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1654046147Amsterdam: Joannis Blaeu 1654. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Early mottled calf three volumes in one the last printed 1652. Modest wear and some surface marks and scars to calf very neatly rebacked some time ago a very attractive binding overall. Scattered mostly minor foxing mild age toning small dampstain in the gutter of title and first few pages generally quite clean internally with numerous genealogical tables many folding and two folding maps. i-lxxxi 13 Index 2 errata corrigenda i; x 2 errata 439 450 i.e. 440 cxxx 6 Index; viii 109 ii Relentlessly unsentimental about mythology and illegitimate historical material Blondel is most famous for discrediting the Sibylline Oracles the Pope Joan story and the origins of the fleurs de lis. This work meticulously refutes Jean-Jacques Chifflet's claims as to the supremacy of the genealogy of the Spanish kings over the French. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Inventory No: 046147. <br/><br/> Joannis Blaeu hardcover books
1887298258New York: Hall of the Board of Education 1887. hardcover. very good. 392pp. 12mo original brown blind-stamped brown cloth gold insignia on front cover. New York: Hall of the Board of Education. 1887. Very good.<br/><br/> Hall of the Board of Education unknown books
50628Jersey City: Nakladom tov. "Pros'vita" v Ameritsi 1914-1915. Octavos 18 Ã 12.8 cm. Original pictorial wrappers on variously colored stock; ca. 60 pp. per issues. About very good. Six of eleven issues for the first year of this Ukrainian educational journal with information on Ukrainian history literature and general knowledge aimed at Ukrainian immigrants. An unknown number of issues was published in 1915 before the publication ceased. As of February 2020 KVK and OCLC only show a handful of holdings usually just one or two issues each. unknown books
1666046908Paris: Robert de Ninville 1666. First Edition. Hardcover Vellum. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary vellum old stamp and name to title scattered very minor foxing - a nice clean copy of the first and only edition of the French translation of Boate's natural history of Ireland. 8334 4pp<br/><br/>Published in 1652 it is cited as the first work in English on regional natural history. It was written primarily as an attempt to restore man's Protestant man's dominion over the earth and encourage settlement in Ireland - it praises the land and reproves the Catholic population for their indolence. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 046908. Robert de Ninville hardcover books
15033Bradford Academy was admitting female students to its halls as early as the 19th century. At a time when women were typically educated at home or sent to finishing schools that specialized in entertaining and domestic arts the ladies of Bradford Academy experienced the same rigorous classical education as the boys. In this unique and scarce archive there is a well rounded picture of the course work and intellectual stimulation that these women gained as members of the academy.<br/><br/>Collection includes the Course Catalogues for the academic years from 1876 to 1892; Examination Schedules for Academic years 1891-1893; Closing Exercise Programs 1885-1886; Graduation Exercise Programs 1890-1894; as well as 5 Programs and handbills for events and board meetings1888-1892; 5 Tuition Bills; and a Certificate and Rules of Scholarship. All in very good condition. Fascinating and extensive collection of an early institution of coeducation. unknown books
18542069Edinburgh: Thomas Constable And Co. 1854. Third Edition. Hardcover. Orig. blue boards. Very good. 220 pages. Crucial social advice for Scottish working class with recipes washing instructions going out to service religious duty etc. Brewster was the daughter and biographer of Sir David Brewster the Scottish physicist astronomer mathematician writer and inventor. Owner's signature on front endpaper "Elizabeth Driver/With best wishes - July 1859." Interior clean boards rubbed and corners bumped spine chipped and frayed. <br/><br/> Thomas Constable And Co. hardcover books
19111598Brooklyn 1911. Sewn binding. Tan illustrated sewn wraps gold thread. Very good. Unpaginated 8 pages. Program for the Brooklyn Heights Seminary Club performed at The Brooklyn Academy of Music April 28 1911. Featured in the program are the daughters of the social elite including: Eunice Beecher granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher and members of the Van Brunt Cropsey Ditmas Loomis Peabody Pratt and Scudder families. The Club was located at 18 Pierrepont Street and members were made up of the Senior Department of Brooklyn Heights Seminary with the expiration of their membership two years after leaving the Seminary. The Club was organized in 1885. Some light stains to wraps otherwise crisp and clean. <br/><br/> paperback books
1889030880Louisville KY: John P. Morton 1889. Three-Quarter Leather. Good -. Front board detached but present. Rubbing to leather at corners and tail of spine with heavy chipping at head of spine. Binding is tight and text block is clean. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: History; Inventory No: 030880. <br/><br/> John P. Morton hardcover books
1826039485Edinburgh: Waugh & Innes 1826. Later Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 2 volumes in blindstamped gray cloth modest wear volume 1 a bit shaken and the front joint split - bindings still generally tight. Foxing to frontis. Bright internally largely uncut. Fold out of The Temple at Jerusalem slightly foxed but intact and attractive. Size: Octavo 8vo. 2-volume set complete. Text is clean and unmarked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: anthropology; Ancient BC; History. Inventory No: 039485. <br/><br/> Waugh & Innes hardcover books
