Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [1897]. Will Illustrations. Later Edition. 16mo., dark-cranberry cloth, stamped in gilt with beautiful floral designs on front cover & spine; 520 pages plus advertisements. A lovely book! Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight). More
David McKay Publishers, 1894. IRVING, Washington. CHRONICLE OF THE CONQUEST OF GRANADA. From The Manuscript Of Fray Antonio Agapida. Illustrated. Philadelphia: David McKay Publishers, 1894. 8vo., red fine-grained full-morocco leather with some gilt-stamping, top edge gilt, patterned endpapers; 528 pages. Author's Authorized Edition. Ann Arbor, Michigan bookbinders stamp on a...... More
London: George Routledge & Co., 1850. Binding by G. Bellew, Dublin. Early Edition. 12mo., green quarter-morocco leather, with marbled boards, edges & endpapers, gilt title label on spine; 214 pages. Edges of text slightly trimmed. Very Good (little wear cover & rubbed spot on spine label; contents clean & tight..... More
G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1868. IRVING, Washington. [As Geoffrey Crayon]. SKETCH BOOK OF GEOFFREY CRAYON, GENT..Illustrated With One Hundred And Twenty Engravings On Wood, From Original Designs. NY: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1868. Small quarto: black full-morocco leather, extensively stamped in gilt around the borders of the front & rear..... More
1944. JALOUX, Edmond. ESSENCES. Geneva: Les Editions Du Cheval Aile. [1944]. 8vo., original wraps bound in handsome brown-calf leather spine & beige cloth; 158 pages. Copy #71 out of a limited edition of 2,500 numbered copies. Collection Princeps. Very Good (very minor wear & soil covers, interior contents clean &..... More
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin And Company, [1905]. With Illustrations By Joseph Pennell. First Edition, later printing without the date on the title page. A collection of periodical pieces written over a span of 30 years about his travels and favorite sites. Small 8vo., pictorial dark-green cloth, stamped in gilt & white..... More
London: John Darby, 1713. Second Edition. Folio, embossed dark-brown, full-calf leather, with six raided bands on a spine stamped in gilt & red; 476 pages. Very Good (little wear covers; contents clean & tight with the usual occasional browning & browning text; crease to front blank endpaper). Overall, a nice..... More
Cassell Publishing Company, 1891. KAUFMANN, Richard. PARIS OF TO-DAY. Translated From The Danish by Miss Olga Flinch. Illustrated. NY: Cassell Publishing Company, [1891]. Small quarto, pictorial white cloth stamped in red, blue & gilt, all edges gilt, 298 pages; in the scarce, original dust jacket. First Edition. Printed on heavy-stock..... More
Paris: Les Editions G. Cres, 1927. Published in Paris by Les Editions G. Cres in 1927.Small (4.5 by 7.25 inches); dark-blue quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards; marbled endpapers;265 pages. An early French Edition of one of Jack London's novels. Nice condition (poor quality paper but still in good shape; extremely..... More
Philadelphia: B. Lippincott & Co., 1867. A complete five-volume set- nicely bound in leather & marbled boards. “The History of England from the Accession of James the Second” is the full title of the five-volume work by Lord Macaulay. This work was a seminal and paradigmatic example of Whig historiography..... More
NY: Grosset & Dunlap, [circa 1915]. Illustrated. Reprint Edition. Contains photographs from what appears to be the 1915 movie version. Photographs are by R.W. Johnston Studios, based in Pennsylvania. There is also a 1925 silent film, directed Frank Borzage, and starring Norma Talmadge and Eugene O'Brien. Graustark is a...... More
L.C. Page & Company, Boston:, 1904. With Many Illustrations And Plans. First Edition, later printing with the 1904 date on the title page. Small 8vo., pictorial gray cloth, stamped in gilt & red, top edge gilt; 300 pages. Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight). Bookplate of..... More
Paris: Librarie Plon, 1909. Later Edition. 8vo., black quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards; 224 pages. Very Good (little wear; small rubbed spot rear board; contents clean & tight). More
