Birmingham: Printed by Thomas Pearson and sold by R. Baldwin, 1790. 1st edition. Leather. 1st edition. A Good copy. 8vo., viii, 498 pp., illustrated with 14 copper-engraved plates at the end, and engraved frontispiece. Bound in period quarter leather and marbled paper boards and vellum covered tips. Text block edges..... More
Beijing, China: The Ministry of Information Industry of the People's Republic of China, 2000. Hardcover. (ca. 2000) A Near Fine or better copy. Comprised of 9 albums of photographic reproductions of city views.Each album is a glossy paper folder, 8 letter sized, one larger panoramic views. Housed in the publisher's..... More
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1882. leather. 1882, London. A Very Good+ copy. 12mo., 349 pp., bound in full tan calf with title on spine in gilt on black label. Six compartment gilt decorated spine. Marbled end pages and text edges. Minor signs of shelf wear to leather. Prize binding..... More
Buffalo, New York: Volksfreund Press / Oxford University Press, 1930. 1st Edition. Cloth. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st edition, limited to 500 copies. 3 volume set, complete. SIGNED. 4tos. Bound in blue cloth in tan, printed dust jackets. Moderate soiling to the dust jackets, with volume 3's..... More
New York and London: Hodder and Stoughton. Edmund Dulac. Cloth. Undated, circa 1913. A Very Good book. 4to., 125 pp., 12 tipped in color plates, bound in publishers decorated blue cloth. Titles in gilt on front cover and spine. Spine is dulled. Minor rubbing to tips and edges. Very light..... More
Philadelphia: Edward Parker, 1812. First American edition. Leather. 1st American edition. 2 volume set, complete. A Good set. 8vos., [Vol.1] xxiv, 319; [Vol.2] 424 pp. Uniformly bound in period full mottled calf, with titles on red morocco labels on the spine. Previous owner's name and 1818 date on the front..... More
Boston Toronto: Little, Brown, and Company, 1958. Louis Darling. 1st edition, 12th printing. Cloth. 1st edition, 12th printing, 1958. A Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. SIGNED by Cameron with a short general inscription and sketch of a mushroom inside front cover. 12mo., 227 pp., bound in publishers..... More
Cambridge: William Hilliard, 1811. 1st American edition. Leather. 1st American edition, 1811. Good. 12mo., 217 pp. plus index, 4 foldout maps present as called for in table of contents. Bound in full leather with title on spine. Leather is worn and rubbed. Previous owners, A.S. Kennard, name on several of..... More
Philadelphia: Hayes & Zell, 1854. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition thus, 1854. Good. 8vo., 431 pp, bound in publishers blind stamped red cloth with title and eagle in gilt, heavy edge wear with tips rubbed off rear board, 2/3's of spine cloth backing missing but title area present, binding tight..... More
Dijon: Maurice Darantiere, 1926. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good copy. Tall octavo. Original printed wraps. 489 pp, partly unopened. Some small chips on the corners, very slight bit of foxing to the first few leaves. Nice clear plastic protector..... More
Philadelphia: David Hanna, 1821. First American edition. Leather. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st American edition, stated. A Very Good copy. 8vo., xiii, 409 pp., illustrated with 21 engraved plates, many folding. Bound in period full tree calf, with the title on a red morocco label on the..... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1864. Cloth. 1864, New York. A Good copy. Volume I only. 12mo., 351 pp., bound in publishers decorated brown cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Spine is sunned, tips and edges chipped & rubbed. Paper is lightly age toned, text is unmarked, binding..... More
New Haven / New York: Durrie and Peck / Collins, Keese and Co., 1838. 1st edition. Leather. 1st edition thus, 1838. A Good+ copy. 8vo., bound in full period brown leather with title in gilt on spine. Leather is chipped, scuffed and rubbed; tips and edges rubbed thru; half of..... More
Columbia, S.C. Banner Stean-Power Press, 1853. 1st edition. cloth. 1st edition. A Good + copy. 8vo., xv, 288 pp. Bound in the publisher's black cloth, with title on the spine in gilt. The spine is chipped along both the rear and front joints, as usual. Tips rubbed. Text tanning; end..... More
Elizabeth-town: Shepard Kollock, 1801. First edition thus y. Leather. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1st edition. A Very Good or better copy. 16mo., xii, (2), 16-122 pp. Bound in full contemporary tree calf. Spine ruled in simple gilt. Very light edge wear to boards. Very light browning to..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. 1st edition, 3rd printing. Hardcover. 1st edition, 3rd printing. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo., 498 pp., bound in blue cloth with titles in gilt on front cover and spine with photo illustrated dust jacket, $10.95. INSCRIBED to..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1953. 1st edition, 3rd printing. Cloth. 1st edition, 3rd printing, 1953. A Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. 8vo., 226 pp. including fold out diagram. SIGNED by Kent to Jim Patton inside front cover, dated Sept. 30, 1953 (or 55). Bound in publishers..... More
New York: Trident Press, 1965. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1965. A Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. 8vo., 176 pp., bound in publishers tan cloth with white dust jacket, $3.95. INSCRIBED by author inside front cover, dated 6-12-66. Jacket has overall soiling and rubbing, Some chipping along..... More
Raleigh: Printed by Strother & Marcom, 1860. First edition thus. Leather. 1st edition thus, Raleigh 1860. Very Good copy. 8vo., xviii, (19)-390 pp., in contemporary quarter calf and marbled boards with title on black morocco label on spine. The boards are rubbed with light wear on the tips..... More
Cambridge and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1982. 1st edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1982. A Very Good set in Very Good dust jackets. 8vo., 574, 645, 637, 736, 726 and 861 pps., bound in publishers tan cloth with illustrated tan dust jackets. Jacket spines are sunned. Text..... More
Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge Electron Accelerator, 1967. 1st edition thus. Hardcover. 1st edition. Very Good. Square 4to., 482 pp. plus two appendixes. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. Original wraps bound in blue cloth with title in gilt on spine. Library copy of the Cambridge Electron Accelerator Library with..... More
London: Tinsley Brothers, 1865. 1st Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st edition. A Good set. Three volume set, complete. 8vo. Publisher's green cloth with gilt spine titles. The cloth of Volume One is Good +, the other two volumes are Very Good. All volumes lack the..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1878. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st ed. Three volumes. Octavo. Publisher's cloth with printed spine labels. 840, (841) - 1354, (1355) - 1883 pp, indexes, many folding plates, maps, illustrations, charts. Very Good +, very tight, contents very clean, covers..... More
London: T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1922. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st edition. SIGNED. A Very Good copy in Good + dust jacket. 8vo., 282 , (1) pp., illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. Bound in blue cloth in grey, printed dust jacket. The dust jacket, priced at 21s./, has edge wear, and..... More
Wiley-Interscience / A John Wiley & Sons Pub. 2003. 1st edition. Cloth. 1st editions, with full number line. 3 volume set, 1-3, complete. A Near Fine set. 4tos, each volume approximately 450 pp., illustrated with charts, diagrams, and chemical formulae. Bound in green cloth with silver titles on a red..... More