Ayesha, the Maid of Kars. By the Author of "Zohrab," "Haji Baba," &c. In Three Volumes by Morier, James - 1834

Leipzig: Bernard Tauchnitz, 1891. Hardcover. Fine condition.. The Tauchnitz Edition published in 27 volumes over a six year period between the years 1885 -1891. This set is beautifully bound in the publisher's uncommon half tan calf with marbled boards and end papers. Condition is excellent. Occupies 21 inches (53 cm) on the shelf. Height of each volume is 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm). Picture available on request.

London: Brandbury & Evans, 1857. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. W. M. Thackeray. 1857-59. The original twenty-four numbered parts in the original yellow wrappers in publisher's crushed morocco solander case. Illustrated yellow paper covers, with the fourty-eight etched plates and woodcut vignettes in the text, all after drawings by the author; the original yellow pictorial wrappers a little soiled and frayed, otherwise very good condition.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1866. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Twain's first appearance in a national magazine. Light chipping to the edges, mild soiling and foxing to pages, spine is completely gone. A good+ copy. ; Octavo.

London: James R. Osgood McIlvaine, 1891.. Small quarto. Gilt green cloth backed cream cloth over boards, elaborately decorated in gilt and red. Plates, illustrations and decorated endsheets. Binding a bit darkened, with some pale discolorations at edge, 1895 ownership signature on preliminary blank, corners a trifle worn, the plates by Shannon somewhat faded (as usual) but still legible, a few small nicks and a short tear to the edges of the front free endsheet but a good, sound copy, a few leaves unopened. First edition. Design, illustrations and decorations by C. Ricketts and C. Shannon, with plates by the latter. One of one thousand copies printed. Mason/Millard gives an account of the circumstances which led to the faint state of the Shannon plates. Contains four short stories: "The Young King" (which first appeared in THE LADY'S PICTORIAL, Christmas Number, 1888), "The Birthday of the Infanta" (which first appeared in PARIS ILLUSTRÉ, March 30, 1889), "The Fisherman and His Soul," and "The… Read More

Parigi: Appresso Agostino Delalain, Pietro Durand, Gio: Claudio Molini, 1771. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Gravelot, Hubert-François. In two volumes. 331pp; 340pp. Contemporary full mottled calf, sides with triple gilt fillets, ornate gilt spines, gilt inside dentelles. All edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Frontispieces, titles, dedication, nineteen inserted plates, nine full-page illustrations, head-pieces, tail-pieces, all by Gravelot and engraved by Ponce, Leveau, Le Roy, Rousseau, Henriquez, and others. Rubbing and scuffs to sides and edges, three small old ink stains to bottom edge of volume one, short corner tear to one leaf. Lacks the plate for the eighteenth canto and there are some very minor markings in ink to some of the plates. From what transpires from the two old inscriptions on the front endpapers this set was donated by the Vicar of a church near Brescia to a noted scholar and professor at the University of Brescia. The ink in the markings appears to be the same as the… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. Signed and Numbered First. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket/No Dustjacket. From the signed, limited, numbered first printing, this is number 266, signed by the author at the limitation page opposite the full title. The pages are bright saving some toning around the deckled edges and quite clean except for a very few scattered spots of foxing; no owners' marks; the quarter cloth binding leans gently to the right but remains tight; the paper boards and paper title plate at the spine show some chipping around the edges, with a pressure mark at the bottom right front corner, a small inward turn and surface scuff at the top left rear corner, and some surface creasing at the corners and right edge of the title plate; some fading is also evident along the head edges of the paper and along the right rear, and the title plate is age-toned; nonetheless, a remarkably clean and attractive book, well-preserved. 459pp.; an extra copy of the title plate is tipped in at the… Read More

1873 1ed Races of Mankind Eskimos INDIANS Navajo Japan China Africa Illustrated
Robert Brown's "Races of Mankind" is a late 19th-century masterpiece of descriptions of the people of the world. First published in 1873, this book covers people groups from China, Burma, Japan, India, Polynesia, South Africa, Peru, and America – most notably Eskimos and Native American Indian tribes such as:
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Mohicans
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Comanche
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Apache
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Navajo
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Seminoles
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Choctaws
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Indians of California
Item number: #13322
Price: $950
BROWN, Robert
Races of Mankind
London; Paris; New York: Cassell, Petter, & Galpin, [1873-1875]. 1st edition

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Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
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Vol. 1 – viii, 320
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Vol. 2 – viii, 320
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Vol. 3 – viii, 320
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Vol. 4 – viii, 320
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More than 500 illustrations!
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight & secure
· Size: ~10.5in X 7.75in (26.5cm x 19.5cm)
· Rare and… Read More

New York: Two Worlds Publishing, 1925-1927. First Editions. Softcover. Octavo, 8 parts; VG-; softcovers; spines age-toned white, with black or gray lettering; some shelf wear and soiling; all issues in maroon slipcases; set contains Volume One, Numbers One through Four, and Volume Two, Numbers Five through Eight; some wear to spines. CX consignment. Shelved in Room G. The Two Worlds contains the first US edition of James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake" titled in the magazine as "A New Unnamed Work." The text was pirated and published by Samuel Roth. [Wikipedia]. 1346826. Special Collections.

1805 INCREDIBLE HOMER Odyssey Flaxman ART Iliad Mythology Hesiod HUGE Folio
A rare and beautiful early 19th-century printing of sketch illustrations of John Flaxman. Flaxman was one of the most prolific 18th-century English sketch artists and sculptors, whose Neoclassical designs are still recognized as superior drawings. This collection of 149 engravings features Flaxman's depictions of scenes and figures from classical literature from Homer, Hesiod, and Aeschylus.
Item number: #23986
Price: $995
FLAXMAN, John
[Flaxman classical compositions]
[1805]. 1st edition
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 149 engraved plates (including unnumbered engraved title pages)
Iliad – 40 plates
Odyssey – 35 plates
Hesiod – 38 plates
Aeschylus – 36 plates
· Language: English
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~17.5in X 11.75in (44cm x 29.5cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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1879 Jules Verne 1st/1st Tribulations of Chinaman + Begum's Fortune 2in1 Hetzel

Jules Verne's adventure novels are some of the most popular and famous works of literature of all time. Known mostly for his works of science fiction, 'Voyages Extraordinaires' was Verne's largest collection of fantasy novels and stories. "Tribulations of a Chinaman in China", first published in 1879, discusses, in a satirical view, the British trading opium in China and is filled with illustrations depicting adventures, shipwrecks, and sea battles.

In addition to 'Tribulations', this volume is bound along with a first edition of "Les Cinq Cents Millions de la Begum", or 'The Begum's Fortune' – Verne's dystopian and pessimistic portrayal of developmental sciences.

Note on dating: like many other Verne first editions, the title page included was issued in each edition, including later printings. This particular edition of Verne's was published in 1879 – note the ads at the end advertising for the releases in the 1880… Read More