London: W. Strahan & M. Woodfall for G. Kearsly, 1778. Hardcover. 8vo., [4] 468pp. Gorgeous later Edition with additional information added since it was originally published in 1696. Beautifully bound in contemporary diced black calf. Re-backed later though certainly not recent, in plain black calf and new endpapers. Green leather..... More
New York City: The Heritage Press, 1967. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 4to., 241pp. Beautiful Heritage Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcase. Heritage's monthly newsletter, "Sandglass" still present. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price... More
New York City: The Heritage Press, 1966. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 4to.,161pp. Beautiful First Heritage Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcase. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price. More
Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press, 1968. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 4to., 536pp. Beautiful Second Heritage Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcase. Heritage's monthly newsletter, "Sandglass" still present. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1967. Deluxe Edition. Full Leather. 8vo, xiv, 698pp. Bound by Bayntun of Bath in ful red polished morocco lined in gilt, hubbed spine with gilt decorations in 6 compartments, spine title stamped in gilt upon blue leather in 2nd compartment, gilt decorated interior edges. All edges..... More
New York City: Grafton Press, 1904. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., 303pp. Beautiful 2nd Edition, (after the first of 1903), of this collection of toasts. Bound in publisher's light brown/yellowish cloth. Purple and yellow titles on front board and spine. Decorative tankards, punch bowl and goblets with clusters of leaves and..... More
New York City: Limited Editions Club, 1969. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Gorgeous Limited Edition, #10 in the Twenty-seventh Series produced for the Limited Editions Club., this being #1424 of 1500 copies printed for the LEC by the Press at A. Colish of Mount Vernon, NY. 4to, 132p. Bound in maroon linen..... More
Avon, CT: The Heritage Press, 1972. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 4to., 251pp. Beautiful Heritage Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A touch of rubbing to the spine label. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcase. Heritage's monthly newsletter, "Sandglass" still present. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great..... More
New York City: The Heritage Press, 1968. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 4to., 357pp. Beautiful First Heritage Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. A barely noticeable smudge on the cloth at the heel. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcase. Heritage's monthly newsletter, "Sandglass" still present. A gorgeous collectable..... More
Boston: The Page Company, 1922. Hardcover. 8vo., 365pp. Solid likely second edition with a 1922 date on the copyright page and 1908 on the verso. Bound in original blue/grey cloth with titles and decorations stamped in gilt, white and blue on front board and spine. t.e.g. Illustrations throughout. Fold-out map..... More
New York City: Harper and Brothers, 1841. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 16mo., (xvii), (2) 373(1, ad), (x)403pp. Beautiful First Edition, #'s 156 & 157 of the Harper Family Library Series. Bound in original publisher's brown cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Illustrations, fold-out map. Square, tight and clean throughout..... More
New York City: The Heritage Press, 1968. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 4to., 271pp. Beautiful Heritage Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcase. Heritage's monthly newsletter, "Sandglass" still present. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price... More
New York City: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1904. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful 3/4 tan leather with some a touch of darkening to the spine head. Five raised bands. Top page edges in gilt. Numerous illustrations and fold-out charts/maps. Square, tight clean..... More
Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1960. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Gorgeous First Edition. 4to., 171pp. Original cream colored pebbled leather with armorial design on the front board and spine titles stamped in gilt. Numerous tipped in color plates throughout. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally..... More
London: George Wightman, 1825. 1st Edition. Quarter Leather. The Antiquary's Portfolio, Or Cabinet Selection Of Historical & Literary Curiosities, On Subjects Principally Connected With The Manners, Customs, And Morals; Civil, Military. Etc. Of Great Britain During The Middle And Later Ages George Wightman, London, 1825. Hardback. Book Condition: VG 1st..... More
London: Duckworth, 1929. Three-Quarter Leather. Thick 8vo.,1150pp. Beautifully bound by Sangorksi & Sutcliffe in three-quarter navy blue morocco over blue cloth covered boards. Six compartments, five raised bands. Titles stamped in gilt in C2. Borders and decorations in gilt in all others. a.e.g. Patterned endpapers. 12 black and white illustrations..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Heritage Press, 1971. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 4to., 358pp. Beautiful Heritage Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcase has some toning to edges. Heritage's monthly newsletter, "Sandglass" still present. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price... More
New York City: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Gorgeous Limited Edition, #10 in the Twenty-ninth Series produced for the Limited Editions Club., this being #1424 of 1500 copies printed. Two volumes, 8vo.and folio. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fine publisher's brown slipcase also..... More
New York City: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1899. 1st Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. New York And London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. 1st Edition. Description: vii, 497 p. Illustrated with a tissue-guarded portrait. Part of the Little Journeys series. 3/4 brown leather with 4 raised bands with titles and top page..... More
Leigh-On-Sea: F, Lewis, 1946. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 4to., 64pp. Beautiful Limited Edition. One of only 1000 unnumbered copies printed of this 15th century allegorical poem originally translated in 1846 by Fitgerald, who also famously translated the "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam". Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt titles. Barcham Green..... More
London: Treuttel, Wurtz, and Richter, 1828. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Gorgeous First Edition.4to., xvii (4) 500 (4) pp.+ 9 hand coloured plates of period costume. Half-title, title and dedication page to Baron Auckland all present. Folding frontis, Map, and all plates present. Signed Binding by Brentanos New York in late 19th..... More
London: Methuen and Co., 1909. 5th or later Edition. Hardcover. 16mo., xiii(4) 2-215pp. Beautiful Fifth Edition, June, 1909. Bound in full polished red calf by Bumpus of Oxford. Five raised bands, spine titles stamped in gilt in C2 & C3. A.E.G. Square, tight and clean throughout.Soem rubbing to spine ends..... More
Avon, CT: The Heritage Press, 1973. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. 4to., 374pp. Beautiful First Heritage Printing. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive Publisher's slipcase. Heritage's monthly newsletter, "Sandglass" still present. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price... More
New York City: Cassell Publishing Co., 1891. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo., (xi)305pp. Frontis portrait. Beautiful First, and only, Edition of this anthology of humorous vignettes by Landon, who used Eli Perkins as a pseudonym. Bound in publisher's tan cloth. Green bands at top of spine and front board. Titles in..... More
New York City: The Century Company, 1907. 2nd Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. 4to, xviii, 363pp. Second printing, published one year after the First. Beautifully bound by The Atelier Bindery in three-quarter brown morocco over green cloth covered boards. Six compartments, five raised bands and six compartments. Titles stamped in gilt in..... More