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Gebhart, Emile Les trois rois.
Paris A. Ferroud - F. Ferroud 1919 First Edition Pictorial wrappers Illustrated by Solomko, Serge de
Edition limited to 1000 copies. This particular copy is a proof marked h. c. (hors commerce) with the initials of the publishers. Light soiling to covers. A near fine copy. Text in French. ; Octavo
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Goldstein, Ruby; Graham, Frank Third Man in the Ring.
New York Funk & Wagnalls 1959 Hardcover Signed by Author
Cloth backed boards. Signed by Ruby Goldstein, Frank Graham, and several world champions: Jersey Joe Walcott, Phil Terranova, Petey Scalzo, Tommy Loughran, Gus Lesnevich, Carmen Basilio, Lou Salica, Frankie Genaro, Freeddie Cochrane, Sixto Escobar, Sid Terris, and four others. Also signed by Julius Helfand, New York State Boxing Commissioner. A very good copy in very good dustjacket. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Gould, Chester Dick Tracy Out West.
Racine, WI Whitman Publishing Company (1933) First Edition Hardcover
The Big Little Book #725. Tiny tears to spine panel, small spot to fore edge, two leaves folded at corner. A very good copy. ; 32mo
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Gould, Will Red Barry Ace Detective.
Racine, WI Whitman Publishing Company (1935) First Edition Hardcover
The Big Little Book #1157. Short tear along the spine, wear to extremities, faint stain to upper edge of back cover affecting the last few leaves, previous owner's name in pencil on first page. A good+ copy. ; 32mo
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Gow, Kenneth Letters of a Soldier.
New York Herbert B. Covert 1920 First Edition Hardcover
457pp + advertisement. Original olive green pictorial cloth lettered in black on the spine. Pictorial frontispiece and b&w; illustrations. Kenneth Gow was a Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Co., 107th U. S. Infantry and a member of the 7th Regiment, National Guard, New York. He was killed in action on October 17, 1918. Slight spine slant, book title penned on the bottom edge of the text block, some pencil annotations. A very good copy. ; Octavo
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Greener, W. W. Choke-Bore Guns, and How to Load for All Kinds of Game.
London Cassell, Petter & Galpin [1876] First Edition Hardcover
215, 24, xv, 4pp. Original brown cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. With two large foldout plates in the front and rear pocket, three foldout plates and two foldout tables. With the bookplate of noted collector, bibliophile and founder of the Acorn Club Frederick W. Skiff on the front pastedown endpaper and the stamp of Henry C. Squires, American agent and importer for W. W. Greener, on the title page. Name on the front free endpaper, front hinge a bit soft. A very good+ copy. Riling 996. ; Octavo
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Grosz, George Autograph Letter Signed.
Non-Book Signed by Author
A nice handwritten and signed letter by George Grosz addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Bailey of Fo'castle Farm, Burnt Hills, NY, in which he thanks them for a gift received in appreciation of his work. The letter is dated October 1946 and comes with the original envelope. ; Letters; Signed by Author
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Guigard, Joannis Nouvel armorial du bibliophile. Guide de l'amateur des livres armories.
Paris Emile Rondeau, Libraire 1890 Hardcover
Two volumes bound in one. Contemporary full red morocco, spine with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold. From the collection of Fletcher Battershall with his bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper and bound by him. Original wrappers preserved. With hundreds of illustrations of bookplates. Spine a bit faded, a few scuffs to leather along the edges. A very good+ copy. In the French language. ; Quarto
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Haggard, H. Rider Allan Quatermain, Being an Account of His Further Adventures and Discoveries in Company with Sir Henry Curtis, Bart., Commander John Good, R. N., and One Umslopogaas.
London Longmans, Green, and Co. 1887 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Kerr, C. H. M.
278pp. Original gray cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel, bevelled edges, decorated endpapers. Frontispiece and nineteen plates with wood engravings by J. Cooper from drawings by C. H. M. Kerr. Very mild fading to spine panel, light wear to extremities. A bright, very good+ copy. Scott 7. Whatmore F6. ; Octavo
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Hall, Francis Travel in Canada and the United States, in 1816 and 1817.
London Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1818 First Edition Hardcover
543pp. Modern quarter calf over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, decorated in blind and with black leather label lettered in gold. Binding by Starr Bookworks. With foldout map. Blind library stamp to title, small number in pen on the verso of the title, very sporadic foxing. A bright, near fine copy. Howes H62. ; Octavo
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Hamill, Clarice Mexican Bouquet.
[Chicago] The Pocahontas Press 1946 First Edition Hardcover
Edition limited to 205 copies. 97, [9]pp. Original green pictorial cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine, yellow endpapers. With forty hand-coloured illustrations. Faint ring marks on the front panel. A near fine copy. Noted collector Philip Hofer's copy with his tiny bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. ; Octavo
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Harris, John Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca: or, a Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Above Four Hundred of the Most Authentic Writers... Relating to Any Part of Asia, Afica, America, Europe... Also an Appendix, of the Remarkable Accidents at Sea... The Charters, Acts of Parliament, etc... All Original Papers Are Printed at Large... to Which Is Prefixed, a History of the Peopling of the Several Parts of the World, and Particularly of America...
London Printed for Thomas Bennet 1705 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. [14], lxvii, 826, [16]pp; [4], 928, 56, [12]pp. There are several pagination errors. Contemporary full paneled calf stamped in blind on the sides, spines elaborately decorated in gold and with brown and red labels lettered and decorated in gold, edges also decorated in gold. With engraved frontispieces, twenty-one inserted plates, nine maps (four large foldout and five double-spread), in-text illustrations. With the bookplates of noted businessman, banker and collector Richard Lather of New Rochelle, New York. Some wear to boards and spines. Internally extremely clean, with no wormholes. One of the plates has a narrow horizontal toning line. Overall, a nice, very good set. Sabin 30482. ; Folio
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236 |
Harte, Francis Bret The Luck of Roaring Camp, and Other Sketches.
Boston Fields, Osgood, & Co. 1870 First Edition Hardcover
Second issue. iv, 256pp. Brown cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Some wear to cloth, spine panel faded, smudge to flyleaf, previous owner's initials and names on front pastedown endpaper and flyleaf. S. S. Pinkerton's copy with his signature repeated twice and stamp on the title page. A good+ copy. BAL 7247. ; Octavo
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Hartopp, Henry, ed. Roll of the Mayors of the Borough and Lord Mayors of the City of Leicester, 1209 to 1935. With Biographical, Genealogical, Heraldic and Historical Data.
Leicester Edgar Backus First Edition Hardcover
292pp. Brown half morocco over cloth stamped with the arms of Leicester in gold, spine with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, top edge gilt. Signed and inscribed on the flyleaf by Jonathan North, Mayor of Leicester from 1914 to 1918, and whose portrait is inserted facing page 236. Color frontispiece and fifteen inserted plates. Light wear to corners and spine. A very good+ copy. ; Quarto
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Harvey, Peter Reminiscences and Anecdotes of Daniel Webster. (Signed by Webster.)
Boston Little, Brown, and Company 1877 First Edition Hardcover
x, 480pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the covers and lettered in gold on the spine. With a slip signed by Webster affixed on the verso of the flyleaf, his cabinet card, a long newspaper article affixed to the recto of the frontispiece, last page and blank, and an extra portrait tipped in on the preface. Mild edge wear, front hinge weak, front free endpaper missing. A very good copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Biographee
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Heap, Gwinn Harris Central Route to the Pacific, from the Valley of the Mississippi to California: Journal of the Expedition of E. F. Beale, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, and Gwinn Harris Heap, from Missouri to California, in 1853.
