New Arrivals
Battleground Western Europe: Intelligence Operations in Germany and the Netherlands in the Twentieth Century
Apledoorn: Het Spinhuis Publishers, 2007. Octavo; VG/paperback; off-white spine with red text; first U.S. edition; first printing; covers have light wear to exterior; intact panels; text block clean; illustrated; pp 274. More
A VIEW OF SOUTH-AMERICA AND MEXICO, COMPRISING THEIR HISTORY, THE POLITICAL CONDITION, GEOGRAPHY, AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, &C. OF THE REPUBLICS OF MEXICO, GUATAMALA, COLUMBIA, PERU, THE UNITED PROVINCES OF SOUTH AMERICA AND CHILE...
New York: H. Huntington, Jr., 1825. First Edition. Octavo, 223, 242 pages; G-; bound in contemporary full calf, gilt titling and stamping to spine; some wear, rubbing, and staining to binding; tide-mark to upper third of text block; Two volumes in one; frontispiece portrait of Simon Bolivar; name in ink to second free endpaper; some foxing; shelved case 9. More
A People's Tragedy: A History of the Russian Revolution
New York: Viking/Penguin Group, 1997. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Thick Octavo; VG/VG-; gray/red/black pictorial spine with black, white and yellow text; first U.S. edition; first printing; dust jacket has only light exterior wear; cloth shows minimal wear; strong boards; text block edges have light wear; tight binding; illustrated; pp 923. More
The Ground Beneath Her Feet [signed]
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 199. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG-/G; gilt pictorial spine with blue text; first edition; first printing; dust jacket has slight rubbing to exterior; minor dings to edges; "autographed copy" sticker to front; cloth has light wear to exterior; bumped corners; bowed boards; text block edges have minimal wear; tight binding; previous owner's embossed stamp to half title page; interior clean; pp 575; signed by author. More
The Democratization of American Christianity
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1989. Octavo; VG-/paperback; off-white spine with red and black text; first edition; covers show mild shelf wear; lightly toned rear; intact panels; text block edges have light wear; intact binding; first and last page slightly foxed; some ink underlining and marginalia inside; illustrated; pp 312. More
Eutropius: Breviarium
Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press, 1993. First Edition. 10mo; VG-/paperback; burgundy spine with white text; first edition; covers show light wear; mild creases to spine; intact panels; text block edges show modest foxing; previous owner's embossed stamp to title page; intact binding; first and last page slightly foxed; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 186. More
"And I Was There" Pearl Harbor and Midway-Breaking the Secrets
New York: Quill/William Morrow, 1985. First Quill Edition, First Printing. Octavo; G/paperback; ivory spine with black and blue text; first Quill edition; first printing; covers show some rubbing wear; light toning to exterior; slight creases to spine and front; small crease to rear tail fore corner; intact panels; text block edges show modest tone; intact binding; slight highlighting inside; illustrated; pp 596. More
Philadelphia
Philadelphia: Macrae Smith Company, Publishers, 1926. Octavo; G-; 1/4 bound grayish green spine with black text; no jacket; cloth shows slight age browning to exterior; some rubbing wear to edges; sturdy boards; text block edges show moderate toning to exterior edges; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; mild offset to title page facing frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; few marking to rear pastedown; good binding; interior clean; pp 259. More
THIRTY YEARS' VIEW; OR, A HISTORY OF THE WORKING OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FOR THIRTY YEARS, FROM 1820-1850 [TWO VOLUMES]
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1854, 1856. First Edition. Octavo, two volumes; VG-; full bindings of brown cloth; spines with gilt lettering and design; corners bumped; mild fading to spines and upper edges of boards; mild shredding to corners; small closed tears to heads and tails of spines; mild shelf wear and soiling; upper edges stained gray; mild soiling and foxing to fore edges; previous owners' names at front paste downs and end papers; mild foxing throughout both volumes; pages else clean; EF consignment; shelved Special Collections Room. More
The Book of Washington
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1923. 10mo; VG-; dark green spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth shows modest shelf wear to exterior; gilt titles and border to front; gilt, blue and white illustration to front; mildly curved spine; slightly splayed boards; text block edges show mild tone; frontispiece with tissue guard; interior clean; illustrated; mild defect to gutter at pp 40-41; pp 375. More
The Poems of Ossian
Edinburgh: Patrick Geddes & Colleagues, 1896. 10mo; G+; dark green spine with gilt text; no jacket; cloth shows mild rubbing to exterior; slight bumpy spot to rear; lightly sunned spine; sturdy boards; text block edges show some age toning; deckled edges; previous owner's name to half title page; top edge gilt; patterned endpapers; intact binding; pp 416. More
