London: Joseph Masters, 1851. 12mo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown with gold print, bottom portion becoming detached; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, spotting, bumped corners, tattered spine caps, spine tail becoming detached; Textblock has front flyleaf torn out, vendor label on front pastedown, rear endpapers torn along hinge, tanning to title page, foxing to other pages; variously paged, frontispiece, illustrated. More about FIVE TALES OF OLD TIME

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1856. Thick Octavo; pp 864; Poor/no-DJ; 3/4 bound dark brown leather spine with gilt text and decorations to spine; gilt scroll rule bordering leather; rare; cloth shows some staining to front; severely rubbed edges; noticeable wear to joints, mostly to front joint; text block shows age toned exterior edges; staining and foxing to endpapers; cracked front gutter, exposing binding; blue marbled endpapers; illustrated; light foxing to some pages, otherwise interior lightly toned; previous owner's name to ffep. More about Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume XII [December, 1855 to May 1856

Dayton, O[hio]. B. F. Ells, 1840. New Edition. Octavo, 240 pages; G+; bound in period brown calf boards, newly rebacked in matching brown calf, ox-blood label with gilt lettering; moderate rubbing to boards; with frontispiece portraits of Lewis and Clarke, illustrated with 14 woodcut illustrations; entire printing somewhat light; mild foxing and age-toning to pages; small ownership stamp on rear endpaper; shelved case 1. More about THE JOURNAL OF LEWIS AND CLARKE, TO THE MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BEYOND THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS....

Lisbon: Arcadia, 1973. Octavo; Poor+/no-DJ; brown spine, silver text; cover is clean, back board completely separated; textblock has spotting along head edge and on back endpaper, beginning to separate from spine but still attached, text is clean; pp 45. More about Letters of a Portuguese Nun

New York: Allen D. Bragdon Publishers, Inc., 1986. 12mo; unpaginated; VG/no-DJ; red spine without text; glassine wraps show slight wear; cloth has minor wear to exterior; slightly age toned papered front with red text and illustration; very slight wear to edges; strong boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges; color illustrations; interior clean. More about Little Red Riding Hood (Retold

Hartford: Privately printed, 1948. Octavo. VG/no DJ - hardback. Boards are mostly clean with some edgewear along the spine; boards are strong; binding is overall strong; textblock is clean. More about Mark Twain

London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 18mo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown with gold print; Boards in brown cloth with gold print, mitred edges, worn corners and spine caps, slight tear at spine head, shelfwear, staining; Textblock has gilt edges, shaken binding, name in ink on front endpapers, clean text; 100 pages, frontispiece, illustrated. More about PAUL'S MOUNTAIN HOME

New York: Lear Publishers, Inc., 1947. Large Octavo; pp 90; G+/Fair; Sun faded tan spine with beige text; dust jacket has heavy fraying to edges, open tears to spine and edges, slight sunning to front and rear, slight chipping to spine edges and fore corners; cloth has slight sunning to spine; text block shows slight age toning to exterior edges; Arts - Modern;. More about Picasso: Forty nine new lithographs together with Honore Balzac's The Hidden Masterce in the form...

Cheshire, UK: Roots Heritage County Conservation, 1989. Octavo; pp 221; G/paperback; ivory spine with red text; numbered, limited edition; full title: The Strange Case of the Counties That Didn't Change: A Handbook to the Myth of the "Changed" Counties; covers have noticeable toning to exterior; intact panels; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; slight writing to inscription page by Father Francis; illustrated. More about The Strange Case of the Counties That Didn't Change

Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1839. Octavo; pp 459; G-/no-DJ;1/4 bound dark red spine with gilt text and gilt decorations; marbled boards; boards have moderate wear to exterior; rubbing to edges; lightly bumped corners; text block shows some foxing to exterior edges; blue marbled endpapers; previous owner's name to ffep; previous owner's name to title page; interior lightly toned with slight foxing throughout; light pencil to last page. More about Tales of My Landlord

New York and London: White & Allen. 16mo; VG-; dark green spine with gilt text; 3 volumes; rare; Weird Tid-Bits: Irish, pp 256; Scottish, pp 256; German, pp 256; half bound leather spine and corners and marbled boards have some cracking to joints, slight wear to edges; text blocks have slight toning to exterior edges, previous owner's book plate to front pastedowns; interiors clean;. More about Weird Tid-Bits (German, Scottish and Irish), 3 volumes

London & New York: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1987. Octavo; Fair-/no-DJ; Tan spine with black text; Boards have heavily rubbed spine which has fraying head and tail edges, panels are also heavily rubbed with staining at rear head edge & front head edge near spine and bumped corners, but still intact; Text block has darkened exterior edges, inside pages are slightly age toned and slight shadow toning on end papers & pastedowns; Slight cracking between pages toward rear of text; pp 316. More about The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly, Volume XIII, April 1897

