London: WIlliam Smith, 1848 (and 1844). Hardcover. Two volumes in four, extra-illustrated with the insertion of the illuminated plates from Humpheys' "Illuminated Illustrations of Froissart" in addition to the hand-colored plates of this edition. Dark green levant morocco, spines in five compartments, intricately gilt, board tooled in gilt and blind..... More
New York: Lewis Colby, 1845. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. viii, 254pp. Black cloth, gilt spine title. Edges, corners and spine tips well worn else a very good copy. The authors' letters published in a Boston newspaoer from 1844-1845 are here collected and published in book form for the first..... More
London: S. and J. Fuller, 1810. Stiff card wraps. 4 by 5 inches. 16pp. Printed wrappers. Complete with handcolored figures as follows: removable head, seven costume and three hats. The costumes have a pocket built into the reverse to accommodate Fanny's head as she takes on each persona in the..... More
Venice (Venetiis): Apud Iuntas (Giunta), 1542. Hardcover. Small 8vo. (8),365,(1)pp. Fine printer's device to title and full page device to last page. Woodcut initials. Original limp vellum binding with the use of 15th Century manuscript for binding. With the commentary of the French physician Martin Akakia (1500-1551). Vellum lightly soiled..... More
London: A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, 1737. Hardcover. Second edition, improved. 12mo. xii, 526,(62) pp. Contemporary spotted calf, spine gilt with red leather lettering pieces. Hinges neatly repaired, some rubbing and scuffing of edges and bands, else a very good copy. The first edition was published in 1736. Engraved fishing..... More
London: G. M. for Andrew Crooke, 1641. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. (vi), 46pp. Bound to style in full calf; red leather lettering piece, gilt; the boards tooled in blind. Title page remargined (no loss) else a fine copy. With the statement at the foot of the title page: "Published by..... More
n.p. (London): n.p., 1649. Early Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. (4),260,pp. This edition is likely a variant of Madan #8, or a mixed 12 from Newcomb's printings for No 7(see Madan, p. 18). Without a frontispiece portrait nor any other illustration. Possibly defective, ending with leaf M10 and the word '"Finis" and..... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, (1894). First edition. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. Each letter of the alphabet has a full page full color illustration of a member of the military in caricature, and a comic caption on the following page. Bound in red, white and blue cloths, gilt spine title..... More
London: J. Bowyer, et al. 1718. First edition in English. Hardcover. 8vo. (ii),cxi,(xvii),401,(lv)pp. In a lovely contemporary binding of sprinkled calf. The spine is in six compartments, gilt, light brown lettering label, gilt, edges sprinkled red. The errata page is present in the rear. The List of Subscribers is present..... More
London: J. Bowyer, et al. 1718. First edition in English. Hardcover. 8vo. (ii),cxi,(xvii),401,(lv)pp. In a lovely contemporary binding of sprinkled panelled,calf. The spine is in six compartments, gilt, red morocco lettering label, gilt. The errata page is present in the rear. The List of Subscribers is present (including Isaac Newton)..... More
Ingolstadii: Typis Edegianis, 1658. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. (2-1/2 by 4 inches). (16),267,(5). Later (18th cent?) quarter leather. Spine in six compartments with raised bands; gilt titles and leaf designs. Marbled paper boards and endpapers.Engraved title as well as a typeset title page. Tiny bit of marginal dampstain and..... More
New-York: Printed and Sold by S. Wood at the Juvenile Book-store, 1812. First edition. Wraps. 16mo. (2½ x 4 inches.) 26,(2)pp. The final 2pp are publisher's advertisements. Printed wraps, string binding. Illustrated with woodcuts. Four alphabets printed inside front cover: Roman capitals and lower case; Italic capitals and lower case..... More
Philadelphia: Pub. by James P. Parke, 1809. Hardcover. 12mo. Original half leather, gilt spine title and rules, marbled paper boards. 26 engraved plates (of 36) with descriptive text. This was first written in 1801 by William Darton, who also drew and engraved the copper plates. In 1806 it was revised..... More
London: C. J. G. & F. Rivington, 1831. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. viii, (2), 560pp. Full purple straight-grain morocco by Goodwin of Tetbury. Spine in six compartments, gilt, with teo deep red lettering labels, gilt. Gilt rules on the boards, blind inner dentelles, marbled endpapers and edges, Folding map and..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1983. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Stated first edition. Green textured paper over boards, silver spine title. A fine copy with only a trace of wear at the edges. The dustwrapper is unclipped and shows the original price of $11.95. It is in..... More
London: Printed for William Miller, 1806. First edition in English. Hardcover. Large 4to. 2 vols. (12),cxcii,220,(4);(6),440,(4)pp. Indices. Complete with 59 engraved plates (including a hand-colored folding map) and a second large, hand-colored folding map at rear of Vol. II. Errata page is present. Old calf over marbled boards (rubbed), tips..... More
Sur le Pas-de-Calais, 1798. Only edition. Hardcover. 8vo. iv,(i),106pp. Bound to style in half leather; red leather lettering label, gilt, mottled paper boards with tooling in blind; handmade paper end papers. With the large folding map of the British Isles by Tardieu. A fine copy. In French. Divided into sections..... More
Boston: Christian Scientist Publishing Company, 1875. First edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. 456pp. Publisher's black patterned cloth; gilt spine title; plain endpapers. Errata page tipped-in at rear. One of 1000 copies of the first edition. A fine, bright copy, with only the barest traces of wear, notably at the head of..... More
St. Petersburg: (Nikodim), 2020. Illustrations by Dmitry Sayenko. Limited edition. Hardcover. Artist book. Folio. 50pp. Half leather in a tan color, gilt spine title. The paper over boards has been etched by the artist, with an onlay engraving of Gogol in a recess and his signature reproduced in gilt. Illustrated..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. Hardcover. 8vo. Two volumes. Deep purple cloth. Gilt spine titles. Translated by Constance Garnett. Gilt darkened with time else this is a very good set. The dustwrappers are not price-clipped. They are lightly soiled and chipped along the edges with a couple of closed..... More
New York: Mother Earth Publishing Association, 1911. Hardcover. Second Revised Edition. 8vo. 277pp followed by publisher's ads of anarchist titles. Gray cloth printed in black on the spine and upper board, Signed by Emma Goldman on the front free endpaper. Cloth soiled else this is a very good copy. A...... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1874. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xiv,(2),673pp. Green cloth blocked in black and gilt on the upper board; black coated endpapers. Profusely illustrated with a steel engraving and wood engravings. Three maps, two of which are folding. Inner hinges and spine tips neatly repaired, cloth with some..... More
London: George G. Harrap, (1929). Arthur Rackham. Limited edition. Hardcover. Full vellum, gilt. No. 447 of 775 copies signed by Rackham. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. 12 mounted color plates. Boards yawning slightly, light soil, else a fine copy. Very slight soil else a fine copy. Latimore & Haskell, p...... More
Calcutta: W. Thacker & Co. St. Andrew's Library, 1849. First edition. Hardcover. 4to. I10), 147, (1), 9,(1). Red cloth, the boards blocked in blind, and the upper board with the title in gilt. Text illustrations throughout; map of Calcutta with coloring. The final 9pp constiutute a list of the illustrations..... More
Teheran: Offset Press and Soroush Press, 1971; 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folios. The first work is bound in clue cloth, gilt spine title; blindstamping on the boards; blue endpapers. With 34 large mounted full color plates form the 15th century manuscript. Introduction by Basil Gray, who was the former..... More
