London: R. Phillips, [1800]. Leather bound. 5 3/4" X 3 5/8". xii, 553pp, plus ads. No date of publication, latest date in advertisements 1800. Bound in full red leather with inner edges stamped in gilt and spine lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Black ribbon placemarker. Moderate edgewear..... More
London: R. Phillips, [1800]. Leather bound. 5 3/4" X 3 5/8". xii, 558pp, plus ad. No date of publication, latest date in advertisements 1800. Half bound in red leather with marbled paper over boards. Boards detached and spine missing. Moderate edgewear to binding, with corners bumped and rubbed to boards..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, [2003]. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 11 1/4" X 9 1/4". 176pp. Bound in full red leather, stamped in 22kt gilt, with pictorial label to upper board. All edges gilt. Golden silk moire endpapers with matching silk ribbon placemarker. Mild edgewear to binding, with spot of..... More
London: George Bell & Sons, 1889. Third Edition. Leather bound. 7 1/8" X 4 3/4". xxxi, 456pp. Lacking pages 295-298, including one plate, hence "poor" condition. Bound in full leather by the Relfe Brothers of London, with gilt embellishments to boards and spine, lettered in gilt with five raised bands and..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1980. Hardcover. 11" X 7 1/4". ix, 190pp. Bound in full chesnut-brown leather over boards with decorative gilt stamping to spine and covers. All edges gilt. Easton Press book plate laid in. Pages bright, clean, and unmarked. A handsome and presentable Easton Press edition of..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2001. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 9 3/8" X 6 1/4". 407pp. Bound in full red leather with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt, all edges gilt, and golden silk ribbon placemarker. Mild edgewear to binding, with faint scratching to gilt at edges of text..... More
Philadelphia: Ed. Barrington & Geo. D. Haswell, 1845. Third Edition, Enlarged and Improved. Leather bound. 9 1/8" X 5 7/8". xx,13-728pp, plus 36pp ads. Bound in full leather with black leather title label lettered in gilt to spine. Heavy wear to binding, with edges and extremities rubbed to boards, losses..... More
Birmingham, Alabama: The Classics of Medicine Library, Gryphon Editions, 1987. The Classics of Medicine Library. Leather bound. 9" X 5 3/8".259pp. Bound in full brown cowhide, with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt. Matching brown silk ribbon placemarker. A touch of edgewear to binding with slight lean to spine..... More
London: George Bell and Sons, 1898. Leather bound. Fine binding by G. P. Putnam's Sons at the Knickerbocker Press Bindery, with both binders' marks to verso of front and rear free endpapers. 6 1/4" X 5 1/4". Complete with sonnets I-XLIV. Finely bound in three-quarters morocco with marbled paper over..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1872. Twenty-Sixth Thousand. Leather bound. Riviere & Son binding. 7 3/8" X 5 1/8". [vi], 224pp, plus 1pp ads and originally cloth covers and spine bound in at rear. Bound in full red morocco leather by Riviere & Son Bindery, with five raised bands to spine..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2000. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 9 1/2" X 6 3/8". xxxiv, 916pp. Bound in full deep burgundy leather with 22kt gilt decorations to boards and spine. All edges gilt. Golden silk moire endpapers and matching silk ribbon placemarker. Gentle shelfwear to binding with faint scratching to..... More
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1979. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6". 274pp. Red faux-leather cloth over boards with decorative gilt to spine and front and rear covers. Light rubbing to covers and edges. All edge gilt to edges of text block. Bookplate laid in. Pages bright, clean, and unmarked..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1986. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 9 3/8" X 6 1/8". xvi, 439pp. Bound in full deep green leather, with boards pictorially stamped in gilt. Three raised bands to spine, lettered and decorated in gilt. All edges gilt. Patterned endpapers. Gold silk ribbon placemarker. Binding is..... More
[New York]: The Limited Editions Club, 1992. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed in pencil by artist Sean Scully at limitation page. Edition limited to 300, this being number 12. Limited Editions Club newsletter laid in. 12 1/4" X 10 1/8". Hand-bound in full black Nigerian goatskin with upper board and spine..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 2000. Leather bound. 9 7/8" X 6 1/4". 182pp. Deep green leather over boards, with boards and spine stamped in gilt. Six raised bands to spine, lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Patterned endpapers. Gold silk ribbon placemarker. Collector's Notes laid in. A touch of edgewear..... More
London: George Routledge & Co., 1858. A New Edition. Leather bound. 6 5/8" X 4 3/8". 336pp. Handsomely bound in half dark rose calf with marbled sides. Spine darkened, with four raised bands, gilt lettering over green leather label with gilt tooling. Moderate edgewear to binding, with rubbing heaviest at..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1981, 1995. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 9" X 6 1/8". 1777pp. Each volume uniformly bound in full blue genuine leather and stamped at boards and spine in 22kt gilt, with spines lettered in gilt. All edges gilt. Salmon orange silk moire endpaper with matching silk..... More
Atlanta: The Franklin Printing and Publishing Co., 1899. Leather bound. 9 1/4" X 6". 172pp. Bound in full leather, with red and black title labels to spine lettered in gilt. Heavy wear to binding, with loss to tail of spine, heavy edgewear, chipping to title labels, soiling, corners turned in..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 2000. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". 221pp. Bound in full rich brown leather with boards and spine stamped in 22kt gilt, all edges gilt, and golden silk ribbon placemarker. A touch of edgewear to binding, with slightest warping to upper board..... More
Milledgeville, Georgia: Printed at the Federal Union Office, 1849. First Edition. Leather bound. 9 1/4" X 6". xii, 740pp. Bound in full contemporary leather with black leather title label to spine lettered in gilt. Heavy edgewear, scattered rubbing, moderate soiling to binding, dampstain to upper board, and chipping to tail..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1898. First Color Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. 7 5/8" X 5 1/4". xxx, 297pp. Presents nicely in protective archival jacket. Green cloth over boards, with cascading daisies stamped in gilt to upper board and spine, and both lettered in kind. Moderate wear to binding, with bumping..... More
[New York]: Gryphon Editions, circa 1990. Leather bound. 9 1/4" X 6 1/8". viii, 375pp. Bound in full scarlet leather, with boards and spine stamped in gilt. Silver silk ribbon placemarker. Faint scratches to gilt at edges of text block, else fine. Binding is firm, tight, and sound. Pages are..... More
Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1891, 1892. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 8 7/8" X 6". 16 Volumes. Riverside Edition. Large-Paper Edition limited to 275 sets, this being number 211. Bound in half red leather with red cloth over boards and marbled endpapers by Stikeman & Co. Five raised bands and gilt..... More
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, [1986]. Collector's Edition. Leather bound. 8 1/4" X 5 1/2". 201pp. Copyright states 1957, but most likely circa 1986. Bound in full gray leather, with boards pictorially stamped in gilt. Four raised bands to spine, lettered and decorated in gilt. All edges gilt. Patterned endpapers..... More
Wien and Gottingen: Chr. Ralfuß und Urmbruster; Dietrichfchen Buchbandlung, 1809-1835. Leather bound. 6 3/4" X 4 1/8". Text in German. The only engravings contained in these volumes appear on the half-titles for every "Lieferung," there are no other plates or illustrations, though the title indicates smaller copies of Hogarth's engravings..... More
