New York: N.D. Thompson / E.B. Treat, 1889. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Brown publisher's cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to spine and cover. Many illustrated plates. 454 pp. Scuffing to edges. Corners bumped. Hinges overopened with tearing to paper. Title page loose and laid in. Some foxing..... More
Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History, 1958. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Wraps. Black and white photos and illustrations with captions throughout, with a fold-out map. Unpaginated with bibliography. Minor sunning to front cover. Some chipping to paper covering of spine and edge wear. Pen notes inside front cover blacked..... More
New York: American News Company, [1920s]. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth with gilt to spine and embossed decorations on spine and front cover. 417 pp. Minor edge wear. Lean to spine. Hinges overopened. Previous owner's stamp on front free endpaper. Contemporary sticker from "Fred Seckel's Newstand" (which apparently offered, among..... More
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New York: Macmillan, 1920. "New edition" Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Very minor shelf wear to bottom edges and corners. Each volume bears the signature and attractive bookplate of Frederick R. Whitman, a history teacher at Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire from 1917-1945. This is..... More
New York: Monocle Periodicals, 1963. First Edition. Wraps. Tall 8vo. Wraps. Illustrated. 80 pp. This is a collection of 3 issues of American political satire magazine Monocle, which ran from 1956-1965. These issues fall under the editorial tenure of Marvin Kitman, the Pulitzer-nominated critic and humorist. All issues are in very..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1965. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Illustrated boards. 176 pp. Shelf wear. Corners bumped. Several stains on rear cover. Hinges overopened, with some slight tearing to paper at front hinge. Tight and clean. This is a first edition of the 44th Hardy Boys mystery. More
New York: Stokes, 1911. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Navy cloth with gilt lettering and decoration and color pastedown. Color frontispiece and 8 photographic plates. 317 pp. Minor edge wear and bumping to corners. Lean to spine. Foxing to endpapers and occasional light foxing throughout. Hinges overopened with some tearing to paper..... More
West Concord, MA: Hadley Press, [1929]. 2nd Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x6". Purple cloth. Gilt lettering to front cover. Frontispiece. [13], 12-70, [2]. Minor edge wear. Several superficial stains to front cloth. Additional notes pasted on recto and verso of title page, as issued by publisher. This is a scarce case study meant..... More
New York: Adventure, 1929. First Edition. Wraps. This is a set of 4 Adventure Magazines, an American pulp magazine which ran from 1910-1973. Adventure was published twice a month, on the 1st and 15th. The issues contained in this lot are all from 1929, during the tenure of famed editor..... More
London: W. Kent, 1817. Leather bound. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Frontispiece. 432 pp. plus indices. Boards quite scuffed with some chipping to corners and edges. Minor soiling throughout. Contemporary newspaper clipping and hymnal page laid in. This is a scarce collection of inspirational stories and poems for children from 1817..... More
Paris: Librarie ch. Poussielgue, 1896. First Edition. Leather bound. In French. 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated plates throughout. 344 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Occasional soiling throughout. Contemporary prayer card laid in. This is a first edition volume of the letters of Sister Apolline Andriveau, a...... More
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Stockholm: B. Wahlstroms Bokforlag, 1937. Leather bound. In Swedish. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Marbled top edge. Marbled endpapers. 254 pp. Rubbing to edges. Leather covering spine is peeling away from the footer and left edge. Tight and clean. This is a Swedish translation of American writer..... More
Paris: Perisse Freres, 1857. Leather bound. In Latin. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering to spine. 536 pp. Rubbing to edges and boards. Foxing throughout. Very tightly bound. This is an attractive volume from French theologian Billuart's study of St. Thomas. More
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Stockholm: Albert Bonniers Forlag, 1939. Leather bound. In Swedish. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Marbled endpapers. Illustrations throughout. 1663 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Tight and clean. This is a handsome, illustrated volume of a Swedish dictionary in very attractive binding. More
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Copenhagen: Baltiska Forlaget Aktiebolag, 1927. Leather bound. In Swedish. Quarter morocco over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Marbled endpapers. 316 pp. Chips to leather at top right front cover and at header of spine, which is missing a 1" strip of leather. Interior is very good, and binding is tight. This..... More
New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1933. 3rd printing. Cloth. 8vo. Black cloth. Photos, illustrations, and charts throughout. 416 pp. No dust jacket as usual. Rubbing to edges, resulting in spine titles beginning to rub off. Circular water stain on front cover. Name of previous owner, Dr. James A. Palener, inside front cover..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955. First Edition. Boards. 8vo. Illustrated paper-covered boards. Dust jacket. 43 pp. Shelf wear to jacket, with several small chips and closed tears to edges. Book is in excellent condition. This is a first edition of the first book by poet Isabella Gardner, cousin to Robert Lowell and relative..... More
Boston: The Christian Science Publishing Society, 1963. Pamphlet. 12mo. Blue and red staple-bound wraps. 29 pp. with advertisements. Mild scuffing and soiling to wraps. Bottom right corner of several pages creased. Red mark on margin of p. 20. Tight and clean. This is a pamphlet reprinting 3 articles from various Christian Science..... More
Chicago: Chicago Medical Book Co., 1923. Pamphlet. 12mo. Staple-bound pamphlet. 15 pp. including a tearaway order blank. Mild edge wear. In excellent condition. This is a promotional pamphlet by the Chicago Medical Book Co., a defunct academic bookstore formerly located at Congress and Honore in Chicago, promoting new titles by the..... More
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Paris: Pauvert, 1953. First Edition. Wraps. In French. 6 1/2"x5". Red wraps. Velin paper. Facsimile of Sade's handwritten page bound in. 55 pp. Chipping to edges of wraps. Top right corner of front cover chipped, and there are several chips and closed tears to wraps over spine. Interior tight and clean. This..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Chip to top left corner of front cover. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of F.W...... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1907. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile map of England fold-out pasted in. 50 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and closed tears. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Stamp in gutter of preface page: "A gift from Mrs. F.W. Blatchford, Chicago." This..... More
Chicago: Chicago Literary Club, 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. 7"x4 3/4". Grey wraps. Facsimile historical charter fold-out pasted in. 86 pp. Wrap edges overhang text block, resulting in some curling and chipping. Stains on spine. Pages unopened. Bookplate on front free endpaper of F.W. Gookin. Stamp in gutter of dedication page: "A..... More
This is a lot of four Parisian souvenirs which belonged to (and bear the authentic bookplate of) influential American landscape designer Warren H. Manning (1860-1938). Mr. Manning is best remembered as the pioneering voice behind the "wild garden" movement, which emphasized cultivating pre-existing plants and natural landscaping, rather than the..... More
Albany, NY: 1902. First Edition. Pamphlet. Staple-bound pamphlet. 9"x5 3/4". 8 pp. No wraps as issued. Small chip to upper right corner of first page. Light toning to edges and margins. 1" closed tear at bottom of crease. This is a report read at a New York State conference on penal reform..... More