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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, ix, 271 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good condition dust jacket. Grey-yellow spine with black and brown lettering. Dust jacket has very mild wear to spine head. Textblock has very faint staining on head and front edges. Shelved in ND-E. 1377999. FP New Rockville Stock.

Toronto, Buffalo, London: University of Toronto Press, 2002. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 397; VG-; tan spine with black text; no jacket; cloth shows slight soiling to rear; text block exterior tail edge has small stain; light foxing to exterior head edge; frontispiece; tight binding; text pages clean;. 1331692. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Frederick Ungar, 1967. Hardcover. Octavo; G+/G Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; White spine with Black text; Dustjacket has some edgewear, some shelfwear, small open and closed tears along spine edges, fraying at corners, bending along edges; Boards strong, some edgewear, some shelfwear; Textblock has age toning, otherwise clean; 190 pp. 1340396. FP New Rockville Stock.

Austin: University of Texas Press, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-/VG-; white spine with black text; first edition; dust jacket exterior shows only mild wear; cloth exterior clean; mild lean to spine; textblock clean; Illustrated; pp 147; text in Spanish and English. 1368099. FP New Rockville Stock.

Prag: Artia, 1958. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo; I. Auflage (First edition); G/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, tan with black print; Boards in tan cloth with black print, mild wear to corners and spine caps, mild blemishes to front, light shelfwear; Text block has blue-tinted top edge, stains to pp. 26-31, slight stain to lower fore corner of final pages, shaken binding; Text in German; 261 pages, illustrated (chess diagrams). 1325764. FP New Rockville Stock.

London: Harvey Miller Publishers, 1997. Hardcover. Large Octavo, 264 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine green with white lettering. Exterior shows slight rubbing wear with few dings to the head/tail edges. Boards have extremely mild sunning. Text block edges have very light age toning. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1376623. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: A.L. Burt Company, Publishers, 1922. Hardcover. 10mo; pp 301; G-/G-; grayish beige spine with black text; dust jacket has slight soiling to exterior; minor chips to edges; mylar wraps; cloth has stain to front panel; modest rubbing to edges; lightly sunned spine; sturdy boards; text block shows slight soiling to exterior tail edge; offset toning to endpapers; previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown; interior clean;. 1319628. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1954. Hardcover. Octavo; First printing; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, tan with white print; DJ has light edgewear, toning to spine, soiling/shelfwear, price-clipped; Boards in brown cloth, light wear to spine caps else clean and strong; Text block has spotting to top edge, light tanning to endpapers, light age-toning to paper, else clean and tight; xvi, 567 pages, frontispiece (port.), illustrated (b&w plates). 1354479. FP New Rockville Stock.

Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publishers, 1997. Reprinted. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-; brown/tan pictorial spine with dark brown and white text; reprinted; no jacket; cloth has minor wear to corners; mild sticker residue to rear; strong boards; text block exterior edges shows minimal wear; interior clean; tight binding; illustrated; pp 766. 1338602. FP New Rockville Stock.

Paris: Jeu de Paume, 1991. Softcover. Octavo, 51 pages. In Good plus condition. Spine is black with white lettering. Covers have some bumping to corners, minor staining and scuffing, an orange "$10.00" price sticker on the back, and slight scratching mainly to spine. Text block has minor stain to first front end paper. Text in French. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Oversized Ephemera. 1373866. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1943. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, x, xii, xix, 514 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Price clipped front flap corners. Spine pictorial beige with black lettering. Moderate wear including soiling, several chips to edges and mild age toning. Few, small tape mends to the edges interiorly. Boards shows slight wear to the head/tail edges and slight cocking to the spine. Text block has slight age toning to the edges. Illustrated. Fourth printing. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1376319. FP New Rockville Stock.

London, Melbourne, Sydney: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo; VG/VG-; grayish green pictorial spine with blue and black text; first edition; dust jacket has very slight sun aging to exterior; flaps modestly age toned; cloth has mildly sunned exterior strong boards; text block edges have light tone; interior clean; illustrated; pp 310. 1345366. FP New Rockville Stock.

Des Moines: Wallace-Homestead, 1979. Hardcover. Quarto; G/Fair+; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, purple with white print; DJ has tears at spine ends and flap corners, tear to front bottom edge, 1-inch closed tear to rear top edge, mild shelfwear; Boards in purple cloth with gold print, mild wear to spine caps and corners, else clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; 246 pages, illustrated (b&w, some color). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates.]. 1342443. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: The Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 10mo; G/fair; blue pictorial spine with black and red text; two novels in one bound book; first edition; dust jacket shows noticeable rubbing to exterior; some chips to edges; tape mend inside dj to spine head edge; tape mend to front inside dj; head edge; partial ring stain to front; cloth has slight exterior wear; good boards; text block edges have modest toning; slight foxing to endpapers; interior pages unmarked; pp 254. 1338888. FP New Rockville Stock.

Chichester: VCH/Ellis Horwood Ltd, 1985. Hardcover. Octavo; G+; ivory/coppery brown spine with black text; no jacket; cloth exterior shows mild toning, probably due to age; otherwise few, faint smudges to exterior; modestly splayed boards; textblock exterior edges show light tone; interior clean; illustrated; pp 210. 1362610. FP New Rockville Stock.

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 286 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine red with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Mild rubbing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Light scuffing to front cover. Minor shelf wear to boards. Textblock clean. Shelved in Antiques. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) before serving as first Assistant Director then Deputy Director of the National Museum of History and Technology. He then served as Keeper of Rare Books at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, before becoming a Historian Emeritus. He specialized in early scientific instruments. 1378966. Shelved… Read More

Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 286 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine red with white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Mild rubbing to edges and corners of dust jacket. Light scuffing to front cover. Minor shelf wear to boards. Textblock clean. Shelved in Antiques. From the collection of Silvio Bedini. Bedini spent twenty five years at the Smithsonian Institution, serving as curator in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering in the new Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) before serving as first Assistant Director then Deputy Director of the National Museum of History and Technology. He then served as Keeper of Rare Books at the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, before becoming a Historian Emeritus. He specialized in early scientific instruments. 1378965. Shelved… Read More

Madison: American Society of Agronomy, Inc./Soil Science Society of America, Inc, 1984. Second Edition, Second Printing. Hardcover. Thick Octavo; VG-; green spine with gilt text; second edition, second printing; odd volume; no jacket; cloth looks good; binding solid and sturdy; minimal edge wear; textblock exterior has very slight foxing; light foxing to endpapers; previous owner's name and notations to ffep; clean interior; many illustrations; pp 1159; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. 1355370. FP New Rockville Stock.

Greensboro. NC: Page-Frederiksen Publishing Company, 1995. Hardcover. Quarto; pp 104; VG-; purple/lavender spine with white text; cloth has slight rubbing to exterior; lightly bumped corners; previous bookshop's small sticker to rear; strong boards; text block shows light wear to exterior edges; frontispiece; interior clean; profusely illustrated;. 1321403. FP New Rockville Stock.

Paducah: Collector Books, 1997. Softcover. Quarto; G+ Paperback; Blue pictorial spine with White text; Covers have some edgewear, some shelfwear, bending to corners; Textblock clean; 371 pp. 1342601. FP New Rockville Stock.