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Sidney, Philip / Gray, William [Bio.]
The Miscellaneous Works of Sir Philip Sidney
20x12.5 cm. 7+329 pages. Hardcover. Pages rough-cut (as published). Cover rubbed. Cover corners slightly worn. Cover edges slightly yellowing. Spine slightly tattered, yellowing and slightly stained. Sticker residues on front inner cover. Sticker on front whitepage. Pages 323-328 slightly detached from binding. Several pages age stained. Pages slightly yellowing and wavy. Else this rare edition of Sir Philip Sidney's miscellanea is in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This book's cover is very worn, loose or missing. If you'd like, we can send this book to be rebound for an extra charge.
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Doyle, Arthur Conan
The Original Illustrated 'Strand' Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Facsimile Edition
30x22 cm. 1126 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Macpherson, James [Tr.] / Sharp, William [Intro.]
The Poems of Ossian: The Centenary Ossian [SERIES]: The Celtic Library
20.5x13 cm. XXIV+417 pages. Hardcover. Gilt lettering on cover and spine. Cover stained, bumped, and rubbed. Spine stained and rubbed. Cover corners bumped and worn. Spine edges bumped. Gilt text block edges. Text block edges worn and tattered. Inner cover stained. Pages yellowing. Some pages stained - no damage to text. Else in good condition.
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Thompson, James / Murdoch, Patrick; Nichols, James [Eds.]
The Poetical Works of James Thomson.
17x10 cm. LXII+681 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine slightly rubbed. Stamp on title-page and pen inscription on first page - no damage to text. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Chatterton, Thomas
The Poetical Works of Thomas Chatterton with a Memoir. Two Volumes in One.
TWO VOLUMES IN ONE. RARE introduction to the life and work of the English poet Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) with the biographical text "Life of Chatterton" and includes the works of the youthfully deceased poet, a selection from Chatterton's letters, his will as well as few other miscellanies. Also included is a frontispiece of Chatterton. 200x133mm. [CXXXII+338] + [XXIII+388] pages. Brown cloth Hardcover with gilt emblem on front and gilt lettering on spine. Brown dyed endpapers. Pages upper edges dyed gold. Cover slightly stained. Cover corners peeling, edges worn. Spine and rear cover detached from binding (but still partly attached to one another and to front cover). Spine upper part and bottom edge missing. Spine slightly stained. Spine hinges partly cracked on bottom. Front endpaper partly detached. Ex-library copy with stamp on front inner cover and page 8 (on heading). Previous owner's name written on first whitepage upper corner (which is slightly chipped). Pages mildly yellowing. [SUMMARY]: This rear edition of Chatterton's poems has unfortunately sustained some damage (mainly to cover), but is still in good reading condition.
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Potok, Chaim
The Promise [IN HEBREW] [SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR]
IN HEBREW. SIGNED BY AUTHOR - Chaim Potok [Herman Harold] (1929-2002), an American Jewish author and rabbi, most famous for his first book The Chosen (1967), which was listed on The New York Times’ best seller list for 39 weeks and sold more than 3,400,000 copies. 220x125 mm. 302 pages. Hardcover. Gilt spine. Cover corners and edges slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine edges slightly bumped and worn. Few pages slightly age stained. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Parker, Mary Louise
The Queer New Girl.
205X150 mm. 250 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly rubbed. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine slightly curved and slightly bumped. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Fenimore Cooper, J. [James] / Fenimore Cooper, Susan [Intro]
The Sea Lions or The Lost Sealers - Household Edition. [SERIES]: J. Fenimore Cooper's Works - Cooper's Sea Tales.
18x12.5 cm. 21+464 pages. Hardcover. Cover and spine rubbed and faded. Cover and spine corners and edges worn. Ex library copy with usual marks. Title page yellowing and age stained. Several pages slightly age stained. Binding visible between several pages. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Thomson, James
The Seasons. [SERIES]: English Library: Authors in Verse - Vol. III.
18X11 cm. 268 pages. Rebound Hardcover. Cover edges and corners worn. Spine worn. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Kipling, Rudyard
The Second Jungle Book [SERIES]: The Writing in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling / VIII
Contains B&W plates. 21.5X14.15 cm. 228 pages. Gilt hardcover. Pages rough cut. Spine yellowing and faded. Spine upper edge torn. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Ingleby, C. M. ; Toulmin Smith, L. ; Furnivall, F. J. ; Munro, John [Eds.]
