London: Meuthen & Co, 1908. First Edition. hardcover. Inscribed to H.G. Wells, from W.W. Jacobs in ink on the front free endpaper. Methuen & Co. 1908, London & Boston, 1908. Decorated Cloth. Book Condition: Very Good. Owen, Will (illustrator). First Edition. 8vo. 309, 40 pp. Gilt decorated green cloth. Cloth.....
London: Hurst and Blackett Ltd, 1907. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed to H.G. Wells, from W.W. Jacobs in ink on the front free endpaper. First Edition, 8vo. original pictorial brick red cloth, front panel stamped in black, spine panel stamped in black and gold, fore- edge rough-trimmed, bottom edge untrimmed. 38.....
London: George Routledge, 1917. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. BRITISH BIRDS IN THEIR HAUNTS Johns, The Reverend C A Published by George Routledge, London (1917) Fourth Edition, George Rutledge, London, 1917. Sixty-Four coloured plates by Foster, William (illustrator). Olive green covers with gilt embossed picture of hawk to front. Gilt lettering to.....
London: Richardson & Co., 1823. First Edition. Full calf. THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON LLD. Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order; A Series of Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published, the Whole.....
NY: Doubleday Page & Co, 1922. Limited Edition. 1/4 Vellum. BOSWELL, JAMES. The Life of Samuel Johnson and Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides. [Edited and] with a bibliographical introduction by Clement Shorter. New York: printed for Gabriel Wells by Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922. "Temple Bar Edition" limited.....
NY: Harper and Brothers, 1891. 1st American. Cloth. James Boswell's biography of the noted English author Dr. Samuel Johnson has been described as "the greatest biography written in the English language." This 6-volume set was edited by George Birkbeck Hill, and published in 1891 on the centennial of the first.....
Cooper Square Publishers, 1964. 1st Edition. Cloth. ADVENTURES IN AMERICANA 1492 - 1897. HERSCHEL V. JONES. Vols. I & II, plus checklist (1473 - 1926). With a preface by Dr. Wilberforce Eames. 1964. First edition. Hardcover. Uniformly bound in cloth bindings. Externally in excellent condition, with some light shelfwear. Internally.....
New York: The Century Co., 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Siberia and the Exile System Kennan, George The Century Co., New York (1891) SIBERIA AND THE EXILE SYSTEM. Kennan. George. The Century Co., New York. (1891). Two thick and heavy octavo-sized hardcover books; [xv + 409] + [x + 575] pages.....
London: Charles Knight, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. HALF-HOURS WITH BEST AUTHORS 4 Volumes in 2 Published by Charles Knight, London (1850) Charles Knight, London, 1850. Half Leather. First Edition. 1850-51; Bound ½ green calf, with marble paper to boards, matching marbling to edges and endpapers. Some light wear paper to.....
London: John Murray, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. London. 1898. xiv,332pp. plus plates. Original red publisher's cloth, gilt. A bright clean book with very miner bumping to the lower corners and no wear to head or tail. Internally clean. With 8 photographic plates including the frontice piece Very good. Bookplate on.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. THE DRY FLY AND FAST WATER. GEORGE M. L. LA BRANCHE. Published by: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. 1914. Early reprint of the first edition. Octavo, pp218. Hardcover green cloth binding with moderate shelf wear and rubbing including fraying to the.....
Paris: De L'Imprimerie de la Republique, 1797. First Edition. Hardcover. VOYAGE DE LA PÉROUSE, AUTOUR DE MONDE. De l'Imprimerie de la Republique, 1797 La Pérouse, J.F. Paris: de l'Imprimerie de la Republique, 1797. Four large quarto text volumes plus folio atlas. Text volumes: [4],lxxii,346,[1]; [4],398,[1]; [4],422,[1]; [4],309pp. plus engraved portrait.....
Boston: Ginn. 1912. hardcover. Old Time Hawaiians and Their Work. Lawrence, Mary S. Published by Ginn., Boston. (1912) Ginn., Boston., 1912. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Mild soiling to cover. Decorated cloth 8vo. The author taught at the Kamehameha School for Girls and intended this as an instructional text for.....
