Jean Bosschere Editor (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Publishers green cloth, cover stamped in blind with titles in gilt,decorated endpapers, top-edge gilt. Illustrated by Bosschere with 12 captioned tissue guarded color plates and over 100 b/w title pieces, tail pieces, text illustrations and full page illustrations. A touch of rubbing at the tips else nearly fine, tiny bookseller ticket to front free endpaper; a super copy of a most handsome book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dark green cloth, lettered in gold foil, decorated in blind. 1st American edition, printed from British plates. Minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities, text block edges somewhat tanned by age. Mild flecking/rubbing to upper front cover, a few surface marks and light scratches to back cover. Firm binding. Former owner's book plate mounted inside front cover, signature inked on verso of front blank. Interior is lightly toned but otherwise intact, with expected foxing (generally light) adjacent to flyleaves and plates. xii,179 pp., 12 color plates w/ captioned guards, numerous b&w illus. including some full-page. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jean de Bosschere (illustrator). First American Edition. Dark green cloth, lettered in gilt, elaborately decorated in blind. Cloth shows minor areas of flecking and/or darkening, othwerwise a small nick to cloth along front joint, tanned text block edges. Book plate mounted and short gift inscription inked inside front cover, otherwise unmarked. 1st American edition. xii,179 pp., 12 color plates w/ captioned guards, many b&w illus. Scarce orange dust jacket tanned along spine panel and folds, mild fading to front panel and some darkening and dampstaining to rear panel, shallow edge chipping with several deeper chips, loss to spine extremities, now in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.