Rare books from Quaint Book Shop, IOBA

Todd & Honeywell, Inc, Great Neck, NY, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Levytsky, M. & Zalucky, W. Book . 45 p.: ill.; 24 cm. First American Ed. The author was a member of the Ukrainian Partisan Army and was killed by the Soviet Secret Police in 1948 at the age of 30. This true story of a boy in the insurgency was first published in an underground ed. in Ukraine in 1949. This is the first USA edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 45 pages. Item Type: Book. Very Good+ hardcover bound in black paper over boards with bright gold title on spine. Very Good dust jacket protected by mylar sleeve. Previous owner's name and address is stamped on front and back free end papers and on the acknowledgements page. Illustrator: Levytsky, M. & Zalucky, W.. Quantity Available: 1. Category: FICTION; . ISBN: 0899622909. ISBN/EAN: 9780899622903. Main Picture: Dmytrenko (1984), Mykhailyk (First American Edition) - Front Panel and Spine of Dust Jacket,… Read More

Church Hymnal Corporation, New York, 1994. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine HB in VG DJ, protected by mylar cover. xviii, 652 p.; 22 cm. Green cloth over boards with white title on spine. Corners sharp; minor shelf wear at corners and bottom of spine. Gift inscription dated 2000 on FEP. Otherwise, contents are tight, bright and unmarked. Book has had little, if any use. Unclipped DJ has no tears. Only defects are some rubbing, a small, 1/2" scratch on spine and crinkling of the paper's coating in two places on back panel. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 652 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: RELIGION; United States; 1990s; Religion & Theology. . ISBN: 0898692377. ISBN/EAN: 9780898692372. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 703. . 9780898692372

Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 1969. Edition Unstated. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. Book . Near Fine HB in VG+ DJ, protected by mylar cover. viii, 586 p., [8] p. of plates: ill., maps; 24 cm. Light gray cloth over boards with silver title on black field & decoration on spine. Minor shelf wear. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Unclipped reddish orange DJ is a color that fades easily, but the spine is as bright as the front panel; scattered specks on back panel. Important study of timely topic. Presumed First Edition. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 386 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Middle East / General; United States; 1960s; . ISBN: 0804707065. ISBN/EAN: 9780804707060. Main Picture: Gregorian (1969) - Dust Jacket in archival polyester cover. Picture 2: Gregorian (1969) - Cloth cover in Near Fine condition. Picture 3: Gregorian (1969) - Publication information from verso of Title Page. Pictures… Read More

Kenneth Roberts Centennial Commission, Kennebunk, ME, 1985. Facsimile Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Good. Book . Fine HB in G+ DJ, protected by mylar cover. Limited Ed., #854/1000; signed by Commission officers on limitation page. 618 p.: ill.; 24 cm. Facsim. of the first edition w/the famously rare first state DJ, reproduced in a larger format than the 20 cm original. Dark blue cloth w/bright silver decoration & title on cover; silver title on spine. Text block is tight; owner's name blind stamped on title. Unclipped DJ has 2 1/2 x 3/4" chip at top of back panel; worn at edges; spine sun-faded w/creasing. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 618 pages. Item Type: Book. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Historical - American Revolution, 1775-1783; United States; 1980s; . ISBN: 0930096355. ISBN/EAN: 9780930096359.… Read More

Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, [1891]. Revised and Enlarged Ed. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition/None (as issued). VG HB with no DJ (as issued), but protected by custom cut clear polyester cover. 2 p. l., 3-184 p. front. (port.) 17 cm. A very attractive early copy of Ruskin's essays with an intertwined "JR" monogram in black and gilt embossed on the front cover and bright gilt title on spine with 5 raised bands. Size: Sextodecimo (16mo; up to 6 3/4" / 15-17.5 cm tall). Text block is tight, clean and unmarked. Binding is tight and spine fully attached; leather is good with minimal wear showing around the edges and on the raised bands of the spine. Frontispiece portrait of Ruskin protected by tissue paper with decorative title for this edition, in addition to the regular title page. Some foxing on tissue and decorative title page only, not affecting the frontispiece or the rest of the text, which is bright and clean. All edges gilt in bright, rich condition. Red… Read More

Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1943. Newbery Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Good. Illustrator: Ward, Lynd. Near Fine HB in G+ DJ, protected by Brodart mylar cover. The blurb on the first DJ flap identifies this as the "Newbery Edition" and notes that artist Lynd Ward "has sharpened the drama of the story by adding twelve full-page illustrations." There is also a notice of the award on the half-title page. So, although the copyright page says 1943, this was apparently a special 1944 edition issued after the book received the award. 4 p. l., 256 p.: illus, col. front.; col. map on endpapers, 21 cm. Gray cloth over boards with blue/black illustration on front cover and title on spine. Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 256 pages. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners shap with minimal shelf wear. DJ shows wear around the edges, with some loss at the corners, a large chip at the top of the spine affecting the "Fo" of… Read More

Oxford University Press, New York, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Near Fine. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Book Signed by Author and Illustrator. Fine HB in unclipped DJ, protected by Brodart mylar cover. Signed by Tudor under the illustration on the front free end paper. A beautifully preserved copy of a scare book, made rarer by being a signed copy. [27] p.: col. ill.; 18 cm. Reddish, dark rose cloth over boards with title paste-down on the front cover. Size: Sextodecimo (16mo; up to 6 3/4" / 15-17.5 cm tall). 28 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. DJ in Near Fine condition with slight losses at the outside corners and a small (1/4") chip at the bottom center of the back panel. Dust Jacket un-clipped with the $1.50 price at the bottom corner of the front flap. Illustrator: Tudor, Tasha. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Juvenile Fiction; Animals / Birds; Animals / Birds; United States;… Read More

Garland Publishing, New York, 1988. Apparent First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book Near Fine hardback in no dust jacket (as issued?). xix, 432 pages; 23 cm. Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, vol. 839. Green cloth over boards with bright gilt title on front cover and spine. The contents include "Research on Chaucer and the Bible: A Critical Review" (pp. 15-37), "Index I: Chaucer's Biblical Allusions--An Annotated List" (pp. 55-304) and "Index II: Scriptural References" (pp. 305-388), as well as a Bibliography (pp. 389-432). Size: Octavo (8vo; up to 9 3/4" / 20-25 cm tall). 432 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight, bright and unmarked, in "as new" condition. Binding is tight; corners sharp, but showing some minor shelf wear. Previous owner's book-plate on inside front cover. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; United States; 1980s; ISBN: 0824063406. ISBN/EAN: 9780824063405.… Read More

D.M. Hogan, Pittsburgh, PA, 1835. First Edition. Hardcover (Quarter Leather). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued). Book Very Good hardback. Modern rebinding by Townsend Book Bindery, New Market, VA, in green paper-covered boards with paper title on leather spine and gilt decorations at top and bottom of spine. iv, [5]-204 p. 19 cm. The majority of the book is a parish-by-parish summary of the Baptist churches in Wales, including lists of all of the ministers in each. There is a chronological listing of each parish in the back (pp. 188-92), providing the founding date and the name of the "Ministers appointed to preach" (and often the text used in the first sermon). In addition, there is information about ministers who emigrated to the American colonies to found churches there. Size: Duodecimo (12 mo; up to 7 3/4" / 17.5-20 cm tall). Item Type: Book. Text contains marks and notes scattered throughout, in pencil. Binding is tight; corners bumped with some shelf wear. No… Read More

Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. VG hardback missing the scarce dust jacket, but with an author-signed bookplate. 356 p. illus. 22 cm. In addition to the frontispiece there are 13 leaves of coated stock with pictures printed on both sides. Roberts' second book, drawn from articles he wrote on immigration and events in Europe for "The Saturday Evening Post." The standard Roberts bibliographies report there were only 2,011 copies of the first edition printed. Note: I have a large selection of Kenneth Roberts books and related materials. Contact me if you are looking for something in particular. 356 pages. Text block is unmarked, with the exception of a note in the gutter on p. 3 ("16718 - Jan. 1923"); the pages are slightly tanned from age. The binding is tight overall, but the bottom of the front hinge is a bit loose. Red textured cloth over boards with faded gilt title on spine. Front panel has embossed single-line… Read More

