[Bindings]. A group of 9 illustrated titles, most finely bound, comprising:

ANTHONY, Edward and Joseph. The Fairies Up to Date. London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, [n.d.]. Illustrated by Jean DeBosschere. -- BOCCACCIO, Giovanni. The Decameron. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. 2 volumes. Illustrations by Clara Tice. LIMITED EDITION, number 285 of 2,000 copies. SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHERS. -- BURNETT, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden. London: William Heinemann, 1911. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. -- DICKENS, Charles. The Old Curiosity Shop. London, New York, and Toronto: Hodder & Stoughton, [1920]. Illustrations by Frank Reynolds. --
FITZGERALD, Edward, translator. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, [1930]. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. LIMITED EDITION, number 436 of 500 copies printed for distribution in America. SIGNED BY POGANY WITH ADDITIONAL SIGNED ETCHING. -- GILBERT, W.S. The Mikado. London: Macmillan & Co., 1928. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint and Charles E. Brock. -- LEAR, Edward. More Nonsense. London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1900. Illustrations by Lear. -- LONGFELLOW, William Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1906. Illustrations by Harrison Fisher. -- The Arabian Nights. London: Constable & Co., 1912. Illustrated by Rene Bull. -- Together, 9 works in 10 volumes, all 8vo and 4to sizes, most in modern full or half morocco, condition generally very fine.

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Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

[Bindings]. A group of 9 illustrated titles, most finely bound, comprising:

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