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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1937. First Edition; rare collectible volume. 8vo size brown clothbound hardcover with orange titles on spine and front cover; 315 pages. Firmly bound. Author Jessie Fenton tells the fictionalized story of Lonny, a teenage boy gone bad, from his petty thievery in his hometown to his hopping a freight train and befriending a man who teaches him to pass bogus check and steal cars within hours of their meeting. Lonny ends up in reform school, becomes a hardened criminal and kills a man during a bank robbery. He dies in the electric chair at Sing Sing. We find the book has some of that classic film noir vibe. Dusty top, light wear or soil to cover and spine; some fingermarks on cover. Pages are toned; there is some light tanning to the inside covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . First. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Libellus, quo demonstratur colchici autumnalis radicem. Non solum tuto posse exhiberi hominibus, sed et ejus usu interno curari quandoque morbos difficillimos, qui aliis remediis non cedunt. Jungitur simul plantae effigies aere excusa by Storck Antonii (Anton von) - 1763
by Storck Antonii (Anton von)
Libellus, quo demonstratur colchici autumnalis radicem. Non solum tuto posse exhiberi hominibus, sed et ejus usu interno curari quandoque morbos difficillimos, qui aliis remediis non cedunt. Jungitur simul plantae effigies aere excusa
by Storck Antonii (Anton von)
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Vindobonae [Vienna]: Joannis Thomae Trattner, 1763. ["A little book which shows Colchicum autumnale (Meadow Saffron) root not only safe for human use, but also useful for internal cures whenever diseases, difficult to cure, will not yield to other medicines".]. Small octavo, illustrated with one folding engraved plate (a little foxed around the margins and with a corner creased), pp 96, some foxing but otherwise firm throughout, the verso of the title pages has an early stamp of an Austrian library, also with the perforated stamp of the John Crerar library and its tiny withdrawn stamp, an early signature on the title page, with the attractive bookpate of the Crerar Library on the front endpaper, the free front endpaper nearly detached. red quarter morocco and marbled boards, rubbed . [Anton von Storck (1731 - 1803) was an Austrian physician. Storck is remembered for his clinical research of various herbs, and their associated toxicity and medicinal properties. His studies are considered to be the pioneering work of experimental pharmacology and his method can be regarded as forming a blueprint for the clinical trials of modern medicine. He was convinced that plants regarded as poisonous still had medicinal applications if employed in carefully controlled quantities. Störck was particularly interested in the medical possibilities of plants such as hemlock, henbane, jimsonweed and autumn crocus. His experiments with these plants involved a three-step process; initially used on animals, followed by a personal trial, and finally given to his patients, all the while maintaining a "sliding-scale" approach to determine the optimum dosage. Störck's numerous Latin medical tracts, detailing his experiments into the therapeutic effects of poisonous plants, excited great interest and were translated into German, French, English, Dutch and Portuguese, rapidly becoming influential medical texts throughout Europe.]. First Edition. Quarter leather. Good.
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- Keywords colchicum.colchicine. autumnale.meadow saffron.
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Down the Dark Street
by Fenton, Jessie
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Death by Black Hole, and Other Cosmic Quandaries.
by Tyson, Neil deGrasse
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New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007. Octavo. Original yellow boards, black paper backstrip, titles to spine gilt. With the dust jacket. A little light rubbing at the edges, minor bump to the upper corner of the boards. An excellent copy in the jacket with a little creasing at the head of the spine panel and a minor vertical crease near the top of the spine panel. Sixth printing, published in the same year as the first. Presentation copy inscribed by the author in elaborate calligraphy on the half title, "To: Ravonne, Welcome to the Universe, Neil D. Tyson, May 2007". Uncommon signed. The present volume is a collection of forty-two essays originally published in Tyson's "Universe" column in Natural History Magazine between 1995 and 2005. Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson's (1958 - ) interest in astronomy began during childhood, when he viewed the Moon's surface through a friend's binoculars. Tyson studied at Harvard, the University of Texas, and Columbia, then joined the faculty of…
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1817 Hand-Colored Antique Curtis Botanical Print, Helleborus Viridis (Green Hellebore)
by Curtis, William
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London: George Graves and John Harding, 1817. Enlarged edition. Very good +. 11.75 X 18.75 We will be offering a number of original hand colored engravings from Curtis' FLORA LONDINENSIS. These are from the enlarged edition of 1817. The print measures 11.75 x 18.75 inches, with a plate mark of 10 x 16 inches. This is a hand colored engraving on high quality watermarked paper dated 1815 and made by W.Balston & Co. It is a beautiful decorative antique print expertly colored and beautifully composed. Curtis' work was the first study of British flora, and artists contributing to the opus included James Sowerby, Sydenham Teak Edwards, Francis Sansom and William Kilburn. This particular plate is quite bright and clean. The background paper color is lighter than my camera is portraying it, and is slightly off-white. The plate is full margined, and has not been trimmed. The text page which accompanied the print will be included. Purchases may be combined for the best shipping price. Many of the wildflowers…
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The Log of the Flying-Fish (1887)
by Harry Collingwood (W. J. C. Lancaster)
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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First US edition, likely second printing, decorative hardcover, circa 1887/88. Identification of first editions is complicated and is partially addressed below. Overall condition is good. Boards show moderate patina, wear especially to edges and corners. Prior owner's stamp on front blank, moderate foxing to title page and last few pages of ads, occasional smudge, no tears or folds. Hinges and gutters starting but should hold with proper handling. Paginates: blanks, 384, 24, blanks plus 12 unpaginated plates. All edges gilt. Please see images of the book you will receive. Notes: Popular British author with this title being one of his better known works. An example of early science fiction with a flying submarine. More Notes: True 1st ed. are 1887 by Blackie & Son, London with 1887 date on title page. Most US 1st edition books in this series had a date on the title page but is not the case with this title. This copy with "Christmas, 1886" date at top of ads in back. The first ad is for G. A. Henty's…
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Proude's Short Studies. Volumes I, II, III & IV.
by James Anthony Froude
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Red calf spine with red cloth boards. Gilt banding and titles on the spine. Dimensions are for one volume. A very clean and well bound renditionJames Anthony Froude FRSE (23 April 1818 – 20 October 1894) was an English historian, novelist, biographer, and editor of Fraser's Magazine. From his upbringing amidst the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement, Froude intended to become a clergyman, but doubts about the doctrines of the Anglican church, published in his scandalous 1849 novel The Nemesis of Faith, drove him to abandon his religious career. Froude turned to writing history, becoming one of the best known historians of his time for his History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada. Inspired by Thomas Carlyle, Froude's historical writings were often fiercely polemical, earning him a number of outspoken opponents. Froude continued to be controversial up until his death for his Life of Carlyle, which he published along with personal writings of Thomas and Jane Welsh… Read More
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Nursery Tales Children Love
by Watty Piper
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Platt & Munk, New York, 1933. Hardback. Condition: Good+.No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Eulalie Illus (illustrator). First Edition. Owner's inscription/blue cloth HB with pastedown color illustration of boy and girl holding hands and walking into the courtyard; Of a large fairy castle with black lettering, spine somewhat loose.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Good clean unmarked copy. 1933 edition,Includes Little Black Sambo. No 100C Printed on lower left of front cover.
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Of Wolves and Men.
by LOPEZ, Barry Holstun.
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Edmonds, Washington, United States
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978. First edition / First printing. Gray cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slight wear. Fresh clean copy, gray boards have no fading and sharp corners. The author's third book and one of his best. Winner of the 1979 John Burroughs Medal for a distinguished work in the field of Natural History. National Book Award Finalist. Lannan Literary Award. Guggenheim Fellowship.
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Toland's Works: A Collection of several pieces of Mr John Toland
by John Toland
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It's not ofter that you find two original volumes published / printed in 1726. Overall, these titles are in V Good condition and 100% legible ( albeit with Olde English spelling ) The titles are leather bound (spines and corners) with printed board covers.A previous owner has pasted additional pages at the start of Volume 1 and pasted various newspaper clippings and hand written texts relevant to the themes of Mr Toland dated through the 1800's further enhancing the value of the set.
John Toland (30 November 1670 – 11 March 1722) was an Irish rationalist philosopher and freethinker, and occasional satirist, who wrote numerous books and pamphlets on political philosophy and philosophy of religion. Born in Ireland, he was educated at the universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leiden and and was influenced by the philosophy of John Locke.
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Whitter's Poetical Works.
by John Greenleaf Whitter
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Red leather spine with gilt squared banding and gilt title. Red cloth boards.
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Geological Rambles in Yorkshire.
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Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole
by Engle, Joanna
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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.
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Oregon; Or, a Short History of a Long Journey: Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River
by John B. Wyeth
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YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.
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Key to the Fishes of Northern Europe
by Alwyne Wheeler
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London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., London 1978: Frederick Warne & Co.Ltd., 1976. Good. Softbound limp edition. Cased edition also available Illustrations by Peter Stebbing 1976. Limp. Good. Peter Stebbing.
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The Silence Of The North
by Olive A. Fredrickson with Ben East
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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ICEBERGS AND GLACIERS
by Simon Seymour
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New York: William Morrow and Company, inc., 1987. First Edition. Extensively illustrated with large and beautiful photographs. Square 4to, publisher’s original pictorial boards in the original decorated dustjacket. (30). A fine, bright copy. In clear, concise text and exceptional, full color photographs, noted science author Seymour Simon explains how different types of glaciers and icebergs are formed, how they move, and how they affect life on Earth. He also explores some of their mysteries: Can icebergs be used as a source of fresh water for dry lands? And will the ice ages return, covering the continents with glaciers as they did twenty thousand years ago?
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The Polynesian Triangle
by Berry, Erick & Best, Herbert
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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Winter - Notes from Montana
by Bass, Rick
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarter cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket and mylar cover. Signed by author on title page. Dust jacket has sticker residue over the price, otherwise no wear or soiling present. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 162 pp; Signed by Author .
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A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
by Verne, Jules
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Jules Verne: Jules A Journey To The Centre Of The Earth 1959 Dodd, Mead Science Fiction Book Club Edition. Special introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. USED. VG/G original red, black and white Jean Morton dust jacket. Spine of jacket is skinned by price label removal. Beige boards, red topstain, 226 pages, binding is tight. Plot summary:" In Jules Verne's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, a geology professor, Otto Lindenbrock, and his nephew Axel discover and decode an ancient document that purports to show that a dormant volcano holds a secret entrance to a series of caverns leading to a subterranean world at the earth's center. In the name of scientific discovery, they follow the instructions and undertake a hazardous journey deep within the earth..."
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Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) G&D Hardcover w/DJ 1945
by Christie, Agatha
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Christie, Agatha: Remembered Death (aka Sparkling Cyanide) 1945 HARDCOVER WITH DUST JACKET. Unabridged. Please see our stock photo. Used. VG/Fair unclipped DJ. 209 pages. 5 3/8 X 7 ¾. A COLONEL RACE MYSTERY.
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Island Folk: The People of Isle Royale
by Peter Oikarinen
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Houghton, Michigan: Isle Royale Natural History Association, [1979]. Softcover book with pictorial wraps. 160p. B&W photos throughout text. This is the original printing, later reprinted by the University of Minnesota Press. Book has been well read and is in very good - condition with wear to the cover image along the edge and reading crease to front cover, corners bumped and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked with light staining on the edge of a few pages. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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