Category: Imprints & Bindings

View Categories / Imprints & Bindings

Sort

Showing 1-25 of 365

The Lumiere; Containing a Variety of Topographical Views in Europe and America

By: N/A

Price: $195.00

Publisher: New York, Henry R. Piercy & Co. Printers: 1831

Seller ID: 003732

Binding: Quarter-Leather

Condition: Good

Original 1/4 calf, marbled paper over boards, leather backstrip. 74 pp., many accompanied by a full-page woodcut opposite. Rubbed edges, with corners exposed, leather rubbed, with small area of loss at top spine extremity. Former owner signature (dated 1831) on FFEP. Interior a bit toned, with scattered foxing (ranging to moderate in a few spots), mostly to woodcuts. Contains 31 of an unspecified number of plates. Interesting early U.S. views of U.S. Capitol at Washington D.C., the New York Highlands near West Point, Bedford Mineral Springs and York Springs, Adam County, (Pennsylvania), Brookl...
View More...

Chesterfield's Letter Writer and Complete Book of Etiquette

By: N/A

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York, Dick and Fitzgerald:

Seller ID: 013455

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Burgundy 1/4 cloth, color illustrated paper covered boards. [iv],68,64 pp., [16] pp. publisher's catalog at rear. Moderate shelf/handling wear, exposed corners. Generally clean and intact interior, with firm binding, though lacking title page and thus publication information.
View More...

A Narrative of the Early Life, Travels, and Gospel Labors of Jesse Kersey, Late of Chester County, Pennsylvania

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, T. Ellwood Chapman: 1852

Seller ID: 015329

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Fair-Good

Both boards and flyleaves detached but present; spine panel lacking, binding otherwise firm. 288 pp. Text block generally clean, showing only light scattered foxing. Early printing, likely 2nd, after 1851 1st edition.
View More...

The Waldenses: Sketches of the Evangelical Christians of the Valleys of Piedmont, with Illustrations on Wood, Drawn by Doepler, and Engraved by Lyons, Louderback, Orr, and Roberts

By: N/A

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication: 1853

Seller ID: 027447

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Brown cloth, decorated in blind, lettered in gilt. Light shelf wear, spine panel mildly sunned, text block edges somewhat dulled by age. Corners intact, binding firm, interior clean. Former owner signature on front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. xii,17-392 pp. (as given - complete), illus. w/ reproductions of engraved plates.
View More...

The American Tutor's Assistant Revised; or, A Compendious System of Practical Arithmetic; Containing the Several Rules of That Useful Science,...to Which is Added, A Course of Book-Keeping by Single Entry

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, Joseph Crukshank: 1813

Seller ID: 032818

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Full original calf, complete and intact. Both covers a bit warped, with 1" area of paper adhesion at top front binding corner, leather still nicely intact though a bit soiled. Front flyleaf and blank both partial, with several period signatures, otherwise complete. Dampstaining to several early and late leaves. 180,15,[1],10,[2],2,[2] pp. Interior typically a bit dulled, a few pages printed weakly, overall showing only minor considerations, better than average.
View More...

Fenner's Classical Atlas - Classical

By: N/A

Price: $450.00

Publisher: London, Robert Jennings: 1828

Seller ID: 032864

Binding: Quarter-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Black 1/4 leather, spine panel lettered in gilt, marbled paper covered boards. Approx. 6 3/4" x 5 5/8". Leather rubbed along joints and at spine extremities, mild exposure at corners and at several points along edges, minor surface rubbing to boards. Gift inscription dated 1839 on front pastedown, owner's signature dated 1864. Firm binding, hinges intact. Slight dampstaining to top corner of front flyleaf only, interior otherwise nicely intact. 26 full page bordered maps, printed on rectos only: World as known to Ptolemy, Asia Antiqua, Africa Antiqua, Europa Antiqua, Oriens, AEgy...
View More...

The Song of Songs - Copper Engravings by Ru Van Rossem

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London, The Folio Society: 1967

Seller ID: 036878

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Pale orange cloth, lettered in gold foil. Cloth along spine panel is slightly sunned, otherwise as issued. 23 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Gift inscription on front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Original cardstock slipcase is slightly age-toned, otherwise as issued, thus Near Fine.
View More...

