The Life of Sir Thomas Gresham.
Charles Knight & Co., 1845. Hardcover. 15 x 9 cm. 24mo. 245pp. Bound in 3/4 leather. Frontispiece detached but present. Library label on front fixed endpaper. Boards are worn. More
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Memories and Adventures [SIGNED].
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1924. Second Edition. Hardcover. 23 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 408pp. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Bound in blue buckram. SIGNED by Arthur Conan Doyle on the title page and inscribed to the previous owner, author and magazine editor Henry Albert Phillips and dated Dec '25. Originally..... More
Alexandre Dumas His Life and Works.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1902. Hardcover. 22.5 x 15 cm. Octavo. 426pp. Bound in blue cloth. Gilt top foredge. Some fading to spine. Previous owner's bookplate and small date stamp on front fixed endpaper. Nice copy. More
Giovanni Verga.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1931. First edition. Hardcover. 21 x 14 cm. Octavo. 135pp. There is a faint stain to the edge of the first ~ 50 pages, not reaching the text. Spotting to the top foredge. Fading to cloth. Binding is tight. More
Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy.
Knopf, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. SIGN ED by Bill Clinton on label pasted in on half-title page. A fine copy in an equally nice dust jacket. More
Walt Disney; An American Original
Connecticut: EASTON, 1997. Collector's Edition. Full Calf. Bound in full red leather. Gilt design and lettering to cover and spine. Three raised bands. In Original Shrinkwrap. More
The Life of Samuel Johnson in Two volumes.
London: Robert Riviere & Son Ltd. 3/4 Leather. Two volume set. 17.5 x 11.5 cm. 12mo. xx 638pp, 625pp. Signed 3/4 leather binding by the publisher. 5 raised leather bands to spines. Frontispiece portraits. Gilt top foredges. Spines faded to grey. More
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LLD. and the Journal of his Tour to the Hebrides in Five Volumes.
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1885. 3/4 Leather. 5 volume set. 25.5 x 16.5 cm. Royal octavos. lv 381pp, 398pp, 400pp, 390pp, 424pp. The Sir Joshua Reynolds edition, illustrated with portraits by Reynolds. 24 portraits. This edition is limited to just 500 sets of which this is set 201. Uniformly..... More
Decathlon Challenge Bruce Jenner's Story.
New Jersey: Prentice Hall Inc, 1977. paperback. Softcover. SIGNED and inscribed by Bruce Jenner on front endpaper. More
Lindbergh of Minnesota; A Politcal Biography
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. 363pp. A very nice copy in a price clipped dust jacket. SIGNED by author Bruce Larson, Eva Lindbergh Christie, sister of Charles, and Charles Lindbergh on title page. Some light rubbing at bottom of cloth spine. Laid in is a brochure from..... More
One of the People His Story.
Colton, California: Published by the author, 1907. First edition. Hardcover. 19 x 13.5 cm. 12mo. 382 pages. Bound in green cloth. Frontispiece portrait. Small stain to the preface page not effecting text. Some rubbing to the boards. Burton was a member of the 10th New York Cavalry. More
Sir Richard Burton's Wife.
Knopf, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. octavo. (9" x 6") 377pp & xii index A very nice copy in a lightly chipped dust jacket. More
The Letters of Caroline Norton to Lord Melbourne.
Ohio State Univ Pr (txt), 1974. First edition. Hardcover. octavo. 182pp. A fine copy in an equally fine dust jacket. In a brodart protective wrapper. "The Norton divorce suit that is the chief center of interest of this hitherto unpublished collection of letters was one of the major causes celebres..... More
Inheritors of the Spirit Mary White Ovington and the Founding of the Naacp.
John Wiley & Sons, November 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. More
Cornelius Cole California Pioneer and United States Senator; A Study in Personality and Achievements Bearing Upon the Growth of a Commonwealth
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. 27 x 19.5 cm. Quarto. 379 pages. Portrait frontispiece. Marble cloth boards with green endlabel. Some loss to the endlabel. Signed and with inscrption by the author to a friend and classmate. Fading to the spine and edges of the boards..... More
Winfield Scott; The Soldier and the Man
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. First Printing. Hardcover. 24 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. Red boards in dust jacket. Frontispiece and other illustrations. Front jacket flap clipped. Bit of soiling ot the jacket. Small closed tear to spine of jacket. Previous owner's bookplate inside front cover. "Spanning the formative period..... More
The Life of Thomas Paine.
London: A. Maxwell, Bell Yard, Temple Bar, 1817. Reprint. Hardcover. 23 x 15 cm. Octavo. xxvii 17-187 (1) Originally published in 1809, this reprint done in 1817. Bound in 1/2 brown leather, grey paper cover boards. Gouge out of head of spine. Bookplate on copyright page, covering some of the..... More
The Life of Charles M. Doughty.
London: Oxford University PRess, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. 26.5 x 18.5 cm. Royal octavo. 216pp. Bound in green cloth. Frontispiece. Fold-out map in nice condition. Sun toning to spine and tops of boards. Name on front free endpaper. Doughty was the author of Travels in Arabia Deserta. More
Recollections of the Life of Lord Byron, from the year 1808 to the end of 1814.
Philadelphia: A. Small and H. C. Carey & I. Lea, 1825. First American Edition. Hardcover. 22 x 14 cm. Octavo. lxxix [3] 222pp. Bound in 1/2 black leather with marble boards, gilt spine lettering. Scuffing to the edges and hinges. Newer endpapers. More
Nelson's Legacy: Lady Hamilton, Her Story & Tragedy.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, no date circa [1915]. Hardcover. 23.5 x 16.5 cm. Octavo. 372pp. Illustrated with 8 photogravure plates. Bound in blue cloth with gilt lettering. One corner bumped. More
Delivery Us From Evil; The Fantastic Experiences of a Navy Doctor among the Terrorized Vietnamese Victims of the Communists
1956. Hard Cover. octavo. 214pp. A very nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Small piece (1/2 inch x 1/4 inch) out from bottom of front dj. Some occassional rubbing to dj spine. Some darkening to front endpapers. Overall a very nice copy. This copy is SIGNED by Thomas..... More
Letters to His Son on the Fine Art of becoming a Man of the World; Two Volume set
New York: M.Waltter Dunn, Publisher, 1901. hardcover. Octavo. (23cm x 16cm) Two Volume set. Bound in 3/4 brown leather over burgundy clloth. Marble endpapers. 408pp. & 435pp. Gilt lettering to spines. Five raised bands.Photogravure frontispieces in each volume. Light wear at outer hinge of front covers.Very nice set... More
The Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt in four volumes.
London: John Murray, 1862. Second Edition. Full Leather. 4 volume set. Bound in contemporary tan leather with spine labels. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. 12mo. xii 403pp xxiii, viii 405pp xxxii, ix 435 xxxiii, viii 421pp xlix. Chip out of the head of the spine of volume one, tail of spines..... More
The Lisle Letters.
University Of Chicago Press, 1981. Hardcover. Six Volume set. Quartos. Red and blue cloth with paper title label to front cover and gilt lettering to spine. All volumes in near fine condition. More
Thomas De Quincey his Life and Work.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1936. First edition. Hardcover. 24.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 279 pages. Black boards in the uncommon dust jacket. Toning to spine of jacket. Chipping ot the edges of the jacket. Previous owner's bookplate and date stamp on front fixed endpaper. Some erased pencil underlining. More