London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1835. Hardcover. vii, [1], 213, [1] p.; 17 cm. Contemporary half black morocco with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title on red leather label i second cmopartment. Gilt-tooled decoration on spine. Purple cloth over boards. Top page edges gilt..... More
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Philadelphia: Royal Publishing House, 1889. Hardcover. xv, [49] p.: full-page and in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Dark brown cloth with gilt and dark brown stamped front cover illustration and decoration; sample spine title in gilt and dark brown stamped on back cover. Sample gilt-stamped spine title in leather attached inside front..... More
Chicago: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1888. Hardcover. 286 p.: 24 full-page illustrations; 20 cm. Blue cloth with gilt-stamped and black-stamped spine and cover titles and illustrations. Floral endpapers. The author, Edgar Wilson Nye (1850-1896), was an American journalist who published his humorous works under the name Bill Nye. In Very..... More
Berlin: Paul Franke Verlag, 1930. Hardcover. "21.-25. Tausend." 309, [3] p., [16] p. of illustrations; 19 cm. Oragne-brown cloth with dark brown stamped spine and cover titles; dark brown and green decoration on spine and front cover. Top page edges yellow. No date of publication, but gift inscription on front..... More
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Fitchburg, Mass. Weyerhaeuser Co., 1974. Paperback. 17, [1] p.: illustrations (1 fold-out); 28 cm. Stapled paperback. Parkinson's tongue-in-cheek comments about the drafting of annual reports are cleverly illustrated by Belgian artist Jean-Michel Folon. In Fine Condition: clean and bright. More
Chicago: W. B. Conkey Co., 1900. Hardcover. 316, [4] p., frontispiece and 15 leaves of illustrations; 19 cm. Red cloth with white spine and cover titles; black illustrations on spine and front cover. Publisher's advertisements on 4 pages following text. Inscription and stamp on front free endpaper indicating that this..... More
Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Sumtibus Caspari Fritsch [Caspar Fritsch], 1781. Hardcover. xxviii, 490, [138] p.; 21 cm. Signatures: a8 b6 A-2Q8 2R2 (8vo). Original black paper-covered boards. All page edges red. Light green endpapers. Colophon: Lipsiae, Ex officina Breitkopfia. Woodcut title vignette and head-pieces. Faint stamp on front fixed endpaper: "Swarthmore College..... More
Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for A. Bradley, 1730. Hardcover. 144 p., engraved frontispiece portrait of the author; 17 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Gilt-tooled title in second compartment: "Philips' Poems." Woodcut head-pieces, tailpieces, and initials. Contents: An Ode to Henry Saint John, Esq..... More
New York: Sharlee Company, 1933. Paperback. 64 p.; 20 cm. Paperback with illustration of an early 20th-century Baron Munchausen and price of $0.10 on both front and back. Wrapper title: Baron Munchausen Stories. Original author: Rudolf Eric Raspe. No date of publication. The year 1933 is assigned by WorldCat. Contains..... More
Emmaus, Pa. Rodale Books, 1954. Clauss. Hardcover. 30 p.: color illustrations; 22 cm. Light brown cloth spine with gilt-stamped spin title; colorful patterned paper over boards. Light blue, white, and black dust jacket. In verse. Translation of Satire Contre les Maris. Copyrighted in England and published in Emmaus, Pa., and..... More
New York: Three Sirens Press, 1931. Hardcover. Copyright 1931 by Illustrated Editions Co. 184, [2] p.: full-page illustrations; 21 cm. Red cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. Top page edges gilt. Salmon endpapers. Red ribbon bookmark. Printed by J.J. Little & Ives Co., New York. Publisher's catalog on final..... More
Paris: Librarie Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1904. Hardcover. [8], 215 p.; 19 cm. Morocco-grain cloth over flexible boards with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles. All page edges gilt. Dark green endpapers. "Deux cent quatre-vingt-cinquième mille." Advertisements for other works by Rostand published by Eugène Fasquelle on page facing title page. In..... More
