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18978882DC: GPO 1897. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. Part 2 only of the extensive report on the 1890 census. Includes school attendance literacy occupations much more. 1st 4to black cloth good plus. Shaken worn corners & edges gilt dull on spine. Some stains on edges but no marks in text. 824 pp. 141-p. report on Education in rear. <br/> <br/> GPO hardcover
1831230066Commissioners for Inquiring Concerning Charities in England and Wales 1831. Hardback. Very Good. Large hardback edition 9" x 14" 1831 with no jacket. In overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age handling and storage - the original 1831 page-block has been professionally rebound into a contemporary cloth binding with gilt titles to spine. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean no annotation or inscriptions; toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book. Commissioners for Inquiring Concerning Charities in England and Wales hardcover
191021409Washington D. C.: Gpo. Fine. 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Includes 5 nice folding maps. Crammed with information and statistics on native americans in 1909. This is the full volume 2. Volume 1 excluded the info on native americans. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 725 pages . Gpo hardcover
1857105087Washington DC: Beverley Tucker Printer 1857 Book. Reading Copy Only. Hardcover. First Edition. Full title reads "Reports of Explorations and Surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean made under the direction of the Secretary of War in 1853-6 according to Acts of Congress of March 3 1853 May 31 1954 and August 5 1854. Volume VIII - General Report upon the Zoology of the Several Pacific Railroad Routes." Senate report 33d Congress 2d Session Ex. Doc. No. 78. Well illustrated. Significant exterior wear moderate foxing within rear board is detached text block is split. Beverley Tucker, Printer hardcover
186026796Washington D. C.: Gpo. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Binding is very worn. Spine is taped inner hinges are separating. Contents are very good to fine with all the plates and folding maps present. As-is. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Gpo hardcover
185525129Washington D. C.: Gpo. Very Good. 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in three-quarter brown leather. Rubbed at the edges. The outside of the rear hinge is separating but the book is still solid. This volume does not contain plates or maps as the later ones do. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 134651 pages . Gpo hardcover
186025131Washington D. C.: Gpo. Good. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Contents are "fine" with no foxing and all plates maps and charts are present. However the front board is loose. As-is. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Gpo hardcover
1870CT4937Washington: Gov. Printing Office 1870. hb. Brown cloth gilt lettering on spine 8vo. Navy Report 177pp by George Robeson Sec. of the Navy. Postmaster Generals report 188pp by Postmaster General A.J. Creswell. Both bound in one volume Ex. Doc 1 Part 3 41st Congress 3rd session. Includes long report by Admiral David D. Porter on the present condition of the Navy and a report on the death of Admiral Farragut. No marks in book binding tight. Covers show minor edge wear fraying top and bottom of spine tear to cloth at rear joint about 1" at top a few small white spots on front cover. Book condition Good. Gov. Printing Office hardcover
007368No Place: No Publisher Map. Near Fine. Map. Reprint. 24 3/4" w x 18 3/4" h. Bottom right states " By permission of the British Library" Map Number 83670 2 Plan of the Harbour Town & Forts of Porto Bello. Near Fine folded once horizontally twice vertically. The greatest British success in the War of Jenkin's Ear fought against the Spanish. Nicely suited for framing will be mailed folded. No Publisher unknown
18354Washington DC: Union Republican Congressional Committee n.y. Paperback. Small 4to. Self-cover. 8pp. Very good. Age toning and spotting along bottom ½" only. Fascinating 1868Republican document in which Treasury Department tables are culled to prove the anonymous author's thesis of a "Great Democratic Rebellion" in which it's maintained that "the rebellion was begun for the express purpose of overthrowing Republican Institutions and establishing upon their ruins a Slaveholding Oligarchy; and that all the burdens of national taxation past present and prospective are the necessary consequences of the Democratic rebellion." The author's conspiracy charges are vast and sweeping and complex -- but his solution is simple: Vote Republican! First edition. Not in Sabin. Union Republican Congressional Committee paperback