La Society National, 1846. MUZZARELLI, Alfonso. OEUVRES CHOISIES DE MUZZARELLI. Two Volumes. Brussels: La Society National, 1846. 16mos. black quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards; 443 pages & 476 pages. Muzzarelli [1749-1813] was a Jesuit theologian and scholar. Very Good (bit of wear covers, contents clean & tight). $85.00. More
1866. NO AUTHOR. ALBUM FUR DEUTSCHLANDS TOCHTER: LIEDER UND ROMANZEN. Leipzig: C.F. Umelangs Verlag, [circa 1866]. Small quarto: brown quarter-calf leather spine with marbled boards; gilt-tooled spine with black leather title label; patterned endpapers; all edges gilt; 172 pages. Second Edition. Many pages with illustrations and many beautiful full-page plates..... More
Fredericus Pustet, 1905. PAQUET, Aloisio-Adulphe. [Louis Adolphe PAQUET]. DISPUTATIONES THEOLOCIAE SEU COMMENTARIA IN SUMMAM THEOLOGICAM D. THOMAE. Rome: Fredericus Pustet, 1905. Tall 8vo., black fine-grained morocco leather & cloth boards; 447 pages. Later Edition. Very Good (minor wear but bright covers, contents clean & tight, one small mend to p...... More
1870. DE SEVE, Jacques. RACINE, Jean. OEUVRES DE RACINE D'APRES L' EDITION DE 1760. Two Volumes. With A Frontispiece Portrait And 12 Full-Page Plates And 49 Chapter Illustrations By Jacques De Seve And Six Drawings By Jean-Michel Moreau. [Paris]: Paul Brodard, [no date but circa 1870?]. 8vos., green quarter-calf leather..... More
NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. Binding by Margaret Armstrong. First Edition. In a scarce brown limp-leather binding, stamped in gilt on front cover & spine, top edge gilt. Margaret Armstrong designed this binding, which is very similar to the binding on the first edition, issued in hardcover. This binding, while..... More
Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1915. RICHEPIN, Jean. LA CHANSON DES GUEUX. Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1915. Small 8vo., brown quarter-morocco leather spine & marbled boards; gilt-tooled spine with five raised bands; marbled endpapers; 313 pages. New Edition. French poetry. Very Good (little wear edges; contents clean & tight with an inscription to a...... More
NY: Thomas Crowell Company;, [1897]. First Edition, later printing. A paper read before the Philadelphia branch of the Association of Collegiate Alumnae. Designed by D.B. Updike. The Merrymount Press. 12mo., beige boards, stamped in gilt. Very Good (some wear covers, contents clean & tight). More
J. B. Lippincott, 1878. ROGERS, Samuel. THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROGERS, CAMPBELL, MONTGOMERY, LAMB AND KIRKE WHITE. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1878. Small quarto: decorative green cloth, heavily stamped in gilt & black on the front cover & spine; all edges gilt. A nice Victorian-era anthology of five notable English..... More
1887. ROGERS, Samuel. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE TABLE-TALK OF SAMUEL ROGERS TO WHICH IS ADDED PORSONIA. Edited by Rev. Alexander Dyce. Three Volumes. Newsouthgate, 1887. Tall 8vos., red levant full-morocco leather, with all covers & spines stamped in gilt, with gilt-tooled interior borders; top edges gilt. Binding by Riviere. Large Paper..... More
R.H. Russell, 1900. ROSTAND, Edmond. L'AIGLON. Translated from the French by Louis N. Parker. NY: R.H. Russell, 1900. 8vo., gilt-worked ornamental blue cloth, top edge gilt; 262 pages. First American Edition. Very Good (covers bright; contents clean & tight, bit of foxing few preliminary pages). $25.00. More
Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, [circa 1910]. Illustrated. Later Edition. A nice copy! 8vo., decorative brown cloth; 526 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight). More
Philadelphia: Carey And Hart, 1849. With Designs By Felix O.C. Darley, Engraved By American Artists. First Edition, reprinted a number of times. Thick tall 8vo., decorative embossed brown full-morocco leather, stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, 408 pages. Very Good (little edgewear & rubbing covers but still bright; contents clean..... More
