New York: Harper & Brothers, 1861. Half-Leather. Octavo. A full view of the English-Dutch struggle against Spain, and of the origin and destruction of the Spanish Armada. In two volumes (of 4 volumes), 532pp., 563pp., illustrated, bound in half brown polished calf over marbled paper covered boards, contrasting brown leather..... More
London: Joseph Moxon, 1659. First Edition. Full Leather. First edition, octavo (8" x 6"), engraved title, i-xiv[1-224], 1-40 (A Discourse of the Antiquity, Progress and Augmentation of Astronomie). Contemporary full leather binding, leather label on spine; internally very clean; printed on laid paper. Portrait of Tycho Brahe and Ptolemy appear..... More
Stuttgart; 1870-1876 and 1878. Verlag von Gustav Weise. Hard Cover. 8 vols.(2 tall octavo, 6 quarto), bound in ¾ black morocco over marbled covered boards, raised bands with title and date within two compartments gilts, bands decorated in gilt. Contents include 119 full page color and black & white illustrations..... More
New York (1990): Simon & Schuster. First Edition. Full-Leather. Number 313 of 500 copies SIGNED by President Nixon. Full Navy blue leather binding, spine lettered in gilt, silk end papers; publisher's full Navy blue leather slipcase. Illustrated with black and white photographs. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. More
Paris: Goupil & Co.; Manzi Joyant & Co., 1905. Full-Leather. folio (12 3/4" x 10"), #162 of 425 copies, bound by Durvand, blue full leather, generously and magnificently decorated in gilt; silken end papers; 24 plates (4 in color). A beautiful copy, visually striking. More
Edinburgh: Colin MacFarquhar (printer, Old testatment) William Darling, Printer, ( New Testament), 1776. Half-Leather. Folio. No pagination, bound in contemporary blind stamped calf with early joint repairs; all edges and endpapers marbled, front blank repaired near gutter; some internal soiling, older paper repair to lower corners of the first and..... More
London: Printed for T. Parkhurst, 1709. First Ediiton. Full Leather. Octavo. A fine copy bound to style in full brown leather with raised bands spine, gilt lettering on red leather spine label, new marbled and tan endpapers. Pages age-toned and clean. A very nice book. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1917. First Edition. Half-Leather. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. Bound in contemporary 3/4 blue leather with raised bands and gilt panels on spine. Expert repair to one hinge, marbled end papers. More
Stanford NY: Henry & John F. Hull, 1803. Full-Leather. 12mo, 210 pages; bound in contemporary full brown calf, red leather label on spine, printed in gilt; endpapers browned and stained, half inch x 2 inch loss to front pastedown; title page is browned at edges, small chip at fore-edge, 1..... More
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Norfolk: C. & A. Conrad; Somervell & Conrad; Bonsal, Conrad & Cs, 1810. Full Leather. Ocatvo. A Good- copy bound in full brown leather. Front and rear boards detached. Piece missing lower spine. Includes foldout chart "A Statistical Abstract of the Nations of Indians" laid-in. No other..... More
London: James Bettenham for Paul Vaillant, 1751. First Edition. Full Leather. Octavo. TWO VOLUMES. Engraved vignette title pages, dated and engraved vignette title page for The Tenth Book of Pliny's Epistles, illustrated with 20 wonderful copperplate engraved head and tail pieces. Vol. 1 ,450pp., [24]pp. index, [1] pp. explanation of..... More
London: Charles Daly, 1870. Full-Leather. 12mo. c. 1870. Full publisher's leather, decorated in blind; gauffered edges in gilt; marbled end papers. Illustrations on steel by eminent artists. 504 pages. A lovely copy. More
London (1932): William Heinemann, Ltd. First Edition, One of 25 Copies. Full-Leather. Limited to the first print run of the first 25 copies, specially bound, finely in full green levant morocco, by Henry T. Wood, Ltd. with pictorial illustration on front panel, in gilt, blue, black and brown, depicting an..... More
Paris: Bachelier, 1837. Half-Leather. Octavo. Eighth edition, 253pp., 1 folding chart, 3 folding plates, several textural charts; bound in contemporary half straight-grained morocco over marbled paper covered baords, red morocco spine label gilt, spine ruled in gilt; light brown endpapers, all edges marbled. Small loss at spine head, neat owner's..... More
Kobenhavn: Berlingske Forlag, 1942. First Edition. Half-Leather. Octavo. First translation by Else Brudenell-Bruce. First Foreign Language Edition. 455pp. Bound in 3/4 brown leather over marbled paper covered boards; internally clean. Upper joint starting, but not broken through. A very good copy. Perinn, A1c. More
London: Chapman & Hall, 1866. First Edition. Three Quarter Leather. Octavo. THREE VOLUMES. 302, 318 328pp. half-titles present in volumes one and two, bound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled paper covered boards, raised bands, green morocco spine label within one compartment, spine decorated with a gilt vine motif, marbled..... More
London: George Allen, 1899. Hugh Thomson. Half Leather. Small Octavo. Signed fine binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London England for Marshall Field and Company. Bound in brown half leather and marbled boards with raised bands spine, gilt lettering and decoration spine, tope edge gilt, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon bookmark. Many..... More
New York (1910-14): Charles Scribner's Sons. Hard Cover. Octavo, 16 volumes, contemporary bindings of 3/4 brown morocco; TEG, each volume with an engraved frontis of the author. The Homestead Edition. Floral end papers; 5 raised bands on spines; a fine set, internally clean and bright, with no markings of any..... More
London: For Cadell and Davies; and Others, 1812. Full-Leather. Octavo. TWELVE VOLUMES. Complete Set. History of Scotland, History of Charles V, History of America, Disquisition Concerning India. Complete with all large folding maps but bound out of sequence according to Directions to the Binder; South America, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico..... More
New York: Hastings House, 1965. Hard Cover. Octavo. SIGNED BY MARI SANDOZ ON COLOPHON without personalization. SIGNED AND SPECIALLY BOUND LIMITED EDITION OF 250 COPIES. THIS IS No. 118. Bound in quarter green morocco, over cloth. Folding map at rear. A fine copy. More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., 1896. Half-Leather. 12mo. In six volumes, each play individually paginated, bound in 3/4 dark blue morocco over marbled paper covered boards with matching endpapers, raised bands lettered and decorated in gilt within compartments, top edges gilt. A lovely set (leather) without foxing..... More
London: Trubner and Co., 1872. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Half-Leather. Quarto. 405(1)pp., illustrated with 5 black and white lithographs; bound in half brown straight grained morocco over brown cloth, raised bands, two compartments with leather labels gilt; spine faded to tan; ghost of small sticker left near foot, no other..... More
London: John Bartlet, 1654. Full Leather. 12mo. SIGNED BY BENJAMIN WILLIAM CROMBIE ON TITLE PAGE without personaliation. From the library of draughtsman, engraver, and caricaturist Benjamin William Crombie (1803-1847). Bound in 19th Century full leather binding with raised bands spine, gilt lettering spine. Modern owner bookplate front paste-down. Slight age..... More
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1865. John Gilbert. Full-Leather. 12mo. 469 pages. Bound in full black morocco, decorated in blind and gilt, raised bands, marbled end papers, all edges gilt. A very pretty copy; near fine. More
Hartford, CT: Andrus and Judd, 1836. Full-Leather. TWO VOLUMES. Illustrated; Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. with a glossary, and notes, and a sketch of the life of Shakspeare. 466pp., 478, (11)pp. glossary. Bound in full contemporary crimson polished calf..... More