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19223473Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press 1922. Octavo 373 pages. Later printing May 1922 impression. Illustrated throughout. One of the fundamental texts on book-collecting by knowledgeable 20th century collector. Quarter-cloth in brown boards with bumping to corners discolored spine with paper title label. Near very good. Lacks dust jacket. The Atlantic Monthly Press hardcover books
1918013967Atlantic Monthly Press 1918. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket Printing on Front Panel Second Issue Gorgeous Fresh Copy First Edition Masterpiece on Books About Books. Atlantic Monthly Press Hardcover books
191823934Boston: Atlantic Monthly PRess 1918. Later printing. Cloth backed boards very good. <br/><br/> Atlantic Monthly PRess hardcover books
1918008167Little Brown 1918. Book. Fine. Cloth. Presentation By Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy First Edition. Full Presentation to Martin C. Schwak July 2 1920. Excellent Copy of This Classic on Books About books. Little Brown Hardcover books
1918006839Atlantic Monthly Press 1918. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy in a very good First State Jacket.The Rare First Issue Unprinted jacket.Slightly faded at the Spine.Couple of small chips.Mosly at the bottom Heel.A well preserve Classic on Books.Very Rare in jacket.Especially First Issue.Terrific Copy. Atlantic Monthly Press Hardcover books
192530256Oak Knoll Berwyn Pennsylvania: December 1925. A single quarto bifolium printed on the first page only being Newton's explication of the famous Blake drawing bound in with a reproduction of the Blake illustration and a typed letter signed by Newton to a Mr. Babcock enclosing the Blake piece in a binding of half brown morocco gilt-lettered spine in 6 compartments and warmly inscribed on the front free endpaper: "Mr. Jules Hart has had this little Blake item mounted admirably -- I hope it will continue to give him pleasure. A. Edward Newton May 7 1934." <br/><br/> December unknown books
181336405London 1813. b/w plates. 12mo. xii 215 1 pp. About a third of the text is devoted to Accidents from Water and methods of their prevention. The rest of the book deals with fire travel sports etc. in a quaint and diverting manner. Plates feature life saving and recovery equipment. Original printed boards are quite worn. Backstrip repaired with brown binders tape. unknown books
194139040New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries 1941. Three volumes first edition sm 4to pp 230 276 177; profusely illustrated prices realized written in margins in pencil jackets chipped and worn else a very good set. The sale catalogue of the library of one of the most famous book collectors of the 20th century. <br/><br/> Parke-Bernet Galleries unknown books
1941WC5598New York: Parke-Bernet 1941. Complete with Prospectus and 3 Volumes of Catalog very good except for private library stamp on half-title and front flap of dust jacket of Vol. 2. . First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Catalogue. Parke-Bernet Hardcover books
19158411.3Oak Knoll: A. Edward Newton 1915. 1st edition Fleck B.9. INSCRIBED by Newton on the t.p. in the year of publication to Harry A. Paul Jr. Blue paper wrappers. Cord tie. VG lt age toning at spine seam. 27 pp. 5 illustrations 12mo. <br/><br/>An early Christmas greeting only the 7th of this format providing a history of the Temple Bar in London which BTW AEN used in his bookplate. A. Edward Newton unknown books
196847513Boston: New England Free Press 1968. 8vo pp. 4-16. Paper wraps. Reprint of an interview in The Movement of August 1968. A nice copy. New England Free Press unknown books
1951130808London: Archer Books / Kaywin Publishers 1951. First American Edition. Republished by Kaywin Publishers in Cleveland Ohio in 1951. Copyright states "1950The Archer Press Ltd. / 1951 Kaywin Publishers Inc." R & L. Locker along with Archer and Harborough published similar pulp digests between 1948 and 1954 essentially all three were a singular publisher. This was No. 68 in the Archer Press UK line written by Morelli a house name first used at R & L. Locker for its many gangster novels. <br/><br/>Great bondage cover art by Reginald Heade perhaps the most prolific of English pulp illustrators who began creating covers in the mid 1930s. <br/><br/>Light production wrinkle to the spine and faint soil to the page fore-edges else Fine in illustrated wrappers. <br/><br/>Flanagan Maurice "British Gangster & Exploitation Paperbacks of the Postwar Years" p. 27. Archer Books / Kaywin Publishers unknown books
