Beijing: Zhaohua Publishing House, 1985. First Edition. Booklet [7.25x9.75]; VG-/paperback; white spine with black text; first edition; covers have mild exterior wear; light tone to exterior; light creases to front tail corner; previous bookshop's small sticker to rear; binding intact; textblock exterior edges have mild toning; interior good; profusely illustrated. More

London: C. Cowie, [between ca. 1830 and 1833?]. 16mo., 250 pages; VG; bound in three quarter black calf, marbled boards, spine gilt tooled, green label with gilt 'The Talisman' title; mild shelfwear and rubbing; lacking main title page, but each story with with separate title page, headed: 'Magic tales,' pagination and register continuous; 147/148 missing lower 2 cm; 'Embellished with eight coloured engravings,' all folding, of which this copy only has seven, 'The Magic Car! or, Three Days Trial' is missing the folding hand-colored plate' extremely scarce; shelved case 0. More

London: printed by C. Whittingham. For J. Johnson. W. Ginger and Son. R. Baldwin. F. and C. Rivington. G. and J. Robinson. [and 13 others in London, [1800?]. Octavo, [2], xii, [4], 267, [1] pages; VG-; bound in contemporary full calf, later rebacking with new spine, gilt titling; moderate shelfwear and rubbing to binding; The title-page is engraved; with 110 fables and one woodcut per fable; page 129/130 with large tear, non-archival repair, page 131/132 with large tear; early ink ownership to title page top edge. More

Basileæ: In Officina Heruagiana [Johann Herwagen]; [Johannes Froben], 1538/1518. Octavo, a-x8, y7, A8, B4. In Very Good condition. Bound in 17th-century calf with plain paneled spine. Binding shows moderate rubbing and wear and minor worming. Second title page trimmed at top. Text block with small holes in upper and lower gutters of the entire first part from previous binding; mild soiling throughout. Scattered marginalia and underlining, including extensive minute annotations in an early faded 16th century hand around the rear printer's mark. Other minor annotations throughout, notably in English on Midas on page 315. Fitzwilliam family provenance to the recto and verso of the front free end paper in several early hands. Lacking y8-z8. The wanting leaves of the 1538 edition substituted after 350 with new pagination of 106-126 with the Galeomyomachia in Greek only from the 1518 Froben edition of Aesopi Phrygis vita et fabellæ, cum latina interpretatione. This is an early substitution (17th century or earlier), as the text block is integral and the binding unrestored. Printer's device on title page and on verso of last leaf and wide margins. Text in Greek and Latin on facing pages for the Aesop, Greek only for the Galeomyomachia. Scarce. PD Consignment. Shelved in Case 3. More

Paris: Aubert et Cie. Quartos, unpaginated; Good condition; Worn light brown quarter-bound leather spine with black and gold indented bands and gilded text, significant wear to spine head, foot and hinges, significant rubbing to green cloth board edges, heavy bumping to corners, slight wear to boards, scratching to textblock edges; foxing and age-toning to pages, heavy in some portions and light in others, previous owner name written neatly on title page of both volumes, all plates by Honoré Daumier present (Volume I: 50 plates, Volume II: 51 plates); Volume I [1843] Volume II [1840]; Shelved on endcap between aisles 9 and 10. More

New York: The Grolier Society, 1931. Octavo; Volume 1 only; Fair-; Hardcover; Spine, brown with faded print; Boards in brown cloth, tattered spine caps and corners, wear to edges and hinges, shelfwear; Text block has broken hinges so that spine and rear board hang loose from textblock, exposed binding, intermittent spine breaks, age toning to paper; xix, 333 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). More

London: Hodder and Stoughton, [n.d., 1913]. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 319 pages; VG-; contemporary full red and gilt publisher's cloth binding; spine with gilt lettering; boards protected with a mylar wrapper; mild shelf wear and scuffing; corners slightly bumped; mild wear to crown and tail of spine; previous owner's inscription at front pastedown; contains full color tipped-in illustrations, and black and white illustrations; pages clean; TB consignment; shelved Case 14. More

New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1983. First Edition Thus, Second Printing. Octavo, 64 pages; VG/VG; spine off-white with blue and black lettering; dust jacket protected with mylar covering; price uncut '$12.95'; light shelf wear at board corners, light rubbing on dust jacket back; bookplate at front free end-paper, has name blacked out and slight peeling at one corner; inscribed at the half-title page by Hague, dated 'Nov 1988'; shelved Case 14. More

New York: A Studio Book, The Viking Press, 1978. Octavo; VG/G+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, yellow with red print; DJ has toning to spine, vendor label on rear, else clean and bright; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 54 pages, illustrated (color). More

n.p. Front Forlag AS, 2012. First Edition. Thin Quarto; VG; orange spine with black text; first edition; no jacket; cloth's exterior shows minimal wear; straight, sturdy boards; text block edges clean; pictorial endpapers; tight binding; interior clean; illustrated. More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc., 1958. Quarto; pp 99; G; tanned spine with black text; no jacket; cloth shows mild age toning to exterior; chipped spine edges; minor wear to fore edges; chip to rear panel at tail corner; strong boards; text block has light toning to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; interior clean; illustrated. More

