New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 471 pages of text. Original tan hardcover binding in excellent condition except minor scuffing to the spine. The first edition, first state unclipped dustjacket does not have the photographer credit on the rear panel, and is priced $2.75. The... More about FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Gottingen, Germany: Steidl, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 192 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition with minimal shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket has minor rubbing to the extremities, and a few minor scuffs and indentations on the rear panel; protected in archival... More about LIFE TIME
San Francisco: Towne and Bacon, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 378 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with moderate shelfwear and rubbing; the gilt spine lettering is bright and intact; protected in archival mylar. The text is a bit shaken. Contains a frontisportrait and... More about THE ADVENTURES OF JAMES CAPEN ADAMS, Mountaineer and Grizzly Bear Hunter, of California
Washington, DC: Press of Byron S. Adams, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 412 pages of text. Original limp cloth binding with moderate shelfwear. The text has minor soiling and a few erased pencil marks. Contains numerous illustrations including portraits, photographs and maps. First edition. More about MY STORY. Edited by C.H. Claudy
London: British Museum Press, 2013. First Edition. Half-Cloth. Oblong octavo (8vo). 288 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains over 300 illustrations. This book was published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum from 7... More about ICE AGE ART. Arrival of the Modern Mind
Los Angeles, CA: Warren F. Lewis, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). xxx, 326 pages of text including an index and bibliography. Hardcover binding in almost new condition with minimal shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket is moderately sunned on the spine, with minor rubbing and shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Contains... More about INDIAN LIFE AT THE OLD MISSIONS
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 about PROGRAM FOR THE AMERICAN TESTIMONIAL BANQUET TO HENRY M. STANLEY. Signed by Henry M. Stanley and...
Havana, Cuba: not published, 1930. First Edition. Unbound. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A page from the guest book register of the Hebrew College in Havana, Cuba signed by Albert Einstein. On his journey to America, the scientist stopped in Havana for a little over a day. In... More about Page from the Guest Book Register of the Hebrew College in Havana, Cuba signed by Albert Einstein...
New York, NY: Covici Friede Publishers, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 290 pages of text. Hardcover binding with a small bump to the top of the spine; otherwise is almost new condition. The endpapers and the closed page edges are slightly soiled. The unclipped dustjacket with minor browning and... More about THE WORLD AS I SEE IT
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). [iv], 44 pages followed by 26 pages of text. Original maroon hardcover binding with minor sunning to the extremities, and minor diffusion of color caused by slight exposure to moisture on the surface, not affecting the text. The original... More about A SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION AND EFFECTS IN WARFARE OF THE PROJECTILE - THROWING...
Chicago, IL: Caxton Club, 1958. First thus edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 243 pages of text. Original blue hardcover cloth binding with gilt spine lettering and decoration with minimal rubbing to extremities, and minor bumping to two corners and a tiny spot of discoloration to the... More about BOOK COLUMN
London: William Heinemann, 1907. Early printing. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 62 pages of text. Original hardcover binding. The spine is slightly sunned/browned, and is rubbed with fraying to the extremities; protected in archival mylar. Complete with 50 tipped-in color plates by Arthur Rackham mounted on stiff paper. Each plate retains... More about RIP VAN WINKLE
Sarratt, Hertfordshire, Great Britain: Village Books, 1999. First Edition. Half-Cloth. Octavo (8vo). 64 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition except for a tiny bump to the bottom of the spine. The unclipped dustjacket is in almost new condition; protected in the original glassine sleeve. Limited edition, signed... More about SARRATT AND THE DRAPER OF WATFORD. Limited edition signed by John le Carre
Hartford, CT: No publisher listed, 1810. First Edition. Unbound. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. One page printed broadside, measuring 36 x 25 cm (14.25" x 9.75"). Folded into fourths, with additional creasing to body of text, as well as numerous small tears, creases, and a few small chips... More about The following ODE was composed on the death of a young man, who was supposed to be lost in a...
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1921. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). 194 pages of text. Original printed paperback binding is slightly shelfworn and is moderately browned/toned, as is the text. Binding protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. Previous owner's name neatly on the front wrapper. Contains a bibliography of over 30... More about LOWER CALIFORNIA AND ITS NATURAL RESOURCES. National Academy of Sciences. Volume XVI. First Memoir
Londini: In Aedibus Valpianis, 1830. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [ii], 439 pages of text, followed by [i] page of publisher's advertisement. Full vellum binding is moderately shelfworn and soiled with some scuffing along the edges, with a small chip to the leather spine label. Marbled endpapers. Most pages have... More about D. JUNII JUVENALIS ET A. PERSII FLACCI SATIRAE; EX EDIT. RUPERTI, ET KOENIG. Cum Notis in usum...
New York, NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. 12m o - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xviii, 244 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket is slightly sunned on the spine, with minor soiling, and has small chips to the extremities;... More about TREES AND SHRUBS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. With Keys and Descriptions for their Identification
Council Bluffs, IA: Monarch Printing Co., 1908. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 171 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear and moderate browning; protected in fitted archival mylar. Small scuff to one edge. Minor soiling to the edge of the first page. Contains the presentation slip from the author... More about HOW WE BUILT THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY and Other Railway Papers and Addresses
Palma de Mallorca, Spain: Las Ediciones de los Papeles de son Armadans, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 158, [v] pages of text. Original tan jute-covered boards with minimal shelfwear and a few tiny spots of discoloration. No dustjacket. A few pages with very minor... More about GAVILLA DE FABULAS SIN AMOR. Ilustracioines de Picasso
New York, NY: Alfred A Knopf, 1927. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [xii], 333 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and minor soiling and discoloration. The unclipped dustjacket is sunned on the spine, with numerous small chips, tears and creases, with some shelfwear and soiling; protected in archival... More about BRIMSTONE AND CHILI. A Book of Personal Experiences in the Southwest and in Mexico
New York, NY: D. Appleton & Company, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 824 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with moderate sunning to the spine, and fraying to the spine extremities. Lacks the large fold-out map. Contains numerous plates and in-text maps and vignettes, many of which show buildings... More about THE ANNALS OF SAN FRANCISCO; Containing A Summery of the History of the First Discovery,...
New York: O. Judd Co., 1868. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 394 pages of text followed by [ii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original cloth binding with minor to moderate shelfwear, but with a large scuff with slight loss of binding material to the edge of the rear board. The only... More about HOW CROPS GROW. A Treatise on the Chemical Composition, Structure and Life of the Plant. For all...
New York, NY: Blue Ribbon Books, 1926. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 284 pages of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and minor discoloration. The unclipped dustjacket is sunned on the spine and bottom edge, with numerous small chips, tears and creases, and moderate shelfwear and... More about EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON
Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 350 pages of text including an index. Maroon hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Top edge gilt; other page edges untrimmed. Illustrated with a frontisportrait and seven illustrations including a double-page map. Translated into English, edited and annotated... More about JUAN MARIA DE SALVATIERRA OF THE COMPANY OF JESUS, Missionary of the Province of New Spain, and...
London: John Murray, 1892. Early printing. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). lxxxix, [i] blank, [ii], 395 pages of text including an index. Original decorative green hardcover cloth binding with moderate shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with a frontisportrait, a color double-page plate of butterflies, numerous black-and-white illustrations, and a fold-out plate... More about THE NATURALIST ON THE RIVER AMAZONS. A Record of Adventure, Habits of Animals, Sketches of...