Oxford at the Clarenden Press, 1913. First Edition. Hard Cover. Ocatvo. 184pp. Lectures delivered before the Oxford University in Easter and Trinityterms 1913. Gilt stamped plum cloth, top edge gilt. Text block clean and tight, with of set shadowing to endpapers. Outer boards have minor wear at corners and toe..... More
London: Printed By J. Jacock, for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, Richard Marriot, 1679. Folio. Second collected edition. What was rather stunning is during this time, 1679, Henry Herringman, Richard Marriot and John Martyn financed a new edition of plays under the braced names of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. They..... More
Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1959. First Edition. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece, 259pp., DuBois, among his many achievements, was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and it was his voice which was for many years generally accepted in America as the voice of..... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1947. First Edition. Decorated Boards. Small 4to. Limited to 260 copies. 4to., 106pp. Collected essays on prominant California historian. With foldout chart. In yellow decorated cloth boards (lightly soiled with age), black and red printed yellow spine label. More
Chicago: H.C. Cooper, Jr, 1910. Quarto. vol. I has 662 pages with index devoted to Dakota county's history as well as its major people of the 17th-19th centuries; ; Volume II 1066 pages plus index devoted to Goodhue County. Rarely seen together since it is essential for historical and genealogical..... More
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1807. Octavo. Later printing. In two volumes: xv, 526pp and 499pp. (1)pp. errata. wood-engraved illustrations by J. Berryman . A beautiful set of Douce's classic study with all nine original illustrations. One of the most influential works on Shakespeare criticism that deals with the..... More
(Callaway: E & G Publications, 1966). First Edition. Quarto. Signed by both authors. 64pp. illustrated in black and white. The only historical data to e found in this publication will be that which is necessary for purposes of clarification, in the photo captions. Instead, this book has but one purpose...to..... More
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1937. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 550 copies with the prospectus laid in. This is the third and last series of "rare Americana series" by the Grabhorn Press. Bound in 1/4 light brown cloth over pictorial paper covered boards, paper spine label lettered in black..... More
Londoni: Joannis Martyn, (printer to the Royal Society), 1676. First Edition. Folio. First issue, with title page printed entirely in black. The true first printing, predating the more common red-and-black issue. Illustrated after Francis Barlow, with additional plates by F. H. van Houe, W. Faithorne, and W. Sherwin. Without the..... More
New York; (1969): Harper & Row. First American Edition. Octavo. Winner of the Edgar Award, First printing, 247pp., bound in pictorial orange paper covered boards depicting horses racing backed in lime green cloth, spine lettering black, near fine in lightly rubbed, unclipped pictorial dust jacket lettered in orange and black..... More
Turnhout - Belgium: Institut d'Etudes Medievales: Louvain, 1978. First Edition. Original Wraps. Ocatvo. 86 pp. 21 illustrations. As New. More
(Yorkshire, England): E P Publishing, 1973. Octavo. 387 pages. Reprint edition from the 1880 edition with a new forward by A.J. Clinch. The author portrays the individual gipsy personalities with whom he stayed and knew intimately, describes their daily life and in turn brings to the reader accounts of events..... More
London; 1786 and 1789: Printed for S. Hooper. Quarto. Two books in one which contains an added supplement with a separate titlepage dated 1789. Engraved frontispiece, engraved vignette title page [2]; (explanation to frontispiece and errata on the verso) vi, 118, [2]plates, xviii regular title page [2], [1-4]5-10p; 50 plates..... More
Austin, Texas; (1963): Published for the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art By the University of Texas. First Edition. Quarto. 103 pages, bibliography. A review copy with card laid in dated 1/24/63. This work is an exciting pictorial record of the spotted horse in many cultures and through many centuries..... More
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London: Taylor and Francis, 1885. First Edition. Octavo. . vii, [1], 524 pages, 5 plates (3 folding). Numerous scientific articles especially on electromagnetism and the electromotive forces in the Voltaic cell. Bosanquet. Lodge and a host of major experiments in the search to precisely identify electromagnetism and its uses of..... More
Detroit; (1943-1946): General Motors Symphony of the Air. Thick Octavo. After transferring to Ohio State University, Kettering had to withdraw because of eye problems. He recovered in 1904 with his degree in electrical engineering. (1943-1946) General Motors sponsored their Symphony of the Air with Arturo Toscanini's direction and Charles F...... More
Cambridge, MA: MIT, 1971. First U.S. Edition. Cloth. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. 580p. index; profusely illustrated with hundreds of representations of animals in art, still the most important work on the subject. Very Good/Very Good. More
London: John Murray, 1859. First Edition. Oictavo. Frontispiece, xxvii, 403pp., (1)pp. publisher's ad, large folding map bound in at rear, folding map at page x, folding facsimile of a record found of Franklin's expedition, along with several engravings. Many have searched and failed to locate John Franklin and the crew..... More
Tucson; (2002): University of Arizona. First Edition. Quarto. 221 pp. Comprehensive summary of the results of the Black Mesa Archaeological Project subsidized by the Peabody Coal Company. Bound in black cloth, spine lettering silver,near fine i near fine pictorial dust jacket. More
Salem, Mass. Marine Research Society, 1924. Linmited Edition. Quarto. Large paper copy limited to 95 copies. The present copy is number 74. 51 plates with 213 plates (309-554) The clipper ships -- Donald McKay, builder of clipper ships -- Shipbuilding at Newburyport -- The removal to East Boston -- The..... More
London: Ellis and Elvey, 1895. Octavo. Portrait frontispieces, volume I is the greater part of his memoir and volume II the family letters. He makes mention of several known authors, friends, or other important people in his life. A very good set bound in blue cloth, upper right corners stamped..... More
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1998. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 254p. index as new copy, small print run, difficult to find in pristine condition. More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1860. 12mo. In five volumes. Portrait frontispiece in volume 1. These volumes were at first intended to be a little more than a reprint of the edition published in 1839. But the necessity of reducing the annotations to a more compact form, and the hope..... More
London; (1967): Batsford. Quarto. xvii, 334 pages, 96 plates. Includes bibliography references (p. 310-311), One of the best explanations of the symbols of royalty. The author notes that "the investiture with the sword signified that the King had received total authority from God." The many photographs of the various crowns..... More
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London: By John Haviland for William Lee, 1639. Quarto. 5th edition. Frontispiece portrait of Bacon, engraved title page and regular title page, (14)p. dedication, to the reader and table of experiments, 218pp., (21)pp, [together with] New Atlantis. A Work Unfinished. Undated title page, 43pp. (1)pp. to the reader, p. 13..... More