London: Orr, 1838. 5 plates formed of pasted-on colored paper triangles, and 5 diagrams within the text. 94 pp., slim 8vo, bound in 3/4 burgundy clad, ornately gilt spine (chipped at the top), marbled boards. London{ W.S. Orr, 1838. Fourth Edition. Scarce. Very good (+). More about The Laws of Harmonious Coloring
Riga: 1792. 128 pages (toned), slim 8vo. Title page and last page crudely inserted with the inner margin of the last page of text torn but not effecting the text. Riga, 1792. Dritte Auflage. Scarce. More about Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten
Paris: Deterville, 1801. Illustrated with 3 folding copper engravings. xxx, [ii], 443, [2] pages. 8vo, contemporary marbled boards with mottled calf spine, decorated in gilt; marbled page edges. Paris: Deterville, 1801. Second Edition. Final leaf damaged, else a very good(+) clean copy. "Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, a meticulous experimenter, revolutionized chemistry. He established the law of conservation of mass, determined that combustion and respiration are caused by chemical reactions with what he named %u201Coxygen,%u201D and helped systematize chemical nomenclature, among many other... More about Opuscules Physiques et Chimiques
New York: New York Book Concern, 1875. Volumes I & II only. Profusely illustrated (b/w). Vol. I: 783 pages, vol. II: 772 pages. 8vo, 3/4 leather, raised bands; covers and spine show some light wear and scuffing. New York: New York Book Concern, 1875. A very good copy. More about The American Revolution and The War of 1812 (Volumes I & II); Or, Illustrations, by Pen and...
San Francisco: Chronicle, 1999. Illustrated (color). 256 pages. Square 4to, cloth backed pictorial boards. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, (1999). First edition. A near fine copy. More about Vestiges of Grandeur; The Plantations of Louisiana's River Road
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1969. Photographs by Roman Vishniac. 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Farrrar Straus, (1969). First Edition. More about A Day of Pleasure:; Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. 8vo, light orange cloth stamped in red. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. First Edition. More about The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Hoboken: John Wiley, 2007. 8vo, blue boards, d.w. very lightly soiled. (Hoboken): John Wiley, (2007). Very good Presentation copy. More about Blasphemy; How the Religious Right is Hijacking Our Declaration of Independence
Avon: Limited Editions Club, 1975. Translated and edited by Daymond Turner. Illustrated with 8 color plates. 143 pages. Short 4to, vellum-backed orange cloth; publisher's box. Avon: The Limited Editions Club, 1975. A fine copy in a very good slipcase, a bit scuffed and bumped at corner. "In later life Oviedo was the first `Chronicler of the Indies.' He passed several years in Central America and West Indian Islands. He had ample knowledge from personal experience, from conversations with explorers and... More about The Conquest and Settlement of the Island of Boriquen or Puerto Rico
Paris: Chez Gaston Boutitie, 1920. 89 illustrations, 10 in color. 185 pages. 4to, recased in brown cloth with original edge-worn stamped leather covers; bottom right corner of front cover chipped off. Paris: Chez Gaston Boutitie, 1920. A very good copy. More about La Grece du Soleil et des Paysages; Edition Definitive
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. 256 pages. 8vo, green cloth; boards lightly damp-stained, some light wear at head and foot of spine. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1931. A very good(+) copy. More about Diary of a Scotch Gardener
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. Illustrated (b/w). 501 pages. 8vo, red cloth; some wear to edges of covers and spine, some foxing throughout. Ex-library (paste-down inside front cover). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868. A very good copy. More about The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson; Comprising also a History of the...
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1864. Illustrated (b/w). 501 pages. 8vo, dark red cloth; some wear to edges of covers and spine. New York: Harper & Brothers, (1864). Eighth edition. A very good(+) copy. More about The Life of George Stephenson and of his Son Robert Stephenson; Comprising also a History of the...