The Shakspere [Shakespeare] Allusion-Book: A Collection of Allusions to Shakspere from 1591 to 1700 - Vol. 1 [THIS VOLUME ONLY].
THIS VOLUME ONLY. 225x155 mm. LXXVI+527 pages. Hardcover. Cover slightly rubbed. Cover corners worn. Spine yellowing. Spine edges slightly worn worn. Sticker on front inner cover. Wormholes on rear inner cover and few pages - no damage to text. Binding slightly visible between several pages. Few pages slightly stained and/or tattered - no damage to text. Few pages uncut. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Manning, Robert
The Shortest Way to End Disputes about Religion: In Two Parts [BOUND IN ONE VOLUME]. In Answer To all Objections against Infallibility contain'd in a Book entitled, The Case Stated, &c.
RARE FIRST EDITON of a famous book from the silver age of English Catholic controversial writing, written by the renowned English Roman Catholic priest and writer Robert Manning (1655-1731). 175x115mm. 342 pages [+14]. Hardcover rebound with cloth spine and original brown leather boards. Cover worn and scratched. Cover edges and corners bumped and peeling. Title page party taped, edges tattered. First two pages of the preface taped near binding - NO damage to text. Few page corners worn - NO damage to text. Pages browning, age-stained and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare book is otherwise in good condition.
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Hallman, Samuel S.
The Somulus Option - A Novel
23.5x16.5 cm. 338 pages. Gilt hardcover. Spine upper edge slightly bumped. Pen writing on front inner cover. Else in good condition.
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Rosenberg, J. Mitchell / Lewisohn, Ludwig [Intro.]
The Story of Zionism - A Bird's-Eye View
225X145 mm. XIV+272 pages. Hardcover. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine slightly rubbed. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Plumly Thompson, Ruth / Neil, John R. [Illu.]
The Wishing Horse of Oz
Contains color plates.235X160 mm. 304 pages. Gilt hardcover with dust-jacket. In good condition.
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Steinbeck, John / Gannett, Ruth [Illustrations]
Tortilla Flat [SIGNED BY JOHN STEINBECK]
SIGNED BY JOHN STEINBECK with short dedication. RARE SIGNED COPY of the early Steinbeck novel 'Tortilla Flat' with the author's original inscription and autograph on the endpaper. This edition features several b&w illustrations by Ruth Stiles Gannett Kahn. 195x165mm. 316 pages. Orange cloth hardcover with blue lettering on spine. Cover slightly worn. Two small and faint stains on front cover. Cover corners slightly bumped. Small bump mark on spine. Spine edges tattered. Pages yellowing. Page edges rough-cut as published. [SUMMARY]: This precious, beautifully illustrated edition of Steinbeck's novel, signed and dedicated by the author, is in good condition.
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Thackeray, William Makepeace
Vanity Fair [IN HEBREW]
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Henke, Suzette ; Unkeless, Elaine [Ed.]
Women in Joyce
23.5X15.5 cm. XXII+216 pages. Hardcover. Spine edges slightly bumped. Sticker on inner cover. Writing in pencil on some pages. Else in good condition.
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Rubinstein, Frankie
A Dictionary of Shakespeare's Sexual Puns and Their Significance
23.5x15.5 cm. XXIII+372 pages. Spine edges and cover corners slightly bumped. Else in good condition.
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Shakespeare, William \ Evans, Henri; Leyris, Pierre [Eds.]
Oeuvres Completes de Shakespeare - The Works of Shakespeare: [SEVEN VOLUME SET] [FRENCH-ENGLISH].
SEVEN VOLUME SET. FRENCH-ENGLISH. [ALL VOLUMES]: 21X13.5 cm. [1538]+[XXII+1478]+[1558]+[XCI+1394]+[XVII+1701]+[XXIII+1547]+[XXVIII+1588] pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover slightly stained. Cover edges slightly stained. Spine edges slightly torn and stained. Pages slightly yellowing. [VOL.I]: Spine upper edge torn. [VOL.II]: Cover corners slightly bumped. [VOL.III]: Cover corners slightly scratched. [VOL.IV]: Cover corners slightly scratched. [VOL.VII]: Inner spine slightly torn. [SUMMARY]: Else in good conditions. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Percy, Sholto and Reuben
The Percy Anecdotes, Original and Select - Anecdotes of Humour ; Anecdotes of the Stage
14x9 cm. 178+178 pages. Gilt hardcover. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Shakspeare, William [Shakespeare] / Foersom, Peter [Thun] [Ed.]
