New York: Pynson Printers, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. This is number 627 of 1250 copies signed by Rockwell Kent on the colophon. "It is difficult, in considering the graphic art of Rockwell Kent, not to... More
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition thus. The California edition of the Pennroyal Press Alice represents an extraordinary blend of artistic imagery, meticulous craft, and scholarly care. Illustrated by Barry... More
New York: George Routledge & Sons, 1886. An early autograph letter signed (ALS) by Victor Hugo is tipped in on a prefatory blank leaf in the first volume. The letter is addressed to Hector Bossange... More
London: John Murray, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. "Anxious to see China and witness the operations then proceeding there, I took the opportunity that offered of my return from active service in the Mediterranean to apply... More
London: Printed for J. Senex; W. and J. Innys, J. Osborn and T. Longman, 1726. First Edition. Hardcover. "Captains Shelvocke and Clipperton led a privately financed privateering expedition to attack Spanish shipping. Shelvocke gave his... More
Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Original tan cloth binding, with black titles. Small previous owner's signature to the front pastedown; else a crisp and clean copy. More
London: Richard Bentley, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. The true first edition, preceding the American issue. Irving's account of the lives of the trappers who, in braving every kind of wilderness hazard to capture the rich... More
London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 1841-2. First Edition. Hardcover. Among the first historical adventures written for young readers, Masterman Ready was written in response to The Swiss Family Robinson (1812) by Johann Wyss... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1840. Second Edition. Hardcover. A tale of crime and retribution in India, Confessions of a Thug (1839) lays bare the practices of the Thugs, or "deceivers" as they were called, who murdered... More
Edinburgh: Printed for Cadell and Co., 1829. First Edition. Hardcover. Favorably received, this historical novel is set in Central Europe, mainly in Switzerland, shortly after the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Tewkesbury (1471). Octavo... More
London: Ward and Lock, 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. The first edition in English, with a preface by Lascelles Wraxall. Aimard was a French adventurer who wrote more than 70 popular novels about life on the... More
Edinburgh: Printed for Archibald Constable and Co., 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. The author's first novel. Accomplished in a number of fields, including politics, music, geology, and art, Lauder (1784-1848) is considered one of the most... More
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854. Hardcover. Written in the early 3rd century AD, The Deipnosophists or Deipnosophistae professes to be an account given by the author to his friend Timocrates of a series of banquets... More
Battle, Sussex: Francis William Ticehurst, 1852. First Edition. Hardcover. In 19th century Britain, the growth of the middle class, the presence of a Germanic royal family, philological developments, and antipathy towards the French contributed to... More
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. The title page vignette is in the fourth state, with an angel holding the banner and no publisher's imprint. The fourth of Dickens' five Chrismas novellas. Illustrations... More
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1837. First Edition. Hardcover. Browning's first play, written at the behest of English actor William Macready, who declared "Write a play, Browning, and keep me from going... More
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San Francisco: Frederic M. DeWitt, 1900. Third Edition. Wraps. A rather uncommon guide book to San Francisco, published a few years prior to the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed much of the city. Includes... More
![MARINO FALIERO, DOGE OF VENICE. An Historical Tragedy, in Five Acts. [and] THE PROPHECY OF DANTE, A Poem. George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord.](/pictures/thumb/68465.jpeg?v=1539996237)
London: John Murray, 1821. First Edition. Hardcover. The first issue with the Doge's speech on page 151 consisting of only five and a half lines and only 21 lines on page 154. The first of... More
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. The first printing with the April, 1864 publisher's catalogue at the rear, followed by the advertisement for the thirteenth volume of the Atlantic Monthly. Over a period... More
Hartford, Connecticut: The American Publishing Company, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. The first state with only the Hartford imprint on the title page and the signature mark present on p.161. Written at a time of financial... More
Manila, Philippines: The Evening News, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. A compilation of articles written for the Manila Daily Bulletin. Textual illustrations. Octavo. Original glazed pictorial boards. Two small bookseller's labels to the rear pastedown. The... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. Hardcover. A volume in the Oxford Philosophical Texts series. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt titles. Issued without a dust jacket. A fine copy. More
Richmond, California: Go For Broke, Inc., 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Composed almost entirely of volunteers who were Americans of Japanese ancestry, the 100/442d Regimental Combat Team fought in seven campaigns in two countries, earning over... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Contains images of pre-civil war Afghanistan as taken by two western photographers between 1964 and 1978, complemented by text that considers the country's central role in... More
Tokyo, New York, London: Kodansha International, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Sometimes called the "Japanese Picasso", Munakata (1903-75) combined in a truly unique fashion a mastery of the techniques of traditional ukiyo-e prints, an appreciation for... More