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(Per Joannem Gruninger ex Argenterato veteri) [Strasbourg, France ]., 1515 Ca. 640 p. **Wonderfully illustrated with woodcuts. Title within woodcut ornamental border, colored in sepia. Early manuscript bibliographic notes. Woodcut chapter heads and marginal diagrams. Numerous full-page and other woodcuts of significance. Includes musical notation and Hebrew language typography, etc. Folding diagram (with loss) mounted at front. Xerox facsimile of… Read more about this item

Printed by Salomon Myer, York (PA) for Mathew Carey, Philadelphia: ., 1798 191 p. Browned. Margins torn without loss on two leaves. Slight loss of a few numbers on pages 99/100. 16mo. 165 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Front board detached. Title continues: 'Exhibiting at One View, the Amount of Value of any Number or Quantity of Goods or… Read more about this item

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., Pittsburg: -1912. Approximately 65 Circulars in two original post bindings., 1907 Approximately 65 Circulars in two original cloth covered post bindings. Large 8vo. 265 mm. x 180 mm. Soiling on the first leaf of the first circular, but otherwise quite clean. Very Good. XLib. With the ownership stamp of the Engineering Society of York County,… Read more about this item

Printed by William Fry for Thomas Dobson and Son, Philadelphia: ., 1817 pp. vi, (2), (1)-515. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of J.A. Stillinger on title page. Early manuscript inscription 'Purchased of N. Brown student at Dr. Baker's office' on first fly leaf. Mildly XLib. Bookplate of Mt. St. Mary's Library on front paste down [Withdrawn]. 8vo. 220 mm. Original full… Read more about this item

(Printed by Stiles for) David Hogan, Philadelphia: 1810 ., 1810 180 p. + Frontis. Dampstain. Foxed. Browned. Lacks fly leaves. 24mo. 140 mm. Disbound. Poor. Title continues: 'With Questions For Exercise, And A Glossary Of Terms In Common Use. Intended as an Elementary Book for Schools and a Companion for private Students, particularly those who wish to attend popular Lectures.… Read more about this item

Printed by Stephen Wilson for S. Wilson and T.C. Slack, Milton, PA: ., 1837 476 p. + Engraved celestial Frontis. Text drawings. Signature 27 repeated. Minor foxing. Marbled endpapers. 1837 manuscript ownership. 12mo. 180 mm. Original custom binding of full straight grained dark blue morocco . Boards ruled in gold gilt. Spine decorated and lettered in gold gilt. Binding very… Read more about this item

(Printed by Mifflin & Parry for) Grigg & Elliot, Philadelphia: ., 1832 pp. (8), (ix)-xii, (13)-622, (2) [Publisher's catalogue]. Illustrated with small text drawings. Includes appendix and index. Foxed. Lacks front fly leaves. Title page and first few signatures chipped and damp stained at fore edges. Pages 231 & 232 torn without loss. Bookplate of Dr. Andrew S. Brumbaugh, Huntingdon,… Read more about this item

Stereotyped by J. Howe for Kimber & Sharpless, Philadelphia: ., 1839 pp. (4) [Publisher's catalogue], (2), (iv)-(xii), 288. Illustrated with text figures. XLib stamp of the Lebanon Historical Society on fly leaf. Lacks first fly leaf. Foxed. A few signatures loose. Large ink stain on pages 169-172. Early manuscript inscription 'This is the property of Benjamin F. Harpel September 1st,… Read more about this item

Lindsay & Blakiston, Philadelphia: ., 1847 300 p. Mildly foxed. Manuscript ownership of Agnes W. & Charles R. Naolay or Naoley Lambertville Meeting 1927 on title page. Manuscript ownership of Hedges, New Hope Pa. on first fly leaf. 12mo. 195 mm. Original full cloth binding embossed in blind. Boards mildly stained. Corners bumped. Spine repaired with slight loss at joint.… Read more about this item

(Stereotyped by L. Johnson and Co. for) Henry Carey Baird, Philadelphia: 1852., 1852 117 p. + 27 pages of advertisements for Baird Scientific and Practical publications. 16mo. Black publisher's cloth. Spine taped. XLib. This was a book that every hopeful adventurer took with him to California's GOLD RUSH. SCARCE. PA28 Language: eng. Hardcover. Good.

The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London: ()., 1986 pp. x, 195 + numerous photographs. 4to. Original full purple cloth binding. Compiled in association with the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House. Includes a Biographical Appendix. Very good. W100 0.0. Hardcover.

Harry N. Abrams, New York: ()., 1977 176 p. Numerous illustrations. 4to. Original full black cloth binding. Very good. W100 RtRearx2 0.0. Hardcover.

The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore & London: ()., 1987 pp. xviii, 371. Illustrated. Softbound. Johns Hopkins paperback. Small 4to. Original wraps. Near fine. W100 0.0. Soft cover.

The Fountain Press, London, ENGLAND: ()., 1955 pp. xii, 382, (6) [Advertisements] + Color Frontis. Illustrated with photographs, some in color. Inked birthday inscription on first fly leaf. 8vo. 220 mm. Original full cloth binding, lightly soiled. Reprint of the second edition. Hardbound. Very good. Details every camera from the earliest models to the latest, every accessory, attachment, modification and… Read more about this item

(Printed at The De Montfort Press for) The Autotype Company, London, ENGLAND: ., 1893 pp. xii, 99, 13 [Price List of Tissue and Materials Used in the Production of Permanent Photographs], 19 [Abridgement of the Autotype Company's Fine Art Catalogue], (1) [Press Notices] + Autotype Frontis. Frontis worn with loss at bottom corner margin. Lacks second illustration. Title page soiled.… Read more about this item

Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ: ()., 1980 184 p. Illustrated with photographs and drawings. Small 4to. Original full black cloth binding. Original dust jacket, extremities rubbed and chipped. Hardbound. Very good. Modern digital photographers could benefit by reading various older books on photographic composition, technique, etc. W100 0.0. Hardcover.

(Printed by P. Canfield for) B. B. Barber, Hartford, CT: ., 1832 343 p. Illustrated with nearly two hundred wood cuts. Age stain. 12mo. 185 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Front board detached. Second edition. S&S/AI 11936. Hardbound. PA 64 0.0. Hardcover.

New York Graphic Society, Boston: ()., 1975 285 p. Profusely illustrated with photographs of cameras, some in color. Small inked ownership on front paste down. Folio. Original full red cloth binding lettered in gold gilt. Original dust jacket, price clipped. Hardbound. Very Good+. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W100 0.0. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Claxton, Remsen and Haffelfinger, Philadelphia: . [Stamp of H. Desilver, General Agent, Philadelphia]., 1870 pp. xxvi, 346, (13) [Fascinating publishers' catalog from Dick & Fitzgerald, New York].Woodcut text illustrations. Early Pencil ownership of W. M. Kuhns. 12mo. 190 mm. Crisp original full cloth binding. Front board tooled in blind, with a central rising sun in gilt bearing the words "The… Read more about this item

Portland Cement Association, Philadelphia: Ca. ., 1930 71 p. Illustrated with photographs and diagrams. Booklet sent to farmers to help them build with Portland cement. Typed letter insert from Portland Cement Association urging farmers to read the pamphlet and and use cement. 4to. 240 mm. Original printed wraps. Colorful front cover showing a concrete barn and farm house. Near fine… Read more about this item