First Folio

Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Comapny, 1855. New Edition, Complete in One Volume. Foxing near the plates, some wear, but quite sound and a very good survivor of this genre. New Edition, Complete in One Volume" Thick 8vo. xiv, (xv) - 1071p. Printed in double columns. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece, engraved title, and seven inserted engraved plates. Bound in a (presumably) American binding decorated in classical style, the spine in gilt with a bust of Byron, stylized frames and muse with a lyre, the covers with triple-ruled bands, large floriated devices and a large monument surmounted by another bust of Byron, a.e.g. Advertisement: "In the preparations of the present edition of the works of Lord Byron, the publishers have spared no expense or delay in making it ENTIRELY COMPLETE. In its progress through the press, it has undergone a careful supervision of a distinguished literary gentleman; and its proprietors feel that they can claim for this edition what no other publishers can in this country,--…Read more

Cambridge: J. Bentham, Printer to the University, for W. Innys, A. Ward, Mess. Knapton, &c, 1844. Zachary Grey. LL.D. ed. Occasional light foxing, but generally quite clean. Bindings with trifling rub, else bright and fine. Zachary Grey. LL.D. ed. Two volumes Large 8vo. (iv), xxxvi (To the Reader, The Author's Life, Preface), (xlii, List of Subscribers), 424p, (xvi, Index); (ii), 446p (xxiv, Index, Errata). "Adorn'd with a new Set of Cuts" by William Hogarth. Sixteen numbered plates, many folding. Engraved frontispiece by R. Mead. Beautifully bound in full scarlet morocco, the spines densely gilt, the covers with large elaborate floral frames and corner pieces, dentelles, a.e.g. Plates 7 and 8 misnumbered, but present. Bookplates of Hinton A. Stewart and T. N. Aldy. Lowndes' "Best Edition" I:335.

Glasgow: A. Foulis, 1788. First edition. One of the rare hand-colored copies. A bit of paper toning, else a very nice copy in a handsome binding.. First edition. One of the rare hand-colored copies. Quarto. (ii) x (ii), 111p, (iii), 17p glossary, 18p engraved music. Illustrated with twelve hand-colored aquatints - the plates imprinted July 12, 1788, by D. Allan. Newly rebound in full speckled calf, the spine with red title labels, the panels in tan leather with ornaments in gilt and blind, the covers in panel design, the intermediate panel in tan with gilt corner pieces, a.e.g. Gaskell 688; Abbey. Life 244.

Gloucestershire: The Essex House Press, 1903. No. 106 of 150 copies - all on vellum. Spine moderately faded, contents fresh. No. 106 of 150 copies - all on vellum. 30p., colophon. Printed throughout on vellum with initials hand-colored in red and blue by Florence Kingsford. Wood-engraved frontispiece by William Strang. Rebound by George Baer at the Horseshoe Press in Efland, NC in full blue morocco with simple cover rules and spine title, marbled endpapers with decorative ruled edges. Housed in blue cloth slipcase.

Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1973. No. 85 of 130 sets. Fine. Bookplate.. No. 85 of 130 sets. Two volumes. Quarto. 288p, colophon: 120p, colophon. Vol. 1 text in Latin and Italian with an Epilogue by Giovanni Mardersteig in English; Vol. 2 in Caxton's English. Vol.1 is illustrated with 68 hand-colored woodcuts attributed to Liberale da Verona recut by Anna Bramanti and colored by the Atelier Daniel Jacomet. All printed on handmade Magnani paper. Bound in gilt-titled quarter green morocco, the covers in white vellum with borders of interlacing fillets and central title, t.e.g. Housed in supplied felt-lined slipcase with gilt-titled morocco spine. Vol. 1: THE FABLES OF AESOP. Printed from the Vernoese edition of 1479 in Latin and the Italian version by Accio Zucco, with the woodcuts newly engraved and coloured after a copy in the British Museum. Vol. 2: THE FIRST THREE BOOKS OF CAXTON'S AESOP, containing the fables illustrated in the Verona Aesopus of mcccclxxix. Schmoller No. 182.

n.p. (Made in Germany), n.d.. Eighteenth edition. Some cover scratching, but VG+ solid condition. Eighteenth edition. Folio box. 21 pages with eight full-page chromolithographs, the box with nine pull tabs on strings that make the corresponding animal sounds (8 in working order). The box is of red cloth with pictorial color image on upper cover, the edges are of gilt carved wood.

