Search Results: Old Books from Rare Binds

New York, USA: Royal Baking Powder Co, 1929. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 100 pp., color illustrated. Blue cloth, gilt lettering; Lettering is faded. Front board has 1 inch tear. Previous owner's name and date on first page with some stain spots. Binding a little loose on back third, but leaves are in great shape. Recipe written on back page for banana cake! Educational Department of The Royal Baking Powder Co.

D. Appleton and Co. , 1881. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fair. Foxing to covers. Spine chipped. Corners and edges rubbed. Spots on fly page, but others are clean with none missing.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1931. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Good Condition. Minor shelfwear to edges of spine and boards. Front hinge is cracked; bookplate and previous owner name and address stamped inside front cover. Edges have some minor spots. Interior unmarked. Presumed First Edition.

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1908. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Fair condition. Green boards with black, grey and red cover illustrations. Foxing to portions of the boards. Spine and board corners are worn. Library stamp inside front and back covers. Name and date of 1916 written on fly page. All pages are intact and clean.

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1911. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Green boards with black, gray and red cover illustrations. Foxing to boards and spine. Corners bumped and worn. Library stamp inside front and back covers. Name written on fly page. Pages intact and clean.

Boston: Norwood Press, 1912. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Green boards with black, grey and red cover illustrations. Foxing on boards and spine. Spine edges and board corners are pretty rubbed. Library stamp inside front and back covers. Name and date of 1919 written on fly page. All pages intact and clean except for one illustration page next to title page.

Boston: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1910. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good. Spine has frayed ends; board edges and corners rubbed; some foxing to front cover, but illustrations and titles are clean with vibrant colors. Library stamp inside front and back cover. Two names written on fly page. First Edition. Part of the Dave Porter Series. We also have the following titles from the series and can sell as a group: Dave Porter and his Rivals Dave Porter and his Classmates Dave Porter on Cave Island Dave Porter in the Far North

Boston: Norwood Press, 1909. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Hardcover. Green boards with black, grey and red cover illustrations. Foxing to boards. Spine is torn at top and rubbed at bottom. Spine is detached from pages. Library stamp inside front and back covers. Name with date of 1916 written on fly page. Pages clean and intact.

New York: Cowaed-McCann, Inc., 1966. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Warner, Peter. Near Fine. First Edition. Top inside edge of boards discolored; very small bookstore label on fly page with penciled price; finger smudge on first page. Tight binding; clean pages- beautiful little book with green illustrated covers. DJ is Good. Edge wear wit slight tears at corners. Torn piece at top of spine. Same illustration as book cover. Not price clipped.

Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England: Puffin Books, 1967. Soft cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good +. Only slight edge wear. Beautiful copy.

New York: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1899. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good condition. Brown cloth boards with red and black illustration on front. Tight binding; very slight shelfwear; Library stamp inside front cover. Two names and numbers penciled on fly page. Interior has minor soiling on some pages and very few small pencil marks; age toned. Overall, good condition for age. Great illustrations; some color, but most in black and white.

Martha Pullen, 2011. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine. The book has barely visible shelfwear to the back cover- very close to Fine. Martha Pullen. Hardcover. Length: 11.00 inches Width: 8.30 inches Height: 0.50 inches. Clean and mark free. Beautiful book of quilts.

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Adams, John Wolcott. Very Good copy of this 1912 hardback. NO writing or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. NO foxing. Pages show light tanning. NO writing or tears inside book. Full-page colored and black and white illustrations by John Wolcott Adams. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7 3/4 " - 9 3/4 " tall.

St. Thomas, Barbados: Best of Barbados, 2010. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No DJ as issued; Illustrated hardback binding. Color & B&W illustrations ; 8vo 8" - 9" tallOblong ; 176 pages. Artist's autobiography with drawings and paintings.

Augusta, Maine, USA: E.C.ALLEN & Co., 1884. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. THE LIFE AND PUBLIC SERVICES OF JAMES G. BLAINE, By Russell H. Conwell/ Augusta, Maine: E.C.ALLEN & Co. 1884. Introduction by Frederick Robie, Governor of Maine. 8vo. Publisher's decorative clot Frontispiece, 504 pages, (1) plate. First edition. Very old ex-library bookplate inside front cover.Shelfware to bottom of spine and corners of boards. Pages toned, but in good shape.

Boston, Massachusetts: The Stratford Company, 1923. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good +/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very Rare. English translation of Bessieres' Louis Manoha. Very Good condition with only slight foxing to bottom of front cover and small spots on the back cover. Tight, bright book. Inside both covers have mild foxing and browning. Past the fly page all pages are clean and bright for the age. DJ has chips to front and back; browned; overall, good/fair condition.

Dallas, TX: Morrison & Fourmy Directory Co. , 1952. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Hardcover. About one quarter of front cover has foxing. The back cover has about three quarters with severe foxing. That said, the pictures on the front cover are quite clear. The pages of the directory are in great shape. "Gracy Title Co." stamp on bottom edge. "Stewart Title Guaranty" stamp on front edge. "Brydson Lumber Co." stamp on top edge. "Carl Mayer" stamp inside cover. No dust jacket as issued. Great historical research tool. Full of information about companies & organizations in Austin in 1952; Interior clean. Large, heavy volume may require additional postage. 1,154 Pages. Includes: Statistical Review Manufacturing, trade and civic surveys Directories of Texas State Officials, Texas County Officials, and Texas Post Offices Name, marital status, occupation, and address of all adult residents of Austin, TX in 1952. Directory… Read More

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1916. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Cady, Harrison. Fair+. Blue cover with illustration on front. Inside the front and back covers is a two page illustration. Tight binding. Spine and boards rubbed at all edges; foxing to front and back. Front board has chipped corner. Previous owner name penned on front fly leaf. Library stamp on title page. Bottom edge of book has black mark. Interior is intact and unmarked. Pages are browned with age. Overall, a good, tight copy with beautiful illustrations.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1900. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fair+. Illustrated brown cloth covered boards. Binding is a little loose. Light dampstain to top front cover and spine. Spine has wear to top and bottom. Ex-Library markings inside front cover and fly page. Light toning to interior, but otherwise clean and intact.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1903. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Good+. Green cloth bindng with bright pictorial covers in white, red and black. Shelfwear on edges of spine and boards. Back board has minor soiling. Pretty tight binding for age. Library stamp inside front cover and inscription on fly page. Interior unmarked and in good condition.