London: Chapman and Hall, 1845. First Edition. Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks (unsigned). Charles Dicken's "Our Mutual Friend" is one of his most sophisticated works and the last novel he completed in his lifetime. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was.....
Price: $1,250.00
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1846. First Edition (Second issue?). Hardcover. Formerly owned by Oliver Sacks (unsigned). Vignette Illustrations on Wood by Samuel Palmer. Pictures from Italy is a travelogue by Charles Dickens, written in 1846. The book reveals the concerns of its author as he presents, according to Kate Flint.....
Price: $75.00
London: Limited Editions Club/George W. Jones, 1931. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Third volume in the LEC series. Noted flaws notwithstanding, a handsome copy of this classic. Light shelf/edge wear, fraying at heel, spine toned (as this volume was prone for), small gift inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred.....
Price: $425.00
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Var. nd [circa 1900]. Unique. Hardcover. Bookplate of renowned author and librettist Harry Bache Smith. Also bears armorial bookplate of Claire Mendel, noted German Consul and collector. A bit of background on Lord Bateman: "An adaptation of the traditional ballad attributed to Thackeray (British Library Catalogue) with preface and notes.....
Price: $7,500.00
London: Burgess & Boes Ltd., nd. Original Leather Wraps. A lovely set of this tiny, yet rich, reference. Rather unusual to find it complete, more so in such pleasing condition. Tight, bright and unmarred. Burgundy and black pebbled morocco, gilt lettering, textured endpages, burgundy stain (in faux-marbled style) at all.....
Price: $65.00
New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. KEEP! - One of the most important books on the history of bookbinding. In these two volumes one of the world's foremost practitioners and teachers of traditional bookbinding presents both an eminently practical guide and an historical overview to this.....
Price: $225.00
Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1863. [First edition]. Full Calf. Germany, Kingdom. The Netherlands, Kingdom Belgium and Switzerland together with parts of the bordering countries to Oxford, Portsmouth, Havre, Königsberg, Odense, etc. Travel maps with designations of the railways, highways, express wagon and extra post routes, drawn jointly by Fr. von Stülpnagel.....
Price: $175.00
New York: Walt Disney Productions, 1940. First Edition. Pictorial Wraps. This is the souvenir program for Disney's renowned production with music by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra and narrative introductions by Deems Taylor. A very handsome copy of this rather uncommon volume. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright.....
Price: $150.00
Peoria, IL: Chas. A. Bennett Co., n.d. First American Edition. Hardcover. Forward by P. H. Jowett. Light shelf wear, touch of fraying at heel, spine very slightly cocked, owner inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, touch of toning at spine and edges, else.....
Price: $35.00
San, Diego CA: Ash Ranch Press, 1990. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Signed by illustrator/printer/binder. Tight, bright, and unmarred. Marbled paper over boards, cast brass cowboy hat on cover, printed in red, black, and gold, marbled endpapers, letterpress. 76mm x 52mm. 12pp. Lettered limited deluxe edition, this being copy K of 26.....
Price: $225.00
New York: New York Graphic Society, nd. First Edition. Hardcover. Tipped in plates (approx. 70 color and 180 b/w) of paintings, pottery, masks, statuary, etc. A handsome copy. Tight, bright, and unmarred. DJ shows minimal shelf/edge wear, else bright and clean; slipcase shows minor shelf/edge wear, else tight and clean.....
Price: $45.00
London: H. Lea, [1852]. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition, with 12 papers rather than the reissue [OOC 70] with 16. Each paper of 24pp. “The article on ‘Calculating and registering machines’ contains an account of Babbage’s Difference Engine no. 1 and a brief notice of the Analytical Engine.” [OOC 69][See.....
Price: $1,750.00
New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1915 [1926]. Reprint. Hardcover. A handsome copy of this early reprint, compete with rather uncommon DJ. Minor shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf/edge wear, minor chipping (focused at head, heel and tips, several small, closed tears, partial pull with some.....
Price: $65.00
Orleans, VT: Capital City Press, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelf/edge wear, small ink stamp at ffep, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, fold-out family tree. 8vo. 30pp. Illus. (b/w plates).
Price: $245.00
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1932. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Printed in the Fell types on Auvergne handmade paper. [Dreyfus 86: Keynes 33f]. Minimal shelf/edge wear, light toning at preliminaries, sporadic foxing, else tight, bright, and unmarred. White paper boards, black ink lettering, in blind decorative elements, title page bordered in red.....
Price: $175.00
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996. First Edition. Original Wraps. Posthumously designed book plate by a friend of Oliver’s, incorporating his longstanding love of cephalopods. Inscription on front flyleaf. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his.....
Price: $50.00
New York: Derrydale Press, 1928. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Hand colored plate. Siegel 18. Overall, a handsome copy. Minor shelf/edge wear, touch of sun across the top of the front board and spine, owner plate at front pastedown, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Gray paper boards, paper labels, black ink lettering.....
Price: $125.00
London: Routledge & Keegan Paul, 1966. Reprint. Hardcover. Inscribed on ffep to Oliver Sacks: "To my dear Oliver, with fond love from Auntie Leni" 9th July 1977. From the library of Dr. Oliver Sacks, the renowned neurologist, author, and educator. He was, in his life, celebrated for his contributions to.....
Price: $150.00
Washington DC: Howard Grey Douglas, nd [circe 1900]. First Edition (presumed). Original Wraps. 25 numbered plates, "Contents" page describes each plate and one page essay on the LoC. Seldom found in good condition. Light shelf/edge wear, several soft creases in wraps, ring mark at rear, light toning/rubbing to wraps, one.....
Price: $55.00
Portland, ME: The Evening Express Publishing Co., 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. A richly detailed autobiography the man once nominated by the National Prohibition Party for President. Also discusses his experiences as part of the 13th Maine in the Civil War and his time in Libby prison (he was exchanged for.....
Price: $65.00
Mt. Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, nd. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Even sunning at spine, else tight, bright, and unmarred; slipcase shows light shelf/edge wear, else tight. Quarterbound, blue cloth spine, floral printed paper boards, paper onlay spine label. Small 8vo. 68pp.
Price: $45.00
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1897. First American Edition. Hardcover. Non-Sherlockian fiction set in the Fench Empire period. A very handsome copy. Minimal shelf wear, light sun toning, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements, silver gilt decorative elements, brown endpages. Small 8vo.....
Price: $45.00
Loket, Czech Republic: Sobota, 2014. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Another in the series of Doyle miniature artist book by Sobota. Tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, wood onlays, engraved lettering, printed endpages; wooden chest housing. np. Numbered limited edition of 13. Signed by the artist.
Price: $450.00
New York: George H. Doran Co., 1912. First American Edition. Hardcover. Oscar Slater, a German Jew, was wrongfully accused, convicted and imprisoned for a murder that he did not commit. Doyle investigated the case for over three years and ultimately published this volume. The resulting clamor lead to Slater being.....
Price: $145.00
Boston: Luthur Stevens, 1856. First Edition. Originally issued in sixteen parts from 1852 to 1856 "He was fond of literary pursuits, and in 1828 he went to Boston, where he established an antiquarian bookstore — the first of its kind in the United States — and devoted himself to the.....
Price: $750.00