Parigi Books
New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, 1860. First US Edition. Hardcover. 219pp. Brown cloth decorated in gold and black on the front panel, in black on the rear panel, and lettered in gold on the spine. Yellow endpapers. Frontispiece and four inserted plates with illustrations. Contemporary inscription on the front..... More
London: Madden and Malcolm, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, 220pp. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides and the spine and lettered in gold on the spine. Former library copy with bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper and blind stamp on the title page, loss to spine ends..... More
New Bedford, MA: Printed for the Author by E. Anthony & Sons, 1890. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, 239pp + index. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine, decorated endpapers. Illustrated frontispiece, several illustrations. Signed and inscribed by Charles S. Kelley, President of the New Bedford Protecting Society, and whose..... More
Lugdunum Batavorum et Roterodami [Leiden and Rotterdam]: Ex Officina Hackiana, 1664. Hardcover. [10], 784, [20]pp. Contemporary full vellum with title handwritten in ink on the spine panel, edges sprinkled red. Engraved title page, head-pieces, initials. Light soiling to covers, short tear to vellum on the edge of the front board..... More
Troy, NY: Pafraets Book Company, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. vii, 201pp. Original dark green cloth lettered in gold on the spine panel, top edge gilt, others uncut. Frontispiece and thirty inserted plates with photographs. Old gift inscription on the flyleaf, front hinge a bit weak, some leaves roughly opened, light..... More
London: Elliot Stock, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. The Book-Lover's Library. xi, 206pp. This is the scarce large paper edition. Publisher's quarter morocco over green cloth, spine lettered in gold, top edge gilt, others uncut. With the bookplates of Alexander Moffatt (23 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh) and James J. Waring (of the..... More
Paris: Goubaud et Cie, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. 380pp. Contemporary marbled boards. With twelve hand-coloured wood engravings depicting various styles of clothing, and numerous b&w in-text illustrations including embroidery styles. Articles on home economics, travels, beaux-arts, history, the Louvre and the Tuileries Palace, and much more. Front board is detached..... More
London: Printed for Bernard Lintott, [1708]. First Edition. Hardcover. [16], 400pp. Pages 39, 48 and 336 are misnumbered (respectively 36, 84 and 363). Modern brown mottled calf over mottled boards. Engraved frontispiece by Michael Van der Gucht, head-pieces and initials. Contributions by Elijah Fenton, Sir John Denham, Lord Halifax, Lord..... More
New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton, and Mulligan, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. 352pp + 4pp ads. Original brown cloth stamped in blind and gold and lettered in gold on the spine. Large foldout map, thirteen full page wood engravings. Cloth is faded, mild foxing and a few smudges to leaves..... More
Boston: Crosby, Nichols and Company, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. 256pp. Brown cloth stamped in blind on the front, rear and spine, and lettered in gold on the spine. Engraved frontispiece. Foxing to pages, light wear to extremities. A very good copy. Dr. Wilmarth was the president of the American Hygienic..... More
London: Joseph Baker, 1845. Illustrated by Delamotte, W. A.; Delamotte, F. G. First Edition. Hardcover. ix, 96pp. Tan half calf stamped in gold on the spine, marbled edges, marbled endpapers. Frontispiece and numerous woodcut engravings. Includes History of Tobacco, Different Kinds of Tobacco, Advice to Young Smokers, Qualities of a...... More
Baltimore: Printed and Published by P. Mauro, 1813. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition from this publisher. The second of the apocryphal editions printed in Baltimore, both reissues of the 1809 edition published in Philadelphia by Lester. xi, [i], [13]-266pp with several pagination errors, two blanks at the end. Contemporary full..... More
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Each volume complete in itself. 300pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the spine. Illustrated. Frontispiece loose, faint pencil markings on some of the pages, previous owner's name on the flyeaf and on one of the pages. A good copy. BAL..... More
Philadelphia: G. B. Zieber & Co., 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. iv, [5]-168pp. Brown quarter morocco and marbled boards, spine lettered and ruled in gold. With the armorial bookplate of E. Hubert Litchfield. Mild scattered foxing throughout. A near fine copy. Scarce. BAL 8085. In Van Winkle, p. 13. ; Twelvemo..... More
New York: Stringer & Townsend, 1851. First Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. New Edition, Revised and Corrected. 200pp. Blue cloth stamped in blind on the sides, decorated and lettered in gold on the spine, yellow endpapers. Tissued frontispiece, engraved title and four inserted plates. Illustrations by the author. With the bookplate of..... More
Ceillan Catai Tibet [Firenze]: 1785. First Edition. Wrappers. Printed anonymously in Florence, probably by Filippo Stecchi. 45, [3]pp. Contemporary decorated wrappers. A small pamphlet concisely describing the history, causes, and consequences of the Lutheran reformation. A few chips to the spine, a hint of foxing to the margins, two numbers..... More
London: "The Field" Office, 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. 4pp of advertisements + xii, 415pp + 2pp of advertisements. Original green cloth stamped in gold and blind on the front, lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. With the armorial bookplate of Francis Palmer Landon and an inscription on the..... More
New York: Printed for the Author by D. Fanshaw, 1851. First Edition. Hardcover. 383pp + [1]p. Original blue cloth stamped in blind on the sides and the spine, and with gilt lettering on the spine. Pencil inscription on the front and rear free endpaper. Large stain affecting the text block..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. iv, 468pp + 8pp of publisher's advertisements. Original light blue decorated cloth stamped in gold, black adn white on the front panel, lettered and decorated in gold on the spine panel. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free..... More
London: Printed for the Author, 1703. First Edition. Hardcover. viii, 566pp + index and errata. Modern full clay brown sheepskin, spine decorated in gold and with vellum labels lettered in gold. A dictionary of dreams, often categorized both in an elaborate and inordinate manner. This title was the first in..... More
Paris: 1789-93. First Edition. Self-wraps. Folded sheets, stitched. The archive includes twenty items. Titles as follows: 1) Journal de Perlet #s 33 to 37, 39, 911 to 915; Paris, C. Perlet, various years; Suite du Journal de Perlet #356; Paris, C. Perlet, 1793. 2) Journal des débats et des décrets..... More
London / Paris / New York: Goupil & Co., Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant & Co., 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. Edition limited to 1475 numbered copies, this being #496. v, 216pp. Contemporary black half morocco over marbled boards, spine with raised bands, gilt floral decorations and lettering, marbled endpapers. Top edge..... More
New York: Fowler & Wells Co., Publishers, 1886. Hardcover. 126pp + wages table and advertisements. Brick red cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. Several in-text illustrations. Cloth is worn, front hinge weak. Internally clean. A good copy. ; Octavo. More
Paris: Paulin et Lechevalier, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. 248pp + 4pp of publisher's advertisements. Later brown half morocco, spine with four raised bands, lettered and decorated in gold, top edge stained red. Frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations. Previous owner's name, short corner tear to one of the leaves. A bright..... More
London: Samuel Highley, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. xii, 97pp, three leaves of plates, references, and 2pp of publisher's advertisements. Includes both errata slips. Original brown cloth stamped in blind on the sides, and lettered in gold on the front panel and the spine panel. Birmingham Medical Institute stamp on title..... More