N.Y.:: Barse & Hopkins,, 1920. Prtd. one side; worn, chipped wrapper bound with tasseled cord. 5.25x8.75 inches.. wrapper. Illus. with b&w photo of `Ms. Harland.' `Marion Harland' (pseud. of Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune, 1831-1922), novelist & writer on domestic science, began writing for publication at age 14 & continued to almost the day she died at age 91. ||| One week per page with recipes & household hints. ... (more information)

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Ipswich, England,, 1900. Wrappers (front detached, back wrapper defective); Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; some sections unopened; untrimmed; curiously, front cover & spine show waterstains but inside pp. are clean & not stained; otherwise good.. indexes. Prepared for Suffolk Institute of Archaeology & Natural History by noted Norfolk antiquary Walter Rye (1843-1929). ||| Here, he compiles records of Normans & French who, at one time or another, settled in England. ||| Copies of Rye'... (more information)

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Washington, D.C.:: Carnegie Institution,, 1908/10. In worn & chipped gray wrappers; Hamilton College (NY) bookplates; otherwise, contents condition quite good.. pp. Profuse photos, folding charts, maps, + in-text drawings, charts, formulas. (3 VOLS., NO ATLAS)--Report of State Earthquake Investigation Comm.--Vol. I Pt.-I; & Vol. I Pt-II: Observations on Geological History; San Andreas Rift; Earth Movement on the Fault April 18, 1906; Provision for Future Movement Measurement; Distribution of Ap... (more information)

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NY:: Sadlier,, [1856]. Hardcover; gilt-stamped blue cloth; 1/8-inch defect in front cover gilt; spine & cover tips worn; contents lightly age-toned; otherwise good.. Woodcut frontispiece. 1856 prtg. of 1855 first issue. Novel by Dr. Newman (1801-90), prominent Church of England clergyman & leader of Oxford Movement; he converted to Roman Catholicism in 1845; was made Cardinal in 1879 by Pope Leo XIII. ... (more information)

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NY:: Holt,, 1932. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends worn; (both covers') upper tips bumped; contents clean; binding tight; otherwise good.. index. 3 Parts: I--Calvin's early life; He breaks with Rome; Geneva in his time; Opposition by the Libertines; Economic, Political, Intellectual Significance of Calvinism. II--In France: the Huguenots; Montmorency & Guise factions; Saint Bartholomew's Day massacre; Henry III & Catholic League; Henry... (more information)

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NY:: Blue Ribbon,, 1939. Hardcover; owner label inside front cover; otherwise good.. index. Drawings in b&w. 1939 prtg. of 1933 first issue. ||| A real `Roughing It' kind of camping, using only an axe & jacknife to build a shelter; reading maps & animal tracks; signaling; cooking; the compass; camping hints; etc. ... (more information)

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NY:: Fleming H. Revell,, 1922. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; otherwise good.. + 6pp. publisher's book ads. With printed portrait of Carey applied to pictorial front cover. Novelized biography of English Baptist missionary to India William Carey (1761-1834). Shoemaker by trade until age 24, he learned Latin, Greek, Hebrew; studied theology; was pastor of congregations. In India, he studied languages, natural history; collected rich store of Oriental knowledge. ||| 1801--became Prof of Sanskrit, ... (more information)

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Paris:: Gauthier-Villars,, 1896. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; issued in wrappers, now rebound in plain cloth-backed boards; leaf 275/276 damaged as noted; otherwise good.. + indexes. ORIGINAL 1896 ISSUE of Congres Geologique Internationale, 5th Session, Washington 1891 & 6th Session, Zurich 1894; (reprinted 1966 as 2 vols.) ||| In rebinding, leaf 275/276 had been folded in half vertically & was thus bound. Attempts to `unfold' the leaf required... (more information)

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Albany:: Van Benthuysen,, 1865. Hardcover; State Library Trustee label; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/labels 1/4-leather tips + spine ends very worn; both hinges reinforced; contents clean; otherwise good.. `First supplement to the catalogue of the Law Library embracing all works added...from the publication of the catalogue in 1855 to the present time...1,970 law books...3,069 Statute Law & State Papers...total additions 5,039...Present number of volumes in the Libr... (more information)

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New Haven:: Yale Univ.,, 1916. In wrappers; now library-taped in plain boards; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; 6.25 x 9.25 inches; last 2pp. are loose & fragmented with minor loss at binding edge; contents lightly age-toned; otherwise, internal condition good.. In addition to Chronology & Officers, lists Degrees awarded to Graduates in Medicine, Laws, Philosophy, Engineering, Science, Divinity, Fine Arts, Music, Forestry, Honorary Degrees, etc. ... (more information)

