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New York: John Day, 1942. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Chips to jacket edges. This is an early book club edition of Buck's classic novel of China. With a wartime bonds ad on rear jacket cover. More
New York: John Day, 1942. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Boards. Dust jacket. Chips to jacket edges. This is an early book club edition of Buck's classic novel of China. With a wartime bonds ad on rear jacket cover. More
New York: Heritage Press, 1963. Cloth. 8vo. Quarter cloth over decorated boards. With illustrations by the author and a preface by Daphne du Maurier. 344 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of du Maurier's classic novel. More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1876. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Contemporary custom three-quarters morocco over blue cloth. Gilt top edges. Marbled endpapers. Front board of vols. 1, 3, and 4 detached. Board corners bumped and leather edges scuffed. 1/4" chip at header of vol 3 spine..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1884. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Contemporary custom three-quarters morocco over blue cloth. Gilt top edge. Marbled endpapers. Front board detached. Board corners bumped and leather scuffed. Interior is near fine, with its only flaw being a large tear on half title..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1879. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Contemporary custom three-quarters morocco over blue cloth. Gilt top edge. Marbled endpapers. Front and rear boards detached. Board corners bumped and leather scuffed. With publisher's slip inserted. Interior is perfect. (Baker and Ross A12.1.a) Provenance: Ownership..... More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1860. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Contemporary custom three-quarters morocco over blue cloth. Gilt top edges. Marbled endpapers. Does not contain the advertisements and additional leaf in vol. 1, indicating that this is a first impression. Front board of vol. 2 detached..... More
London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1863. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Contemporary custom three-quarters morocco over blue cloth. Gilt top edges. Marbled endpapers. Front and rear boards of vol. 3 detached. Board corners bumped and leather edges scuffed. Upper right corner of spine leather of vol. 2 chipped, as..... More
New York: Modern Library, 1950. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Shelf wear to jacket and large surface tear on jacket spine. Lists 388 titles on jacket verso. Uncommon in jacket. More
Veterans of Foreign Wars, [1920s]. Paperback. 8vo. Staple-bound wraps. 39 pp. Minor chipping to edges. Circular damp stain on front cover. Tight and clean. This is an uncommon collection of Ben Franklin's Poor Richard sayings issued by the Americanization Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States..... More
Allentown, PA: Story Classics, 1948. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Slipcase. Minor shelf wear to slipcase. Book is fine. This is a finely printed limited edition of Hardy's classic stories. More
Boston: Ticknor and Company, 1887. First American Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Half-title, 24 pp. publisher's advertisements at end. Original cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt. Association copy, inscribed by Howells to William James on the front free endpaper: "William James / With best regards. / W. D. Howells." In..... More
Chicago: Lily Publishing House, 1890. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 108 pp. 1890 owner's name in pencil on front free endpaper. This is an early American edition collecting two of Ibsen's plays. The title page states that it is the "only authorized American edition of this translation." Curiously, the translator Henrietta Frances..... More
New York: Chautaqua Press, 1887. Hardcover. 12mo. Cloth. Minor shelf wear. Front hinge overopened. Notations and an embossment inside front cover. Tight and clean. This is a small antique book of the selected writings of Irving. More
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1909. First Thus. Hardcover. 12mo. Cloth. Minor shelf wear and scuffing to cloth, with most of the white titles rubbed. Front hinge overopened. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. This is the first prose edition (the title was originally published as a play) of Jerome's..... More
Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1977. leather bound. 8vo. Fine leather with gilt titles and decorations and gilt edges. Traces of adhesive residue unside front cover. More
New York: Heritage Press, 1965. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Slipcase. With Sandglass Bulletin. Minor shelf wear to slipcase. Book is fine. This is a finely printed limited edition of Melville's classic book. More
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1982. leather bound. 8vo. Fine leather with gilt titles and decorations and gilt edges. A new, unopened copy. More
New York: Modern Library, 1939. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Dust jacket. Several small closed tears to jacket edges. This is a vintage Modern Library book. Lists 362 titles on jacket verso. Uncommon in jacket. More
New York: Heritage Press, 1950. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. Minor shelf wear. This is a finely printed limited edition of Pushkin's classic book with illustrations by Dulac. More
New York: Pocket, 1959. Paperback. 12mo. Wraps. Minor shelf wear to wraps. First mass market edition of the classic novel of Theseus. More
New York: Collier, 1937. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth. 356 pp. Scuffing to cloth. This is an attractive early copy of Sabatini's classic adventure novel. More
New York: Penguin, 2002. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Cloth. Pastedown on front cover. Original paper band intact. Red silk ribbon. 1754 pp. Appears unused and unread. More
Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1979. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth decorated cloth. 215 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Shaw's plays. More
New York: Viking Press, 1945. First Thus. Hardcover. 8vo. Cloth with pastedown. Slipcase with pastedown. Full color watercolor plates by Dennis. Book is fine. Slipcase has several ships to edges and is coming unglued at top edge. This is a stated first edition of the illustrated version of Steinbeck's classic..... More