Wuthering Heights

By: Bronte, Emily; Winterich, John T.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1980

Seller ID: 2205692

Condition: Fine

1980 Full-Leather. xxx, 331 pp. 8vo. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, purple ribbon marker bound in. Lithographs by Barnett Freedman. Includes publisher's preface, 'How This Book Came to Be by John T. Winterich, biographical notice of Ellis and Acton Bell, editor's preface to the 1850 edition, and family tree of characters. The classic novel of consuming passions, played out against the lonely moors of northern Engl... View more info

What Mad Universe (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)

By: Brown, Fredric; Gunn, James

Price: $20.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1986

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2281118

Condition: Fine

An exceptional copy. 1986 Full-Leather. [xvi], 190, [2] pp. 8vo. Blue full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by James Gunn, illustrations by Frank Mayo. A satirical science fiction novel which Anthony Boucher and Jesse McComas agreed was the best SF novel of 1949. View more info

Shakespeare [William]

By: Brown, Ivor

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Collins: 1963

Edition: 4th Printing

Seller ID: 2263987

Condition: Near Fine

4th printing. Spine faded. 1963 Full-Leather. 352, [4] pp. 8vo. Finely rebound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full red morocco with gilt titles, rules, and decorations, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. The collector who had these rebound included his/her monogram on the corner of the front board: O.C.S. A biography of the immortal playwright and poet often simply called The Bard. View more info

The Self-Interpreting Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, together with the Apocrypha, Concordance and Marginal References, Conformable to the Standard of the American Bible Society, with an Introduction; Illustrations; a Summary of the Several Books; an Analysis of Each Chapter; a Paraphrase and Evangelical Reflections upon the Most Important Passages; and Numerous Explanatory Notes; and the Text More Fully Elucidated by Many Thousand Explanatory and Critical Notes, and Introduction Observations on Each Book; also a Complete Dictionary of the Holy Bible, Including All Important Words, Illustrated by More Than Six Hundred Fine Engravings and Many Maps. [New Illustrated Edition of Brown's Self-Interpreting Family Bible (with) Watts' Psalms of David in Metre (with) An Introduction to the Right Understanding of the Word of God (with) Introduction to the Study of the Bible (with) An Illuminated Marriage Certificate. An Illuminated Lord's Prayer; also an Illuminated Ten Commandments. a Register of Marriages, Birthds, Deaths, and Memoranda. A Photographic Album with Sixteen Openings for Portraits]

By: Brown, John; Cooke, Henry; Rawson, A.L. (Albert Leighton)

Price: $225.00

Publisher: American Bible Publishing Co.: 1880

Seller ID: 2263373

Condition: Good

Leather rubbed and dried along spine edges, split beginning at base of front joint, lower clasp missing, text pages somewhat fragile and lightly toned. 1880 Full-Leather. viii, [9]-130; [4], [1]-8; 1-1059, [1]; [10], [1]-78, [24]; 1063-1379, [1]; 1-10, [12], 1-60, [2], 1-23, [1] pp. Tall 8vo. A nicely decorated pulpit Bible with debossed boards, gilt titles and decorations, including gilt turn-ins. Numerous illustrations throughout reproduced from works by artists such a... View more info

California Missions: A Guide to the Historic Trails of the Padres

By: Brown, Karl F.; Newcomb, Rexford (Foreword)

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc., New York: 1939

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 1836429

Condition: Near Fine

First edition. Small light stain on base of rear board, pencil gift note on front endpaper. 1939 Hard Cover. 64 pp. Original red cloth, elaborate gilt decorations & titles, black & white photographs mounted on front board. A collection of seventy-eight photographs of churches, chapels, and other elements of twenty-three California missions, with a map showing their locations, and a timeline in order of their founding. View more info

The Ring and the Book (The Heritage Press)

By: Browning, Robert; Dowden, Edward

Price: $7.00

Publisher: The Heritage Press: 1949

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2261260

Condition: Very Good

Includes publisher's slipcase, Sandglass Number 1N laid in. Spine faded, owner bookplate on front endpaper. 1949 Hard Cover. xxii, 690 pp. 8vo. Introduction by Edward Dowden, illustrated with engravings by Carl Schultheiss. The Ring and the Book is a long dramatic narrative poem of 21,000 lines written by Robert Browning. It was published in four installments from 1868 to 1869. The book tells the story of a murder trial in Rome in 1698, whereby an impoverished nobleman, ... View more info

