Rare books from Logos Books

No Dust JacketVolumes Two and Three, and both books are in identical conditionBoth volumes have publisher mylar wrapped dust jackets (See photos)ISBN (Volume Two) 0950613355 (Volume Three) 09506133363 Additional photos supplied on request.Offered as a set, free domestic shipping by USPS Media Mail.

No Dust JacketBook Condition: The boards have minor shelf rubs, bump on the U/R corner of the back board (photo). Owner's surname on Title Page (photo). The E-book advantage code has been activated (photo).This is a massive volume of the landmark "Diagnostic and Surgical Imaging Anatomy" series in a print book. The book has over 2,000 high-resolution 3T MRI and multidetector-row CT images in many planes, combined with over 250 correlative full-color anatomic drawings that show human anatomy in the projections radiologists use. The text is succinct, with bulleted text accompanying the images identifies clinical and pathologic entities in each anatomic area.Free and prompt shipping to the domestic market.

Six volume collection from a private library. All volumes were shelved together and are essentially in the same condition. Photos of specific volumes sent on request.William James, the Father of American Psychology. Harvard University Press published a compilation of James' writings and papers a century after his passing. The writings have been reprinted and are still in public demand: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/results-list.php?collection=1162This First Edition collection with dust jackets (1975-1979) of James' most famous writings is a wonderful addition to any university or private library. Note: Due to the sheer weight and volume of the 6 volumes an actual cost shipping surcharge will be assessed. Shipped by Media Mail and no extra charge for packaging and handling.

Dust Jacket: The spine is markedly and uniformly toned due to prolonged light exposure while stored in a bookshelf. Storage must have been in a horizontal position covered by another smaller book. A similar uniform toning is noted on the outer perimeter of the DJ (photos). The inside panels are stained, possibly humid-related. Fortunately, the overall structural integrity and appearance are not compromised by this neglect. A protective Mylar cover has been expertly installed permitting ready access by the new owner (photo).Book: Pebbled cloth board and spine. String binding. Apparent moisture damage on pastedown pages. Structural integrity is not compromised, the book is sturdy and firm and lies flat, plumb, and square.
No marks or entries, all pages and illustrations are present. Uniform moderate toning on the page edges. The publisher's production standards and techniques were quite crude compared to contemporary standards. It is quite remarkable this book has survived as well as it did.The DJ is… Read More

Dust Jacket: The bottom corner and edge of the front title panel have small rubs. The remainder of the DJ is pristine.Book: Dent on the LR front board (photo). The remainder of the book is "As New' condition. No marks or entries. All pages and illustrations are present. No page toning, Binding is strong and firm (photo)."Exalted in the nineteenth century as virtuous exemplars of a prod pioneering spirit, and condemned in the twentieth as crude oppressors of a peaceful Native people, the Pilgrims' unavoidable importance in the narrative of Americans is reinforced annually in Thanksgiving Da's mythic commemorations."Highly acclaimed research and literary presentation.

Dust Jacket: Light toning and shelf wear on the covers. The flaps are unclipped and the original retail price is displayed (photo). Wrapped in a protective mylar cover.Book: There is a small barely visible dent on the front board. The pages are moderately toned and lightly water spotted but still in remarkable condition given the fact that this book is almost 60 years old.The binding is tight and firm. The book lies flat, plumb, and square. The board tips are not bent. Gilt lettering on the spine is still bright and glistening (photo). All pages are present. No marks or entries. The paste-downs have a Sketch Map of Anacher and District (photo).Very Rare Copy. This particular British copy is difficult to find in any condition. The book was republished for the American audience under the title, "A Man From the Mist." This is the author's first of only three publishings before her untimely death three years later at age 47. Elgin enjoyed tremendous popularity in the Romantic Novel genre and has legions… Read More

No Dust JacketBook: Flaws - The boards and spine edges have rubs and discoloration caused by shelf storage, the board tips are bent (photo). The pages are moderately and uniformly toned, the page edges more so, consistent with a book that is over a hundred years old (photo). The string-tied boards and spine are strong and firm, and the book lies flat, plumb, and square (photo). All pages are present. No marks or entries. Extremely Rare. Well's undedicated and distinctive inked signature is on the Table of Contents page (photo).From Wikipedia: The text of this novel of ideas
presents itself as a book that has been written as the result of a promise to a dying man. William Porphyry Benham is a man who has lived a life devoted to a complicated, protean idea: "that he had to live life nobly and thoroughly."
He has left behind him "half a score of patent files quite distended [with papers] and a writing-table drawer-full," and the novel is by implication what his friend White, who has promised to… Read More

No Dust JacketBook: Flaws: The leather boards have much wear and tear with the board tips being bent (photo). Heavy and uniform toning of the page edges is consistent with a book that is over 200 years old.A tip-in description of the book isglued on the front paste-down page, along with an Ex Libris paper in the name of, "Christina Alexander" (photo). The front board/spine junction was separated but now expertly mended.All pages and illustrations are present. No other marks or entries on any of the pages. Rare copy of a very old bookFrom Wikipedia: Thomas Chatterton (20 November 1752 – 24 August 1770) was an English poet whose precocious talents ended in suicide at age 17. He was an influence on Romantic artists of the period such as Shelley, Keats, Wordsworth, and Coleridge. Although fatherless and raised in poverty, Chatterton was an exceptionally studious child, publishing mature work by the age of 11. He was able to pass off his work as that of an imaginary 15th-century poet called Thomas… Read More

