Search Results: Classics from Montreal Books

New York: Chatham River Press, 1986. Book. Near Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. A very nice copy in red cloth covers, lettering and framing on front cover in gilt. "The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Treasury." Previous owner's tiny handwritten signature on top corner of ffep. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

London: Oxford, 1869. Book. Very Good - (Book condition). Half Leather. 32mo - Mini. A decent copy of this very attractive mini, having marbled boards and a red title-label on spine. Some wear to covers and some mild foxing throughout (not effecting legibility). First blank and half-title pages missing. Text block affected by two instances of piercing (only slightly effecting legibility) - (as though someone had threaded a string through the text block to prevent it from being read?). As is. [ Our rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ].

London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. Book. Fair (Book Condition). Hardcover. First Edition, Second Printing. Rare copy in fair condition with front cover present but detached. With "New edition of Oliver Twist..." at the head of the 2 page of advertisements at the end of the book. Owner's name on front free end paper. Wear present that would be expected of a book of this age. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

Cambridge: Pitt Press; Deighton; John William Parker, 1835. Book. Very Good-. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Bluish-green covers. A very nice copy with lean to spine, 1.5" tear to cloth at foot spine, 1/4" chip at foot of spine, front corners blunted, owner's inscription to ffep (dated 1900), and some foxing to pages. A decent copy indeed, considering its age. [Montreal Books Rating System: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

Paris: Societe D'edition "Les Belles Letteres", 1967. Book. Near Fine. Wraps. First Edition, Sixth Printing. Very slight shelfwear at base of spine as well as some light creasing and sunning. An otherwise extreemly nice copy..

London: Jonathan Cape, 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing. Sunning to spine and top-edge of green covers and owner's name to endpaper, otherwise nice. Text clean, spine tight..

New York: A. L. Burt Book. Very Good (Book condition). Half Leather. A nice set with red hand-marbled paper over boards, and red leather spines and corners. Marbled endpapers, gilt top-edges, and gilt lettering and tooling to spine. The spines are lightly sunned, and occasionally nicked. The leather hinges are brittle, but have been conditioned to prevent further drying. Some loss at crown of spine of Vol. 5. All texts clean, and bindings tight. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

Paris: Societe D'edition "Les Belles Letteres", 1961. Book. As New. Wraps. Second Edition. Bilingual edition : French and Latin. No markings within text, a very presentable copy..

London, 1794. Book. Full Leather. Brown leather covers, beautiful frontispiece. 1" chip missing at crown of spine. Hinges cracked along backstrip. Hinges starting. Evidence of a bookplate on front pastedown that was removed. Still, a nice copy. Text clean. Binding solid. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair.].

London, United Kingdom: Faber and Faber, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Wraps. First Printing. Paperback original. Minor rubbing to card covers, otherwise excellent..

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002. Book. Fine (Book Condition). Hardcover. 1st Edition. Owner's name, otherwise AS NEW. Text clean, binding strong. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

London : New York: Macmillan & Co. : St. Martin's Press, 1964. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo. A very nice, second hand copy with slight lean to spine and several instances of notes between lines. Binding solid. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ].

New York: Random House: The Modern Library Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 12mo. An excellent, second-hand copy with some mild edge-wear. Professionally applield adhesive plastic protective covering to boards. Owner's name on ffep. Text clean and bright. Binding tight. [ Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine 2. Near Fine 3. Very Good 4. Good 5. Fair ].

London: Philip Lee Warner : Publisher to the Medici Society, RICCARDI PRESS, 1909. Book. Very Good. Wraps. .. Number 488 of 500 copies. Printed on Batchelor hand-made paper, letterpress. Pale blue card covers, cream pages. Two small closed tears at either end of spine, otherwise very nice..

London: Routledge, 2006. Book. Fine (Book Condition). Hardcovers in Slipcase. First Edition. NEW, UNREAD. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

London: Routledge, 2005. Book. Fine (Book Condition). Hardcovers in Slipcase. First Edition. BRAND NEW, UNREAD. Reprint of 2002 edition. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

London: Yale/Barnes and Noble, 1993. Book. As New (Book Condition). Hardcover. As new, still in shrinkwrap. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].