Paris: Michel Lévy Frères, 1867. Paperback. Nouvelle Édition. [4], 356 p.; 19 cm. Light green wrapper. At head of title page and on front wrapper: Drames de l'Amérique du Nord. Publisher's catalog on back wrapper. Part of the publisher's series Collection Michel Lévy. Advertisement for Marie de Granfort by Chevalier..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1865. Hardcover. xi, [1], 254, [2], 32 p.; 20 cm. Publisher's red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title; blind-stamped center medallion and border on each board. Dark brown endpapers. Bookdealer's label on front fixed endpaper for T.W. Arthur, Carlisle. Bookdealer's label on back fixed endpaper for..... More
London: Grant Richards, 1903. Hardcover. Second edition. [8], 94, [2] p.: 24 full-page color illustrations; 13 cm. Publisher's light brown cloth with dark brown-stamped spine and cover titles on a background of dark brown vertical lines; bank cover is blank. Each leaf printed on one side only, with one page..... More
Strasbourg: L'Imprimerie de F.G. Levrault, imprimeur de la Faculté de Médecine, 1837. Paperback. 27, [1] p.; 26 cm. Lacking original wrappers. "Ch Ravel" written next to title and a note in the same hand on the title page. Disbound from a collection of pamphlets owned by French homeopath Dr. Charles..... More
Naples, Italy: Domenico-Antonio Parrino, 1709. Paperback. Title page continued: "Colla Copia della Lettera, che scrive il Sereniss. Principe Eugenio di Savoja, In data de' 10. del caduto Decembre, Iu cui da raguaglio, che la Cittadella di Lilla con nuovo, e rarissimo esempio, prima di cominciare à batterla; senza lo sparo..... More
1865. Hardcover. The West Point account book of William Gerhard, while a cadet, 1865-1869, and 6 documents relating to his military service. William Gerhard (1847-1914) of Philadelphia was the son of Benjamin Gerhard (1811-1864) and Anna Sergeant Gerhard (1815-1873). He married Sally Lyle Howell (1855-1879) and they had one child..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. [6] p., 1 leaf of an engraved plate; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Read before the Society on Jan. 14, 1835. The plate was drawn by S. Rufus Mason and engraved by J. Yeager. Joseph Henry (1797-1878), one of..... More
New York: Fairchild Publications, 1952. Hardcover. [4], 166 p.: in-text and full-page illustrations; 19 cm. Black cloth, with pale yellow spine and cover titles. Illustrated endpapers. Dust jacket with illustration running continuously from back to front section, in mylar cover; not price-clipped. Illustrations and jacket design by Arabelle Wheatley. Max..... More
Paris: Libraries-Imprimeries Réunies, 1894. Paperback. xxx, [24] pages, 327 leaves [i.e. 654 pages], [2], 4, [1], 5, [17] pages: illustrations, diagrams, plans; 39 cm. Original wrappers. Pages are untrimmed. Wrapper title in red and black: Architecture de Philibert de L'Orme; Fac-similé par les procédés héliographiques de Motteroz. Title page in..... More
Rödelheim, Germany: J. Lehrberger, 1836. Hardcover. 95, [1] p.; 10 x 12 cm. Black leather spine; black and dark green marbled paper over boards. Very scarce. In Very Good- Condition: edges of cover are rubbed; occasional foxing and finger soiling; solid. More
Lugd. Batav. et Roterod [Leiden, Netherlands]: Ex officina Hackiana, 1669. Hardcover. [16], 614, [146] p.: folded map; 20 cm. (Signatures: *8 A-3A8 3B4 8vo). Full calf (18th century?) with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment; gilt-tooled decoration in remaining compartments. Gilt decoration along edges of..... More
Cleveland: Privately Printed, 1907. Paperback. [8] p., [1] leaf of a plate, loose, as issued: portrait; 23 cm. No stitching; loose in a brown wrapper, as issued. Wrapper title in black within a decorative border. Wrapper title: A Portrait of Shakespeare by Nicholas Parr printed from the original plate with..... More
Lisbon: Na Impressão Regia, 1828. Hardcover. "Terceira edicao, emendada, e accrescentada de muitos factos interessantes, extrahidos dos historiadores da Nação até o anno de 1800, com algumas novas notas pelo mesmo traductor." Volumes 2 (part 2), 3, and 4, only. [2], 207-444, [4] p.; viii, 343, [3] p.; v, [1]..... More
