New Picture of Paris by Louis Sebastien Mercier - 1800

Stamped on the title page is,"Specimen Copy with compliments of C. A. Ritter, Auburn, Pa." This was evidently a copy that was given to a school to examine for consideration for class material. Some writing on rear cover and writing erased on first blank page. Some writing, marks, and some closed tears thru book. 192 pages. Binding is starting to loosen. Letters on spine are fading and wearing off.

London- UK: Whitaker, 1908. WHITAKER'S ALMANACK- Joseph Whitaker- Illustrated- Whitaker-London-UK- 1908- 1st Thus-40th Edition-1st printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/ no dj as issued- 1/4 red leather spine with gilt titles and green cloth boards- 1083pp are clean, no tears or writing- binding is tight-no loose pages- "Containing an account of the astronomical and other phenonema & A Vast amount of information respecting the government- financial population, commerce and general statistics of the British Empire throughout the world with some notice of other countries etc..etc."- Wonderful ads and illustrations-lists of royalty and blue bloods- wages by government-the royal household-army lists-colonial and foreign banks-shipping -railroad stats-etcetc- a vast amount of knowledge in this book- This 1908 version is very SCARCE!- Non-fiction-almanack-British Empire-Britain-Illustrated (919). 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/4 Leather & Cloth. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated.… Read More

Second edition, 1876. Published by Government Printing Office, U.S. (Washington, D.C.).696 pages. Original green cloth; gilt ornamentation. Pictoral frontispiece; tissue-protected engraved illustrations and maps. Spine detached.JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s. Additional photos available.

hardcover. VG. Selected Poems including the play ELI, published by FSG, 1967 First printing. Dj with small hole on back cover with b/w portrait of author. 387 clean pages, in German and English translation.

Lara: A Tale by George Gordon Byron + Jacqueline: A Tale by Samuel Rogers, Published by Eastburn, Kirk & Co., 1814, Leatherbound, 136 pages, 5.5 x 3.0 Inches, First U.S. Edition ----- "Lara, a Tale" written May 14 - June 14 by Lord Byron and published anonymously in the summer sold 6,000 copies by early August. It was published together with "Jacqueline, a Tale" by Samuel Rogers. The two titles were first published together in London in 1814, followed by New York and Boston editions the same year. ----- Very Good+ Antiquarian Condition. The book is clean, covers attached, secure yet fragile binding, "A gift of friendship" inscribed and dedicated on front end-page, otherwise unmarked, no internal writing or notes, no ripped pages, no edge chipping. Some visible surface and edge wear from age, use, storage and handling. Light rubbing to the outer boards and edges, mild age spotting to the inner pages. Free USA Shipping

Macmillan of Canada, Toronto, ON, 1965. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 413pp; Second edition; Technically, this is an ex-library book, but it's one of those rare occasions where this may actually make it a better copy. It has been rebound into a brown library binding, giving it a very strong binding, which is very helpful for a book that is as heavy as this one; There is a library stamp on the title page and on the top edge. There are library labels on one rear fly page that are usually not even seen. Very non-intrusive; Both the cover and the pages are great, with no significant flaws; Additional shipping charges may apply; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex-Library. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5-6 pounds. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 102753. . Additional shipping charges may apply..

100 pages. Contemporary binding; green cloth spine with gilt lettering. JWSC LLC is listing this property on behalf of a private collector's estate. Documentation on file indicates this book was purchased by the estate in the 1970s from a UK dealer. Additional photos available.

The Prince of India Vol I & II. By Lew Wallace. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. 1893. First Edition. Hardbacks without dust jacket. Good Condition. Blue cloth with gilt titles on front cover along with embossed red rosary and moon and star in silver-light. Light rubbing at extremities. Covers faded and rubbed. Spine and edges have minor bumping, as well as some shelf/edge wear. The inside of Volume I is clean and unmarked except for 2.00 on fly page. Volume II is clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name and "November 1899" written on fly page. 502 pp + 578 pp are yellowed. Binding is good. Lewis Wallace was a general for the Union army during the Civil War. He went on to become governor of the New Mexico Territory out west. Wallace was also a lecturer who wrote three works during his busy life. Between his tenure as member of the court and holding office as governor, he published The Fair God (1873), while preparing to write Ben Hur (1880), which has since been translated into… Read More

1st edition, 2nd printing binding. A collection of plays, poems and stories from avant-garde, feminist writer, Gertrude Stein. Published by The Four Seas Company, Boston, 1922. Hardcover. 419 pp. Contains Stein's experimental writing style with an introduction by Sherwood Anderson. No dust jacket. Binding has minor chipping and bumping on corners. edges and on head of spine along with some light soiling. Hinge is intact but slightly loose through the first 6-8 pages of the book. Ink name and date on FFEP. Pages are clean and unmarked. No tears!
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Lara: A Tale by George Gordon Byron + Jacqueline: A Tale by Samuel Rogers, Published by Eastburn, Kirk & Co., 1814, Leatherbound, 136 pages, 5.5 x 3.0 Inches, First U.S. Edition ----- "Lara, a Tale" written May 14 - June 14 by Lord Byron and published anonymously in the summer sold 6,000 copies by early August. It was published together with "Jacqueline, a Tale" by Samuel Rogers. The two titles were first published together in London in 1814, followed by New York and Boston editions the same year. ----- Very Good+ Antiquarian Condition. The book is clean, covers attached, secure yet fragile binding, "A gift of friendship" inscribed and dedicated on front end-page, otherwise unmarked, no internal writing or notes, no ripped pages, no edge chipping. Some visible surface and edge wear from age, use, storage and handling. Light rubbing to the outer boards and edges, mild age spotting to the inner pages. Free USA Shipping