London: Printed for the Author, and are to be sold by H.E. at the sign of the Grey-hound in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1661. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [xxx], 184 pages of text. Lacks A1 (blank). Original full paneled calf boards with modern re-backing. The..... More
London: Printed for James Knapton, 1701. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [iv], 288 pages, [ii], 125 pages of text, followed by [iii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Highly decorative maroon leather binding is moderately rubbed and worn to the extremities. The pages are gilted and decoratively..... More
Nashville, TN: Sunday School Publishing Board, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 52 pages of text. Maroon hardcover binding with a color illustration affixed to the front cover; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. The binding is heavily rubbed and soiled, with minor staining and/or discoloration, and chipping and fraying..... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [viii], 305 pages of text. Original dark green cloth boards with minor shelfwear including a few tiny and minor scuffs. No dustjacket; protected in archival mylar. Four leaves (pp173/174 + 175+176 and pp193/194..... More
Coloniae Marchicae: Ulrici Liebperti, 1704. First thus edition. Hardcover. Large folio. [xxiv], 14, 396 pages of text. Contemporary mottled quarter leather binding with mottled paper-covered boards; rubbed at extremities, with top inch of spine leather lacking. Remaining leather spine label gilt decorations are attractive and binding is sound. Illustrated with..... More
Washington, D.C: United States Postal Service, 1974. First Edition. Unbound. A pair of first day covers, mounted to the original printed sheet stating "Original Limited Edition Inauguration Covers" and pencil-numbered 178 of 200 copies. Both are signed while in office. The Ford envelope is postmarked August 9, 1974, and the..... More
Washington: George W. Bowman, Printer, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 193 pages of text followed by seven folding maps. The original cloth binding is moderately rubbed and worn, with minor fraying, and numerous small spots of staining mostly to the rear cover; protected in archival mylar. Contains large folding..... More
Salem, OH: Hudson & Son, Printers, 1867. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [ii] printed wrapper with verso blank, 12 pages of text, followed by [ii] blank rear wrapper. Moderate soiling and age-toning to wraps, with a few small tears to edges and a few tiny stains on front wrapper. Includes..... More
Geneve: Chez J. J. Paschoud, 1807. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxii, 260 pages of text. Complete with 5 folding engraved plates. Circa 1890 quarter leather with minor wear to the corners; marbled paper-covered boards. Ex-libris marks on the title page, with the text clean and unmarked. Title continues "traduite..... More
London: Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1785. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Four volume set. Each volume newly rebound in brown quarter leather with five raised bands, two gilt-stamped leather labels, with marbled paper-covered boards. Original engraved bookplate in two volumes lifted and remounted onto the inside front..... More
London: Printed by His Majesty's Law Printers, 1771. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). x, [ii], 252 pages, followed by [viii] pages containing an index. Rebound in full modern red morocco (leather) with gilt lettering and decoration. New endpapers. The title page is soiled and slightly worn, and the text is..... More
Amsterdam: Francois L'Honore & Compagnie, 1705. Second edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volume set. One large map titled "Carte Generale de Canada" is supplied in high-quality facsimile. Newly rebound by Scott Kellar with leather spines and paper-covered boards; leather spine labels and date stamped at..... More
London: John Murray, 1834. Third edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Four volume set. Original black quarter leather bindings with moderate shelfwear and rubbing. Each pastedown endpaper has been covered with another piece of paper, and the first free endpaper of the first volume is partially stuck..... More
New York, NY: Kallemeyn Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 40 pages of text. One of 20 deluxe copies bound in leather by Christian Zwang of Hamburg, Germany. The full leather binding is minimally shelfworn. Includes a custom clamshell box, the leather spine of which is somewhat sunned/browned with..... More
London: Manuscript, 1783. First Edition. Unbound. One page letter. certificate for payment of L1000 for wheat for Ft. St. Philip, Minorca, dated December 10, 1783. Written in Murray's hand, and signed by him "Ja: Murray." Measures 7-1/4" (width) x 8.75" (height). Docketing on reverse. Watermarked GR with large armorial above..... More
Nerburyport, MA: Newburyport Herald, 1810. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. An intact bound volume containing 103 issues, one issue short of a full year. Original leather spine with "14" stamped on it is heavily worn and rubbed. Original paper-covered boards are heavily worn, soiled, and discolored. Some of the issues are..... More
Boston: Joseph Knight, 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong quarto (4to). According to the September "Publisher's Weekly" this book was issued late in 1893 by Joseph Knight of Boston. It was done with the cooperation of Ernest Edwards' New York Photo-Gravure Company. Essentially an oblong quarto view book, it features ten..... More
San Francisco: Center of Asian Art and Culture, 1972. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 130 pages of text. Original paperback binding in almost new condition with minimal fading to the spine; protected in custom stiff archival mylar. Illustrated with 54 color plates. Includes a biography and a bibliography. The author..... More
London: William Shoberl, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Leather spines and marbled paper-covered boards with cloth corners has moderate wear; protected in archival mylar. Complete with 23 plates including two lithographs. Title page of first volume has tear from bottom affecting the date and part of..... More
Amsterdam: Johannes Oosterwyck, 1712. Hardcover. Emblem book; European history; ; 72 [8] pages; 20.4cm; 3/4 old leather binding, badly rubbed; edges very rubbed; engraved title page; 72 plates; bound with Oorlogend Europa, of een korte chronyk van het voorgevallene in Staat en Oorlog; beginnende met het jaar MDCL, en eindigende..... More
London: Hakluyt Society, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xl, 203 pages of text including an index. Original blue stamped hardcover binding with gilt spine lettering and front cover gilt stamp of the ship "Victoria." Slight sunning to spine, with minor rubbing to spine extremities; protected in custom stiff archival..... More
Alma, Kansas: 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 268 pages, plus viii index. Light shelfwear to the original hardcover navy decorative binding; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. About half of the pages are printed on acidic paper which is browned and in some instances slightly chipped. The photographic plates comprise..... More
Williamsburg, VA: Printed by William Hunter, 1752. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. vi, 456 pages of text including an index (table) and errata. Original full calf boards with embossed colonial seal "En Dat Virginia Quartam" stamped on the front cover. The boards are worn, scuffed..... More
London: Miles Flesher, 1630. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xiv], 352 pages of text, followed by [viii] pages of index. New cloth binding with gilt-embossed leather spine label. The title page was archivally light bleached, washed and is backed. The text is moderately browned throughout, and there is minor soiling..... More