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Boston: Noyes, Holmes and Co, 1867. later edition. Hardcover. Good. Fifteenth edition. Wear to tips, corners and edges of book. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. Second revised edition. Hardcover. Good/good. volume 1 only of 2 volume set. wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, label ghost to front endpaper; jacket chipped, two closed tears, rubbed, spine sunned. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Birmingham AL: The Legal Classics Library , 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. About As New in all respects. Genuine leather, 22 kt gold blind-stamped decorations, all edges gilt, marker riboon, marbled endpapers. Originally published in 1905 this special edition is based on the 1914 second edition. The full title is "Lectures on the Relation Between Law and Public Opinion in England During the Nineteenth Century" Albert Venn Dicey, KC, FBA (1835 – 1922), was a British jurist and constitutional theorist. Dicey popularised the phrase "rule of law", although its use goes back to the 17th century. Clean and unmarked. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York City: National Headquarters of the Holy Name Society, 1942. Paperback. Good. light wear to covers, 2 1/2 cm missing from top of title page, with first two words of title gone. Small paperback devotional to help those "making the mission to make it WELL." Roman Catholic. A bit uncommon. Imprimatur of James J. Hartley, Bishop of Columbus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Soft cover. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

London: The Institution of Petroleum Technologists, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. covers worn, soiled, previous owner's name to front cover and endpaper, interior clean, unmarked, tight. Scarce. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Based Upon a Course of Lectures Given By Members of the Institution of Petroleum Technologists on the Occasion of the Petroleum Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1920. Ownership signatures of the oilman T.E. Ward who was associated with Major Frank Holmes of the Eastern & General Syndicate, early players in Middle Eastern oil development. The contributors include E.H. Cunningham Craig, George Howell, H. May, H. Barringer, A.E. Dunstan, F.B. Thole, W.R. Ormandy, J.S.S. Brame, James Kewley, Arthur Eastlake, with an introduction by Sir Frederick W. Black and a resume of an address by the late Sir Boverton Redwood's address to the Royal Institute on "The Romance of Petroleum." Illustrated by charts, diagrams and photographs.… Read More

New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 1941. First Edition. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. shelf wear to the books, top edges dusty, jacket are rubbed with some edge wear, vols. 1 & 2 have a whimsical bookplate of the librarian and bookman Joseph L. Wheeler, designed by the British artist C. Walter Hodges to front eps; dust jackets rubbed, soiled. Auction catalogue for a large pre-war sale of books and manuscripts sold at auction in the Spring of 1941. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Auction Catalogue.

London: A & C Black, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/good-. W Biscombe Gardner; W Heaton Cooper. wear to tips and corners, previous owner's inscription to front endpaper under ther flap, foxing to page edges and many pages throughout book, small bookstore label to rear endpaper; jacket spine sunned, tips, corners and edges worn, rubbing, price-clipped. All illustrations present and correct In Black's Popular Series of Colour Books. First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1939. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good-/poor. light shelf wear to tips, corners and edges of book; dust jacket separated, lacks rear panel and and upper and lower spine. First printing. This second edition is not illustrated as the color plates were destroyed in the Bltz. A tipped in notice on the title page titled "War Emergency" notes that "The stock of Coloured Plates having been destroyed by enemy action it has been decided to re-issue the book at a cheaper price without the illustrations rather than suffer indefinite delay. June, 1942" While the British Empire faced "War Emergencies" on many fronts in 1941 and 42 it is hard to conceive that need of a new edition of Gardening In East Africa constituted one of them. Arthur John Jex-Blake (1873-1957) graduate of Eton and Magdalen College, Oxford, came of a distinguished family of scholars. His father, the Very Rev. Thomas William Jex-Blake, D.D., had been headmaster of Rugby… Read More

London: Goupil & Co, 1904. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/no jacket, as issued. light wear to tips, corners and edges of book. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

Chapel Hill: University Of North Carolina Press, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. About As New in all respects, clean and unmarked. Professor Decredico teaches the History of the U.S. South, American Civil War at the US Naval Academy. The manuscript won a writing award from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Among her other works is a brief biography of Mary B. Chesnut which was called: "A very good and much needed introduction to Mary Chesnut's life and writings." First printing, full number line. Books and other items ship promptly with a tracking number and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. 