1882456031London: Francis Goodlake 1882. Paperback in good condition. Covers and page block are slightly shelfworn and marked; the whole is a little creased and foxed inside and out with one or two dog-eared page corners. Several fold-out maps - all content is clear. TS. Paperback. Good. Used. Francis Goodlake Paperback
1836000840Leipsic: Ernest Fleischer 1836 Book. Good. Half-Leather. 13 plates and text engraved dedication plate to Adelaide Queen Dowager of Great Britain and Ireland. Foxing more or less heavy throughout. Pages also browned. Top edge gilt. Half vellum with cloth covered boards leather lettering strip to spine worn. Boards faded. Bound by H Wood. Text in German and English. Ernest Fleischer hardcover
1954030002Bogota: Academia Colombiana De Ciencias Exactas Fiscas Y Naturales 1954 1957 1962 1963 19641964 1965 1966 1967 1972 1973 1954. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. P:Hotographic Plates Some Folding; Drawings; Views; Tables Etc. . Ten Issues In Original Card Covers Printed In Green And Black 13 1/8" Tall. Light Wear No Names Or Marks Not Ex-Library. With The Mailing Wrapper From The Academia Colombiana And The Four-Page Index 1963-1966. No International Shipping. <br/> <br/> Academia Colombiana De Ciencias Exactas, Fiscas Y Naturales 1954, 1957, 1962, 1963, 1964,1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973 paperback
1917099488New York: The American Art Association 1917 Book. Good. Soft cover. First Edition. "Including the correspondence of General Greene colored views of American Naval Engagements. Also under separate alphabets English and American Literature and Book-Plates by Edwin D. French." Auction sale was held in May of 1917 at the American Art Galleries. 581 items listed illustrated. Interior is in very good condition; the covers have edge wear leaving the binding a bit fragile; fading and some light soils. The American Art Association paperback
1971005612San Francisco: Synergisms 1971. Poster. Very Good. Poster. First Printing. 20" x 30". SCARCE anti-Nixon political poster featuring caricature portraits of the President and First Lady with the caption "being President means never having to say you're sorry". Very Good paste residue verso poster has been horizontally folded in 7 folds top left corner torn. Synergisms unknown
020465No Place: No publisher. Wraps. Good. No publisher place or date. Presumed circa 1940-1948 based on room rates and the original name present of the Murphy Hotel. Photo illustrated wraps. 16 pp. A miniature guidebook to museums and tourist attractions in Richmond Virginia as well as several hotels William Byrd John Marshall Murphy and Richmond hotels. Includes photos of the Valentine Museum the Edgar Allan Poe shrine etc. GOOD condition. Minor fading. Some curling and scuffing along the edges. Small crease to the upper rear cover. No publisher unknown
195425848San Francisco: State of California/Department of Public Works/Division of San Francisco Toll Crossings 1954. First edition first printing First printing. Soft cover. Fine. 131 pages with photographs maps charts diagrams and illustrations. Chapters include History Legislation Court Decisions Planning Surveys and Triangulation Design Construction Contracts and Financial. A fine and bright copy. <br/> <br/> State of California/Department of Public Works/Division of San Francisco Toll Crossings paperback
1975104085Rockport MA: By the City 1975 Book. Good. Spiral Bound. First Edition. "A pictorial history of Rockport - a contribution to the National Bicentennial." Stains on front cover with minor residual stains on edges of the title page; name sticker on title page. By the City paperback
199490201Varese: The Artist 1994. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Varese The Artist 1994. Small quarto; stapled laminated colour pictorial card covers lightly creased; an excellent copy. With a chatty inscription and signature from the artist. Not stated as such but ex- Kym Bonython. The Artist paperback
