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New York: Collins & Hannay, 1833. First Edition. Octavo (9 1/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 232 x 146 mm). xii, 13-499, [3, blank] pp. With five engraved plates, two of which are folding. Original quarter blue cloth over drab boards. Original paper spine label, lettered in black. Top edge grey, others uncut. Corners slightly bumped. Top of spine with a small chip at the corner. Paper label rubbed, Some light foxing. Two previous owner's bookplates on front pastedown. A very good copy. "Captain Fanning of Stonington, Connecticut, sailed for the South Seas in 1792 on a voyage for sealskins. During the next twenty-five years he made voyage to the Pacific and around the world., visiting Australia, the desolate lands of South Georgia, and the islands of Fiji, Tonga, and the Marquesas. He discovered several islands, including one that still bears his name, lying 1200 miles south of Honolulu. Included is an account of the first American naval exploring expedition to the southern hemisphere, 1829-30, sponsored by the… Read More

London: Richard Taylor, 1832. Read November 24, 1831, pp. 125-162. [With]: The Bakerian Lecture: Experimental Researches in Electricity, Second Series... Read January 12, 1832, pp. 163-194. [Within] The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London for the Year 1832: Part I. London: Richard Taylor, 1832. First edition of Faraday's first two papers, from a series of 29 published in Philosophical Transactions starting in 1832. A rare offprint. Comprises: First Series. 1. On the Induction of Electric Currents. 2. On the Evolution of Electricity from Magnetism. 3. On a new Electrical Condition of Matter. 4. On Arago's Magnetic Phenomena. Pages. 125-162, with 1 plate. Read November 24, 1831. Second Series. 5. Terrestrial Magneto-electric Induction. 6. Force and Direction of Magneto-electric Induction generally. Pages 163-194, with 1 plate. Read January 12, 1832. One quarto volume (11 x 9 inches; 290 x 230 mm). With together, two engraved plates related to the Faraday papers, and an… Read More

Paris: hez Pierre-Jean Mariette... et Chez l'Auteur, 1746. Le Chirurgien Dentiste, ou Traite Des Dents. Ou l'on enseigne les moyens de les entretenir propres & saines, de les embellir, d'en reparer la perte & de remedier a leurs maladies, a celles des Gencives & aux accidens qui peuvent survenir aux autres parties voisines des Dents. Avec des Observations & des Reflexions sur plufieurs cas singuliers. Ouvrage enrichi de quarante-deux Planches en taille douce... Deuxieme Edition revue, corrigee & considerablement augmentee. Paris: Chez Pierre-Jean Mariette... et Chez l'Auteur, 1746. Second and best edition. This edition is considerably enlarged. "In the second edition, 1746, he gave the first description of 'pyorrhoea alveolaris', a common affliction of the gums" (PMM). It also has two additional plates which are not in the first edition. With frontispiece portrait and forty-two plates. Two twelvemo volumes (6 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches; 168 x 91 mm). xxiv, [8, table], 494, [4, blank]; [12], 425, [17] pp.… Read More

Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1960. OFFICINA BODONI; MARDERSTEIG, Giovanni. Alphabetum Romanum" Limited to 400 Copies OFFICINA BODONI. FELICIANO, Felice. MARDERSTEIG, Giovanni, [editor]. Alphabetum Romanum. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1960. English edition, limited to 400 numbered copies, of which this is number 208. With five heliogravure plates and twenty-five hand-colored engraved letterforms. Octavo. Original quarter brown morocco over brown paper boards, top edge gilt, in the original printed paper slipcase. A fine copy. HBS 66867. $1,250.

Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1960. OFFICINA BODONI; MARDERSTEIG, Giovanni. Alphabetum Romanum" Limited to 400 Copies OFFICINA BODONI. FELICIANO, Felice. MARDERSTEIG, Giovanni, [editor]. Alphabetum Romanum. Verona: Officina Bodoni, 1960. English edition, limited to 400 numbered copies, of which this is number 312. With five heliogravure plates and twenty-five hand-colored engraved letterforms. Octavo. Original quarter brown morocco over brown paper boards, in the original printed paper slipcase. A fine copy. HBS 66755. $1,250.

