St. Louis, Missouri: The Bethany Press, (1976). 1st Edition. INSCRIBED & SIGNED by the 3 authors. [10], 79, [3]. Profusely illustrated, primarily from b/w photographs. 10" x 7". White paper covers, printed in red & blue. "Stanley Frank Musial, nicknamed Stan the Man, was an American baseball outfielder and first..... More
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1873. 1st Edition thus (Cordasco 70-1236). xx, [17] - 1091, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated with numerous steel plates and wood-cuts. 8vo. Original publisher's tan full sheep binding with black leather title label to spine. An expanded, re-titled edition of the author's 1869 publication, A...... More
London: Addey and Co., Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, 1856. 1st Edition in English. 4 volumes. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Yellow eps. More
London: Chatto & Windus, 1906. 1st Edition. 2 volumes: xv, [i], 382, [2]; 367, [1], 32 pp. Index in Volume II, with concludes with a 32 page publisaher catalogue. 45 illustrations. 8vo. Original blue publishers cloth with gilt spine lettering. TEG. More
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1851. 4th Edition, first published in 1818. vi, [2], 595, [1 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece of Curran. 8vo. 9" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine & boards stamped in blind. Pale yellow eps. With a new preface..... More
London: Printed for A. Millar, D. Wilson, and T. Durham, in the Strand, and T. Payne, at the Mews-Gate, 1764. xvi, 408 pp. Pp. 215 & 361 misnumbered 115 & 36 respectively. Pharmacopoeia divisional t.p., dated 1761, as p. [275]. "Diet Board" chart p. 378. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5-1/4". Period..... More
London: Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer. 1870. 1st Edition (NCBEL III, 378). xiii, [1 (blank)], [3] - 162, [2] pp. The occasional woodcut. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 5-3/4". Original publisher's pebbled blue cloth binding with gilt stamped spine lettering. Turnbull presumed to be the author of "Chessmen in Action" More
London / Edinburgh: Printed for T. Cadell; G. G. J. and J Robinson; C. Dilly; and W. Creech, 1788. 1st Edition (Goldsmith 13538). 109, [1 (blank)] pp. 8-1/8" x 4-7/8". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
London: Printed for A. Moore, near St. Paul's. [1885]. First published in 1721. vii, [1 (blank)], 43, [1 (blank)] pp. Binder's blanks at rear. 7-1/2" x 5". Late 19th C. half green morocco binding with blue-green pebbled cloth boards. Gilt stamped spine lettering. TEG. Marbled eps. Recounting of the goings-on..... More
London: Printed for M. Collier, Bookseller at the Royal-Exchange, 1756. 1st Edition (Howes S368; Sabin 80046). [2], 111, [1 (blank)] pp. Lacking the half-title leaf. 8vo. 7-3/4" x 5". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Per Howes, a work "highly critical of the Ministry's futile policy in checking..... More
Nottingham: Burbage & Stretton, Printers, 14, Long Row, [1802]. 1st printing thus. Broadside, printed in 3 columns, with title printed in 4 lines at top, with bottom 4 paragraphs [in two columns] a history of the office. Typographical border. 19-3/8" x 15-1/2". Stored folded, and housed in an archival mylar..... More
London: Printed for J. Debrett, 1786. 1st Edition (Goldsmith 13204). [2], vii, [1 (blank)], 96 [of 98] pp. 8vo. 8-1/4" x 5". Disbound, now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Attributed to the Earl of Buchan, David Steuart [sic] Erskine, cf. Halkett & Laing, v. 9 (1962). More
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Hearst Magazines Inc., 1951. 1st printing (presumed). 32 pp. Last page a "Sandwich Directory", offering 3 columns of sandwich recipes, etc., etc. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. 11" x 8-1/4". Color printed stiffer stock paper covers, stapled. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. More
Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher. (1882). 1st Edition thus, i.e., by this publisher [one of two editions issued in 1882, priority not established]. 367, [1 (blank)] pp. 8vo. Green cloth binding with gilt stamping. TEG. Pale green dust jacket printed in red. More
London: Trübner & Co., Ludgate Hill, 1875. 1st Edition. [4], 88, [4] pp. 12mo. 6-5/8" x 4-1/8". Original publisher's terra-cotta cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to front board. "The success of a governess depends on a variety of elements, and the post of governess is a round of tasks..... More
[London]: [Printed for Weaver Bickerton, in Devereux - Court, near Temple - Bar], [1730]. 2nd edition. Cf. ESTC 222510. Pp. [2], 81 - 94 [= 16] pp. First leaf recto a bastard title, with "Price One Shilling and Six-pence" at bottom, indicating this section available separately from the volume itself;..... More
London: Charles Gilpin, 5, Bishopsgate Without, 1848. [6], 268, [4 (adverts)] pp. 12mo. Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Pale yellow eps. More
London: Hurst and Blackett, Publishers, Successors to Henry Coburn, 1857. 1st Edition. viii, 328 pp. Frontispiece and inserted plates, by H. S. Marks. 12mo. 8" x 4-3/4". Original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt stamping. Pale yellow eps. More
Coventry England: Standard Motor Company, Ltd., (n. d.). Ca late 1950s. 6 sections: Engine Cooling and Fuel; Clutch, Transmission and Propeller Shaft; Rear Axle, Brakes, Wheels and Tyres; Steering, Suspension and Shock Absorbers; Underframe & Body; Electrical and Ignition Equipment; Appendix. Each of the 6 sections individually paginated. Profusely illustrated..... More
(n.p.). 1935. 1st Printing. Broadside. Color illustration of Bergen to head. 9" x 5-3/4". White card stock, printed in black and gray. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
(n.p.). c. 1917-1920. (?). 1st Printing. 24 pp unnumbered. Approx. 9-1/2 x 6-1/4". White card stock wrappers, printed in dark green with a red rule around each page. All menu items have been hand written in black ink. Stitched together with white string. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. About..... More
(n.p.): 1905. 1st Printing. Broadside. 5-3/4" x 3-3/4". Off white card stock, gilt lettering, colored embossing to lower corners, written in blue ink. AEG. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. "The Trocadero Restaurant of J. Lyons and Co. opened in 1896 on a site on Coventry Street, near the theatres..... More
(n.p.). 1935. 1st Printing. Broadside. Color illustration of Dubrovnik to head. 9" x 5-3/4". White card stock, printed in black and gray. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
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Philadelphia: Published by John Grigg, 1827. 1st Edition (American Imprints 27826). iv, 272 pp. Frontispiece with tissue guard. 'Art of Carving' illustrated with cuts. 24mo, signed in 12s. 5-1/8" x 2-7/8". Period full brown sheep binding, with black leather title label to spine. Gilt edge dentelles. More
(n.p.). 1935. 1st Printing. Broadside. Color illustration of Copenhagen to head. 9" x 5-3/4". White card stock, printed in black and gray. Now housed in a mylar sleeve. More
