Philadelphia, Pa. Henry T. Coates & Co., 1895. White, Geo. G. Hardcover. Illustrated by Geo. G. White. [4], 456 p.: tissue-guarded frontispiece, 3 leaves of illustrations; 20 cm. Brown cloth gilt, black, and grey spine title and illustration; black and grey cover title and illustration. Black endpapers. Castlemon's War Series--at... More
Philadelphia: American Philosphical Society, 1987. Hardcover. xxv, [1], 414 p.: frontispiece; 26 cm. Beige cloth with red spine title. Plain red dust jacket with black spine and cover titles. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 66S. Contents include: Introduction: Assembling the collections, 1743-1985 -- Part I: Manuscript collections, manuscript... More
Washington, D.C. A. & G. Way, printers, 1808. 4 p.; 21 cm. Disbound from a larger volume. "April 2, 1808. Printed by order of the house of representatives." "Translation of a letter from M. Champagny to General Armstrong, dated Paris, January 15, 1808."--p. [3]. Early American Imprints, Second series (Shaw... More
New York: Ballantine Books, 1959. Paperback. 191, [1] p.; 18 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. "In this fascinating book, a prominent psychollgist reports eleven carefully-researched cases when rumor and fear clouded men's minds, and thousands of Americans found themselves swept up in the madness of the crowd." In Very Good... More
New York: World Syndicate Co., 1909. Hardcover. Title continued: "Consisting of Home Helps for Cooking, Baking and Canning, Preserving, Pickling, Cleaning, Sewing, Mending, Darning, Washing, Ironing, Nursing, Family Remedies, Toilet Requisites, Etc., Etc. How to Make the Most Out of What You Have; Money Saving and Time Saving Recipes and... More
New York: Charles Boni Paper Books, 1929. Paperback. "First published December, 1929." 188, [2] p.; 19 cm. Paperback with continuous cover design by Rockwell Kent; illustrated endpapers also designed by Kent. The Rockwell Kent-designed emblem of Charles Boni Paper Books on the title page. This title was the fifth in... More
New York: Albert and Charles Boni, 1930. Paperback. "Second printing, September, 1930." 188, [2] p.; 19 cm. Paperback with continuous cover design by Rockwell Kent; illustrated endpapers also designed by Kent. The Rockwell Kent-designed emblem originally of Charles Boni Paper Books on the title page. List of Bonibooks through number... More
Milwaukee, Wisc. Kalmbach Publishing, 1945. Paperback. Title continued: "together with a Complete Railway Map; Also many principal steamboat and stage lines running in connection with railroads; Charles Cobb, compiler." 160 p., large folded map attached to inside back wrapper: tables, illustrated advertisements; 13 cm. Grey wrappers printed in black. Facsimile... More
Philadelphia, Pa. William Cobbett, 1796. Second Edition. viii, [1], 10-56 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: pi4 B-G4 (8vo). Disbound. Evans, 30213. William Cobbett complains about everyone, including Benjamin Franklin and various Philadelphia printers and booksellers, and defends himself against accusations that he was in the pay of the British while living... More
Rome: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, 1985. Hardcover. X, 452, [2] p., 9 leaves of photographs: in-text tables, charts; 25 cm. Blue cloth with gilt-stamped spine title. White dust jacket with front cover illustration. The proceedings of the conference Le Società in Transizione, held at the Balch Institute for... More
New York: Charles Wiley, 1825. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. 2 volumes: xii, 263 p.; 270 p.; 18 cm. 19th-century tree calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules. Two red morocco spine labels in middle compartments with gilt-tooled series title, Cooper's Novels, and title, Lionel Lincoln. Vol. 2 dated... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1922. Hardcover. Published for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. xiv, [1], 86 p.: color frontispiece, 16 black-and-white plates (several folded); 26 cm. Calf spine with blue paper over boards. Printed paper labels on spine and front board. Upper page edges gilt. Lacking dust jacket... More
