The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare - Complete Two Volume Set by Shakespeare, William - 1842: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Proof Copy Left by the Late George mSteevens, Esq. with a Glossary and Notes and a Sketch of the Life of Shakespeare

New York, N.Y: Viking Press, 1945. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First Edition (Statement - First Published By The Viking Press In January 1945). Bound In Mustard Yellow Cloth With Dark Blue Lettering On The Front And Spine. Ruled On The Front And Spine In Light Blue. The Top Edges Dyed Blue. Heavy Soiling Of The Cover. Staining To The Foredge Of The Ffep And A Small Amount To The Next Few Pages. Two Book Plates From Previous Owners Attached To The Front Pastedown. The Blue Dye To The Top Is Faded. The Page Edges Are Brown.

London: Printed by W. Bowyer, 1748 Book. Very Good. Half leather. [ii], iv, 60, 57-100; 28, 25-54; 28, 30*-31*, 29-53, [9] pages. Pagination erratic but matches the description in ESTC T77481. On ESTC the prelims are described as being iv [i.e. vi]. With 11 plates including the frontispiece and folding plan. The two plates of coins are numbered page 29* and 32*, but ar enot included in the pagination on ESTC, so I have included them in the plates. In 19th century half leather which is worn, head of spine is torn. Rough pencil outline plan of the town attached to the rear of the frontisipiece. Occasional pencil notes and occasional spotting..

London: Printed by J. Nichols and sold by C. Dilly in the Poultry and C.S. Rann at Oxford, 1788 Book. Good. Hardcover. [ii], 443, [1] pages. Here without the half title called for in ESTC - T101900. Spotting and staining to the end papers and to pages at the start and finish also, including the title page. Brief ink note to the front free end paper naming the editor [ Rev Tho Monro ] and some of the contributors. In old marbled paper boards with narrow leather spine and leather corner tips - leather very worn and joints split, lettering label damaged and spine chipped..

This is a scarce, antique copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for the "Pennsylvania Coal Regions via Morris & Essex R.R." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 4 color maps; the "Map of the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania with Connecting Railways" is larger and folds out. "With sketches of the cities, villages, stations, scenery, and objects of interest along the route." There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:The pages are in great condition - mostly clean and white with no writing and only some very sparse light foxing; tiny tear at the outer edge of page 29. The fold-out map is clean and firmly attached. The covers are present, but have detached from the spine and are separated along the right edge of the spine; creases at the left-hand corners of the front cover; there are a few tiny stain spots on the back cover.

This is a scarce, antique copy of "Taintor's Route and City Guides" - this particular guide is for "The Erie Railway and its Branches." Published in 1867 by Taintor Brothers in New York. The guide features 20 color maps in all. "With descriptive sketches of the cities, villages, stations, and of scenery and objects of interest along the route" by H.F. Walling. There are illustrated advertisements at both the front and back. Please see the photos for the complete list of contents.Condition:The pages are in great condition - mostly clean and white with no writing and only some trace foxing at the top margin of pages 11-16, a light stain at the lower-outer edge of pages 6 & 7, and a 1/2" tear at the outer edge of the advertisement page between pages 4 & 5. The covers have detached from the spine; the top and bottom pieces of the spine (about 1" and 1/2" respectively) are missing; light stains at the top-right corner of the front cover; a dime-sized layer of paper has peeled off at the bottom-right corner… Read More

This used paperback book is in very good condition. The pages are clean and neat. The binding is tight. The boards are clean inside and out.

viii + 482 pp. + 12 gravures h.t. 23,5x15,5 cm. Furne et Ce, Éditeurs, Paris, 1860. --- Half-leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some wear on hinges, edges and corners of the covers. Marbled endpapers. Tight binding. Foxing only on pages with engravings - engravings not affected. All other pages are clean.

London: Henry Herringman, 1663. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Much toning and occasional marking, but in general good internal order throughout. Heavier wear to title page, especially edges, with some ink marking here and verso. Second edition with extensive large type dedication and lengthy preface. Full leather boards and remnant of spine all detached, thus a candidate for sympathetic rebinding. 16mo. 254pp

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First Edition.. Hardcover. very good Plus/No Jacket. John W. Thomason. Copyright date 1934, first edition, first printing (with A present on the title page). Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering and design on the front and on the spine a glued on illustrated adaptation of Davy Crockett on the front board. Top page edges tinted, yellow inside covers front and back. No tears, bent pages, No Dust Jacket. Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine with light fading to the spine. Text and illustrations remains bright and clean, binding is secure, a solid collectible book.

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1917. Hardcover. Condition: very good- First Edition. 227 pages. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated front board. Pages have no marks or tears, Spine worn no dust jacket