Philadelphia: D. Rice and A. N. Hart, 1855. Third Octavo Edition. Octavos, three volumes; VG; bound in full red morocco, elegant gilt; no binder's mark; paneled spines with gilt titling in two panels,,gilt to remainder; all edges of text block gilt; all hinges strong, rear gutter of volume one open, entire binding separated front text block of volume 2, front gutter of volume 3 open; very mild rubbing and wear, primarily to corners; with all 120 beautifully colored lithographic plates, three tinted frontispieces finished by hand, 117 hand-colored plates; interiors clean; slight occasional foxing or wear to plates; some plates trimmed at lower edge, as is usual for the tall plates; CO consignment; shelved case 1. More

Berlin: Bey Haude und Spener, [1784]. Second Edition. 12mo., [8], 182, [2] pages; VG; bound in plain blue/gray paper wraps; housed in a custom ox-blood morocco card-deck style slipcase with lid; bookplate of Mark Dineley to front pastedown; Second edition, with the author's initials corrected on the title page and the date 1784 added to the bases of three plates.; finely engraved allegorical frontispiece; beautiful hand-tinted folding map of the North American colonies by Daniel Friedrich Sotzmann based on earlier work by William Faden the Younger; 12 engraved plates by artist Daniel Chodowiecki, engraved by Daniel Berger, depicting events from the Revolutionary War bound in throughout; engraved plate by Berger depicting five Revolutionary War figures; a double-plate by Berger depicting both the Libertas Americana medal and the Continental Currency dollar; and three vividly hand-tinted plates depicting the American flag and pennant, Gen. Washington with a guard, and a sharpshooter and infantryman.; text in German; RF consignment; shelved case 3. More

Barcelona: Joseph Llopis, 1691. Second Edition. Quarto, [20,] 548, [16] pages; VG; bound in limp vellum, black ink titling to spine, ends of ties present; entirety of vellum binding detached from text block, still in one piece, mild wear to vellum; mild wear to fore edge, primarily to the first few pages; tiny scorch-mark to lower edge of text block; small water-stain to last two pages; small ownership name to ffep; with half-title; Title page red and black within woodcut border, with a small engraving, an engraving on page 1 above the dedication, and 2 large vignettes; text in Spanish; DM consignment; shelved case 7. More

La Haye: Adrian Moetjens, 1692. 12mo. 2 volumes; VG; bound in early full brown calf, volume 1 newly rebacked with spine preserved, spines paneled with gilt; some rubbing and wear to boards; Illustrated with 12 folding copper engravings and two folding copper engraved maps, the second map with a long horizontal tear, but still intact with no pieces missing; stamp of previous owner on ffep of volume 2, remnants of bookplate to front pastedown of volume 1, ffep of volume 2; VG consignment; shelved case 9. More

Washington: Beverley Tucker, Printer, 1857. First Edition. 4to., 134p., 85pp., 102pp., 114pp., iv, 64pp,; VG; dark brown blind-embossed boards, faded letters to spine; signs of repair to binding, with spine being rebacked, chipping to spine where rebacking is visible; some shelfwear and rubbing, particularly to corners; bump to middle of upper and lower edges of rear board; title page is misspelled, with the 'he' of 'the' missing; pages 51-54 of the botanical report slightly loose; 13 plates/2 woodcuts [lacking maps], 5 plates [complete], 16 plates [complete], plate XXIIa/b, XXVa/b, XLa, XLVI, LXII, LXVI, LXVIII, LXX, LXXIV, XXVI, XXXIV, I?, III, XXIX [complete]; Signature of former president Millard Filmore on front pastedown, with date of Oct. 25, 1859. Filmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) was the 13th President of the United States (1850–53). Fillmore and his cabinet rode the first train from New York City to the shores of Lake Erie, and was a big proponent of a transcontinental railroad, urging Congress to authorize the federal funding for one.; This is the California/Oregon volume, with the report by Lieutenant Henry Abbot on the expedition, under the command of Lieutenant R.S. Williamson. They were attempting to find routes from the Sacramento Valley to the Columbia River. The first section described the routes and terrain, followed by sections on the geology, the botany, and the zoological report which included fishes, birds and mammals of the region.; JC consignment; shelved case 1. More

