FE. AIKEN, Conrad. THE JIG OF FORSLIN. A Symphony. Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1916. First edition, Dorothy Lathrop's (designer of the dust jacket) copy with her card laid in. The fore-edge and endpapers show light foxing, else a fine copy in bright boards with minimal edgewear, in a dust..... More
1936. AIKEN, Conrad. TIME IN THE ROCK. Preludes to Definition. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. First edition, review copy, with publisher's solicitation laid in. 8vo., burgundy cloth, gilt. Just a hint of sun and rubbing to boards, foxing to endpapers. Near fine, in a sunned dust jacket with moderate..... More
1916. AIKEN, Conrad. TURNS AND MOVIES and other Tales in Verse. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1916. First edition, second book. 8vo., olive wrapper over limp boards. As is, with front wrap, first three leaves detached; rear wrap detached, chipping to all at edges. Lacking some of the spine, remaining portion darkened..... More
1796. AIKIN, J. LETTERS FROM A FATHER TO HIS SON, on Various Topics, Relative to Literature and the Conduct of Life. Philadelphia: Printed for Mathew Carey by James Carey, 1796. 12mo., marbled calf, gilt title to red leather spine label. Owner's label to front pastedown. Mild worming to upper rear..... More
1841. AINSWORTH, William Harrison. GUY FAWKES; OR, THE GUNPOWDER TREASON, AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE. Illustrated by Cruikshank. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1841. First American edition. 205 pp. 4to., quarter caramel-colored cloth with paper spine label and green paper covered boards. Boards edgeworn, slightly chipped at corners. Spine staring at top of..... More
1964. [AINU] HATTORI Shiro, editor. AINUGO HO^GEN JITEN. Tokyo, Iwanami Shoten, 1964. Large 8vo., dark green cloth, 556+ pp. Important dialect dictionary of the Ainu language. Written in Japanese. About in publisher's slipcase. More
1888. AITCHISON, J. E. T. THE BOTANY OF THE AFGHAN DELIMITATION COMMISSION. London: Printed for the Linnean Society by Taylor and Francis, April 1888. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series, Botany. Volume III, Part I. 139pp. 48 plates and two folding maps. 4to., blue paper wrappers..... More
1806. [AITKEN, Jane, publ.]. [General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States]. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; The Larger Catechism Ratified and Adopted by the Synod of New-York & Philadelphia; The Shorter Catechism, Ratified and Adopted...; The Form of the Government..... More
1834. AKERMAN, J. Y. A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF RARE AND UNEDITED ROMAN COINS. From the earliest period of the Roman coinage, to the extinction of the Empire under Constantinus Paleologos. With numerous plates from the originals. London: Effingham Wilson, Royal Exchange, 1834. 2 volumes. Illustrated with (all) 22 plates drawn..... More
1840. AKERMAN, John Yonge. A NUMISMATIC MANUAL. London: Taylor & Walton, 1840. 17 engraved plates at the end, plus wood-engraved text illustrations. xiv,[2],420 pp. 8vo., original brown cloth sides rebacked (though a bit awkwardly) with black cloth, and a hand-written label to spine. Ex-library; bookplate at front pastedown and pencil..... More
1786. Miyako Meisho Zue 都名所圖會 (都名所図会) 5 of 6 vols Akisato Ritō 秋里籬島, author & Takehara Shunchōsai 竹原信繁 (竹原朝斎), artist Yoshinoya Ihachi 吉野家為八, publisher Kyōto 1786 [Temmei 6] Kyōto, Yoshinoya Ihachi 吉野家為八, publisher. A 6 volume title, lacking volume 5, thus incomplete. 27.2 x 18.7 cm. String-bound, Japanese-style, fukuro-toji..... More
1916. AKIYAMA, Aisaburo. BRIEF HISTORY OF PICTORIAL JAPAN. Tokyo: A. Akiyama, 1916. 81 + 2 pp. 8vo., brown patterened cloth covered boards, bound with two leather thongs. Ink gift inscription to front flyleaf dated 1918. Light wear/fraying to spine, cloth chipped at spine 1/2 inch at crown. Bound Japanese (accordion)..... More
