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1832008686Paris: A. and W. Galignani 1832. SCARCE. cxxxviii 360 548 508. Three volumes bound by J. Carss and Co. Glasgow their small ticket front paste downs in contemporary half calf over marbled boards armorial bookplate of Kershaw with motto "Trust in God". Very Good Plus light spotting throughout light rubbing and soiling to boards. Second Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A. and W. Galignani Hardcover books
1834008768Paris: Silvestre 1834. SCARCE in current commerce and fine binding. Vols. I and II published 1834 III and IV 1835. Bound in contemporary quarter vellum over marbled boards the vellum with later restorations the backs intricately tooled in gilt with black and brown morocco labels newer plain end papers. Very Good some rubbing to the marbled boards and labels. A handsome set quite well-bound. A heavy set that will require additional postage for international orders - please inquire. . First Edition. Quarter Vellum. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Silvestre Hardcover books
1941008495New York: The Press of The Reader's Club 1941. First Reader's Club Edition 1941. With Foreword by Alexander Woollcott and Author's Introduction. First published 1929 by Simon and Schuster. Near Fine light toning to end pages and spine in a Near Fine dust jacket Reader's Club promotional and ordering card tipped to front flap as issued and very light edge wear. SCARCE in either edition in dust jacket particularly so in one so lovely. The twelve subjects are Alexander the Great. -- Casanova. -- Christopher Columbus. -- Mahomet. -- Lola Montez. -- Cagliostro and Seraphina. -- Charles XII of Sweden. -- Napoleon I. -- Lucius Sergius Catiline. -- Napoleon III. -- Isadora Duncan. -- Woodrow Wilson. William Bolitho Ryall 18911930 died a year after the publication of this book at the age of 39."We are born adventurers and the love of adventures never leaves us till we are very old; old timid men in whose interest it is that adventure should quite die out. This is why all the poets are on one side and all the laws on the other; for laws are made by and usually for old men." Introduction to Twelve Against the Gods p. 14. First Reader's Club Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Press of The Reader's Club Hardcover books
012222London: Printed By Order of the Trustees. 1903-1940. 8 vols. including the 3-volume Supplement. Original cloth thick quarto format ex libris. A monumental reference source on these great holdings in natural history. Printed By Order of the Trustees unknown books
1870008134Lipsiae Leipzig : B. G. Teubneri 1870. Volume II edited by Carolus Mayhoff the rest by Ludovicus Janus. . Vol. I Libri I-VI. --1870; II. Libri VII-XV. -- 1875; III. Libri XVI-XXII. --1857; IV. Libri XXIII-XXXII. --1858; V. Libri XXXIII-XXXVII. --1860 ; VI. Indices 1865. Six volumes bound in contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards five raised bands with red morocco labels lettered in gilt stylized initials at heads of spines in gilt and gilt tail dates marbled end papers. Very Good Plus light rubbing to marbled boards pages uniformly browning. Text in Latin. A quite handsome and well bound set. Bibliotheca scriptorum graecorum et romanorum Teubneriana. . First Thus. Quarter Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. B. G. Teubneri Hardcover books
1615046695Naples: Tarquinio Longo 1615. First Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Early full vellum marbled endpapers spotting and foxing mostly in the margins a few old notes in the margins. Lacking the folding engraving otherwise complete. Just 6 copies in Worldcat. 8 76pp Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 046695. Tarquinio Longo hardcover books
1970008388Durham North Carolina: Duke University Press 1970. The first 12 volumes published 1970-1985. The first four volumes in publisher's slipcase the slipcase is Fine. All twelve volumes are Fine As Issued. Pristine white cloth. A set worthy of a scholar collector or institution. A heavy set will require additional shipping charges for priority or international shipping. Please inquire before ordering. . First Edition. Cloth. Fine as Issued/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Duke University Press Hardcover books
1881008415Londini: Longmans Green & Co. 1881. SCARCE in lovely fine binding stamp signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe London for Marshall Field and Co. Thomas Carlyle 1795-1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian. Published a month after Carlyle's death by his literary executor James Anthony Froude to much controversy over the editing. They were republished in 1887 with Harvard professor Charles Eliot Norton as the editor. Two volumes in contemporary half calf over marbled boards the calf undyed at the spines and dyed green at the covers to harmonize with the green marbled boards backs gilt marbled end papers top edges gilt wear showing at joints yet still holding nicely small rubs at corners interiors clean and bright. A handsome set. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good -/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longmans, Green & Co. Hardcover books
