London: I & F Rivington, B. Law, G. Robinson, S. Bladon & T. Evans, 1775. Leather. 248 pp. 12mo. Brown calf with decorative floral gilt-stamped spine. Both boards and first few leaves at the front and rear detached but present. Damp-staining and toning to first gathering (detached), amateur repairs to.....
Officina Elseviriana, 1675. Leather. 408 pp., 12mo (5 in. x 3 in). Blind-stamped leather with 3 raised bands and gilt decoration to board edges. Ink ownership inscriptions from several former owners inside- “William H... (?) book anno domi 1734” to ffep, “John Slinger, Studfold House, Settle 1895” to fep and.....
Washington, D.C. 1889. Hardcover. 717 pp., 4to. Hardcover. Slight rubbing/scuffing, edgewear, & soiling to boards & spine. Library sticker to bottom edge of spine. call numbers in ink to fpd, library stamps, rear hinge split, tear to ffep, heavy bumping to corners, front joint starting (at top), rear partial split.....
Padova: Appresso Giuseppe Comino. Con Licenza de’ Superiori, 1765. Leather. The Letters of Commendatore Annibal Caro, written in the name of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, divided into three volumes, and now published for the first time 3 volumes. 435 pp., 349 pp., and 383 pp. Speckled calf octavos (7 x 4.5 in.).....
Germany: Barenreiter- Verlag Kassel, 1966. Imitation Vellum over Boards. 12mo. Facsimile edition of Luther’s 1545 German Language songbook, reprinted with a forward by renowned musicologist Konrad Ameln. Imitation vellum (paper) over boards in matching slipcase. Black title text to spine, all edges red-stained. Some soiling to spine and slipcase, small.....
London: Chiswick: From the Press of C. Whittingham, for R. Triphook, Old Bond Street. 1822. Leather. 195 pp. Full tan calf with gilt rules, 5 raised bands, and decorative gilt stamping to dentelles and spine. Front board detached. Marbled edges and endpapers. Off-setting from portrait engravings to title page and.....
London: Bicker & Son, Leicester Square, 1893. Leather. 496 pp. 8vo. Gilt-stamped tree calf with 5 raised bands and floral decoration to spine. Gilt tooling to board edges with blindstamped dentelles, marbled endpapers and text block edges. Corners lightly bumped and jointed rubbed. 1 inch closed tear to top of.....
London: Bicker & Son, Leicester Square. Leather. 387 pp. 8vo: Gilt-stamped tree calf with 5 raised bands and floral gilt decoration to spine. Gilt tooling to board edges with blindstamped dentelles, marbled endpapers and text block edges. Corners lightly bumped, spine and boards rubbed. Both Joints cracked and tender but.....
Milan: Skira Editore, 2006. Hardcover. 325 pp., square 4to. Hardcover in dj. Italian text. Bottom outer corner of pp. 88-101 creased w/ some small closed tears. "Andrea Mantegna and the Masters of the Ovetari Chapel: Virtual Reconstruction and Restoration" Illustrated w/ b&w & full-color plates.Light shelfwear to boards & spine.....
New York: Random House, 1954. Hard Cover. 8vo. 248 pp. First edition. Cloth hardcover in Pictorial dustjacket. A few light damp stains to cloth cover. Spine ends and cover edges lightly bumped and worn. Dj price clipped, with chipping to spine ends, moderate soiling to dj back cover with 4".....
Milan: Rizzoli, 1969. 1/4 Leather in slipcase. 8vo. 511 pp. Very nice 1/4 leather cover, only slightly scratched. Pages fine. Slipcase very slightly worn and soiled, bottom edge of slc split. In Italian. From the Opere di Indro Montanelli series. Historical analysis of Italy during the period 1600-1700.
Newton Abbot, London, North Pomfret: David and Charles, 1986. Cloth Hard Cover w/ Dustjacket. 4to. 119 pp. Great condition. Light rubbing to dj. Previous owner's name to ffep. Clean, bright interior. "This easy-to-follow guide is designed to show how picture framing skills can be acquired and used for pleasure as.....
