Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company, 1876-1879. Hardcover. 12mos. Two volumes. Volume I: [5], 380 pages, [1]. Volume II: Second Series [5], 327 pages, [1]. Brown cloth hardcovers with gilt titles on the spines. Internal contents very clean. Rear flyleaf volume 2 creased. Previous owners inscription on the front blank end..... More
The Family Library Nos. 35, 36. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1837. Hardcover. 16mos. Two volumes: [3], ix-xiv, [1], pages 17-384, [1]; [3], v-viii, pages 9-337, [2]. Brown cloth hardcovers with gilt titles on the spines. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece portraits, folding map, page map, and illustrations in text. Light..... More
The Family Library No. 61. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1833. Harper's Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. [1], [1] page advertisement, pages 3-331 pages, [8] pages advertisements, [1]. Illustrated title page, folding frontispiece map, and illustrations in text. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine. Some shelf wear and fading..... More
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The Family Library No. 133. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1842. Hardcover. 16mo. xiv, 450 pages, [2]. Brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on spine. Light to moderate toning and foxing to the text. Ink stains top text edge penetrating to the the top edges of paper mainly visible in..... More
The Family Library No. 50. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1836. Harpers Stereotype Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. [2] pages 8-225, [1]. Dark brown cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Illustrated with frontispiece engraving of Drake and portraits of Cavendish and Dampier in text. Portraits are foxed. Light to moderate..... More
London: Edward Moxon & Company, 1866. Leather bound. Octavo. Fine binding. [2], viii, 252 pages, [2]. Frontispiece portrait of Lamb. Maroon leather binding ruled with gilt borders on the covers. Leather title labels, raised bands, and gilt decorations on the covers. Top edge gilt. Gilt dentelles (gilt decorated inner board..... More
Boston and Providence: Bradford and Read, and By John Brewer, Providence, 1814. First Edition. Leather bound. Octavo. [1], 325 pages, [1]. Marbled calf leather binding with red leather title label on the spine. Moderate toning and foxing to the contents. Leather covers are edge worn and rubbed. Covers slightly bowed..... More
New York: Published by John Sayre, 1821. Hardcover. 12mo. viii, pages 13-388 pages. Marbled paper covered boards with leather corners. Red leather title label on the brown leather spine. Marbled end sheets. Light edge and shelf wear to the binding. Moderate toning and foxing to the contents. Previous owner name..... More
Worcester: Leonard Worcester, 1797. First Edition. Wraps. Bound, stitched wraps. 163 pages. Thick paper outer covers with exposed stitching on the joints. Covers are very worn and chipped on the edges. Advertisement and contents pages have closed tears at the bottom edges with no loss of print. Light toning throughout..... More
Philadelphia: William W. Moore, 1861. Hardcover. Quarto. [1], viii, 832 pages. Marbled paper covered boards with leather corners. Leather spine with title. The boards are very worn. Most of the paper on the back cover is missing. Leather spine is rotted, dried, and cracked. Light toning and scattered foxing to..... More
New York: Samuel Stansbury, 1806. Hardcover. Octavo. [1], viii, xxxii (introduction, prefatory arrangements), [1], pages 35-363, [1]. Ex-library copy. Marbled paper covered boards with leather corners and spine. spine is rotted, dried, and cracked. Covers are worn and scuffed. Title page partly split in the gutter. Light toning to the..... More
Philadelphia: Printed by Kite and Walton, 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall quarto. [5], 416 pages, [1]. Marbled paper covered boards with leather corners and spine. Leather title labels on the spine. Spine is dry, rubbed, and cracked. Edge and shelf wear to the covers. Contents (in the preliminary pages) are..... More
Boston: De La Imprenta De Munroe Y Francis, 1828. Hardcover. 12mo. [3]. 260 pages, [1]. Brownish marbled paper covered boards with gilt lettered title on the leather spine. Leather corner tips.Edge wear to the boards. Outer leather joints rubbed. Top of the spine is chipped. Light toning to the contents..... More
With His Social Epistolary Correspondence, Philosophical, Political, and Moral Letters and Essays, And His Diplomatic Transactions As Agent at London and Minister Plenipotentiary at Versailles. Augmented by Much Matter Not Contained in Any Former Edition. With A Postliminious Preface. In Two Volumes. Vol. I (only). Philadelphia: M'Carty & Davis, 1834..... More
Including The History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts. Philadelphia: Thomas Wardle, 1841. Leather bound. Octavo. [1], x, pages 11-492 pages. Text in double columns. Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author. Engraved title page. Includes two folding maps in front. Speckled brown calf leather binding with black leather title..... More
Boston: Cummings and Hilliard, 1822. Second Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. [1], xii, 324 pages. Atlas not included. Illustrated with 2 plates in the back. Frontispiece table. Brownish marbled paper covered boards. Black leather title label on the brown leather spine. Covers are shelf and edge worn. Leather spine dry and worn..... More
Portland & Boston: Shirley & Hyde; Hilliard, Gray, Little & Wilkins, 1828. First Edition. Leather bound. 12mo. [1], xvii, pages 18-300 pages, [1]. Brown sheepskin leather binding. No title label on the spine. Leather is worn, rubbed and very slightly cracked on the front joint. Inner hinges very slightly cracked..... More
Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1918. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. 297 pages. Frontispiece. A few illustrations. Cloth binding with red insignia and black title on the front cover. Black title on the spine. Mild wear and a slight lean to the binding. Light toning to the end sheets. Interior contents..... More
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 75. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1922. Hardcover. Octavo. [1], 213 pages, [1]. Illustrated with 16 plates. Green cloth hardcover with gilt title on the spine. Cloth binding hdarkened on spine. 4 small rubbed spots to the cloth on the front cover. More
Lakeside Classics. Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1978. Hardcover. 12mo. xxvi, 406 pages. Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with publisher gilt illustrated stamp on the front cover and gilt title on the spine. Top edge gilt. No writing on the inside. Interior contents clean. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding. More
Lakeside Classics. Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1980. Hardcover. 12mo. xlviii, 350 pages, [2]. Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with publisher gilt illustrated stamp on the front cover and gilt title on the spine. Top edge gilt. No writing on the inside. Interior contents clean. Light shelf wear to the cloth binding. More
Lakeside Classics. Chicago: Lakeside Press, 1979. Hardcover. 12mo. liv, 518 pages. Illustrated. Brown cloth hardcover with publisher gilt illustrated stamp on the front cover and gilt title on the spine. Top edge gilt. No writing on the inside. Interior contents clean. More
By Invitation Only. Atlanta: Self published, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. [5], 154 pages, [2]. Frontispiece portrait photograph of the author. Illustrated with one photograph plate of the author in text and an advertisement for "Shadow People" in back. Dual brown color cloth hardcover. Gilt title upper left edge front..... More
Baltimore: H. Niles, 1812. Wraps. Disbound wraps. 430 pages. Defective. Covers and spine are missing. Pages 7-10 of issue No. 27 and pages 405-412 of issue no. 51 are missing. Moderate to heavy toning to the paper. Issues are loose. Contents covers politics, economics, science, technology, etc. Hezekiah Niles was..... More
The Nation's Most Honored Vessel, The Oldest Commissioned Warship Afloat in the World, and Still a Unit of the U.S. Fleet. On the Occasion of the 175th Anniversary of Her Last Battle. Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1990. Leather bound. Elephant folio. Over 16" tall. 95 pages, [1] page acknowledgments. Gray..... More
