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Books For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1920s
3 Volumes. Reginald Heber, Journey Through the Upper Province of India.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Reginald Heber, The Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India from Calcutta to Bombay 1824-1825. Second Edition. Bound in full navy morocco. The raised b...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
2 Volumes. Samuel Rawson Gardiner, The Personal Government of Charles I.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Samuel Rawson Gardiner, The Personal Government of Charles I. Bound in 3.4 brown morocco and linen boards. The covers and raised band spines display ornate gilt-tooling. T...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
3 Volumes. Richard Muther, The History of Modern Painting.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. Richard Muther, The History of Modern Painting. Bound by Sotheran in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards with the covers and raised ban spines gilt-tooled. Top edges gilt w...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Richard Henry Stoddard, The Loves and Heroines of the Poets.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Richard Henry Stoddard, The Loves and Heroines of the Poets. Bound in full brown morocco with the covers and raised band spine displaying ornate gilt and open-tooled detail...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Set of 13 18th/19th Century French Leather Bound Books
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely of antique leather bound books. They range in size from 8X10X2 (4) to 5X7X1 (8)
Category
19th Century French Antique Books
Materials
Paper
19 Volumes, Bret Harte, the Writings
Located in New York, NY
19 Volumes. Bret Harte, The Writings. Autograph Edition. Bound by Stikeman in full blue morocco with the covers displaying ornate gilt-tooled bordering with floral details. The spine...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1853-86 The Collected Works of Cuthbert Bede
By Cuthbert Bede
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful fine set of the collected first editions works of Cuthbert Bede, pen name of Edward Bradley, a set of his scarce novels uniformly bound by Bickers.
A very smart first ed...
Category
1850s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
1883-1884 Leaves from the Diary of Henry Greville
By Henry Greville
Located in Bath, GB
An extra illustrated first edition of the diaries of Henry Greville, with a signed letter from editor Viscountess Enfield, Greville's niece.
The scarce first editions of both the fi...
Category
1880s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
10 Volumes, Samuel R. Gardiner, History of England
Located in New York, NY
10 Volumes. Samuel R. Gardiner, History of England. Bound in full brown calf with the covers displaying borders, floral corner flourishes, and a central crest, all gilt-tooled. The s...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1837 Society in America
By Harriet Martineau
Located in Bath, GB
A complete set of the first edition of Harriet Martineau's nineteenth century study of American society, wonderfully bound in half calf.
The first edition.
Bound by Period Bookbind...
Category
1830s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
2 Volumes, Thomas Archer, Pictures and Royal Portraits
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes, Thomas Archer, Pictures and Royal Portraits Illustrative of English and Scottish History. Bound in the publisher's pezux binding in full red morocco with the covers displa...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Lindbergh His Story in Pictures by Francis Miller, Signed Limited Copy 70 of 250
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Miller, Francis Trevelyan (Charles A Lindbergh). Lindbergh: His Story in Pictures. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons (Knickerbocker Press), 1929. Collector's Edition. Octavo, o...
Category
1920s Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
1868 The Moonstone
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful first edition set of Wilkie Collin's important sensation mystery novel, very scarce to see a set of all first editions volumes.
The sought after first edition, first sta...
Category
1860s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
"Taylor and His Generals, " First Edition, Published by E. H. Butler & Co., 1847
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Taylor and his Generals. New York: E.H. Butler & Co., 1847. First Edition. Rebound in quarter leather and marble paper boards. Housed in custom slipcase.
Presented is the 1847 First Edition of Taylor and His Generals. Published by E.H. Butler & Company, the book has numerous portraits and engravings throughout. It has been beautifully rebound in quarter leather and marble paper boards. The spine has gilt embossed decoration stating that it’s a first edition. The book is housed in a custom-built archival slipcase with a photo of Taylor on the front.
Written and published before Taylor ran for the Presidency, this book would have been a powerful propaganda tool for the soon-to-be 12th President of the United States. The full title page describes the work as “Taylor and His Generals; A Biography of Major-General Zachary Taylor; And Sketches of the Lives of Generals Worth, Wool, and Twiggs with a full account of the Actions of their Various Divisions in Mexico Up to the Present Time; Together with a Sketch of the Major-General Winfield Scott and an Account of his Divisions in Mexico.”
