Florence, Italy: Heredi di Philipp di Giunta, [1519] 1526. Second Edition. Leather-bound (Vellum). Thick 8vo. 16.50 cm. x 10 cm. Bound in full vellum, with contrasting spine label lettered in gilt ("Appiana Ed De Giunti"). Seven gilt chain bars to spine, with large initials "F.M." to last compartment. Tiny worm-holes..... More
London, England: Nicholas and Iohn Okes, 1635. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, Polished calf boards, double-ruled in gilt. 6 3/4" x 5.". 26 unpaginated leaves [A2-G3]. Missing leaves A1 (woodcut of royal arms) and G4 (blank page). Rebound pamphlet in 19th c. binding. Edges trimmed close to text; shaved marginal text..... More
London: Printed for Luke Fawne at the Parrot in Paule's Church Yard. 1651. Sixth Printing. Leather-bound. Full contemporary calf,with replacement spine label attached. Wear and some loss of leather to top and bottom of spine. Hinges cracked Front blank, and rngraved title page, by Guielmus Hole detached but present. Rearend..... More
London: Printed for Luke Fawne at the Parrot in Paule's Church Yard. 1651. Sixth Printing. Leather-bound. 4to. Full contemporary calf, lacking spine label. Loss of just under 1/3 leather top of spine. (Remnants laid in.)Hinges cracked Engraved title page, by Guielmus Hole. Corners bumped/worn. Side markers. Doodles to pp. 20-21..... More
London, England: Peter Cole, Printer and Bookseller at the sign of the Printing-press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1662. Leather-bound. 8vo. Contemporary brown calf crudely reinforced on the spine with maroon diced leather. 1662 Date in black letters to front board. Manuscript label to spine. Several grayish-blue flecks to..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Hezekiah Howe & Co., 1834. Thirteenth Edition. Leather-bound. Later edition of an early 19th century algebra text by Congregational minister, Professor of Mathematics and (later) President of Yale College for almost thirty years (1817-1846). Full original brown tree calf, with contrasting (red) spine label. Two pull-out charts..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: T. Lumisden and J. Robertson, and sold at their Printing-house in the Fish-market, 1743. First British (Second Overall). Leather-bound. Octavo. Contemporary speckled calf. (6 5/8" x 4 1/4"). Author's name hand printed to front board. Spine repaired and reinforced Rubbing and wear to extremities. Internally clean. iv +..... More
London, England: William Crooke (Printed For), 1684. Second English Edition. Leather-bound. NOTE: Restored, Sophisticated Copy: Original text: RECASED in period calf (measuring 8 1/4" x 6 3/8"), recently rebacked with new spine, contrasting spine label gilt lettering, and date at bottom also in gilt. MISSING: Two sets of two leaves each..... More
Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis Company, 1894. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Bound in brown boards, gold lettering to spine, and dark brown lettering to front board. Rubbing to extremities, corners very slightly nudged. Previous owner's name and date to front free endpaper; residue from bookplate to front endpaper. Some foxing to title..... More
London: R. Bentley, 1689. First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo, (6.75" x 4.5") Half-calf over non-pareil marbled boards.Outer spine lacking but binding tight. Lacks pp. 27-30, which, according to the table of contents should be "Sylvia Perjured", but no pages appear cut out, perhaps rather neglected to originally be bound-in. The later..... More
Philadelphia, PA: James Humphreys, 1810. FIRST U.S. EDITION. Leather_bound. Original binding -- full period calf, measuring 7 3/8 x 4 1/2. Spine gilt-lettered, and double-ruled into five sections, the top section (only) with an extra set of decorative gilt lines. Text block darkened, with only occasional spots of foxing throughout..... More
Chicago, IL: Albert Whitman & Company, 1924. Hardcover. Olive cloth with colorful paste-on to front board. Measures 7.25" X 5". Edgewear to extremities. Previous owner's crayoning and writing to endpapers. "Stories of Little Men and Women with the Charm of Fine Manners" More
