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1921263183Seattle: The Simplex Pub. Co 1921. 88p. slender booklet spine panel torn in two places; paper toned minor soil. Second edition posthumous; revised. Outlines the author's theory that the earth was once surrounded by rings the collapse of which caused catastrophic floods on earth including the Biblical flood. The creationist ideas of the Jehovah's Witnesses were heavily incluenced by Vail. Includes ads at the rear for Warren Edwin Brokaw's "The Equitist. The Simplex Pub. Co unknown books
179836696Windham CT: John Byrne 1798. 12mo. xxi 1 blank 23- 208pp Original sheep rubbed worn. Lacking the free endpapers. Light to moderate foxing. Good.<br/>Evans 34966. Trumbull 1585. John Byrne unknown books
1806WRCLIT84403Exeter NH: Printed by Ranlet & Norris . sold also by Thomas & Andrews David West & John West Boston 1806. x112-2871pp. 12mo. Contemporary sheep spine ruled in gilt gilt spine label.1810 ownership signatures of Benjamin Lincoln Lear and his original purchase price in ink a few creased corners otherwise an unusually nice copy. Denoted the "Third American Edition" of the work first published in the UK in 1725. More properly it just might be termed the third Exeter edition following those of 1793 and 1801. On the verso of the title appears a typographic frame made up of ornaments and the legend "The Property Of." In this copy the original owner has inserted a small label with his name in ink manuscript. His larger printed bookplate appears on the pastedown. There is another variant imprint encountered on this printing that includes Newburyport distributors. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 11817. OCLC: 950914916. Printed by Ranlet & Norris ... sold also by Thomas & Andrews, David West, & John West, Boston unknown books
265523New York: Preble. hardcover. near fine. Miniature book 2 x 3 inches. Illustrated with wood-cuts. brown cloth stamped in gilt all edges gilt. New York: Preble n.d. ca. 1840.<br/><br/> First published in 1715 this was the ubiquitous children's book for 200 years serving as a standard textbook in schools.<br/><br/> Preble unknown books
1760JC14443London: Sixth Edition corrected 1760. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Contemporary calf worn. 222 pp. Repairs to dedication leaf and title. Four of six folding plates bound in at tear; two of these lacking portions of the plate. Textually complete; main text block is in nice shape. Sold as is. <br/><br/> Sixth Edition, corrected hardcover books
18034828Keene NH: John Prentiss 1803. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good. No DJ as Issued. Light shelf/edge wear light rubbing corners gently bumped moisture stain involving endpages not textblock thumb-sized chip at fore-edge of ffep and title page does involve three lines of text near bottom a few closed tears at fore edge even toning to leaves sporadic foxing throughout owner mark at rfep else tight and clean. Full brown leather boards gilt decorative elements. 12mo. 214pp. Index. <br/><br/>Published by the founder of The New Hampshire Sentinel 1799. Printed in two columns with boarders. Shaw & Shoemaker 3808 Unclear if this predated the 1803 Thomas & Andrews Boston imprint. Noted flaws notwithstanding a very presentable copy of this scarce imprint. John Prentiss hardcover books
19741339070London: Dennis Dobson 1974 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo these 2 vols. only; VG/VG-; spines blue and white with white lettering and yellow and blue with black lettering respectively; dust jackets protected with mylar coverings; prices cut; small chip missing from bottom edge of back cover of The Birth of the United States; fading to spine of Our Federal Union; pages clean; shelved Case 8. 1339070. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Dennis Dobson hardcover books
1978182218New York: Doubleday & Co 1978. Limited & signed edition. Hardcover. VG spine sunned. light scuffs & scratch to cloth. tight binding. clean interior. slipcase has shelf & edge-wear to lower panel w/ small chip; label scuffed & marked. blue cloth w/ silver cover & spine printing. illustrated pastedowns & endapers. 177 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. color print laid-in. blue/grey marbled paper slipcase w/ white title label. This is copy 258 of 300. Raphael Soyer's hand-numbered and signed print is laid-in print is tanned to edge. Tightly bound; appears only the first few pages have been read. A sharp lovely copy. Doubleday & Co hardcover books
175458056Londini: impensis J. & R. Tonson & S. Draper 1754. 4to pp. 4 40; modern boards gilt lettering on spine; some toning of the text and the textblock trimmed to 23.5 x 18.5 cm; all else very good. This is the variant with the price 1 s. 6 d. on the title page. Painfully common but Browne's best known work a poem on the immortality of the soul. <br/><br/> impensis J. & R. Tonson & S. Draper hardcover books
183512030Paris: Baudry's European Library 1835. 3 volumes 8vo later half brown cloth over marbled boards black morocco label and gilt ornament on spines; original front and back printed wrappers for each volume preserved; text foxed flyleaves browned else very good. Issued in Baudry's Collection of Ancient and Modern British Authors vol. lxxiii-lxxv. <br/><br/> Baudry's European Library hardcover books
195526903New York: Herbert Reichner 1955. First editions limited to 750 and 450 copies respectively 8vo together 2 volumes: pp. xiv 228; and pp. viii 91; frontis portrait and 19 illus. on rectos and versos of 10 plates in main volume; supplement with one-page "Errata in Original Catalogue;" light wear and soiling main volume a little shaken but still overall a very good sound set. <br/><br/> Herbert Reichner unknown books
