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1 Aesop The Fables of Aesop Selected and Illustrated by David Levine
Boston Gambit 1975 0876450745 / 9780876450741 First printing Hardcover Fine very good + Jacket Levine, David 
State First Printing, Fables translated by Patrick and Justina Gregory, 102 pages, 100 fabels accompanied by 50 illustrations. Bound in navy blue cloth with an orange title block on the front and the spine, gold lettering. the spine of the jacket is sun-faded. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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2 Alain-Fournier The Wanderer Le Grand Meaulnes
New York Heritage Press 1958 Hardcover Very Good + Slipcase-Very Good+ Jacket Dignimont 
Translated by Francois DeLisle, introduction by Henri Peyre, color illustrations by Dignimont. There is a bookplate on the ffep, otherwise unmarked and crisp. Ble cloth binding with silver title block on the spine and part of the title in red lettering. Silver slipcase is quite firm and shiny with a bit of rubbing on the top and bottom edges. Sandglass Number II:23 laid in. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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3 Allen, James Lane Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath, 2 volumes
New York Macmillan Company 1905 Very Good + 
Two matching volumes bound in grey cloth with red, black and gold decoration on the front, spines lightly faded 'Kentucky Cardinal' has a b&w frontis plus three other b&w illustrations. 'Aftermath' has several pages of ads in the back. Firmly bound, unmarked save for former owners initials and date on ffep of 'Aftermath' (C.L.A. 10-14-06) 
Price: 30.00 USD
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4 Allen, James Lane Reign of Law; a Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields
New York Macmillan Co. 1900 Decorative Cloth Very Good Fenn, Harry and Earl, J. C. 
First edition, Second State. Illustrated with 9 including frontis. The binding is cracked at page 23, resulting in this page being loose. Otherwise binding is holding tight. Bound in red cloth, decorated with dark green, silver stamped illustration of a hemp plant on front and spine, gold lettering. 385 pages plus 5 pages of ads in the back. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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5 Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
New York Heritage Press 1942 Hardcover Very Good + slipcase/very Good Jacket Kredel, Fritz 
Translated from the Danish by Jean Hersholt. Introduction plus 25 tales. Yellow boards with red line drawings, red spine with gold lettering. Yellow slipcase. 297 pages. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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6 Anderson, Robert Getting Up and Going Home
Franklin Center, Pa. Franklin Library 1978 Limited First Edition Full-Leather Fine Plotkin, Barnett 
Limited first edition. Bound in deep orange leather with gold decoration on all sides, raised bands. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers and ribbon marker. Folder with publishers notes laid in. 
Price: 45.00 USD
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7 Auchincloss, Louis Winthrop Covenant
Franklin Center, Pa. Franklin Library 1976 Limited First Edition Full-Leather Fine Pinkney, Jerry 
Limited first edition. Bound indark brown leather with gold decoration on all sides, raised bands. All edges gilt. Silk endpapers and ribbon marker. Folder with publishers notes laid in. 
Price: 45.00 USD
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8 Austen, Jane Emma
New York Heritage Press 1964 Very Good++ Slipcase-Near Fine Jacket Kredel, Fritz 
Preface by Stella Gibbons, color illustrations by Fritz Kredel, Sandglass laid in. Tan cloth boards with light floral design, brown title block with gold lettering is slightly worn, clean, strong slipcase. 
Price: 30.00 USD
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9 Balzac, Honore De Bachelor's Establishment (Un Menage De garcon); Honorine
Boston Dana Estes & Company 1901 Cloth Very Good ++ No Jacket Issued Jacket Avril, John D. 
Illustrated Cabinet Edition, translated by Ellen Marriage, introduction by George Saintsbury. B&W lithographed frontis plus three other illustrations, all with tissue protectors, top edge gilt, other edges rough-cut. Bound in dark blue cloth with bright gold decoration on spine. Unmarked, tightly bound, other volumes in this set are available. 
Price: 17.00 USD
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10 Balzac, Honore De Country Parson (Le Cure De village); Albert Savarus
Boston Dana Estes & Company 1901 Cloth Very Good ++ No Jacket Issued Jacket Avil, John D. 
Illustrated Cabinet Edition, translated by Ellen Marriage, introduction by George Saintsbury. B&W lithographed frontis plus three other illustrations, all with tissue protectors, top edge gilt, other edges rough-cut. Bound in dark blue cloth with bright gold decoration on spine. Unmarked, tightly bound, other volumes in this set are available. 
