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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Transform your space with the timeless allure of our antique decorative books. Crafted with exquisite handbinding, these antique leatherbound books...
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20th Century Danish Victorian Leather Books

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Gold Leaf

HEYLYN. Mikrokosmos A Little Description of the Great World. THIRD EDITION 1627
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: HEYLYN, Peter. TITLE: Mikrokosmos. A Little Description of the Great World. PUBLISHER: Oxford: by I. L. & W. T. for William Turner & Thomas Huggins, 1627. DESCRIPTION: TH...
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1620s British Antique Leather Books

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Leather

The Works of Turgenev in 15 Leatherbound Volumes Published London: 1916
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Works of Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) in 15 volumes, the large type fine paper edition, bound in 3/4 leather, published by William Heinemann, London 1916. Includes the author's most...
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Early 20th Century English Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

FRAZER - The Golden Bough A Study in Magic & Religion - 3rd ED REVISED - 13 vols
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: FRAZER, James George. TITLE: The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. PUBLISHER: London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1911-15. DESCRIPTION: THIRD EDITION REVISED AND EN...
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1910s British Vintage Leather Books

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Leather

4 Volumes. J.A. Spencer, History of the United States.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. J.A. Spencer, History of the United States. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco, bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised band spine with gilt-tooled detailing. All edges marbled with marb...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Leather Books

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Leather

The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavelli - SECOND EDITION - 1695
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: MACHIAVELLI, Nicolas TITLE: The Works of the Famous Nicolas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary of Florence. Written originaIly [sic] in Italian, and from thence newly and fait...
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1690s British Antique Leather Books

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Leather

The Works of Machiavelli (in Italian) 10 Leather Volumes Published: 1804, Milan
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Machiavelli in Italian, 10 volumes, published in Milan, 1804. 3/4 leather boards with marbleized paper endpapers and edges. The spines with raised gilt-tooled bands. A lovely set of this very famous author...
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Early 1800s Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

TOLKIEN. The Hobbit. 1937 - 1st ED 2nd IMPRESSION - THE FIRST WITH COLOR PLATES!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: TOLKIEN, J. R. R. TITLE: The Hobbit or There and Back Again. PUBLISHER: London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1937. DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION SECOND IMPRESSION AND THE FIRST...
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1930s British Vintage Leather Books

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Leather

Voltaire's Candide True First Edition & First London Edition
Located in Savannah, GA
A rare example of a first edition Candide, published in Geneva by Cramer, 1759. 299pp. Woodcut ornaments and Voltaire's corrected pages (pp. 31/32, 41/42, 83/84, 85/86) all corresp...
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1750s Swiss Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

6 Volumes, Winston Churchill, the the Second World War
Located in New York, NY
6 Volumes. Winston Churchill, The The Second World War. First edition. Bound in full red morocco with the covers displaying lion details, the publication date, bordering, and label l...
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Mid-20th Century Leather Books

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Leather

Large Collection of Tall Decorative Scandinavian Antique Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 15 sets of 10 large tall-size decorative Swedish leather-bound books from the 1950s.
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

BARCLAY. An Apology for the True Christian Divinity - 1678 - 1ST ED IN ENGLISH
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BARCLAY, Robert. TITLE: An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, as the Same Is Held Forth, and Preached by the People, Called, in Scorn, Quakers. PUBLISHER: [Aberdeen(...
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1670s British Antique Leather Books

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Leather

Mozart Legacy Preserved: Vintage German Sheet Music Book - Early 20th c., 2C07
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Dive into a musical journey with our Vintage German Sheet Music Book from the beginning of the 20th century. This heavy book, measuring 31x24x2cm, is a treasure trove of composition...
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20th Century Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

Dutch Luther Bible with fine hand-coloured and highlighted in gold illustrations
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
Beautifully bound mid-17th-century "Visscher edition" of the Dutch Luther Bible with expertly hand-coloured and highlighted in gold illustrations. [BIBLE - LUTHER - DUTCH]. VISSCHER...
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1640s Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Leather Books