The Durtal Trilogy of J.K. Huysmans: En Route, The Cathedral and The Oblate
n.p. FX Fontibus Company, 2016. Large Octavo; VG-/paperback; ivory spine with brown text; covers show mild wear to exterior; minor dings to edges; intact exterior; text block edges have slight smudges to exterior; interior clean; tight binding; pp 633. More
Reconciling Trade and the Environment: Lessons from Case Studies in Developing Countries [United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva, Switzerland]
Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1999. Octavo; VG-/VG-; dark red spine with white text; dust jacket has slight rubbing to exterior; minor dings to edges; cloth shows slight wear to edges; clean exterior; strong boards; text block edges mildly toned; tight binding; pp 410; inscribed by Eunsook Chung. More
Democracy and Counterterrorism: Lessons from the Past
Washington, D.C. United States Institute of Peace Press, 2007. First Edition. Octavo; VG-/VG-; bluish purple spine with white text; first edition; dust jacket has slight rubbing to exterior; some minor dings to edges; ex-library stickers to spine and rear; light crease to front flap; cloth shows slight wear to edges; clean exterior; strong boards; text block edges mild wear due to handling; remainder mark to exterior head edge; illustrated; ex-Library of Congress Surplus stamp to half title page; ex-library markings to copyright page; tight binding; pp 639. More
Russia in the Far East and Pacific Region [inscribed]
Seoul: The Sejong Institute, 1994. Octavo; VG-/VG-; dark red spine with white text; dust jacket has slight rubbing to exterior; minor dings to edges; cloth shows slight wear to edges; clean exterior; strong boards; text block edges mildly toned; tight binding; pp 410; inscribed by Eunsook Chung. More
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1982. Octavo; VG; dark brown spine with gilt text; a Limited Edition; raised bands to spine; some gilt decorations to spine; no jacket; gilt scroll and border to front and rear; full leather binding; exterior has only mild; strong boards; text block has all edges gilt; interior clean; tight binding; The Route of Lewis and Clark map frontispiece; silk endpapers; ribbon marker; with illustrations by Artists of the Old West; pp 556. More
REVELATIONS OF DIVINE LOVE
London: Folio Society, 2015. Limited Edition. Octavo, 255 pages; VG; in VG green slipcase; full binding of light green cloth; spine with white lettering; mild shelf wear; satin ribbon bookmark; pages clean; shelved Folio Society. More
The Lanchester Tradition
Suffolk, UK: John Catt Educational Ltd, 2008. Reprinted. Octavo; VG; light yellow spine with red text; reprinted from the edition published in 2003; no jacket; cloth shows very slight wear to exterior; previous bookshop's sticker to rear; strong boards; text block clean; tight binding; pp 106. More
Environmental NGOs in World Politics: Linking the Local and the Global
London and New York: Routledge, 1994. First Edition. Octavo; G+; grayish beige spine with white text; first edition; no jacket; cloth shows slight soiling wear to exterior; strong boards; text block exterior edges show mild wear; remainder mark to exterior tail edge; patterned endpapers; interior clean; tight binding; pp 262. More
Lady Into Fox
San Francisco: The Collins Library, 2004. Octavo; VG- Hardcover; White spine with Black text; Boards strong, slight edgewear; Textblock clean; 78 pp. More
BRANCUSI [SIGNED]
New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1963. First Edition. Octavo, 223 pages; VG/G+; in G+ gray slipcase; full binding of blue-green cloth; spine white with black lettering; moderate shelf wear and soiling to dust jacket; large closed tear at lower edge of back cover, small closed tear at top edge of back cover; small chip missing from lower left corner of front cover; chips missing from head of spine; soiling to flap folds; price cut; contains numerous black and white photos; signed flat at half title by Jianou; pages clean; shelved Front Table. More
Tea Cup Fortune Telling At a Glance
Baltimore: I. & M. Ottenheimer, 1958. Octavo; G/ G- Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Black and Yellow spine with Yellow and Black text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, small open tears along spine edges, small open tears along head and tail edges of both covers, fraying and small open tears at corners; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear, rubbing to corners; fraying and small closed tears along spine edges; Textblock has age toning which is heavier on endpapers and pastedowns; 93 pp. More
Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Theory and Applications, Eighth World Congress, Volume I
Cambridge, New York, Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2003. First Edition. Octavo; VG-; red/blue spine with white text; first edition; no jacket; volume 1 only; cloth shows slight shelf wear to exterior; strong boards; text block exterior edges show mild wear; ex-Library of Congress surplus stamp to ffep and Table of Contents page; interior clean; illustrated; tight binding; pp 380. More
Conflict, Contradiction, and Contrarian Elements in Moral Development and Education
