UNTITLED PORTRAIT IN INK
Portrait in ink, signed “Grosz” at lower right. w 7.75 in x h 10.75 in. Very good-; some age-toning, particularly visible at edges. RW Consignment. More
Portrait in ink, signed “Grosz” at lower right. w 7.75 in x h 10.75 in. Very good-; some age-toning, particularly visible at edges. RW Consignment. More
Lausannae: Sumptibus Francisci Grasset & Sociorum, 1757-1780. Quarto; 8 volumes; Fair/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown, gold print on red and black banners, raised bands; Boards in brown leather, all volumes scuffed, rubbing, may be small stains, spine caps torn away, worn, exposed corners and edges, chipping to spines with many title banners missing, front and rear hinges torn; Text blocks have marbled edges and endpapers, cracked front and rear hinges, some age-toning to paper, binding tight on all volumes, green ribbon marker present in some volumes; Text in Latin; Vols. 1- 4 contain closing, separately paged section with title page “Excerptum ex Nova Editione et Adaptatum Veteri … Lipsiae et Francofurti, 1780”; CONTENTS: [Vol. 1.] Tomus Primus. Fibra, Vasa, Circuitus Sanguinis, Cor (Sumptibus Marci-Michael Bousquet & Sociorum, Lausannae, 1757), front cover detached, page preceding title page is missing, small portion of title page lower spine corner torn away, green ribbon marker (xii, 520, 84 pages, illustrated with 2 engraved plates) — [Vol. 2.] Tomus Secundus. Sanguis, Ejus Motus, Humorum Separatio (Sumptibus Sigismundi d’Arnay, Lausannae, 1760), (3, 497, 87 pages) — [Vol. 3.] Tomus Tertius. Respiratio, Vox (Sumptibus Francisci Grasset & Sociorum, Lausannae, 1766), page preceding title page is missing, (492, 48 pages) — [Vol. 4] Tomus Quartus. Cererum, Nervi, Musculi (Sumptibus Francisci Grasset & Sociorum, Lausannae, 1766), (x, 596, 44 pages) — [Vol. 5.] Tomus Quintus. Sensus Externi, Interni (Sumptibus Francisci Grasset & Sociorum, Lausannae, 1769), title page torn out but present (viii, 646) — [Vol. 6.] Tomus Sextus. Deglutitio, Ventriculus, Omenta, Lien, Pancreas, Hepar (Editio Secunda Aucta et Emandata, Sumptibus Societatis Typographicae, Lausannae, 1777), green ribbon marker (xvi, 638 pages, illustrated with 1 full page and 2 folded engraved plates) — [Vol. 7.] Tomus Septimus. Intestina, Chylus, Urina, Semen, Mulierbria (Editio Secunda Aucta et Emandata, Sumptibus Societatis Typographicae, Lausannae, 1778), page preceding half-title page is missing (viii, 576, 200 pages, illustrated with 1 engraved plate) — [Vol. 8.] Tomus Octavus. Fetus Hominisque Vita (Editio Secunda Aucta et Emandata, Sumptibus Societatis Typographicae, Lausannae, 1778) page preceding half-title page is missing, page 233 is present but separated from binding (xvi, 467, 276 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.] NOTE: Shelved in plastic tub in Locked Annex Area, bottom shelf of rightmost ND-HV Columns. More
New York: Butterick Publishing Company, 1910. First Edition. Octavo in box; VG-/VG box; 97 pages; Green cloth boards with black titling; Green cloth box; Box has some light edgewear; Book is bumped at the corners, with some rubbing and wear along the edges; a few scuffs across the front and rear boards; Previous owner's name on paste down; Interior of text block is toned but free of any marking; CX consignment; Shelved case 10. More
East Aurora: The Roycroft Shop, 1908-1914. Author's edition; Limited edition 942/1000. Quarto, First eighteen volumes of a twenty-volume set. In Good condition. Spines are brown with gold print, raised bands. Boards half bound with brown or green leather to spines and corners and green paper to boards. Light wear to spine caps, hinges, and corners, toning to spines, light scuffing to raised bands, volume 12 has surface tears to front board. Text blocks have gilt top edge, deckle edges, green ribbon markers. Volume 9 has penciled name and inscription on front endpaper. Illustrated: sepia frontispiece and plates (portraits) with tissue guards in each volume, decorative capitals at start of essays. Signed in ink by the author on the limited edition page. Volumes 1-2, 7-18 numbered "942", volumes 3-6 numbered "742". Note: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Multi-volume column. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 324 pages. In Good minus condition with no dust jacket. Bound in publisher's decorated light brown cloth with black titling to spine. Moderate shelf wear and rubbing, spine with toning and some staining, head and tail both fraying, bumping to corners, small line of worming to front cover. Interior with some mild age toning and finger smudges, bookplate to front pastedown offsetting onto front free end paper. Stamp reading 'first edition' to copyright page. JR Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. More