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Gold

Richard BURTON. The Book Of The Thousand Nights. 12 vols. 1897 IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: BURTON, Richard. TITLE: The Book Of The Thousand Nights And A Night. PUBLISHER: London: H. S. Nichols, Ltd., 1897. DESCRIPTION: 12 vols., 1...
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1890s British Antique Leather Books

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Leather

8 Volumes. Alexandre Dumas, Celebrated Crimes.
Located in New York, NY
8 Volumes. Alexandre Dumas, Celebrated Crimes. Bound in 3/4 blue morocco and linen boards bordered in gilt-tooling. The spines display raised bands, bordering, label lettering, and p...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

11 Volumes. Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Located in New York, NY
11 Volumes. Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Bound by H. Sotheran & Co. in full green morocco with the covers displaying gilt-tooled borders. Raised bands and...
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Early 20th Century English Leather Books

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Leather

John DONNE. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour. 1st ED FIRST ISSUE - 1651
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DONNE, John. TITLE: Letters to Severall Persons of Honour: Written by John Donne, Sometime Deane of St Pauls London. Published by John Donne Dr. of the Civill Law. PUBLISH...
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1650s British Antique Leather Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubiáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubiáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and linen boards, bordered in gilt-tooling. The spines display raised bands, bordering, panel detai...
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Early 20th Century American Leather Books

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Leather

Waverley Novels in 50 Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Boston, 1857
Located in Southampton, NY
Excellent and complete set of 50 Volumes of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857; The Household Edition. Finely bo...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

Julia PARDOE. The Court And Reign Of Francis - 3 vols - 1887 - IN A FINE BINDING
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: PARDOE, Julia. TITLE: The Court And Reign Of Francis The First King Of France. PUBLISHER: London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1887 DESCRIPTION: 3 vols., 8-3/4" x 5-7/8", num...
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1880s British Antique Leather Books

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Leather

Tennyson, Alfred, Queen Mary A Drama, 1877, Bound in a Fine Full Vellum Binding
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: TENNYSON, Alfred. Title: Queen Mary A Drama. Publisher: London: Henry S. King & Co., 1877. NEW EDITION. 1 vol., 6-9/16" x 4-3/4", bound in full vellum, gilt lettered red and green morocco spine labels, spine panels and covers ruled in red, green, and gold, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt, green silk page marker...
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1870s British Antique Leather Books

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Leather

12 Volumes, Sir Walter Scott, The Waverly novels
Located in Brønshøj, DK
Complete 12 volume set of the Waverley Novels illustrated in the Abbotsford Edition. Leather over marbled paper boards. Raised bands, ornate gilt on spines, marbled edges. With illus...
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1840s Antique Leather Books

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Leather

25 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels.
Located in New York, NY
25 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels. Centenary Edition. Bound in full tan calf with gilt-tooled bordering on the covers. Raised band spine with gilt-tooled detailing an...
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Leather Books

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Leather

1 Volume. John Brown, The Self-Interpreting Holy Bible.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. John Brown, The Self-Interpreting Holy Bible. Bound in full black morocco with the covers and raised bands displaying gilt-tooled detailing. All edges gilt, gilt-tooled den...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Leather Books

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Leather

Beacon Lights of History by John Lord in 5 volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A five volume leather bound set titled "Beacon Lights of History" by John Lord published in New York in 1884 by Fords, Howard and Hulbert profiling various historical luminaries from...
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1880s American Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

Lee's Lieutenants by Douglas Southhall Freeman, Three Vols., First Edition, 1942
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Freeman, Douglas Southall. Lee’s Lieutenants: A Study in Command. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1942. First edition. Three volume set. Rebound in ¼ black leather and cloth, with raised bands, gilt tooling and titles to the spine, and an archival slipcase. Presented is a first edition, three volume set of Lee’s Lieutenants by Douglas Southall Freeman...
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1940s American Vintage Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

