Search Results: Authors starting with A from Reagan's Rare Books

Philadelphia: New World Publishing Company, 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION IN FULL EMBOSSED LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE TO COVER AND SPINE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, INSIDE HINGES REINFORCED (SEE PHOTO), NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS, DAMPSTAIN TO ENGRAVING OF LINCOLN (SEE PHOTO), MAJORITY OF PAGES CLEAN AND BRIGHT, SOME PAGES WITH SOIL SPOTS AND LIGHT SPORADIC FOXING, NICELY ILLUSTRATED, 429 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 8.75"x6". FIRST EDITION, 145 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE COPY IN SCARCE BINDING!.

Edinburgh: G. Houston & Co, 1799. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH MARBLED BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NEW END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER NAME TO TITLE PAGE. FOXING ISOLATED TO FIRST FEW LEAVES. BOOK MEASURES 8.5"x5.5". FIRST EDITION, 223 YEARS OLD. A NICE EXAMPLE..

London: Blackie & Son, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION IN 3/4 LEATHER BINDING WITH SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RIBS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DECORATIONS AND TITLE. SOME RUBBING TO LEATHER CORNERS (SEE PHOTOS). BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, PREVIOUS OWNER BOOKPLATE TO INSIDE COVER AND FRONT END PAPER, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE CLEAN AND BRIGHT, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED - COLOR PLATES, 1148 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 9"x7". 130 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE COPY IN GREAT CONDITION!.

London: John Hogg, 1890. Hardcover. Very Good+. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH BRIGHT GILT PICTORIAL COVER AND SPINE WITH TITLE TO BOTH. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND VERY LITTLE FOXING. SIXTH EDITION WITH FIVE ILLUSTRATIONS, 296 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 7.5"x5.25". NO PUBLICATION DATE - CIRCA 1890. AN ATTRACTIVE BINDING IN GREAT CONDITION..

J.B. Millet, 1900. Hardcover. Near Fine. THIS COMPLETE TWELVE VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN PUBLISHERS FULL LEATHER INLAID CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND DETAILS TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, DECORATIVE SILK END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND LITTLE TO NO FOXING. UNFORTUNATE DAMPSTAINING TO VOLUME 6 EFFECTING MOSTLY SILK END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS - TEXTUAL PAGES MINIMALLY EFFECTED (SEE PHOTOS). NICELY ILLUSTRATED, BOOKS MEASURE 10.25"x7.5". RENAISSANCE EDITION #1 of 56, 122 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING SET!

Philadelphia: A. J. Holman & Co, 1893. Hardcover. Very Good+/Near Fine. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD+/NEAR FINE CONDITION WITH BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT GILT PICTORIAL COVER AND SPINE WITH TITLE TO BOTH. LIGHT SOILING TO BOARDS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE NICE AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, 308 PAGES, LARGE BOOK MEASURES 10.5"x8.5". 124 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE COPY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION..

Bradbury, Agnew, & Co, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RIBS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. NO PUBLICATION DATE - CIRCA 1900. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS IN TEXT WOODCUTS AND FULL PAGE COLOR PLATES BY JOHN LEECH, 432, 416 PAGES, BOOKS MEASURE 9.75"x7.25". SCARCE SET IN THIS BINDING, EXCELLENT CONDITION.

Smith, Elder, & Co, 1904. Hardcover. Very Good. THE RENAISSANCE IN ITALY COMPLETE FIVE BOOKS BOUND IN SEVEN VOLUMES BY THE HATCHARD BINDERY IN 3/4 VELLUM. SET IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, AND BRIGHT GILT DECORATION AND TITLE TO SPINES. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. BOOKS MEASURE 8"x5.75", 115 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN SCARCE HATCHARD VELLUM BINDINGS.

Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1848. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN PUBLISHERS FULL POLISHED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS, PASTE DOWNS AND END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING EXCEPT MILD AMOUNT TO PRELIMS. FOLDOUT MAP OF SIBERIA IN FRONT OF VOL1, 536 PAGES-VOL1, 495 PAGES-VOL 2, BOOKS MEASURE 8.75"x6". 172 YEARS OLD, FIRST EDITION. AN ATTRACTIVE SET IN GREAT CONDITION.

Edinburgh: William Paterson, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. ?THIS COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY ZAEHNSDORF IN FULL POLISHED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS OR FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH FULL PAGE PLATES, BOOKS MEASURE 9.5"x6.25". 134 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.

Houghton, Mifflin, and Company, 1916. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY THE RIVERSIDE PRESS IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RIBS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, NUMEROUS PAGES UNCUT FROM PUBLISHER, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. NICELY ILLUSTRATED, BOOKS MEASURE 9"x6.25". 101 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN SCARCE BINDING.

