stamped in pictorial gilt, illustrated with 17 mounted full page color plates with captioned tissue guards and mounted color chapter head art by Charles Robinson. Top edge gilt. Mild toning to pictorial endpapers else a lovely bright copy with tiny bumps to tips, no previous ownership markings. Each plate is mounted with a gold border. Amongst an abundance of beautifully illustrated books of Robinson's, this stands out. The spine gilt with the full title and a large gnome is a delight; the cover, also all in gilt, is a delicate work with a princess and elaborate borders filled with more characters. The endpapers feature trolls with mining tools, all in gilt. The title page is again elaborately drawn. Vignettes are everywhere throughout the text. It's a charmer and one of our favorite Charles Robinson books.

London: Andersen Press, 1979. 1st ed. Hardcover. As New. Ross, Tony. 1st ed. Square 16mo, illustrated boards, illustrated in color throughout by Tony Ross. 600 mice in Napoleonic era uniforms vs. cats. signed by both Stone and Ross on the title page. Laid in is a limited edition print of the music and lyrics to an accompanying song, loosely based on the original poem with lyrics by Stone and music by T.W. Southam, this one of the 400 unsigned copies of the 500 total.

San Francisco: Monarch Editions, 1998. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. Merriam, Daniel. 1st ptg., folio, full black cloth. Page after page of Merriam's vivid fantasy paintings, many full-page, some 2 or 3 to a page. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1953. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. Charlot, Jean. 1st ptg, 8vo full tan cloth, illustrated in line by Jean Charlot with three-color illustrated endpapers. Bookstore stamp and gift inscription to half-title. 1954 Newbery medal winner. Fine in edgeworn, price-clipped dj.

Sydney: Odana, 1998. 1st ed. Hardcover. Fine. Lindsay, Norman. 1st ptg., large 4to, full blue-green cloth, fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Catalogue raisonné of his 175 unpublished and 200 published etchings trace his development from the first tentative beginning in 1897 to the maturity of his etched line in the 1920s and 1930s. 160 illustrations, complemented with insighdts into Lindsay's technique, the books he illustrated with original etchings and the etched bookplates. Among the highlights of the volume are chapters on the published and unpublished etchings. These chapters contribute to a deeper understanding of Lindsay's philosophy and outline the source of inspiration for many of the etchings. More than simply another art reference book, this documents vividly the intricate artistic, financial and business practices that shaped the complex working relationship between the artist and his printmaker partner Rose, and their galleries, dealers and publishers. It… Read More

London: Andersen Press, 1979. 1st ed. Hardcover. As New. Ross, Tony. 1st ed. Square 16mo, illustrated boards, illustrated in color throughout by Tony Ross. 600 mice in Napoleonic era uniforms vs. cats. signed by both Stone and Ross on the title page. Laid in is a limited edition print of the music and lyrics to an accompanying song, loosely based on the original poem with lyrics by Stone and music by T.W. Southam, this one of the 400 unsigned copies of the 500 total.

New York: Watson Guptill, 1945. 2nd edition. Hardcover. 4to, full brown cloth with color cover plate, introduced by Frank Crowninshield. Ink name and date to front free endpaper, rubbing to board edges. Very good in very good, unclipped dj.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1953. 1st ed. Hardcover. Very Good. Charlot, Jean. 1st ptg, 8vo full tan cloth, illustrated in line by Jean Charlot with three-color illustrated endpapers. Bookstore stamp and gift inscription to half-title. 1954 Newbery medal winner. Fine in edgeworn, price-clipped dj.

London: Medici Society, 1927. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. Parsons, Jacynth. Small 4to, full blue cloth. Illustrated with 12 charming tissue-guarded color plates and numerous line drawings by the 16-year-old Jacynth Parsons with a prefatory letter by William Butler Yeats extolling her artwork. The year this book was published the Medici Society put on a well-received exhibition of her "pictures from the age of 3 to 16." Slightly cocked, else fine, no previous owner's marks.