A HISTORY Of The LINNEAN SOCIETY Of LONDON.
London: Printed for the Linnean Society, by Taylor & Francis, Ltd., 1938. 1st Edition. 175, [1] pp. Illustrated. Royal 8vo 10" x 6-3/4". Original printed orange paper covers. More
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Die 70 WOCHEN Und Die 63 JAHRWOCHEN Des PROPHETEN DANIEL.; Erörtert und erläutert mit steter Rücksicht auf die biblischen Parallelen, auf Geschichte und Chronologie. Nebst einer historisch kritischen Untersuchung über den Sinn und die ursprüngliche Gestalt der Reden Jesu von seiner Parusie in den synoptischen Evangelien.
Gottingen: bei Vandenhoeck und Ruprecht, 1839. 1st Edition. [2], viii, [2], 231, [1] pp. 8vo. 8-3/8" x 5-1/8". Period paste-paper binding with printed green paper title label to spine. Red edgestain. More
EXHIBITION Of SCULPTURES PAINTINGS DRAWINGS.; Introduction by Jean-Paul Sartre and a Letter from Alberto Giacometti - January 19 To February 14 1948 - Pierre Matisse Gallery - New York.
New York. Pierre Matisse Gallery, 1948. 1st Printing. 47 pp. Letter is 12 pp. unnumbered. Profusely Illustrated with black and white images. 10-1/4" x 8-1/4". Light tan card stock wrappers, stapled, rectangular cutout to upper wrapper (to revel image below), black lettering on verso of upper wrapper, black and white... More
GALLERY OF FASHION. No. VI.; Month of September, 1794.
[London]. Published by N. Heideloff, At the Gallery of Fashion Office, No. 90, Wardour-street. 1794. 1st Edition. 8 pp, unnumbered. Two full page hand-colored plates. Approx: 11-3/4" x 9-1/2". Blue paper wrappers, black lettering to upper wrapper, letterpress printed, two full page illustrations, two pages of descriptive text, now housed... More
GALLERY OF FASHION. No. XI; Month of February, 1795.
[London]. Published by N. Heideloff At the Gallery of Fashion Office, No. 90, Wardour-street. 1795. 1st Edition. 8 pp., unnumbered. Two full page hand-colored plates. Approx.: 11-1/2" x 9". Blue paper wrappers, black lettering to upper wrapper, letterpress printed, two full page illustrations, two pages of descriptive text, one tissue... More
MESSIEURS NOS FILS & MESDEMOISELLES NOS FILLES.; Par Randon.
Paris. Maison Martiney. [1861]. 1st Edition, presumed. [1 title page], 1-20 pp. Profusely illustrated. 13-1/2" x 10-1/4". Light green paper wrapped boards, black lettering and illustration to upper board (same as title page), black and white illustrations printed on recto throughout, text in French. OCLC states two holdings. More
HOLLANDERS WHO HELPED BUILD AMERICA.
New York City. American Biographical Company. 1942. 1st Printing, stated. [i-ii], [1-3], 4-323, [1-6 index], [1 blank] pp. Frontispiece. Black and white photographs throughout. 12-1/4" x 9-1/4". Blue publishers cloth wrapped boards, stamped in gilt to upper board and back strip, glossy leaves. Bookplate is for the "Cecil. B. De Mille Library" More
GIANTS MAGAZINE. Vol. 1. No. 1.
[San Francisco]: Woodford Publishing & San Francisco Giants, (1986). 1st Printing. 102, [2] pp. Fully illustrated, primarily in color. 11" x 8-1/4". Printed full color paper wrappers, stapled. Diane Feinstein was mayor [and featured on p. 5], Bob Lurie was Chairman, Al Rosen the GM & Roger Craig the Skipper... More
FAMILY PHOTO ALBUM.; Oakland - San Francisco - Milwaukee - New York - Rochester - St. Paul.
(n.p.): (n.d.). Ca 1890s. 17 ll, with cutouts for images. 42 cabinet cards, 2 tintypes. 15-1/2" x 6-3/4". Brown, full puffed calf, embossed floral design to upper board, metal latch closure, gilt rule to verso of upper and lower boards, thick card stock leaves, AEG. Photography studios include Dames at... More
SWITZERLAND. 100 Numbered & Captioned Views.
New York: Underwood and Underwood, 1903. Ca early 1900s. Albumen stereoviews, round top, separate mounted images on grey concave card stock, with printed captions underneath & imprint info to each side. Extensive English scene description to verso, with scene captions underneath, printed in English, French, German, Italian, Swedish & Cyrillic... More
The DOUBLE HELIX. Being a Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA.
New York: Atheneum, 1968. 1st edition. xvi, 226 pp. Illustrated, primarily from photographs. 8vo. Blue cloth binding; yellow top stain. Red eps. Red dust jacket. A very respectable copy of this landmark 20th C work of science. More
La VICTOIRE.
