First ed.; 331 p., clean and unmarked except for elegantly written name of former owner on front paste down; 12mo; binding firm; gray boards badly abraded at edges, and spine so tht lettering is not visible. Possible biopredation. With rebinding this would be a splendid addition to any historian's collection. View More...
Early edition and a peek into the past; 136 p., plus wonderful period ads; many fascinating period photos; gift inscription on pastedown and Northrop Loom ad preceding t.p.; gutters are cracked but text block is firm;gilt edges; red boards with clear gilt lettering have been exposed to moisture, some of which has bled onto last four pages of index. Faint damp stains from p. 118 on. View More...
First ed. thus--ninth volume in set of fifteen; 319 p., clean and unmarked--except for stain in upper portion of back gutter; binding firm; black embossed boards with clear gilt lettering on spine are blotchily faded, bumped on corners slightly rubbed on edge; paper of fine quality and strong, but foxed. Contests: "A Tour on the Prairies;;" "Abbotsford;" and "Newstead Abbey. View More...
1832 ed.; 930 p., on strong paper mildly age-toned and foxed, but with some staining along lower margins of first few pages. Front end page has faint pencil notations and has upper corner torn away; name of former owner is on back paste-down, back end pages have open and closed tears. Binding is firm but bowed; firmly sewn signatures but pp. 73-76 section detached; leather boards much scuffed and bumped.Gilt lettering on red leather patch on spine is rubbing away.These exercises are not like the Jesuit spiritual exercises but appear to be Bible verses for each day of the year accompanied by se... View More...
1060 page catalog, with wonderful period photos and drawings; paper unmarked and clean, though paste-downs show a bit of smuding; front gutter beginning to crack;red boards with clear black lettering are bumped and abraded, especially at foot of spine. This treasure for the antique-tool aficionado deserves rebinding. View More...
96 p., unmarked by even a former owner's signature but smudged by small fingers; front gutter cracked but volume square; boards clean but bumped with some rubbing; small closed tears where pages turned by awkward fingers though paper is strong and only midly age-toned--larger tear at bottom of pp. 31/32, but closed and reparable. Absolutely enchanting engravings. View More...
196 p., unmarked but stained in places; upper margin of t.p. torn away; binding firm, but "advertisement" detaching; gilt lettering on black patch on spine quite clear but leather boards are scuffed, stainedand bumped. Binding firm but corners skewed. This extremely rare treasure deserved skillful repair. 4"x10". Completed subtitle: "Of All Sorts of Casks in Wine and Beer Measure. View More...
Spine reads "The Family Library, no. 94" so date is probably 1840, possibly a later printing because on front end page is note dated 1891; elegant signature of former owner on front paste down; 287 p., clean and otherwise unmarked but quite foxed; 12mo.; binding firm; black boards and gilt lettering and ornamentation. Some bumping and rubbing, and lower corner of front board is abraded as is crown of spine. Along with the still-remembered Cicero, Raphael, Mozart, are "eminent men" some who may no longer be remembered by many--: T. Simpson, E. Stone, Ferguson--but who are nonetheless interest... View More...
First U.S. ed., many pages unopened; binding firm but front of wrapper almost detached and spine abraded; corners chipped; blue panel on front of wrapper is stained, with small open holes that look like biopredation. Now for the good part--270 p., clean and unmarked (plus ads) on fine strong paper foxed but only mildly age-toned. The articles are fascinating--among them a review of the memoirs of the notorious Joseph Fouche, "Duc d'Otrante, Ministre de la Police Generale" as well as "Memoires pour servir a l'Histoire de France sous Napoleon, ecrits a Sainte Helene sous la dictee de l'Empereu... View More...
852 p., clean and unmarked but with foxing; no former owner's signature, but perhaps some front end pages missing--the one remaining is detached from the cracked gutter. back gutter also cracking and there are cracks in several places but volume is square; gilt lettering on black leather patch on brown leather spine is dim and the leather crackled in places; boards still well attached to spine but bumped and rubbed. Insert is devotional flyer by Edgar E. Davidson. View More...
Not attributed to Beatrix Potter because a pirated ed., with copyright attributed to a Selden W. Anderson; unnumbered (100 count, 22 of them full-page ill, with blank backs, patterned after the original ill. of the 1902 ed., but in fewer and cruder colors. Name of former owner written in childish hand in pencil on front pastedown, and childish fingers have left smudges on many of the pages. Volume disbound but illustrated boards are intact, though the spine much abraded, with peeling cloth. Back board discolored but front board shows quite nice color pictorial medallion and is worth preservin... View More...
Children's illustrated story book with many extraordinarily fine full-page engravings; water color scene of children by the seaside on cover and little girl holding puppies with her parents outdoors, her mother seated in a swing and reading, and her father holding the rope of the swing--all watched by three kittens. Neither the author of the text nor the artist is credited. Un-numbered but est. 59 pages, with est. 40 pictures and vignettes; paper age-toned and foxed; gutters are cracked and some pages loose; closed tear at lower margin of third pae; volume square and although colors bright on... View More...
Second ed.; 384 p., clean and completely unmarked--not ex-lib., no former owner's name; text block is firm but tawny leather boards are detached so expert repair is needed--price reduced accordingly. paper strong with little foxing, but some mild age-toning around margins of end pages. Full title: The United States Form Book; Containing Every Variety of Conveyancing, Commercial and Other Precedents; with Directions for Executing the Same. Also, A Complete Guide to Custom-House Transactions, Together with Much Other Information Useful in Every Branch of Business. View More...
120 p., clean but with discreet pencil markings and gift inscription ink on front end page; 12mo; paper strong and only mildly age-toned; gutters cracked, abraded spine, corners badly bumped. Black lettering on faded blue front board is clear, but board is stained. This wonderful little volume deserves rebinding. View More...
First ed.--possible later printing; large 8vo; 571 p., clean but foxed on strong paper--damp stains on end pages are pronounced, faint at beginning of text and then disappearing; only marking is name of former owner in pencil; frontis. engraving of author with tissue guard; binding firm but back board is detached; gilt lettering between raised bands on spine is faded; boards scuffed and bumped. View More...
Possible later printing of first ed.--copyright notice is 1897, no other date given; No. 195-196 in "Maynard's English Classic Series;" 147 p., immaculate and unmarked--not ex-lib., no former owner's name but there is faint round mark probably made by inkwell on front end page; 8 additional p. listing other titles in the "Maynard's English Classic Series, " as well as "Shakespeare's Plays," "Abernath's American Literature," "Kellogg's Textbook on American Literature," and lists of books needed for "College Entrance Requirements in English" and "English Literature Required by the Regen's Sylla... View More...
461 p., plus period ads, clean and unmarked except for former owner's name and date in elegant hand on front end page; paper mildly age-toned and foxed but strong; binding firm; boards scuffed and stained, with most of gilt lettering effaced; severe abrasion at crown of spine. View More...
Very rare--possibly first ed., or at least very early printing--copyright is 1863; 252 p., clean within but end pages covered with penciled drawings by young child, scribblings and penmanship exercises--front end page has large open tear as does back end page; frontis engraving partially disbound; paper mildly age-toned with foxing, possibly small stains on edges; binding firm; embossed brown boards much scuffed with some cloth removed from front bord and from lower spine; gilt lettering fading. 18mo. View More...
