New York: Horizon Press, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. SIGNED. 278pp. Octavo [24 cm] Light green cloth over boards. The backstrip is sunned, and the front hinge is a little weak. A history of the Lamont Family in America. Inscribed by the editor, Corliss Lamont, on the front flyleaf: "For---- Cherished..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam, 1919. First edition. Hardcover. Brown cloth in 3/4 leather binding are all clean. Light rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and at the very tips of the corners. Just a trace of rubbing along the outside edges of the spine. Thin, decorative gilt..... More
Salem, WV: Walsworth Publishing Company, 1981. Facsimile reproduction. Hardcover. 672; 133; 41pp. Very thick quarto [28.5 cm] Brown hardcover with gilt stamped titles on the spine and front cover. Good. The extremities are gently rubbed and bumped. The pastedowns have a former owner's address labels. The hinges are a little..... More
New York: Anchor Books, 2007. Later printing. Paperback. 415pp. Octavo [20cm]. Illustrated wraps. "Tubman was an escaped slave, lumberjack, laundress, raid leader, nurse, fund-raiser, cook, intelligence gatherer, Underground Railroad organizer, and abolitionist. In Harriet Tubman, Lowry creates a portrait enriched with lively imagined vignettes that transform the legendary icon into..... More
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. May require extra postage due to weight. 512pp. Quarto [29 cm] Rust-colored cloth over boards. With only very minor rubbing to the extremities. In a price-clipped dust jacket with areas of yellowing. Errata tucked in. From the dust..... More
New York: Robert Carter & Brothers, 1856. Early reprint. Hardcover. 98pp. Sextodecimo [15.5 cm] Brown cloth over boards with the title in gilt on the spine, and embossed designs on the boards. Ex-library (The People's Circulating Library), with neat markings to the preliminary pages. The cloth at the spine ends..... More
New York: Wise & Co., 1912. Art Edition. Hardcover. 13 large octavo volumes, bound in full leather with stamped boards and gold decoration and titles at spines. All edges gilt. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Spines are faded. More
Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1947. Second edition. Paperback. 463pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Yellow and black printed wraps. Good only. The covers are lightly soiled. There are a couple of brief notations on the front cover. There is a small stain on the rear wrap. The spine ends are chipped. There..... More
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1911. Leather bound. 330pp. Octavo [22 cm] 3/4 light brown leather with marbled paper covered boards, and red and green leather gilt stamped title labels on the spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled endsheets. Very good. Extremities gently rubbed. There is a 1/2 inch long..... More
Topeka, KS: Historical Publishing Company, 1928. First edition. Hardcover. 1267pp. Quarto [27 cm] Green cloth over boards with gilt stamped titles on the backstrips. Green marbled text block edges and endpapers. Volume 1 is in good condition. The front hinge is going, and the text block is cracked several times..... More
John Howell Books, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. 148pp. Quarto [31 cm] Blue cloth covered boards with decorative gilt stamped titles. Near fine. The edges of the covers are very lightly rubbed. The top edge of the text block is subtly foxed. The dust jacket is in good condition, with mild soiling..... More
New York and Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge Taylor Francis Group, 2005. Hardcover. 344pp. Large octavo [26 cm] Glossy blue and white printed paper over boards. Very good condition. The covers are mildly rubbed and scratched. Covers political history, urban history, popular culture, histories of Middle Eastern women, and more..... More
New York: Verso, 2020. First edition. Hardcover. 296pp. Octavo [24cm]. Black paper over boards with title stamped in silver on spine. "A dramatic re-evaluation of the founding of the United States and the history of capitalism. In retelling the story of the radical Alexander Hamilton, Parenti rewrites the history early..... More
Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, S. A., 1969. Hardcover. Quarto [28 cm] Green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles and linear designs on the spines and covers. Very good. The edges of the spines and covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The spines are slightly rolled. The bottom edges of the text..... More
Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. 537pp. Octavo. Red cloth over boards with title stamped in black on spine and front board. More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1847- 1852. Later printings. Leather bound. Octavo [23 cm] 3/4 brown leather with brown cloth over boards, raised bands, leather gilt stamped spine labels, and blind stamped decorative patterns on the spines. Marbled edges and endpapers. The extremities are rubbed and the boards are..... More
New York: Cornelia Prime, 1903. Limited Edition. Leather bound. 406pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] 3/4 blue leather with gray paper over boards, raised bands and gilt stamped titles on the spines, single gilt ruled borders on the covers, and gilt stamped fleur-de-lis designs on the front covers. Top edges gilt. Volume..... More
New York: W. W. Norton, 2019. First edition. Hardcover. 273pp. Octavo [24cm]; black paper boards with gilt title on spine. For Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King, surviving in San Francisco meant a life in the shadows. His passing on March 6, 1900, would have been unremarkable if a city health..... More
New York: The Century History Company in collaboration with the John C. Rankin Company, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo [25 cm] 3/4 red leather with marbled paper covered boards. The spines have been amateurishly rebacked with simple red cloth tape. Each volume has a circular gilt illustration of a sunrise..... More
New York: 1938. Reprint with addenda. Hardcover. 657pp. Octavo [21 cm] Brown cloth over boards with the title stamped in gilt on a black ink stamped panel on the backstrip. Map pastedowns. Very good condition. The top edges of the endsheets are just a little sunned, and the front pastedown..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. 282pp. Octavo [20.5 cm] Green cloth covered boards with gilt stamped titles. Very good. The edges of the covers are gently bumped and rubbed. The front endsheet has a former owner's bookplate and name in pen. There is a 1/2 inch..... More
Lewiston, NY; Queenston, Ontario; Lampeter, Wales: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1999. First Studies in History of Philosophy edition. Hardcover. 915pp. Octavo [24 cm] Pink cloth over boards, blocked with yellow titles on spine and front board. Spines are a bit rolled, and spine ends are bumped. Mild rubbing to extremities..... More
London: The Folio Society, 2014. Second printing. Hardcover. 284 pp. Octavo. [24 cm]. Bound in red and gilt illustrated buckram. Red illustrated endpapers. Evergreen slipcase with slight scuffing and one water mark. Richard III – the ‘Heathcliff of English Kings’ – has always been the subject of passionate debate, and..... More
Totowa, New Jersey: Rowman and Littlefield, 1973. Reprint. Hardcover. 226pp. Folio [35.5cm]. Bound in bright red cloth, with title stamped in gilt on spine. Cloth a bit bubbled near the top of each board, likely a publishing flaw. Spine ends are gently bumped. Ex-library, with a few internal markings. A...... More
New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2021. Later printing. Hardcover. 336pp. Octavo [24cm]. Orange boards with title stamped in black on spine. "Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those..... More