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

New York: Ye Junior Class of Columbia College, 1888. Octavo; G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, blue without print; Boards in blue and white paper with mitred edges, edgewear, wear to corners and spine caps, smudging, creasing to hinges; Text block has dent to fore edge, slight spotting to endpapers, else clean; xxv, 106 pages, illustrated. 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

London: Edward Harding, 1803. First Edition. Octavo; G+/No jacket; Brown leather spine with gilt lettering; Tearing along the spine at the hinge, some fraying at the corners and general edge wear; Foxing and spotting to the text block, especially near the edges; Toning to the pages; No other marking; 341 pages; SHELVED: under front counter or front case. 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: Junior Class, New York Univeristy, 1896. Octavo (oblong); G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, yellow without print; Boards in yellow cloth with violet and silver print, mitred edges, mild wear to corners and spine caps, smudging, soiling, shelfwear; Text block has shaken binding, clean text; 232 pages, illustrated (b&w). 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

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

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

London: Oxford University Press, 1969. Octavo; Fair /G-; tanned beige spines with dark blue text; 3 volumes: vol. 1, Salerno, Bologna, Paris, pp 593; vol, 2, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Scotland, Etc., pp 342; vol. 3, English Universities, Student Life, pp 558; dust jackets have some toning toward exterior edges; lightly sunned spines; ex-library labels to spines; tape residue to flaps; mylar wraps; cloths show slight wear to exteriors; sturdy boards; text blocks have ex-library stamps to exterior edges; frontispieces; ex-library markings and labels inside; broken hinges; bookbinders tape to front gutter of vol. 3; illustrated; light pencil; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders;. More

New Haven, CT: The Yale In China Association Ltd., 1964. Octavo; 327 pp. Hardcover. VG- condition; light shelf and edge wear to boards; foxing on top edge of textblock. Book contains numerous small black and white photos. Former owner's name written on front endpaper in blue pen. More

New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1920. Second Printing. 10mo; pp 246; VG-/G-; light grayish blue spine with dark blue text; scarce; dust jacket has minor chipping to edges, some soiling to exterior, light sunning to spine; cloth shows light wear to exterior, strong boards; text block has slight wear to exterior edges, light toning to pastedowns and first few pages; deckled edges; slight cracking to front gutter; interior clean. 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

Washington, D.C. St. Albans School, 2010. Quarto; VG/VG; Hardcover with dust jacket; Brown pictorial spine with white text; Boards are clean and sturdy; Text block is clean; 464p. Oversized book.Additional shipping and handling needed for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping may not be available. Contact seller for details. More

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1881. Octavo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, yellow with black print; Boards in yellow cloth with black print, soiling, bumps to bottom edge, mild wear to corners and spine caps, stains on rear; Text block has cracked hinges, names in ink and pencil on front endpapers, stain to front and rear pastedowns, mild amount of foxing throughout, pencil notations throughout, stain to top edge of initial pages; 228 pages, frontispiece (map), illustrated (b& w). 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

Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1994. Octavo; pp 354; VG-/G; gray spine with dark red text; dust jacket has slight sunning to spine; some rubbing to exterior; sticker residue to front; cloth has slight shelf wear; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; remainder mark to exterior tail edge; interior clean. More