The Library Of Edward Gibbon: A Catalogue Of His Books by With Introduction by Geoffrey Keynes - 1940

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1970. Very Good condition. Light corner wear. SEE PHOTOS. Square and reasonably tight. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. Previous owner's name. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing of the First U.S. Edition. Illustrated with 8 plates, including portraits of David Hume, Hugh Hume-Campbell, and a double-page map of 1778 Edinburgh. One of the most elusive volumes in THE YALE EDITIONS OF THE PRIVATE PAPERS OF JAMES BOSWELL series. Index. Bound in the original light-blue boards and dark blue cloth spine. From the publisher: "In this volume of Boswell's journal the center of interest shifts dramatically from external events and circumstances to personal difficulties and inner conflict.". First Edition (so stated). Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. 8vo. xxviii, 418pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: St. Martins Press. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 0312589441 . Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Explores the personalities and lives of all nine Osmond children, traces the family's rise in the entertainment world from their early church performances, and examines Donny and Marie Osmond's independent careers. ; B&W Photographs; 135 pages .

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING (complete number line to 1) U of California Press, 2010. NEW. Dust Jacket Bright in Brodart protective cover, Clean, no wear, no tears. Text Clean, no marks. No remainder mark. Binding Tight and Square. Not ex-library. Not book club. Books are Carefully Packed and Shipped Daily with Delivery Confirmation from Dry, Smoke-Free shop. Complete satisfaction guaranteed. (Please Note: This book is large and very heavy. Additional postage will be required for international shipping. Please email me for a quote.)

London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1966. 1st Edition. Paperback. The Official Biography of Winston Churchill, initiated by Randolph Churchill but completed by Martin Gilbert, is an epic piece of scholarship about a singularly epic life, comprising eight mammoth main text volumes. The British and U.S. first editions of the eight main text volumes were published between 1966 and 1988. This is a proof copy of the first volume of the official biography, spanning the years 1874 to 1900, from Churchill's birth, to his early career as a soldier and war correspondent, to his return to England from an American lecture tour in order to embark on his storied political career. This copy is in very good+ condition. It is bound in unmarked tan wraps. The half-title reads: "PROOF COPY This proof copy has been prepared for Mrs. Jackson." The name Mrs. Jackson is handwritten in ink. The card covers are in sound condition with light soiling and just a lttle wear at edges. There are no tears or losses. The contents… Read More

Berkeley, CA: University of California, 2010. First edition / First printing. 7,500 copies in the first printing. Black cloth spine, ivory paper-covered boards. Very fine in very fine dust jacket.

New York, Published for the Committee by the Milbank Memorial Fund, 1930. Hard Cover. 39, [1] p. incl. portrait frontispiece; 26.5 cm. Title continues: "Washington, D.C., April 8, 1930. And an Account of the Celebrations in Honor of Dr. Welch in Many Parts of the World. With Two Illustrations." Includes a printed invitation to the event. Bound in full red leather, spine replaced; edges sunned. Stock#OB593.