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French Antique Leather Bound Books
Located in Austin, TX
French antique books with Moroccan leather black spine, gold leaf imprinted title and blue and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Books
Set of Old Bound Books 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Set of Old Bound Books, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Suite of 6 Early 20th Century French Leather Bound Dictionary Books Dated 1929
Located in Dallas, TX
. Printed in Paris, France by Maison Larousse, and dated 1929, each leather bound book is titled "Larousse
Category
Early 20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 12.75 in W 10 in D 2 in
Mid-Century French Leather Bound Gilt Embossed Books Complete Work, Set of 24
Located in Dallas, TX
green leather bound cover with gilt and red embossed motifs. The set of 24 books on history addresses
Category
Mid-20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 11.25 in W 8.75 in D 1.25 in
Set of 40 Leather Bound Mini Books of William Shakespeare's Plays with Bookcase
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of forty leather bound William Shakespeare plays were presumably done in England in
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9 in W 7.75 in D 2.75 in
Collection Leather-Bound Library Book Set / Ten
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of ten volumes. The complete works of George
Category
20th Century European Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Collection Gilt Leather Bound Library Book Set / Eighteen
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Collection of gilt leather bound library book set of eighteen. Army Life In A Black Regiment By
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Vintage 1980s Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
World of Comets, Translated by James Glaisher, Leather Bound, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Chromolithographs, by Amedee Guillemin. 1st Ed Leather Bound hardcover, Published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle
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Antique 1870s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
La Tapisserie Gothique by Goeblins, 1st Ed, Leather Bound, Presentation Copy
Located in valatie, NY
Presentation (believed to be the only copy in this form) 1st Ed Leather bound hardcover with gilt decorated
Category
Vintage 1920s French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Pair of Early Leather Bound Ditzler Automotive Paint Chip Boxes
Located in Ferndale, MI
Early 20th century automotive color chip or sample container. Raised in the leather design the
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Nouveau Books
Materials
Leather
'Rackham' English Fairy Tales. Retold by Flora Annie Steel, 1918 LEATHER BOUND!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
numerous tipped in color plates, titled tissue guards, bound in full green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated
Category
Vintage 1910s Books
Materials
Leather
H 11 in W 8.88 in D 2 in
Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'Abrantes, 3 Vols. 1883, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. 3 vols., 8-13/16" x 6-1/8", title-pages printed in red and black, illustrated with numerous
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
Iliad & the Odyssey of Homer. 8 Vols. Large Paper Edition 1905 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, 10-11/16" x 7-3/4", translated by William Cullen Bryant, title-pages printed in red and black
Category
Antique Early 1900s Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.69 in W 7.75 in D 2 in
Book of Common Prayer, c. 1870, Leather Bound, with Brass Mounts & Clasps
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Spottiswoode, n.d. (c.1870)
1 vol., 5" x 3-1/2", bound in full brown morocco, raised bands, gilt lettered
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Books
Materials
Leather
Leather Bound Volume of the San Francisco News, 1940-41
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather bound volume of San Francisco news, 1940-41 (World War II period) with hundreds of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Other Books
Materials
Animal Skin, Paper
Works of Robert Browning-10 Vols-Leather Bound-the Centenary Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
copies on Antique Laid Paper this being copy #420, title pages printed in red and black, frontis in each
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
Trollope, A Decade of Italian Women, First Edition, 2 Vols. 1859 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
volume, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others uncut
Category
Antique 1850s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.94 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Antique Art Nouveau German Leather Bound Encyclopedia of Scientific Inquiry Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This five volume set of leather bound 1st Edition encyclopedias were done by Weltall and Menschheit
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Art Nouveau Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 11.5 in W 2.25 in D 9 in
Novels 'Works' of Jane Austen. Winchester Edition, 10 Vols, 1906 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
in volume one., title-pages printed in red and black, bound in fine 1/2 red morocco, ribbed gilt
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.38 in W 8.13 in D 2 in
Trollope, Home & Haunts of the Italian Poets, 2 Vols. 1st Ed 1881 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
" x 5-3/8", bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.63 in W 5.38 in D 1.25 in
'With Fly, Plug & Bait' Signed Presentation Copy to Publisher, Leather Bound
By Ray Bergman
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
With Fly, Plug & Bait Signed Presentation Copy To Publisher Leather Bound Only One Copy Done
Category
Vintage 1940s American Country Books
Materials
Paper
H 9.75 in W 7 in D 2.25 in
19th Century French Leather Bound and Gilt Book of The Virgin Mary
Located in Dallas, TX
. The oeuvre features 14 chromolithograths, 3 photo etchings and over 200 black and white etchings. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Works of F. Crawford in 5 Volumes Bound in Blue Morocco Leather with Gilt Spines
Located in San Francisco, CA
the supernatural. Beautifully bound in dark blue morocco leather with blue marbleized boards and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 7.5 in W 1.25 in D 5.25 in
Winston, Style Observable in Ancient Glass Paintings, 2 Vols., Finely Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, 1867.
DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 2 vols., 8-7/8" x 6-1/8", illustrated. Bound in full tan morocco
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.88 in W 6.13 in D 1.5 in
DICKENS, Charles, Dombey and Son, '1848, First Edition Bound from the Parts'
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
contemporary 1/2 calf, ribbed gilt decorated spine, gilt lettered black leather spine label.
Condition
Category
Antique 1840s British Books
Materials
Leather
Set Of 6 First Edition Novels by Minette Walters, Signed, English, Hard Bound
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
bound with tooled leather spines and colourful marble papers
Each title page hand signed by Minette
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Books
Materials
Paper
H 9.45 in W 6.3 in D 1.38 in
1900 Set of Five French Factory Portfolios in Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of five leather factory portfolios with embossed gilt titles and brass hardware. A unique
Category
20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather
Uncensored Anthology Gathered from Many Questionable Sources, Leather, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
, possibly supplied to the writer. 1st Ed dark green leather bound hardcover with gilt decorated brown spine
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 7.75 in W 5 in D 0.5 in
Pictorial Edition - Works Of William Shakespeare - 8 vols. IN FULL LEATHER
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
engraved title-pages, 100+ illustrations both full page and in text, bound in fine full contemporary blue
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 10 in W 7.25 in D 1.5 in
BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER, 1871, In A Fine Leather & Brass Mounted Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
", bound in full black morocco, raised bands, covers and spine panels tooled in blind, brass edges to
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
Dramatic Works of Moliere, 3 Vols. 1880, in a Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
by Henri Van Laun, title-pages printed in red and black, illustrated with 19 engraved plates, bound
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Leather
Poetical Works of William Wordsworth - 7 vols. - IN A FINE FULL LEATHER BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
volume 1, bound in full straight grained green calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, three gilt lettered
Category
Antique 1840s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.88 in W 4.5 in D 1 in
Virginia Woolf. the Years, First Edition, 1937 in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
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Description: First Edition. 1 vol., 7-3/16" x 4-15/16", bound in full green morocco, ribbed gilt decorated
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.19 in W 4.94 in D 2 in
Antique Handmade Qajar Persian Lacquer Photo Album Silver on Leather
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
silver on leather large photo album. Painted enamel central plaque depicting a Mosque, silver corners and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Islamic Books
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Autograph Edition of the Works of Anatole France, in a Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, title-pages printed in red and black. Bound in 1/2 tan morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.13 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
Buckle, History of Civilization In England, 3 Vols, In A Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Longmans, green, and co., 1885.
