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Norwalk, CT: Easton Press. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. Hardcover. All with matching covers of gilt dec burgundy leather (compass motifs). "Life and Voyages" still in unopened shrinkwrap. "Admiral" volumes have slight wear only. Sharp spine ends and corners. All edges gilt with a couple faint scuffs. Bindings tight and unread. No ownership marks or bookplates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good-. 1968. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Softcover. Glossy wraps with slight edgewear and lightly sunned spine. Binding sound, spine uncreased, interior clean and moderately toned. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 222 pages .

Easton Press. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1991. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Signed by author to first blank. Blue full leather with gilt lettering and decoration. Sharp and clean. Gilt text block is not scuffed/rubbed. Binding sound, interior clean. Blue-gray silk moire eps. Ribbon bookmarker bound in. Unused publisher's bookplate laid in. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 277 pages; Signed by Author .

London: Privately Printed for Societe Des Bibliophiles. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. #5 of 100 sets. A literal unexpurgated translation from the Paris edition of 1821. Tan boards with lettering and ornate decoration stamped in gilt and green. Light edgewear, soil and rubbing. Spine ends bumped. Slipcases/jackets not present. Gilt topped text blocks are lightly scuffed. Bindings sound, text clean. Interiors lightly toned. Bookplate to ffep of each vol, with offsetting to front pastedowns. No stamps. Not ex-library. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: L. C. Page & Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1946. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Light rubbing and bumping to boards. Lightly faded spine. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 110 pages .

New York: The Perkins Book Co.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Red leather back red cloth over boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Lightly rubbed and soiled, with small chip to leather at upper spine end. Gilt topped text block. Binding sound, text clean. Interior lightly toned; some pages still uncut. B/w illustrations. Bookplate to front pastedown. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 331 pages .

London: Chapman and Hall. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1872. Hardcover. Publisher's brick red cloth with aesthetic movement style lettering and decoration stamped in gilt and black. Minor edgewear and rubbing; spine ends and corners lightly bumped and starting to fray. Bindings somewhat shaken and some hinges cracked. Text clean. Interiors lightly toned. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. MAY REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. 1959. First Edition. NF/G, book faint yellow stains to front and rear covers. DJ minor wear rear panel corners, bottom of spine toned, small chips missing corners of spine and front cover corners with creasing head of spine. Overall, a tight solid copy (despite DJ) protected in mylar. ; 8vo, gray cloth, gilt lettering, DJ, 336pp. , family tree, appendices, biographical notes, index. Illustrated. .

New York: Frederick Ungar. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. N.D.. Second Printing. Dust jackets are price clipped with faded spines. Solid bindings and clean text. ; 8vo, 2 vols. , teal cloth with dust jackets, American Classics series, Vol. 1, 604pp. ; Vol. 2, 860pp. ; index at conclusion of Vol. 2. "A document of unusual interest in America's history, by the famous New Englander of colonial times. Cotton Mather's international reputation as a preacher, a prolific author, and a scholar of wide interests is reflected in this many-sided Diary." .

London: The Folio Society. Fine. 1998. 1st thus. Hardcover. Book is in fine condition with no marks. An excellent tight solid copy in fine slipcase. ; 8vo, blue cloth spine, dec boards, gilt lettering, frontis, 443pp. In burgundy slipcase. Illustrated with engravings by Miriam Macgregor. .

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. 006012251X . Previous owner name, signs of small sticker removal ffep, o/w fine. The DJ has slight cornerwear and minor wear head of spine. Overall a solid tight copy protected in mylar. ; 8vo, orange boards, red cloth spine, map eps, DJ, 261pp. .

London: Lindsay Drummond Limited. 1945. First Edition. VG+/G+ with some edge wear to DJ. ; 8vo, red cloth with gilt lettering, DJ, 253pp. , the author has extracted Mazzini's most important pronouncements on politics and history as well as his literary criticism, and written a book that is as instructive as it is enjoyable. .

Philadelphia: Carey and Hart. Good with no dust jacket. 1848. First US Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's dark brown cloth with lettering and ornate decoration stamped in gilt and blind. Spines lightly sunned; light edgewear and rubbing; tiny tears and fraying just starting at spine ends. Light foxing to text blocks. Bindings somewhat shaken, text clean. Interiors lightly toned and foxed. A few b/w engravings. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 684 pages .

New York: Charles Scribner. 1861. VG- (minus) , with occasional foxing throughout, sunning to spine, a previous ownerÕs name & date in pencil fep. ; 12mo, blind-stamped brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, illustrated, 310pp. .

Rutgers University Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library with the typical markings. Light rubbing, soiling and bumping. Spine darkened. Solid binding and clean text. Pages browned. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 212 pages .

Colonial Wiiliamsburg Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1943. First Edition. Hardcover. Cloth covered boards with bumped spine ends and corners. Gilt title to spine. Trace edgewear and soil. Light spine lean. Binding a bit shaken but without loose pages. Text clean. No stickers or stamps. Gift inscription to front pastedown. Illustrated in b/w. An uncommon book. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 323 pages .

Easthampton, MA: M. T. Train/Scala Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. 1851494979 . DJ corners very lightly worn, but otherwise a tight solid sound beautiful copy. ; 4to, blue cloth frontis, DJ, 332pp. This copy is SIGNED, DATED and INSCRIBED by AUTHOR. ; Signed by Author .

The Roycrofters. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Brown paper and beige buckram over boards with black lettering. Trace edgewear and sharp spine ends and corners. Original glassine jacket is quite chipped and torn but is not separated into pieces. Binding sound, text unmarked. Engraved frontis portrait of Oliver with facsimile signature and intact tissue guard. Interior toned. Designed by Dard Hunter. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages .

New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1961. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Slight bumping to boards, edges slightly faded. Unclipped DJ protected in mylar, mild edgewear and soiling, spine faded few spots of foxing on flaps. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 134 pages .

New York: Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith, Inc.. 1929. First Edition. VG- (minus) /VG-(minus) , book minor spotting, slightly cocked but can still stand on its own. Text is clean, no marks, folds or tears. There is a small book store sticker on left lower ffep. The DJ is slightly edge worn with small tears at upper, lower front corners and at head, foot of spine. Protected in mylar. ; 8vo, blue boards, 253pp. , (bottom pages uncut) bibliography, index, illus. , te faded blue. "The Story of NapoleonÕs Ego"-front DJ. .