Hannover: Hahn'sche Hofbuchhandlung, 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xxiii, 364pp. Original three quarter leather over marbled boards with gilt ruling and lettering on spine; raised bands. Frontispiece chromolithograph with tissue guard. Based on an at the time unknown, 14th century manuscript from the imperial public library in St. Petersburg, purchased..... More
Madrid: Cuerpo Facultativo de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios y Arqueólogos, 1949. First edition. Softcover. 8vo. 308 pp. + XXXVI plates displaying b/w facsimiles of breathtaking illuminated manuscripts. Includes 6 indexes. This is a wonderful resource, being an annotated and descriptive catalogue of the Provincial Public Library of Huesca, Spain. Text in Spanish..... More
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1951. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 336pp. Original illustrated wrappers with price intact on front flap. Full black cloth with red lettering on front board and spine. Free front endpaper signed by the author. Publisher's device on title-page. Fascinating first edition of this fantasy novel combining "the science..... More
Madrid: Diosdado Garcia Rojo y Gonzalo Ortiz de Montalvan, 1945. First edition. Softcover. 4to. 622, [3]pp. 569-[2] closed. Original printed wrappers. Catalog of 1999 Latin books. Illustrated with 16 plates of reproductions of b/w book pages on glossy paper. Some staining to wraps, minor creasing to spine. 2" tear to..... More
Leipzig: Weidmann, 1774. Hardcover. 2 volumes bound in one. 8vo. viii. 487 (1)pp. 230pp. Original paper covered boards. Red page edges. Two title pages, both illustrated. Printers devices. Life and letters of renowned German poet Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (1715-1769). Fold-out copper plate at end. Age wear to binding, especially at..... More
New York [Oxford]: Macmillan [Blackwell], 1954. First British edition. Hardcover. Lg. 8vo. xvi, 732 pp. Blue cloth binding with gilt lettering to spine and d/j. Minor wear to edges. Head and tail of spine lightly bumped. One corner worn. Dj chipped to head and tail of spine. Minor creasing. Some..... More
Paris: Editions Flinker, 1955. Limited First edition. Softcover. 1/1000. Quarto. 169, [5]pp. Uncut. Original glassine over printed wrappers. Frontispiece portrait of Thomas Mann. Limited edition of this work being an homage rendered by the most eminent personalities of the arts and literature at the occasion of Thomas Mann's 80th birthday..... More
London: George Bell, 1850. Hardcover. 8vo. xxii. 328pp. Blind stamped and gilt decorated original calf boards and spine.Red page edges.Title plate with gilt lettering. Raised bands. Beveled edges. Head of spine slightly chipped. Scuffing, rubbing and some staining to boards. Wear to corners and edges. Marbled endpapers. Minor foxing to..... More
Tokyo: Kyobunkwan, [1938]. Hardcover. 8vo. 127pp. Stitched red limp cloth in brocade folding slipcase (chitsu) with ivory clasps. Minor discoloration to inside of slipcase. Tipped-in color woodblock print frontispiece. "This work covers the Oshima Leper Colony. Eight of the provinces of Japan have joined in establishing a hospital for lepers..... More
München und Leipzig: Georg Müller, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. iii (i), 146 (2)pp. Original three-quarter vellum with green lettering on spine, over green boards. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece drawing. Tow color title page with publisher's device. Historiated initials. Ribbon marker. German and foreword by Hedwig Kubin, with fifty seven..... More
Innsbruck: Mar. Vereinsbuchhandlung und Buchdruckerei A.G., 1935. Softcover. 8vo. 96pp. Illustrated wrappers. Staining and rubbing to wraps. Name of previous owner on title-page. Collection of proverbs from "Old Tirol" in Austria. Text in Gothic script. Wraps in fair, interior in good condition. More
London: John Murray; Henry Lindsell, 1837. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (9 1/4 x 5 3/4"). XIV, [2]pp (Errata), 422pp. Blind-stamped cloth, with gold lettering and decoration to spine. Binding rebacked, however retaining the original covers and 2/3 of the original spine. A collection of 130 unpublished poems, including some composed..... More
Krakow: Nakladem Zwiazku Mlodziezy Rekodzieln i Przemyslowej, [1947]. First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 84pp. Printed aqua-colored wrappers with black lettering on the front cover. A short biography of and memorial publication for Krakow-based Jesuit priest and respected youth social worker Mieczysław Kuznowicz (1874-1945), who was the founder of the Union of..... More