2015. Over 900 late 19th/ early 20th century postcards in both black and white, and color, documenting an actual journey that begins in California and spans to Europe, such places such as Israel, France and England. while the history is literally being made at the same time: WWI The Great Depression, and Prohibition leading up to WW2. Postcards all age-toned, most otherwise in excellent condition; some worn around the edges or torn. About 60 have been mailed (with writing & stamp on back), about 240 have been pasted into an album, and the rest are all clean. Collected in one yellow memory box w/a polka dot & ribbon, two black photo albums, and two multicolored albums, there is some wear and fraying due to its age, but in excellent cond. as is. For further details, sell or viewing, please feel free to contact us. More

London: H. D. Symonds, 1807. First Edition. 8vo., 576 pages; VG-; rebound in brown cloth boards, brown leather spine with black label, gilt lettering; pages worn, with scattered sparse pencil marks in margins; with two color plates in excellent condition, two folding maps, both with some tears and wear; b/w frontispiece; shelved case 9. More

n.p. Privately published and printed, 1892. First edition. Quarto; G/no-DJ; dark burgundy spines with gilt text; Family-Histories and Genealogies, this is number 16 of 300 copies, 50 being on large paper such as this set; 3 Volumes in 4 bound books: Vol 1, Part 1 - a series of Genealogical and Biographical Monographs on the Families of MacCurdy, Mitchell, Lord, Lynde, Digby, Newdigate, Hoo, Willoughby, Griswold, Wolcott, Pitkin, Ogden, Johnson, Diodati, Lee and Marvin and notes on the families of Buchanan, Parmalee, Boardman, Lay, Locke, Cole, DeWolf, Drake, Bond and Swayne, Dunbar and Clarke and a notice of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite with twenty-nine pedigree-charts and two charts of combined descents, pp 358; Vol 1, Part 2 - containing a series of Genealogical and Biographical Monographs on the Families of Lynde, Digby, Newdigate, Hoo and Willoughby and notes on the Families of Locke and Cole, pp 721; Vol 2 - containing a series of Genealogical and Biographical Monographs on the Families of Griswold, Wolcott, Pitkin, Ogden, Johnson and Diodati and notes on the Families of DeWolf, Drake, Bond and Swayne, and Dunbar, pp 504; Vol 3 - containing a series of Genealogical and Biographical Monographs on the Families of Lee and Marvin and Clarke (or Clark) Notes, with twenty-nine pedigree-charts and two charts of combined descents in a supplement separately bound, pp 312; cloth has moderate rubbing and some soiling to exteriors, slight sunning to spines, some fraying to corners, vol. 3 has spotting towards front tail edge; text blocks show darkening to exterior edges, cracking to hinges, conditions noted; interior clean; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More

Boston: Massachusetts Horticultural Society, 1880. First Edition. Octavo; pp 545; G/no-DJ; green spine with gilt lettering and rule to spine; ex-library; cloth has light soiling to exterior; some rubbing to corners; blind-stamped triple borders to boards; text block has some age toning to page edges; previous library's bookplate to front pastedown; slight cracking to gutters; frontispiece with tissue guard; tissue guard has closed tear to fore edge; illustrated with some having tissue guards throughout text; ex-library markings to preface page; interior clean. More

Philadelphia: Dobelbower, Key, and Simpson, 1796. First American Edition. 8vo., 464pp., 34pp.; VG; bound in brown cloth, red label on spine with gilt lettering; some shelfwear to boards, including scuffing, scratching, a chip to head of spine, fading to spine; wear to hinges; foxing throughout, including to plates and map; contains all 7 plates, including 1 folded map and frontispiece; PD consign; shelved case 9. More