London: Jonathan Cape, 1955. The Mint, By 352087 A/c Ross A Day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes LAWRENCE, T.E. Published by London, Jonathan Cape. Jonathan Cape, London, 1955. A day-book of the R.A.F. Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by.....
London: Fredrick Warne & Co., 1903. Lear Edward. sixth edition. Pictorial Cloth. THE BOOK OF NONSENSE / LEAR, EDWARD (1903) THIRTY-SIXTH EDITION. 220.00 The Book of NonSense. Lear, Edward (1903) Frederick Warne and Co. London. 1903. Thirty-Sixth Edition with all original pictures and verses. The classic tales of humour and.....
Hardcover. The Comic Latin Grammar 1840, The Comic English Grammar 1840 & Comic Arithmetic 1844 Leech, John) [Leigh, Percival] Published by Richard Bentley & Charles Tilt, London, 1840 In 3 Volumes Bound by Rivière First editions. With illustrations (mostly wood engravings) by John Leech. 3 vols. 12mo. First editions of.....
London: John Murray, 1845. Hardcover. John Murray, London, 1845, 184pp. bound in recent half red calf, 'Journal of a Residence Among the Negroes in the West Indies' by Matthew Gregory Lewis, published in 1845. Lewis owned a considerable property in Jamaica. 'Philip Musgrave; or, Memoirs of a Church of England.....
Chicago: Union Publishing Company, 1872. First Edition. EXPLORATIONS IN AFRICA, BY DR DAVID LIVINGSTONE, AND OTHERS, GIVING A FULL ACCOUNT OF THE STANLEY- LIVINGSTONE EXPEDITION OF SEARCH, UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE NEW YORK 'HERALD', AS FURNISHED BY DR. LIVINGSTONE AND MR. STANLEY: WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Dr. DAVID LIVINGSTONE.....
Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1905. Hardcover. THE POETICAL WORKS OF ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON Arthur Waugh Published by And Glasgow - Collins Clear-Type Press C.1905 With introduction and notes by Arthur Waugh and illustrations in colour and black and white. Bound in ¼ Vellum with gilt decoration and title label, all.....
Ottawa: Government Printing Bureau, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. THE CRUISE OF THE NEPTUNE. A. P. LOW. Published by: Government Printing Bureau, Ottawa. 1906. First edition. Harcover octavo. Original brown pictorial cloth stamped in gilt. Cover and spine title: 'The Cruise of the Neptune'. Title page: 'Report on the Dominion Government.....
London: Groombridge and sons, 1865. Hardcover. This is one of several books on British ferns and grasses written by the Nottingham naturalist and illustrated plates by Alex Francis Lydon (1836-1917), printed in colour by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893), The first edition appeared in 1858, the work enjoyed some popularity and was.....
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1886. Hardcover. LOWELL S WORKS Lowell, James Russell Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston 1886 & 1887 Among My Books; 1886, Among My Books second series; 1887, Fireside Travels; 1886, The Poetical Works; 1887 Four Volumes bound in ½ light tan calf, marble sides and endpapers, top edge.....
London: John Murray, 1820. Third Edition. Hardcover. VOYAGES OF HIS MAJESTIES'S SHIP ALCESTE, TO CHINA, COREA, AND THE ISLAND OF LEWCHEW, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF HER SHIPWRECK. JOHN M.D. M'LEOD. Published by John Murray, Albemarle-street. 1820. Third edition. 339 pp., engraved. vignette port. frontice, a chart with a small engraving.....
1831. Limited Edition. Softcover. SULLE MUMMIE DI VENZONE. MEMORIA. MARCOLINI Francesco Maria. Published by dalla Società Tipografica de' Classici italiani, Milano (1831) Milan, 1831. Edition of only 300 copies (as indication on the back wrapper). The title page reads; Di F.M. Marcolini primary doctor of the civic hospital of Udine.....
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. THE LIVING MIRROR: FIVE YOUNG POETS FROM LENINGRAD. SUZANNE MASSIE. Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, NY, 1972. Hardbound. Dustwrapper is in very good condition. This is not an ex library book, for it has no stamp markings, and.....