Taylor fought and commanded troops in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, and the Second of the Seminole Wars before playing a major role in the victory of the Mexican-American War. The book takes the reader through the early life of Taylor and his military career with a particular focus on his surprising victory at the Battle of Buena Vista. Generals Worth, Wool, and Twiggs that served under Taylor and Major-General Scott each get a chapter dedicated to their own history and military careers
The Battle of Buena Vista took place in February of 1847 during the Mexican-American War. With only about 5,000 soldiers, Taylor repelled General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...
Category
1840s American Antique Books
Materials
Paper
1 Volume. Austen Dobson, Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Austen Dobson, Ballad of Beau Brocade and Other Poems. Bound by Kelliegram in full green morocco. The covers display a gilt-tooled border and a multi-color inlay figure. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1877 The Moonstone: A Dramatic Story, in Three Acts
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful example of Wilkie Collins's very scarce stage adaptation of 'The Moonstone', a work never widely published, and 'privately printed for the convenience of the Author'. In ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
1 Volume. Richard R. Holmes, Queen Victoria
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Richard R. Holmes, Queen Victoria. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco and linen boards. The cover displays a crest in gilt. Raised band spine with panels displaying gilt royal detai...
Category
1890s English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Shepherd's View of & Around Regent's Park : 37 Engravings in Fine Binding
Located in Ilkley, GB
A selection of 37 window-mounted, hand coloured views around Regent’s Park in a super-luxurious bespoke Sotheran’s binding.
Chunky square format (25x25cm) bound in crushed red moroc...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Charles X Dance Card in Mother-of-Pearl and Bronze, Palais-Royal Work
Located in Paris, FR
Charles X dance card in mother of pearl and ormolu, embellished with flowers and flowery interlacing. It is engraved with “Souvenir” and decorated with deli...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Books
Materials
Bronze
3 Volumes. G.N. Wright, The People's Gallery of Engravings.
Located in New York, NY
3 Volumes. G.N. Wright, The People's Gallery of Engravings. Bound by John Mylrea in 3/4 red calf and marbled boards bordered in floral open-tooling. The spines display a black morocc...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
8 Volumes. Charles C.F. Greville, The Greville Memoirs.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Charles C.F. Greville, The Greville Memoirs. Bound by Bayntun in full navy morocco with the covers displaying gilt and open-tooling. The spines display raised bands, borde...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Regulations for Artillery Inventories, Turin 1848
Located in Torino, IT
Regulations for the inventories of artillery material - Part I.
Approved by General Villamarina, dedicated to Count Carlo Maffei di Boglio.
F.lli Catellazzo typography.
Turin, 184...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Books
Set of Fourteen ‘The Magazine of Art’ Hardback Books
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Set of fourteen ‘The Magazine of Art’ hardback books dating from 1887 to 1901, published by Cassell and Company, Limited.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Books
Materials
Paper
1879 The Chronicles of Barsetshire
By Anthony Trollope
Located in Bath, GB
A fine Bayntun-Riviere set of Anthony Trollope's noted series 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire'.
With an illustrated frontispiece to all volumes.
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was an...
Category
1870s English Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Vintage Buffon Books
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage Buffon books from France circa 1825 with original red covers and labels. "Natural History Encyclopedia" & "Traveling Encyclopedia".
Buffon Books: $100
Non Buffon Books: $7...
Category
19th Century French Antique Books
Materials
Paper, Ink
1 Volume. Gideon Welles, Lincoln & Seward.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Gideon Welles, Lincoln & Seward. Bound in 3/4 blue calf with marbled boards and gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. New York...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume. Sir John Skelton. Charles The First.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Sir John Skelton. Charles The First. Bound in full red morocco by Riviere & Son, all edges gilt, raised bands, ornate gilt on spines and covers,...
Category
1890s English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Sir John Skelton, Charles I.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume
Bound In 3/4 Tan Morocco, Cloth Boards by Bickers & Son, top edges gilt, raised bands, gilt on spine, royal crest on front cover. Hand-colored
Frontispiece.
Profusely...
Category
1890s Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1858 The Story of Jack and the Giants
By Richard Doyle
Located in Bath, GB
An exciting retelling of Jack the Giant Killer, beautifully illustrated throughout by Richard Doyle, a smart copy.
