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.....
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.
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.....
USA: Harvard University Press, 2006. Paperback. 8vo. 351 pages. Binding is tight & square. Text is clean & bright, no notes or highlighting present. Minor shelf wear to outer cover. Small bump & tear to top left of front cover/spine. Slight curling of corners.
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.....
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.....
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.....
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.
University of Chicago Press, 1994. 8Vo Hardcover. 483pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages. Boards are pointed and clean. Binding is tight and square. Glossy jacket is unclipped with minor shelf wear. Foxing appears on upper text block and previous owner's name written on front end page.
C. Cooke, No. 17, 1755. Cooke's Edition. 24Mo Hardcover. An extremely scarce and complete five volume set, embellished with superb engravings. Bound in full mottled calf with tooled gilt spines. Pages unmarked with a warm patina, interspersed plates and ex-libris bookplates on each endpage. Binding is tight on all, hinges.....
F. Newberry, 1769. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Leather boards are surface scuffed, soiled and heavily worn around the edges. Once gilt borders around the cover boards are very dulled and scuffed away by wear along the margins. Banded spine is heavily chipped at the ends and marked by several large.....
The Penguin Press, 2007. Book Club. 8Vo Hardcover. 445pp. Text is unmarked on bright pages with b/w photos. Grey boards are pointed and clean with gold gilt lettering. Binding is tight and square. Glossy jacket is unclipped with light shelf wear.