Kent, England: Dawson, (1979). 1st Edition. 4 volumes; 4000+ pages. Vol 1: Generalities, Philosophy & Religion. Vol 2: Social Sciences, Pure Sciences, Technology, the Arts. Vol 3: Language, Literature. Vol 4: Geography & History. Imperial 8vo. 12" x 8-3/8". Quarter bound with maroon cloth spines over grey linen boards. Gilt..... More
Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 2003. 1st edition. Limited to 300 cc. xiv, [2], 193, [3] pp. Index. Color frontis. B&W images throughout text. 4to. 11-1/8" x 8-5/8". Blue leather spine with grey paper-wrapped boards, with printed paper title labels to spine & front board. Pictorial eps... More
Pasadena: San Pasqual Press, 1940. 2nd Revised Edition. PRESENTATION copy, INSCRIBED by Powell in the year of publication to Donald Burleson. xvi, [3], 222, [3] pp. Decorations by James Hawkins. 8vo. 9-3/8" x 6-1/4". Tan cloth binding with maroon lettering. Orange dust jacket printed in dark brown... More
New York: F. M. Lupton, Publisher. 1887. Second Edition [stated]. OCLC records just a single institutional holding. 16 pp. Text triple column. Optic's "East India Nabob", pp 14 - 15. Series advert p. 16. Wood engraved masthead. Engraving of a Skylark, p. 15. 11-3/8" x 8-3/8". Printed self wrappers. Now..... More
Bradford, PA: Kendall Refining Company, 1937. 1 of 8 cc total. 7 ll, typewritten text recto only [carbon copy]. Illustrated with 1 folded leaf, a facsimile log-sheet for Jenkins' 48 hour run Sept 21 - 23, 1936, showing 7 parameters [MPH, Oil Pressure, H2O out, engine oil temp, axle oil..... More
Boston: L. C. Page & Company, 1913. 1st edition (Smith R-442). xii, 127, [9] pp. 7 pages of adverts at rear. Frontis & 3 inserted plates, on coated paper, by Charles Livingston Bull. 12mo. Grey cloth binding stamped in red & black. Buff printed dust jacket which duplicates binding design..... More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1928. 1st edition. xvi, 372 pp (including index). Frontis, title-page vignette & 7 inserted plates. 8vo. Grey cloth binding stamped in dark blue. Dust jacket. More
Chicago: Goldsmith Publishing, (1936). 249 pp, Sm. 8vo. Red cloth. Color dust jacket. An interesting conundrum... the book binding & dj note Robinson as the author- the title page says Edward O'Connor. More
London: Constable & Co., 1912 / 1913. Collection of ~ 130 color separation sheets, in twelve groups. Each ~ 10" x 7-1/2". Housed in a manila folder. Robinson a respected book illustrator, later known for his drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. These sheets here offered used..... More
New York: Random House, 1933. 1st trade edition (Ahearn APG 017b). 199, [1] pp. 8vo. Brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Maroon topstain. Dust jacket. More
London: MacMillan & Co., 1869. 1st edition (NCBEL III, 1301). 3 vols: xxiii, [1 (blank)], ii, errata slip, 509, [1 (blank)]; iv, 529, [1 (advert)]; v, [1 (blank)], 598 pp. Index concluded v. III. 8vo. 8-7/8" x 5-5/8". Blue half-leather with blue cloth boards; spine lettered in gilt. TEG. Blue..... More
Austin, Texas: F. Chapman, (n. d.). Ca 1880s. Flesh colored mount, rounded corners. Recto stamped "F. Chapman, Austin, Tex." under the photograph, with large firm backstamp to verso. Albumen photograph [5-1/2" x 4"], including colored corsage on the woman's right shoulder. Card: 6-1/2" x 4-1/4". Now housed in a clear..... More
Annapolis: United States Naval institute, 1909. 2nd edition, revised & enlarged. vi, 376 pp [including index]. Includes 14 fold-out diagrams. Illustrated with schematics. 8vo. 24cm x 16cm. Green cloth boards with gilt stamped lettering. More
Portsea / London: T. Hinton and Co., 80, Queen Street / F. Pitman. 20, Paternoster Row; and All Booksellers. 1858. 1st Edition. 252 pp. P. 210 with large cancel pasted over ~ 80% of the text. "List of Subscribers" last 4 pages. Frontispiece lithograph of Robinson. Plate after p. 32..... More
Chicago: Scott Foresman & Co., (1962). 3rd printing. 79 pp. Illustrated in color by Bob Childress. 8vo. Linen cloth spine with color pictorial paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
