![Essays [Counsels Civil and Moral]: Advancement of Learning, and New Atlantis. Francis BACON](/images/noimage.png)
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. Facsimile title page from first complete edition of Bacon's essays. 391 pages, 8vo, gilt-stamped gray leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1982. A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. More
Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1980. With drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci. 456 pages, 8vo, ornately gilt red leather, a.e.g. Franklin Center: Franklin Library, 1980. Fine. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Frontispiece portrait. 190pp. Short slim 4to, gilt-stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). Small whitish stain on cover, otherwise fine. More
London: Macmillan, 1874. Organized by Ismal, Khedive of Egypt. 2 volumes. 2 maps (1 large & folding, with a small tear neatly repaired), portraits, and upward of fifty full-page illustrations by Zwecker and Durand. 447 + 588 pages, thick 8vo, full marbled calf, recased, front hinge on volume 1 strengthened. London: Macmillan, 1874. First Edition. Very good ( ). Baker wrote this work in only 64 days, as a record of his journey and administration including the first steps taken..... More
Paris: Hachette, 1868. Translated by Gustave Masson. Illustrated with 30 wood engravings and 2 maps (one folding). Title page torn, not affecting the text. 512 pages,scattered foxing, tall 8vo, full tree calf, red leather spine labels (top corner of spine chipped). Paris: Hachette, 1868. Very good (+). More
London: Goupil, 1904. Many b/w illustrations, 302pp. 4to, beautifully rebound in full green morocco with floral gilt-decorated covers and spines, raised bands, inner and outer dentelles, a.e.g. London: Goupil & Co., 1904. Near fine. A collection, chiefly of paintings, particularly strong in the 18th century French masters, but with representatives of English, Flemish and Italian schools, furniture, porcelain, and sculpture. More
Paris: Mont- Parnasse, 1703. Two volumes bound together. Exquisite engraved frontispiece in each volume by Audran after Dieu. Illustrated on every page with printed musical scores and lyrics. [xviii], 293, [1]; [xviii], 296pp. Thick 24mo, magnificently bound by Trautz-Bauzonnet in full crimson levant; triple gilt fillet borders and ornate gilt-stamped spine with raised bands; inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, a.e.g. Paris: au Mont- Parnasse, 1703-04. A fine copy of this extremely rare, extensive collection of vocal music of the late 17th..... More
Philadelphia: Barrie, 1895. Over 350 fine full page etchings by various artists, each with tissue guards. 52 volumes, 8vo, 3/4 blue morocco, decoratively gilt spines, t.e.g. Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1896- 1900. One of 1000 numbered copies. Near fine. More
Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1897. 53 volumes, numerous engraved illustrations, all with lettered tissue guards. Rubricated titles, 3/4 black morocco, marbled boards and end papers, top edges gilt. Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1897. The Edition Definitive. A near fine set. Very good(+). Previous owners bookplates. More
Paris: George Barrie, 1870. 45 volumes, numerous engraved illustrations, all with proof copies, lettered tissue guards. Full brown polished calf, colorful marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Paris: George Barrie, circa 1870. An exquisite set with some wear to the bindings. Very good(+). One of only 100 numbered sets on Japan paper. More
Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1924. In Germand. Deutsche Ausgabe in Zehn Banden. 10 volumes. Frontispiece, tall 12mo, flexible red leather with gilt-decorated spines with green labels (some corners are a bit bumped and darkened; front outer hinge of volume 4 repaired, else very good), top edge gilt. Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1924-1926. Very good. More
Franklin, 1977. Illustrated by Albert Lynch. 376 pages. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped green leather, a.e.g. Franklin Library, (1977). A fine copy. Limited edition. 100 Greatest Books of All Time series. More
London: Abbeville, 1904. Tall thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 blue morocco, raised bands and gilt ruled lines on spine, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. London: Privately Printed, 1904. A fine copy. More
