St. Paul, MN: F. Jay Haynes, 1909. Paperback. [32] p.: illustrations, map; 20 x 25 cm. Paperback; stapled. Cover title. Front cover is illustrated, with embossed title in red. Wonderful early 20th-century photographs of Yellowstone National Park. This early edition of the Haynes Souvenir Album of Yellowstone is scarce. In..... More
Wilmington, Del. Mercantile Printing Co., 1894. Paperback. 20 p.; 22 cm. Stapled pamphlet. The Ferris Industrial School, or Ferris Reform School, was the first vocational training school for delinquent boys in Delaware. It was founded on a farm called Woodside in 1885. This publication contains financial and other information on..... More
Washington, D.C. Department of the Army, 1951. Paperback. July 1951. vi, 39, [1] p., 1 leaf of a map, folded; 23 cm. Grey paper cover printed in red; stapled. In Very Good- Condition: stain along lower edge of front cover; otherwise, clean and solid. More
Moultrie, Ohio: D. W. Crist, 1894. Pamphlet. 35, [1] p.: music; 21 cm. Stapled. Cover title. No date of publication. The latest copyright date for an individual song is 1894. This catalog contains piano accompaniment for a number of songs both with and without lyrics, many by the publisher, Daniel..... More
Rockton, PA: Keystone Printing Office, 1928. Pamphlet. 24 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Stapled. Stated First Edition. Wealthy A. Clark Burkholder (1849-1933) worked on Primitive Christian and Young Disciple, both publications of the Church of the Brethren. She also served on the board of Juniata College and as president of the..... More
New York: New York State Department of Health, 1934. Pamphlet. Circular No. 10. 50 p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Pamphlet; stapled. A thorough guide for new parents, beginning with an explanation of why and how to register a baby's birth. Includes detailed information on breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, food, clothing, and bathing. In..... More
Thomson, Ga. Jeffersonian Publishing Co., 1915. Pamphlet. 11, [1] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Wrapper title. Wrapper included in pagination. Thomas E. Watson (1856-1922) was a politician and writer from Georgia. While serving in Congress in the 1890s he was instrumental in passage of the legislation creating Rural Free Delivery. After..... More
New York: United States Sanitary Commission, 1864. Pamphlet. [1], 386-416 p.: drawings; 24 cm. Sewn; no wrapper. The United States Sanitary Commission was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War..... More
Philadelphia: Curtis Publishing, 1937. Paperback. "Delivered at Boston Conference on Distribution September 20, 1937." 16 p.; 18 cm. Orange card cover with black cover title; stapled. Small stamp at upper corner of front cover: "N. Y. State Library Dec 23 1937." Charles Coolidge Parlin (1872-1942) developed the field of market..... More
Meadville, Pa. Flood & Vincent, 1896. Paperback. 101 p., 1 leaf, folded, of photographs; 20 cm. Green wrapper with black wrapper title: Yale Class of 1885 1885-1895. Folded leaf contains 35 small black-and-white photographs of children of members of the Yale class of 1885, with an index. In Good- Condition..... More
New York: Frank A. Munsey, 1950. Paperback. 144 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Paperback; cover art if New-Fangled Competition by Herb Mott. Contents: Artist with a Camera by Philip A. Ronfor -- Mother Hubbards and Muzzle Loaders by Wayne Howland -- East of Shasta by Jack R. Wagner -- Eucalyptus Boom..... More
New York: Frank A. Munsey, 1941. Paperback. 144 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Paperback; cover art by A. Sheldon Penoyer (illustration for Vanderbilt Road by Ed Samples). Contents: Forty Prosperous Years on the M&O by James W. Holden -- Five Ways of Signalling the Same Train Movement -- Along the Iron..... More
New York: Frank A. Munsey, 1936. Paperback. 144 p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Paperback; cover art by Emmett Watson (Portrait of E. R. Harriman). Contents: Pig Iron by Harold Titus -- Buried Alive by William J. Parry -- Hoodoo Engine by E. C. Huffsmith -- Disaster at James Creek by Ed..... More
Athens: Hellenic Bible Society, 2003. Hardcover. [8], 651 p.; 19 cm. Hardback with cover illustration; red ribbon bookmark. Printed in red and black. In Greek alphabet throughout. Scarce. In Near Fine Condition: slightly cocked; clean and tight. More
Athens: Kastoniot Publications, 2002. Paperback. 4th edition. 300, [4] p.; 20 cm. Paperback; French flaps. With: Answers to Questions (46, [2] p.; 20 cm. Stapled.). Printed in red and black. Entirely in the Greek alphabet. Scarce. In Very Good+ Condition: slightly cocked; several page corners creased; otherwise, clean and solid;..... More
London: Victor Gollancz, 1990. Hardcover. 320 p., 14 unpaginated pages of illustrations: genealogical tables; 24 cm. Black cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. A biography of British literary and drama critic Desmond MacCarthy (1877-1952), and his wife, British writer Mary Warre-Cornish MacCarthy (1882-1953), known as Molly MacCarthy. One..... More
New York: Schirmer Books, 1997. Hardcover. Foreword by Betty Comden. xix, [1], 267 p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Black and green cover with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Includes indices. A well-illustrated biography of American librettist and lyricist Dorothy Fields (1904-1974), who wrote the words to over 400 songs featured..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1978. Hardcover. xx, 250 p.; 24 cm. Brown cover with gilt spine title. Brown endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Book is in Near Fine Condition: upper page edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Good Condition: closed 1-cm. tear..... More
Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1982. Hardcover. viii, [2], 310 p.; 24 cm. Red and black cover with gilt spine title. Red endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket. Stated First Edition. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine Condition: lightly rubbed; clean and bright... More
New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007. Hardcover. x, [4], 759 p.; 24 cm. Yellow and grey cover. Red endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket in mylar cover, taped to cover. Book is in Near Fine Condition: upper page edges slightly soiled; otherwise, clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Near Fine..... More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Hardcover. 272 p., 8 unpaginated pages of illustrations; 22 cm. Green and grey cover with silver spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. Fascinating memoir by American sportscaster Jack Whitaker (1924-2019). Book is Near Fine Condition: black remainder mark on lower page edges; otherwise, clean and..... More
Milwaukee: Bruce Publishing Co., 1969. Hardcover. Second impression. xv, [1], 396 p., color frontispiece, 24 black-and-white illustrations; 23 cm. Blue cloth with gilt spine title and cover illustration. Top page edges blue. Illustrated dust jacket. This is not a revision of the author's earlier biography of Thomas More (St. Thomas..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 269, [3] p.: portraits; 24 cm. Black and light grey cover with silver spine title and blind-stamped title on front cover. Illustrated dust jacket. The "dramatic and tragic story of four of the greatest Russian poets of the twentieth century": Anna..... More
New York: Atheneum, 1970. Hardcover. xvi, 215 p., 96 unpaginated page of illustrations: maps; 25 cm. Red cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated endpapers. No dust jacket. Part of the series A Social History of the British Overseas. In Near Fine Condition: gift inscription on series title page; otherwise, clean..... More
San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. Hardcover. xviii, 406 p.; 24 cm. Green cloth spine with orange paper over boards. Gilt spine title and author's facsimilie signature on front cover. Illustrated dust jacket. The third volume of his private journals, this volume consists of a section covering July 1952 to March 1953..... More