Rare books from jakoll

Tokyo- Japan: F. Mamiya & Co., 1928. SURVEY OF LIBRAIRIES High School,College & University in JAPAN- Masachi Suzuki- F. Mamiya & Co.-Tokyo-1928-1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:- Large-8x12- VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers charcoal grey cloth with gilt titles on spine in Japanese-1 of 1- light soiling and mild lower edgestain not affecting interior of pages- Special dedication copy sent to R.R. Bowker, editor of The Library Journal in New York City from President F. Mamiya of the F. Mamiya Publishing Co. in Tokyo with accompanying letter signed by Mamiya and inscription to Bowker from Mamiya dated Nov 17, 1928 and signed as is the letter.- "This book is a survey of all the highschool, college and university librairies in all of Japan at the time-a major task no doubt"- 232pp toned but solid and clean, no tears or writing- small corner waterstain on ffep- Extremely RARE- for book lovers who collect the unusual- Letter is in English-book in Japanese- (229) More photos… Read More

Tours: Maison Alfred Mame et Fils, 1928. VIES DES SAINTS- 'Pour Tous Les Jours De L'Annee'- Serie 21- No.2123- par M. L'Abbe L. Jaud- Nouvelle Edition- Tours-Maison Alfred Mame et Fils- Tours- "Nihil Obstat- 26 septembre 1928- Imprime-27 septembre 1928.-(1929)- Hardcover:-4to- VG/ no dj as issued- A fine binding of original red cloth with gilt tiles and gilt and black motif- Scarce edition!- light rubs but sqaure and tight- Text in French. Illustrated with 365 Rahoult engravings taken from drawings by (Roger Broders).-384pp are clean, no tears or writing- top of pages are gilt edged-SEE PHOTOS- "bibliotheque des familles" [Avec une pratique de piété pour chaque jour. Nouvelle édition. Tours, Mame, (etwa 1910). 4to. 384 S. m. 365 xylograph. Illustr. nach Rahoult.Roter Hldrbd m. Rückenvergoldung, Papier gebräunt). 365- Heiligenviten von Abraham bis Zite.-Condition-good-good+ -1200gr.-One library holding-incolrrectly identified by World Cat… Read More

Toronto: Morang & Co. Ltd., 1905. KNOCK AT A VENTURE- Eden Phillpotts- Illustrated Frontis- Morang & Co. Ltd.- Toronto- August- 1905- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-12mo-VG++-Near FINE/ no dj- original publishers green tweed cloth with titles in white and green illsutration on cover- minor rubs, clean, tight and square- 353pp + 4pp ads for books, are clean, no tears or writing- top page edges are gilt- SEE PHOTOS- 1st Edtion Morang printed in August, one month before the Methuen edition which was printed in September- A great copy! Collectible- Fiction-thriller-suspense-ghost-stories-anthology (2437). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated Frontis. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1900. THE WORKS OF JAMES FENIMORE COOPER- (Salesman's Sample Dummy)- Otsego Edition- Illustrated- G. P. Putnam's Sons- New York- 1900- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-12mo-VG++/ no dj as issued- 3/4 leather and cloth, rubs on head and foot of spine, lighter on extremitites- tight, square and clean- tops of pages are gilt- A salesman's dample/dummy copy for The Works of James Fenimore Cooper-Otsego Edition- Contents:-Engraved frontis, title page of The Spy, 7 gravures with tissue guard- 32pp excerpt of The Deerslayer and sample leather spine attatched on inner back pastedown- SEE PHOTOS- Collectible and scarce!- Non-fiction-literature-saleman's-sample-dummy-illustrated (2619). 1st Edition. 3/4 Leather & Cloth. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., 1934. RINKITINK IN OZ- L. Frank Baum- Illustrated by John R. Neill- The Reilly & Lee Co.- Chicago- c1916, [1934]- Hardcover:-4to- Near FINE/VG++ dj is price-clipped with nicks on upper spine of jacket and 1 one inch split of jacket at lower spine, but bright, clean and beautiful, in mylar- even though price-clipped, it has been pencilled in lightly at corner $1.50- List to the latest Oz book which is #27- Speedy in Oz which was printed in 1934 and makes this a 1934 printing- color pastedown and brown cloth are nice and clean and square,- [1-16], 17-314, [315-316], pages are clean, no tears or writing- COLOR frontispiece and B&W in text and full page illustrations and endpaper by Neill- A wonderful book- SEE PHOTOS- "Prince Inga of Pingaree and King Rinkitink and their companions have adventures that lead to the land of the Nomes and, eventually, Oz. This book only ends up in Oz at the end, because Baum originally wrote it as a non-Oz book, entitled King… Read More

