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Carver, Jonathan Three Years Travels Throughout the Interior Parts of North-America, for More Then (sic) Five Thousand Miles, Containing an Account of the Great Lakes, and All the Lakes, Islands and Rivers... with a Description of the Birds, Beasts, Reptiles, Insects... and an Appendix Describing the Uncultivated Parts of America That Are the Most Proper for Forming Settlements.
Boston Printed by John Russell, for David West 1797 Hardcover
xvi, 311pp. Full brown morocco ruled in black on the sides, spine with raised bands and black lettering, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Prominent Boston merchant Franklin W. Smith's copy. Binding by Terquem of Paris done expressly for renowned Los Angeles bookseller C. C. Parker. Toning to text block else a fine copy. Howes C-215. Sabin 11185. ; 12mo
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Carver, Jonathan Three Years Travels Throughout the Interior Parts of North-America, for More Then (sic) Five Thousand Miles, Containing an Account of the Great Lakes, and All the Lakes, Islands and Rivers... with a Description of the Birds, Beasts, Reptiles, Insects... and an Appendix Describing the Uncultivated Parts of America That Are the Most Proper for Forming Settlements.
Boston Printed by Samuel Etheridge 1802 Hardcover
xvi, [1], 6-312pp. Later half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering. Mild foxing to text block, light wear to edges. A very good+ copy. ; 12mo
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Cervantes, Miguel de Don Quixote.
New York The Modern Library 1930 First Edition Hardcover
936pp. Brown cloth stamped in gold on the spine. "Retailed by Macy's" stamp on title page. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with light toning to spine panel. ; Octavo
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Charlevoix, François-Xavier de The History of Paraguay. Containing Amongst Many Other New, Curious, and Interesting Particulars of that Country, a Full and Authentic Account of the Establishments Formed There by the Jesuits, from Among the Savage Natives, in the Very Centre of Barbarism: Establishments Allowed to Have Realized the Sublime Ideas of Fenelon, Sir Thomas More, and Plato. In Two Volumes.
Dublin Printed for P. & W. Wllson (sic), H. Saunders, etc. 1769 First Edition Hardcover
vii, 463pp; viii, 415pp. Contemporary full calf with black morocco labels stamped in gold on the spine, edges stamped in blind. Wear to extremities, rubbing to covers, joints partially cracked, mild foxing to text blocks. A good set. Sabin 12133.; Octavo
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Chastellux, François-Jean, Marquis de Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782. By the Marquis de Chastellux, One of the Forty Members of the French Academy, and Major General in the French Army, Serving Under the Count de Rochambeau. Translated from the French by an English Gentleman, Who Resided in America at That Period. With Notes by Translator.
London Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson 1787 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. xv, 462pp; xii, 432pp. Modern brown quarter calf over marbled boards, spines with raised bands and brown morocco labels lettered in gold. Two foldout charts in volume one; three foldout plates in volume two. Faint numbers on the verso of the title pages, mild foxing to plates. Internally very clean with some sporadic spots and an annotation in pencil. A near fine set. "In its completed form constitutes the first trustworthy record of life in the United States." Howes C324. Sabin 12229. ; Octavo
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Chateaubriand, F. A. de Oeuvres Completes.
Paris Furne, Jouvet et Cie, Editeurs 1880 Hardcover
In twelve volumes. Brown half morocco over marbled boards, spines with five raised bands and gold lettering, top edges gilt, others uncut. Marbled endpapers. Covers show some wear along the edges and at corners, first and last blanks toned. A very good+ set. In the French language. ; Octavo
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Child, Edmund B. Child's Albany Directory, and City Register, for the Years 1833-4. Containing an Alphabetical List of the Inhabitants, and Much Other Useful and Interesting Matter.
Albany, NY Printed by E. B. Child 1833 First Edition Hardcover
20, [5], xlii-lxii, [1], 64-217, [1]p. Original printed boards with leather spine. With the bookplate of George Cooke on the front pastedown endpaper and his name written twice on the front free endpaper. Boards are worn, scattered foxing throughout. A good+ copy. ; 16mo
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Christison, Robert Dispensatory, or, Commentary on the Pharmacopoeias of Great Britain (and the United States); Comprising the Natural History, Description, Chemistry, Pharmacy, Actions, Uses, and Doses of the Articles of the Materia Medica.