1727026143London: J. Tonson 1727. First Edition. Quarto. 12 327 pages 18 leaves of tables one folding errata mounted to bottom of the second page of contents verso. This volume includes plate 18 which was done by Sir Isaac Newton near the end of his life Wallis 'Newton & Newtoniana' #357 while he was Master of the British Mint 1700-1727; During Newton's tenure at the mint he issued at least thirteen reports which like this one are all rare. Table 34 which is a fold-out of plate 18 is among his very last original works accomplished in his lifetime. While Newton is certainly best known for his scientific work in mathematics and physics a large part of his working life was his time as Master of the Mint; in fact his precise measurements enabled savings in the minting process. The previous system had not been uniform his keen measurements enabled an exact weight in determining the number of grains in an ounce of gold with precision had not been available previous to his work. The table is also known in Scottish bibliographies for the section on Scottish Weights and Measurements. Bound in full calf ruled in gilt earlier and fine rebacking decoratively stamped in gilt renewed endpapers all edges red wear to corners some toning. A very good copy. J. Tonson unknown books
190238191Boston: W.A. Wilde Co. 1902. 12mo 19.5 cm; 7.75". 340 pp. <br><br>Missouri author Baskett 18491925 provides a sequel to his 1898 novel At You-All's House now with Shan McBride in middle age. Color frontispiece by W.F. Stecher. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Smith American Fiction 19011925 B325. Publisher's pale green Art Nouveau style binding stamped in green and red on front cover and green red and gold on spine. Signature of former owner on front free endpaper. Very good. W.A. Wilde Co. unknown books
14720N.P.: n.p. n.d. Newton A. Edward. postcard size 13.7 x 20.7 cm. State Two no priority Fleck A.4.A.1a. In black-and-white with the following caption "The `Suppressed Plate' frequently lacking from `The Amenities of Book Collecting.' - A.E.N." printed underneath the caricature. The plate depicts Samuel Johnson as a bear on his back holding up his tail in preparation for two Scotch professors to implant a kiss. n.p. unknown books
11442Single sheet framed behind glass. Newton A. Edward. 19.7 x 13.4 cm. Single sheet framed behind glass. This plate was suppressed by the publisher from Newton's book as being too indicative of Newton's opinion of Woodrow Wilson.This is the state with 7 lines of text under the caricature of Wilson Fleck A.6.A.1b. unknown books
19382299624Hale Cushman & Flint 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. No jacket. Light circular stain on front board spine slightly cocked. 1938 Hard Cover. xv 197 pp. Red boards. CONTENTS: The Development of the Sundial; Why the Sundial Tells Time; How to Design and Make a Dial; Selecting the Dial to Make or Buy - Materials; Parts of a Dial You Should Know; Time and Standard Time Dials; How to Lay Out the Hour Lines. Hale, Cushman & Flint hardcover books
197351389Cambridge:: Sky Publishing Corporation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Illustrated. First printing of the second edition. Previous owner's book-plate on front free endpaper else very good in a very good light foxing dust jacket. . Sky Publishing Corporation, hardcover books
198018166Edmonton: Archaeological Survey of Alberta 1980. Paperback. Very Good. 362pp. Spine sunned otherwise very good and internally fine. <br/><br/> Archaeological Survey of Alberta paperback books
1936785491936. NEWTON Mass. THE STORY OF NEWTON MASSACHUSETTS. Its Natural Beauty Attractive Homes and Historical Associations. By John R. Prescott. Newtonville Library Assoc. 1936. 68 pp. illustrated with photographs and engravings folding map inserted; in pictorial wrappers. A near fine fresh copy. unknown books
193540692Berwyn PA: Privately published 1935. 12mo pp. not numbered. Paper wraps. Frontis illustration. Cover very slightly faded but a nice copy. A little Christmas gift for Newton's friends. Privately published unknown books
19353880.2"Oak Knoll": Privately Printed 1935. 1st edition Fleck B.29. Blue paper wrappers. Cord tied. A Fine copy. Unpaginated though 12 pp. Frontis after a photograph showing part of Newton's pottery collection. 12mo. <br/><br/> Privately Printed unknown books
193594828Oak Knoll 1935. First. paperback. fine. 8vo pr. wrs. Oak Knoll: Privately Printed 1935. First Edition. A preliminary leaf reads "I have severely pruned my mailing list and printed but a small edition of this screed." Presentation copy; fine. In original mailing envelope.<br/><br/> unknown books
1940118507Chicago: n.pub 1940. One sheet bulletin 8.5x11 inches paper lightly browned mimeographed on both sides slightly edge worn. All text. Here the two-bit Chicago Fascist pontificates on national defense. n.pub unknown books
1985707648NY: Alfred A. Knopf. 1985. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Alfred A. Knopf paperback books