Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Philip Reed (7 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: vg-. Philip Reed (illustrator). 148pp; contents clean; color illustrations; 4.75" x 6.75" tall; lightly soiled color il'd paper over boards; red linen back strip with gilt lettering on spine; corners bumped with boards showing. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Philip Reed (illustrator). First Thus. Original quarter red cloth over illustrated boards. A beautiful small press issue of the Dickens classic printed in Saint Joseph, Michigan, with Reed's superb color illustrations. A fine, unmarked copy in the original archival Mylar dust jacket. Extremely scarce small run.

Illustrated by Philip Reed. 148 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Inscribed: " To Maude Hawks / A Merry Xmas / Francis Neilson'. Half red cloth, paper spine label, decorated boards. Spine slightly faded, else Fine Illustrated by Philip Reed. 148 pp. 1 vols. 12mo.

Small Octavo. First Reed edition. 148pp., illustrated in color by Philip Reed. Bound in a Kelligram style full red morocco ruled in gilt with corner gilt holly leaves, central illustration of Bob Cratchit in a dancing pose in colors of black, green and beige, top edge gilt, light wear to spine ends, lacks one of the three front free endpapers. A very nice copy of this scarce binding.

4 1/2 x 7. 148 pages with color woodcut vignettes. Finely bound by J[ean] Lariviere at the Monastery Hill Bindery in full red crushed levant, green morocco onlays, upper cover gilt-lettered, central vellum circular onlays blind-stamped and decorated in wash recreating Reed's illustrations of Fan and young Scrooge (p. 48), and Bob Crachit carrying Tiny Tim (p. 81), turn-ins gilt, green watered silk endpapers, all edges gilt. Fine in fleece-lined red cloth tray case. A charming book and binding. This was the first book, in 1940, from the Monastery Hill hand press. Its typography and colored woodcuts by Philip Reed won critical acclaim. It is here reprinted to celebrate the revival of the press. The Canadian binder Jean Lariviere learned his craft from Louis-Philippe Beaudoin, an important figure in the history of bookbinding in Quebec. A fellow student was Pierre Ouvrard. The two worked together until a fire in Ouvard's shop. In 1974 Lariviere moved to Chicago and worked for the Art Bookbinders of Chicago. In 1977 he started his own business, Studio Lariviere, which he later sold to The Monastery Hill Bindery, where he continued to work until his retirement. There is a collection of Lariviere's fine bindings in the National Library of Canada.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1 vol., 6-15/16" x 5", illustrated by Philip Reed, bound in full red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled and paneled in gilt, front cover with multi-color morocco only of a dancing Mr. Fezziwig, top edge gilt, others uncut, hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright, VERY GOOD.

MONASTERY HILL PRESS (illustrator). Illustrated by Philip Reed. Chicago: Printed.[by John B. Reed and Philip Reed at] the Monastery Hill Press for Holiday House, New York, [1940]. First edition illustrated by Philip Reed. Small octavo (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches; 170 x 121 mm). [xii], 148. Numerous colored illustrations. Beautifully bound in full red morocco, boards decoratively ruled in gilt with two double-fillet borders and with gilt holly leaves as corner devices. Front board with leather inlay of Mr. Fezziwig dancing in tan, green, brown, and black morocco. Spine tooled and lettered in gilt in compartments. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Partially unopened. A beautiful, fine copy. HBS 67936. $1,500.