Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in Aquatint and Lithography, 1770 - 1860, From the Library of J.R. Abbey, A Bibliographical Catalogue by Abbey J R

London and New York : William Heinemann and Doubleday, Page & Co, 1929 A good copy in the original blue decorative cloth binding with 40 tipped-in colour plates and black and white illustrations and designs by Arthur Rackham. First published with Rackham illustrations in 1908, the work proved extremely popular and there were numerous reprints. The binding has nice bright boards. There is a very small mark on the front board. The spine is a little faded and marked. There is a little pulling to the spine and slight bumping to board corners. There is part of a wrapper for Midsummer Night's Dream loose inside the book but it looks slightly too small to have been the original wrapper for this book. There is a small ink inscription - Christmas 1935. To Peter with much love from Lorna' at the bottom of the fep. The text pages have some brown spotting - this is largely in the margins and is common with this work. The tissue-guarded plates are in very good condition - 2 have small creases in the… Read More

U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C, 1898; First Edition; 8vo, 792 pages; illustrated; blue cloth; gilt titles; embossed front board seal. Enormous U.S. Department Of Agriculture yearbook for 1897 containing a wealth of authoritative articles and technical reports designed to aid the American farmer. Sample subjects include Public Education For The Farmer In The United States, The Fruit Industry, Birds That Injure Grain, Fertilizers, Lawns And Lawn Making, Hybrids And Plant Breeding, Leguminous Forage Crops, Dangers Of Importing Insect Pests, Agricultural Production And Prices, Soil Problems, Edible And Poisonous Fungi (by W.G. Farlow), etc. Profusely illustrated throughout with photos, in-text figures, and full-page color lithographic plates by D.G. Passmore of grapes, prune plums, figs, olives, almonds, hybrid carnations, and an Amanita mushroom, plus nine additional black & white lithographic plates of numerous other mushroom species. Near Fine. Clean, crisp, bright, sharp, binding tight,… Read More

Privately Printed, 1993. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Jeffrey D. Brown and Raymond D. Fete's massive, detailed history of Meyers Lake Park, Ohio, a breathtaking entertainment complex in Eastern Ohio closed in 1974. Third and final edition, greatly expanded over previous editions and a culmination of seven years of research. Chapters include The Early Years, The N.O.T. & L. Years, The Sinclair Years, Picnics, Moonlight Ballroom and Gardens and Sports. 321 pages packed with hundreds of photos. Bonus: Includes three original $5 children's ride tickets. Scarce. 321 pp. 11" x 8 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

RARE OCTOBER, 1908 HARPER & BROTHERS. UNEXPURGATED FIRST EDITION. INCLUDES THE WATERMELON PAGE. COLOUR PRINTS. ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL. HOLE-DRILLED. ANTIQUARIAN. Good USED condition/ No DJ Included. USED. Front paper paste-down is scuffed. Binding is tight and all plates look in good shape. Finger marks noted. 7 3/8 X 8 7/8. This is so much fun! Like watching animation go by one frame at a time. And we're off, like a shot!

SHREK! By William Steig. 1990 Stated First Edition, Farrar, Straux Giroux. QUITE RARE IN A STATED FIRST. Used. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NONE AS ISSUED. ISBN 0374368775. Swamp creatures back panel. Unpaginated. 8 5/8 X 10 7/8. Summary: Original source material for the beloved film of the same name. Summary: "Shrek, a horrid, ugly, little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!" About the artist/author William Steig: "He created his masterpiece character, Shrek, in 1990, at the age of 83." YOUR OFFERS ARE WELCOME HERE!

Hardcover. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1914. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very Good. W. Heath Robinson. New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1914. First edition thus. Very Good. W. Heath Robinson. Covers are soiled and faded. The spine is bumped and torn about 3/4" down from the top however the torn piece is still attached. The contents have quite a bit of foxing however the 12 tipped-in color illustrations seem to be in perfect condition. Binding is starting to loosen.

Privately Printed, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good. 1931 University of Wyoming doctoral thesis submitted by Joseph Conrad Twinem pertaining to the genesis of the geological development of the lithosphere of southeastern Wyoming. Includes discussions of dozens of formations and numerous skillfully executed watercolors of cross-sections of formations, etc. Of special interest are four large watercolors, two of them 3-panel fold outs, of Wyoming landscapes, and one of the Rock Creek oil fields. Also includes 36 2 3/4" x 4 1/2" original, unique photos inserted in corner mounts - views of Wyoming camp facilities, canyons, mountains, striking geological features, Independence Rock, gold mining operations, the Pathfinder Dam, Parco, Wyoming (street view), oil distillers, a Snow Range sericite mine and much more. No exaggeration; this thesis is a work of art and unique. Notably, Twinem was the former Maine State Geologist, also an accomplished petroleum engineer and geologist. Bound in burgundy cloth… Read More

International Graphoanalysis Society, 1980-84. Study Guides. Very Good. Monthly graphoanalysis study guides and model answers issued by the Instruction Department of the International Graphoanalysis Society between October 1980 and December 1984. 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. Bess and Harry Truman are the study specimens for the December 1982 issue. The Trumans' Model Answer graphoanalysis is included in the February 1983 issue. Each issue is a minimum of 6 pp. depending on topic. One Graphoanalysis Worksheet included. 36 issues bound in a dark blue 3-hole binder. Excellent resource for the graphoanalysis student, teacher or collector. Tight, clean copies with light shelf wear. Occasional pencil markings by owner. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.

Cleveland, OH: American Greetings Co., 1967. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Robert Crumb. 12mo. Unpaginated. A small book measuring 6 1/4 inches tall by 6 1/4 inches wide. Hardcover in green illustrated glossy paper covered boards. The binding is rubbed and bumped and has a couple of edge dings. Prior owner's names written on front flyleaf and rear pastedown. A sound copy with clean text.

Methuen & Co. Ltd. London. 1930. REPRINT OF THE 1927 PAYNE EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 6.1 inches). Illustrated with 20 full page plates by Payne, line drawings with yellow colouring. Fore-edge and the first few pages affected by some very light foxing, otherwise a very good copy of this attractive edition. Publishers orange cloth with black lettering to the spine and front board. Small gilt stamped school badge to the front board. School prize label, dated 1942, on the front free endpaper. In the scarce original colour illustrated dustwrapper. A couple of small chips to the edge of the wrapper and the spine a bit toned but overall in very good condition.