Faust: Eine Tragodie von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Erster Theil. Illustrirt in 50 Compositionen von Alexander Liezen Mayer...mit Ornamenten von Rudolf Seitz

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Munich, Germany, Theodor Stroefer's Kunstverlag: 0

Seller ID: 038455

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: VG-

Light brown faux-morocco cloth, lettered and decorated in gilt, black, gray, and burgundy, beveled edges, all text block edges in gilt. Modest shelf wear with cloth rubbed at spine extremities and at least minor exposure at all four corners (a bit more prominent on front corners). Small ink stain on upper front cover. Hinges mostly intact though with a bit of wobble, text binding firm, interior clean beyond two former owners' signatures (dated 1920 and 1940) on upper main title. Early leaves show light dampstain along a short portion of bottom margins nearest binding. 254 pp., illus. w/ 9...
View More...

Gems of Fable

By: N/A

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Buffalo, NY, Breed, Butler and Co.: 1861

Seller ID: 039600

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: VG+

Miniature book, 3 1/16" tall x 2 1/4" wide, brown cloth, illus. and decorated in gilt, text block edged in gilt. Light shelf/handling wear, lettering and decoration somewhat faded. Light period presentation inscription in pencil on front flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. Firm binding, clean interior. 96 pp. Very nicely preserved copy, strong VG.
View More...

Famous Men of Britain

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA and New Haven, CT, Loomis and Peck/Durrie and Peck: 1848

Seller ID: 039601

Binding: Original Cloth

Condition: VG+

Miniature book, 3 14" tall x 2 5/8" wide, original brown cloth, both covers bordered in blind, front cover device and spine panel lettering in gilt, text block edged in gilt. Light shelf/handling wear, a few very short gaps to cloth in joint gutters. Two period gift inscriptions on front blank following flyleaf, otherwise unmarked. vii,8-191 pp., illus. Very nicely preserved.
View More...

The Historical Cabinet; Containing Authentic Accounts of Many Remarkable and Interesting Events, which have taken place in modern times [1855, w/ Hand-Colored Plates]

By: N/A

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, Leary and Getz: 1855

Seller ID: 040457

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: VG-

Full brown leather, both covers with embossed decoration, spine panel lettered/illus. in gilt, marbled text block edges. [xxiv],viii,9-516,[48] pp., illus. w/ 24 pp. hand-colored plates (all but one with two images per page, thus 47 total illus.), 48 pp. ads at rear. Leather rubbed along joints and showing exposure at corners, chipped with loss on lower spine panel and a few small chips along rear joint. Firm binding, generally clean interior with light, scattered foxing. Hand-colored engravings are nicely rendered, retaining vibrant reds, greens, and blues. Exterior Good with wear, inter...
View More...

Homes of American Authors; Comprising Anecdotal, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches, by Various Writers

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, G. P. Putnam and Co.: 1853

Seller ID: 042236

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

Brown embossed leather, decorated on both covers, 5 raised spine bands, bevelled edges, marbled endpapers, text block edged in gilt. Leather along front joint shows separation and repair, and the joint is sound. Some loss to title panel on spine, slightly affecting lettering. Leather rubbed along bands and at corners, but nicely intact. viii,366 pp., illus. w/ engravings. Front flyleaf and adjacent front blank each show horizontal tear with archival tape repair. Former owner's book plate mounted on front fixed endsheet, with 1853 gift inscription inked on front blank.
View More...

The Helmut N. Friedlaender Library, Parts I + II [Christie's East, 23-24 April 2001]

By: N/A

Price: $40.00

Publisher: London and New York, Christie's: 2001

Seller ID: 044892

ISBN: B000TRU2C0

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Fine

Complete in two (2) volumes, uniformly bound in gray cloth, lettered in gold foil. Both volumes show mild binding leans original to issue, otherwise "as new." Dust jackets as issued. 451 + 231 pp., illus. in color throughout, 559 lots numbered continously.
View More...

