Georg W. Mentz, 1832-01-01. Hardcover. Bound in full contemporary calf, plain boards with 2 leather and metal clasps, one of which is partially missing. Signatures of former owner on the verso of the front free endpaper, marbled endpapers. Pages show moderate foxing and tidemarks. Text complete and unmarred. More
Lyon: Chez Boissat & Remeus, 1666. Hardcover. Bound in full calf with 5 raised bands and gilt decoration, missing a portion of the title label. Boards are bowed and show rubbing and bumps, some erosion on the backstrip. Minor ink mark on the title page, some tanning and minor foxing... More
Ayer Co Pub, 1926-06-01. Hardcover. Early Printing. Signed and inscribed by Author on the ffep. "To/ Barrett C. Kiesling-/ with his sincerest / good wishes/ John Barrymore" - Also includes a typed letter signed by Author. - Letter is 7 lines long and states "Universal Studio / Sept. 22nd" and... More
The Reilly & Lee Company, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Dust Jacket is in a removable, clear plastic (Brodart) protector, shows minor wear and tear, fading. Pages are clean, text and pictures are intact and unmarred. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Dick Martin on the front pastedown. More
Pynson Printers, 1927-01-01. Hardcover. Copy #197, signed by Rockwell Kent. Half-leather cover with marbled boards shows minor wear and discoloration on the spine. Pages are clean, text and pictures are intact and unmarred. In original plain slipcase which shows minor shelfwear and tanning. 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
Carlisle for Thomas and Andrews, 1803. Hardcover. Printed at Boston, by D. Carlisle, for Thomas and Andrews. 2-volume set, bound in full calf. Covers shows moderate wear and rubbing, erosion on the corners, cracked joints, the bottom board of volume 2 is detached. Contemporary signature of former owner on the... More
London: T. Egerton, 1811. Hardcover. Orders issued in Spain and Portugal by Lord Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington between January 2nd to December 29th 1810, being Volume II. 1st Edition 1811 Published in London. 263pp., detailed index. Foxing and minor pencil marks, nicely bound in full leather, tooled with raised... More
Genevae: Sumptibus Petri Chouet, 1651. Hardcover. 3-volume set, bound into two volumes. Vellum binding is sturdy and shows minor wear and tanning, soiling, handwritten titles on the spines show minor rubbing. Ex-library copy with labels and stamps on the front pastedowns. Parts 1 & 2 in the first volume, part... More
Crevot, 1820-01-01. Paperback. Hardcover binding with marbled boards, edges, and endpapers, leather backstrip with gilt lettering and ruling, blindstamped floral decorations. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages show minor scattered foxing, text is intact and unmarred. More
Paris: Chez J.-B. Bailliere, 1846. Hardcover. 3-volume set, complete. Bound in quarter red leather with raised bands on the spines, marbled boards, show minor wear. Bookplate of Dr. Joseph W. Courtney (medical doctor and author who wrote about Patin in the early 20th century) on the front pastedown of each... More
International Copyright Bureau, 1919. Hardcover. Exceptionally rare copy, not the first edition, but the first edition including photographs from the lost film based on it. In excellent condition for a century of age, the cover shows minor wear and soiling, bumped edges. Former owner's bookplate on the front pastedown, minor... 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
The Macmillan Co. 1903-01-01. Hardcover. First edition, 2nd printing, July 1903. Decorative green cloth cover with gilt lettering shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages are tanned and clean, text and pictures are intact and unmarred. 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
Doubleday, 1962-01-01. Hardcover. First Edition is Stated. Signed, Inscribed Association Copy. Inscribed on the half-title by Joan Crawford, " To Lill/ and Barrett / with devotion/ Joan" There is also a 3 paragraph typed letter from Joan Crawford on her stationary dated, "June 26, 1962" also hand signed. The Co-Author... More
D. Appleton and Company, 1881. Hardcover. First edition. Two volumes in beautiful condition. Very rare full Moroccan leather binding on both volumes. Elaborate stamped design on boards, raised bands on spine, vibrant gilt lettering and dentelles. Light shelf wear along edges of boards. Light rubbing to raised bands on spine... More
Lisbon : by Regia Officina Typog, 1777 - 1788. Hardcover. Complete 24 Volume Set. Mixed dates ranging from 1777 - 1788. Vols Average 500pp. Includes 3 Portraits, 4 folding maps and 1 line drawing. Vol. 1 part 1 has 1 Port. Frontis.; 1 other portrait and 1 folding map; Vol... More
Various, 1763-70. Hardcover. Vellum with handwritten "VARIAS COMEDIAS" on spine, worn hook ties, moderate wear and erosion. Writing on first page, contemporary Spanish. Foxing throughout, some tears. Cañizares: No hay con la patria venganza, y Themistocles en Persia; Valencia, en la Imprenta de la Viuda de Joseph de Orga, 1764... More
Paris: Saugrain, Coignard, 1734. Hardcover. 2-volumes. Full leather covers with gilt decoration on the spines, covers show minor wear and rubbing. Pages are mostly clean. Lafitau was a French Jesuit missionary, ethnologist, and naturalist who worked in Canada. In "Histoire des découvertes et conquestes des Portugais dans le Nouveau Monde,"... More
D. Appleton & Co. 1869. Hardcover. First American edition, 1869. Re-bound in library binding, leather spine with green cloth boards, white-out label on spine. Splitting along hinges, back board is loose. Old Pomona College Library bookplate on front pastedown, "withdrawn" stamps on spine. On the very last page someone wrote... More
Scribner, Armstrong & Company, 1874-01-01. Hardcover. Scarce first American edition. Gilt decorated pictorial binding in terra cota cloth, cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, loss at the foot of the spine. Loose/torn hinges, pages shaken. Sticker of a little man affixed to the recto of the frontispiece... 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
The Reilly & Lee Co, 1908-01-01. Hardcover. Original light blue cloth covers, pictorial pastedown with gold metallic ink on front cover. Second state binding without "Co" at bottom of spine, ad page includes "The Emerald City of Oz". Cover shows minor wear and rubbing, soiling and edgewear, "OZ-4" written at... More