New York: The Shakespeare-Gallery, 1804. Eighth Edition. Approx. 4.5" x 7" VG marbled sandy brown hardcover with no text on spine or cover. Rubbing to corners and spine ends of boards. Mild foxing to edges of text block. Hinges starting at front pastedown, which opposes first of two title pages (one for each discrete section of this directory). Old hand-calligraphed swooping names penned to first title page. A few internal chips and tears to each title page, subtly affecting text of Astronomical Calculations subtitle; and a 1.5" x .25" chip to July/August 1804 astronomical charts with resulting loss to a few calculations across a couple of categories. Foxing throughout; binding remains tight. Shelved in Case 13. More

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1864. Fourth Edition. 8vo., 678pp.; VG-; spine black with gilt lettering; brown leather boards; rebound with previous boards, new spine; corners of boards covered in electrical tape, giving the illusion that it's 3/4 bound; frontispiece with tissue guard; age-toning to pages; top edge of text block gilt; shelved case 1. More

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1781. First Edition. Octavo in poor condition; bound in full 19th century polished calf; pair morocco spine labels [red/green]; five [5] raised bands on spines; rear board detached; spine ends worn down; corners worn and showing; previous owner bookplate front paste-down; text block remains solid and contents are very good. Light foxing throughout [Spines; heavily worn gilt leather with red/green spine labels]. -Shelve above case 1. More

Bowman County, North Dakota: Rural Area Development Committee, 1965. Octavo; pp 488; VG/no-DJ; light brown spine with dark brown text; cloth has light wear to exterior, panel are clean and intact; text block has light ivory toning to exterior edges, previous owner's book plates to front pastedown, interior clean with secure and tight binding; very good condition. More

New York: Arno Press, 1969 [1909]. Facsimile reprints [including maps]. VOLS. 1-7: 8vos., VG/no DJs; HCs, green cloth boards with gold lettering to spines and front boards; bumping to head and tail of spines, particularly to tail of Vol. 1; mild shelfwear to text-blocks, e.g., age-toning to top edges of text-blocks; frontispieces; VOL. 8: pamphlet with all 54 maps (facsimile reprints) housed in green cloth-covered clam-shell case (moderate shelfwear to case); pamphlet and maps in VG+ condition; second printing of De Voto's introduction [orig. 1953]; shelved above General American History. More

Chicago: J.P. Craig, 1888. First Edition. Oblong quarto; unpaginated. Publisher's original brown cloth, gilt illustration on front board. Map of Chicago on front pastedown. With forty photo gravures of Chicago landmarks. VG+. Some rubbing to front board and spine. Some smudges and soiling to margins of interior. Contemporary gift inscription on title page. Shelve in Case #1. More

Philadelphia: Deacon & Peterson, 1866. First Edition. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; spine brown & black leather w/gold txt, some shelf wear along the top and bottom of book, as well as visible creasing at spine, fraying and fading accompanied by scuffing; boards are firm & has drawing from prev owner on back inside cvr, otherwise clean; binding is loose at hinges, but still strong; pages show discoloration at txt block due to age, also discoloration and foxing throughout book as well as color transfer, some dog earring, slight tears, and pages that are no longer bound by adhesive so therefore loose (pg 139-141 for ex), burned hole in back free pg, as well as scorch marks going up to pg 841, signs of chipping as well as tears evident through book due to age, prev owner has pencil writing on back of free back page, otherwise in fairly good condition considering age & elements. Full price as is. 862pp+ 12 color plates. More

