Droll Stories

[New York]: The Heritage Club, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine. Translated from the French by Jacques Le Clercq. With illustrations by Boris Artzybasheff. Extra illustrated with color plates by Ralph Barton taken from a limited edition of *Droll Stories* published by Boni & Liveright in 1928. Bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in green morocco over boards, with pictorial designs… Read more

John Camden Hotten, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY BAYNTUN IN FULL POLISHED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND DETAIL TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME COSMETIC BLEMISHES TO LEATHER AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD,… Read more

8vo. 2 volumes custom bound in full dark blue leather, raised bands, spine decorated in gilt. Marbled end papers with dentelles. Top edges gilt. Sewn headbands with ribbon place markers. No binder identified, but is top quality craftsmanship. Limited edition of 2050 numbered sets. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. In fine condition.

London: Chatto & Windus, 1874. First British Edition; half morocco, bands of gilt, Top edges gilt, marbled boards & end papers; slight bump at lower edge; in mylar protective wraps; 651 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Leather Binding. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Gustav Dore. 12 vo; 2 Pounds.

New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1932. Hardcover. Translation and preface by Jacques Le Clercq. Complete 3-volume set. 8vo. Black cloth spines with gilt lettering and tan, green and orange (respectively) decorative paper over boards, paper-covered slipcase with paper spine label. xxxv, 257pp, (4pp); 263pp; 245pp. Very good/very good. Top edge (only) of spines a tad worn, else fine;… Read more

New York: The Limited Editions Club. Fine. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 535 of 1500 copies signed by WA Dwiggins. 29th publication of LEC and the 5th of the 3rd series. All three volumes are fine, small bronze stain on the bottom cut edge of volume 2. Boards and internally the books are as new and very slight wear… Read more

stellar. near fine

London: The Bibliophilist Society. Hardcover. Good in boards. Edge wear. Soiling/scuffing to front and rear panels. Spine slightly loosened from binding. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. No date of publication indicated in text, likely c. Late 1800s. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

8vo. Two volumes, black cloth spines and marbled paper over boards. Limited numbered edition of 2050 copies signed by the publisher. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Corners a bit worn else in near fine condition.

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Original black cloth spine with gilt lettering and decoration. Boards covered with patterned batik paper. Small leather bookplate on front pastedowns with offsetting on ffeps. Set 165 of 2050 signed with name of the publisher. Publisher's Notice, Vol. 1, said plates for the 24 Barton illustrations were to be… Read more

stellar. very good - fine , a crease horizontal and vertical

The Bibliophilist Society, 1874. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 250x170x50mm. DORE, GUSTAVE. 250x170x50mm+1202g . . 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 2kg . . The Bibliophilist Society. . 1874. . . . Pp650. Blue hard boards, uncut pages, red page top, no dust jacket. Book - spine faded, head and foot of spine rolled; corners bumped, wear to… Read more

The Folio Society. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. No slipcase. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his custom bookplate on front endpage. (France, Short Stories)

BiblioBazaar, 2007-01-30. Paperback. Used:Good.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1978. Hardcover. Translation by J. Lewis May. Illustrations by Elaine Raphael and Don Bolognese. Small 4to. Full burgundy calf with gilt lettering and extensive decorations. 424pp. All edges gilt. Sewn-in satin page marker. Illustrations, watered silk endpapers. Fine. Tight, quite handsome leatherbound edition of these mid-19th century short stories. A volume in this… Read more

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Ralph Barton, Illustrator. Nice large two-volume set, numbered Limited Edition (limited to 2,050 numbered sets, this set is No. 1755), signed by the publisher. Clean purple and brown patterned paper-covered boards, black cloth spines with gold lettering on spine, gold "1928" at base of each spine.… Read more

New York: Citadel Press. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Illustrations by Gustave Dore. .

Kessinger Publishing, 2004-06-30. Paperback. Good.

BONI & LIVERIGHT, January 1928. Hardcover. Very Good-. used hardcover set of two volumes, lacking a dust jackets (as issued). first volume features ex libris plate on front free end paper. light shelfwear, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws … Read more

BiblioBazaar, 2007-01-30. Paperback. Used:Good.

