Biography from Parigi Books, ABAA/ILAB

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Hardcover. 92pp printed on coated paper on the recto only. Half morocco over cloth, spine lettered in gold, all edges sprinked, red endpapers. John Boos' red ex-libris printed on the verso of the title. Lincoln's portrait is printed in red on the background of every fourth leaf. The illustrations differ from the original… Read more

New York: Harper Collins Publishers (HarperCollinsPublishers), 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 341pp. Cloth backed boards. Signed by Tony Hillerman on the title page and with stunning portrait of the author by Navajo artist Ernest Franklin done in watercolor pencils on the half title page. A fine copy in fine dustjacket with a tiny crease to rear flap. Comes in the… Read more

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. xi, 475pp; viii, 480pp. Contemporary brown half calf over cloth, spines with five raised bands, gilt decorations, and morocco labels lettered in gold, all edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Portrait frontispiece. Likely Selkirk historian Thomas Craig-Brown's copy with a Selkirk, Scotland bookplate and his signature on it. There is a handwritten… Read more

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. xiii, 379pp. Black cloth stamped in gold on the spine panel. Portrait frontispiece and three portraits from photographs. The front free endpaper inscription reads: 'John L. Stoddard / Azzano, / Lake Como, Italy / 1910. / To no author am I more indebted for illuminating / and stimulating information than… Read more

Flammarion, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. 279pp. Life with Hugo Pratt as told by his daughter. Profusely illustrated in b&w. Faint creases on the spine else a fine copy. Text in French. ; Octavo.

Paris: Excudit C. L. F. Panckoucke, 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Nova scriptorum Latinorum bibliotheca". Complete in two volumes. xii, 290pp; 288pp. Later brown half cloth over marbled boards. Scattered foxing to text blocks, law firm unobtrusive stamps on titles and last leaves, old stain affecting the top edge of some of the leaves of volume I, a touch of… Read more

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Complete in two volumes. lviii, 479pp; xvi, [480]-1020pp. Blue half calf over marbled boards, spines with red morocco labels lettered in gold, raised bands, and elaborately decorated in gold, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. The gorgeous bindings are signed by Zaehnsdorf on the verso of the front free… Read more

Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, N.D.. Hardcover. 75, [1]p. Green decorated cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. The biography of English painter and sculptor George Frederick Watts. Short inscription on front free endpaper, some wear to edges. A very good copy. ; Octavo.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1926. First US Edition. Hardcover. 254pp. Green cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. Short inscription to front free endpaper, a few tiny spots to spine. Internally clean. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo.

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1915. Hardcover. 269pp. Red cloth stamped in gold on the front and the spine. Collects a series of essays on Charlotte Bronte, Byron, Pope, Bret Harte, Savonarola, and others. Short inscription to front free endpaper, light toning and wear to spine. Internally clean. A very good+ copy. ; Octavo.

Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. One of the Proverb Series. 173pp + [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Frontispiece, engraved title, and two inserted plates with illustrations. Collects twelve short stories. Owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, light spine slant, mild edge wear. A very good- copy.… Read more

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1864. Hardcover. 500pp + 4, 3 [1]p of publisher's advertisements. Blue cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Pale yellow endpapers. Six inserted plates with illustrations, one foldout plate with constellations, and many in-text illustrations. Contemporary inscription in pencil and small bookstore label on the front free… Read more

Auburn and Rochester: Alden and Beardsley, 1855. Hardcover. Later printing. First in the Silver Lake Stories. 148pp. Brown cloth lettered and decorated in gold on the sides and the spine. Frontispiece, engraved title, illustrations. Owner's name on front free endpaper, wear to extremities, missing the rear free endpaper, light foxing throughout. A good copy. ; 24mo.

Boston: Lee and Shepard, Publishers, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. First in the Proverb Series. 233pp + [2]pp of publisher's advertisements. Green cloth lettered and decorated in gold on the spine. Frontispiece, engraved title, and two inserted plates with illustrations. Collects twelve short stories. Owner's bookplate on front free endpaper, title page partially split at hinge, light wear to edges.… Read more

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Eytinge, Jr., Sol. [6], 241pp. Red pictorial cloth stamped in gold on the front, spine lettered in gold. Frontispiece and six (out of seven) inserted plates with illustrations by Sol Eytinge, Jr.. Short preface by the author. Includes Little Nell, The Marchioness, Paul and Florence, The Fat Boy, Tiny… Read more

Boston / New York: Andrew F. Graves / Sheldon and Company, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. The first book in the Percy Family series. 255pp. Red cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Frontispiece and illustrations. Chips to spine ends, name and bookstore label residue on front free endpaper, some fading to spine. A… Read more

New York: Geo. A. Leavitt, Publisher, N.D.. First Edition. Hardcover. 254pp. Full red morocco with elaborate gilt decorations on the sides and on the spine, gold lettering on the spine, all edges gilt. Engraved frontispiece, title page, and four inserted plates with illustrations. Engravings by Absolon, Garnier, and others. A collection of short fiction and poems. Light fading to… Read more

Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1850. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition from this publisher. 344pp. Blue cloth stamped in blind on the sides, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Frontispiece and illustrations. Missing free endpapers, small dent to fore edge affecting a few of the leaves, some wear. A good copy. ; 24mo.

New York: W. A. Townsend & Company, 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. 302pp. Red cloth stamped in blind and gold on the front, spine lettered and decorated in gold. Frontispiece, engraved title, and six inserted plated. Fading to spine, front free endpaper and flyleaf are partially attached to the front pastedown endpaper, some wear to extremities. A good copy. ;… Read more

New York: Beaufort Books, Inc, 1983. First US Edition. Hardcover. 160pp. Boards. Illustrated with photos. A fine copy in near fine price-clipped dustjacket. ; Octavo.