Search Results: Rare Books from Harry E Bagley Books Ltd

New York: Swann Galleries,Inc, 1958. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. printed paper wraps,stapled at spine, 36 pages, Included are scarce American ephemeral publications-many of gret rarity and historical importance Size: 8 Vo.,.

Oxford: Hanborough Parrot Press, 1990. Book. Fine. Printer's prospectus.. 8 vo, (22cm.). 2 folded sheets (8 pages) : illustrations, containing 66% size specimen pages for a limited edition book, a pictorial alphabet, with original size wood-engravings of acrobatic alphabet by Barbara Crow.front and back covers in blue & black.in very good condition. postage will be reduced.

London & New York: Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles Book. Very Good. Paperbound. 8 vo,. no date, (1927?) dec, paper wraps, 52 pages, very good condition. NOTE: Item offered No. 9; "The Finest Copy of the "Atlantic Neptune" we have seen." with a lengthy, detailed description..

[Easthampton, Mass.]: ABCedary Letterpress, 1989. Book. Illus. by Illustrated By Alan James Robinson,. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Folio (39cm). [35] leaves : illustrated (some col.), map ; publisher's stiff paper, by Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton, with a cut-away window on the front cover, exposing a wood-engraved illustration; paper handmade by Timothy Barrett. Non-adhesive binding structure, with pages hand-sewn over exposed vellum laces. In a linen-silk covered case. 76 copies printed in black and blue by Harold P. McGrath, Hatfield, Mass., on T.H. Saunders hot pressed watercolor paper; guard sheets, with letterpress, are blue Japanese Moriki paper. this copy is No. "17/25"; signed in pencil by the author, the illustrator and Brian Davies.Ancient Needs is an original narrative about the Harp Seal and the Magdalen Islands by Mark Philip Carol. It is the result of a trip taken this past Spring to view the annual birthing of the Harp Seal pups. This book… Read More

Edinburgh: William P. Nimmo, 1858. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. red, blind-stamped, gilt dec. cloth, cover and spine, viii, 195, (1) blank, (4) adverts., frontis. (folding map), light edge and corner wear, corners lightly bumped, light wear at spine ends, an attractive copy of a rare title, see; Westwood & Satchell; BIBLIOTHECA PISCATORIA, pp., 38. Size: 12mo.

Lipsiae: In libraria Weidmanniana, 1789. Book. Good. Hardcover. 8vo,.. full old calf, gilt spine, leather spine label, xxvi, 796 pages, (17) index, front cover starting, front free endpaper detached, light foxing to prelims., and rear endpapers, Gottlieb Christoph Harless (originally Harles) (21 June 1738 , 2 November 1815) was a German classical scholar and bibliographer..

London : Printed and published by the London Printing and Publishing Company Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. circa (1860?)red, gilt dec cloth cover and spine,Text printed in double columns.3 full page engraved plates, 3 maps by Talls,Ceylon( with Island in outline color by region and encircled by drawings of local lakes, mountains, ruins, and temples. Interlocking border) ,Malay Archipelago or East India Islands( In outline color with illustrations of the bee bear, natives of New Guinea, Borneo and a ship in front of Victoria Mount. Delicate leafy border surrounds map). and British Possessions in the Mediterranean, (with Possessions shown in outline color: Gibraltar, Malta, Gozo, Corfu, Paxo, Cerigo, Zante, Cephalonia, Ithaca and Maura. Illustrations sit amongst the maps and depict the different ports and types of boats. With a decorative border.) prelims are foxed as per usual, All double-page Tallis maps are clean, bright. wear at edges and spine ends.some spotting… Read More

London: Printed for L. Hawes, W. Clarke, and R. Collins,, 1766. Book. Poor. Hardcover. 4th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. old calf, full leather binding,gilt spine label, 5 raised bands, 279 pages, Parallel Latin and English texts. ex lib copy with small 2 small stickers (one front cover, one spine) covers are scuffed, edges worn, front cover starting,ink sigs on title page, pencilings inside covers & on endpapers, a reading copy only with clean text pages The history of the wars of Catiline and Jugurtha, by Sallust, with a free translation. To which is prefixed a large dissertation ... also the life of Sallust, by ... Monsieur Le Clerc. By John Clarke."..

New York: William H Schab Book. Very Good. Paperbound. n.d. (circa 1960), pict. paper wraps, pp., viii,110; illustrated, double-page frontis., 23 full page b & w plates, one double-page fold-out plate,numerous half page and text ilustrations, index, Contains, French, Flemish, and Italian Illuminated Manuscripts of the XIIIth to XVIth Centuries,Incunabula and Important Illustrated XVIth Century Imprints, Autographs of Famous Poets and Musicians, Renaissance Drama, Early Americana, XV C Single Woodcuts, First Editons of Law and Economica, Science and Medicine.the Brahms manuscript has a 5 pp illustrated description. A scholarly work,valuable for reference. Size: 8 Vo.,.

Edinburgh: Grant & Shaw, 1996. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. 8 vo,. pict. paper wraps, 29 pages, illustrated, (121 items), with detailed description on many items, very good condition.

