Old Bookshelf

Decisive Battles of the Civil War

Mitchell, Joseph B. · 1955

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 226pp. Black cloth, red decoration and lettering. Very good book in sound condition. SIGNED by the author for the members of the Civil War Book Club. Very Good No Jacket

The Poet at the Breakfast-Table.

Holmes, Oliver Wendell · 1872

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Boston James R. Osgood and Company First Edition First State 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 418pp. Marroon bevelled boards, gilt winged urn on front, in blind on rear, gilt lettering on spine. Spine ends chipped, corners worn, abrasion ro front pastedown from bookplate removal, ...

M'Gregor's Almanac & Tide Tables for 1873. McGregor

M'Gregor & Co. · 1873

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,376)

Portland, Maine D. McGregor & Co. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Beatrix Potter 164pp. Brown flexible embossed cloth, gilt lettering, marbled edges, 2 folding maps. Light shelfwear, gilt slightly chipped but all readable, inner hinge cracked, text block holding, title page not p...

From News Stand to Cyrano

Dillard, Janes Hardy · 1935

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,789)

Boston The Stratford Company First Edition 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 46pp. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Spine darkened, a few pencil marks in margins, a sound copy Tipped-in are 2 letters; one is a typed and signed informal note to him from the author, si...

Lyrics, Idyls, and Romances from the Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Browning, Robert · 1887

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Boston Houghton, Mifflin and Company 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Signed By Editor 187pp. Green and white cloth, gilt spine lettering, ilt. Corners lightly rubbed, spine darkened, light soil to boards, contents clean, binding sound. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Horace E. Scudder ...

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

Hyamson, Albert M. · 1916

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

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...

The Human Cmedy

Saroyan, William · 1943

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

New York Harcourt, Brace and Cmpany 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Don Freeman 291pp. Rust color cloth. Bookis clean and sound, one corner bumped, owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, endpapers lightly toned. Dust jacket is not clipped, but has no price; very early edition,...

Poems, 1924-1933

MacLeish, Archibald · 1933

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boston and New York Houghton Mifflin Company First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 304pp. Tan cloth. Book is clean and sound, endpapers tanned, contents mildly age-toned. Unclipped dust jacket is tanned along spine and folds, chipped along edges, but overall complete. Goo...

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

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,569)

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...

Russian Ballet On Tour

Orloff, Alexander · 1989

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York Rizzoli First Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 208pp. Black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Book is clean and unworn, dust jacket is in very good condition. Fine Very Good

Internationales Ballett Auf Deutschen Bühnen

Killian, Hannes (Photography); Bland Alexander et al. · 1968

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

München Prestel-Verlag 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 143pp. Burgundy cloth, gilt spine lettering, text is in German and English. Cover is clean and unworn, contents clean and mildly toned. Dust jacket is mildly age-toned and has a one half-inch clean tear. Very Good Good

Next Week, Swan Lake: Reflections on Dance and Dances

Cohen, Selma Jeanne · 1982

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Wesleyan University Press First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 193pp. Blue cloth. Book and dust jacket are both in clean and unworn condition. An in depth study of the many productions and interpretations of "Swan Lake" from its introducttion in 1877 until the present ti...

Costumes and Curtains from the Diaghilev and de Basil Ballets

Buckle, Richard and Massine, Léonide (Intro and Preface) · 1972

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,376)

New York The Viking Press (A Studio Book) Limited Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 179, 121pp + 144 plates. Bright pink boards, gilt spine lettering. Near fine book, contents clean, very good dust jacket. A LIMITED EDITION of 750 copies of which this is number 96. Include...

The Royal Ballet in Performance

Hart, John · 1959

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Coward-McCann Inc. First American Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 160pp. Red cloth, gilt spine lettering. Very good condition, endpapers mildly toned, contents are clean, binding is tight. Many photos of The Royal Ballet in action. Very Good No Jacket

The Monitor; or, Jottings of a New York Merchant During a Trip Round the Globe

Hoffman, William · 1863

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

New York Carleton First Edition 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 448pp. Green embossed cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Covers moderately worn, slight puckering to cover, contents foxed throughout, some gatherings protrudeing. The author's observations on his worldwide cruise. Il...

Log Book Christmas West Indies Cruise - 1927

Raymmond & Whitcomb Company · 1927

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boston Raymond & Whitcomb 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 52pp. Decorative embossed cover. Light cover wear,stain to rear cover,contents are age-toned and clean. There is one pencilled entry in which the young diarist writes of her meeting and spending the afternoon with a young ...

Interesting Things to Know - Third Year/Second Half

White, Margaret L. and Hanthorn, Alice · 1930

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York American Book Company 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 296pp. Green pictorial boards. Covers are almost like new, light soil to rear board, contents clean and appear to be unread. A sound copy. Very Good No Jacket

How to Get Workmen

Worman, H.A. · 1913

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Chicago A.W. Shaw Company First Edition Tall 8vo 64pp. Light green cloth, pastedown label to front cover. Very little wear, light soil to cover, contents are clean . Advice on seeking and retaining employees. Very Good No Jacket

A Mother in Exile

Author Unknown · 1914

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.42 | ¥9,578)

Boston Frederick Stokes Company First Edition 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 328pp. Dark green cloth, gilt lettering. Edges and spine ends rubbed, probably ex-library evidence of label removal to endpapers, bookseller's small label on rear pastedown. Contents are age-toned and ...

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

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

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

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...