Philadelphia Lea & Blanchard 1848 Second Edition Hardcover
1008pp. Contemporary full calf, spine with black leather label lettered in gold. Erratum slip tipped in. Light wear to edges, a few minor scuffs to covers, sporadic foxing. A very good copy. ; Octavo
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Chrysler, Walter P. Life of an American Workman
New York Privately Printed 1937 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
One of 500 copies. Bound by Jas. MacDonald of New York in full red leather stamped in gold on the cover and the spine. Signed and inscribed by Chrysler on the flyleaf: "To: / John P. Grier / with my friendship / and affection / WP Chrysler 1/10/38". Light wear to extremities. A nice presentation copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Churchill, George Spencer Atlas to the Memoirs of John Duke of Marlborough; Containing Armorial Bearings, Fac Similes, Maps, and Military Plans.
London Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1820 First Edition Hardcover
Modern brown half calf over marbled boards, sides decorated in blind, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold. With twenty-two engraved plates, some of which are hand-colored, featuring the arms of His Grace George Spencer Churchill, outline map of the theatre of war in 1702, 1703, and 1705, map of the operations in Germany in 1704 before and after the battle of Blenheim, plan of the attack on the Schellenberg, map with the operations on the Moselle in 1705, plan of the battle of Oudenard, and more. Old damp stain to upper corner, professional restoration to some of the plates, some scattered foxing. The plan of the battle of Ramilies is partially lacking. A very good copy. ; Quarto
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Clavigero, Francesco Saverio The History of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican Historians, from Manuscripts, and Ancient Paintings of the Indians. Illustrated by Charts, and Other Copper Plates. To Which Are Added, Critical Dissertations on the Land, the Animals, and Inhabitants of Mexico. By Abbé D. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. Translated from the Original Italian, by Charles Cullen, Esq. In Two Volumes.
London Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson 1787 First English Edition Hardcover
First edition in English. xxxii, [4], 476pp (with one pagination error); [4], 463, [1]p. Contemporary full calf, spine in compartments with red and green leather labels lettered and decorated in gold. The board edges are also decorated in gold. Map of Mexico and twenty-four inserted plates in volume I; map of the lakes of Mexico and one inserted plate in volume II. The appendix includes a list of Mexican Years from the foundation to the conquest of Mexico, compared with Christian years, a Mexican calendar, and more. With the neat bookplate of mining engineer Franklin Wheaton Smith, designed by Robert W. Hyde. Front joint of volume I and rear joint of volume II partially split, title of map in volume I cut out, wear to corner tips, light scuffing and rubbing to covers. A very good set. Graesse II.196-197. Sabin 13519. Streeter Sale I:194.; Quarto
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Colden, Cadwallader D. Memoir, Prepared by the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals.
New York Printed by Order of the Corporation of New York 1825 First Edition Hardcover
v, [3], 408, [2]pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine lettered in gold, marbled endpapers. Engraved portrait frontispiece. With forty-six plates, including foldout hand-colored maps of the United States and of the state of New York, a large foldout with a geological profile extending from the Atlantic to Lake Erie and insets of views along the canal, and a large foldout of the grand canal celebration. Also includes eight facsimiles of letters at back. This copy, bound in quarter calf, has a paper presentation label from the City of New York affixed to the front board and thus lacks the embossed crest found on copies bound in full leather. Some wear to extremities, light toning to text. Label ghost to the front pastedown endpaper and the verso of the front free endpaper, tiny label to the front free endpaper. A very good copy. Peters, America on Stone, pp. 228-232. Howes C562. Sabin 14279. ; Quarto
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Comettant, Oscar Voyage pittoresque et anecdotique dans le nord et le sud des Etats-Unis d'Amerique.
