Search Results: Titles starting with D from Reagan's Rare Books

J. C. McCurdy & Co, 1882. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN GOOD+/VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL TOOLED LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT ILLUSTRATION AND TITLE TO BOTH COVERS AND SPINE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER INSCRIPTION TO FRONT FREE PAPER, MILD SPORADIC FOXING, SOME FAINT DAMPSTAINING TO LATTER HALF OF BOOK ONLY NOTICEABLE TO SOME STEEL ENGRAVINGS (SEE PHOTOS). ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOR PLATES AND FULL PAGE STEEL ENGRAVINGS, 685 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 9"x6.5". A SCARCE TITLE IN STUNNING BINDING.

T. Cadell, 1828. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE EIGHT VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME COSMETIC WEAR TO OUTER HINGE OF VOLUME ONE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS, SOME LIGHT SPORADIC FOXING. ILLUSTRATED WITH THREE LARGE FOLD OUT MAPS, BOOKS MEASURE 8.75"x5.75". 192 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION.

1838. No Binding. Very Good. Theophilus Freeman. Deed of two enslaved men sold by the infamous slave dealer from Twelve Years a Slave. Notarized manuscript copy signed on the same day by notary public William Young Lewis, with his embossed seal, and then certified a week later by the recorder of St. Helena Parish, Samuel Leonard. 2 pages, 13 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, plus integral blank with docketing; separation along top horizontal fold with short tape repairs, other minor wear. New Orleans, LA, 27 November 1838 Notes: In Solomon Northrup's famous narrative Twelve Years a Slave (see lot 5) and in the recent film adaptation, Theophilus Freeman (circa 1806-1855) played a central role. In 1841, shortly after Northrup's capture into slavery in Washington, he was sent down to a New Orleans slave market run by Freeman, who sold him under a false name. Offered here is a notarized copy of another slave deed executed by the same Freeman, dated less than three years earlier. This document records the sale by… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1892. Hardcover. Very Good+. THIS COMPLETE TEN VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH BLIND STAMPED DETAILS, FIVE COMPARTMENTS AND FOUR LARGE RIBS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT TITLE. SOME LIGHT SCUFFS TO LEATHER HERE AND THERE, CORNERS RUBBED (SEE PHOTOS). BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER NAME AND DATE TO FRONT FREE PAPER, NO FOXING. BOOKS MEASURE 9.25"x6". 125 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION..

London: George Bell & Sons, 1902. Hardcover. Near Fine. THIS COMPLETE TEN VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY THE PUBLISHER IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND PATTERNING TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD. LEATHER INLAID DOUBLURES WITH SILK PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS OR FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, BOOKS MEASURE 8.75"x5.75". 118 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE SET IN GREAT CONDITION..

New York: Croscup & Sterling Company, 1892. First Edition; Limited Brampton Edition #152 of 250. Hardcover. Near Fine. THIS COMPLETE EIGHTEEN VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH MARBLED BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. NICELY ILLUSTRATED, BOOKS MEASURE 8"x5.5". LIMITED BRAMPTON EDITION #152 OF 250 COPIES PRINTED. 130 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION..

The Bibliophile Society, 1924. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS ATTRACTIVE BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY THE PUBLISHER IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, LEATHER DOUBLURES, SILK PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, 241 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 9"x6.25". 96 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING BOOK IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.

Black, Young, and Young, 1831. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN FULL LEATHER WITH BLIND STAMPED RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NEW END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER NAME TO TITLE PAGE, LIGHT SPORADIC FOXING. BOOKS MEASURE 10.75"x9". FIRST UK EDITION, 190 YEARS OLD. A SCARCE SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.

London: George Bell And Sons, 1902. Limited Edition (Only 250 Copies). Hardcover. Near Fine. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN PUBLISHERS FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. 282, 265 PAGES, BOOKS MEASURE 9.5"x6.75". LIMITED EDITION ONLY 250 COPIES PRINTED, 119 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION..

Richard Bentley and Son, 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY ZAEHNSDORF IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH MARBLED BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. BOOKS MEASURE 8"x5.5". FIRST EDITION, 148 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

W. & R. Chambers, 1859. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY HOPKINS IN FULL POLISHED INLAID CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND DETAILS TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME FADING TO LEATHER AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. ILLUSTRATED WITH WOOD CUTS. BOOKS MEASURE 9.25"x6.25". 161 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION.THIS COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY HOPKINS IN FULL POLISHED INLAID CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND DETAILS TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME FADING TO LEATHER AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT… Read More

T. Cadell, 1818. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY BIRDSALL, NORTHAMPTON & LONDON IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT OWNER PLATE AND MINIMAL FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED-FULL PAGE PLATES-WITH ENGRAVINGS FROM PICTURES PAINTED BY ROBERT SMIRKE, BOOKS MEASURE 9"x5.5". 203 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.

Henry G. Bohn, 1858. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY THE PUBLISHER IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE AND DETAILS TO BOARDS, SMALL GOUGE TO FRONT COVER BOARD-FIXED TO MAKE HARDLY VISIBLE. SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING-CONTAINED MOSTLY TO END PAGES. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH COLOR PLATES, BOOKS MEASURE 11"x7.5". 162 YEARS OLD. A STUNNING SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.