New York: P. O’Shea, 1864. First edition. Hardcover. Good. wear to tips, corners and edges of book, spine and cover edges sunned, bookplate remnant to verso of the front cover, previous owner's name to front endpaper, edge tear to front ep, preliminaries foxed. Around an evening camp fire a veteran of the 69th Regiment, New York, the "Fighting Irish" recounts the siege of Spoleto where Garibaldi's forces expelled the defenders of the Pope. An Irish detachment were among the embattled forces of the Papal States. First printing. 12mo, purple blindstamped cloth. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Lightest wear to the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. Nuttall shows us that, "Shakespeare proves again and again to be more intelligent and perceptive than his 21st-century readers. This book challenges us to reconsider the relation of great literature to its social and historical matrix. It is also, perhaps, the best guide to Shakespeare’s plays available in English."--from the flap. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. light wear to the book and jacket, spotting to the page edges, slight discoloration to the rear panel, else clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. Rutland has written extensively on the Virginia influences in American political history. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, more to the jacket which has a closed tear jacket. First printing. "A. L. Rowse has been a student of Shakespeare for more than forty years; he has written over twnty books on the man and his time. What Shakespeare Read--And Thought is marvelously readable sistillation of this lifetime of study."--from the flap. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!.

Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1896. First edition. Hardcover. Good. tips worn, corners worn through and bumped, some surface loss to front cover, rubbing. A scarce19th century hymnal for young people. Sunday-School World, the magazine of the American Sunday-School Union in its June, 1896 issue described the development of the hymnal thus: "Hymns were sought that children could sing. New melodies were composed. The large storehouse became so valuable that it was determined to give other primary workers a share in its treasures.The result was this new hymnal for primary classes. Try it and you will like it." First printing, no others noted. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

London: Bradley and Son, 1939. Third impression. Paperback. Very Good. Helen McKie. light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, clean and unmarked. Third impression, first published in 1934. Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility! 

New York & Kingston: Walbridge & Co. & Aston W. Gardner, 1898. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. wear to tips, edges and corners, front and rear free endpapers loose, a news clipping was pinned to title page leaving offsetting and hole. The previous owner has used the blank pages for a journal of her voyage. 2 maps present, intact, fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

New York: Henry Holt, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/no jacket. Light shelf wear to tips, corners, and edges of the book, no jacket. Clean and unmarked. First printing, full number line. Edward Abbey (1927 – 1989) was an American author and essayist noted for his advocacy of environmental issues, criticism of public land policies, and anarchist political views. His best-known works include the novel The Monkey Wrench Gang, which has been cited as an inspiration by environmental groups, and the non-fiction work Desert Solitaire. "This anthology, ( Serpents of Paradise) edited by his longtime editor and friend Macrae, makes for a splendid summary of his best work though it does not slight his faults. Abbey was above all a committed craftsman ("I write to make a difference"); and his passions about the rape by ranchers and the industrial powers of his beloved Western desert country, the progressive disintegration of the quality of modern life, the dread development that… Read More

New York: Crown, 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Clean and unmarked in like new condition. First printing, full number line. If you've seen Boardwalk Empire you've already met the bootlegger George Remus. “Karen Abbott tells the story of Remus’ rise and fall with a novelist’s eye. . . . I was transfixed, not only by the incredible research that informed this compulsively readable book but also by what the story reveals about human nature, the interplay of brilliant and unpredictable individuals and the societies in which they live, and the way that greed, fame and lust can [corrupt]—and have [corrupted—] the motives of both lovers and enemies. If you are a fan of true crime, historical nonfiction and the Jazz Age, this is not a book to miss.”—BookPage (starred review) Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's… Read More

New York: Carlton & Phillips, 1855. First edition. Hardcover. Good. tips worn through, corners bumped. Clean and tight; all edges gilt; brown and gilt decorated blind-stamped cloth. Abel Stevens (1815–1897) was an American clergyman, editor, and author known for his books on Methodist religious history. He wrote History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America, an early history of the church that is frequently referenced in historical works, and A Compendious History of American Methodism. Some of the articles : A detailed description of the last witch trial in 1691; The opium trade in the east; Badges, history and design; Persian Poetry with Samples; Israel and the Pyramids; Metaphysical Spectacles; Ecclesiastical Life in the Middle Ages; Artic Research; The Christian Negro (a discussion of faith with a plantation slave); 'The Drunkard's Bible" etc... Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally… Read More