Cambridge University Press, September 1982. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Signed by author on the ffep. Pamphlet reprint from American Anthropologist 1978 written by author laid in. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in., 141pp. Minor shelfwear, tight binding, interior text clean. Very Good copy. More
Herbert Jenkins, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in., 187pp. Mild shelfwear to edges and corners, minor bowing to boards, binding solid, owner name to ffep, interior text clean. Dust jacket mildly worn, moderate chipping to edges, 1' of loss at upper rear jacket hinge..... More
Mariner Books, March 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in., 440pp. Near Fine hardcover copy (tight binding, slight shelfwear), in Very Good jacket, light wear, no tears. Near Fine copy in Very Good dust jacket. More
Pantheon, March 1995. Hardcover. Very Good book in Good dust jacket. Jacket slightly crumpled along bottom edge and fits loosely on book. Book is clean and unmarked. More
Longmans, 1959. First Thus. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author on ffep with photo and business card of Briscoe affixed to front endpapers. 1959 First Thus. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in. hardcover with dust jacket. Mild lean to book yet binding solid and strong. Minor wear to dust..... More
Macmillan, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ in. - 7¾ in. From the library of noted American poet William H. Matchett with his name and the date Christmas 1950 inked on the ffep. Slight foxing to upper page edges, minor fading to book crown, tight binding, some ink..... More
Canongate Press. Trade Paperback. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in., 216pp. Minor shelfwear, tight binding, bookplate to ffep, interior text clean. Very Good copy. More
Elzevir Society, [1892]. First Thus. Leather Binding. Volume One of this 3-volume work, issued as part of the Works of Thomas Carlyle, Volume 17. Attractively bound in period 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt floral tooling within compartments surrounded by gilt scrollwork, top edges..... More
Elzevir Society, [1892]. First Thus. Leather Binding. Volume Two of this 3-volume work, issued as part of the Works of Thomas Carlyle, Volume 17. Attractively bound in period 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and gilt floral tooling within compartments surrounded by gilt scrollwork, top edges..... More
Crown Publishing Group (NY), December 2011. Trade Paperback. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in., 310pp. Slight shelfwear, tight binding, interior text clean. Near Fine copy. More
McGraw-Hill. Hardcover. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in. From the library of noted American poet William H. Matchett with his name and the date June 1955 inked on the ffep. Minor foxing to book spine and upper page edges, tight binding, interior text clean. Dust jacket lightly worn..... More
Penguin Books, July 1981. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Creasing on cover, spine. Previous owner's name inscribed on first page. Overall in Good condition. More
James Duffy, 1870. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Very good in original green cloth (slight rubbing to corners/edges; slight internal browning). Small 8vo 468 Includes 38 speeches (plus 2 appended statements) of the noted Irish statesman (1746-1820), plus a biographical memoir by Daniel Owen Madden as a preface..... More
Printed by W. Nicol, Shakespeare Press, January 1839. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ in. - 7¾ in. Hardcover halfbound in burgundy leather with marbled paper boards, raised bands to spine. Moderate wear to book edges and corners, front cover detatched from block which remains solid, spine title block separated along..... More
Author, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in. Hardcover bound in burgundy cloth, gilt titles to front and spine. Inscribed by author on the ffep. Boards lightly worn, gilt titles clean and clear, pages open easily at a few points yet binding solid, interior text..... More
Oxford Univ Press. Hardcover. 8vo. - over 7¾ in. - 9¾ in., pp. Light shelfwear, tight binding, minor pencil markings to some text. Dust jacket lightly worn but clean, no tears. Good copy in Very Good dust jacket. More
The Folio Society, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall 8vos. 240 pages. Survey of manners and mores connected with the Golden and Diamond Jubilee celebrations; includes bibliographical references and index. Slight rubbing to covers; else a very serviceable copy in publisher's heavy stock slipcase.Over 100 Color & b/w Illustrations. More
Clarendon Press at Oxford, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good copy, some minor tears and wear to spine, various scuffs and nicks to exterior of boards, minor near-splits to spine (but text block is solid), text unmarked. Main body of book is in Latin, notes & introduction in English. More
Thomas Kelly, 1818. First Edition. Leather Binding. A good copy in period full brown tree calf, spine tooled in gilt, covers bordered with a repeating scroll in gilt, speckled edges (hinges starting, wear to spine, joints and boards; pencil inscriptions). Two works, bound together in one volume. 2 preliminary leaves..... More
Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1879. New Edition. Hardcover. In Six Volumes (complete). 1879: A New Edition with the author's last corrections and improvements. Original red cloth over boards, with mounted printed spine labels. Top edges gilt, others uncut. A Good set, with dust soiling to the cloth, rubbing to the..... More
Frank McCaffrey / Dogwood Press, January 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ in. - 7¾ in. Inscribed by author on the ffep. Hardcover bound in grey paper boards over brown leather spine with gilt titles. Moderate wear to fore-edge tips and leather spine ends, mild wear to spine..... More
New Island Books, January 1995. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Limited Edition, one of 250 copies printed, signed by the author on the title page. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with a broadside and untitled poem lain loose, signed by and attributed to the author. 8.25' x...... More
Ayrshire Archaeological & Natural History Society, November 2002. Trade Paperback. A Very Good copy with slight edgewear and shelfwear, else a nice, clean copy with an uncreased spine. More
The MacMillan Company, 1957. Hardcover. From the private library of noted American poet William H. Matchett, with his bookplate pastedown on the ffep. 304 pp., a clean copy in Near Fine condition with light shelfwear, in a Very Good dust jacket with a quarter inch tear down the top of..... More
Polyanthos, January 1972. First Thus. Hardcover. A Very Good copy of the 1972 Polyanthos reproduction of a 1610 text. Some wear (especially at corners) and some fading to top edge. Name of previous owner stamped and written on ffep. 241 pages; frontispiece, coats of arms & other heraldic devices illustrated..... More
