The Midland Florist and Suburban Horticulturist. Volumes I, II, III & VI by Wood, John Frederick (editor)

Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1957. Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine gilt, facsimile signature to upper board gilt, top edge dyed yellow. With the original glassine jacket. Portrait frontispiece, five plates and an illustration within the text. Ownership ink stamp of Rudolph W. Preisendorfer with manuscript phone number on the front free endpaper. Minor bumps to corners, free endpapers partially toned. An excellent, fresh copy in the jacket that is a little rubbed and yellowed with a white spot on the lower panel. First edition, first printing. A very attractive copy in the uncommon glassine jacket. Hendrik Lorentz (1853-1928) was a theoretical physicist at the University of Leiden who made important contributions to our understanding electromagnetism and relativity, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his explanation of the Zeeman effect. Lorentz laid much of the groundwork for Einstein's theory of special relativity, and he was supportive of the younger… Read More

Privately Printed, 1976. Softcover. Good. Detailed history of Shackelford County, Texas - a West Texas ranching community. Includes histories of businesses, churches, ranches, schools, many family histories and much more. Illustrated with historical photographs. Rare. No copies in WorldCat database and no copies listed in commerce at the time of this posting. 72 pp. 11 1/4" x 9". Tight, unmarked copy with moderate shelf wear and rubbing. Small oil stain to back panel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Finely bound in dark green Morocco boards with marbled end papers and gilt edges. "Blake" in gilt on the cover and gilt on the slight faded spine. The edges of the cover boards show wear and the top of the spine is frayed. The interior hinges are cracked but the binding is secure. ExLibris label and a tiny booksellers label inside the front cover board. Black & white illustrations and portrait of Blake on the frontispiece. Oxford: Horace Hart M.A. Printer to the University printed on the back page. 453 pp

Dark blue cloth boards with debossed "BW" to front board. Black and white pictorial dust jacket. Stated at back: "This first edition... is limited to 5000 casebound [harback] copies." Photographs are reproduced by sheet-fed gravure with additional halftone colors. 8 sections of photographs total: Brothers, Matt Dillon, Notebook, Lifeguards, Clammers, Hall of Fame, Jeff, and On Leave in Waikiki. The Hall of Fame section are photographs taken at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale, FL. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Light creasing to dust jacket and small area of indentation to back wrap at spine. Light sunning to top and bottom edge of boards. Unpaginated. 11 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches.

Book and jacket are in good condition. Gift inscription on inside of front cover. Dust jacket has been wrapped in Mylar for the book's protection.

London, 1790. Cornelii Nepotis Vitae Excellentium Imperatorum: Cum Verifione Angelica, in qua Verbum de Verbo, quantum fieri potuit, redditure: Notis quoque Anglicis, & Indice Locupletissimo or Cornelius Nepos's Lives of the Excellent Commanders: with an English Translation as Literal as possible with English notes and a large index by John Clarke (late master of the Publick Grammar School in Hull [England]) In Pursuance of the Method of teaching the Latin Tongue, laid down by him in his Essay upon Education. Private Press: J.F. and C. Rivington, et al; London; 1790; Fourteenth (14th)Edition A copy of this volume is in the collection of the National Trust; Carlyle's House, London. 8vo size full calf leather; 280 pages. Red title block on spine with bright gilt titles and decorations. The long "S" is used throughout the text. The pages are styled in two columns, with the Latin language text on the left side and the English language text on the right side. The… Read More

London: J.M. Cobbett, 1822. Third Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 360pp. Bound in modern leather, marbled boards, paper spine label. folding map. Text is tanned and clean, folding map has minor archival tape repair and is in very sound condition. Author's descriptions of the country, it's culture, its agriculture including a discussion of the farming of the Ruta Baga. He crtiicizes at length Morris Birkbeck's settlement in Illinois. Howes C- 525.

International Graphoanalysis Society, 1994-1997. Softcover. Very Good. Monthly graphoanalysis study guides and model answers issued by the Instruction Department of the International Graphoanalysis Society between February 1994 and December 1997. No issues published in July and August. Each issue includes a Study Guide for the graphoanalysis of handwriting specimens and a Model Answer for a specimen from a previous issue. The March 1994 specimen for the study specimen was frequently in the news for several years. The name of this Mystery Writer, his intriguing story, and his graphoanalysis are included in the May 1994 Model Answer. Each issue is a minimum of 4 pp. depending on topic. One Graphoanalysis Worksheet included. 31 issues bound in a 3-hole binder. Excellent resource for the graphoanalysis student, teacher or collector. Tight, clean copy with light shelf wear. Unmarked front to back. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Copy signed by Katherine Mayo and Lynn G. Adams— an original member of the Pennsylvania State Police. Book itself is in very good condition. Dust jacket is in good condition, with some tears on side of spine and jacket corners. Dust jacket has been wrapped in Mylar for the book's protection.

Tan leather binding with raised banding, brown title plate and gilt lettering on the spine. Gilt "Society of Writers to the Signet" emblem on both boards.