8vo 8" - 9" tall; vii, 288; pages; Ladies Garland Devoted To Literature Amusement and instruction [vols ii & iii 1839-40] 2 vols, the first published by Proyt and Prout 1839 and the other by Van Court. 3/4 leather. Vol II some heavy foxing, Vol III lacking front free end paper. Various full page engravings. 3/4 leather over marbled boards. View More...
12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 159 pages; Ful tree calf leather, wear to extremities, contents VG. Probaly 2nd edition as it was published previously in 3 vols. View More...
716 pages. 8vo, 192x121 mm, contemporary mottled calf gilt with calf lettering piece, ends rubbed; some toning and very minor foxing. NOTES: For the year of the Convocation Generale with statistics for schools, churches, government etc. Of the 93 vols published 1700-1792 this is one of the most sought. View More...
Oblong 4to 11" - 13; (BRADY, MATHEW). EHNINGER, JOHN W. Illustrations of Longfellow's Courtship of Miles Standish. Photographed from the Original Drawings by Brady. First Edition with these illustrations. Original blood-red tooled morocco with gilt lettering at upper cover, a. E. G. , text with eight mounted albumen prints of drawings by Ehninger, all approximately 5 1/4 X 7 1/2" on rectos of plain sheets. Binding strong, darkened at spine and edges with old wear recently treated, text strong with hinges repaired, light marginal dampstain to all leaves but contents clean of foxing, prints in... View More...
History, Roman; Engravings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; HISTOIRE DES DEUX TRIUMVIRATS, DEPUIS LA MORT DE CATILINA? NOUVELLE EDITION AUGMENTEE DE L'HISTOIRE D'AUGUSTE DE LARREY. [3 VOLS IN 2 CT as published]. New edition. Two Triumvirate History since the death of Catiline, up to that of Caesar. Since that of Caesar to that of Brutus. Since than that of Brutus to Antony. New expanded edition of the history of Augustus of Larrey. 3 frontises. TPs in red and black. Contemporary decorated calf leather. All dated 1715. Vol I [20], 1-286; 289-494; 215. 3 vols in 2 each with frontis. Contents clean with bri... View More...
French Language; B/ W engravings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; iii, 164 [2]; 263 [3] pages; La volie Re de la jeunesse, ou Cours complet d'e Tude sur l'histoire naturelle des oiseaux ... Suivi d'un traite Sur l'art de les empailler. Tall 12mo, contemp. Gilt-paneled speckled calf, spines richly gilt, morocco spine labels; worn & desiccated. With 64 folding engraved plates of birds [as called for], in G/VG condition. Occasional minor dampstaining. French language text. Complete. Contents good. French Language text. WorldCat locates only 1 copy. View More...
We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 91, (2) pages; Catullus Tibullus Et Propertius. 1824. Lacking part of backstrip. Contemporary red cloth. Illustrated frontis of Catullus . Original red cloth. Size 3.5 x 2" Binding is sound. Text is clear and readable . Pages unopened (not cut apart at edges) Decoration at heading. View More...
355 pages; Tightly bound in fine blue polished calf over marbled boards with matching text block edges and endpapers. Brightly gilded red, blue and gilt spine. Shelfwear to extremities. View More...
B&W Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tal; N. D. [1836 or later]. Folio, mid 19th-Century 1/4 morocco & cloth; scuffed, joints &extremities occasionally rubbed. With 68 leaves of plates; occasional spotting & minor dampstaining. Ex-library - perforated stamp at head of title page & 1 plate. 12 x18" with fullpage plates. See Cohn 212 for first edition, issued by M?Clean. Appears complete as issued. View More...
Natural History; Ocean Animals; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; B&W Illustrations; 384 pages; Cassell's Popular Natural History Volume IV UK; Cassell, Peter & Galpin; Hard Cover; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall green, gilt and black decorative binding. Covers Fishes, Mollusca, Mollluscoida, INsecta, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera Volume IV only. PLEASE NOTE THE TITLE MAY BE INACCURATE AS SOME AUTO-LISTING PROGRAMS-CHANGE THE TITLE TO READ 6 VOLUMES. THIS IS ONLY THE SINGLE VOLUME #4 AND NOT 6 VOLUMES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. View More...
