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Greenfield, Massachusetts: A. Phelps, circa 1815. First edition. 16 illustrations 12 mo, paper wraps with original illustrated covers. 18 pp Very attractive little book, nicely illustrated. This children’s book is called a chapbook, a more modern term that derives from the chapmen. Chapmen were pedlars who hawked their goods in towns and villages, and at country fairs. In 1553, Edward VI proclaimed that champmen must be licensed and Chettle, in Kind Hart’s Dreame (1592) wrote that “‘Chapmen are able to spred more pamphlets...then all the booksellers in town.’” Although they sold other wares, too, they always had cheap booklets, sometimes ballad sheets which eventually assumed the familiar form af a miniature booklet, with a paper cover thatusually had a picture. Even Shakespeare, in Henry IV, mentioned the chapmen as did Urquhart’s Rabelais in 1653. With the growth of small printers, miniature editions of old favourites could be printed. While chapbooks were ostensibly… Read More

Various places.: Various publishers, 1908 to 1923. 10 volumes bound together in one volume. First Editions and all but one are inscribed by the author. Illustrated with cartographic cover art, re-impressions of important works, cartographic decorations and a number of maps including a number that are folding. 8vo, the original printed wraps to each pamphlet are present and all are bound into the one cloth covered volume, brown morocco label gilt. Each pamphlet can be considered fine and in exemplary condition, some evidence of use and a bit of age to the cloth covers. A fine collection. A FINE COLLECTION OF INSCRIBED FIRST EDITIONS. Ranging from the cartography of the provinces of France 1594 to British and Irish Itineraries and Road-Books, English Counties, Welsh, a pamphlet on the Evolution of the Maps of the Bristish Isles, on the great engraver and mapmaker John Cary, and two on France cartography and routes from the mid-1500's until the middle of the 19th century. ALL BOOKS ARE… Read More

New York; London; Boston: Charles Scribner's Sons; William Heinemann, LTD; Little, Brown, and Company, 1951-1975. Together 12 volumes. All First Edition, a mixed set. Books 1, 4, 8, & 11 being first American editions and books 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, & 12 being first British editions. 8vo, Each title is in the publisher's original cloth bindings, nine of the titles are in the publisher's original colourfully decorated dustjackets, books 2, 3, and 7 without jackets. A very nice set, the text of each American edition is fresh, bright, and clean, the British issues with just a bit of the spotting common to them, primarily on the earlier novels and mostly confined to the page edges, the cloth ranging from near very good to fine, and the same can be said for the jackets. FIRST EDITION AND AN ATTRACTIVE AND COMPLETE SET OF THE AUTHOR'S BEST AND MOST FAMOUS WORK. His series of novels that comprise A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME, an undertaking that spanned three decades, have been acclaimed by… Read More

[London]: [by Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot], [1632]. From the famed Second Folio of Shakespeare's Plays. Folio leaf, unbound. Comprising pages 103 and 104. A very well preserved leaf. A LEAF OF ONE OF SHAKESPEARE'S MOST FAMOUS AND OFT' PRODUCED PLAYS EXTRACTED FROM THE SECOND FOLIO. The Second Folio edition of his COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES, is a cornerstone--and some would say foundation--of English literature. While the complete Second Folio is one of the book collector's great prizes, a status well reflected in its price these days, this is an opportunity to acquire a single leaf from one of the most popular plays.

Strasbourg: Johann Mentelin, 1473. The page is from the second edition of this work, printed in Strasbourg by Johann Mentelin in 1473. Printed, in black ink, on both sides in double columns containing 62 lines in thick roman script. Many of the capital letters are touched in yellow ink and there are paragraph rubrics in red as well as large rubricated capitals in red and blue. The leaf is headlined XXXI on one side in red and II on the other in blue. Folio, approx. 18 by 12 inches, handsomely mounted in cream boards ruled in yellow and red Single leaf. Extremely well preserved, fine and very handsome. VERY RARE EARLY INCUNABULA BY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PRINTERS OF THE EARLY RENAISSANCE. Vincent of Beauvais was a Dominican friar who left the monastic life and eventually became lector and chaplain to the court of the French King Louis the IX. It was under such patronage that he undertook the task of writing three huge encyclopedias which he intended to include the sum of all… Read More

Edinburgh: For Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. 3 volumes. First edition. 8vo, in full contemporary calf, the boards framed in gilt, the spines with gilt ruled flat bands, gilt numbered in one compartment, red morocco gilt lettered labels in another. iv, 348; 351; 367 pp. A handsome set in contemporary calf, the text quite fresh and clean, the block solid and quite fine, the antique calf with some minor wear at the edges, the spines a bit mellowed, two volumes with very minor chipping at the heads, one volume with a bit of restoration to the spine panel, hinges with a little wear to the leather but all holding fine. AN ATTRACTIVE FIRST EDITION, this is one of Scott's popular tales from Benedictine sources. It is set in the time of Mary, Queen of Scots, and follows the fortunes of characters we first met in "The Monastery", as well as some new characters introduced here.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. First Edition. Illustrated with 20 lovely full-page colourplates. large 8vo, publisher's original green cloth, the upper cover blocked in black and lettered and pictorially decorated in gilt, the spine panel decorated in the same manner. ix, 224 pp. A fine copy, bright and clean, tight and strong. FIRST EDITION OF THIS SELDOM SEEN WORK ON ABBOTSFORD, MELROSE, THE RIVER TWEED, DRYBURGH ABBEY AND KELSO ABBEY AND BRIDGE. A beautifully decorated book from Adam and Charles Black.

