Paris: 1781-1786. First Edition. FIRST EDITION, 4 volumes bound in 5, folio (510 x 328mm), half-titles, engraved title vignettes, dedication to Marie-Antoinette, 275 engraved plates (of 276), many with two views, 15 maps, and plans, 9 double-page, numerous engraved head-and-tail-pieces (some hand- coloured), CONTEMPORARY MOTTLED CALF GILT BY J. DAHMEN, AMSTERDAM, red spines.....
T. Rickaby for J. Debrett, 1801. First English Language Edition. THE LITTLE SEA TORCH Or, TRUE GUIDE FOR COASTING PILOTS: By which they are clearly instructed how to navigate along the coasts of England, Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Sicily; the isles of Malta, Corsica, Sardinia, and others in the.....
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Heart of Darkness With Etchings by Sean Scully. Conrad, Joseph New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1992 Signed Limited Edition; Signed and Numbered on the Rear Colophon. with four full-page and four half-page etchings by the artist, printed on.....
London & Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, 1902. Sean Scully. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Youth : A Narrative and Two Other Stories Conrad, Joseph William Blackwood and Sons, London and Edinburgh 1902 Rare Colonial Printing of the First Edition Conrad, Joseph. Youth: A Narrative and two other stories. William Blackwood and.....
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.....
1853. HERBARIUM MANUSCRIPT. UNKNOWN. 1853. This incredible collection of leaves, flowers and grasses. Carefully cataloged and labelled, this small collection is important not for the samples themselves but from where they were collected. The traveller is unknown, although one maybe be able to do some research and track down the.....
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: Whittaker & Co., 1837. First Edition. HISTORY OF NOVA SCOTIA. ROBERT MONTGOMERY MARTIN. Published by Whittaker & Co., London. 1837. 364pp. This handsome antique volume has been rebound in brown quarter-leather with marbled paper covers. There is stamped gilt lettering and ruling on the spine. The volume shows light.....
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.....
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1853. First Edition. Zaehnsdorf. SURTEES (R S), Works, five volumes, 1853-65, 8vo, coloured plates, occasional foxing, half green morocco gilt spines by Zaehnsdorf, a.e.g. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1853 Mr. Sponges Sporting Tour. First Edition. Bradbury and Evans, London, 1854 Handley Cross. First Edition. Bradbury and.....
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.....
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.....
London. THE THREE VOYAGES OF CAPTAIN JAMES COOK. COOK, Capt. James (1728-1779) Published London 1773-1785. (1785) ALL FIRST EDITIONS OF COOK S THREE VOYAGES PLUS ATLAS & Kippis Life of Captain James Cook, Cook, James. Set of all three voyages, all in first editions, and a uniformly bound copy of.....
London: Edward Moxon, 1857. Straight grain morocco. Tennyson, Alfred Lord. Poet laureate. Edward Moxon. London. 1857. French inspired binding, featuring five raised bands, in very fine straight grain morocco. Marbled endpapers. A ticketed binding of Geo. Quinton, Norwich. 375 pp., features 54 illustrated engravings, 53 of which are in text.....
Paris: Ferroud, 1904. Signed Binding. LES PRINCESSES / DE BANVILLE, THEODORE (1904) SIGNED BINDING 2,500.00 Les Princesses de Banville, Theodore (1904) Signed Binding ROCHEGROSSE BANVILLE (Theodore de). Princesses. Paris, A. Ferroud. F. Ferroud successor, 1904 Singed Binding The binder Maurice Trinckvel worked first for Marius Michel before he started his.....
New York: Harper and Brothers New York, 1865. 3rd Printing. Original Cloth. MOBY-DICK; or the WHALE Melville, Herman Publisher: Harper & Brothers New Yorkì Date:1863 short run of 253 copies. Moby-Dick 1863, xxiii, [1], 634, [1] pp. (8vo) 19x12.5 cm (7½x5") original blind-stamped Black cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Third printing / Edition. Preceded.....
New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, 1926. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. First Edition (Stated). Original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. Fading of gilt to spine some browning to endpapers and mild foxing to prelims. In.....
London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1946. Limited Edition. Hardcover. MATTHEW FLINDER'S NARRATIVE OF HIS VOYAGE IN THE SCHOONER FRANCIS: 1798. JOHN BUCKLAND WRIGHT. Published by London: Golden Cockerel Press. 1946. A numbered copy. 'Preceded and Followed by Notes on Flinders, Bass, the Wreck of the Sidney Cove &c, by Geoffrey Rawson.....
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Hawaiian Tapestry. Mit Fotographien von Douglas Slaten. Withington, Antoinette. Slaten, Douglas (Photographer) (illustrator). First edition. Stated. A personal narrative exploration of various aspects of Hawaiian life and culture. Map designed on end papers, MacLeod.shed by Harper & Brothers, New York (1937).....
London: John Murray, 1832. Hardcover. 17 volumes, octavo Finely bound by Root & Son in ½ light blue Morocco, elaborate gilt tooling to spines in compartments separated by raised bands, marbled boards and endpapers, top edges gilt. Very good condition, Vol I has signs of light water stain to first.....