Philadelphia: For James Humphreys, and for Benjamin and Thomas Kite, 1808. First US Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes in one. xvi, [17]-430pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary full tree calf, red leather label on the spine lettered in gold. Wear to extremities, front joint partially cracked, small loss to head..... More
London: Published by Thomas Kelly, 1841. Hardcover. xvi, 472pp. Recent red half calf over marbled boards. Frontispiece and eleven inserted plates with engravings of the village of Polstead and its church, portraits of Maria Marten, William Corder, the execution scene, and more. The Red Barn murder was one of the..... More
Albany, [NY]: Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. 118pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind and lettered in gold on the front panel. Contemporary inscription and previous owner's name on the front pastedown endpaper. Internally clean. Some soiling and foxing to endpapers, spine missing, wear to extremities, front..... More
Milano: Bestetti & Tumminelli. First Edition. Original wrappers. (1918). "Edizione fuori commercio a cura del sottosegratariato per la stampa". Cocked spine, chipping to edges. All edges untrimmed, nice xilographs by G. Sartorio. A good copy of a rather fragile book. In the Italian language. ; Octavo; 171 pages... More
Milano: Bottega di Poesia, 1923. Limited Edition. Hardcover. xii, 428pp. Discorso pronunziato in Milano dalla ringhiera del Palazzo Marino la notte del 3 Agosto 1922 con aggiunti il comento inedito, il messaggio del convalescente agli uomini di pena, tre preghiere dinanzi agli altari disfatti e sette documenti d'amore. One of..... More
Roma: Il Vittoriale Degli Italiani, 1940. Hardcover. 11.6 x 19.4 cm. 247pp. Chianti red quarter leather, four raised bands, gilt titles and decorations on the spine, marbled endpapers. Very minor foxing throughout. A fine copy. Collects a series of speeches and the first hand account of the famous Beffa di..... More
New York: Round Table Press, Inc., 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. 277pp. Cloth. A hint of foxing to fore edge else a fine copy in fine dustjacket with a tiny nick to the upper edge of the rear panel. ; Octavo. More
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. 276pp. Green cloth stamped in white on the front and the spine panel. Profusely illustrated. Name in pen on half-title, some annotations in pencil on portrait, title, and last page, spine panel faded. An article on Daly from a 1928..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1969. First Printing. Paperback. 77051. 1st printing 1969. NF. Front cover has a nick on bottom edge. From the Knights Templar to the Rosicrucians this book covers a wide range of secret societies with details never before revealed of their signs, passwords, rituals and beliefs. More
Milwaukee, WI: Georg Brumder's Verlag, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. iv, 400pp. Green cloth decorated in blind and gold and lettered in gold on the front and the spine, all edges stained red. Soiling and rubbing to cloth, pages are heavily toned, both hinges cracked. A good copy. In Bitting, p...... More
Rastatt: mg/publishing/, 1997. Softcover. 128pp. Art Fantastix Select #1. A touch of wear to upper edge else a fine copy. Text in German. Adults only. ; Quarto. More
Troy, NY: Published by Wright, Goodenow, and Stockwell, 1808. First US Edition. Hardcover. 236pp. Contemporary full tree calf with red leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Portrait frontispiece. Small wormhole to the margin of the first twelve leaves (not affecting text) and front pastedown endpaper, and to rear..... More
Venezia: Edizioni Del Ruzante, 1978. First Edition. Softcover. Short crease on front cover else a fine copy. In the Italian language. A series of essays on eroticism in comics from Alex Raymond to Guido Crepax and more. ; Octavo; 173 pages. More
Paris: Henry Tardieu / Joseph Chaumerot, 1808. Hardcover. xxiv, 306pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary quarter calf, edges stained red. Frontispiece and two engraved plates. With the bookplate of Arthur J. Moulton on the front pastedown endpaper. Faint stain affecting the top edge of the text block, front hinge..... More
Milano: Dellavalle Editore, 1971. First Italian Edition. Softcover. Text block is age-toned, a few faint creases to covers and spine. A very good+ copy. An inquiry into witchcraft from its beginning to the 20th century. In the Italian language.; Octavo. More
London: B. T. Batsford Ltd, 1983. Hardcover. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with a small stain to front flap. Profusely illustrated with more than 100 b&w photographs of cars and motorcycles.; Octavo. More
Paris: Briasson, 1771. First Edition. 9pp + 35 plates. Disbound. Includes thirty-five engraved plates on fishing by Benard and Groussier. Originally contained in one of the volumes of plates, which was part of the Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. One tiny wormhole to inner..... More
Novara: Istituto Geografico De Agostini, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 308pp. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine. The first hand account of numerous travels through Asia, Africa, Antarctica, and more. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Front board slightly warped. A near fine in near fine dustjacket. In the..... More
Akron, OH: The Werner Company, 1905. Pictorial wrappers. 73pp. Original green wrappers. Light chipping to corners, two pages where some recipes were kept are toned. A very good copy. ; Octavo. More
Napoli: Editrice Gazzetta di Napoli, 1994. Softcover. Originally published in 1899. 256pp. A history of prostitution in Naples in the 15th, 16th and 17th century. Many leaves unopened. A near fine copy. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. More
Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1857. Hardcover. 159pp; 160pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Yellow endpapers. Complete with fifteen plates with hand-colored illustrations (seven in the first book, eight in the second). Translated from the German. Contemporary inscription and small bookstore label..... More
Genova: Presso Bernardo Tarigo, N.D. Hardcover. Mid to late 1700s. xxxvi, 156pp. Contemporary full calf, edges decorated in gold, spine decorated in gold and with leather label lettered in gold, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. A collection of aphorisms on morality with sections on the obligations of man, passions, women, differences..... More
London: Published by the Author and by Bell and Daldy, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover. xvi, 41pp + plates. Contemporary green half calf, red leather label lettered in gold on the spine. With forty-two leaves of plates of the St. John's Hospital, Northampton; Ford's Hospital, Coventry; St. Mary's Hospital, Chichester; the..... More
Harrison, NY: Harbor Hill Books, 1977. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1921 edition. xx, 383pp; 383pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine panels. With thirty-four illustrations and maps. A couple of small spots to the bottom edge of volume 2 else a fine set in near fine dustjackets with..... More
New York: The Library of America, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Slipcased edition. Cloth. The Library of America leaflet laid in. A fine copy in fine slipcase.; Octavo. More