London: Chatto & Windus: The Hogarth Press, 1983. 1st UK Edition. Soft cover. 8vo., 247pp. Sharp First British Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout. A shallow indentation line along the front board which is carries from the dust-jacket. Barely noticeable in the picture. May be a printing defect. Page edges..... More
New York City: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1966. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.,162pp. Sharp Stated First US Edition. Square, tight and clean throughout with little just a hint of bumping to the heel. Attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.95), has some rubbing and wear to surface edges and tips. Spine lightly toning..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Square 8vo., 495pp. Sharp First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Ownership blind-stamp on front end-paper. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($40.00), has a touch of edge-wear but is fresh..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 239pp. Sharp First Edition, square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. bookplate on front paste-down. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($9.95), has a touch of edge-wear but is fresh and bright with no creasing, chipping or tears. A very attractive..... More
Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 264pp. Sharp First Edition, square, tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear at the spine ends and tips. Attractive clipped dust-jacket has some moderate edge-wear and rubbing to folds and hinges. Still solid with no creasing..... More
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1924. Hardcover. 373pp., 8vo. First Edition, Fifth Printing, March, 1924. Tan cloth covered spine with brown paper covered boards. t.e.g. Printed paper title label on spine. Solid copy, square, tight and clean throughout. Foxing on verso of frontis. Wear and rubbing to spine, edges and tips..... More
London: Jonathan Cape, 1947. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 222pp. Sharp First Edition, bound in original blue cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly minor wear to spine ends and tips. Edges lightly toning. Unclipped dust-jacket, (10s.6d.net) has pieces missing from the top..... More
New York City: Harper, 2017. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 353pp. Beautiful Unread Stated First Edition and First Printing with full number sequence. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Perhaps a hint of a bump at the crown but quite minor. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($26.99), is..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally and Company. Three-Quarter Leather. c.1910. Two Volumes. 8vo. 318pp., 316pp. Beautiful reprint bound in three-quarter polished black calf over marbled paper-covered boards. Five raised bands, six compartments with decorations and titles in gilt. t.e.g. marbled end-papers. Tissue-guarded frontis portrait in each volume as well as many additional..... More
London: Henry Frowde, 1909. Three-Quarter Leather. 8vo.(lx)316pp. Gorgeous Oxford Edition of Poe's classic poems with three additional essays on poetry as well as a memoir, textual notes, and bibliography by R. Brimley Johnson. Beautifully bound in three-quarter maroon morocco over marbled paper-covered boards by Sangorski & Sutcliff of London and..... More
Bonn: Emil Straus, 1890. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo., 122pp. Beautiful First Edition prettily bound in original green cloth with intricately tooled decorations in red and gold on the front board. Tittles and borders in gilt on spine. a.e.g., Square, tight and clean throughout. Mild rubbing to spine ends, hinges and..... More
New York City: H.M. Caldwell, Co. Hardcover. 16mo., 301pp. Beautiful undated, unknown edition though likely this is the First American Edition. Prettily bound in original maroon cloth with intricately tooled decorations in green and gold on the front board. Tittles and decorations in gilt on spine. t.e.g., Frontis illustrateion. Square..... More
Boston: The Page Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Standard Edition of the Five Versions. 8vo., (4)282pp. Sharp 11th impression, August, 1916. Prettily bound in original green cloth with borders and titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spine. . t.e.g., Illustrated with twelve photo-etchings from drawing by Gilbert James..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Four Volumes, Thick 8vo., xx (4)506pp.,xviii(3)594pp., xx(4)644pp., xviii(3)668pp., 337pp. Sharp First trade Edition bound in original green cloth with borders and titles stamped in gilt on front boards. t.e.g., Illustrated.Tissue-guarded frontis in each volume. Many pages uncut. Clean throughout..... More
New York City: Ira R. Hiller, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Seven Volumes Complete, 4to. 1924-1925. Volume 1 Ancient World and Ancient Lands - 384pp. Volume 2 Medieval World and Southern Europe viii(1)386p - 768p Volume 3 Modern Civilization an viii(1)770p - 1152p Volume 4 Eastern Europe and Western Asia viii(1)1154p..... More
New York City: Harper & Brothers, 1902. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Five Volumes, Thick 8vo., 350pp., 369pp., 348pp.343pp., 337pp. Sharp First trade Edition bound in original maroon cloth with borders and titles stamped in gilt on front boards. t.e.g., Illustrated.Tissue-guarded frontis in each volume. Clean throughout with no spotting to speak..... More
New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1888. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 306pp. plus 4 pages of ads. Sharp First Edition, bound in brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine. t.e. g. Tissue-guarded frontis. Square, tight and fairly clean throughout save for a few scattered spots and previous owners name..... More
New York City: Mason Brothers, 1860. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Three Volumes, Large 8vo.,xxx(3)636pp.,x(1)672pp., x(1)734pp. Beautiful First Edition of Parton's landmark biography of this soldier and statesman who served as our 7th president from 1829-1837. Sharply, though plainly, re-bound in mid-century maroon buckram. Tissue-guarded frontis in each volume. Square, tight and..... More
New York City: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1924. Hardcover. Five Volumes, Square 8vo., Sharp early reprint of five. Uniformly bound in dark pebbled green cloth with titles in gilt on spine and embossed on front board. Floral decorations and borders also embossed on both spine and front board. Green topstain. Illustrated..... More
New York City: G.P. Putnam, 1862. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Four Volumes, 8vo., 463pp.,492pp., 450pp., 403pp. Sharp First Edition, beautifully bound in original green pebbled cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Marbled end-papers. t.e.g. Some fairly mild spotting to prelims and off-setting to tissue-guarded plate but clean pages. Some rubbing..... More
New York City: E.P. Dutton, 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 240pp. Sharp Stated First Edition, bound in original blue cloth with titles in red on front board and spine. Square, tight and clean throughout with some fairly minor wear to spine ends and tips. Top edges lightly toning. Very attractive..... More
New York City: The Modern Library, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 266pp. Beautiful early, likely 2nd, Modern Library Edition. #163. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of bumping to spine ends but very minor. Small date on front end-paper. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($2.45, "Over 300 Titles"..... More
New York City: The Modern Library, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 302pp. Beautiful early, likely 2nd, Modern Library Edition. #301. Square, tight and clean throughout with a touch of wear to spine ends but very minor. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($1.95, 388 titles listed), has some mild wear to..... More
New York City: The Modern Library, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 432pp. Beautiful, likely 2nd, Modern Library Edition. #365. Dated February, 1966 but "First" not stated. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($2.95, No listing of titles as called for), has..... More
New York City: The Modern Library, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 432pp. Beautiful stated First Modern Library Edition. #381. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Very attractive unclipped dust jacket, ($2.45, No listing of titles as called for), has some mild wear to edges and tips..... More