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193912843NY: Doubleday Doran & Company Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1939. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. The spine is faded and it has all the usual xlib marks. However the book is very clean & tight. An excellent reading copy. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 361 pages . Doubleday, Doran & Company , Inc. hardcover
19771125558734Toronto: NC Press 1977. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper 1 st edition 233 25 pages : illustrations portraitsIncludes index." Shadd was the first black woman on the North American continent to found and edit a weekly newspaper publishing The Provincial Freeman in Windsor Toronto and Chatham during the 1850s. . Her story is not simply that of a black and a woman but of a unique and exciting human being whose life should be a stimulation and a challenge to all people everywhere." - from the dust jacket. NC Press, Paperback
1939005278New York: E.P. Dutton 1939. 8vo size green cloth bound hardcover with bright gilt titles on the spine; 307 tanned pages; illustrated with 8 plates including a frontispiece portrait by Inman William Wordswoth 1770 - 1850 was a major British poet. He served as the British poet laureate for several years before his death. Tanned pages endpapers and inside covers penciled numbers inside front cover; original bookseller's sticker on fep a small light mark on bottom of book and a small area of shelf soil on bottom. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Inman. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. E.P. Dutton Hardcover
19868820Goleta CA.: James S. Beddie 1986. First Edition . Paperback. Very Good/Issued Without d/j. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. vi 295 pp. b/w photos. Author educator professor scholar. Blue covered paperback book signed by the author on the t.p. Cover sl. rubbed o/w v.g. cond. <br/> <br/> James S. Beddie paperback
187420344London: Burns and Oates. Very Good-. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. The spine is faded and rubbed at the ends. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 429 pages . Burns and Oates hardcover
1882110957Providence RI: J.A. & R.A. Reid Publishers 1882 Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 448 page illustrated biography of General Burnside - the Union Army General in the Civil War three-time governor of the state of Rhode Island inventor and industrialist. Moderate exterior wear on the decorative binding; text is in very good condition. J.A. & R.A. Reid, Publishers hardcover
195650834New York: Harper & Brothers. Very Good with no dust jacket. c1956. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. A Very Good first edition/first printing little edgewear soiling and bumped corners. Library catalog stickers are on the front board and spine stamping on the bottom and top page edges; AbbeyBenedictines of Stanbrook Abbey have published a book honoring Dame Laurentia McLachlan Abbess of Stanbrook Abbey. The book is a collection of essays and poems that celebrate Dame Laurentia's life and work.; Ex-Library; 8vo; 312 pages . Harper & Brothers hardcover
197542838New York San Francisco and London: Academic Press Inc. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1975. Hardcover. 0120888505 . Presumed first edition/first printing in Very Good condition with lightly rubbed extremities and previous owner's signature to front flyleaf in Very Good- dust-jacket with edgewear and sunned spine; This book a result of a symposium held at the Battelie Seattle Research Center in July 1973 focuses on selected aspects of the problems in evaluating social programs such as those dealing with education health and economic policy; Quantitative Studies in Social Relations; 8vo; 553 pages; FSA . Academic Press, Inc. hardcover
1891A52604Philadelphia PA: Edgewood Publishing Company. 1891. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good-. This book is in Very Good- condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping rubbing and wear along with light fraying. The lettering on the spine of the book is noticeably rubbed. The text pages are generally clean though noticeably toned and brittle. The front endpaper has missing bits where the side stapling of the book has damaged the paper. Illustrated throughout. "Phineas Taylor Barnum July 5 1810 – April 7 1891 was an American showman businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and for founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus 1871–2017 with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author publisher and philanthropist though he said of himself: "I am a showman by profession . And all the gilding shall make nothing else of me". According to his critics his personal aim was "to put money in his own coffers." He is widely credited with coining the adage "There's a sucker born every minute" usiness owner in his early twenties and founded a weekly newspaper before moving to New York City in 1834. He embarked on an entertainment career first with a variety troupe called "Barnum's Grand Scientific and Musical Theater" and soon after by purchasing Scudder's American Museum which he renamed after himself." from Wikipedia; B&W Illustrations; 529p. pages; Put in biography Pictured 2/11/26 . Edgewood Publishing Company hardcover
197816777New York: Dutton 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very good. Biography of Perkins 1884-1947 long time editor at Scribner's. 498 pages index photos. First printing. Light rubbing on bottom board edges. Unclipped dust jacket has a 1" tear and a little dustiness on the finish. <br/><br/> Dutton hardcover
022375Norwalk Connecticut: The Easton Press Book. New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover full decorative black leather. Brand new copy in factory shrink-wrap. A quality Easton Press production with all the refinements that go to make this a truly fine binding: bound in satin ribbon marker all edges gilt raised spine 22kt gold stamping smyth-sewn binding silk moire end-papers acid free archival paper and full genuine leather binding. First edition thus. "Chronicles the life of Charles Lindbergh and discusses his childhood his influence and accomplishments in the aviation industry his child's murder and his work on creating an artificial heart." WorldCat summary. The book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1999. Brand new copy in pristine condition. The Easton Press Hardcover