A vivid retelling of 'The Story of Ja...
Category
1850s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Pair of Old Books « National Biographies » from the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Pair of old books dating from the 19th century. These two volumes are National Biographies. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect ...
Category
1870s French Antique Books
Materials
Paper
19th Century Two Italian Volumes Monumenti Di Tutti I Popoli by Ernest Breton
Located in Sofia, BG
Two volumes 'Monumenti di tutti i popoli" written by Breton in Italian language. Quite good condition with some light traces of moisture between pages.
Published in 1844 and 1846.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Books
Materials
Paper
The Boys of '76 by Charles Carleton Coffin, 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Coffin, Charles Carleton. The Boys of ‘76. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. First Edition. Illustrated. Octavo. Rebound in ¼ burgundy leather and cloth boards with raised bands, gi...
Category
1870s American American Colonial Antique Books
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
19th Century Book Stand
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Regency mahogany book stand with brass gallery sides with scrolled lifting handles, raised on four flat bun feet.
Category
19th Century Irish Regency Antique Books
Materials
Brass
Odes and Sonnets Illustrades
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Poetry antique book by unknown author, with Odes and Sonnets illustrades, in a perfect beautiful original binding.
I kept it for me for long time:...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Other Antique Books
Materials
Paper
"The Masterpieces of Engraving"
By Eugene Maxime Vallée
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/7821 - interesting French book that I saved from ruin: they are usually dismembered to make prints to sell individually. This one is intact, with its 24 printed plates. Nice to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Other Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Series of Small French Books
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Series of nr. 15 small French books, with many stories and cute illustrations: pleasant to read , small and tidy in a library.
nr. O/4561.
Category
Late 19th Century French Other Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Collection of Books From1833 , From "L'Histoire Universelle, Ancienne et Moderne
Located in Marbella, ES
Coleccion de libros del 1833, de "L'Histoire Universelle, Ancienne et moderne; A L'usage de la Jeunesse; Par M. Le Compte de Segur, Histoire de France"
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Regency Brass Mounted Country House Library Long Arm or Book Reach, circa 1830
Located in Central England, GB
This beautifully engineered and constructed library accessory is in good working condition. It is a rare piece and would have originated from a lar...
Category
1830s English Regency Antique Books
Materials
Mahogany
1840 Visits to Remarkable Places: Old Halls, Battle Fields, and Scenes
Located in Bath, GB
An extra illustrated example of the first series of Howitt's guide to the scenery of England, in beautiful half morocco bindings by Zaehnsdorf.
First Edition, Illustrated, Leather B...
Category
1840s British Antique Books
Materials
Paper
Alexandre M.Raymond, I'art Islamique En Orient, Deuxième Partie
Located in London, GB
Alexandre M. Raymond, I'art Islamique en Orient, deuxième partie.
French, 1924.
Measures: height 49cm, width 37cm, depth 2cm.
This important book is the second volume of French architect Alexandre Raymond’s 1924 treatise on Islamic architecture...
Category
1920s French Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
1922 The Heir
By Vita Sackville-West
Located in Bath, GB
The first edition of this novel with a lovely association, signed by the author and her mother to the politician Alfred Milner.
The first edition, first impression.
A presentation ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Books
Materials
Paper
2 Volumes. W. Fraser Rae, Sheridan: A Bibliography
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. W. Fraser Rae, Sheridan: A Bibliography. Extra-Illustrated Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full blue morocco with the covers displaying an intricate gilt-tooled border. The s...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
1 Volume, Sir John Skelton, Charles I.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Sir John Skelton, Charles I. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and linen boards double-bordered in gilt tooling. Raised bands, dotted in gilt tooling wit...
Category
19th Century English Antique Books
Materials
Leather
Sculptural Bookstand for Giffen & Giffen
By Giffen & Giffen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A unique and sculptural bookstand made almost entirely of long patinated copper-plated steel rods twisted in such a fashion to create an esthetic yet structurally strong frame.
Category
1850s American Arts and Crafts Antique Books
Materials
Steel
John Skelton, Mary Stuart
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. John Skelton. Mary Stuart.Bound in full green morocco by Tapley.
Top edges gilt, raised bands, ornate floral gilt on covers and spines, limited...
Category
19th Century Antique Books
Materials
Leather
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