Washington: Printed by Ritchie & Heiss, 1846. 1st Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. Volume 1 only, contains Executive documents No. 1-5. A Very Good copy. 8vo., each document paged individually: 27; 893; 5; 1; 414 pp.,, with and engraved folding map of the Black... More about EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS Twenty-Ninth Congress, First Session. (1845, Volume 1
Venice: Aldus Manutius, 1505. 1st Edition. Vellum. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1505 and 1518. 1st editions. Two volumes. Octavo (6"). Period vellum over paste board, gilt titles on slightly later morocco spine labels. Old hand written date and volume number in ink at foot of each volume's... More about PONTANI OPERA. (with) AMORUM LIBRI II, DE AMORE CONJUGALI III (2 volume set
New York, Chicago, Toronto: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1908. First American edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American edition. INSCRIBED. A Near Fine copy 8vo., 256 pp., illustrated with b&w photographic frontispiece, and 7 photographic plates. Bound in brown cloth with a wood-cut illustration affixed to... More about THINGS KOREAN: A Collection of Sketches and Anecdotes Missionary and Diplomatic
Odense, Denmark: Flensted, 1964. Cloth. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Text in English. World-Edition. 4 volumes complete. A Near Fine set, in Near Fine dust jackets, all housed in the publisher's card stock box. 16mo., [Vol.1] 394; [Vol.2]367, (1); [Vol.3] 368; [Vol.4] 394 pp. All volumes are bound... More about THE COMPLETE FAIRY TALES. World-Edition, complete
New York: V.G. Audubon, 1859. Leather. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1859. Third edition of the Royal Octavo ( 7 x 10.75 inches). Volume One only. Publisher's deluxe full leather with title and decorative floral border stamped in blind on front and rear, gilt title, author and volume... More about THE BIRDS OF AMERICA, From Drawings Made In The United States and their territories (Volume 1, only
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1862. 1st Edition. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 4to., viii, 270, (1)pp., with 31 folding maps and diagrams attached at rear. Bound in original purple cloth with title on front board and spine in gilt. Spine sun faded. Library call label affixed to... More about REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE COAST SURVEY, SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF THE SURVEY DURING THE...
Raleigh, N.C. Edwards & Broughton Printing Co., 1907. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. 2 volume set, complete. A Near Fine set. Tall 8vo., [Vol.1] ix, (1), 880; [Vol.2] viii, (i), 875 pp., illustrated with frontispieces, and b&w photographic plates. Bound in burgundy cloth, with gilt titles. Previous owner's neat signature... More about HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (2 volume set, complete
Edinburgh: Printed by Alexander Chapman and Company, 1793. 1st Edition. Leather. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 4to., (viii), xxxv, 262,; 88, (23); vii, 35; viii, 54 pp. Bound in contemporary full tree calf, with spine decorated in six sections, tripled ruled with... More about POEMS BY THE LATE REVEREND DR. THOMAS BLACKLOCK; Together With An Essay On The Education Of The...
Paris: Libraire Plon, E. Plon, Nourrit et cie. 1884. 1st Edition. Leather. 2 volumes. 12mo., (Vol. 1) 276; {Vol. 2) 266 pp. Bound in speckled half calf with marbled paper over boards. Titles on morocco labels on spine in gilt. Edges of text block speckled in green, red and blue... More about BABIOLE
Asheville, N.C. Printed by Biltmore Press, 1943. 1st Edition. Cloth. 1st edition. SIGNED. A Very Good copy. 8vo. Red cloth with title and 'wood-cut' device in yellow ink. The boards are lightly rubbed with light soiling. The lettering is a bit dulled. SIGNED by the author on the front end... More about WHEAT AND CHAFF
Phildelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840. 1st Edition. Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st edition. Two volumes in one. 1st state with imprints in the middle of the page, no copyright notice and page 2 not numbered, 1839 copyright in Volume Two. 12mo., iv, 13-240; 3-233 pp. Mid... More about THE PATHFINDER: or, The Inland Sea. (1st issue, 1st state
Munchen: Callwey, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to., 254 pp., illustrated with b&w photographs. Grey cloth with photo-illustrated dw. Housed in publisher's cardstock slipcase, with title printed on spine. Crown of spine lightly bumped. Small tears and edge wear on the dw. Light soiling and sun fading to the slipcase. In... More about PRAZISIONSPENDELUHREN VON GRAHAM BIS REIFLER
New York: American Art Association, 1916. 1st Edition. Leather. 1st edition. A Fair copy. 4to., with over 500 lots, illustrated with b&w photographs and photographic plates, many folding. Bound in half leather with cloth boards. The leather is mostly gone, with the spine exposed. The spine strip was kept, and... More about Illustrated Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Valuable and Interesting ART PROPERTY AND...