New York: Lovell, Coryell & Company, n.d. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; light brown 3/4 bound calfskin with gilt text to spine; gilt rules and brown panels to spines; light brown marbled boards; 8 volumes; slight scratches to exteriors; cloths show lightly rubbed corners; text blocks have top edges gilt; light toning to fore and tail edges; interiors lightly toned; marbled endpapers; previous owner's name to ffep and verso of ffep; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1922, June. 1st. VG+8to in tan cloth, stained and use-worn.No DJ. Title on spine in faded gilt on red and black. Corners bumped, spine abraded on edges. Textblock and endpapers foxed, interior pages and photos clean, flat and bright.Minimal underlining. Owner's name on fep. 513 pgs. An overview of coastal artillery, related fortifications,and supply as of 1922, with some history of American coastal weapons.shelve in locked case. More

Paris: Chez Henry Gaugain et Cie, Editeurs, nd. 53 folio-sized B/W plates (complete), in green, wrap-around paper slip case; the title appears on the front fold of the slip case; plates are in very good condition; the edge of the lower fold of the slip case has two tears, one 2" (head) and the other 3" (tail); the top fold has two 1" tears, at the head and tail of the fold; their is a small stain on the front cover, near the center of the fold; a map is included with the plates. Plates are 11.25"w x 16.25"h. [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More

Erie: John G. Carney, Publisher, 1958. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/Hardcover; Burgundy spine with faded gold text; Heavy age wear to covers, fading along surfaces and spine, sides and edges, light fraying at corners; Binding slightly cocked otherwise in-tact, age toning and staining along paste-downs,free end pages, inside pages and within joints, [INSCRIBED AND DEDICATED BY AUTHOR/PUBLISHER] to front free end page; Age toning to text block exterior which extends to page edges, text block clean; 317 pp. More

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 536 pages; VG/VG; White spine with black and dark red lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering; Price clipped; price sticker from a previous bookstore on the front flap; Minimal wear along the top and bottom edges; top text block black; Shelved in case 6. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo., 322 pp., G/G; DJ, blue spine and front cover (age-toned greenish-blue), black and white (age-toned tan) lettering to spine, white (age-toned tan) lettering to front cover; heavy wear to DJ—chipping with material loss to head and tail of spine, corners, and top-edge of DJ; many closed tears to edges of DJ; age-toning to covers (lettering legible); price uncut "$2.50" to top right-hand corner of front flap, DJ protected by mylar; blue cloth boards, black lettering, blue and yellow striped spine; bumping/chipping to head and tail of spine, fading to spine (lettering clear and legible), cocking to spine, no shelf lean; fading and foxing to boards, bumping to corners, boards somewhat shaken, binding intact; starting hinge between pp. 176-177; age-toning to text-block, stippled fore-edge, mild staining to bottom-edge; mild residue (likely dirt) between pp. 320 and recto of bfep; pub. 1940 stated to title and copyright pages, Scribner's "A" and colophon to copyright page indicating a First Printing of the First Edition; association copy INSCRIBED by Derleth to ffep: "For Edwin Balmer / whose editorial sagacity about two of these stories has been applauded by the critics of this volume - Cordially, August Derleth"; Balmer (1883-1959) was an American science fiction/mystery writer who edited two of Derleth's stories in this volume; shelved Front Counter, "Derleth area." More

Watkins Glen: Century House, 1953. (first edition). short 4to in cloth. VG+/VG. introduction by H. Ringling North. volume excellent, pages clean. dj reverse lined with adhesive tape by former owner, slight edgewear and age-toning. 180pp. spine beige, dark blue text. in locked cases. More

Cincinnati, OH: Crossroads Books, 1983. First Edition. Folio: VG/missing-Slipcase: Grayish green spine with blue text: Boards are strong and clean with minimal shelfwear, bumping at tail and head of spine: Textblock is bright and clean, pages are crisp and free of any markings, folds or tears: 1983 publications by Crossroads Books in cooperation with The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County: First Edition: Unpaginated. Over sized book. Additional shipping necessary for expedited/international shipping. Economy international shipping unavailable due to weight/size restrictions. Please contact seller for additional information. More