William Shakspeare's Tragiske Værker, oversatte af Peter Foersom - Forste Deel [Første]: Julius Caesar / Hamlet [Shakespeare's Tragic Works IN DANISH] [THIS VOLUME ONLY].
VOLUME ONE ONLY. IN DANISH. RARE FIRST EDITION of the first known translation of 'Julius Caesar' and the second known translation of 'Hamlet' into Danish. This volume is part of a celebrated series of Shakespear's plays translated by the best Danish men of letters, and edited by the eminent Danish actor and translator Peter Thun Foersom (1777-1817). 170x110mm. [VIII]+252 pages [+4]. Quarter-cloth black board rebound Hardcover. Gilt spine Cover and spine heavily rubbed. Cover corners and edges bumped and peeling. Ink inscriptions on front endpaper. Pages yellowing, slightly age-stained and wavy. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare edition of an early Danish translation of Shakespeare's works is in good condition for its age.
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Carrol, Lewis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass [SERIES]: Library of Classics
16x11 cm. 318 pages. Hardcover with gilt lettering with dust jacket. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Nadel, Ira B.
Joyce and the Jews: Culture and Texts
22x14 cm. xii+290 pages. Hardcover with gilt lettering in dust jacket. In good condition.
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Anne Tyler
Breathing Lessons [Limited First Edition] [Signed By the Author]
Limited First Edition. Signed By the Author. 23x16 cm. 327 pages. Gilt hardcover with gilt page edges. Writing in pen on white front page. Else in good condition.
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Dickens, Charles
Dombey and Son [In three volumes, each volume with an original frontispiece by William Rainey and Signed by Rainey. Volume XIII signed by Edward Dowden] The Complete Works of Charles Dickens. Volume XIII [part one]. Volume XIV [part two] Volume XV [part three]. Introduction by Edward Dowden. Edited with Annotations, Bibliography, and Topography by Frederic G. Kitton
Three volume set. Autograph Edition. All volumes: 25x17cm. Part one: [xxxiii + 373] pages. Part two: [xiii + 413] pages. Part three: [xii + 388] pages, including Index. Hardcover, Original maroon publishers' buckram with printed paper title label to spine. The printed paper title label on part three is mostly missing. Covers and spines are in good condition, with some minor wear and tear on edges and corners. Pages with gilt upper edges. Pages yellowing. Some uneven trimmed pages . Many black & white illustrations, each with a protective leaf. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Wheeler, Richard P.
Shakespeare's Development and the Problem Comedie: Turn and Counter-Turn
24x17 cm. xi+229 pages. Gilt hardcover in dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly worn. Writing in pen on white front page. Else in good condition.
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Lord Byron [George Gordon Byron ; Baron] / Moore, Thomas [Notes&Bio]
The Poetical Works of Lord Byron
With explanatory notes and a Comprehensive life of the author, illustrated with numerous fine steel engravings. 27x21 cm. 740 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover and spine rubbed. Cover corners and spine edges worn. Binding visible between few pages. Few pages partly detached from spine. Several pages slightly age stained. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Mendilow, A.A & Shalvi, Alice
The World & Art of Shakespeare
24.5x18 cm. viii+285 pages. Hardcover in dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly worn and torn on edges. Else in good condition.
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Tennyson, Alfred \ Stone, Marcus; Kilburne, G. G.; Sauber, R.; Warry, I.; Kemm, R.; Bowers, Fanny [Illustrations]
Tennyson's Heroes and Heroines
Contains colored plates. 23x30 cm. No pagination. Gilt hardcover. Gilt page edges. Cover slightly stained. Cover edges faded. Cover corners worn. Spine wrinkled. Spine edges bumped and worn. Pages detached at the end of the book. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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St. John Adcock, Almey [prefatory]
Wonderful London: The World's Greatest City Described by its Best Writers and Pictures by its Finest Photographers Silver Jubilee Edition: With 205 photographic views reproduced in photogravure
28.5x22.5 cm. 223 pages. hardcover. Ex library copy with usual marks. Cover very rubbed and its color is fading. 4 pages detached from binding. pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Spark, Muriel / Cook, beryl [Illustration]
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
28x18.5 cm. 152 pages. Hardcover with gilt lettering, with a case. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Sassoon, Siegfried
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
21x14 cm. 244 pages. Hardcover in case. Ex-Libris sticker inner cover. Else in good condition.