Woodbridge: D.S. Brewer, 1992. Second Edition. Octavo; G+ Paperback; Red and Gray spine with White text; Covers have some edgewear, some shelfwear, bending to corners; Textblock has bending to top corner of many pages, gray mark along bottom corner of pages; 184 pp. More

Washington, D.C. The Associates in Negro Folk Education, 1937. First Editions. Octavos, Two Volumes. In Fair condition. In publisher's orange wraps. Both volumes inscribed by Brown, possibly to his wife, Daisy. The Negro in American Fiction. Octavo, [6], 209 pages. Wraps reinforced with thick brown tape along all four edges of front wrap, spine, fore edge of rear wrap, front wrap only held on by the tape, some soiling, general wear, and creasing to wraps, small blue ink spot to gutter of page 15, extending slammer through to 5, inscribed on the title page 'For Daisy / Who saw it / growing / Sterling / June 15, 1938'; Pencil on page 1 reads 'Mrs Dolly Moore Cleveland / youngest son for Sterling H. Brown', some pencil marginalia starting on page 17. Negro Poetry and Drama. Octavo, [6], 142 pages. Front wrap detached but present, some soiling and wear to wraps, inscribed on the title page 'For Daisy / First fruits of the / Fellowship / Sterling", small pencil marginalia correction to page 11. JR Consignment. Shelved in Case 1. More

London: The Burton Club, n.d. [1920]. Special edition. Octavos in black hardcovers with silver gilt; VG; good binding and minimal soiling; frontispiece color illustration in each volume; deckle edges; text clean; about 250 pages each; shelved above oversized art books; please contact us for shipping costs. More

Cambridge: The University Press, 1952. Octavo; G/Fair-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with faint red print; DJ is blue with red and blue print, portion at front top spine corner torn away, tears at spine ends and flap corners, tears and chipping across top edge, toning to spine and peripheral toning; Boards in blue cloth with gold print, toning to bottom edge and to front top spine corner, wear to corners and spine caps; Text block has name stamp on front flyleaf, toning to endpapers, puckering to frontispiece and single interior plate, age-toning to paper; xvii, 365 pages, frontispiece, illustrated (b&w). More

New York: D. Appleton and Co, 1841. Octavo. VG/no DJ - hardback. Brown spine with gold text/title; top of the spine is cracked with some of the inner lining exposed; boards are strong and mostly clean with mild edgewear; binding is strong; textblock is age-toned but otherwise clean. Pp. 283. More

New York: Pantheon Books, 1956. 2 Volumes; Octavos; 740/654 pages; VG-/G+; Sunned brown spine with black text; Dustjackets have mild edgewear and shelfwear, sunning to spines, tearing along head edge of both covers, volume 1 has faint moisture staining to spine; Textblocks have foxing along edges, age toning to some pages; RWO. More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1921. Octavo; G/Poor+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, grey with blue print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, portions torn away across rear top edge, long tears to hinges repaired with tape, toning to spine, peripheral toning; Boards in green cloth, wear to spine caps, bumped corners, else clean and strong; Text block initialed in pencil on front endpapers, cracked front hinge, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; viii, 238 pages. Shelved in Netdesk office, on bookshelf to the right of the 7's Ephemera sections. More

New York: Walker And Company, 1966. Octavo; VG/G-Hardcover; Yellow and white spine with black text; Moderate shelf wear and age to dust jacket otherwise intact, rubbing along jacket surfaces; Moderate wear to bowed boards otherwise strong and clean, binding solid; dark age toned pages; Age toned text block exterior, text block clean; 272 pp. More

New York: Delacorte Press, 1988. First Edition. Quarto. Good Hardcover w/ Good Dustjacket; blue spine with red and green lettering; DJ has some creasing and small tears to top and bottom edges and corners; boards show very minimal shelf wear but are otherwise clean; binding tight; text block has some discoloration on top edge; b/w and color illus.;167 pp. More

Los Angeles: The Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 227 pages; G+; softcover; spine blue, with white lettering; mild shelf wear and scuffing; spine markedly cocked; profusely illustrated in full color and black and white; pages clean; shelved Case 11. More

Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1970. First American Edition. Octavo; 168 pages; VG-/G+; Orange spine with black and white text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, sunning to spine, small closed tear along tail edge of front cover, tearing at top corner of front cover; Rubbing to corners and along spine edges; Shelved Mythology and Folklore. More

UK: Stephen Austin, 1854. Assumed First English Language. Quarto in green cloth, VG, title in white on spine. Shelf wear, soiling to boards. Gutter cracked. Age toning to text block, text clean. Some foxing, especially to endpapers. Former owner's name inked on title page. 850 pages. Shelved in India section. More

London: Oxford University Press, 1963. Reprint. Octavo; xxv, 558 pages; Very Good/Very Good Minus; spine brown with black text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price clipped, some shelfwear to dust jacket, including a small brown dot to front cover, creasing and chipping to spine, a small missing section to head of spine, and large corner fold to front flap to make clipping a clean edge; some foxing to bottom edge of textblock; black and white photographs throughout; shelved Anthropology. More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1979. Quarto; unpaginated; G+; pink/green pictorial spine with black text; no jacket; cloth has some wear to corners; clean exterior; strong boards; text block show little wear to exterior edges; interior clean; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; previous owner's name to front endpaper; profusely illustrated. More