Berkeley: University of California, 1944. 1st edition. vii, [3], 287, [1 (blank)] pp. Tall 8vo. Green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Pale green dust jacket printed in dark green. More
Philadelphia: A. Edw. Newton & Co. (1888). 1st edition, 1st issue (green ink on lemon paper - Fleck F.A.1a; Winterich #5). Tipped in signature clip of Ms Spalding. 24 pp. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/2". Maroon leather spine and tips; decorated paper boards & eps [the remainder binding described by Winterich]... More
London: Kegan Paul et al, 1915. 2nd edition. xii, 276 pp (including Index). 8vo. Light brown cloth binding with printed paper title label to spine. More
London / New York: John Murray / Charles Scribner's Sons, 1891. 1st edition. Vol I - xv, [1 (blank)], 496 pp. Vol II - xi, [1 (blank)], 549, [1] pp. Frontis portrait in each volume. Vol I with sketch of Byron facing p. 350. 8vo. 9" x 5-3/4". Blue cloth binding with gilt stamping. Brown patterned paper eps. More
(n. p.): Bauer Type Foundry Incorporated, 1937. 1st edition. 1 single sheet folded 2x. Tipped-in color illustrated large family tree. 12-5/8" x 9-1/2" when folded. Color illustrated printed white paper. More
Brockton, Massachusetts, John William Pye Rare Books, 1995. 1st printing. 112 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding. More
[Chicago]: I. T. Relling & Co. (n. d.). Ca 1880s. Dual photographs, square edges. Verso with publisher imprint. 3-3/8" x 6-7/8". Stiff-stock yellow card mount, slightly concave. Rounded corners. Relling a longtime Chicago bookseller who was known for selling Scandinavian books, as well as publishing the Norwegian newspaper, Norden. This stereoview... More
London: The Bibliographical Society, 2017. 1st Edition. xxix, [1], 493, [5 (blank)] pp (including Index). Illustrated. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Issued without dust jacket. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1962. 1st edition. [3], 99, [2 (blank)] pp. Some b/w intratextual images. 11-3/8" x 8-1/4". Orange cloth binding with gilt printed lettering to spine. Red and orange DJ. More
Chicago: Lithographic Textbook Publishing Company, (1939). 1st edition, with erratum tipped in at rear. [6], [2] - 280, [2 (erratum)] pp. Tipped in advert sheet after prelims, one prior to p. 17, one prior to p. 53, one prior to p. 93, one prior to p. 113, one prior to... More
(n. p.): (n. d.). Ca early 21st Century. 24 unnumbered leaves of rough-weave handmade paper, attached to a stub, and bound into a complementary binder. 11-5/8" x 11-1/4". The binder appears to be constructed of a rough weave cloth over boards, with 'tribal art' decorative construct to the front cover... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1987. 1st edition. 1 of 1200 copies. Designed and printed at the Arion Press. 54 pp. Illustrated, with some color. 8vo. 24cm x 16.5cm. Pale blue dloth spine over brick-red paper-wrapped boards. Gilt decorated spine and panels. BCC Publication Number 185. More
Philadelphia: Manufacturers' Book Co. (1899). Not in Zinman, though see 1225 for an edition by another publisher. Specimen pages and plates. Broadside of volume descriptions, followed by lined, horizontally-oriented subscriber sheets [4 lines completed]. 8vo. Original green cloth binding with black, red, silver and gilt stamping. Spine design stamped to... More
(n. p.): The Historical Press, (1901). Zinman 469. Specimen pages and plates. Laid-in 4 page leaflet, "Instructions to Agents. How to Sell the Complete Life of President McKinleyu and Story of His Assassination. ... Call particular attention to the number and character of illustrations..." Half-broadside of volume description/prices, follows by... More
Chicago: The Dominion Co. (1897). Not in Zinman, though see 1158 for this title issued by another publisher. Specimen pages and plates, with note affixed prior to t.p., "Special Notice. Only part of the illustrations are shown in this prospectus. The full book will contain...." Volume description page followed by... More
Chicago: Union Publishing House, 1897. Not in Zinman, though see 982 for an 1892 edition. Presentation leaf. Specimen pages and plates. Testimonials. Half-broadside of volume descriptions (3 binding formats), followed by lined, horizontally-oriented subscriber sheets. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5-1/2". Mustard cloth binding stamped in black. Blue speckled edges. Sample bindings to front & rear. More
Philadelphia: Universal Book and Bible House, (1932). 1st printing thus, "New and Revised Edition." Zinman 765. Specimen pages and plates. Half-broadside of volume descriptions, followed by lined, horizontally-oriented subscriber sheets. 8vo. Original plain black cloth binding with a bit of gilt stamping. Spine design stamped to rear cover. Red edgestain. More
New York: Peter Fenelon Collier, Publisher, 1897. 1st printing thus. Zinman 239. 8 page prospectus. Specimen pages and plates. 8vo. 8-1/8" x 5-1/2". Plain russet cloth binding. Blue speckled edges. No sample bindings. More
Chicago: F. C. Smedley & Co. 1896. 1st printing thus. Not in Zinman. Specimen pages & plates. Testimonials. Volume description/price page. Lined horizontal subscription leaves. 8vo. 8" x 5-3/8". Original brown cloth binding with gilt & black stamping. Brown patterned paper eps. Spine panel replica to front eps. More
(n. p.): Edgewood Publishing Company, (1896). 1st printing thus. Zinman 1068. Specimen pages & plates. Volume description/price page. Subscription leaves. 8vo. Original blue cloth binding with dark blue & silver stamping. More
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Philadelphia: Universal Book and Bible House, (1914). 1st printing thus. Zinman a541/1027. Specimen pages, plates, and spine/front cover samples, with the two titles bound dos-a-dos. Subscriber sheets at end of each text. Illustrated with maps & from photographs, some color. 8vo. Original red cloth binding. More
Chicago: Wilmore Book and Bible Company, (1925). 1st printing thus. Not in Zinman, though see entry 199 for another by Universal Book & Bible House. Divers paginations. Lined subscriber pages at rear, oriented horizontally. Preceded by a publisher precis about the book, as well as pricing information for the two... More
[Boston]: Pomegranate Books, [1995]. 1st printing. #111 / 350 cc SIGNED by Gorey. Broadside. Color center image by Gorey, 7-1/2" x 10-1/8". 20-7/8" x 13". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
London: Published by F. Warne & Co. (n. d.). Ca 1888 - 1889. Single sheet, printed recto only. The main part of the item provides a two dimensional, color-printed view [spine & front board] of the volume's binding. Above & below are found the publisher and binder credits, repectively. 9-1/8" x 6-3/4" More
Rochester: 2009. Later printing. SIGNED by the author. 116 pp (including Index). Illustrated. Laid-in chart: IDENTIFICATION FLOW-CHART. 4to. Yellow slick-paper covers. More
