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
Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press, 1969. Paperback. First printing, Cornell Paperbacks, 1969. xviii, [2], 419 p.; 19 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Translated after the T. G. Bradford Edition. While travelling through the United States from 1833 to 1835, Michel Chevalier sent letters back to Journal des Débats, which were..... More
Philadelphia: Franklin & Clarke, 1908. Map. 1 folded map (43 x 69 cm.). Printed in black, blue, and green. "The Camps, Defences and Roads are shown as marked on the contemporary French map in the Library of Cornell University. Topography restored, as nearly as possible, to the old conditions. J.O...... 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
Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1991. Paperback. xiv, 327, [9] p.: illustrations; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Part of the series The Working Class in American History and the series Women in American History. Former owner's name on series title page. In Near Fine Condition: cover lightly..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Paperback. xviii526 p.: illustrations, tables; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Includes index. In Near Fine Condition: edges rubbed; clean and tight. More
New York: New York University Press, 2001. Paperback. xii, 363 p., [8] p. of black-and-white photographs; 23 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Gift inscription by editor Bettye Collier-Thomas on half title. Includes personal narratives by Rosa Parks, Charlayne Hunter Gault, and Dorothy I. Height. In Fine Condition: clean and bright..... 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
![Lionel Lincoln; or, The Leaguer of Boston [2 volumes]. James Fenimore Cooper](/pictures/thumb/002121.jpg?v=1472082225)
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
1792. Handwritten letter, dated Jan. 28, 1792, to James McCubbin Lingan, Collector at Georgetown, Md., acknowledging the receipt of a paid draft of the Treasurer for $400. Signed by Tench Coxe (1755-1824), who had been appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in 1789 when Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1990. Paperback. xiii, [3], 781, [1] p.: tables; 21 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Includes bibliographical essay and index. In Near Fine Condition: one page corner creased; year of publication written on half title page; otherwise, clean and tight. 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
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1985. Hardcover. xv, [1], 182 p.: illustrations; 26 cm. Grey cloth with gilt spine title. Illustrated dust jacket. "This is the first book to examine the Depression years from the perspective of its landscape architecture. Phoebe Cutler provides a comprehensive and lively history of the..... 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
Torino, Italy: Giulio Einaudi, 2003. Paperback. vi, [2], 171, [7] p.; 20 cm. Paperback with illustrated cover. Part of the publisher's series Einaudi Tascabili -- Letteratura. Gift inscription by the editor on the series title page. Reflections by 17 American writers, musicians, and intellectuals on the attacks on Sept. 11..... 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
![The Regular Book of Entries Belonging to David Smith Darmon [business ledger]. David Smith Darmon](/pictures/thumb/007288.JPG?v=1572044538)
Salem, N.J. 1840. Hardcover. [approx. 650] p.; 41 cm. Remains of original leather binding. Ledger book of David Smith Darmon (1815-1879), a saddler in Salem, N.J. The first part of the ledger begins on April 15, 1840, and goes to Feb. 26, 1858, in Salem, N.J. The next page is..... More