New York, NY: Wu-Shan Inc. and Sony Music, 2011. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). The Deluxe Box edition, number 77 of 85 limited edition sets produced, issued in a black cloth clamshell case with white lettering. Includes four numbered sleeves each containing a vinyl record, three numbered sleeves each containing..... More
Columbus, OH: published by the author, 1833. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 408 pages of text. Original full leather binding is slightly rubbed at the extremities, with moderate creasing and surface crackling of spine leather; spine label remains in remnant only. Contains 9 maps and plates, of which 5 are..... More
London: Calder for the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1977. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Vinyl record in near mint condition without any surface flaws. Produced for the BBC Transcription Services for worldwide radio broadcast, restricted to stations authorized by the BBC. Includes the original printed manila sleeve. This is one disc..... More
London: Henry Colburn, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set, complete with three folding maps and 19 plates, in original cloth bindings, protected in a custom slipcase. Vol. I: xxiv, 387 pages of text, followed by 16 pages of publisher's advertisement; maps housed in intact pocket with original..... More
Dublin: Printed by William Sleater for P. Wogan, L. White, P. Byrne, W. Porter, W. Sleater, J. Jones, J. Moore, B. Dornin, C. Lewis, W. Jones, G. Draper, J. Milliken and R. White. 1790. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Six volume set. The set is complete with a total of..... More
Worcester, MA: unpublished, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volumes, containing detailed information regarding the filing of patents for various names clients, circa 1872-1900. This is a jounal of patents applied for, listing chronologically hundreds of inventions, listing the results of the applications. Leather spines and corners with marbled..... More
London: Printed for A. Millar, in the Strand, 1757. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 332 pages of text. Original speckled calf boards, with moderate shelfwear. Rebacked in speckled calf with a leather spine label and date printed at bottom of spine. Unfortunately, as attractive as the rebacking is, there..... More
London, UK: no publisher stated, 1973. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Christmas card, signed "Elizabeth R" and "Philip" and dated "1973." Printed on a blue/gray background "With best wishes for Christmas and the New Year." Illustrated with a full color photographic print of the Queen, Prince, Princess Anne, Prince Edward..... More
Bremen: Karl Schunemann, 1817. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" to 7¾" tall. 76 pages of text. Blue decorated paper-covered boards with two overlapping paper spine labels one with early hand-lettering. Binding with minor to moderate shelfwear and scuffing. Measures 180mm x 110mm. Minor foxing scattered throughout the text..... More
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Unknown place: Agapito Franzetti, 1820. Early edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 130 engravings on 65 sheets. Each sheet (page) meausures 113mm x 140mm. No title page (if issued). No date of publication is listed, circa 1820. Original 3/4 leather binding with moderate shelfwear, spine worn with..... More
Richmond, VA: Printed by Thomas Nicolson and William Prentis, 1785. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 235 pages of text. The original patterned paper boards are worn, stained and soiled but remain intact. Folio: measures 12 7/8 x 8 inches. The text was resewn, and the..... More
New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 349 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition, with minimal shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket is in almost new condition, with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival Mylar. Signed in blue ink by the author on the..... More
London: Printed for A. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1795. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xliv, 458 pages of text. A leaf [ii] of Publisher's advertisement and Directions to the Binder is bound between pp. iv and v (between Dedication and Preface). Later half calf with linen-covered boards; rebacked with ornately-gilt..... More
New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. First edition, 2nd issue. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xii], 232 pages of text. Original black cloth binding with printed gold spine and front cover labels; minimal shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket is heavily rubbed with loss to the extremities, with several small creases, tears, and..... More
New York: Crime Club, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 294 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor darkening to top edge, and minimal shelfwear. Price-clipped dustjacket is somewhat sunned on spine, and is moderately rubbed, with tiny chips to extremties, and several creases and tears; protected in archival..... More
Augsburg: Bey Eberhard Kletts sel. Wittwe und Franck, 1789. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxviii, 226, [i] pages of text. Contemporary half calf with paper-covered boards; hinges cracking but remaining intact. Five raised bands, two leather labels, and gilt line-ruling and stamped devices on spine. Minor browning to the first..... More
University of Chicago Press, 1956. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 451 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. The price-clipped dustjacket is browned on the spine and back panel, has a crease on the front panel, and is lightly shelfworn; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated..... More
![Item #020498 SPHINGIDAE OF PARA, BRAZIL. Early Stages, Food-Plants, Habits, etc. [bound with] THE...](https://kurtgippert.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/020498_1.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1782158063)
Tring, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom: Novitates Zoologicae, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Sphingidae :pages 333-424 of Vol. XXVII, November 1920 of Novitates Zoologicae. Bound in half brown leather, with gilt lettering of the spine and front cover; minor scuffing and shelfwear. Complete. Illustrated with 10 color chromolithograph plates, and a...... 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
Detroit, MI: Herold Press, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 91 pages of text. Original full polished calf binding with gilt decorated front cover; lightly to moderately rubbed on spine and extremities, with several small spots of slight staining to the covers. Beautifully illustrated with twelve tipped-in color photographs by..... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). English novel; first edition; 24 nos.; 23cm; frontispiece; illustrations; 44 plates; added title pages, engraved and illustrated; red morocco solander case; 24 numbers issued monthly, November, 1857, to October, 1859, in illustrated yellow paper covers; title page, contents, list of..... 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
New York: New Directions, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Book One: 45 un-numbered pages, [i] blank, followed by [i] page. Previous owner's name neatly on the front endpaper. About a half dozen pages have small spots of minor discoloration. Four pages have ink lines in the margins. Book Two..... More