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Cantabrigiae:: Hilliard et Metcalf,, 1815. Wrappers; sewed; untrimmed; age-toned; periodic light foxing; edge tears & chips not affecting or near text; old ink date 6-5-1901 on front title.. Lists Harvard presidents from the first--Rev. Henry Dunster, 1640-54-- thru Rev. John Thornton Kirkland, 1810-28 (whose father Rev. Samuel Kirkland founded an academy that later became Hamilton College in N.Y. State); also lists Professors (including Dr. John Gorham M.D., Class of 1801--Adjunct--in Chemistr... (more information)

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NY:: Harper,, [1838]. Hardcover; spine ends very worn; one-half of rear joint split; covers age-soiled; cover tips bumped & worn; scattered light to moderate foxing, but text clearly readable.. + index. With 116 in-text b&w woodcuts. `Harper's Family Library No. LXXXIII,' likely issued early in 1838 (Feb. 1838 book ad). ||| Dick (1774-1857), Scottish astronomer, Presbyterian preacher, prolific religious & scientific writer. ||| Covers--the appearance, arrangement, motions, etc. of the plan... (more information)

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Edinburgh:: Livingstone Ltd.,, 1959. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends lightly worn; dime-size spot of dried gum arabic (?) in margin of pg. 153; otherwise good.. + index. With full-pg. & in-text b&w drawings & photos + 3 color plates. Principles of Cell Culture; Preparation of Apparatus; Sterilization; Aseptic Technique; Design & Equipment of Tissue Culture Lab; Sources of Tissue; Primary Explantation Techniques; Disaggregated Fr... (more information)

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London:: Methuen,, 1934. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; faded spot at upper left corner of front cover (removed shelf mark?); otherwise good.. + index + 6pp. publisher's book ads. With formulae, charts, in-text drawings. Meldrum (1907-33), Research Fellow at Biochemical Laboratory, Cambridge, reviews work of Otto Warburg, Dixon, Hopkins, Tunnicliffe, et al., investigating how organic metabolites are oxidized in cells' respiration. ... (more information)

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NY:: M. W. Dodd--Brick Church Chapel,, 1845.. Hardcover; binding very worn; foxing, but quite readable; old ink name/date on front endpaper; useful reading copy.. With b&w frontispiece woodcut. Religious narrative of Christians new to the Faith. Story is set in Rome during Nero's time. ... (more information)

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NY:: PRODIST/Milbank Memorial Fund,, 1974. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine label/marks; otherwise rather good.. bibliography. With b&w tables, charts, etc. Located at National Library of Medicine, Yale, Harvard, Univ. of Chicago, & Library of Congress. ||| 17 essays by Sydenstricker (1881-1936), pioneering / first USPHS statistician; gathered data of links between morbidity & poverty. His methodology, reasoning & conclusions are now fundamental to pub... (more information)

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London:: Studio Vista,, 1965. Hardcover; purple cloth; printed and gilt-stamped spine; rear cover tips lightly bumped; front cover cloth a bit faded at head; otherwise condition good.. With 15 full-pg. color + 18 full-pg. b&w + 7 in-text b&w illustrations. Anthology of horror & sci-fi stories by Middleton; George Crabbe; Powys; Dickens; Bradbury; Poe; Waugh; Andreyev; Sansom; Browning; Roald Dahl; de la Mare; Simak; F. Marion Crawford; et al. ||| Illustrations, though not directly tied to... (more information)

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Manchester:: The Society,, 1921. Hardcover; embossed prtd. boards; dull gilt-stamped spine, ends quite worn; all cover tips bumped; contents clean; binding tight; otherwise good.. five indexes. Society of antiquaries, founded 1843 to publish `historical & literary remains connected with Palatine Counties of Lancaster & Chester.' 5 researched articles: (1) Dunkenbalgh Deeds 1200-1600. 102pp. + index; b&w frontispiece. ||| (2) Extracts, Manchester Churchwardens' Accounts 1664-1710. 38pp. ... (more information)

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Np:: Chi Phi Fraternity Council,, 1924. Hardcover; blind-embossed faux leather; contents pp. lightly age-toned; otherwise good.. With thumbnail-size b&w photos of chapter houses. 4,000+ entries; lists member's Class, date & place of birth; education; occupation; date of initiation; etc. ||| Includes history, from Princeton Society founding in 1824; Memorial listing of Chi Phis who died in WW-1; Chapter histories; Conventions, Congresses, Alumni Associations; Members tabulated geographically, al... (more information)

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NY:: Herder & Herder,, 1971. Hardcover; with two (2) dust jackets, first has 1/2-inch tear at head of front panel, second in very good condition; contents & binding in rather good condition.. notes + bibliography + indexes. With b&w drawings. English translation of 1963 first issue. ||| Explains theories of ancient Chinese medical practices, including acupuncture, moxibustion, & herbal remedies. ||| History--Chinese Art of Healing; Principle of Yin and Yang; Five Elements; Tonification, ... (more information)

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