Amstelodami: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1658. Early edition. Hardcover. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. [xii], 573 pages of text. Original or very early full leather binding with primitive blind ruling and leather spine label with gilt ruling; front hinge repaired with compatible Japanese tissue. Measures 13.5 cm (5.25 inches)..... More
Eichstatt: Johann Baptist Widenmann, 1784. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 71 pages of text. Plain paper-covered boards, moderately worn and soiled, with moderate rubbing, with remnants of paper spine label. Minor worming to gutter, not affecting text. Illustrated by a fold-out frontis. of a tree..... More
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. [xii], 129 pages of text, followed by [i] printer's emblem. Bound in multi-color leather in autumnal colors, with dark green suede-covered boards. Spine with elaborate gilt decorations and attractive green leather spine label..... More
London: Printed for Richard Bently, in Russell-Street in Convent Garden, 1692. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [vi] pages, followed by 178 pages of text. Original full leather binding is heavily worn on the spine, with splitting at the seams, remaining intact. Lacks the front and..... More
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. First British edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 158 pages of text. Bound in three quarter leather with marbled paper-covered boards. Gilt lettering and decoration on the spine; raised bands. Illustrated with a frontispiece by Joe Mugnaini. The closed page edges have a...... More
Paris, France: not published, 1922. First Edition. No Binding. A card slightly smaller than 3" x 5" with typed identification and upon which is handwritten and signed "Paris 20 Fevrier 1922 Ar. Briand". The card was removed from a sheet of paper and the residue remains on the back of..... More
Lugduni Batavorum: Luchtmans, 1785. Early edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Medicine; 678 pages 463 pages Matthiae index; 25.2cm; rebound in 3/4 dark brown leather and marbled paper covered boards by Corey; owner marks. More
Horse Guards [London]: Manuscript, 1803. First Edition. Unbound. One page manuscript letter written entirely in Clinton's hand and signed "WH Clinton." Dated November 15, 1803 and addressed to Lord Castlereagh (1769-1822), President of the India board of control from 1802 to 1806, concerning return of troops from India. British general..... More
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London: Deighton; Kollock; Morris; Kollock, 1792. First English language edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Four works bound in one volume. Leather spine is heavily rubbed and chipped with exterior hinges starting to crack; decorative paper-covered boards; binding remains intact. Leather spine label is stamped: MISCELANIES. Several..... More
London: James Ridgway & Sons, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xx, 443 pages of text including an index. Original boards are quite darkened, worn and chipped at the extremities, rebacked with a leather spine within the past 30 years. New endpapers. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, one fold-out plate..... More
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Long Island, NY: unpublished, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). A collection of 41 pages of mounted pressed sea mosses. Bound in a maroon hardcover gilt-stamped cloth binding, which has been rebacked in plain maroon cloth. Minor discoloration on the boards along the spine due to tape removal prior to..... More
New York: Not published, 1956. First Edition. Unbound. Octavo (8vo). One page letter on Gunther's New York City letterhead, dated January 28, 1956. Signed in red pencil "John Gunther." Folded into fourths for mailing, and framed with minor adhesive staining to the top edge. Written immediately following the release of..... More
Washington: no publisher, 1803. Unbound. Quarto (4to). One page letter, folded several times, with breaks in the folds, and heavy ink staining. Attractively framed with a small black-and-white portrait of the President. The letter, listed in Vol. 41 of "The Papers of Thomas Jefferson" (PTJ) reads "Washington July 18, 1803;..... More
Halae Magdeburgicae: Apud Jo. Godofredvm Rengerum, 1716. Early Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). First work: [xxx] pages, 309 pages of text, followed by 37 pages of index. Previous owners name on title page and minor soiling. Second work by Johann Porst "Kurzer Auszug, aus denen vornehmsten Koniglichen Preussischen Edicten und Verordnungen..... More
France: No publisher, 1840. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). One page letter, signed by Louis Philippe. Countersigned by Charles Remusat (1797-1875), Le Ministre Secretaire d'Etat de l'Interieur (Ministry of the Interior). The letter was folded into fourths. The letter reads "Monsieur Perrier, nous vous faisons savoir que l'ouverture de la..... More
London: Printed by James Cotterel, 1667. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Two works bound in one volume. "Poems" [iii], 68 pages of text. Heavily browned and irregularly discolored, with some minor early marginalia, with several corners or small chips repaired. "A Sermon..." [v], 30 pages; Printed for Brabazon Aylmer, London..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1896. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Vol. I: xl, 223 pages including an index. Contains nine illustrations including single page maps. Vol. II: map volume containing the large folding Morris Map. Leather spine with gilt-stamped paper-covered boards with minor shelfwear. Minor..... More
Bloomington, IN: MobiProducts, 1953. First Edition. Unbound. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. One double-sided sheet, with a hand-colored illustration of a mobile, with a note handwritten and signed below the descriptive text and the order stub to detach and mail in. Postmarked August 13, 1953 and addressed to..... 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
London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). x, 230 pages of text. Original pink hardcover binding in almost new condition. The original unclipped dustjacket has a chip to both the top and bottom of the spine, with several small tears and creases, and minor..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 486 pages of text including an index. Full leather binding with both boards rehinged; spine is darkened and there is minor shelfwear. This is a vanity binding personally bound for Henry Arthur Johnstone, with his monogram in gilt..... 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: United States Government, 1949. No edition. Unbound. 16" x 20" partly printed document signed by Truman and Acheson. Commission of Donald Walter Woodward, Consul General of New Zealand at New York for the United States except Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington..... More
Chicago: Tribune Company's Book and Job Printing Office, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 240 pages of text. Newly and professionally rebound in green cloth with a paper spine label. The top of the title page was trimmed and has been filled in with archival..... More