Philadelphia: David Hogan; Solomon Wiatt, 1812. Hardcover. T.T. Stiles, printer. 288 p.; 19 cm. Contemporary tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Red leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title: "Mosheim's E. History." Includes "Appendix: Vindication of the Quakers; To the Editors of the American Edition of..... More
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1853. Hard Cover. 280 p.: frontispiece, and 10 additional leaves of plates; 17 cm. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and blind-stamped spine and cover decorations. Pale yellow endpapers. Former owner's initials on front free endpaper: J.C. Former owner inscription on front..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1837. [1], 140-203, [1] p.; 29 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. Read before the Society on April 4, 1834. Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859) was an English botanist who trained as a printer, but was encouraged to follow his interest in botany after..... More
Edinburgh: James Robertson, 1794. "Carefully corrected, and many sentences added, which, owing to the low tone of voice used by some of the witnesses, are omitted in the London copy. The public may therefore by assured that this is the genuine edition." 195, [1] p., engraved frontispiece portrait; 20 cm..... More
London: Printed by Henry Lintot, (Assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq.;), 1743. Hardcover. "Printed by Henry Lintot, (Assignee of Edward Sayer, Esq.;) for the executor of Fletcher Gyles, and for T. Woodward and C. Davis." 2 volumes. Vol. 1: [14], 746, [48] p., engraved frontispiece, folded; vol. 2: [12], 747-1591, [41]..... More
New York: Harold Vinal, 1927. Hardcover. [16], 75 p.; 21 cm. Light green cover with printed paper spine and cover labels. Introduction by Blanche Shoemaker Wagstaff. With 2 typed letters (one laid in on the front endpapers and both signed by the author) and one telegram from the author, Ruth..... More
Skippackville, Pa. J.M. Schünemann & Co., 1859. Hardcover. "Erste Amerikanische Ausgabe." vi, [2], 787, [1] p.: frontispiece portrait of Caspar Schwenckfeld; 25 cm. Original calf with five spine compartments between gilt bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment. All page edges speckled. Contents: Ermahnungen zur wahren und seligmachenden Erkenntniss Christi --..... More
London, Eng. George Allen, 1895. Crane, Walter. Paperback. Edited by Thomas J. Wise; Part VI with eight full-page and other illustrations by Walter Crane. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press on handmade "Unbleached Arnold" paper. [4], 421-527, [5], vii-viii p.: added engraved title page, 7 additional leaves of..... More
London: H. Berthoud, 1825. Hardcover. [72] p., frontispiece and 19 leaves of plates; 36 cm. Contemporary black leather spine with plain grey paper over boards. The publisher intended the plate of Mrs. Siddons to be bound as the frontispiece, but here the plate of Mr. Kean was bound as the..... More
Coloniae [Köln]: Henricum Noethen, 1757. Hardcover. [24], 670, [8] p., frontispiece; 15 cm. Signatures: [dagger]-2[dagger]12 A-2D12 2E-2F6 2G4 (12mo). Contemporary specked paper over boards; later dark brown cloth repair of spine. Small label with printed "P" at head of spine. All page edges red. Title page in red and black..... More
London: Thomas Davison, 1820. Hardcover. xiii, [3], 111, [1] p.; 23 cm. Contemporary binding with spine rebacked, retaining much of original red leather; plain pink paper over boards. Pages are untrimmed. In attractive modern slipcase covered in red and black paper; gilt-tooled title on slipcase spine: Battle of Waterloo. List..... More
New York: Willis McDonald & Co., 1886. Hardcover. First Edition. viii, 302 p., tissue-guarded frontispiece and 14 leaves of plates (portraits); 26 cm. Modern leather spine and corners with new gilt-tooled spine title. Original boards with gilt-stamped cover emblem and title "History of 71st Reg't N.G.S.N.Y." All edges gilt. Original..... More