William Blackwood and Sons, 1857-01-01. Hardcover. Half-leather cover with gilt and marbling, shows minor wear and rubbing. Marbled endpapers. Pages are shaken and tanned. More
Richard Bentley, 1850-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set. Half-leather covers with marbled boards, raised bands and gilt decoration on the spines, covers show minor wear and rubbing, soiling, residue from removed label on the front boards of each volume. Marbled edges and endpapers. Bookplate of former owner on the front pastedowns, rubbing..... More
Gedrukt voor den Autheur, 1751. Hardcover. 2-volume set. The Hague: 1750 & 1751. Dutch language. Uniformly rebound in cloth, covers show minor wear, slight foxing to the title labels on the spines. Pages show minor foxing throughout. First editions. Missing 1/3 of a folding plate in part 2. Signed by..... More
C. Hitch, 1754. Hardcover. Full leather binding, interesting blind stamp at edge along spine. Eighth Edition. Owner from 1756 wrote name on ffep. Raised bands on spine. Splitting is beginning at edges of backstrip but backstrip is fully intact. Pastedowns have some kind of red wax or book repair adhesive..... More
London: Richard Phillips, 1805. Hardcover. Volume 4 only. Finely bound in half-leather, rasied bands and gilt on the spine, marbled boards, cover shows minor wear and rubbing, edgewear. Marbled endpapers. Pages are tanned and clean. More
Zig-Zag, 1954. Paperback. Cover shows minor to moderate wear and tear, chipping and rubbing, fading and loss on the spine. Presentation copy inscribed and signed by Coke (Chilean journalist and cartoonist, Jorge Délano Frederick) to Barrett C. Kiesling, a Hollywood publicist who worked for MGM Studios and later Disney. Pages..... More
Bernard Grasset, 1922. Hardcover. French. Beautiful binding. Leather spine with gilt lettering and raised bands. Unique pink marbled boards. Bookplate from famous opera singer Emma Eames on inside front pastedown! Marbled endpapers. Pages somewhat tanned but clean. Light edgewear. Pages/boards very clean, binding tight. 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
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
William Heinemann, London, 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Ex-library copies with usual markings, from an uncirculating museum research library. Illustrated green cloth covers with gilt show minor wear and rubbing, fading and bumped corners. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing. More
Bruxelles: Louis Hauman et C, 1830. Hardcover. All 3 volumes bound together in one, cover shows moderate wear and tear, crack joints and rubbing. Minor writing on the ffep, pages show minor scattered foxing. More
The Macmillan Co, 1905-01-01. Hardcover. First edition, with frontis and plates. Illustrated cloth cover shows minor wear and rubbing. A few plates detached, one torn through and missing a large portion. Contemporary gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Pages are mostly clean, text intact and unmarred... More
The Viking Press, 1932-01-01. Hardcover. Black cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear and rubbing. Illustrated endpapers. Pages are lightly tanned and clean. Signed by the princess on the half-title page. More
Longman, 1833-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set, the second edition. Half-leather with marbled boards, panels and gilt decoration on the spine, cover shows rubbing and tanning, cracked joints and minor loss to the backstrips. Marbled edges and endpapers. Bookplates on the verso of both front free endpapers, stamp on the title pages..... More
Edward Moxon, Dover Street, 1836-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set, quarter leather cover with raised bands on the spine shows minor rubbing and fading. Marbled endpapers rubbed. Minor writing in the prelims of both volumes. Pages are mostly clean, text is intact with minor checkmarks in the margins. More
London : Printed for J. Wright, 1801-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set. Full contemporary calf with cracks in the joints and some loss on the backstrips. Bookplates of former owners on the front endpapers (Sir Beaumont Joseph Dixie, 6th Baronet of Dixie and Bernardine Murphy, who was an oil tycoon heiress and..... More
N.Y./London: William Phillips, 1802. Hardcover. Bound in plain hardcover boards with label on the spine, cover shows wear and rubbing to the corners, chipped joints, minor loss on the spine. Name of former owner on the title page. Pages with minor soiling and foxing. More
Jacobi Tonson & Johannis Watts, 1723-1729. Hardcover. 5-volume set. Full calf binding with raised bands and gilt decoration. Cover show rubbing and edgwear, cracked joints. Marbled endpapers, armorial bookplate of former owner on the front pastedowns. Lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing. More
London:Jacob Tonson & John Watts, 1724. Hardcover. 4to, 468, [60] pp. Quarter leather binding with raised bands, marbled boards, minor wear to the extremities. Marbled edges and endpapers, label on the front pastedown, pages clean. More
R.M. De Witt, 1858-01-01. Hardcover. Red cloth cover with decoration in blind and gilt designed by master engraver John Feely, shows minor wear and rubbing, soiling and loss. Gift inscription and name of former owner in the prelims. Pages show minor scattered foxing. More
Fleming H. Revell Co., 1953-01-01. Hardcover. Presumed First Edition. ( With date, "1953" on copyright page, no other printings are indicated). - Presentation Copy. Signed and inscribed by Author, Dale Evans Rogers & Roy Rogers on the ffep. " To Barrett Kiesling -/ with best wishes / .... / Sincerely..... More
Brentano's, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set. Half-leather covers in blue with raised bands and gilt, shows minor wear and tear, rubbing and soiling, tanning. Pages are tanned and clean. More
Madrid: Maria de Quinones, 1662. Hardcover. Frontispiece engraving of Saint Teresa inserted later but torn. The 3rd edition, contains the 636 original pages, table of 65 letters, letters between Diego and Palafox, and table of notable books. Bound in full contemporary vellum showing wear, rubbing, soiling and discoloration, handwritten title..... More
Barcelona: Casa Martin Gelabert, 1700. Hardcover. First published in 1671, this work contains 65 of Saint Teresa's letters (of 342 extant letters and 87 fragments of others), along with 19 speeches and advice. Bound in full vellum with handwritten title on the spine, shows minor wear and discoloration, later paper..... More
Harper, 1874-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set, 2nd edition. Ex-library copies with usual markings, from an uncirculating museum research library. Green cloth covers with gilt decoration shows minor wear. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing in the prelims. More