The Poetry Chap-Book, December 1942-January 1943
New York: The Poetry Chap-Book, 1943. Paperback. 16mo, staple-bound paperback. Light shelfwear to covers and shallow bumping to corners, while contents remain clean.
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Self and Society in Medieval France
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1989. Reprint. Paperback. Reprint, 1989, paperback, octavo, 260pp., not illustrated. Book VG+ with toning and mild rubbing to wrap, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. No DJ.
The Comic History of Rome
London: Bradbury & Evans, Ca. 1860s. Hardcover. Unsure what edition this is. 8vo, publisher's green cloth gilt, very good, lightest wear to binding, inner hinges subtly strengthened, text very good and bright, many b/w illustrations and occasional colored plate, plus frontispiece and elaborate title page. Ownership signature from 1870 and.....
The Child at Home; or the Principles of Filial Duty Familiary Illustrated
New York: American Tract Society, C. 1833. First Printing. Hardcover. 12mo, 6 x 4 inches, old brown calf, fair to good with general rubbing and wear to binding, front joint cracked but still firmly bound. Contents good with some foxing and stains, old ownership inscription from 1838 to flyleaf. 173.....
The Mother At Home; or, The Principles of Maternal Duty
Boston: Crocker & Brewster, 1834. Hardcover. 4th edition. 12mo, diced pale brown cloth, good with some wear and soil, lacks spine label, contents very good, some foxing throughout, old owner's inscription, engraved vignette on title page. 177 pp.
John Jacob Abel, M.D.: Investigator, Teacher, Prophet, 1857- 1938
Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins, 1957. Hardcover. 1957. Hardcover, 8vo. 80pp. with frontis. Near fine. Edge wear to boards. Neat ownership mark to flyleaf, else fine.
Spearhead: 10 Years' Experimental Writing in America
New York: New Directions, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Beige cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, five b&w illustrations. Book has rubbing to spine, mild wear to corners, hint of toning to boards, binding tender with inner hinges cracking, text clean and unmarked but toned throughout. DJ ha chips and tears.....
Pathological and Practical Researches on Diseases of the Brain and the Spinal Cord
Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1831. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition, 1831. Cloth hardcover with paper spine-label, 464 pp., clean unmarked text, Good copy, foxing and discoloration to some pages of the text, wear to the tips and edges of the covers. Our copy is housed in protective mylar.....
The Hunterian Oration for the Year 1819, delivered before The Royal College of Surgeons, in London
London: A. J. Valpy, 1819. Wraps. Disbound pamphlet from "The Pamphleteer," a compilation of various pamphlets, speeches, articles and letters published quarterly and with uncirculated stock bound up at the end of each year and issued as an annual volume. Two staples along left edge else very good. 28 pp.....
Data, Instruments, and Theory: A Dialectical Approach to Understanding Science
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Presumed first edition, 1985, hardcover with blue cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 216pp., not illustrated. Book near fine with hint of wear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG+ with rubbing, general shelfwear...
Castle in Context
Philadelphia: Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, 2008. Paperback. Paperback, 2008, octavo, 23pp., illustrated in b&w, + gallery card laid in. Book near fine with ink name written on spine, otherwise fine with stapled binding holding tight, text clean and unmarked. No DJ. Exhibition catalog.
The Epicurean Gardener
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1988. First edition. Hardcover. octavo, red cloth boards in dust jacket, book and jacket are in very good condition, jacket shows mild soiling, book shows mild overall wear, 246pp.
The Kenyon Review, Spring 1945 -- including 'A Social Critique of Radio Music' by Adorno
Kenyon, OH: Kenyon College, 1945. Paperback. The Kenyon Review, Spring 1945 -- including 'A Social Critique of Radio Music' by Adorno. Softcover. Fair. Front wrap detached, but present. Pages browned, but not brittle.
I Aint A-Goin' to Weep No More (Ca. 1901); Go To Sleep My Little Pickaninny (1915); I Got Mine (1901)
Sheet music on African-American themes, all in good but not Very good condition with light wear, some small stains, tears.
Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to Propose Amendments to the Constitution, commenced and held at Harrisburg, on the second day of May, 1837, Volume II
Harrisburg: Packer, Barrett and Parke, 1837. Hardcover. Volume II only. 1837. Hardcover, original full leather binding, 8vo., gilt titles, 4 raised bands, 2 leather title labels. Very Good copy: foxing to contents, but text still bright and readable. Spine leather drying and starting to flake; sound hinges and covers. 582.....
Proceedings and Debates of the Convention of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to Propose Amendments to the Constitution, commenced at Harrisburg May 2, 1838, Volume VI
Harrisburg: Packer, Barrett and Parke, 1838. Hardcover. Volume VI only. 1838. Hardcover, original full leather binding, 8vo., gilt titles, 4 raised bands, 2 leather title labels. Very Good copy: foxing to contents, but text still bright and readable. Spine leather drying and starting to flake; sound hinges and covers. 494.....
An Inquiry into the Institution, Perpetual Obligation, Change of Day, Utility, and Duties, of the Sabbath
Pittsburgh: D. and M. Maclean, 1832. First edition. Hardcover. RARE! Only six copies on OCLC! Cloth-backed boards, 16mo., 108pp., not illustrated. Book VG with rubbing and soil to boards and spine, edgewear, paper label on spine toned and worn, binding tight, front flyleaf pulling from top corner, text unmarked but.....
A View of the Life, Travels, and Philanthropic Labors of the late John Howard
Philadelphia: John Ormrod by Woodward, 1794. First edition. Hardcover. 1794, First Edition. 196 pp., plus publisher's ads. Hardcover, 12mo. Original full calf binding. Front board detached, but present; rear board is missing. The last page of ads and the last 3 blank leaves are also detached, but present. Spine leather.....
John Akomfrah
London: Lisson Gallery, 2016. First edition. Paperback. First edition, 2016, paperback in dust jacket, quarto, 85pp., illustrated in color. Book fine, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ near fine with hint of edgewear. Exhibition catalog.
The Great American Rodeo (Exhibition Catalog)
Fort Worth, TX: The Fort Worth Art Museum, 1977. First edition. Paperback. 1977. First edition. Paperback, 8vo. 70pp. with illustrations. Very good. Rubbing to wraps and foxing to endpapers. Small ownership mark on title page. Contents clean and unmarked. An exhibition catalog for works done by Texas artists reflecting the.....
A Token of Friendship
New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1854. New Edition. Hardcover. 1854. New edition. Hardcover, 24mo. in black cloth, all edges gilt. 198pp, with engraved frontis. Very good. Blunting to spine ends and board corners. Contemporary signature to front flyleaf, and ownership signature to front endpaper. Light foxing, else internally clean.....
Mainly Manipulative Magic
Devon: The Supreme Magic Co., 1978. First printing. Hardcover. First edition, 1978. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 92 pp., illustrated, clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Good dust jacket, a bit of rubbing to the tips of the book's covers, soiling and age-toning to the dust jacket, a piece.....
Methods of Harmony, Figured Base, and Composition, adapted for Self-Instruction, Vol. I only. Translated from the last German Edition, as augmented and arranged by his pupil, the Chevalier von Seyfried, with the Remarks of M. Choron. Translated from the last Paris Edition by Arnold Merrick.
London: R. Cocks, Ca. 1840. Hardcover. Vol. I only, of 2. This volume has the entire text of the treatise, the second volume having only musical examples. Publisher's cloth, good copy only with ex-library marks: white numbers on spine, stamp on title page, pocket at rear (with withdrawn stamp), some.....
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 582, November 1898
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898. First edition. Paperback. Wraps, 10x7 inches. Good with expected wear and soil. International magazine of literature, humor, art, and science; featuring stories, poems, essays, illustrations, advertisements, etc.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 313, June 1876
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1876. First edition. Paperback. Wraps, 10x7 inches. Good with light expected wear and soil. International magazine of literature, humor, art, and science; featuring stories, poems, essays, illustrations, advertisements, etc.