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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers. Very Good+. 1930. Limited 1st Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Large 8vo (6.75 x 2 x 9.75) , 445pp. Signed and Numbered Limited 1st Edition, 1st Printing, #202/350 which includes a facsimile manuscript by the author. Housed in a Signed Fine Binding by Bennett of New York. 3/4 Burgundy Polished Calf Leather Binding over Marble Boards with matching end-papers, gilt boarders, 5 Raised Bands with Gilt Compartments, Title, Author, Top Edge Gilt. In Very Good+++ condition with strong spines showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no starting or separation, firm corners and end-caps, and no wear, annotations, foxing or mold. Outer covers show general rubbing and edge-wear. More images available upon request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 445 pages .

New York: H. S. Nichols. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1914. Facsimile. Hardcover. Publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering and ornate decoration. Minor edgewear and soil. Spine is sunned and its gilt is dulled and rubbed. Text block edges gilt. Binding sound, text unmarked. Interior lightly toned, with trace foxing. B/w illustrations. Facsimile signature of publisher facing title page. Previous owner name to ffep. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. Facsimile edition of the earliest issue of the original edition, with added introduction and bibliographical data. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 175 pages .

New York: G. P. Putnam and Son. Very Good+. 1870. Hardcover. 1870, Large 8vo (approx 7.25 x 9.75: 25cm) , Original Full Green Leather Binding with Gilt Embossed Borders and Decoration, 5 Raised Bands with Gilt Compartments and Title, Interior Dentelle, Marbled End-Papers, All Edges Gilt. [xii] 224pp + Photograph Frontispiece of Author, 18 Full-Page Illustrations drawn by J. A. Howes and etched by W. J. Linton, and numerous In-Text Illustrations. In Very Good+++ condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, firm corners and end-caps, and no foxing or mold. Gift inscription on the front fly-leaf. Outer covers show general rubbing and edge-wear. ; 18 Full-Page Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 224 pages .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Green tweed boards, slightly sunned at top and spine. Binding tight. Endpapers clean. No writing, stickers or stamps and no notations or underlining. Good dust jacket is price clipped but has only slight chipping at edges. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 522 pages .

West Lima Wisconsin: Xexoxial Editions. Very Good. 2015. Softcover. 1936687232 . Bumped spine ends and corners. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. Solid binding and clean text. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128 pages .

London: Aldus. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1903. Limited Edition. Hardcover. **due to size, additional shipping cost may be required** Limited Edition, Number 100 of 250 Copies. 2 Volume, Large Octavo (approx 6.25 x 9.25). 3/4 Red Leather binding over marble boards with matching end-papers, 5 Raised Bands with gilt-flower decorated compartments, title, author, and printing year. 8 Illustrated Plates with 2 Frontis. In Very Good+ condition with strong spines showing no starting or cracking, hinges showing no separation or starting, and no loose, missing pages, foxing or mold. Spine shows minor handling wear, but again, no cracking or splitting. Hinges show light reading wear. Darkening to the leather from age. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Charles Scribner's & Sons. Near Fine. 1886. First Edition. Hardcover. First American Edition. 8vo, contemporary 1/2 black morocco, marbled boards, folding frontispiece map. [xii], 324. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. Fine copy, bound without publisher's advertisements. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Brentano's. Very Good- with no dust jacket. N.D.. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No date (c. 1920s). #563 of 1,000 copies signed by the illustrator to limitation page. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt lettering and trim. Spine cloth darkened. Light edgewear and scuffing. Gilt-topped text block. Binding sound, text unmarked. Interior toned. Color plates. Bookplate to front pastedown. No stamps. Not ex-library. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 582 pages; Signed by Illustrator .

Edinburgh: R. Cadell & Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1830. Hardcover. *additional shipping cost may be required due to size* 1830, 2 Volume 12mo (approx 4.75 x 6.5) , 235pp with Index. In a Full Red-Leather Fine-Binding, Gilt Title and Author on Spine, Gilt Exterior Dentelles with Blind-Embossed Interior Dentelles, All Edges Marble with Matching Marble End-Papers. In Very Good condition with hydrated leather, a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, and no loose or missing pages. Outer covers show general rubbing and edge-wear with rubbing and scratching to the leather. Hinges show previous reading wear, but again, no separation or starting. Upper right corner of the front board of Volume II is exposed. Volume I: frontis, xxxi, 265pp. ; Volume II: frontis, 356pp. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company. Very Good+. 1816. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1816, 1st Edition, 1st Printing, 8vo (14 cm x 22 cm) , [iv] 468pp. , Original 3/4 Vellum Binding Over Marble Boards, Gilt Rules and Black Spine Label. In Very Good+ condition with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, and no annotations, or mold. Vellum spine shows shows age discoloration; 1 cm crack at the top edge of the front hinge, which in no way compromises the boards; bumping and rubbing to the corners and edges; foxing throughout, but no must. Armorial Bookplate of Francis C. Crossle, M. B. On front Paste-down; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 468 pages .

