London: Printed for the proprietors of 'The Girls Own Paper" by William Clowes and Sons. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Undated, circa 1913. Thick 4to, maroon cloth stamped in cream and gold with pictorial pastedown of a young gir, beveled edges. Endpapers - one for each season of the year - and..... More
Philadelphia: privately published, 1911. Limted Edition. Hardcover. Author Irving Bachellor's copy. Privately published account of hunting trip taken by the Johnson and four friends, with two guides in 1908 in the "Califoirnia mountains". Limited edition of an unknown number but this copy numbered 70 under the author's name under which..... More
NY: Dial Press, 1938. First US Edition. Hardcover. First US edition, with Dial title page, printed in London from British plates, bound in the US. Short 8vo, red cloth, in uncommon printed brown dustjacket. Previous owner initials top corner ffe. Some spotting to the top and side edge. Dustjacket worn/chipped..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Henry Carey Baird, 1902. Hardcover. Later printing. Publisher's brown cloth, blind stamped covers, gilt to spine, decorated endpapers,135 +31 (pub catalog), illustrated. Shallow loss spine ends, gutters revealed. Still a good reference copy. More
NY: The Beaverkill Press. W. W. Norton & Company, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new all around; no evidence of any use. CATSKILLS. FLY FISHING. More
Ridgewood NY: Press of the Alwil Shop, 1902. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Scarce publication printed in the Arts&Crafts studio located in the Palisades NY of the Anwil Shop (per colophon). Cream paper over boards (toned and rubbed), gilt title front, green cloth spine, unpaginated (some leaves uncut), every page decorated..... More
Philadelphia: Protestant Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Evangelical Knowlledge, 1859. 1st US Edition Thus. Hardcover. Revised edition, stated on title page. 8vo, publisher's royal blue, pebbled cloth, blind-stamped and ruled front and rear, gilt to spine. xx, 21- 455, indexed. Slight lean to spine, two small spots front cover..... More
NY: Harper & Row, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. An apparently unread copy, near fine in just about fine, unclipped dustjacket inscribed by Manchester in black felt pen on the half title. More
London: Cochrane & M'Crone, 1834. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. A lovely 8 volume set, in polished, speckled full leather, double- ruled covers front and back, floral dentelles, aeg, spine with six compartments, gilt, raised bands. Incidental spotting to the interior here and there. Solid bindings all around. More
various, 1876. Hardcover. (1) (CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION, PHILADELPHIA MDCCCLXXVI). (np): Philip Frey & Co, (1876). Oblong booklet, 4.75 x 3", faux tortoise shell covers with decorative circular seal front and back. (np): Philip Frey & Co, (1876). 12 mounted photographs in accordion foldout. Remarkably well-preserved. (2) MEMORIAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION..... More
Chicago: Reily & Britton Co, 1915. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Oblong booklet, 10.25 x 8.25", embossed gilt with white and black on tan paper covers. Full page sepia photographs Near fine. More
Philadelphia: Current Publications, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Thick 8vo, blue cloth with pictorial pastedown, 520 pagaes. Near fine copy. The record of the exposition in Philadelphia celebrating the 150th anniversary of American independence. More
NY: American Machinist Publishing Co., 1884. Audio Book (Cassette). A non-contiguous lot of 32 individual issues frrom 1884 through 1887. Very good condition, all in original paper covers. More
Boston: James R. Osgood, 1883. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition with second state (p. 441 image of Twain in flames removed) and, arguably, first state St. Louis Hotel on page 443. Publisher's brown cloth decorated in black and gilt. Corners worn, loss at spine ends, front hinge revealed, front cover..... More
NY: Henry Z. Walck, 1951. Later Printing. Hardcover. Later printing. Near fine copy - no ownership or children's marks - in price-clipped dustjacket that would be almost near fine, except the rear dw flap is 2/3 missing. Still, a sharp looking copy of a Lenski title not often found, except..... More
(New York): Privately Printed, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial covers, endpapers and copiously illustrated in color throughout with comedic vignettes that accompany the wit and humor of Manhattan swells in the 1920s. List of membership in rear is a Who's Who of all of 'em. Unnumbered copy of 800 published..... More
Boston: National Publishing Company, 1901. Hardcover. Amazingly preserved 1901 map of all railroads in New York State, in almost new condition. We unfolded it just once to take image and get measurement, approx 48 x 42". 55 panels, 11 arcoss, 5 down, with middle outer panel affixed - as issued..... More
Washington DC: Davis & Force, Printers, 1825. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Original wrappers with loss aboy edges, sides untrimmed. 149p, foxing to edges, most leaves uncut. Uncommon in this printer's issue. More
NY: Follet, Foster and Company, 1863. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, early printing. Most copies are dated 1861; this copy has 1863 on both title page and copyright. 8vo, blind-stamped, green pebbled cloth, gilt titles spine, viii, 158. Some soiling to top of front cover, gilt dulled on spine. Some..... More
NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Ownership copy of Henry Abromson, Morley's friend, bibliophile who specialized in Morley and editor of Morley's "Prefaces without Books: Prefaces and Introductions to Thirty Books" (1970) with his Christopher Morley bookplates on the pastedown. Apparently from Abromson's personal Mroley..... More
London: Chapman and HAll, 1840. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Rebinding copy. first edition. Three volumes, covers detached and backstrips perished. Internals quiet nice. Vol 1, 1850; Vols II and III 1841. Original wrappers absent. More
London: Henry Baldwin, 1793. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. The Second Edition, Revised and Augmented. Worn original or contemporary calf, red leather label spines. Both covers detached on Vol I front on Vol II, and front on Vol IIU, hence a possible rebacking candidate, more likely rebinding all over. More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1857. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Covers detached, backstrip seperated, so a rebinding copy. First and last signature sprung from textblock with evidence iin the former of past clumsy repair. More
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1849. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first issue with the 8-line errata: "Delight" for "joy" on page 284. All plates in first state. Publishers green blind-stamped cloth, Backstrip browned, missing pieces and fully detached: a better candidate for rebinding than recasing. Textblock intact does not include..... More
London: Published for the Author by, 1830. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Small 8vo, original paper covers, soiled, slight red stain to bottom of front cover traversing to part of bottom edge. Housed in custom-made brown linen, three panel folder in slipcase of same with leather label at spine. More