18028128<p>First American edition. Octavo. Frontispiece portrait large folding map of Russian empire. Appendixes index. 3/4 green morocco over green cloth by Zucker spines with raised bands and gilt stamped floral designs within gilt ruled compartments covers ruled in gilt marbled endpapers t.e.g. spines faded to brown. Fine. 2 volumes. Conestogawagon Bookplate of Redmond Conyngham designed by D. Stoffer on the front free endpaper of each volume.</p> William Fry hardcover books
1591CAT0004501591. Good Condition. Hand colored engraving light foxing and soiling paper thinned in upper margin from prior mounting damage to the text section with significant loss repaired with paper.<br/><br/>It reads translation from Discovering the New World Based on the Works of Theodore de Bry Harper & Row 1976: "At a certain time of year the Indians collect all kinds of game fish and even crocodiles. Baskets are filled with these creatures and put on the shoulders of curly-haired hermaphrodites whom we have already described. All this is taken to storehouses where it is not touched except in cases of extreme need when to avoid disputes the Indians come to an agreement among themselves which illustrates the harmony that exists among them. However the king is at liberty to take what he chooses." Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking Wine & Dining; History. Inventory No: CAT000450. unknown books
1605046829Bordeaux: Simon Millanges 1605. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition. Later quarter vellum over marbled boards title page stained with repairs first leaf with a repaired corners a few marginalia in an early hand scattered minor foxing trimmed a little close in spots almost touching the running title. The second Latin edition of Florimund's argument against the Pope Joan story first published in French in 1587. 262 2pp - pagination errors corrected in an early hand. Size: duodecimo 12mo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Religion & Theology; History. Inventory No: 046829. Simon Millanges hardcover books
1851008728London: Longman Brown Green & Longmans 1851. Three volumes finely bound by Zaehnsdorf of London stamp-signed in half black morocco over marbled boards gilt lettering and five raised bands back marbled end papers tops gilt. Very Good front joint Vol. I is worn and starting to open shallow crease to edge of fold-out map light toning primarily at end papers. A handsome set. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans Hardcover books
1818008676London: Printed for William Allason and J. Maynard 1818. Four volumes in contemporary calf the backs gilt large fold-out map of The Holy Land in Vol. I. Very Good Vol. I front board separated at hinge and being held in place by paste down boards rubbed map toned remnants of front end page all 4 volumes small closed tear fore edge of map. . Later Edition. Full Calf. Very Good -. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Printed for William Allason and J. Maynard Hardcover books
1815008295London: Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown 1815. Six volumes rebound in later Nineteenth century half calf over marbled boards black morocco labels with gilt lettering back plain peach end papers. The small binder's ticket of Lawrence Ridge Grantham front paste down. Very Good Plus light rubbing at edges. SCARCE in lovely binding. Charles James Fox 1749-1806 was a contemporary and friend of William Burke and the arch-rival of William Pitt the younger. A noted anti-slavery politician and a supporter of the American and FrenchRevolutions he rose to prominence in the House of Commons due to his forceful speech and eloquence. This 6 volume set will require additional postage charges for priority and international orders- please inquire. . First Edition. Half Calf. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Hardcover books
1840007821London: William Smith 1840. Two volumes handsomely bound in contemporary unsigned American full calf backs ornately gilt and with two morocco labels with gilt lettering and gilt tail date covers double gilt ruled borders with gilt ruled edges marbled end pages and page edges the armorial bookplates of John G. Watmough and David Milne. Near Fine shelf rubbing bottom edges small rubs at raised bands and corners joints showing light wear the engravings moderately toned. 51 engravings. . Later British Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Large 8vo. William Smith Hardcover books
1614045460Frankfurt: Avbriana 1614. First Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. 2 volumes in contemporary vellum titles penned to spines. Modest soiling and wear one hinge just starting to crack but quite sound overall. Moderate mostly even browning to pages. The title of the second volume is Chronici Chronicorum Politici. 14 1432 10pp; 14 1336 21pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. 2-volume set complete. Previous owner's name ink-stamped. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 045460. <br/><br/> Avbriana hardcover books