Stand on Zanzibar (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction)

By: Brunner, John; Brin, David

Price: $25.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1987

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2281116

Condition: Fine

Publisher's insert laid in. 1987 Full-Leather. [xxiv], 505, [9] pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by David Brin, illustrations by Vincent DiFate. Norman Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few all-powerful corporations. His work is leading General Technics to the forefront of global domination, both in the marketplace and politically - it's about to take over a coun... View more info

Footprints of the World's History: An Encyclopedia of the Wonderful, the Curious and the Beautiful, as Recorded in the Historical Literature of Europe and America, from the Earliest Eras to the Present Time. The Progress of the Human Race Reflected in the Choicest Literature of All Ages. Embracing Strange Incidents, Thrilling Descriptions, and Remarkable Facts in the Lives of Celebrated Historical Characters, Rulers of Nations, Great Generals and Their Battles, Heroes in Morals and Religion, and Leaders in the World's Progress

By: Bryan, William S.; Ridpath, John Clark

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Historical Publishing Company: 1891

Seller ID: 2159445

Condition: Good

Binding repaired, edges rubbed, portion of frontispiece tissue guard foxed. 1891 Hard Cover. xl, 608 pp. 4to. Illustrated with 250 historical and miscellaneous engravings, reproductions of ancient prints, and images by great artists, including 8 full color plates of important world events, and 16 half-tone steel engravings. Color plates include: Nelson's Last Battle; Waterloo; Battle of Bunker Hill; An Old-Time Sea Fight. (The Constitution and Guerriere); Gen. Jackson's ... View more info

The Poems of William Cullen Bryant, Collected and Arranged by the Author. in Three Volumes.

By: Bryant, William Cullen

Price: $125.00

Publisher: D. Appleton & Co.: 1871

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2263989

Condition: Very Good

Spines a bit toned, ink name and date on front flyleaf of each volume. 1871 Half-Leather. x, [2], 296, [2]; vi, [2], 286, [4]; 222, [4] pp. 12mo. Half leather, gilt titles, rules, and decorations, marbled pages ridges, boards, and endpapers. A collection of verse by the popular American Romantic poet. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 - June 12, 1878) was an American Romantic poet and journalist. He was born in Cummington, Massachusetts, the secon... View more info

All Men Are Brothers (Shui Hu Chuan)

By: Buck, Pearl S.; Yutang, Lin

Price: $25.00

Publisher: The Heritage Press: 1948

Seller ID: 2261911

Condition: Very Good

Includes publisher's slipcase, Sandglass Number 9M laid in. Spine faded, slipcase edges toned, owner bookplate on front endpaper. 1948 Hard Cover. xxix, [1], 688 pp. Translated from the Chinese by Pearl S. Buck, with an introduction by Lin Yutang, an author's preface by Shih Naian of Tung-Tu, and a translator's preface. Illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. Also known as Water Margin, Outlaws of the Marsh or The Marshes of Mount Liang, this is one of the Four Great Classi... View more info

Story of the Wild West and Camp Fire Chats: Being the Complete and Authentic History of the Great Heroes of the Western Plains, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill, Kit Carson, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Sam Houston, and Generals Crooks, Miles and Custer

By: Buffalo Bill (Cody, William F.)

Price: $175.00

Publisher: Historical Publishing Company: 1888

Edition: First Edition

Seller ID: 2207557

Condition: Very Good

First edition. Hinges neatly repaired, ink gift note dated Christmas 1900 on front flyleaf. 1888 Hard Cover. xvi, 766 pp. 8vo. A collection of sketches of the lives of notable pioneers and frontiersmen of the American West, illustrated with engravings throughout. Including also Sitting Bull, Geronimo and many other Famous Frontiersmen, Indian Fighters and Great Indian Chiefs. The Complete Story of the Settlement of the Great West and the Bravery, Fortitude and Daring of ... View more info

