Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1944. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5" Staple-bound wraps. 44 pp. plus advertisements. Several chips with loss around fold. Wraps somewhat brittle. Tight and clean. This is a condensed reprint of Reade's 1872 philosophical treatise. Though the wraps are colored white, this is considered to be part of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius' "Big Blue..... More
Chicago: Callaghan & Co., 1879. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Grey cloth with gilt lettering on spine. lxxxv. 261 pp. Wear to edges. Corners bumped. Slight cock to spine. Hinges overopened with some tearing to paper. Semi-legible law firm stamps on recto of first free endpaper and facing blank endpaper. Several occurences..... 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: Syndicate, 1910. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's illustrated cloth. Many photographs and color illustrated plates throughout. 583 pp. Large 4" tear on left edge of spine. Scuffing to cloth. Hinges are overopened and tender, though firmly attached. Some soiling to endpapers. Interior is bright and clean. This..... More
Baltimore: Edward J. Coale for John D. Toy, 1822. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Gilt text and bands on spine. 390 pp. plus errata. Rubbing to edges. 1" split at top right edge of spine, and 1.5" splits at left and right bottom edges of spine. Hinges overopened, but..... More
Mount Vernon, NY: Peter Pauper Press, [1960s]. Hardcover. 8vo. Decorative boards. Slipcase. Rag paper. 2-color woodcut illustrations. 124 pp. Slipcase is quite damaged with wear along all edges, separated into two pieces. Book is very good, with only minor sunning to spine. This is a limited edition Peter Pauper printing of Steele..... More
University of Chicago Press, 1984. First Edition. Cloth. This is a first edition sociological study of eight Chicago neighborhoods, focusing on "decline, gentrification, or stability in the face of high and low crime rates and minority presence." More
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New York: Viking Press, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Large 8vos. Publisher's black cloth with pastedown on both covers. Maps and photographic plates throughout. 1181 pp. across both volumes. No jackets or slipcase. Minor shelf wear to cloth, and titles are quite faded on spines. Vol. II has a white..... More
Johnson City, TN: Watauga Press, 1924. First Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Gilt top edge. Deckle edge. Hand-pressed rag paper. Frontispiece portrait of John Sevier. 371 pp. Minor edge wear. White mark on front cover, seems to be paste residue. Inscribed by the author on..... More