Milano: Rizzoli, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. 443pp + glossary, index and bibliography. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Brochure titled Itinerario del mondo piccolo di Guareschi laid in. Collects a series of pieces originally published in the satirical weekly Candido. Profusely illustrated. Name on title and on two... More about Mondo candido 1946-1948
Milano: Rizzoli, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 483pp + glossary, index and bibliography. Blue cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Brochure titled Itinerario del mondo piccolo di Guareschi laid in. Collects a series of pieces originally published in the satirical weekly Candido. Profusely illustrated. Name on title and on two... More about Mondo candido 1948-1951
Roma: Unione Editoriale d'Italia, 1941. First Edition. Wrappers. xi, 296pp. Thirty-two inserted plates with photographs. Light edge wear. A very good+ copy in very good dustjacket. In the Italian language. ; Octavo. More about Settembre '39
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. The Western Frontier Library Vol. 40. xv, 112pp. Boards. Introduction by Fred W. Mazzulla and William Kostka. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. More about Mountain Charley, or the Adventures of Mrs. E. J. Guerin, Who Was Thirteen Years in Male Attire....
New York: Charles L. Woodward, Bookseller, 1889-95. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. Limited edition. The first volume is #28 and is initialed by the author on the limitation page. The second volume does not have a number nor initials on the limitation page. viii, 449pp + index; x, 568pp... More about New York City and Vicinity During the War of 1812-'15, Being a Military, Civic and Financial...
New York: Chautauqua Press, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. 312pp. Original brown decorated cloth stamped in gold and black on the front and the spine. Foldout map and several illustrations. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper, a touch of wear to extremities. A near fine copy. ; Octavo. More about History of the United States, Written for the Chautauqua Reading Circles
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. The Western Frontier Library Vol. 12. xxiv, 183pp. Boards. Introduction by A. M. Gibson. Two small white spots to top edge else a fine copy in near fine dustjacket with mild fading to the spine panel. ; Octavo. More about Twenty-Four Years a Cowboy and Ranchman in Southern Texas and Old Mexico. Desperate Fights with...
London: John Murray, 1818. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. xvi, 530pp + errata; vii, 654pp + errata. Recent brown half cloth over marbled boards. Text blocks mostly clean, light foxing to first and last leaves. A near fine set. ; Quarto. More about View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages. In Two Volumes
New York: The Library of America, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Slipcased edition. Cloth. The Library of America leaflet laid in. A fine copy in fine slipcase.; Octavo. More about Writings
London: The Folio Society, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes in slipcase. xxxi, 297pp; xxxiii, 375pp; xxiii, 389pp. Pictorial cloth. With color and b&w illustrations. A fine set. ; Octavo. More about Empires of Early Latin America Complete Set in Slipcase. (The Maya. The Aztecs. The Incas
New York: Farrar & Rinehart Incorporated, 1942. Illustrated by Timmins, Harry. First Edition. Hardcover. The Rivers of America. xi, 362pp. Light blue cloth stamped in red and gold on the spine panel, top edge stained red, pictorial endpapers. With illustrations by Harry Timmins. A touch of toning to edges. A.... More about The Chicago
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1866. First Edition. Hardcover. 352pp. Maroon cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine, brown endpapers. Frontispiece and two plates with photographs. Inscription on the front free endpaper by John Pierce from Company G of Lowell, Mass, in the year of publication (his name... More about Historical Sketch of the Old Sixth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, During Its Three...
New York: A. B. Burdick, 1860. Hardcover. Enlarged edition. xvi, [1], 18-438pp + [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Recent brown half morocco over marbled boards, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold. Engraved frontispiece. Signed and inscribed by Hinton Rowan Helper on the flyleaf: "Andreas Willmann, / with... More about The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It. Enlarged Edition. (Signed and Inscribed by the...
London: The Folio Society, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. In three volumes. 260pp; 184pp; 201pp. Yellow pictorial cloth stamped in black, top edges gilt. A fine, unread set in very good+ slipcase with two tears on the top edges. ; Octavo. More about The Age of Illumination. (Early Medieval Art and Civilisation. Byzantine Art and Civilisation....
London: Printed for A. Moore, 1730. First Edition. Self-wraps. 32pp. Stitched. Light toning to pages. A near fine copy. ; Octavo. More about The Case of Dunkirk Faithfully Stated, and Impartially Considered. By a Member of the House of...
Lisboa: Em Casa da Viuva Bertrand e Filhos, 1846-53. First Edition. Hardcover. Eight books in four volumes. xiv, 518, [1]p; 514, [1]p; 455pp; xix, 488pp. Contemporary red quarter calf, spines lettered and decorated in gold, all edges marbled. Neat bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper of volume 1. A few... More about Historia de Portugal
London: The Folio Society, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 279pp. Pictorial cloth. Profusely illustrated in color and b&w. A fine copy in slipcase. ; Quarto. More about Cities and Civilizations
London: Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1814. First Edition. [1], 1350-1352pp. Disbound. A fine copy. ; Quarto. More about Anno Quinquagesimo Quarto. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. CLX. An Act to enable His Majesty to settle...
Dublin: Printed by George Grierson, 1812. First Edition. [1], 306-308pp. Disbound. A fine copy. ; Quarto. More about Anno Quinquagesimo Secundo. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. XXXVII. An Act for settling and securing a...
Dublin: Printed by George Grierson, 1812. First Edition. [1], 14-26pp. Disbound. A fine copy. ; Quarto. More about Anno Quinquagesimo Tertio. Georgii III. Regis. Cap. IV. An Act for granting a Sum of Money for...
London: Printed by J. Nichols, 1791. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, [3], 320pp. Modern green cloth, black morocco label lettered in gold on the spine. Includes a large foldout plan of Derby and seventeen plates engraved by Robert Hancock from drawings by George Moneypenny (in this copy bound at rear). Apparently... More about The History of Derby; from the Remote Ages of Antiquity, to the Year MDCCXCI. Describing Its...
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Buffalo, NY: Printed for the Author, by Charles Faxon, 1834. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 72pp. Light blue original wrappers. Quite likely the first guide about the Falls. Includes sections on Routes to the Falls; Directions to Visiters [sic]; Historical Notices; The Falls (Situation, Latitude, etc.); The Islands, Bridges, Staircases, etc.;... More about A Manual for the Use of Visiters [sic] to the Falls of Niagara: Intended as an Epitome of, and...
Pittsburg : Harrisburg: A. P. Ingram, for Subscribers Only : W. O. Hickok, 1848. Hardcover. iv, vi, [17]-352, 406, iv, vi pp. Modern green cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Two foldout maps. Scattered foxing throughout, one of the maps has a tear and an old mend. A good copy. ; Octavo. More about Early History of Western Pennsylvania, and of the West, and of Western Expeditions and Campaigns...
P. N. F. - Gioventù Italiana del Littorio, 1942. Hardcover. 62pp. Blue cloth covers stamped in black. An original Fascist Party physical and military preparation assessment book, which used to be assigned to young Italians. It is divided in five sections: Balilla, Avanguardista, Giovane Fascista, Militare, Post-militare (covering ages between... More about Libretto personale di valutazione dello stato fisico e della preparazione militare
Washington, NH: Washington History Committee, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 571pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine. One foldout map. Profusely illustrated in b&w. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo. More about Portrait of a Hill Town: A History of Washington, New Hampshire 1876-1976