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Mary Knight Potter Boston, 1912 THIS SIX VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND BY BRETANO'S IN 3/4 CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH MARBLED BOARDS, FOUR COMPARTMENTS AND THREE RAISED BANDS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, BOOKS MEASURE 8.75"x5.75". FIRST EDITION, 109 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL SET IN GREAT CONDITION.- $1,500
- $1,500
The Institution of Chriistian Religion
John Calvin Anne Griffin, 1634. Hardcover. Very Good. Small folio [11.00’’ tall x 7.75’’ wide x 1.75’’ thick]. Collates complete [20], 749, [159]p. A superb, crisp and clean copy. Absolute minimal very light reading wear or small blemishes otherwise a delightful copy of this monumental work by John Calvin. This must be one of the nicest copies of this work available anywhere. Bound in later full calf binding with ornate gilt borders to the front & rear boards. Raised bands with ornate gilt décor to the spine compartments. Lettered in gilt. Minimal light rubbing or marks otherwise a solid and very attractive binding.- $5,000
- $5,000
The History of Kentucky
Z. F. Smith The Prentice Press, 1901. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN PUBLISHERS CLOTH BINDING WITH BRIGHT GILT ILLUSTRATION OF DANIEL BOONE TO COVER, BRIGHT GILT FLORAL PATTERN AND TITLE TO COVER AND SPINE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, FLORAL END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED, 963 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 10"x7". 120 YEARS OLD. A SCARCE TITLE, BEAUTIFUL BINDING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.- $900
- $900
The Universe or, the Infinitely Great and the Infinitely Little
F. A. Pouchet Blackie and Son, 1873. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND SMALL AMOUNT OF FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED-343 ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD AND EIGHT COLORED PLATES, 818 PAGES, BOOKS MEASURE 10"x6.75". NEW EDITION-EMBODYING THE AUTHOR'S LATEST ACHIEVEMENTS, 147 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE EXAMPLE IN GREAT CONDITION.- $450
- $450
Life with the Esquimaux
Captain Charles Francis Hall Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1865. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS ATTRACTIVE BOOK IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL FINE CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT COAT OF ARMS TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SMALL AMOUNT OF SOILING TO LEATHER. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS, PASTE DOWNS AND END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT PREVIOUS OWNER BOOKPLATE. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED-WITH MAPS, COLORED ILLUSTRATIONS AND 100 WOOD CUTS, 547 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 7.25"x4.75". 156 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.- $650
- $650
The Sacred and Prophane History of the World
Samuel Shuckford R. Knaplock, 1731. Second Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL SPECKLED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME COSMETIC WEAR TO LEATHER EXTREMITIES. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT OWNER PLATES AND FOXING MOSTLY CONTAINED TO END PAGES. 3 FOLD OUT MAPS, BOOKS MEASURE 8"x5". 290 YEARS OLD. A SCARCE SET IN GREAT CONDITION.- $800
- $800
The History of the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards
Don Antonio de Solis H. Lintot, 1753. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL SPECKLED CALF WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME LIGHT COSMETIC WEAR TO LEATHER EXTREMITIES. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS AND MINIMAL FOXING. ILLUSTRATED WITH LARGE COPPER FOLD OUT PLATES, BOOKS MEASURE 8"x5". 268 YEARS OLD. A GREAT EXAMPLE IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.- $1,200
- $1,200
The Memorial History of Boston
Justin Winsor Ticknor and Company, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE FOUR VOLUME SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BOUND IN 3/4 LEATHER WITH MARBLED BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS TO SPINES WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. SOME SCUFFING AND RUBBING TO LEATHER AND BOARDS AS SEEN IN PHOTOS. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, FEW HINGES REINFORCED WITH JAPANESE TISSUE, MARBLED END PAPERS, PASTE DOWNS AND END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE REMARKABLY BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS AND NO FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED. BOOKS MEASURE 11"x8.25". FIRST EDITION, 141 YEARS OLD. AN ATTRACTIVE SET IN GREAT CONDITION.- $500
- $500
The Life and Labors of David Livingstone
Rev. J. E. Chamblis Hubbard Bros, 1875. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION WITH ELABORATELY DECORATED BOARDS AND SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT ILLUSTRATION LIVINGSTONE'S LAST MILE TO FRONT COVER WITH TITLE TO COVER AND SPINE, SAME IMAGE BLIND STAMPED TO REAR COVER. CORNERS AND SPINE ENDS LIGHTLY RUBBED. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT FOR PREVIOUS OWNER INSCRIPTION TO FRONT FREE PAPER, LIGHT SPORADIC FOXING. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS FULL PAGE ENGRAVINGS, INCLUDING FOLD OUT MAP OF AFRICA - SMALL TEAR TO FOLD OUT - TAPE REPAIRED, 805 PAGES 6"X9" 2" THICK. 146 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE IN GREAT CONDITION.- $500
- $500
The Works of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare Oxford University Press, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good. THIS COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET IS IN NEAR FINE CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, MARBLED END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS WITH BRIGHT GILT END PAGES. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE BRIGHT AND CLEAN, WITHOUT MARKS EXCEPT OWNER SIGNATURE TO FRONT FREE PAPER, NO FOXING. BOOKS MEASURE 7"x4.75". A STUNNING SET IN REMARKABLE CONDITION.- $1,000
- $1,000