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
Chicago: Rand, McNally & Company, 1893. Boards. 8vo. Flexible boards. Profusely illustrated, including text illustrations, advertisements and a folding map of the fair. 268 pp. Wear to boards, particularly edges. 1.5" loss at header and footer of spine. Front free endpaper loose and laid in. Library card pocket inside front cover..... More
Viking Press, 1993. First Edition. Boards. Inscribed by both Chicago and Woodman on title page. This book comprises the paintings and prose of legendary artist Judy Chicago with photographs from her husband Donald Woodman from their 8 year (1985-1993) exploration of the Holocaust and their Jewish heritage. The Holocaust Project..... More
China National Palace Museum, 1985. Cloth. In Chinese and English. Jewel box binding with navy cloth and gilt lettering. Previous owner's name on second page. This is a lovely decorative art book of Chinese paintings and details with dual language captions. More
Cape Town: Stevenson, 2018. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 7.75"x5.75". Wraps. 143 pp. This is a collection of politically charged conversations with artists by South African writer Chiya. Artists interviewed include Dada Khanyisa, Zander Blom, Bronwyn Katz, Kemang Wa Lehulere, Guy Tillim, Mame-Diarra Niang, Claudette Schreuders, Simphiwe Ndzube, and Portia Zvavahera. More
Harmony Books, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. This is a signed first edition of Chopra's bestselling study of the spiritual component of the aging process and why people who look old didn't believe in themselves hard enough. More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Large 8vo. Grey cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic and illustrated plates throughout. 452 pp. Small chips along top jacket edge and a 1" closed tear on rear cover. Some sunning to top edge and a dark scuff on..... More
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co., 1973. First Edition, 4th Printing. Cloth. Large 8vo. Grey cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Many photographic and illustrated plates throughout. 452 pp. Minor edge wear and scuffing to jacket. This is a first edition of the definitive guide to the history of stage magic. Christopher's thoroughly researched..... More
Norwich: Published by the author, 1810. First Edition. Leather bound. 8vo. Contemporary calf. Large folding woodcut frontispiece with bits of hand-coloring plus second folding plate, also with hand-coloring. 184 pp. Edges scuffed. Front board detached, along with front free endpaper and frontispiece. Signatures of previous owners (dating to 1812) on front..... More
Chicago: National Book Concern, 1888. Cloth. Large 8vo. Publisher's illustrated cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. Frontispiece and many engravings throughout. 671 pp. Several large chips to cloth covering spine. Covers quite rubbed, with sunning on rear cover. Ex-library with mark on spine and card pocket on front free endpaper. Hinges..... More
New York: New American Library, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75". Blue boards with black stamped spine in pictorial dust jacket. Black and blue illustrated endpapers. 221 pp. Jacket edges are lightly scuffed. Bottom of front cover curled. 1/2" tear at top and bottom of back cover, no loss..... More
Jackdaw Publications, 1966. This is a large decorative portfolio containing reprints of primary sources from the struggle for women's rights in America. Complete and intact on heavy cardstock. A very curious complilation. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1906. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Navy cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Diagrams and illustrations throughout. 708 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Hinges overopened. Ownership stamps of Clarence T. Brewer inside covers and on title page. Index tabs inserted by previous owner on right edge of many pages..... More
Portland, OR: Champoeg Press, 1960. First Thus. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Deckle edge. Numerous maps (many folding), illustrated plates, and facsimile pages. 352 pp. A touch of rubbing to spine header. Several pages unopened. A fine, unread copy. This is a limited edition (one of..... More
D. Appleton-Century Company, 1936. First Edition. Cloth. Ex-library with library stamps on title page and torn spot inside front cover from card. Large tear on corner of last blank page. Corners are bumped, and there is a slight lean to spine. This is a rare first edition high school textbook..... More
Paris: Felix Alcan, 1913. Hardcover. In French. 8vo. Red quarter leather over marbles boards. Hubbed spine. Decorative endpapers. 279 pp. Wear and scuffs to all outer edges, including some superficial chipping to the leather. Corners bumped. Minor tanning throughout. Owner's mark on half title and title page, with a pencil notation..... More
University of Knowledge, 1941. Cloth. In protective overwrap. Jacket has some tears along edges and a larger tear at top of spine. This is an early edition of this accessible history of primitive humans written by the Coles, distinguished anthropologists at the University of Chicago. With many fine pen illustrations..... More
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Random House, 1948. First Edition. Cloth. No dust jacket as issued. This is a set of both volumes of the St. Nicholas Anthology of classic Christmas tales and illustrations, many by the great Arthur Rackham. Authors include Kipling, London, Alcott, and many more. There are even games and riddles in..... More
London: Communist Party of Great Britain, 1928. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 7"x5". Wraps. 415 pp. 1/2" chip with loss bottom right corner of front cover. Covers scuffed. Corners a little bent. Several pages have 1/4" tear (no loss) on right edge. This is a summary and analysis of the 15th meeting of..... More
Victor Gollancz Limited, 1972. First Thus. Cloth. In protective overwrap which has a superficial stain on the cover. Volume 12 from Gollancz's limited run of Dame Compton-Burnett's complete works. This is number 130 of 500. Compton-Burnett was a celebrated English novelist whose works focused mainly on Victorian upper class life..... More
Norwalk, CT: Heritage Press, 1969. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's decorated cloth. 117 pp. Sandglass Bulletin included. No slipcase. Excellent condition. This is a limited edition Heritage Press printing of Conrad's classic novel. More
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1913. 3rd printing. Cloth. 8vo. Publisher's cloth. Several photographic plates. 610 pp. plus index and advertisements. Light shelf wear and several stains to spine. Hinges overopened. Tight and clean. This is an early printing of Dr. Cook's controversial memoir of polar exploration. Cook claimed to have been the..... More
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Chicago: Institute of Applied Science, [1920s]. 19th edition. Pamphlet. 8vo. 21 staple-bound pamphlets without wraps (as issued). Minor wear to outer pages, with some small chips, closed tears, and fingerprint smudges. A few notations in pencil in margins. Pamphlets are complete, clean, and bound together with string. This is a complete correspondence..... 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
Houghton Mifflin, 1924. Brett, Harold. Cloth. This is a handsomely illustrated Riverside edition of Cooper's second novel, an adventure of the American Revolutionary War set on both the British and Continental sides of the battle. More