London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1892. First edition. Hardcover. London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., [1892]. First edition. 12mo. Original light brown cloth binding, with decorative dark brown and blue... More about THE ALBION TEMPERANCE RECITER: A Collection of Recitations in Prose and Verse
Stanford, California: Stanford University Libraries, 1999. First edition. Hardcover. Numerous textual illustrations. First edition, limited to 1,060 copies. Original pictorial rust paper-covered boards over a gray cloth spine with gilt and black stamping. Some minor... More about THE BARCHAS COLLECTION AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY: A Catalogue of the Samuel I. and Cecile M. Barchas...
New York: Curtis Books, 1965. First edition. Hardcover. Includes short stories by William Saroyan, Graham Greene, John Updike, Carson McCullers, Bernard Malamud, Thomas Pynchon, and many others. Black cloth binding, with gilt lettering. Some general... More about BEST MODERN SHORT STORIES: Selected from The Saturday Evening Post
New York: Library of Columbia College, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Frontispiece etching, with a few textual illustrations. Presentation bookplate from Mr. and Mrs. S.P. Avery and the Trustees of Columbia College on the front pastedown... More about CATALOGUE OF THE AVERY ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY: A Memorial Library of Architecture, Archaeology,...
New York: The Grolier Club, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. 201 p. Frontispiece etching, with 34 plates. New York: The Grolier Club, 1930. First edition, #8 of 325 copies. Octavo. Printed on Fabriano paper, at the... More about CATALOGUE OF THE WORKS OF RUDYARD KIPLING EXHIBITED AT THE GROLIER CLUB FROM FEBRUARY 21 TO MARCH...
New York: Automatic Photograph Co., 1895. Wraps. Features 10 tipped in black and white photographs, accompanied by biographies of those pictured. Includes an essay about how the photographs were made using a new patent-protected process... More about CELEBRITIES MONTHLY ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPHS WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: Vol. I - May, 1895
Athens: Centre for Neohellenic Research, 1991. First Edition. Trade paperback. Integral Study of the Silk Roads: Roads of Dialogue - Maritime Route Expedition. Seminar Papers - Athens, Greece, 25-28 October 1990. Numerous textual illustrations, including... More about CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE ORIENT AND THE GREEK WORLD
Pamphlet. N.p.: N.p., n.d. (circa 1963). This eight-page pamphlet presents the views of many prominent Americans on the subject of slavery, including George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Alexander Stephens. No author is identified..... More about DEMOCRATIC OPINIONS ON SLAVERY! 1776-1863
Mannheim: Bibliographischen Instituts, 1962. Hardcover. Profusely illustrated, partially in color. Second edition, revised. Text in French, explanatory material in German. Original blue cloth binding, with white titles. Some general minor wear to the dust jacket;... More about DUDEN FRANCAIS: Dictionnaire en Images
Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1963. Hardcover. Reproduced in Facsimile, with an Introduction by Ward Ritchie and early Commentaries by J.M. Guinn. Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1963. First edition thus, limited to... More about THE FIRST LOS ANGELES CITY AND COUNTY DIRECTORY, 1872
Pasadena, California: The Castle Press, 2011. First edition. Hardcover. 35 p. Frontispiece portrait, with ten color illustrations. First edition, limited to 250 copies. A miniature book (2 3/8" x 2 7/8"), bound by Mariana Blau... More about GLEN DAWSON AT 99: A Pictorial History of Lifetime Awards
Zeeland, Michigan: The Herman Miller Furniture Company, 1927. Hardcover. An early trade catalog from the American manufacturer, accompanied by the January, 1927 price list. Features dozens of products in a variety of furniture suites, including... More about THE HERMAN MILLER FURNITURE COMPANY: Makers of Fine Furniture
Winchester, England: Hillier and Sons, 1974. Trade Paperback. Fourth Edition. 576 p. A very good copy in the original green paper wrappers. More about Hilliers' Manual of Trees & Shrubs
New York: Viking Studio, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. The first trade edition, reproduced from a limited letterpress edition published by Barry Moser's Pennyroyal Press. The first and only Bible of the twentieth century to be... More about THE HOLY BIBLE, Containing All the Books of the Old and New Testaments - King James Version
Pasadena, California: Socio-Technical Publications, 1970. Hardcover. 59 p. Introduction by James S. Hutchins. 20 plates. A facsimile reprint of the 1891 publication issued by the War Department and widely regarded as the most valuable source... More about HORSE EQUIPMENTS AND CAVALRY ACCOUTREMENTS, As Prescribed By G. O. 73, A. G. O., 1885: Ordnance...
Washington, D.C. United States Government Printing Office, 1941. Trade Paperback. United States Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, Circular N. Numerous textual photographs, illustrations, charts, and tables, including one folding. Fifth edition. Some shelfwear to the... More about INSTRUCTIONS FOR AIRWAY METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
Washington, D.C. United States Government Printing Office, 1942. First edition. U.S. Department of Commerce, Weather Bureau, Circular O, Aerological Division, Frontispiece, 19 figures, and six tables. Original cream paper wrappers. Ink signature to the front... More about INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING PILOT BALLOON OBSERVATIONS
London: Faber and Faber, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Includes the work of Rachel Bush, Christopher Hampton, Michael Hoyland, Roy Watkins, and John Wheway. Green cloth binding, with gilt stamping. A fine copy in a lightly... More about INTRODUCTION 3: Stories by New Writers
London: Faber and Faber, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Includes the work of Ian Cochrane, Vincent Lawrence, Brian Phelan, Neil Rathmell, and Irene Summy. Red cloth binding, with gilt stamping. A fine copy in a very... More about INTRODUCTION 4: Stories by New Writers
London: Faber and Faber, 1974. First edition. Hardcover. Includes the work of Adrian Kenny, Sara Maitland, David Pownall, Alick Rowe, and Lorna Tracy. Blue cloth binding, with gilt stamping. A fine copy in a fine... More about INTRODUCTION 5: Stories by New Writers
London: Darwen Finlayson, 1961. First edition. Hardcover. A selection of articles, short stories, and poems published in John O' London's since its revival in 1959, including contributions by Ivor Brown, John Creasey, and J.B. Priestley... More about John O' London's Anthology
London: Alan Ross Limited, 1966. First edition. Trade Paperback. In this anthology, Nadine Gordimer, Derek Walcott, and eight other well-known poets and novelists describe the circumstances under which they became writers. Original brown paper wrappers... More about LEAVING SCHOOL: London Magazine editions 3
London: Alan Ross Limited, 1966. First edition. Trade Paperback. In this anthology, Nadine Gordimer, Derek Walcott, and eight other well-known poets and novelists describe the circumstances under which they became writers. Original brown paper wrappers... More about LEAVING SCHOOL: London Magazine editions 3
New York: The Hispanic Society of America, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. 20 volumes. An alphabetical listing of the printed books in the research library of The Hispanic Society of America. Founded in 1904 by Archer... More about LIST OF THE PRINTED BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF THE HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Boston: Gerald Shepard Howland, 1925. First edition. Hardcover. Reprinted from The Juvenile Miscellany, issue of September, 1826. Illustration on Page Five from The Juvenile Miscellany; Title-page Illustration and Tailpiece from Book of the Period; Engraved... More about THE LITTLE REBELS: A Drama Founded on Facts