R.S. Peale, 1883. Cloth. Front cover is loose at binding, which was repaired with scotch tape by previous owner. Would recommend removing the tape. Edges rubbed and torn all around, especially corners, but binding is sound. Mild soiling throughout. With 60 full-page steel and woodcut engravings. A very handsome family..... More
J.B. Millet Company, 1900. Cloth. Front hinge cracked. Cloth is missing around spine. In protective overwrap. This the second volume in Elson's illustrated exploration of classical composers. In brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. More
London: Sampson Low, [1920s]. 2nd edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. 8.5"x6.75". Cream cloth with gilt lettering and decoration to spine and cover plus illustrated paste-down on cover. Color plates by C.E. Brock. 118 pp. Scuffed edges and corners. Foxing throughout. "W&G Foyle London" bookseller sticker inside rear cover. This is a handsome 2nd..... More
Hardcover. In Hebrew and English. At the time of listing, we were able to find no other copies of this book listed for sale online. This is an evidently self-published collection of the influential rabbi's letters and published articles inscribed by Fogelman. Handsomely bound in faux leather with gilt lettering..... More
Nonesuch Press, 1942. Oberle, Jean. First Thus. Hardcover. A fine limited edition of France's bloody novel of the French Revolution. More
London: John Lane / Bodley Head / Dodd, Mead, 1923. Illustrated edition, 2nd printing. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Red stained top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Hand pressed paper. Many illustrated plates by Papé. 275 pp. Minor shelf wear and scuffing. Previous owner's..... More
International Collectors Library. Hardcover. This is a limited edition reprint of the classic from International Collectors Library. Complete with insert and ribbon. ICL books were published in octavo format from the 1940s-1980s and bound in faux leather with gilt lettering and decoration, each volume based on a specific classic book..... More
Boston: George H. Ellis, 1884. Cloth. 12mo. Green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover. Red stained block edges. Hand-pressed pages. 180 pp. Shelf wear to edges. Front hinge overopened with some tearing to paper. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. This is a scarce early printing of the..... More
Angel Press, 1984. Cloth. This is a rare biographical novel of the 14th century Arab philosopher and adventurer. A very scarce title with no other equivalents for sale at time of listing. More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1890. Reprint. Full leather. 8vo. Brown morocco with gilt lettering, 5-panel hubbed spine, and gilt top edge. Marbled boards and endpapers. 321 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Offsetting on title page from frontispiece, despite presence of tissue guard. This is a finely printed edition of Holmes' seminal essay..... More
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
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
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..... More
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
Elgin, IL: David C. Cook, 1907. Cloth. 8vo. Half olive cloth with holly-patterned boards. 94 pp. Minor edge wear. Tight and clean. This is an early reprinted novel by Welsh minister Jones with a very attractive binding. More
Oxford: Oxford University Press / Thomas Nelson, 1873. Full leather. King James translation. 12mo. 5"x3". Full calf with gilt tooled decorations to spine and both covers. All edges gilt. Unpaginated. Edges and spine scuffed. Leather beginning to tear at top and bottom right corners of spine. Corners bumped. Front hinge overopened..... More
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Paris: Poussielgue, [1871-1872]. Quarter leather. 8vo. 7"x5". In French. Quarter brown morocco with marbled boards, hubbed spine, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, and marbled endpapers. Ex-library. Spines of vols. 5-9 lightly scuffed. Each volume has some foxing present throughout. Each volume blind stamped twice with "St. Mary's College" embossment and..... More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1903. Cloth. 4to. Grey decorated cloth. Many illustrated plates, both in color and black and white. 152 pp. Ex-library, with a sticker on spine, sticker inside front cover, card pasted on front free endpaper, and sticker on Contents page. Minor edge wear and some scuffing. Tight and clean, with..... More