MANON LESCAUT. Translated from the French of the Abbe Prevost by D.C. Moylan. Illustrated with Eleven Illustrations by Alastair, and an Introduction by Arthur Symons by Prevost, Antoine-Francois, l'Abbe - 1928

George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1930. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1930. First Edition. 208 pages. Brown dust jacket over green cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscriptions and embossed stamp to front pastedown and endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to spine.

Paris, Édition Nilsson, (1926). 2 Bl., 181 (6) S., (8) Ill.Taf., gr.okt., neuer. HLdr. . -- Mit handkolorierten Illustrationen von Maurice Berty. - Der ebenfalls handkolorierte Einband wurde mit eingebunden..

Ernest Flammarion, 1925. First Edition. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 243 pages + plates. Text in French. Fine issue of the famous romance (originally published in 1731), with uncredited illustrations; preface by Marcel Prevost. Date is conjectural (not dated in book). Bound in 3/4 dark green morocco over blue marbled boards, gilt-stamped and decorated spine with raised bands and gilt-stamped dark green morocco spine labels, matching blue marble endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in. Slight wear to head and foot of spine (chiefly to head and spine edges); slight rubbing and browning to covers; previous owner's ink signature on first preliminary leaf; slight uniform internal browning throughout.Over 20 b/w Illustrations / Plates.

London and Paris: Chex duchesne, libraire, Rue s. Jacques, 1764. First Edition. Full Calf. Very Good. Edgewear to calf, through to boards at corners. A few small chips to leather on back board of tome 1. Scattered minor stains, foxing, but generally clean internally. First edition by the much celebrated author of Manon Lescaut, published a year after Prevost's death in 1763. Matches Tchermezine 236 save for switched devices on the two title pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Inventory No: 043073.

Paris: H. Piazza, 1923. No. 281 of 500 copies on Papier Japon, the second book in the publisher's series 'Le Livre Français'. 1 vols. 9-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches. Three quarter olive green morocco and marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers, t.e.g. Spine slightly faded, else a fine copy. No. 281 of 500 copies on Papier Japon, the second book in the publisher's series 'Le Livre Français'. 1 vols. 9-1/4 x 6-3/4 inches. A Fine Manon Lescaut.

Amsterdam: aux depens de la Compagnie, 1756.. Hardcover. Good. Duodecimo. Two volumes. I: [iv], 257pp.; II: [iv], 210pp. With the half-titles present. Pagination errors. Contemporary calf, repaired. From the library of P.A.H. Muschamp, with his bookplate. Harrisse, Bibliographie de Manon Lascaut et notes pour servir à l'histoire du livre 1728-1731-1753., 27. False imprint: printed in France, probably in Paris, based on the typographical material.

Paris, 1756.. vi,[2],658,[1]pp. plus eight plates (two folding), and one folding leaf of letterpress. Titlepage printed in red and black. Quarto. Contemporary mottled calf, spine ornately gilt with raised bands, gilt leather labels. Rubbed at extremities. Bookplates on front pastedown. Light dampstaining to small portion of text. Minor scattered foxing. A few leaves moderately but evenly tanned. About very good. First edition of the thirteenth volume of this important collection of voyages. This volume primarily covers the discovery and conquest of Peru by Pizarro, continuing chronologically with other voyages to Peru. The plates include images of the local inhabitants, including a large folding plate of an Incan wedding. Sabin calls the HISTOIRE GÉNÉRALE an "extensive and important collection, including most of the early American voyages and travels." SABIN 65402. SERVIES 386. HILL 1391.

Paris: Didot, 1761. First edition. A significant collection, which includes accounts of many early voyages. It includes accounts of all the principal early Australian voyages as well as an account of the discovery of Australia by the Dutch including Roggeveen's voyage to the Terres Australes (this features the great Bellin map with the hypothetical east coast of Australia.) "Particularly full accounts are given of the Dutch and the French voyages to the East Indies, voyages to China, and the British East India Company's voyages to India and Ceylon" (Hill). The Pacific voyages include those of Magellan, Schouten, and Le Maire, Drake, Sarmiento, Cavendish, Spilbergen, Narborough, Rogers, Cowley, Frezier, and Anson. Other world voyages include African voyages, the early Portuguese and English voyages to West Africa and the Cape of Good Hope, with a general account of the Dutch at the Cape. The set of 17 volumes includes the first 15 volumes and a general index numbered volume XVI, titled "Table… Read More

Stated First edition Burroughs hardcover, copyright 1946, as shown in scans. Published by Tarzana. Illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs. Dedicated to Brigadier General Kendall J. Fielder. Frontispiece and 4 other illustrations plus all pages without writing or marks. Good binding. Pebbled blue front board has rubbing and wear. Back inside cover has light foxing. Second interior page has a label remnant from original owner. Not ex- library. Please see scans.

Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.

The Man Who Lost His Head. By Claire Huchet Bishop. Viking Press, Copyright Renewed 1970. 16th Impression thus. Exlib. VG/VG unclipped DJ. Original cover price $3.56. Wrap-around blue and white endpapers show a headless man walking past farm animals on his way to the fair to look for his head there. Pages are bright. Now protected in a mylar wrap. A fantasy illustrated by Robert McCloskey, author and illustrator of "Make Way For Ducklings". Summary: "A man wakes up to find that he has no head, so he goes looking for it." Hard title to find.

William R. Gillis. Goldrush Days with Mark Twain (H. Glintenkamp woodcuts). Copyright 1930. Albert & Charles Boni, NY. With an into by Cyril Clemens. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS 6 woodcut illustrations included, Twain frontis (Three old friends), and 5 other historic and realistic woodcut illustrations. MEMOIRS. HISTORY OF NEVADA GOLDRUSH. Summary: Mr. Gillis was a friend of American author/humorist Mark Twain and was with him at Virginia, Nevada in the Goldrush days. In 1859 placer miners in the Great Basin discovered the largest gold and silver strike that had happened in the United States up until that time. RARE H. Glintenkamp WOODCUTS. Used. Good- Condition. 264 pages. Used. Good condition. First few pages are loose. Frontis is still affixed to binding. Green cloth boards gold titling. No titles left on spine. Spine is sunned.

West Pub. Co, 1981. 2nd. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. John W. Dalton's near definitive textbook of cosmetology. Professional level instruction covering all significant topics for students of cosmetology. Valuable resource for replicating ca. 1970's hairstyles, makeup, etc. A standard in its field. Expanded and revised second edition. 463 pp. 10" x 7 3/8". Tight copy with light rubbing to cover and scattered yellow highlighting. Small corner loss to front blank endpaper. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Budapest: Corvina, 1989. Gray Buckram Binding w/black and red lettering on spine, Crest on cover. Pictorial Endpapers,w/91 pages of full color photo illustrations from Hungarian National Gallery, National Szechenyl Library and private collections. Includes 2 page Genealogy of the House of Arpad. Book is in As New Condition w/Fine wrap around DJ. Also contains (2)Brochures osThe Danube Bend, Hungary, found in book. **Oversized-extra shipping charges may apply Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Karoly Szelenyi (photos).

Chicago: P. F. Volland & Co, 1912. Hardcover. Twentyfourmo [16 cm] Illustrated paper covered boards with a string binding. Very good. The covers are lightly rubbed and soiled. There are a couple of barely perceptible stains on the rear board. The spine ends are gently bumped, and there are a couple of small indentations in the top edges of the covers. The spine is very subtly rolled. There is a contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. The rear endsheet has several small light stains. "His cunning head bent and his little nose went Right down, while his tongue flashed red- When, O, what a sight! The fish in their fright Splashed water all over his head.

Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Hardcover Hardcover. Poor. Philadelphia: DAVID MCKAY, 1921. Probable 1st edition. Poor. N.C. Wyeth. Front cover has a badly bumped corner, spine is faded and soiled as is the rear cover. Front hinge is torn but cover is still attached, binding is loose. FFEP has some child's writing but otherwise contents are clean and the Wyeth illustrations are clean and bright .

THE PICKWICK PAPERS. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. By Charles Dickens. Dodd, Mead 1935. 637 pages. Illustrated edition. Dark green boards, Gilt decorated spine. Titling still fairy. bright. . Illustrated by C.E. Brock. All colour plates including frontispiece are affixed to binding and are in nice condition. 16 colour plates in all. Used. Good Condition/ No Dj if issued. 637 pages 5 3/4 X 8 1/2. A nice copy. Will ship from Oregon. We consider offers.

032 Mister Rogers' Plan and Play Book: Daily Activities from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood for Child Care Providers, Family Communications, Inc. Copyright 1983. 1985 2nd Edition Thus, Spiral bound. Pre-owned unused condition. ISBN 9789995253899 RARE IN THIS 2ND EDITION PRINTING. Large format 9 1/2 X 11 1/8. 333 pages, indexed.