Fine Bindings

We can help you find the fine bindings books you are looking for. As the world's largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from Biblio.co.nz, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee.

Fine Bindings Books & Ephemera

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

by James Fenimore Cooper

Limited Editions 1932. Number 350 of 1500 and signed by the illustrator, Edward Wilson. Book is in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked. Boards and bindings are strong with shelf and edge wear. Spine is heavily worn. Slip cover has heavy edge wear especially along the spine.
Item Price
NZ$84.12
Fair Tales

Fair Tales

by Andersen, Hans Christian

Franklin library, 1977. Franklin Library. Full Leather. fine. Grippo, Robert Lo.
Item Price
NZ$64.77
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam >>MINIATURE CLASSIC IN FINE BINDING<<

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam >>MINIATURE CLASSIC IN FINE BINDING<<

by OMAR KHAYYAM. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald

Siegle, Hill & Co., London., 1907 (1), 79 printed pages + 1 page publisher's adverts at the back. All edges gilt. 65 x 89 mm. Original publisher's full crimson red calf. Spine with gilt title lettering (very slightly rubbed at head and tail). Upper cover with Art Nouveau design of central heart motif, floating tendrils culminating in 12 stylised flowers in gilt on four dark green overlaid corner pieces; the whole with double fillet gilt borders (some light rubbing and a few tiny marks).... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$425.48
Some of My Bush Friends in Tasmania

Some of My Bush Friends in Tasmania

by Meredith, Louisa Anne

London: Day & Son, 1860. First edition. Impressive volume with stunning full page chromolithographic botanical plates of native Tasmanian flowers, in an embossed presentation leather binding. Natural history verse accompanied by illustrations, by an outstanding woman artist. The design of the book owes much to Owen Jones, the designer of the famed "Grammar of Ornament" and Edward LaTrobe Bateman, who worked with Jones on various projects as illustrator and designer. Bateman collaborated with Meredith on... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$2,944.20
The History Of England, From The Invasion Of Julius Caesar To The Revolution In 1688 [complete with] The History Of England, From The Revolution To The Death Of George The Second.

The History Of England, From The Invasion Of Julius Caesar To The Revolution In 1688 [complete with] The History Of England, From The Revolution To The Death Of George The Second.

by HUME, David [1711-1776] & T[obias] SMOLLETT [1721-1771]

London: Printed For J.M.Richardson., 1820 1820 EDITION. Complete in 13 volumes (8 & 5). Volumes 3 and 6 have split inner hinges, front and back respectively. xxxii, 471, [9, notes]; viii, 500, [9]; viii, 445, [14]; viii, 448, [12]; vii, 492, [32]; viii, 547, [29]; viii, 514, [14]; vii, 559; 514; 574; 548; 511; 440 printed pages, including index. 56 portrait plates engraved on copper (some offsetting). All edges gilt. Sporadic foxing. 14 x 21.5 (43- width of complete set) cm. Uniformly bound in... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$1,276.44
Of The Tumbler of Our Lady and Other Miracles, Now Translated from the Middle French: introduction and notes by Alice Kemp-Welch.

Of The Tumbler of Our Lady and Other Miracles, Now Translated from the Middle French: introduction and notes by Alice Kemp-Welch.

by Gautier, de Coinci

Chatto & Windus, London., 1908 xix, 137 pages. Engraved frontispiece and six engraved plates. Engraved title page designed by Blanche C. Hunter. Edges of endpapers oxidised. Scattered mild foxing and ofsetting. 12.5 x 16.5 cm. Original full brown pigskin with brass bands and clasps. Spine in five compartments with raised bands, blind rules and blind titling. Upper cover with Cathedral interior blind stamp central motif, blind medieval style lettering, historiated initial and scrolling foliate... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$308.47
The History of the Peloponnesian War

The History of the Peloponnesian War

by Thucydides

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1980. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full black leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder; gilt borders and tooling on covers, all edges gilt, moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with maps specially prepared for an English edition of 1629. Translated by Richard Crawley and revised by... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$151.42
Russia Leaves the War

Russia Leaves the War

by Kennan, George F

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1986. Book. As New. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, full genuine dark red leather binding, heavily gilt stamped with elaborate decorations and multiple rules. 542 pages. Includes Selected Bibliography and Index. All edges gilt. Illustrated with black and white photographs and sketch maps. Sewn in silk book-mark, marbled paper end-sheets and smyth sewn book block complete this work as a quality Franklin... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$67.30
Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides Birds of Texas

Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides Birds of Texas

by Peterson, Roger Tory

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Anniversary Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover, Collector's Lifetime edition bound in genuine dark navy blue leather lettered and decorated in gold. All edges gilt. 304 pages. Contains Appendices and Index. Bound-in silk ribbon marker, smyth sewn binding and archival quality paper mark this as quality Eastern Press book. Numerous color and black and white drawings by Roger Tory Peterson. Fiftieth... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$50.47
Peter Ibbetson. [1891]. Trilby. [1893]. The Martian. [1896]

Peter Ibbetson. [1891]. Trilby. [1893]. The Martian. [1896]

by Du Maurier, George

New York: Harper and Brothers, 1896. First Appearance in Print-Superceding all other editions- UK, U.S., known world, universe in perpetuity. Three volumes, all bound from the pages of the original serial appearances in Harper's New Monthly Magazine. Includes: Peter Ibbetson. [1891]. Trilby. [1893]. The Martian. [1896]. Three volumes, uniformly bound in 3/4 red morocco, spines lettered in gilt, raised bands, gilt-ruled dentelles, linen endleaves, top edges gilt. A nice set of finely bound first... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$503.04
Gulliver&#39;s Travels

Gulliver's Travels

by Swift, Jonathan

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1977. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Publisher's full brown leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in the remainder, gilt decoration and borders on covers, a.e.g., moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. Illustrated with B&W drawings by Jerry Pinkney.. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, aside from some... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$67.30
OUR ANTIPODES: Or, Residence and Rambles in the Australian Colonies with a Glimpse of the Gold Fields

OUR ANTIPODES: Or, Residence and Rambles in the Australian Colonies with a Glimpse of the Gold Fields

by MUNDY Godfrey Charles.;

London: Richard Bentley, 1855. Royal 8vo.pp.vii + 635 with 8 full page plates. Bound in full tree calf, raised bands, gilt in compartments with marbled endpapers with the bookplate of William Selwyn and an inscription on the free front endpaper. Some mild foxing to prelims Expertly restored.
Item Price
NZ$886.95
Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell

by Gardiner, Samuel Rawson

London, Paris, New York: Goupil & Co, 1899. Limited edition. Hardcover. Good condition. A rather grand production of the life of the controversial British figure regarded by some as a military dictator and by others as a champion of liberty. Printed by Goupil, with plates engraved by Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyat & Co. with handsome portrait chapter headings and initial capitals. A limited edition, no. 144, limited to 1475 copies. Bound by Birdsall for Charles Scribner's Sons, the full maroon crushed... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$630.90
The Memoirs of Richard Nixon

The Memoirs of Richard Nixon

by Nixon, Richard

Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1988. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, bound in genuine deep blue full leather, stamped in real 22kt gold. All edges gilt. 1,118 pages. Index. With bound-in silk ribbon marker, smyth sewn book block and pamphlet, written by Nixon's senior speech writer, Raymond K. Price, containing a special intro exclusively for this edition, laid-in loose. Illustrated with black and white photographs.... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$269.18
THE PENITENT

THE PENITENT

by SINGER, ISAAC BASHEVIS

Franklin Library, 1983. SINGER, Isaac Bashevis. THE PENITENT. Foreword by Singer. Franklin Center, Pa.: Franklin Library, 1983. 8vo., gilt-worked blue-morocco leather, all edges gilt. Signed, Limited Edition, limitation unknown. Fine condtion. $25.00.
Item Price
NZ$42.06
THE TRIAL OF HER MAJESTY, QUEEN CAROLINE, CONSORT OF GEORGE IV. For an alledged Adulterous Intercourse with Bartolomo Bergami; comprising the whole of the proceedings since her arrival in this country. Embellished with portraits

THE TRIAL OF HER MAJESTY, QUEEN CAROLINE, CONSORT OF GEORGE IV. For an alledged Adulterous Intercourse with Bartolomo Bergami; comprising the whole of the proceedings since her arrival in this country. Embellished with portraits

by ANON

Dobson and Co. London. 1820. FIRST DOBSON EDITION. 8vo. [2], [11]-194, [492] pages. There is an error in the pagination: 44-73 are omitted in the page numbering but the text is complete. Illustrated with engraved portraits of Queen Caroline (frontispiece) and Bergami, and a large hand coloured folding plate showing a depiction of the Lords at the trial with a legend of the individuals present. One page with a small hole to the middle of the leaf and some offsetting to the two portrait engravings... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$1,010.52
THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES

THE BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES

by [BIBLE]

