Lund: Lundblad, 1798. Hardcover. 146, [4]. Contemporary quarter calf over paper covered boards. A Swedish translation of a work on farm animal illnesses. Second edition. Worn along the boards and edges as a result of use. Contemporary signatures on the inside front blanks. Some internal soiling throughout. Initials IEL at.....
London: Philip Allan & Co, 1922. Frontispiece, 275p. Cloth backed spine over boards. Second edition limited to 500 copies. An engaging book about book collecting and the formation of a library. Boards a little soiled from use but otherwise a well-preserved copy. From the Army Medical Library in Washington DC.....
Philadelphia: National Publishing Company, 1866. Hardcover. Engraved frontispiece and portrait, 512p, [1]. Original full calf with marbled end papers. Nicely illustrated. Some marginal foxing in areas and partial stain to the preliminaries affecting one frontispiece. Hinges cracked and a little weak. Extremities rubbed. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.....
Brie-Comte-Robert: Les Bibliolatres de France, 1946. Hardcover. 94p. Quarter calf over speckled boards with marbleized end papers. A nicely printed edition numbered 2646 specially printed for Lucienne Klein. A little rubbing to the spine otherwise internally a fresh clean copy. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.
New York: Putnam's Sons, 1876. Soft cover. 64p, [6]. Publishers wrappers with stapled spine. Putnam's Annual Holiday catalog of books. Nicely illustrated. Covers detached with spine strip missing. Tear in the front cover not affecting the text. Rather uncommon. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.
New York: H.P. Kraus. Original Wraps. 141p. Catalogue 190. A total of 647 items listed and described. The lot numbers to two items circled in ink. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
New York: H.P. Kraus. Printer Wrapper. 170p. Catalogue 184. A total of 667 items listed and described. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Berkeley: Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1949. 79p. Printed by the Grabhorn Press and limited to 500 copies. White linen over red and white decorative boards with printed paper label on the spine. Includes the map of San Diego, but not the facsimile of the Disturnell map which is frequently.....
Paris. Hardcover. 1868-1869. xlvi, 143p; xi, 253p. 15p; xxviii, 263p. 19th century quarter green calf over marbled boards with a richly gilt spine in compartments. Marbled end papers. Jacques-Charles Brunet (1780-1867) catalog lists 713 lots with detailed bibliographical descriptions. The hammer prices have been added in red ink by a......
Washington: Washington Cathedral, 1969, 1969. Limited. Soft cover. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Limited. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 49p plus 36 plates. Printed in 1000 copies by the Spiral Press. Lists 36 items with full collations and descriptions. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
London: London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1984, 1984. Original Wraps. Original Wraps. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 152p. Third revised and enlarged edition. Richly illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Philadelphia: Philadelphia: The Gilpin Library, 1938, 1938. Original Wraps. Original Wraps. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ix, 51p. [1]. 95 items listed covering a broad range of swedish material pertaining to the settlement along the Delaware River. A nice copy. Wrapper a little chipped. Rather scarce.....
Paris: Libraire de Firmin-Didot, 1894. Hardcover. Frontispiece, 170p, [1]. Contemporary half red calf over red cloth boards with marbled end papers. Richly gilt spine with the gilt arms of University de France College Stanislas on the front board. SCHOOL PRIZE BINDING with the original prize leaf on the inside front.....
Paris: Paris: Firmin Didot, 1886, 1886. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (ii), 270p, (2). Contemporary half calf over marbleized boards. Spine gilt ruled with red label. The work includes sections on papermaking, printing, bindings and is well illustrated. Some minor rubbing along the hinges. Otherwise.....
Stockholm: Stockholm: Albert Bonnier, 1881, 1881. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 60p. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Lawrence: University Of Kansas Libraries, 1960. Buckram. 85p. Ex Library copy with the card pocket on the inside rear cover. 380 items listed and described. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Amsterdam: Henri Wetstein, 1692. 84p. Contemporary wrapper. Later issue with the Elzevier sphere on the title page though still quite rare. Wrapper a bit chipped at the headband as well as long the edges. Marginal staining throughout. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
A Londres Et A Paris: Duchesne, 1776. Hardcover. viii, 96p. Late 19th century half burgundy morocco of speckled boards and marbled endpapers. Barbier col 167-168. A scarce little text that seem to have carried some merit in its day as copies show up in distinguished contemporary libraries such as the.....
Paris: Paris: L. Potier, 1863, 1863. Half-Leather. Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxii, 184p. This is quite an accomplished work, considering the popularity of Cicero both as a school text throughout the past several centuries, as well as the many scholarly editions that appeared. Nicely.....
Bologna: Bologna: Societa Tipographica Gia Compositori, 1886, 1886. Boards. Boards. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 16p. A rather scarce bibliography of the early editions of Euclid. From the Lord Lindsay library with the Bibliotheca Lindesiana bookplate. A fresh clean copy. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾".....
Stockholm: Stockholm: P.A. Nordstedt & Soner, 1924, 1924. Limited to 2000 Copies. Hardcover. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Limited to 2000 Copies. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 2 volumes. 105p. [11]. 77p. Slightly sunbleached on the back cover on one volume. The history of a well known swedish.....
London: R. Wilks Chancery Lane for Thomas Taylor, 1804. cxxiii, 544p: 657p: 600p: 614p: 720p. Contemporary calf with gilt ruled boards and spines. Marbled end papers. Spine labels to volume III replaced. The translator, Thomas Taylor, (1758-1835) was the first to translate the complete works of Plato as well as.....
Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, 1977. Soft cover. xii, 375p. A total 425 items listed and described. Nicely illustrated. Some general wear along the hinges otherwise a nice clean copy. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
London: London: Collins, 1947, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 48p. A fresh clean copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Cantabrigiae: Thomas Buck, 1651. [16], 128p 127-163p, [1], [8], 48p, [2]. Contemporary full calf. Front board detached. Dibdin p424 is unusually brief in his commentary with only the following phrase: "Printed by Buck. This edition is scarce and excellent". Needless to say, considering the shortness of his bibliographical description, one.....