Search Results: Antique (very old) Books from Mountain Gull Trading Company

134 Pages. Stated First Edition. First Thousand.This very old technical book comes in Brown boards with gold lettering on the spine. The exterior of the book has worn areas on all four corners, and at the top and bottom of the spine. The front cover and rear cover have scuff marks and slightly worn areas on them. The interior book has the right top corner of one of the blank front pages missing, but otherwise, the book is in a very well-preserved condition with no visible extraneous markings anywhere within it and thus all of its printing and numerous illustrations are in a very readable and enjoyable condition and the bindings remain tight and sound.This book will be carefully wrapped up and padded and then boxed and sent right away to you from here in New Jersey and will come to you with our honest appreciation for your interest and for your order.

377 Pages. Stated: Edition de Luxe, Limited to One Thousand Copies with the Photogravures on Japan Paper. Copy No. 311This classic piece of deCrock's writing comes in dark blue boards with the title information glued onto the top of the spine. The exterior of the book has worn areas on all four corners, at the top and bottom of the spine, on the front and rear covers, and on its edges. The interior of the book has a small puncture hole coming from the exterior through until page 47, water stains on some of its pages, and the bindings coming loose and thus having a few loose pages. Outside of those distracting items, there are no visible extraneous markings or other distractions throughout the book and thus all printing and the Photogravures are in a well-preserved and enjoyable condition.If you order this book from us it will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and then boxed and sent right away to you and will come with our honest appreciation for your interest in the book and for your order for it.

This is a very small book coming in brown boards with gold printing on it and gilt-covered closed book edges on the top, side, and bottom (see pictures). There are lightly worn areas along the top edge and on the rear cover. and some moderate wear along the spine. The interior book has no visible extraneous markings and its bindings are good though are beginning to separate a bit.If you order this classic miniature book from us, it will be carefully wrapped up padded, and then boxed and sent right away to you and will come with our absolute gratitude for your interest and your order.

566 Pages. No dust jacket.
This 1899-published book of Common Prayers and other items comes in red boards with gold printing on the spine. The book's exterior has worn areas at the top and bottom of the spine, on all four corners, along the right and left edges of the spine, and lightly worn places on the front and rear covers. The interior of this special book, has lightly browned pages, however, outside of that has no visible extraneous markings throughout it nor other distractions and thus all of the printing remains in a very well-preserved and readable condition. The bindings though are separating both inside the front and rear covers. If you should order this inspirational book from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, then padded and boxed, and mailed right away to you, and comes with our honest gratitude for your order.

71 Pages. Signed by the author in dark blue ink below his picture on the page opposite tot the title page.This is an account of the author's trip, while a boy, with his father on a ship, The Arabic, into many countries around the world. The book comes in green boards with gold lettering on the front cover and on the spine. The book's exterior has four corners with variably worn areas, worn areas at the top and bottom of the spine along the left edge of the spine, and light wearing on the bottom edge. The interior book, other than having some foxing and/or stains on some of its pages and having a few loose pages from the binding, has no further visible detriments, distractions, or extraneous markings throughout it and thus has all of its printing and black and white photos in a very well-preserved and enjoyable condition. The bindings of the book, other than the aforementioned loose pages, appear to be still sound overall and thus quite tight.If you order this neat little book from us, it will be… Read More

758 pages.This book's exterior is well worn with worn areas on the edges, corners, a tear on the bottom right side of the spine and faded title lettering. The interior is totally readable but has previous owner's names inside the front cover, there are a few loose and unattached pages, some torn pages, and the book is pulling away from the spine. It is a fascinating look into the 1880s, from the music of the time to grammar, to crafts, and to many, many more fun and interesting subjects.The book will be carefully wrapped up and then boxed and shipped promptly from here in New Jersey with comes to you with our absolute appreciation for your interest and for your order.

596 Pages. Two volumes in one book with introductory Essay and Notes by Andrew Lang. Marked: The Standard Edition of the Novels and Poems of Sir Walter Scott. Limited to one thousand numbered and registered sets, of which this is No. 402.
This classic piece of literature comes in greenish boards with gold printing on the spine and a well-preserved golden guilting on the closed book's top page edge. The book's exterior has light-worn areas on all four corners and at the top and bottom of the spine as well as some scraping lines on the front cover. (see photos) The interior book, however, outside of light browning of some of the beginning pages, has no visible extraneous markings, or distractions throughout the book and thus all of the printing and the illustrations are all in a very readable and enjoyable condition. The book's bindings also remain tight and therefore are sound.
If you should order this great volume of literature from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, then padded and boxed, and… Read More