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Hughes, Langston [Ed.]
The Best Short Stories by Negro Writers: An Anthology from 1899 to Present
19.5x12.5 cm. 17+508 pages. Soft cover. In good condition.
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Mark Twain [Langhorne Clemens, Samuel] / Ratcliffe, S. K. [Introduction]
What is Man? [SERIES]: The Thinker's Library No. 60
16.5X10.5 cm. XXXIX+114 pages. Hardcover. Cover corners slightly bumped. Spine edges slightly bumped. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Dickens, Charles / Vallance, Ronald [introduction and selection]
Dickens in Europe
23x14.5 cm. 212 pages. Hardcover in a slipcase. In good condition.
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Priestley, J. B. [ John Boynton]
English Journey
26x18.5 cm. 348 pages. Hardcover in a slipcase. In a good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Orwell, George / Edwards, Bob [introduction]
Homage to Catalonia
22.5x14 cm. 214 pages. Hardcover in a slipcase. In good condition.
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Piketty, Thomas / Goldhammer, Arthur [Tran.]
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
21.5x14 cm. 793 pages. Softcover. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Disraeli, Benjamin / Goldscheider, Ludwig [tr']
Der Tolle Lord
20x12.5 cm. 278 pages. Gilt Hardcover. Spine Upper edge slightly bumped. Spine faded. Binding is visible between several pages. Pages slightly yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Rowling, J. K.
Hogwarts Library [SET IN 3 VOLUMES] [SERIES]: Hogwarts Library
[SET IN 3 VOLUMES].[Volume 1:] Quidditch Through the Ages [Volume 2:] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [Volume 3:] The Tales of Beedle the Bard. [ALL VOLUMES]: 21x14 cm. 129+122+98 pages. Hardcover. In good condition.
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Darwin, Bernard
The Dickens Advertiser
22x15 cm. 208 pages. Hardcover. Cover stained and slightly faded. Spine slightly worn. Binding visible on several pages. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Rowling, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 20th Anniversary Edition [SLYTHERIN EDITION] [SERIES]: Harry Potter
20.5x13.5 cm. 371 pages. Hardcover. In good condition.
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Doescher, Ian
William Shakespeare's: Jedi the Last- Star Wars Part the Eighth [THIS PART ONLY] [SERIES]: William Shakespeare's: Star Wars
21x14.5 cm. 172 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition.
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Doescher, Ian
William Shakespeare's: The Force Doth Awaken- Star Wars Part the Seventh [THIS PART ONLY] [SERIES]: William Shakespeare's: Star Wars
21x14.5 cm. 165 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. In good condition.
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Stein, Gerrude / Rose, Francis [Illustrartor]
The First Reader and three Plays.
22x14 cm. 83 pages. Hardcover. Cover curved in the edges. else in good condition.
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Hofstadter, Douglas R.
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid- A Metaphorical Fugue on Minds and Machines in the Spirit of Lewis Carroll
23.5x15.5 cm. xxi+777 pages. Softcover. In good condition. PLEASE NOTE: This item is overweight. We may ask for extra shipping costs.
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Sitwell, Edith [Ed.]
Planet and Glow-Worm: A Book for the Sleepless
19x12.5 cm. 96 [xiv+82] pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover stained. Spine edges slightly worn. Binding visible between several pages. Pages yellowing. Else in good condition.
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Werfel, Alma Malher
And the Bridge is Love.
22x14 cm. 286 pages. Hardcover. Spine lower part rubbed. Exposed spine between front white page and the front cover. A sticker on inner front cover. Pen writing on front white page. Age marks on few pages. Else in good condition.
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Thompson, Flora / Casson, Hugh [Intro.]
Lark Rise.
23x15.5cm. 241 pages. Gilt hardcover. Cover age stained and slightly curved. Spine yellowing. Else in good condition.
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