Madrid: Libreria General de Victoriano Suarez, 1921. Hardcover. Tercera Edicion, Corregida. xviii, 494, [6] p.; 23 cm. Contemporary half morocco with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title and author in second and fourth compartments. Marbled paper over boards. Brown endpapers. Includes bibliography and index. The author, Jaime Fitzmaurice-Kelly... More
New Haven, Ct. Yale University Press, 1995. Hardcover. xxii, 442 p.: 16 unpaginated pages of illustrations; 24 cm. Blue paper over boards with gilt-stamped spine title. Color illustrated dust jacket. Includes bibliography and index. Yellow endpapers. No price listed. The "first attempt to provide a rounded portrait" of patriarchy "over... More
Paris: C. Borrani, Libraire-Éditeur, 1880. Hardcover. [4], 420 p.; 15 cm. "Nouvelle Édition revue et corrigée." Original black cloth spine with a printed paper spine label; printed paper over boards. Back cover bears an advertisement for the author's Cours D'Histoire Recontée aux Enfants et a la Jeunesse. Series title page..... More
London, Eng. T. Bensley, 1799. Bewick, Thomas. Hardcover. Printed by T. Bensley, for Vernor and Hood, J. Cuthell, Lackington, Allen, and Co., J. Walker, R. Faulder, Otridge and Son, and Ogilvy and Son. [Attributed to Sir Philip Francis]. Two volumes: [6], xxxv, [1], 274 p.; [3], xxxviii-xxxix, [1], 319, [3]... More
Amsterdam: Joannis á Waesberge, 1661. Hardcover. Edited by Robert Keuchenius; printed by Pauli van den Houte in Harderwijk (Netherlands). [30], 416, [16] p.; 19 cm. Signatures: *-**8 A-DD8 (8vo). Contemporary full vellum with six gilt-ruled spine compartments. Gilt-tooled morocco spine label reading "Julius Frontinus" in the second compartment; "Amst. 1661"... More
Stockholm: Centraltryckeriet, 1932. Pamphlet. [1], 166-174 p.: tables; 23 cm. Green wrapper printed in black. Writing on front wrapper. Stamped at lower edge of front wrapper and on several pages: "Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College." In Good Condition: wrapper is scraped along spine; remains of... More
Stockholm: Fornvännen, 1932. Pamphlet. [2], 89-94 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Green wrapper printed in black. "Särtryck ur Fornvännen" -- on front wrapper. Former owner's name at head of front wrapper: "Professor Dr John Sjoqvist." Stamped at lower edge of front wrapper and on several pages: "Department of Classical and Near..... More
Weimar: Gebrüdern Gädicke, 1799. Hardcover. [2], vii, [1], 514 p., 1 folded leaf with a table on each side; 21 cm. 19th-century? tree calf. "Nach den Orten alphabetisch geordnet, undmit kurzen statistischen Nachrichten versehen." Part of the series Geographisch-Technologisches Handbuch für reisende Kaufleute. Armorial bookplate on front fixed endpaper of... More
Paris: Ch. Massin & Cie., Éditeurs, 1927. 11, [1] p.: 40 leaves of photographs; 34 cm. Portfolio printed in red and black with red cloth spine and corners; red ribbon ties. The text and leaves of plates are loose in the portfolio, as issued. The last (unpaginated) page of text... More
Cologne: Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft, 1998. Hardcover. 440 p.: 974 illustrations; 26 cm. Dark blue cloth with yellow spine and cover titles. Brown endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Dust jacket... More
![The History of France, From the Earliest Times, Till the Death of Louis Sixteenth; From the French of Velly, Villaret, Garnier, Mezeray, Daniel, and other eminent historians; with notes, critical and explanatory [vol. 2]. John Gifford.](/pictures/thumb/003563.JPG?v=1472082298)
Philadelphia: Printed for James Stewart & Co. by Snowden & M'Corkle, 1797. Hardcover. Vol. 2 only, of 4 volumes. 567, [1], 6 p., frontispiece, 6 additional leaves of plates; 26 cm. Signatures: A-4B4 (index signed: [a] b c) (4to). Original full calf with gilt-ruled spine; black leather spine label with... More
New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1994. Hardcover. xv, 431 p.: 12 unpaginated pages of illustrations; 24 cm. Maroon cloth spine with red-stamped spine title; light brown paper over boards. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes chronology, notes, bibliography, and index. "The Fourth Republic, inaugurated in the autumn of 1946 after de... More
![The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies and Conquests; From the Earliest Accounts till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East; Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts [4 volumes]. John Gillies.](/pictures/thumb/002489.jpg?v=1472082242)
Philadelphia: James Y. Humphreys, 1822. Hardcover. Second American from the last London edition. 4 volumes ([2], 380, 358, 359, 395 p.): frontispiece maps (folded) in vols. 1 and 2; 22 cm. Contemporary calf with irregular dark horizontal patterns. Four spine compartments; dark green morocco labels in second compartments with gilt-tooled... More