181443996Nottingham: Sutton and Son 1814. 16mo pp. 8; woodcut printer's device tail-piece; self wrappers unsewn only partially unopened; about fine. <br/><br/> Sutton and Son unknown books
198169554Goshen CT: The Angler's & Shooter's Press 1981. cloth slipcase. Derrydale Press. small 4to. cloth slipcase. xii 266 1 pages 22 pages of plates. Limited to 1250 numbered copies. An annotated bibliography of the press with an essay "Eugene V. Connett III: a Brief Biography" by Stephen Ferguson "The Pain and Pleasure of Derrydale Collecting" by F. Phillips Williamson and numerous other essays by the authors. The Angler's & Shooter's Press unknown books
19847155New York: Doubleday and Company 1984. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dust Jacket. Fine/Fine. Octavo. A perfect copy. Fine in a fine dust jacket. 218 pp. <br/><br/> Doubleday and Company hardcover books
1938WRCLIT81400London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 1938. Quarto. Polished buckram. Facsimiles. Modest foxing to endsheets and edges prelims and the final four leaves a very good copy. First edition of this resumption of the project begun by Proctor and temporarily halted by his disappearance in 1903. Limited to 350 copies. Preface by Stephen Gaselee. Descriptions of books lists of publishers and patrons and indexes. Bernard Quaritch, Ltd. hardcover books
193043155Oxford: Bibliographical Society 1930. First Edition. 4to pp. not numbered. Preface by A. W. Pollard. Facsimiles and illustrations No. 11. Pencil signature on title F. S. Isaac. Tan paper over boards cloth spine. TEG. Cover somewhat worn o/w a VG tight copy. Facsimiles and illustrations with commentary on the printers and the samples. Bibliographical Society unknown books
1984289256New York. : The Limited Editions Club. 1984. . Limited edition #171 of 1500 copies. . Hardcover quarter gray goatskin over gray cloth gilt spine title slipcase. . Very good spine lightly sunned and spotted otherwise fine in slipcase. . 4to. Signed by the author and the artist on the colophon. Illustrated by Larry Rivers. The Limited Editions Club. hardcover books
1988WN59723New York: Farrar Straus Giroux 1988. Book has faint yellow stain on top edge as intended. Probably never read. Slipcase has very faint sunning at mouth and on edges. Number 73 of 200 numbered copies signed by the author. Signed by Author. Limited/Numbered. Cloth. Near Fine/Slipcase Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Farrar Straus Giroux Hardcover books
18344065New York and Boston. Jonathan Leavitt and Crocker & Brewster. 1834. Cloth and paper covered boards with paper spine label. 12mo. Usual wear to extremities light bumping to spine-caps lacking ffep and half-title general foxing throughout else Very Good. An interesting treatise on Religious Fanaticism. Jonathan Leavitt and Crocker & Brewster. hardcover books
CA06A-00141Shirley and Hyde. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Portland ME: Shirley & Hyde 1829. 1st Edition. 242pp. 12mo. Original calf lacking the leather spine label. Some wear to the leather sheets browned and mildly foxed else VG. Weight: 7.0 ounces = 199 grams. Size: 7.2 x 4.6 x 0.6 inches = 18 x 11.5 x 1.5cm. Inquire if you need further information. Gach Shirley and Hyde hardcover books
19501334081New York: Doubleday & Company Inc 1950-1952. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 516; G/G-; beige/green/black spine with black text; BCE; dust jacket shows some toning to exterior mostly to spine; chips to corners; cloth has slight soiling to exterior; worn corners; sturdy boards; text block edges have modest foxing to exterior edges; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; deckled fore edge; good binding. 1334081. FP New Rockville Stock. Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover books
18889004201London: Kegan Paul Trench & Co. 1888. 1st. Hardcover. Very good. Bound in the publisher's original green cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt. The rear inner hinge is starting and the extremities have minor wear otherwise a very good copy. <br/><br/> Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. hardcover books
187658422Newark Ohio: Clark & Underwood Printers. Very Good. 1876. Hardcover. "Read at the Centennial Celebration of the Licking Co. Agricultural Society. At the "Old Fort" July 4th 1876"; 80pp. hinges starting brown boards with gilt printing are scuffed and rubbed at edges contents show a light toning but are otherwise clean about Very Good. . Clark & Underwood Printers hardcover books
19821280299New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux 1982. Limited Edition #26/450. 8vo. 85pp.; VG; bound in brown cloth brown label on spine with gilt lettering; housed in a VG tan slipcase; SIGNED by both Singer and Shulevitz on limitation page of 450 copies printed this is number 26; in excellent condition; shelved case 8. 1280299. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Farrar, Straus and Giroux unknown books
198614753Iowa: Tamazunchale Press 1986. full red leather stamped in gilt all edges gilt Faith Harrison endpapers. Miniature Books. miniature book 6.4 x 4.6 cm. full red leather stamped in gilt all edges gilt Faith Harrison endpapers. 52 2 pages. Limited to 250 numbered copies Bradbury Tamazunchale 11. Printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen of Holland. Very interesting story about an Israli woman who saves her lover's manuscript from possibly being taken by the Nazis or being destroyed by the war. She is later faced with a very unpleasant situation concerning the end of both her lover and the manuscript. Tamazunchale Press unknown books
