Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son, Limited, 1924. Second printing, 1924. Collected essays on use of photography for scientific applications. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, 549 pages plus publisher's ads. Illustrated with black and white plates. Some rubbing to the spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. View More...
New York: Smithsonian Institution Series, Inc., 1932. Published 1932. Volume XII of this hard-to-find full vellum bound Patron's edition of this popular early twentieth century series of books showcasing the Smithsonian Institution's contribution to American scientific knowledge. Large 8vo, about 9.5 inches tall, full vellum with gilt spine lettering and repeating torch pattern in gilt on the front cover, gilt-lettered dark green circular inset on front cover, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, illustrated with plates in both black and white and in color. Some light edgewear and light cover s... View More...
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania: U. S. Department of Agriculture, 1958. Illustrated. Published 1858. Includes information about the hardwood species, characteristics, old-growth forests, second-growth forests, more. Printed softcover, 22 pages. Some light cover soil, name on title page, internally clean.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. View More...
Camden, SC: The Premier Press, 1997. Number 314 of a limited edition of 3000 copies. Rich crimson red leather printed in gilt, raised spine bands, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, attached ribbon bookmark. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings.. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. View More...
Hartford, CT: Connecticut State Department of Education, 1944. Published 1944. Resources for how to best teach about aeronautics in both standard and technical schools, along with exercises, references, etc. Softcover, 100 pages. Some cover wear and soil, Teachers College Library and date stamp at top of front cover, binding sound, pages clean with no other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1991. Collector's edition, Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides of the World. Very good other than some chips to the gilt on the front cover. Full crimson red leather lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmark. Minor chips to front cover gilt, otherwise very good condition, firm binding, clean pages, unused special edition bookplate laid in loosely at the front, no names or other markings.. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. View More...
New York: Smithsonian Institution Series, Inc., 1931. Published 1931. Volume IX of this hard-to-find full vellum bound Patron's edition of this popular early twentieth century series of books showcasing the Smithsonian Institution's contribution to American scientific knowledge. Large 8vo, about 9.5 inches tall, full vellum with gilt spine lettering and repeating torch pattern in gilt on the front cover, gilt-lettered dark green circular inset on front cover, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, illustrated with plates in both black and white and in color. Some light edgewear and light cover so... View More...
Chicago: The Professional Press, Inc., 1934. First edition, 1934. Professional advice on business practices for opticians, illustrated in black and white. Brown textured cloth printed in gilt, 176 pages, advertising inside both covers. Worn condition with fraying to corners and spine ends, some soil to covers, hinges good, text block sound, endpapers age-darkened, pages clean, name scrawled across front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, Printed for the Author, 1935. Second edition, 1935. Hard to find history of the National Farm School, founded in 1896 to educate urban Jewish youth, specifically immigrants, in the occupation of farming. Illustrated throughout in black and white, folding frontis plan of the campus in 1935. Softcover, 222 pages. Shelfwear and a chewed area along the front spine edge, spine faded but legible, binding sound, pages lightly age-toned but clean, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. View More...
New York: E. P. Dutton & Company Inc., 1947. Stated first edition, signed by the author in pencil on the front free endpaper. The journal of a Connecticut gardener who turned a few acres and an abandoned cottage into a floral splendor. light blue cloth, 257 pages, illustrated dustjacket. Light rubbing to the spine ends, some persistent dustiness to the outer edges, good hinges, sound text block, very clean pages free from other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some light shelf soil to the white background of the rear panel, some very minor edge ... View More...
Columbia, SC: Sporting Classics, 2014. First edition, 2014, number 35 of 300 signed by the author. Brown leatherette lettered and decorated in gilt, all edges gilt, attached ribbon bookmark, no dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no other names or markings. . Signed by the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
Cambridge, MA: American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), 1986. Special issue of this journal devoted to the Variable Star Symposium, 75th Anniversary and Dedication of the AAVSO Headquarters. Includes program notes and a selection of scholarly papers. Softcover, 354 pages. Light edgewear, minor scuffing to lower edge, contents about fine condition with no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. View More...
