Tampico, Tamps., Mexico: Atascador Land Company (Printed by Maverick-Clarke Litho Co., San. Antonio, Texas), 1910. Pamphlet. Folio, paper, staplebound, 9" x 7". 32 unnumbered pages. Several pages detached but present. A promotional booklet for "Atascador: The American Farmer's Opportunity", offering large lots of arable land (cleared jungle), in 50-acre minimum..... More
London, England: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1929. from Woodcuts by Clare Leighton. First Edition Thus. Leather-bound. Quarto (9 3/4 x 6 5/8"); Quarter-bound vellum over patterned hand-made paper in a lovely repeating ribbon pattern,single-ruled in gilt. Spine with gilt lettering. Top edge gilt, fore-edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Light to..... More
New York: Viking Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a set of three versions of the book: the hardcover first edition, the paperback uncorrected proof with black-and-white illustrations; and the "blad", an 8 page promotional pamphlet with text excerpts and color illustrations. Note: A "blad" is a dummy or..... More
London, England: Cassell & Company, Limited, 193. Rockwell Kent. Hardcover. Black cloth-covered boards, measuring 7 5/8" x 5 3/4", with simple gilt lettering to front board and spine . Illustrations. 822 pp. Some shelf-rubbing to extremities -- spinecaps. Corners lightly nudged. 1-inch separation of cloth near top of front joint..... More
Chicago, IL: The Lakeside Press (R.R. Donnelley and Sons), 1930. Rockwell Kent. First Edition Thus (Deluxe Limited Edition). Hardcover. Three volumes, bound in black cloth with silver graphics to beveled front boards, ruled in silver, and somewhat sunned spines. Minimal rubbing to extremities. Lacks original acetate wrappers. Aluminum case (the..... More
New York: Review of Reviews Co, 1911. Hardcover. 4tos. Bright blue cloth-covered boards. Bright gilt. Semi-Centennial Memorial Edition. Profusely illustrated with photos, maps. Quarto. Blue cloth with embossed flags on cover Bindings strong. Decorated endpapers. Only the slightest rubbing to extremities. One small coffee stain to the front board of..... More
New York: Classic Publishing Company, 1912. New Richmond. Hardcover. Six small volumes (6 1/4" x 4"), red cloth-covered boards, with gilt lettering to spines. The final (6th volume) presents Poe's poetry. Volumes IV and V show a slightly separated front hinge, but volumes are still tightly bound. A solid and compact reading..... More
London, England: William Heinemann, 1919. Sixth Printing. Leather-bound. Quarto. Half-bound in navy morocco (goatskin) over four-colour, stone-marbled boards. Four raised bands (five compartments) to spine, with bright gilt-on-black spine label, which, oddly enough, names the illustrator, but neglects to mention the playwright, (whomever he was!) Thick paper, lightly toned. Forty..... More
London, England: H. Fisher, R. Fisher & P. Jackson, [1835]. Hardcover. Ex-library copy rebound in reddish brown buckram with spine titles stamped in gilt. Quarto, 11x8.5 inches. Corners rubbed, spine title bright, very light wear to cover. Ex-library copy with library preforated stamp to title page and stamp on front..... More
New York: Embassy Music Corporation, [1941] 1944. Staplebound Softcover. By Frank Sinatra, and his teacher John Quinlan. Staplebound, measuring 12" x 9". Dark red with white lettering, and picture of the young Frank, with a paisley bowtie. Scuffing to both sides of cover, and minor staining to rear cover.Crease to..... More
London, England: Printed for Richard Phillips, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars, 1810. Leather-bound. Half-leather, 15 x 23.2 cm, xvi 901 pp. plus three pages of advertisements. Rebound with hand-marbled paper over calf spine and corners, with contrasting maroon leather spine label ("A New Family Herbal -- Bewick") and gilt spine titles and decorations..... More
