Old Bookshelf

The Aaron Burr Conspiracy

McCaleb, Walter F. · 1903

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

New York Dodd, Mead and Company First Edition xviii, 377pp. Green cloth,top edge gilt, paper spine label. Boards are clean and sound, minor scuffing. Slight cracking to front pastedown, offsetting to front endpapers from front panel of the dust jacket which is laid-in, con...

The Little Skipper

Fenn, G. Manville · 1900

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Philadelphia Henry Altemus 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 48pp. Yellow pictorial front cover with Little Skipper saluting on right side, white cloth, gilt lettered and decorated on left. Corners worn and faint dampstain to lower front board corner, covers otherwise quite clean an...

Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book

Hubbard, Elbert · 1928

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York Wm. H,. Wise & Co./ Roycroft Distributors 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 228, xII pp. Tan buckram boards, silk ribbon tie, brown lettering and decoration. Very light rubbing to edges, text is clean and fresh looking, cracking to front endpaper not affecting hinge. Orig...

The Early Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume Two 1920-1923

Nin, Anaïs · 1982

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

New York and London Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Blue printed wraps. Fading to spine and to perimeters of cover, contents are clean and sound. Uncorrected proof. Very Good

Through Five Republics on Horseback: Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America

Ray, G. Whitfield · 1925

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Cleveland, Ohio C. Hauser Signed by Author(s) 305pp. Green pictorial cover, gilt lettering. Light wer to edges, spine sunned, gift inscription on front pastedown, text is mildly toned. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on front free endpaper, photo illustrations. Good No ...

Kate Thornton's Motto.

Anonymous · 1877

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Dodd, Mead & Company 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall 58pp. Color pictorial paper over boards. Front free endpaper missing, splitting to front gutter but binding is holding tightly, text is age-toned but clean. By the author of "The Kitty Books" and "The Amy Books". Il...

He Loveth All.

Thompson, Constance E. · 1888

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Philadelphia J.B. Lippincott Company 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Rosa Jameson and Alfred W. Strutt 24pp. Green pictorial heavy card stock. Very light soil to covers, an occasional small spot in margins. Poems of praise with monotint illustrations throughout. Edited by Geo. ...

War Letters of a Disbanded Volunteer. Embracing His Experiences as Honest Old Abe's Bosom Friend and Unofficial Adviser.

(Barber, Joseph) · 1864

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Frederic A. Brady 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall 312pp. Blind stamped black boards with gilt stamped decoration to front cover. Covers detached but present, backstrip missing, owner's name, bookplate and pencil notations on front pastedown, bookplate of Military Histori...

Mother Goose Jingles and Rhymes

No Author Stated · 1920

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Winona, Minn Doud Sons & Co. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall 16pp including covers. No date, but probably 1920 based on patent dates. Stapled pictorial wraps. A few small chips and light soil to covers, contents are toned but otherwise quite nice. 14 nursery rhymes with illustra...

Views of the Granite City

1910

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Aberdeen Aberdeen Daily Journal and Evening Express Oblong 8vo 48pp. No date, but circa 1910. Red cloth, grey granite-like design paste-on to front cover. Moderate edgewear and light soil, endpapers toned,some splitting to front hinge but binding is tight and contents sound...

St. Nicholas:An Illustrated Magazine For Young Folks (Volume XXXL, Part I November 1903 to April 1904)

Dodge, Mary Mapes · 1904

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,193)

New York The Century Co. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 576pp. Red cloth, gilt and black lettering and decoration. Very light edgewear and small chip to spine, covers are bright, ext is clean and binding is tight, inscription on front free endpaper. Very Good No Jacket

Yale Daily News (February 18, 1913, March 18, 1913, April11, 1913 ) 3 Issues

Various · 1913

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,385)

New Haven Students of Yale University Oblong 4to 6pp each of 3 issues. Slight wear, fold creases. Campus news articles including much on sports, some regional and world news, plus numerous great ads. - Several action sports articles including one of Yale pitchers getting po...

Travel Winter and Spring

George E. Marsters (Vol. XII, Winter and Spring 1913-1914) · 1913

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

Boston George E. Marsters 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 64p. Gray stapled stiff wraps, gold and black lettering and decoration. Light soil to covers, contents toned but clean. Descriptions of tours to Florida, Washington D.C., Bermuda, Califronia, Panama Canal, a hotel directo...

Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News (Vol. XIX, No.17, April 29, 1905)

Mekeel-Redfield-Severn Co. · 1905

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,756)

Boston, Mass Mekeel-Redfield-Severn Co. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Signed by Author and Illustrator 12p, 139-150. Newspaper format. Light soil to covers, contents mostly clean, a few short tears, staple rusting, normal folding from shipping. British North America stamps fe...

Arteefun with the Magic Arteeform

Embree Manufacturing Company · 1946

$9.00 (€8.17 | £6.81 | ¥1,437)

Elizabeth, New Jersey Embree Manufacturing Company Oblong 4to 48p. Stapled stiff pictorial wrappers. Very light occasional soil to cover, contents mildly age-toned but clean and unmarked. Basic drawing instructions utilizing the 3 basic shapes : circle, oval and tear drop. ...

Victory Calling; The Telephone in the War

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · 1943

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 30pp. Pictorial stapled wraps. Small corner crease, toning to contents. Promotional booklet extolling the usefulness of the telephone during World War II, illustrated throughout. Fair No Jacket

Buster Brown Goes Shooting and Other Stories

(Outcault, R.F.) · 1907

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,376)

New York Cupples & Leon Co. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall Unpaginated (33pp). Text and color illustrations on each page. Light soil and edgewear to boards, spine chipped but mostly intact, contents are clean and unmarked. Other stories include "Buster Brown Plays David and Gol...

Extra Muros and Other Essays

Quintard, Edward · 1906

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,991)

New York Privately Printed First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 71pp. Grey boards, cream backing, top edge gilt, deckle edges. Corner wear and small chips to edges, spine darkened, light soil, light foxing to endpapers, text is clean and binding is sound. Good No Jacket

The Parable Against Persecution, A Proposed New Chapter for the Bible

Franklin, Benjamin · 1927

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Boston Brad Stephens 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall Stapled printed wrappers, unpaginated, color frontispiece. Very mild rubbing to cover, staples rusted, contents, clean are clean. Very Good No Jacket

L'armée Française en 1845 (Sidi-Brahim)

Margerand, J. · 1945

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,587)

Paris Les Éditions Militaires Illustrées 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Maurice Toussaint 68pp. Stiff wrapper, original glassine dust jacket. Limited edition # 495 of 975 copies printed. Text in French. Illustrated throughout, including 4 hand-colored plates. Spine ends chipped...