Rare books from HGG Books

J J Tourneisen, 1787. Hardcover. Pages generally clean with light/Fine leather binding, with raise. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. 6 volumes complete 1787, printed by J J Tourneisen. 1st revised edition. Printed for sale by Pissot in Paris. Fine typography, English textFine leather binding, with raised spines and gold emboss decoration. Pages generally clean with light foxing throughout all volumes. Bindings all tight, boards have bumps to corners. Volume 2 missing front cover, and volume five separated front cover, and partial separation to rear cover. Leather still supple and smooth to touch.

Lake Champlain, NY: Winfred Porter Truesdell, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. clean pages, binding tight as un/3/4 blue leather, raised spines . Very rare set of the Print Connoisseur published by Winfred Porter Truesdell. Volumes I to XI, each covering a year of quarterly magazines 1921 to 1931. Editorial on the best illustration, reproductions of noted art works, catalogues raisonnes of noted artists, and original paper art.List of original printed works:Volume I - John Taylor Arms aquatint, Loop the Loop; George Elmer Burr etching Moraine Park; Frederick Garrison Hall etching By the Pond; Frederick Reynolds mezzotint, Castle VitreVolume II - Frank Benson etching, Ducks Rising; Arthur William Heintzelman etching, Head of Old Man with Hat; George Taylor Plowman etching, The Refugee's Homecoming; Will Simmons etching, Bison on the TrailVolume III - Maurice Achener etching, Porte Perriere Annecy; Louis Godefroy etching, Opposite; Charles Heil etching, Young Blue Jay on Vine; Dominique Jouvet-Magron… Read More

MacMillan, 1918. First American Edition review co. Hardcover. Pages show light toning, boards /Gray cloth boards, no dust jacke. White Nights and other Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky. Published by MacMillan in 1918, 1st American Edition. This is a rare pre-publication review copy. Pages show light toning, boards clean with bumping to spine top and bottom, binding solid, owner bookplate and signature in front space, Gray cloth boards, no dust jacket

Paris: Leon Curmer, 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages clean with a few loose fro.

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1876. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages show light toning and few . J Moyr Smith.

London: John Morphew, 1712. First Edition. Hardcover. Pages show light toning and bump. The Examiners for the Year 1711 to which is prefix'd A Letter to the Examiner. Printed for John Morphew in 1712. Contains the papers from August 1710 to July 1711. Pocket sized 5 x 3 inches.Pages show light toning and bumping, textblock binding tight, leather boards detached and missing

London: W A Strahan; H Hughs; G Nilol; T Cadell, 1784. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, solid binding with . A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken by the Command of His Majesty for making Discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780. Volumes I and II written by Captain James Cook, Volume III written by James King. Volume I is the 1st edition published by W A Strahan for G Nicol and T Cadell in 1784, Volume II and III are the 2nd edition published by H Hughs for G Nicol and T Cadell in 1785. The true 1st of Volume I is exceptionally rare. Does not include atlas sold separately mentioned in total list of plates in volume I.Volume I - 421 pages with 8 plates of varying sizes including full foldout engravingsVolume II - 548 pages with 11 plates including foldout engravingsVolume III - 556 pages including appendix with 6 plates including foldout engravingsClean pages, solid binding with volume I having hinge repair, boards show rub wear and light bumping

Doubleday & Company, 1977-01-01. International Center of Photogra. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding, boar. Peter Beard. Signed. The End of the Game by Peter Beard. Signed boldly in red graphine pencil to front by Peter Beard for the International Center of Photography. This was part of a benefit sale evening that Beard attended. The pamphlet is included and laid in the book. The sale also offer original prints on photographic paper printed under Beard's supervision. The print the prior owner purchased is also laid in the book. Picture shown of Rhino. This is an exceptional find for a Peter Beard fan.Clean pages, tight binding, boards crisp with some light discolorization to front board

