La Loupe: Imprime Par S.A.G.E.R., 1979. Reprinted. 10mo; G+; green spine without discernible text; reprinted; no jacket; originally published 1753; rebound; cloth over paper wrappers; cloth has light foxing; strong boards; text block exterior edges have light foxing; interior clean; split start to front hinge; previous owner's embossed stamp to third page; light foxing to some pages; stamped numbers to rear cover; pp 154; text in French. More

Washington DC: The National Academies Press, 2006. Octavo; VG/paperback; red and gray pictorial spine with white text; covers clean; tight binding; text block clean; illustrated; pp 286. More

New York, NY: Girl Scouts, 1945. New Edition, Eighth Printing. Small octavo; x, 694 pages; VG/G; spine red and brown with stripes and brown text; dust jacket protected with mylar; some shelfwear to dust jacket, including chipping, creasing, scuffing, small open and closed tears, a small torn-off section on the front flap from possible sticker removal, small missing pieces from the head and tail of spine, and a liquid stain visible to interior of dust jacket spine and rear hinge; ink name of former owner to bottom edge of textblock; ink information of former owner to ownership page dated December 25, 1946; black and white illustrations throughout; shelved below front counter. More

Stoke-on-Trent: Institute of Ceramics, 1980. First edition. Octavo; 1st edition; G-; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover white with red print, light shelfwear, surface tears to front, publisher address on front lined through with ink; Text block has owner stamp inside front cover, publishing information on sheet affixed inside front cover, else clean and tight; 35 pages, errata sheet laid in. NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 14, in Netdesk office. More

n.p. The Ohio State University, 1980. Facsimile Reprint. 12mo; pp 132; G/no-DJ; dark beige spine with black text; cloth has lightly sunned spine; previous bookshop's sticker to rear; strong boards; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More

New York: National Kidney Foundation, 2012. Oblong Octavo; VG/paperback; white spiral binding; green pictorial front with dark brown and white text; covers show very slight wear; slight creases to rear tail fore corner; binding intact; textblock exterior edges have minimal wear; interior clean; illustrated; pp 103 Shelve in 15's Ephemera Box #9. More

Albany: New State Department of Health, Division of Publicity and Education, 1906. 16mo; VG-/paperback; tan spine without text; covers show mild wear due to handling; small chip to spine head edge; light creases to spine intact panels; text block exterior edges have light wear; small tear to staple to title page; pp 189 NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 13, in Netdesk office. More

London: W. and J. Innys, 1724. Octavo, [2], 469 pp with plates, followed by index. Good; rebound in modern marbled paper with 3/4 brown leather, with gilt titling and tooling to spine, large areas of paper covers torn away and faded with extensive wear to edges and corners; binding tight; text block age toned; foxing and age toning to pages and plates; plates present as described, but several torn or otherwise compromised by discoloration, and some with contemporary and modern repairs; MF consignment. Shelved in Netdesk office, on shelf above 7's Ephemera sections. More

Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1896. First Edition. Octavo, 277 pages; G+; rebound in black library binding, with original spine preserved; presumed ex-library, with usual marks; spine with black bonded leather, and gilt lettering; mild shelf wear and some soiling; mild wear to edges of preserved spine; scraping to upper right corner of title page and first page; contains six large fold out maps; pages clean; shelved Case 1. More

Milford, CT: The Herb Lovers' Book Club, 1939. 12mo; VG-; burgundy spine with gilt text; reprinted; full title:The Toilet of Flora; or, A Collection of the Mist Simple and Approved Methods of Preparing Baths, Essences, Pomatums, Powders, Perfumes, and Sweet-Scented Waters with Receipts for Cosmetics of Every Kind, Give Force to Beauty, and Take Off the Appearance of Old Age and Decay; no jacket; cloth shows only mild exterior wear; minor rubbing to edges; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have modestly age toned; slight offset toning to pastedown edges; gift inscription to fep; other slight handwritten text to verso to fep; intact binding; light margin markings to few text pages; pp 151. More

