Rare books from Old Saratoga Books

London: Viking. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly scuffed.. 1994. First British Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670847933 . Signed and dated by the late J. P. Donleavy on the title page. Black cloth binding with gilt title on spine. Many photos, including front jacket portrait of the artist as a young man and rear jacket photo of an elder Donleavy lakeside with Irish wolfhound. The Ginger Man is Donleavy's first novel and remains his most acclaimed, having been selected by The Modern Library as one of the best 100 Novels of the 20th Century. The present book is an autobiography of his youth in New York City, schooling at Trinity College in Dublin, bohemian doings in Ireland, becoming an Irish citizen, and the machinations behind publication rights for The Ginger Man. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 517 pages .

NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Fair with no dust jacket; Backstrip split and reglued, boards heavily . worn, pages toned, water spots on front and rear boards.. 1900. Hardcover. Pictorial hardcover with blue cloth spine. Stories and verse about various figures in American Revolutionary War history and black and white illustrations by Mabel Humphrey of children dressing up and reenacting these scenes. Twelve full-page chromolithograph plates by Maud Humphrey (Mabel's sister and Humphrey Bogart's mother). Scenes and stories include Martha Washington pouring tea, the surrender of Cornwallis, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Lafayette dancing the Minuet, Moll Pitcher, Betsy Ross, Paul Revere's ride, the Boston Tea Party, Paul Jones, the Battle of Bunker Hill, Ben Franklin's arrival in Philadelphia, and the courtship of George Washington. The children depicted in these illustrations are plump and rosy-cheeked and have meticulous costuming. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Fall River, MA: J. H. Franklin and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed, spine cracked.. 1902. Hardcover. Dark green cloth binding with gilt town logo stamped on front boards and gilt lettering on spine. Index. Decorative endpapers. Many photos and illustrations. A history of one of the oldest towns in Massachusetts, and America, stated by the first page of the text to have occurred through a transaction in 1659 between "Wamsitti and his squaw Tattapanum" and 26 original purchasers. Articles on various eras and aspects of this Bristol County town include Palo Alto Pierce, Gilbert M. Nichols, Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, Mrs. Paul M. Burns, Col. Silas P. Richmond, Benjamin Buffinton, and John M. Deane. Printed on glossy stock. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 287 pages .

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press and British Museum. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket; A few small dots of foxing on verso of . jacket.. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0801416884 . vii, 425 pp, systematic index, geographical index, bibliography Many black and white photos and illustrations and 12 color plates plus color frontispiece photo. The amazing migration champion monarch butterfly is the best known milkweed butterfly and this scholarly volume describes its biology and that of its danaine family members in detail. The book provides a revised cladistic classification of all 157 species, and includes chapters on mimicry, migration, reproduction and ecology. A valuable lepidoptery reference. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Berlin: Haude et Spener. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, front board nearly detached, head . and foot of spine chipped, pages toned and some light foxing to . preliminary and last several leaves. 1763. Hardcover. Quarterbound leather with speckled paper-covered boards. [7], iv-xiv, 405, [5] pp. One folding leaf at rear containing two engraved geometric figures. Gilt-stamped leather lettering piece in one compartment, manuscript paper label in another, and gilt flower designs stamped in the remaining three. Text in French and ancient Greek. Analysis of writings of Timaeus of Locri, as included in Plato's works, and other philosophical discussion, including further notes on his bestselling “La Philosophie du Bon Sens", by the French writer who was a free thinker and contemporary of Voltaire. His unorthodox views led him to the court of Frederick the Great, where he spent much of his adult life. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: F. R. Niglutsch. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed and lightly soiled, spines . sunned and stained, faint foxing to endpapers, but otherwise clean and . bright interiors.. 1894. Reprint. Hardcover. Reprint of 1890 edition. In four volumes, uniformly bound in brown gilt-blocked cloth. All edges gilt. Each volume contains hundreds of black and white plates and small engravings, as well as some chromolithograph plates. Tight bindings. Vol. I - Invertebrates, Crustacea, and Insects. Color plates of Mayflies, Starfish & Worms, and Hercules Beetle. Vol. II - Fishes, Reptiles, and Birds. Color plates of Grey Kingfisher, Paradise Fish, Crocodiles, Cranes, and Birds of Paradise. Vol. III - Mammals and The Natural History of Man, Part One. Color plates of Lion, Chimpanzee, Arabs. Vol. IV - The Natural History of Man, Part Two. Color plate of Eskimos. A handsome, if heavy, set. The black and white plates of the invertebrates are particularly lovely. A good example of the Victorian… Read More

