Search Results: Antiquarian & Rare from Adamstown Books

London, England: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2015. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book auction catalog, 112 pp. (490 lots) for 08/20/2015 sale in London.Categories include : The Property of A Gentleman; Travel and Topography; Natural History, Sport and Science; Children's & Illustrated; Private Press & Limited Editions; Art and Architecture; Continental Literature and History; English and Continental Manuscripts; English Literature and History; Modern First Editions. Softcover, glossy covers. Book Condition : Very Good, no text marks, light wear. .

London, England: Bloomsbury Auctions, 2015. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book auction catalog, 132 pp. (349 lots) for 09/17/2015 sale in London. Categories include : Continental Literature and History; Middle Eastern Books and Manuscripts; English and Continental Manuscripts and Ephemera; English Literature and History; Prints and Original Artwork; Art and Architecture; Travel and Topography; Natural History; Science and Mathematics. Softcover, glossy covers. Book Condition : Very Good, no text marks, light wear along front cover edges and corners. .

New York NY: Sotheby's, 1994. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Oversize softcover, unpaginated, organized by lot number. Sotheby's auction catalog for sale number 6638 held December 7, 1994. 448 books and manuscripts are described, many w/ b&w or color photos. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; very slight wear to cover edges..

Los Angeles: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., 1973. Book. Good Plus. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). N/A. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Off-white pictorial softcover, staple, 8vo up to 9½" tall, 48 pp, numeerous B&W illustrations. Includes laid-in price estimate sheet. Pages are clean and bright with PRICES REALIZED in pencil next to most items listed. 113 items described, some pictured in black and white. Includes: An important pair of 17th century Dutch Salts by Michiel de Bruyn (1650); Set of three silver gilt tea caddies by Paul de La merie (c.1735); A Queen Anne Montieth by Robert Timbrell (1705); a large Charles I Sweetmeat Dish by William Maundy (1632); A George III Silver Epergne by Thomas Pitts (1765); An 18th Century Cork Silver Salver by John Nicholson (1784); A large Silver Salver by Hester Bateman (1787); An historical William IV Soup Tureen and Stand, presented to Robert Stephenson (1837Condition: Good +; pages have a little light creasing, no tears, cover has some light aging,… Read More

Boston MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1912. Book. Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1st American Edition. Hardcover, 91 pp. Short biography of the 19th century writer most famous for his works on Japanese culture, folk stories, and haiku. Book Condition : Good, Ex-College Library; no text marks; bookplate inside front cover; catalog label on front cover and inside rear cover; pocket and slip inside rear cover. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Leipzig, Germany: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1922. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Tauchnitz Edition, Collection of British and American Authors, Vol. 4216. Hardcover, 262 pp. Contains The Romance of the Milky Way, Goblin Poetry, Ultimate Questions, The Mirror Maiden, The Story of Ito Norisuke, Stranger than Fiction, and A Letter from Japan.Book Condition : Good-, Ex-College Library; bookplate inside front cover; catalog label on spine and rear free end paper; light wear to spine ends and cover corners; small stain on Table of Contents; pocket and slip inside rear cover. No Dust Jacket as issued..