The Principles of Political Economy: With a Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the Science by J. R. McCulloch - 1830

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on limitation page. Certificate signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Daniela Di Stefano and Publisher Roy S. Pfeil. First Limited edition / First printing. Number 405 of 1700 copies. Teal leather. Very fine. Certificate of Authenticity and A Note About Bagombo Snuff Box laid in.

New York: Henry Holt, 1921. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage "ToThe Honorable Will H. Hays, Postmaster General, with the compliments of the author." Brig. General Edward Munson, M.D., as an assistant to the Surgeon General, was one of the surgeons who attended President William McKinley after he was wounded by an assassin. While Professor of Military Hygiene at the Army Service School in Washington, in 1912, Dr. Munson designed the military field shoe, the boon to infantrymen, variously known as the "Munson Last," the "hobnail brogan" of World War I, and the "G.I. shoe" of World War II. General Munson wrote several books on Army hygiene, including the authoritative treatise, The Soldier's Foot and the Military Shoe.In 1917 he was promoted to Colonel and thereafter developed the system of field training for medical troops. In 1919 he returned to the general staff in Washington and was assigned to organize the Morale Section, a branch… Read More

Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1856. 1st Edition . Fine. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Full brown morocco binding by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath (binder's name in gilt to rear turn-in). Spine has five raised bands, gilt ruled panels, gilt lettering, date to foot of spine. Single gilt fillet border to boards. Gilt fillet to board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all page edges gilt. Original cloth front cover bound in to the rear of the book. Fine condition throughout. A first class example, in a binding of the very highest order. Overall condition is Fine. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xviii, 205, [3]

Paris: Thierry, Barbin et Trabouillet, 1697. Very Good. 4 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16.5 cm). Complete eight volume set. Full speckled calf leather bindings. Spines have five raised bands, red morocco title labels, compartments ornately decorated in gilt. Some marking and slight worming to boards. Spines rubbed with slight wear to head and foot. A couple of volumes have slight cracking to joints but all boards are firmly attached. Gilt decorated board edges and turn-ins. All page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Very tight bindings in excellent overall condition. Clean pages throughout. French language. All 30 plates are present and in first class condition (one plate in Vol. V has been bound in upside down.) A rare and important early edition of Molière's works, reproducing the 1682 first collected edition. An excellent example, complete with all plates and in attractive contemporary bindings. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 4 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: [24] 309… Read More

London: John Wilkie, 1775. 2nd Edition . Very Good Plus. 5 x 8.25 inches (13 x 21 cm). Recent quarter black morocco leather binding with marbled boards. Spine has five raised bands and gilt title. Light staining to lower corner of first few pages, half title page has three small holes to the inner margin and an ink spot, small mark and hole to outside margin of title page, a couple of light marks elsewhere but text is generally in very clean condition throughout. A couple of text pages have slight loss to the margins, page 39/40 has a tear to the centre of the page with very slight loss (no loss to text), there are also a few corrections to the text in old ink (these are not noted in the errata.) Leaves C3 and C4 (pages 13-16) are very tightly cropped to the outer margin, on p13 the text runs right to the edge of the page but is complete. The second edition of Sheridan's first play, issued in the same year as the first printing. A nice solid example in a fine later binding. ESTC T942. Overall… Read More

Norwalk, CT: Easton Press, 1999. Signed by Kurt Vonnegut on limitation page. Certificate signed by Kurt Vonnegut, Daniela Di Stefano and Publisher Roy S. Pfeil. First Limited edition / First printing. Number 405 of 1700 copies. Teal leather. Very fine. Certificate of Authenticity and A Note About Bagombo Snuff Box laid in.

New York: Henry Holt, 1921. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage "ToThe Honorable Will H. Hays, Postmaster General, with the compliments of the author." Brig. General Edward Munson, M.D., as an assistant to the Surgeon General, was one of the surgeons who attended President William McKinley after he was wounded by an assassin. While Professor of Military Hygiene at the Army Service School in Washington, in 1912, Dr. Munson designed the military field shoe, the boon to infantrymen, variously known as the "Munson Last," the "hobnail brogan" of World War I, and the "G.I. shoe" of World War II. General Munson wrote several books on Army hygiene, including the authoritative treatise, The Soldier's Foot and the Military Shoe.In 1917 he was promoted to Colonel and thereafter developed the system of field training for medical troops. In 1919 he returned to the general staff in Washington and was assigned to organize the Morale Section, a branch… Read More

Cambridge: Macmillan and Co., 1856. 1st Edition . Fine. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Full brown morocco binding by Bayntun-Riviere of Bath (binder's name in gilt to rear turn-in). Spine has five raised bands, gilt ruled panels, gilt lettering, date to foot of spine. Single gilt fillet border to boards. Gilt fillet to board edges and turn-ins, marbled endpapers, all page edges gilt. Original cloth front cover bound in to the rear of the book. Fine condition throughout. A first class example, in a binding of the very highest order. Overall condition is Fine. Size: 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xviii, 205, [3]

Paris: Thierry, Barbin et Trabouillet, 1697. Very Good. 4 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16.5 cm). Complete eight volume set. Full speckled calf leather bindings. Spines have five raised bands, red morocco title labels, compartments ornately decorated in gilt. Some marking and slight worming to boards. Spines rubbed with slight wear to head and foot. A couple of volumes have slight cracking to joints but all boards are firmly attached. Gilt decorated board edges and turn-ins. All page edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Very tight bindings in excellent overall condition. Clean pages throughout. French language. All 30 plates are present and in first class condition (one plate in Vol. V has been bound in upside down.) A rare and important early edition of Molière's works, reproducing the 1682 first collected edition. An excellent example, complete with all plates and in attractive contemporary bindings. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 4 x 6.5 inches (10 x 16.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: [24] 309… Read More

London: John Wilkie, 1775. 2nd Edition . Very Good Plus. 5 x 8.25 inches (13 x 21 cm). Recent quarter black morocco leather binding with marbled boards. Spine has five raised bands and gilt title. Light staining to lower corner of first few pages, half title page has three small holes to the inner margin and an ink spot, small mark and hole to outside margin of title page, a couple of light marks elsewhere but text is generally in very clean condition throughout. A couple of text pages have slight loss to the margins, page 39/40 has a tear to the centre of the page with very slight loss (no loss to text), there are also a few corrections to the text in old ink (these are not noted in the errata.) Leaves C3 and C4 (pages 13-16) are very tightly cropped to the outer margin, on p13 the text runs right to the edge of the page but is complete. The second edition of Sheridan's first play, issued in the same year as the first printing. A nice solid example in a fine later binding. ESTC T942. Overall… Read More