New York, NY: Grove Press, Inc, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 124 pages of text. Hardcover black and yellow cloth binding with gilt spine lettering. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal rubbing to the extremities; protected in archival mylar. Previous owner's blind stamp neatly on front endpaper. 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
Brenham, TX: Beraam Publishing, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. About 50 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear; almost new condition. Signed and inscribed by author on front endpaper. Illustrated with numerous color drawings by Benjamin C. Knox. Texas A & M University. More
Chicago: University of Chicago, 2011. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 188 pages of text. Paperback binding in almost new condition. Illustrated. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. More
Dansville, NY: F. A. Owen Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 177 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Original hardcover binding with minor shelfwear, a few small spots of minor discoloration, and slight creasing to the spine. Previous owner's name neatly on the front..... More
Dayton, OH: Brothers of Mary, 1920. Early edition. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 140 pages of text. Original hardcover binding is heavily worn and soiled, with minor staining. Previous owner's name, and some pencil scribbling on the front endpapers. Minor soiling to some page margins from thumbing..... More
New York: World Publishing Company, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). [48] pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket has a few small tears and creases and scuffing to the front panel; protected in archival mylar. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..... More
New York: World Publishing Company, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong octavo (8vo). [48] pages of text. Hardcover binding in almost new condition. The unclipped dustjacket has several small tears that have been repaired with clear tape, and a small chip to the rear panel; protected in archival mylar. The text..... More
Santa Rosa, CA: Stewart Publishing Company, 1940. Revised edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xviii, 350 pages of text including an index. Original hardcover binding with moderate shelfwear and rubbing. No dustjacket. Previous owner's bookplate neatly on the front endpaper. The text is clean and unmarked. Revised edition, published in 1940. More
Chicago: Board of Education, 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [iv], 156 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and scuffing, and a minor stain to the front cover. Text is clean and unmarked. Stamped on front endpapers "Chicago Public Schools." More
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1922. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). x, 321 pages of text including index. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. About 20 pages contain insignificant pencil marks in margins, and one page with small crease to top corner. With bookplate of Elizabeth J. Woodward..... More
New York, NY: Philosophical Library, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 251 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Unclipped dustjacket is moderately rubbed at the extremities, with several small tears and creases; protected in archival mylar. Previous owner's name on front endpaper, with ink notations on endpaper and..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xii, 295 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Hardcover binding with a thin strip of minor sunning to top edge. Unclipped dustjacket with minor rubbing to the extremities, and several small creases and tears; protected in..... More
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxii, 257 pages of text including a bibliography and index. Hardcover binding. Unclipped dustjacket with minimal shelfwear; protected in archival mylar. Underlining and notations scattered throughout text. First edition. More
Hong Kong: Chung Chi College, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). 402 pages including an index of names and subjects. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Endpapers are illustrated. Chapter headings decorated with woodcut illustrations. Unclipped ustjacket is slightly rubbed at the extremities, with a few tiny tears; protected in archival..... More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xiv, 240 pages of text including an index, followed by [ii] pages of publisher's advertisement. Original brown hardcover cloth is moderately shelfworn and soiled. No dustjacket. Previous owner's name neatly on front pastedown..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xx, 142 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with cloth spine and paper-covered boards. Moderate fading to the spine and rubbing to the extremities. No dustjacket. The text is clean and unmarked..... More
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1985. First paperback edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). x, 302 pages of text. Paperback binding wiht minimal shelfwear, and a thin strip of fading to top edge. Illustrated by historic photographs. From the library of Theodore W. Schultz (1902-1998), winner of the 1979 Nobel Memorial..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: William Blackwood and Sons, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). [x], 393 pages of text, including a bibliographic reference list. Text is followed by 66 pages of publisher's advertisement. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear, and slight sunning to spine. Illustrated with a frontisportrait and two additional black &..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [vi], 30 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear. No dustjacket. Previous owner's embossed stamp on the front endpapers. Text is clean and unmarked. More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1909. First Edition. Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Approximately 25 page graduation program. Stiff paperback binding with minor shelfwear and minor soiling. Illustrated by three photographs. Contains a schedule of Class Day Week, Class Day, an Ode, the Class Poem, a list of..... More
New York: William Morrow, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). xxii, 201 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor sunning to the spine. No dustjacket. Inscribed and signed on the front endpaper by the author "To Arlyn? Best Jim New York 1973." With an introduction by Mario Fantini. The text..... More
Nashville, TN: The Graded Press, 1951. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). 48 pages of text. Paperback binding with minor shelfwear and soiling. Illustrated with line-drawings. More
Gottingen, Germany: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto (4to). 240 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minimal shelfwear. Text is in German. Illustrated with numerous historic engravings, many of which are in color. More
London: Oxford University Press, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. [vi], 150 pages of text. Hardcover binding is moderately sunned on the spine, with minimal shelfwear. No dustjacket. Previous owner's name neatly in pencil on the front endpaper. The text is clean and unmarked. The..... More