Rare from Burke's Books

Boston & New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company. ORIGINAL 1891 EDITION by Houghton Mifflin publs. Denim blue 1/2, lighter blue 1/2, w/gilt letter and a large 'C' to begin title on front cover. Moderate rubbing to edges, corners. One corner is worn through. Ends of spine beginning fraying. Toning due to age at cover edges. Binding is very… Ler mais sobre este item

Moscow: T. I. Gogen Printing House. Beautiful, leather-bound book with decorative cover and gilt title and borders. Moderate wear at edges/corners/spine. Decorative endpapers. A small section of pgs. has begun to come loose from binding, and has extruded a bit. 490 pgs. Photos upon request. . Good. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. 1884.

Boston: D.C. Heath & Co. Publishers. Small 6.5 X 5" antique book with muted green cloth covers. Ends of spine worn, edges of cover rubbed, corners worn through. Spine cloth at back hinge is torn about 3", but glued. . Good. Hardcover. 1905.

Akron, Ohio: The Saalfield Publishing Co.. Dark red covers. In very good dust jacket with a few nicks/tears - in protective mylar. Prev. owner's name & brief inscription on first blank pg. Light toning to page margins. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1926.

A.C. McClurg & Co.. Second volume of 6 Swedish historical romances. Translated from Swedish. Brown covers w/gilt title on spine. Light rubbing at corners/ends of spine. A blue crayon mark is striped across once at lower page edges. Binding very good. 393 pgs. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1900.

New York : E.P. Dutton & Co.. 2-tone, tan covers have cloth spine and paper covered boards. Paper title plate on spine is wearing off at edges. Moderate corner & edge wear. 214 pgs. Round, embossed silver emblem with author's initials on front cover. Limited ed.: 1550 copies in this edition. . Very Good. Hardcover.… Ler mais sobre este item

Berlin, Germany: Frankfurter Verlags - Anstalt. Black covers w/gilt decorative spine and title plate in brown/gilt on spine. A few slight scuffs to covers. Tiny wear at lower corners. Prev. owner's bookplate inside cover. Some toning to pages due to age. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1929.

Kristiania, Norway: A.M. Hanches Forlag. Grey covers w/toning. Some moderate edge wear w/small tears, edge bends, Heavy toning to rough-cut pages. 182 pgs. . Good. Soft cover. 1919.

London, England : W.H. Allen & Co, Ltd. Dark green covers w/gilt title on spine. Mod. edge wear to ends of spine, light to corners. Book is lightly bowed. Cover has some marring to finish. Binding seems very good except for back inner hinge is cracked. Some water staining back end of book. Light toning to pages.… Ler mais sobre este item

Chicago: A. Flanagan Company. Spine has missing cloth in 1/2" area and tanning. Wear to bottom edge and corners. Binding beginning to loosen. Some brown stains on back cover. No jacket. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1908.

New York : Houghton Mifflin Co.. Tan cloth w/brown titles, decorative border, illustration. Fourth thousand. 384 pgs. Mild wear at corners. End of spine and lower edge of back cover sat in some ink, and that stain goes up about 1/2". There is a 1"+ tear in cloth at spine hinge, and end of spine is worn in… Ler mais sobre este item

New York: P.F. Collier & Son . Green covers w/gilt lettering on spine. Rubbing to edges, lower corners starting to wear through. Spine ends wearing, and mid spine there is a rubbed 3" area on edge where color is gone. Frontispiece intact. Pages good. Hinge paper cracked inside, but binding holding. Front cover has a stain washed over… Ler mais sobre este item

Chicago, IL: The Reilly & Lee Co.. Ex-library copy w/usual marks/stamps, etc. Library taped spine. Wear to top spine is heavy and edges are worn through. Binding seems fine, and pages, too. A few pages have a little stain to top edge where someone dropped a liquid at one time. 286 pgs. Rare copy.… Ler mais sobre este item

London: Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd.. Original 1901 edition (not reprint). No dust jacket. Navy blue covers w/gilt lettering. Frontispiece intact. Binding very good. Spine leans some. Toning to end papers, and lightly to pages. Rubbing wear to ends of spine/corners/bottom edge. First blank page has been torn out. Last blank pg. has a tear/chip. 440 pgs.… Ler mais sobre este item

Lowell, Ma: Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.. Unmarked copy. . Near Fine. Soft cover. 1882.

Chicago: Rhodes & McClure. Unmarked Copy. 1st page a little loose at top and bottom but still attached. Cover wear including some rubbing, bumped corners and beginning to fray top/bottom spine. One page with 1" closed tear. No jacket. . Good. Hardcover. 1898.