AESOP'S FABLES
Caterbury Classics: San Diego, (2013). Hardcover. Illus. by Arthur Rackham, 8 x 5", embossed limp leatherette, 239pp, extremities a little bumped else a nice copy. Translated by V.S. Vernon Jones. More
BINDING
THE AGE OF ILLUMINATION: Steven Runciman's BYZANTINE ART AND CIVILISATION, George Henderson's GOTHIC ART AND CIVILISATION, and George Henderson's EARLY MEDIEVAL ART AND CIVILISATION.
The Folio Society: London, 2004. Illus, 10.5 x 7.5", gilt cloth, vg in slipcase. More
ALFRED LORD TENNYSON, A Memoir by His Son [two volume decorative binding set]
Macmillan and Co.: London, 1897. Hardcover. 2 vols. Illus. including frontis portraits, 9 x 6", gilt-ruled full green crushed morocco; teg, extremities worn, spines sunned to brown, former owner has written has name and initials too many times(!), but still a handsome decorative binding set. Second printing (October 1897). More
ALLEMGEMEINES DEUTSCHES KOMMERSBUCH
Mortiz Shauenburg: Baden, 1922. Illus incl color litho extra title page, 6.5 x 4.5", gilt-lettered pebbled cloth, 760pp with index + ads, coves rubbed & darkened, hinges loose, contents toned else a decent decorative binding. More
ALOSIE OU LE AMOURS DE MME D.M.T.P.
Londres 1880. Frontis, 8x5.5", lea. Backed marbled boards, t.e.g. With: AMOURS DES DAMES ILLUSTRES de Noostre Siecle.. Cologne 1680 (must be 1880 though). Troisiene Edition Reveu et Gorrige. More
AM RADIO DISGUISED AS A SET OF 8 "HISTORY OF NATIONS."
Emerson: NY n.d. 7x11x6.5", full gilt-stamped leather with raised bands and leather spine labels, t.e.g. More
THE AMERICAN ART REVIEW, A Journal Devoted to the Practice, Theory, History and Archaeology of Art [two volume decorative binding set]
Dana Estes and Charles E. Lauriat: Boston, 1880. Hardcover. 2 vols. Illus., 17 x 12", full black gilt-ruled and gilt-lettered black crushed morocco; aeg, minor cover wear else a nice, clean set, filled with engravings. Decorative binding set. More
THE AONIAN BANQUET: Or A Selection of Poems of Acknowledged Merit...
James Humphreys: Philadelphia, 1803. Hardcover. 5.75 x 3.5", full tree calf, 263pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and chipping, beginnings of some spine creasing, missing front and rear flys, ink name of former owner on title page, old wax seal remnants, scattered spotting, but still a decent, old-looking decorative leather binding..... More
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS [bound volume: Jan-Dec 1977 Vol. 53]
Arizona Dept. of Transportation: Phoenix, AZ, 1977. 12 issues bound in one volume, 12 x 9", dec embossed cloth showing a couple of cacti in the desert, hinges a little loose, former owner's name printed in silver on front cover else a nice, distinctive decorative binding. More
THE ART JOURNAL For 1876. New Series. Volume 2.
D. APPLETON & Co: NY 1876. Illus including full page plates by Landseer, 13 x 10", half leather; cloth, binding ok but some leather skinned in some place, w/bookplate Dr. Herman Kieffer, famous Detroit physician. More
THE ART JOURNAL, New Series, Volume XII
Virtue & Co: London, 1873. 13 x 9.5", half leather; gilt-lettered cloth. WITH 35 FULL PAGE ENGRAVED PLATES. More
AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE.
