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Book, A Fine Binding Boxiana, London, 1812
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine period illustrated book. The exterior of embossed leather boasts original
gilt edges. Gilt
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Books
Materials
Paper, Leather
Book, A Fine Binding, Road Scrapings, Coaches, and Coaching
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
London, 1882, illustrated. Fine tooled leather with exterior.
The illustrations are colored.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Book, A Fine Binding The Life of John Mytton, Esq.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine 19th century London sporting book, 4th edition
with colored prints of hunting, racing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Zapolya, a Christmas Tale" in Fine Leather Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
, preface, list of characters. Beautiful binding by RIVIÈRE & SON, full polished calf, with triple gilt
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 8.38 in W 5.25 in D 0.75 in
Charles DICKENS, A Christmas Carol, 1940, IN A FINE ONLAY BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
.
CONDITION: Hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and bright, VERY GOOD.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Books
Materials
Leather
Kitton, Frederic G.-Dickens and His Illustrators-in a Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
spine label, top edge gilt, others uncut as issued.
Condition: Hinges fine, head and foot of spine
Category
Antique 1890s Books
Materials
Leather
H 11.38 in W 9.38 in D 2.5 in
Ayres, Philip, Emblems of Love, 1750, in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, & French, bound in fine full mottled calf, floral gilt decorated spine, gilt lettered maroon spine labels
Category
Antique 1750s British Books
Materials
Leather
Dramatic Works of Moliere, 3 Vols. 1880, in a Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, others uncut.
Condition: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of
Category
Antique 1880s American Books
Materials
Leather
MOORHOUSE. Letters Of The English Seamen: 1587-1808. IN A FINE COSWAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: London: Chapman & Hall, 1910.
DESCRIPTION: A COSWAY BINDING. 1 vol., octavo., 8-7/16" x 5-5/8
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.44 in W 5.63 in D 1 in
The Works Of Edmund Spenser. 5 VOLUMES - IN A FINE FULL LEATHER BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplates, A
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
GOSSE, Phillip. The History Of Piracy. FIRST EDITION - 1932 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
pastedown.
CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, internally clean and
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.63 in W 5.88 in D 1.5 in
Memoirs Of Giocomo Casanova. 12 vols. - 1922 - LTD EDITION - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no ownership markings
Category
Vintage 1920s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.82 in W 8 in D 1 in
Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley - 1925 - IN A FINE FULL BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
portrait plate, edited by Thomas Hutchinson, includes an index to the first lines of text, bound in fine
Category
Vintage 1920s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.25 in W 5.13 in D 0.75 in
Poetical Works of William Wordsworth - 7 vols. - IN A FINE FULL LEATHER BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
as issued, by Zaehnsdorf.
CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, small
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
endpapers.
Condition: Internally clean and bright, hinges fine, A Very Good Copy.
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.19 in W 4.94 in D 2 in
The Works of William Cowper. 15 volumes, 1835, IN A FINE LEATHER BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
endpapers, all edges gilt.
Condition: Internally clean and bright, hinges fine, head and foot of spines
Category
Antique 1830s British Books
Materials
Leather
Complete Works of Henry Fielding, 12 Vols., in a Fine Full Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
fine, head and foot of spines fine, overall very good.
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.94 in W 6.13 in D 1 in
Sloane, the Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, New Revised Edition, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Internally clean and bright, hinges fine, A VERY GOOD SET.
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 5.5 in D 2 in
Complete Writings of Bret Harte, 19 Volumes, 1899, In A Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
: Internally clean and bright, hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, spines uniformly sunned otherwise
Category
Antique 1890s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.63 in W 5.25 in D 1.5 in
Buckle, History of Civilization In England, 3 Vols, In A Fine Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
pastedowns and endpapers.
Condition: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.19 in W 8.13 in D 1.5 in
Spielmann & Jerrold, Hugh Thomson His Art, First Edition 1931 in a Fine Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
pastedown and endpaper bound in rear, by Bennett.
