Recent Arrivals from Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)

New York: Essential Books, 1944. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good-/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket still shows the original price of $2.50 on the front flap. DJ is soiled and scuffed along with quite a bit of edge and corner wear/tears. Red cloth boards underneath show some… Read more about this item

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1964. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket that still has the original price of $4.95 on the front flap. Stated first edition on the copyright page. DJ shows scuffing and soiling along with numerous… Read more about this item

Philadelphia / New York: The Investment House Of Frederick Peirce & Co., 1928. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, maroon cloth boards show scuffing and spotting along with toning and fade, particularly to the edges and spine. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues. No signatures or bookplates,… Read more about this item

New York: Horace Liveright, 1930. First US Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, maroon cloth boards show spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The spine shows fading along with small scratch on the right edge and a small tear on the upper left… Read more about this item

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1897. Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, volume 1 only of a two-volume set. Red cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. The front is clean and the gilt is bright, but the spine shows fading and scuffing as well as edge bumps. The… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The internal binding is tight and also a bit noisy. The hinges are good at the boards but there is… Read more about this item

Chicago, IL: The Bookery, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, light blue cloth boards show toning, particularly along the edges and spine. The rear board has some spotting along the upper edge and there is a spot also present on the spine. The lower right corner of… Read more about this item

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, two volume set with volume 1 still having its original dust jacket. Also present is the presentation card which reads "Complements of The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, Daniel Willard, President". The dust… Read more about this item

New York: Hearst's International Library Co., 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Dark orange cloth boards show scuffing and spotting along with edge and corner wear/toning. The internal binding is overall good with the exception of some pulling and a crack starting at the front hinge,… Read more about this item

New York: Peter Smith, 1941. Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, blue cloth boards show some spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The small spot in the center of the front board and the spine shows fading. The internal binding is good, no hinge issues.… Read more about this item

New York: H. K. Fly Company, 1911. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, orange cloth boards decorated in gilt and white. Exterior is still attractive with only minor spotting and scuffing. Edges and corners also show bumps/wear. The internal binding is good at hinges… Read more about this item

Springfield, IL: Published by the Authority of the State Legislature / H. W. Rokker Printer, 1889. Hardcover. VG-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Tall hardcover, original binding of beveled green cloth boards with gilt on front and spine. The exterior shows some scuffing spotting along with edge and corner bumps/wear. There's… Read more about this item

Waynesburg, PA: Committee Greene County Historical Society, 1945. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcovers, volume 1 & 2 only. The third volume large folio map book which is not present. The books had the original binding of black cloth which shows spotting and scuffing along with… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1884. Hardcover. Good-. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Tall and thick hardcover with original binding of the leather. The exterior is in its original untreated state with the leather finish peeling on all sides and cracking to both exterior hinges. The spine edges, particularly the… Read more about this item

New York: Johnson, Wilson and Company, 1871. Hardcover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Large and heavy hardcover, volume 4 only of the 1871 edition. The exterior shows scuffing and spotting with wear to the leather on edges and spine, particularly along the exterior hinge areas and highlights. The interior is… Read more about this item

New York and London: The Masonic History Company, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Tall hardcover, blue cloth boards show scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. Internal binding is good, no hinge issues other than some light pulling and spots. Page number starts at 457 and end… Read more about this item

Boston, MA: Edward L. Osgood, 1886. Hardcover. Poor. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, two volume set in the original binding of pebbled brown cloth with leather to spine and corners. The exteriors of both volumes are in poor condition with vol. 1 having the rear board detached in… Read more about this item

Oil City, PA: Derrick publishing Company, 1900. Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, exterior boards show some scuffing spotting along with edge and corner bumps. Spine is chipping at top and bottom with topping the worst. There is also a tear at the exterior front hinge top and bottom… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, PA: Thomas Wardle, 1842. Hardcover. Good-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Large thick hardcover, this is volume 1 ONLY of the 1842 edition, which was published in two volumes. The exterior shows scuffing and spotting, with numerous chips and tears along the spine, edges and corners, which are also worn.… Read more about this item

New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1876. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, beveled brick red cloth boards innately decorated in black and gilt. The exterior shows spotting and scuffing along with edge and corner bumps/wear. The top and bottom of spine shows fraying. Interior binding… Read more about this item