Philadelphia Lippincott, Grambo, and Co. 1854 First Edition Hardcover
136pp + 46pp of publisher's advertisements. Original green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered in gold on the spine. With thirteen coloured plates. Old dampstain affecting the upper half of the text block, spine ends frayed, some soiling and fading to cloth. A good copy. Howes H375. Sabin 31175. ; Octavo
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Heine, Heinrich The Works of Heinrich Heine.
London William Heinemann 1891 Hardcover
In twelve volumes. Half aubergine morocco over marbled boards, spines with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, top edge gilt. Bindings signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Spines uniformly toned, light wear to extremities. A near fine set. ; Octavo
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Henderson, Ebenezer Iceland; or the Journal of a Residence in That Island, During the Years 1814 and 1815. Containing Observations on the Natural Phenomena, History, Literature, and Antiquities of the Island; and the Religion, Character, Manners, and Customs of Its Inhabitants. With an Introduction and Appendix. Illustrated with a Map and Engravings.
Edinburgh Printed for Oliphant, Waugh and Innes 1818 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. lxi, 377pp; vii, 412pp.Contemporary full calf, spine with black labels lettered in gold. With foldout map and sixteen plates (one more than called for). Boards are worn and stained, joints partially cracked, previous owner's name on the pastedowns and flyleaves, minor scattered foxing. A good set. ; Octavo
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244 |
Herbert, Frank Dune Messiah.
New York G. P. Putnam's Sons 1969 First Edition Hardcover
256pp. Brown cloth stamped in black on the front and the spine. Originally serialized in shorter form in Galaxy magazine. The second novel in the Dune saga. A fine copy in near fine dustjacket with a tiny crease to the upper edge of the front panel and a tiny nick to the upper edge of the rear panel. Cover art by Jack Gaughan.; Octavo
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Herder, J. G. The Spirit of Hebrew Poetry.
Burlington, VT Edward Smith 1833 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. 293pp + erratum; 320pp. Later half calf over marbled boards, spines lettered and ruled in gold. Translated by James Marsh. Library blind stamp to titles. A very good set. ; Octavo
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Herrick, Robert Poems Chosen Out of the Works of Robert Herrick.
London William Morris, at the Kelmscott Press 1895 First Edition Hardcover
One of 250 paper copies. xiv, 296 pp. Limp vellum with silk ties, lettering in gold on the spine; engraved title, borders, ornaments and initials; printed in Golden type. Edited by F. S. Ellis from the text of the edition put forth by the author in 1648. A fine copy. Peterson A37. ; Octavo
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Highsmith, Patricia The Two Faces of January.
Garden City, NJ Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1964 First Edition Hardcover
Cloth. Former library copy with usual markings. The nice dustjacket shows mild edge wear and has a small chip to the upper edge of the rear panel. It has no library markings. ; Octavo
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250.00 USD
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Holbrook, John Military Tactics: Adapted to the Different Corps in the United States, According to the Latest Improvements, Compiled by J. Holbrook, Instructer in Mathematics and Tactics in the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy, and Formerly Brigade Major and Inspector of Infantry.
Middletown, CT E. & H. Clark 1826 First Edition Hardcover
344pp. Modern red half calf over marbled boards, sides decorated in blind, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold. Engraved portrait frontispiece and view of the A. L. S. & M. Academy of Middletown, CT, twelve inserted plates. Some scattered foxing throughout, name on title. A near fine copy. ; Octavo
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Hood, Thomas Up the Rhine.
Frankfurt Charles Jugel 1840 First Edition Hardcover
Contemporary half calf with gold lettering on the spine. With original embellishments. Inscription in pencil to front free endpaper, wear to edges and corner tips, scattered foxing throughout. ; 24mo
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Horace The Works of Quintus Horatius Flaccus, Illustrated Chiefly from the Remains of Ancient Art. With a Life by the Rev. Henry Hart Milman, Canon of St. Peter's, Rector of St. Margaret's, Westminster.
