[LEAR,EDWARD]. A LYTTEL BOOKE OF NONSENSE by R[andall] D[avies]. London: Macmillan 1912 (1912). 8vo (6 x 8 1/4"), 153p., cloth backed boards, light cover soil, sl. foxing on endpapers, VG+. 1st edition. Each page features a humorous nonsense rhyme facing a full page woodcut. Davies notes that few of the... More
ENGLEFIELD,CECILY. SQUISHY APPLES. London: John Murray 1937. 12mo (5 x 6 7/8"), cloth backed pictorial boards, tips rubbed, slight cover soil, occasional finger soil, tight and VG condition. 1st edition. The story features a family of pigs illustrated throughout with beautiful full and partial page woodcuts by the author. More
FINGER,CHARLES. TALES FROM SILVER LANDS. NY: Doubleday Page 1924 (1924). 4to (7 1/2 x 9 1/4"), cloth, Fine condition (no dust wrapper). Stated 1st edition. NEWBERY AWARD WINNER. The text includes 19 fairy tales and legends from Central and South America. It is beautifully illustrated by PAUL HONORE with 10... More
(HESTWOOD,ROBERT)illus. GAWPY:BOOK ONE by Harold Hestwood. Carmel By The Sea: Hestwood Studios 1926. 8 1/2 x 12, cloth backed pictorial boards, sl. cover soil, near Fine. An absolutely stunning and striking book, every other page features a bold 20's style black and white linoleum cut featuring a pelican named Gawpy... More
BLACK INTEREST. (KINDRED,WENDY) HANK AND FRED by Wendy Kindred. Phil: Lippincott (1976). 4to, cloth, Fine in dw. Stated 1st ed. A simple picture book about a young white boy and a Black boy who become friends. Illus. with 2-color woodcuts on every page. Very striking. More
LATHROP,DOROTHY. WOODCUT: RED EFTS. Offered here are 2 proof versions of a charming woodcut by Lathrop that was originally issued in an edition limited to 50 copies signed by her. These copies are not signed. The image measures nearly 4 x 3 1/2" - both are printed on fine paper... More
LAWRENCE,JOHN. RABBIT & PORK. Lond.: Hamish Hamilton (1975). Obl. 12mo, pict. boards, fine in dw. 1st ed. An introduction to rhyming Cockney slang illustrated with magnificent color woodcuts by Lawrence. THIS COPY IS SIGNED BY LAWRENCE. More
LAWRENCE,JOHN. RABBIT & PORK. NY: Thomas Crowell, 1975. Oblong 7 1/2 x 6 1/2", cloth, As new in dust wrapper. Stated first American edition, REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP LAID IN. An introduction to rhyming Cockney slang is illustrated with magnificent color woodcuts by Lawrence. More
ABC. (WOODCUT) AN ABC BOOK FOR GOOD BOYS & GIRLS written and illustrated by F.G. Lewin. Bristol & London: Savory & Stock, no date [1911]. 4to, (9 x 11 1/2"), cloth backed pictorial boards, cloth ties, corners slightly worn else near Fine. Printed on hand-made paper on one side of... More
WOODCUTS. WOODCUTS & WOOD ENGRAVINGS: HOW I MAKE THEM by Hans Alexander Mueller. NY: Pynson Printers 1939. Large 4to, cloth, 187p., fine. Limited to 3000 copies. 55 pages of text plus numerous reproductions of color and b&w woodcuts by Mueller. More
RUSSIAN. (FAVORSKI, VLADIMIR) 5 FAVORSKI BOOKS. Offered here are 5 books illustrated by Vladimir Favorski, the noted (and eccentric) woodcut artist who maintained an active working life that spanned his lifetime (1884-1964). Although Favorski began his work before the Revolution, his fame came from his post Revolutionary work which emphasized... More
(GIBBINGS,ROBERT)illus. BEASTS AND SAINTS by Helen Waddell. NY: Henry Holt (1934). 8vo, cloth, 151p., Fine in worn dw with triangular piece off front panel and off spine extrems. Stated 1st ed. Featuring magnificent full page and in-text woodcuts by Gibbings to accompany text. More