Price: 17.00 USD
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11 Balzac, Honore De Dramas, Volume I: Vautrin; the Resources of Quinola; Pamela Giraud
Boston Dana Estes & Company 1901 Hard Cover Very Good ++ No Jacket Issued Jacket 
Illustrated Cabinet Edition, introduction by J. Walker McSpadden. B&W lithographed frontis plus one other illustration, both with tissue protectors, top edge gilt, other edges rough-cut. Bound in dark blue cloth with bright gold decoration on spine. Unmarked, tightly bound, other volumes in this set are available. 
Price: 17.00 USD
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12 Balzac, Honore De Dramas, Volume II: The Stepmother; Mercadet; Indices
Boston Dana Estes & Company 1901 Hard Cover Very Good ++ No Jacket Issued Jacket 
Illustrated Cabinet Edition, introduction by J. Walker McSpadden. B&W lithographed frontis plus one other illustration, both with tissue protectors, top edge gilt, other edges rough-cut. Bound in dark blue cloth with bright gold decoration on spine. Unmarked, tightly bound, other volumes in this set are available. 
Price: 17.00 USD
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13 Balzac, Honore De Magic Skin (La Peau De Chagrin) and Other Stories
Boston Dana Estes & Company 1901 Cloth Very Good ++ No Jacket Issued Jacket Avil, John D. 
Illustrated Cabinet Edition, translated by Ellen Marriage, introduction by George Saintsbury. B&W lithographed frontis plus three other illustrations, all with tissue protectors, top edge gilt, other edges rough-cut. Bound in dark blue cloth with bright gold decoration on spine. Unmarked, tightly bound, other volumes in this set are available. 
Price: 17.00 USD
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14 Balzac, Honore De Selected Novels - 21 Volumes
Philadelphia George Barrie's Sons 1895 Cloth Very Good + 
1895 - 1898 Bound in red cloth, paper spine labels, top edge gilt, rough cut. Bindings sound, clean, no interior markings. Illustrated with b&w plates. There are two volumes with a stain on the back boards. 
Price: 315.00 USD
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15 Balzac, Honore De Sign of the Cat and Racket (La Maison de Chat-Qui-Pelote) and Other Stories
Boston Dana Estes & Company 1901 Cloth Very Good ++ No Jacket Issued Jacket Avril, John D. 
Illustrated Cabinet Edition, translated by Ellen Marriage, introduction by George Saintsbury. B&W lithographed frontis plus three other illustrations, all with tissue protectors, top edge gilt, other edges rough-cut. Bound in dark blue cloth with bright gold decoration on spine. Unmarked, tightly bound, other volumes in this set are available. 
Price: 17.00 USD
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16 Banks, Brian R. Image of Huysmans
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. Ams Pr Inc 1990 0404614876 / 9780404614874 Hardcover Fine Very Good Jacket 
Wrinkle at bottom of dust jacket, otherwise as new. 
Price: 20.00 USD
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17 Barrie, J. M. Admirable Crichton
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1920 Hard Cover Very Good + 
Clean, crisp, tightly bound copy. Former owner's signature in pencil is the only marking. bound in dark green with gold stamping, Lettering on the spine is faded but can be read. One of the "Plays of J. M. Barrie" 
Price: 25.00 USD
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18 Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan and Wendy
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1926 Hardcover Good + Attwell, Mabel Lucie 
185 pages, illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell with 9 full page color illustration, including frontis. One of these is loose. There are 19 b&w illustrations within the text. Former owner's bookplate on the ffep is the only marking. The first signature of the book, consisting of the title page through page 4, is loose. The tissue guard in front of the frontis is torn at the gutter and ready to come loose.Bound in black cloth with color paste-down on the front. Light scuffing on the paste-down. Spine is speckled and has gold lettering. 
Price: 35.00 USD
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19 Barrie, J. M. Sentimental Tommy the Story of His Boyhood
New York City American News Company 1896 Hardcover Near Fine 
Bound in red cloth with white lettering.with one-half page browned (page one and facing) as if a sheet of paper had laid there at one time. Interior clean and bright, unmarked. 
Price: 15.00 USD
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20 Barrie, James M. Tommy and Grizel
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1900 Hardcover Very Good + 
A handsome copy, former owner's name neatly on ffep, otherwise unmarked, b&w frontis with tissue guard, 509 pages with two pages of ads in the back. bound in brown cloth with decoartion on the front in red, green, gold and black. Spine lettering is gold, corners are sharp. 
Price: 10.00 USD
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