The MAORIS Of NEW ZEALAND.
Christchurch, et al... Whitcome and Tombs Limited, 1910. 1st Edition. xxiv, 356 pp. Illustrated, including map, p. 24. 8vo. Later quarter calf over brown cloth boards. Marbled eps. TEG. More
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TRAVELS Of A CONSULAR OFFICER In EASTERN TIBET.; Together with a History of the Relations Between China, Tibet and India.
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1922. 1st Edition. xxiii, [1], 248 pp (including Index). With original maps [including fold-out, in rear pocket] of Eastern Tibet and Photographs Taken by the Author. 8vo. Green cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine. Printed white paper dust jacket. "The author of this book..... More
INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY On RACISM & ANTI-SEMITISM.
(n. p.): Printed for Distribution in the United States by the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, (n. d.). 1st printing, ca mid-1980s. 316 pp. 10-1/2" x 8-3/8". Printed paper covers. More
Dr. J. H. Reeves' PRIVATE PRACTICE, And The SECRET Of DOCTORING LAME HORSES; Giving His Remedies, and How to Apply Them.
New York: Jno. P. Prall, Printer by Steam, No. 9 Spruce Street, 1865. [2], 28, [2 (blank)] pp. Frontispiece. Cut, p. 26. 16mo. 5-5/16" x 3-3/4". Original publisher's light plum-colored wrappers, printed in black. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Filled with remedies for the usual ailments, provided as..... More
The LIFE Of JOSEPH GARIBALDI, The Liberator of Italy. Complete Up to the Withdrawal of Garibaldi to his Island Home After the Neapolitan Campaign, 1860. Beadle's Dime Biographical Library No. 1.
New York: Beadle and Company, Publishers. 141 William Street, Corner of Fulton. (1860). 1st edition (Johannsen BEADLE, p. 368). 103, [5] pp. Adverts last 4 pages. Wood engraved frontis of Garibaldi, signed N. Orr. 12mo. 7-1/4" x 4-5/8". Original publisher's dark brown cloth binding with gilt stamped title lettering to..... More
STEREOVIEW. Bergmann's Automatic and Mechanical Wonder.; The Greatest Production of Inventive Genius. The Result of Seventeen Years hard Labor and Study.
Batavia, N. Y. E. W. Tallman, Publisher of Stereoscopic Views, (n. d.). Ca 1870. Orange mount, rounded corners. Publisher imprint to verso. Two separate, square images. View: 3-3/8" x 6-7/8". Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. "Bergmann is a German about fifty years of age, and speaks English most..... More
PARTURITION And The PRINCIPLES And PRACTICE Of OBSTETRICS.
Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1849. 1st US Edition (Cordasco 40-1208). 395, [1 (blank)], 4 pp. Adverts last 4 pages. 3 blank leaves excised from rear. 12mo Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. Smith "was an English obstetrician, medical writer and journalist ... Smith began his..... More
The "PARABELLUM" AUTOMATIC PISTOL. Its Construction, Its Manipulation and Its Use.
South Hackensack: Distributed by Stoeger Arms Corporation, (1963). 41, [1 (blank)] pp. Three fold-outs affixed to rear cover interior: "The American Eagle Ruger" by Robert Seck. "The 'Parabellum' Automatic Pistol', Table I, with 7 figures [drawings of divers aspects of the gun]. Illustrated. 6" x 4-1/4". Red paper covers, printed..... More
The FAMILY PHYSICIAN, NURSE'S GUIDE, And FARMER'S HORSE And CATTLE DOCTOR, In Three Parts.; Part First Gives the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of All Diseases Incident to Mankind. Part Second Gives the Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of All Diseases of the Horse, Neat Cattle, and Sheep, and the Management of Hens, Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, and Bees. Part Third. Materia Medica, and the Preparation of Medicines.
Montpelier: Argus and Patriot Job Printing House, 1871. 1st Edition (Atwater 3522). Not in Cardasco. 406, [2] pp. Index at rear. 1 page advert follows text. 8vo. 9" x 5-5/8". Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering to spine. More
La COSTRUZIONE Di Un 'IMPRESA. Vona, Un Lungo Cammino.
Leonardo International, 2008. 1st Edition. 159, [1] pp. Text in Italian & English. Illustrated. 12-3/4" x 9-3/4". Red composite binding with white lettering. White dust jacket with black & red lettering. More
TELLING TALES. An Oral History of Dubai.
Dubai, UAE: Explorer Publishing, 2010. 2nd Printing. 150, [6] pp. Illustrated. 11-1/4" x 9-1/4" Black laminate covers with grey printing & 6 b/w photographic images to front cover. More
VOGUE In FLOWERS. Wedding Flowers. Vogue in Corsages.; With Supplement -- A Guide to Correct Wedding Customs.
