THE DESK STANDARD DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Funk & Wagnalls Co: NY & London, 1929. Illus, 8.75 x 6", gilt-ruled & gilt-dec (rose designs) leather, aeg. More
Funk & Wagnalls Co: NY & London, 1929. Illus, 8.75 x 6", gilt-ruled & gilt-dec (rose designs) leather, aeg. More
NY 1888. 6.5x4.5", two-tone cloth. More
Michel Levy Freres: Paris 1888. 7 x 4.5", leather backed marbled boards. More
G&D: NY 1907. Illus by Clarence Underwood; frontis and front cover label by Harrison Fisher, 8x5.5", embossed cloth. More
NY 1903. Illus, 9.5 x 6.5", 3/4 black leather; green cloth, t.e.g. LIMITED TO 350 NUMBERED COPIES. More
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
NY & Cincinnati (1926). Nicely gilt-dec cloth with illus of mountains on cover & spine, t.e.g. More
The Riverside Press: Cambridge, 1902. 24 vols. Illus incl b/w & color examples of some illus, 9 x 6". 3/4 brown morocco; marbled boards, teg, minor extremity wear, vols 1 & 2 & 24 water stained, but still an attractive set. LIMITED TO 1000 NUMBERED COPIES, EDGAR A. GUEST'S SET..... More
J. Dodsley: London, 1782. Hardcover. Title vignettes, 7 x 4", full tree calf, corners bumped and lightly worn, spines a bit dry and cracking, former owner's bookplates inside front covers, but still a nice, old decorative leather binding set. More
A&C Black: London (1904). Illus, 9x6", 3/4 leather w/inlaid flower on spine; marbled boards, t.e.g. More
Ernest Flammarion: Paris, (1903). Hardcover. Illus., 7.5 x 4.5", gilt-dec brown leather backed marbled boards, 380pp + pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and a bit chipped, spine with a couple of rubbed spots, textblock edges browned; still a decent decorative leather binding. More
Librairie Hachette: Paris, 1897. Hardcover. Illus., 10 x 6.5", leather backed gilt-dec cloth ("Republique Francais...Ville de Paris Prix Municipal"); aeg, 316pp, covers rubbed and darkened, corners bumped and fraying, pp quite toned, ink writing on front fly, prize bookplate affixed inside front cover. Prize Binding. More
Paris n.d. Frontis, 7x5", red leather backed marbled boards, t.e.g. More
Virtue, Son & Co: London, nd. Illus, 10.75 x 8.75", gilt-dec black leather with gile name on front cover; aeg, 723pp, covers worn, hinges starting to crack, extremities fraying, spine yellowed & dull, hinges loose, contents edge-toned, with manuscript notes to family history pages in back (Luther and Electra Williard..... More
Nordan Press: Newark, (1950). Photos, 9.5 x 6.25", gilt-lettered full leather, 708pp, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and fraying, spine a little cocked, hinges loose, pp yellowed and a bit used. Special copy, bound for recipient, whose name is in gilt on front cover. Decorative binding. More
G. Charpentier et F. fasquelle: Paris, 1892. Illus by author, 7 x 4.5", leather backed marbled boards, 248pp, covers worn and darkened, spine sunned, extremities bumped & lightly fraying, hinges loose, bookplate of former owner, contents toned, else still a nice, decorative binding. More
London 1887. "With maps, plans, and illustrations", 7.25x5", gilt-dec green cloth. 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
Dodd Mead: NY, 1903. Hardcover. Illus. by Harrison Fisher with cover decoration by George Wharton Edwards, 9 x 6", highly dec green cloth, 112pp, covers rubbed and worn, hinges a bit loose, but still a decorative cloth binding with Harrison Fisher illustrations. More
Dodd, Mead & Co.: NY, 1902. Hardcover. Illus. by Howard Chandler Christy; decorations by Margaret Armstrong, 9 x 6", nicely gilt dec green cloth; teg, unpaginated, covers rubbed, extremities bumped and worn, spine quite dull, rear inner hinge splitting, but still a decent copy. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BINDING "MA" BY..... More
Derrydale: Lyons, Miss. 1941 (1990 reprint). Illus by Robert Hall, 9.5x6.5", full gilt-dec maroon leather, a.e.g. LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES. More
Lyon, Miss. (1990) reprint of the 1934 edition. Illus by author; frontis by Robert Ball, 9.5.x6.25", full gilt-dec maroon leather, a.e.g. LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES. More
John Murray: London, 1824. Hardcover. 2 vols. 8 x 4.5", full vellum with gilt-lettered spine labels, 290pp; 306pp with index, covers rubbed and soiled, spines quite darkened with some chipping and scuffing to spine labels, extremities a bit worn, bookplates from former owners on front flys, some darkening and scattered..... More
T.M. Walker: Pittsburgh, 1909. Hardcover. Frontis photo, 11 x 8", gilt-lettered full leather; aeg, 307pp, covers lightly rubbed, extremities bumped and chipped, still a decent (if plain) decorative leather binding. Alden Edition, Limited to 300 numbered copies (though this is not numbered). More
2 Vol. Paris 1882. 8.5 x 5", blue leather-backed blue cloth, a.e.g. More