Books that are vintage, rare and obscure
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.....
Printed for J. Booker; Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1819. Westall, R. 2 Volumes. 12Mo Hardcover. 583pp. A complete two volume set - four books in two volumes. Pages are bright and unmarked with minor foxing scattered. Bound in quarter calf with forest green cloth, gold gilt lettering and pointed corners.....
Lippincott, Grambo, and Co., 1852. 1st. 12Mo Hardcover. 258pp. Ex-library copy with the typical markings. Additional publisher's catalog in rear. Warmly toned pages are unmarked although heavily foxed throughout. Brown embossed boards are pointed with oxidization on surfaces and a sunned spine. Spine is lightly bug eaten with bumped ends.....
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.....
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.....
Royal Publishing Company, 1914. 24mo. Stapled bound paperback. A pocket sized 58 page paperback in deeply tanned wraps titled in black. Staples rusted but binding secure. A faded owners name penned on cover. Small chips from edges of both covers. Page corners rounded and lightly creased but unmarked.
The Bell Book and Stationary Co., 1909. 1st. 12Mo Flexi-Bound. 66pp. Warmly toned pages are unmarked. Attractive gilt text-block and green decorated endpages. Leatherette boards are heavily chipped along edges and spine with threads exposed. Binding is intact, hinges are delicate but attached. Original, not a reprint.
102 William Street New York: William B. Dana & Co. Publishers, 1890. Annual. Folio Hardcover. Contents unmarked with a warm patina and numerous antique ads and fiscal figures. Bound in red cloth with embossed design on front and shiny gold gilt lettering. Boards are heavily worn and stained with lightly.....
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.....
1859. Volume LXI & LXII. 8Vo Hardcover. Missing title page. Contents are unmarked on warm pages with b/w illustrations and foxing from age. Original three quarter leather boards have bumped corners and rubbed spine ends. Binding is tight, hinges are secure.
Sam'L Gabriel Sons & Company. No. 613. 4To Softcover. 12pp. Wraps are vibrant with lightly bumped corners and scuffed edges from age. Stapled booklet is intact with a 1" inch tear on spine, hinges are secured. Gift inscription written on inside of cover. Two Uruguayan stamps from previous owner on.....
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.....
Kaiser Company, Incorporated, 1943. Employee Workbook. 12Mo Flexiboard. 137p. Bright pages are glossy with colorful illustrations. Blue boards are lightly scuffed with machine rounded corners and a blue painted text-block. A few endpages are mildly bug-eaten on edges.
W. K. Kellogg, 1909. 1st. 8Vo Softcover. Children's softcover picture book with flaps that flip horizontally, giving the animals absurd anthropomorphic features with the ability to alter heads, bodies, and feet. Wraps are crisp and colorful with a mild patina and sparse foxing on backside, gently rubbed on spine. Stapled.....
Griffith, Farran & Co., 1880. Early Reprint. 12Mo Hardcover. 124pp. Warm pages are unmarked with foxing mostly present on endpages. Bound in clean decorative green cloth painted with gold gilt, green leaves and pointed corners. Binding is tight and slightly canted, hinges are secure. Text-block is dust soiled and foxed.....
Henry Reynell, 1805. 3 Volumes. 8Vo Hardcover. 3rd Edition. A complete three volume set. Bound in quarter morocco leather with marbled boards, bumped corners and minor wear from age. Warmly toned pages are unmarked. Binding is intact, hinges are detached from binding on volumes I & III and cracked on.....
Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1890. 2 Volumes. 8Vo Hardcover. A complete two volume illustrated set with red slipcase included. Text is unmarked with a warm patina and numerous b/w plates with faintly toned tissue flyleaf. Binding is tight with partially split hinges that remain fully attached. Bound in red cloth.....
Abingdon Press. Boxed. Hardcover. 4to. Undated antique and unused record book hardbound in brown grain leather. Top board lettered in embossed gold foil- margins decorated with blind stamped lines around margins and raised emblems within stamped circles. Full gilt text block. Sewn-in burgundy silk page marker. Binding square and secure.....
U.S.A. Smiles. Collector's. 32Mo Box. A vintage silver spoon still in box, unused. Small sailboat with "Garden State New Jersey" engraved on tail of spoon. Spoon itself is shiny and polished, situated in red velour packaging. Blue and white striped box is pointed with minor shelf wear from age. No.....
St. Paul, Minn. R.R. Donnelley & Sons, 1910. 4To Thick Hardcover. 832pp. Text unmarked with a mild patina and numerous b/w photos, charts and ads. Bound in heavily soiled brown cloth boards with lightly bumped corners; stains present from water damage. Minor foxing and soiling on end pages. Binding tight.....