Towers at the Edge of A World
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. F / F. As new. A lovely copy.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1980. F / F. As new. A lovely copy.
London: The Book Club Associates, 1980. F / F. An extremely bright, clean and pleasing copy. A new tranlation by Anne & Peter Wiseman with illustations selected by Barry Cunliffe.
London: Longman & Co.; Baldwin & Co.; Whitaker & Co., 1831. Hardcover. Very Good. Lovely copy bound in full vellum by Riviere and signed by them. Seven full page engravings. Marbled endpapers. All edges red. Text in Latin, notes in English. A very scarce edition. Small previous owner signature to the free endpaper. The vellum is a bit soiled but.....
London: James and John Knapton, ... 1730. Hardcover. Near Fine. Two folio volumes. Contemporary 3/4 leather binding with marbled covers. Spine with seven compartments, lettered in gilt with gilt rules and fleur-de-lis ornaments. This edition, translated and revised by Edmund Gibson, is not dated but was published near 1730. Gibson's first edition was issued in 1695 with Morden's maps on.....
Frederick: Frederick News Post, 1921. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Wrappers. An extremely scarce book. Mr. Carasso escaped Communist Russia after being imprisoned. He wrote several books based on his experiences. He developed a long and warm relationship with Frederick, Maryland, The News-Post and the Delaplaine family. This volume comes from the private collection of Judge Edward S. Delaplaine, noted.....
New York: Weybright and Talley, 1968. NF / VG. Previous owner embossed name and ink name on ffep. The dust jacket has two closed tears. First US edition.
London: Cassell, 1923-1927-1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / near fine. All three volumes complete and first editions. Volume one by Carter and Mace. Volumes two and three by Howard Carter alone. Original brown cloth with gilt scarab in the center of the front panel with black background. All letters in gilt. Decorated endpapers. Volume One with105 illustrations, Volume Two.....
Franklin City: The Franklin Mint, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. A fine copy in all respects of this limited first edition. Bound in full brown leather with an elaborate gilt design. All edges gilt. Illustrated by Dennis Lyall.
New York: The Classics of Liberty LIbrary, 1996. F. Bound in quarter leather. Lettered and decorated in gilt. a.e.g. A fine copy in all respects. A facsimile edition printed for members of The Classics of Liberty Library.
New York: Athenium, 1979. NF / VG. Tells of the Mongol Invasion of Europe. The jacket shows some wear along the edges and has a few closed tears. Still, a very nice copy of this attractive book.
Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers, 1875. FIRST. G. New endpapers. Contents solid. Fold-out map. Many illustrations. Very nice.
Sun Valley, CA: American Historical Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. Appears unopened and unread. A fine copy in all resepects. Profusely illustrated throughout.
Athens: 1956. First edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Soft covered original in remarkably good condtion. Illustrated with drawings, photographs and a fold-out map. Publication date and copyright date are the same. Mystras was the last center of Byzantine learning. This edition is quite scarce.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1964. First American edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Near Fine. A clean, bright and solid copy. The text block is without underlining or marginal notationl. The dust jacket is not price-clipped and remains very nice. A near fine copy overall.
London: Cassell, 2000. FIRST. F / F. As new. Unopened and unread. Edited by Antonia Fraser. A Royal History of England. Illustrated.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1990. Fine. The Boston Tea Party and the beginning of the American Revolution. Full navy blue leather decorated and lettered in gilt. A.E.G. Collectors Edition. A perfect copy of this title.
Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1986. Second edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. As new. A perfect copy.
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1964. VG. Lacking the jacket. Large quarto.
Athens, Georgia: The University of Georgia Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Fine. A very bright and solid copy. Previous owner stamps on the front free endpaper and along the top edge. Some minor underlining all within the first 30 pages - the remaining pages are clean and unmarked.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. A solid and pleasing copy. Previous owner stamp to the front free endpaper and again along the top egdge. The text block is without underlining or marginal notation. The paper has toned somewhat, typical of English paper from this period. The dust jacket is complete though the.....
London: Methuen, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. Original red cloth, image of jousting knight stamped in gilt on front cover. Lettered in gilt. 195 pp. With preface by Charles J. Ffoulkes, curator of the Armouries at the Tower. Frontispiece in full color and tissue guard and 18 black and white illustrations on twelve plates and three in-text diagrams.....
Totowa: Rowman and Littlefield, 1977. FIRST. NF / VG. A very nice copy in stiff clear plastic cover. Significant portion of the clear plastic is missing from the rear panel.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1988-01-10. Hardcover. Fine. Full blue leather decorated and lettered in gilt. A.E.G. Collectors Edition. A perfect copy. A History of Emigrants from Great Britain and Ireland to America in the mid-nineteenth Century.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fine. A very clean, bright and pleasing copy. Previous owner stamps on the front paste-down and again on the top edge. Large 8vo.
London: Collins, 1959. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine / Very Good. The jacket shows some general wear around the edges, still quite nice considering the scarcity. Cover photo shows the classic dramatic shot of the dome of St. Paul's emerging through the smoke of the Blitz.