1800. Disbound. Persian manuscript with gouache on paper, likely from the epic poem The Shanameh. Some wear and age toning, minor stains; quite attractive overall. Undated but ca. early 19th century. 12" x 8 3/8" Scene of five figures and a seated camel. Some chipping and discoloration, mostly in margins. Marginal... More
London: Sears & Co. 1830. M.U. Sears. First Edition. Hardcover (rebound in cloth). Rebound in salmon cloth with the chipped lettering piece laid back down. A singularly paternalistic and shotgun approach to the genre - includes recommendations on apparel, the duties of married life, female biography ("or, records of feminine... More
1950. Hardcover. Red boards, tape reinforcement to spine. Recipes in a single hand throughout, tear to first page with loss to text, some minor adhesions in the gutter, a few slight dampstains, otherwise clean and unmarked with scattered minor stains. 78 pages with blank sections between the used pages. A nice... More
Seville: Fernando Diaz, 1588. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Later tree calf, worn, front hinge split, rear starting, front endpaper torn at the top corner as is the title with an old repair and manuscript UZIA in the title to replace the missing letters. A few paper repairs in the... More
![[Hebrew] Sefer Kad ha-kemah : bo yesh derashot be-misparam shishim. Bahya ben Asher ben Halava.](/pictures/thumb/045266.jpg?v=1450374299)
oOstraha: bi-Defus shel Shemuel ben Yisakhar Ber Segal, 1804. Later Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Later morocco backed boards, archival repairs to title page, scattered minor stains, old inscription to final blank. 125ff. By the 14th century kabbalist and preacher. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category... More
Paris: Chez C. Lamort, 1788. Second Edition. Full Calf. Full calf edge worn through to boards at corners but generally well preserved; two volumes bound in one. Rubbing to spine with some loss to leather at tail, but gilt title generally bright. 5 raised bands. Internally fine, fontis engraving of... More
The Hague: Adrian Vlac, 1653. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Later full morocco with inset crest, front board cleanly detached, rear hinges rubbed, bookplates of de Guinzourg and William Stirling and one other. Rare first edition of Bellingen's book of Proverbs later expanded in 1656. (16), 133, (2)pp. Brunet I.... More
![Amusement Philosophique sur le Language Des Bestes. [with] Lettre A Madame La Comtesse D*** Pour sevir de Supplement L'amusement [with] Lettre Du P. Bougeant...A Monsieur L'Abbe Savalette [with] E. Le Noble. L'Allée de la Seringue ou les Noyers. Poeme Herosatyrique. [and] La Fradine ou les Ongles Rognes. Poem Herosatyrique. Guillaume-Hyacinthe Bougeant, Baron de Sainte-Georges de Teneliere, L'Abbe, Eustache Le Noble.](/pictures/thumb/045226.jpg?v=1450374280)
Paris: Gissey, Bordelet, Ganeau, 1739. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary leather, spine worn, surface damage to boards. A collection of works, separately paginated but only the first and second to last with separate title pages, the others with half titles - the latter dated 1690 and published a Francheville... More
Paris: Barrois, 1783. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary leather rubbed, spine darkened and dry. Scattered foxing, otherwise clean internally. 521pp A nice scholarly translation into French of Columella's classic work on rural economy. The complete set is 6 volumes, but this is complete unto itself. Size: 8vo (octavo). Quantity Available... More
![Extrait de Différens Mémoires sur L'Electricité par M. Coulomb [in] Annales de Chimie ou Recueil de Mémoires Concernant la Chimie et Les Arts Qui en Dépendent. Tome 2. Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Fourcroy.](/pictures/thumb/044533.jpg?v=1450374121)
Paris: 1789. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Contemporary half calf, wear at corners, spine a little dry, old ownership stamps. Incomplete, lacking the title and ending on page 302. Contains the extracts of Coulomb's (pages 1-22) famous memoires published just after his seventh (and final) paper was published in Histoire... More
Paris and New York: J. Lemonnyer, E.F. Bonaventure, 1883. Eisen. Hardcover (Half Leather). Leather over marbled boards, 5 raised bands - some wear at corners and to bands, but still an attractive binding. One of 50 on Vélin à la cuve, signed by the publisher, out of a total edition... More
