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French Antique Leather Bound Books
Located in Austin, TX
French antique books with Moroccan leather black spine, gold leaf imprinted title and blue and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Books
Set of Old Bound Books 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
5 Antique Saddle Leather & Gilt Steel Grey Bound Gilt Theatrical Books in Greek
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
5 Antique Saddle Leather and Gilt Steel Grey Bound Gilt Theatrical Books in Greek
European and
Category
Early 20th Century Greek Neoclassical Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Louis Vuitton Le Catalogue Reference Book 1997
By Louis Vuitton
Located in North Hollywood, CA
), Borneo green, Toledo blue, Castillian red, Cipango gold, and Tassili yellow. Taiga Leather: vert/green
Category
Late 20th Century French Fashion Books
American Scenery by Willis with Engravings after Bartlett 1840 Original Books
Located in Montréal, CA
book, as can be seen. There is a blue label in the books form W. L. LaFrance Relieur Montreal.
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Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
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H 11 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
Works of F. Crawford in 5 Volumes Bound in Blue Morocco Leather with Gilt Spines
Located in San Francisco, CA
the supernatural. Beautifully bound in dark blue morocco leather with blue marbleized boards and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 7.5 in W 1.25 in D 5.25 in
Andrew Lang, the Blue Poetry Book, Publisher's Presention Copy, 1891
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Lang, Andrew.
Title: The Blue Poetry Book.
Publisher: London: Longmans, Green, and
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather
2 Antique Miniature Leather Methodist Hymnal & American School Hymn Book
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique mid-late 19th century Christian hymnals, one leather bound book of Methodist Hymns
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Books
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Paper
World of Comets, Translated by James Glaisher, Leather Bound, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
& Rivington, 1877, London. Original gilt-stamped blue calf, raised bands, red leather gilt-stamped label, all
Category
Antique 1870s English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Trollope, T. Adolphus, Filippo Strozzi, First Edition, 1860 Leather Bound !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
-3/8", frontis portrait plate, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spine, top
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Iliad & the Odyssey of Homer. 8 Vols. Large Paper Edition 1905 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
numbered copies this being #33, bound in full blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, covers ruled and
Category
Antique Early 1900s Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.69 in W 7.75 in D 2 in
Life of Andrew Jackson by James Parton 3-Volume Leather Set, 1876
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
¼ calf leather and matching blue cloth boards. Raised bands, gilt stamps, and titles to the spine
Category
Antique 1870s North American Books
Materials
Leather
Adolphus Trollope, Girlhood of Catherine De' Medici. 1st Ed 1856 Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spine, top edges gilt, others uncut, marbled
Category
Antique 1850s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Trollope, Paul the Pope & Paul the Friar, First Edition 1861 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
portrait plate, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spine, top edges gilt, others uncut
Category
Antique 1860s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Memoirs of Madame Junot Duchesse D'Abrantes, 3 Vols. 1883, Leather Bound
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
portraits, bound in full blue polished calf, covers double ruled in gilt, gilt dentelles, ribbed gilt
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
Autograph Edition of the Works of Anatole France, in a Fine Leather Binding!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
lettered blue leather spine labels, all edges uncut as issued.
Condition: Hinges fine, in very good
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.13 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
Trollope, A Decade of Italian Women, First Edition, 2 Vols. 1859 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
volume, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others uncut
Category
Antique 1850s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.94 in W 5.38 in D 1.5 in
Trollope, Home & Haunts of the Italian Poets, 2 Vols. 1st Ed 1881 Leather Bound!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
" x 5-3/8", bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed floral gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others
Category
Antique 1880s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.63 in W 5.38 in D 1.25 in
American Art from American Collections, Numbered #199/455 Signed by James Biddle
Located in valatie, NY
slipcase. Rare book in Excellent condition. 250 works discussed and illustrated in a blue leather bound
Category
Vintage 1960s Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 24 in W 8 in D 0.25 in
The Life of Benvenuto Cellini in 2 volumes. Published: 1906 by Brentanos.
Located in San Francisco, CA
the bronze statue of Perseus holding the head of Medusa which now stands in Florence. Bound in blue
Category
Antique Early 1900s Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9.5 in W 6.5 in D 1.25 in
The Book Of Common Prayer - 1960 - IN A SCARCE EARLY BINDING BY PHILIP SMITH !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
SMITH. 1 vol., 5-7/8" x 3-7/8", bound in full blue morocco, multi-color morocco onlays to spine and
Category
Vintage 1960s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 5.88 in W 3.88 in D 1 in
O. Henry 'William Sydney Porter' Complete Works in 13 Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
, small octavo, blue three-quarter morocco and cloth boards, raised bands, gilt tooled spines, marbled
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Ronald Searle, Slightly Foxed, First Deluxe Edition with an Original Drawing
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
of books, signed "Ronald Searle", illustrated, bound in full blue leather, vertical gilt lettered
Category
Vintage 1980s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 12.3 in W 8.88 in D 1 in
The Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, Illustrated, 1931
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. Bound by Birdsall in half blue Moroccan leather and blue cloth boards, gilt ruled, with gilt titles and
Category
Vintage 1930s English Books
Materials
Paper
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Signed by Carla Laemmle, Photoplay
By Gaston Leroux
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Castaigne. Signed by actress Carla Laemmle. 8vo. Rebound in black 1/.4 leather and cloth boards, with raised
Category
Vintage 1920s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.25 in W 5.63 in D 2 in
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1875
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Company, 1875. First edition. In two volumes. Rebound in quarter blue leather and cloth boards, with
Category
Antique 1870s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 9.38 in W 6.38 in D 3.88 in
J. M. BARRIE - Peter Pan - FIRST PLAY EDITION - AN IMPORTANT PRESENTATION COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
. Barrie. Aug 31, 1930, Stanway", bound in the publisher's deluxe blue limp leather binding with circular
Category
Vintage 1920s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.38 in W 5 in D 0.75 in
The Plays of J.M. Barrie; In One Volume (by the creator of PETER PAN)
Located in Middletown, NY
Sangorski & Sutcliffe (stamped in gold at the bottom of front turn-in) in blue crushed morocco with gilt
Category
20th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Winston CHURCHILL. Lord Randolph Churchill - 2 VOLS. - FIRST EDITION - 1906
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, including photogravure portraits and facsimiles, bound in fine full dark blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 8.69 in W 5.88 in D 1.5 in
Winston CHURCHILL. Liberalism And The Social Problem - FIRST EDITION - 1909
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
& Stoughton, 1909.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION. 1 vol., 7-7/16" x 5-1/8", bound in fine full dark blue morocco
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.44 in W 5.13 in D 1.5 in
Carroll, Rackham, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Limited Edition, 1907
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
color pates with titled tissue guards and B&W illustrations in text, bound in full blue morocco, ribbed
Category
Antique Early 1900s Books
Materials
Leather
H 11.25 in W 9.5 in D 1.5 in
MARTIN GILBERT. The Life of Winston Churchill - 8 vols. 1966-88 ALL 1st EDITIONS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, bound in fine full dark blue morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled in gilt, gilt signature
Category
Vintage 1960s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 9 in W 6.25 in D 2.5 in
Richard BURTON. The Book Of The Thousand Nights. 12 vols. 1897 IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Specially Painted by Albert Letchford, bound in the publisher's deluxe binding of 1/2 dark blue morocco
Category
Antique 1890s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 10.32 in W 6.88 in D 2 in
Winston CHURCHILL. Marlborough His Life and Times - ALL 1ST EDITIONS - 4 VOLS
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
portrait frontispieces, numerous plates, facsimiles, maps and plans, bound in fine full dark blue morocco
Category
Vintage 1930s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 9 in W 6.25 in D 2 in
Look At The Birdie, Signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Easton Press Limited Edition, 2009
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
copies. Signed by Vonnegut. 8vo. Original pictorial blue leather stamped in black and gilt. Presented
Category
Early 2000s American Books
Materials
Leather, Silk, Paper
H 9.25 in W 6.13 in D 2 in
Marseille Ancienne et Moderne - FIRST ED WITH THE GILT ARMS OF NAPOLEON - 1786
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, textblock edges sprinkled red and blue.
CONDITION: Internally clean and
Category
Antique 1780s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.44 in W 5.13 in D 0.6 in
The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
Located in Middletown, NY
fillets on boards, 5 raised bands, with gilt decoration and titles on spine; blue-grey endpapers, t.e.g
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
SEITZ. Paul Jones, His Exploits In English Seas During 1778-1780. FIRST EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, each being signed by the author this being copy number 1, bound in 1/2 blue morocco, ribbed gilt
Category
Vintage 1910s American Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.5 in W 6.5 in D 1.75 in
John RUSKIN - Unto This Last - THE DOVES PRESS - 1907 - JOHN DRINKWATER'S COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
/4" x 6-5/8", limited to 300 paper copies, with the leather bookplate of John Drinkwater to the front
Category
Early 2000s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.25 in W 6.63 in D 0.5 in
Les Bambous: Fables de La Fontaine
Located in valatie, NY
. French edition paperback rebound in blue calf-leather decorated with embossed bamboo impression in green
Category
Mid-20th Century French Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
James Paine – Plans, Elevations and Section of Noblemen and Gentlemen's Houses
Located in Middletown, NY
; boards covered in red and blue marbled paper, edges bumped and worn, boards rubbed; penicl notations
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 20.13 in W 14 in D 1.25 in
Edgar Chahine / Gongourt Bros. – Soeur Philomène
Located in Middletown, NY
203 mm), housed in a custom blue clamshell box (11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches / 297 x 233 mm).