1 Volume. John Milton, Paradise Lost.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. John Milton, Paradise Lost. Bound in full black morocco with the covers and raised band spines displaying gilt and open-tooled detailing. All edges are gilt with gilt-toole...
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19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Charles Eliot Norton, The New Life of Dante Alighieri.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Charles Eliot Norton, The New Life of Dante Alighieri. Bound in full red morocco with the cover displaying a gilt-tooled border. The spine displays raised bands and ornate ...
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Early 20th Century Leather Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Robert B. Brough, a Cracker Bon-Bon for Christmas Parties
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Robert B. Brough. A Cracker Bon-Bon for Christmas Parties: Consisting of Christmas Pieces, For Private Representations & Other Seasonable Matter, In Prose & Verse. With col...
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19th Century British Antique Leather Books

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Leather

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Photoplay Edition, 1932
By Robert Louis Stevenson
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Stevenson, Robert Louis. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [1932]. First Grosset & Dunlap Edition. 8ov. Presented rebound in ¼ navy leather and red cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt to...
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1930s American Vintage Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

2 Volumes. Colonel Wilson, Picturesque Palestine, Sinai & Egypt.
Located in New York, NY
2 Volumes. Colonel Wilson, Picturesque Palestine, Sinai & Egypt. Bound in full black morocco with open and gilt-tooled detailing on the covers and raised band spines. All edges gilt ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Leather Books

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Leather

22 Volumes. William Makepeace Thackeray, The Works.
Located in New York, NY
22 Volumes. William Makepeace Thackeray, The Works. Bound in 3/4 tn calf. Raised band spines with gilt-tooled details and wine and blue morocco labels. All edges marbled with marbled...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler. First Rackham Trade Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full green calf; covers bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised ban...
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Early 20th Century English Leather Books

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Leather

Mid-Century French Leather Bound Gilt Embossed Books Complete Work, Set of 24
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study bookcase or a library with this elegant set of French books; published circa 1975 across Europe in places like Geneva, Switzerland and Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, each book has an elegant green leather bound cover with gilt and red embossed motifs. The set of 24 books on history addresses topics such as Napoleon Bonaparte, the History of the United States, Marie Antoinette, Les Conquistadors, Mazarin, Napoleon III, Louis XI (Saint Louis), Robespierre, Henri IV, Richelieu, Alexandre Le Grand, Les Croisades, and the Renaissance. They are published by a variety of publishers, including Éditions Famot, Éditions Crémille, and Saint-Claire. Each work has a beautifully printed picture on the cover page and a variety of crests printed...
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Mid-20th Century French Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, First Edition, Two-Volume Set, 1888
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Sheridan, Philip Henry. Personal Memoirs of P.H. Sheridan, General United States Army. New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1888. First Edition. Two Volumes. Rebound in green quar...
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1880s American Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, First Edition, Later Printing, 1937
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Mitchell, Margaret, Gone with the Wind. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1937. First edition, thirty-third printing. Octavo. Handsomely rebound in full navy Moroccan leather with gi...
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1930s American Vintage Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

1 Volume. Percy Bysshe Shelley, Dramatic Poems.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Percy Bysshe Shelley, Dramatic Poems. Bound in full wine morocco with the covers displaying a gilt-tooled border. Raised band spine with gilt-tooled detailing. Top edge gil...
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20th Century American Leather Books

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Leather

48 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels.
Located in New York, NY
48 Volumes. Sir Walter Scott, The Waverley Novels. Connoisseur Edition. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards, bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised ba...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Leather Books

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Leather

Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, 1872
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1872. Illustrated by John Tenniel. First US Edition. Octavo. Rebound in full white lea...
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1870s American Victorian Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bound by Whitman Bennet Binderies in 3/4 purple morocco and decorative boards, bordered...
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Early 20th Century American Leather Books

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Leather

9 Volumes. Horace Walpole, The Letters.
Located in New York, NY
9 Volumes. Horace Walpole, The Letters. Bound in 3/4 brown morocco and marbled boards, bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised band spines with gilt-tooled det...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

