London: William Heinemann, 1917. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 574; Todd 363a). The "Handmade Paper" edition, 307 / 300cc. xxvi, 194, [2] pp. 8vo. Prize binding, blue half morocco over blue cloth boards. Medallion gilt stamped to front board, and gilt stamped lettering to spine. AEG. Blue marbled eps. Bit of..... More
London: All The Year Round, 1868 - 1869. 1st appearance. 1st published in book form in 1869. Not in Sadleir, nor Wolff. Divers paginations. Masthead engraving to each issue. 8vo. Bespoke blue quarter leather binding over blue pebbled cloth boards. Maroon leather title label to spine. Pale yellow eps. Yates'..... More
Edinburgh: Printed for Francis Pillans, 18, Hanover Street. John Muir, Printer. 1818. 1st Edition. 55, [1 (advert)] pp. 2 preliminary blank leaves not included in pagination statement. Addison quote on defamation under printed title ["nothing so detestable"]. 8vo. 7-7/8" x 5". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Wrongly..... More
Elgin, Illinois: The David C. Cook Publishing Co., (1911). 1st Edition (Smith W-74). 96 pp. Text double column. Illustrated. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 6-5/8". Half bound with green fine weave cloth over marbled paper boards. Title gilt stamped to front board. More
New York: The Viking Press, 1956. 1st US edition (Abbott A14a.1). 32 pp. 8vo. Vertically patterned paper wrapped boards. Dust jacket. More
Chester: W. Crane, Lithog. J. Fletcher, Printer. 1829. 1st Edition. PRESENTATION COPY. "Only 50 Copies Printed for Sale" [4], [iii] - xxvi, [iii] - xxii, [2], 69, [1 (blank)] pp. Untrimmed. T.p. & Dedication page both lithographed; t.p. with large vignette. 'Finis' tailpiece, p. 69. 8vo. Original drab boards (spine..... More
Lowell / New-York: Daniel Bixby / D. Appleton and Company, 1840. 1st US Edition (American Imprints 40-2667). PRESENTATION COPY from Sumner to Hayward. xxxi, [1 (blank)], 304, 306 - 317 pp. 12mo. 7" x 4-3/8". Original publisher's black cloth binding with printed paper title label to spine (professionally rebacked, with..... More
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. 1st editon (NCBEL III, 467). v, [1], 210, vi, 24 pp. 12mo. 7" x 4-3/8". Original publisher's green cloth binding with rust-colored advert eps (professionally recased). More
London: John Murray, 1823. 1st UK edition (Barclay 3b, "Published in London on 26 February 1823, three weeks after American publication."). 3 volumes: viii, 268; [4], 274; [4], 364 pp. 12mo. Period olive green half-calf bindings with marbled paper boards & maroon title label in the spine's second compartment. Speckled..... More
London: John Murray, 1824. 1st Edition (BAL 10115, State A). 2 volumes: xvi, 364; vi, 394 pp. 8vo. 8-1/2" x 5-1/4". Period full polished tan calf with deep maroon spine labels in second & fourth compartments. Includes 5 pieces not found in the 1st US edition. More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1986). 1st Edition. xiv, 194 pp. Illustrated. 4to. Original publisher's tan cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & boards stamped in blind. Blue dust jacket. More
London: Printed for R. Dodsley, at Tully's - Head, Pall Mall, 1739. 1st Edition, 2nd issue (Foxon W418). [2], 17, [1 (blank)] pp. Half-title leaf present. T.p. ornament. Headpiece. Decorative initial capital letter. 14-3/4" x 9-1/8". Original printed self-wrappers, sewn. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. A prior owner..... More
London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1910. 1st edition thus (NCBEL IV, 1023). 70 pp. Few unopened leaves. Vignette onlays. 12mo. 4 1/2" x 5 3/4". Brown suede binding with dark brown & gilt stamping. Reprints 5 essays from 'Twelve Types' [1902]. More
London: Albion Press. Printed by and for J. and J. Cundee, Ivy-Lane, Paternoster-Row, [1812]. "A New Edition" 2 volumes in 1: xi, [1 (blank)], 623, [1 (publisher advert)]; 472, [20 (Index)] pp. Text in double columns. Vol I: Frontispiece & engraved title page. Text illustrated with inserted plates [some fold-out]..... More
London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 196 Piccadilly, 1858. 1st Edition. xvi, 41, [1 (blank)], lxviii pp. Tipped-in "Additional subscribers" slip after p. xvi. Partially unopened. Albumen photograph, of a painting of Bunyan, as frontispiece. Inserted plates, some color. Royal 8vo. 10-5/8" x 7-13/16". Original publisher's blue cloth binding with elaborate gilt..... More
Camden, N.J. The Haddon Craftsman, 1941. 1st edition thus. Facsimile signature of Eva Le Gallienne. Unpaginated, though 16 pages. 16mo. 6" x 4-5/8". Pale blue paper wrappers, printed in dark blue, stitched. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. The poem first written in 1903, prophetically predicting the mid-20th C...... More
London: Parker Son and Bourn West Strand, 1861. 1st Edition. iv, 382, [1 (advert)] pp. T.p. printer's ornament. Head- tailpieces. Decorative initial capital letters. 8vo. 8" x 4-7/8". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped spine letterin & boards stamped in blind. Concerning the parson's choice between town and..... More
London: Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1859. 1st Edition. viii, 376 pp. Frontispiece engraving. Tissue guard. 8vo. 7-7/8" x 4-7/8". Original publisher's rose-colored cloth binding, with gilt stamping to spines. Pale yellow eps. More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 119 Nassau Street, 1856. 1st edition (Wright II, 1589). x, [11] - 423, [1 (blank)], 5 - 12 pp. 8 pages of adverts conclude volume. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/8". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & boards stamped in blind..... More
Gloucester: Printed for the Author, 1876. 2nd Edition. 174, [2 (blank)] pp. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-7/8". Original publisher's orange pebbled cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front board. Yellow eps. A story told in verse. More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 65, Cornhill, 1862. Cf. NCBEL III, 1342). viii, 440, 16 pp. 16 page publisher catalogue, dated November 1862, concludes volume. Frontispiece portrait of Ruskin. Tissue guard. Crown 8vo. 8" x 5". Original publisher's green pebbled cloth with gilt spine lettering & boards stamped in blind..... More
[Edinburgh?]: Privately Printed, (n. d.). Ca 1868. 31, [1 (blank)] pp. Ribbon page marker. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5-1/4". Period full polished tan calf binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & front board; gilt dentelles, marbled eps, TEG. Lampoons chiefly on Rev. David Williamson, minister of St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. The..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927. Facsimile reprint, limited to 550 cc. [8], 28, [4] pp. 4 page of "Notes" at rear. Unopened. 10-1/2" x 8-3/8". Original publisher's marbled paper cover with printed paper title label to front cover. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
London: Printed by T. Bensely, Bolt Court. Published for the Author, by Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row, 1809. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 262; Sabin 10268). [4], 134 pp. 4to. Lacks boards, binding copy. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Author's famous work of a 1778 Indian massacre..... More
Edinburgh: Printed by J. Ruthven and Sons, 1801. Second Edition, Corrected. [2], 64 pp. Engraved title leaf. Untrimmed textblock. Vignette engraving to title leaf, drawn by A. Carse, engraved by R. Scott. 6-3/4" x 4-1/8" Period marbled paper boards. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
