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196021656Philadelphia: Janus Press 1960. First edition. One of 150 numbered copies signed by the printer Claire Van Vliet. Presentation copy inscribed by Van Vliet on a preliminary leaf to typographer & printer John Anderson with whom Van Vliet apprenticed and his wife: "Merry Christmas Mr & Mrs A with best wishes for the new year love from Claire. Very fine copy. Square 12mo original orange wrappers sewn as issued. Very fine copy. Janus Press unknown books
1664293140Paris.: Pierre le Petit. 1664. 2nd Edition. Old brown marbled leather raised bands red spine label gilt spine decorations in six compartments marbled edges. Very good spine heel chipped lacks the endpapers text tight and fresh. 15x9 cm. French text. Scarce revised and corrected second edition. weight: 0.6 lb. Engraved half-title page. Pierre le Petit. hardcover books
1954787Editions Corvina 1954. 1st. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1954 1st edition. Fine in wraps with a Fine onion-skin dustjacket. #318 of 1000 copies folio 59 pgs. With 48 additional unbound plates which together with the book fit snugly into a Fine box with elaborate cover design. A handsome production. <br/><br/> Editions Corvina hardcover books
1810WRCAM30572Charleston: J. Hoff's Wholesale and Retail Book-store 1810. 4284pp. Contemporary mottled calf maroon gilt morocco label. Rubbed front joint cracked scattered foxing. Very good. Prayer for dummies. An interesting and uncommon South Carolina imprint. Shaw & Shoemaker locate only four copies. Not in Turnbull. Scarce. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 20878. J. Hoff's Wholesale and Retail Book-store unknown books
1629WRCLIT66083London: Excudebat Felix Kyngston pro R.B. & Andraea Hebb 1629. 14200blank;2871 blankpp. Lacking A1 blank except for signature mark. Quarto. Modern three quarter calf and marbled boards raised bands gilt labels. A2-3 a bit frayed and darkened at fore-edges early ink name on title with faint old seminary blindstamp in lower corner some occasional mild foxing or faint spotting small burn hole in fore-margin of C3 some occasional light pencil marginal highlighting otherwise a good to very good copy well bound. First edition of this significant posthumously published collection of Andrewes' shorter works with each of the dozen main divisions marked by its own printed general title. Andrewes is of course best honored among present generations for his gifted use of the English language in his sermons and in his role in the translation and editing of the text of the King James Bible. NCBEL I:1920. ESTC S122313. STC 602. Excudebat Felix Kyngston pro R.B. & Andraea Hebb hardcover books
18394904Edinburgh: Printed for the Maitland Club 1839. First edition. Leather. Very Good/First printing of a fifteenth-century Scottish version of the Arthurian romance that was composed for the court of James III. It survived in a unique and incomplete manuscript in the Cambridge library. The text was edited by the librarian of Durham Cathedral Joseph Stevenson and published by the Maitland Club an association dedicated to the promotion of Scottish literature and culture. 28 cm; xxiv 185 pages. Bound in contemporary red half morocco over pebbled boards edged with gilt rules . Spine decorated and titled in gilt. Marbled endleaves. Moderate wear especially at extremities with spine chipped a bit at heel. Two labels removed from pastedowns. A little foxing at front blank and the pages are not bright but text is effectively unblemished. Reference: Graesse 4 92; Printed for the Maitland Club hardcover books
197244263Menston England: The Scolar Press Limited 1972. 2 volumes 8vo; text printed from facsimile; original green cloth-backed pictorial boards stamped in gilt gilt-lettered spines; some minor shelf wear else very good. English Linguistics 1500-1800 A collection of facsimile reprints selected and edited by R.C. Alston no. 358. Slip laid into Vol. I reads: "Claude Lancelot's A new method of learning the Greek tongue 1746 replaces Joannes Susenbrotus' Epitome troporum ac schematum 1562 in the Linguistics Series since works of similar nature to Susenbrotus' Epitome are already represented." <br/><br/> The Scolar Press Limited hardcover books
1928130473New York: Brentano's Publishers 1928. Octavo pp. 1-6 7-11 12-14 15-305 306 illustrations by G. K. Chesterton two full-page and one double-page spread on inserted leaves others in text title page printed in red and black original brown cloth front and rear panels ruled in blind spine panel stamped in dark brown top edge stained brown other edges untrimmed. First U.S. edition. Science fiction thriller and political satire centering on the consequences of the invention of a device that can record or transmit thought and a device that uses colored light to disable or kill the latter turned into a weapon of mass destruction by a man who intends to subjugate mankind. Bleiler Science-Fiction: The Early Years 2037. Clarke Tale of the Future 1978 p. 51. Locke A Spectrum of Fantasy p. 197. Bleiler 1978 p. 179. Reginald 13068. Hubin 1994 p. 739. A fine copy in very good printed dust jacket with wear at edges and several abrasions to front panel. #130473 Brentano's Publishers unknown books
