Mexico City: Pedro Ocharte and Antonio Espinosa, 1576. Single leaf 10 by 15 inches, printed on both sides on fine paper in red and black. The leaf begins with the chant "Pascha nostrum immolatus est Christus" and a large two line woodcut 'P' in red. Near the bottom begins the..... More
New York: John W. Eggers; The Winthrop Press, 1914-1917. Softcover. 14 Thornton Burgess Miniature Books in their original box. The books are approximately 2 3/16 by 2 7/8 inches, stapled wraps, all with a cover illustration in color and other color illustrations in text. Each book has 12 pages including..... More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1928. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo., 238pp. Yellow cloth printed in red. Plain endpapers. Erosion of the glazed cloth in the outer hinge gutters and the bottom edge, else a near fine copy. The dustwrapper is price-clipped. It is rough along the edges..... More
(London): J. Pitts, Printer and toy warehouse, n.d. (ca. 1810). Early Edition. Disbound. Disbound. 8pp. Woodcut of beehive on title page. Contents listed on the first page: 13 items, beginning with "She Lives not a Mile from the Meadow". Date of printing, based on Todd from the imprint address, is..... More
London: J. Dodsley, 1774. First edition. Very good. First edition. Two volumes. 4to. [4], vii, [1], 568; [4], 606, [1]pp. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Second state (Type B) with text at I, 55, corrected. Contemporary full calf; spines in six compartments, gilt; gilt titles. Portrait lightly offset to title page. Both..... 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
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: T. Tegg, 1819. Etching. Original etching with contemporary hand-coloring. Approximately 10 by 13 inches in frames 16½ by 19½ inches. Glazed and framed in a striped wood frame, cream colored cloth mat and a dark green inner mat by Creative Galleries, Los Angeles. The frame is black with a...... More
Edinurgh: W. H. Lizars, 1837. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 206pp. Contemporary full red leather, gilt spine title, boards embossed in blind, gilt inner dentelles, yellow coated endpapers, all edges gilt. Billed as having 33 plates: there are 30 handcolored plates of butterflies (one double, making 31), an engraved title page..... More
Philadelphia: McCarty & Davis, 1834. Hardcover. First edition thus, with "much matter not contained in any former edition." --from the title page. Full contemporary sheep, spines in five compartments with raised bands, gilt rules, lettering labels, gilot, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispieces and title pages present in each volume..... 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
London: Printed for Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1819. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xxv,(1),27-84pp. Sherwood, Neely, and Jones' Third Issue. Half-title is present. The 'Extract', pp. 73-84, is present. Both Extracts are sometimes attributed to John Mitford. Nicely bound to style in quarter calf, spine gilt; leather lettering label, gilt; marbled..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903-1910. First editions, first printings. Hardcover. Four 4to volumes, all in original mustard-color cloth with spines and upper boards blocked in black, red and gilt., With black and white illustrations by Howard Pyle. This is essentially a near fine set. These titles have traditionally..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, 1814. First edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes. Extraordinarily large paper copy, uncut in original merbelled paper boards, leather spine and corners. 94 engravings on India paper, plus engraved title pages. Leather spines restored with original backstrips laid-on. Paper labels slightly rubbed. Plates offset to facing text pages, but..... More
Boston: Copeland and Day, 1895. Illustrated by Ethel Reed. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 4to. (8),103,(1)pp. Tan cloth printed in black. Red pictorial endpapers. Title page in red and black. Illustrated with 15 full page illustrations. Introduction by Mary E. Wilkins. Occasional light scattered foxing and staining; rebacked with original..... More
London: Printed only for a few friends, 1881. Wraps. 12pp. Printed wrappers. The fragile wrappers are chipped at edges and have been reinforced at the spine; the text block is in near fine condition. In blue card chemise and slipcase. According to Carter and Pollard, this title "conforms to our..... More
