New York: The Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1916. Boards. A solid copy of the 1916 1st edition. Clean and VG in its marbled boards over 1/2 navy-blue cloth. Very light soiling at the preliminaries, tender (but still perfectly sturdy) inner hinges. Elephant folio, "Illustrated by Photographs and Sketches Made by..... More
London: B.T. Batsford, 1902. H. Inigo Triggs and Charles Latham. 3/4 leather. A handsome example of the 2 volume set. The "Subscriber's Edition", in its deluxe 3/4 leather over red cloth. Raised bands, bright gilt-titling along the spines. Very light wear at the hinges and tips, internally clean as could..... More
Paris: A. Vincent, 1925. Cloth. A solid copy of the 1925 1st edition of Vol. I only (of a 2 Vol. set). Tight and VG to VG+ in its original olive-green cloth, with very light offsetting along the front panel's upper edges. Neat, small name and the mild ghost of..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1931, 1934. Cloth. A handsome example of the 2 volume set, the 1931 AND 1934 1st editions together. Both volumes solid and VG to VG+ in their duotone cloth (dark and light-green), with bright gilt-titling to the front panels and spines. Very light spotting and..... More
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1906. Decorative Cloth. A solid, very presentable copy of the 1906 1st edition. Clean and VG in its russet cloth, with bright gilt-design and titling along the front panel. The spine tastefully and professionally re-backed, recent cloth spine label with additioinal gilt-titling. Very light offsetting..... More
Oxford University Press, 1975. Cloth. A handsome example of the 1975 1st edition, complete in 3 volumes and slipcase. All 3 volumes tight and Near Fine in their navy-blue cloth. Uniformly bright gilt-titling along the spines. Internally immaculate, with no writing or markings. And in a Near Fine example of..... More
Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1977. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1977 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth. Oblong folio, hundreds of Kahn's drawings, sketches and design work in this exhaustive monograph. Also includes a sturdy example of the publisher's unprinted cardboard slipcase, which has..... More
Los Angeles: Wallace Beinfeld Publishing, 1975. Boards. Handsome copies of the 1974 ("Colt Engraving") and 1975 ("Winchester Engraving") 1st editions. Both volumes, companions to each other, are clean and Fine in crisp, Near Fine dustjackets, with light rubbing along the spine of "Colt Engraving". Tall quartos, hundreds and hundreds of..... More
1928. Letters. A warm, funny 3 pg. handwriten letter, dated July 10th, 1928, from H.L. Mencken to Lillian Gish. 3 separate sheets, each on Knopf stationary, each with its "American Mercury" letterhead. The letter is anecdoatal and relaxed, and has held up very nicely. Each sheet is clean and crisp..... More
New Haven, CT: The Tuttle, Morehouise & Taylor Co., 1931. Cloth. A handsome copy of the 1931 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with one tiny closed tear at the front panel's top-edge. More
Self-published, 1908. Cloth. The uncommon 1908 1st edition, compiled by Zibeon Hooker's great-grandson Clarence Augustus Wiswall. Includes a handwritten 1908 letter --attached to the front pastedown-- from Clarence Wiswall to the Lynn (MA) Historical Society, asking them to accept this book as a donation to be placed in their library..... More
New Haven, CT: The Tuttle,Morehouse & Taylor Co., 1932. Cloth. A bright, very well-preserved copy of the 1932 1st edition, in its uncommon pictorial dustjacket. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling at the rear panel. A lovely reminiscence..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938. Cloth. A lovely copy of this very early reprint, issued with the $5.00 price (here intact) but without the date at the title page and without the maps to the rear pastedown. This copy has 2 dustjackets, the outer one having protected the inner dj..... More
Manchester, New Hampshire: 1918. Cloth. The uncommon 1918 1st edition. Solid and VG+ in its dark-brown cloth, with the seal of Vermont in bright gilt adorning the front panel. Just a touch of very light rubbing to the panels, internally clean as could be, with no writing or markings of..... More
Portland, Maine: The Thurston Print, 1899. Cloth. SIGNED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR NATHAN GOOLD across the title page. A clean, very well-preserved copy to boot of the 1899 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its dark bevelled boards, with just a touch of light rubbing at the front..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1926. Cloth. A sharp, very impressive copy of the 1926 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its burgundy cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. No. XIX in the formidable "Yale Historical Publications" series. More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. Cloth. A very solid copy of the 1923 1st edition. Tight and VG+ to Near Fine in the publisher's wine-red cloth, with pristine gilt-titling along the spine. Just a touch of light dusting at the panels, minor offsetting to the endsheets. "Edited under the..... More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1873. Cloth. A clean, very bright copy of the 1873 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its light-brown cloth, with crisp gilt-titling along the spine. Sharp and impresive. More
Glasgow: Charles Mackay, 1890. Decorative Cloth. A superb copy of the 1890 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its dark-green cloth, with bright, dramatic gilt-design and titling along the front panel and spine. Internally very clean, with no writing or markings to speak of. From the title page: "Compiled..... More
Louisiana State University Press, 1956. A crisp, very sharp copy of the 1956 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dustjacket, with a bit of light spotting to the panels. More
Toronto: The Macmillan Company of Canada, 1957. Cloth. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ERIK MUNSTERHJELM on the title page. A solid copy to boot of the 1957 1st Canadian edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with light staining along the edges and mild soiling to the..... More
New York: F.A. Stokes, 1935. Hugh Lofting. Pictorial cloth. A lovely copy of the uncommon 1935 1st American edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($1.75), Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light soiling to the panels. Internally, clean as could be, with no writing..... More
Boston: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1868. Cloth. A handsome set, which is made up of the 1868 1st volume (published by E.P. Dutton) and the self-published 1871 2nd volume. Both volumes tight and VG+ to Near Fine in their dark-green cloth. Bright gilt-titling at each spine, lovely engraved frontispiece to..... More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1910. Cloth. A very solid example of the 1910 true 1st edition, limited to 1,000 copies. Tight and VG+ in its wine-red cloth, with bright gilt-titling along the spine. A touch of very light spotting to the front panel, a bit of light soiling..... More
London: John Bale, Sons & Danielsson, Ltd., 1912. Decorative Cloth. A very presentable example of the 2 volume set. Both parts solid and VG in their gilt-adorned green panels, with dark bordering. The 1st editions, 1912 and 1919 respectively. Light wear to the rear panels, very light soiling at the..... More
