Sidney, British Columbia: Sand Dollar Press, 1993. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 189 pages of text. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear; almost new condition. Signed by author on half-title. Previous owner's inscription on the same. Illustrated by Tage Anderson. Pacific Northwest, Autograph. More
New York, NY: Anderson House, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [viii], 141 pages of text. Hardcover gray cloth binding slightly shelfwear, with minor spine crimping; measures 22.2cm (height). Unclipped pictorial dustjacket with moderate rubbing to the extremities, with several small tears and creases, and moderate soiling and staining; protected..... More
Washington, D.C: Anderson House, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [vi], 131 pages of text. Hardcover gray cloth binding with minimal shelfwear; measures 19.2cm (height). Unclipped dustjacket with one small tear and a few small creases and minimal soiling; protected in archival mylar. Photo of bronze likeness of Katharine Cornell..... More
Winnetka, IL: ThornTree Press, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 60 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page "Regards! Wendy - younger when this was born." The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 263 pages of text including a bibilograpy and an index. Hardcover cloth binding. Unclipped dustjacket, protected in archival mylar. Contains 293 illustrations, with 139 in color, including maps, photographs, drawings; many of them historic. More
Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Three quarter leather binding is chipped and worn and the top of the spine, and is otherwise moderately shelfworn. The frontispiece and title page have a thin strip of white tape at the hinge. Complete with maps including one color..... More
Chicago: A. T. Andreas, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 888 pages of text. The original three quarter leather binding is in excellent condition. Minor discoloration to the edge of the cloth of the rear board. Complete with maps including one color lithograph, portraits, facsimiles of autographs and documents, etc...... More
New York: Thomson & Co., Inc., 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 144 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear; clean and bright. The unclipped dustjacket is slightly browned on the spine with a large closed tear extending about halfway from the bottom edge, has minor chipping along..... More
New York: Vikas Publishing / Advent Books Division, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 149 pages including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear and a few production wrinkles; protected in archival mylar. First edition. Previous owner's name neatly on the..... More
New York: John Day Co., 1931. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 280 pages. Original silver metallic paperback binding with red printing and decoration; moderately worn and a corner piece chipped off; protected in custom-fitted archival mylar. According to Theodore Dreiser's library (No. 794), a few advance copies of the novel..... More
New York, NY: Grove Press, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 137 pages of text. Hardcover binding which appear to be about VG on the outside. Ex-library, with typical interior markings and stamps, but none on the exterior. Front endpaper (blank) removed. Price-clipped dustjacket is in almost VG+ condition, except..... More
Paris: Dresse par Achinet Alfred Potiquet, 1867. First thus edition. No Binding. Large antique folding map of Paris: measures 39 x 30.5 inches, in 32 sections. Linen backed. Hand-colored lithograph folding pocket map. Hardcover case, impressed by Auguste Fontaine, purveyor. More
Chicago, IL: Vilnies Leidinys, 1933. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 29 pages of text. Paperback binding with moderate browning, in excellent condition. The text is in Lithuanian, and is clean and unmarked. Vincas Andrulis (1890-1972) attended Valparaiso University, and later lived in Chicago. This is..... More
no place: First Infantry Division, 1945. First (presumed) edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 60 pages of text. The book is complete, but there is no distinct title page. Two-color paperback wrappers with minor creasing and shelfwear. Text is detached from binding. Illustrated throughout with a few..... More
London: Stanford Maritime, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 178 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket in almost new condition; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with numerous black & white photographs. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1830. Early edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Two volume set. Newly and expertly rebound in brown linen with leather spine labels. Extra-illustrated containing ninety 19th and 18th century engravings. The texts are clean and unmarked. Vol. I: viii, 510 pages. Vol. II: [iv], 558 pages..... More
Washington D.C. Library of Congress, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxiv, 297 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket in almost new condition; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
Boston: D. R. Godine, 1975. First Edition. Paperback. Oblong octavo (8vo). [72] pages of text. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear. Previous owner's gift inscription on the inside front cover. Illustrated with numourous black-and-white illustrations. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
New York, NY: Rand McNally & Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 560 pages of text, including an index. Hardcover cloth binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to extremities; protected in archival mylar. Inscribed on front endpaper to famous Chicago judge "For my..... More
New York, NY: Rand McNally & Company, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 560 pages of text, including an index. Hardcover cloth binding with minor shelfwear and soiling. Lacks the dustjacket. Inscribed on front endpaper "For Jimmy Marovitz, who ought to be very proud of his uncle. At least I'm..... More
Italy: No publisher listed, 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Quarto (4to). Approximately 150 pages of full color photographs of objects designed by Italians. Thick paperback binding in almost new condition. Exhibition catalogue. More
London: Ingram, Cooke, and Co., 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 406 pages of text including an index. Original mauve hardcover cloth binding with chipped, ripped and torn spine, with rear board detached. Illustrated with 42 plates or vignettes, including a frontis and an engraved title page. Previous owner's bookplate..... More
Milan, Italy: Giuseppe Maganza, 1768. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [xvi], 384 pages of text. Original full vellum binding, with minor to moderate shelfwear and soiling; spine is neatly detached at one hinge, but could be repaired. Small old paper label at bottom of spine..... More
New York: Grove Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [iv], 219 pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. Unclipped dustjacket with minor sunning to the spine and minor shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition, first printing of the Classics of..... More
Edinburgh: Printed at the Caledonian Mercury Press, (by assignment from Messrs D. Ramsay & Son, and R. Allan) for William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Murray...London, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 324 pages of text. Original red morroco (leather) binding with minimal chipping to top..... More