New York: R.F. Fenno & Company, 1913. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. n. d. (circa 1913, pict paper wraps,glassine dust jacket, 32 pages, illustrated, pictorial endpapers, title page vignette, d.j has small tears and chips at edges, a very rare item, this imprint is held by only one library in NA. CHARMIDES is the only non-dramatic poem of the author in which there is a story- a fantastic Greek legend elaborated from an anecdote in one of Lucian's famous dialogues. Size: 12 mo.,.

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2017. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Sm 4 to.,. pictorial hard cover, 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) publisher's cover band is present,CONTENTS: Origins of the card catalog,The enlightened catalog,Constructing a catalog.The nation's library and catalog,The rise and fall of the card catalog "The Library of Congress brings booklovers an enriching tribute to the power of the written word and to the history of our most beloved books. Featuring more than 200 full-color images of original catalog cards, first edition book covers, and photographs from the library's magnificent archives, this collection is a visual celebration of the rarely seen treasures in one of the world's most famous libraries and the brilliant catalog system that has kept it organized for hundreds of years. Packed with engaging facts on literary classics--from Ulysses to The Cat in the Hat to Shakespeare's First Folio to The Catcher in the Rye--this package is an… Read More

Toronto: Published by the authority of the Commanding Officer B.A. Upjohn, 1949. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. blue gilt dec cloth ,in dust jacket, 175 pages, illustrated, frontis. portrait, portraits and maps ( some double page) throughout, cartoons, end papers age toned, dust jacket has one inch tear at foot of spine, and has some minor edge tears, in protective mylar jacket. d.j. is NOT price-clipped) A VERY SCARCE history and RARE in dust jacket.This Reserve Force regiment originated in Toronto, Ontario on 1 May 1920, when 'The Mississauga Regiment' was authorized to be formed.It was redesignated 'The Toronto Scottish Regiment' on 1 September 1921.On 15 December 1936, it was amalgamated with 'B Company' and 'C Company' of the '1st Machine Gun Battalion, CMGC' and redesignated 'The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Machine Gun)'. It was redesignated: '2nd Battalion, The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Machine… Read More

New York: William H Schab Book. Very Good. Paperbound. pict paper wraps, 54 pages, illustarated, frontis., line drawings, ful page plates, index. A catalog of treasures includeing Rare Americana and travel books, French, German and Italian Woodcut Books of the XVth and XVI th C's, Armorial bindings, Engravings and woodcuts by Albrecht Durer, books on Music, Autographs, presented with erudition. Size: Lg. 8 Vo.,.

London: Parker, Furnivall and Parker, 1845. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Rev Edit. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. blue blind-stamped cloth.51 pages .illustrated 2 full page plates, title page vignette, marbled end papers, marbled edges, RARE. in near fine condition,.

London: S. Brooke, 1823. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. old marbled boards, leather corners, new spine of faux leather, 391 pages, boards are worn, rear board has been replaced, rear hinge reinforced, some scattered foxing throughout, Size: 12mo.

London & New York: Ernest Nister,E.P. Dutton & Co Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. full color cover, cloth spine,(circa 1880) 12 unnumbered pages : illustrations (3 chromoliths including center spread) Cover title,Author's name appears at end of text,Pagination includes four color plates. A family of robins share Christmas stories.

Saint John], N.B.: T. O'Brien, 1884. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. red,gilt decorated cloth, 98 pages .beveled edges, light scattered foxing, light wear at corners, Mrs. Jean E.U. Nealis, born, Fredericton N.B. Sept 25 1842. married Hugh Nealis in 1864. The preface was written by Irish-American immigrant Mary Anne Madden Sadlier (born Cootehill,Co. Cavan 1820) She was an editor, publisher, businesswoman and prolific writer and translator- authoring sixty volumes of novels, short stories, plays, children's texts and translations of French romances and religious works.The only daughter of a successful English engineer and cartographer, Jane Elizabeth Ursula Wilkinson (1842-1910) enjoyed a quiet childhood in Fredericton where her mother, of United Empire Loyalist stock, was noted for her wild flower illustrations. Musically talented, she became organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton.Anthologized in: Lockhart, THE HARP OF ACADIA… Read More

New York & Toronto: The Pierpont Morgan Library & Oxford University Press, 1975. Book. Fine. Hardcover. red cloth, gilt spine, pp., xxx, 263., [11] leaves of plates : illustrated, frontis. (some colored),[Text by Gerald Gottlieb ; essay by J. H. Plumb]., printed by The Stinehour Press, light wear to spine ends of d.j., in protective mylar jacket, a clean, sound copy, Size: 4 to. (31 cm.).

Cairo: The Authority] [Egyptian Railways Authority]., 1977. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. pict. paper wraps, 271 pages., [6] leaves of plates (3 fold.) : ill., map, ports.bibliography p. 271. printed by Egyptian Railways Press, Cairo, minor creases to front wrap, RARE Size: 4 to.,( 25 cm).