London John Murray 1849 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Jones, Owen; Scharf, George
490, xiv pp. Full green morocco, spine with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers, silk bookmark. With eight chromolithographs and ornaments by Owen Jones, and drawings from the antique by George Scharf. Very mild scattered foxing. A bright near fine copy. ; Octavo
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255 |
Howard, Robert E. Robert E. Howard's Complete Conan of Cimmeria. In Two Volumes.
London Wandering Star 2002 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Gianni, Gary; Schultz, Mark Signed by Illustrator
Edition limited to 1950 numbered copies. Pictorial cloth, top edge gilt. Volume I is illustrated by Mark Schultz and volume II by Gary Gianni. Both volumes are signed by the illustrators. A fine set in the original publisher's cloth slipcase.; Octavo; Signed by Illustrator
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Howard, Robert E. Bran Mak Morn: The Last King.
London Wandering Star 2001 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Gianni, Gary Signed by Illustrator
Pictorial cloth, top edge gilt. Edition limited to 850 numbered copies. Signed by the illustrator Gary Gianni. A fine copy in fine dustjacket in the original publisher's cloth slipcase.; Octavo; Signed by Illustrator
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Hubbard, Elbert These Pages Recount Little Journeys Made to the Homes of Ruskin and Turner.
East Aurora, NY Roycroft Printing Shop 1896 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Edition limited to 473 numbered copies. Signed by Elbert Hubbard on the limitation page and with a small watercolor illustration on the title page done by him. 53, [1]p. Original cloth backed boards with gold lettering on the front panel. Handcolored initials and twelve photogravures. A few spots to front panel and light wear to extremities, previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. A clean, very good+ copy.; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Hugo, Victor Les Miserables Five Volume Set.
New York Carleton, Publisher 1862 First American Edition Hardcover
Original publisher's brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered in gold on the spines. Chipping to spines, old faint dampstains to cloth on three volumes, mild scattered foxing, some leaves folded at corner, short closed tear to the rear pastedown endpaper of one volume. A good+ set. ; Octavo
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Humboldt, Alexander de Researches, Concerning the Institutions & Monuments, of the Ancient Inhabitants of America, and Descriptions & Views of Some of the Most Striking Scenes in the Cordilleras!
London Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown 1814 First British Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. iv, 411pp; 324pp. Contemporary full calf, covers decorated in gold and blind, and with the crest of the Ellis family stamped in gold, edges decorated in gold, spines with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold and blind, gilt inner dentelles, marbled edges. Engraved title and twenty plates on nineteen sheets. With the bookplate of the Honourable George Welbore Ellis on the front pastedown endpapers. Date and later small owner labels also on the front pastedowns. Light wear to the edges, a few scuffs to leather but overall a nice and clean very good+ set. Sabin 33751. ; Octavo
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Hutchinson, Thomas; Oliver, Andrew The Letters of Governor Hutchinson, and Lieut. Governor Oliver, &c.; Printed at Boston, and Remarks Thereon. With the Assembly's Address, and the Proceedings of the Lords Committee of Council. Together with the Substance of Mr. Wedderburn's Speech Relating to Those Letters. And the Report of the Lords Committee to His Majesty in Council.
London Printed for J. Wilkie 1774 Second Edition Hardcover
142pp. Later brown half polished calf over marbled boards, covers decorated in gold, spine lettered and decorated in gold, marbled endpapers. A clean, near fine copy with a few small scuffs to the covers. "Publication of these letters -- copies of which Franklin had secured in London -- fanned revolutionary sentiment in America more than any other book of the period," Howes H851. Sabin 34072.; Octavo
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Ingoldsby, Thomas [Richard James Barham] The Ingoldsby Legends First, Second, and Third Series.
London Richard Bentley 1840-7 First Edition Hardcover
In three volumes. 333pp + appendix; 288pp; 364pp. Contemporary brown polished calf, covers ruled in gold, spines elaborately decorated with floral motifs, raised bands, green and red morocco labels lettered in gold, edges decorated in gold, gilt inside dentelles. The bindings are signed by Morrell, done for Charles E. Lauriat Co., Boston. Small repair to one of the spines else a near fine set. ; Octavo
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Ireland, John Hogarth Illustrated. The Third Edition, Corrected.