Deutsche Welt thu' einmal wegen der Philosophie und Geistlichkeit die Augen auf: oder Beytrage uber mechselseitige Verhaltnisse der Philosophie und Religion, des Staates, der Kirche, der Strafgerechtigkeit und Bildung -- Verbesserung der Geistlichkeit, der offentlichen Verarmung und Verhutung derselben. Zwey Theile. [2 Teile in einem Band]

By: N/A

Price: $225.00

Publisher: Germanien [Manneim, Germany?], Löffler?: 1807

Seller ID: 045109

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Marbled paper covered boards. Joints rubbed with surface loss, rubbing with exposure at corners. Chipped with modest loss at spine extremities. Minor surface rubbing. x,279,xi,221,[3] pp. Firm binding. Front endsheets contain former owner's notes in Kurrentschrift, with stamped signature on main title. Interior nicely intact, with occasional toning. No publisher indicated, attributed to Löffler in Mannheim.
View More...

The English Version of the Polyglott Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, DeSilver, Thomas, & Co.: 1835

Seller ID: 046824

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

Full calf, gilt on black title label mounted on upper spine. Leather shows typical rubbing along edges and joints, with exposure at three corners ranging slight to moderate. Former owner Mary Ann Fellows signed front flyleaf and mounted her book plate on front fixed endsheet. Main title shows several short closed tears along binding edge and may have been trimmed along fore-edge; interior generally clean, with edges typically dulled by age. Firm binding. Of the 2 plates separating Old and New, one has edge tears, and the other is incomplete. Worn but not abused, still useful.
View More...

The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences [Third Edition]

By: N/A

Price: $125.00

Publisher: London, John Murray and Thomas Tegg: 1839

Seller ID: 047898

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Original dark green leather, both covers with elaborate gilt border, spine panel lettered/decorated in gilt, text block edged in gilt. Mild rubbing to corners and joints, spine panel somewhat toned. xi,356 pp., illus. w/ plates (all present, with typical toning). Firm binding, clean interior. 1890 article clipped from Daily Telegraph affixed to rear blank.
View More...

Johnson's Diamond Dictionary of the English Language

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London and Edinburgh, Thomas Nelson: 1847

Seller ID: 047909

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Fair

Black leather with Celtic design blind-stamped on both covers, spine panel lettered/decorated in gilt. Miniature book, 3 3/8" tall. Incomplete, ending at p. 448 with "tithing," thus lacking the remainder of "T" and U-Z. Rubbed corners and spine extremities, binding lean, toned text block edges. Interior shows scattered toning, soiling. As is, with all faults.
View More...

Hele's Select Offices of Private Devotion [New and Improved Edition]

By: N/A

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London, Printed for J. G. & F. Rivington: 1833

Seller ID: 049217

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Full smooth black calf, front cover lettered in blind. Rubbed edges, some rounding/exposure to corners, repaired separation to upper front joint. Firm binding. xxx,358,[2] pp. 1844 gift inscription and later owner stamp on front flyleaf, binder's stamp (John Bird, Hatton Garden) on front pastedown, signatures and notes in pencil on rear blanks and endpapers. First issued 1717, relatively scarce.
View More...

The Lorgnette: Or, Studies of the Town [Second Series - 1850]

By: "An Opera Goer" [John Timon (preface)] ["Ik Marvel" listed as Author on Spine Panel]

Price: $35.00

Publisher: New York, Stringer & Townsend: 1852

Seller ID: 010600

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Good-VG

Brown textured cloth, decorated and lettered in gilt. Moderate shelf wear, shipped with some loss at both spine extremities, all gilt stamping complete and intact. Exposed corners. Front hinge hints of repairs, with tear to small area of front flyleaf binding gutter. Scattered internal foxing, mostly light, ranging to moderate in places. Consisting of twelve issues, published May 10 - October 9, 1850, numbered 1-12, here gathered in book form. Labeled as "Volume II - Sixth Edition" on title page. x,298 pp. + 6 pp. opinions of the press at rear, illus. w/ 6 engraved plates and engraved ...
View More...