New York: J. Tiebout & Sons, 1817. First Edition. Octavo, [2], vii, [1], 161, [1] pages. In Very Good minus condition. Rebound (20th-century) in brown cloth with black label and gilt lettering to spine. Boards show very light wear to corners and some faint discoloration to front cover. Text block has light plus age toning and foxing to edges, a very faint water stain impacting bottom-third of pages 16 - 55, and a 2-inch square damp stain in the top-third of the title page through page 6. A former owner's signature appears on the title page, as does a faded library stamp. Shelved case 7. More
1939. Quarto, [17], [1], 21 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Handsomely bound in unsigned brown calf with elaborate gold tooling to spine and boards. Boards show some wear and cracking to leather along joints and at the head/tail of spine, tail of spine nearly detached, and minor rubbing to edges and corners of boards. Text block lightly age-toned, with more advanced age-toning to handwritten pages. Loose bookplate of John Markle II appears at front. Two handwritten lightly age-toned slips are included, one provides a brief biography of the author, the second reads "An item from the library of William F. Gable presented to John Markle with happy Easter greetings and the love of James Henry Powers and Edna Gable Powers. / April 9, 1939." Slips lightly age-toned. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
Brooklyn, New York: Bbooklyn [i.e. Brooklyn] Eagle Press, [1920]. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 256 pages, [4]. In Good condition, lacking dust jacket. Newly rebound with new boards and publisher's blue cloth preserved with spine and front board with gilt lettering. Lower half of publisher's spine entirely missing but most of title preserved, publisher's cloth with some rubbing and shelf wear. Lacking frontispiece. Extremely scarce. JR Consignment. Shelved in Case 1. More
Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1989. First Edition. Large 12mos, V-XXXII, [2], 5-1997 (Part 1); [2], VIII-XXXII, [2], 3-1517 (Part 2, Vol. 1); 1520-3297(Part 2, Vol. 2); [2], VII-XXXII, [4], 7-2190 (Part 3, Vol. 1); [2], 2195-4616 [Part 3, Vol. 2). VG+; bound in blue leather with gilt titling to spines, little to no shelf wear to boards and edges; illustrated slipcases for each Part with very minor bumping to corners; bindings tight; text blocks clean; pages clean. Set AS IS with Parts 1-3 ONLY. SEE ALL SEVEN IMAGES FOR DETAILS [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates] Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Column C. More
[Uelzen]; Tubingae [Tübingen]; Tübingen: Michael Kröner; Georg Gruppenbach;, 1581/1592/1605. Small Octavo, 3 parts; VG; bound in early full vellum, blind rules to edges of boards, paneled spine with faded ink titling; mild smudging and staining to vellum; light cocking to spine; ink ownership stamp to front pastedown, ffep; with an in-text woodcut, woodcut frontispiece; 123 leaves, [1] leaf, [2], 261, [1], [2], 150 pages; texts in German; shelved case 3. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xiv, [2], 269 pages, [3], [18] photographs. In Very Good condition, with Very Good minus dust jacket. Beige spine with red bands, blue label, and beige titling. Dust jacket shows moderate shelf wear and rubbing with chipping to head and tail of spine, and a single horizontal crease along middle of entire jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut “$2.50”. Boards have light shelf wear with bottom of front gutter just beginning to separate. Inscribed "Best Wishes Will James '38" on the front free end page. Additionally inscribed on page xiv by Ralph R. Doubleday "To Chas Burnell with Best Wishes May you always ride em slick and never loose a stirrup R. R. Doubleday". GM consignment. Shelved case 6. More
London: Harrison and Co., 1786. First One Volume Edition. Folio, [2], B-K2, [4], (a)-(d)2, [10], L-Z2, 2A-11Z2, 12A-12O2; VG; bound in three quarters leather, marbled boards, newly rebacked with spine preserved, spine paneled with morocco label, gilt titling, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers; with frontispiece portrait of Johnson; VV consignment; shelved case 4. More