Chicago, Akron, New York: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1906. 65 leaves, loose (probably removed from the original book): illustrations; 17 cm. Top edges gilt. Consists of the title page and 64 illustrated toasts. Charming turn-of-the-last-century illustrations with toasts, both serious and amusing. In Good Condition: several have finger soiling along edges..... More
Munich: Georg W. Dietrich, 1922. Hardcover. 50, [2] p.: color frontispiece and 9 color plates; 28 cm. Burgundy cloth with gilt-stamped spine and cover titles; gilt-ruled border on front board. Kleinodien der Weltliteratur, Buch 22. Printed by the Roßberg'sche Druckerei in Leipzig; the color woodcut illustrations were produced by the..... More
New York: Stage Publishing Co., 1938. Paperback. 80 p.: illustrations; 33 cm. Color photograph on front cover of Victor Moore. Contents include: I Wanted To Be an Actress as told to Ruth Woodbury Sedgwick by Katharine Cornell [part 2 of 6] -- There's No Place Like Broadway by Walter Huston..... More
Renton, WA: Renton Printery, 2016. [32] p.: illustrations; 14 x 18 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover by Nate Taylor. This parody of Edward Gorey's The Gashlycrumb Tinies illustrates what might be lost under a Trump presidency. Each letter of the alphabet is illustrated by a different artist. Printed in Gorey..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1931. Hardcover. xlii, [2], 118 p.; 19 cm. Dark green cloth with paper spine label printed in green. No dust jacket. A satirical comedy about politics, written by Shaw shortly after finishing his nonfiction The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism. Former owner's inscription at lower..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1919. Hardcover. lv, [1], 295 p.; 20 cm. Dark green cloth with paper spine label with title: Heartbreak House, Great Catherine, & Playlets of the War by George Bernard Shaw. No dust jacket. Very small label on back fixed endpaper: Hochschild, Kohn & Co. Hochschild, Kohn &..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1905. Hardcover. xxxvii, [5], 244 p.; 20 cm. Dark green cloth with printed paper spine label. No dust jacket (as issued). "Reprinted twice November, 1905." Contents: Man and Superman -- The Revolutionist's Handbook -- Maxims for Revolutionists. With: two clippings about Leo Tolstoy's comments to Shaw about..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1904. Hardcover. First printing: "Published May, 1904." xxxvii, [5], 244 p.; 20 cm. Very dark blue-green cloth with printed paper spine label. No dust jacket (as issued). Contents: Man and Superman -- The Revolutionist's Handbook -- Maxims for Revolutionists. Former owner's inscription at front free endpaper: "Pierce..... More
London: Constable and Co., 1927. Hardcover. This is the Aug. 1927 reprinting of the Pocket Edition 1926. v, [1], 246 p.; 18 cm. Full brown calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled author and title on leather labels in first and third compartments. Top page edges gilt. Marbled..... More
Dublin: William Jones, 1793. "Printed by William Porter." [9], 126-190 p.; 18 cm. Disbound. Not in ESTC. Includes the Prologue by Richard Fitzpatrick. Scarce. In Good Condition: disbound; tear along gutter in title page, archivally repaired; faint dampstain along edges of final leaves; occasional soiling... More
Dublin: William Jones, 1793. "Printed by William Porter." [11], 202-317, [1] p.; 18 cm. Disbound. Not in ESTC. Includes two Prologues and one Epilogue by the author. Scarce. In Good Condition: disbound; first two leaves detached but present; occasional soiling. More
Dublin: William Jones, 1792. "Printed by William Porter." 113, [3] p.; 18 cm. Signatures: A-E12 -E11, E12 (12mo). Disbound. Lacking portrait. ESTC, N21602. Includes the Prologue by Mr. Garrick, spoken by Mr. King, and the Epilogue by George Colman, spoken by Mrs. Abington as Lady Teazle. In Good Condition: disbound;..... More
Dublin: William Jones, 1793. "Printed by William Porter." [7], 326-408 p.; 18 cm. Disbound. Not in ESTC. Includes the Prologue by David Garrick, spoken by Mr. King. Scarce. In Good Condition: disbound; pp. 407-8 detached but present; faint dampstain along lower edges of first leaves; occasional soiling... More