The Grass Harp.
New York: Random House, 1951. Slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 beige morocco, brown leather spine labels, marbled boards. (New York: Random House, 1951). First Edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Random House, 1951. Slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 beige morocco, brown leather spine labels, marbled boards. (New York: Random House, 1951). First Edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Random House, 1951. Slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in full beige morocco, brown leather spine labels.(New York: Random House, 1951). First Edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Random House, 1965. Frontispiece and title page printed in black & orange. (12), 343, (1)pp. Thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in full black morocco, burgundy spine labels; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands and marbled endpapers, t.e.g. New York: Random House, (1965). First edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Random House, 1965. Frontispiece and title page printed in black & orange. (12), 343, (1)pp. Thick 8vo, handsomely rebound in full black morocco, burgundy spine labels; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands. New York: Random House, (1965). First edition. A fine copy. More
New York: Random House, 1950. Photo illustrations. 92pp. Slim 8vo, rebound in 1/2 tan morocco, marbled boards, lettered spine with raised bands.New York: Random House, (1950). First edition. A fine copy. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 34 volumes (30 original + 1 volume Index + 3 volumes of Carlyle's Translations from the German). Frontispiece illustrations in some volumes. 8vo, handsomely bound in 3/4 tan polished calf; ornately gilt-decorated spines with raised bands; burgundy and black leather labels, marbled edges. London: Chapman and Hall, (no date, circa 1880). A very good(+) set. The Library Edition. More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1880. 34 volumes (30 original + 1 volume Index + 3 volumes of Carlyle's Translations from the German). Frontispiece illustrations in some volumes. 8vo, handsomely bound in 3/4 tan polished calf; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands and red and black leather labels, marbled boards and edges, three volumes slightly chipped. London: Chapman and Hall, (no date, circa 1880). A good set. The Library Edition. More
London: J. Johnson, 1807. Illustrated with 12 fine aquatint plates by Carr. [4], 374 pages. 8vo, rebound in full navy blue morocco; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands. London: J. Johnson, 1807. Second edition. A very good(+) copy. More
Paris: Gilles Beys, 1583. Two parts in one volume; 46 & 60 leaves with text in Latin and Greek. Decorative woodcut initials and headpieces throughout; Beys device on both titles . Short slim 4to, bound in a pleasantly attractive 18th century mottled calf with boards edges, spine and red morocco label stamped in gilt; all edges red. Lutetiae: Apud Aegidium Beysium, 1593. First edition. Exceedingly scarce and in fine condition. First editions of the noted philologist's two suites of 18..... More
London: Macmillan, 1893. With 46 illustrations by Harry Furniss. 8vo, handsomely rebound in full crimson morocco, London, 1893. First Edition. Fine. First issue with the errors in the table of contents. More
London: Macmillan, 1893. With 46 illustrations by Harry Furniss. 8vo, handsomely rebound in full crimson morocco with humorous images from the original binding laid in on both covers. London, 1893. First Edition. Fine. First issue with the errors in the table of contents. More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1858. Illustrated with 8 fine hand colored steel engraved portraits of women, tissue guards. Tall 8vo,full ornamental black blind stamped leather, with gilt design on spine and front and rear covers, (lightly rubbed). a.e.g. Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1858). Very good (+). More
New York: Putnam, 1903. Frontispiece. Illustrated in sepia and black and white with lettered tissue guards. Decorative title page. 310 pages, (deckle edges), large 8vo, forest green crushed levant with floral gilt stamping, (hinges starting to crack slightly but still firm) raised spine bands, inner gilt rubricated dentelles, top edge gilt, and mottled endpapers. New York: Putnam, 1901. New York: Putnam, 1903. A very good(+) copy. Subtle remains of adhesive from removed bookplate on front attached endpaper. More