Boston: Samuel Walker, 1826. Hardcover. xvi,416 pages. Leather spine and corners over marbled boards. Corners bumped, leather spine chipped and brittle exposing spine bands. Textblock square, binding tight. Dampstains to prelims, text clean, pages toned. Volume I of a six volume set. More
Paris, France: Pampelune, [1718]1786. Revised Edition. Leather-bound. Octavos 7.75" x 5.0". Full,period catspaw calf mottling (.50" x .75") acid-etched into boards. Five raised band (six compartments), each with gilt title on red spine label, and gilt title on dark green morocco label, in next compartment below, indicating volume in series..... More
London, England: Printed at London by Anne Griffin, for John Harison, and are to be sold at his shop in Pater-noster row, 1631. Sixth edition. Disbound. 7 1/4" x 5 1/2" quarto. 188 pages. Removed with two cords. Paper loss on first seven leaves (half the leaf or more), including..... More
Brookfield, Massachusetts: E. and G. Merriam, 1826. Hardcover. 12mo. Leather bound. Wear to extremities and boards primarily around edges. Creasing to spine. Back hinge started. Foxing to pages. Bottom corner of spine worn. 250 pp. More
London, England: Printed for Joseph Hindmarsh, Bookseller to his Royal Highness, at the Black Bull in Cornhill, 1682; 1681; 1684; 1684. Hardcover. 8vo. 7 1/2" x 4 3/4". Six works in one volume. Full contemporary speckled calf, double ruled in blind.. Scuffing to edges and corners, and heavily chipped spine..... More
London, England: Printed for the undertakers, J. Walthoe Sen. and jun. ; Thomas Wotton, Charles Bathurst, Jacob and Richard Tonson, and the representatives of John Darby ... and also for J. Basket ... [and 29 others], 1742. Third Edition, with Additions. Leather-bound. Large folio.The third of six volumes of this..... More
London, England: Printed for the undertakers, J. Walthoe Sen. and jun. ; Thomas Wotton, Charles Bathurst, Jacob and Richard Tonson, and the representatives of John Darby ... and also for J. Basket ... [and 29 others], 1730. Second Edition, with Additions. Leather-bound. Large folio.The fourth of six volumes of this..... More
Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1866. Hardcover. "Stereotype Edition, Revised and Enlarged, with Exercises for The Slate. To Which is Added a Practical System of Book-Keeping." Sewn, worn paper-over-boards binding, with leather spine. Cover reads, rather faintly: "Smith's Second Book of Arithmetic. Previous owner's name several times -- once in..... More
Boston, Mass: T.B. Wait and Co., and Charles Williams, 1812. Hardcover. NOTE: Part II only. 23mo (measuring 5.75" x 4"). Three-quarter bound red morocco over gorgeous deep blue, gold and white marbled boards, ruled in gilt. Rubbing to leather extremities, but very solidly bound. Publisher's red-stain to all edges. The..... More
Hartford, Connecticut: Ezra Strong, 1836. Fourth Edition. Leather-bound. 8vo. Original tree-calf boards, measuring approximately 7.75" x 4.50". Marbled edges, though faded. Front hinge barely started, center crack length middle of spine, split at p. 142-143. In need of repair. Numerous (at least a dozen) illustrations. Probably the fourth edition. (Earlier..... More
New York: Pope Publishing, 1926. Hardcover. Navy blue flexible boards, faded, with gilt lettering to front/spine. 280 pp with alphabetical index and index to advertisers. Light rubbing to edges and corners, corners have a soft curl to them. A light 3" crease to rear board, gilt lettering on covers a...... More
Paris, France: Pierre le Petit (Libraire du Roy), 1677. Leather-bound. 16mo. Full speckled calf. Leather to spine cracked and slight separations to front board (cocked), but not loose. Ship to leather spine label. Chips in leather to spine caps. Red marbling to all edges. Translated by Jacques Esprit (1611-1677). More
Paris, France: Gabriel Martin, 1742. (Revue & Corrigee) Revised and Corrected. Leather-bound. NOUVELLE EDITION, REVUE & CORRIGEE) 8vo, full leather (tree calf), ruled in blind. Five raised bands to spine (six compartments), five with gilt ornamentation, one with contrasting (red) spine label. Rubbing and wear to leather, considerably to rear..... More
