The Gannet - A Bird with a History [The Oates/Selborne copy] by Gurney, J.H - 1913

London: Adam and Charles Black, 1911. The provenence of this antiquarian volume is what makes this book unique. Pasted to the inside cover is the bookplate of Louis Agassiz Shaw, co-inventor (along with Philip Drinker) of the iron lung in 1928. 394 lightly tanned pages followed by several pages of publisher advertisements. Some rubbing wear to maroon cover. We noted some red pencil marks to equations on page 175. Some mild foxing to endpapers. A poor quality rubber cement repair has been made to inside cover and title page, so residue is visible on the seams of those pages and title page does not open flat. Shaw bookplate has caused a darkened area the shape of the bookplate, paste residue on bookplate. Small green stamp on fep, penciled price, penciled price on page v. Rubber cement residue on inside seem of back cover. Small blemish on back cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . 3rd. Cloth. Good/No… Read More

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd, 1912. Compiled and arranged for the National Association of Teachers of the Deaf by the Publications Committee No year of publication listed, but book is circa 1912 which is referenced in the book. Black and white illustrations and decorations throughout and some gorgeous vibrant full page, full color illustrations on glossy stock. Dark green cloth with black titles. 124 pages. Bumped and worn corners and head and heel of spine. Endpapers are tanned; booksellers penciled notation on rear endpage. The title page and pages 13 and 19 have some very light fingermarks. We note a weakness in the binding - loose stitching between pages 44 and 45. From page 123 "Writing A Letter:" "I am learning many things here. I learn to speak, and to read, and to write... We play football in winter. In summer we play cricket...: A lovely and rare volume. Please see our photographs. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity… Read More

Boston: Page, 1904. 8vo size pictorial clothbound hardcover; 283 toned pages followed by a nine page publisher's catalogue. From book: "I'm not ashamed of myself," replied her sister, scornfully. "I'm ashamed of you. You're just as extravagant as you can be. You spend every cent of your husband's income, and now you want to saddle him with a big boy, a girl, and an-" Inscription on fep dated 1903, although 1904 is the publication date. Split to binding after fep and again at inside back hinge seam; wobble. Pictorial cover is in amazingly good condition with very little paint loss. Bumped corners. Titles and illustrations are bright on spine; there is a stain, perhaps paste on spine. There is a little foxing to the borders on the frontispiece. Pages are in great condition. Slight fray to top and bottom of spine. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your… Read More

Toronto: Morang & Co. Ltd., 1905. KNOCK AT A VENTURE- Eden Phillpotts- Illustrated Frontis- Morang & Co. Ltd.- Toronto- August- 1905- 1st Edition-1st Printing- Hardcover:-12mo-VG++-Near FINE/ no dj- original publishers green tweed cloth with titles in white and green illsutration on cover- minor rubs, clean, tight and square- 353pp + 4pp ads for books, are clean, no tears or writing- top page edges are gilt- SEE PHOTOS- 1st Edtion Morang printed in August, one month before the Methuen edition which was printed in September- A great copy! Collectible- Fiction-thriller-suspense-ghost-stories-anthology (2437). 1st Edition-1st Printing. Illustrated Cloth. VG++-Near FINE/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated Frontis. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

New York: The F.M. Lupton Publishing Company, 1901. Rich brown cloth with bright gilt titles and decoration on cover. Spine slightly faded and gilt titles also slightly faded. Bumped topped corners and head and heel of spine. Name and address on fep in lovely old fashioned style. 442 toned pages plus 16 illustrations by the author. Foxing to blank back of frontispiece. Small abrasion on blank back of frontispiece. By the author of A Kent Squire. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Hayes, Frederick W.. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 1894. Hardcover. Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. This book details a wealth of information on the geology of several regions of the United States, most notably Washington, the Rocky Mountains, and the Great Lakes. It is filled with maps and other illustrations. The text is a strange mix, with the majority in English, but a substantial amount in French as well. I can't find a pattern in this, and it is not simply a bilingual printing. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 529 pp. A few marks on the endpapers, but the core text pages are tight and clean. Front board is literally hanging on by a thread, and should be considered detached. The spine covering is broken in several places and is also in imminent danger of being lost. However, the binding remains tight, and al pages are in very good condition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5-6 pounds. Category: Natural History & Resources; Non-English Language::French;… Read More

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1875 Book. Good. Hardcover. [iv], 4, [iv], 443, [1] pages. A large paper copy numbered 87 [of 150 copies]. A variety of cuttings from booksellers' catalogues and ink notes have been added to the margins throughout. Spotting throughout. In the original cloth, the spine is torn and worn. Book label to the front pastedown of John DF Thornton. A heavy volume, extra postage will be required to send it outside the UK..

New York: Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. John Tenniel. 154pp. No date c1920, New Era Edition. Blue cloth, gilt and black lettering to cover and spine. Very light rubbing to spine ends, spine is sunned but readable, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown, interior is clean and sound, and book is in overall very nice condition. Printed in the intermediate stage of Pitman's Shorthand. Text is in Pitman Shorthand and ilustrations throughout by John Tenniel.

W. R. Vansant, 1904. Hardbound. Condition: Very Good-. No dust jacket. First Edition. 649 pp. Text white with light sunning along top edge. Clean, unmarked with green design endpapers. Prior owner attribution in pencil on front free endpaper. Illustrated with b/w and full color illustrations and diagrams. "Vivilore: the pathway to mental and physical perfection; the twentieth century book for every woman; a brave and scholarly treatment of sex-life, parenthood, child training, beauty laws and vital interests of women and of men; also a comprehensive treatment of disease and its remedies, including materia medcia. A plea for self-knowledge, self-mastery, and self-development. Embellished with 140 illustrations in rich colors and exquisite half-tones, with numerous scientific pictu res which answer essential questions. Complete index and glossary."

Alphabetically sorted cyclopedia of knowledge.
Numerous coloured maps and 5000 engravings.
Front covers slightly marked and bumped. Internal pages are slightly discoloured with age, but content is clean and tightly bound. Page edges lightly marked and foxed.