New York: Field & Fancy, 1926. 22 issues of of the magazine From Feb.3, 1906 to July 26, 1906. Illustrated, thick 4to, orange printed wrappers bound together in dark brown cloth, typed paper spine label. New York: Field & Fancy, 1906. The magazines are all in near fine condition, the binding is a bit rubbed. Scarce. More
Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, 1738. Breve Compendio da Vida e Mysterios de Maria. 340pp. Small 4to, contemporary calf. Lisboa Occidental: Domingos Gonsalves, 1738. Very Good (+). More
Washington: Union Republican Congressional Committee, 1868. Stewart and Nye of Nevada, Delivered in the United States Senate...July 9th and 10th, 1868, on the bill offered by Senator Edmunds of Vermont, to regulate the counting of the Electoral Vote. 8pp. in double columns. 8vo, one sheet folded into 8 pages, light foxing to margins, otherwise very good. Washington: Union Republican Congressional Committee, 1868. First Edition. Speeches that are pro-Republican and pro-Union. The speeches advocate that the Democratic Party is in favor..... More
many color and b/w illus. 4to, cloth, boxed. (Washington): U.S. News and World Report, (1973). vg. More
New York: New-York Courier, 1815. 21 pages, printed with text in double columns. Original pamphlet, sewn (dampstain at upper corner, and rough at edges but well inside the ample margins; some pages still un-opened). New York: At the Office of the New-York Courier, 1815. First edition. A very good copy of this exceedingly scarce pamphlet. OCLC lists only 13 copies, including those at Columbia, Cornell, Yale, Harvard, and the New York Historical Society. Attributed to Isaac Bronson by F. Redlich..... More
London: S. Bladon, 1779. Together with The Letters, &c. that have been intercepted between the amorous Parties. The whole forming a complete History of the Private Life, Intrigues, and Amours of many Characters in the most elevated Sphere... 7 volumes with individual pagination for each trial. Pages lightly toned and with some dampstaining at bottom gutter on some pages, otherwise rather clean copies of these scarce books. 8vos, beautifully rebound in recent 3/4 brown calf over marbled boards; gilt spines..... More
New York: Collins, 1986. Photographed by 200 of the world's leading photojournalists on one day, May 2, 1986. 268 pages of color and black & white photographs. Folio, black cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is very lightly rubbed on back cover. New York: Collins, (1986). Near-fine. More
New York: Collins, 1986. Photographed by 100 of the world's leading photojournalists on one day, March 6, 1981. 286 pages of color and black & white photographs. Folio, black cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is very lightly rubbed on back cover. Sticker residue on back endpaper. Otherwise near-fine. New York: Collins, (1986). More
New York: Collins, 1988. Photographed by 100 of the world's leading photojournalists on one day, May 7, 1987. 220 pages of color and black & white photographs. Folio, black cloth, dust wrapper. Wrapper is lightly rubbed. Near fine. New York: Collins, (1988). More
1931. Two volumes. 8vo, cloth-backed boards; lacks third volume, which contains the plates. Paris: Librairie de Medecine, Folklore et Anthropologie, 1898. Reprint of the second, enlarged edition. A near fine copy. Limited edition of 500 copies. More
Paris: Librairie de Medecine, 1898. 2 volumes. xxxi + 343 pages. and xxiv + 502 pages, tall thick 8vos, black cloth, original wrappers bound in; rubbing to edges and spines. Paris: Librairie de Medecine, Folklore et Anthropologie, 1898. Second edition. A very good copy. Limited edition of 1000 copies (500 for England & 500 for America). Previous owner's ex libris labels on front attached endpapers. More
1931. Two volumes, lacks third volume, which contains the plates.. 8vo, cloth-backed boards; corners bumped. Paris: Librairie de Medecine, Folklore et Anthropologie, 1898. Reprint of the second, enlarged edition. Very good. Limited edition of 500 copies. More