London: J. Johnson, W. J. & J. Richardson, R. Baldwin, 1806. Ninth Edition. Quartos, Two Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in contemporary tree-calf with a sympathetic later rebacking and new spines. Spines paneled with two morocco labels and gilt lettering. Some rubbing and wear to boards. Volume one with head and tail chipped. With the bookplate of John Perry-Watlington to both front pastedowns. Each volume with the half-title and volume one with a frontispiece. Shelved above Christianity. More
New York: Random House, 1975. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 185 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine beige with brown lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "6.95." Dust jacket shows light shelfwear and toning. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Glue at gutter of half-title beginning to separate. Shelved in case 2. More
Washington, D.C. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891-1895. First Edition. Elephant Folio; VG-; burgundy half leather binding with gilt lettering on the front board; accompanied with 18 large loose envelopes, the envelopes contain plates 6 through 35 and 46 though 105; the book has plates 71-135C; each plate is a two page folding map/illustration; brittle paper, as usual; Personal copy of Nelson W. Aldrich, with his name engraved on the cover; Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). Contact seller if you have any questions. Shelved in Room A. More
London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1799. First Edition. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in contemporary full tree calf with black leather labels to spines. Joints repaired with paper colored to match binding. Bumping and wear to edges and corners of bindings. Text blocks age toned. An ex-library copies with usual markings, including bookplates to paste downs and ink stamps to several pages, such as versos of title pages and folding plate. Sabin 40019, ESTC N12164. CONTENTS: Vol. 1 (xix, [1], 291 pages with 6 folding tables) – Vol. 2 (vii, [1], 361, [7] pages with 2 folding tables). MF Consignment. Shelved in Upstairs Hall. More
Description: A black and white signed portrait and a typed signed letter of John Lewis, both addressed to Robert R. Gros of Standford. The 11”x14” portrait is by Chase of Washington and signed by Lewis over his hand. The accompanying letter is typed on Lewis’s embossed 7”x 9” letterhead as President of the United Mine Workers. Age toning to the letter with center letter crease fold. Slightly bent to left corner and right border of portrait. Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
London: The Egoist Press, 1921. First Edition, First Printing. Small octavo, 80 pages; G; Dark blue cloth spine with light blue lettering; Boards show moderate cornerwear, shelfwear to the hinges and head/tail of the spine, and several small stains to the front and back covers; Textblock shows age-toning (more pronounced at the front and back free end paper), and three instances of pencil underlining on pp 51-52, 59; the bookseller label of Sylvia Beach's "Shakespeare and Company" bookstore appears on the back paste-down, and an "Ex Libris" of Shakespeare and Company's lending library appears on the front paste-down; erased inscription by McAlmon to Djuna Barnes on the ffep, no pencil remains, but the hard imprint of the inscription has remained on the page; CX consignment; shelved case 0. More
Paris: Contact Editions, Three Mountains Press, 1926. First Edition. Octavo, 98 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in grey paper wraps with black titling to spine and front wrap. Covers protected with a mylar wrapper. Mild shelf wear, scuffing, and age toning to wraps. Corners bumped; mild wear to tail of spine. All pages uncut. CX consignment. Shelved in Case 0. More
New York: Random House, 1973. First Edition. Octavo, 197 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with red and yellow lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price cut. Minor shelf wear. Light creasing to edges of dust jacket. Foxing to edges of text block and rear pastedown. Interior pages clean. Sticker adhered to front pastedown. Shelved in Case 8. More
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1943. Limited Edition #174/1000. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in full dark sheepskin with gilt lettering on spines. Housed in publisher's Good minus patterned paper slipcase. Slipcase has heavy tearing to edges. Light wear to spines. Textblocks clean. Signed by illustrator on colophon page. In unusually nice condition. Shelved Case 9 3/4. More
Hagae-Comitum: Ex Typographia Adriani Vlacq, 1655. Second edition. 12mo., [8], 211 pages; VG; bound in contemporary full vellum, ink titling to spine; mild rubbing; name to tail of title page. JR Consignmnent. Shelved in Case 0. More
