Scarce. Black leather boards with gilt particulars and title to boards and spine. Moire endpapers; silk ribbon; four raised bands. As new copy in original publisher's shrink wrap. No markings or owner's names. Publisher's note enclosed. 6.75 x 9.5 in View More...
Elegantly bound in modern 1/4 mottled calf over marbled boards with 5 raised bands; red morocco label and gilt particulars. New endpapers. Title page states: "Virtue Duce, Comite Fortuna." Repairs to first few pages, as well as liquid stain to top corner, primarily to beginning and end pages. Pages cut close, but marginalia still present. Lacks final leaf. [36 pp.], 554 pp. 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. View More...
Full vellum with particulars to spine in gilt. Elaborate woodcut initials and head and tailpieces throughout. Loss on title page to C in Seconda. Worming to front pastedown and pgs 355-6 with slight scholia loss; still a handsome copy in its original binding. View More...
Full calf with gilt titled morocco label to spine. Wear to corners & hinges, nonetheless a solid usable copy. Unaccountably scarce. 4 x 6 inches View More...
Contemporary blind ruled yapped vellum. Armorial bookplate of Rufus King; note to title in ink, catalogue entry pasted to recto of front fly; capital eta & sigma faintly to fore edge. Heavy foxing to front pastedown and fly, otherwise remarkably clean and bright. First Edition. View More...
Black cloth boards with copper particulars to front board and spine. Cream paper dust jacket with text and design. All 7 dust jackets protected in mylar. Volumes contents are as follows: Vol. 1: Romaunt of the Rose and Minor Poems; 2: Boethius, Troilus; 3: House of Fame, Legend of Good Women, Astrolabe, and Sources of Canterbury Tales; 4: The Canterbury Tales (Text); 5: The Canterbury Tales (Notes); 6: Introduction, Glossary, and Indexes; 7: Chaucerian and Other Pieces. Small liquid stain to bottom of the front of volume 1 dj; abrasion with mark to bottom of back of volume 3 dj; very light st... View More...
18th century full vellum with red morocco title label to spine. 2 parts bound as one: part 1: 179 pp., [1]; part 2: [181]-403 pp., [3]. Italian text throughout. OCLC shows only one other copy of this version published by Deregni at the National Library of Scotland. Marginal notes in pencil to last 9 pages, otherwise no previous owners' names or other markings. 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. View More...
Scarce virgin copy in publisher's original shrink wrap. Black leather boards with tasteful Greek key gilt cartouche to boards; title & author to boards and spine. Moire endpapers and silk ribbon; four raised bands. 6.75 x 9.5 in View More...
Very nice turned full vellum with exposed vellum band ties. ; Octavo; Additional images and further information provided upon request. Two oval stamps nearly obliterated on title (see image 2) though not affecting text. (xxvi), 351, (i). 2 engraved plates; (viii), 326. 5 x 7.85 inches. All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. . View More...
Virgin copies in publisher's shrink wrap. All in handsome black leather boards with gilt Greek key cartouche bordered particulars and titles to boards and spines. Moire endpapers; silk ribbons; smyth sewn. Image one shows another set without publisher's original wraps (i.e. not this set) 6.75 x 9.5 in View More...
Scarce virgin copy in publisher's original shrink wrap. Black leather boards with tasteful Greek key gilt cartouche to boards; title & author to boards and spine. Moire endpapers and silk ribbon; four raised bands. 6.75 x 9.5 in View More...
Scarce. Back leather boards with gilt particulars and title to boards and spine. Moire endpapers; silk ribbon; four raised bands. As new copy obtained by us in original publisher's shrink wrap, only be opened when it was ready to be photographed. No markings or owner's names. Publisher's note enclosed. 6.75 x 9.5 in View More...
Back leather boards with gilt particulars and title to boards and spine. Moire endpapers; silk ribbon; four raised bands. A virgin copy in original publisher's shrink wrap. 6.75 x 9.5 in View More...
Disbound. Frontis of three maidens by R. Henderson engraved by J.W. Tomkin, Title, Advertisement, xlv, [i],317,[2] pp. Original paper covered boards disbound & lacking spine paper. Scarce in the first edition. Not mentioned is Lowndes.; 10 mo; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. First Edition. View More...
Scarce virgin copy in publisher's original shrink wrap. Black leather boards with tasteful Greek key gilt cartouche to boards; title & author to boards and spine. Moire endpapers and silk ribbon; four raised bands. 6.75 x 9.5 in View More...
Unaccountably scarce. Black leather boards with gilt particulars and title to boards and spine. Moire endpapers; silk ribbon; four raised bands. As new copy bought in original publisher's shrink wrap, only be opened when it was ready to be photographed. No markings or owner's names. Publisher's note enclosed. 6.75 x 9.5 in View More...
Full ruled contemporary vellum; red morocco label to spine. Gilt armorial 'Martis et artis honos' to boards. [60], 1080, [32], 151 pages. Wear to fore edge of rear board. Dibdin p. 350: "A most excellent edition". View More...
Amsterdam: P. & J Blaeu. Very Good. 1703. Original gilt embossed full vellum with morocco label to spine. With 124 half page copper engravings. Includes P.C. Hooft's Judgment of Paris at pp. 529-538. Front board cleanly detached. Otherwise a nice copy without owners' names or other markings. ; Folio ; [xvi],538, [vi] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. . View More...