San Francisco, CA: Grabhorn Press, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [iv], x, 116 pages of text, followed by [iv] pages containing Farquhar's Bibliographical Notes. Hardcover binding in almost new condition with a tiny bump to one corner. The plain dustjacket has two small closed tears, minor creasing and minor... More
London: Petersburg Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 50 pages of text, interspersed with 12 lithographs, followed by [i] page containing the colophon. Bound in purple velvet with silver lettering on the front cover. The lettering has flaked off somewhat and the binding is... More
London: Printed for T. Longman, B. Law, J. Dodsley, H. Baldwin et al, 1794. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Four volume set. Full leather bindings. Rebacked in extra fancy gilt with leather spine labels and leather volume labels. The bindings are minimally shelfworn. Frontisportrait of the author is present in... More
London: Charles H. Clarke, 1859. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 288 pages. First illustrated edition, without a date but printed in 1859. Bound in full maroon leather signed "F.C." and with two-color inlays on the front cover of lotus leaves, buds and flowers and a dragonfly. There are three... More
New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, 1895. First thus edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Four volume set. Three quarter leather binding; spines with raised bands, gilt tooling and theatre-themed decorations; marbled paper-covered boards. Top edge gilt; other edges untrimmed. The bindings have minimal shelfwear mainly confined to the leather corners which... More
Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 504 pages of text including an index, followed by [i] blank and [iii] publisher's advertisement. Navy blue leather spine and corners with marbled paper-covered boards; small bump to upper corner and minor shelfwear. Contains numerous illustrations and facsimiles. Many... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Company, 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 148 pages. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated. The pages are very lightly and evenly toned/browned. First edition. More
San Antonio, TX: Press of Johnson Bros. Printing Co., 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 227 pages of text, followed by [v] pages of index, followed by [vi] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original hardcover cloth binding with a small tear at the top of the spine, minor shelfwear and soiling... More
New York, NY: R. Worthington, 1888. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 374 pages of text. Original decorative cloth binding with minor shelfwear. Previous owner's name neatly on front flyleaf. There are a few places where the textblock is starting to separate, remaining intact. Illustrated with several black-and-white illustrations... More
Philadelphia, PA: Printed for Private Distribution Only, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [ii], 198 pages of text. Original green cloth binding with a maroon leather spine label; somewhat shelfworn. Illustrated with a photographic print frontisportrait which is tipped-in onto thick cardstock facing the title page. Under the portrait of... More
Los Angeles, CA: Kingsley-Barnes & Neuner Co., 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 365 pages of text including an index, followed by [ii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Leather spine and corners with marbled paper-covered boards. Binding has minor uneven darkening to hinges and extremities. Top edge gilt. Stamped on flyleaf... More
London: Printed for John Baker, at the Black Boy in Pater-Noster-Row, 1713. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [8], 92 [i.e. 88], [8] pages; complete. Original quarter leather binding with marbled paper boards quite worn, with rear hinge cracking. The text is heavily foxed. Written by... More
Chicago, IL: not published, 1926. First Edition. Unbound. Quarto (4to). Three page letter, handwritten and signed by Jane Addams on Women's International League for Peace and Freedom letterhead. Addams writes from Hull House to Marcet Haldeman-Julius, mentions Mary Smith, Hull House, the Boys Club, decorating and collecting objects for the... More
London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, and W. Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1823. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 493 pages of text including an index. Newly rebound quarter cloth, with leather gilt-lettered spine label and marbled paper-covered boards. The edges of the first and final pages of text have... More
Oxford: Printed for Grant and Matthewson, 1816. First thus edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. xii, 157 pages of text. Newly rebound quarter cloth, with leather gilt-lettered spine label and marbled paper-covered boards. The first and final several pages have minor foxing and toning/staining to the edges... More
London: Printed for John Partridge, and are to be sold at the Sign of the Sunne in Paule's Churchyard, 1630. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [vi], 180 pages. Original full calf board with blind ruling; newly rebacked in leather with leather label. Illustrated with an engraved title page (by Vaughan)... 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
Scarsdale, NY: William Tenney Brewster, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Three volumes. Vol. I published in 1954: 166 pages. 500 copies printed. Vol. II published in 1957: 130 pages. 250 copies printed. Vol. III printed in 1958: 244 pages. 250 copies printed. Each hardcover binding has minor shelfwear, minor... More
Poolesville, MD: Old 99 Associates, 1990. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 142 pages. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. The closed page edges have minor soiling. The unclipped dustjacket has moderate shelfwear and creasing; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with 160 color plates. The text is clean and unmarked. The fourth impression. More
Chicago, IL: Henry Regnery Company, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 175 pages of text including an index. One of 250 copies in this limited edition; hand-numbered and signed by the author. This edition was specially printed for the one hundredth anniversary of the Montgomery Ward and Co. Blue hardcover... More
Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 319 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition, with minor shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket has minimal shelfwear, and minor sunning to the spine; protected in archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. Remainder mark on the bottom... More
Garden City, NY: Natural History Press; Doubleday & Company, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxx, 113 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket has minor soiling, and minor browning to the spine; protected in archival mylar. Signed and dated "Margaret Mead 1970" in the... More
New York, NY: Farrar & Rinehart, Incorporated, 1930. Early edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 48 pages of text. Original printed paper-covered boards are worn and soiled. The spine has been replaced with modern black linen. In addition to the original endpapers, new pastedowns and endpapers have... More
New York, NY: Claire Marie, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 78 pages of text followed by [i] page of publisher's advertisement. Original canary paper-covered boards are soiled, stained and worn, with original circular green printed front cover label. Professionally and archivally rebacked in green... More
New York, NY: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1992. Reprint edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 296 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition with minimal shelfwear. The unclipped dustjacket has several small tears and creases, and is rubbed at the extremities with minor loss; protected in archival mylar. Signed and... More