Old Bookshelf

Some Love Letters of Eugene Field

Field, Eugene · 1927

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,982)

Buffalo, NY Privately Printed 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 46pp + 3pp facsimile pages. 110 copies printed by William Edwin Rudge, typography by Bruce Rogers. Burgundy paper over boards, blue cloth spine. Corners lightly rubbed, tiny binding glue residue to last 3 page edges, a...

How to Drape Your Windows

KIrsch, C.W. · 1930

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Sturgis, Michigan Kirsch Company First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Fred Whincap 79pp. Tan paper over boards. Spine is chipped at top and split along joints, text is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is chipped and has several large tears but is mostly complete and protec...

The Book of the Colonies; Comprising the History of the Colonies Composing the United States, From the Discovery in the Tenth Century Until the Commencement of the Revolutionary War

Frost, John (Compiler) · 1852

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Hartford W.J. Hamersley 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall viii, 280pp. Brown cloth, stamped with scroll design, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Very light cornerwear and tiny insect borings to rear joint, spine partly sunned, foxing to first title page and very slight therea...

A Brief Biographical Dictionary.

Hole, Charles and Wheeler, William A. · 1866

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

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

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

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...

Album Souvenir Villandry

Papeghin

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Paris Établissement Papeghin Oblong 16mo Stiff red printed boards. Texte en français et anglais. 20 bound post cards of views of Villandry Chateau. Dated inscription on rear cover. Text in French and English. Near Fine

Justus Perthes' Taschen-Atlas

Perthes, Justus · 1885

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Gotha Justus Perthes 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Green flexible boards. 32pp, 24 double-page maps. Cover and contents are in very well-preserved condition, showing very light wear. Very Good

Franklin Before the Privy Council, White Hall Chapel, London, 1774, on Behalf of the Province of Massachusetts, to Advocate the Removal of Hutchinson and Oliver.

Franklin, Benjamin, et al. · 1860

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Philade;phia John M. Butler 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 134pp. Blind stamped cloth, engraved frontispiece. Edgewear and chipping to head and tail of spine and light splitting along spine but binding is tight and sound. Contents are age-toned, endpapers are foxed and there is o...

Uncle Sham; Being the Strange Tale of Civilisation Run Amuck (Amok)

Gauba, K.L. · 1944

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Lahore, India The Lion Press 31st Impression 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 182pp. Paper over boards. Light soil and 3 small ink spots on front cover, chipping to spine cover including 1 inch from foot of spine, text is mildly toned but otherwise clean, owner's name and date (Ne...

The Poor Man's Help, and Young Man's Guide.

Burkitt, William · 1795

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,569)

New York George Forman for Evert Duyckinck & Co. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 204pp. Thirty-first edition. Covers are worn and scuffed, contents tanned, some staining to few pages (including title page), last 25 pages are chipped along edges and have short tears with very sli...

Cendres

De Lestang, PIerre

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,376)

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...

Views of Buffalo

Knox, S.H.

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Portland, Maine L.H. Nelson Co. Oblong 4to Unpaginated 48pp. Tan stiff wraps, raised gilt lettering. Some faint spotting to cover, 2 short closed margin tears to title page, text is otherwise clean and binding is sound. Photo illustrations of landmark and historical sights ...

Dauphiné et Savoie, Guide Diamant

Joanne, P. · 1889

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

Paris Librairie Hachette et Cie. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall 64, xxxi, 520, 104 pp. Green flexible boards, gilt lettering. Edges lightly rubbed, contents age toned, lacking foldout map in rear pocket, otherwise book is clean and contains all remaining maps, plans and panoramas...

A Frenchman in America

O'Rell, Max · 1891

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Cassell Publishing Comnpany 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall E.W. Kemble 365pp. Green cloth, gilt and black lettering and decoration, top edge gilt, frontispiece with tissue-guard and numerous in text illustrations. Edges lightly rubbed, text is toned and clean, owner's na...

Vincent d'Indy : La Maturité, La Vieillesse (1886-1931)

Vallas, Léon · 1950

$45.00 (€40.83 | £34.06 | ¥7,184)

Paris Albin Michel 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 394pp. Couverture souple. Text in French. Bon état, unopened. Illustrated cover protected by glassine jacket. Inscribed and signed on half-title page "Paule et Léon Vallas". Signé et inscrits par l'auteur. ...

Das Alte Wunderland Der Pyramiden. Geographische, Geschichtliche Und Kulturhistoriche Bilder Aus Der Vorzeit, Der Periode Der Blüthe Sowie Des Verfalls Des Alten Aegyptens.

Oppel,Karl · 1863

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Leipzig Otto Spamer First Edition 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 316pp. Text in German. Marbled paper over cloth library binding. Wear to edges, contents have occasional light foxing. 9 fo 12 color plates present, many additional black and white illustrations. Good No Jacket

Mr. Midshipman Easy (2 Volumes in 1)

Captain Marryatt · 1850

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Philadelphia J. & J.L. Gihon 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall 221,224pp. No date circa 1850. Brown embossed leather. Spine lacking, boards edgeworn, contents shaken and foxed but otherwise complete. Unusual small format edition measured 5 x 3 1/4 inches. Fair No Jacket

American Jewish Archives, January 1954

Marcus, Jacob Rader (Director) · 1954

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Cincinnati Hebrew Union College 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 70pp. Stapled wraps. Very light exterior soil, contents are clean. Articles include "Judah Touro", "An Ethical Letter (Benjamin Roth to his son). Very Good

American Jewish Archives (January 1952)

Marcus, Jacob Rader (Director) · 1952

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Cincinnati Hebrew Union College 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 55pp. Stapled wraps. Light cover soil, contents are clean. Feature article is "The East-West Conflict in American Reform Judaism". Cover features David Einhorn. Good

Judaica Bohemiae, XXIII ,Vol.1

Statni Zidovske Muzeum Praha · 1987

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Praha (Prague) Statni Zidovske Muzeum 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 62pp. Green wraps. Light soil to cover, contents are claen. Articles in English, German, French and Russian. Very Good