Mahwah, NJ and London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2005. First Printing. Octavo; VG; white spine with black text; first printing; no jacket; cloth shows mild shelf wear to exterior; small stain to spine; mild edge wear; intact panels; text block exterior edges show minor wear; interior clean; illustrated; pp 223. More
KAREL DE STOUTE
Brussel: Arcade, 1970. First Edition. Quarto, 292 pages; G+/G+; in G+ green slipcase; full binding of green cloth; spine faded green with black lettering; mild wear to dust jacket; small closed tear at head of dust jacket spine; white library sticker at bottom of spine; mild shelf wear to book; ex-library, with usual marks; contains numerous tipped-in full color plates; text in Dutch; pages clean else library marks; shelved Medieval/Renaissance Art. More
Deregulating Property-Liability Insurance: Restoring Competition and Increasing Market Efficiency
Washington, D.C. American Enterprise Institute and The Brookings Institution, 2001. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/paperback; black spine with white and gray text; first printing; covers show mild wear to exterior; mild edge wear; intact panels; text block exterior edges show minor wear; interior clean; illustrated; pp 408. More
In Praise of The Baal Shem Tov [Shivhei ha-Besht]: The Earliest Collection of Legends About the Founder of Hasidism
Bloomington and London: Indiana University Press, 1970. Octavo; G/G; gray spine with off-white text; dust jacket has moderate rubbing to exterior; some chips to edges; slight foxing to inner fore edge; foxing inside dj; cloth has slight spotting to exterior; strong boards; text block exterior edges show some foxing; ex-library stamp to exterior edges; text pages clean; other ex-library markings to Table of Contents page; ex-library labels to rear endpapers; illustrated; pp 352. More
Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazadean Iran to Shi'ite Iran
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1977. Octavo; G+/G; gray spine with off-white text; dust jacket has moderate rubbing to exterior; some chips to edges; slight foxing to inner fore edge; foxing inside dj; cloth has slight wear to exterior; strong boards; text block shows some foxing to edges; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated; pp 351. More
Three British Revolutions: 1641, 1688, 1776
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1980. Limited Paperback Edition. Octavo; G+ Paperback; Blue spine with White text; Covers have some edgewear, some shelfwear, bending and peeling to corners, small closed tear along tail edge of rear cover; Textblock clean; 468 pp. More
A Soldier with the Arabs
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1957. Octavo; Fair/G-; red/blue spine with black and white text; dust jacket has modest rubbing wear to exterior; sunned spine; tape to front head edge; large damp stain to rear; mylar wrap; cloth shows little wear to exterior; slightly splayed boards; text block exterior edges have light tone; ex-library stamps to exterior edges; ex-library stamps to endpapers; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; other ex-library stamps inside; some staining to endpapers; interior has light wear; illustrated; pp 458. More
PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT [TWO VOLUMES]
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885/1886. First Edition. Octavos, 2 volumes; VG-; bound in publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettering to spines and covers, gilt medallions to covers; mild bumping to corners; mild rubbing and wear to boards, slightly shaken; some mild age-toning throughout; slight offsetting to title pages from frontispieces; shelved case 1. More
The Little Gold Key or The Adventures of Burattino
Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990. Larger Octavo; VG-; blue/green spine with black text; no jacket; cloth shows little wear to exterior; slightly splayed boards; text block exterior edges have light tone; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; interior has light wear; illustrated; pp [171]. More
The Boy's King Arthur [Sir Thomas Malory's History of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table]
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947. Octavo; G; black spine without text; no jacket; cloth shows some mild rubbing to exterior; paper label to front; black titles and illustration to label; rubbed edges; sturdy boards; text block exterior edges have modest age toning; broken hinges; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; interior pages clean; illustrated; pp 321. More
Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator
New York: Sully and Kleinteich, 1913. 12mo; G; brown spine with gilt and black text; first edition; no jacket; cloth shows some general smudges due to age and wear; sturdy boards; slightly rubbed edges; text block exterior edges have modest age toning; previous owner's name to ffep; mild cracking to gutter at frontispiece; frontispiece; some foxing inside; illustrated; pp 221. More
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames [signed]
New York: Crown Publishers, 2014. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG-; blue spine with white and yellow text; first edition; dust jacket show slight wear to exterior; some rubbing to edges; cloth clean; strong boards; text block exterior edges have mild toning; deckled fore edge; pictorial endpapers; tight binding; interior clean; illustrated; pp 430; signed by author. More
