raheb barbara (3 Ergebnisse)

Hard cover. Zustand: Fine. Limited edtion. Line illustrations; Miniature Less than 3" tall; Miniature book; 1 by 11/16 inches; 25x18mm. Bound in maroon faux leather with titles and ruling in gilt to spine and cover board. Presumed in an edition of 300 copies, though this copy lacks colophon or Rehab's printing information. Known to be published by her in 1980, specified as number 183 in Robert C. Bradbury's authoritative bibliography, Twentieth Century United States Miniature Books. Reproduces a 50 mm sized miniature Almanac issued by Hazeltine to publicize Piso's patent remedies. About Fine.

Zustand: Good. Three Volumes in Marbled Slipcase. 64mo. [67, 77, & 65 pp. + 5, 3, 7 pp. of plates] Gilt-Stamped Leather (Blue, Red, Green), Near Fine. Illustrated, mostly color. Bound by Bela Blau; production, typography & design by Norman W. Forgue. Limited Edition: one of 199 copies. (Bradbury, p. 24).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Matthews, F. Schuyler (illustrator). 1st Edition. Raheb, Barbara J. FUN AND GAMES OF CHILDHOOD; illustrations by F. Schuyler Matthews. Agoura Hills, California: Pennyweight Press, 1999. FIRST EDITION; LIMITED EDITION OF WHICH THIS IS NUMBER 1 OF 50 COPIES; DESIGN, HANDCOLORING AND BINDING BY BARBARA J. RAHEB; SIGNED BY RAHEB ON THE COLOPHON. Miniature 1-1/16" x 13/16". Burgundy pyroxylin covered boards with titles and decoration stamped in gilt to front cover and spine, with no evident wear or signs of handling for what is a beautiful copy of the book. Marbled endpapers with a small [pun intended] crease to upper fore edge corner of FFEP. [31] pp. "From an Original Publication by McLoughlin Bros., New York 1898" [title page]; the book contains [12] pp. of text describing how pre-20th century children found diversions and means of entertaining themselves, even without what children today consider to be essential tools for doing so; with hand-colored illustrations throughout depicting the fun and games of childhood from days gone by, including three full page illustrations: Leap Frog, Pease Porridge Hot and Tag, and seven double page illustrations: Pop Goes the Weasel, London Bridge, Blind Man Buff, The Mulberry Bush, Follow the Leader, Soap Bubbles and Forfeit; internally fine except as noted above. The condition of the book is FINE. Only one copy located on OCLC/WorldCat (University of Delaware Library: Hugh M. Morris Library) and that copy is not hand-colored or numbered. RARE; and really quite lovely to boot! Signed by Author(s).