London: Smith, Elder and Co, 1849. First Edition. Octavo. First issue, bound in the original publisher's vertically ribbed purple cloth(a paper thin cloth) faded to blue. The University of Texas acquired a set of this novel which, unlike others seen or reported, has the first two volumes cased in vertically... More about Shirley, a Tale
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1868. Thick Octavo. A new edition with a nice fore-edge painting of the Governor of the Red River, Hudson's Bay, voyaging in a light Canoe. Portrait frontispiece. 403pp., with notes by Rev. W.A. Hill, illustrated with twenty vignette engravings from designs by J.M.W. Turner. Campbell..... More about The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell (fore-edge painting
London; 1732 and 1751: For James, John and Paul Knapton. Folio. Second edition. In five volumes translated from the original French by Nicolas Tindal (1687- 27 June 1774). Here, Tindal continued Rapin's the work adding three more volumes. Tindal later did a 13 volume translation. Tindal enlarged the volumes in... More about The History of England
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1867. First Edition. Octavo. Inscribed by Ralph Waldo Emerson to his good friend and prominent Boston physician Le Baron Russell (1814-1888). This is one of approximately 100 copies in the cream linen binding for presentation. Received from the publisher on April 27, 1867 Inscribed 1 May 1867... More about May-Day and Other Pieces
London: Adam Islip, 1633. Thick Folio. Second edition and considered the best edition because of Johnson's expansion and extensive corrections. Johnson added over eight hundred new species and seven hundred new illustrations. Engraved title page, [38], 1630[1], [47]pp. [1pp. errata], as stated by ESTC-Dlr last line begins "sists".In three books... More about The Herball or Generall Historie of Plantes Gathered By John Gerarde of London Master in Chirurgerie
New York: The Century Co., 1900. First Edition. Octavo. . Portrait frontispiece, 225pp. A collection of speeches and essays written within various magazines which became very popular were then published in book form. He focuses on having a strong work ethic, character and success, civic helpfulness, the greatness of the... More about The Strenuous Life, Essays and Addresses
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. First Edition. Small Octavo. First issue with the inserted map "without" the imprint of which there were only 1000 maps printed. Of the later printings with the imprint there were only an additional 500 copies of the map. One of only 2000 copies published. The... More about Walden: Or, Life in the Woods
Los Angeles: Historic Record cO., 1919. First Edition. Thick Quarto. In two volumes. A massive set (2,603 pages) with plates, portraits. Much on its vast agricultural history as well as California outlaws, one to Vasquez, one to the Evans-Sontag gang, and another to various criminals of the county, including Murieta"... More about History of Fresno County, California with Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of...