Ellen Saito, bookseller
Cadiz: Imprenta Nacional, 1813. 1/4 Leather. 4to (21 cm, 8.3 in). [4], 694 pp., lacks frontis. First edition: The Spanish Inquisition was established in the 13th-century. The power of the Spanish Inquisition wavered over the centuries and was limited to the censorship of books and free speech by the early..... More
Pall-Mall, London: Pr. at Strawberry-Hill for R. and J. Dodsley, 1757. Fine Binding. 8vo (8.8 in, 22.9 cm). [15 blank leaves] 21 [1 blank leaf] [4 blank leaves] [1 blank leaf]; illus. First edition: Unique extra-illustrated first issue (with "Ilissus" at 8:19 and a comma after "Swarm" at 16:20) to..... More
New York: J. B. Ford, 1869. Hardcover. 8vo (8 in, 20.3 cm). [6] xii,13-500 [12 adv.] pp.; illus. Second printing: Catharine E. Beecher (1800-1878) was the eldest of nine siblings including Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), the famous abolitionist who authored Uncle Tom's Cabin. American educator, women's rights activist, and author..... More
Boston: Fields, Osgood, 1870. Hardcover. 12mo (7 in, 17.8 cm). [viii], 482 [4] pp. Third or later printing, year of first edition: The famed abolitionist who authored Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) sets out her purpose, "I made it in defence [sic] of a beloved, revered friend, whose..... More
Venice: Plinio Pietrasanta, 1554. 1/2 Vellum. 8vo (8.3", 21.5 cm); 46, [2] pp. First edition: "Original edition of this study on marriage in antiquity, dealing with its institution, ceremonies and nuptial costumes, and the rights and duties of married women. The book is dedicated to Virginia Fieschi, who married Jacopo..... More
Paris: Chez Ladvocat, Libraire de S.A.R. Monseigneur le duc de Chartres, au Palais-Royal, 1825. 1/2 Leather. 10 volume set. 12mo (7.3 in, 18.5 cm). [6] i-viii i-xviii 399 [1], xx 380, xxiii 374, xi 370, xvi 375, xi 367, xii 387, xi 368, xi 414, viii 400 pp. First edition..... More
Franeker, Netherlands: Wibius Bleck, 1719. Vellum. 8vo (6.1 in, 15.5 cm). [2] [xxxii], 344 [2] pp. C. & p. Latin. First edition: "About the temple and library of Palatine Apollo. Single book on two dissertations on a related theme. One: About the Apollo and its rare titles. The second: About the..... More
London: C. Clarke for T. and J. Egerton, 1791. Full calf. 12mo (7.1 in, 18 cm). [2] xvi, 152 [2] pp. First edition: Joseph Ritson (1752-1803) was a literary scholar, anthologist, and bibliographer. Here are seven Middle English poems including Tom Thumbe. Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) is known for reviving the..... More
London and Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, [1913]. Fine Binding. 12mo (7.6 in, 19.3 cm). [4] [viii], 190 [2 ad] [4] pp.; illus. First thus: First Foulis edition. Louisa Stuart Costello (1799-1870) was an accomplished Anglo-Irish artist and prolific, critically acclaimed and professional poet and author. Introduction and chapter about Persian ornament..... More
New York: Random House, 1961. Hardcover. 8vo (9.1 in, 23.1 cm). [2] xxxi, 502 [6] pp.; illus. Introduction followed by two-page genealogy. First edition: First printing stated. American professor of anthropology, Oscar Lewis initiated the theory of a culture of poverty. Lewis chronicled the suffering and brutality as well as..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, 1897. Hardcover. 8vo (7.5 in, 19.1 cm). [i-viii], [1] 2-406 [4] pp; frontis. Riverside Press. First edition: Prominent author, philanthropist, suffragist, abolitionist, and reformer, Annie Adams Fields (1834-1915) opened many charities including coffeehouses serving inexpensive, nutritious meals and a safe, affordable residence for unmarried..... More
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1928. Hardcover. Small 4to (9.2 in, 24.4 cm). [8] 1-124 pp.; illus. First thus: First trade edition illustrated by American artist John Vassos. Brilliant Irish dramatist and wit, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was gay so convicted of gross indecency and given the maximum sentence of two..... More
Washington, D.C. Public Affairs, 1948. Hardcover. 8vo (8.5 in, 21.5 cm). xi, 640 pp. Translated from the original Gurarati by Mahadev Desai. First published outside of India and first American edition. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) famously inspired an entire country to practice nonviolent civil disobedience to attain India's self-rule in..... More
Boston: Little, Brown, 1896. Hardcover. 2 volumes. 8vo (8 in, 20.3 cm). [2] i-xvi, 1-558 [4]; [2] i-x , 1-536 [2]; frontis. New edition with additions. Translated by Fanny Elizabeth Bunnett. Lovely set on the life of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) considered the greatest sculptor, painter, and architect of the Renaissance;..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1952. Hardcover. 8vo (7.4 in, 18.8 cm). 285 pp. B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday (translator); Eleanor Roosevelt (introduction). First English language edition: First edition stated on copyright page and $3.00 on jacket flap. Anneliese Frank's diary documents her life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of Holland beginning..... More
London: John Sharpe, 1819. Full calf. 16mo (6 1/2 in tall); xiii 215 pp. Printed by Charles Whittingham at the Chiswick Press. Originally printed in 1730, this famous poem by James Thomson (1700-1748) includes four parts, one for each season. Highly influential, these four seasons are the original inspiration for..... More
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842. Full leather. 16mo (6.4 in, 16.3 cm). [2 blanks] i-viii, 1-280 [2 blanks] pp. Eighth edition. Notes at end. Best known work of Isaac Taylor (1787-1865). Originally published anonymously in 1829, Natural History of Enthusiasm detailed the dangers of false piety with chapter titles such as..... More
London: Faber & Faber, [1929]. First Edition. Folio (7.3 in, 18.5 cm). 4 unnumbered pp.; frontis. Signed first edition: This wrappered first edition of 9 October 1929 preceded the hardcover signed edition of 28 October 1929. Ariel Poem, No. 23. T.S. Eliot's (1888-1965) signature verified unofficially through emailed photographs by..... More