New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. xv, 102pp + 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Cloth backed pictorial boards, edges stained red. Light soiling to covers, wear to extremities. Internally very clean. A good+ copy. In Bitting, p. 64. ; Oblong octavo. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., (1886). Hardcover. vi, 282pp. Original olive green decorated cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel, all edges gilt. Frontispiece. Publisher's advertisement leaf laid in. A clean, fine copy. ; Octavo. More
London: Various Publishers, 1728-49. First Edition. Hardcover. A series of pamphlets published in London between 1728 and 1749. All are first editions except one. Contemporary half calf over paper covered boards. Includes the following: 1) A Proper Reply to a Late Infamous and Scurrilous Libel, Intitled, A Congratulatory Letter to..... More
London: John C. Nimmo, 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 500 copies, this being #107. xxx, 200pp. Brown buckram lettered in gold on the spine, top edge gilt others uncut. Title page printed in red and black. A very good copy. ; Octavo. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Hardcover. Circa 1890s. 371pp. Original green cloth over white celluloid hand painted with floral decorations in gold and lilac, all edges gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Contemporary inscription on the front free endpaper. Corner tips worn. A bright, near fine copy. ; Octavo. More
Roma: Nella stamparia di Domenico Antonio Ercole, 1698. First Edition. Hardcover. xxviii, 495pp. Contemporary full calf, spine and edges decorated in gold, leather label lettered in gold, marbled pastedowns, edges sprinkled in red. Engraved title, title vignette, thirty engraved plates (mostly of coins and medallions), three engraved foldout plates, several..... More
Firenze: Nella Stamperia di S. A. R. Per Gio: Gaetano Tartini, e Santi Franchi, 1718. Hardcover. Edizione di Crusca. xii, 208pp. Half vellum stamped in blue and gold over marbled boards, deckle edges. With title vignette, ornamental initial and four tail-pieces. Some wear to extremities, some small stains and mild..... More
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. viii (but actually xviii), [2], 360pp; vi, [2], 400pp. Original mustard cloth stamped in black on the front panel and the spine panel, dark green endpapers. Frontispiece, large foldout map outlined in colour, ten foldout plates, one plate and eight..... More
Paris: Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, 1862. First French Edition. Hardcover. 719pp. Contemporary red half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands and gold decorations and lettering, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. The elegant binding is signed by Ch. de Haas of Paris. Map, foldout map, and thirty-seven woodcut..... More
New York: French & Adlard, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. 299pp; 14 unnumbered leaves and 9 engraved plates, 7 of which are hand-colored and 2 are foldouts. The text volume is bound in the original brown decorated cloth with paper label affixed to the spine. The atlas volume..... More
London: Published by Ackermann and Co., 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. 15, [1]p. Original (or contemporary) green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered in gold on the front panel and the spine panel, glazed yellow endpapers. Frontispiece and fifteen numbered plates with sixteen hand-colored illustrations and fourteen in..... More
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. x, 403pp. Green cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered and decorated in gold on the spine, top edge gilt. Engraved frontispiece. Previous owner's inscription to flyleaf, light wear to extremities, front hinge a bit weak, flyleaf excised. A...... More
Manchester: Printed by Joseph Harrop, 1767. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, [1], [3]-92pp. There are two minor pagination errors: page 69 is erroneously numbered 68; the page number 76 is missing. The text is complete. Recent dark brown patterned paper over boards, spine lettered in gold. One engraved table and twelve..... More
London: G. Shield, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. 96pp. Original brown cloth with green label lettered in black affixed to the front panel. Frontispiece. With chapters on Rods and Tackle, Fishing for Eels, Fishing for Trout, Salmon Fly, Trout Fly, Clear-Stream Fishing, Loch Fishing and more. Light foxing, front hinge weak..... More
London: Printed for and Sold by the Compiler, 1796. First Edition. Hardcover. iv, 416pp. Bound in light brown cloth stamped in gold and red on the spine, illustrated frontispiece. A note on the front pastedown endpaper informs us that the binding was done by George A. Simonds in Washington in..... More
Edinburgh / London: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812 / 1807. Hardcover. viii, 142, 240, 416pp. Recent maroon cloth, spine stamped in gold and with leather label lettered in gold. Old stains to fore and top edge affecting some of the leaves, dusty edges. A very good+ copy..... More
Hartford, CT: A. S. Hale & Co., 1869. Hardcover. 484pp. Original brown cloth stamped in gold and blind on the front panel and decorated in gold on the spine panel. Frontispiece and five inserted plates. The somewhat fictionalized autobiography of Enrichetta Caracciolo, a former Benedictine nun, Italian patriot and feminist..... More
Venezia: Stamperia Remondini, 1757. Wrappers. 2 vols. in 1. 236, 40 pp. Contemporary wrappers, small paper label with titles handwritten in ink on the spine panel. Title vignettes. Includes also: Tomo quarto. Che contiene trenta lettere di negozj scritte dall'autore a nome del Cardinale Alessandro Farnese. Faint foxing else a...... More
Toronto and Brantford: The Bradley-Garretson Company, Lt'd, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. 498pp, [2]pp. Original red pictorial cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel. Portrait frontispiece and several illustrations. Mild foxing to endpapers and edges, some wear to edges and spine ends, spine panel..... More
[Montefiascone]: Ex Typographia Ejusdem Seminarii et Collegii, 1790-91. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volumes in one. 153pp; 108pp; 224pp. Contemporary half vellum over marbled boards, spine decorated in gold, with brown calf label lettered in gold. Title vignettes, one in-text illustration. Old dampstain to the upper edge of the front board..... More
London: Thos. De La Rue & Co., 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. x, 260pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind on the front and the rear and in gold on the spine. Portrait frontispiece. Some wear to extremities, front hinge cracked, mild foxing to text block. A good copy. Jessel 957. ;..... More
New York: John Wurtele Lovell, 1880. Hardcover. 255pp. Original brick red pictorial cloth stamped in black and gold on the front panel and the spine panel. Title printed in black and red. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations in black and red. Very mild fading to the spine panel and light edge..... More
Milano: Presso l'editore Andrea Ubicini, 1840-41. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. viii, [2], 583pp; 650, [2]pp. Contemporary green quarter calf over marbled boards, spines lettered in gold, decorated in gold and blind. Frontispieces, lithographed titles, and hundreds of in-text woodcuts by Lacoste jeune, Verdeil, Andrew, Best, & Leloir, Porret..... More
Philadelphia: Published by Lemuel Howell, 1836. First Edition. Hardcover. 180pp; 129pp. Contemporary full tree calf. Engraved tissued frontispieces. Covers are rubbed, edges worn, spine ends frayed, scattered foxing, corner of rear free endpaper torn. A good+ copy. Sabin 11855-6. ; 12mo. More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. 21-134pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and gold on the front panel. With chapters on the origins of the game, mode of playing, playing alone, lap, slam, jambone, and jamboree, and more. Previous owner's name in pencil and old..... More