Les chefs-d'oeuvre de Shakespeare, première série en six volumes by Shakespeare, William - Traduction de F. Victor Hugo, Illustrations de Jean Gradassi - 1969

Oxford Clarendon Press, 1927, First Edition. hardcover. First Edition 1927 as "newly translated from the Latin of the Elzevir edition of 1633" by Edward Seymour Forster. -- Includes 3 plates (one is title-page of the Elzevir edition) and one folding map (illustrating Busbecq's travels). -- Hardcover, ownership is pencil dated 1927. Condition: very good minus (cloth over thin boards is bumped at corners, some wear spine crown; spine slanted). -- Pages are bright and clean, overall a nice copy of this SCARCE and significant book.

Cleveland and New York: World Publishing Company. Good in Fair dust jacket; Jacket toned, tattered, waterstained and soiled, endpapers and boards foxed.. 1958. Facsimile. Hardcover. A facsimile reprint of the William Morris magnum opus, the Kelmscott Chaucer, with the 87 illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones. Introduction by John T. Winterich. Glossary for the modern reader. Off-white embossed cloth. The Kelmscott Chaucer was originally published in 1896, in a limited edition. This facsimile reproduces all the original illustrations, text, borders, and decorations in a slightly smaller size. xx, 554pp. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

A biography of Abraham Lincoln early life and his politics.

Uppsala: Almqvist & Wiksells, 1949. Large octavo, pp 338, a very occasional light and discrete pencil note in a margin, otherwise incredibly clean internally, paperback, the covers in very good condition. RARE - a fine copy. [Macer Floridus is the alleged pseudonym of Odo de Meung, a French cleric and physician who lived during the 11th century and was the presumed author of the herbal poem De Viribus Herbarum (On the properties of plants). The use of "Macer" alludes to the Roman poet, Aemilius Macer (16 B.C.), who authored a poem on remedies for those afflicted with wounds from poisonous serpents. The herbal, commonly referred to as the Macer Floridus, was written in Latin hexameter verse and presented the medicinal uses of plants. The rhyming verse aided doctors and apothecaries in memorizing medicinal recipes and treatments, which made the herbal popular among those who practiced medicine during the Middle Ages. The Macer Floridus is recognized as a signal of revival in botanical… Read More

Binding in full leather with five raised bands on the spine. Cover edges and corners are worn. The hinges are broken but the cords are holding the covers well. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown: "William Charles De Meudon Earl Fitzwilliam." Also, inked letters at top left of pastedown: B: 5: 51 (marked through) E. VI. 5. No title on spine. Gently effaced library ownershp stamps on bottom title page and first text page. Paper clean and unfoxed. 147 pages followed by a 2-page index, and an appendix of 30 pages plus 12 plates illustrating gold coins of the kings of England.

It has green fabric covered boards, there are some wear spots on these. Gilt title lettering, in good+ condition. Spine excellent condition; a nice clean and attractive book. Easy to carry in purse or pocket. Great for collectors and antique book lovers.

Oxford, at the Clarendon Press. London.,1945. FIRST EDITION. Large 8vo. viii,696pp. Some light foxing to the blank endpapers otherwise near fine copy in publishers dark blue cloth, lettered and ruled in gilt, with the gilt publishers emblem at the bottom of the spine. In the original dustwrapper lettered in light blue and brown. Overall a near fine bright clean copy.:

This rare and stunning 1910 edition tells the true (though exaggerated) story of Miyamoto, Japan's most famous sword expert, philosopher and ronin. It features two maps and several beautiful illustrations, some of which are in color. It is in good condition save for a water spot on the top of the spine of Volume II. The tissue paper used to cover and protect the colored illustrations is intact, but spotted. At some point in its life, a bookseller placed a sticker over the "Published by Author - Yokohama" text on the title pages of both volumes. See photos. Otherwise, these volumes have aged extremely well. This book was self-published by the author as a small collection and is exceedingly rare and would make a proud addition to collectors specializing in world history, Japan, samurai, Eastern philosophy or rare books.

1819 edition of The Orlando Furioso of/by Ludovico Aristo, translated by John Hoyle, and condensed from 46 books to 24 books, in one volume. Printed by Whittingham, for Suttaby, Evance, & Fox (1818). Remarkably fine condition for its age. Size 32mo, leather bound volume. Tight binding. Tanning of text body, foxing top edge. Leather is fragile. Leather is cracked and beginning to produce flake and produce dust. Edges show wear. Front board/cover is cracked and separating from spine. Binding is tight. Overall condition; VG/VG. Dimensions: 4 7/8 X 3 X 1 3/8 in.

Richard Le Gallienne (1866–1947) produced a verse translation, subtitled "a paraphrase from several literal translations", in 1897. In his introductory note to the reader, Le Gallienne cites McCarthy's "charming prose" as the chief influence on his version.New York: John Lane The Bodley Head, MDCCCXCVII. This Edition consists of 1,250 copies of which this is number 601, signed by Richard De Gallienne.Publicatin; Done into types and printed for John Lane by Will Bradly at the Wayside Press, Springfield, Massachusetts, in November , MDCCCXCVII (1897) stated on last page. 107 pages all in tact, no writing, no tears, clear, bright text. Some yellowing on pacedowns and free end papers, text pages very clean. Cream Boards, one chip on front, spine is solid and intact, top and bottom corners bumped. A perfect copy for restoration.