New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black blind-ruled cloth with gilt spine lettering. viii, 568pp. Very good. Binding faintly edgeworn (mainly at spine head/tail) but gilt lettering bright and bold -- and internally tight and near fine; contemporary front flyleaf ownership signature. Tight and nice later printing..... More
New York: Leavitt & Allen, n.y. Hardcover. Full calf with gilt spine lettering and rules. xxiv, 216pp, 215pp. Foldout frontispiece, foldout illustration, marbled page edges. Very good overall. Binding is attractive but a bit edgeworn and hinges are a tad delicate -- else tight and internally clean and bright. Apparently..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., n.y. Complete 6-volume set. Small 8vo. Terra cotta pebble-grain cloth with ornate gilt spine lettering and elaborate black rules and decorations. xxxii, 483pp; xii, 526pp; xv, 466pp; xvi, 572pp; xvi,556pp; xvi, 554pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece (Volume I). Overall very good. Tight and sharp, with faint hint..... More
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, n.y. Hardcover. Illustrations by Byam Shaw. 8vo. Navy blue cloth with ornate gilt lettering and tipped-in front board color plate. 393pp. Color frontispiece, 15 called-for full-page color plates, pictorial endpapers. Near fine. 1931 nonauthorial gift inscription on inner flyleaf and ownership signature on front..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, [1945]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth with green lettering and decoration, pictorial non-price-clipped ($3.00) dust jacket. 228pp. Numerous line drawings. Near fine/good plus. Typically edge-chipped dust jacket is complete and fairly nice. Quite tight and attractive later printing of this military comedy by "Willie..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, n.y. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Light blue mesh cloth with dark blue lettering and rules, pictorial dust jacket. 314pp. Fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear to otherwise-bright jacket. Shockingly tight and bright reprint edition of this 1932 shoot-'em-up set in Arizona involving (to cite jacket flap) "Traft..... More
Boston: Phillips, Sampson and Company, 1855. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Full calf with gilt spine lettering, rules and decorations. xxvii, 530pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, marbled endpapers and page edges. Very good. Binding lightly edgeworn and a tad scuffed; preliminary leaves (only) foxed and a bit age toned, though text block largely bright..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1936. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth with blue lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 1037pp. Very good/good plus. Jacket fairly edgeworn and rubbed, with chip at spine head/taiil and paper loss at lower left of front panel (extending partway onto spine) -- but nonetheless complete, not price-clipped ($3.00)..... More
New York: Hurst & Co., n.y. Hardcover. Translation by Henry Francis Cary. Small 8vo. Green cloth with gilt and black lettering and rules. 600pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Very good. Text block moderately age toned, else tight and bright. Attractive later printing of this popular translation, undated but likely circa 1880. NOT..... More
New York: Leavitt & Allen Bros. n.y. Hardcover. 16mo. Brown cloth with ornate gilt lettering and decorations and elaborate black rules and decorations. iv, 256pp, (8pp ads). Tissue-guarded frontispiece, 15 called-for full-page illustrations. Near fine. Faintest whisper of binding edgewear only, else remarkably fresh and bright; contemporary ownership signature on..... More
Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering and elaborate gilt rules and decorations. 207pp, (5pp), iii, (1p), 206pp, (4pp), v, (1p), 237pp, (5pp), v, (1p), 254pp, (2pp), 100pp. All edges gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Near fine. Faintest of faint binding wear only; else..... More
New York: Geo. A. Leavitt, n.y. Hardcover. 32mo. Red cloth with elaborate gilt lettering and black decorative rules. xv, 356pp; 190pp. All edges gilt. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Very good. Binding mildly edgeworn and a tad rubbed. Atractive copy of this diminutive edition, undated but circa 1880. Second title page following page..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth with gilt lettering, dust jacket. 204pp. Fine/very good. Jacket complete and attractive if a bit rubbed and edgeworn, with chip at spine head. A quite handsome first edition of the prolific poet's "matured and considered statement of what poetry is." Choice..... More
New York: The American Past / Book-of-the-Month Club, [1986]. Hardcover. Introduction by Stephen W. Sears. Small 4to. Coarse ivory cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket, brown paper-over-boards slipcase. xxv, 591pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, maps, pictorial endpapers sewn-in brown satin page marker. Fine/near fine/near fine. Outstanding copy of this posh..... More
New York: October House Inc., [1964]. Hardcover. 8vo. Tan paper over boards with gilt spine lettering. 84pp. Very good. Binding faintly edgeworn, with age toning mark across front board, else internally tight and fine; lacks jacket. A tight and decent first edition of the fourth verse collection by the prize-winning..... More
New York: Random House, [2016]. Hardcover. 8vo. Cream paper over boards with copper spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 108pp. Fine/near fine. A superbly tight 'n' bright first edition of this slim verse gathering by the former U.S. Poet Laureate, signed boldly in black ink on inner flyleaf. More
London: Printed by M. Bennett for Dan. Brown, 1703. Hardcover. 4to. Original decorative-tooled full calf with modern calf rebacking, compartments. (34pp), 431pp, (18pp). Very good overall. Text block is lovely -- bright, crisp and free of foxing -- while pastedowns are moderately age toned and lightly mottled; modern calf spine..... More
San Jose, CA: R. James Bender Publishing, [1995]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black buckram with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 288pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. Faintest jacket rubbing. Tight and attractive first edition -- not the limited edition with colophon and not signed, but quite handsome. Review slip laid in. More
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1927. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with gilt lettering, dust jacket. 285pp. Illustrations. Near fine/good plus. Jacket age toned and a bit edgweworn, with expert archival mends to verso. Tight and nice fourth printing of this biography of Victorian prude extroardinaire, anti-vice activist Comstock (1844-1915)..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, [1941]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. xv, 218pp. Numerous full-page illustrations (one foldout). Very good. Spine lightly sunned, else tight and internally fine; bookplate on front pastedown. Attractive first edition of this well-regarded history and survey. More
New York: The Century Co., 1907. Hardcover. Narrow 24mo. Full calf, heavily and ornately blind-embossed. xl, 120pp. All edges gilt. Frontispiece, marbled endpapers. Very good. Binding shows mild edgewear, else internally tight and fine. Tight and cute-as-a-button leatherbound edition. A fascinating one it is, featuring three versions one after the..... More
New York: Scholastic Book Services, [1966]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. (Ca. 50pp). Numerous illustrations. Very good. Mild wear and rubbing to outer wrappers (only) and small stain at bottom page edges-- tight and internally quite nice. Reprint edition of this 1938 classic. The true first edition is..... More
New York: John Lane Company, [1916]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Dark green and light green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. 288pp. Frontispiece and illustrations by the author. Very good overall. Tight and fairly nice, marred only by water stain at upper margin of front preliminary leaves and most pages; front..... More
Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing Co., [1932]. Paperback. 4to. Stiff pictorial wrappers. (24pp). Numerous illustrations (some color). Very good. Moderate wear to outer wrappers (only), else tight and internally near fine. Nice copy of the slimmer softbound edition of this popular mice tale. whThe hardbound Whitman edition as well as the..... More
Davenport, IA: By the Author, 1880. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration and black rules. xvi, 176pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece. Very good. Quite mild binding edgewear, else tight, bright and near fine. Handsome first edition of this slim how-to by New Hampshirite Charles (1824-1900), who moved to Davenport..... More