London- UK: George Routledge & Sons, 1896. HIS BROTHER'S KEEPER- or, Christian Stewardship- Chas. M. Sheldon- George Routledge & Sons- London- 1896-1st Edition-1st Printing-UK- Preface dated- Hardcover:-12mo-VG+/ no dj- Publishers original beige grey paper boards with brown design on cover and green titles on cover and spine-priced for 6 shillings- only light rubs, a nice square and tight copy-- 318pp + 1pp ads- all clean, no tears or writing- PO small stamp on ffep-illustrated with b&w glossy frontis-SEE PHOTOS- "In the stirring tradition of Sheldon's classic "In His Steps", this long unavailable, inspirational novel examines the lives of two men, one rich and one poor, who join together to fulfill Christ's command to serve Him by ministering to "the least of these My brethren. It is the summer of 1895, and the mining town of Champion is being torn apart by a dispute between mine owners and miners. When mine owners refuse to raise the miners' wages,… Read More

Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1923. SCARAMOUCHE- Rafael Sabatini- McClelland & Stewart Ltd.- Illustrated- Toronto- 1923- 1st Edition Stated- Hardcover:-8vo- VG/ no dj- Original publisher's black cloth with red lettering on cover and spine-spine and book are tight,only light rubbing at extremities-a solid copy- 346pp are clean- no writing or tears anywhere, no top red edge to pages which is correct for 1st Edition. 8 photo illustrations- SEE PHOTOS- "Sabatini's most famous work-now in mylar- - Very scarce in 1st Canadian- 1923- not the falsely stated 1931 which is incorrect-"- Fiction-adventure romance-French Revolution-classic-illustrated (2820) . 1st Edition-1st Printing. Cloth. VG/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London- UK: Bell and Daldy, 1858. LEGENDARY TALES- Mrs. Alfred Gatty (Margaret Scott Gatty)- Illustrated by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne)- Bell and Daldy- London-UK- 1858- 1st Edition-Per World Cat:- Author Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873. Title Legendary tales / by Mrs. Alfred Gatty ; with illustrations by Phiz. Imprint London : Bell and Daldy, 1858. Description 297 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.-Contents A legend of Sologne.--The hundredth birthday.--The treasure-seeker. Alternate Author Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882. Hardcover:-12mo-VG+/ no dj as issued- original publishers pebble green cloth with gilt titles on spine-very light wear at extremities, otherwise square, tight and clean- A superlative copy of a Scarce book!- Illustrations by Phiz of Charles Dickens renown- 297pp + 36pp Bell and Daldy Catalogue for books- Fiction-tales-legends-collection-athology-clasic-illustrated (2972) . 1st Edition. Cloth. VG+/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Phiz (Hablot Knight Browne). 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read More

London- UK: The Book Society , 1882. THE CHRISTMAS BELLS and Their Message and Other Stories- No Author- Illustrated-The Book Society-London- ND-pre1883- Hardocver:-16mo- VG+/ no dj- as issued- original publishers brown cloth-with black illustrations and title on cover and gilt title on spine-rubbed at extremities but spine and textblock are tight and cover clean-128pp slightly foxed but clean, no tears or writing- prize dedication plate on innner cover dated Jan 18th, 1883-so we can assume an earlier printing date-ie:1882 pre-December 25th- Contains: The Christmas Bells and Their Message, How the Umbrella Ran Away with Ellie, Jack's Christmas and No Pocket- There is no author mentioned- EXTREMELY SCARCE- we have never seen another copy and there are none on the net and none in the Library of Congress- One Available at Cambridge University in their RARE book department! A great collectible- Fiction-juvenile-Christmas-stories-illustrated (3252) . 1st Edition. Illustrated Cloth Pastedown. VG/No… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Co., 1955. KNIGHT ERRANT- A Biography of Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.- Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.- Brian Connell- Illustrated- Doubleday & Co.-Garden City, NY- 1955-1st Edition-1st Printing-Signed- Hardcover:-8vo-VG++/Fair++-Good dj is unclipped at $4.00, some rubs and chips, with small sealed tears, but clean and complete-now in mylar- Illustrated by Photographs.-8.5x6. 255pp with 23 b/w illustrations-are clean, no tears or writing- edge stamps from ex-library YMCA with bookplate of same on inner pastedown-SEE PHOTOS-This lively account, with the subjects active assistance, details his pre-war days in Hollywood with its founding trials and the social life in Englands in the 1930's. The Roosevelt third election, leading to his war-time experiences in US Navy and the Intelligence service. After the war he performed much public and international service which may ...newspaper clipping of him and his wife Mary Lee laid in. Signed "To Rick and Alan-With affection and… Read More

Lvgduni : Lvgduni : Apvd haeredes Iaboci Ivntae, 1564. Magistri Sententiarum libri quatuor / Petro Lombardo, Episcopo Parisiensi authore ; labore Ioannis Aleaume, Parisiensis theologiae professoris a` mendis non paucis ex vetustis. codicum collatione reporgatorum; adiunximus singulis libris titulos, quibus capita distinguntur ex authoris Sententia ; ad calce[m] operis subiiciu[n]tur articuli erronei, Parisiis iam olim damnatim atque ab eorum assertoribus recantati ; adiectis nonnullis ipsius magistri in quibus communiter non approbatur.- by Petro Lombardo (Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, ca. 1100-1160) b. 1100; d. about 1160-64- Lvgduni : Apvd haeredes Iaboci Ivntae- 1564- 1st Edition Lyon- Other Name: Aleaume, Jean, 15th/16th cent. Giunta, Jacques, 1487-1546. Notes: Signatures: *8 a-z8 A-2L8 2M².-Title vignette; initials; printed marginal notes.- includes index:complete. [7-1 bl.]-456-[2] ff. (some light dampstains not affecting text in 1st 18 leaves, somewhat browning, sm. wormtrack in endpaper).… Read More

