Gold Books

Persian Manuscript Page depicting a garden scene. Circa 18th century. Hand painted scene depicts a hilly outdoor landscape where people are congre...

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1894. Limited Edition Octavo, 8 1/4 x 5.5 in (206 x 140 mm) 392 pp. Edited by F.S. Ellis. One of 300 copies on Flower paper, printed in red and black i...

A collection of twenty-seven 1970s-1980s era leather bound and 22kt gold leaf classic novels. Nineteen by Easton Press, and eight published by Franklin Library. Many feature silk mo...

30 vol. Charles Dickens, Complete Works. Large Paper Edition. Limited Edition, No. 24 out of 100 sets. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. Bound in 3/4 olive green Morocco leather and ...

1 vol. Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. Second Edition. Illustrated throughout. Marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, raised bands. Bound in 3/4 brow...

1 vol. Edgar Allan Poe, The Bells and Other Poems. Edition de Luxe. Limited Edition, limited to 750 numbered copies signed by artist, of which this is No. 171. Illustrated beautifull...

6 vol. Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. With notes by the Rev. H.H. Milman. New edition with index of whole work. Marbled edges, marbled endpap...

Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1878. First Edition. 8vo, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 inches (220 x 146 mm); 605 pp. Profusely illustrated, with a rear folding map in color, which has a 2-inch t...

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

20 vol. Various, Classics. 4 vol. Homer, The Odyssey. Translated into blank verse by William Cullen Bryant and illustrated by John Flaxman. 4 vol. Homer, The Iliad. Translated into...

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. FIRST EDITION, 8th Printing. 8vo, 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches (190 x 130 mm); pp. vi, 305, printed in 11 pt Old Style type on wove paper. Dark blu...

The Most Popular Book of Maritime Adventure of the Eighteenth Century Anson, Lord George and Richard Walter A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXI, I, II, III, IV, By George ...

4th Edition of the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations London: A. Strahan and T. Cade...

8 vol. Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Blysshe Shelley. The text newly collated and revised and edited with a memoir and notes by George Edward Woodberry. ...

Full title: Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Condition of the North American Indians Author: Catlin, George London: The Author at Egyptian Hall Piccadilly, 1842. Secon...

8 vol. Plutarch, Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans. Present Edition, Limited Edition, no. 33 out of 500 copies. Translated by Sir Thomas North. Illustrated frontispiece. Top edg...

8 vol. John Keats, The Poetical Works and Other Writings of John Keats. Hempstead Edition (printed from type now destroyed), Limited Edition signed by John Masefield and Maurice Buxt...

10 vol. Edgar Allan Poe, The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe. Collector's Arnheim Edition, Limited Edition of 300 numbered and signed sets, no. 245/300. With additional material an...

1 vol. Margaret Mitchell, Gone With The Wind. “Set up and electrotyped. Published May 1936.” All edges gilt. Marbled end papers. Raised bands on spine. Bound in full scarlet red Moro...

Sustainable Gastronomy Yoshihiro Narisawa’s manifesto on cuisine in harmony with the natural world Award-winning Japanese chef Yoshihiro Narisawa has turned to his homeland and nature to develop his innovative satoyama cuisine and culinary philosophy. Inspired by the Japanese tradition of foraging for ingredients on the land between mountains and villages, the area of satoyama, and by similar traditional methods for gathering food, Narisawa has created recipes and dining experiences based on the sustainable use of native ingredients. Also using foodstuffs from coastal waters and forests, from seaweed and sea snakes to wild flowers and even soil, the recipes are presented and shown in stunning photographs by world-renowned Brazilian food photographer Sergio Coimbra. But this is more than a book of recipes, it is a new kind of gastronomy book that explores the background of where the ingredients are sourced and also how the chef works with the craftsmen who makes his knives and tableware. This attention to every stage of the supply chain is another aspect of satoyama, and in the course of the journeys Narisawa and Coimbra made the book has also become a visual travel guide to Japan and its history and traditions. In this way it is not just the chef’s creations that are presented, but the food in its full context, including the processes involved, and a culinary perspective that combines tradition with modern ideas. Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies, each signed by Yoshihiro Narisawa and Sergio Coimbra. The Artist: Yoshihiro Narisawa, born in Aichi prefecture in 1969 as the son of a baker of western recipes, moved to Europe at the age of 19 where he trained in France, Switzerland, and Italy, before returning to his homeland. Narisawa opened his first restaurant in Kanagawa in 1996, moving to Tokyo in 2003. After pursuing a connection with French cuisine, Narisawa went on to develop his “Satoyama” style. His restaurant has been listed for many years as one of the World’s 50 Best...

