Volume Two of the first edition of Alexis de Tocqueville's masterpiece is presented here in as-found condition. The backstrip is not present, the boards are quite worn and chipped. Pencil initials on the half title page, tanned interior, limited foxing. 459 pp. View More...
The full leather boards with elaborate gold decoration are rubbed at the edges, some scuffing on the front and rear as well. Front spine crease is delicate, spine is darkened with wear, some black marks on left, possible burn mark upper left of spine. Weak front hinge, modern pen inscription on ffep. Volume II only of this extraordinary book on the violin. Folio sized 9x11.25x2. One of 500 first edition.This is, beyond the possibility of doubt, the greatest work ever published, or which is ever likely to be published, on the violin" (Fidiculus Bibliographia). This volume illustrated with 37 en... View More...
Slipcase shows scuffing on the faces and wear on the edges, but remains solid. The dust jacket has heavy wear and tears, it's in poor condition, spine is faded. Blue cloth boards with gold stamping, some rubbing on corners and a little scuffing to the gold, spine darkened somewhat. Small bookstore sticker on inside front cover. On the copyright page "This is a copy of the First Edition of We" which apparently means it was published between 1927-30.WE" is an autobiographical account by Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) about his life and the events leading up to and including his May 1927 New Yo... View More...
No dust jacket. The ivory cloth boards with red wings and stars across the top are rubbed at the corners and head/tail of the spine, the surface has become grey over the years and the spine has darkened, there are some spots towards the bottom of the spine. There is an ownership stamp on the title page, interior otherwise clean, comes with a small sales sheet for two Dante volumes, Hell is not on this flyer. View More...
This is a collection of 60 illustrations of young German soldiers double sided on heavy stock in a cloth portfolio with a introductory book in German. The blue cloth boards with paste-down are discolored with age and rubbed at the edges, the illustration is foxed, lower edge has red stains, spine is worn. Book is foxed and edges are worn on first few pages, prints have light foxing. Christian Wilhelm Allers (6 August 1857 ? 19 October 1915) was a German painter and printmaker. This portfolio was completed in 1902 and was his last work. He escaped a a homosexual scandal in Capri and traveled fo... View More...
Full vellum boards are yellowed with age, title on spine, splitting at corners, yapped edges. Front endpaper top right corner has been cut, pen name on front endpaper, and second endpaper has a cut, book otherwise clean. 1689 printing. View More...
Limited to 150, not numbered, Volume II only. In light olive cloth dust jacket with gold stamping on the spine - there is some edge wear, soiling and general age. The boards are covered with parchment with gold stamping on the front sand spine with elaborate crown designs, some age spotting and wear at the edges, overall clean. Top edge is gilt, other two are untrimmed, illustrated with sixteen tissue-protected photogravures. James Pott & Company 1901.The Bastille was a fortress in Paris, known formally as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of Fr... View More...
Bound in red morocco leather with hand marbled paper with gold accents, this custom bound copy of the classic 18th century novel is quite handsome. The corners are rubbed to the undersurface, the paper is scuffed, edges are worn, the spine is mellowed with age, pen name on the ffep, dated 1951. There is no publication date on the book but it doesn't look much older than the 1951 pen date. View More...
Full leather boards are worn, front is attached by one string only, rear is still attached. Spine is quite worn, five raised bands, spine label is barely readable, some remaining gold stamping. Name stamp and pen on inside cover, brown around the edges of inside cover first and last two pages, interior otherwise excellent. Latin on left side, English on right. View More...
The Poems of Horace translated into French, two volumes, new edition, published in 1760.Bound in beautiful full calf with gilt on the spines, there is some wear on the spines and light edge wear. Marbled paper edges and endpapers, exquisitely printed and bound. View More...
Two volumes of French dramatic, comedic and musical plays published in 1768 are bound in leather. Beautiful bindings are marred by a missing Volume I on the spine, wear is moderate. There are bookplates. Truly lovely books. View More...
The vellum and green morocco boards have sunned to brown on the spine and the front spine crease shows some wear, rubbing on the edges, nice gold stamping and five raised bands. Top edge is gold, other two edges are deckle edged, there is some scattered foxing, pen inscription on the inside cover.Charles II (29 May 1630 ? 6 February 1685)[c] was king of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was king of Scotland from 1649 until his deposition in 1651, and king of England, Scotland and Ireland from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 until his death. View More...
Full calf boards are rubbed heavily at the corners and more gently at the edges, spine has been replaced professionally in brown leather, binding has been tightened and repaired as well. Bookplate on inside cover of Edward Hugh Boscawen, admiral in the Royal Navy, his pen name and 1749 on front endpaper. Interior is very nice, extraordinary engravings by Francis Hayman, engraved by Simon Francois Ravenet. View More...
Bound in a leather and marbled paper binding by the famed Joseph Zaehnsdorf, this classic collection of British political letters makes for a wonderful literary statement. Spine shows some wear and patina, it was bound between 1844-1886, printed 1771. View More...
Bound in full leather, this collection of the letters of the anonymous writer known as "Junius" 1769-1772 are worn at the edges, spine is splitting and chipped, gold decoration barely visible. There is a small name plate on the inside cover, pen name on front endpaper, foxing on first on first and last few pages. View More...
While the dust jacket is worn the front graphic of the small boxer is remarkable, price unclipped. Green cloth is bright and clean with light rubbing at the corners and head/tail of spine. Interior fine condition. First edition. View More...
Signed by the artist Federico Castellon who created the copper aquatints, 1296/1500. The red slipcase with gold spine label has some sunning and light scuffs, a small dent on the bottom edge, sunning on leading edge is heavier. The red buckram boards are in fine condition, black leather spine is worn at the head and tail, rubbing at the left side as well. Interior fine condition. Includes the Monthly Letter. View More...
Slipcase has paste-downs on three sides, all of the seams are worn, three seams are splitting, the paste-downs are tanned, there is a pen name on one panel. The dust jacket has tears on each corner and on the edges, there is tanning on the spine, big chip at the head of the spine. The green cloth has gold and black decoration on the front and spine, the spine is darkened and the head of the spine is soiled and crimped. There is a bookplate on the inside front cover. The first four illustrations have been hand-colored, unofficially I believe, but they are expert. View More...