1842045059London: Fisher Son & Co 1842. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition. W.H. Bartlett. 3 volumes in publishers gray cloth - modest wear to covers light spotting in a few spots. Scattered foxing and browning internally most of the plates age toned but still quite attractive. With 14 of 15 of the fine Bartlett plates lacking the plate depicting the Schuylkill Water-Works in volume two. 573pp;536pp; 600pp. Howes B922 Sabin 8896. Size: Octavo 8vo. 3-volume set complete. Illustrator: W.H. Bartlett. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Americana; History. Inventory No: 045059. <br/><br/> Fisher, Son, & Co hardcover books
18972163501Dodd Mead and Company 1897. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Burgis Wm. William. First thus. Bookplate on front endpaper gatefold frontispiece loose but included. 1897 Hard Cover. 38 pp. 4to. 1897 reissue of 1726 original. A collection of early images of Harvard University originally produced in 1726 and re-released here with descriptive text including correspondence between Thomas Hollis and former Harvard President E. Holyoke. Dodd, Mead and Company hardcover books
1696044930London: Ric. Chiswell 1696. Second Edition. Hardcover rebound in cloth. Good Condition. In green library cloth with a spine label and bookplate but no other library marks. Frontis chipped at the edges a few pencil marks otherwise quite clean. 197pp with 3 1/2 pages of ads. Mary II became Queen following the Glorious Revolution and reigned from 1689 until her death in 1694 from smallpox. Her funeral was the first attended by all members of both houses of parliament. Size: Octavo 8vo. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 044930. <br/><br/> Ric. Chiswell hardcover books
1998001986Henry Holt 1998 1998. Book. Very Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Henry Holt, 1998 Hardcover books
1821044047Paris: Nicolaus Eligius Lemaire 1821. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary tree calf worn at corners but otherwise sound and attractive. A nice wide margined scholarly edition of Sallust; 688pp engraved frontispiece. From the Bibliotheca Classica Latina. Size: Octavo 8vo. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Previous owner's book-plate on endpaper. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 044047. <br/><br/> Nicolaus Eligius Lemaire hardcover books
1822044046Paris: Nicolaus Eligius Lemaire 1822. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Full contemporary tree calf worn at corners but otherwise sound and attractive. A nice wide margined scholarly edition of Velleius; 670pp largely uncut. From the Bibliotheca Classica Latina. Size: Octavo 8vo. Slight foxing front/rear pages but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Inventory No: 044046. <br/><br/> Nicolaus Eligius Lemaire hardcover books
1979203855Fresno: C.A.B.E. 1979. Paperback. 109p. 5.5x8.25 inches detailed and extensive event schedule for the three day conference lists of attendees speakers panelists etc. very good program booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. C.A.B.E. paperback books
1935162522Sacramento: California State Printing Office 1935. 34p. 6x9 inches booklet in stapled printed wraps slightly browned with minor foxing on edges previous owner's name on front wrap. State of California. Department of Education bulletin no. 13. July 1 1935. California State Printing Office unknown books
1983121052Sacramento: California Postsecondary Education Commission 1983. iv 187p. staplebound with blue sheets front and back 11x8.5 inches. Has sections on the UC system the Cal State system and community colleges. California Postsecondary Education Commission unknown books
1983105353Los Angeles: California State Uniiversity 1983. xii95p. 7x9 inches very good ex-library reprint in original pictorial wraps. California State Uniiversity unknown books
1806046466London: John Stockdale 1806. Second Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. 4 volumes in contemporary leather bindings rebacked with the spines laid back down inner joints strengthened with cloth tape. Modest browning and foxing occasional light stains and wear to page edges some offsetting but generally clean and a very good copy overall. With 104 engraved plates 57 maps mostly folding and a 1 paginated folded chart. ccvi 415 1 blank2 ; iv 518 2; iv 527 1 blank 29 1 blank; iv 570 30pp. Brunet I 1511. <br/><br/>The second edition of Gough's Britannia the first was published in 1789. "bien préférable aux précedentes" Brunet. Size: Folio. 4-volume set complete. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: History; Geography & Maps. Inventory No: 046466. John Stockdale hardcover books
1952S5846Salem Oregon:: State Department of Education 1952. 1952. i 27 pp. 6 figs. bibliog. Printed wrappers. Fine. State Department of Education, 1952. unknown books
1807030818New London: Ebenezer P. Cady 1807. Soft Cover. Good. In tattered original wraps a few creased pages occasional staining and age toning but generally VG internally and complete save for last page 136pp of apparently 137. An interesting and early CT almanac. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz. Category: Americana; Antiquarian & Rare; History. Inventory No: 030818. <br/><br/> Ebenezer P. Cady paperback books
196920600Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan 1969. First printing. 4to pp. 35. Paper wraps. Speeches and panel discussion of the Conference- workshop March 26 1969. VG. University of Michigan unknown books
184133795New York: W.B. & T. Smith Printers 1841. First edition. A very good copy a few folds two pinpricks in top and bottom margins. Broadside. 24.5 x 17.5 cm. Not in Sabin. Not in OCLC. Not in NUC. W.B. & T. Smith, Printers unknown books
1914011867Chicago: Board of Education 1914. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. iv 156 pages of text. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear and scuffing and a minor stain to the front cover. Text is clean and unmarked. Stamped on front endpapers "Chicago Public Schools.". Board of Education Hardcover books