The Suburban Sage.
New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann. Illus. by C.J. Taylor. 8vo, green cloth, pictorially stamped in dark green & silver. New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1896. First Edition. More
New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann. Illus. by C.J. Taylor. 8vo, green cloth, pictorially stamped in dark green & silver. New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1896. First Edition. More
London: Thomas Kelly, 1835. With explanatory notes by W. Mason, Esq. and Evangelical Reflections Selected from the Rev. J Newton, J Bradford, Dr Hawker and Others. To which is prefixed The Life of the Author. 420; 144 pages. 8vo, handsomely bound in contemporary tree calf with gilt spine, very neatly re-cased, marbled page edges. London: Thomas Kelly, 1835. "Kelly's Edition" embellished with superb engravings, from original drawings. Hand-colored folding plan, and 12 other full-page copperplate etchings. A very good(+) attractive..... More
Berlin-Neubabelsberg: Athenaion, 1917. Mit Nachwort von A.E. Brinckmann. Illustrated with 6 mounted plates, 4 in color, and 149 in-text figues. 136pp. Slim 4to, gilt-stamped bluedecorative cloth (spine a bit faded and wrinkled). Berlin-Neubabelsberg, 1917. A very good copy. Introduction to modern art. Chamberlin 444. Lucas, p. 34. More
New York: Putnam, 1974. Photographic illustrations in black & white. 273 pages. 8vo with orange cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper has plastic covering, but is lightly worn beneath with tears on corners. Otherwise in good shape. New York: Putnam, (1974). Small palimpsest of old pricing on front endpaper. A very good copy. More
London: James Epps & Co., 1889. 141 pages. Slim 12mo, green boards, scuffed with a touch of cloth loss to front panel. London: James Epps & Co., 1889. A very good(+) copy. Scarce. More
Paris: Musees, 1987. More than 200 illustrations, some in color. 283pp., 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers, spine very slightly creased. Paris: Musees, (1987). A very good (+) copy. More
New York: Jaques, 1842. 68 pages + 15 page appendix of piano notes. slim 24mo, original blind stamped brown cloth, New York: Jacques, 1842. Very good(+). More
London: Ackermann, 1831. Two volumes bound together in one with separate title pages. Illustrated with 13 splendid hand-colored engravings of idealized railway scenes. [1], 8pp text, 6 leaves; [2], 7 leaves. Tall thin 4to, handsomely bound by C. Walters in full red morocco with gilt fillet borders and gilt-decorated spine; original wrappers bound-in at rear (leather is somewhat rubbed but still very sound and quite attractive). London: R. Ackermann, 1831. A near fine copy with lovely clean plates A finely..... More
New York: E. Bliss & E. White, 1824. Frontispiece illustrations. 351 pages. Thick 8vo, rebound in plain black cloth; uncut edges. New York: E. Bliss & E. White, 1824. First American edition, from the 4th London edition. Foxing on frontis and title, otherwise generally quite clean pages. A very good(+) sturdy copy. More
New York: Appleton, 1912. Illustrated with b/w photos throughout. 175 pages. Slim 8vo, olive cloth. New York: Appleton, 1912. Reprint. A very good copy--minor spotting and fading to the cloth. More
Baltimore: F. Lucas. The text is interspersed with blank sheets of colored paper, possibly for owner's notations or where plates were to have been inserted (clearly nothing has been removed). Small 4to, contemporary 3/4 leather (edges well-rubbed but sound; some light foxing). Baltimore: F. Lucas, no date [1830]. Errata slip for second edition is laid-in and with a very neat owner's inscription dated 1830. A charming dictionary of flowers as mentioned in poetry and literature of the past... More
Glasgow: Niven, Napier and Khull, 1806. Illustrated with some engraved portrait plates and 4 folding maps. 3 volumes. iv, 480; iv, 476; iv, 479 pages. 8vo, contemporary full brown calf with red labels; well-rubbed but sound. Glasgow: Niven, Napier and Khull, 1806. Some crude repairs to folding plates and significant foxing throughout, still a very good(-) copy of this uncommon title. More
New York: Exposition, 1962. Frontispiece. 179 pages. Slim 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Exposition, (1962). Second edition, revised and enlarged. A very good(+) copy--slight foxing to endpapers--in a very good(-) wrapper, edgeworn with sunned spine. More
London: John Murray, 1839. Copper engraved frontispiece portrait. 8 volumes, 8vo full brown calf, ornately gilt spines, black & brown leather spine labels. London: John Murray, 1839. Very good (+). More
London: John Murray, 1814. Four 19th century titles bound together in modern full brown calf; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands and red leather label, reading "The Corsair"; marbled end papers. London: John Murray, 1814, 1816, 1818, 1820. Mixed editions, as below. BYRON, Lord: "The Corsair, A Tale". London: John Murray, 1814. Second issue, lacking ads & half-title. COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor: "Christabel..." London: John Murray, 1816. First edition -- the first appearance of this work which is among the..... More
Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1958. 299pp. 8vo, brown cloth, edge-worn and sunned d.w. (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1958). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1956. 283pp. 8vo, brown boards, slightly edge-worn and discolored d.w. (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1956). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
London: Andre Deutsch, 1989. Illustrated in black and white. 586 pages, thick 8vo, brown cloth, dust wrapper (previous bookseller's price tag inside front cover). London: Andre Deutsch, (1989). First edition. Very good. More
Garden City: Doubleday, 1973. xii, 324 pages. 8vo, tan cloth (toned), d.w. (worn, priceclipped). Garden City: Doubleday, 1973. First American edition. Internally clean and tight. Very good in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994. 2 volumes: Volume 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born by 1815, Volume 2: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born between 1816 and 1845. Illustrated throughout in black & white. 628 and 670 pages. Thick 4to, cloth, edge-worn and slightly chipped d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994. A very good(+) set in very good dust wrapper. Published in association with Princeton University Press. Additional text by Dale T. Johnson..... More
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Foreword by Hilary Fraser. Black & white illustrations. xix, 206 pages. 8vo, pictorial boards. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, (2010). Some inked marginalia at the copyright page and table of contents, otherwise internally pristine. A near fine copy. Part of the "Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture" series. More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1967. Illustrated. xxii + 287 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; minor chipping to top edge of dust wrapper. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, (1967). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1973. With 48 full page plates. Introductions by Virginia Woolf & Roger Fry. Tall 4to, burgundy cloth (slightly edgeworn), d.w. Boston: David R. Godine Publishers, (1973). A very good copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Preface and notes by Tristram Powell. Revised and Expanded from the 1926 edition. More
London: George Philip & Son, 1885. Numerous black & white illustrations, many with tissue guards, some folding and a large folding map in rear pocket. 569pp. Thick 8vo, blue cloth, decoratively gilt spine (hinges strengthened and top & bottom of spine worn). London: George Philip & Son, 1885. A new edition, with new and original matter and corrected map. A very good copy, internally near fine. Previous owner's bookplate. More
Manchester: Carcanet New Press, 1979. 165pp., small 8vo, cloth, d.w. Manchester: Carcanet New Press, (1979). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust jacket. More
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