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.
Dracula's Guest
Van Nuys, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1979. 40 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #21. Black pyroxylin, 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, 136)
From Project Gutenberg: A few months before the lamented death of my husband—I might say even as the shadow of death was over him—he planned three series of short stories for publication, and the present volume is one of them. To his original list of stories in this book, I have added an hitherto unpublished episode from Dracula. It was originally excised owing to the length of the book, and may prove of interest to the many readers of what is considered my husband’s most remarkable work. The other stories have already been published in English and American periodicals. Had my husband lived longer, he might have seen fit to revise this work, which is mainly from the earlier years of his strenuous life. But, as fate has entrusted to me the issuing of it, I consider it fitting and proper to let it go forth practically as it was left by him.
FLORENCE BRAM STOKER
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 Deserted Village
Van Nuys, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, 1981. 48 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #63. Blue 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, 288)
Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 1774) was an English writer best known for The Vicar of Wakefield, The Deserted Village and She Stoops to Conquer. He is thought by some to have written the classic children's tale The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes. The Deserted Village is a poem, a work of social commentary which condemns rural depopulation and the pursuit of excessive wealth (Wikipedia).
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.
The Book of Psalms
Van Nuys, CA: Barbara J. Raheb, [1978]. 318 pp. Approximately 3/4 x 7/8". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #6. Black pyroxylin cover with gilt titles on spine and cover, previous owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, decorative endpapers, illustrated, numbered on the colophon, in fine condition. (Bradbury, Barbara J. Raheb, 101)
The book of Psalms is primarily about worship, praise and prayer. It also expresses the trials and triumphs of life in pursuit of God. The most famous Psalm is likely Psalm 23 which starts out, "The Lord is my Shepherd..."
The Book of Proper English Tea
Agoura Hills, CA: [Barbara J. Raheb] Pennyweight Press, 1991. 48 pp. Approximately 5/8 x 15/16". LIMITED EDITION of 300 copies, this being #100. Blue pyroxylin cover 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, 420)
This is a lovely little book that talks about the tradition of English tea. It also has some recipes of sandwiches that are traditionally served with the tea. Dedicated to her friend and fellow bibliophile Grace Broeker, who was one of the country's major collectors of microminiature books and owned more than 600 of Barbara's books. If not for the distance apart, Barbara says they would have shared many cups of tea together.