Shanghai, China: Chung Hwa Book Company, 1923. Quarto, [179] pages; VG; bound purple Chinese silk binding, stamped in gold, silk decorated with decorated with both swastikas and sauwastikas, tied binding; housed in publisher's worn cardboard box, with broken ties, cracking, and tape repairs; upper fore corner of front board toned, with edges lightly toned; Printed on double leaves; Inscribed by Kate Kerby on the ffep; shelved case 11. More
Paris: Éditions Mornay, 1926. Limited Edition: #461/500. Octavo, [4], 223 pages, [2]. In Very Good condition. Bound in contemporary vellum paper, with hand-illustrated spine and front board. Boards lightly splayed. Marbled endpapers, with original wraps preserved (front wrap bound in at front, rear wrap and spine bound in at rear). Ink ownership to front free end paper, dated “August 1958”. Limited edition, 461 of 468 numbered copies on Holland van Gelder paper. Seventy-two color-stenciled compositions, of which fourteen are full-page and fifty-four are in-text vignettes. All illustrations are colored in pochoir, and most are protected by tissue-guards. SK Consignment. Shelved in Case 3. More
Garden City, New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1944. 8vo., 253pp.; G+/none; spine faded brown cloth with brown lettering; general shelfwear, head and tail of spine chipped off; INSCRIBED by Joseph Mitchell on ffep; slight age-toning to page edges; shelved case 1. More
New York: The MacMillian Company, 1936. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 1037 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine beige with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price cut. Early issue dust jacket. Moderate shelf wear. Creasing and chipping along edges of dust jacket. Open tears to head and tail of spine. Soiling to front and rear covers. Severe chipping to cloth on spine, going about an inch down. Cracking to front board at hinge. Age toning to text block. Previous owner's signature of front pastedown. Shelved in Case 2. More
Tokyo, Japan: Kodansha, 1960-1961. Six volumes, large quartos. In Very Good to Very Good plus condition with slip cases in Good to Very Good minus condition. Bound in full tan cloth with black titling to spine in Japanese. Slipcase coved in tan paper with red titling in Japanese to front board and spine with an image relevant to the period of the contents affixed to each board. Slip cases with light plus fading to spine and edges of boards, along with light plus to moderate plus bumping, wear, and small tears. Boards of volumes show light wear to edges. Volumes profusely illustrated in color and black and white, with color plates largely pasted in. Text in Japanese, with very limited notes in English at rear of volumes. CONTENTS: Volume One: VIII, 207 pages.Paper labels in English pasted to spine of slip case. Volume Two: Woodblock Prints I: VIII, 207 pages. Paper labels in English pasted to spine of slip case. Volume Three: Woodblock Print II: VIII, 207 pages. Paper labels in English pasted to spine of slip case. Volume Four: Woodblock Prints III: VIII, 208 pages. Volume Five: Woodblock Prints IV: VIII, 207 pages. Volume Six: VIII, 207 pages. SH Consignment. Shelved in Room A. [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. More
Berlin: Walter De Gruyter, 1967-1978. Octavos, 19 volumes; VG/VG; spines mustard with white titling; dust jackets protected with mylar coverings, mild wear and rubbing; bumping to corners; with nineteen volumes only, containing III1-4, IV1-4, V1-2, VI1-3, VII1-3, and VIII1-3; large closed tear lower front edge III2; shelved above Law. More
1598. A map of the Holy Land by Abraham Ortelius, dated 1598 (first issued in 1584 as a part of Theatrum Orbit Terrarium). In Very Good condition, with age toning and a central crease. Matted but not framed. w 26.5 in. x h 22 in. More
Edinburgh: John Bell, 1788. First Edition. Quarto, viii, 493 pages, [4]. In Good minus condition. Bound in contemporary mottled calf with morocco label and gilt lettering. Moderate chipping to head and tail of spine and moderate cracking to leather on spine. Spine label largely worn away. Boards show significant cracking to joints (stabilized) and moderate wear to edges. Text block has moderate plus age toning to edges, light shelf wear to bottom edge, light plus age toning and foxing to page interiors (more significant on free end pages), and several pencil annotations to rear free end paper and rear pastedown. Armorial bookplate of former owner William Cutting appears on front pastedown, along with an additional smaller printed book label. RW Consignment. Shelved in Case 7. More
