Sketches of Life and Character
Hardcover. G/title page and pp. 121-122 missing/full-leather Religion. REL111201. Good. More
Hardcover. G/title page and pp. 121-122 missing/full-leather Religion. REL111201. Good. More
8 titles (9 books) printed in association with the William Morris Society, Grolier Club, etc. Fine. 5 hardcover and 3 paperbacks (as issued). Extra shipping required on international orders. Fine. More
New York: Random House, 1990. Hardcover. Very good+ in very good+ blue dust jacket. 8vo./156 pp. General History. EEUR41082. Very Good + in Very Good + DJ. More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1932. Softcover. Number 157 of 420 copies. This is the text of an address given by Frederick Ashley, Chief Assistant Librarian of the Library of Congress at the eleventh National Conference on Printing Educationin in honor of the important collection of 15th century books from the library of Doctor Otto Vollbehr. The Library purchased the collection That included a Gutenberg Bible for over one million dollars. Designed and printed by George Henry Carter, the Public Printer of the United States. Bound in white parchment with black and blue titling to cover and printed on handmade paper with Cloister types in two columns of forty-two lines each and illuminated with handmade initial letters similar to the Gutenberg Bible. Prefaced with three black and white photographs of Dr. Vollbehr and the Gutenberg Bible - the Book of Books. Housed in a worn and soiled light blue slipcase. Book is in very good condition. Measures 10 x 13 inches. Unpaginated [14 pages plue colophon]. PRI/012323. Very Good. More
Nairobi: East African Literature Bureau. The Eagle Press, 1960. Softcover. SCARCE. 8vo. Peach- colored side stapled paper wrappers with brown title to front wrapper. Slight rubbing to exterior. Light yellowing to edges of a few pages. Else is clean and bright. 33 pages. African History. AFR/012020. Very Good+. More
Philadelphia: Charles H. Davis, 1863. Paperback. Eleven issues in wraps from 1863. Foxing and minor wear to corners and edges of all issues. Dampstaining, pen markings, and light soiling to several issues. Issue No. 15 has two large open tears to the last page which effect the text. Most issues are approximately 16 pages. Periodicals. PER1/1242. Very Good. More
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008. Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in glossy paper covered boards with brown spine panel and white title to spine. Pristine interior with tight binding. Includes several illustrations. 231 pages. MIL/091508. Fine. More
Baltimore: D. Brunner, 1851. Paperback. First Edition. Lacks wrappers. Black title to first page. Light wear with chip to top margin of last page. Clean. 14 pages. REL/060722. Very Good. More
London: The London School of Economics and Political Science, 1964. Hardcover. Fine in blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Clean and bright. ECO/091115. Fine. More
New York: Cowdery and Prescott, 1881. Pamphlet. SCARCE. Very good- in pink paper wraps with black title to front wrapper. Sheet music. Soiling and chipping to wraps. Interior is clean and bright. Music. MUS1/2012. Very Good -. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1940. LIMITED EDITION. Hardcover. SIGNED BUT THE EDITOR. 4to. 1 of 3025 copies. Beige cloth boards with black and gilt title to spine and front board. Browing to top portion of front board. Pristine interior with tight binding. Includes several illustrations. Glassine dust jacket with several large open tears and wear to edges. Housed in a good black paper slipcase with minor wear. 327 pages. NAT/070305. Very Good in Good dj. More
New York: New York Times Book Co., 1979. Hardcover. John James Audubon is considered one of the finest painters of American wildlife. This publication was the first to bring together his 655 octavo-sized Birds and Quadrupeds in full size and full color. Quarto. Red paper-covered boards with tan cloth spine. White dust jacket with illustrations to front and back; black title to front and spine. Pages are fine and bright. Cover is fine. Minor wear to edges of dust jacket, including a few short closed tears and minor browning. 674 pages. NAT/052622. Fine / Very Good. More
Berlin: Kurt Wolff / Im Schocken Verlag, 1932 / 1936. Hardcover. First volume has 18 full page plates and 8 illustations in text. In black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Light rubbing to boards. Clean, bright interior. In white dust jacket with red spine panel and white title to spine. In original cardboard slipcase with title to spine panel. Minor wear to edges of case. 307 pages. Second volume is also bound in black cloth boards with gilt title to spine, but it's dust jacket is off-white with black title to spine and front panel. The second volume is not in a slipcase. 287 pages plus 15 plates. In German. GER709281 This set may require an extra shipping fee. Near Fine / Fine. More
