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Cowpokes
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1999. Unpaginated. Approximately 10 x 10". First Limited Edition of 26 lettered copies, this being "P". SIGNED by both author and illustrator. Pictorial boards with full color illustrations throughout. Extra illustration for limited edition only, not in trade copies. Fine in fine dust jacket.
From the front flap, "They don their boots & hats & chaps, down their flapjacks, then it's up into the saddle & off they go." Beautifully done book that will charm both children and adults alike.
Driving Force
London: Michael Joseph, 1992. 277 pp. Approximately 6 1/4 x 9 1/4". 1st English Edition. Illustrated dust jacket in fine condition; Black cloth over boards, gilt title on spine, signed by the author on the half-title page, in fine condition.
Born Richard Stanley Francis (1920 - 2010), Dick Francis was a British crime writer whose novels were mostly centered on horse racing in England (he was a former steeplechase jockey himself). This book is Dick Francis' 31st book, with jockey, Freddie Croft, trying to deal with a conspiracy involving the seedy underside of horse-racing.
Esperanza
(Brooklyn): Soraya Marcano, 1996. (4) pp. Approximately 2 9/16 x 2", oblong. LIMITED EDITION of 3, this being #3. Printed paper over boards with metallic rectangle on cover, accordion fold, illustrated, a short poem in Spanish, signed by the publisher, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Marcano 3)
Soraya Marcano was born in Puerto Rico in 1965 and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. Her work includes mixed media, writing, objects, and digital work. Marcano's scarce miniature artist's books are all written, illustrated, printed and bound by her using various techniques including collagraph, linocut, handmade paper, stenciling, etching, and computer generated images and type. Her mixed media artwork has been exhibited internationally and it is represented in various public and private collections.
Faerie Tale
New York: Hill House, 1988. 421 pp. Approximately 6 1/4 x 9 1/2". Deluxe Limited First Edition of 500 copies, this being #75. Illustrated dust jacket in fine condition with minor edge wear; Red cloth over boards with gilt decoration and lettering on spine, inscribed on the limitation page by the author Feist, the interior illustrator Lela Dowling, and the jacket artist Don Maitz, in fine condition, all housed in red cloth slipcase which has a minor amount of wear.
Raymond E. Feist (1945 - ) is an American author of fantasy fiction, best known for his series of novels called The Riftwar Cycle. Starting with beautiful cover art by Don Maitz, the supernatural thriller follows the Hastings family, whose move back to their hometown brings them into the conflict of the compact between the Faerie world and human world. A bestseller that still entertains, and haunts, to this day.
Great Expectations (Revised edition)
Tarzana, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1981. 32 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #51. Blue pyroxylin cover with gilt titles and decorations on spine and cover, decorated endpapers, illustrated, signed on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Raheb 284)
The thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870), which was first published in 1860 and depicts the education of an orphan named Pip.
If there were no Books...there would be no Black Cat!
Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press, 2018. Approx. 11 x 14". LIMITED EDITION of 100 copies, this being #40. Broadside, letterpress, signed and numbered by the artist, printed by Art Larson in a relief etching from an original drawing on archival Cranes Lettra paper, in fine condition.
Best known as a wildlife artist, Robinson's work enjoys wide appeal among disparate audiences from children and adults, to outdoor enthusiasts and collectors alike including Prince Charles, Charles Schwab, Johnny Morris, and former French President Francois Mitterand. He holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Printmaking (Etchings and Wood engravings primarily) and Sculpture from the University of Massachusetts. This print is one of a set of 12 that are a tribute to great books and authors that have influenced and changed lives.
In Search of Steinbeck
Los Altos, CA: Hermes Publications, 1978. 29 pp. Approximately 7 x 10". Limited Edition of 1,200 copies, this being #1,106. Signed by the author. Buckram cloth over cardboard slip case is in fine condition; Buckram cloth over boards with red stamped lettering to cover and spine, reproduction photographic paste-dowon on front cover, numbered and signed on the colophon, in fine condition.
An interesting book for any John Steinbeck collector, it was dedicated to the memory of Steinbeck. There are photographs of the houses where Steinbeck once lived and wrote with some biographic informatio associated with each location.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Cleveland Heights, OH: Borrower's Press, 1982. 56 pp. Approximately 13/16 x 5/8". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #125. Letterpress, gilt cloth boards, hand-colored illustrations by Amanda Epstein, signed by the publisher, Jane Bernier. A fine copy. (Bradbury, Borrower's Press, 44)
First appearing in print in 1807, it is attributed to Benjamin Tabart but the most common version is the one adapted by Joseph Jacobs in 1890. It is the classic tale of Jack, his magic beans, and his adventures up the beanstalk.
John Steinbeck: A Biography
New York: Henry Holt, 1995. 536 pp. Approximately 6 1/4 x 9 1/4". 1st edition. Pictorial dust jacket in fine condition; Black paper over boards, 1/4 bound in maroon cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine, slight musty smell, signed and dated by the author on the title page, in near fine condition.
An in-depth biography of one of America's greatest authors. Contains an index and several pages of back and white photographs.
Little Tree
Dallas, TX: Aredian Press, 2022. Approximately 2 x 3". LIMITED EDITION of 10 copies, this being #6. Design binding by Patrice Miller of Aredian Press, red and gold patterned paper over boards with paper label on removable band, red felt spine, book is not rectangular - rather top right edge is slanted in, Christmas tree inside opens up, poem inside enclosed in its own little section, signed and numbered by the publisher on the colophon, in fine condition.
Lovely poem by e.e. cummings (1894 - 1962) about how cherished a Christmas tree is. Patrice Miller's work has found its way to private and university collections, in the states and abroad. Human foibles, nature’s panoply, and artistic cleverness cannot help but inform future work. She continues to bind, and rebind, in Dallas, Texas.