London / New York: Cassell & Co., 1888. Paperback. 192, [16] p.: illustrated advertisements; 14 cm. Paperback with brown wrappers printed in black. "Vol. III, No. 114. Subscription price per year, $5.00. Mar. 31, 1888" -- at head of front wrapper. "Copyright 1888 by O. M. Dunham" -- at foot... More
London: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1811. Hardcover. 124 p.; 31 cm. Contemporary brown cloth spine with plain brown paper over boards. In Good Condition: front board is detached but present; lacking most of cloth over spine; edges are rubbed; pages are clean and bright. More
London: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith. 1894. 1 chromolithographed print 38 x 25 cm. signed "GUTH," without the leaf of biographical text. Jean Baptiste Guth (1855-1922) was a French illustrator who signed his Vanity Fair caricatures "GUTH." Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier (1847-1907) was elected the 6th President of the... More
![View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages [Vol. 1]. Henry Hallam.](/pictures/thumb/002043.jpg?v=1472082222)
London: John Murray, 1829. Hardcover. Fifth edition. This is volume 1 only of 3 volumes. xix, 1, 549 p.; 22 cm. Contemporary full calf with five spine compartments between gilt rules; black morocco label in the 2nd and 4th compartments with gilt-tooled title and volume number. Gilt-ruled borders on both... More
Chicago: St. James Press, 1968. Hardcover. Second edition. [2], 62 p.: frontispiece portrait of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco; 24 cm. Maroon paper over boards with gilt spine title and cover title. Plain grey dust jacket with maroon spine title and cover title. Title vignette in red-brown... More
London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1973. Paperback. 232 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Paperback with spine title and front cover illustration. Exhibition designed by Michael Brawne. Indices include index of lenders. In Very Good- Condition: spine is darkened; faint stain on front cover; otherwise, clean and tight. More
![La Hollande: A Vol d'Oiseau; eaux-fortes et fusains par Maxime Lalanne [provenance: Theodore Woodman Gore with bookplate by E.H. Blashfield]. Henry Havard.](/pictures/thumb/004308.JPG?v=1472082351)
Paris: G. Decaux; A. Quantin, 1882. Hardcover. "Troisième Édition." [6], ii, 400 p., frontispiece and 24 leaves of plates (including 1 map): many in-text drawings; 31 cm. Red morocco spine with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled title in second comparment; marbled paper over boards. Top page edges gilt... More
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1929. Lucas, Samuel. First published in The History of Hitchin, vol. 2, 1929; this separate edition published later the same year. 150, [2] p.: 9 in-text drawings, 13 leaves of illustrations (many by Samuel Lucas); 25 cm. Green cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and decoration;... More
![Memoirs of Prince Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst; authorised by Prince Alexander of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfuerst and edited by Friedrich Curtius; English Edition supervised by George W. Chrystal [vol. 1]. Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Fürst zu.](/pictures/thumb/006688.JPG?v=1541788823)
New York: Macmillan Co., 1906. Hardcover. Imprint includes: London: William Heinemann. Vol. 1 only: ix, [1], 405, [[3] p., tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait and 1 additional plate; 23 cm. Dark blue cloth with gilt spine title. Top page edges gilt. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: S. F. Emerson. Stamp... More
London: Thomas Underhill, 1642. Title continued: "Vpon the Impeachment of the Earles of North-hampton, Devon-shire, Monmouth, and Dover, and of the Lords Rich, Andever, Grey of Ruthen, Coventry and Capell, for their contempt in departing from the Parliament, and not returning upon Summons." [2], 11, [3] p.; 19 cm. Signatures... More
New York: Penguin Books, 1995. Paperback. xviii, 472 p.: 2 full-page maps; 20 cm. Paperback with color illustrated cover. Includes index. New and revised edition. "Focusing on issues which affect ordinary Spaniards, from housing to gambling, from changing sexual mores to rising crime rates, John Hooper's fascinating study brings to... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841. Hardcover. "Illustrated with engravings by Sargent, Woods and other eminent artists." [2], xviii, 484, 32 p., frontispiece and 6 leaves of steel-engraved plates: illustrations, music, portraits; 23 cm. 20th-century binding: half calf with 6 spine compartments between raised bands; red-brown cloth over boards... More