New York: Putnam, 1901. Frontispiece. Illustrated in sepia and black and white with photographs and reproductions of artworks with lettered tissue guards. Decorative title page. 312 pages, (deckle edges), large 8vo, forest green crushed levant with floral gilt stamping, (hinges starting to crack slightly but still firm) raised spine bands, inner gilt rubricated dentelles, top edge gilt, and mottled endpapers. New York: Putnam, 1901. A very good(+) copy. Bookplate on front attached endpaper. More
Franklin Center: Franklin, 1977. Illustrated by David Blossom. 408 pages. Thick, 8vo, full gilt-stamped brown leather, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers. Franklin Library, 1977. A fine copy. Pulitzer Prize 1923. More
New York: Scribner, 1923. Newly translated into English by John Addington Symonds. Fine mezzotint frontispiece portrait, and 16 other illustrations throughout. 464 pages. Short thick 8vo, attractively bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in contemporary 3/4 red morocco over marbled boards; gilt-decorated spine, top edge gilt. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. A near fine copy. More
Paris: Briand, 1810. Translated into French by Florian. Engraved frontispieces in all volumes. 159; 155; 190; 171; 171; 160pp. Slim 12mos, original calf- backed boards with gilt spines (well-rubbed but sound and attractive; scattered foxing; endpapers torn or missing on several volumes). Paris: Briand, 1810. A very good copy of this early French edition. More
Paris: Union Latine d'Editions, 1935. Translated by Francis de Miomandre. Illustrated throughout by Berthold Mahn. Complete in 5 volumes (4 volumes plus La Vie de Cervantes). Thick 8vo, full orange polished calf with blind-stamped covers and gilt-lettered spines, uncut edges and top edges gilt; protected in decorative board slipcases. Paris: Union Latine d'Editions, 1935. Near fine. Limited edition - number 4321 of 7000 copies Despite the high limitation, quite scarce in full leather. More
London: Waverly Book Company, 1922. Color frontispiece and a profusion of nearly 1000 b/w images. 382; 387pp. Folio, gilt-stamped black leather (edgeworn but still sound and attractive). London: The Waverley Book Company, 1922. A very good copy. More
Paris: Dentu, 1860. 3 volumes, colored frontispiece, numerous black & white illustrations, 12mo, 3/4 maroon calf, marbled boards (scuffed). Paris: E. Dentu, ca 1860. Tight clean interior and rubbed binding. More
Birmingham: Classics of Ophthalmology, 1989. 191pp. 8vo, full burgundy leather, a.e.g. (Birmingham: Privately Printed for the Classics of Ophthalmology, 1989). Facsimile of the 1780 edition. More
Amsterdam: Elzevir, 1662. Beautifully engraved extra title page; printer's device on title page, and some decorative woodcut initials and ornaments throughout. [16], 622, 8 pages. Thick 12mo, attractively bound in simple full black morocco with ornate gilt-stamped inner dentelles; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Amsterdam: Louys & Daniel Elzevier, 1662. The 4th Elzevier edition. Front endpaper lacking, else a near fine, clean copy. The magnum opus of Charron, who is known as the founder of modern secularism. -- Willems 1281;..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1875. [6], 851pp. Thick 4to, bound in older 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards (well-worn at extremities but sound; pages lightly and uniformily toned). Paris: Gauthier-Villars, 1875. Seconde edition, conforme a la premiere. A very good copy. More
Paris: Bohaire, 1836. 488pp., tall 8vo. Full green calf, double gilt fillet border enclosing handsome blind-tooled Cathedral design within blind borders, back finely tooled, a.e.g. Paris: Bohaire, 1836. First Edition. Near Fine. Remarkably full account of the Code de Duel, in a strikingly fine binding, and with a signed inscription by the Author. More
New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. 25 full page illustrations by Rockwell Kent. 2 volumes, folio, handsomely rebound in beige cloth with brown leather spine labels. Untrimmed. New York: Covici-Friede, 1930. Limited Edition. Fine. This set is "number 000 - out of series" signed by Rockwell Kent. More
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