London J. N. Boydell and Co. 1806 Third Edition Hardcover
237pp; 379pp; xxiv, 370pp. Later brown half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, top edge gilt, others uncut, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece, title, and forty illustrations in volume 1; engraved title and forty-three illustrations in volume 2; engraved frontispiece, title, and forty-four illustrations in volume 3. Light wear to extremities, mild sporadic foxing, private library labels on the front pastedown endpapers. A near fine set. ; Octavo
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Irving, John B. History of the Turf in South Carolina.
Charleston, SC Russell & Jones 1857 First Edition Hardcover
211pp. Original green cloth stamped in blind and gold on the front panel and the spine panel, and in blind on the rear panel. Light scattered foxing to text block, very minor overall wear. A bright, near fine copy housed in a custom made green cloth chemise and slipcase with leather label lettered in gold on the spine. ; Octavo
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1500.00 USD
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Jacobsen, Jens Peter Die pest in Bergamo.
Wien / Leipzig Avalun 1922 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Kolb, Alois
Edition limited to 375 copies, this being #137. Brown suede with green and gold decorations, gold lettering on the spine, decorated endpapers. With eleven engravings by Alois Kolb, six of which are inserted plates signed in pencil. Light wear to corners. Includes the original glassine wrappers (in good condition with some loss to the upper edges and the spine), and the original slipcase which shows wear and two tears to corners. Text in German. ; Quarto
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Jamot, Paul; Wildenstein, Georges L'Art Francais: Manet.
Paris Les Beaux-Arts 1932 Hardcover
In two volumes. Later blue buckram with gilt titles on the spine. Original wrappers preserved. From the collection of Harriet Dyer Adams with her stamp on the front free endpapers and her signature on the flyleaf of volume 1. Both volumes are in fine condition. Text in French.
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Johnson, A. J.; Fisher, Richard Swainson Johnson's New Illustrated Family Atlas of the World, with Physical Geography, and with Descriptions Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, Including the Latest Federal Census, and the Existing Religious Dominations in the World.
New York A. J. Johnson 1866 Hardcover
Half leather over green pictorial cloth. With 104 maps and charts out of 105 (lacks New Brunswick). Some wear to edges and corners, cloth is slightly soiled. Internally very clean with some minor tears to edges and a touch of foxing. A very good copy, better than usually found. ; Folio
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Jones, James From Here to Eternity.
New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1951 First Edition Hardcover Signed by Author
Presentation edition, signed by Jones on the limitation page. Lacks dustjacket. Mild spine slant, faded spine panel. A very good copy. ; Octavo; Signed by Author
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Joy, Lewis E. The Carpenter's Assistant: Containing a Succinct Account of Egyptian, Grecian and Roman Architecture. Also, a Description of the Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite Orders; Together with Specifications, Practical Rules and Tables for Carpenters , and a Glossary of Architectural Terms... Revised, Improved and Enlarged with Additions of Rural Architecture; Embracing Plans, Elevations, Grounds, &c.; of Cottages, Villas, and Farm-Buildings Including New and Valuable Designs for Church Edifices.
New York Published by Livermore & Rudd 1856 Hardcover
148pp. Quarter calf over marbled boards, spine decorated in blind with black and green leather labels lettered in gold, marbled edges. Frontispiece and roughly 200 plates of plans, elevations, details, and practical stair-building. Some scattered foxing, short tear to the margin of page 47 not affecting text. A bright, very good+ copy. ; Quarto
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Joyce, James Ulysses.
Paris Shakespeare and Company 1924 5th Printing Hardcover
736pp. Contemporary blue half morocco over marbled boards, spine with five raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, top edge gilt. Original wrappers preserved. Usual toning to text block, brittle edges. A very good- copy. ; Octavo
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Juan, George; Ulloa, Antonio de A Voyage to South-America: Describing at Large the Spanish Cities, Towns, Provinces, &c.; on that extensive Continent. Interspersed Throughout with Reflections on the Genius, Customs, Manners, and Trade of the Inhabitants; together with The Natural History of the Country. And an Account of Their Gold and Silver Mines.
