50 Books for the Holidays
In honor of the approaching holidays and the close of this accursed year, we offer here a list of 50 books, perfect for giving.
God Help Us!
30 books and leaves inspired by the Abrahamic religions. You will also find some interesting bindings, illuminated manuscripts, and a healthy dose of far-out mysticism.
25 Recent Acquisitions
Poets, Pirates, and Printmakers: Fine Books, Prints, and Original Artworks from a Private Collection
40 Works on California and the West
Books, manuscripts, prints, original art and ephemera from the frontier.
28 Autographs & Manuscripts
An unusual assembly of manuscripts, typescripts, and photographs for unusual times.
16 Works of ABCs and Children's Literature
From alphabets in many forms to early guides to logic, elocution, and letter-writing.
Short List 18: 30 Children's Books
A selection of literature and illustration for all ages.
Short List 17: 43 Books of Fables
Four centuries of fable books, arranged chronologically.
17 Works of Book Collecting and Bibliography
A celebration of bibliomania, featuring catalogues of famous collections, books owned by significant women book collectors Frances Currer and Annie Burr Jennings, as well as fine selection of works by godfather-to-us-all Dibdin.
20 Books on Design
From Art Deco to American kitsch, midcentury wallpapers to ancient tile patterns, everything is extensively illustrated.
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional
selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval
times through the twentieth century.
The William Blake Gallery
We are the home of the William Blake Gallery, the first gallery dedicated exclusively to Blake and the largest collection in the world of works by and about Blake available to collectors.
For information on past and future exhibitions, please visit The William Blake Gallery website. Our current inventory can be searched here.
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