Bindings & Editions

This section includes leather bound books and other specially bound volumes, as well as alternate editions like advanced reading copies, poetry chapbooks, broadsides, miniature books and more! Narrow your results by clicking on one of the subcategories listed to the left side of the page below.

Bindings & Editions Books & Ephemera

WASHINGTON City and Capital

WASHINGTON City and Capital

by Wpa [Federal Writers' Project]

Washington D. C.: Government Printing Office. Very Good. 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ flap pasted on half title page. Rear map missing; Divided into two sections, the city and its history and environs, and the various government functions. By far the largest of the WPA guides, contains 14 maps and 14 plans ; American Guide Series; Ex-Library; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1141 pages .
Item Price
$95.00
Kiowa Trail

Kiowa Trail

by Louis L'Amour

Random House Large Print, 2006. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$43.10
I Had All the Fun: Some Recollections of a Book Collector

I Had All the Fun: Some Recollections of a Book Collector

by Dykes, Jeff

College Station: Texas A & M University Library, 1978. First edition. 8vo, 70pp. Signed and inscribed by Dykes to Jacob Chernofsky on the half title page. Laid in is a notecard from Dykes with a further inscription in holograph. Perfect bound in red wraps which show some rubbing to edges. Manuscript annotations and markings in pencil throughout else clean and very good. Fantastic association copy of this short memoir by the legendary Western Americana dealer, collector, and bibliographer, Jeff... Read more about this item
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$75.00
The Laurel Path (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

The Laurel Path (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)

by Allerton, Jay

Hardback. Very Good.
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$2.04
With Intent to Decieve

With Intent to Decieve

by Coles, Manning

New York: Berkley Medallion. Near Fine. 1964. First Edition. Softcover. # F984. First printing Cover art by S. Neil Fujita. Nice copy with bright & clean cover, tight binding; has been carefully read; slight slant. A Tommy Hambledon Mystery. The English title is "A Brother for Hugh" ; 8vo .
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$40.00
Viva Max!

Viva Max!

by James Lehrer

Hardcover Cloth 219 pages. Condition Very Good Dust Jacket Good. Stated First edition 1966. Attractive green boards and gold embossing shows off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Previous owner's signature on endpapers. Book has the usual minor signs of wear and/or age. An unclipped dust jacket with a few tears, wrinkles and chips. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy. "Viva Max!" is a satirical comedy about what might happen if the Mexicans attempted to... Read more about this item
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$21.51
THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN HOLLAND

THE SUNBONNET BABIES IN HOLLAND

by Eulalie Osgood Grover

Chicago, 1915. A very good hardcover. The pages are clean and the binding is tight. Melcher, Bertha Corbett. (illustrator). There are 147pp. Gray cloth covered boards, color illustrated front board with black lettering, black lettering on spine, illustrated endpapers.
Item Price
$50.00
Smith's Gazelle

Smith's Gazelle

by Davidson, Lionel

Arrow. FREE U.K. Shipping. FAMILY Business. FIRST Class Service, 2001 Paperback Printing, small kick to the spine. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2001.
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$25.83
The World Below

The World Below

by Miller, Sue

Random House Large Print Publishing, 2001. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
Item Price
$7.30
Gun Dog: Revolutionary Rapid Training Method

Gun Dog: Revolutionary Rapid Training Method

by Richard A.; Randolph, John W. Wolters

light shelf wear; cover clean & sharp; stated first edition; binding tight; pages clean
Item Price
$19.99
Eugene Aram

Eugene Aram

by Lord Lytton, illustrated Wilmot Lunt

Collins. Leatherbound. Very Good. in x in x in. Collins early undated illustrated edition. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to cover.
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$7.75
Chambers Pocket Miscellany (24 in 8 volumes)

Chambers Pocket Miscellany (24 in 8 volumes)

by William Chambers (editor)

London: Chambers, 1852. Hardcover. Good. 24 volumes bound as 8. Nice set of Chamber's miscellany 'containing a choice selection of interesting and instructive reading for the old and the young.' Featuring hundreds (thousands) of short stories, poems and articles on a variety of subjects. Rather diverting, as intended. Half leather with marbled boards. 32mo. Various rubbing bumping to leather. Some loss to some labels. Contents are tight and clean. A good set. Good condition.
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$65.86
The Works of Sir Joshua Reynold, Knight...Containing His Discourses, Idlers... Complete three Volume Set

The Works of Sir Joshua Reynold, Knight...Containing His Discourses, Idlers... Complete three Volume Set

by Malone, Edmond

London: Printed for T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies, 1801. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Complete three volume set in full leather tree calf bindings. Vol 1 has portrait engraving. Vol 1 pp. cxxiv, 288; vol 2 pp. 427; Vol 3 pp. 370. Full title: 'The Works of Sir Joshua Reynold, Knight, Late President of the Royal Academy: containing His Discourses, Idlers, A journey to Flanders and Holland, and His Commentary on Du Fresnoy's Art of Painting;... Read more about this item
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$109.77
NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Santa Claus Easton Press Collectors Edition - ILLUSTRATED

NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Santa Claus Easton Press Collectors Edition - ILLUSTRATED

by Clement C. Moore / Mary Engelbreit

Easton Press, 2002. Leather bound. Like New. Easton Press, Full leather with gilt lettering and decoration, linen end papers, and ribbon page marker. Book is in excellent condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight.
Item Price
$245.00
Gilles & Jeanne: a novel

Gilles & Jeanne: a novel

by Tournier, Michel, translated from the French by Alan Sheridan

New York: Grove Weidenfeld, 1990. Hardcover. 126p., near-fine first US edition, first printing stated in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj. Novel of Gilles de Rais and Jeanne d'Arc.
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$15.00
The Works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham

The Works of John Sheffield, Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Normanby, and Duke of Buckingham

by SHEFFIELD, John

London: D. Browne, T. Astley, R. Baldwin, A. Millar, T. Trye, E.Withers, 1753. Fourth Edition, Corrected. Leatherbound. Good. 2 vols. xii, 325, ii, 268 p. 18 cm full leather. Covers loose. Two slightly different bindings. Volume I has gilt border on front and back boards with slightly thinner spine decorations. Volume one is missing a corner from the rear endpaper. The owner's signature has been removed from volume II and there are some wormholes. Sheffield was an English statesman, patron of the poet... Read more about this item
Item Price
$75.00
SKETCHES OF A TOUR TO THE LAKES, OF THE CHARACTER AND CUSTOMS OF THE  CHIPPEWAY INDIANS, AND OF INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH THE TREATY OF FOND DU  LAC

SKETCHES OF A TOUR TO THE LAKES, OF THE CHARACTER AND CUSTOMS OF THE CHIPPEWAY INDIANS, AND OF INCIDENTS CONNECTED WITH THE TREATY OF FOND DU LAC

by McKenney, Thomas

Barre, MA: Imprint Society. Very Good+. 1972. Hardcover. Very small chip to top spine. Slipcase worn ; Green half calf boards. 29 illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 414 pages .
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$95.00
The Rattlesnake Code

The Rattlesnake Code

by Ed Roberts

Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 2018. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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$12.22
Works of Lord Byron including Suppressed Poems

Works of Lord Byron including Suppressed Poems

by Byron, Lord

Paris: A. & W. Galignani, 1826. Gd-Fair/--. Corner wear - front board detached. Under one inch crack to rear hinge w/ board stably held. Full calf w/ marbled pastedown & endpapers - Some calf loss to spine head & foot. Full bound embossed calf with banded spine. First Paris edition. Tipped in facsimile letter. Gild edges - marbled endpapers. 715pp
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$56.00
The Last Taboo

The Last Taboo

by Gilbert, Peter

London: Zipper Books, 2003. Paperback. 302p., light foxing throughout otherwise good first UK edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. Utopian all-male island.
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$11.00
The land's lord

The land's lord

by Echewa, T. Obinkaram

Westport: Lawrence Hill & Company, 1976. 145p., first edition, unclipped dj. African American journalist/novelist's story of a French missionary in Africa.
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$12.00
ACE DOUBLE: THE WAR OF TWO WORLDS / THRESHOLD OF ETERNITY ACE DOUBLE

ACE DOUBLE: THE WAR OF TWO WORLDS / THRESHOLD OF ETERNITY ACE DOUBLE

by Poul Anderson

[POUL ANDERSON]. [JOHN BRUNNER]. THE WAR OF TWO WORLDS / THRESHOLD OF ETERNITY. Ace Books / Ace Double, New York, 1959. First Edition. True First U.S Edition and first appearances of both novels. Ace Double # D-335 and with the original 35 cents price on cover. Condition: Very Good+. With micro chips to edges , mild creases to covers and light soiling typical of pulp fiction books of this age, otherwise appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Signed by author Poul Anderson on title... Read more about this item
Item Price
$100.00
The Art of Gunfounding

The Art of Gunfounding

by de Beer, Carel, ed

East Essex UK: Jean Boudriot Publications, 1991. Limited ed. Hardcover. Very Good +. 1/50. Oblong 4to, leather hardcover, no dust jacket. Illustrated in b&w and color. Light wear to exterior includes rubbing to edges of boards and minor abrasions to front and rear boards.
Item Price
$250.00
Kidnapped.  Being the Adventures of David Balfour how he was Kidnapped and Cast away; . . .

Kidnapped. Being the Adventures of David Balfour how he was Kidnapped and Cast away; . . .

by Stevenson, Robert Louis. Illustrated by W. B. Hole

London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1909. Full Calf. Very Good Plus. Lovely full navy calf prize armorial binding. Gilt decoration on spine. Raised and ruled bands. 12mo. 19 by 13 cm. vi, [2], 319, [1] pp. Folding color map, and 16 plates. Marbled edges. A few light fox marks. Slight rubbing upper front joint. A light scuff or two on the leather. Light sunning of the spine.
Item Price
$75.00
30,000 ON THE HOOF

30,000 ON THE HOOF

by Zane Grey

A very good hardcover with previous owner's name on front endpaper. The binding is excellent and the pages are clean. The dust jacket has some chipping at the edges but is still attractive. Appears to be an early later printing of the 1st edition. There are 304 pages.
Item Price
$35.00