London: S. Rousseau, 1808. 112 pages. 12mo, modern blue paper wrappers. London: S. Rousseau, 1808. A very good copy. More
40 pages. 4to, missing covers, recased in plain black paper; some small chips to top edge of first pages (text unaffected), some scuffs on title page. No place and no date of publication indicated (c. 1800). A very good copy. More
London: J.S. Jordan. 119 pages. 12mo, recased in new blue paper wrapper; some light foxing throughout. London: J.S. Jordan, (1792, as indicated in advertisement at back page). Second edition. A very good copy. More
London: Eliot Stock, 1893. 2 volumes. xvi, 558; viii, 574 pages, plus 16pp of ads. Thick 8vo, original gilt-lettered brown cloth (spine ends neatly repaired; first several pages torn at top edge but otherwise an unread copy with unopened pages). London: Elliot Stock, 1893. First edition. A very good copy. More
London: Punch. 19 (of 20) hand-colored etchings, 200 woodcuts by John Leech. 2 vols. 8vo, 2/3 red morocco by Riviere, backs crudely glued or chipped; hinges cracked, lacking half-titles. London, 1847-48. OFFERED WITH: The Comic History of Rome. 10 colored plates, 98 text illustrations. 308pp. 8vo, bound as above. London, n.d. (1851). 3 vols in all. Internally fine. The first editions of both works, of which the Comic History of Rome is rarer. One plate in the History of England..... More
London: Bradbury, Evans. 20 hand- colored etchings, 200 woodcuts by John Leech. 2 volumes bound in 1, rubricated title, thick 8vo, 3/4 back pebbled calf, marbled boards, a.e.g. London: Bradbury, Evans, n.d. ca. 1850. Very good (+). More
London: Punch Office, 1855. 2 volumes. 20 hand-colored etchings, numerous woodcuts by John Leech. Slim 8vo, rubricated title, 3/4 burgundy morocco, ornately gilt spines, evenly faded to brown, marbled boards, top edges gilt. London: Punch Office, 1855. Some offsetting on titles and other pages facing plates, still near fine. More
London: Bradbury, Evans. 30 hand- colored etchings, hundreds of woodcuts by John Leech. 2 volumes. Rubricated titles, 8vo, contemporary 3/4 brown calf with black leather labels; marbled edges. London: Bradbury, Evans, no date, circa 1850. Very good(+). Previous owner's name on verso of fly-leaves. More
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London: Punch Office, 1844. Frontispiece and illustrated title pages by George Cruikshank. 2 volumes, 92pp + 252pp. Part I - Of the Rights of Persons; Part II. Of Real Company. Small slim 8vo, polished blue calf, top edges gilt, ornately gilt spines, red and green leather spine labels, original printed wrappers bound in. London: Punch Office, 1844. First Edition. Near fine. More
London: Punch, 1845. Extra pictorial title, 12 steel-engraved plates and a profusion of text illustrations (one plate repaired). 284pp. 8vo, 1/2 calf, recased, hinges repaired; two plates repaired. London: Punch Office, 1845. Good. Contains some of Cruikshank's most amusing and representative drawings. Cohn 191. More
London: Punch Office, 1845. Extra pictorial title page, and illustrated with 12 full-page steel engravings and a profusion of in-text woodcuts. viii, 284pp. 8vo, bound in older 3/4 burgundy calf over marbled boards (edgeworn but sound and attractive). London: Published at the Punch Office, 1845. First edition in book form. Very good. Contains some of Cruikshank's most amusing and representative drawings. Cohn 191. More
London: Bradbury, 1887. Illustrated with 10 full-page colored plates and numerous in-text drawings by Harry Furniss. xxviii, 324pp. 8vo, nicely bound in 3/4 dark brown morocco over marbled boards, t.e.g., hinges strengthened, tiny hole in spine. London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1887. A new and revised edition. Very good. An unusual comic parody of the law. More
New York: Macmillan, 1925. Thine 8vo, blue cloth. New York: Macmillan, 1925. First American Edition. Fine, lacking the dust wrapper. Signed "George Russell 'AE' " on the fly-leaf. More
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