C. E. Cook. Lynn [ Massachusetts ]: Josiah W. Heal [ 1879 ]. First Edition. [100] pages. Not paginated. Oblong 12 x 9 inches. New leather spine and corners over original cloth boards gilt. Fifty thin pasteboard leaves affixed to binding structure with linen hinges. The entire book is dampstained..... More
London: various 1882-1923. The collection offered here includes two offprints, one early pamphlet, and a signed letter from Kingsbury to his son on a Turkish telephone company letterhead. 1) J. E. K. [ Kingsbury, John Edmund ]. The Telephone in Principle and Practice: Its Origin and Development. London: David Bogue..... More
Washington, [DC]: Government Printing Office 1887. First Edition. 21 plates complete (12 colored plates of birds, the balance b&w fishes). Original cloth, binding loose and holding. Fraying at head/tail spine panel, and wear at the corners. Clean internally. A PRESENTATION COPY from Edward W. Nelson to a Mrs. Ada B...... More
Munchen: J. F. Lehmanns 1922. An interesting illustrated medical book. With 92 full page photogravures of internal organs and 133 numbered pages. Original paper covered boards, worn at the edges. Thin cloth spine nearly perished with pieces missing at base of the spine. Otherwise sound, a usable copy. Good. Boards..... More
Wien Leipzig: A. Hartleben. VIII, 384 pages. Decorative cloth. No date. Volume 9 ONLY of this serial which was started in 1889. Some sources note it is yearly, some 3 times a year. Text in German. Very Good. Cloth.
The title translates loosely to "The Philosopher's Stone entertainment and..... More
Frankfurt am Main: Industrie E.V. A strong and detailed treatise and industry overview of cardboard and cardboard box fabrication with many photographs of machinery, charts, figures, etc. 2 volumes in 3. The first volume was published in 1963 at Frankfurt am Main, 634 pages. The second volume was published in..... More
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 1951. First Edition. [10, [1]-278 pages. Publisher's original blue cloth gilt. Dampstaining to the binding and stain to rear panel. Clean internally, noting remnants of paper affixed to rear pastedown, and previous owner's name (Peter F. Strong) on front pastedown. Lacks the often missing dust..... More
New Orleans, Louisiana: Century Graphics Corporation 1980. First Edition. Old price sticker on front dj cover. Internal spotting (almost dampstaining but not continuous) to the dj, mostly at the flap folds. One stain show-through on back dj. Several small closed tears to the dj, and some minor rubbing. 32 color..... More
