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Fleet Street, London: Punch, 1864. [Fine Binding]. Three-quarter red crushed morocco over red cloth boards, raised bands, gilt titles and decorated compartments, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, (8.5 x 5.75 inches). Later Printing, two volumes bound in one. 320, 304 pages; illustrated with 20 full-page, color etchings including tissue-protected frontis and 200 woodcuts by John Leech. SIGNED BINDING by Bayntun Binder Bath, England. A clean, tight copy showing just light wear. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by John Leech. Octavo.

Columbus: The Westbote Co., 1888. Black cloth (hard cover), gilt titles, embossed boards. 283 pages, w/ Index; illustrated by numerous statistical tables. An exceptionally clean, tight and bright copy Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good.

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1827. Original half calf over marbled boards, gilt title, housed in custom green, felt-lined, clamshell box, (7.25 x 4.5 inches). First edition/second issue, with corrected spelling of "ribbon" on page 235. xii, (13), 249, (1), (3) pages, with errata page and publisher's adverts; illustrated with 3 engraved plates by American artist Francis Kearney (1758-1837). "The first American sporting book" (Howes) in which an American author describes describes game birds and waterfowl in the Delaware Valley that surrounds Philadelphia. Faint previous owner's signature, some light rubbing and wear, internally clean and tight. A well-preserved copy without the typical foxing. Howes K108. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. Illus. by Francis Kearney. Octavo.

Edinburgh: Murray & Cochrane, 1797. Quarter calf over paper boards, laid paper. Containing 12 bound issues of the Christian Magazine (1797-1798). Including "Address to the Public" on the purpose of the journal and Issue No. 1, Monday, February 6, 1797. With issues No. I through No. VI, No. VIII through No. X, and No. XIII through XV (1798). (6" x 9"). 474 pp., 240 pp. plus Index. The purpose of the journal is stated "For Counteracting the Influence of Error, and Disseminationg Religious Knowledge Among Persons of All Denominations." Includes essays such as the "Study of the Controversy between Christians and Deists", "On the Mission to India", "Pogragation of Mahometanism not parallel to that of Christianity", "Letters to the Author of the Age of Reason", "The Efficacy of Divine Teaching Exemplified in the Case of a Negro", "Address to the Inhabitants of the State of Kentucky, in North America." General… Read More

Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Press, 1993. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. 191 pp., with glossary, bibliography and index. Illustrated with over 550 color photographs. Written by one of the world's leading malacologists, this book with the high-quality illustrations is an invaluable resource. Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1972. Cloth in mylar protected dust jacket. pp. 251. Ten stories selected from a competition judged by Lord Butler, Tom Stoppard and Dame Agatha Christie. A clean tight copy in a price-clipped dj. Size: Small Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine.

Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 2006. Dark blue cloth, silver gilt titles in mylar protected dust-jacket, (10.25 x 8.5 inches). First Edition, stated on copyright page. 1832 pages, w/ Index; illustrated 300-plus illustrations. The Encyclopedia of Appalachia is the most comprehensive resource available on the region's history, land, culture, and people. A clean, tight copy. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Thick Quarto.

New York: Iranian Institute, 1940. Wraps (paperback). 16 pp.; illustrated. printed for "The Persian Exhibition New York, 1940." A clean copy Size: Small Octavo. Wraps. Fine.

London: Richard Taylor, 1832. Wrappers (softcover). pp. (525-) 585. From the Transactions of the Linnean Society. Vol. XVI (XXXI). On the Osteological Symmetry of the Camel; Camelus Bactrianas of Aristotle, Linnaeus, and Cuvier. Communicated by R. Brown. Wrappers loose, chipped. Size: Quarto. Wraps. Good.

Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1985. Cloth in mylar protected dust-jacket. Stated "First Edition." 400 pages, w/ sources and index; 277 illustrations. Adams prodigiously illustrated autobiography, completed just prior to his death, stands as a testament to his importance in the history of photography. An exceptionally clean, tight copy in a price-clipped jacket. Size: Quarto. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.

Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1891. Modern gray cloth (hardcover) with gilt titles, (9.5 x 6 inches). 43 pages; reprinted from the proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, June 1891. A historical study on questions of sexual ethics in colonial New England, and in particular in Massachusetts, where the author, Charles Francis Adams (lawyer, deputy, American ambassador to London from 1861 to 1868, and son of President John Adams) came from. This work examines questions related to this subject, as well as from the historical, moral and religious points of view, giving part to the different customs, like, for example, "bundling." A clean, tight copy of a desirable and scarce work. Size: Tall Octavo. Cloth. Very Good.

