Rare books from Quaint Book Shop, IOBA

Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, London, 1858. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Good+ HB with no DJ, as issued. First publication of Capgrave's Chronicle, in original binding. 1-4 p., 4 l., ix-xxx, 482 p. : ill. (fold. facsim.); 25 cm. Heavily worn green paper over boards with quarter bound brown leather spine with stamped gold title. Front hinge is starting and is cracked for the top 3". Contents are tight and clean. Includes the folding color facsimile of the mss. as the frontpiece. Size: Quarto (4to; up to 12" / 25-30 cm tall). 482 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Europe / Great Britain; Britain/UK; 19th century; . Main Picture: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Front Cover and Spine, showing wear to paper on front cover. Picture 2: Capgrave (1858), The Chronicle of England (First Edition) - Frontis - Color Facsimile of the Manuscript. Picture 3: Capgrave… Read More

Bobbs-Merrill, New York, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine copy of stated "First Printing" in VG DJ, protected by archival mylar cover. 552 pp.; 23 cm. Grey textured paper over boards with bright silver title on spine. Book is in unread condition; binding tight, corners crisp. There is a slight bump at the top of the front cover. Unclipped DJ with no tears, but worn around the edges and suffers from rubbing, esp. on spine. 1" horizontal crease near bottom of front panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 552 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Coming of Age; . Main Picture: Mossman (1972), The Stones of Summer (First Edition) - Composite of views of Front Panel, Spine and Back Panel of Dust Jacket (Note: The jacket is intact; this image has three different views put together). Picture 2: Mossman (1972), The Stones of Summer (First Edition) - Publication Information from verso of Title… Read More

Thomas R. Jones, Rome, NY, 1848. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book . Welsh edition of Oriental Customs: or an Illustration of the Sacred Scriptures. vii, 480 p.; Index of Bible passages (pp. 471-475); Index (pp. 476-480): 21 cm. Bound in full calf with gold title on black leather panel on spine. Front joint is broken, held together by aqua colored end papers. 1" chip at bottom of spine. Text block is tight with light foxing. P/O's sig (John F. Jones) on FEP. Presumed First Edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). Text is in Welsh. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; Welsh Language; . Main Picture: Samuel Burder, Defodau Dwyreiniol Yn Cael Eu Cymmwyso Er Egluro Yr Ysgrythyrau Santaidd [Welsh] (1848) - Front cover and spine. Picture 2: Samuel Burder, Defodau Dwyreiniol Yn Cael Eu Cymmwyso Er Egluro Yr Ysgrythyrau Santaidd [Welsh] (1848) - Title page. Picture 3: Samuel Burder, Defodau Dwyreiniol Yn… Read More

Church Hymnal Corporation, New York, 1994. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine HB in VG DJ, protected by mylar cover. xviii, 652 p.; 22 cm. Green cloth over boards with white title on spine. Corners sharp; minor shelf wear at corners and bottom of spine. Gift inscription dated 2000 on FEP. Otherwise, contents are tight, bright and unmarked. Book has had little, if any use. Unclipped DJ has no tears. Only defects are some rubbing, a small, 1/2" scratch on spine and crinkling of the paper's coating in two places on back panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 652 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; United States; 1990s; Religion & Theology. . ISBN: 0898692377. ISBN/EAN: 9780898692372. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 703. . 9780898692372

Kenneth Roberts Centennial Commission, Kennebunk, ME, 1985. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Good. Book . Fine HB in G+ DJ, protected by mylar cover. Limited Ed., #854/1000; signed by Commission officers on limitation page. 618 p.: ill.; 24 cm. Facsim. of the first edition w/the famously rare first state DJ, reproduced in a larger format than the 20 cm original. Dark blue cloth w/bright silver decoration & title on cover; silver title on spine. Text block is tight; owner's name blind stamped on title. Unclipped DJ has 2 1/2 x 3/4" chip at top of back panel; worn at edges; spine sun-faded w/creasing. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 618 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1980s; . ISBN: 0930096355. ISBN/EAN: 9780930096359.… Read More

Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, [1891]. Revised and Enlarged Ed. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/None (as issued). VG HB with no DJ (as issued), but protected by custom cut clear polyester cover. 2 p. l., 3-184 p. front. (port.) 17 cm. A very attractive early copy of Ruskin's essays with an intertwined "JR" monogram in black and gilt embossed on the front cover and bright gilt title on spine with 5 raised bands. Size: Sextodecimo (16mo; up to 6 3/4" / 15-17.5 cm tall). Text block is tight, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and spine fully attached; leather is good with minimal wear showing around the edges and on the raised bands of the spine. Frontispiece portrait of Ruskin protected by tissue paper with decorative title for this edition, in addition to the regular title page. Some foxing on tissue and decorative title page only, not affecting the frontispiece or the rest of the text, which is bright and clean. All edges gilt in bright, rich condition. Red… Read More

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1943. Newbery Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Good. Illustrator: Ward, Lynd. Near Fine HB in G+ DJ, protected by Brodart mylar cover. The blurb on the first DJ flap identifies this as the "Newbery Edition" and notes that artist Lynd Ward "has sharpened the drama of the story by adding twelve full-page illustrations." There is also a notice of the award on the half-title page. So, although the copyright page says 1943, this was apparently a special 1944 edition issued after the book received the award. 4 p. l., 256 p.: illus, col. front.; col. map on endpapers, 21 cm. Gray cloth over boards with blue/black illustration on front cover and title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 256 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners shap with minimal shelf wear. DJ shows wear around the edges, with some loss at the corners, a large chip at the top of the spine affecting the "Fo" of… Read More

