Collectibles from Page 1 Books

London: John Murray, 1894. Hardcover. Good. Fifth Edition, Revised and Enlarged stated; 8vo, green cloth, no dj; good (cocked; spine ends chipped, torn, crimped, and worn; corners bumped and worn to boards; cracked at rear blank flyleaf; newspaper clipping adhered to rear blank flyleaf; water damage to bottom of first few pages, incl. title page and frontis; penciled… Read more about this item

New York: Jewelers' Circular for Gorham Mfg., 1891. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. Rebound in blue cloth boards, no dj, 4to; good+ (boards soiled; spine sunned; spine ends and corners bumped and worn; title/copyright page torn along bound edge, tears repaired with now yellowed tape, and chipped bottom corner repaired; date inked and pencil on copyright page; owner… Read more about this item

Thornhill, Ontario: British North America Philatelic Society. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Presumed First Edition, no additional printings; no date; 8vo, blue cloth, no dj; vg (boards bowing; bump to top edge of front board; shelfworn; spine sunned, ends bumped); five articles on postal marks and postage stamps, 56pp.

London: Richard Madley, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. First Edition, no additional printings; INSCRIBED on the ffep; also includes a handwritten SIGNED letter of 2pp on the author's stationery; letter describes meeting the recipient in a restaurant in London, discovering a mutual interest in glass, and promising to send the book. 8vo, green cloth; vg… Read more about this item