The Age of Fable, or Stories of Gods and Heroes

By: Bulfinch, Thomas; Fitts, Dudley

Price: $15.00

Publisher: The Heritage Press: 1958

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2261281

Condition: Very Good

Includes publisher's slipcase, Sandglass Number XI:23 laid in. Spine toned, owner bookplate on front endpaper. 1958 Hard Cover. xix, 230 pp. 8vo. Author's first book. One of the most enduring works on the subject of mythology, examining numerous myths and providing historical context and analysis. Introductory essay by Dudley Fitts, illustrations by Joe Mugnaini. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Thomas Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 - May 27, 1867) was an American writer, born in Newton, Mass... View more info

The Illustrated Family Bunyan -- Pilgrim's Progress, Holy War. and Grace Abounding. with an Introductory Essay on the Life, Writings, and Genius of the Author, and a Series of Pilgrim Characters Taken from the Life (The Family Edition)

By: Bunyan, John; Landels, William; Deanes, Edward

Price: $125.00

Publisher: London: James Sangster & Co., Paternoster Row:

Seller ID: 2052322

Condition: Very Good

Edges rubbed, large chip from corner of one text page resulting in minor loss of text, but a professional repair has replaced the missing paper, front & end matter lightly foxed. xxviii, 686 pp. 12 5/8 x 10 3/8. Leather spine & corners over cloth boards, gilt titles, gilt triple rule, marbled edges and endpapers. A unique collection of three of John Bunyan's works, including his famous The Pilgrim's Progress, the better part of which was written while we was imprisoned f... View more info

The Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which is to Come, Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream

By: Bunyan, John; Winterich, John T.

Price: $50.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1979

Seller ID: 2280921

Condition: Fine

1979 Full-Leather. xv, [1], 189, [7] pp. 8vo. Blue-green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, green beige ribbon marker bound in, color illustrations by William Blake. Includes publisher's preface and How This Book Came to Be by John T. Winterich. Religious allegory by John Bunyan, at one time second only to the Bible in popularity. It is a symbolic vision of the pilgrimage through life. The first and best-known book, published i... View more info

The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel

By: Burke, James Lee

Price: $75.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 2007

Inscription: Signed by author

Seller ID: 2277197

Condition: Fine

Signed by author without inscription. Publisher's insert and certificate of authenticity laid in. 2007 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. 373, [1] pp. 8vo. Brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. In the waning days of summer, 2005, a storm with greater impact than the bomb that struck Hiroshima peels the face off southern Louisiana. This is the gruesome reality Iberia Parish S... View more info

Herbert Hoover: A Public Life (The Library of the Presidents)

By: Burner, David

Price: $30.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1996

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2274907

Condition: Fine

Publisher's insert and blank bookplate laid in. 1996 Full-Leather. xii, 433, [3] pp. 8vo. Original brown full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. A biography of the 31st President of the United States of America, who became unpopular enough during the Great Depression that the makeshift towns constructed by workers in search of jobs were referred to as Hoovervilles. In many ways, though, he was dealt a poor hand, and some of the ... View more info

Little Lord Fauntleroy

By: Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons: 1911

Seller ID: 2199981

Condition: Good

Pages toned, original tissue guard loose but included, front hinge weak, ink on front endpaper. 1911 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 1911 reprint. 290 pp. Original cream cloth hardcover boards with light green & yellow design and golden gilt text and design accents on cover & spine. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Frances Hodgson Burnett, (November 24, 1849 - October 29, 1924) was an English American playwright and author. She is best known for her children's... View more info

Roosevelt, in Two Volumes: The Lion and the Fox; The Soldier of Freedom (The Library of the Presidents) [Franklin Delano Roosevelt / FDR]

By: Burns, James MacGregor

Price: $60.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1985

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2274893

Condition: Fine

Publisher's inserts and blank bookplate laid in. 1985 Full-Leather. xiv, 722 pp. 8vo. Original grey full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, ribbon marker bound in. The Lion and the Fox is [t]he authoritative study of Roosevelt's preparation for and conduct of his first two terms as president, when domestic affairs demanded most of his attention. This remains the definitive book about the most influential American politician of the 20th century, with ma... View more info

