Ville Franche: Paulus Pinceau, 1702. Paperback. 31, [1] p.; 19 cm. Signatures: A-D4 (4to). Plain wrappers (not original). Woodcut title vignette of three heads with wings (printer's device?) and initial letter. "11" in ink in upper right-hand corner of title page. Knuttel, 14824. A very scarce pamphlet relating to the..... More

New York: Brooklyn Fire Department, 1890. Hardcover. 400 p.; 36 cm. Half calf with morocco-grain cloth over boards. The handwritten daily record book of Engine Co. No. 12 of the Brooklyn Fire Department. The list of members, with street addresses, attached to the front free endpaper names Stephen Allen as..... More

Strasburg: Johann Frantz Le Roux, 1758. Hardcover. 288, 48 p.; 13 cm. Signatures: A-M12 A-B12 (12mo). Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Andächtige Ubungen und Gebetter, zu Verehrung des Hochwürdigen Sacraments Währender Bett-Stund has special title..... More

New Haven, Conn. S. Babcock, 1840. Paperback. 16 p.: wood-engraved title vignette and 9 full-page wood-engraved illustrations; 11 cm. Pale pink wrappers printed in black with illustration on front wrapper; elaborate borders on both front and back wrappers. Publisher's advertisements on back wrapper. Front wrapper illustration is of an elephant's..... More

Paris: Pierre Simon, 1739. Hardcover. 74, 392, ccxv, [5] p.; 17 cm. Signatures: a-c12 d2(-d2) A-Q12 R4 a-i12 k2 (24mo). Contemporary dark green ribbed morocco with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled spine title and volume number in second and third compartments. Gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments; gilt-tooled leaf..... More

Lebanon, Pa. s.n., 1895. Hardcover. [4], 51, [1] p. [i.e. 108]; 24 cm. Contemporary calf boards, with modern calf spine. Every leaf of text is interleaves with a blank leaf for notes; in this volume the blank leaves remained blank. Former owner's inscription on front fixed endpaper: Warren G. Light..... More

Rouen, France: Jacques Amiot, 1710. Hardcover. 2 volumes ([2], 367, [3] p.; 348 p.); 17 cm. Signatures: A6(A1+x1) B-2H6 A-2F6 (12m0). Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments. Leather label in second compartment of vol. 2 with gilt-tooled title: Jean de Bourbon; lacking on vol. 1. Gilt-tooled volume number in..... More

Antuerpiæ [Antwerp]: Ioann. Cnobbarum, 1637. Hardcover. [8], 278, [2] p.: 2 full-page engraved illustrations (including portrait); 13 cm. Signatures: [3 dots]4 A-712 M8 (12mo). Contemporary parchment with blind-stamped decoration; lacking clasps. Engraved title page and initials. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "Pressented from Poe Kurz at Shelby October 29th 76."..... More

Dublin: L. White, 1789. Hardcover. "Printed for Messrs. L. White, P. Byrne, Grueber & M'Allister, T. Heery, J. Jones, J. Moore, and W. Jones." 2 volumes (vii, [5], vi, 555, [1] p.; xiv, [2], 544, [24] p.): 5 leaves of engraved plates (1 folded); 21 cm. 8vo. Contemporary tree calf..... More

Salem, N.J. 1840. Hardcover. [approx. 650] p.; 41 cm. Remains of original leather binding. Ledger book of David Smith Darmon (1815-1879), a saddler in Salem, N.J. The first part of the ledger begins on April 15, 1840, and goes to Feb. 26, 1858, in Salem, N.J. The next page is..... More

Philadelphia, Pa. Jane Aitken, 1811. Paperback. [2], 125, [1] p.; 21 cm. Disbound from a nonce volume. Former owner's name at head of title page: Jennie W. Baird. Early American Imprints, 2nd series (Shaw & Shoemaker), 22727. Howes, D-516. The author, William J. Duane (1780-1865), was a Philadelphia lawyer who..... More

S.l. s.n., 1904. Hardcover. [Approx. 300] p.: illustrations; 15 cm. Black diced leather; red-and-white paper label on back cover with "1905" written on it. Bookseller's stamp on front fixed endpaper for the Brooks Co., Cleveland. Former owner's inscription on front free endpaper: "S. A. Fate, Edison, Ohio." The first 32..... More

Paris: Adrien Le Clere, 1836. Hardcover. Imprint also contains: Laval: P.A. Genesley-Portiers. Deuxieme Edition. 3 volumes: 456, 459, 396 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full mottled calf; red leather spine labels with gilt-tooled title and black leather spine labels with gilt-tooled volume number. Gilt-tooled decoration on remainder of spines. Gilt-tooled board..... More