London: Abbeville, 1904. 2 volumes, illustrations with tissue guards. 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 crimson morocco, decoratively gilt spine, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Philadelphia: George Barrie: Privately Printed, 1899. A near fine set. Limited edition, one of 100 copies on Imperial Japan Paper. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1899. Centenary Edition. 33 volumes. Illustratrations by Jules Girardet and Maximilienne Guyon with tissue guards. Short 8vo, bound in pretty 1/2 bright red morocco over marbled boards; gilt-stamped fruit tree motif along spines and dotted raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Boston: Little Brown, 1899. Very good. A few spine ends are lightly rubbed, but overall a very nice set. More
Boston: Little Brown, 1905. Centenary Edition. 34 volumes. Illustrations by Jules Girardet and Maximilienne Guyon, with tissue guards. 8vo, bound in 1/2 deep red morocco over marbled boards; gilt-stamped fruit tree motif along spines and dotted raised bands, marbled endpapers top edge gilt. Boston: Little Brown, 1905. Very good. A few spine ends are lightly rubbed, but overall a very nice set. More
1822. ...Accompagne de Notes Historiques et Critiques. Copper engraved frontispiece portrait . 4 volumes, 8vo, 1/2 leather, spines slightly scuffed, one chip mended, marbled boards. Paris, 1822-1827. Seconde Edition, Revue, Corrigee et Considerablement Augmentee. Very Good (+). More
London: Bentley, 1855. Series I, II & III. Illustrations by George Cruikshank, John Leech, and Dalton. 3 volume, 8vo, full polished calf, gilt backs with green leather labels, gilt tops; original covers bound in. London: Bentley, 1855. Near fine. Eleventh Edition. Humorous parodies of medieval folklore and poetry. More
London: Methuen, 1897. 12 fine photogravures with lettered tissue guards, hundreds of black & white illustrations throughout the text. Rubricated title, 624 pages, tall thick 4to, handsomely bound in 3/4 maroon morocco with Napoleonic emblems in gold along the spine (light rubbing). London: Methuen, 1897. Very good (+). More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1945. 1272 pages, very thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 red morocco over red cloth (spine a little sunned). London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1945. A near fine copy. The 'definitive edition' contains the most important of Barrie's full-length works fro the stage and his best one-act plays. Includes: "Walker, London," "The Professor's Love Story," "The Little Minister," "The Wedding Guest," "Quality Street," "The Admirable Crichton," "Little Mary," "Peter Pan," "Pantaloon," "Alice Sit-By-The-Fire," "What Every Woman Knows,"..... More
3 volumes. Profusely illustrated throughout with exceptional tissue-protected plates. Thick 8vos, Superbly bound in contemporary 3/4 crimson morocco over marbled boards; ornate gilt-stamped spines with tall raised bands; uncut edges, t.e.g. London: H.S. Nichols, 1896 A near fine copy of this quite scarce and very limited extra- illustrated edition. Number 5 of only 10 copies printed on Japan paper. More
Amsterdam: Chez tous les Libraires de Paris & du Royaume, 1775. Small vignette with NB initials on titles, and several other engraved headpieces throughout. XLVIII, 180, 188; [4], 181-304, 189-442 pages. 2 volumes, 8vo, bound in full contemporary brown calf; simple gilt-ruled spines with black leather labels (worn at ends and with small ex-library tickets affixed); marbled endpapers. Amsterdam: Chez tous les Libraires de Paris & du Royaume, 1775. Nouvelle edition par M. l'Abbe Baudeau. A very good copy, clean..... More
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New York: Harper, 1936. From the French of Baudelaire, by George Dillon & Edna St. Vincent Millay. xxxix, [1], 282pp. Thick 8vo, beautifully rebound in 1/2 black morocco over marbled boards; ornate silver-stamped spine; uncut edges. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1936. First American edition. A fine copy in a special binding. More
Norwalk: Easton, 1977. Edited with an introduction and notes by James Laver. Illustrated by Pierre-Yves Tremois. xxxvi + 201 pages. Short 4to, gilt-stamped brown leather, a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1977). A fine copy. 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. More
Paris: A. Quantin, 1884. Illustrated with two original Manet etchings "L'Odalisque Couchee" and "La Convelescente." 3 etched plates by Henri Guerard after Manet, 6 heliogravure plates after Manet, a facsimile letter, and other illustrations throughout. 150 pages. 8vo, contemporary half black calf over green boards; some scuffing to extremities. Paris: A. Quantin, 1884. First edition, complete with all illustrations. A very good(+) copy of this scarce book with very clean interior. Inscribed by the author to Gustav Geoffrey on a...... More
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