1838MH22aMiddle Hill: Typis Medio Montanis Inpressit C. Gilmour Middle Hill Press 1838 Book. Very Good. Disbound. 12 pages. Final page blank. Pages unopened. 50 copies only were printed. Measures 21 x 16.5 cm. Printed in two columns. Partly erased pencil number to the upper right corner of the title page. Holzenberg 126. The preface states - the following fragment was found in the cover of an old book in the possession of a gentleman in the neighbourhood of Bath and was lent to the editor by the Rev J Hunter of Torrington Square. The whole poem was printed by Cawood in the 16th century but this contains some few variations. 50 copies of this impression have been taken. T.P. M.H. Oct 1838. Typis Medio Montanis Inpressit C. Gilmour [Middle Hill Press] unknown
1900003159New York: s.n. 1900. Hardcover. Very Good . 518 p.: many full-page and in-text illustrations; 27 cm. Publisher's grey cloth with gilt spine and cover titles; black and red spine and cover illustrations. Title page printed in red and black. No publication information other than the place. Copyright 1900 by C.R. Graham. Advice for Americans travelling to Paris and London by someone who thought they should really stay in the United States. "It is an undeniable fact that Europeans do not know how to live; they have no idea of luxuries and very little of comforts." p. 47 The anonymous author emphasizes the scandalous aspects of life in Paris as much as possible the can-can "consists of high kicking and lascivious posturing by depraved women.". Contains amusing descriptions of restaurants cafes and theaters; parks monuments cemeteries and catacombs; cultural and educational institutions; horse races and festivals; and street life with the types of people to be seen: students artists' models vendors socialists anarchists gamblers and criminals. In general the section on Paris presents the fascinating and slightly scandalous world first dramatised for the world in Puccini's La Bohème. The section on London emphasizes the city's history and architecture. A heavy book; for international shipping it will have to be sent by priority international. In Very Good Condition: ends of spine slightly rubbed; cover is lightly soiled; slightly shaken; pages are clean and bright. s.n. hardcover
1819160374aLondon: Command of His Majesty King George III 1819. Hardcover library binding. Ex-library sticker on the inside of the front and back board and a stamp on title page. Pages are foxed but text is still visiable. There is a slight wave to the pages. There is some light wear at the leading corners of the cover. Please contact us with any queries. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library. Command of His Majesty King George III Hardcover
1814160373aLondon: Command of His Majesty King George III 1814. Hardcover library binding. Ex-library sticker on the inside of the front and back board and a stamp on title page. Pages are foxed but text is still visiable. There is a slight wave to the pages. There is some light wear at the leading corners of the cover. Please contact us with any queries. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Ex-Library. Command of His Majesty King George III Hardcover
1982108238Adelaide: Kinhill Stearns Roger 1982. First Edition. Paperback. Adelaide Kinhill Stearns Roger 1982. Quarto two volumes individually paginated by chapter but a total of approximately 700 pages with tables diagrams plans maps and illustrations many coloured plus a colour isometric view 4 folding schematic diagrams 2 folding tables and 9 folding coloured maps. Laminated colour pictorial card covers a little sunned and rubbed; first volume a little bumped; a very good pair. Both volumes were prepared by Kinhill Stearns Roger Joint Venture. Kinhill Stearns Roger paperback
32557Ninety-one numbers Volumes 23 and 24 were issued as one volume plus the separately issued paper envelopes of maps for Volumes 18 and 19 the second envelope is a little worn and stained; nine early numbers are bound as five volumes in publisher's half morocco and Volume 4 is bound in later binder's cloth; Volume 5 lacks the wrappers; those of Volume 10 are worn with a little loss with light stains to the front cover and the top corner of the title-leaf; the rear cover of the double issue is a little stained affecting slightly the top and bottom margins of the last ten leaves; a handful of volumes have trifling cover blemishes; all other volumes are in fine condition in the original wrappers. All subsequent issues are in print and can be supplied. A major repository of contemporary accounts of exploration frequently not published elsewhere with much on anthropology; complete sets are rarely offered for sale. unknown
