Washington: J. & G.S. Gideon, 1847. First Edition. Octavo (22.5cm); removed; 15pp. Light dustiness, title page nearly separated, bottom fore-edge corner of text block dog-eared, else Good overall, internally fresh and sound. Indiana Whig politician's attack on the Mexican War policy of the Polk administration, especially in regards..... More
Paris: Librairie Administrative de Paul Dupont, 1869. First Edition. Large Octavo. 124 pages. Original printed wrappers. A defense of the national tobacco industry from the director of the state tobacco industries. Rolland was better known as a collector of French folklore. A bit foxed and soiled;..... More
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New York: Macmillan and Company, 1893. First Edition. 24mo (5.25" x 3.75"); 108pp +8pp ads. Portrait frontis with tissue guard. Mottled blue gray linen boards with black and red lettering and illustration. Front board board bumped at top corner with an adjacent run to cloth. Boards otherwise smudged with a...... More
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers, 1895. First Edition. Small 12mo (15cm.); publisher's grey-green pictorial cloth stamped in dark blue and pink; [4],147pp.; frontispiece. Light shelf wear, corners gently bumped, hairline crack to front hinge, title page cleanly separating about an inch down from top along gutter, contemporary ownership..... More
Albany: Joel Munsell, 1871. First Edition. Duodecimo. 128 pages. Red cloth stamped in gilt. Ex-library with standard markings. Boards are soiled and worn along edges with some loss at spine ends. Binding is sound and text is clear. Gives history of the church, rules of worship, and songs..... More
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Boston: Estes and Lauriat, [1887]. First Edition. Octavo (20.5cm.); publisher's blue decorative gilt-stamped cloth, top edge gilt; x,332pp. Extremities a bit scuffed, shallow loss at spine crown, spine cloth rather darkened, text block a bit soiled, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound copy. Inscribed on front free..... More
Senigallia: Tipografia Lazzarini, 1837. First Edition. Octavo; [vi] + xlvi + 234pp. Engraved portrait of Arsilli as frontispiece. Quarter bound in sea-green leather with small leather corners. Boards in coordinated stone-marbled paper; textblock faintly speckled on all edges in same sea-green. Gilt lettering and ornament on spine; title set off..... More
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Roma: Ermanno Loescher & Co., 1890. First Edition. Octavo (18.5cm.); contemporary half vellum over decorative textured boards, black gilt-lettered spine onlay, top edge stained red, decorative endpapers; 252pp.; illus. Light spotting to vellum, spine a bit toned, boards slightly bowed, endpapers and title page somewhat browned due to inferior paper..... More
New York: John R. Alden, 1887. Small 12mo (161cm.); publisher's brown pictorial cloth stamped in black; 217,[1],[6](ads)pp. Light shelf wear, corners gently bumped, contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, else a Very Good, sound copy in attractive publisher's cloth binding. More
First Edition. New York: Sheldon and Company, 1867. Octavo; 429 pages +2 adverts. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Engraved portrait frontis. Boards are rubbed and bumped at corners and spine ends, with some runs to the cloth and a few stains and smudges. Pages toned with some fingerprinting..... More
Boston: Wright & Potter, 1868. First Edition. Octavo (23cm.); stitched self-wrappers; 15pp. Slightly ex-New York State Library with their faint rubber-stamp to upper cover, stock a bit toned and very slightly foxed, tiny loss at bottom fore-edge corner of rear two leaves not approaching text, else Good to..... More
Pittsburg [sic], PA: A.R. Crum & Co., [1899]. First Edition. Slim octavo (23cm.,); publisher's green gilt-lettered cloth; 92pp. Some light shelf wear, corners a bit bumped, very faint soil, else Very Good and sound. Slightly later fraternal prize inscription to front free endpaper to a Sir Knight (illegible), "for securing..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1894. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm.); publisher's terracotta cloth, upper cover and spine lettered in gilt; viii,275pp. Boards a bit rubbed, corners bumped, small indentation to rear cover fore-edge, some minor spotting to preliminaries, else Near Very Good, interior mostly fine. More