45 Pages. Illustrated by The Etching Club. This classic old Oliver Goldsmith book comes in brown boards with gold lettering on the front cover and gold gilted closed book page edges (top, side, and bottom) all of which are in very good condition. The exterior book's detriments are worn areas at the top and bottom of its spine, and 2 moderately worn corners, (top two) and two more worn corners at the bottom. The inside book, however, other than lightly tanned pages, is in a very well-preserved condition with no visible extraneous markings, detriments, or other distractions and thus all of the printing and numerous illustrations are all in very good shape and the book's bindings remain tight and therefore are sound. If you order this classic piece of fiction from us, we will carefully wrap it up, then pad and box it and mail it right away to you with both insurance and tracking and it will come with our utmost appreciation for your order.

75 Pages.This is an early book regarding the complex subject of Differential Calculus. The book's exterior has worn areas on all four corners, at the top and bottom of the spine, and wearing areas on the top and bottom and the right edges of the book and lastly the rear cover has some white paint speckles on it. The interior book, however, outside of the browning of its pages, has no further visible distractions, detriments, or extraneous markings throughout it and thus all printing is in a very well-preserved and readable condition and the book's bindings remain tight and therefore sound.If you order this =book from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, padded, boxed, and then sent right away to you and will come with our genuine appreciation for your interest and your order.

258 Pages.The exterior of this VERY old leather-bound book is well worn with worn areas along all of the edges, small pieces missing at the top and bottom-right edge of the spine, along with it having two verticle worn areas to the right and left of the spine. (see photos) The interior book has many past owners on the inside of the front cover, and markings inside the rear cover, has all pages browned and foxed, has damage on pages 161 - 164 rendering them not entirely readable, and though the bindings are showing signs of cracking, they are still tight.This book will be carefully wrapped up and the padded and boxed and then sent right away to you from here in New Jersey and comes with our utmost gratitude for your interest and order.

Two volumes in one book. Stated: The Standard Edition of the Novels and Poems of Sir Walter Scott. Limited to one thousand numbered and registered sets, of which this is No. 402.This classic book on the exterior has light wear marks at the top and bottom of its spine, worn areas on all four corners, light scuffing marks on the front cover, and a light stain at the top of the rear cover. Outside of those detriments, the exterior is in very well-preserved condition with the gold lettering and guilt top book edge both in very good condition. The interior book has some light browning on the inside front and rear pages, but otherwise has no visible extraneous markings or detriments throughout the book, and thus all of the printing and illustrations are in a very well preserved and enjoyable condition and the book's bindings remain tight and hence are sound.If you purchase this classic volume from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, then padded, boxed, and shipped right away to you, and will come with our… Read More

192 Pages with a map of that area of France at the end. Presumed First Edition.This first-hand account of the fighting retreat during World War I comes in dark red boards with printing on the spine. The book's exterior has worn areas at the top and bottom of its spine, on all four corners (two lightly worn and two a bit more), some light spots on the front cover, and water staining on the rear cover. The interior book has two former owner's names on the title page, one dated 1919 and one, 1922 and then it has mold spots in various places up to page 38 of the book. (lots of mold staining on some pages and very little on other pages. Outside of these distractions, the rest of the book has no visible extraneous markings thus all printing is fully readable and the maps are all in very good condition. The book's bindings remain tight and sound also.If you order this book from us, it will be carefully wrapped, padded, and then boxed up and sent right away to you and will come to you with our absolute… Read More

380 and 128 Pages. (2 parts)This is a very old compilation of stories, poems, music, songs, and more. The book's exterior has leather on its spine and on its corners. The book's edges and corners are all worn, the spine's leather is worn but the gold lettering still shows through and the front and rear covers have worn areas (see photos) The interior book has foxing and old mold staining throughout, some past dog eared pages and some faint writing on one page. Outside of these items, the rest of the book has no visible detriments, distractions, or other extraneous markings, and thus all printing is in a still preserved and enjoyable condition and the bindings remain tight and thus sound.If you order this book from us t will be very carefully wrapped up and padded then boxed and sent right away to your insured and will come with our genuine gratitude for your interest and for your order.

