Paris: Jouve & Cie, 1928. First Edition. Octavo, 104, [4] pages. In Very Good minus condition. In original gray paper wraps with black titling to cover. Wraps are age toned, with moderate rubbing along joints and edges, and small scuffs to covers. Splitting near the bottom of the front joint. Chipping at the ends of the spine, with loss of material to the head. Text block is age toned and lightly worn along edges. Top edges uncut. Lighter age toning throughout. Inscribed by Blondin in black ink on the half title page: "A mon ami Guy Seillé / Témoignage affectueux de ma bien fidèle amitié / Marcel Blondin". Housed in a new archival mylar sleeve. Shelved in Room A Octavo Overflow. More

Paris: G. Masson, Éditeur, 1892. First Edition. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Good condition. In dark green leather quarter bindings with black and green agate marbled paper boards; spines are sunned to brown, with gilt titling. Boards show rubbing to covers and scuffing along edges, with bumping and exposed board at the fore corners, most heavily in the bottom corners of Vol. I. Surface chipping with exposed board on Vol. I front cover. Bubbling/wrinkling to paper on Vol. II front cover. Scuffing to leather along spines, with rubbing at the heads and tails. Text blocks are lightly age toned and worn along edges, with horizontal stains. Light age toning throughout. Tidemarks throughout both volumes, generally heaviest on the front few pages. Shelved in Room A Octavo Overflow. More

Paris: V. Adrien Delahaye et Cie, 1876. First Edition. Octavo, vi, 742, [2] pages, plus 1 plate. In Very Good condition. In modern gray-blue cloth quarter binding with blue paper boards; spine with white paper label and black titling. Boards show light rubbing along the edges and some very faint scrapes to the rear board. Small scratch on white paper label to spine. Text block is moderately age toned and lightly worn, with faint foxing to the fore edge and dust soiling to the top edge. Light age toning and foxing throughout. Light pencil marginalia throughout. Shelved in Room A Octavo Overflow. More

Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1950. Octavo, ix, xi, 213 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in the publisher's burgundy cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight wear including light sunning and minor edge wear. Text block has slight wear including mild age toning to the edges. Association copy. First edition. Inscribed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Column N. More

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. Octavo, xvii, 406 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine is black with white print. Dust jacket in mylar. Boards in black cloth. Illustrated: b&w. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column DD. More

Cambridge and London: Harvard University Press, 1984. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, viii, ix, 276 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine pictorial maroon and beige with beige lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including faint sunning to the spine. Boards have slight wear including mild rubbing to the head/tail edges. Text block has very slight wear including mild age toning to the edges with remainder mark to the tail edge. Illustrated. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Column N. More

New York: Schuman's, 1944. Octavo, xvi, 290 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print on black banner. Boards in brown cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners, cocked spine. Text block has light spotting to edges and endpapers, name in ink on front and rear flyleaves. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait and plates. "Copyright 1945"-- title page verso. Inscribed in ink by the author on tipped in label at front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column DD. More

Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, 1962. Rand McNally & Company edition. Octavo, xiv, 299 pages. In Good condition with a Good minus dust jacket. Spine is brown with white print, portrait. Dust jacket in mylar; mild edge wear, toning to spine. Price unclipped: “$6.00”. Boards in blue cloth, gold print; wear to spine caps. Text block has red tinted top edge with damp stains. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait and plates (including folded genealogical tables and maps). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column DD. More

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1967. First Edition. Octavo, viii, xiii, xiv, xvi, xviii, xix, xx, 514 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Spine black with light brown and white lettering. Exterior has slight wear including slight soiling and few minor chips to the head/tail edges. Boards have very slight wear including light edge wear. Text block has mild wear including faint age toning to the fore/tail edges and head edge colored black. Illustrated. First edition. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Col. N. More

Paris: J. B. Baillière, 1861. Second Edition. Octavo, xxiv, 592, 104 pages. In Good plus condition. In red leather quarter binding with red marbled paper boards. Boards show heavy rubbing along the edges, with exposed board along the edges and at the corners, with scuffing to covers. Chipping to top fore corner of front board. Scuffing to spine along joints and raised bands. Splitting at the top of the rear joint. Text block is moderately age toned and worn, with dust soiling to top edge. Lighter age toning throughout. Splitting to hinges. Marginal stain in the fore edge through page 121. Some other scattered, faint stains throughout. Shelved in Room A Octavo Overflow. More

Paris: Chez Froullé, 1787. First French Edition. Octavo, xxii, 23-406, [2] pages, with 3 fold-out plates. In Good condition. In full contemporary leather binding; spine with gilt decoration and a leather label with gilt titling. Boards show significant chipping along all edges and at head/tail of spine, exposing board and signatures. Splitting to joints and hinges. Major scuffing to covers. Text block is moderately toned and worn along edges. Interior is lightly age toned and sparsely foxed. Bookplate and some light penciling on front pastedown; publication year written in pencil on title page. Small closed tear in the gutter of the first plate. Shelved in Room F. More

Amsterdam: Aux dépens de la Compagnie, 1709. Nouvelle edition revûe & corrigée. 32mo, Volumes Three and Four published in single volume: 238 pages; 223 pages. In Good condition. Spine is brown with gold print, raised bands. Boards in brown leather; light wear to edges, tear to spine head, hinge tears to front hinge. Text block has speckled, red-tinted edges; marbled endpapers; name in ink on front endpaper, slight occasional foxing, light puckering to paper. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece in each volume. NOTE: Shelved in Net Desk work area. More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1942. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, xii, 436 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine red and black with white and red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$3.00." Rubbing and closed tearing along edges of dust jacket. Mild general shelf wear to boards. Textblock clean. Shelved in Journalism. More

