BIBLIOTECA AMBROSIANA MILANO 1609-1959.
Milan: 1959. First Edition Thus. Octavo; 93pp; illustrated wraps; covers foxed; contents less so; overall very good; illustrated. [Spine; buff paper in glassine; no titles]. More
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Catalogue of a Collection of Early Printed and Other Books Bequeathed to the Library by John Couch Adams, M.A., Hon. Sc.D., Pembroke College, Lowndean Professor of Astronomy, 1858-1892
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1902. 12mo; pp 203; VG-/no-DJ; Brownish red spine without text; Covers have slight sun fading to spine; text block shows light toning to exterior edges and first and last few pages, previous owner's name to half title page; clean interior;. More
EDITIONS FOR THE ARMED SERVICES, INC.: A HISTORY TOGETHER WITH THE COMPLETE LIST OF 1324 BOOKS PUBLISHED FOR AMERICAN ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS
New York: Editions for the Armed Services, 1948. Octavo; VG/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, tan box without print; Box has brown wrapping tape cut at edges, with penciled title “Book of lists of books for armed services”, broken corners; Book boards in blue cloth with gold print, in cellophane wrapper, clean and strong; Textblock clean and tight; 139 pages. More
MANOSCRITTI DAL SECOLO IX AL XVI [VENDITA ALL'ASTA 3-4 DECEMBRE MCMXXIX]
Milano: Libreria Antiquaria v, Hoepli, 1929. Catalog. Folio; good/wraps-; manila spine with black text; shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 90 pp.; Appendix, 85 B&W plates; general light toning; wraps, sunned; split start at joints; tears, and chipping; separation from text block; previously mended; else good; ---TEXT IN LATIN AND ITALIAN. More
A Record of the Scientific Work of John Tyndall, D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S. (1850-1888
London: Chiswick Press, 1935. First Edition. 8vo., 38 pages; VG; mauve cover with black printing, pencil mark on front; clean interior. More
A Record of the Scientific Work of Sir James Dewar
London: Chiswick Press, 1933. First Edition. 8vo., 68 pages; VG; light grey cover with black print, slight spotting on front, foxing on spine, penciled notation on front cover, edges of over-sized cover bent and has some foxing along interior exposed edges, slight tear on top of back cover; slight spotting on first prelim. page; clean interior, binding tight. More
SOVIET AERONAUTICS : A BIBLIOGRAPHY WITH INDEXES : A SELECTION OF ANNOTATED REFERENCES TO REPORTS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES ENTERED INTO THE NASA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FROM 1975 INTO 1984 (NASA SP-7052, DECEMBER 1984)
Washington: Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1984. Quarto; G; Paperback; Spine, tan with black print; Cover has owner name stamped on front, light edgewear, stain and creasing to spine; Text block clean and tight; viii, 398 pages + separately paged appendices. [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
A Bibliography of the Works of Robinson Jeffers
New York: Burt Franklin, 1968. Reprinted. Octavo; pp 262; G/no-DJ; green spine with gilt text; cloth shows moderate wear to exterior; text block has light wear to exterior edges, due to handling; frontispiece; interior clean; illustrated. More
Decorative Arts and Household Furnishings in America 1650-1920: An Annotated Bibliography
Winterthur, DE: Winterthur Museum, 1989. Small Quarto: VG+/no-DJ: Red spine with gold text: Book is still in publishers wrapping, some very mild shelfwear at corners, head and tail of spine, textblock is clean and bright. Over sized book. Additional shipping necessary for expedited/international shipping. Economy international shipping unavailable due to weight/size restrictions. Please contact seller for additional information. More
The History and Sources of Percy's Memoir of Goldsmith
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1926. First Edition Reprint. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; black spine with gold text; cover has minor shelfwear, binding is strong; textblock is clean; pp 61; reprint of original 1926 edition. More
FOLIO 40 : A CHECKLIST OF THE PUBLICATIONS OF THE FOLIO SOCIETY 1947-1987
London: The Folio Press, 1987. Octavo; vg+/none; blue cloth spine with gold and white text; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; B/W illustrations; 157pp. More
The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, 5 Volumes
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1957. Large Thick Octavo; VG/G-; Light gray spines with dark blue text; 5 Volumes (1941), 4 volumes plus supplement (1957); Dust jackets are covered with mylar with sunned spines and rubbed edges which are slightly frayed, but still intact; Boards have only minor wear along edges with clean and strong panels; Text blocks have darkened slightly on exterior edges with unmarked pages and tight bindings; Small red stamp on ffep of v.5; pp 4010. Additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More
