A. Haude & I.C. Speneri, 1756. First Edition. Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Bound in full brown period calf, spine with raised bands and gilt floral tooling, marbled edges and endpapers (some rubbing, wear to joints, front cover detached but present, lacking spine label, ink name). 'Stratagems..... More
Harper & Brothers, 1847. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 2 volumes complete. Fair set of the first American edition in original cloth (ex-library marks; most of spine of Vol. 1 lacking; volumee 2 spine chipped; boards rubbed; ink name). BAL # 16346, state 'B' (no printer's..... More
Dodd, Mead and Company, January 1970. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author on front end paper, to author and noted children's literacy expert Sam Sebesta: 'For Sam Sebesta-- with best wishes, Ellen Pugh. 22 March 1978'. In Good condition with some staining to boards, spine is tight and pages are..... More
NP ND [1939-40?], 0000. First Edition. Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG in leather (sl soiling/rubbing to covers). Tall 8vo [67] lvs Upper cover title: D.G.R.: 9 October 1939. Memorial volume for the wife of Professor C .H. Reilly, the noted English architect (1874-1948), consisting of typed..... More
D. Appleton, 1880. First Thus. Leather. Beatifully bound in 3/4 period brown polished calf over marbled boards, spine with an unusual inverted tombstone label in gilt-stamped blue morocco, spine tooled in gilt at head and foot (minor rubbing). Complete in one volume. PROVENANCE: 1) Ink signature of E.H. Terrell, 1889;..... More
NP [Imprimerie Hofer], 1989. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (tall thin). 48 + [9]pp. Text in French (3 texts in English only). About FineCompilation of essays and letters put together for the occasion of the noted French economist's 70th birthday (November 15, 1989); notable..... More
W.S. Fortey, Printer, 1890. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall (oblong). Green wrapper. 80 inch folding panorama colour drawing of the Lord's Mayor's procession, unfolding to 45 x 57 cm. The same picture was issued in several different years. With drawing of an elephant on..... More
Harper, January 1850. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Good in period brown leather (binding; upper hinge loose and nearkly detached). 'Complete in one volume' (title page); uncredited introductory biography of the author, plus additional material ('Questions for the examination of students') by John Frost. See Howes..... More
Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This was editor Elliott Roosevelt's own copy (FDR's son), in a full blue morocco presentation binding, spine with raised bands and compartments bordered with twin gilt rules, covers bordered with twin rules in gilt, top..... More
Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1929. Hardcover. Signed by author on half title page. A Fair copy of the abridged edition of Sandburg's first Lincoln biography (originally two volumes). Book has edgewear, bumped corners, damp stains on covers, sunning to spine & covers, smudges & stains on covers & edges of..... More
Justus Perthes, 1894. First Edition. Unknown. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Slight wear and soiling to spine and coveras; a few pages creased, else a Good copy. 59pp.+plates Text in German. Rare. Notable particularly for the maps (still in very good condition), including physical and geological maps of Guatemala..... More
Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A full page inscription from noted poet Denise Levertov to her son Nikolai Goodman on his birthday. She mentions how this book was not a suitable birthday present, but was 'a book everyone should read' and how she's 'bought..... More
British Columbia Historical Association, 1913. First Edition. Leather. Copy #261 of 350 numbered copies, signed by co-author R.E. Gosnell on limitation page. This is a truly fine copy in the deluxe binding of full brown suede leather over heavy boards (there were slso copies in cloth), spine stamped in gilt..... More
Edicoes Colibri, 1997. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" 160pp. Parallel title page and text in English and Portuguese. Light shelfwear, Speeches of Nobel laureates Belo and Horta, plus that of the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Foreword by Jorge Sampaio. Presentation copy, signed and..... More
John P. Jewett and Company / Sheldon and Company, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Original brown cloth stamped in gilt (ex-library with light markings; some shelfwear and wear to hinges; slight staining to margins). Account of the rescue of a detained fugitive slave from jail..... More
The Society for Asian Art, 1878. First Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. VG in lthr/boards (sl rubbing/corners; sl browning/int edges). 8vo xii+154+ [2] Text in French. Study of incunables produced in Brittany, plus a facsim ile reproduction of the first book produced there ('Le Trespassement Nostre..... More
Printed at Oxford, & re-printed at London, 1642. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Pamphlet measuring 5.25 x 7' 24pp. A Very Good copy with minor wear, slight tears, and traces of soiling. This work, issued at the outbreak of the first English Civil War..... More
John Murray, 1868. First Edition. Leather. Attractively bound in 3/4 black morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and geometric tooling, covers bordered with a single gilt fillet, all edges gilt (has some rubbing to spine and boards; some foxing to text). Bookseller's ticket of H.M. Gilbert, Southampton; fine..... More
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J. and R. Tonson, and S. Draper, 1751. First Edition. Leather. 2 finely-bound volumes, complete as issued. An exquisite set in stunning period bindings. Full mid-18th-century red morocco in what has sometimes been termed 'Chippendale Style', spines with raised bands, black morocco label, and elaborate gilt floral and geometric tooling..... More
Published by Wm. Clarke, J. Murray, S. Bagster, J. M. Richardson, Sherwood and Co, 1815-1818. First Edition. Leather. Large paper edition. A near fine set, beautifully bound in period full light brown straight-grained morocco (often called 'Russia'), spine with raised bands, red leather labels, gilt tooling, and elaborate decoration in..... More
Pocket Books, October 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A GREAT PRESENTATION COPY, signed and inscribed by author to noted American writer David Shields, who edited and introduced the revised edition issued in 2014: 'Dear David - Thank you for remembering my book and keeping it..... More
W. Benedict, 1848. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Good copy in the original brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind (some fading, wear and minor stains to cloth; text has some foxing and dampstaining). 3 parts in one volume. More
Oxford University Press, 1881. First Edition. Leather. A beautiful set of the first edition of Jowett's celebrated translation, in a prize binding from the The Skinners' Company's Middle School for Boys (awarded to W. H. Peake, VI Form Greek Verse, Midsummer term, 1883). Full brown polished calf, spines with raised..... More
Macmillan, New York and London. First Edition. Hardcover. A good copy in the original derk green cloth stamped in gilt, top edge gilt (some bumping and wear to edges and corners with some heavy rubbing and a tear to cloth; two ink signatures on front endpapers; part of rear jacket..... More
Viking Press, 1939. Second Edition. Hardcover. Association copy, signed by a member of Veblen's large family on front pastedown (' T.A.' or 'J.S.' Veblen'). First printing of the 'New Edition' from 1939, with a new introduction by Joseph Dorfman. A good copy in the original green cloth, jacket front flap..... More