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1816. Full Description: FENWICK, Eliza. Infantine Stories. In Words of One, Two, and Three Syllables. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1816. Early edition of Eliza Fenwick's educational reader for children. Twelvemo (5 3/8 x 3 3/8 inches; 138 x 86 mm). [1]-144 pp. With frontispiece and five other engraved plates. Other than this copy, we could only find one other copy, which was a later edition (1820) at auction in over 50 years, and the American edition was not published until 1818. Contemporary quarter green morocco over drab boards. Spine lettered and ruled in gilt. Boards and spine rubbed. Previous owner's old ink notes on front pastedown. Some toning to plates. Plate entitled "The Frenchman" with a tear to lower margin, not affecting engraving. Plate entitled "Mary's Robin-Red-Breast" with a tear on the engraving and some minor loss. Still a very good copy. Eliza Fenwick was an author and feminist, was notably friends of Mary… Read More

Paris: L. Maison, Editeur des Guides Richard, 1850. contenant l'historique de la decouverte de cette contree. Un precis des evenements politiques qui s'y sont accomplis. Des renseignements detailles sur sa topographie, son climat, ses productions minerales, vegetales et animales. Des notions sur la minerologie, la metallurgie et la geologie. Le caractere, les moeurs, usages, coutumes de ses habitants. La description de ses baies, ports, villes, missions, villages. Des instructions nautiques sur ses baies et ses ports. Le tarif des douanes en Californie. Des renseignements generaux concernant les routes qui conduisent en Californie, les lieux de passage, description de Chagres, Panama, du cap Horn et de la Terre-de-Feu, etc. etc. Par Hypolite Ferry, Membre de la Societe de geographie de Paris. Avec une grande carte de la nouvelle Californie. Des cartes particulieres des baies de Monterey et de San-Francisco. De L'Isthme de Panama. Du cap Horn et du Detroit de Magellan. Et plusieurs vues interessantes… Read More

London: Printed for W. Strahan, 1784. ROOKER, M.; COLLYER, J.. COLLYER, J., [illustrator]. ROOKER, M., [illustrator]. The Works of Henry Fielding. With the Life of the Author. A New Edition, In Ten Volumes. To which is now added, The Fathers; or; The Good-natured Man. London: Printed for W. Strahan..., 1784. Ten octavo volumes. (Measures 5 1/8 x 8 1/4 in; 130 x 210 cm.). Each volume with a black and white frontispiece by M. Rooker and J. Collyer. Beautifully bound in contemporary brown morocco, decoratively ruled in gilt, spines decoratively stamped in gilt with five raised bands, gilt turn-ins. Marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Edges bumped and bit of shelf wear, otherwise a very good and early set. Cross. HBS 67643. $2,500.

London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749. In six volumes. London: Printed for A. Millar, 1749. First edition, with list of errata on c8 recto in Volume I and with all errata mentioned still uncorrected throughout. Six twelvemo volumes (6 3/8 x 3 7/8 inches; 162 x 99 mm). lxii, [1, errata], [1, blank], 214, [2, blank]; [2], 324; [2], 370, [2, blank]; [2], 312; [2], 294; [2], 304 pp. Collates complete per Rothschild, with all of the usual cancels (volume I; B9 & 10: volume II; B4 & 5, and N12: volume III; H8, H9, H10, M3, and Q11: volume V; N8) and final blanks as called for (K12 in volume I and R12 in volume III). The catchword for Vol. I, page 21 is "lected." Full contemporary calf. All volumes with headcap repairs. Volumes 1,4, 5, & 6 rebacked preserving original spines and labels. Boards double ruled in gilt. Spines stamped and ruled in gilt. With red morocco spine labels and black morocco volume number lozenges, all lettered in gilt. Some minor foxing here and there, otherwise very clean. Previous… Read More

Santa Monica, CA: The Rand Corporation, 1968. Full Description: FISHMAN, George S. Digital Computer Simulation: Input-Output Analysis. Prepared for: United States Air Force Project Rand. Santa Monica, CA: The Rand Corporation, 1968. Octavo (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 inches; 276 x 213 mm). vii, [1, blank], 25, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's printed tan wrappers. Very minor sunning to back wrapper. About fine. [Together with]: Digital Computer Simulation: Estimating Sample Size. Prepared for: United States Air Force Project Rand.Santa Monica, CA: The Rand Corporation, 1969. Octavo (11 x 8 1/2 inches; 279 x 215 mm). vii, [1, blank], 54, [2, blank] pp. Publisher's printed tan wrappers. Some minor smudging to wrapper. Previous owner's stamp on inside of front wrapper dated 1969. About fine. "[In] 1962, George was offered a full-time position as a research analyst at RAND, and he left Stanford with a master's degree in economics. RAND was an exceptionally stimulating place, and the decision to go there was not hard… Read More

