Titles starting with F from Savoy Books

New York: Macmillan, 1912. 8vo, orig decorated cloth; pp. xviii, 326 + ads, 32 photo plates. From L.H. Bailey,s Rural Science Series. Ex-lib with small stamp on title, a very small hole in one leaf with loss; otherwise a very nice bright copy.. ... more information

Boston: Printed by Edward Oliver for the author [1812.] 12mo, original illustrated wrappers, stitched. 14 leaves, including wrappers,untrimmed. Edges worn, a very good copy. The first and only number of a scarce almanac, with handsome woodcuts of clipper ship and eagle on front wrappers. Drake 3747.. ... more information

Ithaca: Published by the Author, 1876. 8vo, orig cloth; pp. 426, illus. Rubbed, but a good copy.. ... more information

New York: Phelps & Fanning, 1851. 12mo, original illustrated wrappers. Pp. 100, illus.; frontis. Wrappers soiled, spine worn; foxed & moderate stains within.. ... more information

A History of the Old Folks ' Concerts, comprising an autobiography of the author, and sketches of many humorous scenes and incidents, which have transpired in a concert-giving experience of twelve years in America and England. Boston: Published by the author, 1868. Sm 8vo, original cloth. Pp. 254. Frontispiece portrait. Minor wear at extremities, old label affixed to spine; a very good copy. . Very scarce autobiography of a major figure in 19th century American popular music. Kemp first organized at a h... more information

Worcester, (Mass.): Printed for the author, 1802. 8vo, orig. self-wrappers, stitched, as issued. Pp . 40, uncut. Narrow strip torn from upper blank corner of title, a fine cop y. Probable first edition of a verse drama concerning Lafayette's im prisonment by the Austrians in the 1790's, with the General, his allies, his wife and daughters and his captors as characters, prefaced with an histor ical account of the inspiring events. Hill 99, following an entry from Wegelin, lists an 1800 edition as wel... more information

Jersey City: H. C. Perleberg, nd [ca. 1900?] Plain cloth-backed portfolio of 66 loose photographic plates on stiff paper (incl. title), meas. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. A few have minor chipping of edges; overall a very good set. All published. A handsome array of original photo plates of festoons and garlands, bouquets, centerpieces and still lifes composed of plant (leaves, fruit and flower) and animal specimens (rabbit, fox, game birds, lobster, fish and shells, etc.), to be used as a source for graphic artists, s... more information

With an introduction by Sir Walter Scott and a benediction by Rudyard Kipling, incorporated in a foreword by E. V. Lucas. London: James Tregaskis & Son, 1931. Thick 4to, full reverse calf, raised bands. Pp. xii, (1), 336; half title. Uncut. Slight discoloration at head and foot of spine, else fine copy. One of 500 copies, printed on Batchelor hand-made paper, printed at the Caxton Head and Raven Presses, and bound by Bain and Co. A handsome edition of Tusser's classic, printed from the text of 1580.... more information

[Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1863.] 8vo, removed. Pp. 96, illus. A thorough and detailed Civil War-time report investigating alternatives to cotton.. ... more information

London: G. Routledge and Co., 1854. 12mo, orig stamped cloth gilt. Pp. viii, 158 + ads. Frontis + 7 plates; illus. Spine faded, a very good copy. Sole edition of a scarce guide. Most of the plates are devoted to flax culture and processing.. ... more information

New York: Fords, Howard and Hulbert, 1881. 12mo, orig pictorial gilt cloth. Pp. 299. Mild spotting to cover, one leaf lightly stained in margin; a very good copy. First edition, a thinly fictionalized account of a mixed-company hunting and fishing expedition in southern California. Wright II I, 5653.. ... more information

Omaha: Omaha Republican Print, 1884. 8vo, original glazed pictorial wrappers. Pp. 64 + 6 pp. ads. Illustrated. With 3 chromolith plates. Minor wear and soiling; repair to front wrapper; a decent copy. Sole edition. A fine regional guide aimed at new settlers, with narrative reports of tree and fruit crops (including grapes) from named individuals throughout Nebraska, providing interesting details of local history. Nicely illustrated with wood and steel cuts, and three NY chromolith fruit plates.. ... more information

New York: National Temperance Society and Publishing House, 1872. 8vo, orig. green cloth. Pp. 407. Very slight dampstain to first few leaves, a very good copy. First edition.. ... more information

New York: Scribner's, 1927. Narrow 8vo, orig cloth (soiled). Pp. xv, 207, 16, illus in color and b&w. A nice, sound copy.. ... more information

Philadelphia: G. B. Zieber & Co., 1848. 8vo, original plain paper boards, cloth spine. Pp. 221, [3]. Frontis. and 3 plates; errata slip at p. 208. Boards rubbed, foxed, some stains,with running light tidemark. First edition, scarce. BAL 5517; noted as advertised available in cloth or paper, but both copies listed are rebound. . ... more information

New York: John Burke n.d. (ca. 1860s). Broadside, 15 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches, untrimmed. Eagle woodcut at top. Blank corner torn away, folded. Eight songs, including Johnny Sands, The Postman's Knock, The White Squall, Pauper's Drive and Foster's Gentle Annie.. ... more information