Cassell & Company Limited, London, 1884. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Book Frontispiece map plate printed in gray and three other colors (red, brown and blue). Second edition issue points (besides the fact it is stated to be the Second Edition on the title page) include: "dead man's chest" uncapitalized on pages 2 and 7, "rain" for "vain" in the last line of page 40, the "a" is missing from the phrase "at a glance" at the break between lines 5/6 on page 63, "worse" for "worst" in line 3 of page 197, the period is missing following "opportunity" in line 20 of page 178, and "Treasure Island" is listed as having 304 pages on page 2 of the publisher's advertisements. Includes 8 pages of advertisements dated with the code "5R-12.83" with the last two leaves (pp. 5/6 & 7/8) still uncut. Additional pictures available upon inquiry Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 292 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is bright and unmarked, except for three small pencil… Read More

J. Johnson, St. Paul's Church-yard, London, 1778. Second Edition. Hardcover (in Slipcase). Good+ Condition. Booth (1734-1806) was an English Baptist minister, writer and Abolitionist. He started as a General (Arminianism) Baptist, but became a Particular (Calvinist) Baptist. This work was a compliment to one of his best known books, Reign of Grace Starr B4039. xxiv, 160 pages ; 18 cm (12mo). Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 160 pages. The laid paper is bright and in good condition with no marks or foxing. Bound in blue paper-covered boards with a shellacked brown paper spine. Most of the spine is gone. The part left has a hand-written title "Legal Hope" in an early hand. The front cover is still tight, but the hinge of the back cover has worn through and is just holding on by the cords. The book is protected in a well made custom slipcase covered by brown marbled paper on the sides, with a small green label with the title "Death of Legal Hope" stamped in… Read More

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1943. 5th printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good+. Book This is a highly collectible copy of the first of the Little Golden Books bound in the original blue cloth spine and in its dust jacket as issued. This is a 5th printing in July 1943. The back cover is Style #2.1 – "The Little Golden Library" title with a numbered list to #16. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 42 pages. Item Type: Book. Text block is tight and unmarked, though a little toned from age. Solid blue spine over heavy paper-covered cardboard. The book it close to fine condition with the only defect the name of the child in an adult hand (with the name of the aunt who gave him the book as a gift). The boards are in excellent condition with sharp corners and a small bit of paper loss on the rear cover at the bottom edge. No foxing in this copy. The price-clipped dust jacket has a small bit of wear at the head of the spine and a 3/8" closed… Read More

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1942. 3rd printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition/Very Good+. Book A beautiful collectible copy of the original state of the book in its third printing. The book looks close to brand new. It has been well protected by its dust jacket and the book has been carefully taken care of through the years. The back cover is in Santi's Style #1 – Rabbit reading & listing of the first 12 books. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 42 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is tight and unmarked. The colors are bright, though the paper has toned a little from age. Bound in solid blue spine and paper-covered cardboard. The spine shows the slightest of wear at the foot and there is a slightly darkened area at the tip of the front cover of the front cover. Other than those, the books appears to be almost brand new (the inside front covers do look brand new). The front panel of the dust jacket shows some dark areas around the edges of the golden background from rubbing. There is a… Read More

Printed by W.W. for Humphrey Moseley, London, 1650. Second Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good+ Condition. Book ESTC Citation R202463; Wing (2nd ed.), H-3081; Thomason, E.1374[2]. 140 p. (Illustrated title, title, portrait of Prince Charles). James Howell (c.1594-1666) was an author of political and historical works who traveled widely in Europe and produced this book, which is often described as the first continental handbook for travelers. The full title is: "Instructions and Directions For Forren Travell. Shewing by what cours, and in what compas of time, one may take an exact Survey of the Kingdomes, and States of Christendome, and arrive to the practicall knowledge of the Languages, to good purpose. With a new Appendix for Travelling into Turkey and the Levant parts." The appendix (pp. 129-140) draws heavily from Sir Henry Blount's account of his trip in 1634-36. It describes ways of getting to Constantinople, touches briefly on travel to Egypt and compares and contrasts… Read More