Dodd Mead, 1906-01-01. Hardcover. Brown cloth with paper pictorial labels on cover and spine. African American, seated, with a cane on front cover. A nice photograph. There are many fine old photographs throughout the book of other African Americans. top page edges gilted. mild wear to cover edges. former Howard..... More
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
Bruxelles et Liege: Riga, 1839. Hardcover. 3-volumes only. Rebound in half-leather with marbled boards with raised bands and gilt lettering, covers show minor wear. Pages show minor scattered foxing/soiling, text and pictures are intact and unmarred. More
Hamburgi: Bibliopolio Frobeniano, 1906. Hardcover. 2-volumes-in-1. Rebound in black leather with red title label and raised bands on the spine, gilt ruling and lettering. Cover shows minor wear. Woodcut illustration of man planting a tree with the motto "Posteritati" on the title page, woodcut initials and headpieces at the chapter..... More
Philadelphia: William Duane, 1809. Hardcover. Half-leather cover with marbled boards, shows moderate wear and ear, edgewear and rubbing, missing the backstrip. Marbled edges and endpapers. Pages are tanned with minor scattered foxing and tidemarks. More
Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, 1818. Hardcover. Half-leather cover with marbled boards, shows moderate wear and tear, rubbing and edgewear, missing the backstrip, cracked joints. Marbled edges and endpapers. Name of former owner in the prelims. Pages are tanned with minor scattered foxing. More
Philadelphia: William Duane, 1817. Hardcover. Half-leather bottom board with marbling is detached, replaced top board, missing the backstrip. Marbled edges and rear endpaper. Pages are tanned with minor scattered foxing. A good candidate for rebinding. More
Tinsley Brothers, 1869-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set, complete. Half-red leather covers with marbled boards and gilt decoration, covers show minor wear and tear, rubbing. Bookplate of former owner in the prelims. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing and a bit of underlining. More
London: Robert Jennings, 1826. 1826-01-01. Hardcover. Full calf with decoration in gilt and blind, raised bands, top board is detached, major erosion on the spine, some discoloration and rubbing. Marbled endpapers, bookplate of former owner on the front pastedown, contemporary signatures in the prelims. Pages and plates are lightly tanned..... More
Paris: Brunot-Labbe. Hardcover. Full leather cover with gilt decoration shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing. Marbled edges and endpapers. Pages show minor scattered foxing, text and pictures are intact and unmarred. Undated edition. More
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1904-01-01. Hardcover. Half-leather cover with raised bands and gilt, marbled boards, shows minor wear and fading, rubbing. Top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Pages are clean, text and pictures are intact and unmarred. More
[The China Publishing Company], 1937-01-01. Hardcover. Seventh Impression of Edition Deluxe, Sept 1938. - Signed by Madame Chiang Kai-shek on a Presentation Page ( with her red 4 character seal mark beneath signature). - Bound in original red silk, gold lettering to front; floral print to spine; bound with purple..... 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
Published By James P. Parke, No. 1808-01-01. Hardcover. Volume 1 only, scarce 1st American edition of English abolitionist Thomas Clarkson's book about the progress in abolishing the slave trade, published only a year after the passage of the Slave Trade Act in 1807. Bound in full polished calf, cover shows..... More
Paris: Emery, Saugrain, Martin, 1722. Hardcover. Full leather cover with raised bands on the spine, cover shows moderate wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, erosion on the corners and spine. Marbled endpapers with library label on the front pastedown. Inscription in the prelims. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered..... More
Anderson & Archer, 1866-01-01. Hardcover. Bound in full green leather with decoration in gilt, raised bands on the spine, gilt dentelle turn-ins. Cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and cracked joints, discoloration. All edges gilt. Pages are lightly tanned and mostly clean. More
Dresde: George Conrad Walther, 1755. Hardcover. Marbled boards with leather backstrip, gilt ruling and lettering on the spine, cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing. Pages show minor scattered foxing, text is intact and unmarred. More
Faulder, 1810-01-01. Hardcover. 2-volume set. Full leather covers show heavy wear and rubbing, cracking and erosion, missing the top board and backstrip of volume 1. Signatures of former owner on the title pages, pages are clean, fold-out maps are in great condition. More
London: J. Davis, 1814. Hardcover. 2-volume set; the work of the ancient Greek historian from between 60 and 30 BCE. Upholstery cloth covers show minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, soiling. Pages with minor scattered foxing. Translated by G. Booth, published in 1814. More
Printed for A. Strahan, and T. C, 1796. Hardcover. First edition. Volume I only! Front board has detached, could be repaired by an expert. Otherwise in good condition! Bound in full tree calf with gilt border, 6 raised bands on spine, gilt-tooled floral motifs. Some bumping to corners, a few..... More
Susan B. Anthony, 1902. Hardcover. 4-volume set. Volumes 1-3 are uniform and published in 1887 while volume 4 has a different cover and was published in 1902 with the subtitle "1883-1900." Ex-library copies with usual markings in library bindings. Covers show minor to heavy wear and rubbing, the top board..... More
Paris: Chez Pichard, 1825. Hardcover. 2-volume set, French language. Bound in half-leather with marbled boards, raised bands and green title labels, gilt decoration. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Ex-library copy with remnants of removed labels on the front boards and endpapers. Pages are foxed, text is intact and unmarred..... More
Brie-Comte-Robert: E. Thomas, 1902. Hardcover. 8vo., two folding maps, text in francais, limited edition, finely bound in contemporary full calfskin, heavily tooled in gilt, all edges gilt, five raised bands, marbled endpapers, FINE copy, clean internally, brilliant externally. More
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1918. Hardcover. Scarce. Dust jacket with moderate to heavy chipping and rubbing, has been repaired and reinforced on the edges and creases, is tanned. Cover shows minor wear and rubbing to the corners. Name stamp of former owner on the title page. Pages are tanned and clean..... More
Quartermaster General, (Burk & M, 1887-01-01. Hardcover. 1887. Copyright page states: "Copyright, 1888 by Brig. Gen. S. B. Holabird..." - Recased in brown cloth and retaining the original brown pebbled cloth to front and rear boards; gold lettering to front and spine; new end papers added. - Book is approx..... More