3VOL S. JOHNSON, LIVES OF THE ENGLISHPOETS, 1779 Three volume first edition set of The Lives of the English Poets; and a Criticism on Their Works by Samuel Johnson. Printed 1779 for Whitestone, Williams, Colles,...
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8VOL W. SHAKESPEARE, PLAYS IN EIGHTVOLUMES, 1765 The Plays of William Shakespeare in 8 Volumes, With The Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are added, Notes by Sam. Johnson....
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FINE & SMALL PRESS, (10) VOLUMES, SOMESIGNED Includes: 1) Tennessee Williams. It Happened the Day the Sun Rose. Sylvester & Orphanos, 1981, "Presentation Copy" of 330, signed by Williams, in slipcase; 2) Norman...
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GROUP OF THIRTY-FIVE LEATHERBOUND BOOKSWITH DECORATIVE BINDINGSComprising:
Biblia Sacra, Parishs, 1865
Les Fleurs du Mal by Baudelaire, Librairie Alphonse Lemerre, Paris
Recovery of Jerusalem by Edward Fairfax,...
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EASTON PRESS PRESIDENTS LEATHER BOUND69 VOLUMES 69 Leather Bound Easton Press Volumes, dealing with Presidents / Presidential Politics, to include: The Works of John Adams (2 vols), James K. Polk (2 vols), James...
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JOHN GADSBY CHAPMAN O/C, SLAIN HARTOR DEERJohn Gadsby Chapman (American, 1808-1889) oil on canvas painting depicting a slain hart or deer on a rock, its eyes still open and tongue hanging out, left front leg...
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A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, VOL.I BOWEN 1747Bowen, Emanuel: A Complete System of Geography. Being a Description of all the Countries, Islands, Cities, Chief Towns, Harbours, Lakes, and Rivers, Mountains,...
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27 LEATHERBOUND BRITISH THEATER BOOKS27volumes total, including: The Works of Ben Johnson , London: J. Walthoe, M. Wotton, et. al., 1716, six volumes (complete), first octavo edition, bound in full leather; The...
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Poetry, A Selection of works to includeCowper (William), Poems by William Cowper of the inner Temple in two volumes, 4th Edition, London, J. Johnson, 1788; The Poetical works of Robert Browning, 4 volumes, London,...
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Leslie (CR) & Taylor (T), The Life andTimes of Sir Joshua Reynolds, 2 volumes, John Murray, London, 1805, together with Prescott (William H), History of the reign of Philip the Second of Spain, 2 volumes, Phillips,...
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[FINE BINDINGS]. JOHNSON, Allen, editor.The Chronicles of America Series. New Haven et al: Yale University Press et al, 1919-1921.
51 volumes, 12mo. Illustrated, numerous colored folding maps. (Slight toning.)...
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COMPLETE LATE GEORGIAN SET OF SHAKESPEAREThe Plays of William Shakespeare. In Twenty-One Volumes, with The Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To Which are Added, Notes, by Samuel Johnson and George...
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[BINDINGS] -- [MEMOIRS] -- [BIOGRAPHY].A group of 6 works, most in contemporary full leather bindings, including works related to memoirs and biography, comprising:
1) [CATHERINE THE GREAT]. The Life of Catherine...
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FOUR SETS OF ANTIQUE BOOKSthe first:Dumas, Alexandre et al "Crimes Celebres", Paris: Administration de Librairie, 1842, in four volumes, each bound in leather and paper (each 10 x 6 inches); the second: "Memoires...
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GROUP OF LEATHER BOUND BOOKSGroup ofleather bound books, to include The Complaint or Night-Thoughts on Life, Death and Immortality , Glasgow, 1790; A Compendious History of the World , John Newbery, volume II,...
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[BINDINGS]. A group of approximately76 volumes, most in contemporary leather bindings, including works related to British history, illustration, and literature, comprising:
CHALMERS, A. The British Essayists....
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FOUR 19TH CENTURY LEATHER BOUND SETSOF NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS The tallest is 11 in., to include: The Museum of Natural History (Glasgow: William Mackenzie, n.d.), circa 1860, 2 volumes, full calf with gilt,...
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BOOKS: SIX VOLUMES BY STONE, WILLIAML. INCLUDING: "LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON" ALBANY, MUNSELL 1865, TWO VOLUMES, 1/2 TURQUOISE DYED LEATHER BINDING, 1 OF 5 COPIES ON LARGE PAPER, MINOR WEAR TO LEATHER...
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ZIMMERMANN, WILLIAM. A POPULAR HISTORYOF GERMANY... ...From the earliest Period to the Present Day (New York: Henry J. Johnson, 1878), four volumes, 4to (10 x 7-1/2 in.); three-quarter calf over marbled boards;...
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DICTIONARIES AND GAZETTEERS
A QUANTITY,INCLUDING Bayle, Peter The Dictionary, Historical and Critical. 1734-38, Second edition, folio, volumes 1-4 (of 5), contemporary calf; Richardson, Charles A New Dictionary...
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? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
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COLLECTION OF 20 BOOKS RELATED TO CUBA.TOINCLUDE: 5 VOLS THE HISTORY OF CUBA BY WILLIS FLETCHER JOHNSON, 1920, PUBLISHED BY B. F. BUCK & CO. INC., NY, LEATHER SPINES AND CORNERS, MARBLED BOARDS, 9 1/2" X 6 1/4",...
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ELEVEN FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS ON HISTORYAND TRAVEL Selection of eleven The Folio Society hardcover books on history and travel comprising, "Beryl Bainbridge, "Everyman Man For Himself", 2016, Jacques Barzun, "From...
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* (BINDINGS) A group of three sets 10volumes. Venetian Life. By William Dean Howells. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin (1885). 2 vols. 8vo 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards titles in gilt to spines t.e.g....
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21 leather-bound books: six volumesof Gaskell's Works , London, 1880, half calf, marbled boards, 7-1/8 x 5 in.; six volumes, The Diary of Samuel Pepys , notes by Richard Braybrooke, London, 1889, green...
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(SAMUEL JOHNSON) SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM."PLAYS" London Tonson 1765. First Johnson Edition large 8VO 8 volumes. Frontis portrait of Shakespeare. Modern 3/4 morocco binding. An important edition of Shakespeare's plays....
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Two volumes, William Johnson, Sketchesof the Life and Correspondence of Nathaniel Greene, Major General of the Armies of the United States in the War of the Revolution, Charleston, South Carolina, printed by A.E....
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Ten books, Civil War related: Tom Broadfoot,Civil War Books: A Price Checklist ; Robert Paul Jordan, The Civil War ; Miller, Photographic History of the Civil War , Volumes 9 and 10; Milhollen Johnson and Bill, dust...
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