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Literature : Illustrated Literature

Fine, limited edition, and privately printed books illustrated by artists such as Arthur Rackham, Aubrey Beardsley, and Kay Nielsen, as well as popular editions of classic novels with illustrations by artists such as Hugh Thomson and C.E. Brock.

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  • Created by Eric Gill for the Golden Cockerell Press edition of The Song of Songs (1925). This overtly erotic engraving is one of his best known designs.<br />

    GILL, Eric
    The Harem 1925.
    £1,250.00

  • An attractive example of Brunelleschi's work, illustrating his appreciation & understanding of costume as well as his flair for the erotic.
    An attractive example of Brunelleschi's work, illustrating his appreciation & understanding of costume as well as his flair for the erotic.

    BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto; PRÉVOST, L'Abbé.
    Histoire de Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut. 1934.
    £135.00

  • Limited edition signed by Gerda Wegener
    Limited edition signed by Gerda Wegener

    WEGENER, Gerda (illustrator); Giacomo Casanova.
    Une Aventure d'Amour a Venise. 1927
    £2,000.00

  • In the style of the Cranford series, with elaborate gilt-pictorial cloth, this copy also in the highly scarce original dust-jacket, a fine copy.
    In the style of the Cranford series, with elaborate gilt-pictorial cloth, this copy also in the highly scarce original dust-jacket, a fine copy.

    THOMSON, Hugh (illustrator); DOBSON, Austin.
    The Story of Rosina and other Verses. 1895.
    £575.00

  • Printed in Paris in 1926, limited edition of 425 numbered copies. With 20 colour plates by Icart and a facsimile letter by Colette tipped-in.
    Printed in Paris in 1926, limited edition of 425 numbered copies. With 20 colour plates by Icart and a facsimile letter by Colette tipped-in.

    ICART, Louis (illustrator); COLETTE.
    L'Ingénue libertine.
    1926.
    £3,000.00

  • The limited large-paper edition limited to 560 copies signed by the artist Arthur Rackham of the classic legends of Thomas Ingoldsby.
    The limited large-paper edition limited to 560 copies signed by the artist Arthur Rackham of the classic legends of Thomas Ingoldsby.

    RACKHAM, Arthur (illustrator); INGOLDSBY, Thomas.
    The Ingoldsby Legends. 1907.
    £1,400.00

  • An illustrated 'alphabet' comprising poems relating to historical and modern subjects, with pictures by Bert Kitchen.
    An illustrated 'alphabet' comprising poems relating to historical and modern subjects, with pictures by Bert Kitchen.

    LOGUE, Christopher; KITCHEN, Bert (illustrator).
    Abecedary. 1977.
    £80.00

  • An attractive edition of this charmingly illustrated insight into Irish life in the 19th century.
    An attractive edition of this charmingly illustrated insight into Irish life in the 19th century.

    BROCK, Charles E. (illustrator); WIGGIN, Kate Douglas.
    Penelope's Irish Experiences. 1902.
    £75.00

  • The present work is illustrated by George Barbier who provides beautiful illustrations of the mythological Centaur and the Bacchante, a follower of Bacchus
    The present work is illustrated by George Barbier who provides beautiful illustrations of the mythological Centaur and the Bacchante, a follower of Bacchus

    BARBIER, George (illustrator); GUÉRIN, Maurice de.
    Poèmes en Prose 1928.
    £7,500.00

  • First trade edition, 20 full-page illustrations including 8 in colur, publisher's boards and dust-jacket. J.M. Dent, 1923
    First trade edition, 20 full-page illustrations including 8 in colur, publisher's boards and dust-jacket. J.M. Dent, 1923

    LOVAT FRASER, Claud (illustrator); FRASER, Haldane.
    The Book of Lovat. 1923.
    £230.00

  • Witty erotic illustrations depicting 18th century French aristocracy each accompanied by proverbs and verses.
    Witty erotic illustrations depicting 18th century French aristocracy each accompanied by proverbs and verses.

    [EROTICA].
    Proverbes, Quatrains, Bon vieux temps. [c. 1945].
    £2,000.00

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