THE CAVALRYMAN
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958. First Edition. Octavo, 342 pages; VG/VG-; quarter binding of navy cloth, covers in blue buckram; spine yellow with black and brown lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; mild wear and soiling to dust jacket; price uncut '$3.95'; pages clean; shelved HC Fiction. More
A White House Diary [inscribed]
New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. First Edition. Octavo; G/G-; creamy ivory spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket show slight toning to spine and exterior edges; several chips to edges; cloth show slight foxing to exterior; strong boards; text block exterior edges slightly toned; some damp staining to head edge; tight binding; pp 806; inscribed by author. More
CHURCHILL AND ROOSEVELT: THE COMPLETE CORRESPONDENCE [THREE VOLUMES]
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1987. First Paperback Edition. Octavo, three volumes; VG; softcover; spines red with white and black lettering; mild shelf wear; water staining to lower fore edge of vol. 1; stain to lower edge of vol. 3; small remainder mark at lower edge of all volumes; contains black and white photos; pages clean; shelved Special Collections Room. More
The 21st Century and the Korean People: Selected Speeches of Kim Dae-jung, 1998-2004 [signed]
Seoul: Hakgojae Publishing Co., 2004. 10mo; VG/VG-; blue spine with white and yellow text; first edition; dust jacket show slight wear to exterior; some rubbing to edges; cloth clean; strong boards; text block clean; tight binding; pp 324; signed by author. More
Seneca Falls Inheritance [signed]
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; burgundy spine with white and yellow text; first edition; a Glynis Tryon mystery; dust jacket clean; mylar wrap; cloth clean; strong boards; text block has light tone to edges; interior clean; tight binding; pp 259; signed by author. More
The Yellow Room: Love Poems [inscribed]
New York, Evanston, San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1971. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG-; green spine with black and red text; first edition; dust jacket has light wear to exterior; mylar wrap; cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light tone toward edges; interior clean; pp 74; inscribed by author. More
A Roof of Tiger Lilies [inscribed]
New York: The Viking Press, Publishers, 1964. 10mo; VG/VG-; tan spine with brown text; dust jacket has slight soiling to exterior; mylar wrap; cloth has light wear to exterior; strong boards; text block has light tone toward edges; interior clean; pp 62; inscribed by author. More
The Travels of Happy Hooligan
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, Publishers, 1906. Large Oblong Quarto; G-/paperback; green spine without text; covers show noticeable wear to exterior; some chips to edges; intact panels; text block has modest age toning to exterior edges; slight cracking to front hinge; interior lightly toned; illustrated. More
Little Nemo, 1905,1906
New York: Nostalgia Press, Inc., 1976. Large Quarto; VG-/paperback; black spine with red text; covers show modest tone to exterior; some rubbing to edges; light crease to front; intact panels; text block has light tone toward exterior edges; mild defect to front hinge; frontispiece; illustrated; interior clean; pp 59. More
Hear, All Ye People; Hearken, O Earth [Pentagram Papers 44]
London, New York, Austin: Pentagram Design, n.p. 10mo; VG-/paperback; black spine without text; covers show light wear to exterior; faux flaps; intact panels; text block clean; marbled pattern inside covers; illustrated; tight binding; interior clean; pp 76. More
Pitcairn Island Cookbook [signed]
Pitcairn Island: Irma Christian, 1986. Thin Octavo; VG-/paperback; blue pictorial spine without text; covers show some very light wear to exterior; lightly sunned spine; mild edge wear; intact panels; text block edges have light foxing; mild defect to front hinge; illustrated; few minor spots to title page; interior pages clean; pp 64; signed by author and illustrator. More
Where on Earth are We Going? [inscribed]
New York and London: Texere LLC, 2001. First Printing. Octavo; VG-/VG-; blue spine with white and gilt text; first printing; dust jacket shows some scratches to exterior; minor dings to edges; cloth has mildly sunned exterior; strong boards; text block edges have light wear; patterned endpapers; illustrated; tight binding; pp 431; inscribed by author. More
Those Angry Days: Roosevelt, Lindbergh, and America's Fight Over World War II, 1939-1941 [signed]
New York: Random House, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/VG; purple pictorial spine with white text; first edition; first printing; dust jacket has light rubbing wear to exterior; cloth shows very mild wear to exterior; strong boards; text block clean; frontispiece; illustrated; tight binding; pp 548; signed by author. More
Charles Dickens Birthday Book
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1948. First Edition. Octavo; G+; pink/green spine with ivory and black text; first edition; no jacket; cloth shows modest shelf wear to exterior; strong boards; text block edges have mild tone; frontispiece; illustrated; tight binding; interior clean; unpaginated. More