Mainz: Petri Henningii, 1624. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary rolled and stamped pigskin, remains of clasps, worn at the corners but quite sound - an attractive binding. First published in 1593 Graesse D355 (various editions). A widely disseminated and influential book - as central in its way as the... More
Florence: Laurentii Torrentini, 1549. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Old, dry and worn leather, hinges cracked and inner joint repaired with tape, rear board detached, minor soiling and foxing, esp. to title, generally a nice, clean, wide margined copy. Pagination jumps from 176 to 179; complete. [8], 176, 179-440, [2]... More
Paris: Joseph de Boffe, 1804. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). 9 volumes, published 1804-1806, bridging the use of the French Republican calendar and the return to the Gregorian, in uniform half calf bindings. Modest general wear, some chipping at spine ends, all bindings intact, stamps to titles. 358pp, 1 folding... More
East Aurora: Roycrofters, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Original 1/4 suede, modest wear at edges, slight staining to covers, vol xvii well preserved and burgundy suede unfaded, vol xviii spine is chipped and torn; some foxing and discoloration internally but otherwise unmarked. With the front wraps and most of... More
Paris: Charles de Sercy, 1730. Third Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary calf, worn, a bit of loss to leather at spine ends, ownership marks to endpaper, a few minor stains including one in the gutter to the title and early on, age toning, some wormtrails in the margins. Volume... More
Toulouse: J. Boude, 1694. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary leather, hinges cracked, wear at corners, quite sound overall. Light scattered browning, otherwise unmarked internally. Bookplates on endpapers. (12), 251, (1)pp. Date from privilege du roi. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language & Linguistics; Inventory No: 045950. More
New York: The Overlook Press, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. New book, may have slight shop wear. Available inscribed - please email with inscription. About the Author: Antiquarian cookbook expert Tom Nealon is a food writer and antiquarian bookseller who specializes in early printed books, especially cookbooks and literature. He is... More
Madrid & Mexico: Saturnino Calleja & Herrero Hermanos, 1880. Early Edition. Hardcover. Undated, ca. 1880, original decorative paper over boards, worn and chipped but still attractive. Light age toning to pages. 206, (16)pp. A nice collection of recipes for picnic food. Scarce, only a few copies in Worldcat. Size: 32mo. Quantity... More
London: Sir Richard Phillips, 1822. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Later half leather over marbled boards. 128pp with four tinted views on 2 pages of woodcuts - 2 of Lake George, 1 of Quebec, 1 of Montevideo. Age toning to edge of pages, one or two short tears in margins... More
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. One of a very few copies printed entirely on parchment, this copy inscribed to Harry Smith from the Bibliophile Society. Full parchment, a bit soiled but sound. With the negatives from the frontis portrait and letter laid in. Title page slightly rumpled... More
Philadelphia: William Young, 1793. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full contemporary calf, covers detached, lacking front blank, previous ownership marks to title page. Otherwise quite clean and bright - complete. 500pp. Stewart was most crucial in the spread of the both the ideas and the idea of the Scottish Enlightenment... More
Brussels: Franciscum T'Serstevens, 1755. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary calf, light rubbing and wear at corners, a few surface scratches - very light scattered foxing; an attractive copy. 676pp, index. Size: Octavo (8vo). Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Language... More
Barcelona: Antonio Ferrer y Baltazar Ferrer, 1679. Later Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary vellum soiled, worn and torn, text block coming loose. Some browning to page edges, slight ocassional worming in the margin, mostly very good internally. (6), 548, (4)pp A very attractively printed 17th century Spanish Virgil in an original, but... More
London: George C. Harrap, 1931. Rackham, Arthur. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). The Second Rackham edition, reprinting the first from earlier the same year, with 12 full color illustrations. Horne (Compleat Angler) 300. With the front panel from the jacket laid in. Slight wear to edges, scattered very light foxing... More