WROUGHT IRON: Its Manufacture, Characteristics and Applications.
Pittsburgh: A.M. Byers Co., (1938). 5th printing. 59 pp. Illustrated. 8vo. 23.5cm x 15.5cm. Green cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
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On VIRGIL'S TWO SEASONS Of HONEY, And His SEASON Of SOWING WHEAT.; With a New and Compendious Method of Investigating the Risings and Settings of the Fixed Stars.
London: Printed for J. Hatchard, Bookseller to Her Majesty, 1805. 1st Edition. [4], 40 pp. Two folding copperplate engravings. 4to. 9-3/4" x 8". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
LAWN SPORTS Comprising Roque - Croquet - Golf Croquet - Clock Golf - Archery - Tether Ball - Garden Hockey - Lawn Hockey - American and British Croquet Rules. In Addition to Which Are Included Rules for Volley Ball and Pin Ball - Basket Goal - Badminton - Hand Tennis - Hand Polo - Wicket Polo - Drawing Room Hockey.; Spalding's Athletic Library. Group XII, No. 43R.
New York: American Sports Publishing Company, (1915). 1st edition (Draz1n A128). [4], 185, [19] pp. Adverts last 19 pages. Illustrated, with many from photographs. 12mo. 6-11/16" x 4-7/8". Green & orange pictorial wrappers [grey stock]. NB. This volume with a variant t.p. that notes VOLLEY BALL instead of CRICKET (as..... More
The YOUNG WOMAN. An Illustrated Monthly Magazine. Volume 5.
London: Horace Marshall & Son, October 1896 to September 1897. 1st edition. 476 pp. Illustrated. 4to. 26.5cm x 19cm. Green cloth binding. Dust jacket. More
ANGLING From The FISHES' POINT Of VIEW.
New York: Sterling, (1961). 1st edition. Illustrated. Sm 8vo. Hardback. Dust jacket. More
SPECIAL REPORT On DISEASES Of CATTLE.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916. 2nd prtg of the 1916 revised edition with new material. 568 pp (including index), profusely illustrated with many intratextual woodcuts & diagrams; 50 plates (some color), 8vo. Maroon cloth binding with gilt lettering. More
TRAVELS In The REGIONS Of The UPPER And LOWER AMOOR and the Russian Acquisitions on the Confines of India and China. With Adventures among the Mountain Kirghis; and the Manjours, Manyargs, Tougous, Touzemts, Goldi, and Gelyaks; the Hunting and Pastoral Tribes.
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1860. 1st Edition. 448 pp. B/w frontispiece and intratextual illustrations. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4". Rebound in full calf with new endpapers and headbands, six-panelled spine, gilt stamped lettering and ornaments stamped in blind. A nicely rebound copy of this classic of travel literature, albeit unfortunately lacking..... More
PIONEER In MODERN MEDICINE. David Linn Edsall of Harvard.; Foreward by Paul Dudley White, M.D.
(n. p.): Harvard Medical Alumni Association, 1970. 1st edition. 384 pp (including index), illustrated, 8vo. Maroon cloth with gold spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
VIE De La VÉNÉRABLE MÈRE ÉMILIE De RODAT.; Fondatrice Et Premiére Supérieure Générale Des Religieuses de la Sainte-Famille De Villefranche-de-Rouegue.
1879. Société Générale de Librairie Catholique. Paris & Bruxelles. Presumed 1st edition. 658 pp. 7" x 4-3/4" Half blue calf, blue pebbled cloth boards, gilt lettering to back strip, navy blue ink stain to top edge. More
100 YEARS Of The CINEMA.; Monday, Decemeber 11, 1995.
New York: Christie's East. 1995. [104 pp]. Profusely illustrated throughout. 10-1/2" x 8-1/4". Stiff pictorial paper wrappers, black background with gold lettering. More
HOLLYWOOD And EARLY CINEMA POSTERS.; New York, Monday, 1 Decemeber 1997
New York: Christie's, 1997. 120 pp. Profusely illustrated throughout. 10-1/2" x 8-1/4". Stiff paper wrappers, black background with images on upper and lower wrappers, white lettering for title on upper wrapper. More
ROCK, POP, & CLASSIC CINEMA POSTERS.; Los Angeles, Sunday, December 15th, 1996 at 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm.
Los Angeles: Christie's, 1996. 144 pp. Profusely illustrated throughout. 10-1/2" x 8-1/4". Stiff paper wrappers, black background with images on upper and lower wrappers, white lettering for title on upper wrapper. Includes a single sheet of "Christie's Auction Results Sunday 15 Decemeber 1996 Sale No: 7943" More
PARIS Et La SITUATION.
