[London]: [John Joseph Griffin and Co] [1848]. Later printing. v-vii [1], [iii]-vii [1], 834 pages plus 86 (of 87) engraved plates. Thick 4to. Roughly 11 1/4 x 9 inches. Disbound. Original blind-stamped green cloth covers present but faded, worn and detached from the textblock. Defective, lacking the first 2 leaves..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1881. First Edition. [8], 256, [8] pages. Original decorated embossed cloth. Minor fading and wear to decorated spine panel. Silver decorative band worn on front cover, and upper corner with some creasing. Several signatures proud, still a nice copy. Very Good. Cloth.
A fun..... More
Philadelphia: M. Tomas 1818. First Edition. xxiv, 213 pages. Original leather, spine label still readable though scuffed, tear to leather at top of spine, minor rubbing to the binding overall. Minor foxing throughout, browned especially on the endpapers. A good copy. Good. Boards.
An English pronunciation guide for Frenchmen..... More
Paris: Bachelier 1838. First Edition. 15 pages. Original printed blue wrappers, Uncut, unopened copy. Apparently inscribed by author on the front wrapper. Chips and soiling to the covers. Text in French, loosely translated as "Constitutional question of the distribution of the tax determined Geometrically." Scarce, with only one copy in..... More
Stuttgart: E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung und Druckerie 1863. VIII, 551, [1] (blank) pages. Plus original albumen photograph of Darwin mounted on thin board inserted before the half title (with original tissue guard still present). 8vo. 1/4 leather gilt over marbled boards. Light overall wear to the binding. Bookseller ticket (LW Schmidt..... More
Paris: Gauthier-Villars 1892, 1906. Two works bound in one volume. Work One: VIII, 248, [V]-VII, [1] pages + 20 plates + [249]-251 pages. Work Two: [1]-207 pages. 9 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Half calf over marbled boards. Light browning to pages. Near Fine. Boards.
The first title, "Traite..... More
Journal of Chemical Physics 1933. First Edition. 703-708 pages PLUS 709-713 pages. 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Self-wrappers, staplebound. Together 2 offprints (reprints) of thes articles, published in October 1933, Volume 1 of the Journal of Chemical Physics. Near Fine. Wraps. More
Boston: W. W. Potter Company 1899. First Edition. Volume ONE ONLY. Original 3/4 leather over cloth boards. 4 raised bands on the spine panel. Rubbing to the leather at the corners and with some shelfwear. Spine labeling is bright and clean, presents nicely on the shelf. Hinges and joints sound..... More
Jane Dennis. Framingham, MA: NESFA Press 2002. First Edition. 157, [3] pages. 8vo. Publisher's grey cloth in a pictorial dust jacket. Spine slanted. SIGNED bookplate by the author laid in. Near Fine / Near Fine. Cloth. More
Jane Dennis. Framingham, MA: NESFA Press 1999. First Edition. 597, [5] pages. 8vo. Publisher's blue cloth in a pictorial dust jacket. A bright clean copy with the pageblock sagging slightly as normal. Near Fine / Near Fine. Cloth.
Reprints three stories by Harness (The Paradox Men, The Ring of..... More
Paris: Librairie Felix Alcan 1911. XII, 314, [2] pages. Publisher's green printed wrappers. An uncut, unopened copy. The ninth edition. Previous owners' name on front . 1/2 inch edge tear to fore-edge affecting the cover and the first few pages. Clean internally. Text is in French. Scarce in the original..... More
New York and London: Grune & Stratton 1968. First Edition. ix, 274 pages. Original red cloth. 8vo. Minor waving to the textblock (mostly first few and last few pages). Bright and clean noting previous owner's name on front flyleaf. Very Good. Cloth.
This volume of Progress in Atomic Medicine..... More
Philadelphia: Jno. A. Haddock 1876. First Edition. 48 pages. Small 8vo. Publisher's green cloth embossed in black and gilt. Top and bottom of spine panel chipped, front joint split lower two inches. Front hinge split but holding. Few page edges with short closed tears. Corners worn. Non-authorial gift inscription dated..... More
[ London ]: [ Harrison & Sons ] [ 1875 ]. [3]-44 pages. Plus 3 folding diagrams in the rear. Lacks a title page or the original wrappers. Preserved in old cloth over marbled boards. Ink stamp of "La Lumiere Electrique" Paris and "INSCRIT" on the first page. From the..... More
Gregory Manchess. Framingham, MA: NESFA Press 2011. First Edition. 318, [4] pages. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth with white printed dust jacket. One of a limited edition of 950 copies, this is number 625. A crisp clean copy. Fine / Fine. Cloth.
Contains a novel and 2 essays by Stross..... More
Boston ; Cleveland, Ohio; London: John P. Jewett and Company; Jewett Proctor, and Worthington; Low and Company 1853. [3]-135, [1] pages. 7 x 4 3/4 inches. Publisher's dark brown cloth gilt. Mild silverfish damage to the joints and rear board. Corners bumped. Internally clean and bright, with a few creased..... More
[ Washington, D.C. ? ]: 1863. 8 pages. 8vo. Self wrappers. The last two pages comprise "Foreign intervention ... Concurrent resolutions of Congress, concerning foreign intervention in the existing rebellion". Folded as if for mailing, wear at the folds. Two folded sheets. Outer sheet fold nearly detached at spine. Foxing..... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company 1921. x, 521, [1] pages. 8vo. Publisher's red cloth. Previous owner name and address inked on front flyleaf. Bookseller ticket (De Wolfe & Fiske Co, 2 Park St. Boston, Mass) on front flyleaf. Otherwise a clean copy. Very Good. Cloth... More
Washington, D. C. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey 1903. First Edition. Complete title: Geologic Atlas of the United States Cranberry Folio North Carolina - Tennessee Folio No. 90 Library Edition. Stiff paper wraps, dirty wrappers with stain to front wrapper lower right corner (not affecting text). Ex-library..... More
Washington, D. C. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey 1907. First Edition. Ex-Library copy with the usual markings. Complete title: Geologic Atlas of the United States Roan Mountain Folio Tennessee - North Carolina No. 151. Stiff paper wraps, dirty with crease to front wrapper lower right corner and..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: massachusetts Institute of technology department of civil engineering 1965. xxviii, 290 pages. Publisher's wraps with black tape spine (as issued). "Wissa" penned to bottom page edges otherwise clean. Spine tape torn at head of spine panel. Very Good. Wraps.
Conducted for the US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment..... More
New York: The Vanguard Press 1929. 165, [1] pages. Publisher's pale yellow cloth with black spine titles. Overall mild wear, gift inscription on the front flyleaf "Marion Wkeelock, from Aunt Gertrude, Easter 1938". A few stains (large one pp 30-31). Still a nice reading copy. Good. Cloth... More
