The Dancing Imps of the Wine by Angelo - 1880

NY: Facts on File, 1985. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1985. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Printed in England. AS NEW, bound in earth tone boards with gold lettering on spine with map drawing endpapers. Dust jacket sweeping photograph of Mycenae by Aspect Picture Library. Square and tight, UNREAD, original price intact. From the superb BBC In Search Of series written and presented by the fascinating Michael Wood. A memorable gift.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

London, Oxford University Press, 1965, hardcover, First Edition, First Printing, Near Fine in Near Fine dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, gift inscription (non-authorial) to front endpaper, slight edge and corner wear, slight fading to board edges. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slightest of edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. An adventure story for young readers set in Roman Britain. Illustrated throughout with drawings by Charles Keeping

London: Macmillan, 1915. Second Edition. Hard cover in original cloth. Published London: Macmillan, 1915. 8vo., xxiii+591pp., illustrated with numerous b/w photo plates and reproductions, maps. Blue cloth with gilt spine decoration and titles, top edge gilting. Some moisture indications along front edge of covers, else very good, clean, bright. . Hard. Good Plus/No Jacket. 8vo.

This book is rare because occasionally it can be found with The Handy Book Company listed as the publisher on both the title page and the bottom of the spine. This one lists Hinds, Noble and Eldredge in both places. The 12 page, plus cover page, catalogue at the back shows that the Handy Book version was 50 cents while this one was $1.50 which is why it was purchased less often. This book is in Very Good- condition with small scratches to the textured boards mainly on the spine and at the top corner. The spine edges are worn. Wear to three corners. The gilt lettering is bright.. The back side has a soil spot and small scratches near the top edge. There is about a quarter inch tear at the back bottom hinge. Please see photographs. There is also two pages of ads at the front. The Popular College Songs is shown. History: Arthur Hinds and Gilbert Noble started a bookstore in New York in the 1890's. In 1904 they merged with Eldredge of Philadelphia. This is an authentic book not a later facsimile. Today we… Read More

Brown leather with gilt detailing and labels to spine. Four raised bands, silk ribbon, and moire endpapers. All edges gilt. Previous owner's stamp to title page and last page. Minor staining to boards and wear to gilt on edges, but overall a clean copy. Scarce.
6.75 x 9.5 in

London- UK: Routledge, Warne & Routledge, 1859. THE GREAT SIEGES OF HISTORY- William Robson- Illustrated with Engravings- A New Edition, with the addition of Delhi and Lucknow by Captain Thomas Spankie (Bengal Retired List).. Routledge, Warne & Routledge- London-UK-1859-1st Edition- Hardcover:-12mo- VG/ no dj as issued- original and true 1st Edition with mauve cloth and gilt titles on cover and spine, with gilt crest of Brighton College- 681pp + 2pp ads are clean, no tears or writing- 7 full page engravings + frontis in b&w- any advertised books with less than these 8 gravures is either missing one or is not a 1st Edition- Book is jsut what it says...and it covers over 100 of the greatest sieges throughout history- Very scarce this nice!- Only 8 World cat holdings- Non-fiction-history-war-sieges-illustrated (3107) . 1st Edition-Revised. Illustrated Cloth. VG/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Gaddis, Thomas E.: Birdman Of Alcatraz, The Story of Robert Stroud .1955 Random House 1st. Edition. BIOGRAPHY. True crime, Ornithology. Stated First Printing Thus Exlib. Good- condition. Spine is a bit cocked. No Dust jacket is included. "The fantastic true story of the prisoner with the longest record of solitary confinement in the United States – who became a leading authority on birds." The original source material for the gripping American film starring Burt Lancaster. Will ship from Oregon.

O'Neill, Eugene: Mourning Becomes Electra, A Trilogy (1931 First Edition, Horace Liveright, Inc. w/Dj) DRAMA. Three Plays, or parts: Homecoming, The Hunted, The Haunted. RARE. Used. Very Good Condition/ Good- Original unclipped dust jacket. Original Cover Price is $2.50. Jacket has some loss at the spine. Now protected by mylar wrap. Please see our photos. Plot Summary: "Mourning Becomes Electra is a story styled after the Greek legend and the title refers to how the lead character is condemned to a life of mourning the disasters that befall her family. In the Greek legends, Electra is the sister to Orestes, and they are the children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon."

Wiley, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x7x1. There is some shelf wear. There is some light tanning/foxing to the outer edges of the pages due to age.

Phoenix, Arizona State University, Department of Anthropology, Office of Cultural Resource Management, 1985, bound paperback draft report (8.5" x 11"), ix-169 pp, Very Good condition, no dustjacket as issued. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light bumps to cover corners and edges. An in-depth study of the ancient irrigation systems developed, built, and used by the prehistoric Hohokam people in the Salt River Valley where today we find the modern cities of Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, and other Anglo communities. Profusely illustrated throughout with drawn figures, graphs, charts, maps, and photographs. Appended: References Cited.