The Bibliophilist Society. Hardcover. Very Good. Dore, Gustav. [1874] First English Edition (originally published in French in 1837 under the title Contes Drolatiques). xxxii, 652pp. Illustrated with 424 engravings, most in text and some full page. A handsome volume, bound in black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Upper… Read more

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Folio Society, 1961. hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Hardback. New.

New York: Horace Liveright, 1928. The Black & Gold Library. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. Thick 8vo (8 3/4" x 6 1/8" x 1 1/4"), black cloth has gold lettering on spine with elaborate decorative scrollwork, translation & Introduction by Ernest Boyd, archival polyester-protected decorative tan dust jacket (unclipped with price $3.50 present & bevelled corners), pictorial endpapers with cartoon… Read more

London, England: London: Published for the Trade, 1874. First English Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Gustave Dore. Type: Hardback First English Edition, privately printed in London, 1874. Honore de Balzac's stories collected from the Abbey of Touraine. Translated into English, complete and unabridged, with 48 illustrations. Hardcover Book in Good Condition. No Jacket, as issued. Illustrated by Gustave Dore.… Read more

Franklin Library, 1978. Fine. Full red leather, decoratively gilt. Part of "The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers" series.

Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Company. 1946. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling. Chip to front panel's lower-right corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Modern Library. N.D.. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket chipped with some tears. $1.45 price on flap. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

New York: Modern Library / Random House. N.D.. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good+ dust jacket. Several small chips and tears. No date. Complete and unabridged. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

BiblioBazaar, 2007-01-30. Paperback. Good.

Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1944. Paperback. New. 576 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.28 inches.

John Camden Hotten Book. Very Good+. Half-Leather. No date. 650pp. This copy in Birdsall fine binding. Brown half-leather. Raised bands on spine. Gilt tooling on spine. Marbled end papers. Light rubbing to leather. Bubbling to cloth area on front board..

Modern Library. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. (literature, short stories) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Aegypan, 2008. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1928-06. Hardcover. Good.

BiblioBazaar, 2006-07-12. Paperback. Used:Good.

US: The Heritage Press, 1932 507 pages. The book is enclosed in a cardborard slip case. There is a small sticker on the inside front cover. The slip cover is a bit worn, torn and faded. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown..… Read more

Franklin Library, January 1978. Leather (Genuine). New/No Jacket. New, unopened condition. No jacket as published. Limited edition, with typically sumptuous Franklin Library binding (gold embossed covers, hubbed spine, gilt edges, ribbon marker, textured satin endpapers, etc.). Pristine copy, inside and out.

New York: Walter J. Black Soft limp full leather binding with gilt title on front and spine. Shelf rubbed. No date, circa 1920s. Clean and unmarked with some pale dampstaining to lower page corners. 553pp.. Softcover. Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

Franklin Library. Publisher's Booklet laid into book. Gilt stamped leather with gilded page edges. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall . Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1978.

New York: Modern Library / Random House. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Toning throughout. Scuffing to panels. Edge wear. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

New York: Modern Library / Random House. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good price clipped dust jacket. Toning throughout. Scuffing to panels. Folding to front flap. Chip to crown and heel. Chip to spine. Edge wear. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1978. Book. Illus. by Elaine Raphael & Don Bolognese. As New. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Translated by J. Lewis May and Illustrated by Elaine Raphel and Don Bolognese. A Limited Edition. Red leather with title in Gilt on spine and extra gilt on covers. All Edges Gilt. 424 pp. Full… Read more

BiblioBazaar, 2007-01-30. Paperback. Good.

London: Bibliophilist Society, 1900. Hardcover in very good condition. No dust jacket and no publish date printed, 651pp. This is a facsimilie of the (1874) first english edition Balzac's 'Contes Drolatiques,' reproduced at approx. 200%. Included are the 1874 translator's preface and 425 illustrations by Gustave Dore - printed here in a larger size so the fine quality of the… Read more

Liveright, 1944-01-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

PENNSYLVANIA, FRANKLIN LIBRARY, 1978. FINE COPY IN RED DECORATED BOARDS. LIMITED EDITION. TRANSLATED BY J.LEWIS MAY AND ILLUSTRATED BY ELAINE RAPHAEL/DON BOLOGNESE.

Paperback. New.