STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
Dred; A Tale of the Great Swamp.
London: Sampson, Low, Son & Co., Edinburgh: Thomas Constable & Co., 1856. Two volumes bound in one, as issued. First English edition, variant of BAL 19388 binding C, our copy being a different size and binding. (precedes the U.S.) 8vo., orig. green TZ cloth with a blind stamped border and a circular blind stamp on the centre of the covers (BAL calls for rose cloth); yellow coated e/papers, spine lettered in gilt, pages measuring 6 11/16" X 4 1/8" (BAL calls for 7 7/16" X 4 15/16") (i)-viii, (1)-524, 12pp. Spine slightly cocked and a bit faded with light rubbing but certainly a very good copy.
London: Sampson, Low, Son & Co., Edinburgh: Thomas Constable & Co., 1856. Two volumes bound in one, as issued. First English edition, variant of BAL 19388 binding C, our copy being a different size and binding. (precedes the U.S.) 8vo., orig. green TZ cloth with a blind stamped border and a circular blind stamp on the centre of the covers (BAL calls for rose cloth); yellow coated e/papers, spine lettered in gilt, pages measuring 6 11/16" X 4 1/8" (BAL calls for 7 7/16" X 4 15/16") (i)-viii, (1)-524, 12pp. Spine slightly cocked and a bit faded with light rubbing but certainly a very good copy.
| $400 | Book Number: 18238 | Order / Enquire |
STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
La Case De L'Oncle Tom ou Tableaux De L'Esclavage Dans Les Etats-Unis D'Amerique; Par.......Traduction Nouvelle Par Old Nick & Adolphe Joanne......
Paris: Aux Bureaux Du Magasin Pittoresque, 1853. First ? French edition. (all Frech editions located are dated 1853.) Tall 8vo., cont. read half calf, paper boards, raised bands, xii, 563pp. With illustrations. Inscription crossed through in fountain pen on verso of the front e/paper, boards rubbed but o/w a very nice copy.
BAL notes only an edition translated by M. Pilotte also 1853 (BAL 19361) and note to that entry also mentions the Belloc translation (also 1853) but BAL does not note this translation. COPAC cites this translation in two forms--this edition which reads "traduction nouvelle" and the other which does not. RLIN does not note any early French translations of this title nor does the BN catalogue online.
Paris: Aux Bureaux Du Magasin Pittoresque, 1853. First ? French edition. (all Frech editions located are dated 1853.) Tall 8vo., cont. read half calf, paper boards, raised bands, xii, 563pp. With illustrations. Inscription crossed through in fountain pen on verso of the front e/paper, boards rubbed but o/w a very nice copy.
BAL notes only an edition translated by M. Pilotte also 1853 (BAL 19361) and note to that entry also mentions the Belloc translation (also 1853) but BAL does not note this translation. COPAC cites this translation in two forms--this edition which reads "traduction nouvelle" and the other which does not. RLIN does not note any early French translations of this title nor does the BN catalogue online.
| $350 | Book Number: 23480 | Order / Enquire |
STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
Lady Byron Vindicated. A History of The Byron Controversy From Its Beginning In 1816 to the Present Time.
London: Sampson Low, Son and Marston, 1870. First English edition. Sm.8vo., orig. blue cloth, viii, 328pp. Name on the first page of text, bookplate, some light rubbing to spine ends but o/w a near fine copy.
London: Sampson Low, Son and Marston, 1870. First English edition. Sm.8vo., orig. blue cloth, viii, 328pp. Name on the first page of text, bookplate, some light rubbing to spine ends but o/w a near fine copy.
| $200 | Book Number: 26577 | Order / Enquire |
STOWE, Harriet Beecher.
Lady Byron Vindicated. A History of The Byron Controversy From Its Beginning In 1816 to the Present Time.
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co., 1870. First edition, first printing. Sm.8vo., orig. brown/purple cloth, 482pp. Inner front hinge cracked, spine slightly faded with some minor wear, a very good copy.
Boston: Fields, Osgood & Co., 1870. First edition, first printing. Sm.8vo., orig. brown/purple cloth, 482pp. Inner front hinge cracked, spine slightly faded with some minor wear, a very good copy.
| $150 | Book Number: 26808 | Order / Enquire |
STRACHEY, William.
The Historie Of Travell Into Virginia Britania (1612). Edited by Louis Wright and Virginia Freund.
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1953. Second Series, Vol. CIII. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxii, 221pp. Slight rubbing to spine ends o/w fine.
London: Printed for the Hakluyt Society, 1953. Second Series, Vol. CIII. Tall 8vo., orig. blue cloth with a pictorial decoration in gilt on the upper board, xxxii, 221pp. Slight rubbing to spine ends o/w fine.
| $125 | Book Number: 33449 | Order / Enquire |
STRATTON PORTER, Gene.
Her Father's Daughter. Frontispiece by Dudley Gloyne Summers.
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921. First edition. With a presentation inscription from the author reading "For Helen of the straight and narrow with much joy....Gene Stratton Porter, 1921." 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth, 485pp. Ownership name on halftitle, some light rubbing to the spine o/w a better than very good but not near fine copy.
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921. First edition. With a presentation inscription from the author reading "For Helen of the straight and narrow with much joy....Gene Stratton Porter, 1921." 8vo., orig. pictorial cloth, 485pp. Ownership name on halftitle, some light rubbing to the spine o/w a better than very good but not near fine copy.
| $500 | Book Number: 25702 | Order / Enquire |
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STRATTON-PORTER, Gene.
