Christmas Bookshop - Rare Books
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Books with Wonderful Woodcuts
New Hampshire
by Robert Frost & illustrated by J.J. Lankes
1923. One of Frost’s most notable books. Lankes was a good friend of the poet.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by Frank L. Baum & illustrated by Barry Moser
Published by Pennyroyal Press in 1985 with 62 woodcuts by Moser.
Moby Dick
by Herman Melville & illustrated by Rockwell Kent
The rare Rockwell Kent edition from 1930.
Notre-Dame de Paris
by Victor Hugo & illustrated by Frans Masereel
Limited Editions Club from 1930. One of 1,500 copies signed by Masereel.
An Almanac of Twelve Sports
by Rudyard Kipling & illustrated by William Nicholson
Twelve color lithographs printed from wood blocks by Nicholson.
Collecting the Britain in Pictures Series
First Editions from the 1950s
Coats of Arms on Books
Une Saison A Aix-Les-Bains
Louis Amédée Achard
A detailed description of the resort Aix-les-Bains in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.
An Illustrated History of the Missouri Engineer & the 25th Infantry Regiments
Dr. W.A. Neal
A military history, with a gilded coat of arms on the cover, from 1889.
Heraldry in War: Formation Badges 1939-1945
Howard Cole
An illustrated guide to badges of the British military in World War II.
A Manual of Heraldry, Historical and Popular
Charles Boutell
A manual that describe the rules of heraldry
