London: R. Hastings, 1841. Hardcover. Second Edition. Two volumes. 8vo. (1-)lii, 378; (1)-vi,(1),548pp. Contemporary full calf, spines in six compartments, red leather title labels, gilt, one(of two) black volume labels, gilt. Calf worn and rubbed, hinges cracked but firm, one volume label perished, the other chipped. Except for the lettering..... More
London: Chato & Windus, n.d. (1874). Hardcover. "The Whole imprinted in Gold and many Colours By The Brothers Dalziel at their Camden Press." Folio. 44 unnumbered leaves. Brick-colored cloth blocked on the upper board with a design by the artists in black and gilt, and on the lower board with..... 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
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. These titles have traditionally suffered cracked inner hinges because the textblock was..... 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
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
Wooster (Ohio): S. Barr, Printer, 1829. Only edition. Wraps. 12mo: 4 by 6 inches. 8 pages stitched into flimsy paper covers with a (later?) plaid cotton ribbon(?) for a spine in shades of brown and tan. The pages are misbound but all present, as is the errata sheet. The paper..... 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
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
London: Publshed by the Priprietor, 1824. First edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Engraved frontispiece of s knight and 11 plates of armor, each of which is hinged and has another engraving of a symbolic virtue beneath. Half leather, spine tooled in gilt, marbled paper boards. Bookplate on front pastedown. Bottom of..... 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
London: C. Lane; C. Moody, High Holborn, 1851. Stiff card. Consists of 10 hand-colored lithographic cardboard panels (8 with die-cut openings) connected by accordion-folded undyed calico; extends to 28 inches to form a "telescopic" peepshow of 8 compartments depicting the interior of the original Crystal Palace, with objects and figures..... More
London: WIlliam Heinemann, 1915. Limited edition. Hardcover. Large 4to. Full vellum, gilt, upper board blocked in gilt with the title and an illustration by Rackham. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge gilt. Traces of rubbing to the gilt else the binding is in very nice condition, with no visible yawning of the..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., 1889. Hardcover. 12mo. viii, 227pp. Finely bound by Sangorsky & Sutcliffe in full tan polished calf. Spine in six compartments intricately gilt and with pale lettering labels, gilt. All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. Marbled endpapers. A fine copy. Extra-illustrated with 40 extra plates. And with..... More
London: A. Millar, 1755. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. 12mo. (4),(xviii,)(19)-(276)pp. (Pp. 241-276 misnumbered 193-228.) Full crushed crimson morocco by the Club Bindery, 1905; Spine in six compartments, intricately gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Half title present. With the leather gilt bookplate of Beverly Chew. Hinges..... More
London: Geirge Newnes, Ltd., 1903. Hardcover. 12mo. (250)pp. Translated by Jogn Anster, Frontispiece by Edmund Sullivan. Full cruched crimson morocco by Morrell, the spine in six compartment with raised bands, intricately gilt. The boards masterfully tooled in a Scottish Wheel design using hundreds, if not thousands, of tool impressions. All..... More
(Paris): (Le Vasseur & Cie.), (1943). Loose plates. Twenty-four black and white etchings and one full color etching, 5 by seven inches on pages measuring seven by nine inches. The color etching has an old tape repair on the reverse of the upper margin, not affecting either the image of..... More
London: John Murray, 1845. Hardcover. 8vo. Illuminated and decorated by Owen Jones. Contains eight illuminated title pages introducing each of the eight sections, chromolithographed in red, blue, gold, and green. Almost every page is ornamented with floral borders or patterns based on Celtic motifs and initial capitals inspired by medieval..... 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: Tilt and Bogue, 1835-1853. First edition. Hardcover. NIneteen volumes comprising the complete first and second series. Bound in full crimson morocco by Riviere and son; spines in six compartments with raised bands, gilt titles, gilt inner dentelles, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. With the color engraved bookplates of Chales..... More
n.p. (Oregon House, CA): The Petrarch Press, 2004. Limited edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Finely printed on sheepskin parchment on an 1851 Super Royal Albion handpress. 131, (3)pp. Finely bound in full deep blue morocco, spine and boards blocked in gilt and with red leather onlays in the center of each. Florentine..... More