New York: Viking, 1985. Hardcover. xxiii, [1], 390, [2] p.; 22 cm. Black cloth spine with white spine title; brown paper over boards. Brown endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket designed by Robert A. Reed. Book is in Fine Condition: clean and tight. Dust jacket is in Very Good Condition: 1-cm. tear... More
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1895. Hardcover. xviii, 411 p.: 42 leaves of plates (1 in color): plan, illustrations, many in-text drawings; 23 cm. Full calf with five spine compartments between raised bands; gilt-tooled red label in second compartment and black label in fourth. Blind-rolled border on boards. This is... More
Norman, Okla. University of Oklahoma Press, 1988. Paperback. xviii, 283 p.: 1 double-page map, 5 full-page maps, 32 unpaginated pages of illustrations; 23 cm. Paperback with color illustrated front cover. New preface, third printing. No date of publication; year is based on library records. Volume 28 in The Civilization of... More
Williamsburg, Va. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1978. Paperback. Third printing. vii, [1], 16 p.: music; 16 x 22 cm. Paper covers printed with a cover title on a beige rectangle within a decorative border, on a faux green marbled background. Originally for violin; here set for piano or harpsichord by J.S.... More
Washington, D.C. Robert Armstrong, Public Printer, 1853. Hardcover. "With an introduction, embracing the aggregate tables for the United States compared with every previous census since 1790 -- schedules and laws of Congress relating to the census in the same period -- ratio tables of increase and decrease of cities and... More
Philadelphia, Pa. Musical Americana, 1958. Soft Cover. 12 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Stapled. Includes a description of Dichter's facsimile publication One Hundred Greats in Early American Sheet Music; A Great Stephen Foster Year by Fletcher Hodges, Jr.; Tin-Pan Alley's Sherlock Holmes [about Alex M. Kramer] by Robert w. Minton; and... More
New York: Livermore & Rudd, 1856. McLenan, John. Hardcover. 264, [10] p.: frontispiece, many in-text illustrations; 19 cm. Publisher's black cloth with gilt-stamped spine title and illustration; blind-stamped pattern on both boards. Blue endpapers. Publisher's advertisements on 10 unpaginated pages following text. Q.K. Philander Doesticks was the pen name used... More
Lancaster, Pa. Lancaster Lithographing Co., 1895. Hardcover. 75 p., frontispiece and 9 leaves of illustrations; 23 cm. Black calf over paper covers with white cover title: St. Anthony's Church, Lancaster, Penna., 1870-1895. The illustrations are portraits and views of the church and school. Very scarce. In Very Good- Condition: leather... More
Toledo, Ohio: Thomas Edson Doughten, 1979. Paperback. Printed by the Glanz Lithographing Co., Wauseon, Ohio. vi, 42 p.: illustrations including a map and a genealogical table; 28 cm. Paperback with orange covers; front cover printed in black. In the Preface the author Thomas Edson Doughten (1939-2008) thanks various people and... More
Boston: E.C. Schirmer Music Co., 1958. Paperback. [2], 65, [1] p.: music; 27 cm. Illustrated paper covers. Randall Thompson set to music Ode to the Virginian Voyage, written by Michael Drayton (1563-1631) in 1606. Former owner's name at head of front cover. In Good- Condition: cover slightly soiled and separating... More
Philadelphia, Pa. Jane Aitken, 1811. Paperback. [2], 125, [1] p.; 21 cm. Disbound from a nonce volume. Former owner's name at head of title page: Jennie W. Baird. Early American Imprints, 2nd series (Shaw & Shoemaker), 22727. Howes, D-516. The author, William J. Duane (1780-1865), was a Philadelphia lawyer who... More
Philadelphia, Pa. Ormrod & Conrad, 1795. Paperback. 34 p.; 20 cm. Signatures: [A]4 B-D4 E2( -E2) (8vo). Disbound from a nonce volume. Early American Imprints, 1st series (Evans), 28594. The author, the Rev. William Duke (1757-1840), was an Episcopal minister and teacher in Maryland. When this work was published he... More
Boston: C.E. Goodspeed & Co., 1918. Hardcover. 3 volumes: xiv, 391 p., 60 leaves of plates; xi, 403 p., 44 leaves of plates; xi, 417 p., 70 leaves of plates: frontispieces, many portraits; 24 cm. Very dark green cloth with gilt-stamped spine titles. Top page edges gilt. Oval stamp on... More
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