Paris A. La Place 1866 Hardcover
vii, 469pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Full brown morocco elaborately decorated in gold on the covers, initials on the front cover, spine with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, gilt inside dentelles, all edges gilt, white silk endpapers. Frontispiece and inserted plates with illustrations by Saintin, Noel, Lebreton and Foulquier engraved by Willmann, Outhwaite, Delannoy, Lalaisse and Golin. Small bookstore stamp on the rear free endpaper (G. Cacoulides, Athens, Greece). A few minor scuffs to binding, two tiny spots to front cover. Internally clean with only minor foxing. A near fine copy.; Quarto
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Confucius The Analects.
Hardcover
Full decorated silk. Printed on silk. Text in Chinese and English. Illustrated. In the original silk lined traycase with title engraved in wood. A fine copy. ; Octavo
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Conrad, Joseph The Nigger of the Narcissus
Los Angeles Printed by the Ward Ritchie Press for the Members of the Limited Editions Club 1965 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Sheets, Millard Signed by Illustrator
#306 of 1500. Green cloth stamped in black and gold on the cover and gold on the spine. Light wear to spine. A fine copy in about fine slipcase. Signed by Millard Sheets on the limitation page. ; Quarto; Signed by Illustrator
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Cook, James A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean; Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for Making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere: Performed Under the Direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, in the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780.
London Printed for John Stockdale 1784 First Edition Hardcover
First octavo edition. In four volumes. xii, [v]-viii, 370pp; xii, 359pp; xii, 400pp; xii, 310pp + index. Contemporary tree calf professionally rebacked, with red and green morocco labels lettered in gold on the spines. Portrait frontispiece, map, and forty-nine engraved plates. Published in the same year as the first official account. With the bookplate of T. W. Dison on the front pastedown of volume III. Dealer's annotations in pencil on the rear pastedown of volume I, corner tear to front free endpaper of volume II, light wear to extremities. An appealing set. ; Octavo
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Cowley, Malcolm Exile's Return
New York The Limited Editions Club 1981 First Edition Hardcover
#187 of 2000. Quarter cloth, paper covered boards. A fine copy in very good glassine and near fine slipcase. Signed by Malcolm Cowley and by photographer Berenice Abbott on the limitation page. Introduction by Leon Edel.; Quarto; Signed by All Authors
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Coxe, William Travels into Poland, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark. Interspersed with Historical Relations and Political Inquiries. Illustrated with Charts and Engravings.
London Printed for T. Cadell 1787 Third Edition Hardcover
In four volumes. xv, [1], 430pp; vii, [1], 471pp; vii, [1], 470pp; vii, [1], 471pp + 1p of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary full tree calf with gold fillets on the covers, spines richly decorated in gold and with green and red morocco labels lettered and decorated in gold, marbled endpapers. With several foldout maps and plates with engravings. Contemporary sheet of paper laid in in volume one with some handwritten annotations in ink. Some of the maps were folded incorrectly; the map of Poland in volume is in two pieces but present. Light rubbing to covers and wear to extremities. A very good set. ; Octavo
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De Laclos, Choderlos Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Paris The Black Sun Press 1929 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Altair
Two volumes bound in one (respectively #419 and #37 of 1000 on Moirans paper). Full black calf, five raised bands on the spine. Original wrappers preserved. Inserted plates with color illustrations by Altair. Wrappers toned, one leaf in volume two misbound. A nice, near fine copy. ; Quarto
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De Solis, Antonio The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards. Done into English from the Original Spanish of Don Antonio De Solis, Secretary and Historiographer to His Catholick Majesty by Thomas Townsend.
London Printed for T. Woodward 1724 First English Edition Hardcover
163, 252, 152pp. Contemporary full calf, black leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Engraved frontispiece of Hernan Cortes, large foldout plate, map of Mexico, map of the Lake of Mexico, large foldout view, four inserted plates. Fairly heavy wear to boards, old rebacking to spine, few minor annotations and underlining in pencil, extremely mild foxing to some of the leaves. A good+ copy. ; Quarto
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Dearn, Thomas Downes Wilmot; Busby, C. A.; Plaw, John Sketches in Architecture. [bound with] A Series of Designs for Villas and Country Houses. [bound with] Sketches for Country Houses, Villas and Rural Dwellings.