Natal, South Africa and Portuguese Mozambique: 1903-1932. A collection of photographs, postcards, medicines, and personal artifacts belonging to Dr. William A. Backenstoe of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, and his wife Mamie Backenstoe of Windsor, New York, who worked as medical missionaries under the auspices of the Free Methodist Church of North America in Natal, South Africa and Portuguese Mozambique between 1903 and 1932. Collection contents: 1. Approximately 948 photographs relating directly to the Backenstoes’ time in Africa between 1903 and approximately 1932, including their journey from the United States, their travels in Africa, their homes and work in Inhambane, Edwaleni, and Izingolweni, and the communities within within which they lived and worked. Photographs vary significantly in size, from w 8.5 in x h 6.5 in to w 1.5 in x h 0.75 in. a. A photograph album dating from the early years of the Backenstoes’ time in South Africa, including 110 photographs with handwritten captions dated between 1902 and 1905. (Several photographs in this album appear to be gifts from other people, as the 1902 date suggests). Good-. Light rubbing to spine and corners of binding; binding splitting in several places; photographs and pages with at least light to light+ age-toning, but some photographs with significant age-toning. b. A photograph album dated 1906 with the dedication “To My Dear Mother / Wishing you a Merry / Christmas. / 1906,” apparently dating from the Backenstoe’s residence in Inhambane. The album contains 69 photographs with handwritten captions, mostly affixed to the pages of the album but with some loose photographs tucked between the leaves. Good+, with some minor wear and insect damage to album binding. Some photographs loose or loosening; all photographs and pages with light to light+ age-toning. c. A photograph album containing 84 photographs. The photos with dated inscriptions are largely from the years 1905-1908, but later photos have been tucked between the leaves of the album. Overall fair condition with individual pages in good and good+ condition. Moderate bumping and discoloration to binding, including a small white stain on rear cover and a small open tear to front upper edge near spine. The cord that originally held the album together is no longer affixed to the first five leaves, and only loosely affixed to subsequent leaves. Photographs in good to very good- condition. Most show light to light+ age-toning, but some with moderate or significant age-toning, creases to corners, small tears to edges, etc. d. A photograph album, undated, but containing images from the construction of the Ebenezer Hospital in Izingolweni in 1920 and 1921, as well as pictures of patients and staff at the hospital after it was completed. 127 photographs present in total, many having loosened from their pages or never having been formally placed in the album at all; some but not all of those still in their original positions in the album have captions, and some loose photos have text on their versos. Fair to good+; light+ discoloration and wear to spine and corners of binding; approximately half of the original pages in the album have been roughly cut out; photographs mostly with light or light+ age-toning, but some with moderate or substantial age-toning. e. An undated photograph album without captions containing 131 photographs which, except for the large image of the Ebenezer Hospital tucked between the front cover and the first leaf, seem to predate the Backenstoes’ time in Izingolweni. Good; light wear and discoloration to binding; some photos loose or loosening from their adhesive corners. Most photos with light or light+ age-toning; some with moderate or significant age-toning. One photo creased and partially torn at right edge, having been damaged during repeated opening and closings of the album over decades. Several other photos with creasing to corners. f. An undated photograph album containing 200 photographs without captions that appears to date to the Backenstoes’ early days in South Africa: several of the individuals and buildings depicted in photographs in this album are identified elsewhere with the city of Inhambane and the years 1903-1905, approximately. Good to good+. Light+ wear to binding, particularly at spine and corners; photos mostly with light or light+ age-toning, but some with moderate