Philadelphia: S. A. Mitchell Jr., 1860. Map. Hand colored engraving. 13" x 11". In very good condition. This classic 19th century map of the lower portion of Manhattan is beautifully colored and includes a lot of detail. Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Jersey City, Hoboken, and Downtown Brooklyn can be seen, as well as Governor's Island and Ellis Island. Ferry lines are shown as well as municipalities, hospitals, and important civic buildings. . Samuel Augustus Mitchell Sr. (1792-1868) was one of the leaders... More about Plan of New York &c
Dordrecht: Jan van Braam and Gerard onder de Linden, 1726. Map. Copper engraving. 11" x 14 1/2". A Dutch East India Company town plan of Amboina showing the coast, rivers, and primary roads. Important institutions marked according to a key in the top left. Françcois Valentijn (1666-1727) was a Dutch minister, naturalist and author known best for his "Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indië." This history of the Dutch East India Company and the countries of the Far East remains an important... More about De Platte Grond van Amboina; soo als het was inden Jaare 1718
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1938. Illustrated (b/w). 652 pages. 8vo, stamped black cloth. Priceton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1938. A very good(+) copy. More about The Nassau Herald 1938; A Record of the Class of Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-eight of Princeton...
New York: Notable Trials Library, 1992. Very thick 8vo, black leather over gilt stamped black cloth, all edges gilt. New York: Notable Trials Library, 1992. A fine copy aside for the smallest scuff on foot of spine. Privately printed for the members of the Notable Trials Library. More about Narratives of the Witchcraft Cases 1648-1706
London: 1859. Important unpublished A.L.S. 8vo. 1 page, Garrick Club stationary, December 30th [1859], to his long-time friend and publisher George Murray Smith, on the death of their mutual friends Thomas Babington Macaulay (who died two days before this letter was written) and Washington Irving (who passed away one month earlier on November 28th), in full: "Behold me... It's not a little pleasant to hear of the success of C.H.M. I am very much moved by the death of Macaulay..... More about Autographed Letter Signed
Lafayette, IN: 1961. T.L.S., signed in full "William Saroyan", to Monique Van Vooren. 4to, Purdue Playshop, Lafayette, Indiana, December 3rd 1961. A flirtatious, apologetic letter explaining why the "little valentine I wrote about you" will not be published by Show Business Illustrated. Suggests that he may one day have a play with a part she might like to do. "...If they try to reach you, please be charming, courteous, lovely, intelligent, patient, and patriotic..." 31 lines. Framed. Armenian-American novelist and... More about Typed Letter Signed
Illus. 488pp. tall thick 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Appleton-Century, (1954). vg. More about The Book of the Sea
Prague: Municipal House, 2001. Chapters by several authors. Hundreds of illustrations-photographs, drawings, and architectural plans. 411 pages, 4to, maroon cloth, d.w. Prague: Municipal House, 2001. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Kotera 1871-1923: The Founder of Modern Czech Architecture
New York: Oxford University Press, 1943. Three volumes. Translated by Gilbert Highet. 8vo, green cloth; covers dust soiled, spines darkened, heavy pen underlining in the first 86 pages of volume I. New York: Oxford University Press, 1943-1945. Internally clean and bright, a very good set. Volume I is a 1945 second edition, Volumes II & III are 1943, 1944. Volume I: Archaic Greece, The Mind of Athens. Volume II: In Search of the Divine Centre. Volume III: The Conflict of... More about Paideia: the Ideals of Greek Culture
New York: Harper San Francisco, 2007. Some illustrations.283 pages (paper toned as usual). 8vo, blue boards, d.w. (New York): Harper San Francisco, (2007). First edition, second printing. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper, inscribed by the author. More about Amazing Grace; William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
New York: Harper, 1895. Frontispiece portrait and profusely illustrated throughout with drawings by the author, printed in red. viii, 464pp. Short thick 4to, original blue & gilt- stamped parchment (lightly soiled), uncut edges, t.e.g. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895. Limited edition. Number 505 of 600 copies printed. More about Trilby: A Novel
Washington: Dryad Press, 1976. Drawings by Joan Root. Square 8vo, printed orange/brown wrappers. Washington D.C.: Dryad Press, (1976). First Edition. More about Moments of the Italian Summer
I received the Charles Dickens biography by Easton Press today and it is very beautiful. Thank you for packing it carefully ....I'll be watching your site for more leather books...
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