Books that are vintage, rare and obscure
Gerald G. Swan Ltd, 1953. 8Vo Hardcover. 109pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Illustrated cover is worn with heavy edging and bumped corners. Spine is chipped exposing bound pages and is flaking. Book is heavily sunned around edges. Front end page is signed and inscribed by previous owner.....
Longman Hurst Rees Orme and Brown, 1813. 8Vo Hardcover. 468pp. Brown boards, golld lettering and red badge on spine. Text is clean on unmarked pages. Back hinge is intact, front board has come loose. Textblock is square with pointed corners. Signed by Constitutional signer Charles Cotesworth Pinckney on title page.....
New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1986. Bryan, Ashley. 1st Edition. 8Vo Hardcover. 87pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Grid cloth boards are clean with light corner bumps. Dust jacket is noticeably torn around edges; unclipped. Binding is tight and square. Author signed and inscribed title page.
S. & C. Shepley, 1847. 1st. 32Mo Hardcover. 62pp. Brown boards with a cloth spine and rounded corners are moderately worn, adding warmth and character. Hinges are fully attached and binding is secured. Pages are unmarked with warm patina from age; light foxing throughout. Signed by previous owner on front.....
London: Hamster Books. 8Vo Hardcover. 76pp. Text is unmarked on warm-toned pages with b/w illustrations. Colorful boards are worn with rubbed edges and bumped corners. Cloth spine is lightly sunned. Binding is loose but, square. Hinges are slightly split. Previous owner signed title page. Top of text block is painted.....
Henry Holt and Company, 1911. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. 445ppg. Signed by author, Edwin Dingle, on frontispiece. Text is clean and unmarked; includes photographic plates throughout and fold-out map at the rear. There is a small tear on the side of the front flyleaf. Binding is square though front hinge is.....
Del Mar, California: D&M Publishing, 1987. Limited Numbered Edition 262/500. 4to Hardcover. 191pp. Signed by one of the authors on title page. Text is clean on bright pages with b/w photographs throughout. Blue boards with silver embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Binding is strong and secure. Dust jacket.....
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Alphonse Lemerre, 1893. 3rd Signed. 12Mo Hardcover. 137pp. Maroon marbled boards, brown leather spine, golden lettering. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact, textblock is square with pointed corners. Signed and inscribed on half-title page by author. Moderate+ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and cornerwear, abrading and.....
Schiffer Publishing, 2005. Revised & Expanded. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Firmly bound in blue cloth with pointed corners and unmarked text. Signed by author on half title. Full of color photos. Jacket included in near fine condition with minimal shelf wear. Includes disc at rear.
Cincinnati: Cranston & Stowe, 1886. Signed. 8Vo Hardcover. 467pp. Signed, dated and inscribed by the author on front. Warm pages are otherwise unmarked with b/w illustrations. Bound in brown pictorial cloth with gently bumped corners and a gilt stamped spine that is moderately bug eaten. Binding is tight and square.....
Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Printers, 1871. Signed. 4to Hardcover. 469p. Signed, dated and inscribed by GWW on ffep. Text is mostly unmarked except for a few small notations and a mild patina. Bound in midnight blue cloth with bumped corners, gold gilt lettering on spine, and mildly frayed ends. Binding.....
New York: William Morrow & Company Inc., 1959. Darling, Louis. Hardcover 8Vo. 61pp. Warmly toned pages have no markings with b/w illustrations. Blue boards are sunned around edges with bumped corners. Spine has frayed edges. Binding is tight and square. Mylar wrapped dust jacket is torn in multiple places; heavy.....
The Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1940. Rache, Elmer. 8Vo Hardcover. 184pp. Text is unmarked warmly patinated pages with a few vibrantly colored illustrations. Bound in burnt orange cloth boards with a black lettered title and faceless rabbit sitting and reading. Corners are lightly bumped with minor fraying along edges.....
Harper's, 1872. Elephant Folio Lithograph. Signed in plate, matted. A lithograph by Winslow Homer from Harper's August 17, 1872. Measures 13 1/2 x 9 3/4. Hinged in a 16" x 20" inch canvas frame. Print is in excellent condition with a raw bottom edge. Housed in protective mylar.
James Miller. Aldine Edition. 12Mo Hardcover. Late 1800s. Missing Vol. I. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Cloth boards are discolored with frayed edges and bumped corners. Gold gilt titled spine has frayed edges. Binding is tight and secure. Signed by previous owner and signature is dated 1880...
Dard Hunter, 1923. 1st. Folio Hardcover. A limited-edition copy, no. 18/200 printed. Signed by Dard Hunter. 12" - 12" inches tall. Bound in three quarter white paper with marbled paper sides. Deckle edged pages are unmarked with paper specimens and watermarks throughout, several tipped-in and in-text illustrations. Exterior is.....
Macmillan, 1923. Signed. 8Vo Hardcover. 390pp. Brown boards, golden lettering, clear plastic wrap. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are intact with some separation, exposed mesh. Textblock is square with pointed corners, deckled foredge. Inscribed and signed on frontleaf by author. Moderate++ overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board edge and.....
Bonnie Mapelli, 1991. 1st edition. Paperback. 4to. Large format paperback inscribed by the author, Bonnie Mapelli, on the first page. 86pp. Crisp white pages are otherwise unmarked with plenty of both b/w and color photos throughout. Binding secure. Covers are dust soiled and faintly discolored with bumped corners.
P. Byrne, 1807. 3rd, Signed. 8Vo, Hardcover. 496pp, 456pp + indexes. Both volumes signed by the author on frontleaf, Vol 1 also has price written. Tan calfskin boards, gold letterig on spine. Text is clean on unmarked, uncreased natural pages. Vol 1 hinges are secure but loose, Vol 2 front.....
Doubleday Page & Co., 1921. Rackham, Arthur. Edition De Luxe. 4To Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by the artist on title page. A limited numbered copy, no. 431/550. 24 counted tipped-in colour plates, mounted on brown paper with descriptive tissue guard. Features 40 line drawings text pages on laid paper with.....
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1829. N.C., Wyeth. Signed. 4To Hardcover. 314pp. A limited-edition copy, no. 131/500 printed. Signed by artist N.C. Wyeth and translator. Warm pages are unmarked with b/w illustrations. Green cloth boards are crisply pointed with a tan leather spine that is lightly soiled. Binding is tight, hinges are.....
Ginn & Company. Doyle, Richard. 12Mo Hardcover. 53pp. Year is unknown. Pages are unmarked with b/w illustrations. Dark red boards are worn with edging and color fading towards spine; corners are bumped. Spine is tearing and is frayed on top and bottom edge. Binding is tight and secure. Previous owner.....
Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1931. 12Mo Hardcover. 327pp. Text is unmarked on warmly-toned pages with b/w illustrations. Red cloth boards are worn with discoloration, some staining, and bumped corners. Edges of panels and spine are lightly frayed. Front and back hinges are split. Front end page is signed by previous.....
Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1929. 12Mo Hardcover. 327pp. Text is unmarked on warmly-toned pages with b/w illustrations. Red cloth boards are worn with discoloration, some staining, and bumped corners. Edges of panels and spine are lightly frayed. Front and back hinges are split. Front end page is signed by previous.....
Chicago: Reilly and Lee, 1939. 12Mo Hardcover. 331pp. Text is unmarked on warmly-toned pages with b/w illustrations. Red cloth boards are worn with discoloration, some staining, and bumped corners. Edges of panels and spine are lightly frayed. Front and back hinges are split. Front end page is signed by previous.....