or significant age-toning. Some loosening or loose from the pages to which they were affixed; a few of those that have come loose show creased corners. g. An undated photograph album containing 180 photographs without captions which appear to date to the Backenstoes’ early days in South Africa: several of the photographs of individuals and buildings appear in other albums with early material, and this album contains no photographs of the Ebenezer Hospital at Izingolweni. Good. Moderate wear to binding, particularly at spine and corners; two large (1.5 in and 2.25 in) split in the leather at the tail of the spine. Photos mostly with light or light+ age-toning, but some with moderate or significant age-toning. Some loosening or loose from the pages to which they were affixed; a few of those that have come loose show creased corners. h. An undated blue photo album containing 13 photographs without captions. Very good. Light bumping to corners of boards. Photos with light+ age-toning; one photograph with spotted yellow discoloration. 2. 36 loose snapshots of the type included in the albums, including several duplicates. Three of these images are very small (w 2.75 in x h 2 in) color photographs showing the Ebenezer Hospital and Dr. William Backenstoe’s grave in Edwaleni. Very good-; slightly age-toned with moderate spotting to one of the color photographs. 3. 47 loose family photographs, mostly studio portraits, including many duplicates presumably intended as gifts. Twelve of the photographs are signed by William Backenstoe. Good+ to very good; light bumping to some corners and light foxing to some photographs. Light to light+ age-toning to all photographs. 4. Two glass negatives (both gelatine dry plates, both w 8.5 in x h 6.5 in) showing front and rear views of what came to be called the Backenstoe Memorial Hospital in Izingolweni. Good condition only; both plates show multiple scratches to gelatin coating and significant silver mirroring throughout dark areas of negatives. 5. An album containing 426 postcards. Most of these are from Africa, including some which are labeled Inhambane; others are from the Holy Land and Palestine, Italy, England, and other European destinations. Good+. Moderate wear to binding; postcards with light+ age-toning, with some postcards loose or loosening; tissue protectors moderately age-toned; long closed tears to several pages. 6. A staple-bound booklet entitled A Photographic Souvenir of Natal, hand-addressed to “Mrs. Mary A. Backenstoe / Emaus, / Penn. / U.S.A.,” stamped and postmarked November 30, 1906, from Durban, Natal. The contents of this booklet consist of 12 black and white photographs of Natal. Good+. Light wear to wraps; photographs lightly age-toned; staple rusted with associated minor staining. 7. One cloth-bound album entitled A Souvenir of South Africa, containing 12 color postcards. Good+. Light+ bumping and fraying to corners of binding; postcards lightly age-toned. 8. Seven pairs of glasses, including one pair of pince-nez and three pairs of bifocals, contemporary to the Backenstoes’ tenure in South Africa; each pair of glasses is housed in a case. Good- to very good-. All glasses with some amount of scratching to lenses, one pair of bifocals with chipped glass; several pairs with rust damage to frames. 9. Two early twentieth-century leather medicine cases with glass vials a. One case containing six glass vials with cork stoppers and metal caps. All six vials are labeled (“Pills for Cold,” “Digestive Pills 1 after Meals,” etc.); all but one still contain pills. Good condition. One of the glass vials (once containing Sal Hepatica) is not original to the set; the cork stopper from another vial has broken off, resulting in the loss of the metal cap. The leather case shows moderate wear with some red rot. b. One case of “Alkaloidal Granules” produced by the Abbott Alkaloidal Co. of Chicago. Nine of 24 glass vials with cork stoppers, all original to the set, labeled and containing pills. The lower row of bottles conceals a small pocket within the case (see photographs). Very good condition. The leather case shows minor wear. 10. A book on the history of William Backenstoe’s family, along with a folder full of news and magazine articles and typewritten documents providing context for the Backenstoes’ work in South Africa and insights from individuals who worked alongside them. BG consignment. More

