April SALE! All books in the Books on Books, Canadian & Arctic History, European History and Languges, Latin American History, and Maritime sections priced at $125 and under are 50% off for the month of April.
This sale excludes artists' books, private press, lots, books on William Morris & the Pre-Raphaelites, items sold on consignment, and newly acquired items.
Many prints & manscripts including framed items are also on sale for 30% off.
Links to each sale section are below:
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Eastern European History
English History | English Biography | English Monarchy
French History | French Language
General History | Ancient History
German History | German Language
Greek History | Roman History
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Irish & Scottish History
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Medieval History | Renaissance History
Scandinavian History
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New York: Cambridge University Press, 1969. LIMITED EDITION. Hardcover. 8vo. 1 of 1000 copies. Dark blue cloth backed light blue paper covered boards with gilt title to front board. Two light scratches to rear board and minor yellowing to top edge of front board. Very clean interior with bright text; minor foxing to rear endpage. Tight binding. BOB/091004. Near Fine. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989. Paper Wrappers. 8vo. White paper wrappers with blue title to spine and front panel. Tight, clean interior. Index, 610 pages. BOB/091004. Near Fine. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1989). Paper Wrappers. 8vo. White paper wrappers with blue title to spine and front panel. Tight, clean interior with bright text. Index, 182 pages. BOB/091004. Near Fine. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1st Edition, 1959. Hardcover. Small 4to. Ex-libris with sticker remnant to spine, stamp to end pages and edges of text block and pocket to rear end page. Else clean is clean and bright. Index, 463 pages. Books on Books. BOB309101. Very Good. More
New York: The Colophon, 1934. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1 of 2500 copies. Part 16 only. Very Good plus small 4to. with cream paper covered, illustrated boards. Spine darkened with light rubbing to boards though corners are sharp. Interior is bright and clean. No pagination because the signatures were made by various presses at various times, thus several different kinds of paper, type, and illustration; some pages are unopened. Tightly bound; illustrated throughout. Books on Books. BOB/12053. Very Good +. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. Hardcover. Thick 8vo. Brown cloth backed brown paper covered boards with gilt title to spine. Wear to edges & corners. Very clean interior. Illustrated color dj. 636 pp. BOB/032410. Near Fine in Near Fine DJ. More
London: Whittaker and Co, 1834. Hardcover. John Aiken (1793 - 1833) was the editor of "Constable's Miscellany", "The Cabinet", and several other periodicals. He died very suddenly at a young age and this volume was put together in his memory by the contributors of his periodicals. It includes a breif biography of Aitken and over 30 liteary pieces. The contributors include: C. Torrop, G.P.R. James, William Tennet, W. M. Hetherington, W.C. Taylor, John Malcolm, Henry Inglis, George Moir, James Gardner, Thomas Rosecoe, Robert Chambers, John Macray, Henry Stebbing, William Wilson, John M'Diarmid, Thomas Aitkinson, and Henry G. Bell. Very good in black leather boards with gilt title to spine. Raised bands to spine and bllind stamped rules to boards and spine. There is a two inch crack to fhe front hinge, rubbing to the boards, and wear to the corners and edges. The endpages are purple with a few small dampstains. There are a few small spots of foxing throughout, but overall the interior is clean. Antiquated ownership signature of Ellen Nicole Liverpool to front free endpage. Full edges gilt. A nice 19th century collection of poetry and short stories. 444 pages. Very Good. More
Paris: Alde, 2014. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth covered boards with silver title to front board and spine and illustration to front board. Lower corners lightly bumped, otherwise fine. Pristine interior. Lavishly illustrated. Introduction by Alexandre Cojannot. The catalog for the March 6 auction. Estimated price list laid in. Text in French. 267 pages. BOB/101416. Near Fine. More