Paris: Imprimerie Nouvelle (Association Ouvriere), 1883. 1st edition. 79, [1] pp. Modern marbled paper wrappers, with printed paper title label to front wrapper. More
AUDOBON'S BIRDS Of AMERICA. The Audobon Society Baby Elephant Folio.
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1981). 1st edition thus - a collector's edition. Unpaginated. 435 color plates (some folding) of Audobon's art. 15-1/2" x 12-1/4". Green leather binding, gilt stamped lettering and design to spine and front board. Five raised bands to spine. Beige patterned endpapers, permanent cloth ribbon marker..... More
HISTORY Of The PRINCES De CONDE In The XVIth And XVIIth CENTURIES. Vols. I & II.; Translated by Robert Brown Borthwick.
London: Richard Bently and Son, 1872. xiv, 411; xiii, 448 pp. Frontis portrait. Fold-out map. 8vo. 22.5cm x 14.5cm. Blue cloth binding. Gilt stamped spine. Gilt and black stamped upper panel. More
1936 BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS SPEED RUNS, Report of.
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
The ACQUAINTANCE BOOK For 1916. Crow - Elkhart.
Elkhart, Indiana: Crow Motor Car Co., 1916. 1st printing. 12 pages. Illustrated with 15 figures of the company automobiles & their divers parts (e.g., Chasis & Running Gear). 9" x 6". Off white paper wrappers with pale green embossed lettering to the front wrapper. Stapled. A scarce promotional brochure for..... More
CUTTING MOTOR CARS. 1913.; The Best that Brains, Ability and Equipment has Produced in Beauty, Efficiency and Durability.
Jackson, Michigan: Cutting Motor Car Co., [1912]. 1st printing. 23, [1] pages. Illustrated with 20 figures of the company automobiles & their divers parts (e.g., Transmission and Clutch). 10" x 5". Blue paper wrappers with embossed gold & white 'Cutting' logo to front wrapper, stapled. Front wrapper with "Jesco Electric..... More
INDIVIDUALITY.
Chicopee Falls, Mass. Stevens-Duryea Company, (1912). 1st printing. OCLC records no institutional holdings. 23, [1] pp. 9 b/w images of the divers models offered. 9-3/4" x 5-3/4". Orange & gold decorative wrappers, with brown cord tie. A rare promotional brochure from this short-lived early 20th C. automobile manufacturer. More
JAGUAR
New York: Jaguar Cars Inc, (n. d.). 1st printing, ca 1961. Unpaginated, though 12 pp. 12 color images of 3 models of Jaguar. Oblong format: 3-7/8" x 8". Printed glossy white paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. The brochure features 3 from the Jaguar line: the..... More
The JAGUAR Mark VII Saloon.
Coventry: Jaguar Cars Limited, [1950]. 1st printing. 12 pages. 4 pages filled with divers images & graphs. Oblong format: 10" x 14-1/2". Pale blue-grey paper wrappers, stapled. The Mark VII was launched by Jaguar in 1950, at the London Motor Show. Powered by their famous XK120 engine, this 3600 lb..... More
MITCHELL. Eighty Years of Faithful Service to the American Public.
Racine, Wisconsin: Mitchell-Lewis Motor Co., (1915). 1st printing. 48 pp. Illustrated throughout with images of the company's vehicles, as well as divers parts used therein. 11" x 7-7/8". Two tone brown paper wrappers printed in dark blue, stapled. Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company was founded in 1900 in Racine, Wisconsin as a...... More
MOLINE AUTOMOBILES.
East Moline, Illinois: Moline Automobile Company, [1908]. 1st printing. OCLC records no institutional holdings. 19, [1 (blank)] pp. 7 illustrations of the 3 Moline automobiles, the Model "A", the Model "S" & the Model "H". 9" x 6". Printed grey paper wrappers, stapled. An early & rare promotional brochure from..... More
STEVENS - DURYEA C-SIX. The STORY TOLD By The SCALE. An Interesting Sidelight on the Value of Getting Down to the Heart of Good Steel in the Building of a Fine Motor-Car.
Chicopee Falls, Mass. Stevens-Duryea Company, [1907]. 1st printing. 32 pages of text extolling the virtues & advantages of the Stevens-Duryea C-Six. Fold-out, accordian-style advert sheet picturing the divers C-Six models offered by the firm, with the reverse displaying cut-away veiws of the chasis. 9-3/4" x 5-3/4". Gold & green embossed..... More
CHALMERS MOTOR CARS. 1912.
Detroit, Mich. Chalmers Motor Company, [1911]. 1st printing. 32 pages. Illustrated with 45 figures (3 color tinted) of the company automobiles & their divers parts (e.g., Chalmers "Thirty-six" Touring Car). Light brown paper wrappers printed in dark blue & white, stapled. A scarce early promotional brochure from the Chlamers Motor..... More