Paris: Aux Bureaux d'Abonnement et de Vente, 1868. Quarto, 412 pages. In Good minus condition. Spine is green with gold print. Boards half bound with green cloth to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards; wear to spine caps and corners, bump to fore edge with small surface tear. Text block has spine crack at page 391, age toning to paper, paper is somewhat brittle. Illustrated: b&w drawings. Text in French. [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 Locked Annex in quarto column. More

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, xxiii, 525 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Dust jacket spine blue with white lettering and protected in mylar covering. Foxing to top edge of textblock. Tanning to front pastedown and front free end-paper. Mild cocking. Mild general shelf wear. Includes detailed construction plans and numerous black and white photographs within. Shelved in Architecture. More

London: Dobson Books, 1969. First Edition. Folio, [26], 96, [2] pages. In Good minus condition. In off-white paper wraps with red titling (black titling to spine). Covers show moderate shelving wear and faint smudging/soiling, with rubbing along the edges and at the fore corners. Significant splitting to spine; text block nearly in two. Text block is moderately age toned and worn along the edges. Interior clean. Heavy splitting in the gutter of p. 16-17. Shelved front table. More

Paris, France: Bibliotèque-Charpentier, 1923. Octavo, two volumes. In Very Good condition. Quarter bound in red leather and marbled boards. Spine compartmentalized with gilt lettering. Light shelf wear. Mild age toning to text blocks. Shelved in French Language. More

France: Clair de Lune, 2022. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 96 pages. In Very Good condition. Spine is muted mauve with white lettering. Mild general shelf wear. Text block clean. Shelved in French Language. More

Lyon, France: Benoît Duplain, pere, Joseph Duplain, fils, 1772. Nouvelle Édition. Quartos, 2 Volumes. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in full leather with raised bands, red labels, and gilt stamping to spines. Rubbing and wear along extremities, heaviest at tail of Volume I spine and at corners of boards. Bumping to top edge of front board on Volume I. Scuffing to boards, heavier on Volume II, with some worming to Volume II. Edges of textblocks marbled. With marbled endpapers. Light staining scattered throughout interiors. Shelved above Greek & Roman History. More

Paris: J. Hetzel et Cie, [c. 1880]. Early Edition. Quarto, [4], 434, [4] pages. In Good plus condition. Rebound in full black cloth binding. Boards are moderately worn and soiled, with small scuffs to covers and rubbing along all edges. Small chip in rear joint. Mild sunning to spine, with some fraying at the head and tail. Text block edges show moderate toning, soiling, and wear, with a faint stain on the fore edge. Lighter age toning, moderate foxing, and faint tidemarks throughout. Text block has been trimmed, cutting off some text in the top margin of the advertisements page. No other text is affected. Shelved in Room F. More

The Fantod Press, 1991. Small octavo, unpaginated. In Very Good minus condition. Spine white with black lettering. Light cocking and age-toning to spine. Pencil note on top right corner of title page. Signed by Gorey on title page. Shelved case 3. More

Venetiis [Venice]: Andriae Poleti, 1679. First Edition. Quarto, [4], 341 pages, including numerous engravings. In Good condition. In full brown leather binding; spine paneled, lacking label. Boards show moderate scuffing and peeling to covers and along edges. Splitting to joints. Exposed board at corners. Chipping at head and tail. Text block shows moderate foxing, wear, and toning along edges, with dust soiling to top edge. Splitting to hinges; moderate toning and discoloration to endpapers, which are newer than the rest of the text block. Otherwise very lightly age toned throughout. Front endpaper shows faint pencil and pen numbering, with a small ex-library label. Front flyleaf is loose. Small stain and a brief ink inscription ("cum multis figures") on title page. Faint tidemarks present in bottom fore corner through pg. ~130. Interior otherwise clean. Shelved in Room A Elephant Overflow. More

France: H.-L. Delloye, 1843. First Edition. Large octavo, three volumes. Volume 1 is in Good minus condition. Volumes 2 and 3 are in Good condition. Bound in red leather with gilt ruled boards. Paneled spines with gilt ornamentation and titling. Boards have chipping to extremities, discoloration to edges, and scuffing throughout. Volume 1 leather is partially separated from spine, and the front board is detached. Volumes 2 and 3 have cracking to joints. Textblocks have age toning and light offsetting to some pages, occasional smudges throughout, and light general wear. Volume 1 has a description from former seller pasted to front free end paper. Gilt to edges. Shelved in Room F. More

[Paris, France]: Gallimard, 1992. First Edition. Octavo, 505 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Foxing to top edge of textblock on back cover, and along spine. Pen writing on pages 3 and 8 from a previous owner. Mild shelf wear otherwise. Shelved in Foreign Languages - France. More

Philadelphia: Howard C. Myers, 1930. Octavo, viii, 293 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is orange with black print. Boards in orange cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, cocked spine. Text block has tanning to endpapers, inscription in ink on front flyleaf, cracked front hinge, tanning to pages 44-45. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). Inscribed in ink by the author on the front flyleaf. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column BB. More