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1952159088NY ALFRED A. KNOPF 1952 1952. DUST JACKET UNCLIPPED; DIRECTOR FRANK CAPRA'S COPY BOOK CLUB EDITION VERY GOOD. Hardcover. NY, ALFRED A. KNOPF, 1952 hardcover books
116390hardcover. With the words of Abraham Lincoln. Arranged by David Plowden. profusely illustrated square 4to cloth d.w. N.Y.: Viking 1970. vg<br/><br/> unknown books
192372826Springfield: Illinois State Historical. Very Good. 1923. Softcover. lot of 3 pamphlets on Abraham Lincoln. Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly January 1923 featuring an article on Lincoln and Ohio by Daniel J. Ryan; Abraham Lincoln Chronology 1809-1865 by Harry E. Pratt and Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln Souvenir Edition soiled pictorial cover. All three pamphlets with some usual use wear but Good condition. The lot of 3 to sell at one price. . Illinois State Historical paperback books
1864286487Philadelphia: T. B. Peterson & Brothers 1864. Hard Cover. Good binding. The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln published by Peterson and Brothers. With portrait frontispiece and publisher's adverts at the rear. 4 17-187 19 pp. Lacking endpapers. Hinges cracked but holding. Loss to the bottom corner of the final advertising leaf. Writing on the pastedown and recto of the frontispiece. Some foxing. Shelfwear and loss to the corners of the boards and extremities of the spine. Patterned brown cloth with gilt and blindstamped lettering and decoration. Good. Good binding. T. B. Peterson & Brothers unknown books
1889Z1620London & Bradford:: Sampson Low Marston Searle & Rivington & Thos. Brear 1889. 1889. Tall 8vo. xvi 342 ad 1 pp. Engraved frontis. with tissue guard 9 unnumbered plates 19 figs. indexes. Half vellum with marbled paper sides gilt-stamped black morocco spine labels t.e.g.; soiled extremities worn. AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION: "The Rev. Addison Croft M.A. With the Compliments of The Author" with pasted autograph "Yours Truly W. Cudworth." Good . Sharp was a Yorkshire mathematician and astronomer and Assistant to Flamsteed. Pages 1-215 are devoted exclusively to the life and correspondence of Abraham Sharp; the balance of the book pp.216-317 to other members of his family with a final general chapter on Greenwich Observatory in the 1880's pp.318-328 2 figs. The illustrations are mostly facsimiles of documents and genealogies. Nice association copy. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington & Thos. Brear, 1889. hardcover books
176ABRAHAM James Johnston. LETTSOM HIS LIFE TIMES FRIENDS AND DESCENDENTS. London: Heinemann 1933. 4to. Cloth top edge gilt. Frontispiece xx 498 pages with illustrations throughout. First edition. A comprehensive biography of John Coakley Lettsom 1744-1815 18th Century physician freer of slaves and man of letters. He was born in the British Virgin Islands into a Quaker family. He is best know as the founder of the Medical Society of London in 1773 -- the oldest medical society in Great Britain and he was on the cutting edge of the latest advances in medical technology and preventative medicinal care for his day. He counted among his friends Benjamin Franklin. In addition to his renown work in the medical fie he is also a major abolitionist who freed his father's slaves in 1767 once he inherited them and continued to advocate for slave abolition all his life. unknown books
183331283Philadelphia: James Kay Jun. and Brother 1833. First Thus. Large octavo 22.5cm.; full contemporary speckled calf two black gilt spine labels; 557pp. Boards a bit shelf-worn with old soil spots corners lightly bumped textblock a bit foxed and soiled numerous contemporary and later 1930s ownership inscriptions to front endpapers else a Very Good example. "University Edition" - bottom spine label. Collected lectures delivered by Blair during his tenure as the Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres at the University of Edinburgh first published in London in 1784 shortly after the author's retirement. James Kay, Jun. and Brother unknown books
1838WN61677XNew York: Robinson and Franklin 1838. Full calf with gilt rules and lettering in red morocco label on spine. All edges sprinkled. Owner name in pencil on ffep. Text block is extensively foxed. Fascinating lectures on a range of subjects pertaining to rhetoric literature etc. Third Edition. Full Leather. Poor/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Learned. Robinson and Franklin Paperback books
1838WN61677New York: Robinson and Franklin 1838. Full tan calf with gilt spine lettering on red morocco label and gilt rules. Edges sprinkled. Spine edges and corners with moderate wear. Text block has fair amount of browning and foxing. Owner pencil signature on ffep. Unusual combination of technique and criticism regarding writing and literature. Third Edition. Full Leather. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade. Robinson and Franklin Paperback books
1933WRCLIT61772Paris: Éditions Coutan-Lambert 1933. Octavo. Gilt flexible black cloth. Portraits and illustrations. First edition ordinary issue. Issued in the series MASQUES CAHIERS D'ART DRAMATIQUE edited by Gaston Baty. A very good bright copy. Éditions Coutan-Lambert hardcover books
191819741Boston: The Stratford Company Publishers 1918. First American Edition. First Printing. Slim octavo 20cm; beige paper-covered boards with titling and rule printed in dark brown on front panel; dustjacket; 58pp 6 ads. Light wear to crown with faint sunning to board edges; Near Fine. Dustjacket shows light edgewear with tiny chips at spine ends and old partial sticker removed from 25c price at base of spine; flaps trimmed presumably as-issued; Very Good. Apparent first appearance of each story in English a joint publication by The Stratford Universal Library. Both Lazarus and The Gentleman from San Francisco are early works in translation for Andreyev and Bunin. Bunin whose style was deeply rooted in the Russian folkloric tradition had the distinction of being the first Russian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. An especially scarce title in dustjacket. The Stratford Company, Publishers unknown books
