Old Bookshelf

Rob Roy and the Story of the Clan Alpine

Smeaton, Oliphant · 1920

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Edinburgh Andersons 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall 216pp. Miniature book measures 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches, red tartan plaid cover, all edges gilt. Plaid covering is moderately faded (spine a bit more), text is clean and unmarked, gilt edges very bright, binding is sound. A publication...

The Story of Dumbarton Castle, Rothesay, and other Castles.

Shelley, H.C. · 1923

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Edinburgh Andersons 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall 122pp. Miniature book 3 1/4 x2 1/2 inches. Six illustrations including frontispiece. Red tartan plaid cloth over boards, all edges gilt. Very good condition, spine slightly faded, gilt edges very bright, interior is clean, unworn...

A Short History of the Bible, and Testament.

Anonymous · 1817

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Hartford Cooke & Hale Double Elephant - over 25 - 50" tall 190pp. Miniature book measures 2 3/8 x 2 inches. Full calf, gilt lettering and gilt ruling to spine. Front board missing, rear board heavily chipped and loose but holding, foxing and age-toning to text, text is comp...

LE BON CUISINIER ILLUSTRE

Souchay, Léon · 1887

$350.00 (€317.55 | £264.92 | ¥55,890)

Paris Librairie Audot 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 780pp. Leather backed marled boards, gilt lettering and gilt ruling to spine. Text in French. Corners and edges worn,small chip to head of spine, spine lettering bright, endpaper separation at front gutter not affec...

Tough Guy - (Original Title "Long Haul")

Bezzerides, A.I. · 1953

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

New York Lion Books, Inc. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 160pp. Some creases to cover, and very light wear. Text is age-toned and is unmarked. First published by Lion Books in July 1953. Good

Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953

Dallek, Robert · 2008

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Times Books 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 208pp. A very good copy with a very good dust jacket. Near Fine

The Sadler's Wells Ballet; A history and an Appreciation

Clarke, Mary · 1955

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York The Macmillan Company 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 336pp. Maroon cloth, silver lettering to spine. Very good condition one corner lightly bumped, endpapers foxed, text mildly age-toned. Book is in overall very sound condition, binding is tight. Very Good N...

Leslie Hurry: Setings & Costumes for Sadler's Wells Ballets- Hamlet (1942) Le Lac des Cygnes and the Old Vic Hamlet (1944_

Beauont, Cyril W. (Intro.); Browse, Lillian (Editor) · 1946

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

London Faber and Faber LImited 1st Edition 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall 72pp. Tan cloth. Very good condition, spine ends lightly rubbed, interior very good, bookplate on front pastedown. Dust jacket is torn, missing several fragments, mended along spine. Brief commentary plus...

The Union Pacific Railroad Company, Chartered by Progress of their Road West from Omaha , Nebraska, Accross the Continent. Making with Its Connections, and Unbroken LIne From the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Five Hundred and Forty Miles Completed December, 1867.

Union Pacific Railroad Company · 1868

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

New York Union Pacific Railroad Company 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 32pp. Pamphlet 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches in size, describes the company's progress during the construction of their cross continental railroad in 1867. Cover and map are not present. The 32 page booklet is in ver...

The Book of Autographs

Hamilton, Charles · 1978

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Simon and Schuster 1st Edition 208pp. Paperover boards, buckram backing. Book is in near fine, unworn condition, dust jacket s unclipped, and very lightly worn. An excellent reference for autograph collectors. Near Fine Very Good

An Almanack Containing an Account of the Celestial Motions, Aspects,&c. For the Year of the Christian Empire, 1691.

Newman, Henry · 1843

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Hartford, CT Ira Webster 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall Unpaginated approx. 80pp. Paper covered boards, leather backing, miniature book measures 4 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches. Wear and chipping to cover, backstrip chipped and partially worn away, text is clean and unmarked, foxing to endp...

250 Parlor Tricks or Magic Made Easy

Johnson Smith & Co. · 1931

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Detroit, MI Johnson Smith * Co. 32pp. Stapled yellow printed wraps. Book is unworn, unmarked and clean, contents age-darkened. A multitude of tricks and magic, clearly explained. Very Good

The Chautauqua Text-Books - American History - No. 21 - 1883

Hurlbut, J. L. · 1883

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

New York Philllips & Hunt 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall 76pp. Printed wraps. Small book measuring 5 x 3 1/8 inches. Very good condition, very light wear to cover, text is clean and sound, some staple rust. Very Good

Bookbinding in America: Three Essays

French, Hannah Dustin,; Rogers, Joseph W. and Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut · 1941

$30.00 (€27.22 | £22.71 | ¥4,791)

Portland, Maine The Southworth-Anthoensen Press 1st Edition 293pp. Blue boards, buckram spine with gilt lettering. Book is clean and unworn, spine a bit dulled, gilt still very bright, text is in sound and clean condition, binding is tight. Three essays included are : "Ear...

Second International Competition of Pianists, Violinists and Cellists Named After P.I. Tchaikovsky 1962

Rostropovich, Mstislav (Jury Chairman) · 1962

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.69 | ¥15,969)

Moscow Moscow Printing House No. 2 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 184pp. Pictorial soft cover with pictorial dust jacket. Contents are clean and unmarked, dust jacket is worn along edges and spine. Text is in Russian. Photos and biographies of all contestants. This ...

The Old Man and the Sea

Hemingway, Ernest · 1952

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

New York Charles Scribner's Sons Book Club Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 140pp. Blue cloth, silver spine lettering, facsimile Hemingway signature on front board. Early BOMC book club edition with dust jacket, plus original Book-of -the-Month Club promotional insert inclu...

The Elgin Almanac Illustrated; Elgin National Watch Co.

Elgin National Watch Co. · 1876

$200.00 (€181.46 | £151.38 | ¥31,937)

Chicago/New York Elgin National Watch Co. Frederick Stuart Church Pictorial wraps, unpaginated. Water staining to cover, contents unaffected and clean, margin tear to one leaf with no loss of text. Cleverly illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church. Whimsical poetry, fascinati...

The Early Massachusetts Press 1638-1711 - In 2 Volumes Bound together)

Littlefield, George Emery · 1969

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York Burt Franklin 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 269, 100pp. Green cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Book is in clean and unworn condition. A 1969 reprint of the first editionpublished in 1907. Book offers much information about the earliest days of printing during the colon...

The Annualette. A Christmas and New Year's Gift for Children

1842

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Boston William Crosby & Co. 1st Edition 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 137pp. Brown gilt stamped cover and spine, all edges gilt, 3 engraved plates with tissue guards, iincluding frontispiece, inscription on front endpaper. A small book measuring 5 3/4 x 3 1/2 inches. Corners ...

The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Retold for Little Children to Read By Edna Aldredge and Jessie McKee

Potter, Beatrice · 1943

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

Sandusky, Ohio The American Crayon Co. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall Peat, Fern Bisel Pictorial covers front and rear. Unpaginated. Six magnificent color illustrations by Fern Bisel Peat and seven in black and white. Covers and contents are in very good, clean condition. Dust...