1738045053London: Paul & Isaac Vaillant 1738. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. 3 volumes in contemporary calf gilt. Hinges a bit rubbed wear at corners ding to one spot on the spine of volume 1 leather repair to one corner - an attractive set overall. Title pages in red and black scattered light foxing but an attractively printed and clean set. The history covers 1490-1534. xxxxii 620pp; xi 604pp; viii 476pp index. Size: Quarto 4to. 3-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 045053. <br/><br/> Paul & Isaac Vaillant hardcover books
1950001565Tuskegee Institute Alabama: The Department of Records and Research Tuskegee Institute 1950. Records and Research Pamphlet No.2 May 1950. Stamp of the Ball State Teachers College Library on the front wrapper and the title page Faint erasure top edge front wrapper Else Fine. 28 pages printed on rectos only. A scarce and important reference work of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Large 8vo. The Department of Records and Research, Tuskegee Institute Paperback books
1923007052Leipzig: Verlag Karl H. Hiersemann 1923. Precious Weapons from the Dresden Armory with 82 illuminated plates 2 of them colored. Text in German. Bound in original quarter vellum and green leather boards spine gilt ruled and decorated and with two gilt morocco labels boards gilt ruled upper front cover lettered in gilt With full page black and white photographic illustrations text verso. Very Good Plus small repaired tear to vellum at head of spine light rubbing to leather boards at the tips. Contents are clean tight and unmarked. This over-sized and heavy book will require extra postage from international buyers. . First Edition. Leather. Very Good Plus/No Jacket As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Verlag Karl H. Hiersemann Hardcover books
1952008983Wiesbaden Germany: Otto Harrassowitz 1952. Vols. I and II published 1952 Vol. III 1955. Hauer's classic Manchurian-German dictionary RARE in the First Edition. Three volumes in original printed wrappers Very Good small tears and wear ay spines. pages uniformly browning chips at wrapper corners of Vol. III. . First Edition. Printed Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Otto Harrassowitz paperback books
1905007801London: Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. Ltd. 1905. Uncommon in a lovely contemporary fine binding of half polished calf over marbled boards spine with gilt lettering on red morocco label gilt decorations top edges gilt marbled end pages the binding unsigned. Near Fine light rubbing to calf at edges uniform browning at end pages only. Vol. I xii 342 pp Vol. II paginated 343-699 including Index. Vol. II with a few illustrations in text. . Later British Edition. Half Calf Over Marbled Boards. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd. Hardcover books
1934008179London: Eyre and Spottiswoode 1934. SCARCE as complete set and in collectible condition. Four volumes in publisher's original grey cloth gilt lettering at spine and gilt tooled emblem front covers. Numerous illustrations particularly in Vol. IV. Very Good Plus gilt a bit dulled light toning mainly at end pages no jackets. A heavy four volume set that will require added charges for priority mail and international orders. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Eyre and Spottiswoode Hardcover books
1824007952London: HardingTriphookand Lepard 1824. SCARCE. Attributed to William Henry Ireland. With half-title in Vol. 1. Printed by S.and R. Bentley Dorset Street. Frontispiece portrait Vol. 1. In contemporary signed fine binding by Riviere and Son of red morocco the backs ornately gilt with gilt lettering on red and black morocco labels wide ornate gilt dentelles dark blue paper end pages top edges gilt. Very Good the covers lightly soiled bottom edge of half-title Vol. I unevenly cut bottom corner bumps. A quite handsome set. . First Edition. Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harding,Triphook,and Lepard, Hardcover books
1824044209London: J. Robins 1824. Later Edition. Hardcover Half Leather. Very Good Condition. 4 volumes in half reverse calf over marbled boards with attractively gilt spines 1824-26. Each volume with a frontis and in text illustrations throughout. Moderate foxing throughout small water droplet mark to one frontis otherwise clean. An attractively bound set of this popular history of the unsavory. iv 518 2; 500 2; 499 3; 404 2pp. Size: Octavo 8vo. 4-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Law & Criminal Studies; History. Inventory No: 044209. <br/><br/> J. Robins hardcover books
182590440New York: Printed for the Lyceum by J. Seymour and sold by WIlder & Campbell 1825. Hardcover. Good. This volume only. illustrations index 410p. plus 29 plates all but three in black and white. Contemporary 1/4 leather black with marbled boards. End papers heavily foxed. Mostly moderate browning foxing and soiling on text and plates. Former owner's name "Wm. S. Sullivant" -- perhaps the Ohio bryologist in light pencil on title-page Includes two contributions by John J. Audubon "Notes on the Hirundo Fulva" at pages 163-166 and "Facts and Observations on the Permanent Residence of the Swallow in the United States" at pages 166-168. <br/><br/> Printed for the Lyceum, by J. Seymour, and sold by WIlder & Campbell hardcover books
