Ticknor, Reed, and Fields: Boston, 1851. Hardcover. 7 x 4.5", rebound 1/2 black leather, marbled boards, gilt spine lettering, replacement endpapers, vi, 344. Leather on spine cracking, spine tips have minor chipping, light edge wear, small abrasion on front pastedown, very occasional light foxing else very good condition. FIRST EDITION..... More
Wiley and Putnam: NY, 1846. Hardcover. 7 x 5", later 3/4 polished calf, 207; 211pp, teg, bookplates, extremities moderately scuffed, lacks 1/2 titles else good. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. More
Ticknor and Fields: Boston, 1863. Hardcover. 7.5 x 4.5", cloth, 398pp, ex-school library, ink inscription, extremities worn, soiled & rather frayed, slight offset from pressed flowers on a few pages but still a good copy. "Cayuga Lake Academy Library. The gift of the Honorable Charles Cook of Schuyler 1863". Charles..... More
Random House: NY, 1928. Hardcover. Illus. with woodcuts by Valenti Angelo, 9.5 x 6.25", red leather backed cloth, 363pp, covers rubbed, spotted and soiled, extremities bumped and worn, top of spine chipped off (with portion included inside the book in an envelope), some toning and spotting and finger soiling to..... More
George H. Doran Co.: NY, nd (c. 1915). Hardcover. Color illus. by Hugh Thomson, 10.5 x 8", 3/4 leather; marbled boards; teg, 296pp, covers lightly rubbed, light wear to extremities, abrasion to spine over second "E" in "LETTER", textblock edges a bit toned but still a nice copy rebound in..... More
Bernard Tauchnitz: Leipzig, 1860. Hardcover. Original mounted albumen prints, 6.5 x 4.5", gilt-ruled, gilt-dec and gilt-lettered parchment; aeg, 292pp; 280pp, covers rubbed and soiled, spine quite worn, pp toned with some scattered spotting/staining; SWAF. More
Bernard Tauchnitz: Leipzig, 1860. Hardcover. 2 vols. Original mounted albumen prints, 6.5 x 4.5", gilt-ruled and gilt-lettered parchment; aeg, 292pp; 280pp, covers rubbed and soiled, spines quite worn, pp toned with some scattered spotting/staining; SWAF. More
Bernard Tauchnitz: Leipzig, 1860. Hardcover. Photos, 6.5 x 4.25", gilt-lettered and gilt-dec vellum, 292pp; 280pp, covers a little rubbed and darkened, some edge-toning to pp else a spectacular little decorative binding. More
Houghton Mifflin: Boston, nd. Hardcover. 6 vols. 7 x 4.5", embossed green cloth with gilt-dec spine, vp, covers a bit worn, extremities bumped, contents toned, some inner hinges cracked/cracking, but still a nice, little, complete decorative cloth set. More
George H. Doran Co: NY nd (circa 1922). 9.5 x 6.5", gilt-stamped cloth, 207pp, covers heavily worn, some spotting, inner hinges cracked, lacks two plates. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, WITH 22 (OF 24) TIPPED-IN COLOR PLATES PLUS OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS AFTER ARTHUR RACKHAM. SWAF. More
Senstrochere: The Private Press of Thomas Schlientz: np (Detroit), 1963. Folding card, oblong 3.75 x 7, folded once, some soiling and wear but a nice, scarce item. LIMITED TO 35 NUMBERED COPIES. Schlientz was the long-time manager of John King Books in Detroit. With a printed quote from "The Custom..... More
Houghton, Mufflin and Co.: Boston and NY 1900. Illus by various prominent artists such as Hassam, Pape, Betts, Pyle, Jessie W. Smith, etc., etc., 9x6", cloth with paper labels, texts partially uncut, half title to v. 1 detached, inner hinge cracked, light cloth with browned spines and extremities, few papges..... More
Ticknor, Reed, and Fields: Boston. 1851. 7.5 x 5, blindstamped brown cloth w/ gilt lettering on spine, 344 pp w/4 pp of advertisements bound in between front endpapers. Covers well worn, rubbed, spotted, light staining, shelfwor, corners bumped and worn, spine cocked and tips bumped and torn/frayed, fabric on rear..... More
The Kirgate Press: Canton, PA. 1901. Photo frontis, 7.5x5.5", 3/4 parchment over boards, 61pp, t.e.g., text block detached from heavily worn covers. LIMITED TO 950 COPIES. More
Boston 1899. "With 48 Illustrations", 6.5x4.5", gilt-dec white cloth, t.e.g. More
Boston (1889). "Illustrated with photogravures", 8x5", two-tone gilt-dec cloth, t.e.g. in cloth dw. More
Zurich 1931. Illus. By Carl Strauss, 7x5", cloth, 357; 389pp. Introduction by Herbert Gorman. SIGNED BY STRAUSS. More
Ticknor & Fields: Boston. 1860. Two volumes. 7.5 x 5, blindstamped cloth with gilt lettering, 283 + 16 pp ads, 284. Covers moderately worn, rubbed, light staining, a bit shelfworn, corners bumped and worn, lacking spine tips and surrounding area has small tears ands is missing small pieces, volume 1..... More
2 Vols. Boston 1860. 7.5 x 4.5", cloth, 283; 284pp, covers worn, extremities fraying, hinges loose, v.2 f.fep gone else ok. FIRST EDITION, later issue w/"Preface" before "Contents, "for" not "on" on p225, but with "March 1860" catalogue. More
Liverpool, May 15, 1856. Signed as U.S. Consul certifying that George Marsden is a commissioner and that the attached affidavit (present) is accurate. 4pp total, 10x8", and 8x7", folds, minor browning. The affidavit concerns the shipment of carpets. Hawthorne, appointed by his college friend President Franklin Pierce, served as Consul..... More
Ticknor & Fields: Boston, 1868. 7 x 4.5, blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering and decoration on spine, 222, 228. Covers have light wear and spotting, cloth a little puckered on vol 1, corners and spine tips bumped and worn, spines cocked, inner hinges cracked and covers loose, shaken loose..... More
Ticknor, Reid and Fields: Boston 1850. 7 x 4.5", later 3/4 red leather by Brentano's, top edge gilt; marbled end papers, 322pp, small ding in spine, erasure on fep, title worn & soiled with spotting that continues next few pp, pp321-322 in facsimile, minor text spotting, lacks publisher's list, new..... More
NY 1864. Color illus by Marcus Waterman, 7.5x5.5", purple cloth, 31pp, slight cover wear and discolor, front hinge loose. FIRST SEPARATE EDITION. More
NY 1966. Illus by Valenti Angelo, 11x8", cloth, 411pp. Introduction by Wallace Stenger. SIGNED BY ANGELO. More
Doubleday, Doran: Garden City, 1928. 9.25 x 6.25, gilt stamped cloth, 207 pp, text block cracked, couple color plates lacking corners, top edge stain affecting top margins of few plates, a few pp with abraded lower blank portions, spine dull, covers rubbed. WITH 15 FULL PAGE COLOR PLATES BY ARTHUR..... More