London: Thomas Payne, 1754. London, Thomas Payne, 1754, Hardcover THE ART OF PAINTING: With the Lives and Characters of above 300 of the most Eminent Painters: containing a complete treatise of painting, designing, and the use of prints. With reflexions on the works of the most celebrated masters, and of the several schools of.....
London: Newberry, 1759. First Edition. THE LAW OF NATIONS; OR PRINCIPLES OF THE LAW OF NATURE: APPLIED TO THE CONDUCT AND AFFAIRS OF NATIONS AND SOVEREIGNS. EMERICH DE VATTEL. London: Newbery. 1760-1759. First edition in English. Quarto, two volumes bound together as issued. Title page of Vol.1 dated 1760 printed.....
Paris: Paschoud, 1819. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. PRINCIPES PHILOSOPHIQUES, POLITIQUES ET MORAUX. COLONEL FRANCOIS-RODOLPHE DE WEISS. Published by: Paschoud, Paris / Genève. 1819. French text. Complete work in two volumes. Eighth edition. pp416. Bound in half calf, sprinkled paste paper sides. Colonel François-Rodolphe de Weiss (Yverdun, 1751-1802) was a member of.....
New York: Alvord, 1863. First State. Original Wrappers. FIRST PUBLISHED MAP AND SEPARATE ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – ONE OF THE AMERICAN TREASURES OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 1863 First state Ditterline, Theodore. SKETCH OF THE BATTLES OF GETTYSBURG, JULY 1ST, 2D, AND 3D, 1863: WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE MOVEMENTS.....
London: Rider & Co. N.D, 1933? First Edition. Cloth. Grey cloth binding rubbed and slightly soiled, spine ends & corners lightly scuffed; inked name on front free endpaper; leaf edges, paste-downs, endpapers lightly browned & foxed else a nice, tight book. B&W illustrations. Scarce.; 8vo; 283 pages. Library label to.....
San Francisco: Underwood-Miller, 1981. First Edition. Donaldson, Stephen R. Gilden-Fire. 1981. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near fine with no marks from previous owner. Teal boards with illustrated design. "This is the tale of Korik Bloodguard, the Lords Shetra and Hyrim, and their company on their mission to Seareach.".....
London: Richard Bentley & Son, 1873. Christian Frederick Zincke. Hardcover. A LADY OF THE LAST CENTURY A Lady of the Last Century (Elizabeth Montagu): Illustrated in Her Unpublished Letters; Collected and Arranged with a Biographical Sketch and a Chapter on Blue Stockings Extra Illustrated & Inscribed by the Author Doran.....
London: Bernard Lintott/Wiliam Taylor, 1716. Second Edition. Hardcover. London, Bernard Lintott / William Taylor, 1716, Hardcover Published by London: Printed for Bernard Lintott and sold by William Taylor at the ship in Pater-Noster-Row. 1716. 8vo. pp. 8 p.l., lxviii, 397, engraved frontice. & dedication headpiece by S. Gribelin. Recent full gilt re-back into.....
London: J. Duncan and J. Cochran, 1834. Full Morocco. [FORE-EDGE PAINTING] THIRTY YEARS' CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN JOHN JEBB AND ALEXANDER KNOX Edited by Charles Forster. Published London: J. Duncan and J. Cochran, 1834. 2 Vols each with a fore-edge painting. Bound in full Maroon straight grain Morocco, bound by J. Hatchard’s.....
London: George G. Harrap & Co., c 1920. Willy Pogàny. Fine Binding. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM Edward Fitzgerald Willy Pogàny George G. Harrap & Co. [c.1920] RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM - Willy Pogany. London, George G. Harrap & Co. [c.1920]. With book decoration and 16 mounted color.....
London: John Stockdale, 1801. Third Edition. Hardcover. THE HISTORY, CIVIL AND COMMERCIAL, OF BRITISH COLONIES IN WEST INDIES. BRYAN EDWARDS. Published by John Stockdale: London, 1794-1801, 1801. Third edition. 11 maps and 10 engraved plates, 3 vols, 4to, contemporary calf. Gilt paneled spines. All three volumes professionally re-backed into the.....
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. FOX-HOUND, FOREST, AND PRAIRIE. CAPTAIN PENNELL ELMHIRST. Published by George Routledge and Sons, Limited: London. 1892. First edition. Illustrated by J. Sturgess, J. Marshman. Including 5 hand coloured plates, 584pp. (1 vol, 8vo.)An account of the author's experiences hunting around the.....