Boston: James R. Osgood and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, edges foxed.. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. Beveled green cloth with gilt stamped front boards and spine. Rear boards stamped in blind. Brown coated endpapers. Iv, 150pp. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: “Mr. And Mrs. George F. Winch, With the best wishes of their friend William Orne White, Keene, N. H. November 6, 1873” William Orne White was a Unitarian pastor and father of prolific author Eliza Orne White, and was a student of Longfellow’s when he studied at Harvard. BAL 12157, small paper format. A lengthy play featuring scenes from the life of Christ. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Boston: Roberts Brothers. Good; Boards worn at outer joints with some evidence of retouching, top . corner removed from front flyleaf, rear signature coming loose.. 1879. Hardcover. Three-quarter dark brown pebbled leather with marbled sides. Six spine compartments stamped in gilt and in blind, with raised bands. Marbled edges and endpapers. A collection of essays about natural history, hunting, Roma, ferreting, and other topics by the British Victorian author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages .

NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket; Owner signatures on title pages. Boards . rubbed, splash stains on spines.. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Three volume set uniformly bound in green cloth. Many illustrations and photos. Vol. I: xiv, 524pp; Vol. II: 525-1014pp; Vol. III: 618pp. Includes chapters written by various authors on different aspects of Delaware history, including transportation, ethnic groups, religious groups and associations, public health, architecture, agriculture, and biographies of noted Delaware residents. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: Harper and Brothers. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket tattered and chipped at spine.. 1940. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. Gray cloth binding. Second printing, second state binding with second state dust jacket illustrated by Floethe. B-P code on copyright page. No price printed on jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 359 pages .

Philadelphia: Rosenbach Museum and Library. Very Good; Wraps lightly rubbed.. 1995. Softcover. 0939084279 . Signed by the late Maurice Sendak on the title page. Curated and with an introduction by Maurice Sendak and Vincent Giroud. Color illustrated stiff wraps with French flaps. Illustrations, catalogue of the exhibition, bibliography. Foreword by Stephen K. Urice. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages .

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill. Good in Good dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cocked, corners rounded, . pages toned, jacket edgeworn.. 1943. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Early printing of this bestselling novel, later made into the 1949 film starring Gary Cooper as idealistic architect Howard Roark. Red cloth titled in gilt on front boards and spine. . First edition is NOT printed on copyright page, but Rand's disclaimer is. Printing errors on pp 9, 321, 381, 480. Later state jacket with Rand's photo and three review blurbs on rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 754 pages .

NY: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly tattered.. 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrations by Caldecott medalist Roger Duvoisin. Yellow cloth binding titled in red. Illustrated endpapers. Young Jed has a lengthy, yet fun, time finding his way to his new friend Poppys birthday party in her tall apartment building. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Little, Brown, and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and soiled, owner name on front free . endaper (Edward L. Osborn) , pages toned.. 1914. School edition; Later Printing. Hardcover. Four black and white plates by George Kerr. A volume in the Old Mother West Wind series by Burgess. Tan decorated cloth binding. Bookplate on front pastedown endpaper noting that this book was sent with the compliments of the publisher. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 159 pages .

Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards heavily worn and soiled, gift inscription . on front pastedown endpaper, some scattered soiling.. 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. vii, 119pp. Lively black and white illustrations by Vera Neville accompany this animal tale about the tricky Lazy Liza Lizard and how she is frequently outwitted by Mr. Snake and Mr. Frog. Green cloth binding. A scarce vintage children's title. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .