Montaigne's Essays (The Folio Society Three Volumes) by Montaigne - 2006

Budissin, Ger. [Bautzen, Ger.]: George Gotthold Monse, 1801. Hardcover. Good -. xii, 676, [4] p.; 20 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between raised bands. Black-tooled title and decoration in second compartment. All page edges red. Woodcut headpiece on p. 1. Writing in an old hand at foot of title page. First edition. The author, Georg Heinrich Loskiel (1740-1814), was a Moravian minister from Latvia who came to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1801 to head the Moravian community. This collection of daily spiritual meditations was published in Budissin (now Bautzen, Ger.) shortly before he left Europe for the United States. In 1802 he was appointed presiding bishop of the Northern district of the American province of the Moravian Church. Very scarce. In Good- Condition: leather is rubbed with slight loss at ends of spine and corners; front joint is partially separated; back joint is starting at head of spine; lacking the second and third leaves of the index; lacking… Read More

MADRID: MUSEO DEL PRADO, 2015. Encuadernacion original. NUEVO / NEW. GUTIERREZ MARQUEZ, A. PINTURA DEL SIGLO XIX EN EL MUSEO DEL PRADO. CATALOGO GENERAL. DIRECCION CIENTIFICA J. L. DIEZ. COORDINACION P. J. MARTI. MADRID, 2015, 704 p. color laminas Encuadernacion original.International orders will require additional shipping charge.

P.F. Collier & Son Corporation, ca. 1930s. Hardcover . Collectible. Complete set volumes 1-51, with included Reading Guide volume. Tan hardbacks with stamped text cover and spine in dark blue. Collection is slightly dust faded, but generally in very good condition for their age. A copy that has been enjoyed! Light wear from average amounts of reading, but a well taken care of title!Marked up from in-store price - requires extra postage because it's just SO BIG! The Bluestocking Bookshop provides high-quality used and new books and gift items at deep discounts. Shipping media mail. Follow on Instagram for New Arrival stories and bookseller recommendations.

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner; 1891. Leather. Sextodecimo. 6.5 x 4 inches. [2], xxvii, [ii], 308, [2] pp. Very Good. Full vellum on thin boards. Lettered direct in black and red to front board and spine. Publisher's device (arbor scientiae, arbor vitae) stamped in black at lower right corner of front board. Top edge gilt. Pages uncut and untrimmed. Engraved frontispiece with tissue guard intact. Vignette title page bearing motto (Sperate miseri, cavete felices) and publisher's device. Thirty-two chapters. Preface and notes by Austin Dobson. Minor shelf wear and soiling. Binding firm. Hinges tight. Spine square. Browning to leading rough page edges and endpapers. Previous owner's signature at top of front pastedown, else internally bright and unmarked.

Please note that the listing is for a Slipcase only. Contact Me for Custom Slipcases made to order. Each slipcase is individually hand made from the highest quality materials using time honored traditional techniques, and it is important to note that there are no acidic glues, resins, or epoxy mixes in their construction. Any paper and cloth products used are also acid free. Please note that this case has been designed to fit the 1st Edition / 1st Printing of the title and other copies are not guaranteed to fit. Specifications - 1st Edition 1st Printing Custom Slipcase - 1/4 Inch Moisture Resistant Customwood 300 gsm Textured Cardstock - Cloth lining - Titebond non-toxin original wood glue.. Slipcase Only. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slipcase.

London: W. Mallalieu & Co.. Good+. 1865. First Edition. Hardcover. Embossed blue cloth Has gilt title on spine. Portrait frontispiece. Text's interior is tight, clean and intact. Fraying at the spine ends and front corners. Folded down page corners. Inscription, "George C. Westphal from Bishop Levering's Library. Spine is slightly age darkened. Rear internal hinge re-glued. Uncommon copy. Religion; Portrait frontispiece.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 414 pages .

In 2 volumes, frontispiece with titles to each volume (including tissue-guarded to first volume), illustrations in text throughout.
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded is in the people's edition cover with original uncancelled title page First Edition, Reprint
Slight rubbing and marking to covers and to endpapers; with bumping to corners, some foxing and marking to first and last few leaves of second volume, both volumes in good condition , green cloth, red and black illustration to upper boards with red borders and black decorative titles, black decorative titles with red detail to lower boards and spines.

Second impression. xxx+467 pp.+1 folding map h.t. 20,2x14,5 cm. The Story of the Nations / T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1899.
--- Pictorial cloth gilt (publishers binding). Some wear to extremities. B&W illustrations. Tight binding. Occasional light foxing. Unmarked.

P.F. Collier & Son Corporation, ca. 1930s. Hardcover . Collectible. Complete set volumes 1-51, with included Reading Guide volume. Tan hardbacks with stamped text cover and spine in dark blue. Collection is slightly dust faded, but generally in very good condition for their age. A copy that has been enjoyed! Light wear from average amounts of reading, but a well taken care of title!Marked up from in-store price - requires extra postage because it's just SO BIG! The Bluestocking Bookshop provides high-quality used and new books and gift items at deep discounts. Shipping media mail. Follow on Instagram for New Arrival stories and bookseller recommendations.

Please note that the listing is for a Slipcase only. Each slipcase is individually hand made from the highest quality materials using time honored traditional techniques, and it is important to note that there are no acidic glues, resins, or epoxy mixes in their construction. Any paper and cloth products used are also acid free. Please note that this case has been designed to fit the 1st Edition / 1st Printing of the title and other copies are not guaranteed to fit. Specifications - 1st Edition 1st Printing Custom Slipcase - 1/4 Inch Moisture Resistant Customwood 300 gsm Textured Cardstock - Cloth lining - Titebond non-toxin original wood glue.. Slipcase Only. New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Slipcase.