Presso Tommaso Cuccioni, 1840. Hardcover. Scarce. Undated, c. 1840. Quarter-bound in brown leather with textured tiny clover patterned boards. Raised bands on spine, gilt lettering. Spine is somewhat tanned due to sun/age. Slight rubbing at top of spine, could be repaired by an expert. Foxing to first page, occasional foxing... More
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. SIGNED limited edition, this is copy 39 of 525, signed by the author, James Boyd, and by the illustrator, N.C. Wyeth. Orange cloth cover with illustrated plate shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. More
Howard Lodge No. 35, 1908. Hardcover. Special Masonic Edition of Charles Rann Kennedy's Play - Grand Lodge Room, Masonic Hall; April 5th, 1908 - Limited to only 40 Copies; This being # 7. Bound in full Limp Parchment; gilt ruled / lettered spine; front with gilt Howard Lodge Medallion; leather... More
Charlotta A. Bass, 1960. Hardcover. RARE, no other copies available! The memoirs of Charlotta Bass, the first African American woman to own and operate a newspaper (The California Eagle) in the USA. Red boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Slight reading wear, textblock seperate from boards but... More
London: W.P. for John Young, 1714. Hardcover. Half-leather with marbled boards, cover shows heavy wear and edgewear, loose top board, rubbing and loss. Pages show minor scattered foxing. More
Cassell, 1943-01-01. Hardcover. First Edition. "First Published ... 1943" is stated. - Appears to be signed by Winston S. Churchill on a tipped in strip of paper affixed to half-title page. paper measures approx. 4.5" x 1" ( Signature approx. 3.5" by 0.5") Bound in 3/4 red calf with marbled... More
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO@, 1964-01-01. Hardcover. Early Book Club Edition. *Appears to be signed by Winston S. Churchill near top of the first end paper. Bound in red cloth with gold stamped lettering. Includes Dust Jacket which is in a removable, clear plastic (Brodart) protector. Mild wear, some rubbing and a.... More
Cassell, 1946-01-01. Hardcover. First Edition. "First Published .. 1946" is stated. - Appears to be signed by Winston S. Churchill on a tipped in strip of paper affixed to half-title page. paper measures approx. 4.5" x 1.75" ( Signature approx. 3.5" by 0.25") Bound in 3/4 red calf with marbled... More
The Macaulay Company, 1935. Hardcover. RARE. 1st ed. Signed and inscribed by the author to Barrett C. Kiesling, publicity director for MGM studios. Dust jacket is unclipped- has some chipping along edges, sun fading to spine, but overall is in good condition, clean and vibrant. Now protected by mylar. Slight... More
Paris: Chez Jean Guignard, 1680. Hardcover. Volume 2 of this collection of legal judgements, French language text. Bound in contemporary calf with 6 raised bands and gilt on the spine, shows heavy erosion on the spine and corners, chipping and edgewear. Missing the title page. Pages show are lightly tanned... More
Charles Scribner, 1940-01-01. Hardcover. Early Printing with no Scribner's "A" - *Signed, inscribed and dated by Ernest Hemingway on a small piece of paper which is taped onto the ffep "To Barrett C. Kiesling/ with sincere good wishes / always./ Ernest Hemingway. / Jan 29 1941"- Bound in original cloth... More
Longmans, 1863-01-01. Hardcover. 1st edition, 2-volume set. Ex-library copies with usual markings, from an uncirculating museum research library. Green cloth covers show minor wear. Pages are tanned and clean, colored plates. More
Press of Rufus H. Darby, 1894. Hardcover. RARE. Signed by the author, who was the Door Keeper of Ford's Theater where Lincoln was assassinated. First edition. Brown cloth boards with blind-stamped embellishments, faded gilt title. Some edgewear, some rubbing at corners. A few unidentifiable small age stains, one chip in... More
Peter Jackson, Late Fisher, Son, 1842. Hardcover. 3-volumes-in-1. Half-leather with detached boards and backstrip, show rubbing and edgewear, textblock is square and intact, a good candidate for rebinding. Marbled endpapers. 120 steel line engravings by W.H. Bartlett, William Purser, and Thomas Allom, minor foxing throughout. More
Baltimore: F. Lucas, 1812-01-01. Leather Bound. Later binding, half-leather with marbled boards, shows minor wear. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed. More
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Bro, 1835 - 37. Hardcover. Complete 4 Volume Set + the Volume of plates, in Quarto. All 5 Volume are rebound in matching 1/4 black cloth with gray cloth boards, gold lettering to spines; new end papers are added. - Vols 1 & 2 are 1835;... More
Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1956-01-01. Hardcover. Presumed First Edition. ( With date, "1956" on title page, no other printings are indicated). Signed by Helen Keller on the ffep. ( Signature Only). Bound in original burgundy cloth with gold lettering to spine. Includes the original, unclipped Dust jacket with publisher's price on... More
Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Complete 3 Volume Set. Signed, Limited Edition. Limited to 525 copies, this being # 497. Signed by Rudyard Kipling on the Limitation Page of Volume 1. - Bound in cream paper vellum over boards with red corner tips and red vertical strip to front... More
Paris, Prieur, Delaguette, Didot, 1761. Hardcover. 1761-1774 set in amazing condition for its age. 5 volumes in speckled calf leather with raised bands and elaborate floral gilt detailing on spines. Slight cracking in leather, along spine, some rubbing at edges. Top and bottom of spine of volume IV have chipped... More
Brosson, 1819-01-01. Hardcover. Volume 1 only, missing the title page. Full leather cover shows minor wear and tear, rubbing. Marbled edges and endpapers. Page show minor spotting but are mostly clean. More
John Murray, 1893-01-01. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual markings, from an uncirculating museum research library. Shows minor wear, tanning. More
Lyon: Anisson, Posuel y Rigaud, 1687. Hardcover. This antiquarian Spanish volume is by the Andalusian Jesuit Lorenzo Ortiz. The theme of the work is the five senses and the soul. Full vellum binding with some rubbing and discoloration. Library plate on the front pastedown. Minor tanning, foxing, and holing throughout... More
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette, 1860. Hardcover. 5-volume set, complete. Finely bound in maroon leather with raised bands, gilt decoration, covers show minor wear and rubbing, soiling. Marbled edges and endpapers, bookplate of former owner on the front pastedowns. Pages show minor scattered foxing. Musées d'Italie, Musées d'Espagne, Musées d'Allemagne... More
Librairie Victor Masson, 1854. Hardcover. First edition. 3 volumes in sturdy green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Slight crinkling along edge of all 3 spines. A few very light scuffs to volumes 2 and three. Pages within all three volumes have some light foxing throughout, but this does... More
![Système de la Nature ou Des loix du monde Physique & du monde moral. Nouvelle Edition, augmentée par l'Auteur, & à laquelle on a joint plusieurs pièces des meilleurs Auteurs relatives aux mêmes objets. [2-volumes]. M. Mirabaud, Baron d'Holbach Paul-Henri Thiry.](/pictures/thumb/mon0001722920.JPG?v=1521238547)
A Londres. 1774. Hardcover. An early edition of this important work of radical French philosophy, 2-volumes, complete. Bound in full calf with a mottled/marbled pattern, gilt decoraton and lettering on the spine, black panels, covers show minor wear and tear, chipped title labels. Marbled edges and endpapers. Signature of former... More