Charlestown, MA: Emporium Publications, [ca 1986]. One of 250 numbered copies. With a drawing accompanying each letter, printed on rectos only. 32mo, original red cloth gilt, in the original glassine jacket. 54. As new. Featuring such recognizable landmarks as the Customs House Tower for the letter C, Haymarket Square for the letter H, and the Museum of Science for the letter M.

New York: Harper and Row, 1971. First Edition. 8vo, gray cloth over boards lettered in black and red on the spine, in the original dustjacket. 216 pp. A fine bright copy in the dustjacket. Pulitizer Prize winning Maxine Kumin’s ”The Abduction is her third novel, vivid and real in characters and event, passionate, compelling, and deeply moving.”-Publisher

London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1883. First Edition. Profusely decorated throughout with full-page and textual woodcut illustrations of scenes and sites relating to the writings of Dickens. 8vo, in publisher's original olive-green cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial decorations tooling to the spine, the upper cover with large pictorial decorations and borders in black, gray and gilt, the lower cover with border decorations in black, patterned end-leaves, top edge gilt. ix, [1], 307, [1], 32 ads. pp. A fine copy, very handsomely preserved with very little evidence of age or use but at the extremities. FIRST EDITION AND A CHARMING COPY OF THIS BOOK OF ANCIENT ENGLISH CROSSES. Rimmer explores the history, use, and locations of the ubiquitous Christian Crosses to be found throughout England and Scotland as well. A fascinating history of early Christian architecture.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928. 4 volumes. LIMITED First Edition, the MANUSCRIPT EDITION and one of only 1000 hand-numbered copies with a leaf from the original Beveridge manuscript bound in. Illustrated throughout with a profusion of plates in each volume. Tall, royal 8vo, publisher’s original binding for this special issue of half dark blue ribbed cloth with light blue labels gilt ruled and lettered over blue paper-covered boards. xxvi, 297; vi, 310; vi, 361; vi, 381 including index. A fine set well preserved, internally very fine and essentially as pristine with no spotting, toning, or evidence of use, the text-blocks all very fine, the hinges all firm and strong. The paper-covered boards with some very slight toning and a minor bit of rubbing to the corners as is normal, the cloth spines very slightly mellowed and with occasional very small unobtrusive spots from age. SCARCE FIRST EDITION AND THIS, FROM THE LIMITED ISSUE WITH A LEAF OF AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT INCLUDED.… Read More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1936. First English edition. Folding map at rear. 8vo, publisher's original grey cloth with red lettering and black embellishments on the spine and upper cover. 384 pp. Includes chronology and genealogy. Covers show some natural soiling, otherwise fine. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Published the same year as the first American edition.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First edition. 8vo, tan boards backed in brown cloth with dustjacket. 355. Fine but for a small tear with no loss to the jacket.

London: For Edward and Charles Dilly in the Poultry, 1768. The First English Edition, the second overall, in the same year as the first which was printed in Glasgow and ia essentially identical. With fine provenance, a Baskerville family copy with bookplate showing one of their crests and their motto, Spero ut Fidelis, "Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica", an exceptionally well detailed, well pressed and attractive large folding engraved map bound at the front. With half-title which is frequently lacking, title-page with engraved vignette featuring the arms of Corsica. 8vo, handsomely bound in full contemporary calf, the spine with double gilt ruled raised bands, one compartment gilt lettered, the boards framed with double-fillet gilt rules, board edges hatched in blind, original endleaves. xxiii, 384 pp. A handsome copy well preserved in its original binding, with the text in fine condition, especially fresh and clean, and with strong impression, the leaves unpressed and the… Read More

London: Printed for C. and R. Baldwin, 1804. First edition, first issue, with the uncorrected state of the headline on page 247. 4to, handsomely bound in antique three-quarter calf over marbled boards to style, the spine with raised bands ruled in gilt, lettered in two compartments in gilt. xii, 339, ads. A very handsome and well preserved copy copy, the binding in very good order, the text clean but somewhat mellowed or lightly darkened by age as is typical with the paper used in the printing of the work. IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION BY ONE OF THE EARLIEST TO ENTER THE CAPE UNDER THE BRITISH OCCUPATION OF 1795. “Captain Robert Percival (1765-1826) was the first to enter Cape Town in 1795 and he remained there till 1797. Under General Craig, he led the attack on the fortifications of Muizenberg and was the first officer to reach Cape Town. His narrative affords considerable information respecting the state of the colony at the close of the eighteenth century, it was warmly received at the… Read More

