Ithaca, NY: The Abbe Press, (1952). Limited edition. Hardcover. Folio. Unpaginated. Black cloth spine, printed label, marbled paper boards, black endpapers. Illustrated by Elfriede Abbe with woodcut illustrations. One of 150 numbered copies signed by the illustrator; this is number 49. Light wear to the edges and the cloth else..... More
New York: R. H. Russell, 1900. First edition. Hardcover. Oblong 4to. Green cloth spine. Printed paper boards with an illustration of of a rabbit engaged in writing, pen in hand, ink horn in rear paw. Illustrated throughout with full page black and white illustrations faced by a rhyme by the..... More
Boston: Webster & Southard, 1836. First edition. Wraps. 8vo. (48)pp. Sewn wrappers. Illustrated with woodcuts. A conventional almanac but with text and memorable dates relating to anti-slavery issues and people. There is a particularly gruesome cut opposite November of a Negro Hunt . The first in a series of anti-slavery..... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. First US edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth, gilt. Top edge red. A fine copy. The dustwrapper is rough along the edges and folds else is in very good condition and presents a near fine, bright appearance. Second book in White's Arthurian saga, and its..... More
London: Jarrold and Sons, n.d. (1861?). First edition. Hardcover. xii, 463,(1),(4)pp. The final (4)pp are the publisher's catalogue. Half black polished calf, marbled paper boards. Hinges, edges and sides lightly rubbed, light foxing, else this is a very good copy. Name and blindstamp fo former owner Joseph P. Mingeoli. Mann..... More
(San Francisco): Bullnettle Press, 1996. Limited edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [22]pp. Finely printed by Asa Peavy on Hahnemule German Ingres paper. Bound by Coriander Reisbord in patterned paper boards, cloth spine. With a wood engraving by John DePol. One of 90 copies. Printed in celebration of William Morris' centenary. Fine. More
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, & Blanchard, 1837. First US edition. Hardcover. Two volumes. 248; 248pp. 12mo. Blue cloth, printed paper spine labels. Folding map at front of each volume. Boards worn with light soil. Paper toned from age. Printed labels nearly perished. The map in volume one has a repaired closed..... More
New-York: Johnstone & Van Norden, 1823. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. (3)-216pp. Engraved frontispiece. Full contemporary leather binding, spine tooled in gilt. boards with intricate blind-tooling of frames and a basket-weave pattern. Light wear to the edges, gilt rubbed else a very good copy. Without the folding plate sometimes seen. Rare..... More
London: Published by the Author, 1841. First edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 4to. viii, 264;viii, 266pp. Original deep blue-green cloth, coated endpapers. Folding map in Vol. I, and two full page maps in Vol. II. Errata slip present in Vol. I. Illustrated throughout. Even though the standard references call for 3112..... More
New York: Macmillan and Co., 1917. Limited edition. Hardcover. 4to. 517pp. Illustrated with 16 full page illustrations by Arthur Rackham. One of 250 numbered copies; this is number 240. Finely bound in full crimson morocco, the upper board inlaid with a black morocco base bearing a representation of the sword..... More
London: Longmans, Green, 1877. First edition. Fine. 4to. xxv, 732pp. Illustrated throughout and with the two hand-colored folding maps present. We note a few pages with a light stain on the outer margin nor affecting either image or text, else the textblock is in near fine condition. Recent artist binding..... More
New York: Macmillan Company, 1950. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8VO. 154pp. Illustrated by Pauline Baynes, Blue cloth blocked in black and yellow. Cloth sunned along the edges else this is a near fine copy. The dustwrapper has had professional restoration along the edges and folds, and gives a near..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1952. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Apple green cloth blocked in black and deep red. "First published" statement on the copyright page, and date on the title page. Cloth sunned along the edges and spine but a very good copy. The first state dustwrapper..... More
London: Dean & Son, n.s. (1897?). Stiff card wraps. 12mo. 62 (2) pp. Stiff wraps. Illustrated, and with a chromolithograph front cover showing the worm, pupa and moth. Dean's Practical Guide Books, 6. Light edgewear elses in very good condition. More
London: Richard Bentley, et al. 1843. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. (8), 211pp. Brown textured cloth, gilt spine title. Frontispiece of a spinning room, and a few additional illustrations in the text. Upper hinge cracked but firm. Bookplate of Thomas W. Fox, and label of donation to the Textile Institute dated..... More
London: R, Baldwin, 1789. First edition in English. Hardcover. 8vo. x, (vii), 206, 209-508, pp. 6 engraved plates, 4pp. of descriptions and 12pp. of adverts. Sometime nicely bound in quarter leather, spine in six compartments tooled in blind with raised bands, red leather lettering labels, gilt, marbled paper boards. The..... More
New York: Kuttroff, Pickhardt & Co., n.d. (1920?). Hardcover. 4to. 8pp of thick card in which are inset 32 samples dyes threads per page, for a total of 256 samples, going through rose hues, then blues, greens, grays and violets, then reds and pinks, yellows, oranges and browns. Black textured..... More
n.p. Cheloniidae Press, 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Finely printed letterpress by Harold McGrath at Hampshire Typothetae. Eleven wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. One of 60 copies (from an edition of 325 copies) printed on vintage Bodleian paper, french-foilded, and bound in quarter morocco by Gray Parrot. Gilt spine..... More
Tucson: Thorn Books, 2022. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. (8), 19, (45)pp. Pictorial boards. A fine copy. A 13th or 14th century Greek fragment of an Arthurian tale discovered by Von der Hagen in the Vatican Library and published by him in 1821. This is the first translation into..... More
Kentfield, CA: The Allen Press, 1956. Limited edition. Hardcover. 4to. Foliated, XLIII folios. Invicta parchment spine, printed title; laid paper boards printed with woodcut illustrations used in the text. One of 130 copies using Van Krimpen's Romanee types on Val de Laga French paper. With wood-engraved decorations in the margins..... More
London: J. Bowyer, et al. 1718. First edition in English. Hardcover. 8vo. (ii),cxi,(xvii),401,(lv)pp. Recent full morocco, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers. The List of Subscribers is present (including Isaac Newton). A fine copy. With the illlustrated bookplate of Thomas Bowman Whytehead. Possibly a large paper copy as the margine are..... More
London: Sumptibus Societatis, 1840. First edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 4,(2),388; xxvii,(2, 389-)815pp. Recent quarter calf, leather spine labels, gilt, marbled paper boards/ A near fine copy. So far as we can tell, this is the first printing of the text of William's history of the Kings of England. It was..... More
Ithaca: The Dragon Press, (1932). First edition. Stapled wraps. 8vo. 44pp. Stapled wraps. Scarce second collection of poetry by this talented poet associated with the Harlem Renaissance, and published just a year before her death at a young age. Covers rubbed and soiled, spine neatly repaired, else a good copy..... More
Tucson: Thorn Books, 2022. Hardcover. 8vo. ix, (1), 83, (14)pp. Decorated boards. A fine copy. The first modern English translation of John Leland's 1544 Assertio, or assertion that King Arthur existed, a rebuttal of Polydore Vergil's History of England which pretty much reduced King Arthur to a myth. Illustrated with..... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1865. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. (6),252pp. followed by 24pp publisher's catalog dated December 1864. Original brown pebbled cloth, gilt spine title, and with the boards blocked in blind. Chocolate coated endpaper. Spine tips and corners worn, cloth rubbed, spine and inner hinges neatly mended, else a...... More
