Antiquarian Books from DogStar Books

Philadelphia: Levis & Weaver. Very Good. 1810. First American Edition. Full Leather. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2096 pages; 1810 & 1811 Levis & Weaver, Philadelphia. Complete in 4 volumes, the first American edition. 543; 514; 485; 500; [54] pp. Uniformly bound in full period marbled calf with chained gilt borders. Three leather title labels to… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co.. Good. 1869. First Edition; early. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages; 1869 Macmillan & Co. Octavo HC in original red trade cloth binding with lettering, borders and pictorial emblems in gilt and all edges gilt. Early printing "Fourteenth thousand" after the 1st (suppressed) printing issued by Appleton NY and the 1866 Macmillan London issue.… Read more about this item

London: John Camden Hotten. Very Good-. 1872. 2nd edition Thus. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 166 pages; [1872] John Camden Hotten, London. Small format 12mo hardcover in original green cloth lettered in gilt at spine. Hotten's pirated edition of Twain short pieces, several of which appear to have been first published here in book form in Hotten's edition. This… Read more about this item

Paris: Chez Pierre Emery. Very Good. 1713. Mixed. Leather. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1750 pages; 1713 & 1734. Chez Pierre Emery, Paris. A mixed, married set with the 1st volume published 1713 and the 2nd in 1734. Lxxviii, 832; c,740 pp. Contemporary leather bindings though not uniform. Prior ownership bookplates of what appears to a… Read more about this item

Venezia: Giuseppe Corona. Good. 1747. Second Edition. Disbound. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 124 pages; 1747 Giuseppe Corona, Venezia. 2nd edition. Disbound from a larger collection. Paged [4], 124. Signed L-R8, S6. Sewn binding with title page the first leaf and page 124 (Indice) the final page. Page stock is supple and generally clean with a light damp line… Read more about this item

Cambridge: John Hayes. Good. 1682. Leather. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; Late 17th Century King James Bible printed at Cambridge by John Hayes, bound together with The Book of Common Prayer, Apocrypha and The Whole Book of Psalms. 1682 John Hayes, Cambridge. Stout royal octavo in presumably 18th century leather boards and a newly rebacked goatskin spine with seven… Read more about this item

London: M. Flesher, for N. Fussel. Very Good-. 1648. Second Edition. 1/4 leather. 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1228 pages; 1648 M. Flesher, for N. Fussel, London. 2nd edition. Large stout quarto. [16], 740; 488 pp. Bound in a new polished half-calf leather with marbled paper covered boards; raised bands, blind rules and a black leather gilt lettered label. Engraved… Read more about this item

London: Printed for the Author. Very Good. 1795. First Edition. Leather. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 313 pages; London [1795] Printed for the author. Contenporary marbled leather boards professionally rebacked with a supple tan leather blocked with ruling and simple lettering in gilt. Presumably period marbled paper endpages. Hinges reinforced at the time it was rebacked. Binder has procvided… Read more about this item

London: James Duncan. Very Good-. 1832. First Edition. 1/4 leather. "Bookplate of Henry D. Gilpin]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 346 pages; 1832 James Duncan, London. HC 1st edition soundly bound in 1/4 leather backed spine and corners with marbled paper covered boards. Bookplate to front pastedown of Henry D. Gilpin, Quaker lawyer and statesman, and… Read more about this item

Boston: Ticknor & Fields. Very Good. 1855. First American Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 316 pages; 1855 Ticknor & Fields. HC 1st American edition, 1st state. Snugly bound in original brown blind stamped cloth with titles brightly in gilt to spine. Publisher's 11+[1] section of ads bound in between the rear pastedown and flyleaf are… Read more about this item

Washington: Smithsonian Institution. Very Good. 1853. First Edition. Disbound. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol VI; Lithograph plates, maps, one large folding; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 197 pages; Disbound from Vol VI of Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Pages, plates and maps are in Fine condition. Supple bright and neat. Disbound copy with no covers or … Read more about this item

London & York: Printed By A. Ward; and Sold By J. Dodsley & J. Todd.. Very Good. 1775. First Edition. 1/2 leather. Engraved frontis; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 533 pages; 1775 Printed By A. Ward; and Sold By J. Dodsley & J. Todd, York & London. 1st edition. Soundly bound quarto in period quarter calf with leather spine label… Read more about this item

London: W. Griffin. Very Good. 1775. First Edition. Leather. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 200 pages; 1775 W. Griffin, London. 1st edition. With a preface by the authot. Though the collection was published one year after Goldsmith's death, the preface written by him indicates the collection was intended for publishing at the time of his passing.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: John Grigg. Very Good. 1833. Revised Edition. Leather. Folding engravings and woodcuts; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 224 pages; 1833 John Grigg, Philadelphia. Revised edition. Soundly bound in full original calf with leather title label to spine. All 4 folding plates are prsent and complete with expected light general toning. Leather with a mild split… Read more about this item

Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution. Very Good. 1853. First Edition; First Printing. Disbound. Tables; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 35 pages; Disbound monograph. From Smithsonian Institution Contributions of Knowledge, Vol VI, 1853. Extensives data tables reproduced in the text. The pages are bright and supple. Nice copy but disbound from original binding and lacking covers. .… Read more about this item

Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company. Very Good. 1899. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Chromolithographs & woodcuts; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 48 pages; 1899 Lothrop Publishing , Boston. Larger royal octavo HC in original quarter red cloth backed spine and chromolithograph illustrated paper covered boards. 1st edition, thus. The sanitized and reworked version of the escapades… Read more about this item

London: A. Strahan, and T. Cadell; and C. and G. Kearsley. Good+. 1792. First Edition. Leather Bound. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; London, A. Strahan, and T. Cadell; and C. And G. Kearsley; 1792. 3 volumes. Contemporary treed calf bindings. Boards detached and spine labels missing. Text blocks are in lovely condition - bright, supple and… Read more about this item

London: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy. Good. 1826. Third Edition. 1/2 leather. Fold-out maps, pne hand colored; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Complete in 6 volumes. Uniformly bound - 1/2 heavy gilt leather backed, marbled paper covered boards. Prior ownership of William Lewis Hughes, Lord Dinorben - with his armorial bookplate mounted to the front pastedown of… Read more about this item

London: Richard Chiswell. Very Good. 1687. Second Edition. Leather. Engravings; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 720 pages; 1687 Richard Chiswell, London. 2nd edition. Folio in period speckled calf with spine in seven compartments; red leather title label in the 2nd compartment. [viii], 720, [4] pp. Armorial frontis engraving with facing page added engraved title page.… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Sorin & Ball. Very Good-. 1847. Revised Edition. 1/4 leather. Woodcuts and Maps; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 360 pages; 1847 Sorin & Ball, Philadelphia. Revised edition. Soundly bound in original 1/4 black leather backed spine and ribbed blue cloth covered boards. Prior ownership names in pen and pencil to first two blank leaves. Light… Read more about this item