THE EARLY ENGRAVINGS OF FLAXMAN'S CLASSICAL DESIGNS : A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL STUDY : WITH A NOTE ON THE DUPLICATING OF ENGRAVINGS
New York: New York Public Library; Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, 1964. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine, staple binding; Cover is cream with black print, mild wear to corners, wear and slight tears at staples, stains on rear, light shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; “Reprinted from the Bulletin of The New York Public Library, May, June 1964”; 63 pages, illustrated (b&w). More
Les Manuscrits A Peinture En France Du XII-XVI Siecle : Tableaux; Sculptures, Tapisseries, Orfevrerie , Releves de Fresques
Paris: Self -Publisher, 1955. 8vo; VG/VG- paperback with cellophane dust jacket; white spine with dark grey text; dust jacket has moderate tears and stains; covers have close tear to the front but in tact; edges are moderately tanned and pages slightly discolored otherwise pages are clean;186p. More
ART OF THE PRINTED BOOK: 1455-1955 [Signed]
New York: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973. First Edition. Quarto; VG-/No jacket softcover; Tan spine with black lettering; Wraps have some light wear to the edges, spine is darkened, some fading to the lettering; Binding is tight; Previous owner's pressure stamp on first page, rest of text bright and clean; NOTE: Book has been signed by Blumenthal; 192 pages. More
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS: A CLASSIFICATION OF FRAKTUR-SCHRIFTEN AND AN INQUIRY INTO THEIR HISTORY AND ART [PROCEEDINGS OF PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY, 46]
Norristown, PA: Pennsylvania German Society, 1937. Proceedings. Oblong folio; VG/none. brown spine and boards with gilt lettering; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 58 pp., text, 38 single sided plates, most with color; some age-toning; binding shaken; boards, brown/green fading; spot staining; chipping wear, and tears; else very good; --MANUSCRIPTS IN GERMAN FRAKTUR. More
James Thurber: A Bibliography
Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1968. Octavo. VG/VG DJ. Orange and black spine with black text/title; book has slight musty odor; dustjacket is clean with mild edgewear; boards are strong and clean; binding is strong; textblock is clean. Pp. 353. More
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS OF HUGH HENRY BRACKENRIDGE Prior to 1825
New York: The Compiler, 1917. limited edition. Good condition hardcover. Thin 8vo in gray boards with tan spine, title on spine in black on off-white paste-down label. Significant wear to boards; edges rubbed, corners bumped and cracked, scratching to boards, particularly to rear, splitting along folds of spine, spine attached to boards with scotch tape. Interior binding intact, top edge of textblock agetoned, other edges clean, deckled. Unnumbered book of limited edition of 51. 37 pp. More
A Survey of the Number of Copies of Newton's Principia in the United STates, Canada, and Mexico
First Edition. 8vo, paged 53-67; G-; white cover with black print, smudging, some spotting, bumped corners throughout; clean interior. More
Haiku in Western Languages: An Annotated Bibliography (With some reference to Senryu)
Metuchen: The Scarecrow Press, 1972. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; yellow spine with black text; cover has minor shelfwear; textblock is clean; pp 133. More
AMERICA AND THE INDOCHINA WARS, 1945-1990: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE: SUPPLEMENTING WARS IN VIETNAM, CAMBODIA, AND LAOS, 1945-1982 (NEW WAR/PEACE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SERIES, #1)
Claremont: Regina Books, 1992. Octavo; VG/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, grey with gold print; Boards in grey cloth with gold print, slight shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; 286 pages. More
MANUEL DU LIBRAIRE ET DE L'AMATEUR DE LIVRES. SUPPLEMENT [2 VOLUMES]
Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot et Cie. 1878-1880. Octavo; G/no DJ; Ex-library; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, black with gold print, vol. 1 with stain on bottom; Boards in black library buckram cloth with gold print, stains to vol. 1, mild shelfwear; Text block has speckled edges, name in ink on front flyleaf and half-title page, library plate on front pastedown, library stamp and pencil markings on title page and final page, original wrappers bound in at end of each volume; Text in French; 2 volumes (xv, 1138 columns, 1226 columns). More
BIBLIOGRAPHIA ITALIANA DI STORIA DELLA SCIENZE. VOLUMES 1-4. (1982-1985).
