Multi-Volume Sets

London: H. Virtue. Hardcover. Good+. Complete set of this major and beautifully illustrated work, 6 sm. folio volumes in green cloth. The set looks quite good though there are many small flaws. Spines are darkened somewhat, and spine ends crimped. The engraved plates (photos and art) are foxed, usually the frontispieces most heavily. All have a bookseller's sticker from William Potter, Liverpool, on the front pastedown. Vol. 1, Division 1; has date of 1901 on title page (the rest have no date). Vol. 1 Div. 2 has the front hinge starting, and a red stain near the bottom of the rear board. Vol. 2 Div. 1 has the front hinge starting. Vol. 2 Div. 2 has the front hinge broken, and the title page loose. Vol. 3 Div. 1 has a scar in the cloth of the front cover, front hinge starting and rear hinge weak. Vol. 3 Div. 2 is the worst shaken, with the front hinge broken so that the ffep, frontis and title page have come loose together; also a loose plate ('Sceptre') at p. 700. Good plus overall.

London: John & Paul Knapton. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair. First English Editions, by an unknown translator; the originals were in French. Volumes 6 and 7 by Rollin, published in 1742; Volume 10 by Crevier, published in 1745. Fair overall, though v10 is poor. The paper and printing was excellent, though some maps are misfolded; foxing to pastedowns of v6 and 7, light foxing to interior of v7. Modern bookplate to each volume on front pastedown. Full-leather bindings quite damaged, the spines are heavily chipped, worn and cracked with the title-pieces chipped off except for a portion of v7; leather rubbed and worn, corners worn to boards; broken throughout due to spine cracks. Volume 6 came apart completely and was repaired with a new front hinge, new rear joint and hinge, and partially replaced spine (Japanese paper was used for half of spine and front joint), the book is still quite fragile; blindstamp on ffep and a name stamped twice on the blank page following the ffep. Volume 7 has… Read More

1893-1899. George Bell & Sons. Nine Volume set - Vols. I thru VIII plus "Pepysiana". Edited by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A. Ivory and tan boards with gold lettering. Condition overall is good. Moderate foxing on inside of front and back covers and some foxing throughout text, mostly on photo plates. Deckle edges show the brown coloring of age. First volume has statement "only 250 copies of this Volume are printed on Large Paper, of which this is No. 146" with the 146 handwritten in ink. Vol. II doesn't have this statement; Vols. III through VIII & "Pepysiana" show the printed statement but no number.

1947. F.E.Compton and Company. Black boards with green lettering on spine. Light edgewear and scuffing to boards and on some volumes title lettering has faded. Spines are sturdy. Text is clean and unmarked.

Four Volumes, Three quarter bound in tan calf and marbled boards. Floral gilt tooled and rubbed spine. Blind line tooling to cover. Rubbed marble boards and shelf wear. Bumps and wear to cover edges. Vol. I with portrait portrait of Walpole. Frontispiece and endpapers tanned, foxed and binding slightly detached to front and to end. Some tanning and marks to book. Bookplate for William Arbuthnot and stamped in red for T.G. Odling. Vol II: two bookplates; William Arbuthnot and John Alves Arbuthnot and stamped for T. G. Odling. Slightly spiked endpapers. Foxing to first few pages. Vol III: foxed endpapers signed and stamped T.G. Odling, bookplates appears to have been removed. First few pages slightly soiled and moisture marks. Endpapers foxed. Vol IV: bookplates for William Arbuthnot and John Alves Arbuthnot and stamped for T. G. Odling. Slight fold markS and foxed to first three pages. Last few pages foxed with pencil annotations and marks to inside back cover.Thomas George Odling (1911-2002) was a… Read More

(Vedere la parte inferiore dell'elenco per la traduzione in italiano.) RARE. Four consecutive paperback volumes with original pictorial dust jackets. Text in Latin. Sparsely illustrated. Each volume has an Index (scans are available upon request). Volume 1958 includes a small card which reads "OMAGGIO del Rettore Magnifico della PONTIFICIA UNIVERSITA' DEL LATERANO". Ex-library but showing only penciled numbers and small date stamps.Books show some edgewear, including minor bumping to tip and heel of spines, and the binding starting in a couple of places, but are otherwise Very Good+ to Near Fine. Dust jackets have some shelfwear, including tears at tip and heel of spines, and some discolouration/staining, but are otherwise in Very Good. Please see listing images for more detail. Customer may be asked to approve additional shipping costs before order is accepted, due to size and weight (approximately 8.5 x 12 x 4.5 inches, 7 lbs.).In Italiano (di Google Translate): RARO. Quattro volumi tascabili… Read More

