Cambridge, MA: Ibex Press, 1966. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [xiv] pages. Original marbled paper-covered paperback binding, with label on front cover; long-stitched binding. Minor shelfwear including two tiny tears to the rear cover; protected in archival mylar. Number 71 of 150 copies signed by..... More
Weimar: Im Verlage des Industrie Comptoirs, 1795. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. viii, 184 pages of text including an index. Original half-leather binding with marbled paper-covered boards; minor shelfwear and rubbing. Complete with four folding plates, which contain 101 hand-colored illustrations. Minor foxing scattered throughout..... More
Oxford: William Turner, Printer, 1631. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. 319 pages of text, followed by [i] colophon, and preceded by two engravings. Original blind-ruled calf without any spine labeling. The front hinge has been repaired, and an antique front flyleaf has been added. The..... More
London: Printed for J. Newbery, at the Bible and Sun, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1760. Second edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. The complete 20 volume set bound in 10 books. Published in 1760-1761. Bound in contemporary full leather bindings which are moderately worn, with most hinges..... More
Hof: Johann Christian Martini, 1729. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xiv, 157 pages, [i] errata. Attractively rebound in full leather, with minimal shelfwear. Illustrated with a copperplate frontis. Small "L" with a circle around it stamped on the title page. Minor staining to pages 27-34..... More
Orange, NJ: Thomas A. Edison Laboratory, 1931. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). One page typed letter, signed by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Dated March 7th 1931 and written to Mrs. Oren S. Hussey of Bradenton Florida. Here, Edison corrects an error disseminated by the Associated Press about Hussey's husband, who..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 372 pages of text including an index. Hardcover cloth binding has numerous small spots of minor soiling and/or discoloration, and minor shelfwear. No dustjacket but protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. A few pages and a rear..... More
London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1817. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Rebacked in 1980 with new paper-covered spines and printed labels, retaining the original paper-covered boards which are moderately soiled and worn. Illustrated with a folding plate which is a facsimile of Franklin's handwriting. Minor foxing scattered..... More
Santa Barbara, CA: Simplemente Maria Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Three volume set in hardcover, with separate paperback colophon folder and a tipped-in original watercolor, protected in the original slipcase. The slipcase has minimal shelfwear/soiling. Number 19 of 20 copies, signed and numbered..... More
Chicago, IL: Not published, 1977. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). One page typed letter, signed in black fountain pen, on Hepburn's engraved stationery. Includes original mailing envelope. "III - 27 - 1977 Dear Ken Clarke Thank you for your very nice note - Julie Peterkin was a remarkable creature. You..... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 12m o - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. x, 141 pages of text. Hardcover binding is slightly browned on the spine, with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains 17 illustrations. Previous owner's name neatly on the front endpaper. The text is..... More
Riga: Johann Friedrich Hartknoch, 1781. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xxiv], followed by 856 pages of text. Contemporary half calf binding with minor shelfwear including a small vertical crease to the spine, and moderate rubbing to the hinges. Spine label is somewhat worn; lettered in gilt. The leather-tipped corners were..... More
Philadelphia: H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 563 pages of text including an index. Original full leather binding is lightly worn, with both boards expertly rehinged/reattached and minor repair to the spine. There are a few pages that are creased, a few that..... More
Calcutta: Chuckervertty, Chatterjee & Co., Ltd., 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [iv], 298 pages of text, followed by 5 pages of errata lettered A-E. Original cloth binding has two scuffs on the spine, remnants of a removed library label, but is otherwise slightly shelfworn..... More
New York: Francis Childs, 1787. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 27 pages. Incomplete, but missing pages (pgs. 11-26) are suppplied in facsimile from the copy held at the Library of Congress. Measures 20.4cm; sheets sewn; unbound. Howes P375 states: This speech, made before the Constitutional..... More
Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1749. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volume set. Vol. I: xii, 342 pages of text. Illustrated by nine folded leaves of plates. Vol. II: [iv], 339 pages of text. Illustrated by six folded leaves of plates. Complete; each volume additionally..... More
no place of publication listed: No publisher listed, 1950. First Edition. Unbound. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Black-and-white photograph measuring 7.25 by 7.25 inches, showing Norman Rockwell at work as an illustrator. Signed and inscribed by the artist simply "sincerely, Norman Rockwell." There are a few minor creases..... More
Hannover, Germany: Verlag von Manz & Lange, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Five contiguous volumes of this publication. Published between 1891 and 1895 which was the final issue. Small portfolios with [iv] pages consisting of a title page and an index of plates, followed..... More
London: Printed for J. Osborn in Pater-noster-Row, 1748. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volumes in original 18th century leather bindings. First edition, first issue. Letterpress figure "I" on page 182. Cancel present at I9. Rothschild 1905. 2000 copies printed of this edition. Minor spotting..... More
London: Henry Solomon Wellcome and Elkington & Co., 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 12 pages, including pages with mounted photographs. Bound in full leather stamped "Stanley" with shield and eagle decoration on the front cover, with wear to the extremities. The spine has been expertly rebacked in full leather..... More
New York, NY: Alfred Stieglitz, 1910. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 68 pages of text followed by [xiv] of advertisements. Original printed gray paperback binding is chipped along the edges with the spine intact, with minor creasing and soiling; protected in archival mylar. Issued with 14 plates by Frank Eugene;..... More
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London: Printed for M.P. [Moses Pitt] and to be Sold by George Monke...and William Ewrey, 1688. Early printing. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Two volumes and including the "Seraglio" text. Thought to be a 2nd printing of the first edition. Newly rebound in full caramel goatskin (leather)..... More
Antwerp: Christopher Plantin, 1574. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Three important early textbooks in ethics, physics, mathematical geography; in De sphaera are eleven illustrations; bound in early vellum, rebacked; edges colored red with some bleeding into leaves and some staining, not affecting text. Title pages..... More
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1804. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxiv, vi, 503 pages of text followed by [i] errata. Rebound in full black cloth with a leather spine label; new endpapers. Complete with two folding maps in excellent condition and two folding plates. The two maps have had..... More