Boston: Charles J. Hendee and Jenks and Palmer, 1845. Hardcover. Revised edition. 192, 16 leaves of maps: many in-text illustrations; 18 cm. Black leather spine with four spine compartments between gilt rules; dark green paper over boards with illustrations. Publisher's advertisement on title page verso and back board for school... More
New York: John W. Lovell Co. 1882. Hardcover. 484 p.; 19 cm. Maroon cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. No date of publication. The title page shows the publisher on Vesey St., his location from 1882 to 1890. In Good Condition: edges rubbed; loss at ends of spine; pages are browning, but clean and solid. More
Washington, D.C. F. & J. Rives & Geo. A. Bailey, 1868. Paperback. [1], 994-1108 p. [114 pages]; 23 cm. Contemporary plain wrapper, stitched. Handwritten spine title: "Evarts on Pres. Johnson." Handwritten wrapper title: Impeachment: "Speech of Hon Wm M. Evarts on the Trial of President Johnson April 28th, 29th, 30th... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardcover. x, [2], 384 p.: illustrations, music; 24 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title; brown paper over boards. Dust jacket designed by David Gatti. First Edition. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Dust jacket is in Near Fine- Condition: upper edge... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co. 1990. Hardcover. 198, [2] p.: 103 black-and-white photographs; 24 cm. White cloth with gilt spine title. Dark green endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Includes a list of plates. Cats have been a favorite subject for photographers since the beginning of photography. The internet... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1979. Hardcover. 125, [3] p.: black-and-white photographs; 26 cm. Grey cloth spine with black spine title; black cloth over boards. Black endpapers. Illustrated endpapers. Includes a list of the locations of the photographs taken in the Calder Valley, in West Yorkshire, England. Book is in... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1978. Hardcover. 126 p.: 208 illustrations; 29 cm. Brown-green cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Illustrated dust jacket. Brown endpapers. Bookplate on front free endpaper stating "Donated by a Brother of Montgomery Lodge #19 Free & Accepted Masons, Philadelphia." This book was created by Thomas... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. Hardcover. 208 p.: 118 illustrations (50 in color); 29 cm. Dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and emblem on front cover. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes biographical notes on the poets, and indices of poems, poets, and artists. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright. More
Dublin, Ireland: Four Courts Press, 1999. Hardcover. 220 p.: figures, maps, tables, illustrations; 31 cm. Brown cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes index. A detailed examination of the changes in Ireland in the 19th century, through the pivotal event of the great famine of the 1840s. Book... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Co. 1992. Hardcover. First American Edition. 208 p.: color illustrations; 30 cm. Black cloth with gilt spine title. Grey endpapers. Dust jacket designed by Dick Adelson with photographs by Patrick Prendergast. Born in Syndey, Australia, Thomas Keneally is the prize-winning author of many novels... More
New York: Vendome Press, 1981. Hardcover. 256 p.: illustrations; 29 cm. Dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes genelogical table and index. Hundreds of photographs of the royal families of Europe from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Book is in Near Fine Condition: front... More
Cleveland, O. World Syndicate Publishing Co. 1930. Hardcover. lxxxvi, [2], 1173 p., frontispiece: in-text illustrations; 21 cm. Faux leather cloth with embossed spine title and embossed head of Shakespeare on front cover; red, green, and gilt decoration on spine and front cover. All page edges red. No date of publication... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1971. Hardcover. Sixth printing. xxv, [1], 1743 p.; 23 cm. Green cloth with gilt spine title. Top page edges green. Brown dust jacket. Bollingen Series, 71. Includes index. Translations are by Hugh Tredennick, Benjamin Jowett, J. Wright, Lane Cooper, W. D. Woodhead, W. K. C.... More
New York: Ace Books, 1957. Paperback. 162, [1], 157 p.; 17 cm. Paperback printed in dos-a-dos style, containing two science fiction novels, each with its own front cover illustration and pagination, the pages starting at opposite ends of the book. Three pages of publisher's advertisements separate the two works. Ace... More
New York: Ace Books, 1963. Paperback. 117, [2], 104, [1] p.; 17 cm. Paperback printed in dos-a-dos style, containing two science fiction novels, each with its own front cover illustration and pagination, the pages starting at opposite ends of the book. Three pages of publisher's advertisements separate the two works... More
Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co. 1906. Paperback. [4], 9-326, [14] p.; 18 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Publisher's advertisements inside front cover, on both side of back cover, and on 12 pages following text. The Modern Authors' Library, no. 449. No date of publication. The publisher was located at... More
New York: Harcourt Brace & Co. 1993. Hardcover. [12], 559 p.; 29 cm. Black cloth spine with red spine title; white paper over boards. Purple endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Steven Cooley. Stated First Edition. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority... More
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1949. Hardcover. Three volumes in one slipcase. The Tale of Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves; Being literally translated from the Arabic into French by J. C. Mardrus; and then translated into modern English by E. Powys Mathers; illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. vi, [3], 50... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. Hardcover. 317 p.; 24 cm. Blue spine with gilt spine title; orange paper over boards. Dust jacket with jacket art by Don Ivan Punchatz. Blue endpapers. First edition. An Ace/Putnam Book. This is the second title in the author's Dayworld series. Former owner's... More
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1985. Hardcover. 320 p.; 24 cm. Black cloth spine with gilt spine title; purple paper over boards. Dust jacket with jacket art by Don Ivan Punchatz. Purple endpapers. First edition. This is the first title in the author's Dayworld series. Former owner's embossed stamp... More
New York: A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books, 1990. Hardcover. [6], 281, [1] p.; 22 cm. Black cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket with jacket art by Walter Velez. "17397" -- on back of dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half title page. Book is in... More
New York: A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books, 1989. Hardcover. [8], 277, [3] p.; 22 cm. Grey spine with blue paper over boards; blue spine title. Illustrated dust jacket with jacket art by A. C. Farley. "17007" -- on back of dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half... More
New York: A Del Rey Book / Ballantine Books, 1987. Hardcover. [10], 275, [1] p.; 22 cm. Black spine with grey paper over boards; grey spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "Book Club Edition" -- on dust jacket. "11010" -- on back of dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half... More
Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, 1979. Hardcover. [8], 600 p.; 22 cm. Black spine with red boards; red spine title. Illustrated dust jacket with jacket art by Walter Velez. "Book Club Edition" -- on dust jacket. "3918" -- code on back section of dust jacket. Former owner's embossed stamp on half... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Co. 1962. Hardcover. 215 p.; 22 cm. Green cover with gilt spine title. Top page edges yellow. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Richard Powers. "Doubleday Science Fiction" -- on dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Former owner's stamp on front free endpaper. A murder involving Snookums the... More