Point Counter Point by Aldous Huxley - 1928

Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company. First Edition, 1928, Two Great and Their Pawnee Battalion, The Experiences of Frank J. North and Luther H. North, Pioneers in the Great West, 1856-1882, and their defense of the building of the Union Pacific Railroad. 299 pages, 2 page map, "Map Showing Routes of Expeditions of the North Brothers" frontispiece. Book is near Fine, ultra clean ribbed red cloth with bright gilt title to spine, very light wear to corners as well as to head and heel of spine, Tight and square with No previous owner bookplate. Writing on inside cover may be pertinent to history. No other writings or marks in the book., or writing. Top edge gilt, foredge and bottom edge untrimmed, Interior is Fine in never read condition. Ultra clean and most presentable in custom mylar cover. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1928.

Light brown embossed design calf with gilt title on the spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Volumes I, II, II.

Brown leather binding with maroon title plates, gilt decoration and lettering on the spine. Two volumes.
Translated by Samuel Clark. Greek and Latin. Good clean examples of bookmaker's craft. Homer was the reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, the two epic poems that are the foundational works of ancient Greek literature. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential writers of all time. The Iliad is set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Mycenaean Greek kingdoms. It focuses on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles lasting a few weeks during the last year of the war. The Odyssey focuses on the ten-year journey home of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, after the fall of Troy. Many accounts of Homer's life circulated in classical antiquity, the most widespread being that he was a blind bard from Ionia, a region of central coastal Anatolia in present-day Turkey. Modern scholars consider these accounts legendary. The Homeric… Read More

Red leather binding with raised and gilt banding, gilt decoration and title on the spine. Gilt decoration on both boards. All edges gilt. Contains coloured plates. Dimensions are for one volume. Revamped edition.

Brown calf spine with raised and gilt banding and title. Green and orange marbled boards. A Short View of the Families of the present English Nobility, London, 1751; 2nd ed. 1758; 3rd ed. 1761. An excellent copy with remarks – second edition A short view of the families of the present English nobility; Their Marriages, Issue, and immediate Ancestors; the Posts of Honour and Profit they hold in the Government; their Arms, Mottos, and Chief Seats. With An Index. Specifying the Time of their respective Creations, and Summons to Parliament; the Titles of their Eldest Sons, their Rank, Precedence, &c by MR SALMON and a great selection Thomas Salmon (1679–1767) was an English historical and geographical writer. Born at Meppershall in Bedfordshire, and baptised there on 2 February 1679, was son of Thomas Salmon, by his wife Katherine, daughter of John Bradshaw; Nathanel Salmon was his elder brother. William Cole wrote that he wrote much of his work in Cambridge, where he ran a coffee house, and then… Read More

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First British edition.. Volume 2 ha 404 pages. BAL 10110. BAL State "A." BAL states this edition, containing 404pp,. as the 2nd edition, but states "all copies issued by Murray under date 1822 be considered of equal primacy until evidence is produced to the contrary.". Beautiful leather spine and tips. Marbled boards, text block edges, and end papers. Light edge wear to boards, tips and spine. Some rubbing to front board covers. Internally clean with an occasional spot. Firm, square binding. A nice set.

Rare theological work from the 18th century, written by French author Marc Antoine. Few other copies can be found for sale. Condition: Uncut, paper browning due to aging.Dimensions: 26 x 19 cmShipping included. If you have any questions or inquiries, please don't hesitate to contact us!

Small quarto (11 1/2 X 8 inches) Japan: Getumeikai, 1959. First Edition. (5) 59 + (6) pages printed in Japanese and English on hand made Japanese vellum, with 26 individual fabric samples (25 are tipped in, the 26th sample is the cover material for the hardcover binding), plus a wood block print illustrating a woman in Japanese wardrobe working at a hand loom. Number 180 of a limited edition of 200. Housed in an ink blue stiff folder with bone ties. At the bottom of each page is a description of the sample, its pattern, its weave, and its dye; in addition to a small woodblock illustration of the plant from which the fabric is derived. Very good condition.

"In selecting the sample fabrics for this little collection, I renewed afresh my pledge, which I hope is not merely a nostalgia for lost things, but a positive creation of the 'new' through a dedicated study of the old."

Folio Society, 2009. Hardcover. As New. Book unread and in crisp, clean and collectable condition/Insignificant rubbing on slipcase.

Quartos (each 12 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches) Los Angeles: Beinfeld Publishing, Inc.. First Editions. Hardcover. Very good condition.

Colt volume has 422 pages, and the Winchester volume has 402 pages; both are printed on coated stock, and profusely illustrated with black and white and color photographs including several fold out plates. There is a General Index, and a Model Index in each book.

The Colt volume, published in 1974, is bound in blue leatherette, with the title in silver on the front cover over the rampant Colt trademark; the Winchester volume, published in 1975, is bound in red leatherette, with the title in silver over the Winchester horse and rider trademark. The leatherette boxed slip case has minor nicks at the edges, and a few scratches, neither affecting either volume - which are both clean and bright.

Two scholarly and informative volumes about two famous American gun manufacturers and their engraving art. "The present volumes, one on the Colts, the companion book on Winchesters,… Read More