London: Printed for J. Murray, 1790. 7 engr illus (incl title). First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. thin 8vo [2]178pp+plts Spine title: Gray's Poems. "A new edition" (title page); contains 13 poems altogether, plus an uncredited biographical sketch, Gray's last will and testament, and "The... More
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1874. B/w Illustrations. The Second Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" The scarce second edition, of which only 500 copies were issued the same year as the first (issued in an edition of 1000), with significant textual alterations which form the basis... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench and Company, 1883. Over 30 b/w Illustrations / Plates (including frontispieces). First Edition Thus. Leather Binding. Small 8vos. A SUPERB SET. 12 volumes complete; bound in 3/4 dark blue calf over matching marbled boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe for the J. L. Hudson Company, gilt-stamped and... More
Los Angeles: Arundel Press, 1992. Lange, Gerald; b/w Decorative Title Page. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vo. [20] pages. Series of 12 poems, inspired by the events in the Persian Gulf War and its aftermath. One of 225 numbered copies (the entire edition; this copy is unnumbered), produced by Philip Bevis... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1892. Engraved Plates. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG in cloth (chip/few nicks to mylar DJ; some int foxing). Sm 4to xiv+217+p lts Illustrated by William Hole. One of 550 numbered copies printed. In protective mylar jacket. More
[Los Angeles]: [Ward Ritchie Press], 1938. First Edition. Wraps. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. A very good copy- in wraps (slight stains/browning to wraps). 12mo 7,[1]pp Upper wrapper title. Huxley's terse and brilliant essay on the pleasures of reading. One of 500 copies (the entire edition), printed by... More
Boston: Crosby, Nichols and Company, 1856. 2 color plates / engr vign. First American Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good in cloth (ext sunning/rubbing; sl int soiling/browning). vi+[2] +260+4+p Notable illustrated biography of the Polish king (1624-96), famous for his many battles against the Turks; "compiled... More
London: J. M. Dent and Co., 1889. Etchings By Herbert Railton. First Edition Thus. Leather Binding. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 2 volumes. Atractively bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards by Ramage, spines with raised bands and gilt floral tooling within compartments framed in gilt, covers... More
Billings, MT: K.H. F. Color Folding Map, b/w Photo. First Edition. Single Sheet. Oversized Folio. This large color topographic map is extremely rare (there are no surviving copies recorded). Measuring 25 x 34.5 inches, it is boldly and vibrantly colorful and eminently suitable for framing. The map dates from or... More
Paris: Garnier Freres ND [ca. 1900?]. 4 color & over 20 b/w illus. 1st ed thus. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG in lthr/boards (sl rub to covers & foredges). small 8vo xxv[1]528pp+pl Text in French. Half-title and bastard title: Les Caracteres de La Bruyere. Includes La..... More
Austin, TX: Cloverleaf Press, 2006. Tipped-in Color Plates. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Special limited edition. Copy #42 of 225 numbered copies signed by Lance Letscher. Nice copy, as issued in publisher's cloth box. The book's front cover is an actual unique original collage by Lance Letscher. More
London: J. Johnson, 1795. First Edition First Issue. Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A UNIQUE INTERLEAVED COPY. This fascinating copy of Lewin's classic study was interleaved about the era of publication, with an additional blank added about every third page. These leaves carry extensive annotations in a.... More
Dayton, Ohio: B. F. Ells, 1840. New Edition. Full Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in full brown period calf, spine with red morocco label and gilt rules (spine tips chipped; front cover essentially detached; text dampstained and foxed). Sabin 40832. Notes: "Entered according to act of... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1914. First Edition, Later Printing. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (small). Slight sunning and fading to spine; slight stains, rubbing and browning to covers (cloth; chiefly to edges); previous owners' ink and pencil names and inscriptions (front free endpaper and blank... More
Mannhemii [Mannheim]: Cura & sumptibus Societatis Literatae, 1779. First Edition Thus. Full Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 12 volumes, complete as issued. Attractively bound in full period brown calf, spines with raised bands, twin green morocco labels, and elaborate gilt floral tooling within gilt-ruled compartments, front and... More
Syracuse, NY: J.G.K. Truair, 1859. Engraved Frontis Portrait. First Edition. hardcover/bds. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very good (general wear to cloth, slight foxing to few leaves). 8vo 444 Scarce first issue (without subsequent pages/letters). See Johnson, IV, 22; also Porter (LC) #848. Porter, Dorothy B., ed. The... More
NP [Geneva, Switzerland?]: NP, 1803. Few Engraved Decorations (title page, Head & tailpieces). First Edition. Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 160pp. Text in French. Historical overview of the Genevan republic by a soi-disant "Citoyen de Geneve" (title page). BMC, volume 16, page 665, column 176. Rare historical... More
London: Trubner and Co., 1863. B/w Illustrations, Map. First English Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xvi + 251pp., plus 24pp. ads (dated August 1882). One folding map at the back. Original dark brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind, yellow coated endpapers. Light wear at the... More
Los Angeles: The Artist, 2003. Original Color Painting By DeLoss McGraw. Original Painting. Original Painting. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Colored ink and gouache original painting / drawings, signed in pencil by the artist, created Spring, 2003 for a future edition. 5 sheets; individual sheet size 5 1/4... More
Seattle: University of Washington Book Store, 1928. Original Linoleum Black Prints. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rare contributor's copy. Original light salmon printed wraps (some wear to edges). This copy is signed many of the contributing artists, including Helen Rhodes, Lee Ackley, Iras howell, Rose... More
London: Printed for J. Brotherton, 1748. Eleventh Edition. Full Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Thick 8vo [6],520,191[1] The best-known work of the Swiss-born and London a dopted miscellaneous writer, originally published in 1691: "now greatly improved, revised and completed to the present time, by Mr. [Solomon] Bolton" (title... More
New York & London: The Paper Tiger, 2001. Limited Edition. Single Sheet. Oversized Folio. 13x19 Giclée prints using archival ink on elegant Somerset paper. Limited Edition: One of 50 printed; this being number 37. In Fine condition. The art deco-like images, created by Nick Gaetano, have graced the covers of... More
Warsaw: Fundacja Polskiej Sztuki Nowoczesnej / Polish Modern Art Foundation, 1989. Color, b/w Illustrations. First Edition. Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Rare catalogue of the Polish exhibition of Soviet dissident art, held in the wake of elections in Poland. Text in Polish and English. Notes: Catalog of... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Nice first edition in original jacket, complete with $2.50 price. Cloth is bright and unfaded; jacket is unfaded with no nicks (a few spots to front endpaper and top edge; slight wear to... More
New York: Frederick Warne, 1889. Illustrated by Paul Frenzeny. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" An attractive, very good copy in the original brown pictorial cloth, stamped in gilt, red, blue, green and black (general light wear; spine a trifle cocked). First American edition of this... More
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