New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good maroon cloth covered boards silver title to spine. In Very Good- dark grey illustrated, price clipped dustjacket with white title to front and spine panels. Light dampstaining to dust jacket has left pink staining to dust jacket and pink residue to boards where jacket was stuck. Minor edgewear to dust jacket. Index, 367 pages. French History. FREHIS/6202. Very Good / Very Good Minus. More
Philadelphia: Temple University Libraries, 1973. One of 450 copies. In tan wrappers. Slightly dusty, otherwise near fine. 28 pages. More
Columbus: Ohio State University Press, (1973). Hardcover. 8vo. Maroon cloth boards with gilt title to spine. A few pencil markings to interior and ownership stamp to bottom edge of textblock, else fine. Maroon dust jacket with grey title to spine. Minor edgewear to dust jacket. Index, 310 pages. BOB/112206. Very Good+ / Very Good. More
Reprinted from ELH, A Journal of English Literary History, 1969. Paperback. SCARCE. Reprinted from ELH, A Journal of English Literary History, Vol. 36, No. 1. March 1969. Near fine in lavendar colored side stapled paper wrappers. Slight fading to spine. Books on Books. BIB108131. Near Fine. More
Dawson, 1976. Hardcover. 4to. Volume I: 1475 - 1640; Volume II: 1641 - 1700. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles to spines. Clean, bright interiors. Tight bindings. 176 pages in volume I; 318 pages in volume II. BOB/01204 This set may require an extra shipping fee. Fine. More
New York: Macmillan Company, (1971). Paper Wrappers. 8vo. Blue paper wrappers with white title to spine and front panel. Creasing and minor scuffing to wrappers. Good reading copy. 164 pages. BOB/091004. Very Good. More
London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd, (1968). Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Slight wear to spine ends and corners. Clean, tight interior with illustrations. Illustrated dust jacket with red title to front and spine panels. 238 pp. MON/052405. Very Good+ / Very Good. More
Basel. 1894. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good+ in beautifully illustrated light blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to front board and black tilte to spine. Light bumping to spine ends and to corners. Minor browning to edges of pages. Text written mostly in fraktur. 264 pages. German History GERHIS1/3192. Very Good +. More
New York: William Morrow and Company, (1998). Hardcover. 8vo. Fine in near fine black and white illustrated dust jacket with gilt title to front panel and black title to white spine. Index, 295 pages. English Monarchy. ENGMON/040312. Fine / Near Fine. More
Lapeer, MI: Marguerite de Angeli Library, 1987. Paperback. Thin illustrated paper wrappers with white spine panel titled in black. Black and white illustrations throughout with color frontispiece. Tape covering spine, presumably as issued as it appears to have the title and author printed on it in typeface matching cover. Clean. 60 pages. BOB/031819. Very Good. More
1980. Paperback. Scarce. White paper wrappers with maroon title to front panel. Minor soiling to front wrapper. Clean, bright interior. Signed by previous owner. Includes an extra laid-in poem by the author. In French. 70 pages. FRE/080508. Very Good+. More
Nouveaux Cahiers, 1963. Paperback. IN FRENCH. Includes essays by Andre Dalmas, Jean Paulhan, Louis Massingnon, Pierre Leyris, John Clare, Georges Perros, Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, Henri Thomas, Francois Michel. Grey paper wrappers with red title to front panel. Minor wear to edges of wrappers. Clean, bright interior. 123 pages. FRE/080508. Very Good. More
Milano: Rizzoli, 1987. Hardcover. Very good in orange cloth covered boards with black title to spine. In white dust jacket with black title to spine and front panel. Bump to spine with small closed tear to both spine and to jacket. 410 pages. In Italian. ITA1/3072. Very Good / Very Good. More
New York: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1910. Hardcover. SCARCE. 8vo. Very good in mustard yellow cloth covered boards with green title to front board and to spine. Minor browning to spine and wear to edges. Interior is clean and bright. 224 pages. BOB2/4252. Very Good. More
London and New York: Lincolns-Prager, Publishers, and London House & Maxwell Inc., 1959. Hardcover. Good red boards with heavy water damage and discoloration. Soiling to rear board. Interior is spotless and bright. 462 pp. Eastern Europe. EEUR/1073. Good. More
New York: Schocken Books, (1966). Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Light bumping to spine ends. Interior is clean and bright. Red price-clipped illustrated dust jacket with white title to front and spine panels. Spine panel faded to light brown. Minor rubbing to dust jacket. Index, 216 pages. English Biography. ENGBIO/042313. Near Fine / Very Good. More