London William Baynes 1814 Second Edition Hardcover
Three volumes bound in one. Three quarter brown chagreen over marbled boards. 1) Sketches in Architecture; [iv], xv, 20 print leaves, 16 aquatint plates. 2) A Series of Designs for Villas and Country Houses; London, J. Taylor, 1808; 24 sepia aquatint plates. 3) Sketches for Country Houses, Villas and Rural Dwellings; London, J. Taylor, 1823; 41 sepia aquatint plates. The leather is abraded along spine joints and corners, some foxing to the first few leaves in the Dearn title. A very good copy. ; Quarto
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Delaw, Georges Sur les Chamins de France.
Paris L'Edition Francaise Illustree (1920) First Edition Hardcover
#251 of 900. 137pp. Half brown morocco over marbled boards, spine lettered in gold and with five raised bands, top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved. With illustrations in color and b&w; by the author. Light wear to extremities, some fading to spine. A bright, very good+ copy. Text in French.; Quarto
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DeMichele, William The Illustrated Woman.
New York Proteus Press 1992 First Edition Hardcover
#13 of 150, especially signed and wrapped for Judy Barnes. Black cloth stamped in blind on the front panel and lettered in gold on the spine. Inscribed by William DeMichele on the title page. Preface by Shotsie Gorman. A fine copy in slipcase.; Quarto
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Denham, Dixon; Clapperton, Hugh Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, Captain Clapperton, and the Late Doctor Oudney, Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Fellatah Empire. With an Appendix.
London John Murray 1826 First Edition Hardcover
lxviii (misnumbered as xlviii), 335, 269, [2]pp. Recent full calf with raised bands and red leather labels lettered in gold on the spine. Frontispiece, thirty-two engraved inserted plates (one of which is hand-colored), four maps, seven in-text illustrations and a large foldout map of the routes of the travellers. Binding is in fine condition. Old dampstain to the fore edge partially affecting the plates, mild scattered foxing. A very good- copy. Graesse II.361. ; Quarto
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Denham, Dixon; Clapperton, Hugh; Oudney, Walter Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the Years 1822, 1823, and 1824, by Major Denham, F. R. S., Captain Clapperton, and the Late Doctor Oudney, Extending Across the Great Desert to the Tenth Degree of Northern Latitude, and from Kouka in Bornou, to Sackatoo, the Capital of the Felatah Empire.
London John Murray 1828 Third Edition Hardcover
xii, 471pp; iv, 467pp. Contemporary full dark purple calf elaborately decorated in gold and blind on the sides, gilt stamped edges, gilt inside dentelles, spine decorated in gold and with brown morocco labels lettered in gold. Marbled endpapers, edges stained red. Engraved frontispiece, eight inserted plates (one in color), and large folding map of travels and discoveries in volume one; engraved frontispiece, folding map of Lake Tchad and folding map of Central Africa in volume two. Previous owners' names on the front free endpapers and flyleaves, light rubbing and wear to covers. In all a nice, very good+ set. Graesse II.361.; Octavo
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Dibdin, Thomas Frognall A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany.
London Printed for the Author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol 1821 First Edition Hardcover
In 3 vols. 462pp + 80pp supplement; 555pp; 622pp + 63pp supplement. Finely bound by Giannini of Firenze in full light brown calf ruled in gold on the covers and lettered and ruled in gold on the spine. With eighty-three full-page steel portraits and views and sixty-three half page steel engravings on India paper. Some offsetting to the plates but a beautiful set in fine condition. ; Octavo
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145 |
Dickens, Charles Little Dorrit.
