Hurst and Co., 1900. Cloth. Spine cracked at back page. Binding is quote scuffed and damaged at corners. Water damage on cover and a bit along bottom edge. Title page is loose and laid in. An early edition of Alger's classic melodrama that shows its age. More
Hurst & Company, 1912. Cloth. Stains and bumping at corners and spine. Crayon scribbles inside front cover. A few small stains in interior, but otherwise good. Publisher's catalog in back pages. A charming old copy of Alger's juvenile melodrama. More
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1912. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand-pressed rag paper. With 2 full-page colored maps and a number of facsimiles. 275 pp. Fine condition. This is a rare, finely printed first edition by historians Alvord and Bidgood. (Howes A194). More
Boston: Privately printed by Nathan Haskell Dole, 1903. Boards. 8vo. Publisher's boards. French hand-pressed paper. Deckle edge. Frontispiece and art nouveau illustrated borders on each page. 214 pp. Hinges overopened and beginning to split. Paper covering spine is torn on one side. General edge wear. Contemporary signature inside front cover..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1915. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. With 3 full-page facsimile reproductions of documents. Ex-library with stickers on spine and cover, stamps on top and bottom block edges, and card pocket inside front cover. Circular damp stain on front cover. Tight and clean. This is a collection of primary..... More
New York: Privately printed for Virginia Bacon, 1919. Leather bound. Large 4to. Cloth slipcase with cotton interior. Quarter burgundy calf with marbled boards, 6-panel hubbed spine, and gilt top edge. Marbled endpapers. Many black and white plates and 62 mounted color plates. xvii; 315 pp. Base of slipcase cracked. Boards..... More
Toronto: Copp, Clark Co., 1902. First Canadian Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. 349 pp. Minor wear to edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Rear hinge overopened with some tearing to gutter. This is a first Canadian edition of Barrie's juvenile novel. This..... More
New York: John B. Alden, 1891. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Olive cloth with gilt lettering and embossed black decorations on spine and cover. 268 pp. Several small stains on covers. Hinges overopened. Foxing to endpapers. Occasional foxing throughout. The is a first edition of Elder David Bartley's allegorical religious..... More
Harper and Brothers, 1914. Gibson, Charles Dana. Cloth. Missing dust jacket. Cracked hinge inside front cover. Someone has cheekily traced the frontispiece in pencil on the facing tissue paper. Gilt lettering on cover and spine has partially rubbed off. Red stain on the bottom right corner of many pages near..... More
Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, 1873. Leather bound. Large 8vo. Original blind-stamped leather. 244 illustrations, both full-page and in text. 823 pp. plus advertisements. Spine rebacked in tape, and first few leaves also repaired. Leather quite scuffed, rubbed away at corners and top edge. Card pocket on front free endpaper. Some..... More
Chicago: Beeson-Payne Co., 1904. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Illustrations, maps, photographs, and advertisements throughout. 272 pp. Minor shelf wear, with somewhat faded cover and spine. Slight cock to spine. Tight and clean, interior perfect. This is an uncommon reference to all registered steam and commercial vessels in the Great..... More
Paris: Perisse Freres, 1857. Leather bound. In Latin. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering to spine. 536 pp. Rubbing to edges and boards. Foxing throughout. Very tightly bound. This is an attractive volume from French theologian Billuart's study of St. Thomas. More
Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1887. Leather bound. In French. 8vo. Contemporary morocco with hubbed spine, gilt top edge, and gilt borders to covers. Deckle edge. Marbled endpapers. Rainbow-colored ribbon attached. 348 pp. Wear to edges. Strip of leather chipped off at header of spine, and larger strip, about 1"x1/2", leather chipped..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1884. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Original publisher’s pictorial cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Decorative endpapers. Half-title, frontispiece and 33 plates, including 15 color lithographs and one fold-out. xviii, 371, XXXI (plates), 32 (advertisements). Both boards detached. Strip of spine torn away and..... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1875. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Frontispiece. 64 pp. Shelf wear. Soiling to endpapers. Interior excellent. This is an uncommon book memorializing Connecticutt politician Buckingham. More
Cincinnati, OH: Derby, Bradley & Co., 1847. First Edition. Leather bound. Large 8vo. Contemporary calf. Frontispiece portrait of the author. 501 pp. Binder's copy. Spine removed so both boards as well as first few leaves loose. Book is complete. Some ownership marks in front matter. Minor foxing throughout. Quite clean..... More
New York: Scribner's, 1886. 1st edition, 2nd issue. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x7". Brown decorative cloth with red and gilt lettering and embossments. Illustrations by Reginald B. Birch. 209 pp. plus advertisements. Ex library. Withdrawal stamp on top block edge and inside front cover. Header and footer of spine scuffed. Corners rubbed..... More
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Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1838. Leather bound. 8vo. Three-quarter leather. Marbled boards. [8]pp. (front matter and advertisements); 20 hand-colored folding maps and 4 smaller maps split across 2 pages; [28]pp. (index). All maps are clean and complete. Scuffing to leather and boards and a few surface chips. Several contemporary..... More
Toronto: Musson Book Company, 1909. 2nd edition. Cloth. 8vo. Illustrated cloth. Line illustrations by Angus Macdonall. 212 pp. Minor shelf wear. Hinges overopened. Frontispiece loose and laid in. Pencil notes on front free endpaper. This is an uncommon second edition of the popular juvenile novel. More
Longmans, Green and Co., 1909. Hardcover. Very few light marks in pencil underlining particular words. This seems to have been a study edition, but if so, it is in very good condition. Lovely olive green boards with black lettering and design. From the Longmans' English Classics series. More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1912. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. 41 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. This is a paper printed for members of the Chicago Literary Club, limited to 660 copies. The decorations on..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of F.W. Gookin. Stamp in gutter of dedication page..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Chip to top left corner of front cover. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1907. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile map of England fold-out pasted in. 50 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Stamp in gutter of preface page: "A gift from Mrs. F.W. Blatchford..... More
Boards. NICHOLS, Fred R. Notes in Physics; For the Use of the Pupils of the Richard T. Crane Technical High School. Chicago: Fred R. Nichols, 1910. 8vo. Quarter cloth boards tied with brown string. Pastedown on front cover. Mixed pagination. Significant rubbing to boards. As this is a high school..... More