Dusseldorf: Verein zur Veranstaltung von Kunstausstellungen, 1926. Bound in tan illustrated wraps, stamped in red. 120 pp. Illustrations in black and white. One diagonal crease to bottom of rear panel. Minor toning to pages. Rare -- only six copies on OCLC/Worldcat. Text in German.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo-Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Boston: Thomas H. Webb & Co, 1835. Bound in tan stamped cloth. This is the amazingly rare two volume set on this early reader. Titled: School Library, Primary Series -- Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (179 pp. / 180 pp.) No copies of the two volume set (only one copy of Volume 1). Soiling, wear to bindings, but interior pages have held up well. Binding is still tight. Previous owner's name, date to ffep. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Bowen Abel - Engraver. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Lancaster, Pa.: Charles Cist / Tobias Hirte, 1792. Bound in stiff boards, A scarce 65 pp. book on religion. The boards are tender, the spine is precarious, but still a great little book on Jesus. Printed in German, "Dass das Evangelium von Jesu Christo, nach Römer I. v. 16. noch immer eine Kraft Gottes sey ... Rare - no copies on OCLC/Worldcat. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good +/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Dublin, IRE: John F. Fowler, 1863. Bound in blue cloth, stamped in gold (still bright). All edges gilt. 215 pp. + addendum. Includes: Hermit of Innisfallen.--Imitations.--Lovers' leap.--Ballads.--Miscellaneous.--Fugitive pieces.--Essays. Some darkening to edge of front free endpaper. Scarce, especially in this protected condition - only 9 copies on OCLC/Worldcat. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.
Skippack, PA: Roby Publishing, 1997. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold. An incredibly scarce book on Lehigh University Wrestling. Handsome production, 255 pp. printed on glossy stock. Lots of historic photos of wrestlers. Two leaves of addenda laid in. Incredibly scarce -- only one copy on OCLC! . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Vienna: F. X. Stoeckl, 1799. Bound in white presumably 19th century calf with five raised bands and leather label to spine. 119 Woodcuts. "Cuts by Beck, formerly attributed to Burgkmair"--British Museum. Dept. of Prints & Drawings. Rare -- only 22 copies on OCLC. Text in French. All edges gilt, patterned endsheets. Binding shows some rubbing to extremes, but has held up well for being over 200 years old. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 11" X 14".
U.S.A.: Elsevier Science Ltd, 1985. Bound in light blue cloth, stamped in silver in matching dust jacket. A scarce first edition / hardcover edition of this work on the Philosopher. 281 pp. Tight, clean copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Skippack, PA: Roby Publishing, 1997. Bound in black cloth, stamped in gold. An incredibly scarce book on Lehigh University Wrestling. Handsome production, 255 pp. printed on glossy stock. Lots of historic photos of wrestlers. Two leaves of addenda laid in. Incredibly scarce -- only one copy on OCLC! . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Switzerland: Editions Ebauches, 1954. Book has five printed pages in color and then 12 overlays printed on plastic that by the 12th page, shows the makeup of building a swiss watch. Bound in yellow boards, stamped in blue. Extremely rare book on Swiss Watches (only six copies on OCLC). In amazingly good condition. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket - As Published. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
NY: Random House, 1941. Book is bound in the navy and light blue cloth, stamped in gold. Dust jacket is the first state with the $2.50 price on the flap of the dust jacket and with the blurbs on the back panel by O'Hara and Fitzgerald. Stated on copyright page "Third Printing before Publication". A most acceptable copy printed in the same year as the first edition. 303 pp. . Third Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Univ Museum Pubns, 1993. This is the scarce hard cover edition of this book, bound in black cloth, stamped in gold. A tight, clean and presumably unread copy. 132 pp. Hundreds of color and black and white illustrations. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket - As Published. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
NY: Appleton, 1839. Ex-Library (Reference-only) with two marks on title page. Rebound in recent green cloth, stamped in gold. Illustrated with 48 original plates designed expressly for this work. Each plate has facing text descriptions of the architecture depicted. Slight foxing, but nothing alarming. Approximately 320 pp. Exceedingly scarce. . Third Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Paris: Les Editions De Minuit, 1963. Tight, clean copies of the two main volumes in bright dust jackets. The Supplement, printed in 1972 is printed in glossy wraps. A great set on the history of Paris -- Street-by-Street. . Fifth Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Photo-Illustrated. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
NY: Frederick H. Hitchcock, 1911. The scarce first edition of this 218 pp. reference book on the Wills of New Castle County in Delaware. Recently rebound in blue cloth, stamped in gold. Some minor pencil marginalia and a few clipped corners (not affecting text). Exceedingly scarce -- no copies on OCLC.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
Harrisburg: Telegraph Printing Co., 1922. Rebound in recent green buckram, stamped in gold. The first edition of this scarce 302 pp. history of the Lykens-Williams Valley in PA. Original stiff green wraps bound in. Some minor staining to bottom front corner of first 14 pp. Blindstamp of the Lykens Justice of the Peace on second free endsheet. Overall, a very handsome history of the area. Only seven (7) copies on OCLC. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo-Illustrated.
Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1907. Bound in two volumes, bound in dark blue buckram with leather spines. This includes bound pamphlets from Matthews, including: Notes on the Proposed Abolition of Slavery in Virginia, in 1785; Letters of Dennys De Berdt, 1757-1770; Bibliographical Notes on Boston Newspapers 1704-1780; The Purgatory River of Colorado; Notes on the Massachusetts Royal Commissions; Colonel Elizeus Burges; Joseph Boucher de Niverville; Sir Matthew and Lady Holworthy; The Term Indian Summer; Uncle Sam; A Sacrament Certificate 1673; The Snake Devices . . . ; Joyce Junior, etc., etc. Probably around 900 pages in total. . Reprint. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Tel Aviv, Israel: The Porter Institute for Poetics and Semiotics, 1979. Vol. 1, No. 1 thru Vol. 3, No. 3; Autumn, 1979 to Summer, 1982 in 11 volumes; covers literature, interpretation, narratology, language, theory; near 1000 pages in total. . First Edition. Soft Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Periodical.
Paris: Chez Anselin, 1844. Ex-Library copy but few marks. Recently rebound in dark brown cloth, stamped in gold. Parts 49-50, published January 1844 and March 1844. 404 pp. / 408 pp. with fold out charts included. A most acceptable copy of this periodical of the 19th Century that dealt with Literature, Agriculture, Science and Arts. Text in French. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket.
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.: Univ of New Mexico Pr, 1992. Bound in red cloth, stamped in silver. This is from the library of John W. Hunt, who wrote one of the essays herein. Tight, clean copy. 209 pp. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG++/No Jacket.
Kyoto: Yamaguchi Pub. House, 1987. Tight, clean copy bound in silver boards, stamped in black with matching dust jacket. A tight, clean copy of this work on Faulkner after 1949. Inscribed and signed by Mr. Ohashi on the front free endpaper. 349 pp. . Inscribed and Signed. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
