Old Bookshelf

Master Henry's Walk; and The Story of Jenny Crawley

(Sherwood, Martha Mary) · 1851

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Troy, NY Merriam & Moore 1st Edition 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 24pp. Printed wraps, colored front cover. Spine chipped, corners dogeared, light soil, contents mildly foxed, former owner's name written in pencil on title page. Two short stories for children. Good

Johnson's Pocket Dictionary of the English Language

(Johnson, Samuel) · 1849

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

Phildelphia Lindsay & Blakiston 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall ix, 253pp. Embossed leather, gilt title on spine, all edges gilt. Cover is worn, chipped at spine ends and corner, front free endpaper missing, notations and doodling on rear endpapers, former owner's names on front pas...

Cupidon Logicien ou les Pedagogues a Cythère, Almanach ornéde Jolies Gravures (Logical Cupidod the Pedagogues in Cythera, Decorated with Pretty Engravings)

1791

$575.00 (€521.69 | £435.23 | ¥91,820)

Paris Chez Jubert Mtre. Doreur 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall 140pp. approx., 13 engravings. Text in French. Full leather binding with triple gilt border, and gilt spine panels,l leather cylindrical edge closure (spindle not present), gilt foredge. First portion of this book conta...

Diary of a Tour in America

Buckley, M.B. · 1889

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Dublin Sealy, Bryers & Walker 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Cooney, Barbara 384pp. Blue cloth, black and gold decoratiojn. Rubbing to edges and spine ends, spine darkened, contents age-toned, endpapers most heavily, cracking to front inner hing, but holding firmly and binding i...

The Young Husband's Book; A Manual of the Duties, Moral, Religious, and Domestic, Imposed by the Relations of Married Life.

(Shay, Timothy Arthru) · 1836

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

Philadelphia Carey, Lea & Blanchard 1st Edition Cooney, Barbara 288pp. Brown cloth, gilt lettering, engraved frontispiece and title page. Corners rubbed, light wear and soiling, contents are lightly foxed, former owners' names on front endpapers. Early 19th century advice ...

Mornings in Florence.

Ruskin, John · 1890

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York F.M. Lupton 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 232 pages. No date c1890s. Half-bound cloth, floral boards, tipped-in frontispiece portrait, gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Contents are mildly age-toned, binding is sound, owner's name and dated (1896) on front endpap...

Teachers Offering; or Interesting Stories for School Children

By a Lady · 1854

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Boston Wm. J. Reynolds & Co. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall 63pp. Brown stamped cloth, gilt lettering. Light wear to cover, contents mildly tanned from age, scattered foxing. Four short stories for children. Small book measuring 4 1/2 x 3 inches. Good

The Infant School Alphabet

Anonymous · 1836

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

New York Danl. & Geo. F. Cooledge 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall 8pp. Printed and illustrated wraps, stitched binding. Numerous woodcuts are used to accompany letters of the alphabet for beginning readers. Light soil and light wear to covers, text is lightly age-toned and very sl...

The Broken Flower Pot

Unknown · 1830

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Boston Wait, Greene & Co. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 60pp. Grey printed wraps, stitched binding. A parable for children, by the author of "Sunday School, or Village Sketches." Cover soiled, contents lightly age-toned, occasionally foxed. A scarce title. Good

The Two Sisters; and Other Stories

Anonymous · 1864

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Boston Henry A Young & Co. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall 64pp. No date c 1864 with 1864 written on front free endpaper. Maroon stamped cloth, gilt spine decoration, engraved frontispiece plus several in text. Small book measures 4 1/2 x 3 inches. Light soil to cover and endpapers,...

The Broken Arm

Anonymous · 1850

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York William Wood & Company 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall 64pp. Embossed purple cloth, gilt spine decoration, engraved frontispiece. Small book measures 4 1/4 x 2 7/8 inches. Corners lightly rubbed, endpapers darkened, binding is solid and book is, overall, in sound condition...

Frida Kahlo: The Brush of Anguish

Zamora, Martha; Kahlo, Frida · 1990

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

San Francisco Chronicle Books Llc 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall 143pp. Book is clean and in near fine condition, unclipped dust jacket is also in near fine condition. Near Fine Near Fine

John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band: In Their Own Words & with Contributions from the People Who Were There

Lennon, John; Ono, Yoko · 2020

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Weldon Owen Folio - over 12 - 15" tall 286pp. Clean and unworn bok both interior and exterior. As New No Jacket

Another Funny World, Sequel to Funny World Ain't It?

Clifford, Fred · 1930

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Roedelheim Self Published 1st Edition 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Unpaginated, no date c1930, 17 pages. Tipped-in signed photo of author. Yellow paper covered boards. Light stain along edge of cover and dust jacket, interior is clean and sound. A book full of amusing rhyme...

Harland, Marion

The Comfort of Cooking and Heating by Gas · 1898

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York William M. Crane & Co. 88pp + 40 pages of heating applications for the home. Printed red wraps. Cover is spotted, lightly worn, slightly faded, corner chip, contents are sound. 325 recipes plus many illustrated pages with much detailed information on heating the d...

The Master Guide

1927

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Garden City, New York Doubleday, Page & Company 1st Edition 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall 119pp. Red cloth. Edges lightly rubbed, interior sound. A guide to the pleasures of reading. Very Good No Jacket

Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

Rushdie, Salman · 2024

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York Random House 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 209pp. First Edition. Very good book in very good dust jacket. Very Good Very Good

North America (2 Volumes Bound as One)

Trollope, Anthony · 1862

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Philadelphia J.B. Lipincott & Co. First American Edition 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall 335, 334pp. Brown embossed cloth. Volumes I and II bound together. Very light external wear, spine lettering heavily faded, small chips along spine and foredge some signatures slightly protr...

The Annotated Alice: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Goass

Carroll, Lewis · 1960

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York Bramhall House 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall John Tenniel 352pp. Rust colored boards, tan buckram spine backing. Book is clean and unworn inside and out, in a very good dust jacket. A very nice copy . Very Good Very Good

A History of American Magazines 1885-1905 - Volume IV

Mott, Frank Luther · 1957

$60.00 (€54.44 | £45.42 | ¥9,581)

Cambridge, Massachusetts The Belknap Press of Harvard Univeristy 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall xvii,858pp. Blue cloth. Ex-library with usual markings, spine spotted and faded, corners rubbed, text is clean, and binding is tight, dust jacket inner panels blurb pasted ...