New Edition. 3 vols., 7-3/16" x 5-1/8", bound in 1/2 tan calf, ribbed
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.19 in W 8.13 in D 1.5 in
SEITZ. Paul Jones, His Exploits In English Seas During 1778-1780. FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
", illustrated, limited to 43 copies of this work have been printed on Old Stratford paper and specially bound
Category
Vintage 1910s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.5 in W 6.5 in D 1.75 in
First Century of English Porcelain by Binns, 1906, in a Beautiful Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
black, numerous full page illustrations throughout in both color and B&W. Bound in full olive green
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
STEVENSON, Robert Louis. Treasure Island. (1883 - FIRST EDITION EARLIEST ISSUE)
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
printed in 4 colors, bound in full blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, gilt
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Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.94 in W 5 in D 1.5 in
Bierbaum - Das Schoene Madchen Von Pao - Illustrated by Franz Von Bayros - 1910
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
with 7 full page mildly erotic plates by Franz Von Bayros, bound in full blue morocco, ribbed gilt
Category
Vintage 1910s German Books
Materials
Leather
H 12.57 in W 9.25 in D 1.25 in
William Bligh, Log of H.M.S. Bounty 1787-1789, Ltd to 50 Signed by Mountbatten
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, illustrated, bound in fine full blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled and paneled in gilt
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Vintage 1970s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 13 in W 9 in D 3.63 in
Pollard ( Arthur Rackham ) the Romance of King Arthur First Trade Edition - 1917
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
illustrations in text by Arthur Rackham, bound in full blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.38 in W 6.88 in D 2 in
William Timlin. The Ship That Sailed to Mars. 1st Ed of the Author's Only Book
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
/4" x 9-3/4", illustrated with 48 tipped in color plates by Timlin. Bound in full blue morocco
Category
Vintage 1920s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 12.25 in W 9.75 in D 2 in
Agnes Strickland, Lives of the Queens of England, 6 Vols New Revised Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
portrait plate in each volume. Bound in 1/2 maroon morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.25 in W 4.63 in D 1.5 in
"Congress and the Nation 1946-1964" First Edition Two-Volume Set, Published 1965
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Congressional Quarterly Services in 1965. Both volumes are bound in period full leather boards with gilt
Category
Vintage 1960s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 11.38 in W 9.13 in D 4.63 in
Handbook of the American Wing Opening Exhibition, Presentation Copy
Located in valatie, NY
. Rare 2nd Ed leather bound presentation catalog bound in gilt decorated green calf, given to the lenders
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Fine Set of Robert Louis Stevenson's Works in 26 Blue Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York 1902. The set is bound in 3/4 morocco leather with marbleized
Category
Early 20th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni, Treccani Edition of 1973
By Ernesto Treccani
Located in Puglia, Puglia
I Promessi Sposi by Alessandro Manzoni - Treccani edition of 1973.
Superb two-volume edition bound
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Copper
Oeuvres Completes De Colette. Complete Works of Colette - FIRST COLLECTED EDITON
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
printed in red and black, bound in fine 1/2 orange morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, marbled
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Vintage 1940s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.25 in W 6.75 in D 2 in
Julia PARDOE. The Court And Reign Of Francis - 3 vols - 1887 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
illustrations, title-pages printed in red and black, bound in full polished tan calf, ribbed gilt decorated
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.75 in W 5.88 in D 1.5 in
Au Souffle du Kasmin by Jeanne H. Chabal - illustrated poems
Located in Middletown, NY
This elegantly-printed and bound small volume is enhanced by an affectionate inscription by the
Category
Early 20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Miniature Painters: Their Lives & their Works. IN AN OUTSTANDING COSWAY BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. 1 vol., small folio, 12-5/8" x 9-9/16", title-page printed in red and black, limited to 365 numbered
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 12.63 in W 9.57 in D 2 in
Edgar Allan POE. The Bells & Other Poems. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY EDMUND DULAC
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
-eight tipped-in color plates, as well as several headpieces printed in black & yellow, bound in full
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Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 12.32 in W 10.5 in D 1.5 in
The Complete Works & Life of Charles Dickens, '38 Vols, 1898' Gadshill Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
pages printed in red and black, all illustrations after the originals, bound in 1/2 red morocco, ribbed
Category
Antique 1890s Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.5 in W 6 in D 1.5 in
Worthington Chauncey Ford. George Washington - 2 VOLS - MEMORIAL EDITION - 1900
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, title-pages printed in red and black, color frontis in each volume, illustrated, bound in full light
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.13 in W 7.38 in D 1.5 in
Andrew Lang, the Blue Poetry Book, Publisher's Presention Copy, 1891
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
publisher's presentation to title page, illustrated by H. J. Ford & Lancelot Speed, bound in fine 1/2 polished
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather
Alfred De Vigny, LES DESTINÉES, Illustrated, Signed and with Original Drawings
Located in Middletown, NY
cover and spine bound at beginning and end, title page in brick and black lettering, edges gilt
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 11.75 in W 9.75 in D 1.5 in
William Shakespeare, Othello, the Moor of Venice, a Tragedy, 1695 Sixth Edition
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Moor of Venice. A Tragedy. As it hath divers times Acted at the Globe, and at the Black-Friers: and now
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Antique 1690s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.63 in W 6.25 in D 0.5 in
Gertrude Stein Anciens et Modernes Picasso, First Edition Presentation Copy 1938
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
crushed morocco, black lettered spine, original blue paper spine and pictorial cover wrappers bound in
Category
Vintage 1930s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 7 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
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