London: Bradbury, Agnew & Co., c. 1850. Octavo, 308 pages; VG; bound in full red straight-grain morocco by Bayntun, gilt border, paneled spine with gilt titling, lower label detached; mild wear and rubbing; all edges gilt; gilt turn-ins, marbled endpaper; original wraps bound in rear; with 10 colored plates; interior clean; shelved case 12. More

New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1889. Octavo, xii, 356 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth with gold print. Fraying to spine caps, edges, and corners, blemishes and scratches on front and rear, shelf wear. Text block has name in ink on front flyleaf, cracked hinges, light age-toning to paper. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece, drawings, plates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. More

Boston: B.B. Russell, 1868. Octavo, 690 pages. In Fair condition. Spine is green with gold print, heraldry. Boards in green cloth, beveled edges, gilt portrait; wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has cracked front hinge, intermittent spine breaks, foxing to frontispiece and title page, occasional light foxing within. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait and plates with tissue guards (engravings). Inscribed to J. Laurence Chamberlain, governor of Maine in ink by the author on front endpaper. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. More

Philadelphia: Carey and Lea, 1830. First American Edition. Quarto, xxiv, [25]-416 pages. In Good condition. In full red cloth binding, heavily sunned to tan along edges and spine, with paper label on spine. Soiling and wear to boards, with rubbing along edges and exposed board at fore corners. Top fore corners bumped. Chipping/fraying at head/tail of spine, lacking end bands. Spine is cracked. Text block edges are toned and soiled; fore and bottom edges are deckled, with marginal chips and tears throughout. Age toned and foxed throughout, with heavier foxing on endpapers. Pencil ownership inscriptions on front endpaper: "E. W. Mayo". Bottom corners of pages 309-312 are torn away; text not affected. Shelved in Room A. More

London: James Evans, 1793. Octavo, viii, 106 pages. In Good condition. Bound in contemporary leather with label and gilt ornamentation to spine. Binding shows some marking and wear with significant cracking to joints. Text block age toned and lightly foxed. Name of a previous owner ("Robert Harris Archer") on dedication page. An ex-library copy with usual markings, including a bookplate to front pastedown, institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil. MF Consignment. Shelved in Upstairs Hall. More

Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1811. First American Edition. Quarto, 299, [3] pages, plus one engraved plate. In Good plus condition. Bound in full brown leather. Spine has gilt fillets, and is lacking a label. Boards have a loss of leather to the spine head, lacking the head end band, cracking to the front hinge, chipping spine and edges, and moderate scuff marks to surfaces. Textblock contains the ink ownership signature "T. Greely Stevenson" to the top of the title page, and age toning and foxing throughout. Shelved in Room A. More

London: 1825. An exceptional early 19th-century medical diploma issued by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, London, dated August 8, 1825, certifying that Thomas Beales had been examined by the Court of Examiners and found qualified to practice the art and science of surgery. The certificate features a finely engraved coat of arms of the College at the top, flanked by classical figures representing the healing arts and bearing the Latin motto “Quae prosunt omnibus artes” (“The arts which benefit all”). The document is completed in elegant period manuscript and bears the original paper wafer seal of the College affixed at lower left. The diploma carries the signatures of several of the most important surgeons of the era, including John Abernethy, one of the most celebrated surgical teachers of the early nineteenth century and a pioneering figure in British surgical education. Additional signatures include Anthony Carlisle, noted anatomist and surgeon, and William Lynn, who served as President of the College at the time. Such autographs from leading figures in British medicine significantly enhance the historical interest of the document. Stretched over thin wood frame measuring 12 in. x 17.5 in. In Good condition. The sheet displays scattered foxing and age toning consistent with early 19th-century paper. Minor edge wear and light staining visible, with the original wafer seal intact. The engraving and manuscript text remain clear and attractive. Shelved at Rockville Room J (MW Shelf). More

London: Macmillan and Co., 1919-1920. Reprinted. Octavo, Two volumes. In Fair plus condition. Spines are brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, light shelf wear. Text blocks have name stamp on front flyleaf, tanning to endpapers, shaken binding, first volume has cracked front hinge. CONTENTS: The History of Freedom : and Other Essarys (1919; xxxix, 638 pages) — Lectures on Modern History (1920; xix, 362 pages). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column C. More

Washington, DC: Printed by Davis and Force, (Franklin's Head), 1822. First Edition. Octavo, 256 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Bound in half leather and marbled paper boards. Label torn off spine but laid in. General shelf wear with heaviest rubbing at tail of spine, front hinge, and corners of boards. Cracking and some worming to leather. Edges of textblock speckled. Age toning as expected with light foxing and soiling scattered throughout interior. Shelved in Case 1. More