London Bradbury and Evans 1857 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Browne, H. K.
xiv, 625pp. Half morocco over marbled boards, spine with gilt lettering. Illustrations by H. K. Browne. Wear to extremities, plates are foxed, hinges starting, small stamp on one page. A good+ copy. ; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
London Chapman and Hall 1839 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Phiz
First edition, mixed state. xvi, 624pp. Full brown morocco ruled in blind on the covers, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, extremely elaborate gilt inner dentelles. Binding signed by Kaufmann on the turn-ins. Front cover of one of the original wrappered issues bound in. Illustrations by Phiz. A few scuffs to leather along the spine, short tear to the spine head, light edge wear, short tear to front free endpaper. A very good copy. ; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles Dombey and Son.
London Bradbury and Evans 1848 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Browne, H. K.
First edition, mixed state. xvi, 622pp. Full brown morocco ruled in blind on the covers, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, extremely elaborate gilt inner dentelles. Binding signed by Kaufmann on the turn-ins. Front cover of one of the original wrappered issues bound in. Illustrations by H. K. Browne. Rubbing to leather along the spine, short tear to the spine head, closed tear to front free endpaper. A very good copy. ; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles Oliver Twist. Second Edition. In Three Volumes.
London Richard Bentley 1839 Second Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Cruikshank, George
331pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements; 307pp; 315pp. Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrations by George Cruikshank. Light wear to the edges, small chip to the spine head of volume I. A very good+ set. ; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles Our Mutual Friend.
London Chapman and Hall 1865 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Stone, Marcus
In two volumes. xi, 320pp; vii, 309pp. Contemporary aubergine calf over marbled boards, spines with green calf labels lettered in gold, marbled edges. Bindings by Chillcott of Bristol. Illustrations by Marcus Stone. Previous owner's name on the front free endpapers, spines uniformly faded, some edge wear and rubbing. A very good set. ; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles Our Mutual Friend.
London Chapman and Hall 1865 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Stone, Marcus
In two volumes. xi, 320pp; vii, 309pp. Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrations by Marcus Stone. Some wear to extremities, a few scuffs and rubbing to covers, very mild foxing, joints a bit tender. A very good set. ; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
London Chapman and Hall 1870 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Fildes, S. L.
vii, 190pp. Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrations by S. L. Filden. Some wear to extremities, a few scuffs and rubbing to covers, very mild foxing, joints a bit tender. A very good copy; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles Sketches by "Boz," Illustrative of Every-Day Life, and Every-Day People. [together with] Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life, and Every-Day People. The Second Series.
London John Macrone 1836-7 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Cruikshank, George
viii, 348pp; 342pp; 375pp. Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrations by George Cruikshank. The two volume set is a first edition, the companion volume a second edition. Some wear to the extremities, a few scuffs and light rubbing to covers, very minor foxing, joints a bit tender. A very good+ set. ; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles Master Humphrey's Clock. In Three Volumes.
London Chapman and Hall 1840-1 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Cattermole, George; Browne, Hablot
iv, 306pp; vi, 306pp; vi, 426pp. Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrations by George Cattermole and Hablot Browne. Some wear to the extremities, a few scuffs and light rubbing to covers, joints a bit tender. A very good+ set. ; Octavo
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Dickens, Charles Pictures from Italy.
London Published for the Author, by Bradbury & Evans 1846 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Palmer, Samuel
269, [1]p. Contemporary green half morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Illustrations by Samuel Palmer. Some wear to the extremities, a few scuffs and light rubbing to covers, joints a bit tender. A very good copy.; Octavo
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Dixon, William Hepworth New America.
London Hurst and Blackett, Publishers 1867 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. 359pp; 369pp. Brown half calf over marbled boards, spine elaborately decorated in gold with morocco labels lettered in gold, marbled edges. Engraved frontispiece and two inserted plates in each volume (one featuring Salt Lake City Main Street.) Some scattered foxing, old stain to frontispiece of volume two, mild wear to edges. A nice, near fine set. Sabin 20373. ; Octavo
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Doyle, Arthur Conan The White Company. In Three Volumes.
London Smith, Elder & Co. 1891 First Edition Hardcover
750 copies printed. 311pp; 302pp + ads; 277pp + ads. Dark red half morocco lettered and decorated in gold on the spines, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Some wear to extremities and rubbing, short tear to half-title of volume 1. Internally very clean. Overall a very good, appealing set. Green & Gibson A8. ; Octavo
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Du Maurier, George Trilby: A Novel.
London Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1895 First Edition Hardcover
x, 447pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Full red morocco binding signed by Bennett of New York. Boards, spine and inner dentelles finely decorated in gold, with fleur-de-lis and clover motifs. All edges gilt. Original covers and spine preserved. With 121 illustrations by the author. Old mend to one of the leaves, name on half title page. A bright, near fine copy. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 65.; Octavo
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Du Maurier, George Trilby: A Novel.
London Osgood, McIlvaine & Co. 1895 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 250 copies on large paper. Signed by Du Maurier on the limitation page. x, 447pp. Quarter vellum over cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut. With 121 illustrations by the author. Light soiling to cloth. A very good+ copy. In Bleiler, 1978, p. 65.; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Dumas, Alexandre Camille
New York The Limited Editions Club 1955 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Lamotte, Bernard Signed by Illustrator
#936 of 1500. Blue silk with red leather label lettered in gold on the spine, edges stained blue. Mild toning to spine, neat bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. A near fine copy in near fine slipcase. Signed by Bernard Lamotte on the limitation page. Introduction by André Maurois.; Quarto; Signed by Illustrator
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Durant, Margery My Father.
New York G. P. Putnam's Sons 1929 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Limited to 50 signed copies privately printed for the author. xii, 337pp. Full federal blue morocco stamped in gold on the front panel, lettered and ruled in gold on the spine panel, gilt inside dentelles, top edge gilt. Signed by Margery Durant on the limitation page. Laid in is a hand lettered card with a dedication and signature by the author to George Winslow Plummer, whose bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. Tiny tear to the title page. A bright, fine copy in a fine cloth dustjacket. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Eastman, Mary H. The American Aboriginal Portfolio.
Philadelphia Lippincott, Grambo & Co. 1853 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Eastman, Seth
84pp. Original publisher's cloth lettered and decorated in gold on the covers and the spine, all edges gilt. Frontispiece, engraved title vignette, and twenty-five plates. Light wear to extremities, some scattered foxing throughout, small spot to bottom edge. A very good copy. Howes E17. Sabin 21682. ; Quarto
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Eckfeldt, Jacob R.; Du Bois, William E. A Manual of Gold and Silver Coins of All Nations, Struck within the Past Century. Showing Their History, and Legal Basis, and Their Actual Weight, Fineness, and Value, Chiefly from Original and Recent Assays.
Philadelphia The Assay Office of the Mint 1842 First Edition Hardcover
iv, 220pp. Brown cloth stamped in gold on the cover. With title page vignette and sixteen tissued plates with engravings of coins. Cloth is faded especially at spine, hinges a bit tender, spine ends are worn, scattered foxing throughout. A good+ copy. Kress C.5794. ; Quarto
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Edwards, Jonathan An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend Mr. David Brainerd, Minister of the Gospel, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honourable Society in Scotland, for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and Pastor of a Church of Christian Indians in New- Jersey. Who Died at Northampton in New-England, Octob. 9th 1747, in the 30th Year of His Age; Chiefly Taken from His Own Diary, and Other Private Writings, Written for His Own Use; and Now Published.
Boston Printed for and Sold by D. Henchman 1749 First Edition Hardcover
xii, [18], 316pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary full sheepskin. Boards and spine are extremely worn, lacks the front free endpaper, previous owner's name on title and preface, foxing and several old stains, small loss to one leaf with the subscribers names. A fair copy. Evans 6311. Howes E56. Sabin 21927. ; Octavo
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900.00 USD
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Eliot, George Romola. A New Edition. (Bound by Giannini).
London Smith, Elder, & Co. 1888 First Edition Hardcover
535pp. Full contemporary florentine style vellum elaborately decorated in gold with floral motifs on the covers and the spine, and a large gold fleur-de-lis on the front panel, all edges gilt, gilt inner dentelles, decorated endpapers. Binding signed by Giannini of Florence on the verso of the front free endpaper and with the original Victorian binder's card laid in. Extra illustrated with twenty albumen photos of Florence. Sporadic foxing else a fine copy in a delightful binding. ; 12mo
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350.00 USD
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Eliot, T. S. The Waste Land in The Dial November 1922.
