Rare books from Quaint Book Shop, IOBA

Bobbs-Merrill, New York, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine copy of stated "First Printing" in VG DJ, protected by archival mylar cover. 552 pp.; 23 cm. Grey textured paper over boards with bright silver title on spine. Book is in unread condition; binding tight, corners crisp. There is a slight bump at the top of the front cover. Unclipped DJ with no tears, but worn around the edges and suffers from rubbing, esp. on spine. 1" horizontal crease near bottom of front panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 552 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Coming of Age; . Main Picture: Mossman (1972), The Stones of Summer (First Edition) - Composite of views of Front Panel, Spine and Back Panel of Dust Jacket (Note: The jacket is intact; this image has three different views put together). Picture 2: Mossman (1972), The Stones of Summer (First Edition) - Publication Information from verso of Title… Read More

T. and J. Swords, Printers to the Faculty of Physic of Columbia College, New York, 1800. Second Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Bound volume with complete year's issues of early American medical journal. Quarter bound leather over marbled boards, worn at corners. Front hinge worn with 1 1/4" crack at top and 1/2" chip at top of spine. Title in gold on red leather panel on spine; listed as "First Hexade\2" in gold on black leather panel. Articles include research reports from Joseph Priestley. News in each issue includes obituaries of doctors. Text block tight with light foxing; light water stain at top of pp. 1-7. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: MEDICAL; History; Antiquarian & Rare. . Main Picture: Mitchill, The Medical Repository (Vol. II, 1800) - Title page. Picture 2: Mitchill, The Medical Repository (Vol. II, 1800) - Front cover and spine. Picture 3: Mitchill, The Medical Repository (Vol. II, 1800)… Read More

Church Hymnal Corporation, New York, 1994. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine HB in VG DJ, protected by mylar cover. xviii, 652 p.; 22 cm. Green cloth over boards with white title on spine. Corners sharp; minor shelf wear at corners and bottom of spine. Gift inscription dated 2000 on FEP. Otherwise, contents are tight, bright and unmarked. Book has had little, if any use. Unclipped DJ has no tears. Only defects are some rubbing, a small, 1/2" scratch on spine and crinkling of the paper's coating in two places on back panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 652 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; United States; 1990s; Religion & Theology. . ISBN: 0898692377. ISBN/EAN: 9780898692372. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 703. . 9780898692372

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1943. Newbery Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Good. Illustrator: Ward, Lynd. Near Fine HB in G+ DJ, protected by Brodart mylar cover. The blurb on the first DJ flap identifies this as the "Newbery Edition" and notes that artist Lynd Ward "has sharpened the drama of the story by adding twelve full-page illustrations." There is also a notice of the award on the half-title page. So, although the copyright page says 1943, this was apparently a special 1944 edition issued after the book received the award. 4 p. l., 256 p.: illus, col. front.; col. map on endpapers, 21 cm. Gray cloth over boards with blue/black illustration on front cover and title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 256 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners shap with minimal shelf wear. DJ shows wear around the edges, with some loss at the corners, a large chip at the top of the spine affecting the "Fo" of… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG+ HB, missing the original glassine cover, but in the original slipcase. Singed by Boyd on the limitation page. Over the limitation notice Boyd has written, "This is one of | the thirty copies | for presentation" and he has marked a # sign on the blank for the number. This edition was limited to 530 copies, with 500 for sale and 30 for presentation. Yellow paper over boards with quarter bound in royal blue cloth with 13 gilt stars stamped on the front cover and a gilt title on the spine. 5 p., 3-351 p. front. (port.), maps.; 23 cm. In addition, a facsimile of a note from Wayne to George Washington is tipped in. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 351 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but the head and foot of the spine shows a little wear and there is a small (1/4")… Read More

Oxford University Press, New York, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Book VG+ HB in VG DJ, protected by Brodart archival cover. [27] p.: col. ill.; 18 cm. Brick red cloth over boards with paste-down title with decoration on front cover and title in yellow on spine. Size: Sextodecimo (16mo; up to 6 3/4" / 15-17.5 cm tall). 27 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, except for previous owner's stamp on front and back endpages. The pages are slightly tanned from age. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. Clipped DJ has wear and some loss at the corners. The edges and spine are darkened from handling and exposure. There is a worn spot on the front fold and spine affecting the "st" of "Thistly." At the foot of the spine there is a thin (3/16") piece of tape providing some reinforcement. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile Fiction;… Read More

Philomel, New York, 1980. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Book Signed by Author and Illustrator. VG+ HB in VG DJ, protected by Brodart archival cover. Signed by author/illustrator on free end page ; dated 1982. [24] p.: col. ill.; 21 cm. Note: Philomel does not provide an indication of its editions or printing. Illustrated paper (same as DJ) over boards with black title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 24 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear at the bottom corners and foot of the spine. DJ has no tears, but shows minor wear at the corners and foot of the spine. The spine is slightly sun-faded. The front fold is a little dirty and there is a small (about 1/4") spot between the main title and sub-title on the front cover. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile Nonfiction; Religion /… Read More

Garland Publishing, New York, 1988. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Near Fine hardback in no dust jacket (as issued?). xix, 432 pages; 23 cm. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 839. Green cloth over boards with bright gilt title on front cover and spine. The contents include "Research on Chaucer and the Bible: A Critical Review" (pp. 15-37), "Index I: Chaucer's Biblical Allusions--An Annotated List" (pp. 55-304) and "Index II: Scriptural References" (pp. 305-388), as well as a Bibliography (pp. 389-432). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 432 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, in "as new" condition. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's book-plate on inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; United States; 1980s; ISBN: 0824063406. ISBN/EAN: 9780824063405.… Read More