New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: John C. Yorston & Co., 1885. First edition thus. Hardcover. 2 volumes in one. 4to., [Vol.1] 380; [Vol.2] 374 pp., illustrated with 2 frontispieces, and 22 plates in all. Bound in original quarter morocco and cloth boards, rebacked. New paste downs. Tissue guards all present. Internally... More about THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY: ITS ANTIQUITIES, SYMBOLS, CONSTITUTIONS, CUSTOMS, ETC. DERIVED FROM...
Phildelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co, 1869. 1st Edition. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. 12mo., 318 pp, publisher's catalog. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt device and titles. Brown coated end papers. Tight Good, covers worn, gilt still bright, tight, contents clean... More about Sleep and Its Derangements
Fayetteville, N.C. E. J. Hale & Son. 1857. 1st edition. Cloth. 1857-58. 2 volume set, complete. Volume 1 is 2nd edition, Volume 2 is 1st edition. A Good set. 8vo., ix, 254; 591 pp., illustrated with 8 maps, plate and text engravings. Bound in the publisher's cloth, brown and blue... More about HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA: With Maps and Illustrations. (2 volume set, complete
Librairie Garnier Frères, 1926. Andre Helle. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. ( 1926 ) Text in French. Folio. Quarter cloth and color illustrated boards. 64 pp, many color, black and white illustrations. Very Good, the contents are very clean, the edges of the covers are... More about L'Arche de Noe
London: Printed for Alexander Donaldson, 1779. 1st Edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. Volume 2 only (of 2). A Very Good copy. 8vo., ix, 329 (last page mis-numb. 309). Bound in early, period full calf, with title and volume on red and black morocco labels... More about AN HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE COLONIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA....
Boston: Phillips, Sampson, and Company, 1858. 1st Edition. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st edition, 1st issue. A Good + copy. 2mo., viii, 373, (2)pp., illustrated with engraved title page, and 8 plates. Bound in brown cloth (BAL's binding 'A'), with decorations on boards in blind, and... More about THE AUTOCRAT OF THE BREAKFAST-TABLE
Baltimore: The Officers and Men Who Fought With Her in the Yeas of World War II / Printed by The Horn-Shafer Co, 1946. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. A Near Fine copy. 4to., 87 pp, illustrations. Embossed cloth in color with photo paste... More about BATTLE RECORD AND HISTORY OF THE U.S.S. COLUMBIA, 1942-1945 with important relevant material
Memphis, Tenn. Printed for The Howard Association, 1879. 1st Edition. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition. A Good copy. Small 4to., xi, 13-454 pp. Bound in the publisher's red cloth with title on the spine and front board. Beveled boards. The lettering on the spine is... More about THE YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMIC OF 1878, IN MEMPHIS, TENN. A History Of The Yellow Fever
New York: Blelock & Company, 1866. First edition thus y. Cloth. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo., 216 pp., (2) pp. of advertisements. Bound in the original publisher's blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Small loss of cloth at foot and crown of spine, else a.... More about IN VINCULIS; OR, THE PRISONER OF WAR BEING THE EXPERIENCE OF A REBEL IN TWO FEDERAL PENS,...
London: Printed for A. Bettesworth, J. Pemberton, and E. Symon, 1728. 5th edition (1728). Leather. 5th edition, 1728. A Very Good copy. 8vo., (vi), 308, (IV) pp. Bound in period, early 18th century full leather, with title on red morocco label on the spine. Spine simply decorated with double lined... More about TWO TREATISES OF GOVERNMENT:
London: Kegan Paul, Trench & Co., 1886. 1st Edition. Leather. 1st edition. 3 volumes (2 volume set, complete, with 1 volume 'set'.) A Near Fine set. 8vo., [Vol.1] viii, (i), 433; [Vol.2] vi, (i), 481; [Vol."3"] vi, (i), 440 pp., with numerous b&w plates with tissue guards. ALl 3 volumes... More about LIFE OF HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW. 2 volumes. (with) FINAL MEMORIALS of HENRY WADSWORTH...
New York: John F. Trow, 1865. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st ed. Complete run of all 17 issues, April 5, 1864 through April 23, 1864. Tall quarto. Period half leather and cloth. 206 pp. Leaves Near Fine, spine very worn, front cover loosening but... More about The Spirit of the Fair. ( Complete in 17 issues