Firenze: Leo S. Olschki, 1982-1985. First Edition Thus. Octavo; original wraps printed in red and black; some mild wear to spine ends; very good copies; clean and unmarked. Biblioteca di bibliografia Italiana. [Spines; black titles on buff paper]. More
A Bibliography of Edmund Burke
London: Rupert Hart-David, 1964. Octavo; VG-; hardcover; bound in red cloth, gilt lettering; boards strong, minor shelfwear, minor edgewear, light general soiling, light rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, sun toning along head edges and spine, ex-library sticker on spine, soiling spots on front pastedown and front end paper, erased penciling on front end paper, ex-library insert on rear pastedown; text block age toned, ex-library stamp on title page, penciling on publisher page and dedication page, ex-library stamps on exterior fore corners; 312pp. More
Drayton Hall, An Annotated Bibliography Research on Historic Properties, Occasional Papers: No. 2
Washington: The Preservation Press, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1978. Quarto; VG-/'no-DJ paperback; Off-white spine with light brown text; Covers are rubbed and age toned with age toning around edges, otherwise strong; Previous owner's name inside front cover; Textblock is age toned; pp 67. More
Chester County (Pennsylvania) Bibliography
Kennett Square, PA: KNA Press, Inc., 1981. Octavo; pp 289; VG/no-DJ; blue spine with gilt text; cloth shows slight wear to exterior, strong boards; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; interior clean;. More
Macromolecular Chemistry
New York City: The Cultural Center of the French Embassy, 1962. First Edition. 8vo., 250 pages; VG; tan cover with black print, some peripheral tanning, slight tear at front bottom right corner, short crease at back upper left corner; clean interior, age-toning to pages; "French Bibliographical Digest, No. 35, June 1962, Series II." More
Shtetl Finder Gazetteer
Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 1989. First Edition. Large octavo; pp 239; VG-/paperback; ivory spine with black text; covers show light toning to exterior, some light wear to exterior; minor wear to edges; text block has light wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More
BIBLIOGRAPHIE INTERNATIONALE D'HISTOIRE MILITAIRE = INTERNATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MILITARY HISTORY = INTERNATIONALE MILITAR-GESCHICHTLICHE BIBLIOGRAPHIE: SELECTION 1995-1998 (BULLETIN DE BIBLIOGRAPHIE, TOME 20)
Berne: Commission Internationale d'Histoire Militaire, 1999. Octavo; VG; Paperback; Spine, white with black print; Cover has slight shelfwear, but is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; Text in French, English, and German; 183 pages. More
DETECTIVE FICTION : THE COLLECTOR'S GUIDE
Somerset: Barn Owl Books, 1988. Octavo; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; Spine, black with yellow print; DJ has slight edgewear but is clean and bright; Boards in black cloth with gold print, clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; x, 212 pages, illustrated (some color). More
MONTAGUE SUMMERS A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Great Britain: The Aquarian Press, 1983. New Edition, revised and updated. small 8vo. VG/VG+. lime and dark green speckle the entire rear, spine and front jacket as glossy background. yellow titling runs down slim DJ strip. partially pictorial in dark yellow/brown oval beneath enlarged yellow and pale yellow titling. neat ivory inner flaps. slim black clothbound HB, stamped with gold lettering--unblemished and neat panels. clean, tight copy--previous owner label at fep aside sealed hinge. lightly flipped through and clear and excellent interior. very faintly foxed edges. unaffected textblock, clear and uniformly ivory. 170 pp. ISBN# 0850303176. More
The World Bibliography of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: A Classified and Annotated List of Materials Relating to Their Lives and Adventures
