The Vermiform Appendix and its Diseases
by (Appendix) Kelly, Howard A., and E. Hurdon
Philadelphia and London: W.B. Saunders and Company, 1905. First edition. With 399 original illustrations, some in colors, and 3 lithographic plates. 827 pp. 1 vols. Thick 4to. Green cloth. Extremities rubbed, frontispiece loose. Inner hinges reinforced. Very Good. Blindstamp of Tufts College Medical School Library. First edition. With 399 original illustrations, some in colors, and 3 lithographic plates.... Read More
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The Life of a Sportsman. By Nimrod
by [Apperley, Charles James]
London: Kegan Paul, 1914. With 36 colored plates after the original illustrations by Henry Alken. 401 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Half red morocco and cloth, spine gilt, t.e.g. Near fine (front joint a little rubbed). With 36 colored plates after the original illustrations by Henry Alken. 401 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Handsome standard edition of this classic sporting... Read More
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Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton … with notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, and Extravagant Exploits, by Nimrod
by [Apperley, Charles James]
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1835. First edition in book form. With 12 hand colored plates by Henry Alken. 1 vols. 8vo. Full red levant, borad with double gilt rule borders, spine gilt, t.e.g. Fine copy (three plates trimmed close along imprint at fore edge). Cloth slipcase. First edition in book form. With 12 hand colored plates by Henry Alken.... Read More
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The Chace, The Turf, and the Road. By Nimrod
by [Apperley, Charles J.]
London: John Murray, 1837. First edition. Portrait by D. Maclise, illustrations by Henry Alken. Pp. xx, 301, [1, imprint], plus publisher's advertisements: [2, Standard works], 4 [Goldsmith’s works], 4 [List of Books], back, 8 [ads dated March 1837]. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green cloth stamped in gilt. Bright fresh copy, inner hinges cracked but holding, else near fine. Blue... Read More
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Memoirs of the Life of John Mytton
by [Apperley, Charles James]
London: Keagan Paul, 1900. Illustrated with engarved title and 20 hand-colored engravings by Henry Alken and T.J. Rawlins. xxxvi, 234pp. 8vo. Bound in three quarter red morocco, spine gilts with raised bands, light wear, upper front cover corner damaged. Illustrated with engarved title and 20 hand-colored engravings by Henry Alken and T.J. Rawlins. xxxvi, 234pp. 8vo.
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Memoirs of the Life of the Late John Mytton...with notices of his Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits. By Nimrod
by [Apperley, Charles James]
London: Keagan Paul, 1900. Illustrated with 20 colour plates. xxv, [1], 234, [2]pp. 8vo. Red straight grained red morocco, gilt spine, a.e.g. by Riviere. Very Good. Illustrated with 20 colour plates. xxv, [1], 234, [2]pp. 8vo.
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Sporting Embellished by Large Engravings Illustrative of British Field Sports
by [Apperley, Charles]
London: A.H. Baily, 1838. First edition. With 38 engravings from pictures painted by T. Gainsborough, E. Landseer, R.A., R.A., Charles Hancock, J.F. Lewis and W. Barraud, &c. 144 pp. 1 vols. Folio. Boards, black leather spine. Minor external rubbing to corners, some foxing. First edition. With 38 engravings from pictures painted by T. Gainsborough, E. Landseer, R.A., R.A.,... Read More
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![Memors of John Mytton. [Note on Henry Alken's "Mytton Illustrations" by Joseph Grego]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/165/227/1559227165.0.m.jpg)
Memors of John Mytton. [Note on Henry Alken's "Mytton Illustrations" by Joseph Grego]
by [Apperley, James Charles]
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co, 1903. Reprint. Illustrated with 20 colored plates by H. Alken and T.J. Rawlins. xv, [1], 234, [1]. Printed by Morrison and Gibb, Edinburgh. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt pictorial stamping of feathers on front cover, gilt lettered spine, & t.e.g. Fine. Alken, Henry. Reprint. Illustrated with 20 colored plates by... Read More
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![De ciuilibus Romanorum bellis historiarum libri quinque. Eiusdem libri sex--Illyricus, Celticus, Libycus, Syrius, Parthicus, & Mithridaticus [Translated from the Greek by P. Candidus]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/007/755/248755007.0.m.jpg)
De ciuilibus Romanorum bellis historiarum libri quinque. Eiusdem libri sex--Illyricus, Celticus, Libycus, Syrius, Parthicus, & Mithridaticus [Translated from the Greek by P. Candidus]
by Appianus
Lugduni [Lyon]: Apud Seb. Gryphium, 1551. First Gryphius edition. 1092, [2] p. (last 2 blank). 1 vols. 12mo. Early calf with red leather label, marbled endpapers; spine tips and joints a bit rubbed, title page a bit darkened, but a very good, sound copy. First Gryphius edition. 1092, [2] p. (last 2 blank). 1 vols. 12mo. Baudrier, H.L.... Read More
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Hand-colored Lithograph: "Duchesse d'Olenbourg" from ANNALES DE POMOLOGIE, with French text on separate leaf
by (Apple)
Bruxelles: F. Parent, 1859. 1 vols. 14 x 10-1/2 inches. Matted. Fine. 1 vols. 14 x 10-1/2 inches.