[Glasgow, Scotland]: Manuscript on paper, 1894. Covers with obvious use and stains. Folio. 77 pp. written in ink in a fine cursive hand, each section underlined in red, in a ledger notebook of 141 numbered pages, with detailed specifications for all aspects of shipbuilding, from construction and trigging to engines and cabins, etc. In a homemade binding of thick canvas surrounding the original ledger, the canvas stretched across the boards with interlocking twine stitching. Front cover with the title in MS on the canvas, front pastedown and final blank bearing calligraphic inscriptions of the name of the first owner: "Captain M.J. Daly" Manuscript record of the detailed specifications for the construction of an iron ship (length: 247 ft., gross tonnage: 1, 607) to be delivered to Port Glasgow "on or before Oct. 20, 1891". Daly had considerable experience on the high seas as captain of the 1,727 tonne "W H Lincoln" (built in 1892 and registered to Messrs Thayer and Lincoln). On January 4, 1892, the "W H Linc…Read more

England. Excellent condition. 45 paper cards, usually colored lithographs with pointille embossments in gold and silver, decorated with additional cut-out parts from other colored embossments, multicolored materials, gold-foil or silver-foil, many with silk applications. With English texts. Sizes vary (duodecimo to quarto), all mounted on thick modern handmade paper. Housed in a green protective cloth drop-down-back case. An extraordinary and exquisite assemblage of these delicate items.

Rome: Appresso Gioacchino, e Giovanni Giuseppe Salvioni Stampatori Pontifici Vaticani, 1758. A little internal spotting, minor rubbing to binding with chipping loss to spine foot, but remarkably well preserved, slipcase similar. There are a series of small holes where clasps were attached. xxx, [ii], 598p. Printed in red and black and illustrated with 14 full-page engravings, head- and tail-pieces, and historiated initials. Bound in full contemporary calf with marbled paste-downs and ornate gauffering, a.e.g., the spine and covers with extensive gilt decoration including a tool of a bird with an olive branch and urns with flowers. Housed in full leather pull-off box lined with pattern paper and decorated with panel designs. Holy Week Offices.

Allahabad: A. H. Wheeler & Co, 1891. First (Indian) edition. Front flyleaf with two small chips, original wrappers with minor fading, binding about fine. First (Indian) edition. 8vo. 4 leaves, 108p, 7 leaves of advertisements including "Opinions of the Press" (Both Livingston and Stewart list 5 leaves of ads). Original grey-green printed wrappers bound in; advertisements inside both covers. Bound by the Club Bindery in 1901 in full dark blue crushed morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the covers with panels formed of two sets of triple gilt rules with corner ornaments, the spine with gilt titles and densely gilt panels, fancy dentelles. "Indian Railway Library, No. XIV" with imprint at bottom of p. 108: "Printed at the 'Pioneer' Press, Allahabad." Livingston calls this the second edition, after the suppressed edition of which only three copies were to be kept after the remainder were destroyed. With a tipped-in SIGNATURE of Kipling. From the library of Rudolph August Witthaus (1846-1915 American toxico…Read more

Paris: Chez A. Barraud, 1873. Limited to 99 copies, this no. 8 (text volume numbered 54). Some of the text and about 10 of the plates are foxed, all else fine and bright. A lovely wide-margained copy. Limited to 99 copies, this no. 8 (text volume numbered 54). Folio. Three volumes in two. Unpaged. Illustrated with 144 magnificent hand-colored plates, many highlighted with gold and silver. Several of these plates are supplied from the first edition which was published serially 1812-34 (Colas 1164). This new edition is further embellished with 84 copper-plate engravings in the text, including 18 especially prepared for this work. Newly rebound by the Harcourt Bindery in half scarlet morocco with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and panel ornaments. One of the most beautiful books on theatrical costume ever published. Colas 1165; Hiler & Hiler p. 350.

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1914. Reprint edition. Ex-library, but with only minimal markings (Cranbrook Institute of Science bookplate, reference room sticker on rear paste-down, accession number on copyright page). Six volumes have leather title labels at foot of spine. Fine and bright.. Reprint edition. Eleven (of twelve) volumes. Vols. I-V, VIII-XI, XIII-XIVb. Profusely illustrated from photos, including many by E.S. Curtis and C. Hart Merriam, color plates, text figures, and maps, including birds by A. Fuertes. Bound in green ribbed cloth with gilt spine titles and gilt vignettes on upper cover. Includes contributions by John Burroughs, John Muir, George Bird Grinnell, et. al. Volumes 6 and 7 were never published. Volume 12 is "Enchytraeids, Tubioculous Annelids

Athens, OH: Labyrinth Editions & The Iris Press, 1982. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES with and extra portfolio of the prints signed (of a total edition of 130 copies). SIGNED by the artist, the printer, and Bradford Morrow who wrote the introduction. Fine in cloth box. LIMITED TO 50 COPIES with and extra portfolio of the prints signed (of a total edition of 130 copies). SIGNED by the artist, the printer, and Bradford Morrow who wrote the introduction. Unpaged. Illustrated by Daniel Goldstein printed from photomechanical magnesium engravings. Folio. Gilt-titled vellum spine over boards designed by the artist. Prospectus laid in.

London: John Murray, 1835. Joints of two volumes somewhat rubbed, Vol, I joint surfaced cracked but sound, all else near fine and bright. Ten volumes, small 8vo. Illustrated with engravings, facsimiles in Johnson's hand, engraved frontispieces and extra title page engraved. Bound by Bayntun in full tan morocco with marbled endpapers, a.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and gilt strap work in the panels, strap work rules on the covers and fancy dentelles.