Authors starting with U from Donald Heald Rare Books

Philadelphia: printed by Sherman & Co, 1874. Quarto. (12 1/8 x 9 inches). Half-title, section titles. 514pp. Original dark green morocco, covers elaborately blocked in gilt and blind, spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in gilt in the second, and sixth compartments, the fourth with morocco lettering-piece, U.S. Eagle tool at head of spine, the others blocked in gilt, yellow glazed endpapers (neat repairs to foot of spine and joints). A superlatively rare botanical report of the Wilkes... more information

Paris: Société Française d'Editions d'Art, 1898. Quarto. (10 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches). Two-colour decorative title and additional title, numerous illustrations, many printed in a tone, 128 plates printed recto and verso of 64 leaves, most printed in a tone. Contemporary dark blue half morocco by J. Kauffmann, the flat spine with an overall design incorporating an onlaid shaped red morocco panel lettered in gilt with the author and title, the area above tooled with small flowerheads a... more information