D.M. Hogan, Pittsburgh, PA, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). Book Very Good hardback. Modern rebinding by Townsend Book Bindery, New Market, VA, in green paper-covered boards with paper title on leather spine and gilt decorations at top and bottom of spine. iv, [5]-204 p. 19 cm. The majority of the book is a parish-by-parish summary of the Baptist churches in Wales, including lists of all of the ministers in each. There is a chronological listing of each parish in the back (pp. 188-92), providing the founding date and the name of the "Ministers appointed to preach" (and often the text used in the first sermon). In addition, there is information about ministers who emigrated to the American colonies to found churches there. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil. Binding is tight; corners bumped with some shelf wear. No… Read More

S. Keimer, [London], 1716. First Edition. Hardcover (Three Quarter Leather). Very Good+ Condition. Pp. 3-38, 1 l. 18 cm. (8vo.). The publication information at the bottom of the title page is: "Sold by S. Keimer, at the Cheshire Coffee-house in King's Arms-Court on Ludgate-hill. MDCCXVI [for 1715]. Price 6 d." The one unnumbered leaf has two pages (recto and verso) of advertisements, including one for Keimer's newspaper, the London Post. Indexed in ESTC Defoe t070860, Moore 330, Furbank and Owens. A critical bibliography of Daniel Defoe, no. 180, Smith, Anti-Quakeriana, p.35. A beautifully preserved copy in an attractive binding of Defoe's "pseudo-Quaker rebuke to the Earl of Mar, the leader of the Jacobite rebels, making much of his violation of the Oath of Abjuration, pointing out the folly of his hopes of English support, and prophesying his defeat" (University of London Library-Senate House catalog note).�Moore reports six copies, of which I could confirm… Read More

A. Kincaid, His Majesty's printer, Edinburgh, 1761. Second Edition. Hardcover (Rebound in three-quarters leather). Very Good+ Condition. Book Thomas Jefferson's copy of this edition is held by the Library of Congress as part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. Originally published in 1758, the book was published anonymously but written by Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696-1782), one of the leaders of the Scottish Enlightenment, a judge in the supreme courts of Scotland, and a scholar on the natural law. The bulk of the text (pp. [1]-426) consists of 14 tracts relating, as the Preface describe them, "to subjects common to the law of England and of Scotland" (p. xii). The remainder (pp. 427-463) is an Appendix with supporting material. xv, [1], 463, [1] p. ; 22 cm (8vo). Signatures: A-2G⁸. Bookseller's advertisements: page [xiv]. Printed by A. Kincaid, His Majesty's printer, for A. Millar, London; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, in Edinburgh, 1761. With… Read More

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1943. 5th printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good+. Book This is a highly collectible copy of the first of the Little Golden Books bound in the original blue cloth spine and in its dust jacket as issued. This is a 5th printing in July 1943. The back cover is Style #2.1 – "The Little Golden Library" title with a numbered list to #16. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 42 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though a little toned from age. Solid blue spine over heavy paper-covered cardboard. The book it close to fine condition with the only defect the name of the child in an adult hand (with the name of the aunt who gave him the book as a gift). The boards are in excellent condition with sharp corners and a small bit of paper loss on the rear cover at the bottom edge. No foxing in this copy. The price-clipped dust jacket has a small bit of wear at the head of the spine and a 3/8" closed… Read More

Chuer Dicey, London, 1760?. Softcover (in hardover folder). Good+ Condition. Book ESTC N13332. The ESTC reports two copies: The one at the Bodleian and one at UCLA. WorldCat shows the UCLA copy (OCLC Number 15584159). Full Title: “Robin Hood’s Garland. Being a Compleat History of all the Notable and Merry Exploits perform’d by him and his Men on divers Occasions. To which is added, A Preface, giving a more full and particular Account of his Birth, &c. than any hitherto published. [Woodcut] [6 lines of verse] Adorn'd with Twenty-seven Neat and Curious Cuts, proper to the Subject of each Song. London: Printed by Chuer Dicey, in Bow-Church Yard: Sold also at his Wholesale Warehouse in Northampton.” Pagination: [4],87,[1], which matches the copy held by the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. Signatures: 2 leaves unsigned, A-E⁸, F⁴. There are 27 traditional folk songs telling the… Read More

John Long Limited, London, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good-. Book This is the first printing of the revised text, which is the basis for all of the modern reprints of the book First Printing of the "New and Revised Edition". Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). 160 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in red cloth over boards with The Toff logo in black in the lower right corner of the front cover and the title in black on the spine. Corners are sharp with no wear to the tips, although the bottom corner of the rear cover has taken a bump. The hinges are tight. The only defect is a 3/8" strip at the foot of the spine that appears to be sun faded. There is some very light foxing on the front free end paper, which also shows up on the front flap of the dust jacket, but the text itself is free of any foxing. The unclipped dust jacket (7s. 6d. net) shows wear along the top edge, but the bottom edge has… Read More

Printed by Richard Bishop, London, 1649. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Binding Copy. Book John Sadler was an important lawyer and constitutional theorist who, among his many offices, at one point served as Oliver Cromwell’s personal secretary. The fact that The Rights of the Kingdom was published in June of 1649 is significant. Charles I had been tried by Parliament six months earlier and was beheaded at the end of the January. Sadler wrote to defend the power of Parliament to try and execute the King through what Parliamentarian historian Paul Seaward describes as “an extended argument that it had always been within the power of parliaments to choose their kings.” Sadler’s evidence is strongly influenced by his philosemitism (friendly attitudes toward the Jewish people), which informs his understanding of both the past and the future. In his backward look, Sadler traced the English constitution to Hebrew sources… Read More