Washington: Gales and Seaton, 1834. Second Edition. Octavo, 43 pages; G+; Disbound pamphlet; Light wear to disbound edge, mild foxing to title page, and light soiling to top-right quadrant of title page; Sabin 306. More

London: J. Rivington and sons, 1777. Octavo hardcover in good condition. Good copy. Ex libris in pencil on first front free end paper. Bumping and shelf wear. Text age toned and foxed. Leather or leatherette cover chipped at extremities, worn to boards at corners and hinges. Boards rubbed. Spine head chipped down to binding head. Binding sturdy, but open in places. Spine is brown with five raised bands. GP consignment. Shelved in Room G. Privately bound collection of plays originally printed in Thomas Lowndes' [1719-1784] 10-volume "The New English Theatre" [1776/1777]. 1. "The Siege of Damascus" by John Hughes [1677-1720]. Originally written in 1720, the pages included in this collection appeared in Volume 10 [1777] of The New English Theatre. 2. "Venice Preserv'd" (1682) by Thomas Otway [1652-1685]. Extracted from Volume 6 of TNET (1776). 3. "Cato, A Tragedy" (1712) by Joseph Addison [1672 - 1719]. Extracted from Volume 10 of TNET. 4. "The Drummer; or, The Haunted House" (1716) by Addison. Extracted from Volume 7 of TNET (1776). 5. "The Spanish Fryar; or, The Double Discovery" (1681) by John Dryden [1631 - 1700]. Extracted from Volume 3 of TNET (1776). More

New York: Collins & Brother, [ca. 1848]. Octavo, xv, 148 pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in decorated green cloth paneled spine with gilt tooling. Spine green with bright gilt inlay. Mild shelfwear and soiling, minor rubbing to top and bottom of spine with light fraying. Textblock age toned but clean. Front free endpaper loose. Includes over 50 illustrations. Shelved above showcase. More

Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1916. Octavo, xiii, 95 pages. In Good condition with Good minus condition dust jacket. Spine is tan with black lettering. Dust jacket front cover torn completely at joint and partially at fore edge, has moderate general edge wear and age-toning, and a ~4in. white streak along front cover. Boards have moderate cracking and creasing along spine, with ~.25in. of loss from spine tail, mild worming, faint brown liquid staining, and brown speckled staining along front cover and front flyleaf. Textblock edges mildly scuffed and moderately agetoned (interior clean). Shelved Room C. More

London: J. Debrett, 1785, 1786. Mixed Editions. 12mos, two volumes. In Good plus condition. Bound in full tree calf with red and black leather labels to spines. Light plus rubbing and bumping to corners of boards; light plus chipping to heads and tails of spines. Splits beginning at top of front joint on both volumes. Moderate bumping to rear board fore edge on Vol. 2. Text blocks show light plus age toning and scattered foxing. Bookplate of R.M. Shaw to front paste downs of both volumes. CONTENTS: Vol. 1 (viii, [1], 6-404 pages) "A New Edition." ESTC: T139969. -- Vol. 2 (iv, 311, [1] pages). Presumed first edition of this volume. ESTC: T139968. EH Consignment. More

San Jose: Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, c. 1965. A collection of ephemera and books released by the Ancient and Mystical Order Rosae Crucis (AMORC) between approximately 1965 and 1975, as well as several publications from 20th-century Freemason / Masonic organizations. A total of 65 items. All in Good or Good minus condition. Rosicrucian Material 1. Rosicrucian Initiation (Neophyte) (First – Third Portals). C. 1965. Six items total (two copies of Second Portal, Third portal in three parts). Stapled pamphlets. 2. Master Monograph (Temple Section). Ca. 1965. Fourteen items total. Includes: Postulant Discourses (First – Fourth); First Degree Monographs 3 – 9 (of 12); Second Degree Monographs 1, 2, and 4 (of 17). Light creasing and wear to edges and corners of covers, and mild age toning overall. 3. Master Monograph (Neophyte Section). C. 1965. 39 items total. Includes First Degree Monographs 1 – 12 (complete); Second Degree Monographs 2 – 6, 10 – 12 (8 of 17); Third Degree Monographs 1 – 5, 7 – 14 (13 of 14); and Secret Mandamus 1 – 6 (Complete). 4. Pronunziamento (XIV). Light creasing and wear to edges and corners of covers, and mild age toning overall. 5. Philosophical and Astrological Diagrams. Rosicrucian Fellowship. C. 1970. Light soiling and wear to covers. Masonic Material 1. The Ancient Traveller (Dec. – Jan. 1968). Light creasing and wear to edges and corners of covers, and mild age toning overall. 2. The Ancient Traveller (Special Issue, c. 1968). Light creasing and wear to edges and corners of covers, and mild age toning overall. 3. Constitutions and General Regulations of the United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States. The Philadelphia Tribune : Philadelphia, 1917. Pamphlet. 4. The Complete Ritual of the I.M. with a Brief Explanation of Its Meaning. Ward, J. S. M. c. 1920. Extremely scarce. SW Consignment. Shelved in Room X. More

