Oxford University Press, 1914. Cloth. Minor rubbing to corners. Owner's mark on flyleaf. This is an early printing of Oxford's collection of Goldsmith's works, including the books The Bee (1759), Essays (1766), Eight Essays (posthumous, 1798), and The Life of Richard Nash (1762). More about The Bee and Other Essays Together with The Life of Nash
Limited Editions Club, 1964. Cleland, T.M. First Thus. Boards. In original slipcase and with protective rice paper overwrap. Numbered 1261 and signed by the illustrator T.M. Cleland on colophon page. Books from the Limited Editions Club imprint are highly collectible. Founded by George Macy in 1929, the LEC prints limited runs... More about She Stoops to Conquer; or the Mistakes of a Night
Triangle Books, 1942. Hardcover. Missing dust jacket. A romantic drama with the tagline: "He bought her a husband--but he forgot the power of a woman's passion." Lovely boards with a distinctive lattice pattern. More about Marry in Haste
Reilly & Lee Co., 1921. Cloth. Second printing of the first edition, October 1921. Previous owner's inscription on back of half title. A small, handsome volume of Guest's poetry bound in navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and gilt top edge. More about When Day Is Done
Walter J. Black Company, 1928. Cloth. Covering at top of spine is ripped. This is a 728-page collection of Haggard's novels: Cleopatra; She; King Solomon's Mines; Allan Quartermain; and Maiwa's Revenge. More about The Works of H. Rider Haggard; One Volume Edition
Little, Brown & Co., 1904. Cloth. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and lovely green and white decoration. Some minor scuffing at top and bottom of spine, but an otherwise very well cared-for book. Owner's name and date 1910 on flyleaf. Illustrations and frontispiece by Hale's children. More about New England History in Ballads
Wm H. Wise & Co., 1938. Boards. Third edition. Bound in embossed boards with gilt lettering and decoration on spine. A concise history at 1160 pages with illustrations and maps on nearly every page. More about The Illustrated World History; A Record of World Events from Earliest Historical Times to the...
Henry Altemus Company, 1893. Boards. Scuffing on corners and spine. Binding is loose but intact inside front cover. Gilt lettering and decoration on green buckram boards. Extensive publisher's catalog makes up back 20 pages. Some old pencil scribbles inside front and back covers. This is a fairly rare edition of... More about The House of the Seven Gables
Folio Society, 2003. Cox, Paul. First Thus. Cloth. In original slipcase, both as new. An anthology of amusing anecdotes by classic storytellers ranging from Chaucer to Twain to Dickens to Mae West. More about The Best After-Dinner Stories
1898. Cloth. In German. This is a book of Christian poetry by various poets. A beautiful old book bound in red cloth with gilt and gray and black embossed decorations and lettering. Gilt edges, decorative endpapers, and a blue silk ribbon laid inside. Many lovely black and white illustrations throughout... More about Gott schütze Dich! (God bless you!); Eine Mitgabe fürs Leben aus den Schätzen christlicher...
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, 1960. First Thus. Hardcover. In original slipcase. Bound in 1/4 leather with gilt lettering on spine. Some chipping around corners of spine, otherwise fine. A handsome special edition published for Christmas 1960 and containing the holiday classic "The Gift of the Magi" along with... More about The Four Million; Twelve Stories
Longmeadow Press, 1983. First Thus. Full leather. Slight water damage on bottom right corner pages, otherwise very good. This handsome leather-bound limited edition from Longmeadow Press features silver lettering and decoration and gilt edges. More about The Works of O. Henry
Stokes, 1897. Wechsler, Henry B. Hardcover. Small stain on flyleaf. Spine and cover are beautifully embossed and bear some gilding. A classic adventure novel by the author of The Prisoner of Zenda. "Profusely illustrated" by the great Henry B. Wechsler. More about Phroso; A Romance
Stitt Publishing Company, 1905. Gibson, Charles Dana. Hardcover. Owner's name inscribed on flyleaf. Pasted inside front cover is a 1933 obituary for Mr. Hope, the book's author, and this clipping has left a stain on the facing flyleaf page. This is a handsome 1905 American edition of Hope's classic adventure... More about The Prisoner of Zenda; Being the History of Three Months in the Life of an English Gentleman
Le Club Francais du Livre, 1969. First Thus. Full leather. In French. This is an annotated 1835-page collection of Hugo's architectural drawings and sketches. Bound in red leather with black and gilt lettering and decorations and with a black satin ribbon. Part of Le Club Francais du Livre's Oeuvres Completes set. More about Oeuvres Complètes. Oeuvre Graphique. Tome Second. DESSINS ET LAVIS.II; Architectures, Paysages,...
Rand McNally. Cloth. Circa 1900 revised edition. Embossed blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover and gilt top edge. Edges and corners are worn, and both hinges are cracked. More about The Alhambra
Limited Editions Club, 1963. Saalburg, Leslie. First Thus. Boards. In original slipcase, which has some light chipping at corners and a stain on the spine across the book's title. Numbered 1261 and signed by the illustrator Leslie Saalburg on colophon page. Books from the Limited Editions Club imprint are highly collectible... More about The Ambassadors
Limited Editions Club, 1966. Gentleman, David. First Thus. Boards. In original slipcase and a protective rice paper overwrap. Top and side edge of pages have a stain, evidently from splashed coffee or tea. Interior and exterior otherwise fine. Numbered 1261 and signed by the illustrator David Gentleman on colophon page. Books... More about The Poems of John Keats
Garden City Publishing. Cloth. Circa 1930s reprint. This is a single volume edition of Kipling's two Mowgli novels as well as some of his poetry for children. Book is clean and tight with a little soiling at hinges. Jacket is fair with a lot of wear to the edges and... More about The Two Jungle Books; Complete and Unabridged
Ginn and Company. Winckler, Ruby. 1915. Cloth. This is a handsome 1915 edition of the classic adventure book with many black and white illustrations. A little fraying at edges and a small stain on side edge. Stamp inside front cover. More about The Arabian Nights Entertainments; Stories from The Thousand and One Nights Told for Young People
Grosset and Dunlap, 1904. First Thus. Cloth. Slight lean to spine. This is a first photoplay edition of MacGrath's farcical novel with many old photos throughout. A nice embossed cover illustration on green cloth. More about The Man on the Box
Heritage Press, 1963. Ivanoff, Serge. First Thus. Cloth. Missing slipcase. Very light edgewear, otherwise fine.This is an affordable limited edition with color illustrations of Moliere's classic plays. More about Tartuffe and The Would-Be Gentleman
A.C. McClurg, 1891. Cloth. Small stain and sticker residue on front cover. A beautiful edition of Moore's epic poem in elegant white cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Would make a romantic gift. More about Lalla Rookh
Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1952. Reznichenko, A. Hardcover. Set of 2 hardcovers (parts 1 and 2 of the novel) without dust jackets, handsomely embossed. The cover of volume 1 is rather stained, and both are stamped on flyleaf: "Distributed by 'NEWS-FACTS,' 753, Bathurst St., Toronto." Both are illustrated and... More about How the Steel Was Tempered (set of 2
Limited Editions Club, 1967. de Frietas, Lima. First Thus. Full leather. Bound in beautiful full-leather cowhide with gilt lettering on spine. Numbered 1261 and signed by the illustrator Lima de Frietas on colophon page. In original slipcase. Books from the Limited Editions Club imprint are highly collectible. Founded by George Macy... More about History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella