Search Results: Books from Banjo Booksellers

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1850. One of 2,500 copies published of this true first edition, on 16 March 1850, according to C.E. Frazier Clark Jr.'s definitive "Nathaniel Hawthorne - A Descriptive Bibliography". Number A16.1 in Clark's bibliography and number 7600 in BAL. This copy is in the following states and sub-states, again as described by Clark: Binding: in the style of Ticknor format A. Brown bold-ribbed T cloth with blind-stamped floral device inside ruled panels on both covers. Spine gold-stamped. Cream-colored wove endpapers. The contents are listed on pp. iii-iv and there is no preface. This is a key indicator of the first edition versus the second edition, which includes a preface. The other variants between the first and second editions are also present. These consist of sixty-nine typographical and spelling errors and punctuation changes throughout the text. For example, on page 21 line 20 "reduplicate" appears instead of "repudiate."… Read More

Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1861. BAL 8801. Probable Second Printing of Volume I, per BAL's points of issue. Volume II has inserted catalog dated February, 1861. In original brown cloth with blindstamped decorations on the boards and gilt lettering on the spine. Inscribed and signed in ink by the author on the second free front endpaper of Volume I. Also signed in pencil by two early owners on the same page. Both volumes are in similar condition. The spines lean somewhat and are worn at the spine ends and the corners. Volume I has a 1/2" triangular chip at the spine head. One leaf (pp. 175-176 has a torn-off piece (mostly blank). The piece is layed in. The hinges and joints are sound. Two of the gatherings in Volume II are loose but the stitching is still in place. The boards are lightly scuffed. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1931. Number 34 in the Tom Swift series. This is the true first printing of this title: it is the last listed on the front flap of the dust jacket and also on the copyright page; and "Big Dirigible" (#33) is the last listing in the advertising at the back. A fine, unmarked copy in a tight binding. The dust jacket is chipped at the spine ends and corners. Torn along the front flap fold. Shorter tears elsewhere. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. "This edition of Eloise: The Absolutely Essential Edition has been specially bound and is limited to two hundred and fifty copies signed by the illustraor and numbered". This copy is number 72. Signed by Hilary Knight on the limitation page. "Including the Original Eloise and a new, color Eloise Scrapbook with rare photos & drawings from the files of Hilary Knight". A beautiful copy; essentially as new. In a near fine slipcase with a tiny tear at the lower front corner and very light soiling.. Signed by Illustrator. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Hilary Knight. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: D. Appleton, 1908. First printing (1 on the last page). Signed by Edith Wharton on the front free endpaper. Moderate shelf wear with worn-through corners and spine ends. The boards are stained in spots. The rear hinge is cracked with mesh holding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1941. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First American Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First printing (states "1 41 / FIRST EDITION / L-P" on the copyright page). Moderate wear to the extremities, with the spine head a bit frayed. Scuffed along the joints. The endpapers are mildly foxed. In a square, sound binding with hinges intact..

London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1936. Volume II only. This edition is limited to 1000 copies in Perpetua type on British mould-made paper. Cream-colored cloth half bound in red leather. Top edge gilt. 62 pp. plus illustrations. A fine, unmarked copy; as new but for a touch of tanning to the cream cloth and some page margins.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

1818. Manuscript. Good. No Binding. Signed by Author(s). This is 16.5" by 20.5" military commission to Mr. Henry Burr to be "duly appointed Gent. Brigade Inspector of Infantry in the Militia of this [ ] with the rank of Major." Oliver Wolcott, Esquire, is described as "Captain-General and Commander in Chief, in and over the State of Connecticut in , The United States of America." It is dated the twentieth day of July, A.D. 1818, and signed Oliver Wolcott. There is an embossed paper seal of the State of Connecticut, evidently hand-cut with serrations around its edge, and affixed to the document. It is a printed form document, on cream-colored paper, with blanks filled in by hand, and hand signed by Wolcott. It is folded multiple times, and has separated into two halves. A blank section of one of these halves is also separated, but present. There is evidence that the two halves were taped together at one time..

Boston: James R. Osgood and Co., 1871. Book. Good+. Hardcover. First Edition.. Wright II 2185. This is the 386 p. version. (Wright also mentions a (presumably later) 147 p. version printed in double columns). Rust-colored embossed cloth with gilt spine lettering. Moderate shelfwear, with frayed spine ends. The spine is slanted. There is a short tear on the rear hinge. Previous owner's name is penciled on the second free endpaper. Some leaves have small dampstains on their fore margins. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1935. First printing (States First Edition on the copyright page with I-K code). The spine ends are a bit worn and the spine very slightly sunned. Otherwise a fine, unmarked copy in a square, tight binding with hinges intact. A very handsome copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston: Little, Brown, 1937. First printing. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper. The front panel of the dust jacket is pasted to the rear pastedown of the book. The rest of the dust jacket is missing. Previous owner’s bookplate is on the front pastedown. Otherwise fine.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred a Knopf, 1928. First printing (same date on title and copyright pages with no additional printings listed). Frayed at the spine head. Tiny spots of wear to the corners and front board fore edge. The boards are stained in spots. The spine lettering is tarnished but legible. The hinges are narrowly cracked. Previous owners' names are on the front free endpaper. In a square, otherwise sound binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boston & New York: C. T. Brainard Publishing Co. Twenty volume set. Edition de Luxe: Number 117 of a limited edition of 1000 numbered sets. Only one volume (Dombey and Son I) has the number written in. Marbled boards three-quarter bound in leather, running from dark green to brown on the spine. Five raised bands. Top edge gilt. Condition ranges from near fine (about half the volumes) to poor (one volume), mostly due to varying wear to the extremities and the condition of the spine (one volume has only a fragmentary spine). A few volumes have had minor archival repair to the spine and/or the hinges and joints.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by H. K. Browne and Others. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: McGraw-Hill Blakiston Division, 1956. Sixth printing. Signed by Asimov on the title page. 445 pp including index. A fine, unmarked copy in a square, tight binding.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Saint-Pétersbourg et Leipzig: W. Graeff et L. Voss, 1839. Written fin French. Volume 5 only. Moderate wear to the extremities, with a 2" tear along the front joint. In a tight binding with hinges intact.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: S. Converse, 1830. Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. "By the Authority of 'The General Convention for the Formation of the American Pharmacopoeia' held in 1830". "Second Edition: From the first edition, published in 1820, with additions and corrections." Contemporary full calf. 176 pp. including index. With an apparently contemporary Rx recipe for Eau de Cologne, and one "For a Cough" laid in. Considerable wear to the extremities. The boards are scuffed, with a few small stains. The leather is cracked, with a small piece missing, near the spine head. There are notes (more recipes) written on the front and rear endpapers. The hinges are narrowly cracked but the binding is tight. There are spots of foxing throughout..

Princeton and London: Princeton University Press / Oxford University Press, 1937. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. First printing. Light wear to the extremities. An attractive bookplate is affixed to the front pastedown. Otherwise fine..

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1928. Later printing (originally published in 1919). Purple cloth with gilt lettering. 191 pp. including index. The front board has a short crease. A gift inscription is on the front free endpaper. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket is tanned and has light edgewear. There is a small inked squiggle on the front panel. The price, $1.50, is present on the front flap. In Brodart archival dust jacket protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Ontario, Canada: National Federation of Christian Laymen, 1955. States "First Edition, December 1955" on the title page. 226 pp. staple-bound. Moderate wear to the extremities. The back cover has a 4" tear and a corner crease. The top edge is dampstained.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1894. First printing (same date on TP and CP and no additional printings listed). Wright III 4659. Blue cloth with gilt titles and decoration on the spine. The spine is slanted. Some scuffing to the boards. There is a small area of discoloration on the front board. Light shelfwear, with corners bumped. Previous owner's name is on the front free endpaper. The binding is gapped at pp 224-225, with a tiny bit of mesh visible. Otherwise a sound binding.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.