Biografia

Life of Benjamin F. Butler

Bland, T.A. · 1879 · Old Bookshelf

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York and Boston Lee and Shepard and Charles T. Dillingham First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 202pp. Green boards, gilt bust of Butler on front board, gilt lettering to spine. Ex-library label on front pastedown, inner hinges cracked but holding, lengthy writing on r...

A Dictionary of Universal Biography of All Ages and of All Peoples

Hyamson, Albert M. · 1916 · Old Bookshelf

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

London George Routledge & Sons Ltd. First Edition Square Octavo 744pp. Brown cloth, gilt spine letterig. Light wear to eges and spine, contents mildly ag-toned, vertical wrinkle to title page,owner's bookplate on front endpaper, binding is tight and book is overall sound. O...

Letters Written on Board His Majesty's Ship the Northumberland, and Saint Helena; In Which the Conduct and Conversations of Napoleon Bonaparte, and His Suite, During the Voyage and the First Months of His Residence in That Island, are Faithfully Described

Warden, William · 1816 · Old Bookshelf

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

London For the Author By R. Ackermann Fourth Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 215pp. Publisher's original paper backed boads, paper spine label, frontispiece portrait, folding map and one additional plate. Boards and spine darkened and lightly soiled, spine chipped at bottom...

Pot Luck; Episodes in the Life of W. Parker Lyon

Ainsworth, Ed (and W.Parker Lyon) · 1940 · Old Bookshelf

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

Hollywood, California George Palmer Putnam, Inc. First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 201pp. Orange cloth. Bottom edge rubbed, some discoloration to endpapers, text is sound. Dust jacket is soiled and has been taped along edges. Inscribed, stamped an...

La Philosophie de George Courteline

Courtteline, Georges · 1917 · Old Bookshelf

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

PriS Ernest Flammarion 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall 191pp. Soft flexible leather, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, text in French. Couverture en cuir souple. Bon état. Spine is slightly faded, covers otherwise clean and unworn, contents age-toned. Very Good

Royal Appointments and Decorations Conferred in Appreciation of the Steinway Piano

Steinway and Sons · 1913 · Old Bookshelf

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York Steinway and Sons Second Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Alice B. Woodward Unpaginated 64pp. Card stock wraps. Outer cover is lightly soiled, identical inner cover is clean as are contents. Photo portraits and biographical sketches of monarchs. Good

Amours Secrettes De Napoléon Buonaparte (Tome Second, Volume II only))

M. le baron De B*** · 1816 · Old Bookshelf

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Paris Germain Mathiot 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 284pp. Full leather. Couverture rigide. Text in French. Covers chipped and worn, front free endpaper missing, tape repair to title page, contents shaken, no loose pages, text lightly soiled, a few small chipped edges, owner'...

Lee Chronicle : Studies of the Early Generations of the Lees of Virginia

Lee, Cazenove Gardner Jr. · 1957 · Old Bookshelf

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

New York New York University Press First Edition 411pp. Grey cloth in grey slipcase. Spine is sunned, book is otherwise near fine. Slipcase has light fading and soiling, corners lightly rubbed, dturdy and solid. Background and lives of Lee family members, by a descendant o...

The Life of Sumner Fairfield, Esq.

Fairfield, Jane · 1857 · Old Bookshelf

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boston Published By the Author 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 132pp. Later printing. Brown cloth, gilt lettering, frontispiece with tissue-guard. Book is in very nice condition, with only very slight exterior wear. Contents are age-toned, clean and appear to be unread. Very G...

John Hill of Dorchester, Mass., 1633, and Five Generations of His Descendants Also Ancestral Lines of Some Families Intermarried with His Descendants and Colonial Records Pertaining to Them.

Bartlett, J. Gardner (Editor) · 1904 · Old Bookshelf

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Boston Lewc. Hill (Privately Printed) First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 97pp. Green buckram, gilt lettering. FIRST EDITION. Spine and top edge faded, book is otherwise clean and sound, owner's bookplate on front pastedown, Number 18 of and Edition of 100 copies. Six ...

Mémoires historiques et politiques du règne de Louis XVI, depuis son mariage jusqu'a sa mort. (Tome 1, 2)

Soulavie, Jean-Louis (l'ainé) · 1801 · Old Bookshelf

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,186)

Strasbourg Treuttel et Würtz 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 355, 348pp, text in French,français. Half-bound paper covered boards, leather spines. Covers and spine worn and chipped, spine labels partially missiing, dampstaining to Volume I. Frontispiece folding plates present in...

Commodore Isaac Hull, U.S.N. His Life and Times

Molloy, Leo T. (Compiler) · 1964 · Old Bookshelf

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Derby, CT The Hull Book Fund 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Compiler 244pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering, errata pasted to front free endpaper. Covers very lightly scuffed, endpapers darkened, contents are clean and the binding is tight. INSCRIBED, SIGNED and DATED by co...

Makers of American History ; Admiral Farragut

Mahan, A.T. · 1905 · Old Bookshelf

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York The University Society 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 333pp. Blue cloth, gilt spine lettering. Spine moderately sunned, gilt lettering bright, owners bookplate on front pastedown, text is clean and sound, binding is tight. Good No Jacket

Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady Pioneer

Cady, John H. · 1916 · Old Bookshelf

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

John H. Cady 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 120pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration. SIGNED by author. Edges and spine lightly rubbed, interior is very clean. Itinerary written on front pastedown and dated 1916, owner's name on front free endpape...

The Story of Du Barry

Ford, James L. · 1902 · Old Bookshelf

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York Frederick A. Stokes Company First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 288pp. Purple cloth gilt lettering and decoration. Spine sunned, corners rubbed, spine ends chipped, some internal separation, text is clean. Tipped-in bookplate on front endpap...

Personal Witness : Israel Through My Eyes

Eban, Abba · 1992 · Old Bookshelf

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 2nd Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 671pp. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by author on half-title page. Dampstaining to portions of the text, not affecting inscription or readablity of book. Clipped dustjacket is in very good conditio...

Franklin in France. From Original Documents, Most of Which are Now Published for the First Time.

Hale, Edward E. And Hale, Edward E. , Jr. · 1887 · Old Bookshelf

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Boston Chatto and Windus First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall xvi, 478pp. Brown cloth, gilt portrait medallion to front board, gilt lettering to spine. top edge gilt, frontispiece portrait with tissue-guard. Subtle staining to lower front board and upper rear board, paper...

A Brief Biographical Dictionary.

Hole, Charles and Wheeler, William A. · 1866 · Old Bookshelf

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York Hurd and Houghton 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 453pp. Brown cloth, gilt lettering to spine. From the personal library of Justin Winsor. Inscription on front endpaper reads "Justin Winsor, Esq. With the Editor's kind regards. May 19,1866." An interesting associatio...

Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets. (2 Volumes Complete)

Howitt, William · 1847 · Old Bookshelf

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

London Richard Bentley Second Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 504, 473pp. Green stamped cloth, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Spines chipped at head and tail, Volume 2 chipped near center, edges and spines faded, contents are age-toned, some foxing to first and la...

Cendres

De Lestang, PIerre · Old Bookshelf

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Self-published 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 204pp. Tan wraps, glassine jacket, frontispiece and several illustrations in black and white. Couverture souple, bon état. Illustrations en blanc and noir. Insigné par Paule de Lestang Vallas. Text in French. Co...