Two volumes in one book. Stated: The Standard Edition of the Novels and Poems of Sir Walter Scott. Limited to one thousand numbered and registered sets, of which this is No. 402.This classic volume of Scott's works comes in green/white boards with gold printing and a guilted top closed book page edge. The exterior of the book has light wear marks on the top and bottom of the spine, light-wearing marks on the top and bottom edge, and worn areas on the front cover and on all four corners. The gold printing and the guilted upper page edge though are both in a well-preserved condition. The interior book, however, has light foxing on the inside front and rear covers, but otherwise has no further visible distractions, detriments or extraneous markings throughout the book and thus has all printing and the illustrations all in a very well-preserved and enjoyable condition and the book's bindings remain tight and thus are sound.If you order this classic volume from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, then… Read More

236 Pages. No dust jacket. Part of the Gunboat Series of children's books.This is a classic children's adventure book. The book's exterior has worn areas at the top and bottom edges and along each verticle side of the spine, worn areas on the top and bottom edges and on all four corners, and wearing marks on the rear cover along with soiling on the front and rear covers. The interior book, however, other than a child's dirty fingerprint on page 11 and natural page browning, has no other visible detriments, distractions, or extraneous markings, and thus all of its printing remains in a very well-preserved and enjoyable condition and its bindings remain tight and therefore are sound. If you should order this book from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and then boxed and mailed right away to you, and comes with our honest appreciation for your order.

452 Pages plus 4 pages of recommendations. Stated: Revised Edition.This is a very interesting and historical look at Massachusetts in 1849 and all of its towns, counties, districts, churches, geographical features, fashionable resorts, and statistics of its manufacturing, agriculture, and commerce. The book is in a generally poor condition. The exterior spine is missing more than half of its covering, the front board has mostly detached from the book (but the rear board is still tightly attached), all edges have worn areas on them and all four corners are worn and the front and rear boards have worn areas on them but the embossed areas are still visible and in moderate shape. The interior book has stains and/or tears on the first pages, the paper is tanned a bit and there are a few stained spots in the rest of the interior book but the printing is still in a good and preserved condition. The book's binding is mostly tight, excepting for the front pages and board. If you order this classic old 1849… Read More

64 Pages.
This is a Genealogy of the Richard Sears family as of 1857 when the book was published. The book's exterior has brown boards with gold lettering on the spine and front cover.. The exterior has worn areas at the top and bottom of its spine and to a lesser extent, on all four corners as well as on the top and bottom edges and front cover. The interior book has either the author's signature or a former owner's signature on one of the blank first pages and then no further visible extraneous markings, detriments, or distractions throughout the book, and the book's bindings remain in a tight and therefore sound condition. If you should order this genealogical gem from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, padded, boxed, and then mailed right away to you and will come with court genuine gratitude for your interest in the book as well as your order of it.

174 Pages. Probably a First Edition as no other publishing dates are shown.This is a romantic novel full of brooding castle descriptions and set in old England. The book comes in Green boards with both white and gold lettering on it. The book's exterior has worn areas on all four corners and at the top and bottom of its spine, lighter wear markings on its top and bottom edges and a worn area across the top of the rear cover. The interior book, however, has no visible extraneous markings, detriments or other distractions throughout it and thus has all of its printing and illustrative plates in a very well-preserved and enjoyable condition and lastly, the bindings of the book remain tight and hence sound.If you order this book from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and then boxed and sent right away to you and will come with our genuine gratitude for your interest and your order.

441 Pages. This is a very old (1771) book in what looks like its original leather bindings about a man in the 17th-century Spanish Court and his adventures there.The book's exterior is all leather and has worn areas on all edges and corners, along both verticle edges of the spine, and has some worn and darkened areas on both front and rear covers. On the spine itself, the leather is dried out and cracking and there is a piece at the very bottom that has been worn off of it. The interior book has past owners' names (including one from 1774) as well as other marks on the inside front and rear pages, foxing throughout the book, and light browning on all of the pages. This being said, however, the printing throughout the book has remained preserved and completely readable and the book is still completely attached to its cover and thus the bindings have not separated and are still tight and sound.If you purchase this antique book from us, it will be carefully wrapped up, padded, and then boxed and shipped… Read More

590 Pages with 104 Pages of the Concordance to the Old and New Testaments by The Rev. G.K. Hannay.This wonderful and very old Bible's exterior is of leather. There are lots of worn areas on all four corners, on the top and bottom Bible edges, slightly worn areas on the front, and more worn areas on the rear cover and there is a piece of the spine missing at the top (see pictures). The gold lettering and/or designs on the front and rear covers and on the spine, (where it isn't missing on the spine) are all in very good condition as is the gold closed Bible edging and design on the closed Bible's top, right side, and bottom page edges. The interior, however, for its very old age is extremely well preserved, with no visible extraneous markings, tight bindings, and all pages in very readable and preserved condition.This wonderful old Bible will be very carefully wrapped up in padding and boxed and then shipped right away to you with insurance from here in New Jersey and comes with our utmost gratitude for… Read More