Binding from Novel Ideas Books

New York: Redding & Co.. Good+. 1889. Full-Leather. Decorated embossed covers. Spine shows wear at ends and hinges (1" split at hinge bottom) -- cosmetic issues. There is some looseness in the binding. Many steel engravings with hand tinted frontis. Owner name. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 548 pages .

Franklin Center PA: Franklin Library. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1978. Full-Leather. Issued as a part of the Great Books series by Franklin Library. Dark blue leather, moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bookmark. Extreme edges of endpapers show slight off color. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 493… Read more

Paris: Librairie Des Bibliophiles. Good+ with no dust jacket. N.D.. Half-leather. Note that these a the first 2 volumes of a 3 volume set, Owner's name dated 1926. French text. Attractive leather although top 1/2" of spine on V2 has surface of leather peeled. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Mardid: Bailly-Bailliere. Very Good. 1912. Full-Leather. Beautiful full-leather bindings. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles. Small depression in front cover of volume 2 -- very minor. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 771+789 pages .

Madrid: Centro de Estudios Historicos / S. Aguirre. Fine. 1943. Full-Leather. Beautiful full-leather binding, Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles. Clean, unmarked copy. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 163 pages .

Boston: Jefferson Press. Very Good-. 1912. Three-Quarter Leather. The leather on all 6 volumes is very good although one volume has a small scuff at the spine tip and a second volume has a scuff in the center spine about 1/3 of the way down. The paper covering the boards in very good on the surfaces… Read more

Madrid: Real Academia Espanola. Very Good+. 1947. Seventeenth Edition. Full-Leather. Beautiful full-leather binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles. The only defect is a shallow depression in the page block near the spine which is apparent in the first few pages and diminishes to nothing by page 200. … Read more

Madrid: Real Academia Espanola. Very Good-. 1909. Full-Leather. Very nice leather binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles. The leather has a small 1.5cm diameter imperfection in the center of the front cover -- possibly a flaw in the leather used or damaged from use. It is more… Read more

Madrid: Instituto Historico de Marina. Near Fine. 1944. Full-Leather. Beautiful full-leather bindings. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles. Paper is slightly tanned. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 231+214 pages .

Madrid. Very Good+. 1932. Facsimile. Full-Leather. Beautiful leather binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles. Original paper cover (title page) very lightly soiled prior to binding. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 190 pages .

Madrid: Real Academia Espanola / Tipograpfico Sucesores de Rivadeneyra. Near Fine. 1903. First Edition. Full-Leather. Bound in a beautiful full-leather binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles. A very nice, tight, clean copy. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 1042 pages .

Madrid: Instituto de Estudios Africanos. Near Fine. 1954. Full-Leather. Beautiful full-leather binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 255 pages .

Madrid: Academia Espanola / Tipografia de Archivos. Fine. 1936. Facsimile. Full-Leather. Beautiful full-leather binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Madrid: Real Academia Espanola. Near Fine. 1953. Facsimile. Full-Leather. A clean, tight and unmarked copy in a beautiful full-leather binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 783 pages .

Barcelona, Spain: Archive Historico, Casa del Arcediano. Near Fine. 1945. Limited Edition. Full-Leather. No. 380 of 1000 copies. Clean, tight, and unmarked copy in a beautiful leather binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles.; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 236 pages .

Barcelona, Spain: S. A. Horta. Fine. 1943. Full-Leather. Ediion de 250 ejemplares en papel de hilo a mano Guarro, numerados dei 1 al 250, ejemplar No. 47. In a lightly soiled and worn slipcase. Beautiful binding. Mottled brown leather with raised bands, leather spine labels with gilt titles. Clean, tight, and unmarked copy. ;… Read more

New York: Kelmscott Society. Very Good- with no dust jacket. N.D.. Three-Quarter Leather. Brown leather over green cloth. Some light wear to top of spine. Corners worn through. Three small spots on cloth. Internally clean and tight. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Leipzig. Good+. 1854. Half-Leather. I apologize for my ignorance in deciphering old German type. The two volumes are in good condition with brown leather over green marbled paper. The leather is slightly scuffed and peeled in small areas but still looks nice. The binding is absolutely sound and tight. Some very light foxing … Read more

New York: H. Savage. Fair. 1833. Full-Leather. Leather binding is in good condition with some rubbing and fading of the spine titles / decoration. Strong hinges without cracks or splits. Owner names and ink stains on endpapers. Page corners have been cut or shaved in an odd way and some pages have been dog-earred.… Read more

London: N. Hailes. Good. 1824. Three-Quarter Leather. Leather spine and corners show cosmetic wear -- rubbing and a small split at top spine edge. The paper covering on the boards (covers) is badly worn. The binding is tight. There are a few light stains on pages but generally clean and bright contents, ; 24mo… Read more