Capolago: Tipografia Elvetica, 1837-8. Hardcover. Eleven volumes in five. 310, [1]p; 388pp; 441pp; xxxii, 363pp; 410pp; 304pp; 545pp; 342pp; 410pp; 351pp; 365pp. Contemporary quarter polished calf over marbled boards, spines lettered and decorated in gold, edges stained blue. A comprehensive history of Venice, originally published in Paris in 1819. Translated... 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. 115. ; Octavo. More
Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1898. Illustrated by Cassidy, Bert. First Edition. Hardcover. 198pp. Beige illustrated cloth stamped in black on the sides and the spine. Frontispiece and four inserted plates by Bert Cassidy. Mild spine slant, covers and spine slightly warped, previous owners' names in pencil on the front... More
Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. An essay on the theory of storms originally printed in Science in 1883 and here presented in its entirety and revised. 90pp. Original brown cloth stamped in black on the front and the spine. With nineteen illustrations and two inserted plates... More
Paris: Lehuby, 1838. First Edition. Hardcover. 326pp + 12pp of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary full tree calf, spine decorated in gold and with black leather label lettered in gold, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Engraved title, frontispiece, and two inserted plates. Light scattered foxing, some fading to spine, mild wear to extremities... 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
Malines: P. J. Hanicq, 1844. First French Edition. Hardcover. vi, 304pp. Contemporary full mottled calf decorated and lettered in gold on the spine. Frontispiece and nineteen inserted plates. Small bookstore label to front pastedown, library markings on half-title and title page, otherwise clean. Rear joint is almost completely cracked, wear... More
London: Merric Smith, 1832-3. First Edition. Hardcover. In two volumes. xviii, 258pp; 277pp. Contemporary quarter leather and boards. Wear to extremities, light toning and soiling to text blocks, small bookstore label residue on the front pastedown of volume 1, boards fairly heavily rubbed. The rear free endpaper of volume 1... More
Albany, NY: Van Benthuysen's Steam Printing House, 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. 268pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind and gold on the front panel. With one color plate depicting diagrams of the stomach in various conditions and a table with a list of biblical texts related to wine. Collects twenty-one tracts... 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
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
London: W. Satchell & Co., 1883. First Edition. Hardcover. Reprints in a strictly faithful and literal transcript the edition of 1613 published by Roger Jackson. 62pp. Quarter leather. Spine was rebacked. Light wear to extremities, some foxing, affecting mostly endpapers and first few leaves. A very good copy. ; Octavo. More
Virginia, NE: F. Boegle, 1889. First Edition. Printed wrappers. x, 158pp. Original grey wrappers. Bookplate of James A. Guilfoil and date on the inside of the front cover. Chipping to spine and edges, front cover partially split, two faint spots to back cover. Internally clean. A very good copy. Howes... More
London: Chapman and Hall. Hardcover. The Charles Dickens Edition. Half blue calf over marbled boards, spine elaborately decorated in gold and with red leather labels lettered in gold, marbled edges and endpapers. Frontispiece and seven isnerted plates. Dickens commemorative stamp affixed to one page. Light fading and wear to leather... More
London: Chapman and Hall, N.D. Hardcover. The Charles Dickens Edition. Half blue calf over marbled boards, spine elaborately decorated in gold and with red leather labels lettered in gold, marbled edges and endpapers. Frontispiece and seven isnerted plates. Previous owner's name and date (1878) on the flyleaf, Dickens commemorative stamp... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1857. Illustrated by Browne, H. K. First Edition. Hardcover. xiv, 625pp. Contemporary brown half calf, spine with five raised bands, gilt decorations and titles, marbled endpapers and marbled edges. Tissued frontispiece, engraved title, and thirty-eight plates by H. K. Browne (Phiz). First edition with the errata... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. 182pp + 10pp of publisher's advertisements. Original green cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel. Mild slant to spine, light wear to extremities, name in pencil on the flyleaf, some faint spots to cloth. A.... 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
Cincinnati, OH: Printed by Morgan, Lodge, and Fisher, 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. 100pp. Contemporary full black leather lettered in gold on the front and the spine, edges stained yellow. Engraved frontispiece and one inserted plate. With the bookplate of noted collector Otto Orren Fisher to front pastedown endpaper. Wear to... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, (1870). Hardcover. 254pp + 10pp of publisher's advertisements. Original brown pictorial cloth stamped in gold on the front panel and the spine panel, rear panel stamped in blind, brown endpapers. Frontispiece and thirty-two woodcut engravings. Spine ends worn, spine panel slightly faded, small spot... More
Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. 136pp. Contemporary full calf with red leather label lettered in gold on the spine. Previous owner's name on title, covers are almost completely detached, some foxing to endpapers. A good- copy. Uncommon. ; Octavo. More
New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1858. First US Edition. Hardcover. 408pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and lettered in gold on the spine. Collects letters related to the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (also known as the First War of Indian Independence) and addressed to the... More
Cahors: J.-P. Cambarieu, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. 318pp. Contemporary quarter calf over marbled boards, marbled endpapers. A history of the town of Cahors during the Middle Ages. Rubbing and stains to covers, wear to extremities, scattered foxing, stain to fore edge of the last several leaves. A solid good+ copy... More
New York: National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. 248pp + 12pp of publisher's adverstisements. Original green decorated cloth stamped in black on the front and black and gold on the spine, yellow endpapers. Frontispiece. Light wear to extremities. A near fine copy. ; Octavo. More