* The book is
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Books
Materials
Copper
Winston CHURCHILL. The World Crisis - 6 vols. - ALL FIRST EDITIONS 1923-1931
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
vols., 9-1/8" x 6-1/4", illustrated with maps (some fold-out) and charts, bound in 1/2 blue morocco
Category
Vintage 1920s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 9.13 in W 6.25 in D 2.5 in
Little America by Richard E. Byrd, First Edition, 1930
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
book has been handsomely rebound in quarter royal blue Moroccan leather and cloth binding, with gilt
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
Gertrude Stein Anciens et Modernes Picasso, First Edition Presentation Copy 1938
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Floury, 1938.
FIRST EDITION PRESENTATION COPY. 1 vol., 169pp., illustrated, rebound in full blue gray
Category
Vintage 1930s French Books
Materials
Leather
H 7 in W 5.5 in D 1 in
She: A History of Adventure by H. Rider HAGGARD
Located in Middletown, NY
heavy paper precede the title, tissue guard. Elegant polished sky blue calf binding by Bayntun (stamp on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jess by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
blue morocco labels, marbled endpapers; original red cloth covers bound in; a.e.g. Very occasional
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Edgar Allan Poe, 'Edmund Dulac', The Bells & Other Poems. 1ST TRADE EDITION 1912
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, gilt lettered blue and green leather spine labels, covers double ruled in gilt, gilt dentelles, all
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 11.88 in W 8.63 in D 1.75 in
Allan Quatermain by H. Rider HAGGARD in a Handsome binding
Located in Middletown, NY
polished sky blue calf binding by Bayntun (stamp on first endpaper), marbled endpapers, gilt fillets on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
Alone, Signed by Richard E. Byrd, First Edition, Second Impression, 1938
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
impression. Signed by Byrd on free end paper. Octavo. Presented in quarter blue Moroccan leather and cloth
Category
Vintage 1930s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.75 in W 6.25 in D 1.88 in
Vanity Fair by Wm.Thackeray, Cosway Style Binding, First Edition, First Issue
Located in Middletown, NY
in the front cover. Contemporary full green-blue crushed levant over beveled boards, elaborately
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 8.38 in W 5.13 in D 2 in
Dickens, Charles. a Christmas Carol - ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
decorated spine, gilt lettered blue and green morocco spine labels, covers double ruled in gilt, gilt
Category
Vintage 1960s British Books
Materials
Leather
MALORY / Rackham, The Romance Of King Arthur, SIGNED IN A FINE ONLAY BINDING !
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
plate) and 7 B&W illustrations, bound in full dark blue morocco, gilt lettered and decorated spine
Category
Vintage 1910s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 11.38 in W 9.38 in D 2.5 in
Charles DICKENS. A Christmas Carol - FIRST EDITION SECOND ISSUE - 1843
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
the first chapter heading, title-page printed in red and blue, hand colored frontispiece & 3 plates by
Category
Antique 1840s British Books
Materials
Leather
Bierbaum - Das Schoene Madchen Von Pao - Illustrated by Franz Von Bayros - 1910
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
with 7 full page mildly erotic plates by Franz Von Bayros, bound in full blue morocco, ribbed gilt
Category
Vintage 1910s German Books
Materials
Leather
H 12.57 in W 9.25 in D 1.25 in
Thomas Hardy, Return of the Native, First Edition First Issue, 1878, 3 Vols
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
quotation marks after A Pair of Blue Eyes on the title of volume I), bound in 3/4 brown morocco, ribbed gilt
Category
Antique 1870s British Books
Materials
Leather
H 7.25 in W 4.94 in D 2 in
"Memoirs of Richard Nixon" Two-Volume Set, Easton Press Edition, 1988
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
was published by Easton Press in 1988. Both books are presented in a matching blue custom made
Category
Vintage 1980s American Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Golden Book of Swinburne's Lyrics
Located in Middletown, NY
laid paper, watermarked, title page in gold and blue ink. Handsomely bound in tan morocco by Zaehnsdorf
Category
Early 20th Century English Books
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, First Edition, First Issue, 1925
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, first printing. Rebound in full blue morocco leather with gilt tooling, raised bands and gilt tooling to
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
"Congress and the Nation 1946-1964" First Edition Two-Volume Set, Published 1965
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
edges, making the blue leather boards appear green in some areas. The binding has four raised bands
Category
Vintage 1960s American Books
Materials
Leather, Paper
H 11.38 in W 9.13 in D 4.63 in
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