New York: Merrill and Baker, [1890s]. Leather bound. 8vo. Quarter leather. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Two volumes in a single edition. Illustrations throughout. Vol. 1: 411 pp. Vol. 2: 413 pp. Scuffing and staining to covers. 1904 owner's name on front free endpaper. Interior is excellent. This is a...... More
John B. Alden, 1888. Thackeray, William Makepeace. Cloth. Corners are crushed and several pages in the middle are loose but attached. Top and bottom of spine are frayed. Some foxing and soiling throughout, but better than average for a book of its age. This is a scarce early edition of..... More
[London]: Printed for the author, 1788. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary quarter leather binding with marbled boards and speckled edges. Vol. 1: xvi, [8], 326. Vol. 2: [10], 326. Contemporary bookplate inside both covers from Cholmondeley Library which has left shadow on facing pages. Vol. 2 bears the inscription..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., [1890s]. 4 pp. folded pamphlet on yellow newsprint. Advertises several upcoming publications, including the memoirs of Napoleon and a new complete edition of Dickens. Minor sunning and some creases to edges. An interesting curiosity in excellent condition. More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1902. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Green publisher's cloth with spine rebacked in black tape. Illustrated plates throughout and a folding map. 244 pp. plus advertisements. Spine rebacked and hinges repaired. Not terribly attractive, but very tight. Ex-library with sticker on spine and front cover..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1904. Cloth. 8vo. Red cloth. Gilt lettering on spine and cover. 328 pp. Both hinged overopened. Front free endpaper and frontispiece loose and laid in. Minor scuffing to covers. This is an antique printing of Twain's classic novel. More
London: E. Marlborough & Co., [1883]. 3rd edition. Cloth. 12mo. Decorated cloth with gilt text and decorations. Red stained edges. Diagrams throughout. 432 pp. This is an uncommon guide to the game of draughts (or checkers). More
Paris: J. Hetzel, [1866]. First Edition. Cloth. In French. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth with extensive gilt-tooled decorations on spine and cover. All edges gilt. 259 illustrations by Riou and de Montaut (though title page states 150 Riou illustrations). 467 pp. Minor scuffing to edges and sunning to spine. Corners bumped..... More
London: W. Kent, 1817. Leather bound. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Frontispiece. 432 pp. plus indices. Boards quite scuffed with some chipping to corners and edges. Minor soiling throughout. Contemporary newspaper clipping and hymnal page laid in. This is a scarce collection of inspirational stories and poems for children..... More
Calcutta: W. Thacker and Co., 1850. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Color map frontispiece. 5 etchings (2 in color), many text illustrations and charts. [5], 18, [4], xxx, [3], 484 pp. Front board along with map detached. Bottom 1/3 of leather removed from spine. Bookplate of Baptist Missionary..... More
London: Printed by Tho: Newcomb, for Rich: Marriott, 1670. First Edition, 2nd issue. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Contemporary morocco. No frontispiece, as issued. Collated and complete. Front board detached. Chipping to leather. Signature of "A. Burgoyne" on front free endpaper. Several pages have pencil mark in margins. Armorial bookplate of "Colonel..... More
London: Macmillan, 1888. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5". Blue cloth with lettering and decoration on spine and cover. 604 pp. Spine a bit cocked. Minor stains and scuffs on covers. Hinges overopened with some tearing inside rear hinge. "Mrs. A.J. Clapp, Alleton, 1888" in pen on second free endpaper. This is an..... More
Macmillan, 1918. First Edition. Cloth. Both hinges cracked. Date and pen markings on flyleaf. This is a first edition of H.G. Wells' satirical novel of the English education system during World War I. More
London: Humphrey Milford, 1914. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher’s cloth, author and title in gilt on cover and spine. Deckle edge. With 2 maps. 271 pp. Light sunning to spine. Touch of foxing to endpaper and preface page. Previous owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper. A fine copy. This is..... More
London: Ward, Lock and Co., [1880s]. Leather bound. 8vo. Padded ooze leather binding with gilt lettering on spine and cover. All edges gilt. Frontispiece. 452 pp. Minor shelf wear. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a leather-bound printing of the selected works of Whittier. More
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1892-1894. Half leather. 8vo. 8.25"x5.5". Brown morocco with gilt lettering, 6-panel hubbed spine, and gilt top edge. Marbled boards and endpapers and several illustrated plates. Occasional light foxing to endpapers and very minor scuffing to some corners. Middle hub is scuffed on volume 7. Tight and clean..... More
Ksi ka, 1913. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. In Polish. This is a first printing of Wielopolska's novel that has never been translated into English. Bound in quarter cloth with marbled boards and with a red satin ribbon. Title and copyright pages are loose and laid inside. Several pages have..... More
Toronto: William Briggs, 1909. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 9"x6". Grey decorative cloth with illustrated pastedown. Decorative endpapers and page borders. Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens and N.C. Wyeth. 225 pp. Covers and spine scuffed. Corners bumped. 1/2" stain bottom center of back cover. Stamp from "Maude Orchard Pharmacy, Strathroy, Ontario"..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1897. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and illustration on cover. Many maps and text illustrations throughout. 595 pp. Both hinges overopened, and block is weakly attached to boards. Cloth covering spine coming loose. Ex-library with sticker on spine, and turn-of-the-century library card pocket inside front..... More
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vos. Cloth. Marbles edges. Profusely illustrated. Handsomely rebound in uniform cloth for the Rockford College Library. Ex-library, with stamp on bottom block edges, bookplate inside front covers, and sticker on front free endpapers. Sticker residue on spine. Pages of vol. 1 are..... More
London: J. Johnson, 1792. 2nd edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary embossed calf. Marbled edges. [xix], [1], 452 pp. Boards are detached, and top layer of leather missing from spine. Text block is near fine, with no foxing and only a few dark spots of tanning in margins. Pages are bright..... More
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New York: Macmillan, 1918. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher’s cloth, author and title within gilt design on both front covers. Gilt top edges. Color frontispiece in each volume, numerous full-page illustrations and maps. Color folding map in rear of Vol. I. Vol. I: 697 pp. Vol. II: 773 pp..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1851. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Original publisher’s blind- stamped cloth, printer’s device in gilt on front cover. 463 pp. plus advertisements. Binder's copy. Cloth spine covering gone so boards detached. Stamp and (attractive but frankly threatening) bookplate of Henry von Wackerbarth of Chicago. Some foxing..... More
London: Macmillan, 1913. Cloth. 8vo. 9"x6". Blue cloth. 8 photographic plates and 74 illustrations and diagrams. XIV, (2), 219, (5) pp. Light scuffing to edges. Hinges overopened. Bookstore sticker on front free endpaper. Rectangular sunning on half title. Several passages throughout underlined in pencil. This is a scarce first edition..... More