London: Edward Moxon, 1833. 232 [4] pages. Frontis facsimile of the Handwriting of Mrs. Piozzi . Gray cloth spine over boards. Paper spine label, octavo. Corners chafed, edgewear. Light wear to spine, paper label is very good, no chips. Text clean and bright, no foxing, etc. Hester [Thrale] Piozzi [1741-1821]..... More
Hamden, Connecticut (USA_: Archon Books, 1966. First Thus. Hardcover. Green cloth covered quarto (9.25" x 6.0"). Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1935, this is "reprinted with permission in an unaltered and unabridged edition." Just a hint of rubbing to extremities. More
London, England: H.S. Nichols & Co., 1894. Leather-bound. Edition limited to 500 copies. Binding by Bayntun, Bath, England. Two matching Octavos, measuring 8.625" x 5.75". Dark green textured leather, Triple-ruled in gilt on front and rear boards, with border in blind within. Red spine label with gilt title , and..... More
New York: Ticknor and Fields, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 278 pages, glossary, index. 16 pages of photographs. Black cloth spine over cream boards, octavo. Corners sharp, textblock square. Interior clean, no marks. In photo illustrated dust jacket, short tear at bottom, and some light soiling and general wear. Two short..... More
Chicago: Quadrangle Books, 1970. Hardcover. A bit musty. Very light rubbing to extremities. Rear board does not lay flat. Maps to endpapers. Gilt lettering to red, cloth-covered boards. White and blue lettering to red dustjacket. 199 pp with index. Clean, bright, tight. A dramatic and incisive account by the first..... More
Stuart, FL: Horticulture books, 1981. Paperback. REVISED EDITION of 1939 book. Previous owner's inscription to half-title page. Light wear to extremitiesBlack lettering to spine and front of lemon-yellow cover. 313 pp. Clean, bright and solidly bound. Urged by her sons to write a brief history of her life, Mrs. Menninger..... More
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New York: Devin-Adair Company, 1959. Hardcover. 3rd printing [First published in 1958]. Signed by the author. 182 pages. Gray cloth spine over red boards with spine titles in red, octavo. Corners bumped, very light general wear to cover. Interior clean. The author [1923-2007]was arrested in Dresden in 1945 by the..... More
United Kingdom: Delta, 2005. Paperback. FIRST THUS. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Just a wee bit of corner thumbing and faint creasing (1") to front cover. White and honeybee-yellow lettering to black spine. Portrait of author, as a young lad, to front of light grey covers. Current portrait of author to rear..... More
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1899. First Edition. Hardcover. xi,310 pages. Edited by James Home. Green cloth, octavo with titles in gilt over decorated black background. Black rules to cover. Spine titles in gilt. Corners sharp, textblock square, top edge gilt. A few very small light stains to spine, cover..... More
Nashville: E. Stevenson & F.A. Owen, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. 238 pages. Embossed brown cloth, octavo. Corners bumped, spine titles and spine decoration are mostly flaked off. Some stains to cover, textblock square, binding tight. Enpapers foxed, text clean and bright. Note: This is the original 1856 printing, not a...... More
Chicago, IL: Adams Press, 1991. Softcover. Inscribed signed and dated (2003) by author on title page. Brown card covers with black lettering. 71 pp. More
Sussex, England: The Book Guild, Ltd., 1996. First U.K. Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Dark, teal-blue paper-covered boards, with bright, gilt lettering to spine. 3 corners v-e-r-y gently nudged. Map endpapers, photographs. Near fine dustjacket now protected with mylar. Light smudge to top corner of front free endpaper. First British Edition..... More
