Collectible from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

Washington DC: Press of W. F. Roberts, 1897. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Original softcover publications, not a reprint. Bound in pale green wraps. The exterior shows quite a bit of toning/sunning, particularly along the edges. This has caused the paper in this location to… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1963. First US Edition . Hardcover. VG+/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with dust jacket. The original price of $5.95 is still present on the front flap along with the printing code 4/the three. DJ has good color but there are numerous small tears chips… Read more about this item

Brussels: Elmer S. Prather, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, inscribed and signed by the author on the front end page: "To my dear friend, Dr.(?) Frederick M. Lawrence, with enduring regards. Briggs Davenport. Paris, January 1929". Gray cloth boards show some handling wear, mainly… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1944. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, a unique copy containing the bookplate of Lieutenant Commander Dwight M. Bradford Williams along with lengthy inscriptions describing how he was enjoying a "Purple Heart leave" along with presentation to his good friend Commander… Read more about this item

New York: H. Long & Brother, 1851. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, this appears to be the earliest US edition of this title that we found any reference to. There is no publication date in the book (ca. 1851), although there is a penciled note on the last… Read more about this item

Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Co., 1907. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, light blue cloth boards ornately decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows only minor scuffing and soiling along with light edge and corner bumps/wear. All three exterior page edges are marbled. The internal binding… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1904. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, maroon cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows some spotting and soiling, gilt on spine is dulled. The internal binding is good though there is some pulling in spots. Illustrated… Read more about this item

Boston / Chicago: Hertel, Jenkins & Co., 1907. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, original rare binding of three-quarter red leather with red cloth sides. All exterior page edges are marbled. Exterior shows some scuffing and soiling with a lot of wear to the leather. Edges… Read more about this item

Washington, DC: Austin Jenkins Co., 1917. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, red cloth boards decorated on front and spine. Exterior shows only slight handling wear and spine is mildly sunned. The internal binding is good and text pages are tight. Pages are very mildly toned due to… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Small, Maynard & Company, 1900. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, room cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Guilt is bright but cloth has lost to the finish, mainly on the bottom of the front and the top half of the… Read more about this item

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards with gilt text on front and spine. Exterior shows some minor spotting and soiling along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The rear board has some dents and bumps along… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: The Cornhill Company, 1918. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, maroon cloth boards with gilt text on front and spine. Gilt is bright and cloth shows only minor spotting from handling. Corners are very lightly bumped and there is also a bump present… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: George W. Jacobs & Company, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, a beautiful example of this scarce biography in borderline fine condition. Blue cloth boards with gilt text on spine. Gilt is bright and cloth shows only minor spotting and handling with… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: George W. Jacobs & Company, 1907. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with gilt text on spine. The front board and spine show very little handling but the rear board has a few shallow indentations, up near the upper left corner… Read more about this item

New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc., 1942. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Andre Jandot. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. Contains a bookplate of Edward and Charity Martin. Edward Martin was a retired Major General, US Senator, and the 32nd Governor of Pennsylvania.… Read more about this item

New York: J. C. Riker, 1850. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Original album presented to Miss Lucilia Brigham by her "Cousin Tom" (as so written on the title page). The front cover is detached and there is quite a bit of chipping on the spine… Read more about this item

Armstrong County, PA: Published by the Author, 1924. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, brown cloth boards decorated in white and gilt on front and spine. Exterior shows some scuffing and soiling, edges and corners show bumps/wear. There is some chipping to the white of… Read more about this item

New York: Golden Press, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hergé. See photos for condition details. Tall hardcover, illustrated boards show only minor toning and minor edge and corner bumping/wear. The biggest issue with the exterior is the clear laminate is lifting in a few spots, mainly on the spine and… Read more about this item

Mannington, WV: Published by the Author / Charles Austin Whiteshot, 1905. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover black cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. An absolutely beautiful copy which could be considered as-new. This copy was discovered in the spring of 1980 still sealed… Read more about this item

Rome: ex typographia Guillelmi Facciotti, 1602. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, thin vellum covered boards with handwritten title on spine. Exterior spotted and darkened along with edge and corner wear. The front and rear boards each have two pinholes, each measuring about 2.25 inches from the outside corners.… Read more about this item