By the Author, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. From the library of Franklin D. Roosevelt with His Inscription. Slipper Rock, PA: Printed by the Author, 1897. First Edition. Decorated white cloth with a full-color American flag and gilt title on the front cover. Illustrated with plates and drawings. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper completely in the hand of Franklin Roosevelt: "Given me by James J. Maltby at Fayetteville N.Y. July 17 1930. Mr. Maltby is the brother of the author of this book." FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT.

1790. No Binding. Very Good. A. Hamilton Re: very important objects in the business Composed Just Two Months After Having Passed His Bill For Fed. Assumption of All State Debts, Hamilton Continues His Work to Strengthen Union! 3pp of a bifolium, measuring 8" x 10", Treasury Department [Philadelphia], dated September 23, 1790. A Treasury Department Circular handwritten and signed by Hamilton "A Hamilton." Expected flattened mail folds and light toning. Splits and chipping at folds have resulted in a minor paper loss of just a few words. These areas have been professionally restored. The second page is missing the lower blank half and has also been restored with archival paper. There is a break through Hamilton's signature but it is still very clear and bold. The document details proper procedures regarding documenting the tonnage of imports and exports and the filing of necessary receipts. An insightful look into the bureaucratic responsibilities of the man who would define this country's banking… Read More

George Barrie, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. **SIGNED** THIS COMPLETE EIGHT VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY THE PUBLISHER IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH SILK COVER BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME RUBBING TO CORNERS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. NICELY ILLUSTRATED IN TWO STATES, BOOKS MEASURE 9"x5.75". LIMITED EDITION #253/500, BOUND WITH SIGNED ALEXANDER DUMAS LETTER IN VOLUME ONE. 127 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION.

Macmillan and Co, 1895. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY BICKER & SON IN FULL CRUSHED CRIMSON MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND FLORAL PATTERNS TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT FLORAL PATTERNS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS, PASTE DOWNS AND BRIGHT GILT END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND ALMOST NO FOXING. 900 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 7.5"x5.25". 126 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING EXAMPLE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.

New York: The Colonial Company, 1903. Very good. THIS COMPLETE TEN VOLUME SET IS IN VG+ CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS, NO FOXING, SOME FAINT DAMPSTAINING TO LOWER MARGIN OF PAGES IN A FEW VOLUMES, AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH OVER 50 FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS, BOOKS MEASURE 8.75"x6". LIMITED DEFINITIVE EDITION #659 / 1000. 121 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION..

New York: G. W. Carleton & Co., Publishers, 1885. Hardcover. Near Fine. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION WITH BLIND STAMPED COVERS, BRIGHT GILT ILLUSTRATION TO COVER AND SPINE WITH TITLE TO BOTH. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. NICELY ILLUSTRATED, 688 PAGES, LARGER BOOK MEASURES 9.5"x6.75". 136 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE IN GREAT CONDITION..

Cincinatti: Central Publishing House, 1885. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT GILT PICTORIAL COVER AND SPINE WITH TITLE TO BOTH. MIRROR IMAGE STAMPED TO REAR COVER. SOME LIGHT ABRASIONS TO EXTREMITIES OF CLOTH. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, INSIDE HINGES RE-ENFORCED WITH JAPANESE TISSUE. FLOWERED END-PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, MARBLED END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE REMARKABLY BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR LIBRARY NAME TO FRONT FREE PAPER AND REMNANTS OF BOOKPLATE TO REAR INSIDE COVER, SMALL TEAR TO BOTTOM OF ONE ILLUSTRATION, (ALL SHOWN IN PHOTOS), NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, 138 YEARS OLD, 820 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 9.5"x 7.0". A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS SCARCE TITLE..

The Maison Mazarin, 1905. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWENTY VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY THE PUBLISHER IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, FIVE COMPARTMENTS AND FOUR RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. MEDALLION MISSING FROM FRONT COVER OF ONE VOLUME. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS OR FOXING. ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOR PLATES, BOOKS MEASURE 9"x6". 115 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.

No Binding. Very Good. 1835 ANDREW JACKSON & JOHN FORSYTH SIGNED DOCUMENT CONCERNING TREASONIST ACTIVITIES IN FRANCE Author: (Americana) JACKSON, Andrew; FORSYTH, John Title: 1835 Andrew Jackson & John Forsyth Signed Document Concerning Treasonist Activities in France Publication: Washington DC: Original, 1835 Edition: Original Description: Original. 3 PP on two adjoining sheets. Measures 8 X 12 1/2 inches. Very Good. Lengthy OFFICIAL Government Endorsement in the hand of Secretary of State John Forsyth. Submitted to President Andrew Jackson and signed by Jackson as President of the United States. The letter, sent to Jackson for approval, concerns the allegations that an American citizen residing in France at the time, was representing himself as an official from the United States. This obviously came to the attention of the American Minister to France, Levett Harris, who is mentioned by Forsyth as being his source for this information. A pivotal time in American relations with France, as… Read More