Select Cases Argued and Adjudged in the High Court of Chancery, before the Late Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal and the Late Lord Chancellor King, from the Year 1724 to 1733 [Second Edition]

By: A Gentleman of the Temple; Steuart Macnaghten (notes)

Price: $75.00

Publisher: London, V. & R. Stevens and G. S. Norton: 1850

Seller ID: 044499

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Good

Full leather, spine panel lettered in gilt on red and black fields. Leather rubbed and flaking along edges with exposure at corners, with some dampstaining extending to endpaper edges, interior otherwise unaffected. Firm binding, clean interior. xv,261 pp.
View More...

Irish Eloquence: The Speeches of the Celebrated Irish Orators Philips, Curran and Grattan to which is added the Powerful Appeal of Robert Emmett, at the Close of his Trial for High Treason

By: A Member of the Bar (editor)

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, Edward C. Biddle: 1840

Seller ID: 036245

Binding: Full-Leather

Condition: Very Good

Full calf, four raised bands and gilt decorated edges, gilt on burgundy title label mounted on upper spine. Leather still decently intact, with two moisture rings on front cover, a few areas of discoloration. Corners somewhat curled, exposure only to bottom rear corner. viii,9-370 pp. Scattered internal foxing, generally light. Main title shows former owner's note signature, date, price paid, etc. written among upper portions of title, dated 1842.
View More...

The American Chesterfield, or Way to Wealth, Honour, and Distinction; Being Selections from the Letters of Lord Chesterfield to his Son...

By: A Member of the Philadelphia Bar

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott, Grambo and Co.: 1852

Seller ID: 030593

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Good

Full brown cloth, both covers decorated in blind, spine panel lettered/decorated in gilt. Chiipped spine extremities, showing narrow band of loss at head of spine, mild spotting to covers, slight exposure to several corners. Text block edges dulled by age. Firm binding, clean interior. Former owner signatures on front pastedown, front flyleaf. iv,5-286 pp. + 24 pp. publisher's catalog at rear. Interior typically foxed.
View More...

Lives of the Presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the Present Time [Salesman's Sample]

By: Abbott, John S. C., and Russell H. Conwell

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Portland, ME, H. Hallett and Co.: 1882

Seller ID: 037979

Binding: Decorative Cloth

Condition: Near Fine

Goldenrod cloth, lettered/illus. in gilt and black. Salesman's dummy. Modest handling wear. Sample spine panel mounted inside front cover. Sample pages and engraved plates. Subscription blanks at rear show four entries on one page in pencil, otherwise blanek.
View More...

The Spectator - Complete in Two Volumes [Vol. I + II]

By: Addison, Joseph

Price: $95.00

Publisher: Cincinnati, OH, H. S. and J. Applegate and Co.: 1851

Seller ID: 033906

Binding: Half-Leather

Condition: VG+

Complete in two (2) volumes, uniformly bound in black 1/2 morocco, dark brown pebbled cloth, with gilt borders, spine panel lettered and decorated in gilt with 5 raised bands. Modest shelf wear, covers showing mild surface rubbing and mild soiling to upper portions, corners and spine extremities showing rubbing with surface loss. Firm bindings, interiors showing scattered foxing typical of age/issue, generally light. Vintage blue pencil price on Vol. I front pastedown from Leary's, Philadelphia; pencil annotations on final page of text in Vol. I and both rear pastedowns. Vol. I lacking fro...
View More...

De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 with Biographical Introduction, Annotations and Appendices upon the Development of Mining Methods, Metallurgical Processes, Geology, Mineralogy and Mining Law from the earliest times to the 16th Century

By: Agricola, Georgius; Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover (transl.)

Price: $995.00

Publisher: London, The Mining Magazine: 1912

Seller ID: 039482

ISBN: B00HQLUGWS

Binding: Vellum

Condition: Very Good

Full vellum, spine panel lettered in black, deckled text block edges. Covers are typically somewhat soiled and toned but otherwise show only light wear, several surface scratches to back cover, VG due only to these cosmetic blemishes, interior solid Near Fine to Fine. Intact hinges, clean and unmarked interior beyond number 02100 inked with cancel on upper front flyleaf, likely the number of this copy in the total print run, limited to 3,000 copies. Text block partially unopened along top edges. [iii],xxxii,640 pp., woodcut illus. Scarce.
View More...

$0.00 (0 Items)

Category: Imprints & Bindings