About Imperial Fine Books, Inc.
Imperial Fine Books was established in 1989. The company specializes in decorative and special editions of collected leather-bound antiques books from the 19th through 20th century in fine binding, single volumes and leather-bound sets, children's, classics, illustrated, first and rare editions, literature, Americana, history, travel, sporting, Cosway and jeweled bindings. We offer designer and collectors a splendid opportunity to furnish their library with beautiful leatherbound books in fine binding.
Established in 19891stDibs seller since 2008
Associations
The Art and Antique Dealers League of America
Antiques Associations Members
Featured Pieces
12 vol. John Keats, Percy Blysshe Shelley, Complete Works of Keats and Shelley
Located in New York, NY
12 vol. John Keats and Percy Blysshe Shelley, The Complete Works of Keats and Shelley.
The Laurel Edition, limited to 1000 sets, of which this is no. 441. Edited by Nathan Haskell Do...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
30 vol. Thomas Carlyle, The Works of Thomas Carlyle. Centenary, Large Paper Ed
Located in New York, NY
30 vol. Thomas Carlyle, The Works of Thomas Carlyle.
The Centenary Edition, Large Paper Edition, Limited Edition limited to 300 sets, of which this is no. 274. Illustrated frontispi...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
2 vol. Dante Alighieri, The Vision of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise
Located in New York, NY
2 vol. Dante Alighieri, The Vision of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.
Translated by rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A.. Illustrated with the designed of Gustave Doré. With critical and exp...
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold
1 vol. Francis Bacon, Bacon’s Essays.
Located in New York, NY
1 vol. Francis Bacon, Bacon’s Essays.
Marbled endpapers with inner dentelles with gilt floral motifs, top edges gilt, raised bands. Bound beautifully by Hatchards in full brown Moroc...
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold
1 vol. Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories For Little Children. 1902 First Edition.
Located in New York, NY
1 vol. Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories For Little Children.
1902 First Edition. Illustrated by the author. Bound beautifully by Bayntun in full wine red Morocco leather with leather...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold
4 vol. Migues de Cervantes, Don Quixote.
Located in New York, NY
4 vol. Migues de Cervantes, Don Quixote.
Translated from Spanish by P. A. Motteux. Illustrated portrait frontispiece. Marbled taxpayers, top edges gilt, raised bands on spine. Bound ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Books
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
32 vol. Charles Dickens, The Works of Charles Dickens. Large Paper, Limited Ed.
Located in New York, NY
32 vol. Charles Dickens, The Works of Charles Dickens.
Large Paper Edition, Limited Edition limited to 500 sets, of which this is no. 35. With critical and bibliopgraphic introductio...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Books
Materials
Gold
2 vol. John Keats, The Letters and Poems of John Keats. Fourth Edition
Located in New York, NY
2 vol. John Keats, The Letters and Poems of John Keats.
Fourth Edition, Complete Revised Edition with a portrait not published in previous editions and 24 contemporary views of place...
Category
Antique 19th Century Books
Materials
Gold
6 vol. Jane Austen, The Novels of Jane Austen. Third Edition.
Located in New York, NY
6 vol. Jane Austen, The Novels of Jane Austen.
Third Edition. The Text based on collation of the early editions by R.W. Chapman. With notes, indexes, and illustrations from contempor...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold
2 vol. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Located in New York, NY
2 vol. Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass.
Alice in Wonderland with 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. Illustrated frontispiece depicting a scene. Publishe...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold
1 vol. Robert Louis, Prayers Written at Vailima.
Located in New York, NY
1 vol. Robert Louis, Prayers Written at Vailima.
Beautiful pages with color and gilt embellishments.
Marbled endpapers with inner dentelles, top edges gilt, raised bands on spine. Bo...
Category
20th Century Books
Materials
Gold
1 vol. Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales First Ed.
Located in New York, NY
1 vol. Arthur Quiller-Couch, The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales
First Edition, Deluxe Limited Issue limited to 1000 copies signed by the artist, of which this is no. 29
Illust...
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold
