Minneapolis: Torch Press, 1917. First Edition. First edition look at Fourth Street, in Minneapolis, and its history and growth into a street known for turn of the 20th century newspapers. Bound in original grey paper over boards with labels on the front and spine. Darkending to the spine, minor rubbing.....
New York: Russian Information Bureau, 1918. First Edition. Contemporary account of the first part of the Russian Revolution from an American perspective, including a final section titled, "Russia under the Rule of the Bolsheviki." At the time, the author, A. J. Sack was the Director of The Russian Information Bureau.....
Paris: Librairie Hachette Et Cie, 1870. Second Edition. Text in French. Complete with many detailed illustrations of ceramics and historical signatures and shapes used. Bound in contemporary marbled paper over boards with 1/4 leather spine. Gilded lettering and lines on the spine. General wear at all edges, slight lean, generally.....
London: Folio Society, 2006. First Thus. First edition thus from The Folio Society with a new Preface by the author. With slipcase containing the portrait of an 18th century woman. Elaborate copper and golden cloth over boards with floral designs all over. Floral motif continued on the spine with darker.....
Dublin: The Talbot Press Limited, nd. First Edition. In original unclipped, jacket with minor toning and creasing to the top edge. Bound in green leather over flexible boards with gilded lettering on the spine. Minor creasing to the leather and a slight lean. Green top stain. "Made in the Irish.....
Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1933. First Edition. First edition with 1933 on the title and copyright pages and no subsequent printings listed on copyright page. In original, unclipped jacket with signs of use including toning to the spine, tears at corners, and chipping. Bound in.....
London: Folio Society, 2014. First Edition Thus. First printing from The Folio Society, in original red slipcase with a single scuff mark, otherwise fine. Light brown cloth over boards with decorative tree motif in red and black stretching across the front, spine, and back of the book; lettering in black.....
New York: The Modern Library, 1967. 3rd or later. In original, unclipped ($2.45), jacket in mylar with some rubbing, creasing, and a small tear. Marks on ffep and on title page. Green cloth over boards with debossed device on front and gilding on spine. Interior is clean and clear. Pages: (24) 824 .....
Carlsruhe (Karlsruhe): Christian Gottlieb Schmieder, 1779. 2nd. Binding solidly holding together but well worn at spine and corners. Corners are rounded; spine is worn with majority of leather and design chipping away – title and author still mostly visible. Raised bands visible. Edges in red. Ribbon bookmark present. Pages are.....
London: Oxford University Press, 1956. First Edition. In original, unclipped, jacket in fine condition with very minor rubbing. Bound in dark brown cloth over boards with gilding on the spine. Light spotting to paper edges; solid, square, and sharp corners. On verso of jacket, some minor damp staining, not noticeable.....
Parisiis (Paris): Robertum Fouet, 1608. Later Edition. Gilded double banded frame around front and back cover. Spine repaired sometime ago. Solid binding and pages in good crisp condition. Latin letters, A-Z, each with a small engraving. Stamp from a previous owner on the Title Page. Considered the first encyclopedia, this.....
Franequerae (Frankfurt): Sumptibus Johannis Arcerii, Bibliopolae, 1660. Early Edition. Modern rebinding with archival cloth over boards. Text in good condition with Latin, Greek, and Hebrew texts. Minor water stains to some pages in the 2nd half; all text appears to be present and is legible. Pages: 561 Dimensions: 3¼ x 5⅜ x 1¼ .....
Strassburg (possibly): Argentorati (per Josiam Rihelium), 1578. Early Edition. Intricate stamped cover. Right side of cover is missing part of the leather and is separating from boards on the bottom. Stamped image of man and woman with child is on front cover with a crest on the back cover. Words.....
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Middletown, CT: E. & H. Clark, 1827. First Edition. Uniformly bound by Forster, Job Book Binder, 142 Fulton St. New York [sticker inside each front cover]. Marbled boards with black leather spine and corners. Gilded lettering on spine with five bands. General wear and rubbing to the covers and edges.....
London: Edward Arnold, 1900. 1st Thus. An exceptional printing of this 16th century work on court etiquette and courtly life using the Elizabethan english translation of Thomas Hoby. Details call the publisher the Essex House Press, but also that of Edward Arnold, who was a famous publisher from the late.....
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997. Later Printing. Loeb Classical Library. English translation by C. Bradford Welles. In original, unclipped, jacket in a protective sheet with shallow edge wear and some shallow creasing at the head of the spine, else fine. Bound in green cloth over boards with gilding on the.....
Juan de San Vicente, 1675. Early Edition. A rare, 1675 edition of this work by, Don Antonio de Guevara. Intially, a very popular work and boradly translated throughout Europe, by the time of this printing, the book was increasingly viewed as having taken liberties with the histories it contains. Subsequent.....
Madrid: Don Antonio de Sancha, 1782. First Edition. First edition, first printing of this contemporary Spanish account of the history of Gibralter up to and including part of the Siege of Gibralter (1779-1783) which was still ongoing at the time of publication. At the time of publication, and as indicated.....
London (Londra): Guglielmo Meyer, 1750. 2nd. An early work describing the excavations and early archaeology found at Herculaneum in the early-mid 18th century. Containing detail description and reproductions of etchings and plaques found at the sight. Text in Italian. In original vellum over flexible boards, somewhat stiffened. Title written in.....
London: Folio Society, 1999. First Thus. Introduced by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie. First edition thus from The Folio Society in original blue slipcase. Bound in faux vellum paper over boards with illuminated illustrations on front and back and with golden lettering on spine. All solid and square. An as new.....
Holmiae (Stockholm): Johannis Janssonii, 1654. 2nd. Original vellum binding. Title on spine with 2 library stamp/stickers. Inside front cover is the library mark of the Vatican Library. First leaf contains a Vatican stamp stating “Duplicato.” Aged and toned paper, all text easily legible. One small worm hole to spine at.....
London: Robert Scott, nd. First Edition. With full-page drawings by Fred Adcock. A detailed look at Wales and Welsh lands. Bound in original green cloth over boards with gilded lettering on the spine. Some rubbing and scuffing, bumping to the tail of the spine, a slight lean, but overall, generally.....
Romae (Rome): Hermannum Scheus, 1648. 3rd. Modern binding of archival cloth over boards with new end papers. Red speckles to fore edges. Water stains within the text, but all text and images are easily legible. With many historical portraits depicting key figures in the Eighty Years war. An Italian Jesuit.....
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1977. 1st Thus. First edition thus from the Franklin Library and part of The 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature, limited edition. Illustrated by Phero Thomas. Tan brown leather covers with gilded designs to front, spine, and back covers. Gilt fore edges. Tan silk.....
Amsterdami (Amsterdam): Ioannem Ianssonium, 1641. Early Edition. Multiple poetical works translated and written by George Buchanan including Psalms, Jephthes, Baptistes, Franciscanus, Fratres Fraterrimi, Elegiae, Silvae, Hendecasyllabon, Iambon Liber, Epigrammata, miscellaneous, De Sphaera, and Euripidis. Original leather binding with clean pages. Corners rounded and spine creased, but all holding together and.....