London Printed for L. Davis and C. Reymers 1758 First Edition Hardcover
First edition in English. In two volumes. xvi, (8), 509pp + 3pp of advertisements; (6), 420, (18)pp. Full marbled calf decorated in gold on the sides and the edges, spine lettered and elaborately decorated in gold, marbled edges and endpapers. Seven copper engravings, six of which folding (with maps of Carthagena, Porto Bello and Lima). Some wear to extremities, short tear with small loss to the front board of volume I, internally very clean. A very good set. Sabin 36813. ; Octavo
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Kafka, Franz The Trial
Avon, CT The Limited Editions Club 1975 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Cober, Alan E. Signed by Illustrator
#1928 of 2000. Full red morocco stamped in gold on the cover and the spine, blindstamped on the cover. Top edge stained red.. A fine copy in fine glassine and slipcase. Signed by Alan E. Cober on the limitation page. Introduction by Erich Heller.; Octavo; Signed by Illustrator
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200.00 USD
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Kafka, Franz The Metamorphosis.
London The Parton Press 1937 First British Edition Hardcover
First edition in English. 74pp. Cloth backed boards. Translated by A.L. Lloyd. Spine ends frayed, wear to corner tips, previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. About very good. ; Octavo
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Kelly, Ebenezer Beriah Ebenezer Beriah Kelly: An Autobiography.
Norwich, CT Published by the Author 1856 First Edition Hardcover
100pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered in gold on the front panel. Fading and tear to spine panel, some fading on the covers, mild scattered foxing throughout, name on front pastedown endpaper. A very good copy. Howes K61. Sabin 37306.; Octavo
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Keppel, Henry The Expedition to Borneo of H. M. S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy: with Extracts from the Journal of James Brooke, Esq. of Sarawak, (Now Her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General to the Sultan and Independent Chiefs of Borneo.) Third Edition. With an Additional Chapter, Comprising Recent Intelligence, by Walter K. Kelly.
London Chapman and Hall 1847 Third Edition Hardcover
In two volumes (volume two is the second edition from 1846). xiv, 429pp; viii, 237pp + appendix. Full tan calf decorated in blind and gold on the sides, in gold on the edges, spines richly decorated in gold with vessel figures, brown morocco labels lettered in gold. Lithographed frontispiece, four inserted plates and two foldout maps in volume one; lithographed frontispiece, five inserted plates, four foldout maps and one foldout table in volume two. Very mild wear, spines professionally repaired. A very good set in a really appealing binding. ; Octavo
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King, Frank Skeezix at the Military Academy.
Racine, WI Whitman Publishing Company (1938) First Edition Hardcover
The Big Little Book #1408. Short tears along the spine, slight wear to extremities and a touch of water damage to top edge of back cover. A very good- copy. ; 32mo
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Kotzebue, Otto von A Voyage of Discovery, into the South Sea, and Beering Straits, for the Purpose of Exploring a North-East Passage, Undertaken in the Years 1815-1818, at the Expense of His Highness the Chancellor of the Empire, Count Romanzoff, in the Ship Rurick, Under the Command of the Lieutenant in the Russian Imperial Navy, Otto von Kotzebue. Illustrated with Numerous Plates and Maps.
London Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown 1821 First British Edition Hardcover
In three volumes. xv, 358pp; 433pp; 442pp. Contemporary tan half calf over marbled boards, spine stamped in black with brown and black labels lettered in gold, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece, three inserted plates, folding chart showing the course taken by the Rurick, and large folding chart of Beering's Strait in volume one; engraved frontispiece, two inserted plates, large folding chart of the Romanzoff's Islands, folding chart of the islands of Radack and Ralick, and chart of the Caroline Islands in volume two; engraved frontispiece, inserted drawing, and two charts of the Caroline Islands in volume three. All the frontispieces and inserted plates (with the exception of the drawing) are hand-coloured. Some rubbing to covers, mild wear to extremities, two closed tears to two of the folding maps, occasional foxing. A very good set. Graesse IV.46. Howes K-258. Sabin 38291. ; Octavo
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La Fontaine, Jean de Fables choisies, mises en verse par J. de La Fontaine.
