New York: Frank F. Lovell and Company, N.D. Hardcover. Aldine Edition. Circa 1880s. 230pp. Gray decorated cloth stamped in black on the front panel and in gold and black on the spine panel. 1889 inscription on the front free endpaper. Front free endpaper partially split. A bright, fine copy. ;..... More
Middletown, CT: Printed by T. & J. B. Dunning, 1804. First Edition. Printed wrappers. v, 34pp. Self-wrappers, stitched. Published in response to an oration delivered in Wallingford, CT, by Abraham Bishop upholding the ideals of secular republicanism, which Backus disputed. Name on title, chipping to edges, soiling and some scattered..... More
Paris: Alexis Eymery, Libraire, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. xxxii, 415pp; 445pp. Contemporary full tree calf, spines decorated in gold and with red calf labels lettered and decorated in gold, all edges sprinkled. Engraved frontispiece in volume I. A short inscription from the original owner on the front..... More
St. Louis: G. I. Jones and Company, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 271pp. Blue cloth decorated and lettered in gold on the front and the spine. Frontispiece and three inserted plates. Some dampstains to covers, endpapers and top edge, previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. A good copy. The..... More
London: Thomas Hatchard, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. vii, 78pp. Original dark brown cloth stamped in gold on the spine and in blind on the sides. Bound by J. Dean at the Strand. Hand-colored frontispiece, one plate of the vessel Yathunah-gee-mohn, and two folding plates: the first, a view of the..... More
[No place given]: No Publisher, N.D. Hardcover. Circa 1840s. 190pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Text in two columns. The life and times of Dante Alighieri. Initials stamped on the front free endpaper and on the verso of the title page, some wear..... More
Eton: Printed for Joseph Pote, Bookseller, 1746. First Edition. Pamphlet. Disbound, in later wrappers. 26pp. Inscribed and dated by Edward Ballard (the Vicar of Old Windsor) on the title. Old dampstain affecting the lower margins, scattered foxing, small stamp on title. A good+ copy.; Octavo; Signed by Author. More
Bangor, ME: Burrill & Pray, 1846. First Edition. Self-wraps. 16pp. Light edge wear, some minor foxing, some folding creases. A good+ copy. ; Octavo. More
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1896. Illustrated by Newell, Peter. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 171pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Original green pictorial cloth stamped in gold, black, and red on the front panel and the spine panel. Signed by Peter Newell on the verso of the title page..... More
London: A. K. Newman and Co., 1813. First Edition. Wrappers. 176pp. Recent blue wrappers with paper label on the front cover. Foldout frontispiece copper engraving of the view of an iron mine. Mild foxing throughout, small stain affecting the upper corner of the last few leaves. A very good copy..... More
Lincoln, NE: J. H. Miller, Publisher, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. [12], 171pp + 1p of publisher's advertisements. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and gold on the front panel. Binding shaken, wear to extremities. Internally clean. A fair copy. ; Octavo. More
Firenze: Passigli, Borghi e Comp. 1830. Hardcover. Twenty-six volumes bound in thirteen. Brown half leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering and decorations on the spines. Engraved frontispieces to volumes 2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 21, and 25. Mild scattered foxing, light wear to extremities. A near fine..... More
Torino: Dalla tipografia di Giacinto Marietti, 1829. Hardcover. [14], 382pp. Contemporary full vellum, spine decorated in gold, and with brown and black leather labels lettered in gold, all edges stained yellow. Covers a period ranging from Emperor Taicosama to the death of Constantine King of Bungo. Light scattered foxing throughout..... More
Venezia: Nel priv. stabilimento nazionale di G. Antonelli Ed. 1853. Hardcover. xv, 272pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Few tiny wormholes to spine barely affecting the gutter of some of the leaves. Light rubbing to covers and mild foxing to text block. A...... More
Privately Issued, [1932]. First Edition. Printed wrappers. 39pp. Original wrappers lettered in black on the front cover. Signed and inscribed by Battle on the first page: "Compliments of the author / Oct. 10 - '32." With a foreword by Mortimer A. Sullivan, mayor of Newport, Rhode Island. Vertical crease to..... More
Troy, NY: Printed by O. Penniman and Co., 1803. First US Edition. Hardcover. 162pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary full calf with leather label on the spine. Engraved frontispiece. Wear to extremities, front board partially split at spine, soiling to rear board, foxing to text block. A good copy..... More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson and Brothers, (1852). Hardcover. 226pp. Original green cloth elaborately decorated in black on the sides and on the spine panel, gold lettering on the spine. Rear hinge starting, slant to spine. A good+ copy. The publisher's address in this edition differs slightly from the one listed..... More
Sacramento: Solomon Alter, 1853. First Edition. Hardcover. 261pp. Purple cloth lettered in gold on the spine. With six inserted plates, four of which are on green paper. Cloth is faded along the edges and on the spine panel, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, faint stain affecting the lower..... More
New Ulm, MN: 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. 352pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine, all edges gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Mild edge wear. A near fine copy. In the German language. ; 12mo. More
Roma: Voghera Carlo, Tipografo di S. M., 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. 371pp. Original pictorial cloth, elaborately decorated in gold and black and with a portrait of Cavour on the front panel, decorated in black on the rear panel, lettered and decorated in gold on the spine panel. Binding signed by..... More
Paris: P. Didot, (1794). Second Edition. Hardcover. viii, 106pp. Quarter brown leather. With thirteen inserted plates. Mild scattered foxing, some wear to extremities. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo. More
Stockholm: Teosofiska Bokförlaget, 1898. Pamphlet. 12pp. Self-wrappers. With foldout plate. Previous owner's name and faint stain to upper edge. A very good copy. ; Octavo. More
Paris: E. Dentu and others, 1859-65. First Edition. Hardcover. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards. Titles as follows: 1) 32pp; Lettre de Rome par le duc de Persigny; Paris, E. Dentu, 1865. 2) 38pp; Question Italienne: Discours prononcé au Sénat, dans la séance du 3 Mars 1862 par son excellence..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Precedes the British edition. 244pp. Original brown decorated cloth, top edge gilt, others uncut. Previous owner's name in pencil on the front free endpaper, light wear to extremities. A near fine copy. ; Octavo. More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. 478pp + 2 pp of advertisements. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and in gold on the spine. The author was professor of Gastronomy and founder of the New York Cooking Academy. Paul Watkins' copy with his stamp..... More