New Arrivals
Book of Dragons
Van Nuys, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1979. 56 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #2. Black leather, gilt titles on spine and cover, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, marbled endpapers, signed and numbered on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 129)
From Volksmarchen der Serben or Folk Tales of the Serbs. Beautifully illustrated.
Dew-Drops Diary
Tarzana, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1980. 48 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Green leather, brass clasp with little jewel, deluxe version with gilt titles on spine and cover, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, decorated endpapers, in near fine condition. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 211)
A lovely book of daily inspirations verses from the scripture. "My speech shall distill as the dew" Deut. 32:2 is also on the title page. A scarce deluxe copy of this edition.
The Creation
Tarzana, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1981. 72 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #51. Black pyroxylin with gilt titles on spine and cover, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, marbled endpapers, illustrated, illustrated by Edward Burne-Jones, signed and numbered on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 281)
The illustrations in the book were made for an edition of "Bible Innocentium" which was to have been produced by the Kelmscott Press and would have contained upwards of two hundred pictures. Many were begun, but none quite finished. The designs contained herein have been modified from a horizontal to a vertical format and the book itself is based on a facsimile of the first edition published in 1902 by Longmans Greene & Co., printed by the Chiswick Press. (from the forward by Barbara Raheb)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Tarzana, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1981. 31 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #165. Burgundy pyroxylin with gilt titles on spine and cover, marbled endpapers, illustrated, signed and numbered on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 329)
Mark Twain's (1835 - 1910) humorous alternate history story, first published in 1889.
Christmas Day in the Workhouse
Agoura Hills, CA: [Barbara J. Raheb] Pennyweight Press, 1993. 32 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #8. Red pyroxylin with gilt titles on spine and cover, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, marbled endpapers, illustrated, signed and numbered on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 452)
Written by George Robert Sims (1847 - 1922), and English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, and bon vivant, Christmas Day in the Worklhouse is a dramatic monologue written as a ballad, first published in "The Referee" in 1877. It is a criticism of the harsh conditions in English and Welsh workhouses under the 1834 Poor Law. (Wikipedia)
The Canterbury Tales
Agoura Hills, CA: [Barbara J. Raheb] Pennyweight Press, [1987]. 48 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #92. Black leather with gilt titles on spine and cover, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, decorative endpapers, illustrated, signed and numbered on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 367)
Barbara Raheb must have loved this book as it is printed, by her, in four separate editions: 1978, 1980, 1987, and 1993. The illustrations by Barbara Raheb are based on those printed in the Ellesmere Manuscript published in 1410. Geoffrey Chaucer (1343 - 1400) is known as the Father of English literature and this is his best known work.
Bambi. A Life in the Woods.
Agoura Hills, CA: [Barbara J. Raheb] Pennyweight Press, 1997. 48 pp. Approximately 15/16 x 5/8". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #24. Brown pyroxylin, lettering and design in gilt on cover and spine, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, illustrated, signed and numbered on the colophon. A fine copy. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 482)
Felix Salten was born Siegmund Salzmann in Pest, Austria-Hungary (1869 - 1945). He was an Austrian author and literary critic but is best known for Bambi, which was adapted into an animated feature will by Walt Disney in 1942.
An ABC of Flower Fairies
Tarzana, CA: [Barbara J. Raheb] Pennyweight Press, (1986). 32 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #257. Red pyroxylin, lettering and design in gilt on cover and spine, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, illustrated, signed and numbered on the colophon. A fine copy. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 366)
Cecily Mary Barker first published her Flower Fairies in 1923. They have botanically accurate drawings along with beautiful fairy images, based on real children from Cecily's sister's nursery school. Enchanting!
1890 Almanac
Tarzana, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1980. 32 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies. Red pyroxylin, lettering and design in gilt on cover and spine, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, illustrated. A fine copy. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 183)
A beautiful miniature reproduction of the original Piso pocket almanac.
Confieso
(Brooklyn): Soraya Marcano, 1996. (8) pp. Approximately 1 13/16 x 3". LIMITED EDITION of 3, this being #1. Layered printed paper and cloth over boards, accordion fold, illustrated, a short lyrical poem in Spanish, signed by the publisher, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Marcano 5)
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. A beautiful book with a lyrical poem about the author confessing to having fully loved and lived life.