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New York:: Crowell,, 1931.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good+ in cloth covered boards, black spine, gold lettering on spine (gift inscription.) . First edition. A very comprehensive discussion of techniques applicable to the development of advertisin, with chapters on topics ranging from selection of paper, use of color to in-house organs, commercial art, advertising agencies and more. Full color frontispiece and many illustrations - both in the text and as black and white and full-color plates (the title page states 175 illustrations). Appendix, glossary and index. 474 pp. Slightly oversized format.

Italy: : By the author,, 1976.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a near fine dustjacket (previous owner's name, some toning to the plain light blue printed dust jacket).. First edition. An Albanian-English dictionary containing some 30,000 words most frequently encountered and thousands of idiomatic expressions. Introduction on Albanian pronunciation, and appendices of Albanian abbreviations and geographical names. Errata slip laid in. 448 pp.

New York:: Parke-Bernet Galleries, , 1968.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in green cover with gilt lettering on front and spine, chipping to original glassine dust jacket. . First edition. Auction catalogue listing 222 lots. Includes materials related to the California and Arizona missions, to the Civil War, to the Tennessee frontier settlements, Ross settlement in Texas, the Lewis and Clark expedition and more. Many black and white illustrations of items included in the auction. Index. 81 pp plus information on rates, etc. Prices realized laid in.

New York:: Dutton,, (1979.). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. First printing. While the prices only give a sense of comparative worth, the very extensive of selection of photographs makes this a still valuable reference work. Includes furniture and art, ceramics and glassware, metal and speciality items like duck decoys, toys, whaling items, etc. Large format. 255 pp.

Washington, D.C.:: Washington Bureau of Equipment,, 1893.. Hardcover first edition -. Good in overall in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Several library stamps from a university observatory, rubbing and wear to the corners of the boards and ends of the spine, but a sturdy copy. . First edition (stated on title page) The preface notes that this follows the format adopted in 1882 but adds more data for eclipses of the sun, etc. Divided into three parts: Ephemeris for the Meridian of Greenwich, Ephemeris for the Meridian of Washington and Phenomena. Two double page charts showing the eclipses of Feb 13, 1896 and August 8, 1896. Large octavo, vii, 534 pp.

Washington, D.C.:: Bureau of Navigation,, 1890.. Hardcover -. Good in overall in dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Several library stamps from a university observatory, rubbing and wear to the corners of the boards and ends of the spine, but a sturdy copy. . Second edition. The preface notes that this follows the format adopted in 1882 but adds more data for eclipses of the sun, etc. Divided into three parts: Ephemeris for the Meridian of Greenwich, Ephemeris for the Meridian of Washington and Phenomena. Two double page charts showing the eclipse of June 6, 1891 and the partial eclipse of Nov 30-Dec 1, 1891. Large octavo, viii, 515 pp. plus appendix

New York:: Haskell House Publishers,, 1970.. Hardcover -. Very near fine in turquoise boards with gilt lettering on the spine (upper corner bumped).. Reprint. Originally published in 1934, so "present time" refers to the early 1930s. When it was published, it was the only extensive listing of Arizona literature. Arranged topically - adventurers, novels, poetry, biography, legends, translations from Spanish, etc - this includes brief biographical notes on each author and a selection from their work. Index, 574 pp.

Philadelphia:: Penn Publishing Company,, 1920 (c 1911). Hardcover -. Very good in green cloth with white lettering and black illustrations (foxing to endpapers, toning to pages. front hinge starting). Later printing. Thousands of quotations arranged alphabetically by subject. 80 pp plus 12 pp publisher's ads for the Popular Hand-Books Series.

Washington, D.C.:: United States Government Printing,, 1965.. First edition -. Very good in printed sage green wrappers. . First printing, a large trade paperback. Comprehensive list of publications that appeared in 1961 concerning the geology of the North American Continent, Greenland, the West Indies and adjacent islands, Hawaii, Guam, and other island possessions, listed alphabetically by author, with full title and publication data. Includes a list of serial publications and index. This annual edition is noteworthy in that it was the "first" produced by use of computer technique, with a brief description in the introduction of the method used. xvii, 663 pp.

