Oak Park, IL: Top Five Books, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth. Dust jacket. Full color plates. 364 pp. Minor shelf wear to jacket edges. This is an uncommon monograph of the works of Italian-American industrial designer Iannelli, a collaborator of Frank Lloyd Wright and designer of Midway Gardens and..... More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 3/4 cloth. Silk ribbon attached. Many photographs throughout. 214 pp. This is a limited edition (1000 copies) book about association copy books -- which is to say, copies of books which had previously been owned by interesting or significant people. A...... More
Westport: Praeger, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 171 pp. This is an uncommon history of Chicago's Manuscript Society, written by its former president Taylor. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps with French flaps. 95 pp. Signed by Tice on title page. This is an uncommon monograph signed by American photographer Tice. More
Leipzig: Insel-Verlag, [1933]. Hardcover. In German. Orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt device on covers. Silk ribbon attached in each volume. Minor shelf wear. Small white stain on spine of vol. I. An excellent, complete set. This is a vintage set of Goethe's complete works in German. More
New York: Liveright. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. All volumes lack jackets. Attractive bookplate on front free endpaper of Mourning Becomes Electra. This is a uniform set of 5 early printing books by the great O'Neill, all in very good condition. Contains the following volumes: Plays (Desire Under the Elms; "The..... More
New York: Marvel Comics, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Full color. 268 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a collection of earliest Marvel Comics. More
New York: Marvel Comics, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Full color. 262 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a collection of earliest Marvel Comics. More
New York: Knopf, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Searle's cartoons on every page. 147 pp. A few small chips and tears to jacket edges. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. This is an uncommon collection of humorous cartoons from English artist Searle. More
London: Collins, 1951. New edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Illustrations by Pont on every page. 119 pp. Jacket has several chips along rear top edge. This is an uncommon book of humorous British cartoons from Punch Magazine. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1949. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 404 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is an uncommon collection of essays on music analysis by musicologist and composer Tovey. More
New York: ReganBooks, 2003. Paperback. 8vo. Wraps. 280 pp. plus sample chapter from Son of a Witch. Signed by author on title page. Stickers on front cover. This is a signed retelling of the Snow White story by the author of Wicked. More
New York: Riverhead, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 404 pp. Signed by the author on bound-in page. "Signed copy" sticker on jacket. This is a signed first printing novel by the author of The Kite Runner. More
Chicago: Lake View Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. 359 pp. Inscribed to Chicago artist Steve Rubinkam on front free endpaper. Minor shelf wear to jacket. This is a collection of short stories signed by Chicago author Petrakis, best known for his stories about Greek immigrants. More
New York: Scribner's, 1997. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. 827 pp. Minor shelf wear. This is a first printing of DeLillo's post-modern classic. More
Paris: Published by the author, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Flexible cloth boards. 597 pp. plus a folding map. Right edge of spine covering is torn. This is an uncommon self-published book about the history of France. More
London: A.J. Valpy, 1814. Second Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Half leather. 256 pp. Leather quite worn, coming away from boards as glue dissolves. Hinges overopened but sound. Mild foxing. Tight and clean. This is an uncommon second edition of Faber's classic theological text. More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1944. Hardcover. 8vo. Original grey cloth Navy binder. Mixed pagination. Shelf wear to boards. "Government Property" stamps on endpapers. Minor wear to page edges. This is a US Navy-issued book of rules and regulations from World War II. More
![Item #3062 Four Oaks Farm and Four Oaks Library [complete in 2 volumes]. Mary HYDE, Gabriel...](/pictures/thumb/3062.jpg?v=1666238719)
Somerville, NJ: Thistle Press, 1967. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Slipcase. Photographic plates throughout. Presentation copy. Personalized card handwritten and signed by book collector Mary Hyde laid in, inviting the previous owner to visit Four Oaks. Mild wear to slipcase edges. Pp. 29-44 in Library are misprinted upside down. This is..... More
New York: Carlton & Phillips, 1852. Leather bound. 8vo. Full leather. Color maps and lithographs. [5], vi-xxx, [5], 388, [5], 6-28 (Appendix I), [11], 4-42 (Appendix II), [1], 2-78 (Appendix III), [7] (ads). Rubbing to leather. Damp stains to endpaper edges. Pencil marks on front endpapers and a small tear..... More
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1849. Hardcover. 8vo. Publishers cloth with gilt lettering and embossment on spine and cover. Many illustrations and 2 folding maps. [9], (2), xiii, 14-509, [3], 4 (ads), [39] (ads). Tearing to cloth at hinges, and 1" chip at header of spine. Previous owner's stamp on front..... More
![Item #3059 The Code of North Carolina [complete in 2 volumes]. William T. DORTCH, John MANNING,...](/pictures/thumb/3059.jpg?v=1666238656)
New York: Banks & Brothers, 1883. Leather bound. 8vo. Full leather. Vol. I: [3], iv-v, [2], 887. Vol. II: [7], 794 pp. Rubbing to leather. Damp stains to board and block edges. Pages a bit brittle. Hinges overopened but sound. Endpapers in vol. II have pencil scribbles. Several page corners..... More
![Item #3058 The History of the Progress and Termination of the Roman Republic [2 volumes]; Volumes...](/pictures/thumb/3058.jpg?v=1666238652)
Philadelphia: W.M. Poyntell, 1805. First American Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Full leather. Folding map in vol. II. Vol. I: [3], iv-xii, 508 pp. Vol. II: [3], iv-vii, 484 pp. Fair condition. Chipping and rubbing to leather. Rear board of vol. I detached. Rear page of vol. II torn out. Minor..... More
London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell in the Strand, 1779. Second Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Full calf. Marbled edges and endpapers. 383 pp. Shelf wear. Hinges overopened and splitting, though attached. 1825 signature on front free endpaper. This is an uncommon second edition of Potter's 1777 translation of..... More
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Pictorial boards. Illustrations throughout. 47 pp. Soiling to boards and scuffing to edges. Front hinge overopened. Previous owner's name inside front cover. Light soiling to endpapers. Corner of p. 5 creased. A good+ copy. This is a...... More