Chicago: Florists' Publishing Company, (n. d.). 6th Edition, ca 1940s. 96 pp. Each page with 1-2 b/w halftone photographic image. 12" x 9" Green textured paper covers, lettered in silver. More
CALIFORNIA WINGS. A History of Aviation in the Golden State.; "Partners in Industry by Carter Barber. Foreword by Robert J. Serling.
Woodland Hills, California: Windsor Publications, Incorporated, (1984). 1st Edition. 189, [3 (blank)] pp. Fully illustrated. 11-1/8" x 8-5/8". Brown cloth binding. Pictorial eps. Full color dust jacket. More
VISIONS From TIBET. A Brief Survey of Contemporary Painting
London: (n. d.). 1st Edition. Unpaginated. 51 plates, most in color. 8-3/8" x 8-9/16". Green paper covers, color printed. More
An ILLUSTRATED MANUAL Of CALIFORNIA SHRUBS.
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1959. 3rd Printing. xi, [1], 663, [1 (blank)] pp. Index at rear of volume. Color frontis. Numerous b/w illustrations throughout text. 8vo. Green cloth binding stamped with gilt. White dust jacket with green lettering / graphics. More
HOW To REACH 67 In JEWISH ART. 100 Pictures.
Madrid / New York: Galería Marlborough, S.A. / Marlborough Gallery, Inc., [2000]. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, SIGNED, with initials, by KITAJ. TLs laid-in, SIGNED as Kitaj. Unpaginated. Illustrated, primarily in color. 11-5/8" x 9-5/8". Glossy full-color paper covers. Kitaj, though born in Ohio, as a young man "settled in..... More
NEW FORD V- 8 CARS For 1939.
[Detroit, MI]: (Ford Motor Company), 1939. 1st printing. Unpaginated, though 12 pp. Full illustrated with color images. Landscape format: 4-5/8" x 7-7/8". Bright color illustrated wrappers, stapled. More
The MODERN HORSE DOCTOR: Containing Practical Observations on the Causes, Nature, and Treatment of Disease and Lameness in Horses, Embracing the Most Recent and Approved Methods, According to an Enlightened System of Veterinary Therapeutics, for the Preservation and Restoration of Health. With Illustrations.
New York: Orange Judd & Company, 245 Broadway, (n. d.). Fifteenth Thousand (ca late 1860s). 432, [2] pp. Illustrated. 12mo. 7-5/8" x 4-7/8". Original publisher's green cloth binding with title gilt stamped to spine. Pale yellow eps. Dadd was born in England and emigrated to America. By education a doctor..... More
SHOOTING On UPLAND, MARSH, And STREAM. A Series of Articles ...
Chicago & New York: Rand McNally & Company, Publishers. 1890. 1st edition (Phillips, p. 222). 473, [23] pp. Adverts last 23 pages. Frontis. Intratextual illustrations. Royal 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping. TEG. Bevelled edges. More
CURTISS. Flying Boats. Aeronautical Motors. Aeroplanes. Hydroaeroplanes.
Buffalo, New York: The Curtiss Aeroplane Co., (1917). 40 pp. Illustrated with 18 b/w half-tone photographic images. 10-5/8" x 8-1/4" Pale green printed paper covers. More
50 YEARS Of The DESIGN SCIENCE REVOLUTION And The WORLD GAME.; Prepared for Free Distribution at the Joint National Meeting of the Operational Research Society and American Astronautical Society, Denver, Colorado, 17 - 21 June 1969.
Philadelphia: World Resources Inventory, (1969). 1st printing. INSCRIBED to "Stan", SIGNED by Fuller on p.1, dated 5/7/83. 125, [1 (blank)] pp. Illustrated. 12" x 9" Blue paper covers printed in white. More
SONG Of The VANISHING TRIBE. GAIA II.; Preface by Michael Stein. Introduction by Carter F. Coleman.
Maui, Hawaii: Published and U.S. Distribution by Global Art In Action, Inc.. Fulfillment by Bookpeople Oakland, CA. (2001). 1st edition. SIGNED by Deponte, #310 / 350 cc. Unpaginated. CD in pocket at rear. Filled with photographic images, primarily in color. Laid in b/w photography, 310 / 350 cc, signed by..... More
A JAPANESE BOY.
New Haven, Conn. E. B. Sheldon & Co., 1889. 1st Edition. 128 pp. 12mo. 7-1/2" x 5-1/4". Original publisher's green pebbled cloth binding with gilt stamping to spine & front board. From the preface: "My motives in writing this jejune little volume are... 1st. There seems to be no story..... More
The RELUCTANT ADMIRAL. Yamamoto and the Imperial Navy.; Translated by John Bester.
Tokyo / New York / San Francisco: Kodansha Internation Ltd, 1979. 1st Edition in English. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION copy, SIGNED by the Author. [6], 397, [1 (blank)] pp. Index at rear. 8vo. Blue cloth binding with silver stamped lettering to spine. Blue dust jacket. More