Rare books from Old Saratoga Books

NY: Association Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards rubbed.. 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering stamped on spine. Foreword by Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hughes. A biography of the short-lived (1873-1911) reverend and religious missionary in western India, written by many of his family members and friends, including Rev. Samuel H. Lee, Welling H. Tinker, Rev. Albert Parker Fitch, Rev. Alden H. Clark, Hannah Hume Lee (his widow) , Rev. Arthur Osborn Pritchard and Fred B. Smith. Many photos. Tipped in letter at front free endpaper written and signed by Hannah Hume Lee. xiv, 178 pp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

The Adjutant General. Very Good with no dust jacket; Covers very lightly rubbed, else a clean, . tight reference set.. 1972. Hardcover. Volumes I and II are bound in navy cloth with titles stamped in gilt on front boards and spines (995 pp, 714 pp). Volume III is Additions and Changes to the Roster of Vermonters WW II 1941-1945, printed in 1976 on light green wraps with black cloth spine (92 pp). .

Tokyo: East-West. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards worn at corners, jacket lightly . tattered at corners and spine, a few minor tears.. 1951. Hardcover. Photo-illustrated boards with red cloth spine. Unpaginated. Measures 22.5 x 21 cm. Many photograph reproductions. Horace Bristol was an American photographer best known for his photojournalism with LIFE magazine and for the photographs he took as a military photographer during World War II under the command of Edward J. Steichen. After the war, Bristol lived and worked in Japan, where he established the East-West Photo Agency and published photo books about Asia. This book is presented as an instruction in using the new Japanese 35 mm cameras capturing scenes of traditional Japanese life by a typical GI "on a five day pass". Images include sumo wrestlers, a fully-tattooed man at a bath, many pretty women in kimonos, Noh performers, temples and other upbeat scenes. Uncommon to find in such nice condition. .

Philadelphia: Everts & Ensign. Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, especially at corners and . spine, pages toned, but remarkably no foxing in evidence, faint owner name . and date on front pastedown endpaper.. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. In original 1/4 leather binding with gilt stamped brown cloth boards and gilt-stamped leather spine. All edges gilt. A history of Saratoga County and of the villages and towns of Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, Ballston, Saratoga, Stillwater, Charlton, Waterford, Malta, Half-Moon, Galway, Edinburgh, Corinth, Northumberland, Providence, Milton, Wilton, Clifton Park, Day, Greenfield, Hadley and Moreau. Many short biographies of prominent, splendidly bearded men of the day, and two young ladies of poetical note, Lucretia and Margaret Davidson. Many engravings of Saratoga County public buildings, landscapes, residences and personages, as well as two hand-colored maps of the county, showing allotments and settlements; three hand-colored plans of… Read More

Paris: Editions Albert Morance. Very Good; Folder toned and scuffed, booklet toned.. 1923. Softcover. Booklet describing elegant dressing tables, mirrors and other furniture related to the feminine toilette in the Louis XV, Louis XVI and Empire Styles. Pages uncut. Accompanied by 48 loose black and white photograph reproduction plates of meuble-toilette examples from Versailles, Fontainebleau and other collections. All housed in a silk ribbon-tied, printed brown cardboard portfolio. Text in French. Measures 24 x 18 cm. A volume in the Documents d'Art series sponsored by the Mobilier National de France. Uncommon. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 12 pages .

Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale. Fair; Boards heavily worn, with cloth soiled and nearly detached from rear . boards, pages toned at margins and sporadic waterstains and foxing.. 1861. Hardcover. Quarterbound leather with six gilt-ruled compartments. Titles stamped in two compartments in gilt. Red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. xx, 891 pp, glossary. Text in French. Volume V of a seven-volume set of documents pertaining to a Second French Empire commercial treaty with England. This volume covers those parts of the textile industry pertaining to hemp, linen, silk, hides, fleece and pre-made clothing. No other copies offered for sale in the trade at present. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Boston: Ticknor and Company. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn, light foxing and finger soiling . throughout, light play to the hinges, half of rear free endpaper torn away.. 1889. Hardcover. Green cloth with designs stamped in black and gilt on front boards and spine. 169 pp + xiv pp illustrated publisher’s catalogue at rear. Many engravings by various artists. Floral patterned endpapers. Gift inscription by the author on the front flyleaf using her legal name, rather than her pseudonym, and dated “Christmas, 1888”. A compilation of the author’s poems for children, many of which were culled from the pages of such Victorian children’s magazines as St. Nicholas, Harper’s Young People, The Youth’s Companion, and Wide Awake. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Foxing to edges of boards and jacket, . page tops and endpapers foxed, quarter-sized stain on fore-edge, jacket . toned.. 1940. First Edition. Hardcover. Gray cloth with green cloth spine stamped in silver. x, 417 pp. Bibliography, index, two maps. Uncommon first edition of this influential classic of Native American history. Documents how the state and federal government leaders forced the “five civilized tribes” (Seminoles, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek) out of their homelands and then out of their lands in the Oklahoma Territory. The University of Oklahoma Press was pressured by local politicos to reject publication of the book, and it was subsequently published by Princeton University Press. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Dutton and Wentworth. Very Good with no dust jacket; Minor wear to boards, pages toned.. 1856. First Edition. Hardcover. A married set of first editions with Volume One bound in brown blindstamped cloth and Volume Two bound in maroon blindstamped cloth. 350 pp; 351-698 pp, index. Vol. I bears armorial bookplate of T. Bigelow Lawrence on front pastedown and has engraved frontispiece of man at desk with books and engraved title page featuring man digging in graveyard. A collection of essays, previously published in the Boston Evening Transcript, which discuss burial and funeral practices of various cultures and eras, his opinions and prejudices about various ethnic groups, criminal justice, Boston society, ghosts, literature, and social history. Gilt titles on spines. Sabin 77004. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Hanover, NH: Self Published. Good with no dust jacket; Call letters on spine, spine darkened by . shellac, corners bumped, edges rubbed, binder's label on inside of front . cover, front endpaper detached, endpapers toned, one page with small fold . and tear.. 1891. Hardcover. Green decorated cloth. vi, 91pp. Fold-out map, indexes. A highly detailed natural history study of this New Hampshire community undertaken and presented by a Dartmouth college professor. Inscribed and dated, with compliments of the author card tipped in. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philadelphia: The Westminster Press. Very Good; Edges scuffed, owner name on front free endpaper.. 1977. First Printing. Softcover. 0664241190 . Notes and bibliography. A discussion on the evangelical idea of the Bible being free from errors on any topic whatsoever. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 149 pages .

NY: The Viking Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Long gift inscription on half-title, boards soiled, jacket tattered and waterstained at spine, with minor loss at head of spine.. 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. 978-0670626090 . Written and illustrated by Morgan DennisGreen illustrated cloth. Vintage children's book about a family that builds a houseboat to live on in Key West, Florida with their Irish water spaniel named Splash. Evocative black and white illustrations throughout. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 42 pages .

London: Frances Lincoln Children's Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2015. First Printing. Hardcover. 1847805361 . The British author-illustrator's story of an enchanted king and his brave daughter who seeks to break the spell that has turned her eleven brothers into swans, inspired by the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Luminous watercolor illustrations throughout by the Kate Greenaway Medalist. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 173 pages .

NY: Clarion Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. First Printing. Hardcover. 0395726182 . Signed and dated 3-22-00 on copyright page by the late Wisniewski. A retelling of the traditional Jewish tale of a Czech scholar and rabbi who creates a giant of clay to protect his followers in Prague. Gorgeous and intricate cut paper illustrations. Winner of the 1997 Caldecott Award. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: Harper & Brothers. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Pages toned, jacket in two pieces and . toned and tattered.. 1945. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The 1945 children's classic with the evocative Garth Williams illustrations. Brown illustrated boards. Front jacket flap has $2.00 price and Harper and Brothers, Publishers. Copyright page has stated first printing and 10-5 I-U publisher code. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 131 pages .