The Crosswinds of Freedom (The American Experiment III [Volume 3]) (The Leather Bound Library of Easton Press Signed First Editions)

By: Burns, James MacGregor

Price: $70.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1989

Edition: First Edition

Inscription: Signed by author

Seller ID: 2277194

Condition: Fine

First edition. Publisher's blank bookplate laid in. 1989 Full-Leather. xi, [1], 864, [4] pp. 8vo. Burgundy full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. A Pulitzer Prize winner's 'immensely readable' history of the United States from FDR's election to the final days of the Cold War (Publishers Weekly). The Crosswinds of Freedom is an articulate and incisive examination of the United States during its rise to beco... View more info

The Poetical Works of Robert Burns; with Memoir, Prefatory Notes, and a Complete Marginal Glossary.

By: Burns, Robert

Price: $125.00

Publisher: John S. Marr: 1865

Seller ID: 2207837

Condition: Very Good

No date, circa 1865. Rebound some time ago in full morocco with gilt titles and decorations, as well as blind-stamped devices in the spine compartments and at the board corners, original marbled endpapers retained. Possibly a personalized binding -- 'ELLA' appears in gilt at the base of the spine. Boards lightly smudged, front and end matter foxed and lightly stained, pencil owner information on front flyleaf ('Ms William W. Wilsom & Cos Book, Meadville, Crawford County,... View more info

Mammals: Field Marks of All North American Species Found North of Mexico (Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides: The Fiftieth Anniversary Edition)

By: Burt, William Henry

Price: $15.00

Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut: 1986

Edition: Third Edition

Seller ID: 2070410

Condition: Fine

Third edition. Publisher's bookplate laid in. An exceptional copy. 1986 Full-Leather. xxv, 289 pp. 8vo. Dark brown leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, maroon ribbon marker bound in. Color and black & white illustrations, numerous maps. For more than 65 years, Peterson Field Guides have set the standard by which other field guides are measured. Comprehensive and authoritative, they are essential additions to any naturalist's bookshelf or backpack. Roger To... View more info

The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, in Twelve Volumes (Library Edition) [A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, with Introduction, Explanatory Notes on the Manners and Customs of Moslem Men, and a Terminal Essay upon the History of the Nights]

By: Burton, R.F. [Richard Francis]; Smithers, Leonard C.

Price: $1,500.00

Publisher: H.S. Nichols & Co.: 1894

Seller ID: 2282238

Condition: Near Fine

First Smithers edition, also called the Library Edition (Penzler p. 117-123). Minor cosmetic wear, ink name on front endpaper of each volume, front hinge of first volume just beginning to weaken. 1894 Hard Cover. Complete in twelve volumes, a reissue of the 1885 Benares edition (which was printed by the Kamashastra Society for private subscribers only), edited by Leonard C. Smithers. 8vo. According to the preface, In Lady Burton's edition, which was a reprint of the firs... View more info

The Arabian Nights Entertainments and the Notes Upon Them [Containing Sixty-Five Stories Told by Shahrazade the Sultaness to Divert Shahryar the Sultan from the Execution of a Vow He Had Made to Avenge the Disloyalty of His First Sultaness; and Containing a Better Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations Than is to Be Met with in Any Edition Hitherto Published; Because the Text is One which Richard Burton Himself Desired to Own: The Definitive and All-Inclusive Burton Translation with the Addition of the Notes Upon the Text Prepared by Those Scholars Who Had Previously Translated the Text into English from the Arabic, Notably Henry Torrens & Edward Lane & John Payne]

By: Burton, Richard; Torrens, Henry; Lane, Edward; Payne, John

Price: $45.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1954

Edition: Reissue

Seller ID: 2271630

Condition: Near Fine

Minimal cosmetic wear. 1954 Full-Leather. xi, [3], 674, plus unpaginated notes section. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Comprises several versions of translation and includes illustrations by Arthur Szyk. View more info

