T.E. Lawrence by his friends.
Jonathan Cape, 1954. New Edition/Abridged. Hard Cover. Octavo. 319pp Some sun-tanning to spine. A near fine copy in an equally nice jacket. In an archival mylar wrapper. More
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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
Ssu-ma Ch'ien Grand Historian of China.
New York: Columbia University Press, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Octavo. 276 pages. Brown cloth in price clipped dust jacket. Some chipping and small closed tears to the edges of the dust jacket. Previous owner's small address stamp on front end paper. A biography of "The first..... 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 "The Norton divorce suit that is the chief center of interest of this hitherto unpublished collection of letters was one of the major causes celebres.....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
The Memoirs of Casanova.
The Limited Editions Club, 1972. Collector's Edition. Hardcover. 7 7/8 x 12 inches. 560 pages. Cream-white wove dutch paper, full cream-toned buckram printed with an allover floral-brocade halftone design, gold-stamped parchment label. This edition limited to 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist, René ben Sussan of which this is copy..... 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
Hubert de Burgh; A Study in Constancy
London: Phoenix House LTD, 1952. First edition. Hard Cover. octavo. 240pp A very good copy in an equally nice dust jacket. In an archival mylar wrapper. More
The Days of a Man; Being Memories of a NAturalist, Teacher and Minor Prophet of Democracy
New York: World Bookj Co, 1922. Hard Cover. Two Volume Set. 710pp & 906pp Nicely rebound in quarter leather and blue cloth. Illustrated #28/370 copies SIGNED by the author. Near fine condition. First President of Stanford University. More
The Emperor Francis Joseph I; An Intimate Study by his Valet
Boston: The Stratford Co., no date. Hardcover. 253pp. 16 illustrations. Nice copy in dust jacket. Previous owner has neatly taped two newspaper clippings in rear endpaper and reverse side of one of the illustrations in the book. 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
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
The Correspondence of Sir Thomas More.
Princeton University Press, 1947. Hard Cover. Small quarto. Brown cloth. 584pp including index. Lacking dust jacket. There are some pages with scholarly annotations in pencil translating the Latin into English and the Old English text into current English. More
Ringolevio A Life Played for Keeps.
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 498pp. Dust jacket illustration by Larry Rivers. Dust jacket shows some rubbing. Small stain to bottom of rear page. In a brodart protective wrapper. Counter culture. More
Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763; Now first published from the original manuscript prepared for the press.
New York: McGraw-Hil Book Co, 1950. Deluxe Edition. Small quarto. 370pp Bound in brown leather. Leather title label to spine. Marble endpapers. Bookplate of former owner on front endpaper. In slipcase. A beautiful copy. This edition of "Boswell's London Journal" was set in Waverley type and printed by the Maple..... More
Eva and Adolf.
Grosset & Dunlap, 1974. First printing. Hardcover. Nice copy in dust jacket. Red remainder dot on bottom fore-edges. Ink inscription on front endpaper from previous owner. Jacket in a brodart protective wrapper. More
The Vanished World An Autobiography, The Blossoming World Volume II and The World in Ripeness Volume 3; Three Volume Set
Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1969. Hard Cover. 3 Volume set. All very nice copies in dust jackets. Small sticker imprint on front of each dust jacket. In brodart protective wrappers. More
Leonard Wood A Biography.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First edition. Hard Cover. Small quarto. 10" x 6 1/2") Tan clotth. 436pp & 524pp A very nice set. More
Roosevelt and the Caribbean.
University of Chicago, July 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Blue cloth. Gilt lettering to cover and spine. 232pp. More
Irving Stone's Jack London His Life Sailor on Horseback (A Biography); and 28 Selected Jack London Stories
Garden City, New York: Double & Company, Inc., 1977. First edition. Hardcover. 21.5 x 14.5 cm. Octavo. 777 pages. Tan boards, green cloth spine in price clipped dust jacket. Signed by the author, Irving Stone, on the half-title page. Stated first edition. Light shelf wear and a ~2 cm closed..... More
Robert Gordon Cousins.
Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1938. Hardcover. Bound in red 3/4 leather. Five raised bands. Gilt lettering to spine. 307pp. Gift inscription of previous owner. Bookplate of previous owner on front endpapers. Iowa Biographical Series. More
The Life of Samuel Johnson Including A Tour to the Herbides with Samuel Johnson 4 volume set.
Connecticut: Easton Press, 1993. Collector's Edition. Full Leather. As new set in original shrink wrap. Four volume set uniformly bound in brown leather with gilt design and foredges. 4 raised bands to spine. Silk moire endpapers.The first three volumes consist of "The Life of Samuel Johnson" Volumes 1, 2, and..... More
The Life of Samuel Johnson.
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran and Co, 1945. limited edition. Hard Cover. Small quarto. 631pp This edition is limited to one thousand numbered copies signed by the artist Gordon Ross. A beautiful copy in slipcase. More
Growing Up at Thirty-Seven.
M Evans & Co, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. octavo. 208pp A nice copy in dust jacket. Edge wear to jacket. Signed by Jerry Rubin on half-title page. In a brodart protective wrapper. More
John James Audubon.
Boston: Small, Maynard & Co, 1902. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. Original green cloth. Paper title label to spine. 144pp Photogravure frontispiece of Audubon. Limited to 350 copies. Some toning to endpapers. In a glassine protective wrapper. A lovely copy. More
Private Demons; The Life of Shirley Jackson
New York: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1988. First edition. Hard Cover. octavo. 383pp A nice copy in an equally nice dust jacket. Light crease at top of back dust jacket flap. In a brodart protective wrapper. More