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Signed by Author. VG+ HB, missing the original glassine cover, but in the original slipcase. Singed by Boyd on the limitation page. Over the limitation notice Boyd has written, "This is one of | the thirty copies | for presentation" and he has marked a # sign on the blank for the number. This edition was limited to 530 copies, with 500 for sale and 30 for presentation. Yellow paper over boards with quarter bound in royal blue cloth with 13 gilt stars stamped on the front cover and a gilt title on the spine. 5 p., 3-351 p. front. (port.), maps.; 23 cm. In addition, a facsimile of a note from Wayne to George Washington is tipped in. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 351 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but the head and foot of the spine shows a little wear and there is a small (1/4")… Read More

Philomel, New York, 1980. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Book Signed by Author and Illustrator. VG+ HB in VG DJ, protected by Brodart archival cover. Signed by author/illustrator on free end page ; dated 1982. [24] p.: col. ill.; 21 cm. Note: Philomel does not provide an indication of its editions or printing. Illustrated paper (same as DJ) over boards with black title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 24 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear at the bottom corners and foot of the spine. DJ has no tears, but shows minor wear at the corners and foot of the spine. The spine is slightly sun-faded. The front fold is a little dirty and there is a small (about 1/4") spot between the main title and sub-title on the front cover. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile Nonfiction; Religion /… Read More

Muskingum Co. Gun Collectors Assn, Zanesville, OH, 1961. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. Good booklet in illustrated wrapper. This is a scare publication to begin with, but what makes it unique and important historically is that its previous owner, gun collector Gary Smith of Thornville, Ohio, conducted his own research and has heavily annotated the booklet, providing additional details and corrections to the text. Among the things he notes are who owned the rifles depicted, what their value was at the time, where various gunsmiths are buried, inscriptions on their tombstones, etc. One of the most interesting parts of the booklet is the local story of how Samuel Colt stole the design for the revolver from the Humbergers. 40 p.: illus., 23 cm. The Index provides the names of about 120 gunsmiths and Smith has provided additional notes there, as well. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 40 pages. There are two old staples in the front cover where some… Read More

Garland Publishing, New York, 1988. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Near Fine hardback in no dust jacket (as issued?). xix, 432 pages; 23 cm. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 839. Green cloth over boards with bright gilt title on front cover and spine. The contents include "Research on Chaucer and the Bible: A Critical Review" (pp. 15-37), "Index I: Chaucer's Biblical Allusions--An Annotated List" (pp. 55-304) and "Index II: Scriptural References" (pp. 305-388), as well as a Bibliography (pp. 389-432). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 432 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, in "as new" condition. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's book-plate on inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; United States; 1980s; ISBN: 0824063406. ISBN/EAN: 9780824063405.… Read More

D.M. Hogan, Pittsburgh, PA, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). Book Very Good hardback. Modern rebinding by Townsend Book Bindery, New Market, VA, in green paper-covered boards with paper title on leather spine and gilt decorations at top and bottom of spine. iv, [5]-204 p. 19 cm. The majority of the book is a parish-by-parish summary of the Baptist churches in Wales, including lists of all of the ministers in each. There is a chronological listing of each parish in the back (pp. 188-92), providing the founding date and the name of the "Ministers appointed to preach" (and often the text used in the first sermon). In addition, there is information about ministers who emigrated to the American colonies to found churches there. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil. Binding is tight; corners bumped with some shelf wear. No… Read More

J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-yard, London, 1778. Second Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Good+ Condition. Booth (1734-1806) was an English Baptist minister, writer and Abolitionist. He started as a General (Arminianism) Baptist, but became a Particular (Calvinist) Baptist. This work was a compliment to one of his best known books, Reign of Grace Starr B4039. xxiv, 160 pages ; 18 cm (12mo). Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 160 pages. The laid paper is bright and in good condition with no marks or foxing. Bound in blue paper-covered boards with a shellacked brown paper spine. Most of the spine is gone. The part left has a hand-written title "Legal Hope" in an early hand. The front cover is still tight, but the hinge of the back cover has worn through and is just holding on by the cords. The book is protected in a well made custom slipcase covered by brown marbled paper on the sides, with a small green label with the title "Death of Legal Hope" stamped in… Read More

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1943. 5th printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good+. Book This is a highly collectible copy of the first of the Little Golden Books bound in the original blue cloth spine and in its dust jacket as issued. This is a 5th printing in July 1943. The back cover is Style #2.1 – "The Little Golden Library" title with a numbered list to #16. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 42 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though a little toned from age. Solid blue spine over heavy paper-covered cardboard. The book it close to fine condition with the only defect the name of the child in an adult hand (with the name of the aunt who gave him the book as a gift). The boards are in excellent condition with sharp corners and a small bit of paper loss on the rear cover at the bottom edge. No foxing in this copy. The price-clipped dust jacket has a small bit of wear at the head of the spine and a 3/8" closed… Read More

John Long Limited, London, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good-. Book This is the first printing of the revised text, which is the basis for all of the modern reprints of the book First Printing of the "New and Revised Edition". Size: Around 7" or slightly taller - Duodecimo (12mo). 160 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Hardcover bound in red cloth over boards with The Toff logo in black in the lower right corner of the front cover and the title in black on the spine. Corners are sharp with no wear to the tips, although the bottom corner of the rear cover has taken a bump. The hinges are tight. The only defect is a 3/8" strip at the foot of the spine that appears to be sun faded. There is some very light foxing on the front free end paper, which also shows up on the front flap of the dust jacket, but the text itself is free of any foxing. The unclipped dust jacket (7s. 6d. net) shows wear along the top edge, but the bottom edge has… Read More