London: Printed for subscribers Only, 1884. Complete 9 volume set. Limiter to 500 numbered copies on Holland paper. Set number 276. Published London: Printed for sunscribers only, 1884. 8vo., 6 1/2" x 9 1/4", each volume approximately 400pp., with twenty-one eaux-fortes by M.A. Lalauze. Most plates lacking, only four are present, text complete. Bound in full cream vellum with gilt titles and designs, top edge gilting, Printed on heavy Holland laid paper, some sheets uncut. Closed tear at the title head of volume six, vellum rough on volume one, light cover soil, usual offset darkening inside covers. Bindings strong, still attractive. Internally near fine, pages bright, unmarked. . Hard. Good. 8vo.

This is Number 653 of a Limited Edition of 999 copies of a Two Volume Boxed Set. It is bound in pictorial boards depicting an old manuscript.The slipcase is also pictorial, depicting and old city. The book contains a former owner's pictorial bookplate on the front endsheet, and is in otherwise Fine Condition. The text is in German.
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The Easton Press, 1990. 2 vols. The Leather-Bound Library of American History. First thus; Collector's Edition. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Appear unopened / unread. Bound in full (genuine) leather with hubbed spine. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spines and front and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. All edges gilt. Smyth sewn with concealed muslin joints and permanent satin ribbon marker. Notes from History sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful set!

Italy: Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) / Editrice Abitare Segesta / Moleskine, 2009. Twin set. Hardcover Moleskine book with back pocket and elastic and accompanying softcover blank book (not ruled). Condition: Near Fine. Elastic is a bit loose and covers of both books show minor shelf wear; interiors are pristine. Lovely set! Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Arthur H. Clark Company, 1996. 8 Vols + Supplement (9 volumes total). Used - Fine, "as new" condition. Issued w/o dj. Cloth. All volumes in Fine / "as new" condition. Very minor shelf and handling wear. Bindings and text blocks are tight, bright, and clean with no ownership marks or bookplates. Overall a clean, solid set with minimal signs of use. Publisher's advertisements and reviews laid in. Photos are from the set we have here at Barbed Wire Books.This documentary project encompasses the broad sweep of western American expansion. White (the compiler) justified his choices as representative of "the types of published information that shaped the views of the American people about the West from 1803 to 1865."Volume 1: Early Explorers, 1803-1812 / Fur Hunters, 1813-1847Volume 2: Santa Fe Adventurers, 1818-1843 / Settlers, 1819-1865Volume 3: Missionaries, Mormons, 1821-1864 / Indian Agents, Captives, 1832-1865Volume 4: Warriors, 1834-1865 / Scientists, Artists, 1835-1859Volume 5: Later Explorers,… Read More

This twenty volume set is in good condition. A few volumes show slight cover wear. The bindings are tight, all pages and frontispiece illustrations are intact.
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The Arizona Clan - 1958Betty Zane - 1933Black Mesa - 1935Code of the West - 1951The Deer Stalker - 1925Desert Gold - 1941The Drift Fence - 1933Forlorn River - 1955Fugitive Trail - 1957Knights of the Range - 1936The Man of the Forest - 1920The Mysterious Rider - 1949The Spirit of the Border - 1933The Thundering Herd - 1925The Vanishing American - 1925West of the Pecos - 1937Western Union - 1939

Gospel-Truth Demonstrated, in a Collection of Doctrinal Books Given Forth by that Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, George Fox: Containing Principles, Essential to Christianity and Salvation, held among the People called Quakers.
No publication date found on the book but "1706" is inscribed by a previous owner under the publication information.
Poor condition but still legible. Binding is very fragile and front cover is unattached. Previous owners have written in front cover.

London: Printed for Carnan and Newbery, 1770. Leather Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mos. 312; 280, [7] pages. Hardcovers bound in original full brown leather with raised bands on the spines. The spines have burgundy leather labels and circular gilt stamped designs (similar to suns) in the compartments. The bindings are rubbed and bumped but sound. Heavier rubbing to the hinges, but the hinges are holding well. The title page to Volume 1 has an early owner's signature of "Wm. Veale Trevagler". A signature on the front flyleaf of Volume 2 looks like "G. P. Curring". There is a prior owner's library label (very small bookplate) on the front pastedown of Volume 2 reading, "From the Library of Kenneth Monkman at Shandy Hall. No...." (with a pencil shelf number added). Although this has the style of an early label, the British Museum notes that Kenneth Monkman lived from 1911 to 1998. He was a "Literary historian an restorer and was the founder of the Laurence Sterne Trust and… Read More