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New York: The Pierpont Morgan Library, 1953. Book. VG+. Original Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Booklet, ivory illus. wraps. 20 pp. Lightly age-toned covers, light handling wear..

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HARDCOVER, glossy blue boards, lettered in gray. Slight surface rubbing to covers, former owner's signature inked inside front cover, otherwise as issued. xviii,474 pp. 8th ptg..

London, England: Carlton Books, 2002. Ex-Library. Very Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pp., illus. w/ b&w photos. Ex-library, typically marked/stamped, laminated covers, only light wear, more than acceptable reading copy..

New York: Paul S. Eriksson, 1965. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First U.S. Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Blue cloth, lettered in white. One bottom corner mildly rubbed, text block edges slightly toned, otherwise nearly as issued. 175 pp., illus. w/ b&w plates. Dust jacket shows modest surface rubbing, with some chipping/creasing at head of spine and corners, now in mylar..

London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1997. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. As issued. 40 pp., color illus..

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 1994. Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Pale yellow paper covered boards. New, as issued. Color illus. dust jacket as issued. 1st ptg., complete number line..

New York: Sentry Press, 1974. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Light brown cloth, lettered in black. As issued. Gold illus. dust jacket shows slight sunning along spine panel, otherwise as issued, now in mylar. xv,335 pp., illus. Facsimile reprint of original 1897 edition..

Charlottesville, VA: Mary R. B. McAdie, 1949. Book. Very Good. Buckram. Inscribed by Editor/Compiler. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. INSCRIBED. Dark blue buckram, lettered in gilt. Modest shelf wear, some surface rubbing to cloth, toned text block edges. Firm binding, clean interior. Signed by editor/compiler Mary R. B. McAdie (the author's wife), full signature, personalized to her Charlottesville, VA neighbor Florence Carrington, dated Jan. 1952. 421 pp. Some mildew staining (not active) to rear endpapers along hinge and in binding gutter of adjacent rear blank, some toning to endpapers..

Philadelphia, PA: Joseph Crukshank, 1813. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Full original calf, complete and intact. Both covers a bit warped, with 1" area of paper adhesion at top front binding corner, leather still nicely intact though a bit soiled. Front flyleaf and blank both partial, with several period signatures, otherwise complete. Dampstaining to several early and late leaves. 180,15,[1],10,[2],2,[2] pp. Interior typically a bit dulled, a few pages printed weakly, overall showing only minor considerations, better than average..

West Cornwall, CT: Self-Published [Printed by The Studley Press for J. Lawrence Pool], 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Salmon cloth, lettered in gold foil. As issued. Tan dust jacket shows a few slight spots along spine panel, otherwise as issued, now in mylar. ix,211 pp., illus. w/ photographs, maps..

West Cornwall, CT: Self-Published [Printed by The Studley Press for J. Lawrence Pool], 1982. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Salmon cloth, lettered in gold foil. Former owner's address label and inked inventory number on lower rear flyleaf, otherwise as issued. Tan dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. ix,211 pp., illus. w/ photographs, maps..

Harrisburg, PA: Board of Commissioners for the [Second] Geological Survey, 1887. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Brown cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt. Part I of the 1886 Annual Report only, concerning the Pittsburgh Coal Region. Cover cloth typically showing some surface rubbing and flecking, with spine panel somewhat sunned and lettering faded, text block edges typically tanned with top edge only showing mild dampstaining/foxing. Firm binding, clean interior. Institutional book plate mounted inside front cover, no other marks or stamps. xvi,574,10 pp., with errata slip tipped in at end of index, (27) plates, (12) hinged or folding plates in text, (2) large maps, collated and complete. Accompanied by 1-pg. TLS dated 5 May 1920 from PA State Geologist George H. Ashley..

London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1888. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6" - 7" tall. Burgundy textured cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt. A few minor surface marks, minor rubbing to spine extremities, institutional stamp to top text block edge. viii,312 pp. Author was awarded Nobel Prize in physics in 1906..

New York: ibooks, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Stiff color illus. wraps. xii,322 pp. Light soil mark to upper back cover, otherwise virtually as issued, with square, uncreased binding, clean interior..

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1969. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Blue cloth, lettered in silver foil. Slight shelf wear, nearly as issued. Clean, unmarked interior. ix,128 pp., illus..

Philadelphia, PA: W. B. Saunders Co., 1964. Book. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Teal green cloth, lettered in gold foil. Essentially as issued, mere hints of shelf wear. xxvi,474 pp., illus..

New York: William Morrow & Co., 1939. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Rust cloth, lettered in black and gilt. Very slightly rubbed extremities, minor tanning to endpapers, otherwise about as issued. Illus. dust jacket shows several small chips and short closed tears along edges, two small stickers mounted on upper front panel (not affecting lettering or design), now in mylar. Stated 1st ed. x,371 pp..

Franckfurt and Leipzig, Germany: Rengerischen Buchhandlung, 1743. Book. Good. Half-Leather. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original 1/2 leather, brown paper covered boards, five raised spine bands with gilt compartments, gilt title label, color wallpaper endsheets. Binding leather rubbed along joints and creased from use, joints tender but intact. Covers rubbed with exposure along edges, with partial surface paper loss. [xiv],734,[28] pp., illus. w/ 42 folding plates (geometric, trigonometric, mechanical, aerometrical, hydraulic, perspectival, astronomical, geographical, architectural, more), some with rubbing to fore-edges from improper folding. Lacks front flyleaf, a few period notations inked on main title, contents, with scattered internal notations. According to Arthur Warda's catalogue in his Immanuel Kants Bücher (1922), Kant owned a 1749 edition of this work in his personal library..

Early Trades and Crafts Society, 1974. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Stiff tan wraps, stapled binding. 16 pp. A few institutional stamps, otherwise about as issued..

New York, NY: W. H. Freeman and Co., 1999. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. As issued. Stiff paper wraps, French flaps. xiii,266 pp., illus..