Greenwich, CT The Dial Publishing Company, Inc. 1922 First Edition Printed wrappers
First U.S. appearance of The Waste Land. Original beige wrappers. Very mild chipping to the edges, light shelf wear, short closed tear to back cover. A bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo
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Emory, William H. Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Volume I.
Washington, D.C. Cornelius Wendell 1857 First Edition Hardcover
Two parts in one volume. xvi, 258pp; viii, 174pp + 21 plates. Original pictorial cloth stamped in blind, spine lettered in gold. Frontispiece, several illustrations and maps. Front hinge a bit weak, wear to extremities, light foxing, a few small, light stains to the fore edge. About very good. ; Quarto
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500.00 USD
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Engle, William SOS Coast Guard.
Racine, WI Whitman Publishing Company (1936) First Edition Hardcover
The Big Little Book #1191. Slight wear to extremities, two small dents to front cover, short tear to front pastedown endpaper. A very good- copy. ; 32mo
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Erté Erté: My Life/My Art. An Autobiography.
New York E. P. Dutton 1989 0525248099 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 250 signed and numbered copies. Dark blue cloth stamped in silver on the spine. Signed by Erté on the limitation page. Minor spine slant, remainder marks to top and bottom edge. A near fine copy in very good+ acetate dustjacket with two short tears to spine panel. Missing slipcase. ; Quarto; Signed by Author
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250.00 USD
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Fielding, Henry Miscellanies.
London Printed for the Author 1743 First Edition Hardcover
In three volumes. [22], xxvii, 354pp; 420, [2]pp; [8], 421pp. Later brown half morocco over marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gold, all edges stained yellow, marbled endpapers. With the bookplates of John B. Stanchfield on the front pastedown endpapers. Light uniform toning to spines. A bright, near fine set. ; Octavo
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Figuier, Louis Six Volume Set Including The Vegetable World, Mammalia, The Ocean World, Primitive Man, Reptiles and Birds, and The Insect World.
London Cassell, Petter, and Galpin / Chapman and Hall Hardcover
Six volumes uniformly bound by W. Worsfold of London for G. P. Putnam's Sons. Light blue half calf over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, top edges gilt, marbled endpapers. With the bookplates of noted New York philanthropist Helen Gould Shepard on the front pastedown endpapers. Profusely illustrated. Frontispiece of two of the volumes weak, spines a bit faded, a few light scuffs to covers. A nice, very good+ set. ; Octavo
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Finley, Anthony A New General Atlas, Comprising a Complete Set of Maps, Representing the Grand Divisions of the Globe, Together with the Several Empires, Kingdoms, and States in the World; Compiled from the Best Authorities, and Corrected by the Most Recent Discoveries. [Bound with] Atlas Classica, or, Select Maps of Ancient Geography, both Sacred and Profane...
Philadelphia Published by Anthony Finley 1829-30 First Edition Hardcover
Two volumes bound in one. Unpaginated. Contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards, spine lettered in gold. The first volume includes fifty-eight hand-coloured engraved maps, hand-coloured tables of the comparative heights of the principal mountains of the world and of the comparative lengths of the principal rivers. The second volume includes nine hand-coloured maps: Terra Veteribus Nota, Graecia Antiqua, Orientis Tabula, Asia Minor, Romanum Imperium, Italia Antiqua, Places Recorded in the Five Books of Moses (three maps in one), The Land of Moriah or Jerusalem, The State of the Nations at the Christian Era; and one chart of universal history and biography. Publisher's ad affixed to the front pastedown. With the signature of William H. Storer, a West Point cadet (Class of 1832) that served in the Army for seven years and fought in the Second Seminole War before retiring to Maine. Small library label to spine, label residue on front pastedown endpaper, small blindstamp on one of the maps. Boards are rubbed, spine and corners well worn, old stain barely affecting the edge of the front endpapers. All the maps and charts are remarkably clean. ; Folio
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Fitch, George Hamlin The Critic in the Orient. The Critic in the Occident.
