London: James Kennedy, 1908. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. This adult novel defies bibliography. The author is anonymous and we could find nothing about James Kennedy, the publisher doing business at 40 Fenchurch St in London, as identified by his address on title page. There is a book of the same..... More
London: (unidenitified), 1937. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. This adult novel defies bibliography. The author is, obviously, a pseudonym and the publisher is unidentified. OCLC lists no copy under any variation of its title in the time frame of its publishing date of 1937. The text suggests this could be an..... More
NY: P F Collier & Son, 1910. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A remarkably well preserved copy. Large 4to, pictorial covers, amply illustrated with photographs and period decoration. Aside from edgewear on the bottom, little evidence of use. THE collectible copy. More
London: Henry Colburn, 1839. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Tow volumes complete, half leather over marbleized boards, gilt compartments to spine. Old name card pasted to ffe's. Internals near fine. Front hinge revealed in Volume I, both still firmly bound. Solid copies. More
London: Edward Moxon, 1858. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Solid copy in brown, crushed half morocco over marbleized boards, matching endpapers, raised bands, gilt spine titles, 8vo, viii, 304. 4 engraved plates. Old name card pasted to ffe. More
Boston: Walter H. Baker, 1898. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Scarce book of six short plays, in its original pictorial paper covers, staple-bound, 189 (1). Some loss to paper over spine at tips. OCLC lists only three editions in 17 libraries worldwide. More
London: Printed for B. Law, G. G. J. and J. Robinson, W. Lepard and G. and T. Wilkie, 1785. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Stated "The whole three volumes faithfully abridges. A New Edition", on title page. 8vo, original or old calf, 336. Front cover detached, rear hanging on, lacking ffe..... More
Paris: Isidore Liseux, 1879. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Rebound in red, half leather, gte, with original printed vellum covers bound-in. 8vo, xvi, 251 (1). English text on rectos, Latin on verso. Leather a tad soiled, internals quite nice. Per Wikipedia: Ludovico Maria Sinistrari ( 1622 - 1701) "was an Italian Franciscan..... More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition in second issue dustjacket. Cloth spine is tanned, leaves gently toned, UNclipped ($2.50) dustjacket moderately shipped and worn about edges, Still, over all a presentable copy, no names or bookplates. 1939 Pulitzer Award for Literature. More
NY: Harcourt Brace, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, inscribed by Gertrude Stein and signed, too, by Alice B. Toklas. Copies signed by the pair are highly uncommon. Stein has inscribed the book on the free front endpaper to Dr. (indecipherable), then below her signature is Toklas's in shaky hand..... More
NY: Broadway Magazine, 1900. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Five monthly issues, April 1899 - Sept 1899, some covers trimmed. Loas of photographs of long-forgotten actors, and lots of advertisements. Bound in red cloth, gilt titles front and spine. The cover for the April issue is missing, otherwise nicely preserved. More
NY: Broadway Magazine, 1900. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Six monthly issues, Oct 1900 - March 1901, some covers trimmed. Loas of photographs of long-forgotten actors, and lots of advertisements. Remarkably well-preserved. More
London: Smith, Elder, 1852. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes, original cloth, paper labels. Cloth a tad spotted, spines a wee lean, labels chipped and browned. Bindings sound, internals clean. 16-page publisher's catalog at rear of Volume III. Distinctively narrow yellow ticket for Collinson & Clarke, Stationers&c Mansfield rear pastdown Volume..... More
Cambridge MA: Issued by W.S.B., 1914. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth spine, paper label, over brown paper-backed boards, teg, sides untrimmed, xxiv, 205. Paper spine slightly stained, else a solid clean copy, More
NY: Viking, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The renowned artist, sculpture and photographer visits classical Greece, its mythology and its art. Book near fine, dustjacket tanned a bit around edges as is often seen, with a few closed tears and small wedge missing top edge rear panel. Inscribed by Liberman on..... More
London: The Booksellers... Thomas Wilson, 1811. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Stated "A New Edition, complete in One Volume; with plates, descriptive of subject" on the title page. 8vo, original boards, cloth spine, v (6) 264, Four plates: frontispiece plus three after preface before text. Front hinge revealed; and worn overall..... More
NY: Gomme & Marshall, 1915. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth spine, paper label, over brown paper-backed boards, teg, sides untrimmed, xxvii, 286. This annual is most notable for four of Frost's earliest poems: Birches, The Road Not Taken, and The Death of the Hired Man. Modest edgewear and short split..... More
Long Acre8vo: Published by David Nutt at the Sign of the Phoenix, 1902. Ault, Norman (frontispiece by). 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Publisher's binding, olive-colored paper over boards, paper spine label, 8vo, double frontispiece of same (binder error?) xii, 362 (4), sides untrimmed, most leaves uncut. Other works by editor in..... More
London: John Lane The Boley Head, 1924. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. New edition stated on copyright page, the first edition with the introduction by Shane Leslie. Book near fine, rough weave green cloth, gilt spine title, lx,421 in rare dustjacket, which is chipped about edges and moderately soiled. Solid copy..... More
London: J. Stratford and R. Hughe, 1807. First Englsh-language edition. Hardcover. Bound in tan, polished full leathger. aeg, dentelles, marblized endpapers, 12mo, xiv, 240. Covers worn, red leather title label missing from spine, moderately foxed, solidly bound. More
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(London): John Rodker, 1929. 1st Edition Thus, Limited. Hardcover. Limited edition, this an unumbered copy of 1275, "bound full parchment" as stated on dustjacket spine. 8vo, li + 328. Green linen on the spine is browned. Two ownership signatures on front pastedown, one 1934, the other 1959. Only the spine..... More
Boston: Otis Clapp, 1854. Later American printing. Hardcover. Later American reprint of the English translation of 1758 from Swedenborg's Latin. In original publisher's binding, quarter finely-ribbed blue cloth, spine paper label, 8vo, iv, 361.Owner name in ink on ffe. Covers moeratley worn, solid binding, nice internals. More
Washington DC: Press of Judd & Detweiler, 1910. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A fantasy fieldguide. Cox (1878-1961) was Minnesota's first State Forester and Commissioner of Conservation. Inscribed by Cox to Pinchot, Pennsylvania governor, in a way that reveals Cox's real intent of the book: "To Gifford Pichot Jr. with the cordial..... More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Similarly bound copies of Freeman's R.E. LEE (1934, 4 volumes) and LEE'S LIEUTENANTS (1944, 3 volumes) forming a very attractive 7 volume set in dark green half-leather over lighter green cloth, gte. Some volumes first editions, others early printings of it. Some..... More
NY: The Review of Reviews Co., 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ten volumes complete, blue cloth, gilt to spine. Title page dated 1912, copyright date is 1911. The slightest wear spine tip, internals fine - no names, inscriptions or bookplates. A monumental work. More