New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1959. First Edition, Fourth Printing. 8vo., 256 pages; VG-/VG' spine red and blue with white and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut; page 14/15 have slight staining, presumably from a newspaper being laid in; small split to binding on page 30/31; dust jacket has some mild chipping and wear; copyright page and front flap both read forth printing; INSCRIBED on ffep by Rickover, dated 1 March 1959, "with appreciation for all the help you have given the naval nuclear propulsion program"; Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was the director of Naval Reactors for the US Navy and directed the original development of naval nuclear propulsion. His career lasted 63 years of active duty, ending as a four-star admiral, and was the longest-serving naval officer and the longest serving member of the U.S armed forces in history; shelved case 1. More

Edinburgh: Printed for Robert Ogle, 1841-1842. First Edition. Three thick quartos; cxxii, 492 pp; xi, 516 pp; xii, 627 pp + errata page. Original publisher's purple cloth; spines faded brown; largely chipped and worn at spine ends and corners; spine volume three shows 1/3 torn detachment re-glued; hinges a bit tender; mild foxing to prelims; contents else very good throughout. [Faded gilt titles on chipped brown cloth]. More

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1968. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 142 pages; VG/VG-; spine black with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$4.50', mild chipping to head and tail of spine, corners; Inscribed on ffep by Hutchins; Hutchins signature is scarce; shelved case 10. More

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. First Book Club Edition. 8vo., 288 pp., VG/VG-; white DJ, tan and blue lettering to spine; general wear/mild age-toning to covers, "CONROY" in tan lettering to spine faded yet legible; chipping and closed tears to head and tail of spine; chipping with slight material loss to corners, creasing to fore-edges of covers; "Book Club Edition" stated to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; red cloth boards, white lettering to spine; bumping/chipping to head and tail of spine; mild wear to boards; age-toning/scattered foxing to text-block, beveled fore-edge; shelved Case 13. More

Crukshank: Philadephia, 1793. First American Edition. Duodecimo; 192pp; full old calf leather with spine fully rebacked in workmanlike fashion; old wear remains; top corners largely showing; text block lacks endpapers; numerous contemporary ink names and later pencil scribbles on pastedowns and verso of frontis engraving with evident bleed-through; text block toned and occasionally soiled; folding table between pp130-131 torn halfway down the folding crease with the external half missing; contents else generally good. [Spine; plain and worn brown leather no titles]. [Note: A. S. Con Alex P.L.]. More

Paris: Chez Crapart, Caille et Ravier, 1802. 16mo; Fair/no-DJ; 1/4 bound brown leather binding with gilt text; rare edition; 5 volumes; boards have heavy wear to exterior; rubbed edges; textured exterior to boards; some cracking to spine exteriors; moderate wear to edges; text blocks marbled; frontispiece; cracking to gutters; previous owner's name in light pencil to title pages; illustrated; previous bookshop's label to front pastedown of vol. 1; interiors clean; French text. More

Fair Oaks: Rudolf Steiner College Press, 2008. First English Edition, Second Printing. Octavo; VG/no-DJ paperback; blue spine with purple text; cover has minor rubbing, sunning, sticker residue on back; textblock is clean; pp 94. More

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2013. First Edition, Third Printing. Octavo, 306 pages, VG-/VG-; dark green pictorial DJ, light yellow and white lettering: very mild overall wear to DJ, wear/closed tearing to bottom corner of front cover, "U.S. $25.00 / Can. $28.99" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; quarter-bound, dark green cloth spine, dark green paper boards, bright gold lettering to spine: mild bumping/small circular dent to bottom corner of front board, light age-toning to text-block, small black scuff mark to top; mild aged-paste staining to gutters of endpapers; interior clean, slight closed tearing to fore-edge of pages 306-307 and last unnumbered blank page; INSCRIBED by Shyamalan to title page; shelved Film. More

New York: Burt Franklin, 1967. Third Edition. Four volume set; large octavo; VG/no-DJs; Vols. I-III black spines with gold text, Vol. IV maroon spine with gold text; covers have rubbing, edgewear, ex library stickers on spines, Vols. I-III have tape residue at spine heads, Vol. IV spine is shaken and cocked; textblocks have edgewear, ex library labels on pastedowns, blind stamps on title pages of Vols. I-III, Vol. IV has ex library stamps on edges and title page, peeling on back endpaper, webbing starting to show at hinges of pastedowns, Vol. III has small black smudges on back endpaper and pastedown, all text is clean; originally published in London between 1813 and 1820; Vol. IV is a facsimile of the London Edition of 1820 - The Sources of Science, No. 55 - reprinted by the Johnson Reprint Corporation. More

Columbia, SC: Palmetto Bookworks, 1991. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 600; G-/no-DJ; teal blue spine with gilt text; reprinted with some new material; cloth has slight wear to panels; ex-library sticker remnant to spine, as is; some wear to corners; gilt borders to front; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; some soiling to endpapers; frontispiece; some light ink inside; ex-library sticker to rear endpaper, as is;. More

