NY: Harper & Brothers Publishers:, 1837. Sixth Edition, Corrected & Enlarged. 12mo., brown full-calf leather, with red leather title label on spine; 332 pages plus ads. Very Good (little wear covers, spine bright; contents clean & tight). More
G. Poussin, 1939. BAETEMAN, J. PLUS PRES DE TOI, MON CHRIST! Evreux: G. Poussin, Editeur, 1939. 8vo., black fine-grained morocco leather spine, stamped in gilt, & patterned boards; 254 pages. Second Edition, tenth thousand. With a small label & few ink stamps noting that this copy is from the Congregation..... More
Paris: Librairie Plon, [1923]. Text in French. First Edition. Signed presentation on a front blank page: “Katherine Chamberlain from Maria G. Messenger. Xmas 1923.” Maria (""Minnie"") Gerard Messenger [1849-1937] was a philanthropist from Great Neck, Long Island. She was the daughter of Brooklyn merchant and banker, Thomas Messenger [1810-1881]. An..... More
London: Vernor & Hood/ Longmans & Rees, 1803. With engraved vignettes by Thomas Bewick. Seventh Edition of the first title; Third Edition of second title. 16mo., brown quarter-calf leather & marbled boards, marbled endpapers. Tiny ticket of J.J. Thomas Booksellers & Bookbinders, Manchester, on front pastedown. Some has peened in..... More
Librairie Furne, 1886. BOILEUX-DESPREAUX, Nicolas. OEUVRES DE BOILEAU. With a Preface by C.A. Sainte-Beuve. Paris: Librairie Furne, 1886. Small quarto, blue-green, quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards; gilt-stamping on spine, top edge gilt; 413 pages. Later Edition but in a lovely leather binding. Boileux-Despreaux (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic..... More
Alphonse Lemerre, 1886. BOURGET, Paul. UN CRIME D'AMOUR. Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1886. Small 8vo., dark-green quarter morocco-leather spine & marbled boards; 299 pages. First Edition. One of the author's psychological novels. With the personal bookplate of long-time Pittsburg, Pennsylvania City Councilman Robert Garland and his wife, Alice Bailey Garland. Very..... More
NY: The John Day Company, [1972]. Specially-bound edition, limited to 1,000 copies signed by Buck on the limitation page, this being copy #195. One of the selected works of Pearl S. Buck issued to recognize her 80th birthday. Buck (whose maiden name is Sydenstricker) was the first American woman to..... More
1860. CAPENDU, Ernest. LES COLONNES D'HERCULE. Paris: Alexandre Cadot, [circa 1860]. 12mo., black cloth with leather spine, marbled endpapers; 347 pages, plus table & ads. First, or early, Edition. Very Good (some wear covers; contents tight with little light staining lower corner of first 50 pages & an occasional small..... More
Dublin: James Duffy & Company, 1836? New Edition. Nicholas Patrick Stephen Cardinal Wiseman [1802-1865] was an English Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Archbishop of Westminster upon the re-establishment of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales in 1850. He was made a cardinal in 1850. 16mo...... More
NY: Ogilvie Publishing Company, circa 1900. 12mo., decorative tan cloth, stamped in black, silver stamping to spine title; 181 pages. Brighton Edition. Very Good (covers quite nice with little slant to spine; contents clean & tight). A very nice copy! More
The Macmillian Company, 1909. PENNELL, Joseph. CRAWFORD, Francis Marion. VENICE: THE PLACE AND THE PEOPLE. Two Volumes. NY: The Macmillian Company, 1909. 8vo., lovely decorative blue cloth bindingS, stampED in white and gilt; top edges gilt. First Edition. [BAL 4240]. Reprint of "Slave Venetia"- first printed in 1905. Very Good..... More
Baltimore, Maryland: The John Hopkins Press:, 1931. The John Hopkins Studies In Romance Literatures And Languages. Extra Volume IV. First Edition. Signed presentation from Crooks on a front blank page: "To Jennie, Lovingly yours, Esther." Small quarto: dark-red quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards, spine stamped in gilt with five raised..... More
Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. First Edition, second printing. 4to., red cloth stamped in gilt; 226 pages. Very Good (little wear covers with gilt still bright, little sunning spine & small stain to lower edge of spine & rear cover; contents clean & tight but small browned..... More
Paris: Ernest Flammarion, Editeur, [circa 1919]. Later Edition. Small 8vo., black quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards; 353 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight).Ink inscription on the half-title page & small chip pp.13/14. More
Florence: [Giulio Gianninni & Son], 1906. Profusely illustrated with photographic prints of Florence. First Edition. Uncommon. 12mo., bound in stitched heavy-vellum leather, illustrated front cover. Very Good (contents clean & tight; some wear to the front cover). More
Paris: Bibliotheque Charpentier, 1905. First Edition. Signed presentation from Dr. Toulouse on the half-title page, to Madame Dubrif. 12mo., fine-grained red morocco leather & marbled boards, marbled endpapers; 310 pages. Very Good (little edgewear & rubbing; contents clean & tight). More
Pierre Tequi, 1925. DUMAS, R.P. INTRODUCTION A L'UNION INTIME AVEC DIEU. Paris: Pierre Tequi, 1925. 12mo., brown quarter-morocco leather spine & marbled boards, marbled endpapers; 542 pages. Sixteenth Edition. An introduction to an intimate union with God. Ex-library copy from Quebec's Librairie Garneau, so stamped on the half-title page. Very..... More
Porter and Coates, 1890. ELIOT, George. ROMOLA. Two Volumes. Philadelphia: Porter and Coates, [1890]. 8vo., white and red cloth stamped in gilt, in the original red linen dust jackets. Reprint. A very lovely set. Finding lovely bindings like this in such nice condition is uncommon, but also finding them in..... More
![Item #58001 WORKS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON: TWELVE [12] VOLUMES. Ralph Waldo EMERSON](https://antichay.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/58001.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1662508415)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1896-1898. Riverside Edition. A complete set in 12 volumes with 11 volumes being 7.5-inches tall but with the last volume 11-inches tall. This volume is from the Household Edition, but still published by Houghton Mifflin. Issued thus?- I don’t know. But a very nice, complete leather-bound..... More
London: John Bumpus, 1821. Translated from the French by Samuel Boyse. New Edition. 16mo., embossed brown patterned full-calf leather, stamped in gilt; all edges gilt.204 pages. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean with minor spotting text). More
Ernest Flammarion, 1920. FOLEY, Charles. PERNETTE EN ESCAPADE. Paris: Ernest Flammarion, [1920]. 12mo., brown quarter-calf leather spine & tan marbled boards, nicely gilt-tooled spine with five raised bands; marbled endpapers; 318 pages. First Edition. Very Good (little edgewear binding; contents clean & tight). A nice copy! $75.00. More
Apostolat De La Priere, 1948. GOSSELLIN, P. J.-B. LA PRIERE DU CHRIST DANS LE COEUR DU CHRETIEN ELEVATIONS SUR LE PATER, L'AVE, LE GLORIA. With An Appendix On The Rosary. Toulose: Apostolat De La Priere, [1948]. 12mo., black fine-grained, quarter-morocco leather spine & black cloth over boards; 338 pages. Second..... More
Covent Garden: George Bell, And Sons, 1887. From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution. Translated by William Hazlitt. Early Edition. Notation on first title page: "John D. Baldwin, February 1904. Friends library sale." 12mos. dark-brown quarter-morocco leather & marbled boards. top edges gilt; marbled endpapers. Near..... More
T. Nelson & Sons, 1892. HALE, Edward E. STORIES OF INVENTION TOLD BY INVENTORS AND THEIR FRIENDS. London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1892. 12mo., tan full-calf leather, with gilt stamping on spine and to the front & rear covers (front cover with a Latin inscription and the rear cover with..... More