POETRY; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; [13], cxxxviii, [1] pages; De Bello Sicambrico Libri IIII. Et Eiusdem Alia Poemata, Libri VIII, Venice, Aldine Press device, 1557, title-page with printer's device, roman letter, woodcut device on title, errata leaf at rear with the blank a3 present. Adams F132. An uncommon example of Renaissance poetry. First edition of a book of neo-Latin verse and miscellaneous writings. The title poem deals with the 1543 war for control of the Duchy of Guelders. Renouard, page 172. Contemporary vellum. Vellum stained with two gall holes in spine. Contents with scattered modest f... View More...
viii, [4], 412, 3, [15] pages; OCLC 4679516 - first edition of 72 editions between 1762 and 1982. Folio, old calf-backed, paneled sheep; occasionally rubbed, new endpapers. Internally clean, leaf size 316 mm, ink ownership of Edward Phelips, dated 1763 on title-page. Provenance book plate of Owen Biddle on front pastedown. Collated complete. Table of Principal Matters including Torture and Treason. View More...
German Language; Engraved frontis; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 175, [12],328, [9] pages; HEILSAME SEELEN-APOTHEK, ZUR BEWAHRUNG VOR MUTHWILLIGEN UND VORSEZLICHEN SÜNDEN, ZUR GLAUBENS-STÄRKUNG ZUR KRÄFTIGEN ERQUICKUNG FÜR GEBÄHRENDE, REISENDE, KRANKE UND STERBENDE; NEBST EINEM ANHANG VON MORGEN- UND ABEND-GEBETERN [Healing Souls-apothecary, for protection from wanton...][12],329, then title page- ANHANG VON MORGEN UND ABEND GEBETERN... HAND-BUCH 175pp [Appendix for Tomorrow Evening Prayers and Hand-Book]. Ownership inside front cover, contents good with some mainly marginal water stains towards the back... View More...
Partly disbound, lacking end papers, hole [nail? ] In back cover penetrating part way through the book itself. Contemporary sheep, front cover detached. Sewn repair to spine. Appears complete. Early American imprints. , Second series ; , no. 49067. Fables, French. French language -- Readers. View More...
Color Illustrations; June/July 1951 [or later]; May 1954; June 1957; May 1961. Nos 39/40, 65, 98 & 127. Orig wrappers preserved. Hardbound in brown cloth. 11" x 15". View More...
ART; Philosophy; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Folio; 343 edition 174 collotype illustra pages; GOETHES ITALIENISCHE REISE. MIT DEN ZEICHNUNGEN GOETHES, SEINER FREUNDE UND KUNSTGENOSSEN Red leather spine and board corners- corners lightly worn but sharp. Spine is gilt and red leather with black label- colors bright. A very sound. And solid copy with numerous reproductions. 1925 edition 174 collotype illustrations 14" x 9" silk marker ribbon. Collotype View More...
24mo 5" - 6" tall; xxvii, [i], 412 pages; Lacking rfep and any leaves following last text page. 12mo. Contemp leather. Front hinge tender, slight loosening to leaves near front of volume. Foxed. Some dampstaining (mostly marginal). A diatribe against the Court of King George III and the Duke of Grafton in particular. English language text. Possibly first American from the English 1st Edition. View More...
Oz; Frank Baumn; Frank Lloyd Wright; Color Illustrations; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 64 pages; Pseudonym of L. Frank Baum of "Wizard of Oz" fame. Illustrated with 15 color plates, a color-illustrated title page, and a color illustrated front cover, all executed by Maginel Wright Enright. This is #5 in the 6-volume "Twinkle Tales" series. This is the scarcest title in the series. (1906) , 2nd printing, in illustrated boards with blank end papers and typeset tp as noted in Binevenue p288. This series of fairy tales was written for children not old enough for the OZ series. Contents tight w/ only very ... View More...
Color Illustrations; Folio 13" - 23" tal; #158/210 signed by both Jouffroy & Masson on the colophon. Folio, orig. Wrappers, orig. Red cloth slipcase & chemise. With 4 engraved plates by Masson. Loose as issued. Some dampstaining to slipcase, otherwise clean & bright. Contents FINE. ; Signed by All Authors View More...
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