Salzburg, Austria: Not published, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. Folio ledger, bound in red leather, with three large brass or brass/silver armorial calling card holders affixed to and protruding from the front cover. The pre-1958 inclusions are on separate smaller sheets that are tipped-in, presumably from a previous guestbook. There..... More
Italy: RIBIS editori, 1979. First Edition. Paperback. Oblong octavo (8vo). 153 pages. Stiff brown paper wrappers, with minimal shelfwear. Almost in near fine condition. With the official stamp of the "COMUNE DI LATISANA" on the front endpaper which is signed in ink by Arico Cottignoli. Nearly two hundred illustrations, from..... More
Philadelphia, PA: Henry Altemus Company, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [iv] introductory pages, followed by 30 black & white plates. Hardcover cloth binding with color inlay on front cover; minimal spotting and soiling to binding. Unclipped dustjacket with several small creases, tears and chips, with moderate to heavy soiling..... More
Toronto, Ontario: W. J. Gage Limited, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 12 pages of introduction plus 243 pages of text. Extensive underlining and margin-notes throughout text. Hardcover; binding is shelfworn. Canada. More
Toronto, Ontario: W. J. Gage and Company Limited. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 77 pages; ex-library and thus marked. Prolific underlining in text. No date, but lectures were given in 1949. Blue hardcover cloth binding is sunned on spine, and overall slightly shelfworn. More
Sydney, Australia: Wild & Woolley, 1979. First Australian edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 312 pages with index. Signed by author on title page. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket with minor rubbing to extremities; protected in archival mylar. First Australian edition. More
Birmingham, AL: The Classics of Medicine Library, 1990. First thus edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 192 pages of text including an extensive bibliography, an index of authors, and an index of subjects. Hardcover full red leather binding with gilt lettering and decoration. All page edges gilt. A facsimile of the..... More
Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxxvi, [x], 524 pages of text including bibliography and index. Blue hardcover cloth binding; almost new condition. No dustjacket, as issued. First published in 1920; this edition with an added Foreward by Ralph G. Newman and Michael J...... More
Washington, D. C. Urban Institute Press, 1988. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). xxviii, 224 pages of text. Paperback binding with a crease to the rear cover, and minimal shelfwear. The closed page edges are lightly soiled. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper "To Phyllis [name withheld]..... More
Chicago: Not published, 1940. First Edition. Unbound. Signed business card of Jeannette Thielens Phillips of Chicago. Signed in pencil by Don Ameche and two others (members of the cast?) including Victor. The back is signed in pen "Cornelius Peeples best wishes to Allen." Minor smudging and staining to card. More
Washington, D.C: G. Alexander, 1852. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Afro-Americans; slavery; Liberia; 22cm; original blue paper wrappers; 2 issues: p. [193]-224 vol. XXVII, #5; p. [129]-160, vol. XXXI, #7. Published in 1852 and 1855. More
Evanston, IL: American Economic Association, 1952. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). xii, 768 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear, and minor creasing to the edges of the final pages. Papers and proceedings of the Sixty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association in Boston, Massachusetts, December 26-29, 1951..... More
Evanston, IL: American Economic Association, 1954. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). xvi, 765 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear. Papers and proceedings of the Sixty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association in Washington, D.C., December 28-30, 1953. More
Evanston, IL: American Economic Association, 1955. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). xii, 711 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear. Papers and proceedings of the Sixty-seventh Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association in Detroit, Michigan December 28-30, 1954. More
Evanston, IL: American Economic Association, 1957. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). xv, [i] blank, 522 pages of text followed by publisher's advertisement. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear. A List of Members as of June 25, 1956, containing thousands of names. More
New York: Ronald Press Company, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). x, 419 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Original hardcover binding with minor sunning and shelfwear on the spine. No dustjacket. Contains 87 illustrations. Previous owner's name neatly on the inside of the front cover. The..... More
Washington, D.C: H. M. Suter Publishing Co., 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xii, 474 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and soiling; dark staining to front cover. Front hinge is loosened, but remains attached and functional. Numerous contributors include Victor H. Beckman..... More
Boston: J.E. Tilton and Company, 1868. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 384 pages of text. Hardcover binding; leather spine and corners with marbled paper-covered boards. Front board is detached, and leather is moderately rubbed at the extremities. First and final several pages of text have a large stain on..... More
New York: American Lithuanian Literary Association, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 188 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor rubbing and shelfwear. The top corner is lightly bumped, and the front endpaper is lightly soiled. Illustrated by maps. First edition. More
Georgetown, DC: Printed by James C. Dunn, 1833. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). [ii] printed wrappers, xxiv, 40 pages of text, followed by [ii] printed rear wrap. Green paper wrappers, with moderate wear to extremities, and staining at spine from early repair; pages are starting to detach. Moderate foxing scattered..... More
Philadelphia: American Society for Testing and Materials. 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). vi, 72 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
Washington, D.C. American Tree Association, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 225 pages of text, followed by [v] pages of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear, and minor darkening of spine. Previous owner's bookplate and inscription on front endpapers. Illustrated with sketches. More
Washington, D.C. American Tree Association, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 225 pages of text, followed by [v] pages of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Institutional bookplates on front endpapers, and small library label at bottom of spine. Illustrated with sketches. More
Washington, D.C. American Tree Association, 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). viii, 225 pages of text, followed by [v] pages of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Institutional bookplate and previous owner's name on front endpapers. Illustrated with sketches. A few pages with minor creases, and one small tear..... More
New York: Glorya Hale Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). Thousands of copyright free images (black & white) including holidays, alphabets, animals, flowers, architecture, etc. Hardcover binding. Dustjacket with minor rubbing to extremities; protected in archival mylar. From the rare 1900 edition of the American Type Founders Cut Book..... More