Philadelphia: T. Dobson, 1793. New Edition. Octavo, v-xii, 528 pp with one folding plate. Good; bound in contemporary leather, rebacked in modern leather with black spine labels, extensive wear to covers and corners; one signature slightly loosened but binding else tight; text block deeply age toned; very slight foxing to pages throughout; ex-library copy with usual markings, including institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil; MF consignment. More

London: W. Glendinning, 1810. Octavo, [6], 464 pp. Fair; bound in contemporary faded green paper, rebacked with white paper with black titling on spine, areas of discoloration to covers and wear to corners; binding tight; text block rough and uneven; foxing to pages throughout; some marginal notes in blue pencil; MF consignment. More

London: James Evans, 1793. Octavo, viii, 106 pp. Good; bound in contemporary leather with some surface marks to covers and wear to spine edges and corners; boards slightly shaken, binding else tight; text block age-toned; pages have very light foxing throughout; previous owner name "Robert Harris Archer" on dedication page; 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

Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson, 1811. Octavos, v-ix, [2], 325 (Vol. 1); 299 pp (Vol. 2). Two volume set, volumes issued separately with different bindings. Good; bound in contemporary leather with some surface scratches and marks to covers, with hinge of Vol. 1 cracked; Vol. 1 boards shaken but bindings to both volumes else tight; text blocks age-toned; age-toning to pages of both volumes; previous owner name in ink on ffep "Wm. Waters" and in pencil "G. Johnson;" 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

Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 585 pages; VG; softcover; spine orange with black lettering; mild shelf wear; inscribed by Abif on half title; pages clean; shelved Heath/Medicine. More

Rockville: Kabel Publishers, 2001. Quarto; G+; Hardcover; Spine, black without print; Boards in black cloth with illustrated pastedown on front, light wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; Inscribed in pencil by the author on front endpaper; Includes facsimile of Daniel Beckher’s, “Historische Relation desz Preüsischen Messerschlückers” (1643); Introductory text in English, facsimile in German; 18, 137 pages, illustrated (b&w). [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]. More

London: Joseph Johnson, 1780. Octavo, xi, 338 pp. Fair; rebound in modern tan cloth and leather, with very light wear to spine edges; binding tight; text block rough and uneven; water damage to title page; minor foxing throughout. MF consignment. More

London: T. Becket and P. A. de Hondt, 1771. Octavo, [4], 256 pp. Fair; bound in contemporary leather with areas of fading and discoloration to covers, cracks to spine hinges and wear to edges and corners; covers both loosened but binding else tight; text block age-toned; some foxing to pages throughout; succession of previous owners' names on ffep, in ink "Gad Stebbins August 13th 1774," "Daniel Coits bought of Gad Stebbins 22 September 1787" and "Asa Walker's Property AD 1801" with ink stamp at upper right corner "Amory Gale, M.D.;" on rfep in ink "Benj. Farley's Property 1795;" MF consignment. More

New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1997. First Printing. Octavo; pp 491; VG-; gray spine with black text; first printing; no jacket; cloth exterior has slight wear; few, tiny spots to rear; straight boards; tight binding; text block exterior edges show very light wear; interior pages clean; illustrated. More

Concord: Isaac Hill, 1826. Sixth Edition, Much Enlarged and Improved. Octavo; viii, 9-335 pages with in-text illustrations. Good; Quarter bound in of-white cloth with blue paper-covered boards; Paper label pasted to spine; Bumping, foxing, and wear to boards; Front hinge cracked but stable; Chipping to cloth at tail of spine; Text block significantly age-toned and foxed. MF consignment.; shelved case 13. More

New-York: James V. Seaman, 1822. Folio, xxii, 25-199, 12, with 11 plates. Fair; rebound in modern black cloth and marbled paper; binding tight; text block has ex-library stamps but else clean; extensive, deep age-toning to pages and plates; 9 plates present and intact at back, two additional plates between pp 66-67 marked Plate IX and Plate X; 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

Paris: Chez Gabon, 1829. Octavo, x, 579 (Vol. 1); 458 (Vol. 2, Part 1); 459-906 (Vol. 2, Part 2). Fair; rebound in modern red cloth with extensive discoloration to covers to all volumes; bindings tight; text blocks age-toned, uneven and rough; deep age-toning and foxing to pages throughout all volumes; ex-library copy with usual markings, including bookplates to front pastedown, institutional stamps to several pages and call number written in pencil; MF consignment. More

Philadelphia: Ed. Barrington & Geo. D. Haswell, 1843. Octavo, iv, 13-303, 36 pp (accompanying catalogue). Good; bound in contemporary leather with spine rebound in modern leather, with large surface marks and chips and wear to spine edges and corners; binding tight; text block clean; extensive foxing and age-toning throughout; previous owner name on ffep "F. W. Roddey Richmond." MF consignment. More

Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. First Oxford PB Edition. Octavo; G+/paperback; brick red spine black and white text; first Oxford PB edition; covers have mild exterior wear; lightly sunned spine; rear has light tone; tight, intact binding; text block exterior edges have slight wear; stray ink mark to exterior tail edge; previous owner's name to half title page; tiny chips to head edge to half title page; underlining and marginalia to some pages; illustrated; pp 371. More