1935. Leather-bound. This is an actual white leather baby shoe, not a book. SIGNATURES Amelia Earhart Roscoe Turner; Frank Hawks (aka “Meteor Man”); (Later-to-become Admiral) R.E. Byrd (VERY faint, above bottom seam, down and to the left of Earhart’s signature) Shoe is nested in a decorative, hinged, wooden box, with..... More
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1978. Fonseca, Gonzalo. Limited Edition. Leather_bound. FINE. This Franklin Library Limited edition is bound in wine-colored genuine leather with elegant 22-karat gold accents. Gilt lettering on classic hubbed spines of four raised bands dividing five panels. All edges gilt to protect against dust and moisture... More
London, England: Hodder and Stoughton, 1910. Hardcover. 64mo (2.5" x 2.25") Violet boards (front board faded), bound with original violet cord. Paste-on to front board showing a little green-clad Brownie seated atop a toadstool. Color frontis depicting the Brownie named Nimble-te-Hop (who had been asked to the Brownie's Ball, due... More
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1983. Hardcover. Previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Light foxing to top edge. Slight bump to front lower spine. Silver metallic lettering to spine of black cloth-covered boards. Glossy white jacket with illustration of James. 242 pp with notes and index. Clean... More
New York: Editions Medicina Rara, 1975. Limited Edition. Leather_bound. Circa 1975. Facsimile reprint of the original 1583 edition at the Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbuttel, Germany. Limited to 2800 copies with this copy numbered 525. Half leather over green boards, five raised bands with red spine label with title in gilt... More
LONDON: The Architectural Press, 1930. First Edition. HARDCOVER. Mixed set of this scarce work on windmills. Volume I (128 pp. plus 4 pp of ads) in pictorial dustjacket, bumped corner bottom right, Volume II (152 pp., a former library copy with usual markings, pocket scar,etc., lacks the jacket. Both volumes... More
Chicago, IL: Reilly & Lee Co., [1920] 1964. John R. Neill. Reprint. Hardcover. One of the "White Edition" reprints, with black and white illustrations only. Large crease at top of spine. Slight fanning to pages, some mildly dog-eared. More
New York: Behrman's Jewish Book Shop, ca. 1950's? Paperback. UNIQUE! Small 12 pp, continuous fold-out pamphlet. Measures 6.25 x 3.50". Contains one green and one goldenrod-colored separate sheets of advertisements. Black lettering to tan paper. Clean, solid. Contents suggest books such as : The Story of the Jews ; Justice... More
Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1998. Hardcover. Bit of rubbing to extremities. Numerous color illustrations. Yellow lettering on spine of blue boards. Illustrated jacket. 192 pp with picture credits, sources and index. Clean, bright and tight. A look at the breathtaking journey and history of the Roller Coaster. More
Northvale, New Jersey: JASON ARONSON INC., 1995. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. The author addresses the fundamental Jewish concept of reward and suffering. How can one maintain faith in a benevolent God i light of such events as The Holocaust, or incurable disease. Just a hint of shelfwear to the jacket. 299... More
Palo Alto, CA: Lewis Osborne, 1968. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Beautifully bound in red cloth boards, with gilt decoration to cover, and gilt lettering to spine. Includes foldout maps of Indian war region in Arizona, and a map of the western states (Oregon, Washington, California, and part of Nevada, and Idaho)... More
Germany: Berlag De Bibliographifchen Inst. 1865. Hardcover. IN GERMAN. HEAVY. Cocked. Heavily scuffed leather covers. Corners bumped, edges worn through. Age-tanning to text. There are a couple of loose pages inserted within the text. Illustrated. In nice shape for a book of this age and size. 901 pp. Alfred Brehm... More
Honolulu, HI: Ku Pa'a Incorporated, 1991. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Gilt lettering on spine and front of pristine ivory colored boards. Dustjacket Fine. Black lettering on spine and front with photograph of Mittee and the General on yellow covers. 170 pp. Clean, tight, bright. A fascinating look at the lives of... More
Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole, 1951. Hardcover. REVISED. HEAVY. 11.5 x 8.75 x 2.75" Soft leather binding. Front hinges started between copyright and title pages. Small fold to last contents page. Three very tiny specks to front cover, tiny dimple to rear cover. Sunning to spine. A 1" and a .5" tear... More
Cambridge, Mass. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Hardcover. Octavo. Brick-Red boards. Top edge orange, fore-edge and bottom edges deckled. A few spots to fore-edge, and some faint spotting to rear dj panel. and a small faint stain to front free endpaper A wee bit of edgewear to dustjacket... More
Port Townsend, Washington: Copper Canyon Press, 1996. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Winner of the National Book Award in Poetry. Previous owner's inscription front free endpaper and just a little bit of shelf rubbing to bottom edge of front board. Shelfwear to dustjacket and light creasing to two corners of dustjacket only. More
New York: Library of America, 1984. Second Printing. Hardcover. J.C. Levenson selected the texts and wrote the notes for this volume. 1,375 pp with chronology, note on the texts, notes, and index of titles and first lines. Forest green boards, gilt lettering to spine. Slipcase is bordered in bright, double... More
New York: Bantam Books, 1986. Hardcover. Faux leather with gold lettering to spine and front board. Part of the collection of mystery classics. VERY minor wear to corners. 175 pp. From The Collection of Mystery Classics. More
Norfolk, CT: James Laughlin, 1950. Hardcover. Yellow boards (6.5" x 4.5" x .75") Mild wear to extremities. Small tears, both open and closed, along with some creasing to dustjacket, now Mylar- protected. Brown lettering on spine. Black lettering to yellow and black jacket. 123 pp. With introduction by Herbert Read... More
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 270 pages, index. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front endpaper and with a typed letter signed by the author thanking the same recipient of the book laid in. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration and titles in gilt. Excellent... More
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1904. HARDCOVER. In Hebrew and English. Published as part of "A New Edition of the Festival Prayers with an English Translation in Prose and Verse", based on the scholarly edition of Heidenheim and upon manuscripts of the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries. 82 pp. Shelfwear... More
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press. Hardcover. 200 copies printed by "The Roxburghers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn] San Francisco, 1954. Printed in black and red. 26 pages [unumbered]: short essays, roster of members, chronolgy, followed by 26 full page plates in color of various notices, etc. of the club.Tall Folio. Black cloth... More
New York: Morrisania, 1863. First Edition. Leather. viii, 156 pages, index. Large foldout color tinted map of Stony Point. Numerous full page engravings, Many facsimile letters from 1779. Dark green leather with spine titles in gilt, gilt ruled borders to covers. Corners chafted, chafing along outer cover fold, textblock square... More
Athens: Ohio University Press, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. 344 pages, notes, index. Frontis photo of Stuck, Brown cloth, octavo. Address stamp on front endaper, nice bright copy, dust jacket has some light wear. Comprehensive biography of the missionary adventurer and champion of the indigenous people of Alaska. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1926. Later printing. Hardcover. xxviii+277 pages. Frontis, 47 illustrations, six maps, text vignettes. Black cloth with spine titles and publisher imprint in gilt. Corners bumped, titles bright. Textblock square. Interior bright and clean, binding tight. Very nice copy. Dallenbaugh was the artist and topographer on... More
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