An Herbarium for the Fair, Being a Book of Common Herbs with Etchings By Betty Shaw-Lawrence. Together with Curious Notes on Their Histories and Uses for the Furtherance of Loveliness and Love. by Fassam, Thomas - 1949

Secker & Warburg, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Signed by Author. Includes letter and greeting card from the author. Inscription on flyleaf in ink states: "For Reginald Hailing, with gratitude and good wishes, From Vera Wheatley, August 1957". The enclosed Christmas card c. 1950 vibntage is signed by Wheatley. the enclosed letter is a 2-oage typed letter to Hailing (too lengthy to reproduce here in full) which discusses various matters including the book. Full copy can be provided to interested parties prior to purchase). Letter is signed at foot of p.2 by Wheatley in ink, and a handwritten note added by Wheatley, also in ink: "One is almost afraid to avow love for anyone of the same sex nowadays! How I loathe this love of making everything horrible!". Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing… Read More

1995. The fep includes an original cartoon drawing by the artist and his signature. It is inscribed "To Helen." 4to size softcover; 160 pages with black and white political cartoons throughout From back: "(Political cartoonist) Dan Wasserman is a favorite of newspaper readers, around the country for his droll, gimlet-eyed assessments of Washington's twists and turns, often expressed in his trademark four-panel drawings. This collection of several hundred Wasserman cartoons covers eight years of national and international politics, three presidents, two national elections and the beginning of a third, and broken campaign promises too numerous to count." There is a light crease to top right corner of front cover, edgewear and handling wear to covers. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Signed by… Read More

Boston: Shambhala, 1996. Signed by Jim Harrison on the title page. First edition / First printing. Burgundy cloth spine, gray paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

BEWICK, THOMAS. A GENERAL HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. NEWCASTLE, 1807 8vo, wood-engravings, contemporary tree calf, spine gilt, neatly rebacked retaining original spine, slightly spottedEx Libris - NOVA VIRERE FRONDE - Harry Lupton, surgeon (d. 1861) author of LUPTON, Mr. [Harry]. The History of Thame and Its Hamlets; Including the Abbey of Thame, Prebend, Free School, etc. etc. Printed and Published by J. E. and F. Bradford. Thame. [1860]The Figures Engraved in Wood by T. Bewick. Newcastle upon Tyne:T. Bewick and S.Hodgson,1807. Fifth edition (pp. x, 525, advert). Octavo (20 cm) in full mottled leather, gilt decoration, title in compartment on spine. In the addenda, Bewick includes an early mention of two Australian species-- the figures and descriptions of two very rare animals, sent from New South Wales, by James Hunter, Esq. Governor of that settlement . The two animals are the Wombach (sic) and an as yet unnamed amphibious animal with a bill similar to that of a duck. Thomas Bewick (1753- 1828), a… Read More

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2011-10-25. 50th anniversary. Library Binding. Fine/Near Fine. 9x5x0. Signed. A lovely 50th Anniversary Edition SIGNED BY NORTON JUSTER directly to the title page. Also briefly inscribed as shown. A 7th printing in gorgeous gift-worthy condition. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; bk 3, signed by author.

This used paperback book is in very good condition. The pages are clean and neat. The binding is tight. The boards are clean inside and out.

Longmans, Green and Co. London.,1923. FIRST CANZIANI EDITION. 8vo. (7.5 x 5.1 inches). Beautifully illustrated with 8 wonderful full colour plates and dozens of line illustrations by Estella Canziani. A fine, bright copy in a fine, contemporary leather binding by Birdsall. Half dark green morocco, spine with raised bands, each with gilt piping. Compartments double ruled and decorated with gilt flowers, each with red coloured petals. Green cloth on boards. Marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. A fine pretty binding on this beautiful book. There was also a large paper, limited edition of this edition.:

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1965. Fine condition. SEE PHOTOS. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Hardcover. "First Edition" is so stated. With 31 contributing authors. Illustrations. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original green cloth.. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition. 8vo. xiv, 282pp.

Chapman and Hall. London. ND. 1870's. Volume from the Household edition. Large 8vo. (9.9 x 7.5 inches). Text in double column. Finely illustrated with Sixty two engravings, some full page. Attractive early leather binding of half black calf. Spine with raised bands, each with gilt floral design. Compartments ruled in gilt and decorated with blind stamped chain borders and floral centre tool. Red and olive morocco labels, ruled and lettered in gilt. Marbled paper on boards. Tan endpapers. Some offsetting to both free endpapers, probably a reaction to the glue used in the paste-downs. All edges speckled. Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall this is a lovely copy in a fine Victorian binding.

The Bodley Head, London, 1968. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. First UK Edition (first printing) of Theroux's debut novel (which was preceded by the US edition). This copy signed by the author on the title page. 8vo. 208pp. Purple cloth lettered in gold at the spine. A tiny smattering of foxing to the top edge and a single tiny blemish to the front free endpaper. Near fine in Yvonne Skargon-designed dust wrapper, non-price-clipped but fractionally marked and with a single lengthy closed tear to the front panel..