Condition: Hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, a
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.69 in W 6.5 in D 2 in
Works of Oliver Goldsmith-10 Vols.-Turk's Head Edition-in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
fine, head and foot of spines fine, a very good set.
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.38 in W 6.5 in D 1.75 in
MALORY / Rackham, The Romance Of King Arthur, SIGNED IN A FINE ONLAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
.
CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership ,markings or bookplate, hinges fine, front
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 11.38 in W 9.38 in D 2.5 in
Tennyson, Alfred. Gareth and Lynette. 1872, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bright, hinges fine, very good.
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.57 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
Tennyson, Alfred, Harold a Drama, 1877, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bright, hinges fine, very good.
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.57 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
Tennyson, Alfred, The Lover's Tale, 1879, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bright, hinges fine, very good.
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.57 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
Autograph Edition of the Works of Anatole France, in a Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
lettered blue leather spine labels, all edges uncut as issued.
Condition: Hinges fine, in very good
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.13 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
L'Oeuvre de Restif de La Bretonne. 9 vols. - illustrated - IN A FINE BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, no previous ownership markings
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 6.5 in D 1 in
John MORLEY. The Life Of William Ewart Gladstone - 3 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, A FINE SET.
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9 in W 6.25 in D 1.5 in
SYMONDS - The Life Of Benvenuto Cellini - 2 vols. - IN A FINE FULL CALF BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
illustrations, bound in fine full tan polished calf, ribbed gilt decorated spines, two gilt lettered red and
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.07 in W 6.13 in D 2 in
Works, Writings in Prose & Verse, of Eugene Field - 12 vols. - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
edges gilt, others uncut as issued.
CONDITION: Internally clean and bright, inner and outer hinges fine
Category
Antique 1890s Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.57 in W 5.38 in D 1 in
Rhodes, James Ford, History of the United States, 7 Vols, in a Fine Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
and bright, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, overall VERY GOOD.
Category
Vintage 1910s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.69 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
The Works of Tobias Smollett, 8 Volumes, 1797, in a Fine Full Leather Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
fine, head and foot of spines fine, a very good set.
Category
Antique 1790s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.63 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
Tennyson, Alfred, Queen Mary A Drama, 1877, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bright, hinges fine, very good.
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.57 in W 4.75 in D 0.75 in
Richard BURTON. The Book Of The Thousand Nights. 12 vols. 1897 IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Specially Painted by Albert Letchford, bound in the publisher's deluxe binding of 1/2 dark blue morocco
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.32 in W 6.88 in D 2 in
Julia PARDOE. The Court And Reign Of Francis - 3 vols - 1887 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bright, no previous ownership markings or inscriptions, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.75 in W 5.88 in D 1.5 in
Jess by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
most valuable collection of books ever to be sold at auction in Britain or Europe.
Condition: Fine.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Cyrano De Bergerac, by Edmond Rostrand with Riviere Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
. FIRST EDITION.
12mo, 7 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.(192 x 133 mm), 225 pp. 1898 Riviere and Son binding in red
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Allan Quatermain by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
polished sky blue calf binding by Bayntun (stamp on first endpaper), marbled endpapers, gilt fillets on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
LES PASTORALES. Binding by René Kieffer with Original Wood Block.
Located in Middletown, NY
Les Pastorales by Theocritus / Théocrite, illustrated and with unique binding by Kieffer, René
Les
Category
Early 20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
Confessions of Saint Augustine. 1909 - IN A DECORATED VELLUM BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. A. Foyle - Beeleigh Abbey to front pastedowns.
CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
Chanel: The Couturiere at Work Book 1996 1st US Ed. by Amy De la Haye
By Chanel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
Author: Amy De Louisiana Haye, Tobin Shelley
Category
20th Century French Fashion Books
Ovid, Lettres Des Amoureuses, Art Nouveau Illustrations, Binding by R. Kieffer
Located in Middletown, NY
Perrichon after Manuel Orazi, with advertisement for this binding bound in at end; original paper cover
Category
Early 20th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 11 in W 8.25 in D 1.25 in
Vanity Fair by Wm.Thackeray, Cosway Style Binding, First Edition, First Issue
Located in Middletown, NY
150 woodcuts and illustrated capitals in the text by Thackeray. COSWAY-STYLE BINDING by BAYNTUM of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.38 in W 5.13 in D 2 in
M. Tinnayre, La Maison Du Péché, with H. Jourdain Etchings, Mylander Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
. Exquisite binding by E. Maylander (gilt stamped on inside front cover) in emerald green morocco, multiple
Category
Early 20th Century French Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 10.5 in W 7.75 in D 1.5 in
First Century of English Porcelain by Binns, 1906, in a Beautiful Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Cross & Beckwith - Leicester.
Condition: Hinges fine, spine slightly sunned, overall very good.
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
The Book Of Common Prayer - 1960 - IN A SCARCE EARLY BINDING BY PHILIP SMITH !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
dated 1963.
CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, spine slightly
Category
Vintage 1960s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 5.88 in W 3.88 in D 1 in
3 Antique Badminton Library Books, English, Boating, Driving, Cricket, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 3 antique Badminton Library Books. An English language, hard bound reference title
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
H 7.68 in W 5.52 in D 1.58 in
Fanny Burney, Diary & Letters of Madame D'arblay, in a Full Leather Binding 1854
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
endpapers.
Condition: Hinges fine, head and foot of spines fine, foxing and off setting to frontis' and
Category
Antique 1850s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 6.69 in W 4.5 in D 1 in
Guy De Maupassant, Sur L'eau with Illustrations by A.Le Petit. Kieffer Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
"Les Beaux Livres."
Condition: Near fine.
A very attractive and colorful volume with a bounty of
Category
Early 20th Century European Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 7.75 in W 6.13 in D 1 in
R. H. Elkin - Old Dutch Nursery Rhymes - 1st Ed in English - in an Onlay Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, hinges fine, A VERY GOOD COPY.
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.88 in W 11.5 in D 0.5 in
Cartier and America by Martin Chapman Hardcover Table Book 1st Ed. 2009
By Cartier
Located in North Hollywood, CA
: Prestel
First Edition Copyright 2009
Language : English
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Couture
Dutch Luther Bible with fine hand-coloured and highlighted in gold illustrations
By Claes Jansz. Visscher (II)
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
. Six" on the front paste-down. The binding shows very slight signs of wear, mainly around the spine
Category
Antique 1640s Dutch Dutch Colonial Books
Materials
Gold
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H 15 in W 11 in D 4.5 in
1979 The Beauty of Jewelry, Book by Joan Frank
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Beauty of Jewellery Book by Joan Frank.
Crescent Books, 1979 - 93 pages Hardcover 1st
Category
Late 20th Century British Early Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
1909-1910 The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Three Volumes
By Edmund Spenser
Located in Bath, GB
Ernest De Selincourt. A beautiful Hatchards binding in lovely condition. The volumes include the original
Category
Early 20th Century British Books
Materials
Paper
1979 The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
By Douglas Adams
Located in Bath, GB
publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light spots to the dust
Category
Vintage 1970s British Books
Materials
Paper
Antique Badminton Library Book, Fishing, Reference, English, Sporting Interest
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) the Badminton Library Books series of the late Victorian period was a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Books
Materials
Paper
H 7.68 in W 5.71 in D 1.58 in
Jamie Wyeth by Jamie Wyeth Hardcover Book 1980 1st Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Publication Date: 1980
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket
Category
Late 20th Century American Expressionist Books
Materials
Paper
Miscellaneous Poems of Jonathan Swift / Golden Cokerell Press
Located in Middletown, NY
with marbled boards, gilt lettering on spine. Interior and binding free of imperfections.
Copy no. 99
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Paper, Parchment Paper
The Poetical Works of John Keats
Located in Middletown, NY
A lovely small edition of the works of one of the great Romantic poets, with a lovely binding
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
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