19 Volumes. Bret Harte, The Writings.
Located in New York, NY
19 Volumes. Bret Harte, The Writings. Riverside Edition. Bound in 3/4 green Morocco and marbled boards bordered in gilt-tooling. Spines display gilt-too...
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Early 20th Century Leather Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Emma Roberts, Hindostan.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Emma Roberts, Hindostan. Bound in full red morocco with the covers displaying open-tooled central details, and gilt-tooled floral bordering details. The spines display raised bands, label lettering, bordering, and panel details, all gilt-tooled with some open tooling. All of the edges are gilded with floral gilt-tooled dentelles. Includes landscapes, palaces, tombs, temples, the shores of the Red Sea, and the sublime and romantic scenery of the Himalayan Mountains. Illustrated in a series of views drawn by Turner, Stanfield, Prout, Cattermore, Roberts, Allom, etc. Published by Peter Jackson...
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19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

The River War by Winston S. Churchill, First Edition, Two Volume Set, 1899
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Churchill, Winston S. The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1899. Edited by Col. F. Rhodes, D.S.O. Illustrated by Agnus McNeill, Seaforth Highlanders. Two Volume Set. First Edition Printing. Rebound in full navy leather with gilt tooling and facsimile gilt signature embossed to front boards, raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine, and new marbled end paper. Presented with a custom navy cloth archival slipcase. This is a first edition printing of The River War: An Historical Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan by Winston S. Churchill. The two volume set was published in London in 1899 by Longmans Green, and Co. It was edited by Col. F. Rhodes, D.S.O, and illustrated by Agnus McNeill. The book is presented rebound, in stunning full navy leather boards with gilt borders and Churchill’s facsimile gilt signature embossed on the front. The spines boast raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling, and the inside has new marbled end paper. The two volumes are protected with a custom navy cloth archival slipcase. The front of the slipcase is inset with the original cloth and gilt stamped front of Vol I, with a river boat scene, the book’s title, and Churchill’s name. The River War tells the story of Britain’s campaign to reconquer Sudan at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1885, Sudanese Dervishes rebelled against foreign rule and killed Britain’s envoy Charles Gordon at his palace in Khartoum. Herbert Kitchener’s Anglo...
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1890s British Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

1 Volume. Edmund Lodge, Portraits of Illustrious Personages.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Edmund Lodge, Portraits of Illustrious Personages. Bound in 3/4 wine morocco and marbled boards, bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised band spine with gilt-tooled details and a ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

Canterbury Cathedral: First Edition, The Antiquities Of Canterbury By Somner
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare first edition: William Somner, The antiquities of Canterbury. Or a survey of that ancient citie, with the suburbs, and cathedrall. Containing principally matters of...
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17th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

The Works of Washington Irving in 21 Illustrated Leatherbound Volumes
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive set of the works of Washington Irving in half-leather bindings with marbled boards and edges, comprising Life of Washington, volumes 1-5; and the Works of Washington Ir...
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1860s American Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

The Works of Edmund Burke in Eight Leatherbound Volumes Published 1808
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Works of the Right Honorable Edmund Burke in 8 volumes published for F.C. and J. Rivington, St. Paul's Yard, England by Luke Hanfard and Sons, near Lincoln's-Inn Fields. This att...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

