New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1949]. 8vo. [v], 470 pp., including bibliographic note and index. FIRST EDITION. Grey cloth with dust-jacket, very slightly chipped at head and foot of spine; a very good uncut copy. First edition, written in collaboration of his wife, Rhea. “This book is the story..... More
London: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, [1932]. 8vo. viii, [iv], 363 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 14 plates. Yellow cloth, end-papers lightly spotted; uncut. First edition. A biographical account of several doctors and their efforts to save lives. Chapter titles include Banting: who found insulin; Minot: against death; Evans: death in milk;..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., [1962]. 8vo. [x], 246 pp., including half-title. FIRST EDITION. Tan cloth; though without a dust-jacket, an excellent, uncut copy. First edition. A memoir written after the death of his second wife, Rhea, for whom De Kruif abandoned his first wife and two children..... More
London: The Author. By W. Bulmer & Co., Shakespeare Press, 1817. Three volumes. Imperial 8vo. [iv], vi, ccxxv, 410, [2]; [iv]. 536, [2]; [iv], 544, [3] pp. FIRST EDITION. Complete with errata, colophon, and half-titles. With 40 plates, including the oft missing "Presentation in the Temple" in Volume I, portraits..... More
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1903. Four volumes. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. Each volume with frontispiece designed by Howard Pyle and etched by W.H.W. Bicknell. Beautifully bound in full red crushed morocco, spines elaborately gilt in compartments with five raised bands, covers finely gilt with a floral and geometric frame, gilt rules;..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1809. 8vo. [iv] 87, [1] pp. FIRST EDITION. Title in black with red. Half calf over linen; preliminary and last leaves foxed, interior and text in generally excellent condition. First edition of this popular book which passed through many later editions. This work was..... More
London: Harding, Triphook, Lepard, J. Major, 1824. 8vo. [iv], li, 912 pp. FIRST EDITION. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, spine elaborately gilt; preliminary and last blanks are foxed, interior and text in excellent condition. First edition. Dibdin's descriptive catalogue of his ideal library was published in an edition of two..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1844. 8vo. [ii], xiv, [2], 624 pp. FIRST EDITION. With 40 illustrations by Phiz, including the frontispiece and engraved title containing 100£ on signpost; with the 14-line errata page. Contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, marbled endpapers; some of the plates are browned along the edges, the..... More
Amsterdam: Henric Wetstenium, 1692. 4to. [viii], [I], 590, [54], 485-486, [506-510] pp. Title in red and black with a small vignette. Contemporary vellum over boards, triple fillets enclosing double fillets with corner-pieces, with large center floral-decoration in blind, front and back; upper board separating, but still solid; red and black..... More
London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Company, Limited, 1892. 8vo. 256 pp., including 8 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Original blue cloth, very minor wear to head and foot of spine; interior excellent. Small bookseller’s label on front paste-down. First edition, printed in an initial run of 2001 copies. The..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1911. 8vo. vi, [ii], 298 pp., plus 14 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With 2 plates (coloured frontispiece by N. C. Wyeth and with a single plate by Harry Rountree). Original pictorial red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold; an excellent, uncut copy..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]. 8vo. 319, [1] pp. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 5 plates. Original pictorial blue cloth, stamped and gilt, a bit faded, corners and edges worn; minor foxing in text. Ownership inscriptions on fly-leaf. THE ORIGINAL “LOST WORLD”. First edition. The present work is the first..... More
New York: Murray Hill Records, [c. 1945]. 2 LPs. 315 x 315 mm. In original illustrated record sleeve. Small portion of sleeve lightly sunned. Contains the following radio broadcasts: (1) -Mutual Network. December 10, 1945. The Woman, based on A Scandal in Bohemia. 31 minutes; (2) -Mutual Network. December 24..... More
London: Chatto and Windus, 1894. 8vo. iv, 3-668 pp. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. With frontispiece, 49 plates and text illustrations throughout. Original green publisher’s cloth, decorated in gilt. First edition, first printing of Doyle’s story, which was later included in Round the red lamp: being facts and fancies of medical..... More
New York: The Radiola Co., 1974. LP. 315 x 315 mm. Original illustrated record sleeve. A fine copy. Contains: “One full hour with the world’s greatest detective. The complete broadcast as heard on CBS with Orson Welles and others of the Mercury Theatre. Twelfth show of the series. September 25..... More
New York: Murray Hill Records, 1979. 3 LPs. 315 x 315 mm. Original illustrated record box. Small portion of lower cover faintly sunned, else a fine copy. Contains The Blackmailer, The Norwood builder, The red headed league, The disappearance of Silver Blaze, The mystery of the second stain, The solitary..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, [1928]. 8vo. xii, 1008, [4] pp. , including half-title and publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With 10 folding maps and numerous smaller maps and charts. Original blue publisher’s cloth, sunned at spine and portions of covers. Ownership inscription to fly-leaf, small bookseller’s label to rear paste-down. First edition..... More
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne: Cassell and Company, Ltd., [1926]. Two volumes. 8vo. xiii, [i], 342; vii, [i], 342, [2] pp. FIRST EDITION. Each volume with half-title, frontispiece and 7 plates. Original blue publisher’s cloth, sunned and lightly worn at spines, with some small tears in cloth at extremities..... More
London: George Newnes, Limited, [1903]. 8vo. vii, [iii], 374 pp. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 15 plates. Original blue publisher’s cloth. First edition of this sequel to The exploits of Brigadier Gerard. The eight separate stories were all first published in The Strand Magazine from 1900-03, though some were printed..... More
London: George Newnes, Ltd., 1896. 8vo. [viii], 334, [2] pp., including half-title, plus 8 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 23 plates. Original publisher’s cloth, lightly spotted; interior with light scattered foxing. An uncut copy with a small bookseller’s label to front paste-down and a contemporary ownership inscription..... More
Bristol; London: J.W. Arrowsmith; Simpkin, Marshall, Kent & Co., Limited, [c.1893]. 8vo. 320 pp. First combined edition. With 4 plates and numerous text illustrations. Original decorated publisher’s cloth, spine worn; interior with some very light scattered spotting and a small damp-stain. Ownership inscription to title, small bookseller’s label to front..... More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1900. 8vo. [vi], 348 pp., plus 4 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Frontispiece. Rebound in red cloth, original upper cover laid down, sunned at spine and edges of lower cover. Ownership inscription to recto of frontispiece, small bookseller’s label to front paste-down. First edition of..... More
New York: R.F. Fenno & Company, [1896]. 8vo. 250 pp., plus 4 pages publisher’s advertisements. Original blue and white decorated publisher’s cloth, a bit worn. Later American edition of this semi-spiritual tale of a recluse, an interesting take on British colonialism as well as gothic novels. More
London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1896. 8vo. [viii], 366 pp., plus 10 pages publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. With frontispiece and 7 plates. Original pebbled publisher’s cloth, spine sunned and slightly bumped with a few small chips, front cover a bit loose. Small bookseller’s label to front paste-down. First edition of..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1895. 8vo. [vi], 346, [1] pp., plus 24 pages publisher’s advertisements. First edition in book form. With frontispiece. Original green beveled publisher’s cloth with black end-papers. A fine copy, with a small bookseller’s label to front paste-down. First edition in book form, first published in..... More
