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hardcover. Frontis port., title pg. vignette, 10 vols., 8vo, full straight-grained morocco, gilt floral borders on covers, gilt dec. raised spines, top edges gilt (ex. lib., some foxing, spine slightly bumped). Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1821.<br/><br/>

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1877. Illustrated. hardcover. very good(+). 48 volumes. Frontispiece engraving, extra illustrated title page, other in-text figures throughout. 12mo, attractive 3/4 brown calf over marbled boards; gilt- decorated spines with leather labels, t.e.g. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1877. The Illustrated Edition. Pages a bit browned and bindings lightly shelfworn, otherwise a very good(+) copy.<br/><br/>

Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1891. hardcover. near fine. Frontispieces and other illustrations protected with tissue. 30 volumes. 8vo, 3/4 brown morocco; gilt-decorated spines with raised bands, a.e.g. Boston: Estes & Lauriat, 1891. Near fine.<br/><br/>

Philadelphia: Barrie, 1893. Limited. hardcover. fine. 10 volumes, 8vo, handsomely rebound in 3/4 brown morocco over marbled boards; gilt-ruled and lettered spine with raised bands. all edges gilt. Philadelphia: Barrie, (1893).<br/> <br/> Part of the Complete and Unabridged Novels. Edition de Bibliophile, limited to 250 sets on Japanese vellum. Containing 519 etchings, in two printings, one in black and one in bistre, and 75 double page etchings in black, all on Japanese vellum.<br/> <br/>

Boston: Dana Estes. hardcover. very good(+). 24 volumes. Black & white illustrations with tissue guards. Small 8vo, 3/4 tan calf, ornately gilt spines with green leather spine labels, marbled boards, t.e.g. Boston: Dana Estes & Co., N.d. ca. 1910. Very Good (+).<br/><br/> Illustrated Cabinet Edition.<br/><br/>

New York: Macmillan, 1939. First. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(+). Lathrop, Dorothy. Full page illustrations in black & white and color by Dorothy Lathrop. 4to, blue cloth with a pictorial vignette in gilt; d.w. (small dampstain affecting back panel of dw and back cover, toning to edges of wrapper, back endpaper creased at foredge). New York: Macmillan, 1939. First Edition.<br/><br/> The scarcest of Lathrop titles, this is a very good(+) copy, with a neat square hole in the dust jacket flap, presumably cutting out the price.<br/><br/>

Washington, D.C., 1871. unbound. Three-page handwritten letter with outstanding content, 8 x 5 inches, Washington, D.C., June 22, 1871. Written to former Confederate Brigadier General Marcus J. Wright, commander of the District of Atlanta, in full: "Your note of June 1, awaited me here on my return from Texas. It is sharp that you even noticed in the newspaper of the day the fact that less than a year ago Capt. Buel of the Ordinance Department, the same who was on my staff at Atlanta, and who was taken prisoner the day before we entered that place, was murdered at the U.S. Arsenal Fort Leavenworth, by a discharged soldier. Buel had punished this man for some offense and was retiring from a party inside Leavenworth to his own house, just outside after entering his own yard, with his wife on his arm, was shot dead by a man concealed in a brush within a few feet. The man for a time escaped, but was hunted and at last caught, he was so badly wounded in capture that he started confessing the deed,… Read More

Indianapolis: George F. Cram & Co. Tabletop globe. 9 inch diameter. 12 inches tall including turned wood stand on rectangular base. 2 sets of 12 coated-paper gores over pasteboard. Circular cartouche in south-east Indian Ocean. Some chipping to varnish on stand and minimal overall wear, including light cracking of coating, paint smudges, and surface wear.<br/><br/> This wonderful globe is a charming document of the interwar period. Colored in blue and yellow, the globe evidences a number of geographic features specific to this era, including French Indochina and French West Africa, the Mongolian People's Republic, Italian Somaliland, the puppet state of Manchuria, and the Ukraine noted as part of the USSR. In addition, there is also an Analemma scale off the coast of Mexico, which indicates the sun's declination and the equation of time for every day of the year. Also labeled are aeronautical distances, in red, and ocean currents in white. The globe is in good condition with… Read More

Boston: Page, 1908. First. hardcover. very good. Illustrated by M.A. and W.A.J. Claus. 8vo, pinkish gray cloth, pictorial cover label. Boston: Page, 1908. First Edition.<br/><br/> First issue, dated April, 1908 on the copyright page, with 8 page publisher's catalogue at the rear. Variant binding, most copies being in green or tan cloth. The binding is lightly rubbed & soiled and there is an ownership signature, but this is a solid, internally fine copy of the very rare first issue of Montgomery's first novel.<br/><br/>

London: George Humble, 1626. unbound. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 15.25" x 19.75".<br/><br/> This beautiful carte a figures map of Tartary by John Speed presents the many geography speculations found at a time when parts of Asia were largely unexplored by Europeans. Extends from Armenia eastward to include part of North America and includes the Arctic Sea and Nova Zembla.<br><br>Korea is presented as an Island while the Kamchatka Peninsula is entirely absent. The Straits of Anian, believed to be associated with the mythical Northwest Passage is identified. The Great Wall of China is depicted in a grand style, south of which lies the Kingdom of China. Throughout, several kingdoms, important cities, rivers, lakes, islands, mountains, and other topographical features are noted. These includes important cities which were part of the ancient Silk Route.<br><br>The Caspian Sea, presented along its East-West Axis according to the practice… Read More

Philadelphia: Barrie & Jenkins, 1894. hardcover. 41 volumes, small 8vo, 3/4 blue morocco, marbled boards, gilt spine with fleur de lys design, top edges gilt. Philadelphia: Barrie & Jenkins, (1894). Limited Edition. Edition Definitive. Near Fine.<br/><br/> Number 128 of 1000 sets.<br/><br/>

New York: George D. Sproul, 1903. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Some illustrations throughout. 13 volumes [12 plus index]. 8vo, attractively bound in publisher's 3/4 crimson crushed morocco over marbled boards; matching marbled endpapers, uncut edges, top edges gilt (several volumes with very minor wear at corners; first volume with tiny chip at head; index volume with discoloration on front outer joint). New York: Scribner, 1903. Limited edition - The Hampton Edition - number 351 of 1000 sets with publisher's printed signature. A near fine set.<br/><br/>

East Aurora: Roycroft, 1898. Limited. hardcover. fine. Initial letters in red & blue. 68 pp., Small folio, re-bound full black morocco letter in gilt. East Aurora: Roycroft Press, (1898). Limited Edition. Fine.<br/> <br/> No. 190 of 450 copies, signed by Elbert Hubbard.<br/> <br/>

unbound. Signed poster: "Bob Marley & the Wailers, Uprising", 33" x 22 1/4", offset lithograph issued by Alec Leslie Entertainments Ltd. (no date, c.1980). Framer's tape residue on verso, minor creases and dings throughout. Signed in black pen 'BoB Marley', possibly executed by his wife, Rita Marley.<br/> <br/> Bob Marley (1945-1981) was a Jamaican musician and global icon. This poster was issued to promote the band's twelfth studio album "Uprising". It was the last album to be released during Bob Marley's lifetime.<br/> <br/>

Limited Editions Club, 1943. Limited. hardcover. fine. Boardman Robinson. With an introduction by Clifton Fadiman and illustrations by Boardman Robinson including numerous full page plates, some color mounted. 2 volumes. 4to, handsomely rebound in 3/4 black morocco, marbled boards. N.P.: The Limited Editions Club, 1943. Fine.<br/> <br/> Limited edition - number 885 of 1000 copies, signed by the illustrator.<br/> <br/>