THE HISTORY OF TOM JONES, A Foundling
Robert Riviere & Son: London, nd. Hardcover. 2 vols. 7 x 4.5", half blue leather; marbled boards, teg, some extremity wear, spines sunned else a nice decoratiave binding set. More
New Arrivals
SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE
Harper & Row: NY, (1932). Hardcover. 8 x 5.5", 3/4 green leather; marbled boards, 44pp, covers a little rubbed, envelope and note to recipient taped to ffep else a nice copy with a highly gilt-dec spine. Decorative leather binding. More
PASSAGES FROM FROISSART With an Introduction by Frank T. Marzials
Walter Scott: London, nd. Hardcover. 7 x 4.75", 3/4 leather; marbled boards, teg, 262pp, spine sunned else a nice decorative leather binding. More
THE DRAMATIC WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE...[2 vols in 1]
Thomas Davis: Philadelphia, 1848. Hardcover. Illus., 9.25 x 6", modern 3/4 red leather; cloth, 462pp; 478pp, binding a little worn, ink notes on endpapers, text toned with some finger soiling. Two volumes in one. More
THE SELECT POETICAL WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE
Tauchnitez: Leipzig, 1848. Hardcover. Frontis portrait, 6.5 x 4.75", black leather backed marbled boards, 305pp, minor rubbing, pp toned a bit. Decorative leather binding. More
MANUEL PAROISSIAL, Nouvelle Edition Augmentee
P. Lethielleux: Paris, 1926. Hardcover. Illus., 5.75 x 3.5", full brown leather, 415pp, covers unvenly sunned, pp toned else a nice decorative leather binding. More
THE OXFORD BOOK OF MODERN VERSE 1892-1935
Oxford University Press: NY, 1936. Hardcover. 7.5 x 5", 3/4 red leather; marbled boards; teg, 454pp, extremities a little rubbed else a nice, decorative leather binding. More
POLITICAL ORATIONS From Wentworth to Macaulay
Walter Scott: London, nd. Hardcover. 7 x 4.75", 3/4 leather; marbled boards, 311pp, spine sunned, old paper label on back cover else a beautiful leather binding. More
THE REFERENCE SET: Quotations and Proverbs, English Dictionary, A Smaller Classical Dictionary, A French Dictionary, and An Atlas of the World [five volumes]
Robert Riviere & Son: London, nd. Hardcover. 5 vols. 6.5 x 4.25" (except atlas which is 6 x 4"), blue leather backed cloth; aeg, minor extremity wear else a nice set of decorative bindings. More
LADY OF THE LAKE
T. Nelson and Sons: London, 1869. Hardcover. 6 x 4", leather-backed gutta-percha boards with a fern pattern; aeg, 223pp, covers a bit worn and edge-worn, some tape to torn pp. Decorative binding. More
L'ART D'AIMER
Garnier Freres: Paris, 1880. Hardcover. 7 x 4.5", leather backed marbled boards, 376pp, extremities a bit rubbed else a nice, modest decorative leather binding. More
WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY, Fourth Edition of the Merriam Series, Thin Paper Edition de Luxe
G & C Merriam: Springfield, MA, 1936. Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 5.75", highly gilt-dec blue leather; aeg, SIGNED BINDING BY BRENTANO'S, 1222pp + ad, minor extremity wear. Former owner's gilt name on front cover. More
DETROIT CITY DIRECTORY 1923-24
R.L. Polk: Detroit, 1924. Hardcover. 11 x 7", printed grey boards, red cloth spine, 3152pp. Covers worn and soiled, spine worn and rubbed, inner hinges cracked, map removed, staining in margins, page 1855/56 is torn in two vertically (both pieces present), last few pp and free rear endpaper chewed (affects..... More
DETROIT CITY DIRECTORY 1941
R.L. Polk: Detroit, 1941. Hardcover. 13 x 10", printed grey boards, red cloth spines, 3222pp. Covers worn, soiled, stained and fraying, spine well worn/rubbed, inner hinges cracked/becoming detached, map removed, loose signatures, several pages torn out of advertising section, chewed page margins, creasing, soiling, edge tears else contents clean and..... More
DETROIT CITY DIRECTORY 1939
R.L. Polk: Detroit, 1939. Hardcover. 13 x 10", printed blue grey boards, red cloth spine, 3268pp. Covers well worn, soiled and stained, spine worn, rubbed/peeling, front inner hinge cracked, map removed, rear inner hinge tender, title page becoming detached, creasing, first few pp spotted, chewed and torn else contents good..... More
DETROIT CITY DIRECTORY 1926-27
R.L. Polk: Detroit, 1927. Hardcover. 13 x 10", printed grey boards, red cloth spine, 2878pp. Covers worn, soiled with inkstamp (James H. McDonald Attorney), spine rubbed,worn and soiled, front inner hinge cracked, map removed, lacks free rear endpaper (ads), a few edge tears, creasing, last few pp chewed at top..... More
DETROIT CITY DIRECTORY 1925-26
R.L. Polk: Detroit, 1926. Hardcover. 13 x 10", printed grey boards, red cloth spine, 2659pp. Covers worn, soiled and stained, spine worn and rubbed, inner hinges cracked, map removed, contents have creasing, minor worming and edge tears, corners clipped in advertiser section else good. Ads include A.R. Lono Industrial Real..... More
CROSS TEE, Class of 42-G, Spartan Air Corps Training Detachment, Muskogee, Oklahoma
(Star Printery: Muskee, OH), nd (1942?). Paperback. Photos; illus., 12 x 8.75", color pict stapled wraps, 40pp, covers heavily toned/soiled, worn, spine splitting, contents fingersoiled and used. WWII era pilot training. More
SIGNAL THE INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE, An Original Screenplay by...
Frank Perry Films: NY, nd (1974?). Paperback. 11.5 x 9", cardboard binder, 133 sheets printed on rectos only, covers a bit worn (especially cover label, former owners...bookseller, they should have known better) business card taped inside front cover, pp toned but still a nice, clean copy. SIGNED BY ROSS THOMAS..... More
CAPTAIN GEORGE HINDMAN
Richardson Bond & Wright: Owen Sound, ON, 1967. Hardcover. Photos, 8.5 x 5", gilt-lettered blue textured cloth, 37pp, covers rubbed, extremities fraying but still a nice copy. LIMITED TO 300 NUMBERED COPIES (this is #210), SIGNED BY "BLANCHE & GEORGE HINDMAN" (probably Blanche). Long-time ship captain on the Great Lakes..... More
GENEALOGY OF THE BRECK FAMILY Descended from Edward of Dorchester and His Brothers in America...
Rees Printing Co.: Omaha, 1889. Hardcover. Illus., 9 x 6", brown cloth, 252pp + xxix page index, covers very well worn, extremities bumped and fraying, inner hinges badly cracked, pp edge-toned; a very well-used copy, loose and fragile, but the original edition, not a modern photocopy reprint. More
HEALING THROUGH TIME AND SPACE
(Pasteur Publishing Trust: Ferndown, Dorset), nd. Paperback. 7 x 4.5", stapled gilt-lettered stiff wraps, 68pp, covers rubbed, spine a bit sunned, contents good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, GEORGE L. PASTEUR, dated 29th Sept. 1972. SCARCE. Spiritual healer. More
"The January 1954 Parade" [cover title, John J. Pershing High Yearbook]
John J. Pershing High School: Detroit, 1954. Paperback. Photos, 11 x 8.5", stapled textured wraps, unpaginated, covers rubbed, worn and finger soiled with ink and pencil inscriptions from former classmates. PICTURED IS ABDUL K. ["Duke"] FAKIR, LATER ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE FOUR TOPS. Unfortunately, the young lady whose picture is..... More
A SYMPOSIUM PRESENTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE J.L. HUDSON COMPANY AND DETROIT, U.S.A., Prepared for the use of Mercantile Manufacturers and Exporters All Over the World
(J.L. Hudson: Detroit, MI), (1947). Hardcover. Photos; illus., 14 x 12", cloth backed boards with illus. of store affixed to front cover, unpaginated, covers rubbed and abraded, extremities worn, contents still nice. Great photos of the venerable downtown Detroit department store. SCARCE. More
THE JUDICIAL AND CIVIL HISTORY OF NEW JERSEY, Part II: Biographical Register
(Boston History Co.: Boston, MA), (1897). Hardcover. 10.5 x 7", half leather; marbled boards, 611pp with index, covers quite worn, extremities chipping, contents a little toned, some old water staining to rear of book, but still usable and readable. SCARCE title, though volume two only. INSCRIBED "Mrs. Hulday Stevenson, with..... More