Alfred A. Knopf, 1934-01-01. Hardcover. Seventh Printing. July, 1934. Presentation Copy. Signed, inscribed and dated by Author in pen on the ffep. " For Barrett C Kiesling | with all good | wishes | Dashiell Hammett | Hollywood | Nov. 5, 1934" . ( Barrett C. Kiesling was Publicity Director... More
John Churchill, 1835-01-01. Hardcover. Signed by the author, John Green Crosse, on the title page, with contemporary inscription. Crosse was a well-known English surgeon. Cover shows moderate to heavy wear and tear, rubbing and soiling. Portion of inscription cut out on the title page. Pages and plates are tanned with... More
Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1865. Hardcover. Quarter leather with raised bands, cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Marbled endpapers. Pages are mostly clean with some minor tidemarks, fold-outs show minor tears. More
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Gr, 1830. Hardcover. Ex-library copy in a library binding, small stamps throughout. Cover shows minor wear. Pages are lightly tanned and mostly clean. 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
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
Reilly & Lee, 1963-01-01. Hardcover. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by both authors on the half-title page. Illustrated cloth cover shows minor wearg. Dust Jacket is in a removable, clear plastic (Brodart) protector, is near pristine. Minor foxing/soiling on the edges. Name stamp of former owner on the copyright page... 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
London: Smith, Elder, & Co. 1900. Hardcover. 7-volume set, complete. Uniformly bound in half leather with raised bands and gilt on the spines, covers show minor wear and rubbing, fading on the spine. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Pages are clean. 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
A. Maloine, 1908-1912. Hardcover. Rare! SIGNED (on blank pages after title) first editions of all three volumes. Quarter-bound in brown leather with pretty gilt lettering and flowers on spines. Spines are rubbed along top and bottom but otherwise look very pretty on a shelf. First standard of vol. 1 loose... 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
New York: Charles Scribner's Son, 1935. Hardcover. First edition, first state, with Scribner's colophon and "A" on the copyright page, pages 349-52 uncancelled. No dust jacket. Cloth cover with gilt lettering on the spine shows minor wear and fading. Bookseller's label on the front free endpaper. Pages are lightly tanned... 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
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
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
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
WM. H. Allen & Co. 1852. Hardcover. An incredible piece of history! Published by the booksellers to the East-India Company, contains directions for sailing to and from the East Indies. Boards have separated from textblock, but are held in place by booktape on the inner front hinge. Heavy age staining... 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
Chez Edouard Kelmarneck, 1751. Hardcover. Bound in thin boards covered in marbled paper which so some rubbing, typed label on the spine says "JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU". Tender hinges. Minor bookseller's writing on the front pastedown, handwritten author name added to the title page. Engraved frontispiece. Pages lightly tanned and clean... More
Paris: Bureaux du Progres Medica, 1886-90. Hardcover. 9-volume set, complete. Quarter leather covers with marbled boards, raised bands and gilt lettering on the spines. Covers show some wear and tear, boards of volume 3 detached, major erosion at the crown of the backstrip of volume 5. Marbled endpapers. Pages are... 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: 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