Boston: New York Graphic Society Ltd, 1974. first edition. Small Quarto; VG-/no-DJ; Black spine with gilt text; Slipcase has slight cracking at tail edge near opening, small closed tear on rear, and lightly sunned & rubbed exterior otherwise; Cloth has slightly sunned spine with minor shelf wear on exterior otherwise, panels are strong and intact; Text block shows slight wear due to handling with tight binding and unmarked pages; pp 526. More
The Library of John Ruskin (Oxford Bibliographical Society, Third Series, Volume 7)
Oxford: The Oxford Bibliographical Society, 2012. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; grey spine with black text; cover has minor rubbing, spine slightly cocked; textblock is clean; pp 391. More
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100 BOOKS BY AUGUST DERLETH [SIGNED]
Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1962. First Edition. 10mo., 121pp.; VG; in wraps, protected with a custom brown linen dust-wrapper, with maroon label and gilt lettering on spine; SIGNED on ffep by August Derleth; There is an inscription on the ffep by Nelson S. Bond, notable pulp writer and bookseller and recipient of the 1998 Nebula Author Emeritus award for lifetime achievement, that this copy might have been the last copy every inscribed by Derleth, and that it was send to him a few days before he died.; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More
Military Bibliography of the Civil War, Volume One
New York: The New York Public Library, 1983. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; maroon and black spine with gold text; cover has slight scuffing, spine is cocked, binding is strong; textblock has faint spotting around edges, minor pencil markings throughout, otherwise clean. More
Military Bibliography of the Civil War, Volume Three
New York: The New York Public Library, 1982. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; maroon and black spine with gold text; cover has minor shelfwear; textblock has faint spotting around edges, pencil markings on a few pages, otherwise clean; pp 224. More
Military Bibliography of the Civil War, Volume Two
New York: The New York Public Library, 1975. First Edition, Second Printing. Octavo; VG/no-DJ; maroon and black spine with gold text; cover has minor shelfwear; textblock has faint spotting around edges, pencil markings on a few pages throughout, otherwise clean; pp 270. More
T.E. LAWRENCE, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
New York: Arrow Editions, 1938. Limited Edition. Octavo; “500 copies of this bibliography have been printed”— colophon; G/no DJ; Ex-Library; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, tan with black print; Boards in grey paper with tan cloth, library call number in white ink on front, worn and exposed corners, wear to spine caps, spotting, shelfwear, small surface tears and ink stains on rear; Text block has book plate on front endpapers and library pocket and label on rear endpapers, library stamps to pages 3, 5, spotting and tanning to endpapers, slight spotting within, age-toning to paper; 95 pages. More
Tarzan Alive
New York: Doubleday and Company, Inc., 1972. Octavo; VG/VG-; white/green spine with red text; DJ has light rubbing on the front and back, bumping to the head and tail of spine, age toning, one stain to the top right back corner, one .5cm closed tear at the head of spine; Boards has light bumping on the head and tail of spine, otherwise boards strong; Textblock and interior pages have light age toning, otherwise clean; 312pp. More
The Anthropology of War: A Bibliography
New York: The Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 1988. First Edition. Quarto; VG-/no-DJ; white spine with black/red text; cover has rubbing on the front and back, light age toning, light bumping to corners; textblock has light age toning; interior pages on the first page on the top right corner has the name of the previous owner written in pen, otherwise interior pages clean; pp 361. More
The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey From The Late Twelfth Century To The Ottoman Conquest
Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1987. Octavo; VG/VG/ Hardcover; grey and cream spine with black text; dust jacket has tears on the head of the spine and minor marks at the rear; board are sturdy and clean; text block has minimal marks at the fore edge, otherwise clean; 683p. More
A Bibliography of the Surrealist Revolution in France
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1969. First US Edition. Octavo; VG/VG; white spine with black text; dust jacket has slight creasing along bottom spine and top/bottom edges, spotting along both cover joints and interior cover edges; Boards strong, clean, binding strong; text block is clean; 57pp. More
Gertrude Bell
Dover: Berg Publishers Ltd, 1985. Octavo; VG/VG; blue spine with white text; DJ has light rubbing on the front and back, light age toning, otherwise little to no wear; Boards have bumping on the head and tail of spine, otherwise strong; Textblock and interior pages clean; 122pp. More
TOWARD A HISTORY OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE : AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. PART 2, 1992-2011 (MONOGRAPHS IN AEROSPACE HISTORY, NUMBER 49, AUGUST 2012) (NASA SP-2012-4549)
Washington: NASA History Program Office, Office of Communications, NASA Headquarters, 2012. Quarto; VG; Paperback; Spine, grey with white print; Cover is clean and bright; Text block clean and tight; v, 141 pages. More
THE LITERATURE OF CHESS
Jefferson: McFarland & Company, 1984. Octavo; VG/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, brown with white print; Boards in brown cloth with white print, slight wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; vi, 250 pages, illustrated. More
THE CROMBERGERS OF SEVILLE - THE HISTORY OF A PRINTING AND MERCHANT DYNASTY
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. First Edition. Quarto, 270 pages; VG/VG-; spine dark blue with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, mild wear and rubbing; pencil notes to front and rear endpapers, scattered and sparse pencil marginalia; with a microfiche appendix in rear pockets, containing 20 sheets comprising some 1600 pages of detailed bibliographical information; shelved case 9. More
A Bookman's Guide to Archaeology
Metuchen, NJ and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1994. Octavo; pp 1022; G/no-DJ; brown spine with gilt text; cloth has light sunning to exterior; lightly rubbed corners; strong boards; text block shows slight soiling to exterior edges; interior clean. More
A Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press
Folkestone: Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973. Reprint Edition. Octavo; VG; hardcover; bound in navy blue cloth, gilt lettering; boards strong, very slight bowing, general shelfwear, general edgewear, bumping on tail edges and rear head edge, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, sticker on front, ex-library sticker on spine, light rubbing on front hinge, light age toning in interior, ex-library stamp on front pastedown, erased penciling on front end paper; text block slightly age toned, ex-library stamp on title page, penciling on copyright page, ex-library stamp on exterior head edge; xxxiv, 300pp. More
A Catalogue of Horace Walpole's Library: Volumes I, II & III
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1969. Octavo: VG-/VG-: Off white spines with black text: 3 volume set: DJs are in similar condition with general shelfwear, age toning, soiling, small closed tears mainly concentrated along head and tail of spine, Volume I has tape on interior around head and tail: Boards are strong with some shelfwear, dust staining: Textblocks have dust staining, pages are free of markings, folds andtears, front free pages of all 3 volumes have imprinted book plate from previous owner and date written inside book plate in black ink: Volume I- 479, Volume II- 565, Volume III- 542 pp. [Oversized book. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More
COMMEDIA DELL'ARTE: A GUIDE TO THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LITERATURE.
New York & London: Garland, 1988. First Edition. Octavo; 450pp; full green cloth; no dustjacket; very good copy; text clean and unmarked. [Spine; gilt titles on green cloth]. More