Philadelphia and London: W.B. Saunders Company, 1919. Published 1919. Volume 2, Boston Number, Number 5. Illustrated in black and white. Grey cloth with blindstamped borders, gilt spine lettering, 325 pages, plus fourteen pages of publisher's advertisments. The book is in good condition with some edgewear includng rubbed corners and spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. Contents include: Cutaneous Pigmentation; Infantile Scurvy; Some Common Errors in Diagnosis and Treatment; Diet and Child Growth with Special Reference to the Teeth; Nephritis ... View More...
Philadelphia and London: W.B. Saunders Company, 1918. Published 1918. Volume 1, Southern Number, Number 6 . Illustrated in black and white. Grey cloth with blindstamped borders, gilt spine lettering, 220 pages, plus fourteen pages of publisher's advertisements. The book is in good condition with some edgewear including rubbed corners and spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. Contents include: Nephropathies; Typhoid Fever Complicated with Purulent Cerebrospinal Typhoidal Meningitis and No Intestinal Lesions; Forlanini and Cure of Pulmonary Tube... View More...
Philadelphia and London: W.B. Saunders Company, 1919. Published 1919. Volume 2, Baltimore Number, Number 6. Illustrated in black and white. Grey cloth with blindstamped borders, gilt spine lettering, 300 pages, plus fifteen pages of publisher's advertisements. The book is in good condition with some edgewear including rubbed corners and spine ends, foxed endpapers, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. Contents: Funicular Myelitis; Achylia Gastrica; Epidemic Influenza in Children; Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Diseases of the Ductless Glands; Roentgenologic Si... View More...
Philadelphia and London: W.B. Saunders Company, 1917. Published 1917. Volume 1, Philadelphia Number, Number 2. Illustrated in black and white. Grey cloth with blindstamped borders, gilt lettering, 271 pages, plus ten pages of publisher's advertisments.The book is in good condition with some edgewear including lightly rubbed corners and spine ends, foxed endpapers, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. Contents include: Caridiac Disease and Digitalis; Diagnostic Value of Examinations of Cerebrospinal Fluid; A Case of Auricular Fibrillation of Long Duration... View More...
Chicago: American Medical Association, 1913. First edition [1913]. Externally worn but sound. A ready reference for the medical practitioner, a suggestion for materia medica instruction in medical schools, and a basis for the examination in therapeutics by state medical examining and licensing boards. Alphabetically arranged. Blue cloth over flexible covers, gilt spine lettering, 129 pages plus advertisements on the final page and inner front cover. Some external wear and soil, including a black mark near the top of the front cover, names on the front free endpapers, internally clean with... View More...
St. Louis, Missouri USA: The C. V. Mosby Company, 1952. First edition, 1952. Khaki cloth, 190 pages. The book is in good condition with foxing to the edges and light all-around finger soil, sound text block, good hinges, some light foxing to the title and endpapers, name on front pastedown, but otherwise clean pages with no other markings. Contents include: The Colonial Era, Great Epidemics (1800 to 1875), The Bacteriological Era (1876 to 1920), Twentieth Century (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow). . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. View More...
New York: Atheneum, 1972. First edition. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering, red endpapers, black and white frontis portrait of Nietzsche as painted by Munch, yellow tinted top edge, 370 pages with index, includes dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with minimal edgewear, needle thin fade lines at extreme spine ends, sound text block, good hinges, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and is also in very good condition, with only the spine head and front top right corner slightly rubbed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Go... View More...
New York: Sheridan House, 1951. First edition of this hard-to-find book about two city dwellers who ventured into the wilderness on the banks of the Peace River, British Columbia, to find out whether Thoreau's pursuits of simple living were achievable in the 1950s. Very good copy in chipped dustjacket. Blue cloth, 255 pages, illustrated dustjacket with original 3.50 price. Light rubbing to the corners and additional rubbing and tiny splits to the spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has a large chip th... View More...
