London: James Rivington and James Fletcher, 17571759. First edition in English. Hardcover. Two volumes. 8vo. (20),455 (8),387pp. Folding map of California in volume I; 4 copperplates (including frontispieces) each with two images, for a total of 8 images. Full speckled calf, nicely rebacked at an early date, retaining the original..... More

London: Published by Authority of the War Office, 1917. First edition. Hardcover. Foiio. Two volumes. Introduction by General Sir Douglas Haig. Tan buckram spiune, leather lettering labels, gilt; brown paper over boards. Illustrated throughout withb plates of the war by the author/artist. Corners worn and lettering labels chipped else a...... More

Mexico: Instituto Nacional de Antropológia e Historia, 1965-1968. Illustrations by Teresa Castelló Yturbide. First editions. Wraps. Volume I: Text volumes are 4to and bound in wraps, one in Spanish (1965), the other in English (1966). Housed in a huge box, approximately 16 by 22 inches and containing a suite of..... More

London: John Fairburn, 1822. Illustrated by George Cruikshank. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xxiv,489,(3)pp. Half title and 'Directions to Binder" leaves are present. Full red polished calf by Riviere. Spine in six compartments, intricately gilt; morocco lettering labels, gilt; gilt rules on the boards and gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt..... More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1935. First trade edition. Hardcover. 4to. Publisher's brown buckram, gilt spine titles, gilt swords vignette on the upper board. Frontispiece and full page plates and folding maps in the text. A fine copy. Blank bookplate on the front free endpaper. IN the publisher's dustwrapper, which is a...... More

München: Franz Eber, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. White cloth spine and corners; gilt spine title. Orange cloth boards with the upper board printed in white. Volume 1. (A second volume appeared in 1934, not present here.)Light wear, some spotting to the rear board, else a very good copy. In..... More

(London): Longman & Co., 1845. Hardcover. 12mo. 28 stiff pp. printed in Jones' lavish chromolithography throughout. The publisher's binding is pure red and white silk woven to the shape of the book, beveled boards. Spine cloth well worn, light stain on the upper front cover, inner hinges cracked, else this..... More

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1927. Limited edition. Hardcover. Thin 4to. One of 300 copies on handmade paper, this is copy No, 76. Leather spine, gilt; vellum boards,the upper board tooled in gilt with Beardsley's iconic water lily design. A publisher's note is followed by a note on..... More

London: J. Okes (Oakes), 1641. First edition. Very good. Small 4to. (70)376pp. Contemporary full leather, tooled in Cambridge style. Frontispiece of Merlin in facsimile, title page with a facsimile repair to art of the border, and with the following eight leaves remargined (affecting the border rule lines). Old partial reback..... More

n.p. n.p., n.d. (1939). Tunnel Book. Colour pictorial upper scene with single central peep-hole, four cut-away panels and a back-scene, all printed in color, 5 by 6¼ inches. When opened accordion style it shows the Grand Concourse from the 1939 New York World's Fair, culminating in a picture of the..... More

New York: J. H. Colton, 1864. Hardcover. Lithographed map, hand-colored. Image size 29½ by 41½ inches, folded into a folder of brown textured cloth embossed in blind and gilt. The map has been reinforced on the reverse at the corners with what appears to be old archival glassine tape which..... More

Detroit: The Free Press Steam Book and Job Printing House, 1867. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 299, (2) pp. The final page contains errata. Original textured cloth, gilt spine title. Light wear to the corners and spine tips, occasional light foxing, else a very good copy. The author was Colonel of..... More

London & New York: Hoddder & Stoughton, n.d. (1911). Limited edition. Hardcover. Folio. Full vellum tooled in gilt and blue on the spine and upper board; top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with twenty full color tipped-in plates by Eleanor Brickdale. Ribbon ties have been replaced, else this is a...... More