Paris: Editions Jules Tallandier, 1923. A. Robida. Hardcover (Vellum). In a Chivers style binding of full painted vellum with ties and added paste paper endpapers, with an elaborate scene on the front cover, and decorative leather hinges laid on. Undated ca. 1923 - with full page and vignette illustrations by... More
Paris: Louis Conard, 1912. Later Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). 37 volumes in half brown morocco over marbled boards, original wrappers bound in. A few spines worn, light occasional foxing, a lovely set. Published 1912-1932. Size: Octavo (8vo). 37-volume set (complete). Previous owner's inscription in ink, neat. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped... More
Paris: J. Hetzel et Paulin, 1842. Grandville. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Two volumes in contempoary leather backed boards, wear at edges, old repairs at corners, some rubbing in spots, very sound overall. Scattered mostly minor foxing throughout, including to the plates, a few minor stains and tears, endpapers stained... More
Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, 2nd printing (Bienvenue 288) one of the 6 pseudonymous Twinkle-Tales by Baum. Spine perished, boards worn, a few light finger marks to pages, light pencil marks top margin of one plate, two tears, one to the rear of... More
New York: Harper, 1896. Newell, Peter. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Light age toning to decorative cloth, spine dulled a bit, but generally an attractive copy. Lovely illustrations by Newell. 172pp plus 4 pgs of ads. First edition, BAL 726. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrator: Newell, Peter... More
Boston: Noyes, Platt, 1901. Newell, Peter. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. Bump to center of front board that has punctured through the board - not very visible but apparent upon opening book; very lightly used otherwise, decorative cover still bright, slight shelfwear and faint bumping to corners. Lovely illustrations by Newell... More
Chicago: Brothers of the Bok, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). 1/4 leather over marbled boards. Collecting drink recipes purportedly found in 1784 book entitled "The Squire's Recipes" - it was actually nothing of the sort, but is a likable collection of a dozen drink recipes. Attractively printed on fine... More
New York: Visionaire, 1995. First Edition. Softcover. Oversized folder, light wear in a few spots to folder, fine internally. 8 posters and a booklet. Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 046725. More
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Cloth on boards puckered, lightly worn, one corner bumped; bright internally with 16 tipped in illustrations. Size: Octavo (8vo). Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo... More
London: J. Nourse, 1778. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). 19th century Spanish tree calf, matching endpapers, modest wear at edges. Old ownership marks from O'Donovans to title with a long inscription dated 1921 conveying the book from Richard O'Donovan to Luis Barreiro.Note that the old endpapers were removed. Further ownership... More
Buxton: The Hermit Press, 1989. Anthony Christmas. First Edition. Hardcover. # 77 of 170 in cloth backed marbled boards. 3" x 4 1/2". Colored frontis by Christmas. Size: Miniature. Illustrator: Anthony Christmas. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 045978. More
Leiden: Elzeviriana (Elzevir), 1631. Early Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Contemporary vellum, darkened and yellowed but attractive and sound; light scattered toning, ntes to endpapers, otherwise clean internally. The first Elzevir edition of Barlaeus' poems, first published in 1628. Very attractively printed. Willems 344. 511pp. Scarce. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1... More
Antwerp: Henricum Aertsens, 1662. Later Edition. Hardcover. Wide format small octavo in old leather backed boards. A bit of browning and chipping to page edges, scattered minor foxing and stains, old signature to last leaf, quite clean overall. Barlement's dictionaries and conversation guides were widely printed with increasing numbers of... More
London: Cassell & Company, 1885. Early Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Undated ca. 1885 - Fifty-Fifth Thousand. Boards soiled, spine cloth torn, front hinge loose. Scattered foxing, a few minor marginal paper flaws, otherwise good internally. Surprisingly scarce. Long sections on food, drink, and cooking, but also washing, how to mind... 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
Turin: Presso L'Editore, 1837. First Edition. Softcover. Original printed wraps, light wear, a few small tears to rear cover. Moderate foxing, but a very nice copy overall. 90pp Old catalog entry and bookplate of Colonel Victor De Guinzbourg, from his proverb library inside front cover. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1... More
Paris: Libraires Associés, 1771. Later Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary full calf, modest wear and rubbing, surface marks to cover, rear joint a little weak and binding slightly cracked in the center of the text block, but sound overall. Scattered light foxing and browning internally. With an engraved frontis and... More
The Ballantyne Press, 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 2 volumes in original paper covered boards, 653 of 675 copies, 1889-1890. Modest wear to boards, scattered foxing, heavy in a few spots but mostly clean, page edges browned. Spines darkened and worn. Dragging the pudding: Getting the sack just before Christmas. To Broach the... More
Paris: Émile-Paul, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Leather backed marbled boards - light wear at edges, clean internally. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Inventory No: 045104. More
Paris: Hachette, 1907. Arthur Rackham. First Edition. Hardcover. The first French trade edition in brick cloth, light shelfwear, bottom right corner slightly bumped, very slight fading to spine, front joint a little tender; clean and bright internally. With 50 tipped in plates. Latimore 27/28 Size: Quarto (4to). Illustrator: Arthur Rackham... More
New York: Random House, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Tall, narrow uncorrected proof in teal wraps. Publication date and price penned to front cover ($6.95, Sept.) and BOM (presumable Book of the Month club) written on bottom corner. Faint sunning, slight bump to one corner generally bright and unmarked. Barth's meta-fictional... More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelfwear to jacket edges, bottom corners a bit bumped. Barth's 1st novel. This is the first UK edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0436033720. ISBN/EAN: 9780436033728. Inventory No: 041338. More
New York: Doubleday, 1966. Hardcover. Light shelf and reading wear to book and jacket. Signed by Barth on the half title - later printing of the first edition. A very strange sort of a campus novel by the author of The End of the Road and The Sot-Weed Factor. Size... More
New York: Doubleday, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Number 126 of 250 signed by Barth - in a slipcase with light wear. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 046438. More
New York: Doubleday, 1966. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Slight shelfwear, lower right corner bumped lightly. Signed by Barth on the half title. The first issue of the trade edition with h18 on page 710. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 046439. More