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1898. First Edition. Large Octavo. 272 pages. Black and white illustrations throughout. Brown boards decorative chess board to front and spine and front in gilt. Top edge gilt. The second in Young's 'Chess Strategetics' series and includes chapters on major tactics, geometric and sub-geometric..... More
Paris: Émile-Paul, 1909. Cinquième Édition. Octavo (21cm.); recent calf over original cloth boards, gilt-lettered spine; [4],x,366pp.; 22 leaves of illus. including photographs. Light wear, small chip to spine crown, text block uniformly toned, else Very Good and sound overall. Biography of the French statesman the Duc de Morny (1811-1865). More
Boston: Hilliard, Gray, Little and Wilkins, 1829. First Edition. 12mo (18cm.); contemporary flame sheep, black gilt morocco spine label; [4],348pp. Leather peeling at extremities, spine crown slightly chipped, a few slices across rear cover, contemporary ownership signature to front pastedown and free endpaper, contemporary bookseller's ticket (John M. Ives, Essex..... More
New York: T. W. Strong, 1855. Stated 33rd edition, much enlarged and improved. 15.5 x 10 cm; 467 pp. followed by one page of advertisements. Ten black and white illustrations and three color plates. Blind-stamped green cloth binding with text in gold on spine. Corners of cover rubbed through to..... More
New York: T. W. Strong, 1849. 15 x 10 cm; 464 pp., followed by four pages of advertisements. Color frontispiece of Eve with Cain. 51 additional illustrations, two of which are in color. Blind-stamped brown cloth binding with lettering stamped in gold on spine. Cover rubbed and edges frayed. Pages..... More
[London]: Duckworth, [1976]. First Edition. Slim octavo (25.5cm.); publisher's simulated cloth in pictorial dust jacket; 128pp.; pictorial endpapers, text illus. throughout, including photographs. Small partially removed price sticker to front jacket flap, else in Fine condition. Historical and physiological account of Patrick Cotter, the "Irish Giant," whose hidden coffin was..... More
Wooster, OH: Wooster Republican, 1881. First Edition. Octavo (21.5cm.); removed; 23pp. Preliminary gathering separated but present, light dust-soil to extremities, else a Good, still quite fresh copy. Partisan address in favor of James A. Garfield for president, decrying the perfidy of the Democrats in regards to proposed restitutions given..... More
Boston: Charles Ewer, 1819. First American Edition, from the Second London Edition, Greatly Enlarged and Corrected. Thick Octavo. 1006 pages; text in double columns. Rebacked with original calf retained. Red spine label with gilt lettering. Boards a bit warped, with some shallow chipping to original leather along seams with..... More
Cleveland, OH: Light and Hope Publishing Co., n.d., ca. 1896. First German Language Edition. Slim octavo (19cm.); publisher's blue cloth, upper cover lettered and ruled in black; [2],110pp.; text printed entirely in blackletter. Extremities a bit worn with brief exposure at corners, some soil to both covers, else Very Good..... More
Burlington, NJ: David Allinson, 1815. First Edition. Small octavo; [ii], 206pp. Contemporary speckled calf with red title card and gilt lettering / rules to spine. Covers rubbed and bumped along edges and corners, with some general smudging and soiling. Pages toned, with moderate to occasionally heavy foxing throughout, along with..... More
Cambridge: Riverside Press, 1869. First Edition. Slim octavo; publisher's decorative gilt-lettered cloth, yellow glazed endpapers; 55pp.; frontispiece, illus. throughout, text printed within red rule. Some wear to extremities with brief exposure at corners, minor spotting to cloth sizing, mid-20th century juvenile ex libris to front pastedown, else Very Good, internally..... More
Boston: James R. Osgood and Company, 1876. First Edition. 12mo. 350 pages + 1 p. advertisement. Green boards stamped in black and gilt. Forest green endpapers. All edges stained red. Light wear to extremities. Slight lean to spine. Hinges with exposure but binding is holding. Some spotting and scuffing..... More