Sydney, London, et al. Angus & Robertson, 1960. Hardcover. 1st edition. Very good in very good dustjacket. New Zealand. NZ1/12200. Very Good. More
The Automobile Club of Maryland, 1923-4. Paperback. Includes February 1923, March 1923, April 1923, August 1923, and March 1924. An interesting view into automotive history in Maryland. Issues include updates on new traffic laws, taxes, safety, traffic complaints (such as hogging the road), club meetings, road trips, list of officers and staff, list of service stations, and short stories related to cars. Ex-library from the Maryland Historical Society with their stamp to the front of each issue. Side-stapled paper wrappers with black titles and photographic illustration to each cover. Some covers are present but either loose or detached. Some pages are chipped, browned, and stained; however, text remains bright and legible. Issues are 8 pages each. MD/090215. Very Good. More
Oxford at the Clarendon Press. 1974. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/Library of Congress surplus/thin tape stain to front flyleaf, no other markings/8vo./123 pp. Russian History. RUS3/2132. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
La Haye: A.A.M. Stols, 1925. Paperback. Number 23 of 100 copies. Signed by the author and printer. This was the 7th book printed by A.A.M. Stols for his friends. This copy was printed for Eugene Keuchenius. Claude Aveline was the pen name of Evgen Avtsine (1901 - 1992). He was a French author, publisher, and member of the French Resistance. Bound in light grayish paper wrappers with black title to front panel. Browning to spine and edges of wrappers. Printed in black with red initials. Offsetting to endpapers, else clean and bright. IN FRENCH. In original glassine. Creasing and browning to glassine. 16 pages. PRI/022823. Very Good. More
Ausstin: University of texas, [1968]. Hardcover. This renowned collection includes manuscripts of Anderson's plays, poems, and essays, both published and unpublished works, as well as letters and diaries. It is the largest assemblage of his papers preserved in one place. Bound in brown cloth with gilt title to spine. In near fine condition in very good dust jacket with light bumping and nicks. 175 pages. BOB/111616. Near Fine / Very Good. More
New York: Ticknor and Fields, 1990. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/8vo./contents bright and clean/420 pp. Middle East. MID/5152. Very Good in Very Good Dust Jacket. More
Chelsea: H. Mason and Son, 1880. Paperback. SCARCE. Very good in beige paper wraps with black title to front wrapper. Minor chipped and creasing to corners. Text is clean and bright. 34 pages. American History. Massachusetts. MA309251. Very Good. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. Hardcover. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. Very Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo. In black cloth covered boards with gilt title stamp to spine and gilt and blind stamp to front board. Minor fading to spine and slight shelfwear to board edges. Interior is mostly clean and bright with only slight aging to endpapers. Inscribed by author on FFEP. 76pp. POE/051304. Very Good +. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Hardcover. Ex Libris. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and to spine. Library number in white to food of spine. Minor bumping and chipping to spine ends and slight soiling to rear board. Book plate to front paste down as well as previous owner's signature to front free end page. Minor browning to end pages. Rear hinge is cracked. Line of black marker to top corner of title page. Else is clean and bright. Many un-opened pages. 312 pages. VA/012412. Good +. More
San Francisco: San Francisco Press, 1987. Hardcover. 8vo. Near fine in blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering to front board and to spine. Pristine interior with many illustrations throughout. 1017 pages. Science. SCI/5202. Very Good. More
San Francisco: San Francisco Press, 1985. Hardcover. 8vo. Near fine in blue cloth covered boards with silver lettering to front board and to spine. Pristine interior with many illustrations throughout. 760 pages. Science. SCI/5202. Near Fine. More
Paris: Librairie de Theodore Lefevre et Emile Guerin, late 1890's. Hardcover. SCARCE. Very good plus in red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and elaborate gilt and black decoration to spine and front board. Interesting illustration of a bear attacking three men to front board. Light rubbing to front board, chipping to cloth on spine ends, and wear to corners. Signed by previous owner on front free endpage. A few spots of foxing to interior, but overall very clean. Includes numerous full page illustrations. An attractive book. In French. 251 pages. FRE/041509. Very Good. More