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Ordinis Cist. Reform. B.M.V. de Trappa, 1894. Leather. 688p; 131p; 8p. A small, flexible hardcover book bound in bonded black leather. Good+ condition overall. Spotty dampstaining on the top edge has bled down onto the blank rear endpapers. Owner's stamps on endpapers as well, plus the stamps of the Abbey.....
No Place: State of Maine, 1836. 1st Edition. Original wraps. 8-page pamphlet issued by the State of Maine in an edition of 1,000 copies. Two folded sheets of paper bound together with a single cord. Near fine condition, with just a few spots scattered here and there. Text of a......
Jackson, MS: Price and Fall, 1848. Leather. 1111p. SCARCE ANTEBELLUM MISSISSIPPI IMPRINT. A hardcover book bound in full brown leather. The entire spine is reinforced with clear tape, covering cracks where the boards were detaching. The boards have lots of scuff marks, and smudges of ink and age-related discoloration. Spotty.....
Buffalo: George H. Derby & Company, 1851. Hardcover. 260p. A hardcover book bound in embossed light blue cloth. Good condition overall. Corners rubbed through, light chipping at the head and foot of the spine, spine lightly tanned, and cloth lightly soiled all over. Small black ink stain at the bottom.....
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1912. Leather. 3 vols., 1719p total. FINE BINDING FROM THE BOOKENDS BINDERY. A set of three hardcover books beautifully bound in 3/4 crushed red morocco with marbled boards and endpapers. The spines have five raised bands each and are ornately decorated in gilt. The top.....
NY: Dillingham, 1897. 1st Edition. Leather bound. 214p. Recently rebound in full blue morocco leather, stamped in gilt, with five raised bands and gilt decor on spine, marbled endpapers. Fine condition. THE RARE FIRST PRINTING OF THE AUTHOR'S SECOND BOOK. Terhune published this collection of stories about undergraduate life at.....
Cincinnati: Drake and Conclin (Morgan, Fisher, and L'Hommedieu, Printers), 1827. Hardcover. 199p plus 1p index. An oblong hardcover book with a brown leather spine and light blue paper-covered boards. Fair condition with damaged covers. Both the front and back covers are heavily rubbed along the edges and have vertical cracks.....
York, PA: Strength & Health Publishing Company, 1938. Revised Edition, 3rd printing. Hardcover. 400p. SIGNED BY HOFFMAN. A dark red cloth hardcover book in good condition. Corners rubbed through, and cloth splitting along the back edge of the spine. However, the binding is still tight. Tanning and speckly stains on.....
Philadelphia: John Campbell, 1867. Limited Edition Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. 184p. Facsimile reprint. Ex-library; REBOUND. A hardcover book rebound in green buckram. Sticker residue, stamps, and other library markings on endpapers and title page, but otherwise unmarked. Bright, clean pages and secure binding. A very nice reading copy in sturdy shape!.....
London: A. Strahan, T. Cadell Jun., and W. Davies, 1796. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 2 vols. 703p; 726p. Rebound. A set of two large hardcover books rebound in blue cloth. Volume 1 is in essentially fine condition, apart from some very minimal foxing. Text unmarked and binding quite secure. Volume 2.....
New York: Random House, 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. DELIGHTFUL POP-UP BOOK SIGNED BY EDWARD GOREY. Gorey crossed out his printed name on the title and signed underneath. The book has a tiny bump at the top of its spine else all in fine condition. Pictorial boards, issued without a jacket.....
New York: The Fantod Press, 1966. 1st Edition. Paperback. Fantod Press Edward Gorey set #1 published in 1966. The three booklets are in fine condition in the original publisher's envelope. The envelope is chipped along its edges but inherently whole and complete. An early Gorey item; this true first printing.....
London: Chapman and Hall, 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #257 OF 350 COPIES SIGNED BY EVELYN WAUGH. Red cloth decorated in gilt. A hardcover book in fine condition. The signed limited first edition of this brief work by Waugh.
London: Robson & Kerslake, 1886. Limited Edition. Leather. 20 plates. FINE SIGNED BINDING BY RIVIERE. LIMITED EDITION; #148 OF 200 COPIES. A hardcover book attractively bound in dark olive-green leather with gilt spine decorations, five raised bands on the spine, gilt dentelles, and a gilt top edge. Very good condition!.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1928. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. A fine hardcover book in a like dustjacket. The jacket is complete and intact with a small closed tear at the foot of the spine which has been mended on the interior with archival tape. An exceptionally nice example of the American.....
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Shanghai/London: Kelly & Walsh, Limited/Bernard Quaritch, 1912. Second Edition, revised and enlarged (One-volume edition). Hardcover. 1711p; 84p reference tables in back. Ex-library; REBOUND. A large, very thick hardcover book that has been rebound in dark red buckram. Sticker and tape across the spine. Old library stamps, call numbers, and bookplate.....
London: John Stockdale, 1800. Third Edition. Leather. 2 vols. 427p; 376p. REBOUND. A set of two hardcover books rebound in full brown leather with silk endpapers and a custom slipcase. Pages lightly tanned with age, more heavily on those which are opposite plates. Unobtrusive foxing here and there; otherwise, text.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 178p. A pictorial hardcover book in good condition. Edges rubbed, and stains on top foredge, which have penetrated the top margins of all the pages (most heavily on the endpapers). The number 25 is handwritten on the top foredge.....
New York: Doran, 1915. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. FIRST PRINTING OF BUCHAN'S ENDURING MASTERPIECE. Buchan, an accomplished author and statesman, is best known today for this classic espionage adventure novel. Original red cloth lettered in gilt. Slight lean to boards and some dulling to spine lettering; former owner's name else.....
London: Darton and Harvey, and W. Belch, 1805. 1st Edition. Leather. 2 vols., pages unnumbered. MAGNIFICENT FULL LEATHER BINDINGS. A set of two large hardcover books handsomely bound in full contemporary black leather with ornate gilt decorations on the boards and spines. All foredges gilt-trimmed. Corners barely bumped and rubbed.....
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1838. 1st Edition. Leather. 7 vols. A complete set of seven hardcover books bound in full brown leather. Marbled foredges and five raised bands on each spine. Edges scuffed, marring the gilt detailing on the spines, but the spine labels are still clearly legible. Scant foxing and.....
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1889. Leather. 8 vols. A complete set of eight hardcover books bound in 3/4 brown leather with marbled boards and endpapers. The top edges are gilt and there are five raised bands on each spine. Near-fine condition! The edges are lightly scuffed, and volumes II.....
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Paris: J.-P. Migne, 1863. Hardcover. 8 vols. Ex-library; REBOUND. A complete set of eight hardcover books that have been rebound in red cloth. Sticker residue on spines and endpapers. Pages tanned with age, but text otherwise unmarked, and binding tight across the set. Good, sturdy reading copies. Text in Latin.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, (1939). Hardcover. BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE COPY OF THE FIRST MADELINE BOOK IN SUPERB CONDITION! Although the only date is 1939, this is a later printing from 1950 as evidenced by the advertisement on the rear panel for Bemelman's book SUNSHINE. What makes this copy desirable is.....
London: G.C.J. and J. Robinson, 1787. 1st Edition. Leather bound. Complete two volume set, bound in contemporary 3/4 leather and marbled boards. Marbled endpapers. Complete with three plates and two maps, although two of the plates for Vol. II are bound in Vol. I. Spines mildly rubbed and worn, front.....