West Point, NY: (U.S. Military Academy). Illustrated Wraps. 9 1/4 x 6". ca. 1917. (see p. 5) Cover: "Souvenir of West Point." Slightly creased front cover; picture (monument) not affected. Title page cont'd: " ..Giving the Location and History of All the Public Buildings, Monuments, and Principal Points of Interest.....
New York: Od Chem. Co., 1895. Pamphlet. 4 1/2 x 6 3/4". Pp. 51-62. Foxed, corners bent, dampstain top edge. Advertising pamphlet. "A Free Journal of Practical Therapeutics for Physicians Only," dedicated to the benefits of Sanmetto, manufactured by the publisher of course. For Diseases of the Genito-Urinary Organs.. Doctor's.....
Providence: Rhode Island Historical Society, 1999. Cloth Hard Cover. Folio. 231 pp. Spine ends and corners are lightly bumped. Book is in excellent condition. A People's History of Rhode Island. Colorfully illustrated throughout.
New York: Brentano's, 1923. 1/4 Leather and Boards. 7 x 10 1/2". 2 vol, 1340 and 1230 pp. Embossed covers. Leather somewhat worn along edges. Outer pages of both volumes slightly bent at corners. Pages discolored. Covers somewhat worn. Bilingual dictionary.
London: Printed for W. Strahan, J. F. and C. Rivington, J. Hinton, T. Payne, W. Owen, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, T. Longman, C. Rivington, C. Dilly, J. Robson, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, H. L. Gardner, W. Davis, J. Nichols, T. Evans, J. Bew, R. Baldwin, 1779. Half-Leather. 8vo.....
Worcester, MA: S. A. Howland. Wraps. 4 1/2 x 7 1/4". (n.d. - ink inscription on title page dated 1855) 8 pp. Covers stained; pencil notes front and back. Spine handsewn. Corners sl. creased. Interior heavily foxed. Despite the title the 8 cuts are in black and white - perhaps.....
Ithaca, NY: A. H. Wright, 1943. Wraps. 4to. 50 pp. Top corners sl. bumped, faint internal crease. 7 x 10" Studies in History No. 3 and No. 4. Part I: Supervisor's Proceedings of Various Counties of New York, by A. H. Wright (Library holdings, missing copies). Part II: A Check.....
Konigstein im Taunis: Karl Robert Langewiesche, 1931. Stiff Wraps. Small 4to. 127 pp. Die Blauen Bucher series. Covers bright, minor edgewear. Owner's ink signature on first page. Binding tight. Stiff dj wraps have light pale spotting to front cover. Text in German. Botanical form in extraordinary b/w photographs.
Saint-Laurent, Quebec: Editions du Trecarre, 1987. cloth. 4to. 175 pp. Dj slightly rubbed. Owner's name embossed FEP. Text in French, English, German, and Spanish. Color photos.
Northampton: Smith College Museum of Art, 1951. Wraps. Small 8vo. 39 pp. Illustrated front cover. Spine split from foot about 1 1/4", also first page torn same place. Light rubbing to spine, edges, and corners. Small chip to bottom front cover edge. Light soiing to covers. Pencil underlining and marginalia.....
Boston: Waverly House, 1941. Cloth Hard Cover. 8vo. 175 pp. black cloth hardcover without dust jacket. Boldly signed by editor Edna B. Smith and illustrator Xavier Cugat to ffep. Faint soiling and discoloration to text block edges. Toning and light foxing to endpapers, otherwise an excellent copy.
University of Missouri Press, 1972. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 61 pp. Cover sunned and somewhat soiled, pages clean and tight. Author's inscription to fellow author on ffep. Collection of poetry about life in modern America.
Columbia, MO: Univ. of Missouri Press, 1965. First edition. Cloth. 8vo. 79 pp. Cloth hardcover with dust jacket. Light soil to ep's. Dj tanned at edges, few nicks. Warmly inscribed by author opposite half-title. Stray ink mark verso of half-title. Signed.
