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London: John F. Shaw & Co., 1880. New edition, ca. 1880 (undated). Victorian binding in rust colored cloth lettered and decorated in gilt and black, frontis engraving, 6.25" tall. Some rubbing to the extremities, hinges internally cracked but secure, text block sound but not firm, frontis and title page lightly foxed, pages mildly age-yellowed but clean, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Fair. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Geneve [Geneva, Switzerland]: Slatkine, 1984. In French. Good quality 1984 reprint of the 1775 edition. Large book, about 14.25 inches tall. Three quarter burgundy-brown leatherette or bonded leather over pictorial boards, gilt spine titling and decoration, 390 pages plus 44 pages of plates and diagrams. Name stamp on front free endpaper, otherwise fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages. Includes clear mylar protector.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.

Old Lyme, Connecticut: Prudential Press, Inc., 1979. First trade edition, stated first printing, signed by the author on the dedication page. Dark blue cloth with dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition, looks and feels never read, with tight binding, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and has a tiny closed tear to the top edge of the front panel, light edge rubbing, no chips.. Signed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford, London: Oxford University Press; The Clarendon Press, 1966. 1966 printing, first published 1962. Dark blue cloth with dustjacket. Very good condition with firm binding, clean pages, name at top of front free endpaper, no other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some modest consistent age darkening, no chips or tears.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Fleischmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press, 2001. First edition, first printing. Softcover in very good condition, minor bumping to corners and spine ends, binding tight pages clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1910. Holiday edition, 1910. Illustrated in black and white with Art Nouveau style drawings and photos, light brown decorative borders to text pages. Christmas customs, stories, traditions, hymns and carols. Light brown holiday themed cloth printed in gilt, green, black and red, no dustjacket, likely as issued. Light rubbing to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: The Mentor Association, 1916. Semi-monthly publication devoted to popular education in the arts, sciences and literature, its motto being "Learn One Thing Every Day". Each single-topic issue is in printed wraps with eight to twelve pages of illustrated text by an authority on the selected subject, plus six black and white photogravure plates with extensive explanatory information on the back. These plates are loosely laid in at the front or back and are frequently missing. This issue has all six plates present. The writers covered in this publication are: Jonathan Edwards, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Charles Brockden Brown, John Woolman, Washington Irving, James Kirke Paulding and James Fenimore Cooper. Printed wraps, very good condition with some edgewear to the covers, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Old Lyme, Connecticut: Lyme Historical Society; Florence Griswold Museum, 1981. First edition, 1981. Exhibition catalog illustrated in both color and black and white, with historical background. Softcover, 32 pages. Very light cover wear, sound binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Benjamin Blom, Inc., 1970. 1970 reissue of a title originally published in 1921. Black softcover with white label indicating limited edition paperback, 374 pages. Some edgewear, cover label yellowed, front cover well attached but starting to separate from the text block at the front, text block sound, pages clean, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, 1878. New edition, 1878. Handsome copy in full tan polished calf with dual spine labels in red and maroon, slightly raised spine bands, gilt decorated compartments, marbled edges and endpapers, 784 pages. Light edgewear, front cover unevenly faded, spine lightly rubbed, good joints/hinges, sound text block, clean pages free from names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1876. Single volume in the Modern British Essayists series, 1876. Attractively bound in three quarter tan calf over marbled boards, dual spine labels in red and black, gilt decorated compartments, marbled edges and endpapers, 9.25 inches tall, frontis engraving, printed in double-column format. Covers lightly scuffed, mainly at the extremities, text block sound, pages very slightly age-toned but very clean, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899. Large paper edition, 1899, number 177 of 500 copies printed. Exquisite set in twenty volumes, complete. Dark olive morocco leather over marbled boards, raised spine bands with gilt lettering and decorated compartments, top edgs gilt, other edges untrimmed, marbled endpapers, tissue protected frontis in each volume plus additional tissue protected plates, attached ribbon bookmarks, books about 9 inches tall. Near fine condition with spines faded to a rich warm brown, spine gilt bright and clear, a couple of instances of light rubbing to corners, good hinges, firm text blocks, clean pages with a small personal name stamp at the top of each preliminary blank, no other markings. Includes ten volumes of History of England, six of Critical and Historical Essays; two of Speeches and Legal Studies; and one each of Biographies and Poems; and Excursions in Literature and Letters. . Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" -… Read More

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1880. Undated, ca. 1880. Popular history of England. Three quarter tan calf over marbled boards, slightly raised spine bands, gilt decorated compartments, marbled edges and endpapers. Some light shelfwear and rubbing, spine labels nearly or completely chipped off of each volume, good hinges, sound text blocks, clean pages free from names or other markings. A clean set, quite attractive even with the label chipping.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1904. First edition, 1904. A semi-creepy fantasy tale for children in the Oz or Alice vein, illustrated with equally semi-creepy engravings printed against a tan background. Covers are only fair, with heavy rubbing, fraying and/or chipping to the corners and spine ends, some spotting. Internally much better, with good hinges, sound text block, clean pages free from names or other markings - internally very good. Includes such characters as The Fantasm, the Sumatopoppih, the Dismal Banshee, The Itinerant Tinker, the Jibjaub, the Glubwub, etc., visiting such places as The Old Witches' Home and the Land of Undiscovered Ideas. Dedicated to the author's daughter, Clara, who looks in her photo to be afraid of whatever is looking at her. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York and London: The Century Company, 1929. Published 1929. Includes four full page black and white plates (one, a portrait of the 1920's realist novelist of Ireland). Grass green linen, with green lettering on a white mounted cover label, a matching label on the spine, The book is in very good condition with very lightly rubbed corners and spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, name written atop the back of the frontis portrait, otherwise clean page with no other markings.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Natural Resources Center, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, 1998. First edition, first printing, 1998. CT DEP Bulletin 28. Technical yet quite readable analysis of rivers in the northeastern United States, illustrated throughout in color. Navy blue cloth lettered in silver gilt, 242 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book looks and feels new and unread, firm binding, no names or other markings, dustjacket also in fine condition and in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Oblong 4to.

New York: American Book Company, 1908. First edition, 1908. Choral arrangements for both classical pieces and folk songs. Gray cloth, 256 pages. Well-kept copy with light rubbing to the corners and spine ends, good hinges, firm text block, a light scattering of foxing to the endpapers, pages very clean and free from names or other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1957. First edition, stated first printing, 1957. By a noted journalist of the era. Light orange cloth with dustajcket. The book is in good to very good condition with some minor fading to the outer edges of the covers, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is priceclipped and is somewhat worn but complete condition with shelf rubbing, tape repairs to the inside, very small internal chip repaired with clear tape on the rear panel, very little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: St. Martins Press, 1994. First American edition. Dove grey boards with heavy gilt spine lettering, 407 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with lightly rubbed extremities, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is in good condition with conspicuous edgewear including chipped spinehead, rubbed spinefoot, two very minor red smudges to the top edge. . First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mexico: Seguros America, 1986. First edition. In Spanish. Color illustrated throughout. Gray cloth lettered in silver gilt, illustrated endpapers, 97 pages, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in near fine condition with minimal edge rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has some shelf rubbing, mainly to the edges, very minor chips to corners and spine ends.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.