A Daughter of the Land. Frontispiece by Frances Rogers. Toronto: Thomas Langton, nd. First Canadian edition. (from U.S. sheets). Some rubbing to the spine ends o/w near fine.
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STRATTON-PORTER, Gene.
The Harvester.
Toronto: Thomas Langton, nd. First Canadian edition. (from U.S. sheets). 8vo., orig. tan cloth, 564pp. With illustrations. Spine slightly darkened but o/w near fine.
Toronto: Thomas Langton, nd. First Canadian edition. (from U.S. sheets). 8vo., orig. tan cloth, 564pp. With illustrations. Spine slightly darkened but o/w near fine.
| $125 | Book Number: 22467 | Order / Enquire |
STRATTON-PORTER, Gene.
The Magic Garden.
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. First edition. 8vo., orig. pictorial green cloth, (272)pp. Some very light rubbing o/w near fine.
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1927. First edition. 8vo., orig. pictorial green cloth, (272)pp. Some very light rubbing o/w near fine.
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STRATTON-PORTER, Gene.
The White Flag. Toronto: S.B. Gundy, 1923. First Canadian edition. 8vo., orig. grey/tan cloth dec. with a white flag, 483pp. Bookplate on verso of frontis o/w a fine copy.
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STREETER, Daniel W.
Camels! New York: Putnams, 1927. Reprint. Tall 8vo., cloth, 277pp. Very good. Travels up the Nile in Abyssinia.
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STRICKLAND, W.P.
The Pioneers Of The West; Or, Life In The Woods. New York: Carlton & Phillips,.... (1856). 8vo., orig. brown cloth, 403, (4)pp.ads. Foxing throughout, some wear but still very good.
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STRODE, Hudson.
Sweden Model For A World. New York: Harcourt Brace, (1949). First edition. Cloth, 371pp. Near fine in a d/w with chips to the spine ends.
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STRONG, G.A.
The Sacred River. An Approach to James Joyce.
New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, (1951). First U.S. edition. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w.
New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy, (1951). First U.S. edition. Bookplate o/w fine in d/w.
| $65 | Book Number: 30779 | Order / Enquire |
STRONG, Richard P. (editor).
The African Republic of Liberia and the Belgian Congo; Based on the Observations Made and Material Collected During the Harvard African Expedition 1926-1927.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930. In two volumes. First edition. Signed presentation inscription from the author. 4to., orig. maroon cloth, xxvi, 568, ix, 569-1064pp. Inner hinge of volume one reinforced, rubber stamps, rubbing to spine ends o/w a very good set.
An interesting survey of Liberia and the Belgian Congo. Much of the expedition was conducted on foot, overland and the areas dealt with included medical conditions, flora, fauna, geology and the natural history of the area.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1930. In two volumes. First edition. Signed presentation inscription from the author. 4to., orig. maroon cloth, xxvi, 568, ix, 569-1064pp. Inner hinge of volume one reinforced, rubber stamps, rubbing to spine ends o/w a very good set.
An interesting survey of Liberia and the Belgian Congo. Much of the expedition was conducted on foot, overland and the areas dealt with included medical conditions, flora, fauna, geology and the natural history of the area.
| $350 | Book Number: 8638 | Order / Enquire |
STUART, A. Moody.
Life and Letters of Elisabeth Last Duchess of Gordon.
London: James Nisbet, 1865. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, viii, 396pp. Inner hinges cracked and tender, some rubbing a good copy.
London: James Nisbet, 1865. Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, viii, 396pp. Inner hinges cracked and tender, some rubbing a good copy.
| $125 | Book Number: 9925 | Order / Enquire |
STUART, James.
Three Years in North America.
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1833. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo., cont. full calf, raised bands, gilt, labels, ix, 495, (1), vi, (1)-580pp. With a rubber stamp on e/papers from an institution and scuff marks on spines from removal of what was probably stickers bearing shelf numbers but still a nice, attractive set.
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1833. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo., cont. full calf, raised bands, gilt, labels, ix, 495, (1), vi, (1)-580pp. With a rubber stamp on e/papers from an institution and scuff marks on spines from removal of what was probably stickers bearing shelf numbers but still a nice, attractive set.
| $500 | Book Number: 4124 | Order / Enquire |
STUART, James.
Three Years in North America.
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1833. In two volumes. Second edition, revised. 8vo., cont. cloth, leather labels, xii, 525, (1), viii, (1)-544pp. Bookplate, spines faded o/w a near fine set.
Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1833. In two volumes. Second edition, revised. 8vo., cont. cloth, leather labels, xii, 525, (1), viii, (1)-544pp. Bookplate, spines faded o/w a near fine set.
| $375 | Book Number: 28466 | Order / Enquire |
STYRON, William.
Against Fear.
(NP): Palaemon Press, (1977). # 47 of 50 Roman numbered copies (of a total edition of 300) signed by Styron. Tall 8vo., orig. blue wrappers, (12)pp. Name o/w fine.
(NP): Palaemon Press, (1977). # 47 of 50 Roman numbered copies (of a total edition of 300) signed by Styron. Tall 8vo., orig. blue wrappers, (12)pp. Name o/w fine.
| $175 | Book Number: 31975 | Order / Enquire |
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STYRON, William.
Blankenship. NP: Press de la Warr, 1988. 1 of 100 copies signed by the author. 8vo., orig. wrappers, (24)pp. Name o/w fine.
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