198741716New Haven CT and London: Yale University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition; First Printing. Cloth. 0300041047 . A bright first edition/first printing in Very Good condition in Very Good dust-jacket with light edgewear; Cardinal de La Rochefoucauld was a reforming leader in the French Church during the eighteenth century. He advocated for change and helped to improve the organization and functioning of the Church. His work helped to create a more efficient and unified Church which in turn helped to improve the quality of life for Catholics in France.; 8vo; 302 pages . Yale University Press hardcover
175817Paris: B. Brunet 1758. Abridged ed. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo 374 i pages contemporary full sprinkled calf extra-gilt spine; ex libris Eardley. <br/><br/>De Fontenelle was an honored member of the French Academy. This volume contains 38 of his 69 "eloges" including one on Isaac Newton and also Boerhaave Fay Bianchini B. Brunet hardcover
199370158Ithaca And London: Cornell University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0801428939 . First edition/first printing in Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with some minor tearing along the edges; The Formation of Hell: Death and Retribution in the Ancient and Early Christian Worlds tells the story of how the ancient and early Christian world conceived of hell and how this conception influenced the way they treated death and retribution. Bernstein examines the views of early Christians and how their understanding of hell shaped the way they viewed death and the afterlife. He looks at the evidence from scripture philosophy and mythology to show how hell evolved from a place of punishment to a place of eternal torment.; 392 pages . Cornell University Press hardcover
192841830Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1928. Hardcover. Complete 2-volume set. Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. xxviii 607pp; vii 741pp. Frontispieces illustrations. Very good. Mild edgewear and faint scuffing. First trade edition tight and decent and handleable. Discreet ex-library with very few and mostly-removed markings -- still a nice serviceable set. MONAGHAN 2999. Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
192833764Boston:: Houghton and Mifflin Company. 1928. Hardcover. Volumes 1 and 2 in navy cloth covers with light shelfwear slight spine roll bit of edgewear. Pages tight clean unmarked; hinges sound uncracked. No DJs. Attractive sound copies. ; . Houghton and Mifflin Company, hardcover
190452121Boston: Lothrop Lee & Shepard. Good with no dust jacket; Boards sunned edges foxed pages curled. 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Red decorated cloth. Many black and white photos. The Burlington Vermont girl relates the two years she spent in South Africa with her missionary parents. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 172 pages . Lothrop, Lee & Shepard hardcover
20061125559768Fredericton NB: South Devon Publishing 2006. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4 to. green fabroid binding iv 247 pages : illustrations portraits "A biographical index of those who are buried or plan to be buried at Forest Hill Cemetery Fredericton New Brunswick Canada." a very good copy. South Devon Publishing Paperback
1973003869Fairfield WA: Ye Galleon Press 1973. New Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Issued Without Dj. Octavo cloth <br/><br/>No. 62 of 120 copies. Ye Galleon Press hardcover
19207075New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. Nice contemporary bookplate; Scarce. With etched frontispiece ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 206 pages . Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
19981125558743Edinburgh : Birlinn Ltd 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. black cloth gilt spine dust jacket lxxi 838 pages title page heraldic seal illustrationGlossary of obsolete or uncommon Scots words occurring in the dictionary of names: p. 835-838 Reprinted from the Bulletin of the New York public library August 1943-September 1946 A book on the origin meaning and history of Scottish surnames. The core of this work is a listing of over 8000 names each with a concise history and cross-references. It should serve as a tool for genealogists historians or anyone with a general interest in Scotland. A MUST FOR THE GENEALOGIST. Birlinn Ltd Hardcover
196560100New York Chicago San Francisco: Holt Rinehart and Winston. Near Fine in Fair dust jacket. 1965. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. First edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with a small scratch to board sunning and a small stain to the upper edge a small stain on the bottom edge and slightly sprung front lower hinge with a Fair dust jacket exibiting heavy chipping to the upper and lower edges scuffed panel creases clipped and yellowing of white front and rear end panels; ; 8vo ; 428 pages . Holt, Rinehart and Winston hardcover
19920146201992. Softcover. xix 406 pp. plus appendices. Biographical sketches of 250 Prince Edward Islanders " . who have contributed or continue to contribute substantially in their respective fields of endeavour outside PEI." b&w photo accompanies each entry. Bright clean copy. This book weighs 1.4 kg extra postage will be requested. . Very Good. 4to. paperback
19556702Minneapolis: Univ. Of Minnesota Pr. 1955. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx 463 pp. index. Selections from immigrant's letters home encouraging in most cases immigration to America. Book v.g. cond. d/w v.g. cond. <br/> <br/> Univ. Of Minnesota Pr. hardcover
196551047New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1965. First US Edition; First Printing. A Very Good first American edition/first printing in alike dust-jacket. This is an ex-library book with stamping on the bottom page edges catalog stickers on the spine and the dust-jacket is taped to the book; Cockerell was a friend of Ruskin and a director of the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge. He was also a collector of art and artifacts.; 8vo; 385 pages . Alfred A. Knopf unknown