Paris Chez Desaint & Saillant et Durand 1755-9 First Edition Hardcover
In four volumes. xxx, xviii, 124pp; ii, 135pp; iv, 146pp; ii, 188pp. Contemporary full mottled calf, sides ruled in gold, spines with raised bands, elaborately decorated with gold floral motifs, calf labels lettered in gold. With 275 plates with engravings, head-pieces and tail-pieces. Second state with the words Le Leopard on the banner. Two small stains to the fore edge of two of the volumes, rear joint of volume three partially split at spine, light wear to extremities, a few scuffs to leather. A bright, very good+ set. ; Folio
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La Perouse, Jean Francois Galaup de A Voyage Round the World, in the Years 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788. Published Conformably to the Decree of the National Assembly, of the 22d of April, 1791, and Edited by M. L. A. Milet-Mureau, Brigadier General in the Corps of Engineers, Director of Fortifications, Ex-constituent, and Member of Several Literary Societies at Paris. In Three Volumes.
London Printed for J. Johnson 1798 First British Edition Hardcover
x, 532pp; x, 498pp; viii, 446, 60pp. Contemporary half calf decorated in blind on the sides, lettered in gold and decorated in blind on the spines. With forty-one engraved plates (of forty-two), many foldout. The plate on page 176 of volume 2 was apparently not bound in this set. Three of the plates are bound out of order. Binders' tickets of E. Paul., Southampton. With the bookplates of Christopher Dain of Southampton on the front pastedown endpapers. Rubbing to covers, some wear to extremities, spines uniformly toned, light foxing to some of the plates. A very good set, internally extremely clean. Sabin 38963. ; Octavo
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Lafever, Minard The Modern Builders' Guide.
New York William D. Smith 1841 First Edition Hardcover
119pp. Tan quarter calf over marbled boards, black leather label lettered in gold on the spine, sprinkled edges. Frontispiece and eighty-eight copper engraved plates. Two library stamps on the title page, some scattered foxing throughout, mild offsetting to some of the plates. A very good+ copy. Uncommon. ; Quarto
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Laforgue, Jules Les complaintes.
Paris Aux Editions du Sagittaire 1923 First Edition Printed wrappers Illustrated by Drains, Geo A.
Edition limited to 500 copies, this being #45, printed on Hollande paper. With illustrations by Geo A. Drains. In the French language. ; Octavo
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Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching.
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. The silk along the spine is a bit wrinkled. ; Octavo
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Latrobe, Charles Joseph The Rambler in North America, MDCCCXXXII-MDCCCXXXIII.
New York Harper & Brothers 1835 First Edition Hardcover
In two volumes. 243pp; iv, 10-242pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's cloth with paper labels on the spines. With the signature and bookplate of Pierre Van Cortlandt, likely the son of New York first Lieutenant Governor. Spine heads chipped, rear free endpaper of volume 1 is almost completely torn, scattered foxing. About very good. Howes L-127. Sabin 39222.; 12mo
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Le Roux, Hugues Les jeux du cirque et la vie foraine.
Paris Librairie Plon 1889 First Edition Hardcover Illustrated by Garnier, Jules Signed by Author
v, 250pp. Half cloth over marbled boards, leather label lettered in gold on the spine. With numerous illustrations in color by Jules Garnier. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title (and with an inscription by the dedicatee on the lower part of the half title). Original wrappers preserved. Light edge wear, mild toning to pages, some soiling to spine panel. Internally clean. A very good+ copy. Text in French.; Quarto; Signed by Author
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