Hardcover. London , White Brothers, Ltd. , 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 316 pages, fifth volume in this series-- catalogue of the sale of Countess Estelle Doheny by Christie's of London; b&w and color photographs throughout. Red cloth cover with gilded titles on cover and spine. Gilded "Ex Libris Estelle Doheny" on reverse cover. Corners of boards slightly bumped. Interior tight and clean-- all plates intact. Prices realized list laid-in.
Hardcover. NY, Harper & Bros., Rep., 1881, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrated by many of the Harper artists: A.B.Frost, Nast, Abbey, others. previous owner's signature. Gilt & black decorated brown covers with bevelled edges
Hardcover. Boston, Beacon Press, 1st, 1994, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 114 pages, b&w photos. Postcard handwritten by the author and related news articles laid-in. Faint foxing to edges, else a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. Columbia, Missouri, University of Missouri Press, 1st, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 333 pages, with two portraits of Dickens. Dust jacket edge wear and crease, otherwise, very clean and bright copy.
Softcover. Kent, OH, Kent State University Press, 1st Edition, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 146 pages. Soft cover with French flaps. Wrapper excellent. Color and b/w illustrations throughout. Pages clean and bright. Small spot of light soil on top edge, otherwise edges unmarked. Binding tight. In beautiful condition. Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Publication of Melville's Masterwork, Moby Dick.
Softcover. University Park, PA, Pennsylvatia State University Press, Reprint, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 365 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations. Wrapper excellent. Binding tight. Pages bright. Bottom edge has small spot of soil, otherwise clean inside and out. The final part of Elizabeth Butler's acclaimed trilogy on the Faust legends. Traces the evolution of the Faust tradition and its relationship to the practice of magic in European history.
Softcover. Trafalgar Square, 1st, 1985, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 380 pages, illustrated throughout in b&w. Clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to wrappers.
Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, Reprint, 1899, Book: Very Good, Vol 15 (Part 1): 494 pages. 3 b/w plates with tissue guards.Vol 16 (Part 2): 553 pages. 3 b/w plates with tissue guards.Hardcovers. Deckled untrimmed edges. Early editions in the Scribner's series, bound in publisher's brown cloth with gilt decoration and elephant and swastika sign (Kipling's trademark) on the front cover and title page, top edge gilt. Just a touch of age wear to spine and cover boards, fading, soil, chipping. Bindings tight. Lovely, clean copies from this collection.
Hardcover. New York, NY, Alfred A. Knopf, First Edition, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 728 pages. Hardcover. Canvas cloth boards with silver titles. Bright dust jacket with illustration in black & white and only marginal wear to edges. Black & white illustrations, tight binding, clean, unmarked pages throughout.
Softcover. New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University Press, First Thus, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 295 pages. Softcover. Bright illustrated wraps with light, marginal wear to edges. Black & white illustrations, tight binding, clean & unmarked pages throughout.
Hardcover. New York, Cassell, ND, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 376 pages. Illustrated with black & white engravings by various artists. Previous owners signature on front endpaper. Features stories by: Dickens, Longfellow, Byron, Blake, J. Fennimore Cooper, Poe, and many more. One plate loose. Gilt edges. Light foxing throughout. Bottom corners bumped and worn.
Hardcover. New York, Stokes, 1st, 1915, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Poor, 371 pages. Humorous black & white illustrations. Dust jacket quite torn and missing chunks, with tape repairs. Clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. London, J.M. Dent, 1st thus, 1909, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Red cloth covers with ornate gilt decoration to front and spine. A revision of Rackham's 1899 Ed. New color plates. Excellent condition. Previous owner's signature on end paper
Hardcover. New York, Alfred A.Knopf, 1st, 2011, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 501 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. Later essays and criticism by John Updike. Light rubbing to dust jacket.Red toning to top text block. Unmarked. Bright and clean; a tight copy.
Hardcover. New York, Random House, 2nd, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 92 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Adhesive residue on front dj along with bleeding on reverse side rear from red cover board. Faint water damage on front and back dust jacket near spine. Faint water damage to the top of the last couple of pages. Clear and bright illustrations by David Hockney.
Hardcover. London, A. H. Bullin, 1st, 1903, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 341 pages. Hardcover. Narrow water stains to corners, and along foredges of front and back covers. Foxing to endpapers. Clean, unmarked text.
Softcover. New Haven, CT, Princeton University Press, 1st Paperback, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 640 pages. Softcover. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear.
Hardcover. New York, Donald I. Fine, 1st, 1989, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 412 pages. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Clean, unmarked copy.