London: Cassell and Company Limited, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [vi], 161 pages of text. Original dark green hardcover cloth binding with gilt lettering in English and Chinese; minor rubbing and shelfwear, including tiny tears to the spine extremities; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. Contains a frontispiece and 120..... More

London: published by author, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Original green cloth covered boards with original printed paper labels. The bindings are worn, with minor browning to the spine, a few tears and creases, and the corners are bumped; the bottom of the spine of the first volume is..... More

Leipzig, Germany: J.F. Glegitsch, 1740. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 14 preliminary leaves, followed by 3146 numbered columns of text on 1573 leaves. Illustrated by an engraved frontispiece. Previous owner's stamp (circa 1900) on title page, and his bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper: Henry..... More

Boston, MA: Bulfinch Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). 143 pages. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket is in almost new condition; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated. Fifteen authors have signed the front endpaper, and all fifteen authors have then again signed their contribution where..... More

Paris: Quillau, 1745. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [ii], 150 pages of text. Contains an engraved title page by Coypel, 28 engraved plates by Audran, followed by one engraving by le Compte de Caylus. The Caylus engraving is titled "Conclusion du Roman" but is best known as the "petit pieds"..... More

London: Bickers and Son, 1875. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxxii, 687 pages of text. Full red leather binding with gilt decoration and gilt lettering; minor rubbing to the hinges, minor darkening to the spine, and minor shelfwear. All edges gilt. The first and final few pages are moderately foxed..... More

London: Printed for Lawton Gilliver, at Homer's Head against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, 1733. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. [iv], 13 pages, [i] blank, followed by [i] advertisement. Circa 1900 binding of paper-covered boards, with minor shelfwear and discoloration; spine lable is chipped and mostly lacking, leaving the spine discolored..... More

Philadelphia, PA: No publisher. First Edition. Hardcover. Book containing 32 mezzotint prints tipped in with no accompanying text. Bound in full red leather, which has been rebacked with parts of original gilt decorated spine laid on; gilt decorated covers; red and blue leather endpapers; moire flyleaves; edges rubbed. Mezzotint is..... More

London: Edward Moxon, 1862. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). English poetry; 40 pages; 17.7cm; Three quarter red leather binding is lightly rubbed. Some pages uncut and unopened. The title page has a tiny tear at the top edge. This anonymous index refers to each clause of the poem under the most important..... More

no place: No publisher, 1906. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Two page note of approximately 80 words, handwritten and signed by the great conductor Toscanini in red ink. Included is an envelope, addressed to Augusto Berger (Coreografo) Hoftheater Dresden. It appears to be postmarked 4/12/1906. The envelope has another ten..... More

Washington, D. C. Not published, 1843. First Edition. Unbound. Large handwritten document (measuring approximately 14" x 9.5") signed while John Tyler was president, with an embossed Federal seal attached, and countersigned by A.P. Upshur as Secretary of State. 27 line handwritten document signed October 10, 1843, granting Executive Clemency, pardon..... More

Boston: Porter E. Sargent, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Original parchment-covered binding is moderately browned and shelfworn, with a scuffs and several spots of discoloration. Original paper spine label is cracked but intact. Protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. Contains numerous tipped-in and in-text illustrations. Number 53 of 100 copies..... More