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. Full Description: FITZGERALD, F. Scott. This Side of Paradise. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920. First edition, first printing. Only 3,000 copies printed (compared to just under 21,000 copies of The Great Gatsby) of which only a handful survive in the original dust jacket. Copyright page states "Published April, 1920" with the Scribner's Seal and no statements of reprinting. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches; 193 x 132 mm). [8], 305, [7, blank] pp. This copy has a previous owner's inscription on the front free endpaper which is dated April 11, 1920 and reads "To Dear Old 1786, From Cuzzled." This book was published on March 26th, 1920, so this had to have been one of the earliest printed copies. Original dark bluish green linen-like grain cloth lettered in blind on front cover and ruled and lettered in gilt on spine. Top edge dyed brown, others uncut. Some very minor shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine and corners. Inner hinges with hairline… Read More

Paris: Louis Conrad, 1930. Thick octavo. [4], xxiii, [1], [2], 630, [1, table] pp. Illustrated with black and white frontispiece portrait. Beautifully bound in half brown morocco over marbled boards, covers ruled in gilt, spine decoratively gilt-stamped with green and red inlays and with four raised bands. Matching marbled endpapers. Top edge gilt. Original spine bound in at rear. Light foxing to fore-edge. A fine copy. HBS 67713. $950.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. London: Jonathan Cape, [1956]. First edition of the fourth James Bond book. Inscribed by Ian Fleming on the front endpaper to Sir William Stephenson, who was known as the "Real James Bond." Small octavo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 187 x 125 mm).. [8], 11-257, [1, blank] pp. In original dust jacket. Original black cloth over boards. Front cover stamped in blind with an overall diamond pattern with a baguette-cut diamond stamped in silver in the center. Spine lettered in silver with Jonathan Cape logo in silver at foot. Top front corner slightly bumped and binding just barely skewed. A very fine copy, difficult to find in this condition. In the original color pictorial dust jacket. Jacket with some minor splitting along creases and chipping at head and tail of the spine, but with no restoration. Some general sunning, bit overall a very nice jacket. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell. Inscribed on front free endpaper: "To Bill/In exchange for/ 12 cherrystones/ With… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. London: Jonathan Cape, [1954]. First edition first issue of the second "James Bond" novel with the dust jacket showing price of "10s 6d net," with blurb for Live and Let Die on front flap, and without any credit for the jacket design and art. Small octavo (7 3/8 x 5 inches; 188 x 125 mm). 240 pp. Original black cloth-patterned paper over boards. Front cover stamped in gilt with Edward IV gold rose noble, spine stamped and lettered in gilt with Jonathan Cape logo in gilt at foot. Some very minor foxing to top edge of text block. Still. an excellent copy. In the extremely scarce first state dust jacket. One tiny quarter-inch closed split at bottom of front panel of jacket. Otherwise very bright and about fine. "The Live and Let Die dust jacket field is a bright maroon color. The original dust jacket artwork by Kenneth Lewis was produced in royal blue with yellow lettering. This coloring was discarded by the publishers in favor of the maroon during the production process"… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1965. London: Jonathan Cape, [1965]. First edition. Small octavo (7 5/16 x 4 15/16 inches; 186 x 125 mm). 221, [3, blank] pp. Full black textured cloth. Lettered in gilt on the spine. Green and white endpapers. In dust jacket with wraparound illustration by Richard Chopping. Some very minor darkening to top edge of jacket. Text block of book with some foxing, mainly to top edge. Binding very slightly skewed. Otherwise, a bright, near fine copy. HBS 65995. $1,000.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. London: Jonathan Cape, [1957]. First edition. Inscribed by Ian Fleming on the front endpaper to Sir William Stephenson, who was known as the "Real James Bond." Small octavo (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 inches; 200 x 135 mm). [10], 11-160 pp. In original dust jacket. Publisher's full black cloth. Spine lettered in white. Book is about fine. In a near-fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket spine very lightly sunned. One small tape repair on to inside of front panel. With a second jacket, price not clipped. Housed in a custom black morocco clamshell. Inscription reads: "To Bill/ This further volume for/ your free library!/ Ian/ 1957" A wonderful book with an exceptional provenance. Inscribed by Fleming to his good friend Sir William Stephenson, aka "Bill." We acquired this copy from the grandson of famous auto maker. E.L. Cord. Cord, Fleming and Stephenson were all close friends and Cord and Stephenson owned an airplane factory together producing spitfires. Cord acquired Bill's… Read More