41210Margins: 120x68 mm. Right margin trimmed slightly affecting image. faint soiling. Somewhat faint impression. unknown books
1709182138Paris. : Guillaume Cavelier & Antoine De Billy. 1709. Contemporary full leather raised bands gilt spine decorations red speckled edges. . Very good moderate wear to extremities. 17x9.7 cm. . French text. Patin was a Paris physician noted for his writing style. weight: 0.6 lb. Guillaume Cavelier & Antoine De Billy. hardcover books
1944011305NY: E. Weyhe 1944. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Limited to 1675 copies. Black cloth stamped red titles and eagle design. Lacking dustjacket spine faded. Illustrated with a series of woodcuts of eagles by book designer Armitage. Inscribed by Armitage to Milton Lancelot author and authority on WWI aircraft on the dedication page: "For Milton Lancelot/ good colaborator/ and good friend! / Merle Armitage" suggesting Lancelot advised on the WWI historical section of Armitage's book. E. Weyhe hardcover books
1709182017Amsterdam.: Henri Schelten. 1709. Contemporary full calf raised bands gilt spine decorations red edges. Very good covers soiled and shelfworn. 12mo. 16.5x9.5 cm. . French text. weight: 0.6 lb. Henri Schelten. hardcover books
181080525London: Printed for F. Wingrave 1810. New Edition with Very Considerable Additions and Corrections. Hardcover. Good. xiii 3 391p. plus 1p. publisher's advertisements. Contemporary leather. 21 cm. Grease spots on front cover. Joints tender. Minor worming in upper right corner of last several leaves and inside back cover. Light to moderate foxing. <br/><br/> Printed for F. Wingrave hardcover books
41211Plate: 78x66 mm. Margin: 154x106 mm. Soiling and discoloration. unknown books
196341768New York: W.W. Norton & Company 1963. 8vo pp. 442 1; text illustrations; original cloth in red and white price-clipped dust jacket some soiling printed in red and black; faint foxing shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text; interior fine. <br/><br/> W.W. Norton & Company hardcover books
197029691New York: Stein & Day 1970. First edition 8vo pp. 8 184; near fine in original two-toned orange cloth dust-jacket with some edgewear. An invaluable reference book for everyone involved in science and its related fields. <br/><br/> Stein & Day hardcover books
196557530New York: W. W. Norton Company. Very Good. 1965. Hardcover. First American Edition; red boards; gilt stamping to spine; a very good copy in price-clipped dj. . W. W. Norton Company hardcover books
1912182002London England: Grant Richards Ltd 1912. Hardcover. Good-. edge-wear scratches scuffs & dampstaining to covers. front hinge severely cracked still attached. pastedowns foxed & stained. spine split. instances of light foxing to pgs. maroon cloth boards w/ silver spine printing. pgs 733-1598 w/ fold-out map. top edge gilt. Pages appear to free of marginalia and underlinig and remain relatively bright. This classic edition would be a candidate for rebinding. Volume two only. Grant Richards Ltd hardcover books
1931427311Kegan Paul Trench Trubner & Co. 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Cloth. 194 pp. Jacket with wear and small chips at edges. Light shelfwear. Light toning to page edges. Very good in a very good minus jacket Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. hardcover books
1953024788New York: David McKay Co 1953. xi 210p. b/w front. dj. David McKay Co unknown books
193747442Northhampton and New York: Hampshire Bookshop and the Channel Bookshop 1937. 8vo pp. x 102; original limp cloth with titles on front panel; very good with some edgewear and soiling. Introduction by Julian Huxley. <br/><br/> Hampshire Bookshop and the Channel Bookshop hardcover books
193916364London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd 1939. 1st edition. Purple cloth binding. Yellow dust jacket. VG offset to eps/VG sp darkened/pc. 283 pp adverts at rear. 8vo. <br/><br/>Essays on Science Society et al. George Allen & Unwin Ltd hardcover books
7060First Edition. hardcover. Illus several folding charts. 8vo cloth. corners bumped. ex-lib. N.Y. 1927.<br/><br/> unknown books
1969193783World Pub. Co 1969-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. First printing stated! Dust jacket and book are clean binding is good no marks or notations. Jacket has light age toning around edges. HB HS World Pub. Co hardcover books
194955665London: Max Parrish & Co. Ltd. Very Good. 1949. Hardcover. "A Kaleidoscope of Human Communication". Previous owner bookplate slight foxing/toning at endpages otherwise a very good copy in a very good dj. . Max Parrish & Co. Ltd. hardcover books