Rutland, VT and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle, 1958 [1966]. Later Printing. Hardcover. Preface By Soetsu Yanagi. A handsome copy of this increasingly scarce volume. Prior owner signature on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf wear, reinforced on inside at head, in orginal glassine outer wrap.....
Price: $65.00
Washington D.C. National Academy Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. An collection of biographical essays of Academy members. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 626pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $25.00
Washington D.C. National Academy Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. An collection of biographical essays of Academy members. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 544pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $25.00
Washington D.C. National Academy Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. An collection of biographical essays of Academy members. Very minimal shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 542pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $25.00
Washington D.C. National Academy Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. An collection of biographical essays of Academy members. Very minor shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Navy cloth boards, gilt lettering. 8vo. 485pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Index.
Price: $25.00
New York: Portland House, 1984. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a very presentable copy. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows very minor shelf wear, several impression marks and a scratch at rear, else bright and clean. Black textured paper boards, silver gilt lettering. Small fo. 408pp. Bibliography. Index.
Price: $35.00
Philadelphia, PA: Eldon Press/Cogslea Studio, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Bookplate of Josephine Woolman, listed at rear as a "First Subscriber." A very handsome copy of this engaging exploration. Owner bookplate on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue paper boards, cream paper onlay, red and black ink lettering and decorative.....
Price: $50.00
Boston, MA: John West, 1806. Later Printing. Hardcover. "Fifth American Edition, from the Twelth English Edition." Noted flaws notwithstanding, a presentable copy of this rather scarce work. Moderate shelf/edge wear, light rubbing to boards, upper section of spine has been exposed to fire (dry and darkened), closed split at head.....
Price: $75.00
London: Alexander Hogg, 1778. Second Edition. Hardcover. Overall, a remarkably handsome pair in period bindings. An uncommon work generally...quite scarce in this condition. Light shelf/edge wear, tips through, light wear at head and tail, closed split at hinge of Vol. 2 (cords tight), ownership signature at ffeps and stamp on.....
Price: $450.00
San Francisco, CA: Weldon Owen Reference, Inc., 1995. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Very minor shelf wear, else tight, bright and unmarred. Pictorial wraps, foldover flap. fo. 256pp. Illust. (color plates). Index.
Price: $25.00
Portland, ME: A. Shirley, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the proceedings for the creation of the State of Maine, published in Portland while it was still the District of Maine. Perley's later work is relatively common, but this edition is scarce and genuinely rare in its original boards.....
Price: $850.00
Portland, ME: A. Shirley, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the proceedings for the creation of the State of Maine, published in Portland while it was still the District of Maine. Perley's later work is relatively common, but this edition is scarce and genuinely rare in its original boards.....
Price: $650.00
London: Rodale Press, 1954. Hardcover. The author of "Mother Goose's Tales" wrote this title in reply to a literary opponent's attack on women. Richly illustrated. A nice copy of this charming tome. Very minor shelf wear, soil mark at bottom, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows two very small.....
Price: $25.00
London: B. Le Franco, 1790. First Edition. Hardcover. With a facing title-page in French. Textblock printed in 3 columns (English, French and phonetic). A very handsoome copy of this rather uncommon work. Light shelf/edge wear, minor loss at tail, nicks to boards, last index page shows closed tear, ownership signature.....
Price: $450.00
Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. A very handsom copy of this well known history. Light shelf wear, touch of wear/fraying at head and heel, light toning at spine, gift inscription on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering, black ink decorative.....
Price: $45.00
Boston, MA: Phillips, Sampson & Co., 1855. First American Edition. Hardcover. Does not include the later printed (1858) third volume, left unfinished at Prescott's death. Finely bound for Peter Augustus Jay. From the library of Susan Mary Alsop. Born Susan Mary Jay in Rome in 1918, she was the daughter.....
Price: $175.00
New York: X-Acto Crescent Products Company, n.d. First Edition. Staplebound Wraps. A wonderful collection of patterns, including one for a "Wells Fargo Colt" (falling squarely into "try to do that today" catagory). A very handsome copy of this uncommon volume...scarce in this condition. Light shelf wear, small scratch at rear.....
Price: $45.00
Palo Alto, CA: Palo Alto Book Service, 1979. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A rather handsome copy of this first reprint of the Vol. 1-4 of the Rand Letters. Three First Edition (presumed) copies of Rand pamphlets including: Cultural Update (1978, touch of edge toning, Near Fine); Global Balkanization (1977, Fine);.....
Price: $45.00
Portland, ME: Ascensius Press, 2001. First Edition/Limited Edition. Hardcover. A very handsome copy of this richly detailed history. Hand-numbered on the limitation page and signed by the author on the dedication page, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows hint of sun at spine and small sticker ghost at rear.....
Price: $75.00
Boston, MA: Dana Estes & Co., 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf/edge wear, library plate at front pastedown, ex libris marks at rear, spot of lightening at spine, else tight, bright and unmarred. Red cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece, tissueguard, teg. 8vo. 611pp. Illus. (b/w plate). Index.
Price: $45.00
New York: Privately Printed, 1891. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Inscribed by Henry Knight to Col. E.H. Baker. Embodies a speech given at Amo, ID, May 30, 1890. A handsome copy of this rather scarce volume. Minor shelf/edge wear, small closed tear at title page, inscribed on presentation page, hint of.....
Price: $145.00
Hartford, CT: Peter B. Gleason and Co, 1815. First Edition. Hardcover. "The following historical sketches were first written for "The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine," and published in that work in twenty successive numbers...as this history was written for a religious publication, the reader will not be disappointed to find a turn.....
Price: $145.00
Boston, MA: Museum of Science, Boston, 1989. First Edition. Original Wraps. Presentation plate from the MoS, celebrating its 50th anniversary. Previous owner was a noted Harvard entomologist. A wonderful history of the Boston MoS. A very handsome copy of the rather scarce volume. Minor shelf wear, bookplate on front wrap.....
Price: $55.00
New York: Perigee Books/Putnams, 1980. First Edition. Original Wraps. "Hours of Fun for the Ambitious Modeler" was code that the model would take on the order of 40 hours (as opposed to "So Easy an Adult Can Do It" which meant it would take about 12 hours). A totally functional.....
Price: $25.00
New York: EDAF, 1989. First Edition. Original Wraps. Text in Spanish. Includes instructions and materials to build the Capital and Washington Monument. "So Easy an Adult Can Do It" was code that the model would take approximately 12 hours to make (as opposed to "Hours of Fun for the Ambitious.....
Price: $45.00