New York: Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1889. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 231-270pp. Original color illustrated wraps with black,blue and gilt lettering on cover, protected by modern mylar. Decorative head and endpiece. Cover art by J. C. Taylor. "As ever, when the skies are drear, And snow falls white, and ice shines..... More
Madrid: Biblioteca Nacional. Departamento de Manuscritos, 1938. First edition. Softcover. Large 8vo. 340 pp. Original printed wrappers. Publication information tipped in. Some staining, age-toning to wraps, 2" tear to head of spine, 1/2" tear to tail of spine, minor creasing to corners. Slight staining to edges of interior pages, slight..... More
Leipzig: Insel Verlag, 1908. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/800. 8vo. 122pp. Paper covered boards with cover plate. Title plate. Half of title plate missing. Some abrasions, scuffing and discoloration to boards and spine. Head and tail of spine chipped. Decorated endpapers. Minor browning to pages not affecting text or plates. "..... More
Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags Anstalt, ca. 1914. Hardcover. 3 volumes. 8vo. iv,768pp. iv,769-1376pp. iv,1377-1984pp. Decorated brown cloth with gold-and black lettering on cover, leather spine. Heavy wear and some chipping to leather. Red page edges. Usual age toning to pages. Illustrated with color and b/w reproductions of paintings, drawings and photographs..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1928. John Austen. Hardcover. Sm. folio. ix,142pp. Half vellum over blue cloth boards with gold title on spine. Some staining and discoloration to vellum. Corners rubbed. Head and tail of spine slightly chipped. Color frontispiece. Sporadic foxing throughout not affecting text or plates. From the French of..... More
London: Cassell and Company, Limited, 1907. First edition, second binding. Hardcover. 4to. 144pp. Illustrated brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Lettering faded. Head and tail of spine chipped. Corners bumped and worn. Some staining, discoloration and scuffing to boards and spine. 2 1/5 " to 3 1/5" stain to..... More
London: Macmillan & Co., 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. XV, [1], 449, [1]pp. Uncut. Original brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Title page in red and black lettering. Captivating biography of Adam Smith, a social philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and one of the key figures of the Scottish..... More
Berlin: Axel Juncker, 1902. First edition. Softcover. Duodecimo. Unpaginated. Original gray wrappers with gilt lettering on cover. Three short stories by Rainer Maria Rilke: Im Gespräch, Der Liebende, Die Letzten. Wilpert-G. 14. Text in German. Wrappers and block with light wear along edges. Illustrated stamp of previous owner on title..... More
New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1930. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. (4) 243pp. Original light blue clothe with tan cloth spine with gilt lettering and ruling on spine. Red top edge. "Rainer Maria Rilke has been called "a strictly modern mystic. "Although ha was almost unknown until after..... More
Berlin: Lambert Schneider, No date (1926). Second expanded edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 261 (1)pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine in original publisher's dustjacket. A collection of ninety-two hymns and poems presented in four categories: God, Soul, People, Zion, with an epilog by Franz Rosenzweig. Dedicated to..... More
Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1903. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/450. Quarto. xxxvi (i), 334pp. Original quarter Japanese vellum over blue paper boards with red and black lettering on spine, raised bands, in original printed dustjacket. In matching slipcase with printed label in red and black on spine. Frontispiece photograph by..... More
Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1902. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/450. Quarto. lxxx (i), 337 (1)pp. Original quarter Japanese vellum over blue paper boards with red and black lettering on spine, raised bands, in original printed dustjacket. In matching slipcase with printed label in red and black on spine. Frontispiece photograph..... More