Evelyn, John translator; Fréart, Roland de Chambray A Parallel of Antient Architecture with Modern,; In a Collection of Ten Principal Authors who have Written upon the Five Orders, P...

1 vol. Sir Thomas Malory, The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. First Edition. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Illustrated color frontispiece. Top edges gilt,...

2 vol. John Russel Young, Around the World with General Grant. First Edition. With 800 illustrations. Illustrated portrait frontispiece of Grant with facsimile signature. Marbled edg...

Published in 1858 by E.H. Butler & Co. in Philadelphia, The Poetical Works of Robert Burns is a notable 19th-century American edition edited by Allan Cunningham. Edited by Alla...

Waltham Saint Lawrence: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1931. Illustrations: John Nash. FIRST, LIMITED EDITION. 8vo.; 9 1/2 x 6 in. (242 x 151 mm); 70 pp. 5 wood engravings by John Nas...

An exquisite edition of the Fables with hand-colored illustrations engraved from the original 15th century Verona edition. OFFICINA BODONI / Aesop. (William Caxton, translator) Full title: FABLES OF AESOP Printed from the Veronese Edition of MCCCCLXXIX in Latin Verses and the Italian Version by Accio Zucco. - (And:) The First Three Books of Caxton's Aesop Containing the Fables Illustrated in the Verona Aesopus of MCCCCLXXIX. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1972. LIMITED EDITION. Octavo, 9 7/8 x 6 1/2 in (250 x 165 mm); 2 volume set in slipcase. Vol. 1, pp. 280, with 68 hand-colored woodcuts; Vol. 2, pp. 120. Set in Centaur type and printed on hand-made Magnani paper with goose watermark. Original morocco-backed vellum, with strapwork border and title in gilt, t.e.g., remaining uncut; number 146 of 160 sets; text in Latin, Italian and English. Woodcut illustrations by Anna Bramanti after Liberale da Verona, ALL HAND-COLOURED AFTER A COPY OF THE 1479 EDITION IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM BY THE ATELIER DANIEL JACOMET OF PARIS, list of woodcuts loosely inserted. [Mardersteig, 182]. An exquisite and beautifully-executed edition of Aesop's FABLES, richly illustrated with newly-cut wood engravings after a copy of the 1479 edition in the collection of the British Museum whose woodcuts are attributed to Liberale da Verona (1441–1526). The illustrations are beautifully carved and hand-colored with a rich scale of colors and shadings that remind us of illuminated miniatures...

Colección General de los Trajes que en la actualidad se usan en España: principiada en el año 1801 Madrid: Librarias de Castillo, 1801. First Edition 8vo (12mo?); 6 1/2 4 1/8 inche...

London: T. N. Longman and O. Rees, 1803. Third Edition. 12mo, 6 1/4 x 4 inches (160 x 114 mm); pp. xii + 202. Half-bound in tan calf with raised bands and gilt decorations, black l...

Silva: or, a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's Dominions; As it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon Occa...

Goldsmith, John An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord M.DCCC.XXXII 1832 London: Company of Stationers, 1831. 24mo; 4 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. (107 x 60 mm); pp. 64 + 12 blank sheets front and...

KELMSCOTT PRESS Orbeliani, Sulkhan-Saba. Translated by Oliver Wardrop. The Book of Wisdom and Lies; A book of Traditional Stories From Georgia in Asia Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, ...

A special edition of Isadora Duncan's biography, printed for friends. New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First, Limited Edition. 8vo, 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches (244 x 160 mm); 359 pp....

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1909. FIRST, LIMITED EDITION 4to, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches (268 x 215 mm); xii, 185, (2) pp., plus 75 full-page color illustrations, from works by Mortimer...

One of the forever-classics of world literature interpreted in a highly decorative Art Nouveau style, with color printing, gold frames on every page, and orientalist sepia wood engravings to illustrate the stories. Ovid / Ovide. Lettres d...

One of the rarest English works on moths. Johnson, Theophilus (1836-1919) Illustrations of British Hawk Moths and their Larvae (including the Sesidae); with thirty-six original draw...

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1913. Illustrated by Hugh Thompson. First, Limited Edition. 4to, Deluxe Edition, 12 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (312 x 242 mm); pp. viii + 198 + 2. Twenty-two ...

A precursor of Benjamin Franklin's famous and popular POOR RICHARD's ALMANAC Rider, Cardanus Rider's (1726) British Merlin; Adorned with many delightful Varieties and Useful Veritie...

