Kulturgeschichte Der Neuzeit: Die Krisis der Europaischen Seele von der Schwarzen Pest bis zum Weltkrieg (3 volumes) by Friedell, Egon - 1928-1931

Chicago: Boy Scouts of America, 1930. First Edition. 12mo. Pictorial Cover. 51 pp. Dark green cover with orange drawings by the author. No. 3196 in Boy Scouts of America Service Library. Some light soiling in text. Techniques and designs for totem poles, frequently used in Scout camping.

Syracuse NY: Fay Edward Faulkner Printing Co./Heritage Press, 1967. Blue Binding w/gold cover lettering. 247 pgs w/photos. Binding Firm,w/library number on spine. Interior Pgs Clean w/library label fep under signatures of Both Ladies. Every thing you want to know about collecting buttons, from ceramic to Rubber to Victorian to glass, etc. Many b&w photo examples w/history. Must Have for Button collectors. Oversized - Xtra Shipping may occur Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author (Both). First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Photos. Ex-Library.

London: Secker and Warburg, 1986. First edition. Dark Brown cloth Hardcover with dustjacket. Fine/fine. Pages 157. Clean, no inscriptions. Please note: Due to International mail delivery problems, we currently ship items only to Australian addresses.

This book recounts, in novelized form, the biblical story of Abraham and Sarah. The hardcover binding is somewhat shaken, and there is foxing on the pages. The dustjacket is 90% intact with some missing pieces. On the front endsheet is a tipped-in paper inscribing the book to a fan, with the author's signature. This is a unique copy of a hard to find book, and will make a fine addition to the library of a discerning collector.

very tattered but color prints are striking and of high quality , only full copy found was un a digital collection

Stamped on the title page is,"Specimen Copy with compliments of C. A. Ritter, Auburn, Pa." This was evidently a copy that was given to a school to examine for consideration for class material. Some writing on rear cover and writing erased on first blank page. Some writing, marks, and some closed tears thru book. 192 pages. Binding is starting to loosen. Letters on spine are fading and wearing off.

London- UK: Whitaker, 1908. WHITAKER'S ALMANACK- Joseph Whitaker- Illustrated- Whitaker-London-UK- 1908- 1st Thus-40th Edition-1st printing- Hardcover:-8vo- VG++/ no dj as issued- 1/4 red leather spine with gilt titles and green cloth boards- 1083pp are clean, no tears or writing- binding is tight-no loose pages- "Containing an account of the astronomical and other phenonema & A Vast amount of information respecting the government- financial population, commerce and general statistics of the British Empire throughout the world with some notice of other countries etc..etc."- Wonderful ads and illustrations-lists of royalty and blue bloods- wages by government-the royal household-army lists-colonial and foreign banks-shipping -railroad stats-etcetc- a vast amount of knowledge in this book- This 1908 version is very SCARCE!- Non-fiction-almanack-British Empire-Britain-Illustrated (919). 1st Edition-1st Printing. 1/4 Leather & Cloth. VG++/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Illustrated.… Read More

West Kingston, Rhode Island: Grant, 1965. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Tim Kirk. Book has cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine, mild shelfwear and foxing to the outer pages. Jacket is lightly soiled and toned. First illustrated edition, one of 732 copies.

Ali Bey el Abbassi was a Spanish explorer, soldier, and spy in the early 19th century. This volume encompasses his travels in North Africa and the Middle East in the early nineteenth century.

Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, a New Translation with over 200 illustrations, by Harrison Weir, V. Pederson, M.I. Stone, A.W. Bayes, and Others,
Published by Porter & Coates, Philadelphia. No date, but very early date – see info below on "Alta Edition."
Includes detailed sixteen-page introductory biography: "Life of Andersen". Green cloth boards, black embossed cover and spine design with vine and leaves. Title in the black book on front cover and Alta Edition in an outlined box lower middle of cover. On the spine is the title, the word, "Illustrated" and publisher's name which is not as clear as the other two. Cover and spine are faded and rubbed with edge wear. The ends of spine are fraying. Small chip on the back cover. Binding intact, but loose. First three pages have detached from the hinge. Interior clean and unmarked except for previous owner's name on two of the fly pages. In addition to the owner's name there is a little stick figure. Several of the pages have small tears on the… Read More