Binding, Fine - Riviere & Son) Diaries of a Lady of Quality, from 1797 to 1844 by (Frances Williams Wynn), HAYWARD, A., Editor - 1864

London: Spink, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Fine copy. 4to. Quarter niger with Cockerell marbled boards. T.e.g. Pp. xviii, 214. Illustrated:frontispiece, xxviii plates. Index. Foreword by Sir Anthony Wagner, Garter King of Arms and Genealogist of the Order of the Bath. Number 127 of 150 de-luxe copies. Laid in: two photocopies of letters dated in 1972: (1) from Conrad Swan of the College of Arms, and (2) from a secretary to The Queen at Balmoral Castle thanking the author for his gift of the book.

Country Life,Ltd.London. 1926. FIRST EDITION.8vo.(8.5 x 7 inches).Decorated initial letters to each chapter.A very good copy in a fine early binding by Bumpus of London.Half tan calf,spine with raised bands and twin light and dark brown labels,gilt.Marbled paper on boards.Circular brown calf label,with owners initials,on front board.Marbled endpapers.Top edge gilt,others untrimmed.Previous owners small neat inscription "C.M.H from K.M.H" on front blank endpaper.Some minor rubbing to extremities but overall a very good copy of this interesting book.In the introduction the author reveals his thoughts on dining. "Really intense and progressive people count the calories in carrots and the vitamins in veal and advise us to live on raw cabbage.This book is not for them,but for the bad lots who openly admit that they like the pleasures of the table and who enjoy life".

Faber & Faber. London.,1933. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (9 x 5.7 inches). 38pp. Fine copy, finely bound in recent full dark green calf, flat spine lettered and ruled in gilt. Single ruled gilt border on boards. Top edge gilt. :

, Scott Foresman Publ,Illust K. Ward, 1923 HARDBACK NO DUSTJACKET , 1923, 1ST British EDITION, 143 pages. VG+/GOOD, AS-IS, NOJACKET, SmallBook is 7-1/4" x 5". Bound in an old DARK GREEN WEBBED Hardcover Binding with gilt-stamped Leather Spine Cvr WITH SMALL Chips tears wear with Bright Gold Gilt Titles on Spine. No other marking in book I see. Pages all attached well to binding. The leather on the spine is slighty deteriorated and cracking with losses to top layer in spots- leather a bit fragile in places. Some fox spotting on the first few and last few leaves of text. Middle pages are clean. Collectible book. Interior nice tight clean Light Fox Thruout. NO Ads in Back,. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

Complete in 4 volumes. Half dark brown calf leather over brown marbled paper (Spanish Pattern, moire type); spines with 5 raised bands, gilt stamped on bands with fine guilloche motif and in panels with titles and floral and tendril designs; top edges gilt; end papers of matching marbled pattern. Bright, clean covers and spines; leather remains supple; slight rubbing wear at some fore corners; tightly bound; each volume with owner bookplate on front pastedown 'Ellen Mudge Butler'; bright, clean interiors; all vols with many leaves unopened at fore edges - never been read. 12mo, 1820 total pp; paged 443, 480, 476, 421. Index in vol 4. Cf, OCLC #9592699. Owner Butler was mother-in-law of Ellsworth Bunker. From the collection of Ellsworth Bunker (U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, Italy, India, Nepal, South Vietnam, Organization of American States, and twice recipient of U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom).

Librairie Ancienne Edouard Champion, 1919. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2 vols In-8, reliés, Bon Etat, cachets de la bibliothèque -séminaire salésien, tome 1: Nohant 1808-1876 782 pages, tome 2: Le Berry dans l'oeuvre de George Sand 368 pages, édition originale, signé par l'auteur.

Paris: Robert Laffont, 2012. Pefect bound. Original white wrappers printed in blue and black. With the publisher's wraparound band. Minor bump to head of spine. An excellent, fresh copy. First edition, first impression, paperback issue. Presentation copy inscribed by the author to Nobel Prize-winning biologist Sydney Brenner on the half title, "It has been great to have the chance to know you. Thanks to Gulbenkian! With my admiration and my sincére amitié, these pages about my life in science. Paris, le 26 Juillet 2012, Nicole le Douarin". Gulbenkian probably refers to the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, a philanthropic organisation which may have held a conference at which Douarin and Brenner met. Author Nicole le Douarin (1930 - ) is a leader in the field of developmental biology. She has designed important techniques for studying differentiation in embryos, most importantly the creation of chimeras in which cells from two different species can be individually tracked as they develop into organ… Read More

New York: University Alliance, 1911. Hardcover. Good. Complete 12 volume set. 1911. New York; University Alliance. Set 23 of 750 printed Cambridge Edition sets. Volumes 1-6 in red leather, 7-12 in blue. No dust jackets, as issued. Overall good condition. Gilt engravings on each front cover, engravings to back covers. Spines are also engraved and gilded. Marbled end pages. Pages are rough cut. Some wear to edges, spines are sun faded with some small tears. Pages are clean and unmarked. Bindings are loose but intact, save volume one which has a broken binding. Volumes 5, 7, and 8 have more wear to the boards or spines than the others. Volume 12’s front cover is partially sun faded. Shelf 1

Great Fortunes, and How they were Made; or the Struggles and Triumphs of our Self-Made Men. by James D McCabe, Jr. Numerous Illustrations, from Original Designs by G F and E B Bensell. Cincinnati and Chicago: E Hannaford & Company. 1871 First Edition. Includes individual sections with brief biographies of individuals within: Inventors, Merchants, Physicians, Authors, Artists, Capitalists, Publishers, Editors, Lawyers, Preachers, Actors. Condition: NOT a library book. Original binding with stunning gilt on covers, Spine a bit faded as shown with a small darker mark toward the bottom third, as shown in the photos. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! *Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business with you again! **Attention International Buyers**… Read More

Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Embracing Details and Incidents of his Captivity, Particulars Concerning his Health and Habits, Together with Many Conversations on Topics of Great Public Interest. By John J Craven, M.D. New York: Carleton, Publisher. London: S Low Son & Co. 1866 First Edition. Written by the attending physician, this book presents a sympathetic account of Jefferson Davis. The conversations on various subjects are of particular interest to biographers and historians alike.
Condition: NOT a Library book, but there is one crimp on top right of title page as shown in photographs. Binding is sound, frontispiece has original tissue guard, and overall binding is superior, especially for its age.
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