Parisiis: P.G. Simon, A.M. Lottin, 1780. BREVIARIUM SANCTAE LUGDUNENSIS ECCLESIAE, Primae Gallarum Sedis. Pars Hiemalis- Catholic Church, Antonius De Malvin De Montazet, Archiepiscopus (b1713-d1788)- Illustrated by Woodcuts- P.G. Simon, A.M. Lottin- Parisiis (Paris)- 1780- 1st Edition Thus- A scarce Lyon Breviary- Hardcover:-4to- G-VG antiquarian condition- full calf leather with 5 raised bands on spine, 4 panels with gilt decorations, two panels in black and maroon leather insets with titles-All page edges are gilt- spine and cover has fissure cracks at edge not affecting the solid binding or textblock. rubs at extremities with corners exposed, otherwise clean. Interior pages are impeccable, with no tears, writing and very little if any foxing.- Collated as follows: blank, A8-I8, K8-T8, V8, X8-Z8, Aa8-Ii8, Kk8-Tt8, Vv8, Xx8-Zz8, AAa8-Iii8, KKk8-SSs4, a8-i8, k8-t8, v8, x8-z8, aa8-gg4, blank. 508pp + ccxxxvi (236pp).- Complete.- SEE PHOTOS- A very scarce Lyon Breviary printed in Paris, overseen by… Read More

Romae: Ex Typographia Linguarum Externarum, 1600. CAEREMONIALE EPISCOPORUM- Iussu Clementis VIII. Pont. Max. Nouissime Reformatum.- Ex Typographia Linguarum Externarum- Catholic Church- Pope Clementis VIII- Ex Typographia Linguarum Externarum- Romae Mense Octobris- 1600- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-4to- VG/ no jacket as issued- Original fine full leather binding with five raised bands, six panels, five with gilt decorations and one titled in gilt- gilt decorated patterned edging on binding. Light rubs, but tight and square, in VG+ antiquarian condition- blank, [8], 1-349, [14] pages errata, marbled page edges, all clean, couple of specific underlined passages in old ink. Otherwise, clean with minimal tanning of pages- Collated Signatures: [A4], A4-I4, K4-U4, X4-Z4, Aa4-Ii4, Kk4-Uu4, Xx4-Zz4, [6]blank pages-Complete!- 1st blank page contains in back of book contains an Indulgence by Bishop Antonius, ex-Comitibus Guidis at Balneo, (Bishop of Mantova from 1719 to 1761) "grants to all the faithful here… Read More

Venetijs: In Officina Luceantonij Iunte, 1537. VIRI CLARISSIMI OPUSCULUM DE EMENDATIONIBUS TEMPORUM AB ORBE : condito ad vsque hanc ætatem nostram iuxta veram ac rectam chronographiam ex antiquis ac probatissimis authoribus. In hoc volumine habentur hæc. Emendationes temporum ab orbe conditio. Canones in tabulam perpetuam temporum. De vero die passionis Christi. Epitoma emendationis calendarij Romani- by Ioannis Lucidi Samothei (Joannes LUCIDUS)- Large letter woodcuts, printer's/publisher's device on t.p. and at colophon (incorporating the initials L A).- in Venetijs- 1537 [Anno M.D. XXXVII. mense Septembri]- 1st Edition- Hardcover:-4to- VG++ antiquarian condition/ no jacket as issued, Later 1/2 Calf Leather and marbled boards, 5 raise bands on spine, 1 panel in red leather with author in gilt and 1 in green with date of 1537, light rubbing at corners, but tight and clean- Collation as follows: [i4], A4-I4, K4-U4, X4-Z4, AA4-BB3. Total 198ff [396pp]- occasional minor spotting, a… Read More

London- UK: J. Davis, 1817. Eighteen original journals (each by a general officer) of the campaigns of the Emperor Napoleon : (being those in which he personally commanded in chief)/translated from the French ; to which are added all the bulletins, now first published complete.- Volume 2 Only- J. Davis- London-UK- 1817- 1st Edition- Original Leather binding with gilt trim and gilt titles on 5 raised banded spine- VG+ condition, no jacket as issued- ex-libris William Sumners of Godalming, with his crest and ex-libris stamp on fep- leather binding is tight and clean, you won't find a nicer copy- title page, (1), blank verso, (J.M. Miot's Narrative of the French Expedition to Egypt and Syria) (3), 4-80. (The Campaign of Marengo by C. Petit), title page, blank, 83-123. (Journal During the Siege of Genoa), 124-209. (Campaigns in France) Title Page, (blank) 409-431. (Other Narratives Campaign and Battle of Waterloo 1815) 432-441. (The Whole of the Bulletins published by Bonaparte to his abdication)-… Read More