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N Y: Carrick & Evans, Inc. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. 335 pages; Publisher's cloth, first free end paper with clipped corner. Photographs .

Stuttgart: Sumptibus Joh-Gottofredi. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1674. First Edition. Hardcover. 149/40/62 pages Width: 3.25" Height: 5.25" Book Details: This antique volume is bound in full vellum, with title printed in ink on the spine. The text of the volume is adorned with decorative ornamentation to page numbers, woodcut head and tailpieces, and different styles of lettering. Small insect holes to the vellum and mild soiling. The binding is sound. Small [smaller than a pinhead], insect holes continue to be visible on pages at the front and rear of the volume, obscuring only very small spots of text. A previous owner's signature appears on the front paste-down, as well as a number of pencil notes. Ink markings appear sporadically in the interior, including on the title page. The pages are largely clean and bright, with occasional mild foxing. Rare ed of Neolatin poetry. Apparently this is the only edition published. .

Philadelphia: C. K. Stone, Publisher. Good with no dust jacket. 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; New Topographical Atlas of Oswego County, New York. From Actual Surveys Especially for This Atlas. Bound in cloth-backed marbled paper boards. Paper title label mistakenly appears upside down on rear cover. Book shows wear concentrated at extremities. Front endpaper with some water markings and soiling. Rear endpaper is also soiled. Light foxing and marginal staining are visible on title page. Water markings appear along top edge of pages, without affecting illustrations or maps. Illustrated with five b&w illustrations and many full- and double-page color maps. .

Mondovi, Italy: Tipografia Vescovile Di Gio. Issoglio E C.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1867. First Edition. Hardcover. royal 8; lxxxv/381 pages pages; L'episcopato e la rivoluzione in Italia ossia atti collettivi dei vescovi italiani preceduti da quelli del sommo pontefice Pio IX contro le leggi e I fatti della rivoluzione offerti a San Pietro in occasione del diciottesimo centenario del glorioso suo martirio. Volume primo. Cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards, with paper labels to spine worn. Book shows mild external wear, with light soiling and minor loss to labels & outside corners of boards. Binding is firm. Front flyleaf appears to have been excised. Pages show scattered light foxing, otherwise no markings. Exposes the thinking of the Catholic Church on the French Revolution and the negative consequences that Italy would suffer if it were to follow suit. Width: 6.75" Height: 9.75". Italian language. .

N Y: The Textile Publishing Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. [1896]. First Edition. Limited Editions Club. Color Illustrations; 205 pages; Width: 11" Height: 14.5". Bound in maroon cloth over beveled boards with stamped gilt lettering to the spine and bright color pastedowns to the front and rear cover. The book shows external wear, with rubbing and minor scuffing/scratching to covers. A 1/2" closed tear appears in the lower half of the spine cover. Minor loss of material can be seen at the top/bottom and the outside corners of the boards. The binding is sound. The edges of the text block are tinted red. The front endpaper, the preliminary pages and the first 75 pages of text display water markings to the fore edge, growing ever smaller as one progresses though the text. A minor water mark can also be seen on the fore edge of last pages. The rear endpaper is lightly soiled. The pages of text are clean and bright. This work is lavishly illustrated, with views of… Read More

Paris: L. Hachette - Librairie De L'Université Royale De France, Paris. Good with no dust jacket. 1844-52. Cloth. c3800 pages; 6 volumes [1-6] complete rebound in green cloth with paper spine labels. Binding is fine, contents VG with a few occasional foxing stains. Marbled text block edges. .

New Haven: Yale University Library. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 111 pages .

Taipei, Taiwan: Tamkang University. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1958. First Edition. Paperback. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Entirely in Chinese ideographs other than a very occasional ine of English. .

Yale University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Paperback. We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 75 pages; Reported , in part, on major Thomas Hardy exhibition by several eminent collectors. .

Versailles: Not Credited. Very Good with no dust jacket. [1922]. Paperback. Color Illustrations; Oblong 4 to; A souvenire book with a number of very nice full page tissue covered single sided color plates. Tissues are toned with no offset to plates. Text in both French and English. 8.5 x 11.5" .

London: Wells Gardner Darton & Co. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1901. 1. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 168 pages; Book with a few light foxed spots on uncut edges of text block. DJ with light creasing at bottom of front panel. .

Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. LEATHER. 12 mo; A small book containing several collections collected in multiple places. In both French and Latin. About 190pp. Holographic entries run from a line or two to a couple of pages. Chain laid paper. Binding a little worn but contents crisp and clean, .

