The Annotated Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien - 1988: Introduction and Notes by Douglas A. Anderson

London- UK: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. [Dealings With The Firm of] DOMBEY AND SON [Wholesale Retail and for Exportation]- Charles Dickens- Illustrated by H. K. Browne- Bradbury and Evans- London-UK- 1848- 1st Edition in book form Early State- Hardcover:-8vo- 3/4 black calf and marbled boards, 5 raised bands on spine with gilt title, wear at extremities hinges starting but still tight and square-rubs on marbled boards. Many 1st edition points are: 2 line errata page after list of plates, with 12 line errata slip tipped in, Cuttle's hook on left arm, extra illustrated title page with 1848, on p. xv there is no page entry for the frontispiece and vignette, nor are there quotation marks around "the Party" in the second entry; on p. 14, ten lines up, "aint" has no apostrophe; on p. 26, line 11 has "fidgetty"; on p. 40, "shewed" and "shew" are found for "showed" and "show"; and on p. 582, the last line has no period, the famous dark plate opposite p.547, p.97 'the register' for 'that register', p.100… Read More

Raccolta unica di 62 pubblicazioni ed estratti di botanica appartenuti al celebre botanico Rodolfo PichiSermolli (Florence 1912-2005). Rodolfo Pichi Sermolli fu un grande botanico specializzato nelle felci Pterodofite. Viaggiò per tutto il mondo in cerca di campioni da utilizzare per il suo erbario: in Africa (Libia, Lagon Tana in Etiopia) Messico, Hawai, Nuova Zelanda, Polinesia ecc… Le più prestigiose istituzioni come il British Museum o il Smithsonian Institution di Washington cercarono di acquistare l'erbario ma lui decise di donarlo all'Università di Firenze. Le pubblicazioni sono per la gran parte studi di botanica, talvolta con descrizione dinuove scoperte di specie e riguardano numerose parti del mondo : Guinea, Mozambico, Canada, North America, Colombia, Quebec, Extremadura in Spain, Africa, Europe etc… Tutti i pezzi riportano ex libris di Sermolli con un numero consecutivo (le pubblicazioni numerate 5350, 5351, 5367, 5369, 5375, 5395 risultano… Read More

Some discoloration to spine of book. Discoloration of pages due to age of book.DJ without clipped corners. Original price $2.50.DJ has rubs to edge and spine edge. Slight toning to spine.1st edition

P(ierre) P(rosper) Boileau, Traité de la mesure des eaux courantes ou expériences, observations et méthodes. Concernant les lois des vitesses, le jaugeage et l'évaluation de la force mécanique des cours d'eau de toute grandeur; le débit des pertuis des usines, des fortifications et des canaux d'irrigation; et l'action dynamique des courants sur les corps en repos. Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1854. Quarto, 4+XIV+361 pp., 7 foldout plates. Marbled half calf with gilt titles on spine, 6 false bands. Very rare (we found no copies for sale since 2015) treatise on hydraulic engineering, in which the author (1811-1891) introduced many innovative methods and apparatuses for the measurement and gauging of tunning waters. A nice copy, spine and boards rubbed, some foxing to title and plates (text is clean and bright), no markings or creases. Complete with all 7 fouldouts, showing many diagrams of tubes, wheels and other hydraulic devices. Pictures available upon request. Ships by DHL or Fedex worldwide,… Read More

2nd American edition. 8th impression. 1,000 copies of this impression were sent from Allen & Unwin to Houghton Mifflin. Dust jacket states 8th impression, book is confirmed the same by the clipped 'e' in 'the' on page 20, line 6. Book is in Very Good condition, with joints showing signs of weakness. Some very light foxing on map endpapers. Some light yellowing of text pages, but otherwise clean and tight. Cover has most minimal wear.Dust jacket is in Good condition, with some edgewear, small open tears at corners, top of jacket spine has 1/4" high open tear. Dust jacket flaps have moderate foxing.