London: Folio Society, 2010. Limited Edition, #717/1,000. Folios, Two Volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in full red cloth with pictorial boards and spine in black and gold, with red cloth slip cases. Housed in publisher's very good red cloth slipcases. Slipcases show very light edge wear. Limited Edition, #717/1,000. PH Consignment. Shelved above Egyptology. More
New York: Two Worlds Publishing, 1925-1927. First Editions. Octavo, 8 parts; VG-; softcovers; spines age-toned white, with black or gray lettering; some shelf wear and soiling; all issues in maroon slipcases; set contains Volume One, Numbers One through Four, and Volume Two, Numbers Five through Eight; some wear to spines. CX consignment. Shelved in Room G. More
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 1999. Advance Reader's Copy. Octavo, 448 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Softcover with red and black spine and silver lettering. Light wear to wraps, including head and tail of spine, and light plus general soiling and fading to covers. Corners with light plus bumping. Spine slightly cocked. Small soiled spots at lower and fore edge of text block. Faint stain at page 254; pages otherwise clean. JH Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. More
Philadelphia, PA: George Barrie and Son, 1900-1902. Astral Edition, #87/250. Octavo, 20 volumes; VG-; bound in full unsigned tooled red calf; spines paneled, with gilt lettering and design; mild shelf wear and soiling; spines uniformly lightly discolored; gilt inside dentelle; all edges bright gilt; pages clean; limited edition, stamped #87 at limitations page; WM consignment; shelved above Middle East. More
London: William Stansby for Richard Meighen, 1635. First Edition. Quarto, [4], [12], [12], 304 pages, [12], [2], [2]. In Very Good minus condition. Rebound in half-calf and maroon cloth boards. Spine banded and blank. Boards show minor warping to front cover with light soiling to front cover and bottom edges. Text-block has light age-toning to edges. RW consignment. Shelved in Case 7. More
London: J. Walker; G. Offer; Sharpe and Sons, 1820. Octavos, 12 volumes; VG; bound in contemporary full red straight-grain morocco, gilt borders, paneled spines with gilt, all edges gilt; spines lightly faded; mild wear, primarily to extremities; engraved portrait and numerous plates; occasional light spotting; MW consignment; shelved above Middle Ages;. More
Hong Kong: National Palace Museum, c1967. First Edition. Folios (11 in. x 15 1/2 in.), Ten volumes. In Very Good minus condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Cream colored spines with black lettering. Tan slipcases with black lettering have light plus age toning and wear to corners and edges. Dust jackets have light creasing, toning, and wear along corners, edges, and spines. Bluish gray boards have light shelf wear overall. Text block is clean with very light age toning. Text in Chinese with English translations to plate descriptions. SH Consignment. Shelved Room A. Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
Madrid: Julian Paredes, 1690. First Edition. Octavo, [30] 328 pages, 16 leaves index; G-; bound in full period vellum, general soiling, faded handwritten titling to spine; lacking all but the nubs of the ties on rear board; both front and rear gutters nearly detached; archival repair to title page, last page; scattered marginalia, mostly scribbles; mild foxing, age-toning, and staining throughout; scarce; LM consignment; shelved case 3. More
Oxford: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press, 1991-1998. Second Edition, Second Printing. Quartos, 20 volumes. In Near Fine condition with Near Fine dust jackets. Spines navy blue with white lettering. Volume One opened and in a mylar covering, all other nineteen volumes still sealed in the publisher's shrink-wrap. Shelved above China. PLEASE NOTE! This set is extremely heavy, weighing in at 135lbs total. It would need to be split into five boxes in order to ship, with each box being around 35-36lbs. Domestic shipping rates will be expensive, Expedited and International rates will be *very* expensive. Fair warning. More
New Delhi, India: Vision Books, 1979. First Edition. Octavo, 184 pages; G/G; purple spine with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut 'Rs. 35', some rubbing and wear, primarily with a closed tear along upper rear hinge, chipping to head and tail of spine; dust jacket slightly folding at top edges, due to it being slightly bigger than the volume; cracking at gutter at half-title; signed flat on title page by Indira Gandhi, dated '10.2.80'; shelved case 5. More