196037046London: Constable and Co. 1960. First edition. Cloth. A very good copy clean copy. No just jacket. xiii 818 pp. Illus. with 11 b/w maps photos. 8vo. Constable and Co. hardcover books
1953010996Philadelphia: Dropsie College Press 1953. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. xviii 370 pages of text. Hardcover binding is moderately sunned on spine with minor shelfwear. No dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper "To Mr. David.with the compliments and greetings of signed Abraham A. Neuman Aug. 11 1953.". Dropsie College Press Hardcover books
1987008146New Delhi: Inter-India Publications 1987. 275p. b/w illus. dj Tribal studies of India series T-123. Inter-India Publications unknown books
2226Le Blond 1636. Etching. A good impression on paper without a watermark. Trimmed just showing the platemark all around. 259mm x 324mm. G.D. 1080 Blum 154 only state Paris/Tours 2004 No. 128. unknown books
1643178066Paris: Pierre Des-Hayes 1643. Hardcover. Good staining to boards and text block book plate inside front cover age toning throughout as expected with age. Text and illustrations are otherwise very clear!. Tan vellum boards with faded off-white title block on spine 8 28 pages 2 68 pages 34 unnumbered leaves of plates bw illustrations throughout. Text in French. The Universal Way of Mr. Desargues Lyonnois: To Lay The Axle & Place The Hours & Other Things on the Sun Dials. Added engraved illustrated title page special engraved title page with ornamental border following p. 28. The plates are mostly printed on both sides of the leaves and many appear multiple times final plate numbered '28'. Engravings by Abraham Bosse. Pierre Des-Hayes hardcover books
1880015934Paris: E. Plon et Cie 1880. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. Third edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Two volume set; complete. Black leather spines marbled paper-covered boards and dark cloth covered corners; moderately rubbed and worn remaining intact and attractive. The first few pages of the first volume are water-stained and a previous owner's name is on the title page. The half-title page of the second volume has a previous owner's name the same. The texts of both volumes are moderately foxed. Minor soiling to the closed page edges and a few pages with creases to the upper corners. Two quires small gatherings of pages are loosened from the text remaining attached. Text is in French. The story is set in Paris and the story turns upon the unraveling of the plots of a group of Nihilist refugees. It contains careful character studies both Russian and French. Translation of title: The Lost Casket. Detective/Crime Fiction. E. Plon et Cie Hardcover books
1715191132Cologne: Chez Pierre Marteau 1715. Leather_bound. 315p. 8x10.25 inches text in French second edition of the second part of a two volume treatise all edges of textblock tinted red mild toning to paperstock general abrasion and wear to pressed-calf casebinding full leather over boards with five raised bands gilt titles and decorations on spine edges stained red. Bits of card show at corner-tips but the hide was well-tanned and would be responsive to restorative measures i.e. the hide could use a coat or two of archival-grade leather dressing. The Dutch Ambassador's guide to the functions of an ambassador and his recollections of his work in France England and Holland and time spent imprisoned in the Bastille. Originally published in 1682 reissued 1690 this being the third edition of 1715. Chez Pierre Marteau unknown books
192137203Leipzig: Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag 1921. First Edition. Octavo 26.5cm.; publisher's green cloth-backed boards gilt-lettered spine; 4301pp. Boards rather scuffed with some exposure at corners textblock uniformly browned else Near Very Good and sound. At head of title: "Internationale Psychoanalytische Bibliothek Band 10. Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag unknown books
192136536Leipzig: Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag 1921. First Edition. Octavo 26.5cm.; publisher's black cloth-backed boards gilt-lettered spine all edges marbled; 4301pp. Boards rather scuffed with some exposure at spine ends textblock uniformly browned with a couple of leaves wrinkled else Very Good and sound. At head of title: "Internationale Psychoanalytische Bibliothek Band 10. Internationaler Psychoanalytischer Verlag unknown books
193251337Jerusalem 1932. Hardcover. Very Good. 60p. Original red cloth. 23cm. Back cover darkened at top. No jacket. Hebrew text. Added English title-page at end: Cain and Abel; a Poem. <br/><br/> hardcover books
2014170527Frankfurt am Main: Die Galerie 2014. Hardcover. VG. Color-illustrated boards with white lettering. 119 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition from September 11 - November 8 2014. Text in German and English. Die Galerie hardcover books
1719007802Lugduni Batavorum : Theodorum Haak 1719. 832 pages with 83 pp.Index. Title page illustration lacking the frontispiece illustration. Bound in contemporary vellum boards age-toned back stamped and lettered in gilt. Very Good end pages toned and soiled text clean with widely scattered small spots of toning binding quite tight and sound. Text in Latin. . First Edition. Vellum. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Theodorum Haak Hardcover books
1999286977Lanham: Rowan & Littlefield 1999. paperback. very good. Illus. 4to pr. wrs. Lanham: Rowan & Littlefield 1999. Very good<br/><br/> Rowan & Littlefield unknown books
1999300581999. Abraham Henry J. Justices Presidents and Senators: A History of the U.S. Supreme Court Appointments from Washington to Clinton. Boulder: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc. 1999. xiii 429 pp. New. $75. unknown books