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1946. 12 mo; VG-/Hardcover; Both volumes have green spine with gold text; Moderate shelf wear and age to covers, minor fading and rubbing to surfaces, creasing at spine; Binding intact, previous owner's label on front paste-down, inscription on front free end page, toned pages; Minor spots on text block exterior, text block clean, in English and Greek language Vol I - 579 pp Vol II - 643 pp. More about The Illiad ( Vols I and II

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1926. Reprinted. 12mo; pp 155; G-/no-DJ; sunned blue spine with blue text; early reprint; cloth shows some soiling to exterior; green embossed illustration to front; some rubbing wear to edges; sturdy boards; text block has slight age toning to exterior edges; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; former owner's name to ffep; illustrated; light pencil; good binding;. More about Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Cape Town and Pretoria: Human & Rousseau, 1987. seventheenth impression. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Pink & white spine with light pink text; Boards have slightly rubbed exterior and corners, sticker on back; Textblock has darkened from age, pp 197-200 are bent at lower edges; pp 206. More about Bosman at his Best, A selection of writings of Herman Charles Bosman

New York, NY: Pageant Press, 1953. First Edition. 8vo. VG/VG-. bright yellow and black irregular segments color the DJ spine with contrast titling in black on yellow, yellow on black. the curved bands extend across the jacket front, and it has rough edgewear: larger closed tears and heavy superficial rubbing and smudges, more than the stressed ends with tiny chips and cuts. bright solid yellow clothbound HB with stamped black titling. adjacent panels are neatly cornered. the textblock interior is unmarked, light foxing mars the head, tail and fore-edge. as is. 181 pp. More about THE GOLDEN ILLUSION

Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2011. First American Edition. Octavo: VG/VG-: Gray spine with off white text: DJ has mild shelfwear, soiling along spine, otherwise clean: Boards are strong and clean with minimal shelfwear, light bumping at tail of spine: Textblock is clean, very small folds on several pages, otherwise clean and free of markings, folds and tears: First American Edition: 388 pp. More about Wasted Morning

New York: Farrar, Straus and Young, 1950. Octavo; VG/VG; yellow spine with navy text; jacket has protective mylar cover, rubbing, age toning, price clipped on front flap; boards are strong and clean; textblock has slight edgewear, age toning, tearing on half title page, otherwise clean; pp 246. More about Democracy: An American Novel

London: J.M. Dent & Co., 1905. 1905 Reprint. 16mo; xi, 310 pg; VG; bound in 3/4 dark blue leather on blue cloth; gilt lettering on the spine; gilt seal on front cover; gilt seams between the leather and cloth; top edge of text block gilt; boards have mild wear including some rubbing to the joints as well as the corners; cloth is beginning to lift on the top and bottom of the rear board; browning to the textblock; shelve front case. More about SIR ROGER DE COVERLY AND OTHER ESSAYS FROM THE SPECTATOR WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HM BROCK

New York: Random House, 2011. First U.S. edition. Octavo. VG/VG DJ. Black and blue spine with yellow text; dustjacket is clean with minimal edgewear; boards are strong and clean; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp. 450. More about Panorama: A Novel

New York: McDowell, 1957. Octavo; VG/VG-; Blue spine with a black illustration and white text. DJ has shelf wear, small tears along edges, price clipping to front flap, closed tear on rear; Boards have rubbing to edges, bumping to corners, apart from that, clean, binding strong; Textblock has minor wear to fore edge, small blue pencil mark on front paste down, otherwise, clean, free of underlining/highlighting; pp 339. More about A Death in The Family

London: J.M. Dent, 1902. Octavo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown and green illustrated with brown print; Boards in brown illustrated cloth with brown print, mild wear to corners and spine caps, mild shelfwear; Text block has gilt top edge, name in ink on front flyleaf, cracked hinges, small tears to front endpaper, deckle edge, intermittent spine breaks, uncut pages; viii, 428 pages, frontispiece (color), illustrated. More about THE VALE OF CEDARS : AND OTHER TALES

North Yorkshire, UK: Tartarus Press, 2016. Second Edition. Octavo, 258 pages; VG/VG-; Spine is beige with black and red lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price uncut '£32.50', has minimal wear along the top and bottom edges and minor discoloration on both covers and sticker residue on the back cover; binding has minimal wear along the top and bottom edges; pages clear; shelved HC Fiction. More about WE ARE FOR THE DARK

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1968. Reprint. Reprint; Octavo; VG-/G+; Spine is age-toned white with red text; DJ has general shelf wear, age-toning, scratches, and marks, creases, design is clear; Boards have rubbing and bumping to corners, joints and hinges are intact; Text block has general signs of handling, age-toning, deckled pages, some marks and scratches, content is clear; pp 304. More about The Pornographers

Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press, 2011. English Edition, translated from the original Lebanese. 8vo. VG+/VG+. green tinged brown ornate metalwork with yellow author, white titling. edgewear minimal, snug over tightly bound volume, a solid pictorial HC to match the excellent outer jacket. slate gray solidly lines the fep/ffep. tightly bound, bright copy inside and outer edges. 250 pp. ISBN# 9789774164811. More about JUDGEMENT DAY