New York: The Viking Press, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark red colored cloth with the title in gilt on the spine and upper board and the bus in blind on the upper board. Trace of soil and darkening of the gilt else a near fine copy. First edition..... More
Boston: D. Lothrop Company, n.d. (1890). First illustrated edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth blocked in gilt on the spine and on the upper board. iv, 245pp., followed by information from the American Humane Society and preceded by the four page address of George Angell of the American Humane Society dated..... 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
Washington: GOvernment Printing Office, 1904. Hardcover. Thin 8vo. 76pp. Illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Red pebble-grain cloth, gilt title on the upper board. The cloth is well worn else this is a very good copy. With a bookplate of the War Department assigning this copy to Geo. Van Orden, Captain..... More
n.p. Wm. P. BArlow, Jr., Nova Press, 1965. Limited edition. Leaf. Large broadside finely printed on toned paper, approximately 12 by 19 inches. One of 275 copies printed. The 12th in the series of Christmas ephemera. Crease at one upper corner, else a very good copy. More
Venice: (1496?). Leaf. Leaf, approximately 11 by 18 inches, printed in black with red additions by hand, and with a large red manuscript 'A' beginning with "Hoc est reportorium iuris." Nine paragraphs defining canonical terms, each beginning paragraph with a space for a manuscript 'A' (not supplied). After the opening..... More
Venice? ca. 1482. Leaf. Single sheet approximately 10 by 14 inches from a Roman Martyrology or Breviary for September 27 and 28. Printed in red and black in textura type with one red manuscript initial supplied ('W'), Contains the collect and three lessons for the feast of Ss. Cosmas and..... More
n,p, n,p, 1490s? Leaf. Large page printed on laid paper in a Roman face. Two columns. One large manuscript initial and many red lines in text. Manuscript Running Title. The commentary begines with the end of CHapter 12 on the obverse, and continued with the beginning of CHapter 13 for..... More
In Lione: Appresso Gvgl. Rovillio, 1559. Hardcover. Folio. (8), 102, (2), 38, (10)pp., the final 8pp constituting the Tavola. Illustrated throughout with large woodcuts of military uniforms, implements and activities. Early quarter vellum, black leather title labels, gilt, marbled boards. All 43 plates are present but not the folding plan..... More
Boston: The Pilgrim Press, (1925). First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 189pp. White cloth printed in black. Frontispiece of the author. Light rubbing and soil to the cloth else this is a very good copy. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: To Mr. & Mrs. Grice in memory of a pleasant visit..... 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
Zurich: Attenhofer & Cie. n.d. (ca. 1880). Hardcover. Twenty-two carte-de-vista style albumen hand-colored photographs bound accordion style in a red cloth folder, gilt. The photographs depict ladies in traditional Swiss dress from various Cantons: Geneva, Neuchatel, Valais, Vaud, Schaffhouse, Bale, Soleure, Frybourg, Zouc, Glaris, Berne-Brienz, Thourgovie, St. Gall, Appenzell, Argovie..... More
New York: Marzani & Munsell, INc., (1962). First edition, first printing. Wraps. 8vo. 128pp. Printed wraps. Errata printed on reverse of title page. Wraps lightly rubbed else a very good copy of a scarce item. Prologues by Truman Nelson and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Edited by Marc Schleifer..... More
Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1984. Hardcover. Third printing. A fine copy in a fine unclipped dustwrapper. Inscribed by Clancy to Mike Holburn, and with another inscription to "Mike, Merry Christmas" More
Tokyo: Okura Magobei, 1881-1884. First edition. Wraps. Volume 2 of the three volume set: "Chi" (Ground Birds). Printed paper covers bound in the Japanese style with folded leaves. Japanese text followed by exquisite depictions of a variety of birds in their natural environment, not only those native to Japan, but..... More
Baton Rouge: Lousiana State University Press, 1980. Hardcover. 3rd printing. A fine copy. The dustwrapper is not clipped and show the price of $12.95 and the Chicago Sun-Times blurb on the rear panel. A trace of creasing and soil near the upper spine tip, else is near fine. More
New York: Peter H. Beard / International Center for Photography, 1977. Hardcover. Square 4to. First printing of this special edition commemorating the exhibition at the I.C.P., New York City, November / December 1977. Illustrated throughout with black and white and color photograph , drawings, and maps; 256 pp. 1 vols..... More
New York: Peter H. Beard / International Center for Photography, 1977. Hardcover. Square 4to. First printing of this special edition commemorating the exhibition at the I.C.P., New York City, November / December 1977. Illustrated throughout with black and white and color photograph , drawings, and maps; 256 pp. 1 vols..... More
Michoacán: La Mano Press, 2014. Limited edition. Fine. Folio. 88,(2)pp. Sewn on vellum tapes laced into stiff brown paper boards, printed title label on the upper board and printed design label on the spine. Finely printed letterpress on handmade paper of just the right shade of green, and made by..... 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
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1938. Limited edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Vellum spine, gilt; blue paper boards with a vignette on the upper board of a knight in dark blue, red and gilt. Illustrated and hand-illumined by Valenti Angelo, who signed on the limitation page. One of 1500 copies; this..... 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
London: William Heinemann, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. (152)pp. Wrappered edition, now in oatmeal-colored buckram, gilt spine title. Bookplate of former owner, offset to the front free endpaper, else this is a fine copy. This title was issued both in a wrapper edition as well as a hardbound edition. All..... 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
London: Sylvan Press, 1930. With Wood Engravings by Norman Janes. Limited edition. Folio. Unpaginated. Finely printed on Barcham Green hand-made paper. Bound in coarsely woven red cloth blocked in gilt with a design by the illustrator on both the upper an lower boards. Top edge gilt. Contains twelve of William's..... More