Adam and Charles Black: London 1911. Illus by A. Anderson, 10 x 7.5", dec cloth. Translated & Edited with an Introduction by Harold Child. More
"AUTOGRAPHS"
N.p. n.d. (1870's-"80's-'90's). Oblong 4x7", gilt-lettered embossed leather. More
AVE MARIA, Livrede Prieres contenant de Pieux Exercices, Nouvelle Edition
Etablissments Brepols: Turnhout, (1899). Frontis illus., 4.5 x 2.5", gilt-dec leather; aeg, hinges a bit loose, spine and covers a bit worn but still a nice, miniature leather decorative binding. More
THE BARBARIAN KINGS, by Casson; THE GREEK CONQUERORS, by Casson; LORDS OF JAPAN, by Wiencek; THE PHARAOHS, by Casson; THE FRENCH KINGS, by Grunfeld; THE RULERS OF BRITAIN, by Cowley.
Each: Chicago 1981 or 1982. 11x9", full gilt-dec silk, a.e.g. Each…. More
BEAUTIFUL CALIFORNIA By the Editorial Staffs of Sunset Books and Sunset Magazine.
Menlo Park, Calif. 1963. Photos, 11x8.5", gilt-dec blue leather in a sunburst design, t.e.g. More
THE BIBELOT, A Reprint of Poetry and Prose for Book Lovers… [20 volumes plus index]
Thomas B. Mosher: Portland, ME, 1895-1914. 20 Volumes + Index, 6 x 4.5", parchment backed boards, some spine wear & staining to some volumes else a nice, decorative set with original wraps bound in. More
BIBLIA Das Ist, Die Gantze Heilige Schrift...
Johann Andrea Endterischen: Nurnberg, 1768. Hardcover. 17.5 x 11.5", full vellum with metal corners and remnants of clasps, covers darkened and soiled and worn, bottom of spine chipping horizontally, pp darkened at edges, but still a decent, usable Bible in German. A newspaper article affixed to title page tells of..... More
BIBLIA SACRA VULGATAE EDITIONIS…VOL III (only).
Mediolani 1967. "Imaginibus Salvatoris Dali", 20x14.5", full gilt-dec leather, t.e.g., big scuff mark on one spine compartment, other scuffs and dings to edges, ALL ILLUSTRATIONS REMOVED (not by us) and not included, in scuffed and soiled leather and cloth slipcase. A giant, wonderfully printed book. Psalmorum through Ecclesiastici. "Edition's 'Luxus'"..... More
BIBLIA SACRA VULGATAE EDITIONIS…VOL V (only).
Mediolani 1967. "Imaginibus Salvatoris Dali Exornata", 19.5x14.5", full green morocco, 435 + colophon and indexes, couple front cover scuffs and spine wear, spine darkened else a wonderful gilt-decorated binding and tremendous work of typesetting. ALL DALI ILLUSTRATED PLATES REMOVED (not by us) BUT "EDITIONIS 'AD PERSONAM'", LIMITED TO 99 COPIES..... More
BLANK BOOK
np (Italy), nd. Hardcover. 8.5 x 5.5", gilt-ruled leather with five gilt-dec raised bands, some wear but still a decent copy with unlined pages. More
(BLANK BOOK)
NP, ND. 8.5 x 5.5", 3/4 red leather; patterned boards. More
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, And Administration of the Holy Commandments… [miniature]
Ward, Lock & Co: London, 1906. 2 x 1.75", leather; aeg, covers a bit worn (esp extremities), hinges loose, full page ink inscription from former owner inside front cover, chunk out of upper fore-corner of back cover with pp affected. Still, a nice, decorative binding. Miniature. More
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments
T. Nelson and Sons: NY, 1869. 5.5 x 3.5", full leather; aeg, 491pp + selections from The Psalms of David 244pp + additional Hymns 48pp with index, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, spine quite dry and abraded, hinges loose, bookplate, ink inscription from former owner, but it has a...... More
THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, And Administration of the Sacraments; and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the...Protestant Episcopal Church...
J.B. Lippincott: Philadelphia, 1864. Hardcover. 4 x 2.5", flexible embossed leather; aeg, vp, covers quite worn and scratched, front fly excised, rear fly with corner torn off, but still a handsome pocket Book Of Common Prayer. Decorative leather binding. More