Chapman and Hall, 1889-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set. Ex-library copies with usual markings. Illustrated cloth covers show minor wear to the extremities. Pages are tanned and clean. More
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, 1841-01-01. Leather Bound. 2-volume set. Ex-library copies with usual markings. Volume 1 cover bound in black cloth and shows minor wear and rubbing, rebacked spine, heavily bent top board. Volume 2 cover bound in red buckram and shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages are tanned with minor..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1839. Hardcover. Illustrated by Phiz (H.K. Browne). First edition, bound from parts. 8vo. London: Chapman & Hall. Bound in full blue leather with gilt portrait of Dickens on the top board, gilt signature on the bottom board, rasied bands and gilt decoration on the spine. All..... More
New York: C. P. Gilman, 1913. Hardcover. Volume 4 of The ForeRunner, all issues from 1913. Illustrated brick cloth cover shows minor wear and tear, rubbing. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. Gift inscription in the prelims. Ex-library copy with usual markings. More
Paris: Chez David, 1752. Hardcover. 2-volume set. Bound in full contemporary calf with raised bands and gilt decoration on the spines, covers show some wear and scuffing, erosion at the corners, cracked joints, and erosion at the foot and crown of the spines. Marbled endpapers, edges in red, label on..... More
Chiswick Press, 1812. Hardcover. 2-volume set. 392, 360 pp., 14 & 12 woodcuts. Half-leather covers with marbled boards show minor wear and rubbing. With the armorial bookplates of Arthur Augustus Tilley on the front pastedowns (Tilley was a literary critic, historian, writer, and academic of the University of Cambridge teaching..... More
J.S. Redfield, 1858. Hardcover. First edition. Rare in any condition! Unique tooled brown leather boards with gilt lettering, all edges gilt. Boards have scuffing along edges and have detached from textblock but are still intact, could be repaired or rebound by an expert. Otherwise in good condition for its age..... 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
N. Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Hardcover. First edition, second issue (with imperfect "3"). SIGNED by Hemingway on the title page. His second short story collection. Lacking dust jacket. Title label on the spine chipped and creased, cover with minor wear to the extremities. Embossed name of former owner on..... More
apud Ludouicum du Mesnil, 1620. Hardcover. Rothomagi : apud Ludouicum Du Mesnil. A 400-year old text which has been repaired and rebound at a later date (possibly late 18th century) Full leather cover with raised bands and gilt decoration, gilt-stamped "W.H." on the top board with "Instructionis Sacerdotum" on the..... More
London: George Kearsley, 1806. Hardcover. 2-volume set. Half-leather covers with marbled boards shows minor wear and rubbing, slight loss on the spine ends. Armorial bookplate of former owner on the front pastedowns. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed, textblocks are square, binding is sturdy. Profusely illustrated... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trub, 1890. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual markings, from an uncirculating museum research library. Half-leather in red with raised bands and gilt, cover shows minor wear to the extremities and fading to the spine. Tope edges gilt. Light tanning to the pages. 1st edigion, this copy..... More
Casterman, 1944. Hardcover. 1st collected edition, published in occupied in Belgium. Cover shows moderate to heavy wear and tear, rubbing and edgewear, cracks and loss on the spine. Loose/torn hinges. Pages are tanned and clean, text and pictures are intact and unmarred. More
Paris: Calmann-Levy, 1925. Hardcover. 26-volume set, the complete works of Honore de Balzac, uniformly bound in handsome half-leather with raised bands, gilt decoration, marbled boards, show minor wear. Top edges gilt, deckle. Pages are lightly tanned and clean, text are intact and unmarred. This item may require extra shipping due..... 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
Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1855. Hardcover. An incredible piece of history! Printed by the booksellers to the East India Company. General wear due to age. A few age spots to boards and spine, a few scratches. Splitting at inner hinges, boards are almost detached from textblock but are still..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1894. Hardcover. A book of lovely fairy poetry by Irish writer Jane Barlow, illustrated by Housman. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Yellow cloth cover with extensive gilt decoration shows minor wear. Pages are clean. More
Paris: A. Belin et al, 1821. Hardcover. 10 parts in 5 volumes, rebound. Brown buckram with gilt lettering on the spines, covers show minor wear. Stamps on the title page. Pages show minor foxing, text is intact and unmarred. More
London: R. Royston, 1657. Hardcover. 8vo, [xxx], 718, [2], full half with rebacked spine, raised bands, gilt ruling and decoration, red label with gilt lettering. Boards rubbed with edgewear and erosion, cracked/loose joints, soiling and discoloration. Marbled endpapers, name label on the front pastedown. Engraved portrait frontispiece, vignette on the..... More
London: T. Woodward, et al. 1744. Hardcover. 2-volume set, in folio. v.1: [12], xvi, [4], 984 pp., 7 plates (includes plates 5, 11, 14, 16, 20, 21, and 27). v.2: [10], 1056 pp., [22], 16 plates (includes plates 28, 38, 40, 41, 43, 45, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, 1850. Hardcover. A rare Kelliegram binding, by Kelly & Sons, signed on the rear turn-in. Full red crushed morocco with gilt-decorated frame, rasied bands and gilt panels and lettering to spine, multi-colored morocco inlaid figure of a man holding a snare and a hare on the..... More
Intrepid Trips Information Servi, 1974-1981. Paperback. Includes 2 copies of issue 1, the first printing and the 1977 reprint, as well as issues 2-6, and the book #7 published by Penguin in 2003. Issue 1 is signed by Kesey on the first page. The reprint of issue 1 is signed..... More
Putnam, 1957-01-01. Hardcover. Dust jacket shows moderate wear and tear, chipping and rubbing, soiling. Pages are clean. The correct 1957 first printing [Bill McBride's Reference] in a first issue dust jacket with the letter "G" (for Gidget) above the 2.75 publisher's price on the dj flap. Inscribed and signed by..... 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
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