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France: Temps Actuels, 1981. Hardcover. In French. Tome 1: De l'Algerie des origines a l'insurrection; LE TORRENT SOUTERRAIN par Henri Alleg; LES OCCASIONS PERDUES par Henri-J. Douzon. 602 pages; Tome 2: Des promesses de paix a la guerre ouverte; L'INCENDIE par Pierre Haudiquet; A LA RECHERCHE DU DERNIER QUART D'HEURE..... More
London. Cassell, Petter,Galpin& Co., 1879. C. Barberis. Hardcover. Original red pictorial cloth, with beveled edges. Rubbing to extremities and some tears to cloth, but structurally very sound. Gilt lettering on spine and front cover, gilt scene of 2 people sitting on a rug on front cover. Cover stained and browned..... More
London, England: Chapman and Hall, 1843. Leather-bound. Octavo. Smooth calf boards (8 1/2 in. x 5 1/2 in.) gilt ruled border, with repeating leaf design stamped within. Four raised bands to spine (five compartments) with contrasting title label in dark red, with gilt lettering. Gilt designs to raised bands, and..... More
London, England: (Printed by C. and W. Galabin, Ingram-Court, for) W. Cadell and T. Davies, 1803. First Edition. Leather-bound. 8vo. (21.5 x 13.0 cm. Contemporary butterscotch calf with diced russia central panels, surrounded by a border of repeating stamped "arch" patterns. Both boards bordered by gilt chain, and a double..... More
Paris: Chez Helie Josset, rue St Jacques, a la Fleur de Lys d'or, 1674. Leather-bound. IN FRENCH. EN FRANCAIS. Full leather,small octavo [6x4 inches]. Hinges, spine chipped and spine leather worn and brittle. 182pp + index. Engraved title page. Binding tight. Writing in ink [fountain pen] at bottom and also..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1917. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Quarto, 10.75 in. x 8.25 in., pp. xii, 145. Decorated with 12 tissue-guarded full-color plates, and nearly 100 black and white and two-color illustrations. Dark blue cloth boards with elaborate gilt decoration and gilt title to front and spine..... More
London, England: George Philip and Son, 1892. First English Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 7.8 in. x 5.2 in., pp. xiii, [1], 243, 1-4 (advertising). Illustrated with frontis and twelve additional full-page black and white photographs and large color map of Paraguay (24 in. x 23 in.) in pocket on rear pastedown..... More
London, England: Chapman and Hall, 1891. Hardcover. Octavo, 7.7 in. x 5.1 in., pp. 312. Illustrated with 75 engravings. Dark green cloth boards with diagonal spray of light green shamrocks stamped to front. Gilt title to spine. Rubbing to extremities with touch of fraying at spine ends. Corners nudged. Spine..... More
London, England: N.A.G. Press, Ltd., 1976. A.E. Ayres. Thrd Edition, Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.8 in. x 5.5 in., pp. viii, 319. Illustrated with 550 ink drawings by A.E. Ayres. Light blue boards with gilt title to front and spine. Light shelfwear to top/bottom of spine. Tape residue to front..... More
New York: Bond Wheelwright Company, 1952. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Octavo. Navy-blue buckram over boards(8 1/2 inches x 5 3/4 inches) with red embossed design of candleabra, wine glass, dutch oven and utensils to front board, and white lettering to spine. Shelf rubbing to corners and top and bottom of..... More
Chicago, IL: Ken, Inc., 1938. First Edition. Staplebound Pamphlet. Stapled magazine, 13.5 in. x 10.6 in., pp. 138. Illustrated with color and black and white drawings, photographs, and advertisements. Light rubbing to covers; light thumbing to bottom corners. This first issue of a short-lived political and popular culture magazine is..... More
London, England: Frederick Muller Ltd, 1958. First English Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo, 5.25 x 8 in., pp. 268. Illustrated with eight leaves of black and white engravings and photographs. Light blue cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Discoloration from 4 x 1/2 inch cover-up tape to title page and..... More
