New York: powerHouse Books, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 195 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Pictorial spine with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Mil general shelf wear, primarily to head and tail of book spine and to corners of boards. Signed flat by Benn and Curtis on half title page. Shelved in U.S. Scenic Photography. More

New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 280 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine black with tan lettering. Dust jacket protected with mylar covering. Minor shelf wear. Text block clean. Shelved Middle East. More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922. Octavo, x, 356 pages. In Fair condition with a Fair minus dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print. Dust jacket in mylar; edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning damp stains to spine and rear panel, shelf wear. Boards in brown cloth; light wear to spine caps and corners, damp stain on front and rear. Text block has damp stain to bottom edge. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column S. More

London, UK: HarperCollins, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 310 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Spine is gray with black and gilt lettering. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering, price uncut: "£12.99" on front flap, has mild bending wear along head edge of front flap. Boards have mild shelving wear along spine head and tail. Textblock edges have mild age-toning, small scuff along fore edge. Signed "'It's a beginning'" and dated "9.5.13" by Nathan Filer on title page. Shelved Room C. More

Boston: Joseph Knight Company, 1896. Deluxe Edition, Limited #75. Octavo, two volumes. In Good condition with Good condition dust jackets. Green cloth dust jackets have gilt titling to spines. Dust jackets have fraying to the spine head edges, age toning to edges, and light scuffing throughout. Boards are bound in publisher's white leather with gilt ornamentation and lettering to front boards and spines. Boards have bumping to spine ends, rubbing wear throughout, and light stains. Textblocks have age toning, light occasional foxing, and light wear to edges. Volume 1 has splitting to the gutter between clx and clxi, and ink writing to the rear free end page. Volume 2 has ink writing to the front free end page. Shelved in Room F. Contents: VOL I: (clxxix, 201 pages)-- VOL II: (vi, [3], 208-597 pages). More

New York: Minton, Balch & Company, 1931. Octavo, ix, 402 pages. In Fair plus condition with a Fair minus dust jacket. Spine is tan with black print, paper title label. Dust jacket has edgewear with tears at spine ends and flap corners, tear at center of spine, smudging/shelf wear, toning to spine, peripheral toning, pinpoint stains on front panel. Price unclipped: “$5.00”. Boards in black cloth with pastedown on front panel. Worn spine caps and corners, blemishes, stains. Text block has red tinted top edge. Penciled name on front pastedown. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait and plates. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. Limited edition 570/2000. Octavo, 183 pages. In Fair plus condition with a Fair dust jacket. Spine is tan with brown print. Dust jacket in mylar. Edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, toning to spine, peripheral toning, smudging/shelf wear. Boards in black cloth with gold print. Light wear to spine caps and corners, lightly cocked spine. Text block has black tinted top edge. Penciled inscription on front endpapers, intermittent spine breaks. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. More

Ithaca, New York: American Historical Association; Cornell University Press, 1962. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 293 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine tan with red lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price cut. Mild chipping and tearing to dust jacket at top edge of rear cover and bottom edge of front cover. Mild scuffing to dust jacket. Small amount of adhesive residue to rear cover. General shelf wear to book spine and boards. Textblock clean. Shelved in U.S. History: New York. More

Bellevue: The Cooking Lab, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Quartos, Two Volumes. In Very Good plus condition, with a Very Good slipcase. Set consists of one larger hardcover volume, and one smaller spiral-bound softcover. Both volumes with white pictorial covers and black lettering, housed in a white slipcase. Slipcase shows some shelf wear along bottom and side panels, with mild bumping along edges. Hardcover volume shows some mild shelf wear and faint scuffs to boards. Negligible wear to softcover volume. Text blocks clean. CONTENTS: Vol. I (xxv, [2]-379, ii-liii, [1] pages); Vol. II "Kitchen Manual" (ix, 2-220 pages). Shelved in Room F Elephant. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1920. Octavo, 191 pages. In Fair plus condition. Spine is black with faded gold print. Boards in black cloth with gold print. Wear to spine caps and corners. Text block has black tinted top edge. Name in ink on front flyleaf, cracked front hinge, spine break at page 144. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column P. More

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1933. First Edition. Octavo; xvi, 327 pages. In Very Good condition with a Good plus dust jacket. Spine green with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price cut. Mild shelfwear. Some staining to front cover, along with small closed tear on top edge. Light foxing to textblock. Top edge of textblock dyed faded green. Shelved in Gender Studies. More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1946. Fourth Printing. Octavo, xv, 523 pages. In Good condition. Spine pictorial beige and brown with brown lettering. Boards show moderate wear exteriorly with faint offsetting and minor wear to the edges. Text block shows slight age toning to the fore and tail edges with head edge colored faded red. Deckled fore edge. Fourth printing. Inscribed by the author. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column A, ND-A. More

Hartford: Cooke & Hale, 1816. Second American Edition. Octavo, xv, 387, xxvii (Vol. 1); viii, 453 with one plate. Second American Edition, from the Third London Edition. Good; bound in contemporary leather, both with surface marks and discoloration to covers, wear and small cracks to spine edges and corners; bindings tight; text blocks show some age-toning and discoloration; deep age-toning and foxing to pages throughout; plate opposite title page of Vol. 2 present and intact; previous owner bookplate to front pastedown "Ex Libris Cawrason Brown;" ex-library with card pocket on rear pastedown to both volumes; MF consignment. More

1829. Early American medical diploma issued by the University of Maryland (Latin: Academia Caesarea Maria) in Baltimore, dated 1829, conferring the degree of Medicinae Doctor (Doctor of Medicine) upon Georgius Shriver. This large-format document is beautifully executed in Latin with elaborate calligraphic flourishes and retains its original large red wax seal and ribbon (though detached from diploma). The diploma is signed by a distinguished faculty of early American physicians, including Nathaniel Potter (founding professor of medicine), Nathan R. Smith (renowned surgeon and medical educator), Elisha DeButts (chemist and physician), Richard Wilmot Hall (obstetrics), and Maxwell McDowell (anatomy). In Very Good condition overall (for its age), with expected fold lines, scattered foxing, and minor staining consistent with early 19th-century documents. Stored folded. Shelved at Rockville Room E (MW Box). More

Baltimore: Hatch & Dunning, 1829. Octavo, 5-228 pp with one folding plate. Good; bound in contemporary leather with some wear to spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block clean; pages show extensive foxing and age-toning; folding plate in front matter present with tear to center of attaching page; several loose leaves of hand-written notes at back of book; previous bookseller label inside front pastedown "Sold by John Markell, Frederick MD;" 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. More

Baltimore: William A. Francis, 1831. Octavo, vii, 9-374 pp. Fair; bound in contemporary leather with minor wear to spine edges and corners; cover binding slightly compromised, binding else tight; text block discolored and age-toned; tears and wrinkles to endpapers; foxing throughout; engraving of Nathan Smith opposite title page. MF consignment. More

Baltimore: William A. Francis, 1831. Octavo, vii, 9-374 pp. Good plus; rebound in modern burgundy cloth with black and gilt title label; little to no wear to to covers, spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block slightly age-toned but clean; extensive foxing and age-toning to pages throughout; inscription in ink on second ffep "Presented by NRS;" engraving of Nathan Smith, M.D. opposite title page; MF consignment. More

London: Henry Colburn, 1828. Octavo, 494 pages. In Good plus condition with plastic covering. Spine is brown with brown lettering. Boards have some shelf wear, bumping to corners, and minor rubbing with dirt staining from dirt trapped beneath the plastic. Text block has previous owner's name on the front paste down along with two library stickers, title page and advertisement page have a library's name hole punched into it and foxing throughout the pages. More