Philadelphia: George Barrie. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1883. 1st thus. Hardcover. **due to size, additional shipping cost required** 1883, 1st Edition Thus, Complete in 4 Volumes, Large 4to (23 cm x 30 cm) ; 3/4 Brown Leather Over Grey/Black Leather Boards, Gilt Title & Borders; 5 Raised Bands w Gilt Decorated Compartments, Title, Author; All Edges Gilt; Decorative End-Papers, Heavily Illustrated Throughout. In Very Good++ condition with strong spines showing no starting or cracking (unusual given the weight of these volumes) , strong hinges showing no separation or starting, inner contents exceptionally clean and appear unread. Outer covers show some general rubbing and shelf-wear: rubbing to the joints and edges, but again, absolutely no separation, starting, or looseness in the page-block; some rubbing and reading-wear to the spines, but no cracking or flaking. Leather is well hydrated with no chipping or brittleness; minor corner and edge-wear. In all a very handsome set. Due… Read More

New York: The Viking Press. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1957. First Edition. Yellow and vermilion cloth covered boards with faint waterstain along spine. Sharp spine ends and corners. Jacket in archival protector has matching waterstain to spine panel and a bit also along fold of rear flap; minor rubbing and soil; spine sunned but easily legible; flaps not clipped. Binding sound (aside from being cracked at second blank) , text unmarked. Interior unaffected by water. No ownership marks, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo, yellow cloth spine with red lettering, dull red (almost brown) boards, top edge pages tinted red, DJ, 188pp. Includes b&w drawings by William Pene du Bois. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages .

Berkeley, CA: Tuumba Press. Very Good. 1983. Limited Edition. Softcover. Slight wear to covers. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. #176 of 475 copies. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Unpaginated pages .

Viking Press. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1947. Illustrated Edition. Hardcover. Variant binding of black cloth backed green boards with gilt title to spine. Light toning along upper/lower edges; slightly bumped spine ends and corners; trace soil. Green topstain. Jacket in archival protector is moderately toned and scuffed; small chips/tears with minor related creasing; light soil; a bit of pen writing to front flap; flaps not clipped. Binding sound, text unmarked. Unobtrusive previous owner name and brief inscription to ffep. Interior lightly toned. 17 color plates reproduced from paintings by Peggy Worthington. No stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 213 pages .

Paris: Le Livre Du Bibliophile. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1927. Limited Edition. Hardcover. **due to size, additional shipping cost required** 1927, 2 Vols (Complete) , Limited Edition No. 395 of 500 (Four Hundred Fourteen Copies On Arches Vellum Containing A Series Of Numbered Color Etchings) , Housed in a Red Half-Leather Fine-Binding over Marble Boards, Top Edge Gilt. V1: [xiv] 55pp. With 6 Illustrated Plates; V2: (Continuously Paginated) 107pp. [ii] with 2 Illustrated Plates. Books are in Very Good+++ condition with strong spines showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no starting or separation, firm corners and end-caps, and no wear, annotations, foxing or mold. Outer covers show general rubbing and edge-wear. ; Color Etchings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

London: Willoughby and Co.. Very Good+. 1841. Hardcover. 1841, 8vo (approx 5.75 x 8.75) , xxix, 252pp with 200 engravings by George Dorrington. 3/4 Brown Leather Binding over Marble Boards with Matching end-papers and marble edges, 5 raised bands with gilt title and author. In Very Good+ condition with well-hydrated leather, a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, and no loose or missing pages. Foxing throughout. Outer covers show general rubbing and reading wear, with occasional surface scratches to the boards, but again, the binding is solid and in no way compromised. Bumping to the corners and edges. ; Two Hundred Engravings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 252 pages .