No Dust JacketBook ConditionFlaw: Gift dedication inscription in red sharpie on last free endpaper (photo). The remainder of this 15-year-old book is "Near New" condition. This massive and beautifully bound presentation style book has been spared no expense in its construction, with every publisher's attention paid to fine detailing. Richly illustrated throughout with B&W and color photos, many never before published. Bi-lingual, Chinese, and English. For anyone looking for a unique gift for a railroad history buff, or those interested in 20th-century Chinese architecture, this is a rare purchase opportunity. Additional descriptions and photos are available on request.From the Preface: "Architecture seems like a history book of wood ad stones. The development of modern architecture in North Chine was indispensable with a railway, that is, the Railway of Chinese Eastern Provinces." "They started operation in 1903.""With a history of over half a century, the CER had played a pivotal role in Chinese… Read More

Dust Jacket: The only blemish in what is otherwise an "As New" DJ is two small dents on the upper points (photo). The ISBN is visible and unblemished. Flaps are unclipped (photo).Book: Flaw: Owner signature and date on the first free endpaper (photo). Otherwise, the book is pristine. No other marks or entries. The boards and spine are firm and strong. Barely visible page edge toning. Victorian cities evoke images of crowded tenements where social unrest and epidemic disease were rampant. Conditions in nineteenth-century London, in particular, sparked efforts to find alternative plans for urban development.The most influential alternative to the Victorian city was Ebenezer Howard's Garden City, an idea he sketched in his modest book To-Morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform. First published in 1898, To-Morrow attempted to improve the material condition of working-class families through a vision of new communities which would provide a better quality of life. Howard's legacy grew throughout the… Read More

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Volumes: Complete 7-volume set from the library of Englishman, William Greenly (see below). Stapled binding. Thin gilt bordering on both boards, ribbed spine with gilt lettering, and gilt-bordered compartments (photo). Engraved frontispiece portrait of the author in Volume One (photo). Subscriber's list in Volumes 3 & 5.Volumes 1 & 2 have the Greenley pasted bookplate and William's dated signature (photo). Volumes 3,4, & 6 have a Greenley bookplate and undated signature. Volumes 5 & 7 have bookplates only.All volumes have extensive tanning on the endpaper margins (photo). Heavy toning on page edges of all volumes.
Volume 7, The top and bottom spine edges are missing, and the title is partially defaced (photo). The cracked spine has been mended. Volume 6 has weakened boards but is still attached to the spine.
NOTE: Volume One is two volumes by separate authors. As noted by Sterne in the Preface, the first volume contains Mr.Yorick's re-published 7 sermons, followed by the second volume… Read More

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Book: Volume 14 in Garland Studies in Medieval Literature. No detectable blemishes or signs of neglect or abuse. No page toning, boards and spine are tight and firm (photo). The distinctive copper-colored lettering on the spine is bright and distinct (photo).

Composition of this book includes a Table of Contents, 8 Chapters in chronological order, Notes, Bibliography, and List of Illustrations (75).

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Book: Blemishes - Small discoloration on the front board (photo). Shelf rub on the spine top (photo). Small puncture on backboard gutter (photo). The remainder of this special edition copy of this vintage is in remarkable condition.

Has 16 color full-page lithographs (photo) by Federico Castellon, drawn on the stones by him and printed under his supervision at the Atelier of Edmund and Jacques Desjobert in Paris.

String binding and heavy rough cut paper, replicating the original publication in 1842. A book by a contemporary publisher's first effort that was built to last and endure.

The sturdy boards are brown linen backed with black cloth with gilt seam (photo). The spine title is also gilt encased in gilt double border (photo), spine lettered in gilt, slipcase. No. 223/500 copies, designed by Bert Clarke, printed by Clarke and Way in New York.

Signed by the artist at the colophon (photo) .

Dust Jacket: As New condition. There is no shelf wear on the panels. The jacket edges and points have no folds, chips, tears, or wear spots. The flaps are unclipped and the suggested retail price remains. No toning (photo).

Book: As New condition. One blemish - the book's pages have a faint vertical wave, cause unknown. Yet the book still lies flat, plumb, and square.

The sturdy boards and spine are free of any blemishes or signs of use. The black lettering on the spine is sharp and unmarred. The quality paper stock (115 lb. Parilus Silk White) results in sharp and colorful photographs and no page toning (photo).

The Author and Artist. From Wikipedia:

Irving Penn (1917 –2009) was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Issey Miyake and Clinique. His work has been exhibited internationally and continues to inform the art of photography. The artist… Read More

Dust Jacket: The massive width (43") heavy-weight bond paper jacket has some shelf rubs and edge chips on the panels (photo). No tears and the flaps are unclipped.

Book: Near Fine, with one blemish. The back board tip is bent (photo). No marks or entries aside from the illustrator dedicated signature. The spine is strong and sturdy. All 22 color plates are unblemished (photo). Text is in French. No page toning. The book also has grey cloth bookmark.

Limited Edition, 2,000 copies published (photo).

This compilation of full-page illustrations inspired by Claude Aveline's, "Hisoires nocurnes et fantastiques."

From Wikipedia: Claude Aveline, pen name of Evgen Avtsine (1901 – 1992), was a writer, publisher, editor, poet and member of the French Resistance. Aveline, born in Paris, has authored numerous books and writings throughout his writing career. He was known as a versatile author, writing novels, poems, screenplays, plays, articles, sayings, and more.

From Harper Collins, Publisher… Read More