London: Jonathan Cape, 1964. London: Jonathan Cape, [1964]. First edition, first printing (with "First published 1964".) Small octavo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 188 x 124 mm). 255, [1] pp. Original full black cloth-patterned paper over boards,. Top board blocked in gilt with Japanese characters (reading "you only live twice"). Spine lettered in silver with silver Cape logo at foot. Light brown wood-grain patterned endpapers. Small tape residue on endpapers. Some foxing to text block edge. Binding slightly skewed. Dust jacket by Richard Chopping, using a wraparound piece of artwork for the first time. Light sunning and small hole to jacket spine. Light foxing to back panel of jacket. Still a near fine copy. "You only live twice: Once when you are born, and once when you look death in the face." After Basho, Japanese Poet, 1643-94. Campbell 12007A1. HBS 68689. $1,250.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. London: Jonathan Cape, [1956]. First edition of the fourth James Bond book. Small octavo (7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches; 187 x 125 mm).. [8], 11-257, [1, blank] pp. In original dust jacket. Original black cloth over boards. Front cover stamped in blind with an overall diamond pattern with a baguette-cut diamond stamped in silver in the center. Spine lettered in silver with Jonathan Cape logo in silver at foot. Top front corner slightly bumped. Some very minor foxing to end papers and text block edges. A very fine copy, difficult to find in this condition. In the original color pictorial dust jacket. Jacket with no restoration. Overall a very nice jacket. "Greater than Casino Royale? More terrible than Live and Let Die? More hazardous than Moonraker? Yes." (Front the front flap). Biondi and Pickard, pp. 42-43. Campbell A4007A1. HBS 68634. $10,000.

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1912. FOLKARD, Charles; AESOP. artist]. AESOP, [contributor]. Aesop's Fables. Illustrated by Charles Folkard London: Adam and Charles Black, 1912. Full description: FOLKARD, Charles, [artist]. AESOP. Aesop's Fables. Illustrated by Charles Folkard London: Adam and Charles Black, [1912]. Limited Edition De Luxe. One of 250 copies signed by the publisher, this being number 95. Quarto (10 x 7 3/4 inches; 250 x 195 mm). xx, 209, [1, blank], [2, publisher's ads] pp. With twelve full color plates mounted on brown paper by Folkard, and numerous black-and-white illustrations in the text. Descriptive tissue guards with captions. Publisher's full white cloth, stamped and illustrated with Folkard's designed in blue, black, gret and green on front board and spine. Front board and spine lettered in gilt. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Cloth a bit dust soiled and rubbed. Some minor chipping to head and tail of the spine. A bit of finger smudging and some occasional light toning.… Read More

Basel: Aux Dépens des Freres Cramer, 1758. FORBONNAIS, François Véron Duverger de. Basel: Aux Dépens des Freres  Cramer, 1758.  First edition. Two quarto volumes. viii, 594; viii, 662 pp. Sixteen folding tables. Titles  printed in red and black. Decorative woodcut head- and tail-pieces and initials.  Contemporary Frencb mottled calf. Spines decoratively tooled in gilt in compartments  with tan and olive morocco gilt lettering labels, board edges tooled in gilt, edges  stained red, marbled endpapers. Occasional browning and very minor marginal  dampstaining. A few minor marginal paper flaws. Small ink spot at foot of p. 387 in  Volume II. A wonderful copy.  "After initial employment in industry and trade in Nantes, [Forbonnais's (1722-1800)]  desire to obtain an official position in the government services (successful in 1756 when  he was appointed general inspector of currency) inspired his career as a writer on  economic and financial subjects. These all have a strong mercantilist… Read More