New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. Hardcover. [2], 9-326 p., frontispiece, 2 leaves of illustration; 19 cm. Light green cloth with dark brown spine and cover titles and orange cover illustration. No dust jacket. Copyrighted by W. J. Watt & Co. in 1916; advertised by Grosset & Dunlap in 1917..... More
New York and Chicago: A. L. Burt Co., 1933. Hardcover. [4], 316, [2] p.; 19 cm. Olive green cloth with black spine and cover titles. Dust jacket (in mylar cover) with illustration on spine and front by Arthur Hawkins, Jr. (1903-1985), a designer of many striking dust jackets from 1927..... More
New York and Akron: D. M. MacLellan Book Co., 1910. Hardcover. [6], 15-264 p., frontispiece; 19 cm. Brown and blue cloth with gilt spine title. Series title on back cover: Everybody's Books. Top page edges gilt. "RH" stamped on front free endpaper. Series title at head of title page. No..... More
New York: Oxfod University Press, 1978. Hardcover. xviii, 374 p.: illustrations, tables; 22 cm. Light brown cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. The author "brings to light a wealth of material by and about domestic servants" from the Civil War to World War I. Book is in Fine..... More
Cleveland, OH: Western Reserve Historical Society, 1969. Paperback. [6], 58 p.: illustrations; 22 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. The illustrations, including portraits of people from the 19th century, are by Kenneth E. Snipes. Contains biographical essays about 28 residents of Cleveland and others important in the history of that city..... More
New York: Metropolitan Books, 2001. Hardcover. [10], 221, [5] p.; 22 cm. Red and black cover with silver spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Barbara Ehrenreich spent a year working as a waitress, a hotel maid, a cleaning woman, a nursing home aide, and a Walmart sales clerk to investigate how..... More
Exeter, England: University of Exeter Press, 2019. Paperback. xxiv, 503, [1] p.; 24 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "This course has been designed specifically to enable the newcomer to Classical Greek to begin to read the language in the original using Plato's Meno. The book can be used for independent..... More
S.l. s.n., 2010. Paperback. [2], xxiv, 333, [3] p.; 25 cm. Paperback with standard POD cover. In Greek and Latin. An undated facsimile printing of the 1864 edition, probably printed about 2010. Hero of Alexandria (c. 10 AD-c. 70 AD) was a mathematician and engineer in Roman Egypt. As a...... More
S.l. Joshua Rudder, 2011. Paperback. [4], 214, [6] p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Paperback. "Learn to write the major Aramaic Scripts in this practical workbook for beginners. From the early alphabet to the standard Jewish square and Christian cursive scripts, this handy guide contains everything you need to master the foundations..... More
Wilmore, KY: GlossaHouse, 2015. Paperback. xiv, 530, [4] p.: tables, illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. In English and the Greek alphabet. The workbook has not been used. A heavy book; for international shipping, it will have to be sent by priority international. In Near Fine Condition: cover is..... More
Buffalo, N.Y. World's Dispensary Printing Office and Bindery, 1895. Paperback. "Thirty-Third Edition." 1008 p., frontispiece portrait of the author with facsimile signature and 4 leaves of color plates: many in-text illustrations; 20 cm. Paperback with white cover printed in black. The Appendix contains "Mechanical Aids in the Treatment of Chronic..... More
Chicago: Peoples Book Club, 1954. Hardcover. [8], 312 p.; 21 cm. Dark green cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Brave Pursuit is the third novel portraying the Field family's experiences through American history. In early 19th-century Ohio, Connie Field fights to pursue an education instead of an arranged..... More
London / New York: Strahan & Co., 1866. Hardcover. vi, 862 p., frontispiece and 30 leaves of plates: in-text illustrations; 24 cm. Contemporary half calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; gilt- and blind-rolled decoration on spine. Marbled paper over boards. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: Eliza..... More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Paperback. xviii, 636 p.; 21 cm. Paperback. This is "a comprehensive collection of primary documents covering political, social and cultural aspects of the 1960's. Drawn from mainstream sources, little-known sixties periodicals, pamphlets and public speeches, this anthology brings together representative writings many of which..... More
New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press, 1990. Paperback. xxvi, 221 p.: illustrations, tables; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. This history of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union from 1873 to 1900 was the first full-length scholarly study of women and the temperance movement. In Near Fine Condition: cover slightly rubbed;..... More
New York: Pantheon Books / Random House, 1973. Hardcover. xxvii, [1], 410, [2] p.: charts, map; 22 cm. Orange-brown cloth with dark brown and red spine and cover titles. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Random House emblem stamped in red on lower page edges. A study of the Chinatown..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Paperback. xi, [1], 3-374 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "In this brilliant account, Alice Kessler-Harris explores the transformation of some of the United States' most significant social policies. Tracing changing ideals of fairness from the 1920s to the 1970s, she shows how..... More
New York and Chicago: Pitman, 1944. Paperback. [60] p.: illustrations; 19 x 26 cm. Stapled; light brown covers printed in dark brown. Includes interleaved blank pages to use to practice (none have been used in this copy). In Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled and partially separated along spine; back..... More
S.l. American Philatelic Society, 1964. Paperback. [2], 231-342 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback with blue cover. Contents: Planographic Printing -- Embossing. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is faded along edges; pages are clean and tight. More
S.l. American Philatelic Society, 1960. Paperback. [2], 111-230 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback with faint green cover. Contents: Printing Problems and Varieties -- Printing Characteristics -- Intaglio Printing: I. Line-Engraving II. Gravure. In Very Good+ Condition: cover has browned along edges, losing most of green; pages are clean and tight..... More
State College, PA: American Philatelic Society, 1963. Paperback. Third Edition. [2], 110 p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Paperback with brown cover. Contents: Philatelic Trends -- Aims of Collecting -- Paper -- Watermarks -- Stamp Design -- From Design to Issued Sheets. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; pages are..... More
Philadelphia: John D. Cardinell, 1926. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations; 20 x 26 cm. Stapled; brown paper cover with embossed gilt and blue illustration and cover title: Philadelphia the Birthplace of Liberty: Official Souvenir View Book Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition. Consists of black and sepia photographs of the city of Philadelphia and..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Co., 1932. Hardcover. xvi, 182 p., frontispiece and 11 leaves of plates; 26 cm. Black cloth with silver spine title; illustrated pastedown on front cover within silver border. No dust jacket. Former owner's name on front free endpaper: Sarah Pinkerton. The author, Edwin Arnold (1832-1904), was an..... More
Akron, OH: Saalfield Publishing Co., 1924. Paperback. [64] p.: illustrations; 20 x 28 cm. Stapled; color illustration on front and back of girls and boys racing soap box derby-type cars. This was published 10 years before the All-American Soap Box Derby was established in Akron. "For Boys and Girls" on..... More
Denver: Gates Rubber Co., 1935. Paperback. 19, [1] p.: illustrations, tables; 27 cm. Stapled; illustrated cover. With: loose sheet with list prices and weights dated Jan. 1935. In Very Good- Condition: writing on front cover; cover is rubbed; pages are clean and bright. More