London: Henry LIntot, 1745. Folio. Pp. (479)-604 extracted from the third edition of Churchill's Collection of Voyages. bound to style in quarter dark brown calf, red lettering label to the spine, marbled paper boards. A fine copy. This is the first biography anf history of Christopher Columbus written by his..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, n.d. (1819). Illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson. Hardcover. Three volumes, 8vo. Illustrated with 80 colored plates. Full maroon morocco, spines in six sompartments with raised bands, gilt, the boards tooled in gilt, gilt inner dentelles, top edges gilt. The original cloth covers are bound in at..... More
Houston: Christian Anti-Communism Crusade, (1961). First edition. Stapled wraps. 7 by 10 inches, printed in full color on newsprint, two staples. A tiny abrasion at the foot of the first page, a contemporary book store imprint on the front page else this is in near fine condition. Scarce comic from..... More
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Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1837. First edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 12mo. Original drab purple cloth, printed paper labels. Errata slip present. Inner hinge of volume 1 repaired, clith lightly worn and sunned, labels perished, but still a very good set. BAL 3876. More
Philadelphia: Lea and BLanchard, 1840. First edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. 12mo. iv, 240;33pp. Publisher's purple cloth, printed spine labels. First state, Ownership name in pencil on each title page. The cloth has sunned to brown on the spines and around the board edges; the labels are nearly perished; there..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World; Atheneum, 1966-1977. First editions, first printings. Hardcover. First U.S. edition, first printing, of the first title; true first editions, first printings of the remaining titles. Although the author moved to the United States in 1963, the 1965 London edition of 'Over Sea, Under Stone'..... More
London: W. Clowes and Sons, (1852). Hardcover. First collected edition. 8vo. 22, 32, 37,38,61pp. Five full page plates. Contemporary cloth in a watered silk pattern. Black leather lettering label, gilt. This is the first collected edition of Corbaux's articles in the Journal of Sacred Literature, Vols. I, II, and..... More
Argentorati (Strassburg): Iosias Rihelius, 1561. First edition. Hardcover. Foliated. 232 (of 301) ff. Woodcut historiated initials. 275 woodcuts of plants. Contents: Valerii Cordi Simesusi, in Pedacii Dioscoridis Anazarbei de Medica Materia, lib. V; Historia Plantarum, lib. IV; Conradus Gesnerus (Konrad Gesner) Caspari Collino Pharmocopoeo; Silva Observationum uariarum, Valerii Cordi; Val..... More
London: J. M. for Rich. Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St Pauls Church-yard, 1681. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. (28),291,(1)pp. 19th cent. full calf by Hering of Regent Street. marbled endpapers and edges. Author's name from Wing; sometimes erroneously attributed to David Craufurd. Bound without portrait or errata..... More
London: Tilt and Bogue, 1835-1853. First edition. Hardcover. NIneteen volumes comprising the complete first and second series. Bound in full crimson morocco by Riviere and son; spines in six compartments with raised bands, gilt titles, gilt inner dentelles, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. With the color engraved bookplates of Chales..... More
London: Tilt, 1836. First edition. Hardcover. Twenty-four subjects on a folding sheet enclosed by printed paper boards with the title design and date (1836) on the upper board and a portrait of Tilt with '1836' on the wall behind him, on the lower board. With contemporary handcolored plates. Cohn, p...... More
London: James Robins & Co., 1827-1828. First edition. Wraps. Five issues. 12mo. Original printed wrappers. Each with an original woodcut. Three are unquestionably by Cruikshank, with his original signature; the remaining two are in his style and are likely by him as well. No. 1, January 1827, 'King of..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1892. First edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 8vo. xxiv, 639; xii,653pp. Contemporary half green morocco. Spines in four compartments, the lowest taking up half of the spine and tooled in a decorative floral design, which starts in the first compartment. The other two compartments contain the..... More
Cologne: Apud Maternum Cholinum, 1564. First edition in Latin. Hardcover. Folio. (xx),205pp. Printer's device on title; woodcut initials. First Latin edition translated by John Grodecius. The dedicatory matter is followed by a Life of St Cyril, a discussion of his works and an index. Early 19th century marbled paper boards..... More
Chichester: P. Binstead, 1831. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. vi, 124pp. Original cloth spine, blue paper boards. Vignette on title pages, three illoustrations in text and two engraved plates. Errata sheet bound in. The cloth is in a motled design. HInges cracked but firm and some loss to the cloth especially..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. First US edition. Hardcover. 8vo. x,462pp. followed by 8pp of publisher's ads. Original brick-colored cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and in black on the covers. Pale yellow coated endpapers. Illustrated. Index. Some wear to the hinges and boards else a near..... More
In the Savoy: T.N. for Henry Harringman, 1678. Hardcover. The Second impression whereunto is added a Table. 4to. 734pp. followed by the Table (15pp.) Bound to style in quarter calf; spine in six compartments with raised bands, red leather lettering label, gilt. marbled paper sides, vellum tips. Fine copy. ESTC..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1881. First edition. Hardcover. 2 Volumes. xxi, (3), 707,(1), (6pp of ads); xvii,(3),808, (4pp)ads)pp. Brown cloth, gilt spine titles, gilt medallions on the upper boards, floral endpapers. Complete with 17 maps, 4 in Vol. 1, and 13 in Vol. 2. Scattered light foxing and..... More
Guadalajara: Taller Gráfica de Comala, 2019. Illustrated by Nacho Gómez Arriola. Limited edition. Hardcover. Folio. 12pp finely printed letterpress on handmade paper, and embellished with a tipped-in photograph and several linocuts in color engraved by Nacho Gómez. Accompanied by a portfolio of prints by Nacho: Chile, Maiz, Cacao, Frijol, Aguacate..... More
Philadelphia: E. L. Carey & A. Hart, 1836. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xvi,(17-)304pp. With the four folding engraved plates, as called for. Publisher's green embossed cloth in a floral pattern, paper spine label. Edges, hinges and spine tips worn, label partially perished, ownership stamp to title page, occasional light foxing..... More
New York: Francis P. Harper, 1905. First edition. Hardcover. Four volumes. 8vo. Original green T-grain cloth, gilt spine titles Frontispiece in each volume and 12 additional plates. The rear pocket of volume 4 contains the folding map called for,. A near fine set with only traces of wear at the..... More
London: Dean & Son, n.d. (ca. 1860). Only edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. Colored upper board, cloth spine, rear board printed in black on purple paper with a list of Dean's "New Series of Strüwelpeters". Illustrated with eight full page hand-colored woodcuts. The page following the last of the illustrations contains..... More
London: Dean & Son, n.d. (1858). First edition. Hardcover. 4to. Cloth-backed pictorial boards; printed endpapers. Eight leaves of text each with a three-part pop-up operated by green ribbons. The corners and edges are worn, and the textblock has light soil in places. Six of the green ribbons have been expertly..... More
London: Dean & Son, n.d. (1850's). Hardcover. 4to. Cloth spine, printed paper boards. Unpaginated, Eight full page hand-colored moveable plates telling the story of Red Riding Hood . All moveables are in good working order. Inner hinges have been neatly repaired, and a few rivets have been replaced; there is..... More
London: Dean & Son, n.d. (1850's). Hardcover. 4to. Cloth spine, printed paper boards. Unpaginated, Eight full page hand-colored moveable plates telling the story of Cock Robin. All moveables are in good working order. Two tabs have been replaced as well as a few rivets, there is fingering and soil on..... More
