London: Duncombe, 1825. Hardcover. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". 424pp; 416pp. Later binding of blue and cream cloth over boards, with paper title labels to spine. Heavy soiling to bindings, with moderate edgewear and bumped corners. Heavy chipping to title labels. Hinges cracked to Vol. I, attached by visible webbing..... More
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1876. George Cruikshank. New Edition. Hardcover. 6 5/8" X 4 1/4". xii, 252pp. Green cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Heavy edgewear and scattered rubbing to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards. Head and tail of spine worn down, no losses..... More
New York: Frederick Fell, Inc., 1955. Cydney. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 5 5/8". 190pp. Chipping and tearing to edges of dust jacket, with mild dust soiling to rear and edges of flaps. Mild edgewear and gentle bumping to blue cloth hardcover binding, with amusing metallic purple stamped design to cover..... More
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Signed and inscribed in ink by author, Gina Barreeca, to title page. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". ix, 262pp. Very mild shelf wear to dust jacket. Blue cloth over boards with spine backed in white. Pages crisp, clean, and..... More
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 3/4". 231pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Pictorial paper over boards with spine lettered in black. Pages are bright, clean, and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the author of..... More
New York: National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1881. Hardcover. 6 7/8" X 4 1/2". 288pp. Red cloth over boards, covers stamped in blind, spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Moderate edgewear to binding, with scattered rubbing and soiling and corners bumped and rubbed to boards. Small label to spine..... More
Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1900. Will Vawter. Hardcover. 8" X 5 5/8". ix, 180pp. Green cloth over boards stamped in bright green to front cover and spine. Heavy sunning, with fading to spine. Moderate edgewear to binding, with chipping to head and tail of spine, no losses. Previous owner's name..... More
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New York: Pantheon Books, 1989. First American Edition, 1st Printing. Paperback. Two Volumes. 9 1/4" X 6". ix, 325pp. (Volume 1). xiv, 349pp. (Volume 2). Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of both volumes. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are sound. ABOUT THIS SET: The complete scripts from..... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1998. First Edition. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 10". 187pp, plus ads. Inscribed at half-title page to Earlene Scott of Scott's Books. Mild edgewear to pictorial wraps, with bumping to tail of spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and bright. A very presentable signed..... More
New York: Harper Wave, 2017. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 7 3/4". xx, 375pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Light bumps to extremities of green paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is firm and sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: From the New York..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. Hardcover. 7 7/8" X 5 1/4". iv, 315pp. Green cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt. Moderate edgewear to binding, with bumping to corners. Bookseller stamp and notations to front pastedown. Binding is sound. Pages are clean..... More
New York: Excelsior Publishing House, 1909. Joseph A. Lemon. Hardcover. 8 1/8" X 5 5/8". 95pp. Burgundy cloth, with pictorial label and embossed white lettering and banners to front. Moderate edgewear to binding, with scattered rubbing and dust soiling to covers. Some light soiling to endpapers. Binding is tight and..... More
Westminster: The Roxburghe Press, N.D. Hardcover. 7 7/8" X 5 3/8". 138pp, plus 1pp ads. No date, circa 1890s. Red cloth over boards, with cover and spine stamped in gilt. Stain to spine, front board edge of spine, and top edge of front board. Spine darkened, gilt to spine dimmed..... More
Edinburgh: Printed for the Rymour Club and Issued from John Knox's House, 1920. Limited Edition. Wraps. 8 5/8" X 6 7/8". 53pp. Edition limited to 250. Original pictorial wraps. Heavy edgewear to wraps, with chipping to spine. Text block separating from wraps. Notation to half-title and occasional notations and underlining..... More
London: A. H. Baily and Co., 1834. Hardcover. 7" X 4 1/2". xii, 260pp, plus 2pp (in 2 leaves) of ads. Green floral patterned cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt with gilt squirrel device. Moderate edgewear to binding, corners bumped in, heavy scattered rubbing and dust soiling, scratching..... More
London: Pickering and Co., 1882. Hardcover. 7 1/8" X 4 3/8". 244pp. Dark blue cloth over boards, with torn paper title label to spine. Fraying, mild dust soiling to cloth, with corners bumped. Rear hinge cracked and completely separated, attached only by last 1/4" of cloth. Webbing visible to front..... More
London: The Shakespeare Society, 1844. First Edition. Hardcover. 9" X 5 7/8". xlvii, 136pp. Faded mauve embossed cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Heavy edgewear, sunning, scattered rubbing, and mild soiling to cloth. Corners bumped and rubbed to boards. Chipping to spine, with pieces of cloth missing or..... More
New York: G. W. Dillingham Co., 1899. Hardcover. 7 1/4" X 5". xv, 9-315pp, plus 2 leaves of ads. Ex-Mussel Slough District Library, with usual stamps. Pictorial reddish cloth over boards, with cover and spine lettered in black. Moderate edgewear to binding, corners bumped and rubbed to boards, scattered rubbing..... More
New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1923. Ralph Barton. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 5/8" X 5 1/8". viii, 137pp. Pictorial paper, with the appearance of wood, over boards. Heavy edgewear and chipping to binding, with darkening to spine. Picture of the author and his wife tipped in to..... More
Chicago: Thos. W. Jackson, 1952. Paperback. 7 5/8" X 5 1/4". 96pp. Mild edgewear to pictorial wraps, with small tears to head and tail of spine and slight lean to spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A charming 1950s copy of this joke book from..... More
New York: Villard Books, 1987. Paperback. 11 1/4" X 7 3/4". 340pp. Moderate wear to pictorial dust jacket, with small tears to edges and extremities and light dust soiling. Red paper over boards with spine backed in black cloth and lettered in red. Moderate wear to binding, with edgewear and..... More
Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson, 1856. Hardcover. 7 1/2" X 5 1/4". 436pp, plus 14 leaves of ads. Embossed brown cloth over boards, with spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Heavy edgewear to binding, with edges and corners rubbed to boards, and bumping in to corners. Mild soiling to endpapers. Tissue..... More
Athens, Greece: The Athenian Press, 1988. Paperback. 9 1/8" X 6". xii, 174pp. Moderate wear to pictorial wraps, with edgewear, scattered rubbing, ring stain, dust soiling, and Greek price sticker to rear. Binding is sound. Some pages slightly wrinkled; no signs of moisture, with occasional dog-ear, else unmarked. A worn..... More
Paris: Paul Facchetti Publications, N.D. Paperback. 8 1/4" X 6 3/4". Unpaginated. C. 1950s-1960s. Mild wear to paper wraps, with rubbing to edges, corners, and spine, light soiling, bumping to corners, and small stain to rear. Light foxing to endpapers and first and last pages. Text block starting to separate..... More
New York: J. B. Ford & Company, 1875. Uncle Consider. First Edition. Hardcover. 7 5/8" X 5 1/8". 248pp, plus 18pp ads. Presumed first. Red cloth over boards, stamped in black to upper board and spine. Heavy wear to binding, with heavy edgewear, corners bumped and rubbed to boards, chipping..... More