Paris: Editions de la Nouvelle Revue Francaise, 1924. 11th edition. 428 pp. 8vo. Blue wrappers printed in dark blue. 'Les Documents Bleus' No. 11. More
PAPAGO MUSIC. Smithsonian Institustion Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 90.
Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1929. 1st printing (presumed). xx, 229, [3 (blank)] pp including index. A few b/w photographic images. 9-1/4" x 6". Green cloth binding with gilt title lettering stamped to spine. More
The RISE Of ROMANTIC OPERA.; Edited by Winton Dean.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979. Rpt. 198 pp (including index). 8vo. Dark brown cloth with gold spine lettering. Dust jacket. More
A CHINESE MIRROR Being Reflections of the Reality behind Appearance.
Boston & New York / London: Houghton Mifflin Company / Jonathan Cape Ltd, (n. d.). Early printing, ca mid-1920s. 464 pages, including Index. Illustrated; folding map at rear. 8vo. Red cloth spine over gold & silver polka dot patterned red cloth boards. No dust jacket. More
TENNIS For The JUNIOR Player The CLUB Player The EXPERT...; Spalding's Athletic Library. No. 510B
New York: American Sports Publishing Company, (1928). 1st edition thus, and 3rd edition overall (? Cf. Phelps & Sabine, p. 195). [4], 68; 76; 62, [14] pp. Divisional t.p. for each section. Adverts at front & rear, with front dated 6-28. Frontis & other internal photographic illustrations of Tilden, Johnston... More
FIRMA BURGI, or An Historical Essay Concerning the Cities, Towns and Buroughs of England.; Taken from Records. By Thomas Madox Esquire, His Majesties Historiographer.
London: Printed by William Bowyer; and Sold by Robert Gosling, 1726. 1st Edition (Goldsmith 6493). [24], 297, [31] pp. Subscriber list in prelims; index at rear. T.p. copperplate vignette. Head- tailpieces. Copperplate cuts. Folio. 15-3/4" x 10". Period full calf paneled boards with renewed tips & later respining to style. More
WOOD CARVING: Design and Workmanship.
London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd, 1937. Second Edition. xxiii, [24] - 310, [10] pp. Illustrated with drawings. 12mo. Original publisher's linen cloth spine over green paper-wrapped boards. More
ROSE RECIPES.
London: Routledge, 1939. 1st Edition. xiv, [15] - 94, [2] pp. Decorated by Helen Kapp. 12mo. Black cloth binding decorated in pink. Black paper dust jacket printed in pink. More
THIS MAN HAS A BIG MOUTH.; And He's Trying to Keep Us from Speaking Out.
(California). (1978). 1st Printing. Broadside, letterpress printed. One large pictorial portrait of Senator John Briggs. 14-1/2" x 23". Single sheet, red ink stencil illustration, black ink text. Senator John Briggs was the man behind California Proposition 6 (Nov. 7 1978) which would have banned gays, lesbians and anyone else who... More
NEW THRILLS In OLD CHINA.
New York: Hodder and Stoughton / George H. Doran Company, (1913). 1st UK edition. 212 pp (including index). Frontispiece. Inserted plates. Map at rear. Crown 8vo. Yellow cloth binding with black & red stamping. More
The WONDEROUS TRANSFORMATION Of CATERPILLARS.; Fifty Engravings Selected from ERUCARUM ORTUS (1718). With an Introduction by William T. Stern.
Ilkley, Yorkshire: Scolar Press, 1978. 1st Edition thus. #29 / 500 cc. 32 pages of text. 50 reproductions of the the original engravings. 8vo. Original publisher's faux vellum spine over grey paper boards; gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Green topstain. Green eps. Slipcase of printed green paper. More
DIRECTIONS For A KITCHEN GARDEN.
Barre, Masstts: Barre Publishers. Printed by David Godine, 1970. 1st Edition. Limited to 1000cc. SIGNED by the illustrator. Unpaginated. Wood engravings by Tyler. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth binding, with gilt stamped title lettering to spine. Slipcase, with printed paper title label to one side. More
SOME ENGLISH GARDENS.; After Drawings by George S. Elgood, R.I. With Notes by Gertrude Jekyll.
London: Longmans Green and Co., 1905. Third Edition. xii, 128 pp. Profusely illustrated with inserted color plates. Small folio. 13-7/8" x 10-1/8". Original publisher's green cloth binding with gilt stamping. TEG. Heavy book - additional postage necessary. More
PHOTOGRAPH Of MONTGOMERY CASTLE.
(n.p.). (n.d.). Broadside, a plate pulled out from a book. Black and white photograph. 5-1/2" x 8-1/4". Loose leaf, black lettering. Ink marking reads " Castle of Sir Richard Herbert". Photo courtesy of Valentine & Sons, Ltd. More