2 vol. Anon, Holy Bible: for the Use of Families. Illustrated by various artists. With fore edge paintings. Bound in contemporary red Morocco leather with tooling and gilt embellishm...

6 vol. Rev. Morris, A History of British Birds. Illustrated with over sixty hand-colored engravings. Marbled edges. All edges gilt. Raised bands. Bound in full tree calk leather with...

London: Adam & Charles Black, 1906. FIRST EDITION, second printing. 8vo, 8 3/4 x 6 inches (220 x 152 mm), x, 222 pp., plus 100 illustrations, from works by Mortimer Menpes, each pr...

Glanvill, Joseph Plus Ultra; or, The progress and advancement of knowledge since the days of Aristotle. In an account of some of the most remarkable late improvements of practical, u...

A handsome set of twelve tooled and leather bound books. Expert book binders have individually re-bound these carefully selected used books in fine leathers embossed and gold leafed ...

Chaucer, Geoffrey The Workes of our Ancient and Learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, Newly Printed London: Adam Islip, 1602. Second Edition. Folio, 13 x 8 3/4 inches (328 x 223 ...

Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1932. Limited Edition. Small folio, 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in (330 x 235 mm); pp. v +76 + colophon. This in no. 94 of 275 copies printed on B...

full title: Jesus of Nazareth; His life and Teachings; Founded on the Four Gospels, and illustrated by reference to the manner, customs, religious beliefs, and political institutions...

Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin), ed. Georges Monval La Comtesse d'Escarbagnas Paris: Librairie des Bibliophiles, 1895. L. Leloir / Champollion. Limited Edition. 16mo., 7 x4 5/8 (...

23 vol. Robert Browning & Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Poetical Works. Including hand-written notes. Illustrated frontispiece. Marbled edges. Top edges gilt. Raised bands. Bou...

FIRST EDITION / FIRST ISSUE An Edinburgh Eleven; Pencil Portraits from College — "British Weekly" Extras, No. III. London: British Weekly Office, 1889. 12mo, 7 x 4 1/2 inches (178...

Howells, William Dean Venetian Life; With Illustrations from Original Watercolors Boston: Houghton Mifflin, The Riverside Press, 1892. 2 volumes, 8vo 7 x 4 3/4 inches (172 x 120 mm); viii, 279 pp; 287 pp. 18 illustrations from watercolors by Childe Hassam, Ross Turner, F. Hopkinson Smith, and Rhoda Holmes...

Holbein, Hans the Younger (after) Chrétien de Méchel Recueil de XII costumes suisses civils et militaires, hommes et femmes, du seizième siècle. Gravés d'après les dessins originaux ...

2 vol. Walt Whitman, The Complete Poetry and Prose of Walt Whitman. As prepared by him for the Deathbed Edition. With an introduction by Malcolm Cowley. Top edges gilt. Marbled edges...

London / Edinburgh: George Allen / Ballantyne Press, 1902 8vo, 8 x 5 3/4 inches (203 x 145 mm), (4), 68, (1) pp. Printed on handmade Arnold paper with a flower and vine border on eac...

A Dictionary of the English Language; In Which the Words are Deduced From Their Originals and Illustrated In Their Different Significant By Examples From the Best Writers. To Which are Prefixed a History of the Language and an English Grammar London: printed by John Jarvis and sold by John Fielding...

A lovely example of an intimate 19th century memorabilia album illustrating the era's sensibilities for nature and antiquities, and bound in an exquisite blank album with miniature v...

Charles Baudelaire: Souvenirs, Correspondances, Bibliographie, suivie de pièces inédites Paris: René Pincebourde, 1872. First, Limited Edition, EXTRA ILLUSTRATED. Small 8vo 8 12 x...

Rider, Cardanus Rider's British Merlin 1774 + The Court and City Register London: R. and M. Brown / Company of Stationers & J. Jolliffe, G. Woodfall, an...

Paris: Prault, 1768 2 vols, 12mo, 5 3/8 x 3 1/8 inches (136 x 80 mm). Vol. 1: front. title, 2nd frontispiece, iii, 326; Vol. 2: title, 333 pp. Text in Italian. Frontispiece by Godefr...

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1907. 12mo.; 6 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (160 x 122 mm); pp. vii, 323, [6], rubricated title. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe (stamped in gold at the bottom of fro...

3 vol. William Tooke, View of the Russian Empire During the Reign of Catharine the Second and to the Close of the Present Century. With fold-out maps. Marbled endpapers, raised bands...

Beautiful illustrated Edition of this humorous short story in verse with Cruikshank's illustrations including frontispiece. This second edition was issued the same year as the first, with the imprint Alfred Miller...