TASCHEN, 2005-05-02. XXL signed limited edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, tight binding as un. Steadman, Ralph. Signed. First published in 1983, The Curse of Lono is a gonzo masterwork, mixing Hunter S.Thompson’s hallucinogenic writing with the splattery illustration of Ralph Steadman. Long out of print and coveted by collectors, this zany amalgam of wordplay and wild draftsmanship is now resurrected in a TASCHEN Collector’s Edition: a full-color, large-scale ride to the dark side of Americana.Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,000 copies, each signed by Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman, this is #880This offering also includes signed laser printed art from Steadman laid in the front of the book.Clean pages, tight binding as unread, clean boards, light rub wear to slipcase

Cambridge: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; Riverside Press, 1900. Old Manse Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages throughout all volum. The Complete Writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne in 22 volumes, the Old Manse Edition with illustrations, facsimiles, and photographs. Exceptionally rare, largest set of Hawthorne's work ever produced. Bound in fine maroon leather, with gold decorated ribbed spines, and marble boards. Uncut paper with gold leaf upper edge. Published in 1900.Clean pages throughout all volumes, tight binding as rarely opened, clean boards, slight darkening to spines and minor wear to tops and bottoms from pulling from shelves

Easton Press, 2011. Deluxe Limited Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages, binding tight as un. Metamorphoses by Ovid. Massive 2 volume Easton Press Deluxe Limited Edition. Measures 18 inches tall and 12 inches wide. This is number 293 of 400 printed and includes COA and unused book plate. Beautiful production with lithographs of the amazing engravings from the 1732 edition produced in Amsterdam.Clean pages, binding tight as unopened, bookplate unused and laid in the books, leather and gold bright with some minor rub wear from laying on one another

Edinburgh: William and Robert Chambers, 1842. First Edition. Hardcover. Clean pages with light toning Gu. Absolute one of a kind book containing 5 original books custom bound in one volume. Signed 3/4 leather binding of W H Lawrence, and receipt card from original bookseller in front space. Each book is complete and were all published by Chambers in Edinburgh. Bound set includes: A Treatise on Man and the Development of His Faculties by M A Quetelet first English translation 1842 with engravings; The Constitution of Man considered in Relation to External Objects by George Combe fourth edition 1836; General History of Civilisation in Europe by Guizot 1839; A Treatise on Agriculture and Dairy Husbandry by James Jackson 1840; The Life of Benjamin Franklin and Miscellaneous Writings 1838Each is a rare book on its own. The illustrations for Quetelet and Jackson are notable. Very handsome and each book is complete.Clean pages with light toning Guizot's Civilisation has underlining to some… Read More

The National Alumni, 1907. First Edition, Renaissance Editi. Hardcover. Clean uncut pages, tight binding. Signed. Rare Renaissance Edition The Literature of Italy 1265 to 1907 by The National Alumni, published in 1907. Limited edition of 500 produced this is number 122. Number listed on certificate page in the volume named "A History of Italian Literature" including the signature of Rossiter Johnson (noted American author of several important encyclopedias, dictionaries, and books) and impressed seal. 16 volume complete set.Each book contains illuminated front space title page, tipped in plate, and illustrated front space page describing the set and authors.Clean uncut pages, tight binding as rarely opened, spotting to green cloth boards varying by volume, bumping and light tatter to spine tops, wear and rubbing to leather title patches

New York: National Extension University, 1927. First American Edition. Hardcover. Pages clean with minor toning, i. The Celestial Ship of the North 1927 rare early 2 volume set by Emma Valentia Straiton. First American Edition published by National Extension University in New York shortly after the British printing by Boni.Rare early occult classic scarce to find. Bound in textured black cloth boards with gold embossed decoration.Pages clean with minor toning, illustrations crisp, text block solidly bound, front hinge of volume I separated, cloth boards show minor staining, cloth over spine of volume I separated

Hammersmith: Kelmscott Press, 1893. Hardcover. Clean pages, black and red typog. Gothic Architecture : A Lecture for the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society by William Morris. Published by the Kelmscott Press in Hammersmith 1893. Second printing with corrections to pages 41 and 45.Clean pages, black and red typography crisp, binding tight, cloth boards with fox spot and small toning mark, darkening to spine