NY: New American Library, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition, first issue dustjacket,. Red NAL at bottomof spine, $4.95 price upper right corner front dw flap. Owner inscription dated Jan 1969 "a gift unto myself" Almost near fine internals, attractove dustjacket w/ a few short closed tears. More
NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the first edition. Near fine in UNclipped dustjacket that has tinyt chip tops of spine. NO names, inscription or bookplates. THE collectible copy. More
Salem: Salem Marine Research Society, 1925. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. Limited, large format edition, 97 copies, this numbered 73. Brown cloth spin, marbelized boars, gte. Moderately worn corners, some wear spine tips. More
NY: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in original dustjacket. Creme cloth, balck-stamped spine titles, 347pp, loads of b&w photos. Dustjacket is worn on folds and showing minor loss at corners and spine ends. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. A solid copy, quite presentable with dustjacket..... More
Philadelphia: Rohler, 1867. First or Early US Edition. Hardcover. First or early American printing from German plates. 8v0, vii + 596 + 106pp. Original black leather binding, prefiessionally rebacked, brass clasps, marbelized endpapers. Some staining to prelims and first 8 pages, else internals very good. Rear hinge revealed, still binding..... More
Boston: Field, Osgood & Co, 1869. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's mauive pebbled cloth, blind double ruled, with stamped engraved vignette of cattle-drawn buggy with driver and two passengers, likely attributable to engraver John Feely. Covers a tad spotted, leaves toned, gilt titles to spine faded, rear hinge revealed, still soundbinding..... More
Hanover NH: Dartmouth College, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, half cloth, 28 pages, in original glassine (chipped) signed by both new Dartmouth President Dickey and retiring President Hopkins on the ffe. More
London: John Lane, 1914. 1st Edition Limited. Hardcover. #11 0f 320 copies. Folio, vellum spine, modest edgewear, inner hinge splitting but sound. Internals near fine. 58 collotype facsimiles, 14 reproductions of portraits of Keats. More
NY: The Monacelli Press, 2011. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. As new copy signed on the half title by Matthew Smyth, who's been on Elle Decor's A-list of international designers for the last nine years. More
NY: The Monacelli Press, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As new copy signed on the half title by Matthew Smyth, who's been on Elle Decor's A-list of international designers for the last nine years. More
London: Printed for Samuel Bagster, 1808. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Seventh edition, first Bagster edition. vi + 7-512 + 2pp. Bound by Zeckendorf: polished, full green calf, double-rulled covers, dentelles, marbelized edndpapers, aeg, gilt to spine, red leather labels. Spine faded to brown, as is adjacent portion of rear cover..... More
London and New York: Frederick Warne. Hardcover. Five titles all uniform in edition and condition. Undated, in uncommon, red rough-weave cloth with pastedown pictorials of various shapes, with black titles to front cover, but gilt titles to spine, and rounded corners, both covers and leaves. Covers a wee rubbed, internals..... More
London and New York: Frederick Warne. Hardcover. Eight titles all uiniform in edition and condition. Undated, likely 1950s. Dusty green covers, with pastedown pictoirials of various shapes. with light green titles. Covers lightly soiled, internals near fine. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. More
London and New York: Frederick Warne. Hardcover. Undated, likely 1950s, light green covers with titles in dark green. Internals near fine. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. More
London and New York: Frederick Warne. Hardcover. Undated, likely 1950s, tan covers with titles and pictorial curcular surround in dark brown. Internals near fine. No names, inscriptions or bookplates. More
NY: Harper & Brothers, 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First book on Italian food published in the US. Pub tan cloth toned, internals near fine. Solid copy. Small 8vo, 68p. More
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1920. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to, pictorial cover, new backstrip, 69 pages, wonderful interior b&w of the American house of good taste at the height of the Colonial Revival. Upper corners bumped, internals near fine. Solid copy. More
NY: Wiley & Putnam, 1843. First American Edition. Hardcover. First American edition, from the third London edition. 8vo, pub brown cloth, which has been rebacked with new cloth spine, paper label. Some minor foxing here and there. 96p + 430p (double columned). First part, illustrated. Solid copy. Uncommon first US..... More
NY: Rudder Finn Press, 2003. 1st Edition. Soft cover. SIGNED BY ITALIAN SCULPTOR LUCCHESI on the half title (plainly signed, not inscribed and desirable thus). Apparaently unused book, slight rubbing to covers, more so at rear. More
San Francisco: The California Historical Society, 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1300 copies, printed by Andrew Hoyem. in plain paper dustwrapper with title on spine. Dustjacket browned at spine, chipped at fott. Book as new. More
NY: McGraw Hill, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED by author Spencer on title page. Basis for the 1962 film with Olivia de Havilland, George Hamilton and Yvette Mimieux, and then basis for the stage musical nominated for multiple Tony Awards. Clipped dustjacket, slightly worn/ chipped at corners. No owner names..... More
NY: New York Botanical Garden, 1930. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Three issues in fine, unused condition dated June, September and December 1930. Each volume has 8 colored full page plates. The series made possible by a trust established by Judge Addison Brown, hence the title Addisonia. More
Richmond IN: Sedgwick Bros, 1890. Soft cover. 1890 trade catalogue. On the title page: The Sedgwick Bros Co., Manufacturers of Wire Netting, Fences and Gates. Also Sewdgwick's Wire Stretcher, Summer House, Lawn Furniture, &0., Small catalogue, polished orange paper covers, illustrated back cover. Stapled spine separated from body, torn corner..... More
London: Constable, 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. A seldom-found complete set of the Constable Wine Library, published between 1933 -1935. All first editions, uniform format 8vo and uniformly illustrated dustjackets by Gladys Hynes, except Wines in the Kitchen, with a dustjacket by Barbosa. Each issue very good or better; the dustjackets..... More
London: Cassel, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Scarce Boulestin first edition in dustjacket. 8vo, cream-colored cloth flecked in blue, with burgundy leather label and gilt titles to spine. Dustjacket pictorial and frontispiece by Laboureur. Book near fine - little sign if any of use. Dustajcket duty and a tad soiled. 2..... More