THOMAS BEWICK c1797 History British Birds 1st Edition Vol. 1 SCARCE!
Bewick, Thomas : A HISTORY OF BRITISH BIRDS THE FIGURES ENGRAVED ON WOOD BY T. BEWICK. VOL. 1 CONTAINING THE HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF LAND BIRDS
Published in 1797, 1st Edition. Measures 8" x 6.5". Published by Sol...
Kahlil Gibran
Sand and Foam - A Book of Aphorisms
Alfred A. Knopf
New York
1926
85 pp+
Illustrated
Hardcover book with sayings and observation interpreted by Lebanese American author and artist Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931) most known for his first work The Prophet published in 1923 which became one of the best selling books of the 20th C. and still in print today...
James Boaden, editor
The Private Correspondence of David Garrick with the Most Celebrated Persons of his Time (Volume 1)
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
London
1831
600 pp+
Hardback, brown tooled cover, cream end sheets, engraved frontispiece of Garrick, gold impressed title on spine...
W Carew Hazlitt
The Venetian Republic, Its Growth, Its Rise, and Its Fall 421-1797 (Volume 1)
Adam and Charles Black
London
1900
814pp+
Map, genealogy
Hardback cloth, green, gilt stamp on cover
Condition Good
Cover is slightly soiled/aged, bumping at corners, slight bowing, tears on paper spine title, inside end pages cracked at seam, binding fully intact, age toning of pages, pages otherwise clean.
This boo...
Book: Dragon Sea - Vietnamese Hoi An Hoard - Hard Back 1st Edition
This book, "Dragon Sea", by Frank Pope is essentially the story of a 15th century shipwreck that came to be known as the "Hoi An Hoard"...
PUNCH MAGAZINE Early Pencillings ca1860 Calf Binding
PUNCH MAGAZINE
"EARLY PENCILLINGS ESPECIALLY POLITICAL"
This tome was published in London by Bradbury and Evans, ca1860 and measures 11" x 9", 252pp. The book is bound in tan half-calf, edges a little rubbed, text block very good, clean and tight.
Aldous Huxley, Along the Road, Notes and Essays of a Tourist, George H. Doran Company, New York, 1925, 266pp+.
First American Edition. Hard Cover in cloth. No Jacket. Deckled pages. Cream end papers. Label on spine. Condition: Very Good/Near Fine. Minimal wear. Discoloration on label. Interior very clean with faint discoloration line at very top of pages; some age toning.
Dimensions
12 mo
Aldous Huxley, Two or Three Graces and Other Stories, George H. Doran Company, New York, 1928, 301pp+.
First American Edition. Hard Cover in cloth. No Jacket. Deckled pages. Cream end papers. Label on spine. Condition: Very Good/Near Fine. Minimal wear. A couple of small slight discolorations on cover. Interior very clean except for small label at back for Brentano's book store in New York City, and attempt by previous owners to erase price.
Dimensions
12 mo
Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758
Richard Saunders
The Heritage Press
New York
1964
illusrated
300 pp+
4 to
Cloth case in tan with fading marks and moderate dampstaining. Book cloth binding, impressed cover in tan, with minor wrinkling in upper left front at spine. Binding secure, plain end papers. Interior is clean throughout though very light age toning...
Scarce c1897 Commemorative Queen Victoria Watermarked Unused T H Saunders Paper
SCARCE COMMEMORATIVE QUEEN VICTORIA 60TH
This watermarked sheet of hand-made paper is in very good condition. It measures 9" x 7.5". The paper is by T.H Saunders and dates to Queen Victoria's 60th Diamond Jubilee. A very rare find..
DASHING STAGE BEAUTIES OF WORLD Folder 1912 22/24 Erotic Lithographs 16" x 13"
DASHING STAGE BEAUTIES OF THE WORLD
This rare collection in its original folder was published ca1912 by the Leslie Judge Company in New York and is in very good condition. The folder consists of 22 (originally published with 24 - 2 are missing) full page lithographs of various beauties of the day. This is a very scarce publication seldom seen for sal
A pair of important books on Samurai, their history, fighting techniques, armour and weapons. The first book is "Secrets of the Samurai" published in 1973 by Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc. of Rutland, Vermont, USA. This book is a definitive study of the martial arts of feudal Japan, illustrating in detail the weapons, tecfhniques, strategies and principles of combat that made the Japanese warriors a terrible foe...
ARTHUR MILLER Death Of A Salesman 1st First Edition 1949 vgc
Miller, Arthur : DEATH OF A SALESMAN ,1949, 1st Edition. 8.5" x 5.5". Published in New York by the Viking Press. Bound in orange cloth, brown titles and decoration on front board, edges very lightly rubbed, a lovely clean, tight copy. Lacks dust wrapper. Scarce First Edition with all points noted.
JAN VAN DER DESYATER c1732 First Edition Thoughts On Sleepless Nights Rare!
Desyster, Jan Van Der :GEDACHTEN OP SLAPELOOSE NACHTEN WAAR INNE DE DEUGD VAN-HERBERG-EN MEDEDEYLFAAMHEYT AAN NOOTDRUHSTIGEN ETC. ETC. (THOUGHTS ON SLEEPLESS NIGHTS)
Published in Amsterdam in 1732, 1st Edition. Measures 7" x 4.25". Published by Koornbrugsteeg...
MARTINET / DE VRIES Catechism of Nature 4 Vol. Set c1788 Engravings Rare!
Vries, J. De :NATUURKUNDIGE EN OPHELDERENDE AANMERKINGEN OVER HET EERSTE DEEL VAN DEN KATECHISMUS DER NATUUR (2 VOLUME SET)
Published in Amsterdam in 1778/9, 1st Edition. Measures 9" x 5". Published by Joannes Van Selm.
Bound in marbled papered boards with black cloth spine, paper titles, top edges of free endpaper replaced, a lovely clean tight copy. Dutch language publication in four volumes...
OFFER VAN ABRAHAM Book Of Genesis in Engravings c1700 Amsterdam Very rare!
Abraham, Offer Van :LIBER GENESIS - 52 ENGRAVINGS
Published in Amsterdam c1700, Measures 7.5" x 6". Published by Isaac Greve.
Bound in c18th buff hand decorated paper wraps. Between the wraps are 52 (ex 60? ? ) engravings illustrating scenes from the Book Of Genesis. The engravings measure 82mm x 125mm (4.5" x 3") picture size, overall size 7.5" x 6"...
WILLIAM ROY Rare Navigation Book c1797 Trigonometry Between Paris & Greenwich
Roy, Major General William :AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRIGONOMETRICAL OPERATION WHEREBY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE MERIDIANS OF THE OBSERVATORIES OF GREENWICH AND PARIS HAS BEEN DETERMINED
Published in 1790, ,1st Edition. Measures 10.5" x 9"...
JACOBUS BASAGNE c1710 Theological History Numerous Engravings by De Hooghe Rare!
Basnage, Jacobus (Jacques). (1653-1723) :T GROOT WAERELDS TAFEREEL, WAAR IN DE HEILIGE EN WAERELDSCHE GESCHIEDENISSEN EN VERANDERINGEN ZEDERT DE SCHEPPING DES WAERELDS, TOT HET UITEINDE VAN DE OPENBARING VAN JOANNES, WORDEN AFGEMAALT, EN IEDER KONST-PRENT DOOR GODS-GELEERDE WYSGEERIGE EN WAERELD
Published in Amsterdam in 1710, ,1st Edition. ,14" x 9.5". Published by J. Lindenberg. Bound in tan half calf with...