McClellan's Own Story by George B. McClellan, First Edition, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
McClellan, George B. McClellan’s Own Story: The war for the Union, the soldiers who fought it, the civilians who directed it, and his relations to it and them. New York: Charles Webster, 1887. First edition. Illustrated with steel plate engravings and maps. Rebound in quarter navy leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and titles to the spine, new marbled endpapers, and a new archival cloth slipcase. Presented is the first edition of George B. McClellan Civil War memoir, McClellan’s Own Story: The War for the Union. The memoir was published posthumously in 1887 by Charles Webster, in New York. It is presented rebound in stunning quarter navy leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt tooling, and titles to the spine, and new marbled endpapers. The book comes with a new archival cloth slipcase, with an inset image of McClellan on the front. General George B. McClellan is one of the most controversial figures of the American Civil War. His chief contribution to the Union cause was his brilliant ability to organize and train troops. Yet he proved to be an overly cautious and indecisive General. Despite early wins in West Virginia, McClellan began to fear the Confederate Army’s growing size and strength. He grew increasingly hesitant to engage without more men or resources and disagreed with many of Lincoln’s war decisions. As a result, McClellan was removed as General-in-Chief in the spring of 1862, though he retained command of the Army of the Potomac. After the Battle of Seven Pines, a hasty retreat to Washington after the Seven Days Battles, and the epic contest at Antietam, McClellan was removed from all command in November of that same year. He went on to become the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee in the 1864 presidential election against the Republican Lincoln. Criticized after the Civil War, McClellan never publicly defended his actions as commander of the Union army. In this book, however, his memoir provides his answers to the many critics. Using a combination of military documents...
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1880s American Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask, Photoplay Edition, 1928
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is a photoplay first edition of London After Midnight by Marie Coolidge Rask. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in 1928. The book has been beautifully rebound in striking ¼ green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching green archival slipcase. The book is illustrated with eight stills from the original silent film. One of the most collectible Grosset & Dunlap photoplay editions, this book was a novelization of the 1927 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer mystery horror film of the same title, co-produced and directed by Tod Browning. The movie starred Lon Chaney in a dual role of Scotland Yard Inspector and vampire; this was his only movie role as a vampire. Due to the success of the film, Marie Coolidge Rask penned the novelization of the movie. Rask worked from Tod Browning’s screenplay as well as the original source material, Browning’s short story "The Hypnotist.” The book was published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1928 and included eight stills from the silent film. The last known copy of the film was destroyed in the 1965 MGM vault fire, along with hundreds of other rare early films, making it one of the most sought-after “lost” silent films. Copies of the film have never surfaced. This 1928 book is therefore important and collectible, as it is one of the few remaining records of the film’s content and storyline. Alexander Grosset and George T...
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

4 Volumes. J.R. Green, A Short History of English People.
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. J.R. Green, A Short History of English People. Illustrated Edition. Bound in 3/4 red morocco and marbled boards bordered in gilt-tooling. The...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

4 Volumes. Robert Cruikshank, Cruikshank at Home
Located in New York, NY
4 Volumes. Robert Cruikshank, Cruikshank at Home: A New Family Album of Endless Entertainment. Bound by Tout in 3/4 wine morocco and marbled boards bord...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

Keating, William. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River
Located in Middletown, NY
Keating William H Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St Peter's River Lake Winnipeek Lake of the Woods &C Performed in the Year 1823 by Order of the Hon J C Calhoun Secretary of War Under the Command of Stephen H Long U S T E London, Geo B Whittaker, 1825. First English Edition Two volumes 8vo 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 220 x 140 mm. Vol. 1 pp. xvi, 458; Vol. 2 pp. vi, 248, 156, Appendix. Contemporary half calf with marbled boards; five raised bands, gilt rules, decorative motifs, and title on black morocco label spine; hinges and edges rubbed; front hinge of Volume 1 cracked internally; t .e. g., rest uncut. Pages are bright and bindings tight, light foxing on a few pages and typical offset opposite plates. Vol. 1 includes 3 copper engravings etched by R Fenner, a large folded map 12 3/8 x 21 in / 313 x 534 mm, engraved by R Penny. Two-inch tear to one fold, otherwise solid and some offset; and a page of sheet music with "Dog Dance of the Sioux" and "Chippewa Scalp Dance" Map of the Country Embracing the Oute of the Expedition of 1823, Commanded by Major S H Long. Vol. 2 includes four engravings by R Fenner, 2 of waterfalls and 2 of shells, plus three fold-out calendars and a 9-page "Vocabulary of Indian Languages" in the Appendix. Bookplate of William B Claflin Jr in both volumes with ink inscription "Legacy Grace E Reed Dec 20 1921" (Sabin 37137; Howes 5570; Field 949) The book is dedicated to James Monroe, 4th President of the United States, and its outstanding plates depict Native Americans their environment and customs. "The work is almost a cyclopædia of material relating to the Indians of the explored Territory Nothing escaped the attention or record of the gentlemen who accompanied the expedition and their statement regarding the customs character and numbers of the Sioux and Chippeway tribes are among the most valuable we have of those people Six of the plates are representations of their practices habitations or features includes comparative vocabulary of the Sawk Sioux Chippeway and Cree languages. – Thomas W Field...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