1964. AKIYAMA, Aisaburo. A CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF JAPAN AND CHINA. New York: Paragon Book Reprint Company, 1964. Second edition. 12mo, stiff brown wrappers; 42pp. Fine. More
1969. Akiyama, Terukazu; Soper, Alexander (translator) Arts of China: Buddhist Cave Temples. Kodansha America, NY, 1969. Fine folio buckram, very good dustwrapper. More
1974. ALAIN (pseud. of Emile Chartier). NOEL. [N.P.]: Printed at Christmas for the friends of Elizabeth & Richard Pevear, Ann & J. Laughlin, and New Directions, 1974. The text is of the final chapter of The Gods, translated by Richard Pevear. 8pp. 8vo., blue paper wrappers, wire saddle stitched. Near..... More
1724. [ALBERMARLE, George Monck, Duke of]. THE LIFE OF GENERAL MONK: DUKE OF ALBERMARLE, containing, I. A faithful account of his unparalledl'd conduct, surprizing actions, and providential success in accomplishing the restoration of monarchy. II. A particular relation of that most memorable march from Coldstream to London; the preparations for..... More
1978. ALBERY, Nobuko. BALLOON TOP. A novel of growing up in Japan. New York: Pantheon, (1978). First American edition. 8vo, tan cloth; 255pp. Ink inscription. Fine, in a lightly soiled jacket. More
1844. ALBO, Rab. Joseph. BUCH IKKARIM, GRUND-UND GLAUBENSLEHREN DER MOSAISCHEN RELIGION. Frankfurt: n.p. 1844 (On facing half-title: tipped-in slip under Frankfurt "Verlag von Otto Spamer in Leipzig"). xxxxiv + 688 pp. 8vo., rebound in workmanlike black cloth spine with marbled paper covered boards. Ex-library, only evidence is hand lettered spine..... More
18. [ALBUM, PAINTING] NAKAJIMA Yusho. SHOKEI GAFU Orihon folding painting album in gafu style, full of lovely views of Japan. 28 x 16.8 CM. Preliminary and final decorated pages, plus a 2 page table of contents and 42 double page color paintings ( each 28.2 X 33.4 CM) in a...... More
1872. ALCOTT, Louisa M. AUNT JO'S SCRAP-BAG; Shawl-straps. Boston: Robert Brothers, 1872. First edition. 8vo., blue cloth, spine in gilt. A slightly cocked copy, that otherwise is very pleasing with a touch of wear at the extremes. (BAL 171). More
ALDIN, Cecil. PICKLES. London: Henry Frowde and Hodder & Stoughton [n.d. ca. 1909]. 48 text pages (versos numbered to XXIV); title page and 24 litho plates. The 24 lithographs are printed on an olive green ground in black white and several colors; the title page is printed in green and..... More
19. ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey. [PROSE WORKS]. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, v.d. (1901-1913). Complete in seven octavo volumes. Frontispiece portrait in vols. 1 & 7. Publisher's binding of green ribbed cloth, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, t.e.g.; uncut and unopened. A fine and fresh set in age-browned, spine-sunned..... More
1891. ALDRICH, Thomas Bailey. THE SISTERS' TRAGEDY: With Other Poems, Lyrical and Dramatic. London: Macmillan and Company, 1891. First edition, inscribed by the author, December, 1906. 8vo., 205 pp., green cloth. Many signatures unopened. Slight foxing at endpapers, slight over-opening. A bright, very good copy. (BAL 356)... More
1803. ALEXANDER, Caleb. A GRAMMATICAL SYSTEM OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: COMPREHENDING A PLAIN AND FAMILIAR SCHEME, OF TEACHING YOUNG GENTLEMEN AND LADIES THE ART OF SPEAKING AND WRITING CORRECTLY THEIR NATIVE TONGUE, 7TH EDITION, CORRECTED BY THE AUTHOR. Boston: I. Thomas & E. T. Andrews, Jan. 1803. 96 pp. 12mo...... More
1926. ALEXANDER, Charles. BOBBIE: A GREAT COLLIE. New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1926. 114 pp. 12mo., orange cloth stamped in blue and blind. Fine except for a touch of wear to bottom of spine; cloth and lettering clean and bright. Light thumbing to endpapers. Interior clean, with four halftone..... More