Search Results: Titles starting with I from Quaker Hill Books

New York: Random House, 1931. One of 400 copies SIGNED BY FAULKNER - THIS MARKED PRINTER'S COPY. Written in ink on the colophon: "This `printer's copy` was mine. It was designed by me, John s. Fass." Also laid in is a copy of the 2 page, typed letter by the Inspector of the Post Office Department of Mississippi directed to Faulkner, then Postmaster of the University of Mississippi, stating the charges against him tht would eventually force him to resign his position. Faulkner's tenure there was marked by his general lack of interest and neglect. Details of the charges describe Faulkne's penchant for playing golf and cards during working hours, reading, being surly, randomly tossing mail into the garbage and other offenses characteristic of the young novelist. A fine copy of this signed limited Faulkner book in a red custom cloth folding box.. By the Author. First And Only Edition. Marbled Red Boards. Fine/Excellent. 8vo..

St. Louis:: N.D. Thompson & Co.,, 1882. A beautiful copy of this highly interesting account of the famous western outlaws. This edition including 42 pages not present in the 1880 edition. Newly bound in 1/2 reddish brown morocco over marbled paper boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Fresh and very clean internally.. New Edition. Excellent.

NewYork:NewYork:: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1935 Original Gray Wraps. Near Fine. Consisting of six folio fascicles individually bound in grey paper wraps with printed cover labels and black backstrips. Introduction by Laurence Binyon. Each volume containg water-colours, pencil drawings and engravings reproduced in facsimile. Original black clamshell case lightly soiled and rubbed. A rare and magnificent set especially in this condition..

Philadelphia, 1795 First edition. Bound wraps. Soiled, and some dampstaining, bindings worn. 8vo., 2 vol., Highly interesting and important historical volumes..

New York:: Charles Scribner's Sons,, 1890. Two portrait steel engravings plus 150 illustrations and maps throughout both volumes. Beautifully bound in 3/4 green morocco gilt over marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine in six compartments with gilt lettering, t.e.g.. Marbled endpapers and former owners nautical bookplate. In fine condition.. First Edition. 3/4 Geen Morocco Gilt. Fine. 8vo.. 2 Volumes..

CincinnatiCincinnati Game Co. 1897 First Edition. 52 photographically illustrated playing cards, the face of each bearing a different stereotypical photographic representation of an Africna-American. Cards worn and nicked but quite good otherwise. With the original box top for the deck with directions mounted on the verso..

London:: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1878. A beautiful copy of Stevenson's early classic bound in the publisher's original binding with gilt pictorial decoration to front cover and gilted spine.Stevenson glories in the slow pace of his vagabond life traveling through France. The young author expresses pleasure at having been suspected of being a Prussian spy by the French gendarmes and pride at having endured hunger, cold, and misery on a hard and dangerous journey. Some minor rubbing, soiling and creasing to covers but a strong and excellent copy. Bookplate to front paste down.. First Edition. Original Blue Cloth Gilt. Excellent. 8vo..

London:, 1792. 32pp., The horrific insurrection on the island of San Domingo in 1791 originated from the mass of enslaved blacks in the French sugar plantation colony. This was the initial outbreak of the Haitian Revolution and soon spread over the entire island. The struggle lasted almost twelve years and became the only successful slave revolt in human history. This is a contemporaneous account publised in London by J.Johnson and includes the scarce appendix... First Edition. New Marbled Wraps. Excellent.

New York, 1911. Fine. 3/4 standing pose. A bold inscription: "To Mr. John Brown/Very Sincerely, Enrico Caruso, N.Y. 1911. Trippled matted and elegantly framed..

New London:: T. Green,, 1743. [1],[1], 31 pages, stitched self-wrappers, restitched at an early date; some foxing and minor soiling to the half-title and terminal leaf, else in very nice shape; early owner's signature and warning "not to steal the book." Samuel Johnson was a minister of the Church of England and the first President of King's College, "ranks with Jonathan Edwards as one of the two most important exponents of idealistic philosophy in colonial America" -DAB. His Introduction, first published in London in 1731, is one of the earliest American pedagogical works on the subject, preceding his more well-known Elementa Philosophica. Pages 27-31 list a "Catalogue of some of the most valualbe Authors, on each part of Philosophy, proper to be read by the Student" and is attributed to Thomas Clap. Evans 5220; Brinley Sale 8224; Sabin 34951.. First American Edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo..

Edinburgh and London:: William Blackwood and Sons,, 1863. Profusely illustrated with maps, charts and plans. This fine set is beautifully bound in 3/4 crimson moroco over light red cloth , with gold decorations and lettering on a raised spine; t.e.g..Spines uniformly a bit faded and some very scattered foxing internally. Small book label to front pastedown.. First Edition. 3/4 Crimson Morocco Gilt. Near Fine. 8vo.. 8 Volumes..

New York & London:: Harper & Brothers,, 1909. Portraits of Bacon and Shakespeare as frontispieces. A bright, clean copy with only some minor soiling to bottom of front cover. Previous owner's library bookplate inside front cover. Housed in a 1/2 maroon polished leather custom slip case lettered in gold.. First Edition. Green Cloth Gilt. Excellent. 8vo..