San Francisco Paul Elder and Company 1913 First Edition Hardcover
Two volumes. xx, 178pp. xx, 177pp. Brown half morocco over marbled boards, spines decorated with art noveau motif and lettered in gold, top edges gilt. With numerous illustrations and inserted plates. Previous owner's name on the verso of the front free endpapers. A fine set. ; Octavo
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Foote, Arthur A Group of Seven Signed and Inscribed Music Scores Presented by the Author to Fellow Musician Mrs. Leda C. Steele.
Non-Book Signed by Author
The group includes the following: 1) Tranquillity; stamped With Compliments of the Composer; signed and inscribed on the upper edge: "To Mrs. Claude L. Steele / Arthur Foote / in remembrance of music at ? / Oct. 1916". 2) Lilac Time; signed and inscribed on the upper edge: "To Mrs. Claude L. Steele / in remembrance of ? 1916 / June 1917 / Arthur Foote". 3) The Munster Fusiliers; signed and inscribed on the upper edge: "To Mrs. Claude L. Steele / Arthur Foote / Oct. 1918". 4) How Many Times Do I Love Thee; signed and inscribed on the upper edge: "To Mrs. Claude L. Steele / Arthur Foote / in the country / Sept. 1919". 5) Three Songs; signed and inscribed on the upper edge: "To Mrs. Claude L. Steele / from Arthur Foote". 6) Arthur Foote Women's Voices; signed and inscribed on the lower edge: "To Mrs. Claude L. Steele / in remembrance ? from / Arthur Foote / Oct. 1929". 7) Drifting; signed and inscribed on the upper edge: "To Mrs. Claude L. Steele / hers fittingly? / Arthur Foote / May 1917". Average condition is very good. A nice set of presentation items to noted Oklahoma musician Leda C. Steele. ; Sheet Music; Signed by Author
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Foster, Hal Prince Valiant Complete Seven Volume Set.
New York Hastings House 1951-60 Hardcover
The set includes Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, Prince Valiant Fights Attila the Hun, Prince Valiant on the Inland Sea, Prince Valiant's Perilous Voyage, Prince Valiant and the Golden Princess, Prince Valiant in the New World, Prince Valiant and the Three Challenges. The average condition is near fine with very minor wear. Five of the dustjackets are price-clipped. ; Octavo
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France, Anatole Le petit Pierre. Avec des gravures en couleurs de Pierre Brissaud.
Paris Devambez 1923 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Brissaud, Pierre
Edition limited to 535 copies. [4], 289pp. Original pictorial wrappers. Engraved frontispiece and ten inserted plates with colored engravings by Pierre Brissaud. A touch of foxing and mild wear to corners. A bright, fine copy. In the original silver slipcase which shows some wear along the edges. Text in French. ; Octavo
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450.00 USD
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Furst, Clyde Merlin.
New York The Merrymount Press 1930 First Edition Hardcover
Edition limited to 300 copies. 22, [1]p. Original cloth backed boards, titles lettered in gold on the front panel. A near fine copy. ; Octavo
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150.00 USD
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Galsworthy, John The Compact Edition of the Works of J. Galsworthy.
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1929 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 500 signed and numbered copies. In six volumes. Green cloth stamped in gold on the covers and the spines in green cloth dustjackets lined in gold silk moire. Volume one is signed by Galsworthy on the limitation page. The volumes are fine (one has a spot to top edge) in very good+ dustjackets with mild fading to spines, toning and some creases. Also included is the original cloth covered wooden mini bookcase with a design matching that of the books. A neat set. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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750.00 USD
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Galsworthy, John The Man of Property
New York The Limited Editions Club 1964 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Mozley, Charles Signed by Illustrator
#1034 of 1500. Brown cloth stamped in dark red and gold on the cover and the spine. A fine copy in fine slipcase. Signed by Charles Mozley on the limitation page. Introduction by Evelyn Waugh.; Quarto; Signed by Illustrator
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