New York: W.W. Norton, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo 306 pages; VG-/VG; Spine is red with gold and white lettering; dust jacket is in a mylar covering, has price uncut '$19.95', has minimal wear along the top and bottom edges; binding has rubbing on the gutter of the boards and wear along he bottom and top edges, with more intense rubbing and minor creasing on the spine; pages have minor discoloration due to dust build up; signed by the author on the half title page; shelved Literary Criticism. More

Cambridge: Harvard University, 1958. Octavo; VG/G+; Brown spine with dark brown text; DJ has moderate edgewear, small closed tears on spine, 1" closed tear on upper fore edge, discoloration marks on front cover and around edges; Boards strong, moderate rubbing to spine/corners; Textblock clean; 221pp. More

Hanover, NH: Ripley Publishing Compamny, 1947. First Edition. Booklet; pp 87; G-/paperback; beige spine with black text; dark green covers are slightly sunned; some wear to spine edges; minor wear to head and tail edges; text block shows some moisture staining to front pastedown; light pencil to ffep; slight age toning to exterior; interior lightly toned. More

Philadelphia: S.A. George & Co., 1879. Large Octavo; Fair/no-DJ; 1/4 bound navy spine with gilt text; 2 volumes: vol. 1, pp 595; vol. 2, pp 600; red boards show heavy edge wear; some scruffing wear to exteriors; slight chips to spine edges; strong boards; text blocks have tops edges gilt; deckled fore and tail edges; frontispieces with tissue guards; interiors lightly toned; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns; slight age toning to exterior edges; some pages toward front loosed but present;. More

n.p. The Commercial Press, 2004. Large Octavo; pp 2176; Good+; black spine with red and white text; no jacket; cloth shows several scratches to exterior; strong boards; text block has mild wear to exterior edges; interior clean; small red stamped character to last page; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More

New York: D. Appleton, 1930. first edition;. set of six 12mo in bright cloth hardcovers with black letters and embossed illustration on front cover; VG; in good condition' minimal soiling or shelf wear; penciled notes in text in some volumes; colored drawings on each page; text in large print; app. 120 pages each; shelved in Children section; please contact us for shipping costs. More

New York: Golden Press, 1969,1970. Mixed Editions. Large Octavo; Good; yellow spines with red text; 16 volumes; no jackets; cloths show modest wear to exteriors; some rubbing wear to corners; lightly sunned spines; boards slightly splayed; text blocks have slight shelf wear to exterior edges; interiors clean; profusely illustrated; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More

New York: Routledge, 2010. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/No jacket hardcover; Blue spine with white lettering; Ex library copy with stamps on copyright and half title page, no other marking to book; Text block is clean; Binding is strong; Covers and edges have very light wear; 300 pages. More

Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1906. First Edition. Octavo; G/No jacket (as issued) hardcover; Blue spine with brown lettering; Boards have significant wear at all edges, and at the spine, corners and spine edges are beginning to fray; Binding is loose, some cracking at the gutters though all pages are bound; Text block is age toned and has a few instances of underlining; 391 pages. More

The Society, 1978. Octavo; VG-; Paperback; Spine, blue with gold print; Cover has some spotting/shelfwear; Textblock is clean and tight; xiii, 64 pages. More

Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1954. Second Edition. Octavo; pp 239; G/G-; light beige spine with grayish brown text; dust jacket has modest sunning to spine; some edge with minor chips; cloth shows slight toning to edges; mild wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; previous owner's bookplate to ffep; illustrated; interior clean; tight binding;. More

Poughkeepsie, NY: Vassar College, 1944. 1944 Edition. Quarto; G/no-DJ; Grey spine with no text; Boards strong, age-worn, generally clean, with shelfwear and edgewear, covers faded with wear, front cover illustration faded with age, light staining on back cover; Textblock darkened with age, otherwise generally clean, light musty odor, many pages stuck to one another due to an unknown tackiness, photographs well-maintained and interior illustrations are mostly still vivid, top edge shows signs of heavy wear; pp 155. More

Washington, DC: Bringing Theory to Practice, 2016. Octavo: VG/no-DJ paperback: Blue spine with white and yellowish green text: Covers are clean with very little shelfwear, binding solid: Textblock is clean: 302 pp. More

New York: Henry Holt and Company. Small Octavo; VG-/no-DJ; Dark blue spine with gilt text; Cloth has slightly sunned spine with light wear on panels and slightly rubbed corners and edges with otherwise strong & sturdy planks; Text block has slight shelf wear with light toning due to age and handling with slight cracking at pp 96-97 at binding, however pages are unmarked; previous owner's name written on front pastedown; pp 349. More

Exeter: Phillips Exeter Academy, 1945. Octavo; VG-/no-DJ hardcover; Gray spine with black text; Boards strong, minor rubbing to corners, slight surface scuffing with few white discolored marks across front cover; Textblock age-toned, minor spotted staining on few rear end pages, otherwise clean; 222pp. More