WESTERN WILDS, And The Men Who Redeem Them…
Jones Bros; Chilton: Detroit 1880. Illus, 10x7.5", half leather; pebbled cloth. More
Jones Bros; Chilton: Detroit 1880. Illus, 10x7.5", half leather; pebbled cloth. More
Paris 1906. 7.5x5", 3/4 leather; marbled boards, t.e.g. LIMITED TO 10 NUMBERED COPIES ON HOLLAND PAPER. More
Adam and Charles Black: London, 1906. Photo portrait frontis; color and black/white illus., 9 x 6.5", pict blue cloth; teg, 216pp with index, covers rubbed, spine sunned, extremities bumped and lightly fraying, former owner's ink name on front fly, textblock edges spotted, pages with some scattered finger soiling else a...... More
Funk & Wagnalls Co: NY & London, 1929. Illus, 8.75 x 6", gilt-ruled & gilt-dec (rose designs) leather, aeg. More
Henry T. Coates: Philadelphia, 1903. 2 Vols. Photos, 8.5 x 5.5", 3/4 brown morocco; marbled boards, teg, 320pp with index + folding map, covers a bit rubbed, extremities lightly worn, hinges a bit loose else a nice set of decorative bindings. More
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green: London, 1829. Illus frontis, 8.75 x 5.5", gilt-ruled polished calf, 559pp with index, covers rubbed, inner front hinge broken, contents toned & spotted else a decent (if fragile) decorative binding. More
Appleton: NY 1898; 7.5 x 5.5", half black leather; marbled boards, t.e.g. Ex-library. More
Appleton: NY 1898. 7.5 x 5.5", half black leather; marbled boards, t.e.g. Ex-library. More
NY 1898. 7.5 x 5.5 ", half black leather; marbled boards; t.e.g. Ex-library. More
Appleton: ny 1898; 7.5 x 5.5", half black leather; marbled boards, t.e.g. Ex-Library. More
Appleton: NY 1898. 7.5 x 5.5", half black leather; marbled boards, t.e.g. Ex-library. More
NY n.d. Frontis, 6x4", limp black leather, a.e.g. More
Chatto and Windus: London, 1880. Hardcover. Illus., 10.5 x 7.5", gilt-dec green leather backed cloth, teg, 559pp, corners bumped and fraying, spine rubbed a bit else a decent decorative leather binding. With presentation card from "The Claes", an old Detroit bookselling family. More
N.p. Christmas 1951. Illus by James Moby, 10x7", 3/4 blue leather; gilt-dec cloth, t.e.g. More
London n.d. "With pictures by A,S. Forrest", 6x4.5", green cloth w/color pict. label. More
Rome 1889. Mounted photos, 7.5x5", gilt-dec vellum. As is: one illus & one leaf loose. From the library of famed sculptor Marshall Fredericks. More
Freedeeds Books: Blauvelt, NY, 1984. 10 x 7", gilt-ruled and gilt-lettered green cloth, 510pp + ads, very minor cover wear else a nice, decorative cloth binding. Includes facsimiles of covers bound in. More
Chicago n.d. 7.5x5", dec boards w/paper color pict. Label. More
Fel. Rauch: Ratisbonae, 1932-1934. 3 Vols. 8.25 x 5.25", half red leather; pebbled cloth, minor wear, some underlining to text, vol. 2 leather is lighter than others but still a decent (if plain) decorative binding set. In Latin. More
Virtue: London, nd. Illus by William H. Bartlett, 11 x 8.5", 3/4 leather; marbled boards, teg. SIGNED BINDING BY BAYNTUN, covers a little rubbed, hinges loose, old ink inscription from former owner else a magnificent decorative binding with full page illustrations. More
NavPress: np, nd. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5.5", vinyl covers, 2272pp, covers a bit edge-worn and soiled, textblock edges soiled, bold ink inscription from former owner on fep along with taped slip of paper at bottom. Decorative binding: lenticular-type binding showing blue honey-comb 3D effect. Mesmerizing. More
J.B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, 1869. Frontispiece, 8 x 5", half calf; marbled boards, covers a bit rubbed, spines darkened, but still a rather plain but handsome decorative leather binding. More
J.B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, (1873). Frontis, 8 x 5.25", 3/4 leather; marbled boards; teg, a rather well-used set but with nice, decorative leather spines. More
J.B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, 1869. 2 vols. Frontispieces, 8 x 5", half calf; marbled boards, covers a bit rubbed, spines darkened, but still a rather plain but handsome decorative binding set. More
David McKay: Philadelphia, nd. Hardcover. 2 vols. Frontispieces, 7.25 x 5", half leather; marbled boards, teg, 459pp; 458pp with index, covers a bit rubbed, spine a bit darkened, but still a nice, decorative binding set with leather spine labels and nicely gilt-dec spines. More