1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue (100 Anniversary Edition)
786 pages. Very little wear to covers. Tight binding. Like new inside. [35246].
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786 pages. Very little wear to covers. Tight binding. Like new inside. [35246].
1882. 4To Hardcover. A late 19th century empty photo album. Bound in genuine tooled brown leather with gold gilt lettering and design. All gilt edges with sewn binding. Metal clasp is intact and fully functioning with some rust present. A 4" inch piece is missing over the bottom spine foot.....
London: William Reeves, 1859. 16MO Hardcover. 181 ppg. Text is clean, no writing or creases. Binding is tight, hinges are secure. Maroon cloth boards show some wear from age. Spine appears heavily worn w/ faded golden lettering of title. Frayed text block looks to have had golden gilt on the.....
Cambridge. 1882. Hardcover. 24mo. Small leather bound edition without any underlining or notations through the text. Gift page is filled out in ink and a previous owners name is stamped on the front flyleaf. Binding is square though front hinge is loose. Cover boards are rubbed along edges, corners and.....
The Century Co., 1921. Vol. CI. 8Vo Hardcover. 800pp. New series: Vol. LXXIX, Nov. 1920 - Apr. 1921. Bound in red quarter leather boards with gilt font over spine, "Vol. 101." Text is unmarked on bright white pages with B&W illustrations throughout. Binding is intact but front hinge is split.....
P.F. Collier & Son Corporation, 1939. Elephant Folio Hardcover. 328pp. Text and maps are unmarked with a warm patina and b/w photos throughout. Bound in red cloth boards with worldly design on front and lightly bumped corners. Binding is intact, front hinge is split but remains attached. Previous owner wrote.....
Donohue, Henneberry & Co. Hardcover. 4to. No date listed though likely published in 1890s. Text is unmarked on clean, warmly toned pages with a lovely black and white illustration a vis to each page of text-- front flyleaf with black and white frontispiece on its other side is detached but.....
Whitman Publishing Co., 1934. Young, Goldy. 4To Hardcover. 281pp. Text is unmarked on warmly toned pages with color illustrations. Bound in brown pictorial boards with heavy wear to edges and corners, back side is sunned from a green to yellow hue. Missing 3" inch chunk of illustration on front board.....
Amsterdam: Chez Pierre Brunel, MDCLXXXXII. Tome 2. 12Mo Hardcover. 357pp. Full binding in period tooled leather, spine decorated with lightly faded adorned gold gilt design with five raised bands. Boards are moderately scuffed on both sides and edges are chipping. Binding is tight and square, in good condition with fully.....
New York: McLoughlin Bro's, 1899 (approx.). 4To Hardcover. Text is unmarked on bright pages with gorgeous b/w illustrations and red trim border throughout. Bound in cloth pictorial boards with moderate wear to edges and corners, back side is stained. End-pages are warmly toned. Missing 3" inch chunk on bottom of.....
N.F. Bryant, 1859. Vol. I. 8VO Hardcover. 576 ppg. Vol 1 only. Binding is intact. Text is mostly clean with a few pencil markings and some notes on the end-papers. Front board and spine are missing. Back board is black with engraved design and wear from age.
Boy Scouts of America, 1938. 1st. 12Mo Hardcover. 465pp. Text is unmarked with a light patina and plenty of b/w photos and illustrations throughout. Bound in glossy copper boards with machine rounded corners and minor surface wear. Firmly bound and lightly canted with fully attached hinges. Previous owner's name written.....
John Lane The Bodley Head, 1900. Billinghurst, Percy. 3rd. 8Vo Hardcover. An ex-library copy with the typical stamps and markings present. Bound in light brown pictorial boards with bumped corners, moderately edge-worn with black tape covering the spine. Text is unmarked with a warm patina and intricate black and white.....
P.F. Collier & Son Publishers, 1907. 1st. Folio Hardcover. 346pp. Text and maps are colored although lightly faded from age, with a warm patina and some b/w illustrations. Binding is intact but disconnected from the spine. Hinges are loose but still fully attached. Brown cloth boards show heavy wear from.....
Government Printing Office, 1879. Hardcover. 8vo. 1056pp. Quarter bound in leather with gray cloth boards, gilt titling along the spine and marbled endpapers. Black mottled text block is tanned though clean. Text appears free of underlining or any notations on lightly patinated page-- there is an ex-libris sticker on the.....
Peterson's Magazine, 1858. Vol. 33. 8Vo Hardcover. 468pp. January - June 1855. Text is unmarked on deeply patinated pages with B&W illustrations. Bound dark brown quarter leather boards with lightly bumped corners and gold gilt design. Much of the cloth is missing and rubbed off on both sides. Front end-papers.....
Sanborn & Carter, 1837. 1st. Hardcover. 8vo. True 1837 first edition from Sanburn & Carter. 432ppg. There are two ex-libris stickers on front endpaper and flyleaf. Text remains unmarked on foxed pages, heavily so on both endpapers. Leather cover boards are bumped at the corners, heavily rubbed along bottom edges.....
London: G. Lister, 1783. Vol. 1. 8Vo Hardcover. 520pp. Volume 1. Rebound in three-quarter leather with a brown textured arabesque design and vibrant marbled end-papers. Binding is intact and square; hinges are secure. Boards are in fantastic condition for the period with only minor edge-wear to corners and spine. Fully.....
Boston: Lothrop Publishing Company, 1899. 1st. 4To Hardcover. A late 19th century illustrated children's antique book with lovey works throughout. Pages are brown with black font and pictures. Pictorial boards are toned from age but still colorful with moderate edge wear, lightly bumped corners and a mildly bug eaten red.....
Whitman Publishing Co., 1934. 1st. 32Mo Hardcover. 93pp. Text is unmarked with a warm patina and illustrations throughout. Bound in a pictorial cardboard with bumped corners and moderate rubbing. Binding is delicate with a fully exposed spine, some duct tape and hinges which are barely attached.
T. Nelson and Sons, 1884. Reprint. 8Vo Hardcover. 350pp. Text is unmarked with a warm patina, bevelled edges and forty engravings throughout. Bound in heavily bug-eaten brown illustrated boards with gilt tooled and black embossed decoration cover to spine with engraved frontispiece. Binding is tight, front hinge is split but.....
Chicago: American Technological Society, 1918. 10 Volumes. 8Vo Hardcover. A complete 10 volume leather-bound set. Illustrated with over 3,000 b&w engravings. 441pp volume one. Text is unmarked on clean, white pages with b&w photographs and illustrations throughout. Dark forest green quarter leather boards are crisp with pointed corners and glistening.....
Talleyrand Hotel Bldg. 1929. 1st. 8Vo Hardover. 159pp. Text is unmarked with a warm patina and a few b/w photos. Bound in genuine leather boards with moderate shelf wear and pointed corners; leather is delicate and rubs off a residue when touched. Tightly bound with a split front hinge that.....
The Platt & Munk Co., Inc., 1945. 8Vo Hardcover. Text is unmarked with bright, colorful illustrations on glossy pages. Bound in red cloth boards with pointed corners and black lettering. Baby blue jacket is clipped with some faint foxing and micro-tears present. Binding is stiff and square; hinges are fully.....
Cambridge, MA: Washburn & Thomas, 1929. 1st. 8Vo Oblong Hardcover. Text is unmarked on warmly patinated pages with a few color illustrations and various musical arrangements. Binding is tight and square. Hinges are secure. Ex-Library copy with the usual stamps and markings present inside. Green cloth boards show heavy edge-wear.....