New York:: Academic Press,, 1953.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in blue cloth, no dustjacket as issued.. First edition. Supplementary author list laid in. Volume 1 only. large format - 853 pages.

Washington, D.C.:: U.S. Dept of Agriculture,, 1934.. First edition -. Good condition overall in printed tan wrappers - holes punched through textblock near the spine for use in binding. . First edition. Miscellaneous Publication Number 164. Includes Subject and Author Indices. 552 pp

Garden City, NY:: Doubleday,, 1971.. Hardcover first edition -. Good in a good dust jacket - some scattered marginal notations, edgewear to the dj.. First edition. A book which combines bibliography, interpretation and narrative in a topical and chronological framework. Sections include from Afica to the New World, slavery, abolitionism and the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War and Reconstruction, northward migration, the Civil Rights movement and more. Index. xxii, 430p.

Pasadena CA:: Trail's End Publishing,, (1948). Hardcover first edition -. Fine in maroon cloth with gilt lettering and cow's head on spine.. Limited first edition. A comprehensive look at the works Russell illustrated, appearances in periodicals and exhibition galleries and more. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Limited edition of 500 copies. 218 pp plus colophon and publisher's ad,

Charlottesville, VA:: The University of Virginia Press for the Bibliographical Society of University of Virginia, , (1982) 1953.. Hardcover -. Very near fine in wheat-colored cloth with pasted on title label on the spine, small illustration of a Confederate soldier on the front cover. . Third limited edition, of 500 numbered copies, of which 100 were signed by the author. Although this copy retains the title page of the second revised edition of 1953, it was actually published in Wendell, North Carolina in 1982. Includes a foreword by Clifford Dowdey, informative text and a checklist of the cornerstones followed by facsimiles of title pages. #5 out of 100 copies SIGNED and bound by hand, 35 pp plus 20 pp of facsimile title pages and colophon.

Philadelphia:: Penn Publishing Company,, 1920 (c 1905). Hardcover -. Very good in green cloth with white lettering and black illustrations (foxing to endpapers, toning to pages). Later printing. A book full of information regarding the history of family and geographical names, words, phrases and customs - ranging from "apple-pie order" to Christmas customs, croquet and more. Index. Small volume, 199 pp plus 6 pp publisher's ads.

New York & Boston:: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,, 2010.. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in glossy illustrated boards in a like dustjacket (a bit of wear to the top edge of the front cover). First thus. An updated and expanded edition of a work originally published in 1980. Contains descriptions of more than 1,200 worlds invented by storytellers throughout history, from Homer's Wandering Rocks in the Odyssey, More's Utopia, C. S. Lewis's Narnia, Coleridge's Xandu to Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, Rowling's Hogwarts and even to the Beatles' Pepperland from Yellow Submarine. Over 220 maps and illustrations.Index. xvi, 755 pp. A slightly oversized and very heavy book.

New York:: Facts on File,, (1988.). Hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 2nd printing. "The curious stories behind more than 850 named days celebrated in literature and real life.' Arranged alphabetically and by the calendar, illustrated with a vignette at the head of each letter. Square format. 136 pp.

Palo Alto, CA:: National Press Books,, (1970, c 1960). Near fine in sturdy blue-grey stapled wrappers with silver lettering. . Later printing. From the preface - "One of the outstanding problems of the biologist, whether he be beginning student or specialists, is that of understanding technical terms. The best way to understand and remember technical terms is to understand first their component parts, or roots. . . This dictionary has been designed primarily to meet the needs of the beginning student, the medical student, and the taxonomist, but it should be of value to all biologists." 

Chicago:: University of Chicago Press,, (1966). Near fine.. 1st trade paperback printing. A book which introduces the reader to the main branches of linguistics - phonetics, phonemics, and morphemics. Translated by Elizabeth Palmer and with a foreword by L. R. Palmer. Brief bibliography, index. 205 pp.

Pittsburgh, PA:: University of Pittsburgh Press,, 1985.. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in dark blue cloth with silver lettering (a new copy.). First edition. Tthe first comprehensive annotated secondary bibliography of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Includes over 5600 critical and biographical works and almost 200 miscellaneous works. A title in the 'Pittsburgh Series in Bibliography'. Index. xiv, 842 pp.