(BOOK)JOHN GILPIN.KELLIEGRAM BINDING.CALDECOTT&BROCK

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings Pre 1900: item #181225

The Diverting History Of John Gilpin. By William Cowper. Illustrated by Charles E. Brock. London: Aldine House, 1898. 8vo. Bound in full blue morocco by KELLIEGRAM. Each cover with a single gilt rule, the spine lettered in gilt and with two gilt decorations: 1. "Bell" Inn sign; 2. signpost - London/Coventry. The front cover has an inlaid pictorial scene, in vari-colored leathers, of Gilpin on his horse and two dogs in pursuit. The inlaid leathers are red, brown, beige, tan and black. Gilt-ruled ... Click for details

BOOK.COACHING DAYS.HAND-COLORED. HUGH THOMSON. LEATHER

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings Pre 1900: item #181026

Coaching Days And Coaching Ways. By W. Outram Tristram. SPECIAL HAND-COLORED EDITION. With Illustrations by Herbert Railton and Hugh Thomson. London: Macmillan & Co, 1888. In a special publisher's binding of red morocco. Stamped in gilt using the same dies as the regular cloth binding and having the words "In Water Colours" added to the lettering on the cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Other edges uncut. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of T.C.Venables on front paste-down. This volume has over 200 il... Click for details

BOOK.ADMIRABLE CHRICHTON. JAMES BARRIE.BAYNTUN BINDING.

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings Pre 1920: item #180697

The Admirable Chrichton. By J(ames) M. Barrie. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson. London, etc.: Hodder & Stoughton, (1914). Large quarto. Bound in full black morocco by Bayntun of Bath. Each cover has a single gilt fillet enclosing a decorative border tooled in blind. Spine gilt in six compartments. All edges gilt. Twenty beautiful color plates mounted on heavy stock and with captioned and illustrated guard sheets. Profusely illustrated with black and white illustrations. A LARGE-PAPER EDITION, one of... Click for details

BOOK.FABLES-BOCCACCIO&CHAUCER.DRYDEN.1822 LEFORT BDG.

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings Pre 1837 VR: item #179156

Dryden, John. FABLES, FROM BOCCACCIO AND CHAUCER. Chiswick: Printed by C(harles) Whittingham, 1822. Small 8vo. Top edge gilt. Silk marker. Bound in full dark brown morocco leather and signed on the front turn-in by LeFORT. Spine in 6 compartments with raised bands. Gilt-lettered spine. Gilt-tooled turn-ins. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of George C. Haas signed by Will Simmons and dated 1921. Contains 21 fine engravings. A 4pp publisher's catalogue is bound-in at the rear of the volume. Some rubb... Click for details

STORY OF THE NEGRO{'38 Shackelford BLACK MEM

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Children Pre 1940: item #163376

This is the Hardbound Book: THE CHILD'S STORY OF THE NEGRO. From a Virginia Estate, suburb of Washington, D.C. there are 219p; 6" X 7 7/8"; B&W illustrations; some interior binding looseness; once was a library book; grade is G+ to VG. Add to the BLACK MEMORABILIA Shelf... jpgs give MORE info

Madame Mere - vintage book

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1980: item #162955
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"Madame Mere" Napoleon's Mother by Gilbert Martineau.

This is a fascinating book about Napoleon's Mother. It goes into their love, devotion, and interference she had over Napoleon's personal and political life.

A wonderful addition for any collector of Napoleon books. Translated from French in 1978. Illustrated.

GEORGE C. MARSHALL EDUCATION OF{POGUE '63 1st

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1970: item #161026

This is the Hardbound Book: GEORGE C. MARSHALL EDUCATION OF A GENERAL. Written by FORREST C. POGUE there are 421p; 8vo; dj is slightly nicked; grade is VG++ to NF. From the From the Wash. D.C Estate of JERALD WRIGHT, U.S. Naval Officer in WWII. Good Addition to the Military 1st Edition Collection

CHURCHILL THE WALK WITH DESTINY '59 Photos++

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: History Pre 1960: item #159144

This is the Book: CHURCHILL A WALK WITH DESTINY. This is a Photohistory of SIR WINSTON; 256p; Folio size 10 1/4" X 12 3/4"; FILLED with B&W Photos + some Color; dj is nicked; grade is VG+ NF. 1st Published in GB, 1959. Excellent Addition to the CHURCHILL Collection. Please note this BOOK is LOADED with PHOTOS of WS from Youth to Farewell...

DECAMERON Of BOCCACCIO {2 VOLS NOUVEAU DESNS.

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Fiction Pre 1920: item #155319

This is the DECAMERON OF BOCCACCIO by GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO in 2 Volumes. Famous Medieval ITALIAN work with 700+ pages in the 2 Volumes; 8vo; gilded top pages; multi photogravure illustrations by LOUIS CHALON; ART NOUVEAU Designs dating this production ca. 1900 to 1920; grade is VG+ (some may grade higher). A sample of the literature..."Enough had now been said: the lady's mortification was extreme; and, as she ended, Ricciardo bethought him that, if he suffered her, thus deluded, to depart, much... Click for details

The MARTIAN by G. DU MAURIER { HARPERS 1897

Traditional Collectibles: Books: Bindings: Fiction Pre 1900: item #154496

This is the ANTIQUE BOOK: THE MARTIAN by GEORGE DU MAURIER published by HARPER'S in 1897. 477p; 5 1/4" X 7 1/2"; multi illustrations by the Author; oxidation on the cover; light foxing page ends; pages 424 to 438 indented at the ends; grade is VG to VG+. A Desirable and Well known Antique BOOK from a MARYLAND Estate. jpgs give more info