Chicago: Beeson-Payne Co., 1904. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Illustrations, maps, photographs, and advertisements throughout. 272 pp. Minor shelf wear, with somewhat faded cover and spine. Slight cock to spine. Tight and clean, interior perfect. This is an uncommon reference to all registered steam and commercial vessels in the Great Lakes region..... More
Boards. NICHOLS, Fred R. Notes in Physics; For the Use of the Pupils of the Richard T. Crane Technical High School. Chicago: Fred R. Nichols, 1910. 8vo. Quarter cloth boards tied with brown string. Pastedown on front cover. Mixed pagination. Significant rubbing to boards. As this is a high school tablet..... More
1934. Hardcover. First page has a nameplate: "Ex Libris Roland H. Bradley" and is stamped twice: "R.H. Bradley" and "APR 9-1934". Light pen marks in pages 111-118 where previous owner bracketed and underlined several passages, mostly dealing with the ACLU. Self-published in 1934, this rare 352-page title details the organizations and..... More
Evergreen Park, IL: State Department of Celestia. The following items are included in this sale: -2 copies of Report to the Universe (1956) pamphlet. Extremely scarce, the only known copies. -State of the Sky (1958) pamphlet. -Passport to the Moon (1955). -Official license for “Banking on the Moon,” issued to Beverly Bank (1966). -You Ought..... More
Chicago: Caxton Club, 1916. First Edition. Boards. 4to. Original binding of vellum-backed boards. Frontispiece with tissue guard. Uncut handmade Italian paper. 290 pp. Minor shelf wear to boards, with a 1/2" chip to the paper backing along right edge of front cover. Interior is perfect. Most pages are unopened. This is a...... More
Chicago: self-published, 1903. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with pastedown on spine and gilt lettering on front cover. Gilt top edge. Numerous photographic and text illustrations. 323 pp. Corners bumped. Spine pastedown rather rubbed. Right edge of cloth spine covering torn from footer about halfway up. Ex-library with a stamp..... More
Chicago: Newberry Library, 1968. First Edition. Boards. 4to. 11"x8.75". Decorative boards with blue cloth spine stamped with gilt lettering. Many illustrative plates. 56 pp. Top right corner of front cover is bent, else fine. Presentation copy. This copy is inscribed by Wells "For Paul, with thanks." This copy also comes with a...... More