London- UK: Bradbury and Evans, 1848. [Dealings With The Firm of] DOMBEY AND SON [Wholesale Retail and for Exportation]- Charles Dickens- Illustrated by H. K. Browne- Bradbury and Evans- London-UK- 1848- 1st Edition in book form Early State- Hardcover:-8vo- 3/4 black calf and marbled boards, 5 raised bands on spine with gilt title, wear at extremities hinges starting but still tight and square-rubs on marbled boards. Many 1st edition points are: 2 line errata page after list of plates, with 12 line errata slip tipped in, Cuttle's hook on left arm, extra illustrated title page with 1848, on p. xv there is no page entry for the frontispiece and vignette, nor are there quotation marks around "the Party" in the second entry; on p. 14, ten lines up, "aint" has no apostrophe; on p. 26, line 11 has "fidgetty"; on p. 40, "shewed" and "shew" are found for "showed" and "show"; and on p. 582, the last line has no period, the famous dark plate opposite p.547, p.97 'the register' for 'that register', p.100… Read More

Raccolta unica di 62 pubblicazioni ed estratti di botanica appartenuti al celebre botanico Rodolfo PichiSermolli (Florence 1912-2005). Rodolfo Pichi Sermolli fu un grande botanico specializzato nelle felci Pterodofite. Viaggiò per tutto il mondo in cerca di campioni da utilizzare per il suo erbario: in Africa (Libia, Lagon Tana in Etiopia) Messico, Hawai, Nuova Zelanda, Polinesia ecc… Le più prestigiose istituzioni come il British Museum o il Smithsonian Institution di Washington cercarono di acquistare l'erbario ma lui decise di donarlo all'Università di Firenze. Le pubblicazioni sono per la gran parte studi di botanica, talvolta con descrizione dinuove scoperte di specie e riguardano numerose parti del mondo : Guinea, Mozambico, Canada, North America, Colombia, Quebec, Extremadura in Spain, Africa, Europe etc… Tutti i pezzi riportano ex libris di Sermolli con un numero consecutivo (le pubblicazioni numerate 5350, 5351, 5367, 5369, 5375, 5395 risultano… Read More

Some discoloration to spine of book. Discoloration of pages due to age of book.DJ without clipped corners. Original price $2.50.DJ has rubs to edge and spine edge. Slight toning to spine.1st edition

P(ierre) P(rosper) Boileau, Traité de la mesure des eaux courantes ou expériences, observations et méthodes. Concernant les lois des vitesses, le jaugeage et l'évaluation de la force mécanique des cours d'eau de toute grandeur; le débit des pertuis des usines, des fortifications et des canaux d'irrigation; et l'action dynamique des courants sur les corps en repos. Paris, Mallet-Bachelier, 1854. Quarto, 4+XIV+361 pp., 7 foldout plates. Marbled half calf with gilt titles on spine, 6 false bands. Very rare (we found no copies for sale since 2015) treatise on hydraulic engineering, in which the author (1811-1891) introduced many innovative methods and apparatuses for the measurement and gauging of tunning waters. A nice copy, spine and boards rubbed, some foxing to title and plates (text is clean and bright), no markings or creases. Complete with all 7 fouldouts, showing many diagrams of tubes, wheels and other hydraulic devices. Pictures available upon request. Ships by DHL or Fedex worldwide,… Read More

2nd American edition. 8th impression. 1,000 copies of this impression were sent from Allen & Unwin to Houghton Mifflin. Dust jacket states 8th impression, book is confirmed the same by the clipped 'e' in 'the' on page 20, line 6. Book is in Very Good condition, with joints showing signs of weakness. Some very light foxing on map endpapers. Some light yellowing of text pages, but otherwise clean and tight. Cover has most minimal wear.Dust jacket is in Good condition, with some edgewear, small open tears at corners, top of jacket spine has 1/4" high open tear. Dust jacket flaps have moderate foxing.