The Arabian Nights Entertainments and the Notes Upon Them [Containing Sixty-Five Stories Told by Shahrazade the Sultaness to Divert Shahryar the Sultan from the Execution of a Vow He Had Made to Avenge the Disloyalty of His First Sultaness; and Containing a Better Account of the Customs, Manners and Religion of the Eastern Nations Than is to Be Met with in Any Edition Hitherto Published; Because the Text is One which Richard Burton Himself Desired to Own: The Definitive and All-Inclusive Burton Translation with the Addition of the Notes Upon the Text Prepared by Those Scholars Who Had Previously Translated the Text into English from the Arabic, Notably Henry Torrens & Edward Lane & John Payne] (The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written)

By: Burton, Richard; Torrens, Henry; Lane, Edward; Payne, John

Price: $45.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1981

Seller ID: 2280927

Condition: Near Fine

A couple very faint scuffs to gilt edges, otherwise an exceptional copy. 1981 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. xi, [3], 674, plus unpaginated notes section. Navy blue full leather, gilt titles and decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, ribbon marker bound in. Comprises several versions of translation and includes illustrations by Arthur Szyk. View more info

The Way of All Flesh

By: Butler, Samuel; Dreiser, Theodore

Price: $35.00

Publisher: The Easton Press: 1980

Seller ID: 2205695

Condition: Fine

1980 Full-Leather. xxx, 588 pp. 8vo. Dark green full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, green ribbon marker bound in. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser, illustrations by Robert Ward Johnson. The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. It represents a relaxation from the religious o... View more info

The Way of All Flesh (The Travellers' Library)

By: Butler, Samuel; Streatfeild, R.A. (Preface)

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Jonathan Cape: 1929

Seller ID: 1832727

Condition: Near Fine

Edges lightly faded. 1929 Full-Leather. 448 pp. Attractively bound in red leather, with gilt titles, rules & decoration, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, red ribbon marker. The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. It represents a relaxation from the religious outlook from a Calvinistic approach, which is presented... View more info

A Zigzag [Zig-Zag] Journey in the Sunny South; or, Wonder Tales of Early American History. A Visit to the Scenes and Associations of the Early American Settlements in the Southern States and the West Indies.

By: Butterworth, Hezekiah

Price: $45.00

Publisher: Estes and Lauriat: 1887

Seller ID: 1864936

Condition: Good

Boards rubbed with loss from spine & corners, front free endpaper removed, hinges loosening.No Jacket - Pictorial Cover. 1887 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 320 pp. Original color-illustrated paper over boards, illustrated endpapers, engravings throughout text. Late 19th century travel writing, part of The Zig-Zag Series, this volume focusing on journeys in the American South and the West Indies. View more info

The Stranger (The Collector's Library of Famous Editions)

By: Camus, Albert; Gilbert, Stuart; Fowlie, Wallace

Price: $75.00

Publisher: The Easton Press, Norwalk, Connecticut: 1993

Seller ID: 2144222

Condition: Fine

Publisher's Notes from the Archives insert laid in. 1993 Full-Leather. xix, [1], 181 pp. Blue full leather, gilt titles & decorations, all edges gilt, silk moire endpapers, blue ribbon marker bound in. Camus's classic novel of existentialism and the absurd, translated from the original French by Stuart Gilbert, with an introduction by William Fowlie and color illustrations by Daniel Maffia. View more info

In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences

By: Capote, Truman

Price: $2,250.00

Publisher: Random House: 1965

Edition: Limited Edition

Inscription: Signed by author

Seller ID: 2263973

Condition: Fine

Limited edition, #285 of 500, signed & numbered by Capote on colophon, which states 'Of the first edition of In Cold Blood five hundred copies have been printed on special paper and specially bound.' Lacks slipcase issued with this edition, but is only the more attractive for it (the slipcase was a rather plain red paper over cardboard). 1965 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. 343 pp. 8vo. Finely rebound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full brown mor... View more info

Farm Legends

By: Carleton, Will

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Harper & Brothers: 1876

Seller ID: 2283876

Condition: Very Good

Very faint stain along page base, board corners lightly rubbed. 1876 Hard Cover. 131 pp. Blue boards with gilt decorations. 4-page terminal publisher ad. Original green cloth, gilt titles & decorations. Numerous engravings. A collection of poetry with a rural theme. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: William McKendree Carleton (21 October 1845 – 18 December 1912) was an American poet. Carleton's poems were most often about rural life... What Robert Burns did for the Scottish cotter and... View more info