Cincinnati: W.M.B.C. Press, 1887. Brown pictorial cloth, gilt titles and decoration, patterned endpapers. 288 pp.; one woman's experiences of Western travel, as related in a series of letters written to Eastern journals from Southern California in the years 1884 and 1886. This copy shows some wear at head, tail and corners. Howell 50 Size: Small Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Very Good.

Philadelphia: James Kay, Jun. & Brother, 1845. Original cloth, gilt title and blind embossed decoration, (7.75 x 5.25 inches), 282 pages; illustrated. Third Edition, with numerous emendations and additions. Full title: "Typographia: or the Printer's Instructor; A Brief Sketch of the Origin, Rise, and Progress of the Typographic Art, with Practical Directions for Conducting Every Department in an Office, Hints to Authors, Publishers, &c." Provenance: owner's stamp of Jon R. Kelly on front fly. Shows some expected wear but remains a desirable copy of what was meant to be a book used in the printer's shop. Cloth. Very Good. Octavo.

Philadelphia: L. Johnson & Co., 1854. Original pebbbled cloth, gilt title and tooled in the blind, (7.75 x 5 inches), 282 pages; illustrated. Fourth Edition, with numerous emendations and additions. Full title: "Typographia: or the Printer's Instructor; A Brief Sketch of the Origin, Rise, and Progress of the Typographic Art, with Practical Directions for Conducting Every Department in an Office, Hints to Authors, Publishers, &c." Provenance: owner's stamp of Jon R. Kelly on front fly. A desirable copy showing just light wear for a book meant to be used in the printer's shop. Cloth. Very Good. Octavo.

New York: Club Press, 1898. Original cloth (hardcover), embossed gilt title and deer emblem on front board, (8" x 6"). 92 pages; illustrated with photographs and four fold-out maps. Contains Club Rules, Annual Report, Club Constitution, By-laws, Member List, List of Plants Found on the Adirondack League Club Tract, Allotments on Lakes Honnedaga, Little Moose, and Bisby (also shown on maps). Former owner's signature on front pastedown, showing general overall light wear and rubbing, maps in very good condition. A desirable copy of a scarce work. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth.

Berkeley: Poole Press, 1979. Quarter brown cloth over marbled boards in matching slipcase. Miniature book 6.6 mm x 5.5 mm., xx, 19 pages; illustrated by 2 line drawings. Number 147 of 250 copies signed by printer Maryline P. Adams & J. P. Adams. An English translation of Aelian's (ca. 170-230 A.D.) Greek text: On the Characteristics of Animals, or Natural History; book 15, chapter 1. A clean, tight copy in fine condition. Size: 64mo. Signed. Limited.. Leather. Fine. Miniature Book.

Strassburg (Strasbourg): Johann Gruninger, 1496. [Incunabula Leaf]. Original printed leaf on watermarked laid paper with beautiful woodcut from Terence's "Comoediae: Directorium Vocabulorum." Sheet size approx: 12 x 8.25 inches; image size: 3.5 x 6 inches. Verso with text. Considered one of the greatest Roman comic dramatists, Terence was the author of six verse comedies that established what we now know as the comedy of manners. showing some light edge toning, loose and unmatted. Very Good. Print.

Strassburg (Strasbourg): Johann Gruninger, 1496. [Incunabula Leaf]. Original printed leaf on laid paper with two beautiful woodcuts from Terence's "Comoediae Directorium Vocabulorum" on recto and verso. Sheet size approx: 12 x 8.25 inches; image sizes: 3.5 x 6 inches. Considered one of the greatest Roman comic dramatists, Terence was the author of six verse comedies that established what we now know as the comedy of manners. showing some light edge toning, loose and unmatted. Very Good. Print.

London: Chapman and Hall, 1850. First One Volume Edition. Half polished calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt panels and title. 224 pages. A clean, tight copy in an attractive binding Size: 12mo. Leather. Very Good.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993. Blue cloth (hardcover) in mylar protected dust-jacket. 441 pages, w/ Appendices, Bibliography and Index. A scholarly study of the intellectual, social, and political history of the Roman empire at the beginning of the fifth century. An exceptionally clean, tight, and bright copy in "as new" condition. Size: Octavo. First Edition.. Cloth. Fine/Fine.