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown; slight wear to the spine tips. Near Fine in glassine and a Fine slipcase. Edgar Miller. Large octavo (8-1/2" x 11-1/4") bound in full embossed lambskin. Text in both Hebrew and English, printed in red and black, from the Revised King James Version. Introduction by Kenneth Rexroth. Illustrated by Edgar Miller with color tempera paintings. Copy #39 of 1500 SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page.
Item Price
NZ$283.99
The art of the chocolatier : from classic confections to sensational Showpieces

The art of the chocolatier : from classic confections to sensational Showpieces

by Notter, Ewald,; Joe Brooks; Lucy Schaeffer

Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. full color, illustrated covers, 407 pages : illustrated. (chiefly col.) ; includes index, wear at spine head and tail of duat jacket, else a very good copy. CONTENTS; Introduction to chocolate -- Chocolate and other ingredients -- Essential equipment -- Composition and basic techniques -- Making chocolates and other confections -- Simple chocolate methods and recipes -- Gianduja, pralinierte gianduja, and... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$92.53
Primavera, Poems by Four Authors

Primavera, Poems by Four Authors

Portland Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1900. One of 450 copies printed on Kelmscott hand-made paper. 12mo. 7-3/4" x 4-11/16". White cardstock covers protected by art deco pictorial dust jacket printed in red and green. 43 pp. Fine./Dust jacket has a 1" closed tear and a half inch closed tear on front panel also a 2" closed tear at back. Looks like back flap is partially missing.. Poems by Stephen Phillips, Lawrence Binyon, Manmohon Ghose, and Arthur C. Cripps.
Item Price
NZ$63.59
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

by Liddell Hart, Capt. B. H., and Sir Ronald Storrs

London: The Corvinus Press, 1936. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. Folio. Finely printed on Barcham Green "Medway" handmade paper. Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe cloth spine, gilt title, handmade paper over boards with the Corvinus device block in gilt on the upper board. A fine copy. In the original strange glassine cover with paper flaps and in the publisher's nondescript slipcase. The book is in fine condition. The glassine has some splits and is a bit shorter than the book, its paper flaps with... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$3,364.80
THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.

THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER.

by TWAIN. MARK. (Clemens. Samuel L. )

Chatto & Windus, Piccadilly. London. 1876. FIRST EDITION. First impression. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.9 inches). A few small marks to just a handful of pages but generally this is a clean and bright copy throughout. Finely bound in recent full red morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Gilt ruling, lettering and decorations to compartments. Single gilt ruled border on boards. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Original publishers decorative front board and spine, which is rubbed and toned, have been bound in at the... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$12,232.55
Wind in the Blood: Mayan Healing &amp; Chinese Medicine

Wind in the Blood: Mayan Healing & Chinese Medicine

by Garcia, Hernan; Sierra, Antonio; Balam, Gilberto

Berkeley, Calif: North Atlantic Books, 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pict paper covers, xxxvi, 283 pages : illustrations, a fine copy,CONTENTS: Human relation with the cosmos in Mayan and Chinese medicine -- The human body -- Causality and illness -- Diagnostics -- Therapeutics -- Traditional health workers -- The evolution of traditional medicine and its relation with the West -- Conclusions -- Disease classification..
Item Price
NZ$50.47
The Group

The Group

by McCarthy, Mary

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library. As New with No dust jacket as issued. 1978. Limited Edition. First Printing. Leather. Signed by Mary McCarthy. Publisher's full red leather, spine in four compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, gilt decoration and borders on covers, a.e.g., moire silk endpapers, silk ribbon marker bound in. "Notes From the Editors" pamphlet laid in. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight,... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$336.48
WORKS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON: TWELVE [12] VOLUMES

WORKS OF RALPH WALDO EMERSON: TWELVE [12] VOLUMES

by EMERSON, Ralph Waldo

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1898. Riverside Edition. A complete set in 12 volumes with 11 volumes being 7.5-inches tall but with the last volume 11-inches tall. This volume is from the Household Edition, but still published by Houghton Mifflin. Issued thus?- I don't know. But a very nice, complete leather-bound set in lovely condition. Hard to find sets in very nice condition!. Small 8vos., tan quarter-calf leather with marbled boards, marbled endpapers & edges. spines tooled in gilt & red. Very... Read more about this item
Item Price
NZ$1,430.04
The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. Fine Binding

The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane. Fine Binding

by Le Sage, Alain Rene

London: Hurst, Robinson and Co, 1822. New Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4 vols, 12mo. Bound in full smooth tan calf with gilt on spine. Green calf title and authors labels. A very desirable set.
Item Price
NZ$1,261.80