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Train and Bank Robbers of the West. A Romantic but Faithful Story of Bloodshed and Plunder, Perpetrated by Missouri’s Daring Outlaws. A Thrilling Story of the Adventures and Exploits of Frank and Jesse James …
by [Appler, August C.]
Chicago & St. Louis, 1882. 358, viii, [9]-287pp. plus plates. Original publisher's cloth, stamped in black and gilt. Extremities worn, binding rubbed and lightly soiled. Hinges tender. Modern bookplate and contemporary ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Light scattered soiling and foxing, a few small tears. Fair. In a blue half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. 358, viii,... Read More
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![Remarks on Currency and Banking; Having Refference [sic] to the Present Derangement of the Circulating Medium in the United States](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/395/131/1109131395.0.m.jpg)
Remarks on Currency and Banking; Having Refference [sic] to the Present Derangement of the Circulating Medium in the United States
by Appleton, Nathan
Boston: Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1841. First edition. pp. 73. 1 vols. 8vo. Removed. Light browning on title page. First edition. pp. 73. 1 vols. 8vo. Nathan Appleton (1779-1861) was an American merchant and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1831-1833 and again in 1842. He was one of the founders... Read More
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Aphthonii Progymnasmata
by Apthonius
Amsterdam: Johannes Janssonius, 1651. Additional engraved pictorial title page dated 1631. 16mo. Contemporary vellum. Very good. Additional engraved pictorial title page dated 1631. 16mo. The Latin version by Agricola of this treatise by the famed rhetorician of Antioch, Aphthonius. From the library of Henryk Conwell, Bishop of Philadelphia. Provenance: Henry Conwell, Bishop of Philadelphia (bookplate)
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The Story of Cupid and Psyche. Translated from the Latin by Charles Staford
by Apuleius, Lucius
London: Published by David Nutt at the Sign of the Phœnix, Long Acre, 1903. Large Paper Issue. First Edition thus, with slip about trnsposition of plates. Illustrated with 4 plates by Jessie Mothersole. xviii, 83 pp. Printed in black and red at Ballantyne Press. 1 vols. Tall 8vo (26 x 17 cm). Original vellum, printed in red, yapp fore-edge.... Read More
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L'asino d'oro di … tradotto nuouamente in lingua volgare dal ... Sig. Pompeo Vizani ... Nuouamente ristampato, & aggiuntoui le figure à ciascuna fauola
by Apuleius, Lucius
Venice: Alessandro Zatta, 1668. ... novamente ristampato, & aggiuntovi le Figure ... . Title within woodcut border. llustrated with woodcuts. 432 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Contemporary vellum. Gatherings A-E darkened, some worming to upper edges affecting a few letters. ... novamente ristampato, & aggiuntovi le Figure ... " Title within woodcut border. llustrated with woodcuts. 432 pp.... Read More
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Super quarto libro Sententiarum preclarum opus feliciter incipit
by Aquinas, Thomas
[Venice]: [Johannes Herbort de Seligenstadt] for Johannes de Colonia, Jenson et Socii, 1481. [309] leaves, lacking the preliminary blank. a-z¹⁰ (-a1), A-H¹⁰. Initials and rubrication in red and blue throughout, large illuminated initial on A2. Printer's device on colophon printed in red. Super chancery folio (315x210mm). Modern calf over wooden boards, panelled in blind, hinges and clasps. Small repairs... Read More
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![Khitab fima yahsan dhikrihi min Ta'rikh al-Tijarat ‘and al-‘Arab wa al-‘Uthmaniyin idhalan li-Sharh Qanun-namat al-Tijarat al-‘Uthmaniyyah [Speech on Arab Ottoman Trade Relations touching upon Ottoman Trade Law]. [At head of title:] Al Nubadh al-Mukhtarah fi Ta'rikh al-Tijarah [Select Tracts on the History of Trade]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/638/283/1516283638.0.m.jpg)
Khitab fima yahsan dhikrihi min Ta'rikh al-Tijarat ‘and al-‘Arab wa al-‘Uthmaniyin idhalan li-Sharh Qanun-namat al-Tijarat al-‘Uthmaniyyah [Speech on Arab Ottoman Trade Relations touching upon Ottoman Trade Law]. [At head of title:] Al Nubadh al-Mukhtarah fi Ta'rikh al-Tijarah [Select Tracts on the History of Trade]
by (Arab-Ottoman Trade Relations) [Di Marca, Francis Anton]
Cairo: Maṭbaʻat Wādī al-Nīl, 1869. 12 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Rose printed wrappers. Removed. Very good. Contemporary note in English at top of front wrapper, “E.A. Park, presented by the Vice Consul at Cairo”. 12 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Speech on the history of Arab Ottoman trade, noting the key position of Egypt as nexus between Red Sea... Read More
