London: Sinclair Stevenson, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth over marbled boards,, glassine jacket with a few tears and wear at edges. signed by Ackroyd on the limitation. Number 89 of 150 copies. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 048024..... More
London: Thames & Hudson, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very slight shelfwear - nice bright copy. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 048017. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy signed by Ackroyd on the title. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 048022. More
New York: Praeger, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight wear and browning to jacket. Inscribed by Iduarte on the title. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Mexico. Inscribed by Author. Inventory No: 049486. More
Madrid: Oficina del Establecimiento Central, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary tree calf, spine darkened, corners worn; pencil marks to endpapers, else very clean internally. 3 volumes in 1, each with a separate title. 72pp, 64pp, 77pp Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category..... More
Paris: Librairie de L'Enfance et de la Jeunesse, 1850. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Original cloth, early pages heavily foxed, lighter elsewhere; illustrated with plates. Endpapers discolored. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Children. Inventory No: 047138. More
London: R. Simpson, 1693. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). The first English edition of Baillet's lasting biography of Descartes, published in two volumes in Paris in 1691 and abridged the following year. Later half leather, front board detached, old seminary library label to spine and embossed stamp to title, but..... More
New York: McGraw Hill, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Faint shelfwear; signed on the half title by Berra. Unclipped jacket, first printing. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sports & Pastimes; Biography & Autobiography. Signed by Author. Inventory No: 047803. More
Paris: Pierre-Laurent, 1760. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full calf, worn at edges with what appears to be a burn hole on the front board - still tight and intact. Endpaper torn, foxing to early pages, otherwise clean. A biography of the famed early Renaissance knight "without fear and beyond..... More
New York: Metropolitan Books, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Shelf wear. This is the first USA edition. Size: 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0805054642. ISBN/EAN: 9780805054644. Inventory No: 300011. More
London: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1822. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). Hald contemporary leather over marbled boards. Worn at corners, hinges, spine worn, tear to leather and paper at rear corner, inner joint cracked but binding still reasonably sound. Foxing and age toning early on but clean otherwise. With..... More
New York: Spiegel $ Grau, 2015. First Edition. Softcover. The uncorrected proof of Coates' National Book Award winning work with the wrap around band intact with the new on sale date. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Essays & Literary Criticism..... More
London: Edward Moxon, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover (Half Leather). 2 volumes bound in one, foxed, age toned early one, generally clean otherwise. Binding worn but sound, half calf over watered silk, label chipped, with the bookplate of Archer Ryland on the front endpaper. Size: Octavo (8vo). 2-volume set (complete). Quantity..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). 3 volumes in green pebbled cloth - light shelfwear, spines slightly darkened, otherwise a lovely set. This is the first US edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). 3-volume set (complete). Previous owner's book-plate inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight..... More
London: J. Millan, 1732. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Rebound in ca. early 20th century full polished calf, gilt turn ins, marbled endpapers. Rear hinge a touch rubbed, a few minor scattered stains, foxing, added rear endpapers have browned the final couple pages, but a generally clean, bright copy. Lacking..... More
Lisbon: Antonio Gomes, 1786. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Contemporary speckled calf, spine gilt in compartments, light wear at edges and hinges. Scattered light foxing, endpapers browned, a few small tears at page edges, one touching some text but with no loss - a clean, bright and fresh copy overall..... More
Mcgill, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 047850. More
Belknap Press, 2008. Hardcover. Fine copy. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0674026187. ISBN/EAN: 9780674026186. Inventory No: 049295. More
Harvard University Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine copy; slight edgewear to jacket. This is the first US edition. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0674572874. ISBN/EAN: 9780674572874. Inventory No: 049464. 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: Henri Laurens Éditeur, 1920. Hardcover (Half Leather). Finely bound in half polished calf over marbled boards. 16 plates. With a matching, but broken, slipcase. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Religion & Theology. Inventory No: 039896. More
Amsterdam: Johannes van Ravesteyn, 1662. Later Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Full contemporary vellum, a bit discolored. (10)486, (18), 118, (14)pp. Portraits of Henrik and Cosimo de Medici. 2 works bound in one by the eminent Dutch historian and playwright. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category..... More
The Citadel Press, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover. A touch of chipping to jacket edges. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Inventory No: 049478. More
London: Verso, 2015. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight rumpling to top edge of jacket - otherwise fine. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1784781649 . Inventory No: 047979. More