London: Goupil & Co., 1898/1899. First Edition, First Printing; Limited Edition #0751/1475. Quarto, 2 volumes; VG-; full contemporary tree-calf bindings, rebacked with original spine preserved with slight loss to head and tail of Cromwell, paneled spines each with green morocco label, gilt lettering and stamping, gilt rolls to board edges and turn-ins; all edges gilt; mild shelfwear to covers, rebacked hinges of Charles slightly cracked and loose; textblocks lightly wavy; marbled endpapers with gilt, small rectangular booksellers' labels to rear pastedown of Charles and front pastedown of Cromwell; full color frontispieces protected with tissue guard to both volumes, black and white plates protected with tissue guards throughout both volumes, red decoration to chapter heads and one plate of Cromwell; DM consignment; shelved case 9. More
Quebec: Printed for the Author, by John Nielson, 1815. First Edition. Octavos, 2 volumes. In Very Good condition. Rebacked in half brown leather with marbled paper boards and black leather corners preserved, gilt stamping and lettering to spine. Some general light rubbing and wear, upper fore corner of front board of volume one chipped off. Embossed stamp to title pages. Volume 1: [6], iii, [1], 383, [1], 72 pages. Volume 2: [2], 235. Shelved case 9. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1948. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo, 262 pages; G-/G-; spine pink faded to white and grey with white titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$2.75', fading to spine, chipping to all extremities, including head and tail of spine, front hinge; water-staining to fore and lower edges of boards; Signed flat by Smith in blue ink on the ffep, small bleed onto front flap; First Edition, Second Printing, before publication; extremely scarce signed; shelved case 6. More
Paris: Contact Editions, Three Mountains Press, 1925. First Edition. Square Octavo, 925 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Rebound in olive cloth covers with no text. Inch-long tear along the hinge at the front head of the spine, a half-inch tear along the hinge at the rear head of the spine, fraying at the tail of the spine, boards have significant discoloration and shelf wear to all edges and corners, and warping to the fore-edge of the front cover. Shelf wear to the bottom edge of text block, age-toning throughout. Text block has sporadic penciled notes from a previous owner in margins and on front free end papers, and several pages are loose, but all remain intact. Loose extract of Edith Sitwell's review of The Making of Americans from the April 1926 issue of "The Criterion" journal laid in. Original brown wrapping bound-in. One of 500 copies printed by Maurice Darantiere for McAlmon's Contact Press in 1925. CX Consignment. Shelved in Case 2. More
New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, 1929. First edition. Octavo. Hardcover in original yellow cloth; no dust jacket. Author's first book, one of only 1537 printed. Boards soiled; rubbed at extremities; spine sunned; foxing to endpapers; foxing and water damage to first few pages of text; piece missing from page one (not affecting text). Scattered foxing throughout. Good copy only. KT Consignment. Shelved in Case #2. More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1923. First Edition, First Printing, First State Binding. Octavo, 140 pages. In Very Good minus condition, and lacking rare dust jacket. Bound in quarter blue cloth and checkered paper boards with red lettering on paper spine label. Top edge of text block dyed red. Age toning to boards and spine label. Rubbing along edges. Bookplate to front pastedown and previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Light age toning and scattered foxing throughout interior pages. Small pencil annotations to contents pages. Shelved in Case 0. More
1842-1843. Three autograph letters from Joseph Story to fellow Supreme Court Justice John McLean. Some light age-toning and minor wear to edges. Folded for mailing. Condition: Very Good Minus; Dimensions: 7.75" x 9.75" Shelved Case 7 (Americana binder). More
Boston: John P. Jewett and Company, 1852. First Edition, Twentieth/Twenty-Fifth Thousand. Octavos, two volumes. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's unrestored purple cloth boards and spines with gilt vignette to front boards and gilt lettering to spines. Spines faded. Some light rubbing and wear to boards, including small chipping to heads and tails of spines, small stains. Volume one title page reads Twentieth Thousand, Volume two title page reads Twenty-Fifth Thousand, making these an early printings. 50,000 copies were sold in the first eight weeks. Shelved in case 2. More