New York: Charles Scribner's, 1911. Hardcover. THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF EUGENE FIELD Eugene Field Published by - New York - Charles Scribner's, 1911 A collection of the Writings in Prose and Verse of Eugene Field. Only eight volumes out of the original complete set of 12 twelve.....
Houghton Mifflin, 1898. Hardcover. The Works of John Fiske 1898 - 1899 Handsome edition - gilt top edge of the text block; ½ brown Morocco binding; marbled end papers and sides; illustrations and maps (some are fold-out and some are in color). Each volume complete as stands from a larger.....
New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1885. First Edition. Fleischman, Joseph. The Art of Blending and Compounding Liquors and Wines; showing how all the favourite brands and various grades of whiskeys, brandies, wines &c &c are prepared by dealers and rectifiers for the trade giving directions for making all the ingredients.....
London: M.H. Gill & son upper Sackville St, 1880. Full Hard Grain Morocco. THE PRACTICE OF INTERIOR RECOLLECTION WITH GOD Drawn from the Psalms of David By Father Paul Segneri, S.J. Dublin, M.H. Gill & son upper Sackville St 1880 12mo 148pp, a beautiful little volume in.....
Boston: Little, Brown, Boston, 1860. Early Reprint. Full Hard Grain morocco. THE POETICAL WORKS OF MATTHEW PRIOR With A Life by Rev. John Mitford, In Two Volumes, Published by Little, Brown, Boston, 1860 Early Reprint. 2 Vols Boston: Little, Brown, 1860. 12mo. Hard cover binding, viii, xlii, 280 pp.....
Paris: P. Didot for Edwards of Halifax, 1791. Full Vellum extra gilt hand coloured. The Book of Common Prayer, Paris: P. Didot for W. Edwards and Sons, Halifax, 1791. 8vo (146 x 84 mm). CONTEMPORARY VELLUM BY EDWARDS OF HALIFAX, covers with Greek key roll border on a......
London: William Heinemann Ltd / Windmill Press, 1951. first Facimilie. full Morocco. THE FORSYTE SAGA John Galsworthy FORE-EDGE PAINTING Published by William Heinemann Ltd / Windmill Press 1951 This is the 1951 reprint from 1922 including folding family tree chart as frontice. 1042pp not illustrated as per the original 1922 edition. Bound in full red.....
London: George Bell and Sons, 1892. Revised Edition. Full Red Morocco. (FORE-EDGE PAINTING.) Herbert, George. The Poetical Works. Frontispiece. 8vo, contemporary full red morocco gilt-stamped Sherborn School prize binding by Bickers & Son, spine lettered in gilt in compartments, all edges gilt, spine tips and raised bands rubbed, abraded school.....
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable & Company, 1815. Full Morocco. LORD OF THE ISLES A Poem Scott, Walter FORE-EDGE PAINTING Published by Archibald Constable & Company, Edinburgh, 1815 Fifth edition of the rhymed, romantic, narrative-poem by Sir Walter Scott, written in 1815. In six cantos. In stunning narrative poetry, the story begins during the time when.....
Oxford: John Henry Parker, Oxford, 1847. 1st Edition. Full Dark Morocco. A HAND-BOOK FOR VISITORS TO OXFORD Published by John Henry Parker, Oxford, 1847 FORE-EDGE PAINTING Hollywell St and Holywell Music Room Small 8vo, xviii, 223pp + 4pp ads at rear, with 100 engraved woodcuts, folding plan.....
London: Edward Moxon, 1849. Full Dark green Paste Grain Morocco. POEMS BY SAMUEL ROGERS Samuel Rogers Published by Edward Moxon, London, 1849 FORE-EDGE PAINTING Mont Blanc At Day Break Samuel Rogers' poetry. Full blue paste grain Morocco binding. 318pp, Engraved frontispiece of Rogers and numerous woodcut vignettes. Containing.....
London: James Field and Co, London, 1855. Full Hard Grain Morocco. THE LIVES OF OUR HEROES OF THE CRIMEA Ryan, George Published by James Field and Co, London, 1855 FORE-EDGE PAINTING The Charge of the Light Brigade Bound in full red hard grain Morocco extra gilt 408pp frontice.....
London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1890. Full brown hard grain Morocco. THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. With Life, Glossary, Etc. Prepared from The Text of the First Folio, and The Quartos, Compared with Recent Commentators. SHAKESPEARE, William. Published by London, Frederick Warne and Co., ca. 1890., FORE-EDGE PAINTING The.....