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![Talkhis al-fawâʾid wa taqrîb al-mütabâʿid [Commentary on al-Shatibi]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/020/912/1678912020.0.m.jpg)
Talkhis al-fawâʾid wa taqrîb al-mütabâʿid [Commentary on al-Shatibi]
by (Arabic Manuscript) Ibn al-Qāṣiḥ, ʻAlī ibn ʻUthmān
[Ottoman lands, 1833. Ink on thick burnished paper, 21 lines per page, in Levantine-style script in black ink with headings and occasional passages in red ink, dated A.H. 1249 = C.E. 1833. 448 pp. The first few pages extensively annotated in margins in a later scholarly hand, with numerous doodles and pen starts on last leaves. 1 vols. 8vo... Read More
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Tales from the Arabic of the Breslau and Calcutta (1814-18) Editions of the Book of a Thousand Nights and One Night Not Occurring in the Other Printed Texts of the Work, Now First Done into English
by (Arabian Nights) Payne, John, trans
London: Printed for subscribers only, 1884. viii, 303; vii, 301; viii, 301 pp. 3 vols. 8vo. White cloth, gilt designs on covers, gilt lettering on front covers, gilt backstrips, uncut, t.e.g. Spines slightly toned with heads and tails bumped, covers lightly soiled. Very good plus. viii, 303; vii, 301; viii, 301 pp. 3 vols. 8vo.
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A Popular Description of Arabia: Geographical, Historical anfd Topographical
by (Arabia) Conder, Josiah
London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1839. Originally published in 1831. Engraved folding map and plates. 1 vols. 8vo. Late 19th century burgundy morocco-backed cloth. Joints and spine rubbed, some light spotting, bookplate and embossed and printed stamps on endpaper and contents leaf and verso of title respectively, else very good. Originally published in 1831. Engraved folding map and... Read More
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Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen … Eine von het Provinciaal Utrechtsch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen gekrönte Preisschrift
by (Arabic Language—Etymology) Fränkel, Siegmund
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1886. First Edition. xxii, 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Half brown morocco. Bookplate of Max L. Margolis, with his signature on title. Somewhat rubbed, internally fine. First Edition. xxii, 327 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. On Aramaic loan words and phrases in classical Arabic. With the ownership signature of linguist and scholar of Jewish history,... Read More
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SKETCHES OF THE VILLAGE OF ALBION: CONTAINING INCIDENTS OF ITS HISTORY AND PROGRESS, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, AND A STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF ITS TRADE, SCHOOLS, SOCIETIES, MANUFACTURES, &c
by Arad, Thomas
Albion, N.Y.: Willsea & Beach, 1853. 44pp. Original printed wrappers. Contemporary ownership signature at head of front wrapper, minute foxing. Overall internally clean. Very good. 44pp. A charming local history of this upstate New York enclave set along the Erie Canal. Includes a curious section on Albion's "secret associations." Scarce. OCLC locates only four copies. OCLC 18349010 ... Read More
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Le Paysan de Paris
by Aragon, Louis
The Limited Editions Club, 1994. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies signed by Cartier-Bresson. Translated by Simon Watson Taylor. Illustrated with seven original lithographs and a photogravure by Henri Cartier-Bresson. 1 vols. Folio (12 x 16 inches). Original blue-grey silk over boards, matching slipcase. Fine. CARTIER-BRESSON, Henri. Edition limited to 300 numbered copies signed by Cartier-Bresson. Translated by... Read More
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Persécuté persécuteur
by Aragon, [Louis]
Paris: Éditions surréalistes, 1931. Original first edition. One of 70 copies on pure Johannot paper, third paper after 15 copies on Japan and 30 on Holland paper. This is number 55. 83 pp., [5], uncut pages. 4to. Card wrappers in red card jacket, in original glassine, some toning on endpapers, else a near fine copy. Original first edition.... Read More
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![Brocéliande. Poème. [Series title:] Les poètes des Cahiers du Rhône III](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/410/277/1689277410.0.m.jpg)
Brocéliande. Poème. [Series title:] Les poètes des Cahiers du Rhône III
by Aragon, Louis
Neuchâtel: Éditions de la Baconn¡ère, 1942. First edition, no. 1993 of the trade issue (edition of 4080). Frontispiece portrait of Aragon after a drawing by Matisse. 55, [1], [8] pp. 8vo. Decorative purple and black morocco boards, stamped in silver on spine, original wrappers bound in, signed Leroux at front turn-in. Fine. Flannel-lined chemise. First edition, no. 1993... Read More
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