A Selection From The Letters And Despatches of the First Napoleon, With Explanatory Notes by Captain The Hon. D. A. Bingham. Complete in Three Volumes. London: Chapman and Hall, 1884. Bound in 3/4 dark green grained leather and marbled boards with gilt ruling on covers and spines, which are lettered and compartmented with five raised hubs. There is some light external wear at the extremities but very nice presentation overall. Internally quite clean and sound. The previous owner's bookplate ...click for details
The Shakespeare Head Press. Stratford-On-Avon, 1904. Limited Edition of 1000 copies; this is #991. Bound in 3/4 navy morocco leather and cloth with gilt ruling on covers and spines. Lettered and decorated in six compartments with five raised hubs. Fore-edges are untrimmed and the top edges are gilt. There is wear to the extremities and the corners are bumped; some hinges are weak or starting to tear. The back hinge of Volume 8 is broken and amateur repairs are apparent. It also has three 3/4&quo ...click for details
Signed 'N. Riegen 1869' in the lower right corner. There are a few small marks of paint loss throughout the image and a vertical scratch on the left side from frame removal. Board measures 9 5/8" x 13 1/8."
Signed 'E. Plassan' in lower left corner. The painting is in very good condition with no visible flaws. Board measures 10 1/2" x 8 3/8;" frame is 15 5/8" x 13 5/8."
Champlain Edition, Limited #614 of 1200. 21 Volumes. Boston: Little, Brown , And Co. New York: J. F. Taylor And Co. , 1897. A fine 3/4 binding in deep blue morocco leather and blue cloth with gilt lines at leather corners and edges. The spine is gilt-decorated with hubs and inlaid red flowers in four of the six compartments. The fore-edge is untrimmed and the top edge is gilt. The interiors are immaculate; the majority of the bindings are as if never opened. Each book is 8 1/2" tall and the ...click for details
This Franklin Library 'The 100 Greatest Books Of All Time' 1976 Limited Edition of "Ulysses" by James Joyce is in excellent condition. The leather binding is pristine with gold embossing, measuring 9 3/8" tall and 1 7/8" thick. The pages are gilt and are in mint condition. Please browse our large selection of similar fine books as well as original art pieces and other antiques. Thank you for your interest.
This Franklin Library 'The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature' 1979 Limited Edition of "Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches and Writings" is in excellent condition. The leather binding is pristine with gold embossing, measuring 9 1/2" tall and 1 5/8" thick. The pages are gilt and are in mint condition. Please browse our large selection of similar fine books as well as original art pieces and other antiques. Thank you for your interest.
This Franklin Library 'The 100 Greatest Books Of All Time' 1981 Limited Edition of "Essays" by Emerson is in excellent condition. The leather binding is pristine with gold embossing, measuring 9 1/8" tall and 1 1/2" thick. The pages are gilt and are in mint condition. Please browse our large selection of similar fine books as well as original art pieces and other antiques. Thank you for your interest.
This Franklin Library 'The 100 Greatest Books Of All Time' 1976 Limited Edition of "Walden" by Thoreau is in excellent condition. The leather binding is pristine with gold embossing, measuring 8 7/8" tall and 1 1/2" thick. The pages are gilt and are in mint condition. Please browse our large selection of similar fine books as well as original art pieces and other antiques. Thank you for your interest.
This Franklin Library 'The 100 Greatest Books Of All Time' 1978 Limited Edition of "Political Writings" by Thomas Paine is in excellent condition. The leather binding is pristine with gold embossing, measuring 8 3/4" tall and 1 3/4" thick. The pages are gilt and are in mint condition. Please browse our large selection of similar fine books as well as original art pieces and other antiques. Thank you for your interest.
