London: S. and E. Harding, 1795-01-01. Unknown Binding. Full leather in red with gilt, cover shows minor wear and edgewear, rubbing. All edges gilt. Pages show minor scattered foxing. More
London: Henry Herringman, 1668. Hardcover. Folio (11 x 7 1/4 in). Half-leather, marbled boards, shows minor rubbing. Pages clean with minor annotation. Label of former owner on the front pastedown. Engraved frontispiece, woodcut headpieces and initials, section-titles. Lacks page 143-148 of the final section. Works are numbered distinctly with seperate..... More
The Neale Publishing Co., 1909. Hardcover. 12-volume set, complete. SIGNED by Bierce in the prelims of volume 1, for a Mr. C. E. McLellan. This is set #12 of 250. Uniformly bound in luxury morocco with decoration in blind and gilt, covers with minor fading to the spines, rubbing. All..... More
Lippincott, Gambo & Co, 1854-01-01. Hardcover. Full leather cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Pages show minor scattered foxing. 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
New-York: George H. Colton, 1845. Hardcover. Ex-library copy with usual markings. All issues of volume 2 bound together without wraps, including the first printing of Poe's "Eulalie" in the July issue, an essay by Poe on American Drama in the August issue, and "The Facts of M. Valdemar's Case" in..... 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
Zaragoza: Blas Miedes, 1786. Hardcover. Tract disputing the ideas of the Italian clerics and historians, Girolamo Tiraboschi and Saverio Bettinelli, who attributed any decline in Italian literature to corruption by Spanish influences. An early piece of Spanish literary criticism. Bound in full calf with wear and soiling, rubbing and loss..... More
1721-12-31. Hardcover. Volume 1 only, printed in the year 1722. Full leather cover with raised bands and gilt decoration shows minor wear and rubbing, bumped corners and cracked joints, a plastic dust jacket is protecting it. Signature of former owner on the front free endpaper and title page. Pages are..... More
London: John Murray, 1823-26. Hardcover. A beautiful set of 13 volumes, uniformly bound. Slight loss at the crown of volume 4, otherwise volumes all in Fine condition with minor rubbing and slight cracks to the spines, joints starting, discoloration. Bound in full navy-brushed calf with gilt ruling and dentelles, rasied..... More
A. Strahan, for T. Cadell, Jun. 1802-01-01. Unknown Binding. Half-morocco in green with marbled boards, raised bands and gilt decorations in panels on the spine, cover shows minor wear and rubbing. Marbled edges and endpapers. Pages are clean with a few spots of minor foxing. 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
London: Richard Bentley, 1866. 1866-01-01. Hardcover. New edition, 1867. Finely bound in full leather with gilt ruling on the boards, raised bands and gilt decoration on the spine, cover shows minor wear. Marbled edges and endpapers. Minor foxing in the prelims, pages are clean. More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. Hardcover. Green cloth cover with decoration in blind to the boards, gilt to the spine, cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, loss on the spine. Loose/torn hinges. Pages are lightly tanned with minor scattered foxing, 1 page detached in the center of..... 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
Manuel Antonio Valdés y Munguía, 1795. Hardcover. Bound in full red- and green-dyed Spanish calf binding with gilt decorations, cover shows moderate wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing. Red edges, marbled endpapers, lacking back free endpaper. Pages are mostly clean but there is some minor holing due to biopredation... More
CARREFOUR. 1941-01-01. Paperback. Volume two of correspondence. Original wrapper shows minor tanning and rubbing. Pages clean. Signed by Henry Miller on the first page, Hollywood, Cal., 6/18/41. More
Rogers & Company, Inc, 1929-01-01. Hardcover. Cover shows moderate wear and tear, edgewear and fading, tape on the spine. Pages are clean. Signed in the prelims and throughout by illustrators and writers from the club, including Harrison Cady (Peter Rabbit), Charles Hanson Towne (poet & editor), E.A. Wilson, Herb Roth..... More
R. W. Ziegler & Co., 1876-01-01. Hardcover. Blue cloth cover with decoration in black and gilt, cover shows minor wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, some tape on the bottom joint at the crown. Profusely illustrated, pages are lightly tanned and clean. More
Joseph Clayton, 1851. Hardcover. Half-leather cover with red cloth, cover shows minor wear. Signatures of former owner in the prelims. Profusely illustrated, pages are tanned and mostly 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
London; Published By T. Gillet F, 1797-01-01. Hardcover. Volume 1 only, bound in full calf with compartments in gilt on the spine, shows minor rubbing. Bookplate of former owner on the front pastedown, signature of former owner on the title page and on a blank prelim. Undated, published by Longman..... More
J. Johnson Et Al, 1803-01-01. Hardcover. 24-volume set, complete. Calf covers show minor wear and rubbing, all volumes uniformly rebacked in buckram with modern title labels. Contemporary signature of the former owner in the prelims of most volumes. Pages show minor scattered foxing. More
London: Printed for R. Francklin, 1749. Hardcover. First English edition. (Assumed) original brown leather binding with red Morracan leather label on spine, red sprinkled textblock. Folded frontispiece intact, only minor faint foxing at edges of frontispiece and title page. Raised bands and gilt embellishements on spine, still looks good on..... More