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 7.3 in. x 5 in., pp. 171. Brown cloth boards with olive green and black vegetation design and title to front. Black title to spine. Rubbing and light sopiling to boards. Scuffs along front gutter. Bookseller's sticker..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1972. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, 8.25 in. x 6.75 in., pp. 43. Illustrated in black, red, and olive drawings.Tan buckram boards with red outline of Little Red Riding Hood to front. Red title to spine. Red endpapers. White paper (5.75 in. x 5 in.) with book..... More
[1843]. Facsimile Copy. Hardcover. 86893 NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN ORIGINAL; IT IS A MODERN FACSIMILE COPY of the 1843 original. 252 pp. 12mo. Handsome quarter bound smooth calf over facsimile marbled paper boards with printed title labe to center of top board. With reproductions of original plates, including large..... More
Paris, France: Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, 1849. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth. Green library binding. This is the rare plate book to accompany the famous French treatise on organ construction (NOT present here). 43 engraved plates, measuring approx. 12” x 17”. (972 detailed diagrams). This copy a green cloth..... More
London, England: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, Paternoster Row, 1826. Early English Edition. Leather-bound. Octavo. Original but quite worn half-calf, over plain boards, the front of which is detached but present. Front label (scratched, stained and torn) reads: " I. Forester's Elgin Circulating Library/Instituted in the Year 1789". Deckled..... More
Mexico City: Editorial Diana, 1961. Stated First Edition (Primera Edicion). Softcover. Trade paperback IN SPANISH, 6 1/2 in. x 4 1/4 in., pp. 152. Very light rubbing to covers. Two leaves towards end of the book are creased and brittle; inside pages otherwise very good. Age-toning to pages. Three hundred..... More
Amsterdam: 1763. Second Edition. Leather_bound. Stated Second Edition. xxxvi, 248 pages. Full brown calf with label and gilt spine decorations. Small octavo. Boards of catspaw marbling. Marbled endpapers Spine shows general wear , chafing along hinge and corners. Binding tight. Marbled endpapers. Two bookplates. Text clean. In French. With the..... More
London, England: John and Paul Knapton, c. 1740. Map. Copper engraved, uncolored map of The British Isles. Map: 15 in. x 13 in., Paper: 17.75 in. x 15.2 in. Printed below the neatline in bottom right corner: "Rapin Folio. Vol. 1. P. 162". Two horizontal folds, as originally presented. Light..... More
London, England: A. Bell in Cornhill; T. Varnham and J. Osborne in Lombard Street; W. Taylor and J. Baker in Pater-Noster Row, 1715. Leather-bound. Octavo. Brown half-calf over marbled boards of red, black and grey. Later contrasting spine label of dark-red morocco, with gilt lettering. Original spine gilt-ruled into sections..... More
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Paris, France: [Chez l'Auteur, Durand, Pissot], 1748. Map. Copper-engraved colored map of Ireland showing the four districts of Ulster, Connaught, Munster, and Leinster, the Isle of Man, and the west coast of Britain. Map: 6.5 in. x 6.5 in. Paper: 8.25 in. x 12.5 in. Title and scale to top..... More
Paris, France: [Antoine Boudet], [1758]. Map. Copper-engraved uncolored map of northern Ireland. Map: 8.5 in. x 10.2 in. Paper: 9.75 in. x 11.5 in. Title to bottom left corner. Folding map from "Histoire de L'Irlande Ancienne Modern..." Volume 1, by M. l'Abbe MacGeoghegan. Above neat line in upper right corner..... More
New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1950. First Edition (NAP). Hardcover. Tan cloth-covered boards. Raised mushroom cloud relief design to front, with black lettering and stenciled "How To Protect Yourself" on a black shield. Very very light shelf rubbing to extremities. Light brown offsetting to front endpapers. Some hint..... More
Paris, France: L. Hachette, 1862. Leather-bound. IN FRENCH. Nouvelle Edition. 1862-1866. Three-Quarter navy blue morocco over marbled boards. Gilt lettering and decorations to spine, five raised bands in six compartments. Gilttop-edge. BEAUTIFUL nonpereil marbled endpapers. Ex-library (Connecticut College) with library pockets to rear pastedowns and withdrawal stamp to pastedowns.. College's..... More