New York: Artabras, 1994. First Artabras Edition, Fourth Printing. Quartos, 2 Volumes. In Very Good condition and housed in publisher's Very Good slip case. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards with gilt lettering to spines. Minor shelf wear. Textblocks clean. Shelved on the Front Table. More

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2006. First Edition. Quarto, 112 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Black spine with white lettering. Dust jacket has mild shelf wear and minor edge wear. Signed on the title page by Maya Lin and dated "2006". Note: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio case. More

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1953. Octavo, xvi, 421 pages. In Good minus condition. Ex-library with usual markings, including call number written on spine and title page, library stamp on endpapers, library pocket on rear pastedown. Spine is blue with gold print. Boards in blue cloth. Wear to spine caps and corners, mild shelf wear. Text block has tanning and spotting to endpapers. Illustrated: b&w plates (photographs). NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. More

Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1978. First Thus Edition. Octavo, xv, 248 pages. In Good condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine pictorial ivory, blue and purple with black lettering. Exterior has moderate wear including mild age toning, few instances of chips to the head/tail edges, some scuffs and light soiling. Boards have very slight wear including mild sunning to the spine. Cocking to the spine. Text block has slight wear including slight age toning to the edges. First thus edition. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column U, ND-U. More

London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1818. Second Edition. Octavo, xv, 340. Good; bound in contemporary marbled paper and leather, with extensive fading and rubbing to covers, slight cracking to spine and chipping to spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block has some discoloration but else clean; some slight foxing to pages throughout; large torn area repaired on page xi, and small area of bookworm damage to upper corner from ffep through to page 22; ex-library copy with usual markings, including institutional stamps to several pages and call numbers written in pencil and ink; MF consignment. More

London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson Limited, 1932. 12mo, iv, v, 91 pages. In Good plus condition. Bound in the publisher's blue cloth bearing gilt lettering to the spine. Boards have slight plus wear including faint sunning to the spine and minor edge wear with mild tilt to the spine. Text block has mild wear including slight foxing to the edges. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown and former bookshop's small sticker to the front pastedown with slight offsetting and soiling to the end papers. Illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex, Column CC. More

Boston: Timothy Bedlington, 1829. From the last London editions, with notes by P. Washington Leland. Octavo, 559 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is brown with gold print on red banner. Boards in brown leather; light wear to spine caps and corners, cracking to leather on spine, light warping, toning to spine, peripheral toning. Text block has red speckled edges; name in ink on front flyleaf, foxing to endpapers and occasional light foxing within, damp stain to top edge, age toning and puckering to paper. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column W. More

New York, New York: The Ecco Press, 1976. First Edition. Octavo, 95 pages. In Very Good minus condition. Spine is sharkskin blue with black and white lettering. Wraps have mild age-toning along rear cover, mild bending wear to front fore corner, and a ~1.5in. scuff along front cover. Textblock has mild age-toning along head edge; faint black date stamp on half-title page, rear cover interior moderately foxed from laid-in newspaper clipping of a Peter Porter poem, still present. Signed flat on title page by John Ashbery. Shelved Room C. More

New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Large octavo, 156 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is metallic silver and navy with cream lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price clipped from front flap, has mild shelving wear along spine head and soiling along covers. Boards have mild discoloration along white quarter-cloth binding, mild bumping to fore corners, mild shelving wear and moderate discoloration along extremities. Textblock edges have mild foxing, head edge dyed lavender and mildly dust-burned with publisher's red remainder mark. Signed flat on title page by John Ashbery. Shelved Room C. More

New York, NY: Hanuman Books, 1987. First Edition. 16mo, 29 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good condition dust jacket, contained in a plastic covering with cardboard backing. Aged white spine with black lettering. Dust jacket has mild shelving wear, mild wear along the edges, small tears along the front tail edge, mild wear along the fore corners, mild wear along the spine, and mild wear along the spine head and tail edges. Covers have mild age-toning along the edges, mild wear along the edges, and mild wear along the spine. Textblock has mild age-toning. Signed flat by John Ashbery on title page. Shelved Room C. More