Antiquarian, vintage and rare books from the past
1590. Rebound. Hardcover. 12mo. A privately rebound copy- binding is likely ca. late 18th century though leaves appear period appropriate. A petite hardcover bound in leather with gilt bordered covers and gilt titled banded spine. Text block painted red is mildly dulled from age. Binding remains secure and tight. Board.....
Random House, Inc., 1981. 1st. 12Mo Softcover. 385pp. Text is unmarked on warm-toned oxidized pages. Brown wraps exhibit heavy shelf wear with edging and surface scratches. Spine is unbroken. Text block has minimal foxing. Front end page has old bookstore penciled price and stamp. Binding is secure and square.
Charles Scribner's Son, 1895. Armstrong, Helen Maitland. 8Vo Hardcover. 219pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages with b/s illustrations. Cloth boards are worn, scratched and scuffed from age and usage. Boards have lightly bumped corners and frayed edges, heaviest by spine. Front end page has previous owner's inscription penned.....
University of Chicago Press, 1998. 8Vo Hardcover. 445pp. Text is unmarked with pictures and illustrations on white pages. Sandy boards are pointed and clean. Binding is tight and square. Matte jacket is unclipped with minimal surface wear. Spine is lightly sunned.
Giuseppe Comino, Padova, 1725. Volume 1. 12Mo Hardcover. 355pp. Bound in full contemporary vellum with elaborate gilt tooling on spine and a marbled text-block. Boards are pointed and lightly discolored with a few small stains. Parchment binding is tight and possibly rebound, hinges are secure. Endpages are slightly foxed. Text.....
British Library, 1792. Hardcover. 24mo. Likely 19th century rebinding. Collection of four playscripts. Petite hardcover with marbled paper over boards in quartered calf. Spine reads, "British Theatre" in gilt against red label and gilt number 10. Boards are rubbed around edges and lightly scuffed. Small splits in calf corners. Blank.....
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999. 8Vo Paperback. 400pp. Text has minimal underlining on a single page otherwise text is clean. Covers are glossy with lightly bumped corners and minor shelf wear. Back panel has some sticker residue. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Faded bookstore stamp on bottom.....
LLanerch Press, 1991. Reprinted. 8Vo Softcover. 319pp. Text is clean on bright pages. Covers are unblemished with little shelf wear. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken.
J. Rivington and Sons, 1787. 2nd Revised. 8Vo Hardcover. 605pp. Text is bright and unmarked with a mild patina around the edges. Bound in mottled calf with lightly bumped corners and faded gilt lettering over spine. Binding is tight, hinges are strong. Foxing, an ex-libris sticker and stamp are present.....
George Allen & Unwin, 1982. 8Vo Hardcover. 332pp. Text has minimal highlighting on bright pages. Previous owner's name inscribed on front end page along with embossing mark. Boards are pointed and clean. Binding is tight and square. Jacket is unblemished with minor shelf wear around the edges.
Published for J. and J. Boydell, 1793. 8Vo Hardcover. A handsome and complete three volume set. Bound in period mottled calf with spine rebacked in darker calf with tooled gilt and glossy marbled endpages. Corners and spine ends are bumped and lightly chipping. Warmly toned pages unmarked with heavy foxing.....
C. Bathurst, 1783. 4 Volumes. 8Vo Rebound Hardcover. A new edition, corrected. A complete re-bound four volume set. Warmly toned pages are lightly notated from the original owner. Bound in clean navy-blue cloth with crisply pointed corners and gold gilt lettering. Bindings are firm and square, hinges are secure.
London: 1754. 8Vo Hardcover. Vol. II only. Bound in full calf with marble design, bumped corners and minor wear from age. Warmly toned pages are have minimal annotations throughout. Front hinge and first page is loose. Previous owners inscribed front end page. Foxing present on endpages. Still, a good reading.....
Jean Rodolphe Im-Hoff, 1744. 1st. Hardcover. 12mo. Written in French. Binding is square and hinges are fully intact. All edges gilt though heavily tanned. Title page is two tonal, in red and black, and very faded endpapers appear to have been red at one time. Text is unmarked on warmly.....
H. M. Caldwell Co. 8Vo Hardcover. Year unknown. 126pp. Text is unmarked on delicate warmly toned pages. Illustrated boards are stained and scuffed from years of wear; corners are bumped. Binding is loose but remains square and pages are intact. Blue markings on front end page from previous owner.
London: J.Newberry, 1761. 1st edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Two volume hardcover set bound in brown calf. Banded spine with gilt titling set into red label. Both books are tanned and heavily scuffed over both boards- gilt decoration around borders is mostly rubbed away. Corners turned in. Spines beautifully intact- squared and.....
London: 1792. Hardcover,157ppg. Rebound copy. The pages have been trimmed and rebound in period style leather. Original Name plate from spine is present. Text block is in good condition. No major foxing or water staining.
Cornell University Press, 1998. 8Vo Softcover. Text is clean on bright pages. Covers are clean with little shelf wear and minor corner bumps. Binding is tight and square, spine is unbroken. Old bookstore stamp on front end page.
Boydell & Brewer Inc., 1989. 8Vo Hardcover. 212pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with b/w illustrations. Rust colored boards are clean and pointed. Silver gilt lettering is unblemished. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket is clipped in the bottom right corner and shows minor shelf wear; top edge.....
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.....
The Sunday School Union. 12Mo Hardcover. 143pp. Year unknown. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages. Colorful covers have obvious wear from age and use; corners are bumped and edges are frayed. Previous owner ex-libris sticker on front end page. Binding is tight and secure. Hinge is split in the.....
Chez Jean-Edme Dufour & Philippe Roux, 1778. Hardcover. 12mo. Complete 6 volume set in marble boards with quarter leather spine and corners. Text is unmarked on white laid paper. Gilt decoration and lettering over the spine with mint green detailing to indicate volume number. All bindings are square with hinges.....
Oxford University Press, 2001. 8Vo Softcover. 330pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Covers have some surfacewear and edgewear. Binding is tight with some corner bumps. Front end page has old bookstore stamp.
Raider Books, 1989. 3rd. 8Vo Softcover. 218pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Card wrapped covers have some shelfwear. Right corners of cover and heavily bumped. Binding is tight and square; spine is unbroken.
Fawcett Columbine, 1979. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. 256pp. Text is unmarked on white pages. Colorful wraps are worn with edging and surface scratches. Spine is unbroken. Binding is tight and square. Front end page has old bookstore penciled price and stamp.