Mejico: D. Mariano Ontoveros. Good with no dust jacket. 1819. Presumed 1st. Hardcover. Spanish Language; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 221 [2] pages; Very scarce early Mexico imprint bound in vellum. CONSTITUCIONES DE LA CONGREGACION Y ESCUELA DE NUESTRO EN EL HOSPITAL DE NUESTRA SENORA DE LA CONCEPCION Y JESUS NAZARENO DE ESTA CIUDAD [Constitutions of the congregation of our school and hospital of our lady of the design and Jesus of Nazareth of this city]. Constituciones De La Santa Escuela De Cristo Senor Nuestro, Fundada bajo la proteccion de la virgen Maria nuestra Senora y de los gloriosos S. Juan Nepomuceno y S. Felipe Neri, en el Hospital de nuestra Senora de la Concepcion y Jesus Nazareno de esta Ciudad. Mexico City: D. Martiano Ontiveros, 1819. 32mo in 8s. 221, [2]pp. Lacking 2nd leaf of index, any subsequent leaves, and any leaves appearing between title and first text page. Contemporary vellum. Binding partly chewed at edges and small part of spine. Light foxing to eps and… Read More

Amsterdam: Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1649. Map. Holland; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; 1 piece. Hand-Colored Engraved Town Plan. (Bleau, Jon. ) "Rammekens oft Zee-Burg." [Amsterdam, 1649. ] 14 3/8 x 18 7/8 inches (365 x 480 mm) , margins; scattered light foxing, some darkening, a few repairs to verso. Latin text on verso. Koeman Vol. I, p. 301, #62 .

Black Cat Press. Fine with no dust jacket. 1983. 1st Thus. Hardcover. Color wash; 2.5 x 1.875"; 36, [4] pages; 249 unnumbered copies, hand-bound by Bela Blau, designed and printed by Norman W. Forgue, signed by Forgue at rear blank; Signed by Associated .

N Y: H. J. Wehman, Song Publisher,. Very Good with no dust jacket. Paper. These song sheets are not dated. However the appearance, printing and early numbers tend to support earlier 19th century dates. I would guess 1820-1850. Three antique song sheets, published in the format of a small broadside measuring 6" x 9.5", by H. J. Wehman, Song Publisher, New York." Included is #78, "Home Again; " #3, "Auld Lang Syne; " and #16, "My Country 'Tis of Thee." These song sheets are not dated. These pages are generally in excellent condition, albeit yellowed. Please note that "Auld Lang Syne" is printed on pink paper, which is unusual. .

London/ NY: E Nister / E P Dutton. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1890. Presumed 1st. Paperback. Children's Die Cut; We fit archival quality clear acrylic covers for additional protection whenever possible. ; Chormolithograph; Folio 13" - 23" tal; 14 pages; N. D. [ca. 1890]. 15 x 6 inches, orig. Chromolithographic stiff wrappers. Color & other illus. Scattered wear & smudging. Cover is crisp and clean with a trace of paper loss at bottom. Overall unusually nice. About 14" tall. .

H. J. Wehman, Song Publisher. Very Good with no dust jacket. Paper. three Victorian era antique song sheets, published in the format of a small broadside measuring 6" x 9.5", by H. J. Wehman, Song Publisher, New York." Included is #516, "We Won't Go Home Till Morning; " #7 (undated) ; "Old Black Joe" (dated 1860) ; and #Bring Back My Bonnie to Me" (dated 1882). Very good condition, albeit yellowed. Please note some light edge wear; and that "Old Black Joe" is printed on pink paper, which is unusual. .

Germany,: Unknown. Very Good with no dust jacket. Probable 1st. Card. Cigarette cards; 12" x 8"; Illustrierte Aeronautische Mitteilungen. Deutsche Zeitschrift für Luftschiffahrt. Jgge. 12 u. 13 in 2 Bdn. Bln. , Braunbeck & Gutenberg 1908-09. Gr.8°. Mit zahlr. Abb. XIV, 840; XXI, 1152 S. Bibl. -Hlwdbde. [ originally published in two volumes, of which this is one] All cigarette cards are present, approximately 140. Small white spot on upper right front cover. Circa 1909-1927. Germany language. .

London: Goode Brothers. Good with no dust jacket. 1910. Paperback. ENGLAND; Royalty; B&W Illustrations; 1 3/8 x 1 1/8"; Black paper wraps with gilt lettering, heavy chipping. Each page faced with a picture of Monarchs from William the Conqueror to Queen Victoria. Contents Near Fine. .