Limited Editions Club, 1961. Edition of 1500 signed by the artist, 4to, pp. xiv, 510, [4]; illustrations throughout the text; publisher's brown backed marbled boards with paper spine label; fine with original glassine and slipcase (some minor edgewear and soiling). LEC Bibliography 319. More
New-York: John Wiley, 22 Nassau-Street, 1834. First edition, 8vo, pp. 116; original green cloth-backed printed paper-covered boards; text a bit toned, some cracking along the spine, and the boards a bit soiled, else very good. BAL 3866. More
Paris: Charles Gosselin, 1824-28. 32 volumes, 12mo, contemporary French calf-backed marbled boards, smooth gilt-decorated spines; a nice set with some defects :some corners bumped, joint of vol. 18 completely split, slight chip to the top of the spine on vol. IV, and dampstaining to a few pages in vol. IX..... More
London: Richard Bentley, 1834. 12mo, pp. [iii]-viii, 451, [1]; engraved frontispiece and title-p.; contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered direct on spine; extremities rubbed, some neat restoration to the front joint; good and sound. BAL 3865 (not seen). More
London: Richard Bentley, 1837. 12mo, pp. [iii]-xi, [1], 410; engraved frontispiece and title-p.; contemporary half red morocco over marbled boards, gilt-lettered direct on spine; extremities rubbed; good and sound. A reprint of BAL 3848. More
New York: Stringer & Townsend, 222 Broadway, 1851. 2 volumes, 12mo, pp. [7], x-xii, 13-326, [4] ads; 253, [4 (ads), [8] blanks; original printed copper wrappers; edges slightly chipped and curled, spines slightly chipped, tiny hole in the upper wrapper of volume I, front wrapper on volume I and rear..... More
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey - Chestnut Street, 1829. First American edition, first published in London in 3 volumes under the title The Borderers about two weeks earlier; 2 volumes, 12mo, pp. 251, [1]; 234, [6] ads; contemporary full speckled calf boards; gilt spine decoration; black morocco labels; numbered as..... More
Philadelphia: Lea & Blanchard, 1838. First edition, second printing, without the notice on paper quality, 2 vols; 12mo, pp. [6], 7-239, [1]; 253, [1]; original purple muslin, printed paper labels on spines; spines faded and labels rubbed, 2 gatherings in volume II extended, light foxing, early owner's signature of "G..... More
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Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840. First edition, 12mo, pp. 12mo, [2], 9-xii, [13]-260; 232; bookplates of George Barr McCutcheon and Robert Hoe; original purple muslin, paper labels on spine; spines sunned else very good and sound; each volume in a half brown morocco slipcase. The printed labels on the spine..... More
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1830. First British edition, following the very rare Dresden edition by about a month (only one recorded copy according to BAL, although OCLC records at least a dozen, and as of this date there are two other copies for sale on-line)..... More
