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Bibliotheque Choisie, pour servir de suite a la Bibliotheque Universelle - Tome 20

Le Clerc, Jean · 1710

$200.00 (€181.46 | £151.38 | ¥31,927)

Amsterdam Henri Schelte 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall 456pp. Full vellum, marbled endpapers, hand-lettered spine, title page in red and black. Very light wear, spine slightly darkened, faded ink blot on title page (all text visible), contents otherwise clean and binding is tight....

Florida's East Coast (Season 1902-1903)

Florida East Coast Railway · 1960

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,780)

Jacksonville Florida East Coast Railway 95pp. Printed stapled stiff wraps. Light wear to spine, slight dampstain to some pages, contents are otherwise clean and unblemished. Book contains a comprehensive listing of principal cities and towns, with descriptions of landmar...

Mark Twain's Sketches, New and Old.

Twain, Mark · 1875

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,918)

Hartford, CT The American Publishing Company First Edition, Second State F.W. Williams 320pp. Blue publisher's cloth stamped with gilt lettering and black decoration. First Edition, Second State. Spine ends and corners lightly jworn, spine slightly darkened, small crack t...

Qväkarestaden Philadelphia och dess Nattsidor.

Gerstäcker, Friedrich · 1857

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Stockholm Tryckt Hos P.G. Berg 190, 164, 148, 161pp. 4 volumes bound as one. Marbled boards, front board and spine missing, text is complete, clean and unmarked, text block is sound, former owner's name on front free endpaper. Autor's observations of Philadelphia and Quaker...

The Fight at Dame Europa's School

(Pullen, Henry William) · 1871

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

New York Francis B. Felt & Co. 1st Edition Thomas Nast 34pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering. A very clean, unworn copy, contents age-toned, small spot in margin of 4 pages, otherwise unblemished. Very Good No Jacket

The Giant Judge: or the Story of Samson, the Hebrew Hercules.

W. A. Scott · 1858

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

San Francisco Whitton, Towne & Co. 1st Edition 324pp. Blind stamped boards, gilt spine lettering. Light wear and fading to boards and spine, chipping to head of spine, light foxing to text, former owner's pencilled name on front free endpaper. Early California imprint. Fai...

Charles Dickens's Levned

Andresen, Albert · 1889

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Kjobenhavn Kjobenhavn 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall 166pp. Text is in Danish. Printed paper over boards. Light wear to boards, contents clean, binding is sound, inscription on front pastedown. Very Good No Jacket

Standard Guide WAshington Arlington Mt. Vernon (The Nation's Capital)

Reynolds, Charles B. · 1903

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York Fox & Company 162pp +approx. 50 pp ads, large folding map. Covers and spine chipped and worn, contents slightly wavy, folding map in nearly original conditional, tho' small fold tears neatly reinforced with archival tape. Good

The Cuisine Containing Household Cooking Recipes Prepared Under the Supervision of an Eminent Caterer

Fox & Company PUblishers · 1866

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,964)

Boston Fox & Company 2nd Edition 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall 120pp. Printed wraps. Chipping and soiling to covers, contents are age-toned but mainly clean, relatively unblemished and complete. A compact book of recipes "prepared under the supervision of Charles Copeland, Bos...

A Discourse Delivered Before the Members of the Boston Female Asylum, Friday, Sept. 25, 1801, Being Their First Anniversary

Stillman, Samuel · 1801

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,964)

Hartford Russell and Cutler 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 18pp. Paper wraps, string bound. Front wrap missing, pamphlet otherwise complete, light to moderate foxing, former owner's name on title page. Good

Speech of R. Barnwell Rhett, on the Resolution Submitted by Mr. Foot, of Mississippi, In Relation to the Compromise Measures: Delivered in the Senate of t he United States, December 15th &16th, 1851.

Rhett, R. Barnwell · 1851

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Washington Gideon & Co., Printers Kubasta 30pp. Disbound pamphlet, dampstain to upper left corner, age-toned. Rhett served as Senator from South Carolina from 1850-1852 and spoke in opposition to the Compromise of 1850, and in favor of secession. Good

Mille Secrets de Beauté

Célimène · 1925

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Paris Société Parisienne D'Édition 189pp. No date, c1920s. Couverture souple. Printed wraps. Spine and cover chipped, contents are tanned with age, last page archival tape reinforced, contents complete, Fair No Jacket

A New and Complete Ssystem of Arithmetick, Composed for the Use of the Citizens of the United States.

Pike, Nicolas · 1822

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Troy, NY Wm. S. Parker 4th Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 532pp. Brown calf, red leather label, gilt lettered. Cover moderately worn and scuffed, front free endpaper missing, former owners' names written on title page, preface page and rear endpaper, text is foxed througho...

Examination of the Urine

Fowler, Geo. B. · 1874

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.61 | ¥19,955)

New York D. Appleton & Company 1st Edition 80pp. Rust boards, gilt lettering. Corners lightly rubbed, former owner's name stamp on front free endpaper, text is clean and sound, and the binding is tight. Dr. Fowler was a member of the faculty at the College of Physicians an...

On the Education of Daughters; Translated from the French

Fenelon, Abbe · 1812

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

London D.Darnton, Jun. 1st Edition 111pp. Publisher's printed boards, engraved frontispiece. Front board detached but present, covers soiled, spine missing, engraved frontispiece is soiled, torn along margins (image not affected), archival tape repaired, text is mildly age-t...

1601 or Social Fireside Conversation In Ye Time of Ye Tudors

Twain, Mark · 1931

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Annonymous Limited Edition 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall 10pp. A Limited Edition of 500 copies of which this is No. 21. Textured grey wraps. Cover is chipped and soiled, contents are clean and unmarked. Good No Jacket

Rasselas, A Tale by Doctor Johnson

(Johnson, Samuel) · 1825

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

London Suttaby, Evans, & Fox 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall 184pp. Full calaf, leather spine label, gilt decoration to spine, engraved frontispiece and title page, 4 additional full page engravings. Front board detached but present, contents tanned and lightly foxed a one inch clea...

Advice to Young Ladies on their Duties and Conduct in Life.

Arthur, T.S. · 1848

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Boston Norman C. Barton 1st Edition 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 204pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt harp design to cover and gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Light and mild spotting to cover, 1/2 inch to edge of spine, endpapers lightly mottled, text is mainly free ...

Anecdotes from Ancient History

(Hutchinson, Orren) · 1847

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,376)

New York O. Hutchinson 1st Edition 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall 126pp. Brown blind-stamped cloth, gilt lettering and gilt lettering and scroll design to spine, blind-stamped border to boards, engraved frontispiece. Covers are bright and scarcely worn, text is age-toned and occas...

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

Johnson, D.(Samuel) · 1826

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Boston T. Bedlington 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 124pp. Brown mottled leather, gilt-stamped spine. Boards edgeworn and barely attached, spine ends chipped, contents are age-toned and occasionally foxed. Fair No Jacket