Glasgow: By Robert and Andrew Foulis for Edward and Charles Dilly In the Poultry., 1768. Rare First Edition, First State of James Boswell's first important book. A copy with excellent provenance, the Rokeby Park, John Bacon Sawrey Morritt original bookplate is present as well as the bookplate of Giannalisa Feltrinelli. This copy also in Rothschild's first state, with the words "John Home" incorrectly placed following the first quotation on p. 51; E2 and Z3 are cancels, with "Mariani" spelled correctly (line 24, p. 357). The additional misprints cited by Pottle are also present: "141" for "241" in the table of contents; broken "E" in "Etruscans" on p. 70, line 17; "feelirg" on p. 137, line 11; "tha the" on p. 172, line 9; "Montgomer˙" on p. 184, line 4; "speculati-ions" on p. 327, lines 9-10. Pages 93 and 296 are correctly printed (the last words of line 6, p.93, are "prince of" and of line 18, p.296, "of my own"). "Illustrated with a new and accurate map of Corsica." This being an… Read More

London: George Philip & Son, 1885. The first one volume edition with the “new and original matter and corrected map”. This printing includes three additional chapters not in the first printing. Illustrated with 32 plates and illustrations, 120 woodcuts in the text and a large folding coloured map in a pocket at the end. Thick 8vo, publisher’s original dark blue cloth lettered and decorated in gilt on the spine. xxviii, 569, including index. A handsome and well preserved copy, the gilt remains very bright, the cloth nice and dark with just a bit of expected aging to the corners and extremities, the hinges with just a tad of age evidence, internally very fresh and in fine clean condition, the folding map in good order. VERY SCARCE FIRST ONE VOLUME EDITION IN COLLECTOR’S CONDITION. THE FIRST EDITION WITH ADDITIONS AND THE CORRECTED MAP. After a naval career that took him to Ethiopia and the slaving areas of East Africa, Cameron was selected by the Royal Geographical Society in… Read More

London: George Philip & Son, 1885. The first one volume edition with the “new and original matter and corrected map”. This printing includes three additional chapters not in the first printing. This copy with INSCRIBE PRESENTATION from a Lovett Cameron family member. Illustrated with 32 plates and illustrations, some folding, 120 woodcuts in the text and a large folding coloured map. Thick 8vo, in a handsome Relfe Brothers prize binding of full polished chocolate calf ruled on both covers in gilt with gilt corner pieces, the spine very handsomely gilt decorated in elaborate motif with large center tools in compartments between gilt stippled raised bands, one compartment with black morocco label gilt lettered, gilt hashed board edges and gilt tooled turn-ins, fine marbled endpapers, page edges marbled. xxviii, 569, including index. A handsome and well preserved copy, binding with expert rebacking preserving the original spine panel and all done very discreetly, the text block quite clean… Read More

London: Daldy, Isbister and Co., 1877. 2 volumes. First edition. 33 plates and facsimiles, numerous woodcuts in text, large folding map in rear pocket. 8vo, publisher’s original dark blue cloth lettered and extensively decorated in gilt on upper covers and spines, bordered in blind on the lower cover. xvi, 389 including index, ads; xii, 366 including index, ads. pp. A bright, handsome and excellent set, clean and tight and very well preserved. SCARCE AND IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION. After a naval career that took him to Ethiopia and the slaving areas of East Africa, Cameron was selected by the Royal Geographical Society in 1873 to go in search of Livingstone, and instructed also to make independent explorations with Livingstone’s guidance. Upon learning of Livingstone's death, Cameron’s European companions turned back but Cameron dedicated his expedition to geographical exploration of the African continent and forged ahead alone, arriving in Ujiji on Lake Tanganyika in 1874, where he… Read More

London: George Philip & Son, 1891. First edition. With the publisher’s very rare announcement slipped in. 19 illustrations in the text, 12 photogravures, frontispiece chromolithograph in colours, 8 tipped-in photographs, and three colour fold-out maps. 4to, publisher’s very handsome original olive green cloth lettered in gilt on the spine and decorated on the upper cover in gilt and with overall pictorial representations of the mountain and indigenous peoples silhouetted in colours, the spine with colour decorations and pictorial silhouette of climbing equipment, t.e.g. others uncut. xx, 404 pp. A very bright, handsome, very pleasing and sound copy of this important and quite scarce book. Only very minimal evidence of age, the cloth in unusually nice condition, the hinges strong and tight, text very bright and clean and with very little mellowing, plates and maps all in good order. An unusually nice copy. IMPORTANT AND RARE FIRST EDITION OF THIS HIGHLY PRIZED BOOK. One of the most… Read More