King Kong by Delos W. Lovelace, First Photoplay Edition, 1932
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Lovelace, Delos W. King Kong. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. 8vo. Rebound in 1/4 green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands, gilt stamps, and gilt titles to spine. New matching archival slipcase. Presented is a first edition of Delos W. Lovelace’s adaptation of King Kong. This printing was published by Grosset & Dunlap, in New York, in December of 1932, just months before the March 1933 film premiere of King Kong. The book has been beautifully rebound in handsome ¼ green leather and cloth boards, with raised bands and gilt stamps and tiles to the spine, and a matching green archival slipcase. RKO producer Merian Cooper and writer Edgar Wallace originally conceived of the story about a remote island inhabited by a huge silverback gorilla, among other creatures. After Wallace’s untimely death, the thrilling screenplay was finished by James A. Creelman and Ruth Rose. Just as the RKO film of King Kong was finishing production, Cooper asked his friend Delos Lovelace to adapt the film's screenplay into a novelization. On the novel’s cover, Lovelace’s name was overshadowed by the phrase, “conceived by Edgar Wallace and Merian C. Cooper.” The Grosset & Dunlap book was published later that month, on December 27, and served as part of the film’s advance marketing campaign. The book would go on to see numerous reprints, furthering King Kong's status as a cultural phenomenon. Alexander Grosset and George T...
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1930s American Vintage Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

DICKENS, Charles (Arthur Rackham). A Christmas Carol. LIMITED SIGNED EDITION
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
AUTHOR: DICKENS, Charles (Arthur Rackham) TITLE: A Christmas Carol. PUBLISHER: London: Heinemann, 1915. DESCRIPTION: LIMITED SIGNED EDITION. 1 vol., 11-9/16" x 9-3/8", limited to ...
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1910s Vintage Leather Books

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Leather

1 Volume. Walton & Cotton, The Compleat Angler.
Located in New York, NY
1 Volume. Walton & Cotton, The Compleat Angler. Bound in full green calf with a gilt-tooled border on the covers. Raised band spine (faded to tan) with gilt-tooled detailing and red ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Leather Books

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Leather

The Works of Jonathan Swift 19 Leatherbound Volumes Published Edinburgh 1824
Located in San Francisco, CA
The works of Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) second edition complete in 19 leatherbound volumes published for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh and Hurst, Robinson, and Co. London 18...
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1820s Scottish George IV Antique Leather Books

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Leather, Paper

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Montecito Has Drawn Royalty and Celebrities, and These Homes Are Proof of Its Allure

Hollywood A-listers, ex-pat aristocrats and art collectors and style setters of all stripes appreciate the allure of the coastal California hamlet — much on our minds after recent winter floods.

Whaam! Blam! Pow! — a New Book on Pop Art Packs a Punch

Publishing house Assouline and writer Julie Belcove have teamed up to trace the history of the genre, from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Yayoi Kusama to Mickalene Thomas and Jeff Koons.

The Sparkling Legacy of Tiffany & Co. Explained, One Jewel at a Time

A gorgeous new book celebrates — and memorializes — the iconic jeweler’s rich heritage.

Tauba Auerbach’s Geometric Pop-Up Book Is Mighty Rare, Thanks to a Hurricane

This sculptural art book has an epic backstory of its own.

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From Spanish-style courtyards to fanciful fountains, these acclaimed structures abound in surprising and elegant details.

A Heady Group of Industry Insiders Pick the World’s Top Interior Designers

With a vast range of styles and perspectives, this global roster of talents represents the best of design.

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