Washington DC; Boston; Burlington: Buell & Blanchard; Jno. T. Towers; Benjamin B. Musseu & Co.; Free Press Print, 1850-1860. Thirteen pamphlets, being items relating to slavery and the question of legality and permissibility in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories and throughout the Union. All disbound, in conditions ranging from VG- to VG; Assault on Mr. Sumner. Speech of Hon. W. S. Damrell...July 12, 1856. Washington DC. Buell & Blanchard 1856 8 pages; The State of the Country. Speech of William H. Seward...February 29, 1860 8 pages; Freedom and Public Faith. Speech of William H. Seward...February 17, 1854. Washington DC. Buell & Blanchard 1854 16 pages; Speech on the Slavery Resolutions..by Joseph C. Stiles. Washington, Jno. T. Towers, 1850; The Fearful Issue to be Decided in November Next! Shall the Constitution and the Union Stand or Fall? Fremont, the Sectional Candidate of the Advocates of Dissolution! Buchanan, the Candidate of those who Advocate One Country! One Union! One Constitution! and One Destiny. [Washington, D.C.?]: 1856. 24 pages. A pro-Buchanon Presidential Campaign piece warning against the dangers of electing the first Republican candidate to office.; Speech of Hon. J. Collamer, of Vermont, on Slavery in the Territories...March 8, 1860. 24 pages; The Nebraska Question. Some Thoughts on the New Assault upon freedom in America...Feb. 12, 1854. Boston, Benjamin B. Musseu & Co. 1854 72 pages; The Slave; His Wrongs and their Remedy. June 1853. 32 pages; Speech of Senator Douglas, of Illinois, on the Kansas-Lecompton Constitution...April 22, 1858. 8 pages; Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Subject of Slavery, &c....January 23, 1850, 16 pages; The Barbarism of Slavery. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Bill for the Admission of Kansas as a Free State...June 4, 1860 32 pages; The Crime Against Kansas. The Apologies for the Crime. The True Remedy. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner...19th and 20th May 1856. Washington DC. Buell & Blanchard 1856; Reports of Select Committees of the Senate on Slavery and the Condition of Kansas. Burlington: Free Press Print. 1856; WS consignment; shelved case 1. More
Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1968-1973. Large quartos, fourteen volumes. In Very Good condition with Good minus to Good dust jackets and Good minus to Good plus slip cases. Slip cases covered in ivory paper with black titling in Japanese. Light plus to moderate plus marking, bumping and shelf wear, particularly to lower edges of slip cases; several slip cases with small tears to lower edges. Dust jackets are lightly sunned at the spines, with moderate to significant tears to heads and tails of spines. Each volume bears a hand-written label on the cloth of its front board identifying the title of the set and the volume number. All volumes profusely illustrated in black and white and color. Text in Japanese with very limited English notes at rear of each volume. CONTENTS: Volume 1: [8], 230, 133, vi, [4] pages. Volume 2: [8], 248, 101, vii, [4] pages. Dust jacket shows significant tearing at spine and edges. Volume 3: [8], 238, 95, vii, [4] pages. Several small closed tears to upper and lower edges of dust jacket. Volume 4: [8], 238, 99, [1], viii, [4] pages. Several small to moderate tears to upper and lower edges of dust jacket. Volume 5: [8], 226, 118, [1], vii, [4] pages. Some chipping to paper covering slip case; several small closed tears to upper and lower edges of dust jacket. Volume 6: [8], 240, 127, vii, [4] pages. Several small closed tears to upper and lower edges of dust jacket; adhesive staining to rear of dust jacket. Volume 7: [8], 236, 117, vii, [4] pages. Several small closed tears to upper and lower edges of dust jacket; adhesive staining to rear of dust jacket. Volume 8: [8], 240, 93, vii, [4] pages. Volume 9: [8], 238, 125 [1], vi, [4] pages. Small tear to lower front edge of dust jacket. Volume 10: [8], 240, 101, vii, [4] pages. Volume 11: [8], 216, 139, viii, [4] pages. Several small closed tears to upper and lower edges of dust jacket, along with a closed partial tear to rear center fore edge of dust jacket. Volume 12: [8], 240, 101, vii, [4] pages. Volume 13: [8], 248, 126, vii, [4] pages. Volume 14: [8], 176, 140, vii, [4] pages. SH consignment. Shelved in Room A. More