Philadelphia: Fisher and Brother, 1834. Hardcover. 1834. Hardcover, 24mo. measures 2 by 2 inches, in red cloth. 192pp. illustrated with woodcuts. Very good. Spine ends worn, penciling to front endpapers. Rear hinge cracked but holding. Contents unmarked.
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1854. New Edition. Hardcover. 1854. New edition. Hardcover, 24mo. in black cloth, all edges gilt. 198pp, with engraved frontis. Very good. Blunting to spine ends and board corners. Contemporary signature to front flyleaf, and ownership signature to front endpaper. Light foxing, else internally clean...
Boston: Allen and Co, 1836. Paperback. 1836. Wraps, measures 3.5 by 2 inches. Good. Lacks rear wrap. Loss to corner of last page. Edgewear and bending to corners and light foxing to contents. Despite cosmetic flaws, contents remain intact and readable. Includes calendar and lunar information for the year 1836...
New York: American Tract Society, 1846. First edition thus. Hardcover. 1846 taupe cloth 16mo, multiple paginations. Blind embosed boards with gilt spine, illustrations throughout the text. In good condition with slight fading to boards, nuding/wear to corners and spine ends including slight loss to spinehead. Lacking front flyleaf. Contents are...
New Haven, CT: S. Babcock, 1844. First edition. Paperback. 1844. Paperback, measures 3.5 by 2.5 inches, in tan engraved wraps. 16pp. illustrated with engravings. Very good. Foxing to wraps. contemporary ownership signatures to front pastedown. faint stain to upper right corner of contents, some internal foxing. Contents remain complete and...
Concord, NH: Boyd and White/ Atwood and Brown, 1839. Later printing. Paperback. 1839. Later printing. printed wraps, 16mo. measures 2.5 by 4 inches. 16pp. illustrated with engravings. Very good. light chipping, edgewear to wraps, foxing to contents. Internally complete, clean, and unmarked. 19th c. miniature toy book.
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1825. Paperback. 1825. Paperback, measures 4 by 2.5 inches, in illustrated wraps. 8pp. Very good. Former owner's signature on front wrap. Wraps begining to sepertae from pages but currently still intact.
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, ca. 1850. Paperback. ca. 1850. Paperback, measures 4 by 3 in. 16pp. with woodcut frontis. Very good. Light wear to wraps. Only six listed on OCLC.
Boston: Sabbath School Society, 1844. Hardcover. 1844. Hardcover, measures 4.5 by 3 inches, in quarter leather with marbled boards. 32ppwith engraved frontis. Good. Upper corner of boards and pages heavily foxed. Evidence of bookplate removal on pastedown. No copies listed currently on OCLC. Digital images available upon request.
York: J. Kendrew, ca. 1820s. Paperback. ca. 1820s Softcover 16mo, 30pp. Illustrated with nice woodcuts. Very good copy. Contents are clean and unmarked.
ca. 1930. Paperback. Tijuana Bible / Jo-Jo BookSoftcover oblong 24mo, 3 x 4.5 inches, 8p. Stapled booklet featuring erotic parody of popular cartoon characters originally created by George McManus and Russ Westover. This episode features Jiggs occupying himself with Tillie until Maggie comes home. In good condition with handling to...
Augsburg: ben Boh. Rep. Stnr. 1795. Hardcover. Original embossed calf 24mo, 142pp. 4.25x2.75", All edges gilt. With engraved frontispiece and titlepage (with small abrasion), decorative border on each page. Old signature, dated 1802, on a preliminary blank. Generally very good with rubbing to extremeties, discoloration to flyleafs. Binding remains firm...
Laguna Beach: Die Peirche Press, 1996. Limited edition. Hardcover. Signed by artist Christopher Karl on the rear endpaper. Limited number 36 of 100 signed copies. Hardcover, measues 2 by 3.5 inches, in cloth backed paper boards. 24 unnumbered leaves, some folding out, with illustrations and two dried plants under wax...
Buenos Aires: La Marca, 2003. First edition. Paperback. 2003. First edition. Paperback, measures 4 by 2.5 inches. Unpaginated flipbook, featuring the spiritual dream of a nude woman dozing on a draped couch. Very good. Edgewear to wraps. Internally clean and unmarked. South American artist Santiago Melazzini's flipbook salute to photographer Duane Michals.
Concord, NH: Rufus Merrill, 1848. Paperback. 1848. Paperback, measures 4 by 3 in. in yellow wraps. 16pp. with lovely engraved illustrations throughout. Very good. Chipping and light soiling to wraps. Name of former owner on inside front wrap. Only 13 on OCLC.
New York: American Tract Society, 1878F. First printing. Hardcover. Presumed first, 1878. Green cloth 24mo, 64pp. With color frontis, gilt stamped boards. About very good with bumping to corners, light shelfwear. Pencil scribble to one spread, contents otherwise clean. Scarce Tract Society publication, from the 'Books for Bright Eyes' series.
Boston: G. W. Cottrell, (1851-1852). Hardcover. The first one is c. 1851 to J. M. Fletcher, whom we assume is the author. 24mo, but not technically a miniature, measures 3.25 inches (8cm), cloth with gilt decoration on front cover, 96 pp of pithy wisdom on self control, truth, worldliness and...
Boston: John P. Jewett, 1857. Hardcover. 1857. Hardcover, measures 3 by 4.5 inches, in red embossed cloth with gilt titles, all edges gilt. 127pp. with engraved illustrations and stunning blue and gilt endpapers. Very good. Wear, repair to cloth spine ends, light foxing, soil to boards. Glue repair to front...
Concord, NH: Rufus Merrill, 1843. Paperback. 1843. Paperback, measures 3.5 by 2 inches, in green wraps. 8pp. with six charming engravings.Very good. Former owner's signature on front and back inside wraps. Only a few listed on OCLC.
New York: Lane & Sanford, 1842. Paperback. 1842. Paperback, measures 4 by 3 in. 12pp.with three engravings. Good. Lacks back wrap. Former owner's name in pencil on front wrap and last page. Dog earing to corners. Rare, with only one listed on OCLC.
New York: American Tract Society, 1846. First edition thus. Hardcover. 1846 taupe cloth 16mo, multiple paginations. Blind embosed boards with gilt spine, illustrations throughout the text. In very good condition with slight fading to boards, nuding/wear to corners and spine ends including a small split ot the upper rear joint...
Coloniæ Agrippinæ [Cologne]: Typis & sumptibus Wilhelm Friessem, 1658. Hardcover. First German edition, after editions in France and Venice earlier in the decade. 12mo. [20],288,[3] pp. In Latin. Contemporary vellum, contemporary manuscript title and later manuscript numerical inscriptions in spine. Contemporary inscriptions in title page and contemporary and later ink...
New York: Sunday School Union and Church Book Society, 1866. First edition. Hardcover. 1866. First edition. Hardcover, 24mo. in purple cloth, with gilt title. 64pp. with engraved frontis. Good+ Sunning to spine and board extremities. Rubbing to title on front board. Loss to upper right corner of title page, with...
London: n/a, 1783. later edition. Hardcover. 1783. Later edition. Hardcover, 16mo. (measuring 3 by 5 inches) in half tree calf with gilt title and decoration, and marbled boards. 160pp. with engraved title page. Very good. Rubbing and minor loss to leather at spine head. Light staining to front endpaper and...
Paris: Les Editions du Cerf, 1955. DE VAUX LA SAINTE BIBLE GENESE. Paperback. 1955 Softcover 8vo, 515pp. Near fine but for some wear to the spine end. Some pages uncut. Contents are bright, clean and unmarked.