Rare books from EGR books

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Binding "B", featuring a blue and silver city skyline on cover. Probably the less common of the two bindings. A couple of nicks to spine and edge wear to tips. Scarce

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition and presumed second issue with the words "Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1904" printed on the copyright page. Publishing date 1904 on title page and copyright notices 1903 and 1904 on copyright page. Pictorial blue cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, t.e.g.; 8vo; pp. [6], 366, [3] (ads), plus frontispiece and 5 plates. Light spotting to spine. Light wear to tips; Small, contemporary ownership signature on FFEP. Half-inch closed tear near gutter on page vii (List of Illustrations)

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st Edition. First American Edition. Stated First Printing. Hardcover has brown staining on inside boards, but it is covered by DJ flaps. Spine slant. Book store stamp on FFEP. $3.50 stated on DJ. DJ has some chipping along edges and corners.

Condition: VG+. First edition, second issue with tipped in title page (as expected). 327 pp. followed by two leaves of ads. Light bumping to corners and spine ends. Previous owner's stamp to FFEP and an owner's bookplate affixed to rear of first color plate. Solid and square book. Front pastedown has some cracking at hinge.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. An 11th printing in an 11th printing jacket. Chips to crown of spine and very small chip to front of DJ. Chip and tear to rear tip of DJ at the top corner. All flaps are clipped, but the original price of $2.75 is on the jacket but half of the "5" in the $2.75 price has been clipped. Ownership inscription on FFEP. A very nice copy in a like jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Stated first printing. Hardcover has light wear. Title page and previous page have split along the gutter (see photograph). Pages are still firmly bound. DJ in archival cover. Small chip on front of DJ at upper tip. Light edge wear along spine and tips. A quarter-inch closed tear to rear panel of DJ at top. Light toning to FFEP. Crimson topstain. A beautiful, bright DJ and solid and square hardcover.

First Edition. 1864, first edition (first issue), NF. Fading to spine. Gilt top edge. Square and tight copy with no cracking to brown endpapers, unbroken inner hinges. 152 pages with catalog at the rear. Presumed earliest catalog in rear dated November,1863.

March 23, 1808. Printed by Order of the House of Representatives.A collection of four pamphlets relating to international law and the violation of American neutrality during the Napoleonic Wars. The correspondence and reports relate specifically to the attack on the American frigate, the Chesapeake, off the coast of Virginia by a British ship of war, the Leopard, in June of 1807, and the impressment of members of its crew into the service of the British Navy. The US endeavored to protect its waters and nationals by passing the Embargo Act of 1807, thereby closing American ports and banning American ships from going to sea. Frequent interception of American ships to impress American citizens was a major cause of the War of 1812. Part 1. Letter From The Secretary Of State To Mr. Monroe, On The Subject Of The Attack On The Chesapeake; The Correspondence Of Mr. Monroe With The British Government; And Also, Mr. Madison s Correspondence With Mr. Rose On The Same Subject. March 23, 1808. Part 2 Letters from… Read More

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Rebound from parts. Top edge gilt. Five raised bands. 624 pp. 38 plates (lacks plate at p. 420). Lacks half title page. "Screwed" instead of "screamed" on p.132. First issue points include errors 'recal' on first line of p.16, , Chapter XXVII listed on page 283 but appearing on page 282, 1850 engraved into vignette title-page, uncorrected "cha pter" on page 19, p. viii in preface with last "i" not aligned, uncorrected "coroboration" on page 387. Light edge wear, including tips. Some spotting to the boards. Foxing to the vignette and to some of the plates. Sporadic, light foxing to pages containing text.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, First issue. Half burgundy morocco over burgundy cloth boards. First issue with the points as called for including: the 3-line errata on page xiv, "William" for "Frederick" on page 317 line 27, "B2" instead of "BB2" on p. 371, "Rigaud" for "Blandois" on pp. 467, 469, 470, 472, and 473. List of Plates is inverted by publisher (with p. xiv preceding p. xiii). With engraved plates by H.K. Browne [Phiz] including the frontispiece and vignette title-page. 8vo. Bound tightly and squarely. Gilt top edge. Edge wear and shelf wear to boards including tips and spine. Ownership bookplate to front pastedown. Foxing to the plates/browning to the plate edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1877. 2nd edition. Elephant folio (15 by 18-1/2 inches), original pictorial cloth gilt, beveled boards, all edges gilt. Complete with 39 full-page plates with tissue guards, engraved title page vignette and engraved vignette headpiece at beginning of text. Square and solid binding. Rare in collectible condition. Wear to tips, edges, and spine. Half-inch surface tear to cloth at foot of spine. Gift inscription on first blank end paper. Cloth has some spotting and fading.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge was one of the most notable 19th-century English romance poets. Coleridge's longest poem was 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'. This poem was one of the most important poems written at the end of the 18th-century.
It was illustrated by famous French artist, Gustave Doré, known for his incredible woodcut engravings. Doré's illustrations are unparalleled and richly detailed. May require extra postage due to its size. Additional shipping costs for… Read More

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, third state of the author's second book with "The History of the Bible advertisement on page 654. BAL 3316. Octavo, bound in publisher's original cloth. Tight, square, and solidly bound. Spine has been professionally re-backed and old spine label laid over. End papers replaced as well, not the original. Some light spotting to boards and edge wear to bottom boards. Text block edges have tanned. Internally clean with some tanning to end papers. It was the best-selling of Twain's works during his lifetime, as well as being one of the best-selling travel books of all time.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two volumes. Circa 1870 (undated) Elephant Folio. Text in German. Hundreds of woodcut plates by Gustave Dore. Original black full calf. Spine and boards decorated in gilt and blind stamped. Edge gilt. Wear to the tips, edges, and spine. Some cloth tears to head and foot of spine. Tightly bound and internally clean. Large volumes. Additional postage may be required.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First book appearance of "H. Graham Greene" with the poems "Stepping Stones" and "Apologia." 62 pages. 8vo. Printed at The Shakespeare Head Press for Basil Blackwell. Except for some sun and rubbing to the spine and extremities, a fine, partially unopened copy of this early Greene appearance.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Two volumes. Volume I - 70th thousand printing. Volume II - 80th thousand printing. Octavo. Original brown cloth. Damage to both spine strips. Some chipping to the board on Volume I. Ownership inscription on FFEP of Vol. II. Internally very clean. Unlike other copies, virtually no foxing.