Commentaries on the Laws of England in Four Books (1775) by William Blackstone - 1775

Extremely rare volume of poetry and essays by the early 19th century French author, poet and literary figure, Delphine de Girardin née Gay. This small (4.5 in. x 2.75 in.) volume is over 180 years old and is in excellent condition. Quarter bound in green leather and marbled paper. The spine is embossed with gilt scrollwork, title and author. The hinge is tight and the pages slightly yellowed with age, but still in fine, readable condition. Red Silk bookmark is still attached and faded only on the surface outside the book. No internal markings, bookplates or tears to pages. A remarkably preserved book for its age! There are no other similar copies of this vintage for sale on the Web!
Un recueil de poèmes très rare de Delphine de Girardin née Gay, écrivaine, poétesse et personnalité littéraire française de la première moitié du 19ème siècle. Ce petit volume (11,4 cm X 6,9 cm) a plus de 180 ans d'âge est dans un état excellent, voire quasi-parfait. Demi-reliure avec cuir vert et papier… Read More

This gorgeous book is a first edition of the combined titles, "Now We Are Six" and "When We Were Very Young" printed in 1932. Spine ends lightly rubbed, very minor bumping to corners and some slight soiling to boards and sunning to spine. No internal markings or dedications. Light pencil bookseller markings and price on FFEP. Twelve colour plates by original Milne artist Earnest Shepard with scores of smaller black and white drawings throughout.
Included within is a bookseller's 3 x 5 card from the New York childrens bookstore, Books of Wonder, with a complete description and selling price of $150.00.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No Expedited Shipping outside of the United States.

This beautiful book has 20 full-page color illustations by the renowned illustrator and painter Edmund Dulac that are protected with tissue guards. The boards are mildly rubbed and corners and spine ends are slightly bumped. Owner's bookplate on FEP. Some age discoloration and foxing on endpapers. Owners bookplate on FEP. No other internal markings. Pages and illustrations are bright and clean. Hinge is tight.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No Expedited Shipping outside of the United States.

A second impression of what has been described as "a surprisingly rare" edition of O. Henry's second published work. The collection of short stories includes his most famous, The Gift of the Magi, that first appeared in McClure's Magazine and was first published in book form in this edition.
The binding is slightly rubbed and soiled with mild fading to spine. Corners are bumped with slight fraying at spine ends. Hinge is partially cracked but very much intact and firm. There is evidence of some moisture staining to the first 15-20 pages of the book along the bottom edge, but no text is impaired. No internal markings. There is a lovely 'period' owner's bookplate on the FEP.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No Expedited shipping outside of the United States.

The Spectator was a two or three page paper written by Addison and Steele that was published from 1711-1712 in London, England. Eight bound volumes of The Spectator were published in later runs, each volume containing about 200 daily editions.
Boards are rubbed, scuffed and soiled and most of the gilt spine titles and red band backgrounds have faded. Corners are bumped. Volume two's rear board and volume eight's front board have seperated from the spine but have a very clean break and could be reattached with some basic rebinding. Raised spine ribs. Endpapers and title pages show minor browning with age, but all other pages are clean and bright for their age. Indexes at the rear of the texts.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping on this set. Extra charges for sending the set will be added to the order after shipping to match the actual cost of mailing.

This beautifully preserved book is in Near Fine condition. Boards, titles and decorative design are all bright and clear with no fading or chipping. Pages are clean and hinge is tight. Minor bumps to head and foot of spine. End papers are slightly soiled and original owner's name is in pencil on FFEP. There are very minor scuffs to the front cover pictorial pastedown.
The author was a noted stage and screen actress of her day as well as an author and a Harper's correspondent in World War I. She was married to Walter Hale, an artist, illustrator and actor who could have been the illustrator of this book as he illustrated many other books for Louise. Priced to sell! There is only one other 1st Edition of this title for sale on the web at a much higher price.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.

This gorgeous book is a first edition of the combined titles, "Now We Are Six" and "When We Were Very Young" printed in 1932. Spine ends lightly rubbed, very minor bumping to corners and some slight soiling to boards and sunning to spine. No internal markings or dedications. Light pencil bookseller markings and price on FFEP. Twelve colour plates by original Milne artist Earnest Shepard with scores of smaller black and white drawings throughout.
Included within is a bookseller's 3 x 5 card from the New York childrens bookstore, Books of Wonder, with a complete description and selling price of $150.00.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No Expedited Shipping outside of the United States.

A second impression of what has been described as "a surprisingly rare" edition of O. Henry's second published work. The collection of short stories includes his most famous, The Gift of the Magi, that first appeared in McClure's Magazine and was first published in book form in this edition.
The binding is slightly rubbed and soiled with mild fading to spine. Corners are bumped with slight fraying at spine ends. Hinge is partially cracked but very much intact and firm. There is evidence of some moisture staining to the first 15-20 pages of the book along the bottom edge, but no text is impaired. No internal markings. There is a lovely 'period' owner's bookplate on the FEP.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No Expedited shipping outside of the United States.

The Spectator was a two or three page paper written by Addison and Steele that was published from 1711-1712 in London, England. Eight bound volumes of The Spectator were published in later runs, each volume containing about 200 daily editions.
Boards are rubbed, scuffed and soiled and most of the gilt spine titles and red band backgrounds have faded. Corners are bumped. Volume two's rear board and volume eight's front board have seperated from the spine but have a very clean break and could be reattached with some basic rebinding. Raised spine ribs. Endpapers and title pages show minor browning with age, but all other pages are clean and bright for their age. Indexes at the rear of the texts.
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping on this set. Extra charges for sending the set will be added to the order after shipping to match the actual cost of mailing.

This lovely edition of Stevenson's children's poetry is illustrated by renowned artist and illustrator, Jessie Wilcox Smith. AND, amazingly, there is a two-page handwritten dedication on the FFEP's from Stevenson's friend, Augustus St. Gaudens. Gaudens was a world-renowned sculptor and portrait maker that produced a bronze medal of Stevenson when he came to the United States befriending him in the process. The dedication is posthumous to Stevenson which suggests that this book belonged to Gaudens who revered the poet and writer. Gaudens died two years after the publication of this book.
Boards are soiled and mildy scuffed along edges and on front cover pastedown. Spine ends are frayed and corners bumped. The Wilcox illustrations are of superior quality and literally pull the reader into the image!
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.