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The American Spelling Book; Containing the Rudiments of the English Language, for the Use of Schools in the United States.

Webster, Noah · 1810

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

Albany Printed by William S. Dorr 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall Sogned By Editor 168p . First Revised Impression, 1810. Paper covered boards, leather backing. Cover worn and chipped, scattered staining and light foxing to contents, pages 15-24 missing, several first few pages ha...

Fables from Boccaccio and Chaucer by John Dryden. With a Memoir o the Author

1845

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

New York Calvin Blanchard 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall 227pp. No date c1840s. Brown blind-stamped boards, gilt motif to front and gilt spine decoration, engraved title page and engraved frontispiece with tissue-guard. Very good copy with very little wear both inside and out, fai...

A Pocket Almanack For the Year of our Lord 1794. Being the Second after Leap Year,...Calculated chiefly for the Use of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Bound with The Massachusetts Register for 1794 By T. and J. Fleet

1794

$165.00 (€149.70 | £124.89 | ¥26,348)

Boston T. & J. Fleet 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 148pp. Marbled boards, leather spine and leather backing. Rear board detached but present, front board barely holding, first 5 leaves separated (including title age), contents age-toned but clean and unmarked. A fascinating j...

Fleet's Pocket Almanack For the Year of our Lord 1793

1793

$150.00 (€136.09 | £113.54 | ¥23,953)

Boston T & J. Fleet 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall 144pp. Marbled wraps, ex-library. Library stamps on title page and next page, library label on spine, 2 small holes on title page, text is age-toned, binding is tight. The first section of this book is devoted to Fleet's Almanack...

The Metric System and Interchange of Weights and Measures

Beach, D and Gibbens, E. A. · 1880

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York G.P. Putnam's Sons 1st Edition 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Signed by Author(s) 62pp +6pp answer sheets laid-in. FIRST EDITION. Maroon boards, gilt lettering to cover and spine. Edges and spine lightly rubbed, spine slightly faded , interior is clean and unmarked, forme...

Sweet Thursday

Steinbeck, John · 1954

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York The Viking Press 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 273pp. Tan cloth, red lettering and blue decoration to cover and spine. Bit of faint spotting to boards and endpapers, front free endpaper corner torn away, text is clean. Unclipped first state dust jacket ($3.50 price), l...

Almanach-Manuel du Chasseur (With Vellum Binding)

Duchêne, Robert · 1867

$225.00 (€204.14 | £170.31 | ¥35,930)

Paris Robert Duchêne 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall Alexandre Benois 118, 8pp. Full vellum binding with silk ribbon ties, seal of Bibloioteca Hispana, Archer Huntington Library, title handwritten on spine, title page also handwritten on rear cover. Cover and contents are both in ...

Presente amistoso dedicado a las Señoritas Mexicanas

Cumplido, Ignacio · 1847

$375.00 (€340.23 | £283.85 | ¥59,883)

Mexico I. Cumplido 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 194pp. Blind stamped boards, gilt stamped floral border, gilt stamping and gilt lettering to spine, all edges gilt, 7 engraved plates with tissue-guards, signed on editor's page "Maria G. Haro." Edge worn, spine chipped with minor...

Motion Arrested: Dance Reviews of H. T. Parker

Holmes, Olive · 1982

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

Middletown, Connecticut Wesleyan University Press 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 325pp. Blue cloth, silver spine lettering. Book and dust jacket are in near fine unused condition. A unique record of descriptions of great dance performances during the early part of the...

Evangelium Nicodemi, Oder: Historischer Bericht von dem Leben Jesu Christi welches Nicodemu, Ein Rabbi und Oberster der Juden (Gospel of Nicodemus)

Nicodemus ( Kegel, Philipp) · 1784

$550.00 (€499.01 | £416.31 | ¥87,828)

Lancaster Jacob Bailey 1st Edition 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall 232pp. Full leather binding, 3 raised bands. Heavy wear to cover, contents are age- tanned and damp staned, fore-edge is trimmed closely with no appreciable loss of text, front free endpaper missing, tiny archiva...

Serge Diaghilev; His Life, HIs Work, His Legend

Lifar, Serge · 1940

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

399pp. G.P. Putnam's Sons 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 399pp. Red buckram boards. Good copy virtually unworn, spine is faded, text is clean, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Very Good No Jacket

The Birth of Ballets-Russes

Lieven, Peter · 1956

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

London George Allen & Unwin Ltd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Alexandre Benois 377pp. Green cloth. Book is clean and solid, virtually unworn, spine faded but readable, interior is clean and unmarked. Very Good No Jacket

Ma Vie From Kiev to Kiev; An Autobiography Translated by James Holman Mason

Lifar, Serge · 1970

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York and Cleveland The World PUblishing Company 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 332pp. Yellow cloth, gilt lettering to spiine. Spotting to upper portion of boards and top edges, book is otherwise clean and sound, inside and out, with no apparent wear, unclipped du...

Nothing to Hide: A Dancer's Life

La Fosse, Robert · 1987

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Donald I Fine, Inc. 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 278pp. Blue cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Book and unclipped dust jacket are in Near Fine condition. Good Near Fine

George Balanchine: Ballet Master

Buckle, Richard · 1988

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York Random House 1st Edition 64mo - up to 3" tall 409pp. Black cloth. A very clean, fresh copy in a bright and clean unclipped dust jacket, unblemished. Near Fine Near Fine

A History of Parliamentary Elections and Electioneering in the Old Days: Showing the State of Political Parties and Party Warfare at the Hustings and in the House of Commons from the Stuarts to Queen Victoria

Grego, Joseph · 1886

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

London Chatto and Windus 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 403pp. Original publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, color foldout frontispiece, illustrations throughout. Corners rubbed, light edge wear, spine ends chipped, tiny chip missing from spine titl...

In Cold Blook; A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

Capote, Truman · 1965

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York Random House 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 343pp. Maroon cloth, silver lettering to spine. First Printing, very good condition, mild toning to contents, unclipped dust jacket is edgeworn and chipped. Very Good Good

The Queen: Her Life

Morton, Andrew · 2022

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York Grand Central 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 427pp. Blue boards, white spine backing, black lettering to spne. Book is in clean, unworn condition. Near Fine Near Fine

The King: The Life of Charles III

Andersen, Christopher · 2022

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

New York Gallery Books 1st Edition 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall 468pp. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. Book is in clean, unused condition. As New As New

Mike Davis at the Royal Balllet

Davis, MIke · 1958

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,874)

London Oldbourne 1st Edition 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall 143pp. Blue cloth, silver lettering and decoration. Book is very clean and sound, dustjacket is worn along edges. Pictorial overview of the Royall Ballet with insightful commentary. Very Good Good